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D Ash i A liCizeo O VOLUME XIV. NO. 48. ASHEVILLE, IM. C SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 2, 1898. PRICE 3 CENTO COMB HONEY, NEW CROP. MADE 1JY THE BUSY BUiNCOMBE BEE. Fresh, sweet and deliciou--. Tut u in one und packages at SnicJer's (, Court Sijnare. .J Bon Marche, 15 SOUTH WAIN ST. II! 11 At 5 Cents: WV ..n'.-r ii line of Colored Dimities. Or i .im Ix-.-i and Iiuu nn, worth double. At 1 -.Cents: 1..! ! ;. iridic -tl; ii k and liht col . I -H. At SO Gents: i viiii'lit-s: l.ai e Figured Oigandies; ko-hIs that S'iIJ up to 20 cents. At I2M' Cents: Knur M uan li.-s. Pol. -red S iss.'etc. A lew extra specialties. . Whit? Chamois Glv. "' cents. Wide .Mi. ire and Taffeta Ribbons, 25 U Int.- Kid lit Its, 2.". cents. V id summer corset, Z'J cents. ilk Ginghams. 2.") cents. I ;;i ri;.iiiiN ill all d -pa I tim r. I. Bon Marche In the m.uvli of the hundreds uln. buy their cigars and to bacco at the Berkeley Cigar St- re. I'rlze dislribullmi every Wednesday evetiii g; i'isaiettes 5 cents a package over the counter. Berkeley Cigar Store. I OR RENT HOTEL P1SQAH. CKMRAI.I.Y LOCATED iS, :o anJ l'.ut in Avenue. 32 room-;, partly furnislied. H. C Chedcster. 6 Palmetto li.nldini;. tnir mountain party hacks are unsur passed. Good horses and drivers. Prices reasonable. Hear of Hotel Berkeley. Tlnme -:. T. C. HARE, Mgr. TODAY We il try and t-uit you on footwear up I,. 1 .; p. in. MONDAY July I. we close all day, and never felt more I-.kc doing so, although it's been our eu.-t..m. than this year. It will be ii iN-wey 4th. J. SPANGENBERG, c-oriiT SQUARE SHOE STORE. SPECIAL 8 1MER0FFER One Beauty About sending jrour clothes to us is that they are delivered to you clean they are not starched up to hide the dirt. We get the dirt out first, then starch them. Tour collars can have dull or gloss fin ish suit yourself. If we tear your clothes we will mend them for you; even put a new collar band on a shirt; it don't cost you a cent. Try us. We stand up to what we say. ASHEVILLE . STEAM LAUNDRY 43 WEST COLLEGE ST., PHONE 95. Jewelry TO Adorn W CIaAYIIJ RI BYs. I LD ADCRN 17 Vl '5 WILL Ti'iL V BE LV EM PT A n H Tt r.d fr'Tikvlt n-'niT ,r;r anxict y. B. H. COSBY, 27 Patton Avenue. FRESH Saratoga Potato Chips, Ferris Hams and BONELESS BREAKFAST BACON. Greer, Fine Groceries. JUST RECEIVED A CAR LOAD OF Surreys, Traps, Phaetons, Buggies. NEW STYLES, GOOD WORK AND REASONABLE PRICES. Every vehi cle guaranteed at T. S. Morrison's CARRIAGE WAREHOUSE. COMPLETE line Fine Stationery the lat est tints just the finest that can be found in any market.' We can save you money on paper and envelopes. MORGAN'S BOOK STORE, S W. COURT SQUARE. THIS IS ROUGH ON CLARK EDENTON STREET CHURwH EN DORSES DUKE'S GIFTS. This is the Church of Which Judge Clark is a Member Alphonso Avery Jr., Resigns. RALEIGH. K. C. July 2. Special. The board of stewards of Edenton street M. E. church. South, here have adopted resolutions thanking Washing ton Duke for his noble gifts to Trinity college. Judge Walter Clark is a mem ber of this church. Alonzo C. Avery, jr., of Morganton resigns as first lieutenant in Capt. Emund Jones company. Second regl ment. The resignation is accepted. The question now arises whether the uovernor has the right to nil vacan cies after a regiment is mustered into the United States service. THE SOLACE WILL BE SENT NO MORE TROOPS TO GO TILL 8TH OR 9TH. WASHINGTON, July 2. Immediate ly upon receiving Gen. Shafter's tele gram, concerning the killed and wounded Surgeon General Sternberg of the army called on Van Reypen, Gen eral Surgeon of the navy and held a consultation regarding the course to be taken. Fortunately the ambulance ship Solace is now in the vicinity of Shafter's army and she will be utilized for any emergency cases which may arise. hile the navy ship Solace is designed primarily for the use of the fleet she will be put at the' disposition f the army whenever necessary and te navy and army ships will be used interchangeably. The Solace is fully as well adapted for treating wounded as her sis ter ship of the army and has aceommo- lation for several hundred men. WILL NOT MOVE TROOPS NOW. Alger is authority for the statement that no additional troops will be sent from Camp Alger to Santiago before the Sth or 9th of the month. The rea son tor this is the auxiliary cruisers Yale and Harvard which were selected for the purpose of transporting the troops to Cuba will not be ready to start on the next trip for that island before the date mentioned. THEY WILL INTERFERE. BERLIN, July 2. On the best au hority the correspondent here of the Associated Press is informed that Ger many, France and Russia have reached an understanding to interfere .in the Philippines when hostilities cease, to prevent the United States or Great Britain from gaining possession of the whole islands. BUSY AT CAMP THOMAS. CHICK AM AUG A, July 2. Today is excessively warm at Camp Thomas and the men again experienced trouble getting through with the drills. The work of paying the army is the main feature of the day. Although the army in camp here has received no Immed iate orders to move to the front prepar ations for such an event are going on. Ever since the arrival of this army, all railroads have concentrated a large -number of coaches at this point. These cars remained on tne siding in a rather promiscuous way until today when the roads began the work of straightening out and making these cars up into trains. CAMARA'S SQUADRON. WASHINGTON, July 2. The State Department has received information from our consular representative at Cairo that two vessels of Camara'f squadron had entered the Suez canal. THE NEWS IN CHICAGO. CHICAGO, July 2. None of the Eng lish papers were published in Chicago today, owing to the strike among the stereotypers. The stereotypers demand ed a reduction in the hours of labor and an increase in wages. It was refused. An immediate influx of stereotypers from other cities is expected and has in some measure begun. Intense interest in the battle of Santiago renders the situation peculiar. A SPLENDID WORK. Board of Trade's Asheville Pamphlet Being Issued. Asheville and Vicinity "where the snowbirds nest," is the title of the Board of Trade pamphlet issued to the health and pleasure seeker, the manu facturer, the fruit grower, the stock raiser, the wood worker, the dairyman, the trucker and miner. The pamphlet is one of 66 pages, and is filled with in formation that the tourist, the settler, or the investor would desire in his in quiries about Asheville and Western North Carolina. The work is embel lished by many illustrations of this sec tion and views of the Biltmore estate. Altogether the pamphlet, which is is sued from the presses of The Citizen company, is the most pretentious and the handsomest that has ever been pre pared for distribution here. It reflects great credit on the Board of Trade, and especially upon Prof. J. D. Eggleston, jr.. and eGorge S. Powell, by whom the bulk of the work of preparing the pam phlet was done. The issue is 5000, and all will be de livered to the Board of Trade next week. Members desiring to get copies of the work to be sent out can do so by-calling on Secretary C. T. Rawls or George S. Powell. P JOHN A. HOBSON. Cousin of Lieut. R. P. Hobson En lists for the War. A party of recruits, most of them be ing from Statesvllle left today to Join the First North Carolina regiment at Jacksonville. In the party were Wil liam Metcalf, John Y. Parnell. Albert P. Gilbert. Joel S. Minton, Miles A. Condray, David B. Wood. John M. Min ton and John H. Hobson. The last named is & first cousin of Lieut. Richmond Pearson Hobson, the hero of the Merrimac at Santiago. Mr. Hobson's home is at Cleveland, N. C. IT WH ODR BOYS SING "STAR SPANGLED BANKER" During a Lull in the Battle San Juan and Caney Ours, But they Cost Huch Blood The Killed Not Definitely Known, But the List is Large Care for the Wounded. NEW YORK, July 2. A copyrighted dispatch to the Evening World dated two miles from Santiago. July 1st. says: "San Juan heights have fallen, and the way is now opened for the advance on Morro. it is a glorious victory but very dearly purchased. "San Juan is the strongest Spanish outpost, well fortified and was valiant ly defended. The position is an exeel- ent one. "The San Juan hill is steep and an artillery battery is located on it. It is also occupied by barracks and other buildings. But the American troops stormed the heights, and Spanish valor had to yield to the bulldog tenacity and courage of the Anglo Saxon. "As I w rite our troops are swarming up the hill and covering it like ants. "The Spaniards are demoralized. "The fighting has been of the hardest kind and our troops suffered severely, but the enemy's works are in their hands and they do not count the cost. "El Caney is also ours. The general advance which began at 3 p. m. was successful all along the line. After iriving tne enemy out ot caney our troops took possession of the village and destroyed the Spanish fort by which it had been defended. "The Spaniards fled into the city of Santiago where they now are. The losses on both sides are heavy. A bursted shell almost annihilated an entire company of our troops." A special dispatch from Playa del Este to the Evening World quotes Gen. Garcia as authority for the statement that Gen. Pando has entered Santiago with 6000 soldiers, reinforcing Linares. A GLORIOUS INCIDENT. SIBONEY, July 1, 8 p. m.-At this hour fighting continues. The entire re serves of the American army" have been ordered to the front at onceapparent- ly with the intention of fjfreing our way into Santiago. 1 he troops aa- vanced nearly to the city but the forti fications are very strong. Our losses are heavy. An officer from the field estimates our killed and wounded at over 1000. Shells, it is sup posed from the Spanish fleet, did heavy execution among our troops. During a lull in the fighting an im pressive incident occurred. The Twenty-first infantry was out in front and suffering loss from Spanish fire, but the men sang "Star Spangled Ban ner. Even the wounded joined in the singing. THE FEELING IN WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON, July 2. The pro foundest concern throughout military official circles marked" the opening of the second day of the battle of Santia go. The desperate character of the fighting is now fully known. The information is In addition to a report made by Shafter last midnight when he roughly estimated the casul aties above 400. Later reports, official and direct from the field, indicated these estimates are far too low. Shaf ter had not up till 11 o'clock this mrn ing placed any exact figure on Sis loss, but made clear that the first estimate of 400 was much short of the actual loss. CASUALTIES ABOVE IOOO. An Associated Press dispatch from the field, giving casualties of about 1000 Is in line with Shafter's later in timation, although, he sets no figure. The miltary authorities were alert early in the day, despite the fact they had been up well through the night in anxious waiting for the latest reports. Alger and Corbin held a conference LOOPY soon after the secretary arrived. Then Surgeon General Sternberg waa sent for, and joined the conference. It is understood the Surgeon General will send a large force of medical officers, some 40 or 50 in addition to those al ready with Shafter's men. Neither the Secretary nor Adjutant GeneraW-wM add' anything to the Information given out at midnight. An impressive ser iousness prevades all military centres. The news of how our gallant men pressed their way, foot by foot, up to the commanding plateau of Caney, was welcome indeed, but there is now a full realization that it has been done in the face of a withering fire. Instead of a skirmish of the right flank, as later re ports yesterday indicated, it is now clear that a general engagement, and a terrific one has been fought under a broiling tropical sun and in the tangled vegetation of northeast Santiago. MILES SPEAKS GRAVELY Gen. Miles and staff were together arry In the day. " Spread on the Gen eral's desk was a map showing the minutest details of every roadway. trail and elevation about Santiago. The General traced the line of operations and probable line of action now In pro gress. He spoke gravely of the. fierce ness of the fighting yesterday. From a strategic point of view Law ton's taking of Caney yesterday gave an elevation on the right wing for serv ing the double purpose of diverting the enemy from the left and opening a way to our left wing and also giving oir troops a more commanding sweep of the enemy's northern defences. Incidentally, it accomplished an im portant purpose at least to some ex tent in preventing Pando from coming down with reinforcements from the north and turning our right flank. HOSPITAL SHIPS WANTED- WASHINGTON, July 2. Owing to the many conflicting reports as to the losses of American troops in yesterday's en gagement, it is thought best by the war department officials to make public the text of Shafter's last dispatch received this morning at 4 o'clock. It is as fol lows: "Siboney, via Playa del Este. I fear I have underestimated today's casual ties. A large and thoroughly equipped hospital ship should be sent here at once to care for the wounded. The chief surgeon says he has use for 40 more medical officers. The ship must bring a launch and boards for conveying the wounded. "Signed. SHAFTER." SHAFTER'S ESTIMATES LOW. j WASHINGTON, July 2. War De partment officials are not in possession at this hour (11:45) of any information to show that fighting at Santiago was resumed today, but believe such is the fact. Shafter has informed the War De partment that the first estimate of the losses in yesterday's battle are proba bly too low, but he makes no new esti mate. Alger is now in consultation with the President. FIRST ARTILLERY FIGHT. NEW YORK. July 2. A dispatch to the World dated El Passa, Cuba, near Santiago, noon July 1, says the First artillery fight of the campaign has just been ended by silencing the Spanish battery. The wounded are still being picked up as the dispatch is hurried away. At 7 o'clock this morning there was a sullen "boom." It was the first shot from Capron's battery, fired to avenge the killing of his son. Presently Hhe Spanish began to answer the challenge from the forts and trenches. At 7:15 Grimes' battery opened on BUT clor 0 the Spanish troops to the right of San J uan blockhouse. The common powder ' used by oui troops smoked, and was a fine target for the Spanish field battery, which was probably served by Cervera's marines, judging by the accuracy of thejjfm." While our smoke gavei'ehemy our range. Grimes couldt locate the ene- I mYT-hi'iised smokeless now. -approximately. But, satis fied as to the Spa'lr&h.osi.tion, our men worked like mad. The Sif&Bi&ii, J&Z -be rate wM be one cnt. t y slackened and in less thaiTaTTf Y Muy'm relurn gradually slackened and in less than an hour ceased altogether. THE KILLED AND WOUNDED Battery A, Second artillery, deserves the credit for the victory. The battery's loss, oflicers state, is as follows: Kill ed Underwood, private; Helma, pri vate. Wounded George C. Heary, first sergeant; Veile, sergeant; Cornford, sergeant; Kene, corporal. ihe battery was supported by the Rough Riders and 100 Cubans vlth Hotchkiss guns, and a detacnaient of the Tenth cavalry and a squad from Co. C, Second cavalry. Most of the Spanish shells flew low over the crest of the battery's position and exploded. i x ne itoueh Riders had about- lft wounded, among them R. Champlain. whose left elbow was smashed. The Cuban leader, Gonzales, reports that the Cubans lost 20 killed and wounded. TRAINING SCHOOL. Enthusiasm Prevailing Among the County Teachers. The training schools for teachers have completed half of the term under most favorable auspices. The total enroll ment has reached 125, most of which is composed of the county teachers. The greatest interest and enthusiasm pre vails at all the schools, and the teach ers express themselves as delighted with the course of instruction. The methods adopted by the instruc tors in the schools is especially adapted to the needs of the teachers in the county. A series of popular entertain ments consisting of declamations, de bates and educational addresses by lo cal or imported speakers, has been ar ranged at each school for Friday after noons. These exercises are very pop ular and draw together large audienceb of country people who have shown theii appreciation of the work being done bv these schools by attending both the daily and Friday afternoon exercises. The addresses delivered last week by Dr. Mclver have been highly compli mented by the teachers and the publii generally. It is a matter of regret that State Superintendent Mebane has been prevented from making-his tour of in spection of the schools, and it is hoped that he may do this next week. It is generally conceded that the es tablishment of these schools has added intensely to the spirit ofeducational en thusiasm in the county, and can have but the best results. ELMER H. CRAIG DEAD. Funeral Services Will be Held at the Residence Tomorrow. Elmer H.. Craig of Viroqua, Wis., son- in-law of the late Secretary Rusk of President Harrison's cabinet, and a graduate of the University of -Wiscon sin, died at his residence on Blake street last night at 10 o'clock. Mr. Craig had lived in Asheville two years and endeared himself in a quiet way to a circle of friends. He had been an in valid for several years, and after trying other climates settled upon this as the most comfortable' and invigorating. He was a student at all times and a widely cultivated man who will be most missed where he is best known. Mrs. Craig and four children survive. Funeral services over the remains will be held at the residence. No. 3 Blake street, Sunday mfternoon at 5 o'clock, conducted by Rev. A. D. Mc Clure. The pallbearers will be James H. Merrimon, Locke Craig, J. D. Mur phy, W. A. Blair, Marcus Erwin and Frank McCrary. The body will be placed In the vault at Riverside ceme tery and will be removed to Mr; crais old home later. Pennsylvania Won. SARATOGA SPRINGS. N. Y.. July 2. In the University boat race, three miles, Pennsylvania won, Cornell sec ond, Wisconsin third, Columbia last. Time 15:51. In the freshman boat race, two mile course, Cornell won, 10:51; Columbia second, Pennsylvania third. Prizes Captured. KEY WEST. July 2. The Spanish steamer Bonlto Esteuger, about 500 tons, and two small sloops, the Eman- tiol an1 . T?Qrtul vpra CATltlirpfi hv thp I Hornet on: Manzannio ana Drougnt an this mnrninz bv a. nrire crew under En. 8jgn Mark St. Clair Ellis. THE COMMITTEE REPORTS IT WAS AGAINST EWART'S CON " FIRMATION. Senator!Pritehard Has Had Another Meeting CalledancKHopes to Have Report Changed to favorable One. ' WASHINGTON, July 2. Special. The committee on the Judiciary at its meeting tills morning decided by a ma jority of one to report the nomination of Ewart unfavorably to the Senate. The meeting was not a full one. and Senator Prltchard has succeeded in having another meeting called later in the day, when he hopes to be able to reverse this majority and to secure a favorable report on Ewart's nomina tion. VETERANS' REUNION. Gen. Ray Gives Instructions as t Atlanta Gathering. Editor" Tan Citizen: For the In formation of Veterans, Sons and Daughters of Veterans, and their fam ilies and friends, I publish the folio w- ng: The general annual reunion is to be held In Atlanta, Ga., on the 20th to 23d July this year. The preparations for entertaining us are prWbably greater than has ever been made bVfore, and all ndications point to the meeting as a most successful and interesting one. f he managers have assurances that the attendance is to be very great they sa.y v u2prcedejuiy largtv" Entertain ment there is toffee trie to veterans asking it, and specI&ihoardmS rates nave been made tor otheiS-St from 50 cents to Jt per day. The railroSrr-i&tes are to be one cent a mila Mi-h with the exception of from Bryson City vu me murpny road, 65 miles from ABuevme. rom tnere and all points be tween there and Asheville, the same ,lle 18 10 De. given as from Asheville; that is, J5.25 will be the fare from Bry son City and all stations this side and irom Asheville to Atlanta and returrs vxuui xian s, o miles out, going vrest rnie each and then trom Murphy, over the Atlanta, Knox -iue ana isortnern to Atlanta, same .ate. The fare from Alexander will be $5.45; from Biltmore, $5.20; from Sky- .and, o.0o; -Arden, $a.0a; Fletcher's, Jo; rlendersonville, J4.8U; Flat Rock, $4.75; Saluda, $4.55; Tryon, $4.35; Cooper's, via Asheville, $5.45; Black Mountain, $5.50; Old Fort, $5.85; Marion, $6.05; Morgan ton, $6.50. Marion people and beyond jan possibly save 20 cents by going via HiacKSDurg. The Bryson City people, and those this side of Hall's station, will under stand that they can go either route, oy way of Asheville at the Asheville rate, $5.25, or one cent a mile each way to Murphy, and thence same over the A, K. & N. to Atlanta, the fare from Murphy being somewhere from $2.25 to $2.60. The "Veterans?. Special" will leave Asheville on Tuesday evening, the 19th, at 8 o'clock, via Spartanburg, reaching Atlanta at 6 o'clock next morning. 1 suggest that, a day or two In advance of starting, someone interested make it their- business to see their respectlvje railroad agents and know If they are properly instructed as to tickets and rates and if not make them wire F. R. Darby, agent uptown office, Asheville. JAMES M. RAY, Brig.Gen. Commanding 4th Brigade N. C. Div. U. C. V. Weekly papers of Western North Carolina please copy. HOSE COMPANY. OFFICERS. , C.Fagg Re-elected Captain Ap H pointments. Hose company No. 1 last evening lected H. C. Fagg, captain; J. T. Bos- tic, first foreman; T. P. Johnson, sec ond foreman; L. W. Jeanneret, secre tary and treasurer; A. L. Duckett, plugman. Captain Fagg appointed J. C. Wal lace assistant plugman; Jack McElrath Lytle, nozzlemen of the second sec first section; W. M. Jackson and J. B. Lytle, nozzlezmen of the second sec tion; W. O. Lytle and James M. Young, nozzlemen of the third section. J. T. Bostic was elected delegate and J. C. Wallace alternate to the meeting of the State Firemen's association, at Goldsboro. Jake Weaver, J. W. Duckett, Will Perrin and Ged. Young were elected to membership. AT HENDERSON VI LLE. W. T. Herritage and Miss Bonnie Kate Reed Married. Miss Bonnie Kate Reed, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Reed of Biltmore, was married at Hendersonville yester day to Sergeant Major W. T. Herritage of Asheville, who has been with the First N. C. .regiment at Jacksonville and who was a few days ago granted an honorable discharge from the army. News of the marriage will be a sur prise to the friends of the young cou ple in this city. The bride-to-be met Mr. Herritage at Hendersonville, where the wedding occurred as stated, and a letter to Mr. Reed yesterday afternoon announcing the fact was the first inti mation the family had of the mar riage. GET IN LINE And wear one of our AR MY AND NAVY BELT BUCKLES. ARTHUR ffl. FIELD, Leading: Jeweler, Asheville. N. C. (H) THE SPOT ! The coolest spot in town is found at Dr. T. C. Smith's Drug Store, on Monument Square after read ing the hot war news from the front you can't do hotter than to sit a few moments unuer tiie artihcial current of air at ' his Soda Fountain coun ter and enjoy a spark- lijig, exhilarating and cooling beverage a liiH&ade. a phosphate drink or a Tbxmi 1 - all gfass of soda water try the experiment right now while the thermometer contin ues upward then take a good supply of Chico Cigars home with you for tonior- rows use. x E 53 S. MAIM ST., The leading saloon In Ashe ville. I carry a complete line of the leading brands of Liquors. Wines, -les and Cigars. Import ed anddomestlc. Agent for the August Brewing Co. Beer and liquor jaold by wholesale and re- tall, fiee -delivery. 'Phone 214. PaiUlcIntyre, Prop F, IRE WORKS. r FOR JULY 4TH. I R E All over the country they are getting ready for the greatest celebration of July 4th ever known. We have a large assortment of Roman Candles, Sky Rockets, Torpedoes, Fire Crackers, Can non Crackers, Colored Fire Whistling Bombs, etc. Prices the lowest. RAY'S, $ North Court Square. W O R K S Biltmore Dairy PURE CERTIFIED JERSEY MILK. 'PHONK 68. The only safe milk being pro duced from Biltmore herd of reg istered Jerseys, all tuberculin tested and whose perfect health is guaranteed by the dally In spection of Qualified Veterinar ian. This milk is so rich In butter fats and solids that the slight excess of cost over . the poorer milks Is fully made up. Delivered by our wagons t sale In sealed bottles or on draught at Helnltsh & Tteagan,. druggists, corner Patton avenue and Church street, and at the Candy Kitchen, West Court Square. Endorsed and prescribed foe Invalids by the Medical profession. 1 L