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Vol H: No. 268; A8HEYILLE, N. SUNDAY M)ENING, DECEMBER 19, 1897- Price 5 Cents. ilai The Christmas shopping and buying is now the order of the day. Very" ; jlittle time left for decision, but there is no need for hesita tion about where tobuy, be cause our's is the store to visit for the nicest goods, and last, but not least, bar gain prices are here in pro fusion. ,j Holiday Specialties. Handkerchiefs, V Umbrellas, regilar hol iday styles; ' Metal Picture Frames, Collar and Cuff Boxes, Metal and Dresden V Toilet sets, , Easel and Hand Mirrors, Fancy Garters, v Perfumery, Alexandre' ' French Kid Gloves, Shavingsets, Manicure sets, Artistic -Fancy China and Dresden Ware, Glove and Handkerchief Boxes, jewelry,- Etc. that's always the last word. 28 South Main Street. The All Important (?) Is your house 'weSi furnished. If not, why not, when ' furniture te , going so -cheap? How albout that bedroom suit, that you have been th&Mnig about so long? Nice oak suits going How at $15.00. . ln- due trial cuDons taken on all cash pur chases. W. A. BLAIR, Phone 75. 45 Pattpn Avie, CALAHAN NOT MURDERED. Pouiidation For the ptory Of .his ' y '' Assasination. Packson. Ky., Iec. 18. The report cir oulated (here some days ago that Bd-ward Caiahan, chalnman' of -the demoteraitiic doun Killed tcaptt tttu strong, ? Strings ," last May, had rceen aaxin. is untrue OaMxan is alive, and weia. The report . (had' a peculiar ' fouindafcfom j: On Monday, Isom Dagley, a friend of Calahan, ame to ,him' and said' that .Ned Duff had cfferedi h-im $500 to' assassinate;!, xfl1'8 Cap. Billf Strong's : widow haid''einoyed Daft to hire Cahan. 'tov toe killed.. . Hagley preJjended -t ialO ''SA pim. and"-hadt Duff remadn:4iii' tho foad waiUi in ; hearing distance, came 1 up - near Oaia hai' store and fired his gun. several. times and then returned to Duff nd claimed Wo, rewird. Duff " thought Oalahan ; had toeen MIM whent h heard the shote. ano; JP01 ised to ipay! him iater in Jackson ffiagley told;CaJahan- and the'laJateTi toad D1inar restei. Ca5ahan swear .ut warrant ftso ainisi Mrs. IStrong flaiig af.::'WB ccnspiiaxy to niairderhiiniw - . rrt . x - ; , GOOD, establifted, paying bnstoesa' for eale. '.s-iv .r2 OESTREICHER partlcuurg address dox vuo, wiy -, RECEIVERS CERTIFICATES 1 ' i i. i-J " . To Protect Western Carolina Bank Collaterals. i Order Issued J esterday by Judge Norwood. Instructions to Receivers as to. Dis posal of Assets Attorneys of Soms Creditors Cnt Off Prom a Hearing. Expense of the Receivership First National Bank Litigations-Close of December Term of The Court. , A. consideraible portion) of yesterday's ses sion of the (superior eourt "was devoted to a dii'soueaion of the petition filed by L.. P. MdLoud and George 'H. Smalthers, receivers . lisetru-ctions of the xAvrt upon a number of loncatlmiB. mita. vMwmMLlon wn innW.il-'l patedin hy Messrs. Duff Merrlek, Ohiarles A. Webb, CJfiarleis -M-cfNamee, Th'omlas A. Jones 4ind others. The principal -questions' upon which the receivers asked for instructions were the course to be pursued by lihem with refer ence to certaaa debts of the bank which' are secured toy coliiaterallss deposi'bed before the failure of the bank, the course to be pur sued toy them in disposing of the real estate belonging to the bank, (the di'sposi 1 tion of certain doubtful land estimated worthless assets belonging to the bank and the steps 'to be 'token toy Ubem in order to protect some Junior mortgages upon real estate held toy the bank. ' ' 7 At;tiaeelQsejof thedaussiott Jusagej-Norf wood direoteid hat anorder be prepared auUho'iizing the , receivers 'to issue receiv ers' certSflcsatesto an aanount not exceed ing $35,000. These certifidates are to be in denominatfons of ?500 each to bear ifcntereat from date,' to be due two years after dalte, ajnd to constdtnte a. "first, lien upon all the assets of the toank of every description. The proceeds of the sales of these certifi 'cates are to toe uised in prateotlling Ithe col laterals deposited by the 'Western Carolina bank 'to secure $34)00 of indebtedness here and in-New York, and aOso fn protecting some junior mortgages on real estate held by the bank when it failed. ' The receivers are directed to use any funds, in their, hands realized eBther from the sale of receivers' certificates or from the Sale of the assets of -the bank or the collection of debts due to the bank in pay ing off the indebtedness of theTbank &e cuired toy Ithe coliIaterals mentioned.-... The receivers are also instructed to sell cer tain doubtful 'and worthless notes belong- rng to the' bank or otherwise, dispose of them upon the 'best, terms which IJhey can intaJke. They are also instructed to sell any real estate belonging to the bank which thy'Tcaa sell at such .prices as they may tMnk proper, the puirchaserai to pay one fthiird of the purchase money in cash and give notes for the remainder secured by mortgages on the property. The 'last of the notes 65uaW atfature not later -than two ytfars front the-date of sale.- - 'Depositors are allowed" to purchase real eslbate if they with to do so and receive credit on the ourchase money for their depoisitai a.t 50 per cent, of -their face vahie The depositors were greaitay interested. in the -petition presented to the court, and .their aitomeyis were present to look out ror Aheir interests. Judge iNorwood, who had to leave for home on- the afternoon, Ntrain, stated thlat he would hear two aittorneys for and l&wo agaiinsit granting the petition and added emphatically, "No more." The attorneys represented1 different parttie j and riome.-different interests; some vptantea one order and others another. Many or mem had- not consulted together. Two attorneys were finallv eulrarested against the petition. The. of course, were prin'd'pally interested In their clients- tntereats- a ney opposea fwrn.toi wrooositions? favored toy cl:lher at torneys and' (agreed to other things bitterly, tomtwssed'. vet ifcheset other, attorneys were whUedt to sit Silent. - One ho ' attempted A'-rMfv .thlat hi-s clients toteresitr were at etaike and1 hdd: not toeen heard, was toTd by the judge t)h!at he wouM not toe heard. The only 'ou!tisider" penriiited: to pea" was one iwho agreed with J'udge NOTod' ssf to pay r4r iMw receivers, r-wtoich the : attorneys ",r.TWYitt" to reDresen't hSm opposed. Several attorneys mave aeciarea .uua.t muj "i'' . - j n i.VJ. U. aneix 011- nied 'The motion of the JJ ?- lawance on account ox xuwir i wiim .-u (missions wa Uhen heard, and alter a con iaM M ?snsrion the jufdge mtade an or- Uer allowing ttoem ?200 each on account. v It was statea auraufi y" .mwHivri -of he recervers for an, altow- ance that Zt. was understood' when two re ceivers were appointed that they would ac- cept one onnm;issioui- uu- j one receiver. (During the argument i t was fetatedi ttoat the expenses "of She receiver ehip, Including rents, -cilerk hire, sten oarapher's -salary, receivers fees and other -ipenses amount to,$600 or $700 per anonth, tend fears were expressed that too large a Twrtion of ttoe assets of the bank was be ing .consumed In expenses of one sort or. another. ; 4 - .. - '.a - win? ST N'AfnONAL CASE - -K;put such Indignities upon the city. -Aa "interesting "1& ' ' "'V the rolption or Kewv 12" W Sdement toydefault "Niatlonal! bank, PiTillr- and John A, . . .-..IT .' 'wJSrS eetV. ' W eaate re- eisted this taotion. -upon -the ground that Mr. (Miller is a member of "the firm' or JA. Redwood & Co wiho had -a ibalanoe of $800 or $900 in 'the Pirat Natfonal- Tson'k 'wtaest It ciosed- and that 'Mr. -Miller's note upon wftiicti tie suit -was broughJu attiould tluere- fore reffardied as paid,- it being for aA mufch, smaller sum ttuan -the deposit of Rediwood & Oo. , T Judge Norwood was- of the opinion tttiftt tne (Redwood deposit could not 3e tased by iMfller as a jaet-ofE unless Ihe owned it or I a Gruf&eient ajmoTint of it ItojexrtanCguMi liis note before the bank closed and signed" the judgtment asked for by the receiver. By consent the defendants nave ten days in whlci to file an. -answer and ftite judgment as tihem to be stricken wait of Jwge Norwood j sialil be of opinion that the defence is not I 6'OCO. The Mt jiudgment signed was a judg ment against tine trustees " of the First (Baptist idhurch for nearly $5,000. Tnis judigmenfc was signed by consent and 3s Un compromise and iuafl settlement of WTl.ft CI -mi DI'C C t i Cj. j. .cMm -of -4he plaintiff against tne de- , ne ri"SI seller rarty 10 Oiart fendants. I . Yesiterday ended1 the Deceimber term. Of j tne superior count ior sauncomoe coun-tyj and Judge "Norwood deft dn tJhe afternoon mamy of the most important oases on tneT0 Be COHipOSed Exclusively Of attorneys, not a small 'amount of butgines t rui cuixfyaALwu. uvu itoo. uluolu viutt xtuai orea nity ju-agmeDitQ were signed, ana iman'y important orders made.,efore IcaV' ing the bench Judge T. A. Jones, speaking j f or the bar, thanked the judge for his pa tience and impartiality toward tooth attor neys and cWents dnring he session. SJ-udg'e Norwood iwlW .hold1 his next couriti . at Washington, in Beaufort county, begimnin-g February 21, T898 WASHINGTON HESING DEAD. SUDDEN DEMISE OF THE PROMINENT CHICAGO MAN Postmaster of Chicago During Cleve land's Administration and Can didate for Mayor at Last Election- Chicago, Dec. 18. Washington Hesdng, editor and iproprietor of the Illinois StJaaits Zeitung, posbmaster of Chd'cago jjgj. President 'CSIeveland, and one of the best known Germani-Americans In .the co 2 try, was found dead in his home to-nigh't. iHeart disease was the cause of his deaitlh. iHesing was the independent candidaie for mayor -of Chicago lat the last election.. He was iresidenjt of the .Chicago Press cluto. He wa forty-seven years old: MUSICAL RECITATION. A Coming Entertainment of Excep tional Excellence. IFor the music aoving public there is a rare treat -in store 00 Tuesday evening. A nmusicale will toe given at the residence of Oapt. James Sawyer on JHaywood street at 8:30 o'clock for the benefit of line Centoral IM. E. choarch fund. Asheville's toest talent vrititl toe represenited. The meri'ta of those who take part are too well known to need commendation and it is needless to say that (there will be a large attendance. 1 The following is the program proposed for the eveniing, tout it is hoped and expect ed tfhat other tfcunes will toe added to the Mst: . Reci'baftiott Selected ! 'Miss Wffllie Ray. Guitar Solo .- . .. .Selected Mr. Arthur Rotoer'te. Vocal Solo M Without Thee"' JH' Ardeidt Miss Daisy tSawyer. (Piano Solo "Second IMazourka". . .CSoodard , (Mass May Van Horn. iReoitation "A Little Woman''' iReci Cation 'The HomeHmade Fairy Tail" Miss IRotOia Hyna. Vocal Solo "Tou" :.;mi . i . .Robyn Mr. T. iD. Green. Guitar and Mandolin Duet. tv .'. v. .Selected Messrs. tArthiur Rotoerts and Edwin Davidison.. Violin Solo "Iiegend" ........ .Windawski Prof. fflT. F. CJonneH. Vofcal Solo "For AM EternW'i.-. .. Mascheronl Miss Mary ing. (Mrs. Van Horn, Accompanist., - There will toe an admission fee of twen ty-five cento: KILLED AT A BULL FIGHT. The Infuriated .Beast Charged Upon ; Spectators ' GuadlaJajaira, Mex.,- Dec. 18. Alt a toull fight here a ferocious Spanish bull Jumped the barricade swrounding the ring and fe,to -the midst of the spectators, . ., , ' . v. He gored- three persons to death, and'seri- . . . " - ; ousiy injured nine others. In the panic a unsmtoer - were aiknost trampled' to: death. A SAVANNAH PROTEST. Savannah . Ga., Dec. ; 18. A joint ; meet ing ."of .the cotton ' exchange and hoard of trade was called' today, ''to be held at' the cotton exchange on Monday, to protest a gainst 1 he .' aipointment of a colored col lector of the port, or a colored postmaster. " McKInley will toe ' memorialized not to . i Stable for rent near Hotel Berkeley. Al so one set of hand-made double harness -at $10.0a H. fester. LOCOMOTIVES ; FOR ALASKA. y Bear Down a Trail .to the Klondike. . pQa j x ai-. t jS A AcolUtJUt OlgUS JCteiiei Ap propriation Bill, On ; , rebruaryli. ArffiV Officers End Soldiers. Canada to Be Asked to Co-operate With the Undertaking Six Hundred Raindeer to be Pm chased. Washington, Dec. 18. After the pas sage, by both houses today, of the 'bill appropriating $200,000 for the relief of the Klondike miners and the president's prompt approval of the hill, General Al ger at once began preparations for the putting into execution the provisions of the bill. He will contract for ten snow lo comotives, which. 'will (beat down a trail, and six hundred reindeers will toe pur chased for hauling supplies. Tne locomo tive manufacturers guarantee that the en- gines -will do the work of making the trail smooth and level or they will not ask any pay. .Secretary Alger -said this afternoon that he expected to send a number of relief parties to Alaska, probably a dozen in all. The first will-start on February 1. The routes will be left to the army officers in charge. They will have none tout soldiers with them. : Sergeant Brainerd, who was with the Greely Arctic party, will purchase the supplies. Food that contains the great est amount of nourishment in the smallest form wiill toe selected. y with the undertakihg'ias 'far as possible. ... i i Gen. -Alger is likely to go tp Ottawa to consult with Laurier on the suibject. Already the War department has two parties in Alaska, one sunder Col. Randall, at St. Michaels at the mouth of the Yukon river, and the other consisting of two offi cers, Capt. Ray and another, somewhere in the vicinity of Circle City, but while ttoe latter jnight toe able to give valuable information as to Ithe best routes, it will not be possitole to hear from him before next spring. It appears that the secretary of war has made another move in the direction of preparation, having been instrumental in sending to (Lapland Mr. Kjalmann, the herder of the government reindeers . in Alaska, to get options on a's'tock of the animals-to be forwarded to Alaska for use in transporting supplies. It is estimated that, while a reindeer can be 'bought in Lapland for about $7, the animal will cost atoout.$80 delivered at Dyea, owing to the heavy charges of freight over the long trip from Lapland, via New York, to Alaska. ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE. Washington, Dec. 18. James Alexander, 2 a Florida politician, formerly clerk of the senate committee on patents, suit Ms throat with a knife today at ex-Senator Call's home, where he lived. He had toeen' on a prolonged debauch, and it is believed the atfm-nt wasi due 'to drinkine. thoufihi he claimed that there was a ,plot on foot by certain politioians to murder both him" and Mr. Call. In a rambling talk he referred to some woman who had promised, tout now refused, to marry him. Friends say the only caues of the atempt was drink ing. : His wound is dangerous, tout he will recover. ! - . TRUSTEE GILMER APPEALS. Improvements are rapidly progressing! at the popular Swannanoa Manager. Liin coin expects to have his . elegant new ele vator in operation tomorrow. x; The ; ma chlnery, was put In yesterday. It., is an elegant piece of workmanship, turned -out from : (the Central Iron works a.t. tjuincy. A Gazette reDorter last evening- was shown the superb workings of the fine mo tor toy Mr. John W. Chester of Nashville, representine the Ounncy company. Among the new improvements will toe an elesrant hardwood floor , in the large office, which will toe constructed wf thin a short time Col. Lincoln, the genial proprietor, -has maAa .a iliAct -iwf fHrv!a In ' AsheVllle antl the popularity of the ; Swacnanoa 1s- con tinually increasing. ' GATHERING OF MINISTERS x'A pTftttrW conference will toe held Tues days and. WednescJay , in Central M. v E. cteurch. south.- Tlhe- sessions -win be open at 10 a.- mi Aonons' the ministers who will iTln um "Pftv' T. "A. IIlK. .ReV. T. I F . Glenm, Rev. U -'E. Stacy, (Rev. - J. l-Moo e, -Rev. E. J. Poe; Hev. GF. KSrtoy JReV.W. LeetGelte, CElev. W. B. Iyda, and GEN. CLAY'S YCUN3 WIFE. Alleged Conspiracy to Keep Her - ...... - Away From Her ' Husband Valley View, Ky., Dec 18. Mrs. Dora Clay has not returned to General Clay. She promised she would go back to White hall yesterday, but remained here, nor did she express any desire to go ; today. Her friends believe Dora will never re turn to the general. Tonight 31ell Richardson declared Hafl den, a well known citizen, is an agent of General Clay's enemies, and that he nas ofEered Clell $5,000 f he will keep ithe young -wife from returning to General Clay. Hadden says Richardson lies.1 There promises to be serious trouble. FIRE ON A STEAMSHIP. Norfolk, Va., Dec. 18. Fire was discov ered this morning in the hold of the Brit- ish steamer An., loaded with 8,000 bales cotton from the famous Mayfield, whose cargo was partly destroyed toy fire a short time ago. Efforts to extinguish the flames failed. The Aries is now in mid -harbor and a part of her cargo 4s 'being removed. AN EAGLE STREET BOW. AT THE DISGRACEFUL LOCAL ITY GREASY CORNER. Policeman Jordan's Leg Sprained While Making an Arrest Negroes Refuse to Assist Oflacers About 9 o'clock last night there was another disgraceful scene on "Greasy Cor ner," in which drunken negroes were the participants, and a policeman who arrested I one of the rowdies was seriously wounded. Joe Spears and a railroad negro, of no tably bad character, and others of like ilk, became engaged in a fight in Johnson's restaurant on Eagle street. The police were notified and Officers Jarvis and (Jor dan at once went to the place. They found a general fight in progress. Spears. . who seemed to be the leader, was arrested by Jordan and taken out of the house,- after considerable ' difficulty on the part of both officers. Out on the side walk the prisoner made a strong resist- ance, while dozens of other negroes crowd- I ed around, throwing stones at the offi cers. Jordan had a chain handcuff around the I negro's wrist. The chain -broke, litoerat- ing the prisoner, who then 'began to kick the officer. Jarvis with the aid of Sanitary j Inspector Byrd, succeeded in holding the I fellow. From Eagle street to the lockrup it was continuous struggle, and when, the offi cers reached the city hall with their pris oner the Hatter was almost entirely strip- ! ped of clothing. In the struggle Spears gave Policeman : Jordan a violent kick on the leg, causing l$im to fall and sprain his ankle. Dr. Se- vier bandaged the leg and Mr. Jordan, who of internal revenue, First- district of Mis suffered considerably, was sent home in a souri; John H. Walkenhorst, appraiser of carriage. Several negroes were summoned to as sist the officers during the fight, tout all j-refused. Not less than fifty negroes were assembled In Eagle street durinfe the excitement. PARTITION OF CHINA. London, Dec. 18. It is now an undis putable fact that Germany has an under- standing with Russia in regard to the par tition of China. , A Russian diplomatist thus describes the situation: "Nobod.y could help forseeing a possible outbreak in China, therefore, it is necessary clearly to define our spheres of influence and our nossession, and .likewise those of Germany, Thus we have given carte 'blanche- to Germany for the develop ment of her commerce in China, while we remain friends and' defenders of China. The English, press follows the German undertaking in Chtina with the same un friendliness as it showed .to the German ac - qudsitions in Africa. The. English long ago grew accustomed, -io competing in distant lands with Russians and Frencnjnen, out i their, new rival is inconvenient , on ac - count of his growing exporting power. DISTILLERY FAILURE. Owensboro, Ky., Dec. 18. Richard Mon arch, who owns pnejof the (largest distil leries in Kentucky, failed today. Hte lia bilities are close to a million .dollars, his assets are $750,000. The Eagle and Glen- more distilling companies, which toe con-i trolled, also assigned. - The embarrassment Is due to depressed trade and heavy personal indorsements.' I offer to sen Birifceen acres of land A la- eluding top of Town mountain) at reduced price df purchased withii hext ten 'days; it faj.known th jerrey . lands. jTne top . has the highest elevaHon in epiie, rom it. there are grand mounaew on s aH sides. 263-3 ;-57 ; . 29 EPaTwood" vtrectt. THE CUBANS STILL FIGHTING. Sf gura with 4000 .Spanish Trpops Attacked. Arolasv Column of 2,300 Spaniards Dispersed, Disaster So Complete as. to Cause Panic in Manzanito- Provisions For Starving Americans Refused Entry. i Gen. Arolas Will Lose His Right Leg Blood-Hounds Accompany Spanish Guerilla Forces to Hunt Down Cubans. Havana, Dec. 18. General Segura, with 4,000 men, alcantara and four field pieces. left Manzanillo last Monday against the insurgents. Yesterdy he encountered a numerous insurgent body under General Rabd. A fierce fight with the rebels fol lowed. Seven of the insurgents "were kill ed. The Spanish lost seven killed, and one captain, two lieutenants, one physician and twenty-eight soldiers were wounded. The rebel leader, Bermudez, was killed yesterday in an engagement in Matan zas. Gen. Don Juan Arolas, military com mander of the district of Manzanillo, was severely wounded in an engagement with in surgents on Decemlber .8 A bullet struck Mm in the right leg toreakingthe "bone. Gan grene developed and amputation Will be riecessary to save his. life. ; Arolas' column df 2,300 was 'dispersed toy "Garcik and the Rabis army. The disaster was so complete that it caused a panic in Manzanillo. Arolas is the. Spanish general who said: "There is only one general In Cuba and b,, J s Maximo Gomez." Consul General Lee cabled to Secretary Sherman today that, the Spanish authori- ties have 'refused .to permit free entry oi provisions sent from the United State for starving Americans and poor Concen trodos. In the province of Havana General Par .Tado has bloodhounds whfich accompany guerrilla forces in the hunt for Cubans. APPOINTMENTS. Washington, Dec. 18. The president to day senla the following nomiintatfons to the senate: Treasury 'Williaan P. Williams, assist ant treasurer of the United States at Chi-' cago; Wi'liram Penn (Nixon, collector of customs, district of Chicago; Archibald A. Young, surveyor of customs, port of In dianapolis: Henry C. Grenner, colle'ctor merchandiise at St. touiis ; John L. Hodges, assayer in charge .of the mint at Denver; Joseph Spear, Jr., (surveyor of customs in the disitrict of San Francisco. Justice John- C. Ames, marshal of the United States for the noriishern district of Ktlinois; Frank W. jParker and John R.. MdFie, associate justices of the supreme court of New Mexico; 'James L. Martin, at torney of the United) States, district of Vermont State Ceorge L. Barte, Pennsylvania, to be consul at Martinique, West Indies. We wish to take this opporfwity xA thanking the public for their many kind ex Pressions and also for making our opening such a brilliant success. We wis f ogize for not having our stock in better skape buit extni unexpected rush Jusi 1 thbs j' from J luge orders, made it impossible for us to j be better prepared. We have endeavored this year to put on the market our usual high grade ox . goods, at prices mucn lower than toe- fore, and we can safely say that w are now selling goods as low if not lower than any other jewelry house in the country, I who handle a high class of goods. " ASTBTJE M. FIELD, I ljtL.dllle jeweier. Cor . Chnrci St. and PU- . ton avenue, Asherille, N. OL J. 1 ! ii ,4' K f ir r.u:- 1 1 ' ' 'r ' ; i - J 4
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