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ASHEVILLE, N. C, FR!C.Y EVENING, MARCH 14, 190E
r.. n I I t I
THE BOSTON STRIItE
IS MOT YET SETTLED
Yesterday it Was Called Off and
Teamsters and Longshore
men Returned to Work, but
They Again Quit
In St. Louis 1400 Painters Ask
For 60 Cents an Hour, and In
Rhode Island Many Weavers
Go Out
Co-ton, March - 14. Longshoremen
;m'l freight handlers have renewed the
Ftrike. refusing to work unless they
i i taken back In a body.
The situation sent the labor men in
haste to the Btate house for a confer-eru-ewith,
Governor Crane and he called
the railroad and steamship officials
into consultation. The trouble was
precipitated at noon by the longshore
men, who accused their leaders with
treachery in not arranging for them to
be taken back in a body.
CALLED OFF YESTERDAY.
Boston. March 14. The settlement of
the teamsters' strike has been left to
Governor Crane and the unions last
night ordered all men to go to work.
The railroads maintain that they will
not yield.
The business section of this city
presented a marked contrast this morn
ing to that of the past four days and
there was an air of activity on all
sides. Teams were hurrying along
loaded with merchandise, drays piled
high, making their way across the city
and express wagons and even casts
Window Shades
ALL COLOR.S
AND SIZES JT
MRS. LA JOHNSON'S
43 KATTON AVE
For Rent
7 room house; bath, sewer, hot ana
-o.l water; ten acres land, good barn
and wood sheds, servant's house, etc.
t3 miles from court house, fine view.
A long lease preferred.
3 small furnished houses In the city
very desirable.
3 small cottages, unfurnished.
J. H. WEAVER CO.,
HEAL ESTATE BROKERS.
45 Patton Avenue. P. O. Box 244
FOR. RENT
A fine residence beautifully furnished,
near In; elegant baths, electric lights,
open fireplaces In every room. See this
if you want something- nice and up to
date. Apply to or address.
J. H. CLIFFORD
Real Estate. Room 37, Library Build
ing. Phone 719.
Money
Earning
Eyes
SUCCESS CANNOT
COME
To the person who Is
handicapped by Imperfect
vision. The most suc
cessful people wear
glasses which indicates
that success is largely a
matter of sight. We grind
lenses to suit each Indi
vidual case. Examination
free.
I lyl.WII? Scientific
Optician.
Opp. Postoffice.
64 Patton Ave.
B
est for Plee.svire
est for HeeJth
OUFL meats
W. S. Howell
Stall B. City Market. Phone 20
The Outfitter'
1-2 OFF SALE
OF
We have placed on sale all last sea
son's waists for HALF PRICE. Many
of them Just as good style as this ea
son's make and cost only one-half as
much. We are also showing a very
attractive line of.
New Waists
IN
White and Colors
Fit is perfect.
We do Merchant Tailoring
ASHEVILLE. H.Q
Phona 71. . U Patton Arcana.
were loaded to their capacity In the ef
fort to relieve the congestion of traffic
resulting from nearly a week's accumu
lation at the railroad terminals. There
was considerable confusion, but the of-
flclals promised that everything would
be running smoothly by night.
At the docks work was started with
a rush and the longshoremen and
teamsters made rapid. Inroads on the
freight which was piled to the roofs of
the sheds.
ST. LOUIS PAINTERS OUT.
St. Louis, March 14 According to a
strike order issued by the international
brotherhood of painters, decorators and
paper hangers, every member " of that
organization in St. Louis will strike this
afternoon for higher wages. . About
1400 men wilt be affected. The purpose
of the union is to Inaugurate a new
wage scale, calling for an increase of
60 cents a day for eight hours" . work.
At a meeting of the Master Painters
association it was decided to ignore the
demand.
5 WEAVER'S QUIT.
Pascoag, March 14. The strike of tij
weavers in the mills of the American
Woolen company has extended to tnia
village, the weavers numbering aooui
1880. of the Anchor mills of that com-.
pany having left their looms today. The
action is partly Jn sympathy with the
effort of the Olneyville strikers to abol
ish the two-loom system and partly on
account of grievances which are said
to exist in the local mills. The strike
afreets both the Anchor mills in this
place and in tiranitevllle and throws
three thousand men out of employment
at the" latter place.
OTHERS WILL FOLLOW.
Providence, March 14. The strike
of the American Woolen comianv's
weavers in the Providence. Riverside
and Weybosset Mills in w.nevville and
the Manton mills In Man ton, has be
come practically general - amonsr the
union employes throughout those
plants. The loom fixers struck todav.
Joining the burters and sewers who
left yesterday. The yarn making de
partments are still in operation, but a
meeting of spoolers and winders na-
been calleA to prepare for a strike.
should It be deemed advisable.
TO SPEAK ON FAST MAIL BILL
Special from Washington todav.
Mr. Klutts expects to take part in
the discussion this afternoon of the
fast mail feature of the postoffice ap
propriation bill.
tltraore Firewood Phone 700.
TURNIP GREENS 25c. peck.
Dandillon ..15c. peck.
Spring Onions ...5c. bunch.
HIRAM LINDSEY
Phone 200. 450 South Main street.
Phone 173, City Market
One of the most Important
things a druggist does Is nutting
up prescriptions.
There is no drug store where
this feature has more scrupulous
attention than here.
It doesn't pay to take
chances in matters of health, of
life and death, perhaps.
Bring your prescriptions here,
where everything is crtaln to
be right.
Paragon Drug
Company
EDWARD HOPKINS, President
L. B WHEELER. Sec. & Treas.
; FOR RHNT Unfurnished.
7 rooms Haywood street J22.50
7 rooms Starnes avenue .. .. .....$15.00
6 rooms Vance street $16.50
11 Rooms College street $20.00
7 Rooms College street $10.00
i BRADFORD & WAGNER
Real Estate Agents,
10 Paragon Building. Phone S23.
TURNIP GREENS 25c. peck.
Pandllion. ............. .. ....15c peck.
Spring Onions....... 5c bunch.
HIRAM UNOSEY
Phone 200, 450 Sv Main street.
Phone 173 City Market
Commercial Hotel
102 PATTON AVE,
Newly furnished throughout. Hot and
cold baths. Modern conveniences. Rates
$1.00 and $1.50.
MRS. L. J. BURNETT. Prop.
Formerly of Western Hotel. .
New Ideecs
New methods, up to date manage
ment and strictly first-class work are
what we rely upon to make us 'the
leaders in all photographic work Jn
AshevlUe. .
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Ashevi'le Art Parlors
Successors to Lindsey 3k McFarland
8. Court Place. :U ""Telephone 820.
The Whiskey Without a Headache
; McCULLOUGHX
GREENRIVER
90c Per Quart
; John O'Donnell
' ScJeAgent. '
"or. Lexington ATnn n College .PL-
FORAKER DOES NOT
FAVOR SUBSIDY
BILL
Will Not Vote For it But Favors
Discriminating Duties Our
Fathers Used
BEET MEN STILL FIGHTING
Effort to Get Canal Bill Up in
The Near Future For
Metric System
Washington, March 14. At the con
clusion of routine business the Senate
resumed consideration of the ship sub
sidy bill. Mr. Foraker of Ohio address
ed the Senate. He said while he ex
pected to vote for the bill, he was not
entirely satisfied with it. Ever since he
studied the question he has been of the
opinion that the most equitable and
scientific way to habilitate -the mer
chant marine would be to inaugurate a
policy of discriminating duties under
which the fathers of our country made
cur merchant marine, the pride of the
country. He was of the opinion that
under the circumstances, it would be
impossible to attempt to return to the
policy of discrimination In duties. He
had followed the trend of legislation
closely enough to learn that it is high
ly necessary to have a majority in fa
vor of any proposition before it is en
acted into a law. He had consulted
with his colleagues in the Senate and
recognized the impossibility of securing
a majority in favor of the policy of a
discriminating duty. Being desirous of
building up a merchant marine, he
looked therefore for the best scheme
for accomplishing the result.
BEIET MEN STILL FIGHT.
(Special to The Citizen.)
Washington, E. C. March 14. The
RegularRepublicans and the beet sugar
men are, through a Joint committee of
eight, still seeking a basis of agreement
on Cuban relief which will enable the
party to present a practically united
front when the measure comes before
the House. No agreement is yet reach
end and the committee will meet again
this afternoon. The beet sugar men,
though admitting that they are in the
minority, declare that they will do
their utmost to defeat the regulars
when the rule for consideration of the
Cuban measure, without amendment
and debate comes up, but the adminis
tration forces are more confident than
ever that their opponents will surren
der at the proper time. f
Senator Hale, the leading member of
the committee on appropriation and of
the Republic a.i steering committee
state? ft" at Congress will be ready to
adjou.n by June 10. Senator Morgan
is in conference with the Republican
steering committee in an effort to pro
vide for the early consideration cf the
Hepburn canal bill by the Senate. The
probabilities are that It will be made
unfinished business after the bill for
the protection of the President and the
oleomargarine bill are out of the way.
The prospect is for a hard fight over
the canal bill in the Senate w'.th little
doubt, however, that some measure
for a canal will be passed before ad
journment. The bill of Mr. Shafroth of
Colorado making the metric system of
weights and measures the official gov
ernment standard after January 1, 1904,
and the national standard after Janu
ary 1. 1097, has been ordered favorably
reported to the house.
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Strangers
in Town
Are cordially invited to
come in and inspect our stock
of Jewelry. Cut Glass, and
Silver. Our
Souvenir
Department
will interest every visitor in
the city and you will find to
trouble in selecting a suitable
memento to carry away with
you.
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Leading Jewelers.
Cor. Church St. and Patton
Avenue
All mv Fall and Winter Woolens at
cost. For Ladies and Men.
J. W. ScHeurtle
MERCHANT TAILOR
w. h. Mcdonald,
NOTARY PUBLIC WITH SEAL,
23 PAT I'D N AVE.
h Bonding and Insurance agent.- Audit
ing accounts a specialty. District agent
The Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Com
pany of Newark
V ww.s.s ly.i.Migii ,
vo ire co i trtsva (,ai c.w
For 'sale by "american salooi aad
Laurel v alley saloon in Ashevllle and
aU first-class; dealers everywnera,
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FORM DEMOCRATIC ;
POLICY Oil GOER AVAR
Members ot Congress Ask For
Caucus to Formulate Plan
of Action---
Washington, March 14. The Demo
cratic members of "Congress have a
numerously signed petition being circu
lated today, asking- Representative
Hay. the caucus chairman, to call a
caucus on the 19th to formulate a pol
icy in referenceto thip Boer- war.
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Chouse to tbt agai'. t
Washington, March 14. The
House committee on census to
day directed that the bill drawn
by Representative Hay of Vir
ginia be reported amending ' the
section of the recently passed
permanent census - act, perem
torily placing all of the employ
es of the census office who were
on the rolls March 7 last, except
unskilled laborers in the classi
fied service.
The purpose of the measure is
to retain a large number of cen
sus employes" who would be dis
charged under the construction
which the executive branch of
government has placed4 on sec
tion five of the permanent census
act.
RECOMMENDS STATEHOOD
FOR THREE TERRITORIES
Washington. March , 14. The House
ommittee on territories today decided
upon tne "omniDus territorial dui,
which will provide for statehood of
Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma,
nstead of separate statehood bills for
tach territory.
Postoffice Bill Goes Through
Washington, March 14. The House
has passed the postoffice appropriation
bill.
PAPERS FAVOR
ROCHAMBEAU CEREMONIES
Paris, March 14. The Echo de Paris,
resolution by the United States Congr
the inauguration of the Rochambeau
strongly urged the French government
at the ceremony. We hope the minister
represented by high officials. There is
tunity on the morrow of Prince Henry's visit, -to make the exercises at the
Franco-American manifestation, in sympathy with Rochambeau, imposing
in character and Invest them with solemnity ana granaeur.
LORD VOLSELEY GOES v
TO SOUTH AFRICA
London, March 14. Field Marshal
Lord Wolesey will start for Capetown
tomorrow. Although omoiais tieny ine
trip Is anything but a private visit,
gossip connects it with the military
situation. It Is pointed out that Lord
WoUeley's knowledge of South Africa,
gained as a-fighter and administrator,
might be useful to Lord Kitchener,
either at Capetown or Pretoria.
FUNERAL SERVICES OF
DR. BUXTON YESTERDAY
The funeral services over the remains
of the late Rev. Jarvis Buxton, louna
er of Trinity church and for many
years rector of the parish, were held
yesterday afternoon at Trinity.
The members or tne clergy oiiiciaiiiits
were Bishop Horner, tev. Mcoieeiy
DuBose, Rev. A. H. Stubbs. Rev. W.
F. Rice, Rev. Mr. Stone of Waynesvllle,
Rav. Thomas Wetmore of Araen ana
Rev. Mr. Weston.
The members of the vestry of tne
church attended In a body and the
church was filled wlth friends and for
mer partsioners of Mr. Buxton and
other members of the congregation at
Trinity.
At a called meeting of the vestry or
Trinity church Wednesday the follow
ing resolutions were adopted:
Resolved, That in the death of tne
Rev. Jarvis Buxton, after more than a
half century of faithful "service In the
ministry, a service marked not less by
his wise counsels at all times than by
the great influence of an exalted per
sonal character, the church has lost a
priest and the state a son of whom both
may justly feel proud. v.
'Resolved, That as the founder of
this parish and the rector continuously
for forty-five years we owe to Dr. Bux
ton not only our existence, but m large.
degree whatever prosperity has come to
us in these latter years.
Resolved, That In bowing humbly
to tie will of Almighty God we regard
Dr. Buxton's finv iife as an Inspiration
to us who still waik In our earthly pil
grimage here, and we hope our lives
as Christians are better from having
known htm and his life.
Resolved. That we tender the be
reaved family our "deep sympathy and
pray God's -blessings may. follow them
through.JKe. -
Resolved, That a copy of "these reso
lutions be mailed to the family, and
that the resolutions be spread upon the
minutes of the vestry and also that
tLsy. be "published In the Ashevtlle
B we papers.'
FUNERAL SERVICES OVER
REMAINS OF ALTGELD
Chicago. March 14. Funeral services
over the body of the late John P. Alt-
geld, former governor of IlliBoia. were
held at the AKgeld homo in - Sheridan
park today. Judges of the Cook county
bench, of which the deceased -was once
a member, attended in. a body, nil the
court having adjourned Many flags
were at half-mast throughout the city.
GRADES ENTERTAIN.
This week the tenth grade at Orange
street has entertained- Uta high school,
during the Quarter of an hour which Is
devoted to morning exercises.
Each grade in the "hall will have a
week in torn. The final program this
morning was as follows:
Instrumental quartet. Misses Joanna
Smathers, Bettle Aiken Sites. Edith
Schultx and Gertrude Smathers.
, Masqueraders March. ' -' .
Talk "on Hero Worship by Miss Mar
tha Carsorv- :;- .
Instrumcfota quartet, pixie. . Hearti
ly applauded. - - -
jPiEASE tlOER
I BF SENATORS
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ALSO
Amendment io CHi For Election
6y Direct Vote Offered
4 Today
NO STATE HAS LESS tHAN 2
One Additional For Every 500,-
i 000 People; the Term to
; be 6 Years
.Washington, March . 14. Senator
Penrose today introduced an amend
ment to the pending resolutions provi
ding for the election of senators by di
rect vote -of Ihe people, a proposition to
increase the number of senators in
proportion to the population and pro
viding for Other important changes In
the. Senatorial represetation.
Tne , provision is as follows: "The
Senate of The United States shall be
composed of at least two senators from
each state and an additional senator for
every ,ratio of 500.000 persons, who shall
be elected by a direct vote of the peo
ple thereof for a term of six years and
each senator shall have one vote. The
plurality, of votes cast for the candi
dates for Senator shall elect: It shall be
the duty of congress when fixing and
apportioning the representatives of
very census toJikewise fix and appor,
tlon the. representation of senators from
each state in the Senate provided each
state shall have at least two senators."
TREATY PASSES ONE.
HOUSE.
Copenhagen, March 14. The
Folkething (lower house of par
liament) by a vote of 68 to 70, to
day approved the treaty provid
ing for the sale of the Danish
West Indies to the United States.
The treaty now goes to the upper
house.
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ATTENDING
commenting on the adoption of a
ess, inviting France to participate in
monument, says: M. Cambon has
to send a warship to represent ranee
les of war and the navy will also be
no doubt that it is an excellent oppor
BOERS GET THROUGH
BLOCK HOUSE LINE
Heilbron, March 14. Commandant
Menth, with the Heilbron command of
IJoers, broke 'through the block house
line at Gottenburg last night. The
Boers have been pursued several days.
So far as known only one Boer was
killed. The British columns, dining
the pursuit of Comandant Menta, pur
sued scattered parties of Boers, aggre
gating 50 men.
BAPTIST DELEGATE WILL
COME IN SPECIAL TRAINS
Arrangements for the Southern
Baptist convention to be held here in
May are rapidly being made. J. H.
Thicker, esq., has recently sent to SO
of the leading papers of the south, a
letter concerning the" convention and
a Board of Trade pamphlet containing
matter concerning Ashevllle. The let
ters have been acknowledged and the
papers will at an early date reproduce
the convention data and . information
concerning Ashevllle. Many delegates
have already engaged rooms here. One
delegate from Baltimore has written
for 17 rooms at the Battery Pork hotel.
A letter from Baltimore to J. H.
Tucker states that a special Pullman
I has been engaged at that city for the
convention delegates, n win De joineu
by other cars at points south of Balti
more, making a special Pullman Bap
tist convention train.
The committee on arrangements is
active and there seems no doubt of all
arrangements being complete by the
date for the convening ot the large
body of representative Baptists.
FORBIDDEN STREETS.
Colon, March 14. A decree is
sued at Cartagena, March $, per
mits liberals resident in that city
and suburbs to walk in the
streets only from 6 a. m. to 6 p.
m., dally. If seen after 6 p. m.
they are liable to be imprisoned
Mintll public order Is restored.
HEARING TOMORROW
An investigation of certain' ' charges
preferred against the mayor of Marshall
as given in yesterday's Citizen, will' be
made tomorrow afternoon before 'Jus
tice Ware. .... . .. . .. .
The hearing In the case was postpon
ed at the request of Marshal Millikan
and others until after the adjournment
of United States court.' "
Little Boy's Arm Broken
Ralph Roberts, the ten year old ton
of A. C. Roberts of 27 Rector street,
broke his arm; Wednesday while play
ing sear his borne. He bad climbed to
the top of a fence and lost bis balance,
falling and striking the ground with
the palm of his .right .: hand. - The
weight of his body caused the arm to
break just at the elbow. Dr. J. H.
Woodcock was called and set the arm.
The child is resting easily today. .
COTTON FUTURES. ,
New York, March, 14. Cotton futures
opened steady as follows: March 8.89,
April 8.87, May 8.78, Junw 8.83, July 8.86.
August, .868, September 8.26, October
8.05. November 7.95. - ; v
CECIL. RHODES WEAKER YET.
Capetown. March It. Cecil Rhodes is
weaker today,, but otherwise there is no
cbangsv .-.... . "; ' ..
PROBABLY THE
If J THE BREESE BANK CASE
District Attorney Holton - and
Assistant Pricepoke forthe
Government Yesterday After
noon Regarding the Intent of
The Act :
Senator Pritchard Spoke in Be-
half of Breese, and Mr. Adams
Began, Concluding This Morn
ing, Followed by Judge
Moore .
J. S. Adams of counsel for the de
fense in the Breese case, opened the
proceedings in the bank case this morn
ing with the continuation of his argu
ment begun yesteraay.
The defesne monopolized the time of
the c ourt this morning. Mr. Adams
finished his speech which was begun
yesterday and Judge Moore spoke for
an hour and 30 minutes. He will finis-.
this afternoon, when Judge Bynum
will close the government's case, which
.vilKend the speechmaking. Then will
come te Judge's cnarge, and tne case
will probably be given to the jury about
o'clock. "
Judge Bynum, who has been quite ill
with grip., came In .ne court room this
morning and was cordially greeted by
Judge Jackson, who expressed the hope
that he was feeling much Detter. II
was feared for a time that Judge
Bynum would not be' aole to speak in
this case.
Continuing, Mr. Adams explained
the advantages of converting a bank
trom a national Into a State bank. He
said that if that purpose on the part of
the management had been carried out
the bank would have been saved. "All
the creditors, "he said, "declared tnat
the scheme was a wise one. and were
willing to take the credits of the new
bank in exchange for those of the old
bank. 'One bank refused and that ended
it. He had the stock on his hands, all
iis property was mortgaged and he
was ten times worse on: than ne was
before. That transaction was approved
by the best financiers In the country.He
still struggled on. On the very day
that the bank was ordered to be closed
he thought he had arrangements to se
cure $15,000 more. It is a great deal eas
ier to cry thief after a bank has failed
than before. If he had succeeded he
would have been a Napoleon of finance.
but he failed, and the prosecution
de
clares that on that account you
must
send him to the penitentiary.
I am going to take up that 146,000 1
overdraft. I admit that I can't explain
t, and I admit that he can't explain it.
"I believe that the action of Gover
nor Altgeld in pardoning those Nihi
lists was the act or a great and good
nan. Not because they were guilty.not
because they deserved toh ang, but be
cause the district at.orney in going
over the evidence had found one-' wit
ness who l.r.w facts valuable to the
defendants, and had told him to get
out of town before he could be subpoe
naed. In this case the defense has had
possession of the books for five years
and have hunted out trap questions,
while the defense has had no opportu
nity to examine the books."
Mr. Adams referred to the work of
the government's "detective." He said
there was a judge out west who said
there were three kinds of liars: "liars,
liars, and detectives. In this day,
said Mr. Adams, the detectives had
got so skillful that they did not need
to lie; that they could place disconnect
ed facts together in such a way that
they were hard to explain.
"I am disposed to leave the case with
you, believing that you have sympathy
for a man who is in trouble and that
you will return this man to his peopje;
.hat it isall a mistake, and that he will
be vindicated."
Judge C. A. Moore began his argu
ment at 10:55 for the defense. "The
duty-devolves on me," he said, "to say
the last word in behaU of the defend
ant, and never in my life had the res
ponsibility in a case more than now.
"What I shall state shall be sincere
and shall be justified by the facts in the
. ase."
Judge Moore went over the part of
the defendant's testimony relating to
his early, history in connection with the
Civil war.
"If you convict him," he said, ."you
put him in a felon's cell, the stain of
mfamy upon him. I am trying to im
press on you the seriousness of the
charge. In this case the issue is In
volved of the intent of the defendant,
and if that intent to defraud does not
exist you cannot convict him. and unless
you are satisfied beyond a reasonable
doubt you cannot convict him.
"Of course much has been said in the
newspapers; that stories have been told
to influence the public mind against the
defendant. At one time It was hardly
safe for me to stand here and defend
this defendant. Time, the great healer
has Intervened and we now view the
case calmly and considerately.
"We have brought this man's life
before you, and I am about tomake a
statement that may startle you. Every
word that has been said by Mr. Holton
i id Mr. Price has not been on this
ubject; they have discussed extra-
ous and collateral matters. ' They
hive not opened their mouths about the
matters contained in the Indictment.
They have not come down to the charg'
Simply discussed some matters at
some other time. Have you ever been
railed upon suddenly gentlemen, to ex
plain some past of yours many 'years
-reviousT-That Is the position that
Major Breese is placed in.
I don tjropose to discuss the matter!
f the J100 which Major Breese paid me.,
leave that matter in silence. I don't!
.lieve that man is guilty and I will
tick to hiuFto tWe end, money or no
money.
M a jor Breese tellsyou that at the
rr.e of these acts he was solvent. He
owned a place which Mr. Vanderbilt
nd others- told him was worth $50,000;
he owned $57,000 worth of stock of that
bank which - was worth- above par.
hi
ei-tlemen of the Jury, he honestly be-
ieved that he was solvent. He knew
TOMATOES
Sound, ripe fruit, 12c. per lb.
CELERY
This Is about the last of the Califor- i
naJ celery. White and tender, 10c
stalk; 3 for 25c -
SPINACH
Right from Florida; nice and tender;
15c. per peck. ;
BILTMORE LETTUCE
Crisp and fresh; 5c. per head or 3 for
10c. -: - - - - .
PARSNIPS
25c. per peck.",.-
N. Y. , STATE CABBAGE
Finn and white. 3c. per lb.
V-Aj full and complete stock of pure.
va?ome foods. . ' '
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he was abundantly able to pay his
rtohtn.
- "Even the bank examiner knew of
these acts: the directors consented and
the comptroller of the currency knew of
and consented to . these transactions.
How absurd andrediculous is the con
tentlon," he said.
Judge Moore reread sections of the
comptroller's letters. He read letters to
the comptroller signed by Mr. Rawls,
which he said showed the knowledge
and consent of Mr. Rawls, which was
not now denied, he said, "
"Gentlemen of the Jury, If I were on
that jury under these circumstances
I would suffer my arm to be cut off be
fore I would enter a verdict of guilty."
Judge Moore was Interrupted by
Judge Jackson with the suggestion that
an adjournment be taken till 2 o'clock,
which was done.
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
When court resumed its sitting yes
terday afternoon the court room was
filled to overflowing with spectators
among wham were a large number of
ladies.
Argument by counsel was then taken
up, Senator Pritchard . resuming his
speech.
He said In part: "If Breese acted as
a scoundrel In this matter, what about
the comptroller's position In the mat
ter? The prosecution didn't realise
that their position was a two-edged
sword, and Its one that will- cut the
throat of their argument. Such being
the case, then the government by its
acquiescense and direction of the Very
power that the district atorney repre
sents here on this occasion, it is In
consistent on the part of the presocu-
tlon to criticize the action of the de
fendant.
"You have on trial here one of your
fellow citizens. Many matters that
Major Breese and no other man had
any control of led up to the disaster
to this bank. In the fouryears previ
ous to 1895, the circulating medium de
clined $4 per capita,, and every man
will tell you That no nation can pros
per without a circulation sufficient for
the needs of the people. Money was
hidden away In vaults and withdrawn
from circulation, rendering it almost
Impossible for the business man to
carry on his business.
"By an examination of these books,
you will find that Mr. Graham borrow
ed over $100,000 on the notes of his
clerks in his store because the banking
rules requires that two names be plac
ed on these notes. Why did the bank
let Mr. Graham get that money? Be
cause he was Insolvent.
'If you adopt the theory of the
prosecution you will have to say that
C. E. Graham ought to be Indicted for
borrowing on these notes. They try
to lug in extraneous evidence. Didn't
you hear his Honor s ruling that what
Dickerson or Penland did had nothing
to do with the matter. His Honor will
tell you that if Breese and Penland
acted in good faith in authorizing these
acts of Major Breese. then he will be
innocent of all unlawfulness.
"They say that Breese made false
reports. This is an Indictable offense
and the simple fact that he did not
secure an indictment is proof to my
mind that they did not have sfticient
evidence to convict mv client on. k P'or
what purpose was this? To lo4d .the
defendant down with a weight of evi
dence and befog the situation.
'Did you see Henry Penland sitting
over there-behind 'the district attorney?
He was there backingthe government's
prosecution. Why didn't you intro
duce him who has been under indict
ment six years; why didn't you put
him on the stand and contradict the
defendant? If we can show that-this
man did what he did without an evil
intent then you must find him not
guilty. What is there to show . " evil
intent? lie has no money today.
Where Is the Western Carolina bank?
Jts doors are closed. The same with
the National bank of Ashevllle. Did
Major Breese conceal from the govern
ment of the United States the fact that
he had these notes?"
Senator Pritchard then read extracts
from some of the comptroller's letters.
"There never was a better under
standing between mortal men than
there was between Breese and the
comptroller on this subject. Major
Breese was. my friend before the fail
ure and he is my friend now, and this
is why I am defending him here today.
I believe in standing by a man in ad
versity. v
"Mr. Holton says the bank got noth
ing. The bank got all he had. What
more do you want? Unless Breese has
sworn a lie out of whole cloth you
must acquit him. v
"But they call on Bieese to come up
and examine the books; suppose you
or' I were called up to explain these
books, what could we do?"
Senator Pritchard read . from . the
(Continued on page 3.)
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Embroidery
Have Just arrived and art be
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The designs ore entirely new,
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We have 3000 yards, consisting
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The widths range one to six and
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THE DRY UOODS SHOP
Spring
Time Hias
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So also that feeling of lassitude.
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Successor to Wingood,
Cor. Patton Ave.-Church St.
PHCNE132.
SPECIAL SALE ! I
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Under
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AT THE
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MONDAY, MARCH 17
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Wednesday.
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