One"Cup of
ALWAYS KEEP ON HMD
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la a Single Boiler.
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VOL. 6.
ASHEVILLE, N. C, DECEMBER 29, 1899.
NO. 62.
The Largest Circulation : of Any Paper in the Ninth Congressional District.
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LOCAL ITEMS.
THE ASHEVILLE HARD
WARE, COMPANY.
FOR RENT- New four room cot
tage, good neigLb rhood. RB. Rob
erts, Internal Revenue Office or 43
Flint Street.
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J ! T" - 1 A . J m, -
you can cook rausion penecuy m nve
minutes and you have twenty-five minuted
In whi to! eat it. Isn't it better than to
bolt In five minutes cereals that require
twenty-five' minutes to prepare.1
Ralston is made of Gluterean Wheat
found in orjly one section of the country.
It Is rich in 'nitrates and phosphates which
Frank Haytnond and wife spent
Christmas with the latter'a parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Wash Hamilton, at
Hendersonville.
rhind and body.
1
For tite In 2-tb. package by y
AID. COOPER,
32 S. Main St.
Dealer In
Groceries, Grain,
Reed, &c.
Mrs. Gauo, son John, and daughter
Cathrine, Mrs. Hunt and son Lioyc',
Mrs. LaBaiteaux and daughter Grace,
ill of Cincinnati, spent Christmas
with Miss Cathrine M. Qaiio, or this
city.
M&kes-the food more delicious and wholesome
ROVAt BAKING POWDER CO., HEW YORK.
POPULIST JUDGE
Wits Made
RESIGNED.
He Had
French Broad lodge of Biltmore
elected their officers for the ensuing
year, Monday evening. A donation
of f25 was made to the Orphans'
Home at Goldsboro. !
Mr. Christie, one of. Covington,
ICa moBt prominent nun, was here
Christmas.
Capt. H. H, Painter, Sou b. 3m
freight conductor, died on Monday at
midnight from the effects of a hem
orrhage. He was 24 years of age and
had heen married only 27 days.
I
Addition
tb
of
our large line
clothing, hats,
shpes, and furnish
ing goods we have
added a full line of
trunks, traveling
ba;, suit cases and
telescopes. All siz
es;
all graces.
Courtney's,
18 Patton Ave. Ashaville, N.C.
Just Save -His Lite.
It was a thrilling es cape that Chat
Davis of Bowerston, Ohio, lately hat
from a frightful death. For two years
a severe lung trouble grew constant
ly worse until it peemed that he must
I die of consumption. I hen he began
to use Dr. King's NewDiscovery and
lately wrote: "It gave mstant reliei
' and effected a permanent jure." Such
wonderful cures have for 25 years
proven its power to cuve all throat,
chest . and lung treubles. irice ouc
and $1. Every botiler guaranteed.
Trial bottles free at alt drug stores.
Miss Mary Brevard,
is the guest of Mrs. R.
S. Maiu.
of Fruitland,
C. Frank, 177
-. A Cure for Sick Headache.
I have a friend who had suffered 20
years from Sick Headache aud had
tried everY lemedy available, but
found no relief. Finally I induced
irr. to try Ramon's Liver Till9 and
onic Pellets, and he is now free
from headaeiae, hnd looks like a new
man.- G. D. 'Murray, Dory Ky.
BUTLER'S WARNING
NOTES DISREGARDED
Intelligence Officials Misled
the British. J
A STORM NOW BREWING
Fstiu Fain, -nephew of N. W. Fain,
of Afheville, met a violent death at
nis home in Jjexiugton, Ivy., by com-
ug in contact with a Jive electric
wire. I
Gen. McDowell McCook, one'of the
famous "lighting McCook's," is spend
ing the winter in Asheville.
Mr. Birdell and fonv of Teuiu, are
visi ing Rock Ldge.
Mr. Luu. of Masf ., a guest of Rock
Ledge, has decidetTto make Ashevilit
his future home.
A large shingle factory has beeu
started at Hot Spriugs. lney nave
facilities to manufacture a 24 inch
shingle made in the state.
The Supreme court finds no. error
. - . .
n tne case or btate vs. (Gentry of
Madison. Gentry was'convicted of
second degree niurd.r and sentenced
to 15 years in the penitentiary.
MARRIED On December 24th, at
the residsuce of Miss Belle Hunter,
on McDowell St., Mr. Henry Payne,
of Madison Co. and Miss Alice Hun
ter, o Buncombe Co. The nuptial
Knot was tied by Mr. A. S. Nicholsorj,
Justice of the Peace.
ahdTon ? c Pellets
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Sluggikh Liver and Biliousness.
The pink Pill ClcaHSeS
fhrToilic peiiet Invigorates
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pepaia and!
Ramon's
cording lo
feel 1 ilte a
The ii'tlf
rrm. ai
vrry wort,
ire, of UrcEinDTirs, ft.y., saj.
w-.a very bilious for a long time : haa taue
r and getjting in bad health. I had dy
spit up my iood. I oep.an uing
niver Pills and Tome Felleta ac-
niirnr'5 rook, and aa a re
Paid Dear For His Leg.
R. D. Blauton of Thackerville. Tex
as, in two years paid ever $300 to doc
tors to cure a running sore on his leg
Thui they wanted to cut it ofi, but ht
cured it with one box ol liucKieu
Arnica salve. . Guaranteed eure fo
piles. 25 cts a box. Sold by all drug
gists. ; '
The poor of Asheville were ndt for-
rotteu on Christmas Day- The How-
. r i i : . . . 1 fnflA-ir onnlpf).
er jjiissioa suppucu mmrj, ki ,
etc. to the inmates of the county jail,
the Mission-hospital, the Children
Home, and In the different wards
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1nfie machinery which will largely
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storage facilities.
suit I incrleitsed in weignt '23 pounds, an4
hew person.
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FOK' CUUGHS
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DAVIS & LAWRENCE CO., Limited,
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Bull Creek cemetery.
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From th
this city.
e reports of the dealers in
we think no proprietary
medicine has a larger'sale than Pain-
Killer. Its valuable properties as a
speedy cure for pain can not fail to
be generalv appreciated, in .case of
accident, r sudden attack of dysen
taryj r!iarj-hoea,,cholrea morbus -
Montreal Star. Avoid substitututes
there is but one Pain killer, Perry
A Cure For Indigestion
T hav suffered Untold misery with
. i..t.a frnm indices
In the past ten mouD "
a v.nnnusues. attenaea ujr
hou -o-.-v-t-t , bowe9. Five
nain In my leit ,
treated me but gave only
relief. Four months ago
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r v.-ofen usinr Ramon s
Ttfirfc Pellwts,;
constantlymprovlog ever nce
Kiver
and have-
Pills
been
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S J W Norwood, President.
Erwin Sludeb, Cashier
Tlie B J ue Ridge National Bank
ASHEVILLE, N. C.
Capital S100,000. .
We solicit correspondence and the accounts of banks, corpora
tions, firms and individuals. . -
Promptness, accuracy and safety guaranteed. ,
No interest paid on deposits.
Stifety deposit boxes for rent. - . ani rp.
We are prepared to eive prompt attention to collections ana re
knit afl lowest exchange rates on day of payment.
Every day affords new proofs of tht
eculiar erlects of Pain-Killer. Il
cases where a disordered condition ol
he stomach, liver and bowels is com
bined with i great debiiity, nervoue
weakness, and iutense melancholy,
its enects are most benehcial and
wonderful. It should j be kept bj
very lamny. Avoiu substitutes
here is but one Paiu-Killer, Perr
Uavis', Price-25c and 50c.
WHtRh ALL ELSE
Beet Cough Syrnp. Tactee Good.
In t ten e. Sold r droggtRta.
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Shot lownln n Doorway.
Bikminqham, Ala.; Dea 23. At Oak-
man, Walker county, a oitusen of that
place named Knox was shot to death
from the darkness late last night while
ttanding in the doorway of a restau
rant. Two slugs of lead were fired into
his body, one passing through his heart.
Knox had a qnarrel with three negroes
yesterday and they suspected of the
crime. Two of them are in jail, but
their guilt has not yet been fixed. The
town is excited.
Tragedy Near Gibson, Ga.
Gibson, Ga., Dea 2b Samuel Usry,
a well known citizen of this county.
who resides about 4 miles east of Gib-
son, snot and Killed Josepn Usry, a
yonng man of the same district. The
particulars as to what caused the shoot
ing nave not oeen ascertained otner
than that the parties became involved
in a dispute and the former shot the
latter. - I '
Atlanta's New Library.
Atlanta, Dec. 23. The plans sub
mitted by Architects Ackerman & Ross
of New York have been accepted by the
Carnegie library board of trustees and
bids for erecting tne building will now
be asked. .
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J. W. NORWOOD.
NtW TRIAL FOR JEFFERSON.
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Alleged Slayrr of Cupcain Baruus
iGeta Aiiotlier t'hance. .
Raleigh, Dec. 23 The supreme court
gives J. J.. Jefferson,' the alleged assas
sin of Captain Calvin Barnes, from Wil
son connty, a new trial, on the ground
that Barnes' djiug statement to hia Ut
ile son, .' Ned, have Jefferson arrested,'
was supposition acd not fact.
Justice Montgomery, in delivering
the opinion, ; expressed great surprise
that the solicitor admitted the state
ment
The new trial is granted on the
further giound that the jury in its ver
dict said "guilty of murder as charge
in the bill, while it should have said
of murder in the first or second degree.
Mayor After Detectives.
Savannah, Dea 23. Mayor Herman
Meyers nas issued an order tnat was
rather startling to several members of
the city police force, particularly to the
detective contingent. Savannah has re
cently been infected with fakirs of the
worst sort, the kind that lay for their
victims and tempt them with interest
ing bait. Mayor Meyers sent word to
the detectives that the fakirs , must be
driven out of the city at once, or the
members of the detective force would
have to resign. "
New England Society Dines.
Charleston, Dea 23. The eightieth
banquet of the New England society of
Charleston was given at the Charleston
hotel here last night A large and bril
liant company was assembled. The re
snonse to "Forefathers' Days," the
leading toast of the evening, was made
bv the Kev. J. A. d. scnerer, u. u
The other speakers were Mayor Smyth,
General M. U. tin tier and Judge Uage
of the state court and Robert M. Larner
of the Gridjroc.clnp. Waehuigtw-
Government Paid No Heed to the Gen
erai'a Dispatches Advising Against
an Attack on the Boers Late Events
Show Estimates Were Correct.
London, Dea 26. It appears that a
storm is brewing on the subject of the
course of the government toward Gen
eral Sir Butler, whose conduct at the
outset of the war met with much criti
cism. J J
It is said that General Bujtler, previ
ous to the war, sent a series of dis
patches warning the government against
attacking the Boers, giving details of
their condition for war, which have
bean verified by recent eventi. But his
dispatches were very distasteful to the
government and were put away out of
fight and General Butler was harshly
criticised. , ' i
General Butler, it seems, drew atten
tion to the way in which the English
were misled by the blindness of the in
telligence department, whioh, from
what has taken place, was totally un
aware of. or purposely misinformed by
the Boers as to their arms and numerical
strength.
It is well known here that British
agents of the intelligence department
were sent from time to time to find out
what the Boers were doing in the way
of armament. The Boers knew all
about it, but simulated naivete and con
ducted the visitors round forts which
they ohose for their own purposes,
where old guns were set up and shown
with an affectation of 'pride by Presi
dent Kruger's men, who were cunning
enough to inspire the strangers by their
plausibility.
Thus the British intelligence depart
ment received the most minute reports
of the caliber, range and number of can
non possessed by the Boers, but were
merely gulled by the wily burghers.
The real guns with which the war is
conducted, the Crensots and Krupps,
were so carefully hidden that scarce a
soul outside of the immediate circle of
government knew of them.
The British government sent out an
equal number and caliber to that which
the agents had been allowed to see.
In the same view it is thought that
the Boers understated their numerioal
forces and small arms.
Waii ted Butler Degraded
It is understood that all these things
were told to the home government by
General Butler, with the result that
Butler was called pro-Boer and rabid
papers demanded his degradation
But since tne war began people who
knew the contents of General Butler's
dispatches have come forward and asked
that they be published, lhe attention
of members of parliament has been
called to the matter and when the com
mons is assembled in six weeks' time
demands will be made for the publica
tion of these dispatches.
If it be asked why General Butler
did not speak out it must be remem
bered that he is a military man in a
high position, and says
"My lips are sealed, but the subject
is now occupying the club gossips.
One very clever clubman remarked
that the question really amounts to this:
"Is he a traitor or a martyr?"
Another said:
"Is General Butler the Dreyfus of this
war, and has he oeen snubbed by the
queen? For it will be remembered that
when the queen visited Bristol he was
withdrawn from the chief command of
the Western district and it was stated
that he would have been hooted had he
ppeared. Has he been insulted by the
press in order to shield the war office,
which believed tne intelligence depart
ment rather than the chief of the South
African forces?
Some one else said:
"Remember Lord Wolsely's recent
speech
We nave been grossly misinformed
as to the strength and resources of the
Boers. 1 '
"The public naturally asks:
" 'Deceived by whom?' " -
Situation Is Unchanged.
The latest cable dispatches from South
Africa show that the situation at the
front is practically unchanged. "With
the exception of desuitory artillery prac
tice, to which the Boers do not reply,
the British continue to mark time.
The Boers, heavily bombarded Lady
smith for a couple of hours Dea 16, the
day after the battle of Tugela river, but
little damage was done. They killed
one man and wounded two men of the
gafrrisen.
Advices from . Cape Town say the
New Zealanders, with General French,
at Naauwpoort, were in a tight corner
Deo; 18. They were nearly surrounded
by Boers and retired under a hail of
bullets fired at short range, but sus
tained only small losses.
Among the Boers killed at Stormberg
were many of that locality who had
joined the Orange Free State forces.
Several newspaper correspondents
have returned to Cape Town from the
Modder river, apparently confirming
tha belief that an immediate advance of
the British is projected.
It is clear that General Buller will re
new the attempt to relieve Ladysmith
while Lord Roberts is on the sea. He
to Believe That
. Killed a. Man.
Geneva, Ala. , Dec. 22a A unique po
litical sensation has developed in this
county. Several weeks ago the probate
judge was handed the resignation of
Circuit Judge Purtis and he notified
the governor's office accordingly. This
was followed by applications to thegov
ernor for the appointment of several
prominent people of the county. Two
or three weeks afterwards the probate
judge notified the governor to withhold
the appointment, as there was no va
cancy. It now appears that the friends of a
Geneva county politician wanted Par
tis' place and laid a scheme to get it for
their favorite. They, arranged to get
Purtis very druuk and when he had
commenced to sober up represented to
him that while drunk he had killed a
man, that they had spirited him away
from the authorities and that in flight
lay his only safety. They gave him
$200, in consideration for his resigna
tion in favor of their friend as clerk,
and advised him to flee to Florida,
which he did. -
Later on he sobered up, found he had
not killed anybody, returned and de
mands that his resignation be returned
to him.
There is a doubt as to whether he can
withdraw it and the matter has been
referred to the courts. Purtis is a Pop
ulist.
Children Cry for
Pitcher's Castoria.
BUILD INDEPENDENT
LINE.
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TWENTY-ONE MEN PERISH.
British Steamer Strands Nar the Hat
teras Weather (OiIice.
Cape Henet, Va., Dec. 25. The
weather bureau of Hatteras; N. C, re
ports that the British steamship Ariosto,
Captain Barnes, from Galveston to Nor
folk for coal, thence to Hamburg,
loaded with cotton, corn, wheat and
meal, stranded on Ocracoke beach, 6
miles south of the Hatteras weather bu
reau office, at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The steamship carried a crew of 30
men. Twenty-one men alandoned the
steamer and took to the boats soon after
she stranded. The boats were wrecked
in the heavy seas and the entire 21 were
drowned. Captain Barns and the re
maining eight men were taken from the
ship by Captain James Howard and
crew of the Ocracoke lifesaving station
lhe rescue was effected with diffi
culty, owine to the heavy sea, the land
ing taking almost the entire day., Cap
tain Barns and eight surviving mem
bers of the crew are now being cared
for at the lifesavinff station.
Some water is making in the hold of
the vessel, but she is still in good con
dition, and probably can be saved if
prompt assistance is rendered.
LARGE
City of
FLOUR MILLS
BURN.
Another
Southern Will No Longer Use L
Trucks to Stevenson.
Chattanooga, Dec. 22. The incor
porators of the Memphis and Chatta
nooga Railroad company held a meeting
at the Read House in this city today and
organized the company by selecting the
following officers:
President, H. S. Chamberlain, Chat
tanooga.
Secretary and treasurer. George W.
Ochs, Chattanooga.
General counsel, Colonel W. A. Hen
derson of Washington, the general coun
sel of the Southern railway.
LOlonel Henderson and a party of the
incorporators left for Huntsville, Ala.,
tonight to organize the company in that
stato.
In reference to the company's plans,
Colonel Henderson said that the char
ter has been secured and the purpose, is
to at once build an independent line for
the Memphis and Charleston division of .
the Southern railway from Chattanooga
to Stevenson, Ala., the road being oper
and for that distance now over the
tracks of the Louisville and Nashville.
Two routes have been surveyed, one
being by tunnelling through Lookout
mountain and the other by a more cir
cuitous route, but less expensive.
The Southern railroad has set aside
$1,000,000 for the purpose of building
this line.
UGLY BLAZE IN "ATLANTA.
Business Portion of Alabama Street
Appeared Docined.
Atlanta, Dec. 22. One of the fiercest
fires that has visited Atlanta this year
one that seemed to threaten the whole
business portion of upper Alabama street
for a time broke out last night at 7:S0
o'clock in the rear of the Rucker build
ing, between the Maddox-Rucker bank
building and the fire department head
quarters. For an hour and a half the angry
flames leaped up from the center" of the
block, and it seemed as if the whole of
the street, including the Maddox
Rucker bank building, the warehouse
in the rear of the burning structure and
smaller buildings on Madison street,
would be consumed.
Roughly speaking, the total loss sus
tained will not exceed $40,000, an ex
ceedingly small figure when the head
way the fire had obtained and the num
ber and value of tha buildings in the
vicinity is considered.
Augusta Visited by
St-rious Bliiz
Augusta, Ga., Dec. 25. Augusta had
another serious fire last night Berry's
big flour mills were destroyed, together
with a large amount of grain and flour.
The mill building was valued at $25,000
and the machinery at $55,000, while
there was some $30,000 worth ' of corn,
wheat and flour. There was a total of
about $85,000 insurance:
A break in the coffer dam at tha elec
tric powerhouse, where a neV race and
wheel were being put in, left the city in
darkness. Consequently ther.a was con
siderable excitement when the general
alarm was turned in, and a large crowd
of people flocked to the scene of the fire,
tne tremendous blaze iignting up a
large portion of the city.
fortunately tne mm was m a lot iso
lated from other buildings, . or there
might have been another disastrous con
flagration. The mill was a complete
loss.
ON AN INSPECTION TOUR.
FOR
Besides our usual line of well made
Clothing, Overcoats. TJnderwaer,
Neckwear, Gloves, Hats, Shoes, &c,
we call special attention to a line of
Ladies' and misses' Wraps at $1,00
to 3.00, Wariy of Which Were Twice
Their Present Price"
Dainty Brick-a-Brac, Fancy Boxes,
Books, Dolls Games, Balls, Wagons,
Pictures, Pianos, Horns, Drums, &c.
H. Redwood & Co.,
78 9
Patton Avenue.
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LEGISLATURE.
Want
People of Hampton
Mormons Sent Away.
Charleston, Dec. 22. Mormon el
ders, two at a time, seven years ago,
began to visit the'great swamp section
of Hampton connty, near the seacoast
of this state, and made many converts
among the Baptist backwoodsmen near
Ridgeland. They now have so large a
following that they have established a
church, at which eight Mormon eiders
were at work several weeks ago.
The delegation to the state legislature
has been asked by the orthodox people of
Hampton county to work for a law to
extirpate the elders add say that
"prompt legislation may save them
from having the mob violence that some
sister states have lately had in trying
to rid themselves ot this sect."
is receiving reinforcements and fresh j ever since.
Jailed to Prevent Lynching.
Raleigh, Dea 'il. Robert Fortune
and John Taylor, young negroes,, who
robbed and shot Robert Hester, a prom
inent farmer of Nash county, on the
public road on his farm, were brought
here and jailed this morning to prevent
lynching. They confessed their crime
and say they committed it to get money,
which they knew Hester had received
yesterday. After robbing him they
shot him three times, despite his ap
peals, and lett him lying in the road.
Dwight L. Moody Dead.
East Northfield, Mass., Dec. 22.
Dwight Lu Moody, the famous evange
list, died at noon today, aged 62 years,
The cause of death was a general break
ing down due to overwork. Mr. Moody'.s
heart had been weak for a long time
and exertions put forth in concoction
with meetings in the west last month
brought on a collapse from which he
failed to rally.
Fight For Mileage Books.
Jacksonville, Fla., Dec. 22. The
Travelers' Protective association is
working hard to have mileage books
restored on railroads in this state, with
prospects of success. They were taken
off two vears aeo. and the travelina
rhn have been fighting the 'question
Our Goods will please, and Our tl
The Chester and. Tjenoir Officers Ride
Over Thf ir Road.
Raleigu, Dea 25. The new officers
of the Chester and Lenoir narrow gauge
railway have completed- their first in
spection trip, lhey say the company
has all the money necessary to make the
road an important one.
The plan is to baud frorri each end of
the road untif one terminus is Charles
ton, the other Biuefield coal mines, W.
Va. Work will begin on tne extension
from Lenoir, through the mountains,
and the guage will'be changed between
Hickory and .Lenoir in 90 days.
The section from Hickory to Chester
will remain a narrow guage until the
grading to Can berry is completed. Then
it will also be changed to a broad guage.
It is hinted that the Seaboard Air Ltne
is the new owner. As yet the secret is
kept. '
' A Homicide In Charleston.
Charleston, Dec. 25. A homicide
was committed in this city as a result
of an argument over the Transvaal war
between an Irishman and an English
man. Jttattnew vjieason, xrisn, and Alea
Logan, English, engaged in the contro
versy, which grew warm. Logan went
home, got a shotgun and returned to
the scene of the dispute. Gleason hav
ing left, he shot and killed another
young man of Irish descent, Mike Ho-
gan, who had been in no way connected
with the dispute. Too much barleycorn
rather than admiration for either John
Bull or Paul Kruger, was at the bottom
of the affair. - .
i Bookkeeper Tries Suicide.
1 Charlotte, N. C, Dec. 25. W. L.
Pittman, bookeeper in ! the Merchants)
and Farmers' National bank of this
city, attempted suicide by cutting his
throat. He was found at an early hour
in a room in the Central hotel, slowly
bleeding to death with a deep gash in
the neck. He was removed to St. Pe
ter's hospital and restoratives applied,
but he remains in a critical condition.
No cause has yet been assigned for the
deed. Pittman is married -and came
originally from Tarboro, in this state.
Shortest Route to Florida.
. Macon, DeW 25. The closing of
traffic arrangements today between the
Gainesville and Gulf, railroad, just
completed, from Sampson City, Fla., to
Gainesville, Fla., and the Georgia
Southern and Florida railroad furnishes
the shortest route between New York
and Middle Florida. Fast freight and
passenger service will be put on as soon
as possible. .The line win nandle over
1,500 cars of early vegetables from Flor
ida to the east each spring.
Prices are right.
G oal and Wood Tongs,
Fire and Stove Shovels,
Fire Sets, Coal Vases,
Andirons and Fenders,
Pokers, Spark Guards,
Air Tight Heaters.
Asheville gLdrdware Co.,
S. E. Corner Court Square.
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Autumn is here; we must pre
pare for it. We ar in a posi
tion to help you at the least pos
sible cost for the best materials.
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Our cloak department is full
of excellent styles at bargains,
and more arriving daily.
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batteries and ought to be in a position
to reopen hostilities in a week or ten
days, unless he waits for the siege train.
, Noted Pinnacle Rock Falls.
Nashville, Dea 26. The celebrated
Pinnacle rocfc at Cumberland gap fell
from its lofty height early this morning.
The'town was awakened as if by an
earthquake. The mass weighed hun
dreds of tons. Fortunately it took a
course missing all houses. Considerable
property was destroyed.
Norwegian Bark Seized.
Durban, Natal, Dea 26. The Nor
wegian bark Regina, from Java, loaded
with stretchers and railway sleepers,
has been captured near Delagoa bay and
brought here by the British secondohua
cruiser Forte.
New Industry For Rome.
Rome, Ga., Dec. 22. A company of
Michigan capitalists have decided to
build a crate and veneering factory in
Rome. the plant will employ 300
hands, cover 9 acres and represent an
outlay of over f 100, 000.
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the
Signature of
Dispute Euds In a Tragedy.
Sycamore, Ga.,.Dea 25. Clements
Royal shot and instantly killed Dan
Luke at this place last night. The two
men became involved4 in a dispute while
at W. D. Fountain's store, when Royal
fulled his pistol and: sent a bullet
hrough Luke's neck, inflicting a wound
which was at once fatal. Both men are
of prominent families and bore good
reputations. Royal fled after firing the
fatal shot and has not yet been arrested.
Union Depot For Columbia.
' Columbia, S. C., Dea 25. The South
ern and Atlantic Coast Line railroads
made a splendid Christmas gift to Co
lumbia. Today it was definitely an
nounced that these roads will build a
union depot 540 feet long, to cost f 100,
000. It is said that this will be the
finest passenger station in the 'south.
The Seaboard will have a separate de
pot, a very handsome affair. Work will
be commenced at once. I
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Anniston's Indebtedness,
f Ansistos, Ala., Dec. 25. Negotia
tions which have been pending for some
time between the city of Anniston and
holders of the city's bonds, which ag
gregate $ 288, 500, looking to the adjust
ment of the city's bonded indebtedness
upon a lower interest 'rate, have been
brought to a successful conclusion.
WHO IS rmen as wel1 as men
yr are made ; miserable by
n in ri kidney and bladder trou
DLfmCa' ble. Dr. Kilmer's Swamp
Root, the great kidney remedyj
p-omptly cures. At diuggists in fifty
cent and dollar sizes. You may have
a , sample bottle by mail, free, also
pamphlet telling ali about it. Ad
dress Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamp
ton. N. Y.
Is one of the first things to consider. We have the best
asserted stock we have ever offered.
"Excellent, well made fleeced pant and vests, white
gray, each 25c.
Heavy camel's hair Jersey , fleeced pants and vests,
each, 50c X
Part wool pants and vests, each 50c.
Excellent stock better grades, including silk and wool
and all ailk. .
Onr line of union suits is very large. We can fit the &
smallest child of the largest woman. Prices, from 50 to f2.50,
Dress Goods and Silks,
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much consideration. In this department may f o
most of the new weaves and shades, at quick selling prices.
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