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itizen aily VOLUME XIV. NO. 10 ASHEVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 19, 1898. PRICE 3 CENTS heville D G As ()()()()() YOU... Will be interested in the pncta and quality of our large ainl title selected Stock of... Groceries As well as the neat and ut trai live appearance of our tore, if you will make us a vttdt. Snider's e c ri:T scjltaue. Bon Marche. Just to hit ml, the choicest ami pret i p i I term Shirt Waist Silk, plain r ..!!. -la Silk in the prevailing shades r Ttti 'ii.ii.Hf and Cerise. N. u p. ii .il.-s, exclusive patterns. N. v "..tt"n Covert ami Serges. ; '.v : mi; ha ms. :". l'.jii. s in white and colors. New iMiniii.n in White and Black. '.i tm k tVnteineri Kid Gloves. .N. w .-iimk h'.'e. and $1.15 Kid Gloves. :-. ill.- pretty Parasols. N u l:!.n k Dress Goods. S. the up-to-date goods. Bon Marche, 15 SOUTH MAIN ST. - t Tin: - Central Livery Stable ZZtLJ"'! ----- 1" r v.-nt Picnic and Mountain Party . , i ...... teams and drivers. Prices - '. . r Best of s-rviie. i:. ,r of Hotel Berkeley. 'Phone 25. T. C. 1 1 A It K. Maniger. P.. - t Hams ami Breakfast llacnn, 10e. t-.-r pound. P-rst Leaf I-ard. 7c. 3 pd. in Tomatoes Sc. Other groceries t-.w. Also Iry Goods. Shoes. at lowest price. Free delivery. I lione !h. iS. M. Chcdester. J:' PATToN AVENUE. BICYCLE jj N V S v. N s i v V S S .FREE. vv ith every Piifkaue of Safety IVp- 1 t.nm we ulve ft numbered ticket. U h. n Ui" ! of kuiii I sold the PS h..i.U r ..f the lucky number will gel a cycle Frpp 'IVuhivllsim on .1 liibjlloii In ur!tow window. The r'Htilnr weekly prWe distrtbu- '. i -.1 u HI eon I in ue to be held every INy U i-.Ui.'.l.ty evening BERKELEY jj CIGAR STORED ll .t.l Berkeley Building. 'j Swell Oxfords for Ladies. t riVciioii is reached in the H .ri's Shoes Hard to get a t.i t.aranv other kind after BURTS. 1 i -,.,,,. in style and comfort, and c wi.ir well because they fit ar.d tii, ! r sh.tjic., Abbeville agency at Spangenberg's, TClUR COURT SQUARE ARE YOU Hunting for a good laundry e that will launder your clothes wel and send them home whole T Tou will find that kind of a laundry rigl t here. Our prices are reasonable, ard our goods are always delivered wb"i we say they will be. Any finish you want. Asheville Steam Laundry, 43 "WEST COLLEOW ST. i' For the Summer Girl We have many dainty little fixings. Our stock of jewelry would be incomplete without them. The assortment of Shirt Waist Sets. Links, t'uff Buttons, Neck and Belt Pins, Jeweled Belts and Hat Pins is more varied and beautiful than any hitherto offered. The designers and makers have given much attention to this class of work and the collection proves how artistic and skillful they a re We add the necessary finishing touch by selling at easy-to-get-at prices. B. H. COSBY, 27 Patton Aventrw. Eastman Kodaks and Supplies. BUNCOMBE BERRIES HONEY IN THE COMB FRESH CRACKERS POTATO CHIPS RALSTON BREAKFAST FOOD. io X. Court Square. -SA BARGAINS Second Hand Two Seat Babcock Just Right Wagon USED ONLY A FEW MONTHS. For sale cheap at T. S. Morrison's CARRIAGE ; WAREHOUSE. Cool and enjoy your spare mo ments this summer In one of our comfort-giving hammocks, one of the kind In which you are com fortable In none of the back breaking, side-scraping kind. Tou wilt buy when you see them the prices range from fl.00 to 3.0K florgan's t West Ooait Square. a; TAMPA IN HER WAR CLOTHES How the Scene Appears to an Asheville Man. Erwin W.Patton Talks of His Trip to Florida. THE LIVELIEST TOWN IN THE UNITED STATES PRICES UP ONE THIRD. "It looks like war, sure enough, to see the 28,000 or 30,000 troops encamped at Tampa," said Erwin W. Patton of the livery firm of Patton & Stikeleath er, who returned from Florida last evening. Mr. Patton has been for the past two weeks at Tampa, where he took a car load of horses for sale. ""All of the troops in camp, with the excep tion of the Florida volunteers," Mr. Patton said, '"are regulars of the Uni ted States army. They are all under new tents, usually 12x16 feet in size. Tampa is today the liveliest town in the United States. Business, however, is overdone. Prices have jumped up about one-third on almost everything. The town is very hot and dusty for three or four hours of the day, but at night there is a cooling breeze all the time. No rain has fallen there since November. "Sunday 1 went down to Port Tampa, nine miles below the city proper, and there I saw nine transports with steam Up ready o start at a moment's notice. Tell the Asheville boys w ho have to go to Florida that, if jMissible, they should go in camp at Port Tampa, where they will find the weather much cooler. "It is a great show to see the wagon l ranis and pack mules at Tampa. The visitor frequently sees a drove of o00 or 400 of these pack mules handled by a very few men. The drove is led by n gray horse with a bell fastened about its neck, and the mules would follow it anywhere. ""The people of Tampa are not fright ened, except that they fear a visitatioi of yellow fever more than anything else. And. in truth, 1 do not see how it will be possible to keep downTSickneSs The town has no sewerage system whatever, although contractors are now putting in a system. The workmen timi great trouble in this, for the earth is continually caving in, and when tht ditches reach a certain depth they til. with water. One contractor, despondent over the trouble he had experienced, committed suicide a few days ago. '"One hears scarcely more war talk in Tampa than he. does here. The city is full of Cuban refugees, the hotels and boarding houses being crowded. There are, too, people from all over the United States in the city. I met army officers from all over the West. The newspaper men are. of course, in evi dence. I sold a horse to Richard Hard ing Iavis. the famous writer and war correspondent of the London Times and New York Herald. When I talked with Mr. Davis he seemed to have doubts as to whether the United States troops would be sent to Cuba. I also sold a horse to Mr. Adams, a New York World correspondent, who expected to go to Cuba with the army of occupation. Mr. Calhoun, a Tampa newspaper man, came up with me last evening on his way to Waynesville to make arrange ments for hia family to spend the sum mer there. "I also met at Tampa, Capt. McKay, chief of the pilots there, who owns boat that is in use by the government for which he receives $150 a day. ""The camps are furnished with water by means of pipes running directly from the city water works. This water cannot be used without ice. The troops seem to have very good fare, and the regulars are perfectly at home. One payday while I was there J200.000 was paid out to the troops. "Monday night a colored soldier en tered a barber shop in Tampa and ask ed to be shaved. He was told that col ored men were not shaved there, and raised a racket on being refused. A white man in the shop took the side of the barber, and the negro soldier hot and killed him. The soldier was taken in hand by the State court. "While In Florida I met Charles Mc Dowell, an Asheville boy who left here when 15 years old. He Is now a mem ber of the Orlando volunteers." Mr. Patton will probably go to Tam pa next week, taking another shipmenk of horses. SPECIAL RATES To Ashevills for th Congressional Convention . The Southern Railway comjny will issue tickets at excursion rates to all delegates to the Democratic Congres sional convention which meets in Ashe ville May 24, from all stations. The round trip fare will be as follows from the stations named, and at the same rate from stations not named: Murphy , $5.65 Andrews 5.05 Nantahala 4.65 Bushnell 3.S5 Bryson City 3.45 Whittier '. 3.00 Dillsboro 2.50 Sylva 2.50 Warhesville 1.50 Clyde 1-15 Canton 90 Hot Springs 2.00 Marshall , . .. 145 Alexander '. 60 Marion ' 2.25 Old Fort ,. 1.50 Black Mountain .... -80 Swannanoa , 60 Hendersonville , 1-10 Fletcher's ...... ......... 70 Arden , 55 Tickets will be op Bale May 23 and 24. and will be good returning on all trains up to and including May 29. This limit will give any one who may wish to attend the State convention at Ral eigh May 26. an opportunity to return home on their tickets. Further information may be had from F. R. Darby, city passenger and ticket agent, Asheville, or any agent of the Southern. Cotton Futures. NEW YORK. May 19. -Futures steady at advance. Sales 7700 bales. June, .S5; July. C41: August, .46; September, .43; October, .41; November, 6.32; De cember, C33; January, $.34. THE DEATH OF GLADST0NF HE PASSED AWAY IN GREAT PEACE. All of the Family With Him ano Mrs. Gladstone Held His .Hand to the Last A Touching Scene. HA WARDEN, May 19. The news ol Gladstone's death at 5 o'clock this morning spread rapidly. It was the tolling of the Hawarden church bell which carried the sad tidings to every home in the vicinity. Slowly the de tails of the last moments of the great statesman came out of the castle, where the grief was too profound to bt intruded upon. The family was summoned at 2 a. m. owing to the perecptible sinking no ticed by the medical watchers. Fron that time until Gladstone peacefully passed away no one left the death chamber. The only absentee was lit tle Dorothy Drew, who had tearfully complained that her grandfather did not recognize her. Kven in that houi of agony his kindly thoughts for others were not wanting. An old coachman, who had been unable to be present when the servants bid farewell to the dying man, was summoned and re mained to the end with us master. This morning Dr. Dobie took leave of Mrs. Gladstone and returned to Ches ter deeply affected. The following dis patch was received from United States Ambassador Hay: "To the Right Hon. Herbert Glad stone, Hawarden: 1 beg to present to all the family my heartfelt expression of sympathy at your personal loss and, at the same time, reverently to con gratulate you and the English race everywhere upon the glorious comple tion of a life filled with splendid achievements and consecrated to the noblest purposes. (Signed) John Hay." LONDON, May 19. The deepest man ifestations of grief are reported throughout the country. Flags are everywhere half-masted, the bells are tolling, shades are drawn down and in the public gallaries the pictures of Glad stone have ben draped with crape. The Queen and Prince of Wales rceived an early intimation of the sad news ana immediately sent touching expressions of condolence to the widow. Further details from Hawarden show that Gladstone's end was the most peaceful imaginable. There was no sign of pain or distress. Mrs. Gladstone clasped her husband's hand and occasionally kissed it while Rev. Steuhen Gladstone read pray ers and repeated hymns. The nurse, in the meanwhile, bathed the brow of the patient, who showed gratitude, murmuring. "How nice.' Then came a gentle, almost impercept ible, cessation of life in the midst of his son's prayer and the weeping family filed from the room, taking Mrs. Glad stone also, who was induced to l.e down and w ho soon slept Quietly. Though a national funeral will prob ably be accepted by the family, there i. little doubt that the remains of Mr Gladstone will be laid in the peacefu grave .j at flaw arden adjoining thi church where he was married more than half a century ago. The proceed ure will be the same as that adoptee in the cases of the Earl of Chatham and of the younger Pitt, namely, an ad dress to her majesty for a funeral a the public charge and a monument erected in Westminster abbey. ON TO CHICKAMAUGA. Tour Trains of New York Troop Pass Through Asheville. A large crowd was at the depot last night to see the New York troops pass through the city. There were four sec tions of the military train, run about 40 minutes apart, and each train stop ped here several minutes. The soldiers- looked decidedly the worse for wear. While many of them were apparently trying to get a little much needed sleep, they all appreciated the noisy reception given them. As a mark of ap preciation they gave to the ladies of tht crowd, and they were there in largt numbers, buttons, hardtack and dimin utive brass representations of Uncle Sam. One good looking fellow, to al .ippearam-es an educated Swede, be came smitten on one of the prettiest o: our fair sex. gave her a hastily written note indicating that such was the case. and attached his address in bold letters. Unfortunately for the naturalized friend and fellow citizen, the lady in question some time ago accepted a na live-born husband. When the ladies plead for buttons, the soldiers woulc return to the cars and cut them from their overcoats with the exclamation that "they guessed they would not need overcoats in Cuba." One soldier be came too familiar with the crowd and for allowing one of the Asheville boys to handle his gun w as arrested and put under guard. Another soldier remark ed that his comrade "might get six months for that." No one watched the train with more eagerness than did Mrs. R. M. Furman. her daughter. Miss Carrie, and several friends of the family. They expected. as The Citizen yesterday stated, to see Mrs. Furman's son. Robert, who -was known to be a member of the Twelfth New York. It was after midnight when their vigilance was requited. The young man, who has a large acquaint ance in Asheville, was found doing guard duty on the rear platform of one of the coaches. He has improved so much, physically, since leaving Ashe ville, that he was not readily recognized by his friends. "We will remember the Maine all right" were words frequently heard as the train bearing the soldiers pulled out of the depot. NO NEWS ATWASHINGTON. Prominent Officials Who Want Of fices of Course. WASHINGTON, May 19. Secretary Day was with the President during the morning, but on leaving the White House stated that there were no im portant official dispatches and no mate rial change in the situation. Senator Sewall of New Jersey saw both the President and Secretary Alger regarding his nomination as major gen eral. He intimated that he would make a formal" declaration of the nom ination soon. Senators Allison and Gear and Representative Lacey of Iowa urged a candidate" for paymaster, but left without encouragement. Senator Piatt of New York presented some friends who had claims for of -ces to urge. Senator Lodge of Massa chusetts, member of the foreign rela tions committee, talked. over the war siuation at some length. Columbia Near New York. NEW YORK, May 19. The cruiser Columbia anchored off Tompkinsvllle this morning. 25,000 TROOPS AT CHICKAMAUGA A Number of Regiments Ar rived Today. Information for New Volun teer Companies. THEY MUST BE KEPT UP TO THEIR FULL STRENGTH IN THE FIELD. CHATTANOOGA, May 19. Volun teers have arrived more rapidly this morning than at any time since the is suance of the order to mobilize here. At an early hour the First Illinois infan try, 1025 men, under Col. Henry L. Tur ner, arrived over the Nashville, Chat tanooga & St. Louis. The next was the First Kansas infantry, which came In on four trains over the same road. This regiment is made up of 1010 raw re cruits under Col. Fitch. The Fifth Pennsylvania, Col. Birch, arrived over the Cincinnati Southern, and the Ninth Pennsylvania, Col. Dougherty, arrived half an hour later. The Fourteenth Minnesota got to the Park this morning. A number of regi ments which arrived early this morn ing will be gotten out before 9 o'clock tonight. The number of troops in the Park and at Chattanooga is now over 25,000. WASHINGTON, May 19. A num ber of applications have been received at the adjutant general's office for cop ies of musted rolls with which to form national guard organizations in various States, to take the places of commands absorbed by recruiting in the volunteer army. These applications come from persons whose intentions, the Depart ment officials say, may be all right, but who apparently do not know that the provision in the volunteer act bearing on the subject of the admission of new organizations of volunteers shall be so recruited as to maintain them in as near to the maximum strength as the President may deem necessary, and no new organization Is to be accepted into service from any State unless the or ganizations already in service from such State are near to the maximum strength of the officers and enlisted men as the President decides shall be the case. This provision is intended to prevent a condition of affairs similar to that which existed In the Civil War when the veteran regiments, depleted by ac tive service on the field, were not re cruited again in full strength, but new regiments were constantly added to the army. The latter practice is reprehen sible in that it thrusts raw and undis ciplined men forward into new organ izations, instead of recruiting them to older and established veteran regi- MORE VOLUNTEERS. Asheville Recruits Join the Murphy Company and Leave Tcday. The Murphy military company, 46 strong, arrived here this afternoon on the regular train, and with the Ashe ville and Madison county recruits, con tinued on its way to Raleigh in spe cial cars attached to No. 12. The com pany was under charge of Capt. J. W. Cooper, jr. The Madison county re cruits numbered about 15.. The Ashe ville volunteers, numbering 34, were of ficered by Harold Johnston, first lieu tenant; Edward E. Smathers, first ser geant; 1!. A. Roberts, second sergeant; George Sudderth, first corporal, and George E. ' Freeman, third corporal. The Asheville privates were J. B. Weaver, G. R. Rockhold, W. H. Rice, Wash Bennett, George Goodlake, Carl Joyner, Forest Burnsides, B. F. Earley, 1). W. Boone, P. H. Pounders. J. I). Erwin, P. E. Ambler, R. E. Davis, Win. Falls, P. E. Miller, Edward Praytor, T. W. AIcMahan, Milton Cagle, W. W. Burnett, Alvlu Gherkin, John English,. J. H. Huffman, E. C. Coche and G. W. Allen. A number of those who 'had indicated an intention to leave Asheville with the Murphy company failed to respond. GRADUATION DAY. High School Exercises Tomorrow Forenoon. The graduating exercises of the city high school will take place tomorrow at the Orange street building, begin ning promptly at 10:30 a. m. The grad uating and class day exercises will be combined, and Rev, pr, J, g, Felix will address the class. An, excellent pro gram has been arranged, and all pat rons of the schools as well-as others interested are cordially invited to at tend. These exercises will close the school session of 1897-'98. There are 32 graduates in the class. The Juniors will give a reception to the Seniors tomorrow afternoon from 5 to 8 o'clock. This will be attended only by members of the two classes and their teachers. GERMAN SYMPATHY. It Seems to be on the Side of Spain Just Now. MADRID, May 19. It is announced in a dispatch from Havana that the German warship Geler arrived there. The dispatch adds: "She didn't salute the American squadron with guns or flags, but sa luted the forts, and her commander landed and visited Blanco, Manterola and the president of the colonial gov ernment. These visits were marked by extreme cordiality." A' dispatch from Havana also refers to the reported bombardment of the forts at Santiago de Cuba yesterday; adding: "No damage was done as the ships were so far distant their shells did not reach the land." And Dewey Waits SAN FRANCISCO, May 19. The Charleston is still anchored ofr Angel Island. It Is expected she will sail for Manila today. Later. On account of a trivial acci dent to her condensers, the Charleston put back to Mare Island today for re pairs. She will not get to sea for two days. SWEPT BY A CYCLONE IT KILLED ELEVEN PERSONS AND RAZED BUILDINGS. ROCKFORD, 111. .May 19. Eleven people are known to be dead and two score badly injured as a result of a destructive cyclone which swept over Ogle county last evening. It came from the southwest and was from 300 to 400 feet wide. It leveled everything in Its path, demolishing hundreds of farm houses and barns, and killing much live stock. The storm was severest at Stillman valley, where it wrecked 15 buildings, two churches and a depot. Great dam age was done at Adeline, many build ings being razed. Mr. and Mrs. Nel son and baby of Stillman Valley, Julia Johnson, W'm. Rees, Thomas Mullens, Adeline, three children of John Mass at Foreston, Illinois; Wm. Schyntler, Adaline; Mrs. Frank Chichelcher, Paw paw. About 20 are reported Injured. SAN JUAN TERROrTzED. People Camping Out of the Range or American Guns. (Copyright 1898 by Associated Press.) ST. THOMAS, Danish Wrest Indies, May 18. Over 30 Porto Ricon refugees, mostly women with very little money, arrived here last night on board the French steamer Rodriguez. It is reported that the governor gen eral of Porto Rico has issued a procla mation saying eight soldiers were killed and 34 wounded as a result of the bom bardment of the forts at San Juan by a portion of Rear Admiral Sampson'k fleet on May 12. He adds that two gunt were dismounted at Morro castle, which otherwise was little damaged. He alsc says the other forts were not much hurt. In the town one shot, it is al leged, penerated the palace and the cor ner of a powder house was carrieo. away. No school children were killed. The Spanish transport Alfonzo Xlll. and the Spanish freight steamer Manu ela was damaged by the American fire The Spaniards, as usual, claim they won a victory, basing their assertion upon the fact that the American war ships departed under lire. But the refugees say the crty of San Juan it still terrorized, its inhabitants be.ng in hourly fear of the reappearance oi the American fleet and a repetition of tht bombardment. Therefore people art camping in the country out of tht range of the American guns. The Spaniards claim that Freemai Hallstead, the newspaper correspond ent who was sentenced to nine years imprisonment for photographing tht fortifications of San Juan was woundeu by a shot which struck the town jail, but the refugees say he was probably shot by the Spaniards. Many funerals have occurred recently at San Juan- SPANISH PRISONERS PROT ESI Weyler's Brother-in-Law Not Sat isfied With His Treatment. ATLANTA. Ca.. May 17. The Span ish prisoners confined at Fort McPher son have made a formal protest to tht post commander through Col. Cortejo, W'ayler's brother-in-law, . against the manner in which they are being treat ed. The communication reads: "We are officers and gentlemen, pris oners of war, not convicts. We are be- j ing treated like criminals, locked up and deprived of air and sunshine, in stead of being paroled and allowed to go about the grounds as we please. Were the conditions reversed we would not be guilty of treating officers as wt have been treated in this respect. We are taken along paths to our meals where we must be stared at and com mented on like dime museum freaks. We are three times daily exposed to the sneers and curious gaze of idlers who, forgetting that we are gentlemen, con found us with those of our countrymen who have not conducted themselves in such a way as to merit the application of this title." The Colonel declares. however, that he and his comrades are soldiers, and "that if necessary they can endure indignity like men." N. Y. Sun. TO BE EXCHANGED. WASHINGTON, May 19. Arrange ments have been completed by which the newspaper correspondents. Thrall and Jones, will be exchanged for Col onel Cortijo and Surgeon Julian, Span ish officers now at Fort McPherson. COAL FOR CADIZ SQUADRON. Said to Have Been Secured on a French Island. LONDON, May 19. A dispatch from Montreal- says a coal depot for the Ca diz squadron has been secured near the French colony of St. Pierre, Miquelon, off the coast of Newfoundland. A dispatch to the Star from Montreal confirms the report that Polo y Bernabe has secured a coal depot near St. Pierre, Miquelon, a French colony south of the coast of Newfoundland, at whicK place the Cadiz squadron will coal, pre vious to attacking the Atlantic sea board of the United States while the Cape Verde squadron draws off the fleets commanded by Sampson, and Schley. FROM THE TELEGRAPH. The general assembly of the Southern Presbyterian church has convened in the First Presbyterian church. New Or leans. War is believed to be impending be tween Tammany and the Piatt Repub lican machine over the office of chief of police. Secretary Alger has sent to Congress the draft of a bill to create, in time of war, a second assistant secretary, with a salary of $4000. Wm. J. Bryan Is to organize a third regiment of Nebraska volunteers to tender their services to the President as soon as mustered. The House has passed a bill appro priating $1000 for the relief of the fam ily of the postmaster at Lake City, S C, who was murdered. The bravery of Ensign Wiliard, a Marylander, in destroying a Spanish signal station at Diana Key was prais ed by Commander Merry of the Ma chias. In the House of Lords the Earl of Kimberley made an attack upon the speech of Joseph Chamberlain with re gard to a possible alliance of England with this country. The general conference of the M. E. church. South, made no attempt what ever to reconsider Its action of Tues day in electing Rev. Drs. Morrison and Chandler, candidates to bishoprics. The conference chose Dr. E. E. Hoss to suc ceed himself as editor of the Christian Advocate, the official org& of the church, published in Nashville, Tenn. FIRST REGIMENT OFF TOMORROW Will Leave for Tampa at Noon Friday. The Companies Packing Up in Fine Spirits. A SECOND REGIMENT MAN IN JURED, BUT NOT SERIOUS LY, IT IS THOUGHT. RALEIGH, N. C. May 19. Special. The First regiment is hustling to get away today under orders to report at Tampa. Company F is packing up in fine spirits. The hour of departure is indefinite. J. G. Woods of the Second regiment was not dangerously hurt in yester day's accident when he was struck by a train. Dr. Thrash says he will pull through. Later The Adjutant General an nounces that the First regiment will leave for Tampa at noon tomorrow. They would have gone this afternoon but for some delay as to the cars. Latest. The First regiment will not go via Asheyille. Wood's back and arm were bruised. He had a narow escape. FOR THE PHILIPPINES. Gen. Otis Will be Secoio in Com mand. SAN FRANCISCO, May 19, Maj. Gen. E .S. Otis, who has been ordered by the War Department to proceed to the Philippine islands, as second in command to Maj. Gen. Wesley Meiriu, nas arrived here, accompanied by his staff. Two battalions of nearly 700 vol unteers from Oregon arrived in this city yesterday and will pitch their tents at the Presidio. A hospital corps for the first and sec ond battalions will be completed soon. it is being made up of a number ol scholarly young men, among whom are seveial druggists and dentists. Branches of the Red Cross have al ready been established throughout Cal ifornia and it is proposed to call a con vention to organize a State society. A company of light artillery is be ing formed and an infantry company of colored men will be organized in iuis city. Both will tender their services to the government. AN HISTORIC SHIRT. It Conveyed Papers to Dewey of Great Importance. CINCINNATI, O., May 17. Mr. Wm. Doherty, an entomopogist, has just re turned from the Philippine Islands, via Hong Kong and San Francisco. He succeeded in passing the Spanish cus toms officials at Manila with complete plans of the city, the harbor, the fortifi cations and minute details of their ar mament, from Consul General Williams to Admiral George Dewey. The plans and drawings were concealed in a new ly laundered shirt, which was folded. pinned up and banded in the usual style and put with other clothing in his trunk. Arriving at Hong Kong early in April, he delivered the supremely important papers to Admiral Dewey on the Olympia. TO MEET AT ASHEVILLE. . Royal Arch Masons and the Gay and Festive Shriners. RALEIGH, N. C, May 19. Special. J The Grand Chapter Rayol Arch Masons elects Martin S. Wiliard of Wilmington Grand High Priest. The Grand Com- mandery Knights Templar elects M. D. Bailey of Winston Grand Commander. Both have adjourned to meet at Ashe ville June 29- next year. The Shriners also meet at Asheville. THE ACT UNCONSTITUTIONAL. The Supreme Court Decision in Mil ler vs. Alexander. RALEIGH, N. C, May 19. Special. In the case of Miller vs. Alexande the question was to the constitution ality of the private act of 1897, desig nating a commission to divide the land. The Supreme court holds that the leg islature undertook to exercise Judicial powers and that the act is unconsti tutional. WOUNDED A BRITISH SOLDIER. Something Spain Will Have to Ex plain Away. GIBRALTAR, May 19. A number of British soldiers, while out boating yes terday, attempted to land on Spanish territory, whereupon a sentry fired upon them, and wounded one. ARTHUR M. FIELD, Leading Jeweler. has on exhibition and for sale a few pieces of very rare French enamels and exquisite cuttings in- Onyx and Carnelian..... and chalcedony relief cuttings suitable for gifts. He has also a of selected native stones that are being closed out at about one half their original value on ac count of the new ways of cutting being so much cheaper. Current Items! Common sense tells us to buy medi cines where we are sure to get the best that our money w ill buy these require ments are met at Dr. T. C. Smith's Drug Store where an elaborate stock is kept. The largest stock of sponges in the city are found at Dr. T. C. Smith's Drug Store prices from five cents each to one dollar line sponges, coarse sponges, bath sponges, carriage sponges any kind you want. The question of quality of our drugs and the low prices at which we sell them Is simply a matter of understand ing we buy in large lots and pay cash for our purchases c;tsh works wonders in securing low prices you get these benefits at Dr. T. C. Smith s Drug Store. It's one thing to have cheap paint and another thing to have the best paint, a combination of the two in one, he celebrated Longman & Martinez pure paints are sold at Dr. T. C. Smith's Drug Store. Medical men can always depend upon uniform results from their prescrip tions when prepared at Dr. T. C. Smith's Drug Store all uncertainty as to quality of medicines used will be re moved from their minds. Alabastine forms a pure and perma nent coating for walls and is easily ap plied, mixes readily with cold water, made in white and all the fashionable tints Send to Dr. T. C. Smith for sam ple color card and prices. The Havana blockade tuts no figure with our stock of line Cuban Cigars we have a large stock outside the lines and are selling them at the old prices at Dr. T. C. Smith's Drug Store. The Cubans in Asheville are smoking Portuondo Cigars because they are ac quainted with the goods Portuondo was a Cuban and an expert in making good cigars. Dr. T. C. Smith is agent for the factory. The crowd constantly drifts to our store because they save money by buy ing from us all articles usually found in a large Drug Store are sold by Dr. T. C. Smith goods and prices are all guaranteed against competition. No goods are given away at Dr. T. C. Smith's Drug Store, but prices are so reasonable, considering quality of the goods, that our customers are satisfied and continue to duplicate their orders. If you want Portuondo Cigars, a full stock of these choice smokers are found at Dr. T. C. Smith's Drug Store we get them direct from the factory In Phila delphia. The., r'lub ii -' 53 S. MAIN ST., The leading saloon in Ashe ville. I carry a complete line of the leading brands of Liquors, Vines, Ales and Cigars, import ed and domestic. Agent for the Augusta Brewing Co. liter and liquor sold by wholesale and re tail. Free delivery. "Phone 21S. 1. I). Box U37. Pat Mclntyre, Prop FOR SALE.... A NICE LOT OF SHOW ...CASES Will sell at a bargain. Ap ply at Carmichael's Drug Store, Cor. Court Square and Putt on Ave. Biltmore Dairy The herd, consisting of high bred Jerseys, is under the daily inspection of a qualified veter inarian, formerly inspector for the New Orleans board of health. All the cows have been Tuber culin tested and are in perfect health. No expense or labor spared to secure cleanliness in all opera tions connected with the milk. To do all the above costs mon ey and lots of It: but we have the satisfaction of knowing that we are supplying customers with pure milk. Perhaps you can buy milk a lit tle cheaper, but just think it j ov I.... . over.
Asheville Citizen (Asheville, N.C.)
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May 19, 1898, edition 1
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