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.lieville Daily Citiz of sprinsr too soon an! allow your coal to set too low. Tou will sniff the frost of winter many times jet before the birds begin to nest. . FOR COOKING D ONT REAM Purposes you will find the best coal to be had at 23 Patton avenue. CAROLINA COAL COMPANY. PHONE 130. PATTON AVENTTS. CAROLINA COAL COMPANY. PHONE 130 VOL. XV NO. 272 ASHEVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY EVENING. MARCH 22, 1800 PRICE 3 CENTS As X eiio AGENCY Rockbrook Farm" Creamery Butter. Antiseptic Broom, The Latest Disinfectant. Th:s broom marks a new era in ...,:n. stir si lence and cleanliness, i: is .- simple and so effective !;iHt it is a wonder that no one ttK.ueht of it before. It is a , .-if- t deodorizer, and a perfect . -;nf- ' tant and the price is only ; ..-iits. l-:;n h broom is finished with vel .t .ml stitched with red cord, , t. ! is otherwise an attractive -.-rvii-eable broom. Tli- disinfecting material is . . . r i r 1 1 n i ' porous bag, and . i i iii . la-- by the stitching of ... bro.itn. It destroys all germs, microbes ,r,,i bacilli in carpets, destroys ... ,th.-. lengthens the life of the , : .. t iiiHinf- ts everything with v, t , j, ii comes in contact, and i. it.oelf. For sale only by CLARENCE SAWYER GROCER N(,-t-wior to . '. Suiilcr. ., oKTII COURT Syl -'AKH. Ladies- Who Attend the Music Festival Will titxl a well selected -r m k of lee Wool and Zephyr Shawls and Fas cinator?, Hair Orna ments, Suitable Neck wear, Liberty Silk Boas, Kvening (Jlove?, Fully Holts, Kings and Buckles as well a an up-to-ate line of Dry Goods, No tions and Ladies' Fur nishings at the ...Bon Marche, 5 South Main St Airents for Centerneri's ami other mokes of Kid ( iloVt'-. 0 j hk;ii grade J.NHW ORLEANS, t 1 ANCY POXCE 0 PORTO RICO, j DARK PORTO RICO, i I MOLASSES. Jii-t lett'ived by Wm KROGER, t u. c'sor to f A 1. ( ililPKK. 1 GRAND 1 IV PLt'MMER, Mgr. Monday, March 26th, And V eek. v THE Spooner Dramatic Company itive Hepertoire Attrac- Headed by JUss ai.i.ik srnoNER, Young, Tal- '"'' i 1 Versatile. MK K f sr. von Ell. Comedian, Par Kv, i.. KKTT! s: ACTORS. BETTER ''-AS l'.KTTRR SCENERY. BET Ui I'tiSTl'MES, BETTER SPE ' iai.tii:s THAX aV SIMILAR COMBINA TION EXTANT. The First Offering: "THE PEARL OF SAVOY." A 1'Uj With a Soul. Specialties Ga- jri s ' -n and 30 cents. i , : ' ' rt ticket before 6 P- m. M-n.ay talte a lady free that 6SHEVILLE... ufctory IS SOUTH MAIN STREET. ur Fine Chocolates, Bon Bona, Taf and many other kinds fresh eYery 'Mrsale and reUll at lowest prices. J..COAL.J S M,hat makes a hot. lasting fire that leave? but few ashes, that ts no more than slate coal Is I . "e kind we tell. 1 (Asheville Wood & Coal Co. S R. M. Ramsey, Pro- "Phone 223 3 Office 1.W Court Sq Mexican Belts and Pocketbooks WE HAVE RECENTLY RE CEIVED A LARGE ASSORT MENT OF THESE GOODS HANDSOMELY FINISHED AND REASONABLE IN PRICE Cosby, 27 Patton Avenue. The "Outfitter's SPRING EXHIBIT For MEIN. We open th Spring Season with everything that is attract ive, fashionable and new for J men and boys in Clolhirg Underwear Ntckwear Outing Shirts, nats. Shoes Popular prices prevail in each ASHEVILLE. N.C; "THb OUTFITTER." 11 Patton Avenue Phone 73. "See our new window display." THE "BEST Incandescent Vapor Cas The cheapest sod strongest ligV.i on earth. Makes and burns Its own reis. It Is portable, hang tt anywhere. Requires no pipes, wires or gas machine. A safe, pure white, power ful. teadv lisht. KX) candle power 15 hours for cents. No wfcka to trim, no smoke or smell. No chimneys to clean. Superior to electricity, (fas, acetylene or kerosene. Saving effected its use quietly pays lor u. 0 EXHIBITED AND SOLO BY 6 4" The Best" Incandescent Light Co., ASHEVILLE, N. C. tffNone but live agents wanted. RUBBER TIRE r. 1 GOODYEAR WING TIRE Notice the "wing" on tire, filling up the chan nel completely, preventing sand and grit from working under and cutting the rubber. Put on promptly by expert workmen. Prices as low as high grade material and work can be furnished. T. S. MORRISON'S CARRIAGE WAREHOUSE. IF YOUR PRESCRIPTIONS ARE FILLED AT RAYSORS You can rest absolutely secure on"these three points: 1st. Only the best drugs and chemicals will be used. 2d. Only registered druggists will compound them. 3d. Tou will not be OVER CHARGED. I ask for a share of your pre script ion on tnis oasis, lor cora- ra rifnn When In doubt and a hurry phone your orders to RAYSOR'S ORIS STORE SI PATTON AVENUE. S N. B. Fresh Vaccine Poiits r V Jiit Received- department. , jf I ASHEVILLE'S FIRST FESTIVAL CONCERT Most'Notatle Musical Event in City's History. Brilliant Scene at the Grand Opera House. THEODORE THOMAS' GREAT CHI CAGO ORCHESTRA THE CHIEF ATTRACTION, WITH SOLO ISTS AND LARGE CHORUS. Absheville's first Music Festival be gan in a blaze of glory at the Grahd opera hojse last evening, and the event was by all odds the must notable of this character in the city's history. From the social view it was brilliant to a degree dazzling in the brilliancy thai is charactei islie of Asheville when ihe puts her heart into a special occa sion and dona her evening apparel, i'atton avtnue from square to play house was lined with the carriages of those ho t re eager to heal Thomas famed company of musicians and the attendant attractions provided by th directory of the Festival association and the mingling ot these with the ar rivals over ttie trolly lines combined in the making ot an animated picluie about the doors of the opera house the like of which lias not been displayed here before. Inside the theatel the scene u as one of tare beauty. The electi ic lignts ot the huge chandelier beamed out upon an audience that from "pit to peanut" arrayed in its most bewitching costume and had its most critical ear and eye for passing upon the merits of the performance. The house was not filled, but the audience neverthe less was a large one. There were an in considerable number of empty seats in the balcony and a few in the pit. On the dtage, wnich had been extend ed several 1 ei I intj the audiloi :nm, the members of the orchi sua occupied hist place. i;ack of this the metnbeis ot tile .-hums occupied elevated Seals, and the evening suits worn by the sing'-rs we"e in harmony in the picluie the interior ot the piay House present ed. The "f.atuie of the evening" as the phrase goes, was ol course Theodore ilumas Chicago orchestra. Two members o: this were cjuickly recogniz ed by Asheville people as having been lavorites in one ot Asheville'6 Sum mer Schoois Mr. Steinuel and Mr. Baie. Incomparably delightful was Ihe work of the orchestra, aud the audi ence was carried away an the wings of music from the moment the great uirecior raised nis oaton in the open ing number. With such a conductor and such an orchestra there could be but c ne verdic t, and that verdict w as wholly complimentary to the musi c ians. During the chorus numbeis the or chestra was directed by Ferdinand Dunkley of the Asheville college. The fact that Asheville has a musician ca pable of taking up the baton in the piace of tile great Thomas and wield nig it as capably as Mr. Dunkley did, is cause for pride. A number of theater parties were in attendance. From the Asheville col lege there was a party of about a dozen students, and a party of the same number from the Normal and Colle giate institute. Newport, Tenn., sent 13, and there were parties and many individuals from Hendersonville, V aynesville and Kaleigh. Trie Festival will close w ith this evening's performance. THE PROGRAM. The orchestra s fiist number. Bee thoven's 5th Symphony, that master musician's greatest achievement, re quires the finest handling to bring out its wonderful characteristics. It re quires, in other words, such an orches tra as the Chicago orchestra and' such a conductor as Theodore Tnomas. Rarely does the admirer of Beethoven have such a privilege, even in centers of musical culture and opportunity. No. 2 was the selection from Lohen grin. It was doubtless a surprise to many to hear grand opera in Asheville with soloists of the first rank and a large and competent chorus. Miss Clarke and Mr. Jackson, soprano and tenor, proved fully equal to the trying parts of Lohengrin and EJsa in scenes 1 and 2. The double quartette of fe male voices was delightful. The cho rus' work throughout reflected the highest credit upon the members and especially upon Mr. Dunkley, their trainer and conductor. The fouith number, Weber's Invita tion to the Dance, was probably the most popular of the program. Most of the audience had acquired some famil iarity with this composition as played upon the piano. But one whose know l eage of it came only in this way may say he had never really heard it until last evening s pertormance. n exmu- ; htre witnin the last few weeks. This lied the wonderful virtuoso playing of ; is due primarily to the fact that most me orchestra as perhaps no other piece ! of the crop nas aiready been sold. The ald- . . I bad weather and the condition of the "Lord Ullin's Daughter," a magmn- j roads have served to hold back the cent chorus, with grand orchestral ac- remainder, otherwise the selling sea companimtnt, was the concluding j son would practically be over. What number. ; iS put on the market continues to bring A GALLERY GOD'S VIEW. j satisfactory prices. Soy. Chimmie, you'd orter went wid me ter der opry las' night ter hear der concoit by der Thomas orchester. Gee! but it was der hoight of bewtiful artis ticality, as dey say in der books. I went down in my jeans for der Bryan wheel dat it took ter purchase der re posin' place in der peanut an', soy. watcher fink? Wen I got dere I was like Doc Jordan at a goff game I was all over in it. Dere was more swellness in dat audience up dere dan ever before rested deir lim's in der peanut! 1 dident do a f ing but flop inter a seat beside der beautifulest damsel ever, an' peeped over der railin' ter see w hat I'd hit if I los' myself in admirashun and fell overboard. Well, you'd a dide ter see de scene dat I seen tseiow me was a exnioisnun ot ciouies j meny bank failurs were caused by lll dat would a tickled der senses of a : a(ivisei loans to officials of banks. suiticure. Dere was full dress an' dere j was der other kind, fer such cases SOLDIER HAYES KILLED. made an' pervlded, an' over der whole j audience dere was a mantle of bewti- j Washington, March 22. In Otis' lat- tuiness aat was gooa ler strajuisiuu. An' sich a talkin' you never herd "cept in a Poplist convenshun. Soy! I could- ent hear what de couple on my ler wing was say in". Gee! if I'd a bad a fonygraft. All at wunst der buzsin' quit an' dere was a slappin' of bands dat was er lit tle like der way me an' you gives der hero der glad band in der reg'lar play. Der curtain was up an dere set more people dan you ever see on one plat form. I give a whistle, ter git inter der push, and begin ter look roun' for der main gray, which is The. Thomas. Dere wasent nobody dat looked like der whole t'ing 'cept one man, an' he did- ent hare nothin' cepta little "StlcSr in his han', nothin' like a floot er a bass fiddle. "Gee!" sezzi "what a funnv club fer der drum majerl" sezzi. hollerin' right f out. Der bewtiful damsel on my lef laft, an' den wld a smile dat was sweetern New Oileans m' lasses she sed "Dat's not a drum majer, my little man," sezzhe; "dat's Theodore Thom as!" Soy, Chimmle, you'd orter seen yer little Willie 'vaporate. But der loidy was so nice dat I seen she dident laff fer stuckupness, an' I soon fergot der disaster. Well, The. he give a swipe wid his I stick an' der fiddlers stoited up, an' from dat minute tell der las' dat pea nut was nearer der best place Up Dere dan dis chap ever went before. Dere was thunderstorms an' summer zeffers an" rain an' sunshine an' kitetlyin' an baseball an' biskit an' fruit cake an' itt bread an' winny in deir season, an' to make der trip to der skies der more realist -ist whatever der woid is dere was a chorus as big as a chuieh con gregashun on a tine day dat sung uet l-o-v-e-litst pieces! Den dere was a loidy dat sung like c;er birds dat we read about in der books, an' a man cfat done ditto in a diff'rent tone, an' I wisht dat der pro gium wuddent stop ever. All at wunft I come too an' see der people all leavin' der house, an' der kin' damsel 3ed wid a si, "It's all over." Dat was sad news for me, 'cause it was ali der finest in der woild. Soy, Chim mie, dere's another chanst ler hear der b st fins you ever heard. Let's go ter night. A GALLERY GOD. SUPT. W. S. PROCTOR ON 'PHONE SERVICE ANXItJl THE S To iiEST- GIVE NEW ASHEVILLE t A'lTCH- HUARD WILL DO THIS. In answer to many inquiries made recently concerning inefficient service of the Asheville Telephone company Superintendent W. S. Proctor said to The citizen today: "We understand the motive of the subscriber who gets after us through the newspapers to be that he wants a better service, but we do not think he wants it any better than we want to give it to him. The main trouble seems to be that answers from centra! cannot be had quickly enough. We re gret very much that we could not fore see the great number of telephones re quired before the present central of fice apparatus was installed, and a change now will cost the company sev eral thousand dollars which they did not figure on when the rates now in force were made. Bat notwithstand ing this the company has placed an order with the Stormberg-Corleoii Telephone .Manufacturing company oi Chicago ten a multiple switctiboard and central ottice equipment, to be in stalled aboui June 1. v e only wish il were tomorrow. This style of board must be made to order and we cannot procure it before that date. "Instead of oW telephones. which, when we came here, we looked upon as the maximum, we now have 70CT, and we find that the experiment of en larging the old board to handle the in creased business will not work. We are now refusing to place any more phones because we wish to give our subscribers the very best ser ice pos sible until the new board is put in. li any of your readers wish to find out whether or not we are working a bluff, they have only lo write to the company asking if we have placed an order w ith them for the apparatus. Our new switchboard will be capable ot meeting the requirements of a city as large as Chicago or New York, and ringing two or three times for central w ill be a rare occurrence. i lie subscriber himself could help the service by not allowing everybody to run in and use his 'phone. As it is, we not only have our TOO subscrib ers to w irk for, but the entire popula tion of tlie city, about 20,IM)0. At the residences the children and servants annoy cntral not a little. "We did not come to Asheville to build an exchange snd sell in a few months to ihe Bell, but we came for a home and an investment. We want the telephone business of Asheville because we like to live here. We are not a grinding monopoly, asking only for the people's money. We want only a lit tle, and will take the rest in good will." HOME FROM DUPLIN. Mr. Craig Spoke to a Large Crowd on the Amendment. Locke Craig, esq., has returned from Kenansville, Duplin county, where he spoke Tuesday to a very large and en thusiastic crowd in favor of the con stitutional amendment. The crowd was too large to be accommodated in the court house, where it was intended to hold the meeting, and the speaking had to be held elsewhere. The attend ance and enthusiasm were such as to demonstrate that the white people of the county were solid for the amend ment. A vote was taken as to the sentiment of those present and the crowd voted solidly for the amendment. In 1898 the Democratic majority was 200, but it is now predicted that the majonty the amendment will reach 500. for TOBACCO MARKET. But liltl tobacco has been marketed TO FESTIVAL PATRONS. All three doors to the lower part of the house will be open this evening. Holders of parquet seats are requested to take the middle door, holders of odd ' number dress circle seats the right i hand door, even number dress circle 1 seats the left hand door. The doors ! will be closed at 8:30 and not opened ; again until after the first number. LOANS TO BANK OFFICERS Washington. March 22. The bill re stricting national banks from making loans to officers was acted upon favor ably by the committee on banking yes terday. The measure had been up be ih nmimittm nn the eround that i est ca3uaity list, received today, ap pears the name of Edward S. Hayes of the Twenty-ninth infantry. recrui tea at Fort McPherson, Ga. 2000 MACHINISTS STRIKE. Cleveland, March 22. The machin ists employed in 50 shops here struck today for a nine hour day with 10 hours' pay. Two thousand men are out. WANT TWO HUSTLING SALES MEN to sell Fire Proof Paint in city and surrounding territory. Apply this evening between 7 and 8 o clock, or to morrow morning, at room 23, Swanna- noa hotel. dlt OLIVER'S FORCES REPULSE BRITISH Claim Made In Kraonstad Dis patch of Wednesday. London Believes ths Advices Are Erroneous. BOERS UNDER COMMAND OF SYNMAN ADVANCING FROM MAFEKING TOWARD LOBATSI. London. March 22. There was con siderable excitement in the house of commons this afternon, resulting from attempts on the part of Irish members to secure more of the house's time, in which they succeeded after noisy dis plays of passion on the part of both the Irish and the opposition. Only the tact of Balfour, the government leader, saved the uproar from developing into a scene of violent disorder. Kroonstad, Orange Free State. March 21. The Boers led by General Oliver have engaged the British troops under General Gatacre in the vicinity of Bethulie, repulsing the Biitish. who have lost many men. Burghers are arriving here in great numbers. General Dew et arrived today. Desultory firing with Colonel I'lum er's column has occurred near Gaber ones. Lobatsi. March lti. The Boers under command of Synman are advancing in force from Mafeking towards Lo batsi. Colonel Bodle made a reennnoissanee March lo and found I'ietzni and Polthugo occupied by Boers. He returned to Goode sid ing and made a demonstration. He found the Boers in strength at a sharp curve in the railway. They had mounted a gun on the line and were lying in wait for the construction train. Brisk firing occurred a few miles south of Lobatsi yesterday. The Boers' Maxim was freely used. Colonel Bodle came in touch with the Boers just in time to prevent the camp being sur prised. The Boers attacked the ad vance patty and captured a few boxes of ammunition and nearly secured a Maxim. Lieutenant Tyler was killed and Lieutenant Chapman was captur ed. Colonel Bodle coming up put the Bot is to flight with heavy loss. The Boers yesterday were within a few miles of here. Yesterday the Boers pressed closely on Colonel Flumer's main camp and kept up a hot fire with their Maxim, killing one white man and one native. Th y placed the Maxim and a 12 pounder on a hill on the east side of the line. 4000 yards from camp. The ririti.-h riuiu was protected by Chief Bat hi n. who has warned the Boers not -to enter his territory. Colonel Flumer's present plan is to insuit' the safety of the railway north of hi e and to watch well the left flank. It is probable that before the Boers rt tire towards Pretoria they will tackle the Itho iesians in force. It is reported that the burghers are abandoning the environments having only a sufficient number of artillerists to man the big guns. There are none at Ramathlabama, where they were supposed to have their base. Colonel Plum T'a scouts were at Ramathla bama yesterday. The usual Mafeking dispatches are ovt i-due. but no anxiety is felt on that sci 'fe. Dynamite explosions, wrecking the railway, are proceeding south of Lo bar s i LONDON DOI'RTS. London. March 22. Lord Roberts tel egraphs from Bloemfontein under date March 21: "So many burghers have expressed a desire to surrender under the terms f the last agreement that I have sent small Columns in varied directions to register their names." The report from Kroonstad, that the Boeis under command of Oliver had defeated the British troops under Gat acre in the vicinity of Bethulie, is not believed here. A dispatch to the News from Springfontein. dated the 20th, says Gatacre was "well" and adds that he ami General Brabant had not lost a dozen men in a fortnight. The last advices also placed Gatacre about 30 milt s north of Bethulie, where the Boer report says the defeat was inflicted. These, combined with the fact that no mention of the affair was made by Lord Roberts in his dispatch of March 21, confirms the belief that the Kroon stad advices are erroneous. Reports of skirmishing near Lobatsi. w hile apparently not inflicting any se rious loss on Colonel Plumer's column, cause grave anxiety in regard to his ability to reach Mafeking. Further news from that quarter is anxiously awaited, for in the six days that have elapsed since the last messages were sent a serious engagement might have occurred, but not of Plumer's seeking. The Boers seem determined not to give up their prey at Mafeking withouf a fierce struggle. Aliwal North. March 22. Command ant Olivier left Smithfield two hours before the British scouts arrived. He only succeeded in inducing about 150 men to accompany him. mostly insur gent colonists. The Free Staters re fiised to no with him and are return ing tt) their farms. DEATH OF R. S. MITCHELL. R. Sheldon Mitchell, the brother of Frank C. Mitchell of Asheville. died at Union. S. C, last night and the re mains will be brought here today for burial. The funeral services will be conducted tomorrow at 10 o'clock by Rev. W. M. Vines at J. V. Brown & Son's undertaking establishment. The deceased was about 22 years old and leaves a wife and one child. RECEIVER FOR APPLETONS. New York. March 22. Justice Bischooff of the Supreme court today appointed J. Hampden Dougherty re ceiver for D. Appleton & Co., publish ers, on application of Daniel Prltch ard, a stockholder. The liabilities are $1,100,000. The assets consist of stock and outstanding accounts. BOUNTY FOR ROBBERS. Kansas City, Kas., March 22. The chief of police has hung up a bounty of $25 for the body of all highway rob bers killed in the city while in the act of committing robbery or directly thereafter. DEWETS GO TO MACON. Savannah. March 22. Admiral and Mrs. Dewey left today on a special train for Macon. NOMINEES TO TOUR THE STATE IN APRIL RATIFICATION MEETINGS TO BE HELD, WITH ALL THE CAN DIDATES PRESENT. Raleigh. March 22. Special. State Chairman Simmons Is arranging for a series of ratification meetings be ginning Monday, April 16, after the state convention. At these meetings all candidates n the state ticket are to speak, and everyone is expected to be present. The nominees will leave here at 9 in tne morning, stop at Burlington; on the 17th speak at Winston during the day and Salisbury at night; ISth at Hickory or Newton; 20th at Asheville. The remainder of the itinerary is not yet definitely .decided on. If connec tions can be made the next speeches will be made west of Asheville. Then the nominees will return to Salisbury, where speeches will be made; next at Charlotte, possibly tak ing in Concord; thence to Fayette vjile and Rocky Mount and possibly other points east. These ratification meetings will cover about 12 days of continuous speaking. They will be a distinctly new feature in North Carolina. It is learned that Judge Dossey Bat tle is very sick and that it is feared he has Bright' s disease and also heart trouble. GUNS AND GUNSTUFFS SENT TO FRANKFORT PREPARING FOR ARMED MEN WHO MAY COME FROM THE MOUNTAIN COUNTIES. Fianktort. Ky., March 22. A large consignment of guns and ammunition was received today and enclosed in the buildings adjacent to the jail where Suspects Powers, Davis, Wheeier and Culton are entombed. This action was ordered yesterday whm it was seen that armed bodies of men from the mountain counties might come here to the preliminary trial to morrow. These rumors were accompa nied by hints that an attempt might be made to rescue the prisoners. Corbin, March 22. Last night Sheriff Reese of Knox county summoned as witnesses in the Goebel murder case Mis-ses Ella Smith, Jane Catron and Lizzie Mathews of Barboursville, who are alleged to have heard John Powers make tlie remark that if some one did not kill Goebel he would. They go to Fiankfort tonight. IDAHO INVESTIGATION. Governor Stuenenberg Gives Testimo ny Before Committee. Washington, D. C, March 22. Gov ernor Stuenenberg appeared before the Coeur d'Alene investigating committee today. He read a number of telegrams received prior to the blowing up of the Bunker Hill mine and leading up to that event. He asked for federal In tereference because all the Idaho troops were in the Philippines. He sent Barrett Sinclair to the scene be cause the governor was ill. He said he cautioned Sinclair not to align him self with either side. Sinclair made speeches in New York for Henry George, so that the governor said he regarded him as quite capable to give fair consideration to the labor situa tion. Representative Lentz objected at this point to the line of inquiry and also questioned the propriety of hav ing private counsel direct the inves tigation. Chairman Hull replied that the prosecution had selected Mr. Lentz to direct its side. The commit tee voted to permit the question to stand as the attorney propounded it. KISS AND MAKE UP. Carnegie and Frick to Combine with a Capital of $200,000,000. New- York, March 22. The Commer cial Advertiser today says: "An au thoritative statement was obtained to day of the report of the settlement of the contest between Andrew Carnegie and H. C. Frick. They have agreed to drop all suits and have signed a statement agreeing on a combine, the terms of which are to be arranged to night at Pittsburg, whither lawyers are going today. The capital of the concern will be $200,000,000 or perhaps a little less." COTTON MARKET. New York, March 22. Futures open ed steady at decline; April, 9.36; May, ? 37; June, 9.30; July. 9.27; August, 9.16; September. 8.32; October, 8.02; Novem ber. 7.92; December, 7.95; January, 7.94; The following closing quotations on cotton are furnished by Hubbard Bros. & Co., New York: March. 9.49; April, 9.49; May. 9.48; June, 9 4:5; July, 9.42; August, 9.29. Don't get an idea they, too, are high priced because of their all round first classness. Wingood He puts up pre scriptions. We make a specialty of High Grade Roasted Coftees. Clarence Sawyer. For the sick and convalescent Ku myss is both food and drink. 25 cents at Grant's. For a delicious cup 'of coffee use Gregg's Standard Java and Mocha. Sold by Clarence Sawyer. True Vanila Extract at Wingood's "He puts up prescriptions." Everything in Wood's Seeds at Grant'5, New seeds only. A progressive pharmacist Is Win good "He puts up prescriptions." The leading cigar and tobacco store Blomberg's. ''He puts up prescriptions.' Why, Wingood. Who? Grant's No. 24 cures colds. 25 cents at Grant's. Everybody knows Wingood's VHe puts up prescriptions." Key West and Tampa Cigars by the Box a t Blombergs. Wingood "He puts up prescrip tions." Fresh lot of Gibson's Lime Tablets at Grant's. Huyler's at Wingood! prescriptions." -"He puts up "He puts up prescriptions." Wingood! Who? Wingood "He puts up prescrip tions." We sell Gregg's fresh roasted coffees Clarence Sawyer. Wingood "He puts -up tions." prescrip- Golf Goods supplies Blomberg's. ' HORRIBLE CRIME NEAR RALEIGH Colored Woman and Five Chil dren Murdered and Burned- Negro Suspect Arrested and Lynching Threatened. TWO OF THE WOMAN'S CHIL DREN ESCAPE TELLTALE BLOOD STAINS ON THE SUSPECTS CLOTHING. Raleigh, N. C. March 22 Special. In the suburbs of Garner, a village six miles from here, a horrible crime was committed last night at 11 o'clock. A negro, believed to be Tom Jones, went to the house of a negro woman, Ella Jones, murdered her and five chil dren and set fire to the house. Two children, aged five and seven, escaped. The murder was not discov ered until this morning. Three bodies were found and search for the others is in progress, as the fire is not yet extinguished. The children who escaped said Jones was the murderer. Re was quickly ar rested, and blood w as found on his clothing. He refuses to say a word. Excitement is intense and there are threats of lynching. It will be difficult to save him, if the evidence is made complete, unless he is brought here. One child burned was nearly grown. It is said Jones had male threats against the woman. The sheriff and deputies have gone to the place. Ladies, clean your kid gioves with LaBelle glove cleaner, for sale only by Sumner, Deal & Co., headquarters for kid gloves and the celebrated Scruggs glove. All the leading shades. Gloves guaranteed. We're scattering comfort everywhere with our hot water bottles. Wiristi.nl. "He Puts Up Prescriptions." French Briar Pipes Bit mlM-rg's. Lost Reward. Between Battery Park ho tel and Biltmore House, La dies', Gold Hair Pin set with five diamonds. Finder will please return to above hotel and receive rewaid. BAKER & CO., Scientific Refracting Opticians. 45 PATTON AVENUE. Examination Free. FROM THE RIVER TO VOI IP TABLE. . The North Carolina Shad are con ceded to be of as good flavor as any Shad, not even excepting the North River or Delaware Shad. We receive ours fresh p.-s-itiv-K" ev ry morning. Not once in a whil- or ev- ery other day, oui eei Our sales and receipts aie so well regulated that each ev. nais, we are closed out of stock, as neanv a possible; next day we have only fr5h stock to offer. It's direct from "The river to your table," as nearly as pos sible, at Young's Fish Market, TELEPHONE 23. IN THE CORNER. CARRIAGES, TRAP5, PHAETONS, and BUGGIES, Columbns Bnggy Co.'s Make. They are the standard of ex cellence and style. With or without RUBBER TIRE. Asheville Hardware Co. AGENTS. SOUTH COURT SQUARE. i LANDRETH'SJ SEED. A We have Just received, another large shipment tandrethi's Fresh Garden Seed. Peas, Onion, Cucumber, Cabbage. Beets, Beans, Radish, Spinach. Lettuce, Etc., Etc. V ' 4, We are sole agents for I. Landreth & Son's Celebrated Garden Seed. 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