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WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, ls;s. f The Asheville Citizen BY THE CITIZEN COMPANY. Ever Afternoon Except Sundays One Year $4.00 Six Months 2.00 Three Months , LOO One Month, in advance 40 One Week, to carriers .10 The Semi-Weekly Citizen is issued Tuesdays and Fridays. In advance. $L WEDNESDAY. JULY 27. 198. Spain ana tha War. No right feeling person will wish that Spain, if she cornes now seeking pt-ate In a sincere spirit, must neverthe less face a revolution at home. It is the testimony of Castelar that Spain Is not yet fit for a republican form of gov ernment; and there is no sympathy in this country with a C'arlist movement. ItathT the hope of Americans will be that the boy king may keep his throne and find himself when he comes to ma ture years, solidly fixed in the hearts of his people and able to give them an honest government and a large meas ure oi prosperity, lletore tlus can hapien, it is true, Spain mutt be born again. There must be a new Spain She must come out of her mediaeva shell into the full light of the nine teenth century of progress. Spain has stood while the remainder of the world moved swiftly past, constantly taking new vantage ground. She has been wise only in her own conceit. The bom bast of tier generals and admirals since the present war began sounded like the hollow beating of an African torn-tom Had she had strength to fit the high Bounding proclamations of Hlanco Montejo, Toral, Cervera and I'amara, her armies would drive before them the allied forces of all Europe and her na vies would have swept the seas. The war has shown that the Span lxn possess nothing beyond a sort of blind brutish courage. A rotten gov ernment had left forts without cannon and ammunition, channels without mines, ships without men trained to man the guns. The money for all tues had been appropriated, but it stuck to lingers used to wholesale thievery. Every man in Spain, from the highest to the lowest, told his neighbor that the nation was invincible, and it w.is tiea- son to believe the contrary. She has had a rude awakening, but if she reads aright the lesson she lias lost little Kuther she will have gained; an 1 Spain may yet look back to the war which she is now trying to close, with thank. ruiness mat it came when it did to awaken her to a true sense of her b niKhted condition. ' Gan. Miles' Bluff. Almost every American who reads has a very vivid recollection of a San tiago dispatch from General Shatter, published July 2 or 3, stating that his line had become so thin in many places as to necessitate a retreat of four or five miles, and that tthis was sent, but not given out to the press) if the Span ish understood the situation they could go through the lines at several points and get into the rear of the American army. The next news that came was that through what we now see was a huge and fatal biunder.Ccrvera had attempt ed to escape from the harbor and had thereby lost his tleet. It is now stated, however, that Just previous to this and immediately after the receipt of Shaf ter's discouraging telegram he was told to try the effect of a first-class American bluff by demanding the un conditional surrender of General Toral's forces. Whether that demand stimu lated lilanco to order Cervera out of the harbor is not known, but at all events he went and Toral's condition thereby became nearly as weak as Shafter's demand for surrender sug gested, other troops arrived, too, and the American line btn-ame much strong er. It is said that to Gen. Miles belongs the credit of this bluff. If so he has earned his salary and the right to take with him wherever he goes his porce lain lined bath rub. Smoke Them Out. A New York newspaper printed last wiH-k what purported to be a letter from Gen. Garcia addressed to Gen. Shatter in remonstrance of the treat ment of the Cuban soldiers. It was an admirably composed letter, written in a strain of lofty indignation, dignified and respectful. The letter lacked noth ing. in short, of being a literary land mark of the war, except that it did not stick to the facts and was not written or signed tiv Garcia. It accused Shat ter of not inviting him to the ceremo nies of the surrender of Santiago, when. as a matter of fait, the letter of invita tion and that of declination had been published a day or two before the faked letter appeared. This attempt to get Garcia into bad odor with this government, together with some other less obvious signs, point pretty plainly to the surmise that some one at the front is making an es pedal effort to discredit the Cubans. I'erhaps it is one of the four yellow Journalists Shatter has driven out of the country. At all events, there is a certain kind of relationship between the author of the Garcia letter and the author of the statement sent out from Washington that North Carolina could not fill her quota of troops. Each of them should be smoked out. A Half Apology. A Washington telegram says: "The War Department feels that it has reason tt be gratified at the re sults obtained under the first and sec ond calls for troops by the President. The statement issued Monday night shows that practically all the states have supplied the quotas called for in these two calls. Jt Is explained that the discrepancy between this statement and that one published a week ago which caused so much criticism and put several states, including Massa chusetts. Nebraska and North Caro lina, in the unenviable position of hav ing contributed only a small number of the troops called for, was caused by the fact that owing to the failures to make prompt reports these states appeared to be deficient." Ah! But the slander sent out from Washington a week ago did not say that North Carolina "appeared to. be deficient," but that she actually was. And why was not inquiry made, if no reports had been received, instead of publishing vfhat a moment's reflection at the War Department would have shown must be an error? Someonw blundered. When we come to make up the ac count against Spain it is not to be for gotten "that she violated many of the rules of war. Her soldiers hoisted the Ked Cross flag over houses from which they shot; they fired on our wounded and on their comrades who were carry ing them from the field; they used cop per encased bullets, and they destroy ed property maliciously. Even Admir al Cervera permitted the sinking of the Colon after she had shown the white flag and was our propetry, and on the other ships of his fleet the men, presumably under orders from the officers, so far as possible, destroyed what they had not been able to defend. They did this, and then had their lives saved by American seamen who protected them against the Cubans and against the fire that had been started on the wrecked Spanish ships. A WOMAN'S WORD. Tha Court Square Saloon and the Board of Alderman. Editor The Citizen: The Board of Aldermen, at their meeting last Friday, expressed willingness, and even eager ness, to have saloons occupy the most prominent positions in the city of Ashe ville. It is not considered enough that they now monopolize South and North Main streets, but they are encouraged to spread their sway over Court Place and Pat ton avenue. A city council is supposed to act in accordance with the majority whom they represent. Not so our city Board, v ho have no hesitancy in stating pub licly that they act for their own inter ests. Personally," says Mr. West, "I do not object to having a bar on the square." Hill and Connelly boldly fa vor a "general distribution," the for mer being of the opinion that "we can not have too much of a good thing." In thu openly defying public opinion (which suiciy is concentrated in prop erty holders and those who approve good moral government) these men evince a courage worthy of a better cause. What right has an alderman to act upon his personal" feelings, and to be so lost to all sense of decency as to publicly avow it? Are the people who have put these men in office not to be considered? Wo men, as well as men, constitute this community. How many women, if it was put to the vote, would pwrmit a saloon to disgrace the principal square f the city? A short time since a deaf ear was turned by the aldermen to one who ap peared before them in behalf of the a. l'. C A., supplicating that the orisr- nal fountain be restored to the square. o that man and beast should have some spot at when to slake their thirst. lhis fountain would be useful and or namental; the expense of moving it trivial; but this humanitarian project tailed to interest these gentlemen. They would take no action on it. How great is the contrast when the saloon cornes up before the board! vVhat interest is at once manifested. iiow impatient they are to hasten the lay when these glittering temptations hall beset the unwary on every side. rhe mother, wives and daughters of this city are no more consideied, than the sparrows that twitter on the house top; not that our women lack worth and virtue- but that they have no voice n polities; might consequently has power to crush the right. H. M. L. A RELIC OF PIRACY Prize Money for the Navy; None for the Army. From the Chicago Chronicle. The very comfortable sums of prize noney won by Dewey, Sampson, Schley ind the men under their command mus je viewed by more or less envy by the ellows who do their fighting on land Here is Schley, or Sampson or both f them together who will get several housand dollars for smashing Cerve a s Meet, while Shatter, who captures whole province and 25,000 soldiers to oo-t, gets not a cent beyond his pay -Nor can the injustice for that it wha t looks like be excused upon the plea hat the sailor sustains more dange han the soldier. The contrary is true- it least in the present war. In the fight with Cervera's squadron Schley had but one man killed and a half dozen wounded. In the single attack on San luan Shafter lost 1200 men, killed and .founded. And yet the fleet divides iver $lito.MM, while the army gets glory ind yellow fever. PEOPLE. Mrs. Annie M. Brown of Brattleborc has been appointed by Attorney Gen eral Griggs as clerk of the United States attorney's department for the district of Vermont General Weyler, according to a Eu ropean paper, keeps a scrapbook of all newspaper comment on himself marking with red ink those which are unfavorable. It has been suggested that he might save ink by marking the others. Charles Warren Stoddard says that when he and other men went to the Hawaiian islands 30 years ago the native girls climbed trees, looking down upon them in amusement and amazement because they thought the w hite men had been peeled. Joseph W. Warburton, British consul general for California and the.west ern states and territories, has resign ed his position after serving unaer the British government 41 years. Mr. Warburton is a native of Dublin and had leen stationed at San -Trancisco since 1895. The imperial chancellor of Germany, Prince Hohenlhoe-Schillingsfurst, is about to sell the last of his enormous possessions in Russia. They were the property of the late princess, and at her death had to be sold in accord ance with the Russian law forbidding the holding of real property by aliens, Henry J. Havnor, the New York bar ber who was convicted in 1895 of shaving a man after 1 o'clock on Sunday afternoon carried the case to the Supreme court and that body has Just decided that his conviction was legal. The fine Imposed on Mr. Hav nor w as $5, w hich he will now have to pay. "Fighting Bob" Evans which, by the way, is a name the gallant seaman does not particularly like in lime of peace is a great sportsman. He is a dead phot and a member of the Ali bi club of Washington, an organiza tion of proficient marksmen. He is famous as an angler and fond of horse races. . The death of Dr. Von Rokitansky of Gratz, a son of the celebrated Vien nese Prof. Von Rokitanslw. calls to mind the fact that the latter had four boys, two of whom studied med icine, while the other two became Singers. When asked what their pro fessions were the elder Von Rokitan el!y invariably replied: "Zwel heuler, and xwei hellen" Two howl and two-heal!" MICKEY FINN S MOVING TALE IT INCITED FINN, SR., AND AL SO THE GOAT. There, Too, Was the Valiant Mrs. O'Brien With Her Latso-The Ex treme Peril of Tony, the Tobaccon ist Hia Name Imperilled His Head' From the New York Sun. The goat watched the sun drop be hind the hill. He saw the shadows lengthen In the valley, and gaaed at Michael Finn, sr., as he came up the dusty road and disappeared through the door of the Finn shanty. The goat then curry-combed himself against a sapling, yawned a blase, Buddhistic yawn, and was blanketed by dark ness. Mr. Finn hung his dinner can on a nail beside the door. He drew oft his coat and, breathing a sigh of relief, sat down to wait for supper. Turning to his son, who was reading a newspaper, he said: "Tell me, Mickey, is there annything new about the war?" "Faith, there is," replied the boy, "terrible news at that." "Well, what is it?" said Mr. Finn, impatiently. " 'Tis about the fun that the Span iards are having with the Cubans," re plied the boy. "Here's a story about how a big fat Spaniard bought a 12 cent huckleberry pie, full of juice and huckleberries, a-nd went and stood in front of a Cuban that didn't have the bit nor the sup for two weeks, and ate the pie slow in front of him and smack ed his lips" "May lie roast in torment, Mickey! Xhet's terrible, terrible, ' interrupted Mr. Finn, glancing hungrily at the steaming potatoes on the table. "Faith, I'd like to see anny Spaniard ate pie in front o' me, and I full o' corn beef and cabbage at that, leave alone hungry." "Yes, father," replied the boy sympa thetically, "but thet's nuthing to what he did after. He went in the house and he brought out two big slices o' porter house steak; big, fat slices, with an inch o' fat around them, and he had a frying-pan under his arm. He made a fire o' kindlins in the middle o' the road, and he put the steak in the frying-pan to fry. Mind you, father, there was a hundred poor devvils o' Cubans standing around, starving, but never a one would dare touch the steak for fear he'd be killed." "I know, I know," said Mr. Finn, ex citedly. "Go on with your story." "The steak began to fry," resumed the romancing narrator, "and the fat snapped and crackled in the pan, and the sweet smell of the meat spread it self out all over that part o' Cuba, and starving women and children came running for a mile around, and dogs were how ling and cats making the div vil's own time at the smell o' the meat." Mr. Finn edged his chair closer to the table and groaned sympathetically. "I'm listening," he exclaimed. "What else?" "Well, when he had it cooked rare, so that the juice ran out of it and the wa ter out of the Cubans' mouths at the wight of it he" "Oh, my God! my God!" interrupted Mr. Finn. "He stuck a fork into a slice of it and raised it up in the air so that the lit tle children could see the sweet juice dropping in puddles of gravy in the road, and then he smiled one of them hatchet-faced smiles them Spaniards use when they are having fun and" Mr. Finn could listen no longer. His ow n hunger brought home to him every detail so graphically described by his boy. He arose to his full herculean height, raised his brawny, hairy fists toward the ceiling, and ripped out a string of imprecations upon the heads of all Castilians, alive or dead. "Millia murther!" he roared, "I could lick 20 of them dirty Dagos myself, single-handed, collar-and-elbow, catch-as-catch-can. or annyway. Rocks and bones, hammer and tongs," he contin ued, striding up and own the floor, un til the shanty rocked to his heavy tread. "I'll go down and knock the head off that thievin Spanish Tony, that keeps the tobacco store beyant, just to keep me hand in!" Bareheaded and in his shirt sleeves, Mr. Finn started out of the door, pur sued by his wife and the heir to the Finn estate. "Stop him! Stop him!" shouted Mrs. Finn, wildly. "He'll stick a knife into you Mike, dear! Oh, my God! My hus land will be killed intirely! Help! Help! Murder! Thieves! Mike, Mike, my darlint! Come back to me!" Her cries ended in a shriek like that of a locomotive whistle, which brought all the neighbors out. Mike Welsh came tnning with an axe in his hand. Mrs. O'Brien joined in the chase, carrying a clothesline which she had just been taking down. Coney Island was in a tumult. Two hundred yards ahead of his pursuers Mike Finn was tearing along at Rowell peed. while behind him ran nearly all the animate population of the hamlet. including the goat elate and virile. "He's going to his death! Stop him!' gasped Mrs. Finn, in the middle of the ruck. "Never fear, acushla," said Mrs. O'Brien, well up in the van, "We'll fix him! Come on, boys." As she fairly flew along the road, her hair and skirts streaming on the wind, she made a running noose in the end of the clothesline. Her fighting blood was up. She had not Deen practicing on ner husband for 20 years for nothing. She did not know what all the fuss was about, neither did she care. To her it was simply one of those exciting inci dents which occasionally stir the cur rent of bucolic life. The primitive sav agery in her bosom was aroused to fev er heat. An Amazon in size and in brawn, she would have stormed San Juan beside Teddy Roosevelt. So also, would the goat. "Pick up the rope a dozen of ye. shouted Mrs. O'Brien over her should er, "and when I say 'pull,' jerk lively!" Meanwhile the goat was in the thick of the melee, with head erect and shin ing, impassioned eyes. The spirit of an archy was in him. The Donnybrook war cry, "Wherever you see a head hit it," was his unconscious slogan. See ing something moving in the dusk ahead, he charged and struck It amid ships full tilt. The knightly Bayard never made a more vicious assault. It provef to be Mrs. O'Brien. She went down as though hit by a Mauser bul lets while -the goat charged over her prostrate body in pursuit of Mr. Finn. But Mrs. O'Brien still clung to the rope, scram Diing to ner ieet, panxing wth rage and choked with dust, she filled the air with a wealth of meta phor eminently appropriate, but more explosive than polite. The goat was now well in the lead of the howlinx pursuers arid rapidly near ing Mr. Finn, who had turned into the principal street of the hamlet and was nearing the tobacconist's shop. Behind him the crowd was constantly aug mented by passers-by. More than 200 persons, men, wosoen, children ana dogs, were running madly down the street. . Tony, the tobacconist, was smoking in front of hia shop. He heard the noise of the approaching mob and arose from his seat just as the figure of the raging Irishman appeared before him. "Mr. Finn hesitated.an instant before felling his victim. Tony reached for his knife, but before he could open it the goat, propelled by inherent deviltry and a nair of stronir hind legs; thrust his head into the small of Mr. Finn's back, bringing the men into violent collision. To add to Mr. Finn's embarrassment at this critical juncture Mrs. O'Brien dropped the clothesline noose over his bead. W.th a long pull, a strong pull. and a pull altagetn by a dozen will ing nands Mr. Finn was pulled back ward to the ground, while a considera ble part of the adult portion of Coney Island piled itself on top or him. He struggled manfully, but, black in the face and his tongue protruding and a dozen of his . heaviest neighbors sitting on him, he was help less. The rone around his neck was cut. but to be sure of his safety Mrs. Finn insisted on tying his hands and feet and loading him upon a wheel barrow. While on his way homeward his son Mickey said to him: "Father, what did you want to kill Tonv for?" "Bekose he's won o' thim Spaniards that starves women and little chil dre," replied Mr. Finn, groaning with the pain from the bruise in his bacK. "You're wrong, father. Tony s no Spaniard. He's as good an Irishman as you are. His name is Antonio Mortar tv. He was born in the West Indies, that's what makes him look so yellow.' DISTRICT CONFERENCE. Program of the Sessions to be Held at Bethel Church. The Asheville district conference, M E. church. South, will be held at Bethel church in this city August 3-T. The (inference sessions will begin on Wednesday evening, August 3, at 8:30, with a sermon by Rev. W. B. Lyda, followed by the sacrament of the Lord's supper. The. program for the following days is here given: THURSDAY. 9 a. m. Opening; organization; re ports from pastors. 10:30 a. m. Ordinances and social meetings their value, defects, remedy 11 a. m. Sermon, "Works of the ideal spiritual state how to reach it," Rev. J. T. Lyon. 3 p. m. "Mission work in the district its progress, its needs," Rev. W. B. Lyda; resolutions; discussion. 3:45 "Woman s foreign missionary work," Mis. J. E. Ray; "Woman's home mission work." 4:30 "Best methods and appliances for helping missionary work," Rev. J. R. Moose; resolutions; discussion. 8:30 -"Soul winning the chief work of the church," Rev. H. L. Atkins. FRIDAY. 9 a. ni. Prayer service. 9:20 "Scope of Sunday school work B. T. Morris. 9:40 "Difficulties, and how to over come them." 10 "Teachers and teaching," Presi dent A. A. Jones. 10:20 "Working up a Sunday school and keeping: it up." Dr. Geo. H. P Cole; resolutions; discussion. 11 Address on Sunday school work. by Rev. James Atkins, D. D. 3 p. m. "Status and possibilities of League work in the district," Uev. E L. Bain. 3:"Sb "League work in the country A. H. Felmet. 3 : 50 Resolutions ; discussion. 4 "Our financial systems and contri butions to church purposes," Rev. C. W. Byrd, D. D. ; resolutions; discussion. 8:30 Address on the work of Ep- worth Leagues, by Rev. H. M. DuBose D. D. SATURDAY. 9 a. m. Prayer service. 9:15 "The work of education in the district." J. H. Merchant, A. C. Rey nolds. Rev. Fitch Taylor. Rev. Geo. F. Kirbv. President A. A. Jones. 10:20 "Christian literature." Rev. L. W. Crawford. D. D. 11 "Christian Education," Rev. J. C. Kilgo, D. D. 3 p. m. Official business; miscellan eous. SUNDAY. 9:30 a. m. Love feast. 11 Sermon. 3:30 p. m. Mass meeting for the children in connection with the Sunday school. 8:30 p. m. Sermon. The conference committees are com- Dosed a-s follows: On license and recommendations Rev. C. W. Byrd, Rev. J. P. Reynolds Rev. J. A. Sronce. On Quarterly conference records-' Rev. W. LeGette, Rev. Harold Turner, H. A. Dunham. tin mission work Rev. T. F. Glenn J. C. Curtis. On Sunday schools J. R. DuBose, Rev. E. J. Poe. On finance Rev. C. W. Byrd, L. u. James Buttrick. On Epworth League work Geo L. Hackney, Rev. Geo. F. Kirby. On education Rev. R. G. luttie J. A.. Nichols. On Christian literature Dr. J. Reaean. H. L. King. A. About 100 delegates are expected to attend the conference. PROSPECTIVE CRICKET. Close Contest Expected at Biltmo Friday. Two full tams have been selected by the cricket committee to play on the Biltmore grounds next Friday after noon - era me to be called at 2:40 and stumps to be drawn at 7. '' The playing strength is carefully bal anced, so a close contest should result. Eleven or 12 men will play on each side, with two umpires and a regular scorer. The following is the composi tion of the sides: Blues F. W. Thomas, captain; R. S. Smith, vice-captain; Messrs. Hazzard, King, Lyman, A. J., Hadlow, Carlisle, Redwood, H., Westfeldt, Carroll, Ker shaw. Beattie, " West, Bough, Brown, Williams, A. G., and Holmes. Reds T. B. Lyman, captain: S. Fisher. vice-captain; Messrs. Bain- bridge. Williams, Roy, Waddell, Red wood, H. W., Champlain, Lambert, Val entine, Ing, Shortrede, Mercer, Wyllie, Alston, Bottomley and Beazley. SUMMER SCHOOL CHORUS. Will Make Its First Appearance Thursday Evening. The Asheville Summer School chorus is doing wonderful work. The 70 mem bers are enthusiastic in their praise I nt Mr Srhauffler. the conductor, and ottcnH n-ith irreat regularity rain or diine the three rehearsals a weeK. it is surprising to note the accuracy and spirit with which they attack operatic choruses of no mean difficulty. Evcrvbodv who enjoys fine chorus singing should attend the concert at the college Thursday evening or this weetc 1 The chorus will make its first appear ance, and will sing a "Prayer" from the opera of "I. Lombardi. In addition to this they will assist Miss Knight in ren dering the magnificent Mnflammatus from Rossini's "Stabat Mater," Smoke Yukon Girl, the best nickel cigar. E. M. Mitchell, grocer, South Main street, has them. Free show at Lookout Park tonight. See big advertisement. Smoke Yukon Girl, the best nickel cigar. J. H. Harris, Biltmore, lias them. EDITORS HAVE THEIR SAY VARIOUS SUBJECTS DISCUSSED WITH VIGOR., Drift of Political Thought In North Carolina Comment on the News of the Day Fearless Expression of Opinion. AMEN! From the Raleigh Press-Visitor. If "ciealiness is next to Godliness then Camp Russell needs your pray ers. DELICATELY EXPRESSED. From the Raleigh Post. The Tuckaseige Democrat of Bryson City refers to his excellency as the "Ox-eyed Governor." A delicate way of saying "he is a daisy" we take it. NEE-PAY. From the Raleigh News and Observer. Americans are grateful that the navy in capturing Nipe has found one. place that can be pronounced witn a mourn of iess than 13-inch cafibre, JIM YOUNG'S BATHERS. From the Raleigh News and Observer. Fishermen at Fort Macon say the fish are all leaving because they mis take Jim Young's surf bathers for por- noises. The fishermen have evidently misunderstood what the wild waves are saying. WILL PAY THE COSTS. From the Raleigh Press-Visitor. Judge Clark was given forty days by the board of trustees of Trinity col lege. This, however, is not the final decision of the "eourt." The Judge in tends to turn the tables and inflict the costs of the prosecution. LESS CELERITY, PLEASE. From the Durham Sun. A ereat "hue and cry" is being made by Marion Butler, and those who take their cue from him, about the promi nence given lawyers by the Democratic party. It may be doubted if this is true of ten Der cent, of the Democratic taw vers. But when it comes to nepuDii- can and Populist lawyers, at least 90 per cent, of them are given prominent In this particular line of charges, Mr. Butler lives in a very large glass house and he should not tnrow stones with such celerity. THE DIFFERENCE. From the Greensboro Telegram. The last report made by the State prison authorities was the one made in December, 1896, by Hon. Leazar, who was superintendent of that institution That report showed the penitentiary as not only self-sustaining, but with a nent balance in the treasury, inis was aecompnsneo. unuer jjeiuocrane rnle The superintendent was not ashamed to maKe mis repui i. i.ov , . l i - , . ... under ReD-Pop. rule, how is it? The Governor has swapped on jonn ii Smith and allowed him to go without making a report, when the law plainly requires a yearly report to be made and sworn to by the superintendent. A REDHEADED TOPULIST. From the Statesville Landmark. Col. Walter Richmond Henry, a red headed Populist of the most violent sort, was recently appointed national bank examiner by a Republican gold- bug administration, and now we read in the papers that he attended a bank ers' convention the other day, address ed it and was "taken to the hearts of the bankers." It was but yesterday that this same Henry was going up and down North Carolina, posing as the representative of the farmers and the laboring men, denouncing banks and bankers and all corporations as enemies of the people. Now he is "taken to the hearts of the bankers." Yea, verily. WE O. K. AND SIGN. From the Charlotte Observer. It is only proper that the government should do its utmost for the care and comfort of the troops who volunteer to fight for it. It is due General Shaf ter's men, who fought so splendidly at Santiago, and among wnom yeuovv le ver is now broken out, that they should have an outing in the hill country of their home-land, at such an altitude as w ill kill the yellow fever germ. We see it repeated in the Associated Press dispatches that the mountains of West ern North Carolina have been cnosen for this good work. As a representa tive of the State press, we extend to the heroes of Santiago a hearty wel- ome to North Carolina, provided The Asheville Citizen will O. K. it, and we are confident that our esteemed con temporary will sign. - j LEADERS, YES; RANK AND FILE NO. From the Wilmington Star. Some interest is now being shown in the question whether there will be fu sion between the Republicans and Pop ulists in this State this year. If this means will tne leaaers iuse men mierht be answered "yes," but if means will there be a fusion which will command tne votes of the Populists of rank and file, "no." The leaders will fuse because they will be for a dicker that they think may give them the of fices they hanker for; but while the Re publican leaders may control the votes of the rank and file of their party for such a dicker the Populists leaders can't do that. The action of the late Republican convention at Raleigh clearly indicates that the intention, so far as the Republican convention goes was to go into the dickering business. Thev didn't nominate candidates tor Judges or solicitors but by resolution turned that matter over to tne state committee with plenary power to act. If thev intended to run the business in dependent of the Populists they would have nominated for these offices men and there, unless, perhaps, they might have feared that the colored contin gent might have demanded something which would have been embarrassing. Our Bad Military Manners. From the Louisville Courier Journal. At the beginning of the war we shocked Europe by our ill-mannered disregard of what they thought was due their superior refinement ana knowledge. You must excuse, us, gents. We haven't any of wnat you would call good families, and had to take Shaf ter out of a Michigan pioneer caoin an(j Sampson from a worn-out New York farm. Such men hardly know how to act, and not only are they go ing to can in me aieuiierrauenu w im- out an invite, but they will knock down every castle in Spain that they cannot reach with their guns. Keep out of the American line 01 nre, gents. Smoke Yukon Girl, the ' best nickel cigar. W. ii. jonnson, grocer, soutft Main street, has them. Drink White House Special Coffee, put up specially for F. II. White, 17 South Main street- Smoke Yukon Girl, the best nickel cigar. J. M. Jones, grocer. South Main street, has them. Free show at Lookout Park tonight. Bee big advertisement. If yon have ought that's fit to sell. Use printers' ink, and use It well. WAR NOTES. Schley in Battle. - j Private Henry Hill of the Brooklyn: When Cervera made his dasn our torn mander. Commodore Schley, coolly and deliberately placed himself in the most conspicuous place on the ship, where he could plainly observe everything and direct the movements of the Brooklyn and the fleet: "Commodore Schley dis played seamanship that I do not believe was ever equalled in the history of the world. . It is considered by naval command ers to be remarkable and the height of efficiency for a ship of war to be clear ed for action in five minutes. However, on this occasion, in exactly two minutes the Brooklyn was sending in her terri ble and destructive fire, and the Com modore was kept busy giving orders. He had all the-boilers going, tire hose connected all ofr the ship and a thous and and one other things in action. He" repeatedly praised the men and gave them words of confidence and encour agement, one of his phrases being 'Bul ly, boys; give it to them; your shots are finding the mark." I was excited some what at the sart, but the men were constantly cheering, joking and laugh ing. - I cannot describe the noise, creaKing and din of battle, along with the sway ing of the ship from the constant recoil of her guns. Most of the men were stripped to the waist and black as ne groes from the smoke of powder, and at times were wading in the water ankle deep, while putting out fires with hose, Capt. Cook deserves great credit for having his crew well up in drill on the fire hose, as well as at the guns. The guns became almost red hot, and the paint fell off them in great flakes, leav ing them charred and black and looking every bit the death-dealing weapons they are. Short of Supplies. A Santiago telegram: Although San tiago has been under the protection of the United States one wee"k, the food problem is still a pressing one. The continuation of the old Spanish cus toms duty has driven away several car goes of supplies sent over from Jamal ca, and for the time being the Red Cross is the only thing that stands between Santiago and starvation. The steamer State of Texas landed 1400 tons of Red Cross supplies before going north, but a good portion of this has been carried away, and with thous ands of people to feed the remainder will be exhausted in a few days. On Thursday four houses for the poor were opened, in charge of Red Cross nurses. On the first day 6000 persons were fed at these places. Since that time the number of applicants has more than doubled. Crackers for Diamonds. Morton Smith in Atlanta Journal: Painful as it may be, it must be sail that the American soldiers did not con duct themselves at Santiago in some in stances with that generosity toward he unfortunates due from the strong to the weak. I saw soldiers with dia mond earrings, diamond brooches and rings of considerable value which had oeen wrested from the women of San tiago by sheer force of starvation. The soldiers had the hard bread crackers; the women had the valuables. An agreeable exchange is generally not considered a crime, but it did seem a ittle lough to see our men hand over a half dozen hardtacks and get in re turn two diamond earrings valued at 1125. This statement is no exaggeration. The Rev. Father Murphy and other chaplains who investigated the sorrows of these people will corroborate this statement. After Shafter. Washington telegram: While strong efforts have been made in higher official circles to discredit the impression, It is painfully apparent that a deep seated ein of criticism runs through the ar my concerning the administrative ca pacity, or the want of it, of General Shafter. It is well known that in the beginning General Shafter was not the hoice of the President for commander of the Santiago expedition, but was boosted into it through the partiality of the Secretary of War. They are per- onal friends and from the same State. Conscripts No Good. A naval officer: The great lesson of the war is the importance of the per sonnel. Poor men make poor ships. No matter how brave and efficient the of ficers may be they cannot fight well with a poor crew. Thirty men, howev- r alive, cannot infuse their knowledge and enthusiasm into 500 others. The of iicers may make the men stand up at the guns and prevent them from jump ing overboard by closing the half-ports and by other means, but they cannot cause other than real men-of-war's men to put up a good fight. No wonder that the crews of some of the Spanish ships wanted to jump overboard on coming out of the harbor. All of the men were conscripts, and 600 had been mpressed just before the departure of the fleet from the Canaries. It is said chat all the jails there were opened and the malefactors taken aboard the Span ish ships. You can force a man board ship, but you cannot force him to fight. The Royal is the highest grade bakist. powaW kaowa. ActMl testa anew it gees '.m tbira farther that amy other hraa POWDER Absolutely Pure ROVAL SAKIMO POWOE CO.. MCW VOk FOR RENT.... THREE small store rooms in Paragon Building, ironting on Haywood St, SIX FIRST CLASS offices, on 2d floor of Paragon Building. THREE OFFICES and sleeping rooms on 2d floor of Dr. T. C. Smith's drug store, or Johnston Building. CLUB ROOMS on 3d floor of Dr. T. C. Smith's drug store, or Johnston Building. PALAIS ROYAL store and basement. is faouth Main street, now occupied ty Oestreicher & Co. Possession given September L ONE STORE ROOM on Lexington St. Rntledge, Patterson, Webb & 0k Company . 5 and 6 Johnston Building. pr, THOS. p. JOHNSTON. . EE We have a fine lot of Java and Mocha Coffee, parched 3O CENTS Lb. This Coffee is exceptionally good and we recommend our customers to We get steam baked bread fresh every day from Sparanburg bakery W E. JOHNSON, 420 South Main St.. 'Phone 62. The White House Special. A most delightful coffee, put up ex pressly for us and bearing our name and brand. It is a blend of the best Mocha and Java, put up in sealed cans of one and three pound packages. It is plain roast and is not glazed by. chem icals.. Be sure and try this coffee. It has our guarantee on every can as to its good quality. F. H. White, 17 SOUTH MAIN STREET, PHONIC 203 Irg packa of tb woridl bent cleanser tor nickel. Still greater economy in 4-pound package. All grocers. Made only by THE If. K. FAIRS AlfK COMPACT. GOFF Chicago. St. Lou la. New York. Boston, Philadelphia. WE CAST ORATE BARS All MILL CASTINGS SMOKE STACKS. Any size or height made and erected, estimates furnished on ai ilic;i- ion. Machinery ot all kinds made and repairtd. If you want fust t!a-s work at moderate prices see us. Asheville Supply and Foundry Co, MARKET STREET. 5 Augusta Brewing Co. Brews and of BEER. Orders will be filled for Bottled Beer by applying or telephoning to C. B. Mclntyre, Swannanoa Hotel Co., PatCarr, Frank O'Donnell, Halyburton & Co., and E PAT MclNTYRE, Agent Augusta Brewing Comranv ESTABLISHED 1888. THE WIN YAH SANITARIUM, I ' : ; -. " Special Private Institution for Treatment of lung and Threat Diseases. Krl von Ruck, BTS. M. D. Medical Director. RATE 122 50 and upward pr week, aceordlnK to room selected, and In cludes everything excepting md)-lnes, which are supplied at cost A certain number of rooms are reserved at a lower rate for patients whose 11 n nciai circumstances require It, and to such the medicines are also included. Patients can enter and leave at any time. Hopelessly advanced cases are not admitted, WINYAH HOTEL AND SANITARIUM CO. ELEVATION 4000 FEET. CLIMATE UNSURPASSED. ..CAESAR'S HEAD HOTEL.. Thia famous reeort, situated within easy driving dietance of Henderson vflle and Brevard, N. C, has been opened this season under new manage ment. No more cool delightful climate found anywhere, and most charming views abound. Special arrangements for livery teams from Hendersonville and Brevard enable parties to reach the hotel at a minimum expense. No ex tra livery expenses. All livery bills payable at the office. Further information may be obtained from City Ticket Agent F. R. Darby, Asheville, or by writing to BEN E. GEER. Manager, Caesar's Head. S. C. PEACE INSTITUTE. Raleigh, N. C. A Famous School for Girls. Vary Thorough and of High Grada. Judga George D. Gray Culpepper, Vs., says : "I sincerely balleve It Is the very best female school of which I have any knowledge." Illustrated catalogue free to all who apply. - Jab. DikwiddIx, M. A,. Principal. , jttjt jt , jt v t jt jt 4 . 4 & v v ; ; Racket Store News 30 South Main Street. Something Entirely New.... Ten days ago we found our summ. r goods (I mean summer wash j; is f,,r ladies' w ear) about all gone. We . t oKnul f . . - 1 a u.wui iui ucii jiiiis anu secured z'd yards of figured law ns, dimities, organ, dies and percales. The w holesale pi i, first of the season on these good u;,s S to 9 cents. The interesting p.iint t you is they are new and we make th price 5 cents yard. Now, if you m-i-.f black linings let me mention: We have Just secured one case, lGt;6 yar.ls, (.f Black Percales, 42 inches wide. We ., not know the real value of these gouils. but when we tell you we will sell t(i- I entIre ,ot at 5 nts 'ard that sufficient. J. N. Stoner, .- v- ." v" j " . y. t t j J jt jt jt . v v jt . . . ' jt jt jt jt jt j v , -t .4 -t TO ORDER Sizes and Patterns. Made to order and on s iort rot ice. "9 1 Bottles a Fine Quality Call for It. 3 13 1 i -
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