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The Gazette Bid Sell Ot 5,000 the
Pric to Oppose "the Amendment
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FORGES- -DRIVEN fha AsfeviHe- Gazette
..BACK ATTEIN
.. TSIN. '
charged by
iiutue on the 18th -Ninth United States
Infantry Suffer Terribly, Trobably 25
per cent nit-Chinese Well Equiped the Charlotte Observer
the Citizen some
, months ago with having, sold
out to the Republicans to oppose
. the constitutional amendment,
lit looked awfully bad to.be
! charged on any editor but the
subsequent position taken indi
cated its truthfulness. Now the
following affidavit furnished to
settles
and AimWell-Thc Fire Was Worse
Than That of Santiago it Was Said.
An Associated Press dispatch
of the 13th from Tein Tsin by
way of .Cho Fu and Shanghai
gives an account of a terrible
l jt lie in whiph the allied forces
u re worsted. Our own Ninth
! lfantry was in it and suffered
t : M'i ibly The surgeon expressed
the 'opinion that one fourth of
tho ninth was hit.
The enemy poured a deadly
fire from the walls with im
pro ed equipments and fatal aim
fiora overwhelming numbers
The fire is said to have been
worse than that of Santiago.
The effort was made by only
about 2,000 of the allied troops
A London dispatch puts the
i;ish losses in killed at 40; Ja
panese 60; beside many Russians
and Americans not definitely en
umerated.
Col. Liscum of the Ninth In
fantry United States troops was
killed and also Capt.. -Davis of
tho marine corps.
The news as it comes also
from Admiral Remey has exer
'.Miiod the administration deeply,
We have now in route re ore
ih. in 10,000 troops on the way
and. it is estimated that from
1,000 to 8,000 troops could be
.ored from Cuba and the United
f-Ui.tes with which to meet the
situation. There is talk of Gen
M i'.es' going to take command
The fact of tlto matter is that
as nations we are at peace with
China.
Tne situation is worrying our
statesmen. No one can foresee
just what course will be pursued.
Will Be Unanimous.
The Democratic convention of
tao 7th Congressional District,
which meets in StatesvUlle on
Wednesday, August 15th, will
.oanimously re-nominate Con
gressman Theo. F Kluttz. Mr.
Mutt's record ih the past session
(, f- Congress was Such that) he is
' l e undivided choice of theDemo
f rats of the district, and it js
' irdly prdbable that any other
ame will be presented to the
f onvention. Salisbury Sun.
So litfle has been thought of
anything else that it id one of the
"dndOf things thCb go without
raying. It wTill bo Kluttz of
course. j
the matter:
I, Walter Roy Sommerville,
make this affidavit, believing it a
duty I owe the Democratic party
of North Carol i nU:
That from June, 1893, until
June, 1899, I was a minority
stockholder in ' The Gazette
Publishing Compauy of Asho
ville, N. C, publishing The
Asheville Daily 'Gazette, and The
Asheville Weekly Gazette. The
majority 'stockholders were
James E Norton and members
of his family. That in or about
April. 1899, James E. Norton, as
president, editor and director of
Gazette Publishing Company,
proposed and entered into ah
agreement with Senator Jeter C
Pritchard, Collector H S j Har
kins, Col. V S Lusk, District
Attorney A E Holton and others
as representatives of the Repub
lican party to oppose the consti
tutional amendment and! the
election law drafted byj the
Democratic Legislature of 1899.
The editorial columns of tho
afore-mentioned publications
were also to be used on divers,
other occasions and events,
verbally agreed. Deponent fur
ther sayeth that a regular writ
ten agreement to this eflect
was presented to the said James
E Norton by representatives of
the Republican party, and signed
by him as president of the the
said Gazette Publishing: Com-
mi i a 1
pany. Tne deponent iuriner
sayeth that the terms in the
agreement for these services on
tho part of James E Norton
was five thousand ($5,000) dol
lars to be paid by the
Republican party in installments
of one thousand (1,000). dollars
each, the first installment on the
signing of said agreement, the
last installment by April, 1900.
That these amounts were to bo
paid to the said James E Norton,
personally, and that depooent,
in conversation with said James
E Norton and his sister, Miss
Mary Norton, in February, 1900,
was informed that three of these
installments had been paid,
though no record was made on
he books of said Gazette Pub
lishing Company.
Deponent further sayeth that
in repeated conversations be
tween said James E Norton and
affiant, said Jams E Norton
statpd that his only motives in
opposing the said constitutional
amendment and election law was
the -so, 000 paid by Republican
party.
Signed W. Royo:ERille
Sworn to and subscribed before
me thisourteenth day. of July,"
A. D., 1900.
Seal JonN S W$rts,
Notary Public.
it k ,i w
r f estale of any ijedfcine iii tin civilized
(J wotld. .Ybur mothers andprra ad in others
The Worie of riaoin? the Machinery ' Q r? . ' . ?) never thouSut oi uriu- auythinff etoe
, m ,S.t5est DySpGDSia. Cure J? I or mdisnon or lnlhgnsness. Dolors
Trogn ssins? Rapidly-To Re Kecog-. fl . w ' J. were scarce, aad they ieldom ieard of
nizedasa Station-Mr. Jno:I Youns 0n7(?QT?T T tt wTT T ?,Vlic,itis- neryo;is prostratidb or
n hi hhiLiL X 1. ILLrjUi:E J? Ht -art failure, ere. They ueed AijTit
Probably to Worn Out There. Q . J Flower to'cleau out the sytitera and
Numbers-do apt realize the 8 Indigestion at . ttSXr'iSi
amount ot wqrk that wul bo W . . UyspCpsia (I
done at the Balfour Quarry near M
nere on tne Jansa land. Une l f ncues ami otner acues. iuanmynwaa
- , , , n ea Kiv this mouioine 'a trial few doeeH of Green's August Flowor. in
AO
lata tho nervous anil organic action, of
the system aiul that is all tl eytook
when feeling dull and lad with head-
arrivod and is placed.
No doubt numbers of our peo
ple have been hearing the blast
ing out of rocks thero-but knew
J not where it was.
A station will be established
there by th6 Southern to be
called Rocky Ridge.
A small depot a box car has
been placed thero for the opera
tor. Tho telegraph operator
will also be the inspector of the
ballast which is taken out for
the Southern.
It is very probablq that Mr.
Jno. 'M Young, of this place, who
for many years has been an op
eralor at the depot, will have
the position as operator and bal
last inspector. If ho goes out
there, he expects to take charge
in a few weeks.
Q perbottlfe.
Concord Drug Co
jj Phone 37. . '
t nothins: fierious the matter with vou.
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conn cries
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C II IX A (iUOYE NEWS.
Young Thief Canjrht China (Jrovers
Hear Dr. Fox-IIIp:h School Starts
Well.
Written for The Standard. ' '
China Grove,,, July 10. A
young boy about 14 years of age
was arrested here Saturday
night. He came to work in the
cotton mill about a week ago.
He boarded with Mr. Sloop. On
Saturday night he decided he
would take into 'his possession
Mr. Sloop's pocket-book, which
contained about twenty dollars,'
besides a pistol and other things.
He was at the depot supposed to
be waiting on the train when ho
was suspocted and arrested by
Cline.
Quite a number of China
G rovers went out to Enoch ville
yesterday to hear Dr. Fox, of
Roanoke, preach.
Mr. Jim Kirk is quito sick yet.
Quito a number were enter
tained last night at the home, of
Miss Paulino Thom, compliment
ary to Miss Juanita "Thorn.
China Grovo High School
opened this morning with quite
a number of boarders and they
are coming in on every tram.
We think wo will have the
largest school wo havo ever had
at this place.
Mr. Walter Goodman, of Mill
Bridgo, spent the day in China
Grove yesterday.
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PARKS &. -Ci
Well thero has been a rush for two weeks and
the enthusiasm still grows. Such seasonable, stylish
and dependable goods were never before put on the
market at the priee. We have just happened on a certain
jobber who had a burning desire- to clean up -a lot of
Dimities worth 10c a yard. The lot was large for this
season of the year, but the price makes the trade. They
are put on sale today at 5c per yard. The patterns are
good arid every yard worth double;
20c white 'organdie . Sale P ice 10c-
All colored organdies go at l2ke-
French ginghams, former price 10c Sale Price 7lc-
Bleeched Domestic that would be cheap at 7ic. . . . Sale Price 5c-
Apron chock ginghams, tho Oc quality. .... .Oar Safe Price M-
Remnant ginghams in 1 to 4 yard lengths, a great value at. . c;
$3.50, $3.00 and $2.50 Parasols .Sale Price $2.00-
All kinds of Millinery being sold regardless of cost.
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A. FRESH LINE Oi1
Nice Candies;'
ALSO NICE FKESI1
. "Summer- Cheese
A'T S. J. EllVItf S
WE ARE RIGHT IN IT-
We do not offer you a Dollar for Fifty cents,
but we do offer you the i .
Best Line of Stoves in Concord
Solid car of Star Leaders jnst arrived; fifteen years guarantei on M
nre back; satisfaction guaranteed or money duck. e also nave in
stock Iron Kings, Gate City.and Georgia Home. .J
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A "VI YOU PLAY A STRING INSTUU
UA I ! MENT? WE SELL 'EM.
Violins, Guitars, Kanjons, Mandolins, Zithers, Accordions, etc-', and
all kinds of strings and repairs.
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FURNITURE! FURNITURE!!
m
o house in orth Carolina carries a larger stock or better line, and
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W, will sell you poods as cheap as the same grade of goods can h?
bought anywhere. We have said and say, come and see if it be true. , f
Bell, Harris & Co.
Residence Phone. . . .lJ0.
Store Phone 12.
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