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"MEET IE ' ::..' , : '., l!,.; ' k-. AT THE PARAGON." KV..' -" " '; 11(1 JKilp' " ' " " Come lo Hee us, whether you buy or not. You arp always welcome. We ! h''iv to 'rv you. The-uiore you use us, the are The Largest Circulation of Any PaperTin the Ninth Congressional District. b ter wf are pleased. VOL. 6. 'Phu 171 was put in UrK ASHEVILLE, N. , C, JUNE 9, 1899. NO. 24. t , ' r::s:Mc: i r M, , . - - t-ron ... .. . ... - . - - 1 i - I,, i ., ' YOU to use. i THE PARAGON. oii-:n day Oup. l ost Office. AN D N IG n r. Private 'Phone 20. ' Public 'Phone 471. ttpfpilli frllltiltli '"" sy, i S3; AS i u MATAAFA GIVES UP HUNDREDS OF RIFLES He Will Abide by the Samoan Board's Decision. GERMANS MAKE A CHANGE BLOODY DUEL IN ATHENS.! FIvi MuFlioot Etch Oilier to Death joii tlt I'ubiic SquflTre. Athens, Ala., June 2. This place was the scene of a bloody tragedy, in which five men participated. The cause , wag an old feud existing between the I Campbell and Yarbrough families, being I near neighbors, and all prominent, edu-' 1 cated and well liked people. I The light occurred on the public : - iquare, 'the streets being crowded with v -ui..in.' i j. .. ! peonle. Charles Campbell and his wmmrrrny 1 brother-in-law, Jessie Surjiiner, were Submitting Their OrlevMncf-8 to the in Athens on bpsiuess. and met two of the larbroughs. Bertram and Walter, on the streets. Insulting words sprang to the lips of the three men simultane- AriA. Sanioarilav 81. via AiTrKi,vn ! pusiy, ana tney ciosea in a desperate xr r, , . T , , , : ixxiiiy eucouuterr f - New Zealand, June 6, Mahetoa and j toeing the difficulty, Will Yarbrough Tuniasese have visited the members of '. rushed -out of a nearby store, it was af the Samoan commission on board the ! terwards claimed, with peacemaking mieuiiuuB, ous nis coming onir male matters worse. Seeing Will Yarl ri ugh rushing to the - scene, and thinking all C- iiiniissioii D.p"iitched to lha ;fne by thr llirrc Powi rs. iv'heh jn Need 1V - -of;. GROCERIES of any kind, get our pricesloefore buying; and we. try to SaveVou Money I -DCOOPER, 32 S. Main St. - United States transport Badjger and Mataafa viwted them this day, ' Neither of them was recognized as king. Mata afa, exp ressed willingness to abide by the cuiniiidouer' decision aDd blamed the Europeans for the trouble here. Ihe commisioifrs inrormed liim that they had power to establish a government with or without a king. Mataafa thought the Samoaus should have a king, but exprescd willingness to dis ar ui his u liower aud leave (he matter in the huntis of the commission. Ihe Get mans acted, lor the first, time iu many uiouih, with the representa tives oi the oiher powers and have officially sent a guard ashore.1 The naval authorities aud the mis , 011 societies have submitted (heir views three were attacking his brother in-law. Surginer sprang up and opened fire into the crowd. All then jerked revolvers and a des perate battle endued.; When the smoke cleared away live nien were lying or crawling on the sidewalk, snapping their revolvers and feebly attempting to use 1 heir knives: Bart and Walter Yarbrough are lying iu jone room with tL.-ir lite blood last ebbing away Will Yarbrough is des-peruelyjwouude-i th'-ouh the lungs, the ball that fiinck 1 i;u ranging up toward the cerebral, column Uampb-jll aud Surginer are both seriously wounded. Surginer is in jail. A WOMAN SHOT KILLED BY NE AND trim-. One of Her Slayers Caught and Probably Lynched. CRIME NEAR BIRMINGHAM and May the latter. Lt 27 as the date to the commis.iou proclamation, fixed for the natives to surrender their arms. Maraufa, however, asked for a'u exten sion of. the time uuiil today, when he surrendered 1,800 guns on board the Badger. The Malietoaus are now dis armed. crnif-er Philadel Admlral Kautz, British and Ger- F. , Maxse and parope June 17 at, FIFTY SUITS HALF PRICE. sat NO WORD YilHUg FROM BENEDICT. The United States ph;a. firing the fjig of sailed May 21, and the man couul. Mr. E. H Hrr!Rose. proceed to . tueen v ictoria s birthday was cele brated with great cheering, about 3,000 Etioug men of the Malietoa 'party at tending the festivities at MhIiijuu in the preneuce of the British cousui and na val officers. The procession visited the graves of the British and Americans and then inarched to the graves of the Germans wfio were slain in the battle of Fasralt in lb79 The Americans fired a salute over ih German graves. The natives are gaining confidence end are Ireely submitting their griev ances to the commission. The natives brought here from other islands at the time of the disturbances will be returned to their homes and all the warships will probably leave Samoa at ah early date. . L The chief justice, Mr. William L. Chambers, will continue the sittings of the supreme court. Dr. Wilhelm Self, the newly arrived German president of the municipal council here, has not yet assumed his duties. The commissioners are reticent, but it is understood .they are considering a reduction of the cost of thi administra tion, as established by the Berlin treaty, aud that the number of officials may be "reduced. ; The residents of Apia express dissatis faction at the indications given by the coinniisBitm that the rebels will not be punished and that tbey will bo paid for arms illegally imported. Thay consider this a1 bad precedent, but it is admitted this is too early to criticise the action of the commissioners The American engineering staff has arrived here and will proceed to erect a naval jetty and icoal stores at Pagopago. Judge Mulligan, the former Ameri can consul, has arrived here to conduct the compensation claims and defend Mataafa. But the commission has iuti-. mated that no notice will be taken of the claims beyond recording them and it is possible the commission will ask each power to compensate its own citi zens or subjects as the case may be. A Minis limit' Cs)iirr SHill Wystt riousiy Missing.. .Athens, Ga., June 2. Special dis patches from Charlotte, Spartanburg and , Greenville give no informa tion as to the whereabouts of John A. Benedict, the missing bank cashier. Several clews are reported, but devel oped nothing tangible. " 1 ' It now seems that Benedict was last seen in Charlotte, N. C, last Tuesday night. A conductor on the Southern railway says he carried a man exactly fitting Benedict's description from Greenville to Spartanburg. There the 6uppQed Benedict received a telegram which he told the conductor informed him that he need not remain there. He then went on to Charlotte, pay ing his fare in each and exhibiting a large roll of bills. He ate supper at the Rad House with the conductor and then left the hotel No trace of him since Tuesday night has been found. Benedict's accounts are all right and his disappearance is one of the greatest mysteries ever known in Georgia. Farmer Discharges Two Kmploycs and a Dispute Arises Over Their ly With the Kosult That the Wife Is Murdered and llub.ind Wounded. Birmingham Ala ', June 6.r Mrs. R II. Hubbard was shot and instantly killed by two negroes at a station on the Memphis and Charleston railroad in Bibb county yesterday afternoon. R. H. Hubbard is a prosperous farmer and had in his employ Will and Alex Hill, brothers. The negroes were dis charged for indolence and some dis pute arose over the amount due them. They weut to the hoaso aud called lor Mr. Hubbard, who was ill in bed. One report says rVt he came to the door and was fired upon, one bullet striking the defenseless wile. Another as it that Mrs. Ilubburd wont to the door first and was shot down. 'Mr. Hubbard, bearing the shots, came to the door and was seriously wounded, Will Hill was . captured -by a posse from Bloctou at midnight, 9 miles from Ceute'rville. The p:s.-e left, as they via i rued, tor Centerviile to Mace the ne gro in jail. They had not reached that place up to noon today, and 110 doubt is entertained that Hill was lynched. An other posse is after Alex Hill and he will go the same roal if caught. j An Absolutely ube Makes the food more delicious and wholesome BOYAt BAKING POW0 CO., MtW VOWK. J. W JNoewood, President E. K 1 1 -'a. ( ln.-i. TrI E L JE RIDGE N(4tI0NLNK, ASHEVILUE, N. 0. NEW DISPENSARY RULING. Whisky May IJe Iluiiled Anus tie .- State Line by Citiz nc, CmvtpiEiA. S. C , June 5. The final act of the supreme court before ;ui j"urn tng for the spring term was to tile an j important decision affecting the dispen sary law. ( The dispejusary 'people, when accept ing the decision of the United States lupreme court that liquor could be brought into the state for personal use by common carrier, always declined to admit the -right of a citizen to bring into the sta'.p or have brought into the state by private conveyance liquor for his own use. There has been a number of cases where men briuiii whisky across the North Carolina line for their own use have been arrested and the liquor aud teams confiscated. It was on a case of this character that a test case was made, the supreme court deciding in favor of parties who had brought whisky into the state from North Carolina. So now a citizen of South ..Carolina can drive over into North Carolina. cros the bridge at Au gusta or send his team over with an agent, buy whisky for his own use and return with it. . The law protects him. MAJORITY RULE FAVORED. In the We have picked OUt fifty SUitS, COLONEL. MADDOX IS DEAD. nooaimoro fiViOV Wrll Known AtlinUn' Ktir- at . , . , . . . llts Home I I hut ( Ity. ! Atlanta, June 6. Colonel Robert F. Maddox, preident of the Maddux & Rucker Banking company, died this morning at his home surrounded by his family,! Colonel Maddox had been seri ously ill for some mouths and on lasi gunday returned from Lithia Springs, where he had gone in search of health. Friday he had a second paralytic stroke and f-ince then his decline has been steady. Colonel Maddox has been identified with the upbuilding of Atlanta since the war and was one of hr most pro gressive and public spirited citizens. Io connection with a largu cotton business he founded the Maddox & R lcker Bank ing Company. . iots, and Worst-! 1 eds. Sizes, 30 to 42, that form erly sold at $5. to $18. They go now at 50c on the dollar. 3-; 3s if ou iwant a picTT at this lot don't delay. Think of a $5 Suit for $2.50, an $18 for $9. We have other good values in Hats, Shoes and, Furnishings. : m M COURTNEY'S Asheville N. C. 18 F to:i Av F. M. LINDSAY. CONTRACTOR FOK. Plumbing. Steam, G", Hot Air, Hot Watei1 Heating and Tin RKoflug Iron Work of all kinds. JobUIn I promptly attended to. , , Lindsay! will attendto tin worl Ernest Israel,! foremau of Plurjolxnjr Department. J 0 Wurk guaranteed to give aatiifaction Wolf Bids. Asheville, NX. Postofllc Saf Dynamited. Elizabeth City, N. C, June 6. The postofftce here was broken into by safe cracker, the safe drilled, and -dynamite inserted. The explosion blew the doors entirely off, throwing them across the room. People residing several block away heard the noise. The burglars secured f 130, several registered letters and a small amount of money belonging to Postmistress Poole. Everything point to professional work. The thieves left no clew to their identity. " Georgians For California. 8ax Fbancisco, June 6. H. H. Byrd of Tallapoosa, Ga,, secretary of a coU ony now being formed- in that locality for settlement in California, writes that the organization is growing faBt and that it will probably comprise some 500 members. Byrd says that the negroes ask through him whether tbeFe is any demand for negro labor in California and in what quarter they would find the most advantageous location and the kindest reception. j Constwble Plaoed on Trial. Camden, S. C, June 6. The trial of Dispensary Constable Crawford for the killing of Mrs. Stewart, in Columbia, was begun under a change of venue here today. There are 20 witnesses for the state and 50 for the defense. A cu rious feature is that the state, through the dispensary, is bearing the financial burden of the defense. eiaciair liroiaers in kll. Tiftos, Ga., May 26. The Sinclair brothers Henry and Ben, who" killed their brother-in-law. T. IV' Willis, in Worth county, April 17 last, have sur rendered to the sheriff of Worth county. They claim self defense. ; Last of Moore'a Victims. Kansas City, May 26. Mrs. Jennie O Bell the last of the three women whom Levi Moore shot on Sunday in a fealoos rage, died today. Mrs. abb Eddied- Tuesday and Mrs. Landis succumbed last night. , SECOND TRIAL IS ORDERED. Sirs. Hugh-s Will Be Arraigned at Grrenvllle Wednrsday. Grbesville, S. C, June 2. Mrs. Mattie Aj Hughes, the handsome young woman who killed her husband at Greers last fall, will, next week, be again arraigned on the charge of mur der. At the last term of court sheWas tried and a mistrial resulted. The case will be called this session on motion made by defense. j The allegation was that owing to Judge Townsend ordering a mistrial and dismissing the jury in the absence of the defendant amounted to a practi cal acquittal. The new constitution forbids twice placing in jeopardy a citi zen on the same charge. The motion was argued here and able speeches were made on both sides. All the day was consumed. Judge Gage overruled the motion and appeal and the stay of proceedings pending the ap peal. The trial was set for next vYednes day. . - ' Jersey Soldier In Trouble. Columbia, S. C, June 2. A negro bride and the preacher who married her to George Hamilton, white, have been arrested in Greenville. Hamilton was a member of the Fourth New Jersey regiment. After going home he came back to Greenville and made his head quarters at the home of Marion Love, a negro. He then married Melissa Love, daughter of his host, against the laws of South Carolina A warrant was is sued for all the parties. Hamilton has hidden away, but the bride is in jail and Thomas Minus, the preacher, has given bond for appearance at triaL A Miner Blown to Pieces. Birmingham, Ala., June 2. An ex plosion of powder occurred in shaft No. 1 of the Pratt City mines and a white convict named John Parker met a hor rible death. Parker was in charge of powder aud oil, which was kept in a sep arate room a mile under ground. Upon investigation it was discovered that five or six kegs ef powker exploded. Parker was literally blown to pieces.. Kiioxville lias a Bad Storm. Knoxville, June 8. The severest electrical storm that has visited this section in years occurred last night about 2 o'clock. Rolling of thunder continued and lightning played across various electric wire in continuous cur rents. Electric lights were all put out and the telegraph and telephone service was demoralized. Judge Fulli.uil Uris Uefoilil l'etlt Jill) room. Savanxaii, June li In the superior court here, Judge Robert L. Fallisrant, in charging the grand jury, declared in favor of a majority rule in the petit juryroom. Ha said that we are advanc ing rapidly in our ideas and that a good deal is hoard abont the law's delays! Much of this delay is caused by the fail ure of petit juries to agree upon certain cases. ! He wished to state fronv the bench that he was in favor! of permitting the majority to rule iu jury cases. Other states have tried the plan, he said, and it worked well. He saw no cause why it would not work just as well in Geor gia. The .delays on technical grounds are necessary, he slid, because the law makes them so. There should be no criticism of attorneys, Judge Falligant said, f ot doing all they can in behalf of their clients. GRIFFIN JAIL THREATENED. K scue DEWEY SAILS FOR HCME.I LO A, J ffe Wife Slayier Up For Life. Macos, June 2. Anderson Farrah, the negro who killed his wif i here some time ago, was found guilty of murder today and sentenced to life imprison ment. The jury was out on the case for nearly 24 hours and today at 11 o'clock brought in the above verdict With a recommendation to mercy. One Dad andjTwelve Hurt. Morg aston, N. 0., June 5. A work ing party of 34 patients in the front grounds of the state hospital here ran under the bowling alley to escape a rain. The wind blew the building down, killed outright one patient, and injured 12 others, more or less seriously. Nineteen Kallwtl to Pass. j, Raleigh,-June 2. Eighty-six appli cants passed examination by the state medical board. There were 165 appli cants, j The number of graduates at the gtate university is 59. j CUT TO THK CORK. I The London International Ohess con gress opened at St. Stephen's hall. ' I The Georgia teachers will meet on June 26 to 30 at Warm Springs instead of Cumberland as usual. lEx-Governor Frederick William Maokay Holliday of Virginia is dead at his home in Winchester. (Frank Focht of Hepburn, la., is dead from the alleged effects of initiation into a modern Woodmen lodge. No Demonstration on the Admiral's Departure From Hong-Kong. Hoxq-Koxg, June 6. The United States cruiser Olympia with Admiral Dewey on board left here at 4'o'clock this afternoon. There was no demon stration. The weather was wretched. Blowing and raining hard at the time! of the warship's departure. Consul Wildman remained oa the1 Olynipia until the last minute with a few friends of the admiral, who went on board to bid him fare welL At 4 o'clock sharp the ensign was run up to the peak and a large admiral's flag was hoisud at the main mast. The Olym pia movei off with a marine guard drawn up on her poop. Shot und Killed His Krleud. Reidsville, N. C, June G. A de plorable tragedy occurred here, result-! ing in the death of Will R. Burton, aj popular young man of the Baffin secH tiou. It had been agreed between Bur-: ton and his bosom friend, George Estes, to call on some young ladies in the county. Burton fearing Estes would not get an early start from here drove to Reidsville, and finding Estes' room unlocked, entered it and aroused him. Estes mistook him for a burglar and fired at his friend. The latter received a mortal gunshot wound from which he died. Estes is almost crazed from grief. Mormons Leave the Field. ' Jackson, Miss., June 6. The Mor-; mon church, better known as the Lat- ter Day Saints, which has had its state headquarters in Jackson for the past 12 months, has decided to abandon its mis sionary work in Mississippi and the elders are now leaving for greener fields. The action is taken on account of the lack of converts and general hos-l tility manifested toward the 50 elders engaged in the state mission work. On two or three occasions the elders have narrowly escaped lynching. Southern Fair Iu New York. i New York, June 6. The exposition of natural and manufactured products of the' south will take place at the Grand Central i- palace in New York commencing Oct. 25 and ending Deo. 1, 1899. The enterprise is indorsed by the Merchants' association and other mer cantile bodies and is under the manage ment of the Southern Exposition com-! pany, of which the following are the officers: Colonel John J. Garnett, di rector; Montgomery Maze, treasurer, and B. E. Greene, secretary. . j Better Prict s For Cotton. I Atlanta. June 6. Indications are that this year's cotton crop will bring better prices than that of 1898. The; records of the Georgia department of agriculture show that the sales of fer tilizers in the state have dropped from 422,256 tons last year to 8i5,016 during the season just closed. This is a redac tion of 31 per cent oh all crops, but the reduction on cotton is greater. Caught In a Tree's Limbs. Spartanburg, b. u., June 6. Jane Shippey, a young married woman liv ing near here, climbed into a cherry tree in her vard to get frui for break fast. She lost her balance and fell, her feet catohing . between two limbs. She made no outcry and hung there until dead. 'liegulators." . A mble to Kivejf Tlit-ir Pals. Gkiffin, Ga., June 5. Pistol shots were heard in all parts of the city di rectly after midnight and investigation proved that the firing was the signal for the' "regulators" to assemble, their ob ject being to fescue their five pals who are in jail indicted by the grand jury last Friday for 'mobbing. The offense for which they were in dicted was the whipping of negroes. The names of the imprisoned "fegula- i.Lj-f : TT 11 . TIT T 1 i ra are vy. v. laarueii-, vv. iu. utray. Randall, Jet More and Ned Fal- heir trial was set by Judge Rea- Monday, June 12. sheriff, whenhe was assured of the intention of the "regulators," tele phoned to Governor Caudler of Atlanta, sking that he call out the military to protect the jail, and members of the Griffin rifles were hurried to their ar mory. No trouble occurred. GRAND ARMY MEN EXPLAIN. Why the Floral Tribute of Ex-Con-federafes Was Refused. Columbus, O., June 5. The Grand Army of the Republic posts of Colum bus received considerable notoriety last week on account of having refused a floral tribute from ex-confederates of the south, to be placed on union graves here. The floral committee which re-jected-the emblem has prepared a state ment explaining the matter. There port says. , "The chairman of the committee, in accepting the . wreath, did not know what entered into the formation of the emblem. When it was learned that the design contained the emblem of the American flag supported by an arm clothed in the confederate gray above an arm clothed in blue beneath, many members of the Grand Army of the Republic entered their protests against the placing of the emblem upon the mound, and it was rejected." Raleigh Bankruptcy Cases. Raleigh, Junej .Up to date in this district there have been only 50 bank ruptcy cases. The amount of debts ex tinguished is $200,000, the cases aver aging 14,000 each. No one , is taking undue advantage of the law. Those going into bankruptcy as a rule have no assets, but -are hopelessly bankrupt. Forty-one per cent is the highest divi dend paid by any one taking advantage or the law. . it was thought that there would be heavy bankruptcy business, but it is remarkably light. GENERAL CONDENSATION Gurantees to all customers Promptness, Accuraey aad Absolut curity. We respectfully solicit your business, and will every accomydation consistant with SOUND BANKING. SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES FOR RENT. 13II-ORTANT EVENTS OP A WEEK t BRIEFLY COVERED. Tuesday 3! ay 30. An Italian eirl died of yellow fever in New Orleans. j I The London International Chess con gress opened at St. Stephen's hall. The Georgia teachers will meet on Jane 26 to 80 at Warm Springs instead of Cumberland as usual. ,V Ex-Governor Frederick William Mackay Holliday of Virginia is dead at his home in Winchester. ! Frank Focht of Hepburn, la., is dead from the alleged effects of initiation into a modern Woodmen lodge.' - i Large quantities of bogus dollars are ; in circulation at ban Francisco and the work of the counterfeiters has been so well done as to almost defy detection. The United States auxiliary cruiser Prairie, Captain MacKenzie, with the North Carolina naval reserves aboard, has returned to Soutbport after a prac tice cruise of seven days, j W f U W A VTlLiXT T . M 1 . s ..itwuulJO) . vjr. A, X OKwOOD, E. R. LUCAS, 8. P. McDIVITT J. W. NORWOOD. ERWINJSLUDER, Asst. Cashjer. HOUSTON MERRIMAN, Book-He pe Law 31y Take Its Course. Cedartown, , Ga.,.- June 5. Grant Bell, a vagabond negro, is in jail here fpr a brutai assault upon Mrs. J. C. Lumpkin, a. widow 65 years of age. 3Irs. Lumpkin's husband was the late J. O. Lumpkin, a son of ex Governor Lumpkin of Georgia, and she is related to Judge Lumpkin of Atlanta. Bell stoutly denies the charge. There was much talk of lynching, but Judge Janes has called a special term of court to try the case and the law will probably be allowed to take its course. Negro Assaults a Mere Girl. ' Powder Springs, Ga., June 5. News has reached here of an assault upon the 8-year-old daughter of Mr. John Smith, a well-to do farmer, who lives 5 miles north of here, by Harvey Mennifield, a negro employed oh Mr. Smith's farm. The negro is said to be surrounded in a swamp near Dallas.' If caught be will undoubtedly be lynched. not expected to live. The child is Kxmn rios Benedict's Books. Athens, Ga., June 5. The state bank examiner, Mr. Turner, is again in the city" examining the affairs of the Exchange' bank', whose cashier, John A. Benedict, has been mysteriously miss ing several days. On , his former trip Mr. Turner was satisfied with the state of affairs,. but will now go to the very bottom di;the matter and will make a very thofuh examination. He may be engaged in this work a week. dicate at from the riseaea or ttie Blood and Jfci-ves. No one need suffer with neuralgia. This disease is quickly and permanently cured by Browns' Iron Bitters. Every disease of the bloody nerv and stomach, chronic ir otV rwise, sucumbs to Browns' Iron Bitters. Knewn asl used for nearly a quarter of a centurj, it stands to-day fore most among our most valued reniedieal Broprns'Iron Bitters is sold by all dcalers- SJ 3 1 fit J. weakness eaiy cured by vr iiwnia Dr. Miles' Nerve Plasters, Watts Iron Syndicate Out. i i 1 Knoxville, June 5. The Watts syn- Middiesboro has withdrawn combine with the Virginia Coal and Coke company, and it is said will hereafter, run the furnaces and steel plant alone. .- Manager C. P. Per- rin of the Combine's furnaces of the Virginia Coal and -Iron company has also resigned. The meaning of the dis solution is unknown. ... . Another Card From Nrlm. Atlanta. June 5 Sheriff John W. Nelms has Written another card to the public in reference to the work he al leges was done upon the private prop erty of County Commissioner Walter R. Brown. . He has also secured a num ber of affidavits in support of his state ments. Wednesday, May 31. Duke d'Arcos, tnte new Spanish min ister at Washington, has arrived. Nine peoplg were injured, two of them seriouslyfe a head-end collision of passenger trains near Nashville. A tornado passed over se'etions of Iowa and Nebraska. Considerable live stock was killed and several people were injured. The contract for the extension of the Georgia and Alabama railroad from Mel drim to Savannah haa been awarded to L. H. Wright of Macon. ! ' Surgeons from all states in the Union gathered in Chicago ' in attendance on the twentieth annual meeting of the American Surgical association. George E- Harris, a cigar manufactu rer, was cowhided on the streets of At lanta by O. A. Fretweil, a former em ploye, for an alleged insult offered Mrs. Fretweil. . Thursday, June 1. The North Carolina Medical society held its annual session at Asheville. A New York syndicate is preparing to introduce automobiles in Atlanta. Charles Statham, wanted at Dawson, Ga., for forgery, was arrested in El Paso, Tex. j ' Two hundred employes in three sewer pipe works near Toronto, O., struck for 25 cents increase per day. The New Jersey suprerde court has rendered a decision, said to be the first in this country, in favor of a, trust. There is an epidemic of meningitis at the South Carolina penitentiary. Sev eral convicts have died of the disease. Governor Jones of Arkansas has an nounced himself a candidate for the seat in the United States senate now held by Senator Berry. . Mrs. Stanford, widow of the senator who built and endowed the university bearing his name, has just deeded the bulk of her 8 took and real estate, valued at $10,000,000, to the university. Friday, June 2. The Mazet investigating committee continued its sessions in New York city, The Chilian ministry has resigned because of a political upheaval in that country. William MoAlpin. a well known cao- italist, dropped dead at Cincinnati from .heart disease. The Mobile and Birmingham railroad has bees' transferred to the Southern railway on a 99 year lease. A sharp earthauake shock was fait throughout northern -and central Call fornia. No serious damage reported. The Ohio Valley League of Bimetallic olubs, in session at Louisville, passed res olutions declaring for the read option of the Chicago platform. Japan is aroused over a report from Shanghai 'that 12 Japanese spies have been captured by Russians on Liao Tung peninsula. It is understood the men were executed in a fortress with out triaL . I Saturday, June 8. Johann Straus, the famous composer, is dead in Vienna. Spain has, ceded to Germany the islands of Marianne, Caroline and Palo. Rev. W. H. P. Faunce of New York has been elected president of Brown university. ., ' I The longest electric railway in the world, 168 miles, will be built from To ledo to Dayton. . j An official report on smallpox at Raleigh shows that there have been 85 cases and one death. The queen's birthday was officially celebrated in Lonaon.. josepn a. unoate and other prominent Americans were on hand. j Because they would not work with Segro, the white apprentice boys at the entral of Georgia railway shops in Sa vannah are out on a strike. General O. L Walker, commanding the South Cariina division United Oon fed&sate veterans, htwi issued an ordr for the state reunion In j Chester on July 26. ' . i 3Ionday, June 5. Congressman Richard P. Bland of Missouri is critically ilL General Shelley announces that he will not enter the race for governor of Alabama. Countess de Castellane, formerly Miss Anna Gould of New York, led a mob of French royalists in a demonstration at Paris against President Loubet. James H..Bevington, a Cleveland in ventor of note, has completed a device for spinning metal which premises, to work important changes in various lines of metal manfacturing. j The sultan of Sulu, who it was sup posed was favorably disposed towards the United States, it ' now turns out has imported a large quantity of arms from Singapore with a view to resisting the Americans. "j The National Civil Service . Reform league, in a statement just made public, declares that the order of President Mo Kinley of May 29 changing the civil service rules is a backward; step of the most pronounced cnaraccex Se- grant ... r . 'yj SAVED Mr i hi ivioii. of 3 Cultivators. (Three Horses. ByTvn EUREKA WEEDER. ASHEVILLE HARDWARE CO., Agents. SOUTH COURT SQUARE. Bon Marche. 41 Special Sale on I -1 Midsummer fabrics. and W Colored Lawns Dimities that were 8 1-3 cents 10 cents, 12 1-2 cents and 15 cents for to close, and they closing fast, too. a are Musquito Netting 5 cents a yard. Good Summer for Vests $ 1 1 silk taped ever seen for 4 sw ' a m m m a ior o cents, ana tne oesr y? CI2 10 cents. "g Large Stock Ladies and Children s Hats IN 71V as is MS (Us FOR GOOD GOODS GO TO for 19 cents up that will be sold regardless of cost. f v White Lawns from 5c w to the finest. ! W Val Laces as low as lc jj per yard. The - best stock of Embroideries S ever shown in the city. SV 1 Aj special lot Hamberg Edges at 6c and 10c yd. Fans and Parasols. ! i Mj The best stock of Chil- dren's Parasols in the city. j f Fii n e Piques, Linen W Bon Ktarclie CATHARTiC A 25c 50c u "fw pRtjQGgTS - 47. r