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-? - 1 e --:t TEJYcAKS:,,.; fussed to court before, it, was trd? "It is only another effort to " convict, thte untortunlate defendani. ; ;.H'-v "Judge Bynum eays "that ttreese, Pemland and Dickersooi ;dividT ed $17,000 among themselves?: -I ..call J your attention to the fact that on that day Dickenson deposited $2,250 to the pa.nk, as shown by liihe cash book. Why did they correal that 'fact?:'- "Another matter Judge Bymum said ought o imfluence the jury considera bly was xhaft the -discount .register "Was not kept afiter June 2. One witness said, I don't "know which 'that th& Ag ister was not a book of original entry. 'This stitoen-t of the prosecution is an ungenerous oma and apt to deceive unl-ess you know all the ' facta. Mr. porsett itetetified tiiat every one of these r.ote3WJre "nitered'on. the cash book. How plain and simple it is wihein we come to the reail facte and tiow different fronr1 the accounts' of the trial -we read in the newspapers. , ' "I mention ithese things in order , that you may understand the; methods by whlciw the goverafrteait of th e JJndted Stages hopes-to limprisca this defendant. Judge Bynum says1 Breese ought to tie convicted Deca.use xrs useu uruiiey, the proceeds of a5 check the Brevard "Roller mills, whose account was over-J drawn, when we could "have shown that every cent was paid back by the Mill ing company. r "This defendant is not. going to. Be convicted Deiore uita.K.ii. auu wm find thait they can't run rough, ehod t)VT this defendant 'in 'tlais regard. . I "Judg'e Bynum saiLd Bree had dri- n OUl $L,SJT WiU j month . The newspapers and attorneys j -i i t j. t . i , cash every ... Shave declared uiat tnis man uvea on the fat of the land. " "Another thing they tried "to do was to arraign one class (against, anothesr. This can't be done under our republicani form of government. "Mr. Blackburn satid 'the defendant wore a starched shlrlt, while horny -handed sons of toil did not have a cot ton shirt. Did it ever occur to you Jthait horny-handed sons of toil donU usually deposit money in1 national bankp. - Why did they say this? Was lit possible they .thought her was 'a horny rhiftaded soa "Judge Bynum said by the gmoe of God I will have turn s&w eomiewnere else. I denounce that iin the name -of lDhristianity as sacrilegious. "They say there was only $4Q0.ip ther Jbank when it closed but the records tehow .that on July 3 there was $3,635.21 Itfithdrawn, on July 27, $4,690; otn July 29, $3,642; on July 30, $10,425. County Treasurer Payne drew out 2,000; Tax Collector Reed, $905; City iTreasurer Heston, $1,080.80. The city ldraw out $1,900 on July 23 all this mon ey drawn out by depositors not con nected with the bank after Coffin's let ter was received. Then Major Breesa sent this tele gram to the comptroller of the currency: Referring to your aast letter I re- kre.t to say that my expeotaMons have pot been realized, and I beg you to come ac once. Bank Will not open to- Imorrow. "The deputy comptroller admitted that in 1896 and 1897 some thing like 1,000 national banks went to the wall. Democrats and republicans muse all admit that ihard times were rvith us in 1893. -We were in the midst pf one of the greatest panics in the oumcry's history. Mr. OofHn said when e came here that ite. was reluotant to ave Major Breese give a bond publicly ecause he feared the result oil the Na tional bank of AshJeville,-- which was: to i shaky condition, and could .Hot meet ts obligations. Finally, ithe National Kank of Ashevtille d'id go under, but its fcirectors were wealrthy-niienaaid they Irere able to pay their liabilities. , . The law says tihlat ithemere making .nd endorsing of a ritMeiss'ilo'te isnot: n itself a crime,, if 'the mlaket believed hat payment would be imet ; "There is no evidienoe to show that at he timer J3reese executed the notesAe as insolvent. JBarffam Counter.; " ! The Laiies will find on our Bargain Conn ter, Bed. ton v5S ShoeB, size 2 and.23, on B widths at " -" , 75 cis.ra The quality of the aboye goods is all right, t bey are " 3 ; old stock, ' and" we are wantiDgsio get rid of them atrcss the'abnve low priced T : "v - : - v"';3f J i8 dies; with emall narrow feet xau al way r ;tind pars iins'iil button shoes at'our.stbr--; gams - Blailio ' 39 PAT TON A VE r - that? The ervidetaoe shows that.ilhe de- fedant tlook $47,000 and "Invested it ttn oaiiK stocK. -uuit tne govenamenit says he stole the money to do it. TShey have to say that to make out ithedr case. If he intended any wrong would you be- f lieve that he would have Invested ihis money In; bank BiJock? Breese went to Washington and the result of Ms con ference was that lie came ihome and ibriied to establtislli a state 6ank. JHe got the charter of the French Broad bank. Gentlemen, are you going to convict a man ffor an htomest effiorCio protect tihe creditors of the bank? "JL have the fuith ithat if 'these defend ants gets the opportunity in, times of returning prosperity, iChiey will pay all thear obJigt3on. " v C'.i-:. ''Breese's sita.tement to the deputy comptroller proved "ithat he had the confidence of Innocence. C'ln regard to thiese reporls.th'fllt. the I goviermrtent imtroduced here. Look at one of tlheseregaiitp. The gjvernme&t claims in one breath tnathe defend smt made tlhis report, sundIn the next ithat Mr. Peniaind -made at. "Colonel Burgwyn is a cavailler. He was on the witness etand. He went through all the. assets of the bank. He was a bank examiner, and the. govern -mernt knew through him ithe- condition of the bank long before the bank bail ed. - - '. r : -" "'This leftiter shows tStat the .deputy comptroller wrote that rtihe practice of allowing overdrafts should, be avoided. If "it was prohibited, why didn't they say so. If lthey allowed this -. would you say that ai man wthowould do that under the quasi-endorsement- should be convicttJedT? '.' "During all that time Breese -had the confidence -amd sympathy of the United States. . - Hhe law says that a man is not nec essarily guilty because of the mere fact that he used the funds of ;.tQW -b'ankr we must go a -step further and find 4j3s intent. . If he willfully or wrongfully applies the funds of the bank then he is not guilty The evidence of good character ought to Ifiave' great weigiht. j- The u-disputed evidence of a 'goxra cbamcttar may be" sufficient i itself to oresate a retmable doubt. "Wfiy was the gbVernmiemlt soafiriald to ve .thiis-U maifetetf-r dlecided by ; the jury ?" The omlly thig thtalt , will i3ure the Federal courts of. tthis jcountry in the" esttimlation 'of the people -is Ithe unsup akn of the risrhts- of the iury Tby the aourts. Whvt ''o' o '-. rthe. itrouble f bringing these ' men here. If they are to - haver aiothinig .iw-l&y In the case? I am willing to trust the Jury. I am willing to trttet His Hjanbr, because' he Ss a man 'who has the milk of iiumani kindness : ?Soui. ? JEttrt thisr is a miter ifbiP'thei jutysio .dedide. If 11 mere want tb convict this man and a. 4. y'Th&Uvryeri for tb e prosecution tSited -make grat bugaboo that,' Interpreting- iti J&mevx ,4hait. Breea has rtihe money fii Ak jaS mt' ter of. fadt he'tts .penMleasand became to by Ms efforts to save the bank. - Judg fByimm tofd; a. ipftiful - tile abotit Jenkins i having" to ve i. the itaf e becuseq he ; Judgment against 'him.; Thy failed ijo yevent itiqr jtiafaet" thaj Breeee pledged 4b Jlni, Rusa blank stock for. whic3i he paid 100 Scents on the doi-i : 'Nsothrnfiftr:!ev as big. as .tatua&; of AjhYiUe jn 1893. : As bxmeat neni who "ever breathed '-'he breath of life wre in the;'transac-. tions. At that itime ittoey. had vlsks of fabulous welaltlb, but 'today (they are sadder asad wfe'roea'betuse'ttihe great panic which swept over the , country reached every county in this state. ;"Tb, flow of gotd -which 't had been coming ito ttlhis xuhtry from Europe be gan to flow an ansstlier channel. Banks in New York began drawing lin t thefir tfunds. , It-was a,..terriflc' ordeal which 'bank pnesridjeaats shad to pass through."" Whsit could -tlhe (Jefemdant do? One tMng he could do was to itiake the mon ey of the baink and the 'other was to make an honest effort to save the bank." I know the def endamt, I have known him a long time as a liJhoroughly "hon est, gentleman. - "Th,ey caH the defendant a thief and a robber. How. easy at is to do that. I say that tie Is not either. "When the bank was in a bad condi tion (the defendant began to correspond witia the comptroller, and explain the situation-. Was there any deception in pair amm ie osnct khfat ciie-commlrs 4 great u. t tierivB up to tne,otiirs1 ; Aj-io-the Ncrmal'ana Collegiate Inst! tu-e; it: nsk jetabli.ed tanly for - the ptpose, tl$t people ;of moderate means cpui J . have their chUdterf edu dated. T bikt'..vtMtJdnd of man : this vcvaliier ier If he is the kind of mfln tii dofonnrs say he .isvhW daughtere -would, be- ia yas sar . The iacts are that". thJsUef end I was Struggling along try fc givfef ant his chitiren aa e Judas-Ion. ; sympathize jfch the rjury. rbi lieve you uure honest jnem tatod have faith in your integrity. " ' - f f ltyoucjvcrdlct'he what tt may: the counsel fcr a defense wUl be endtestiL" vSenator;.Ptch,asrd concluded; his argu naent at. .fsSa.'Si. --r. r'v ' v JUDGURNilS CHARGE; - ' Judge Purmeil "charged that : "what eTer may-be said -by cbunBel the law as laid. down. by the couaC at this time is the supreme law and you can know no .tiher.' "He said fthat ' the . defendant had the right of ' appeal to tbelgbest court upon any "ruMngs that the court inlay make .1. make. The ' judge spoke impresBvely of ithe re sponsibililty of - tlhe jiiry . tender their oath " should, take from the human breast the great charge of passion and sympathy and prejudice and aU other unwortthy feelings, amd make an officer of the court, a jury, an . instrument of the law' said the count, and tdded that "in the sacred domain" where the jury must discharge its dudes the appeals to prejudice, paesuon and sympathy could have no place. - A "The defendant Is presumed to be in nocent.. We must try ihiim according to the testimony which has been ad duced in, 'the trial. If (heJs guilty under taie law as you shall receive it from the court it is your duty to say so; If you are not satisfied ' toe is guilty, if the gov ernmieiLit has not, by testimony, evi dence, proved 'to your satisfaction be yond a, reasonabite doubt, of the charge in the bill of Indictment, and you are trying nothing tlse, lit is your duty to say he is. not guUty. What is -he charg ed wluh? Section 5209 of the revised statutes of the Unliited States, stripped of all mialbter, and kaMng out everything that does not pertain ito 1Ms case reads, as foaoows; ': Every . president, director, cashier, teller, clerk or agent of amy association, who embezzles, abstracts or wi uMy misapplies any of the mon ies, funds -or credits of ithe association hall be deemed guilty of a misdemean or. That is molt all of the seotion; it is alL of the'' section) that applies to this The court described the dubies of a bank predent and defined embezzler meat, and sa5d 'that if, while in posses sion f the funds ttt the- bahfc .as- its-J president, he wrongfully converted aiay porttoa apf . tlhe assets to. His own use witai ifntent to injure the bank he- would be guilty of embezzlement. The court charged the jury that they must? be the sol judges f the facts. "I may have an opinion " which may b very prdnouiaced but an -opinion on the part of jthe court isaQit v to govern the jury," ' , The court defined "abstraction." The taking or -wStQidrawlng of funds of the bank muijt be" ivOthout the knowledge "or.; consent of the oank or its board 1 of directors. It was de cided in ttbet case of TaSrator, however, that it was no defense Chat funds Were miisappMed with the consent of some of th directors, tout the tintent 4.0 defraud will be oonclusively pre sumed from the commission of the of fense. . ' The judge reviewed briefly the counts of !the charges against the defendant in the indiictmcmt, and said" the jury was confined in making up" 'its verdict to them. But ithe other testimony, as to tlhe conduct of the defendant before January 7, 1897, as to the condition of his acounts, as to . the procurement of worthier and fraudulent notes, notes Which the parties- said they- did not sign, that is admitted as bearing" on ie question of intent, knowledge and .nio- .-ttVe"; .-which . , jttoe. defendanifc had to his tiansactions with the bank on the days specified on jtflie .bMl of indictment. "That the defendant : withdrew $351 from ithe bank on the 7tlv day of Jan uary (there can be , no controversy," said the court. If he know tie had no njjdney ip the bunk, if" he did it-by rii; ttue of . his pbsilfloiC and he -took itwith the 3ntenft which the couirt ha explaiin ed .then he was gullity of embezzlinent. 'If you are ! not satisfied, if ithe govern n0a)t '.jbas;.;:eaMsned;.yiptf 'beyoridi a reasonable doubt 'titMs" account- on 1ShlaJt,;day.;wa&soyer $3,534.31, that 4s thalfc he aditakeri .out of theoink on that day," before . ihe .drew. at oekthat much moneyOVer amd "above what he had put ill, that insttSaa: "of having mon ey- to h oredrt ne was -r pvenorawD 534.31 and he knew jk,pr if tJie"evdnrje was itihere to;' his poeessfcni nd ' he slthis jeyeifd ;iiteir 'bia sxd have kawwn it;-he with the intent Ito defraud 'tJJbarik, then he is guiHy under-: the flrat count. If, under the tdienItio wMch the, court has given you, he ibsftracted it .with the same . knowledge, . wiA tshe same intent, "wit tihe tfame piirpose then he would be giUIty. under the-econa count fori - ab Btrac'fcfoav If ,ihe misapplied it with the intent which 4he court, has expTahued to youffes i to the meaning7 of amlsappiica. tiou, and. 'the evidence "satisfies you be yond Wuaoailatoleaoubt that tha)t wais lids act,J4henhe would be guilty, under the third.: counts If " the governmf.nst hasn't satisfied you,-that is if the govern men t has - not- produced! . yidence which would renrove from the. mind of a man whow'fieekingiforjthe truth a man who -wanted giet attthe, acTQal farts, whldir Satisfied you v beyond" i reasonable doubtiflrist ta itoeembezzled, you would ' say !he ts not guilty, secotnid thfat he abstractetl tttneai -yiou.'wourd .pay he. is mot kuilty; and- third that he misapplied. y."u' tbe deft ni.n r' r- -n m-.vv 2?d j&rt?1 copnthfinojd r WU3fcJ the iodictme-t. vL-i? OQe -these! counts r "Now. it! Z 'ans of cotes which he kew , ?t i,hless' tben ar credit I UliHl.11-'. lL . H. UAUUU-U. Lhat natjtionc . credit- on , the l.TViVv' 44? othT words, it was not credit X ne COllT phoHM. -rr,-. inntirtT, ' ? -ccorng to my,reooi hFSEJi? check3 charged In the tndath niftrffThTVu 07.99. At the end of the SSStt e,fefendant apparent Som th. i663' But K sWall find 2SS--L facta 83 testified to that tnee ere Worthlefes arAl that that was 5et -fVl credit his actual over $M73.io end of man11 ws 'WL"?101186 to the requesf of the de . v ct?Qrt chargl "in 'deter tfiniev?at,ent of ie-mdit in over irfF .s count the jury-may take wVC?-'aa 10,303 from th? associatiou 1 himself . if he did BO Cnlder then 1 W not 06 guilty, but if he dM4t W - I'u mtent to defraud the bamk or 'L r son, if he-did it knowtogly If. ire a-ii it uod'erstainidSng the condition -to. -a account in other wprdsjf he did ft wti ;,he irLent to defraud the bank or any other person, just fes askeld in this pyer then he would be guilty, other wiseibe wouM not." '" ' C0Urt) charged ithat the jury i U a e caireful not to confound the defendant's acts and doings which ap pear , yi the evidence admitted as to Ft L 1I'a'E,;ac "ons tham those charged in cne Wii of indictment wiah these chcirged m the bill." 'U0ti ?'b md consider-the defendant's good character," ssaid the couitt, "and con sAJsr.u wi-:,h the testimony i-n thekaee." Intonclus:ca Judge Purnell charged as follows : - Now, gentlemen of the jury, in con elusion of the whole matter the law, a&Jiaid down to you by the court, as I have said to you before, is supreme as Zt yoU 're C(n,oerned. li;the view which the court takes of it, un'd.erstan'd ing of ithe law amid of the evidence the court dannot see how the defendant cam elsca.pe conviction, a-nd while you ae not bound by that opinion', while you are rot bound by the opinion of the court I say 0. you, as I have a right to say, that inihe opinion of the court, understand in-r the as the court does, and believ tog the evidence 'as the court does the d-efeDdaa,t is guilty, amd It is your duty to say so. a. a-sam gentlemen, tnat you are the judges 'of the flac'ts. You - are s the sole judges of the. facts. Sometimes. sometimes I say, judges have assumed' the province of the jury and taken from it the'idfecitsion of the facts of the case, as I have-been asked Ito d'o in this. I have never, sitaiee I have beem on the ibench.ye't assumed that province. I do not uov so now. A man has a right to be tried by his peers. You are the peers of the. defendant. . You have been . se lecjted for this limportant position. You are the sole judgesof .the faotsi If ac cording to the Haw afe the court has laid down $6 you you find the fact, amd under that law as explained "to you you believe the deendarit 43 guilty of embezzlement undreitlher count to the bill of indict ent you will say so. If you beleve heis guilty under Ithe law. "that the govern mehltfhias satilsfied you beytmld a reJawxa able doubt- aiacnr'txie1 explamed' by tHe icourit at the niefeinAajQit has com 'mitted ihe crime known? as abstraction lit Is your' duty to islay so. . If the govern ment has s'aitisfieid you beyond a reason able doubt that under the law as the court has explained to you the defend anlt has been guilty of the crime of misapplication, it is. your duty ,to $zy so. 11 you are not so smsnea you win return a-'verdict of not guilty. You may rdturn a general verdict of guilty or you my return a verdict pf guiltyl upon either one of these charges, embezzle ment, abstraction or misapplication PREPARING FOR MUSTER-OUT Active Work" for Speedy Withdrawal of Troops From Cuba. "Washington, March 15. Active work is goiing on to -all branches of the war department to secure ' the speedy with drawal df volunteers from. Cuba. The quartermaster gemeral is endeavoring to effect' am arrangement with the steamsp companies for chartering a number of transports, " those now in posse6oh of the government beiing in adequate foir carrying all the volun teers to the Uniited " States before ithe yellow fever season begins. Officers have been sent 180 Camp Meade, Pa,, to prepare barracks amd hospitals for such of ithe' returning troops as will be mus tered out there. Army officials say that even with . transports .which can be chartered, at least 5,000 troops will not be able to reach Savannah before G-eor-gfia declares quarantine- against the Cu ban ports, and quarters (for ithat number' are being prepared at -Camp Meade. The belated - itroops will probably be landed-at Delaware Breakwater and sent by rattbload fto Camp Meade fop muster out. AT SANTIAGO Criticisms by Americans and Cubans-Assembly Denounced---Gomez Upheld. Santiago, Marclh I5.f-All classes here are ub&erty ; dEsgustedJ3yver the present situatiom' - The Americans -contend that the Cubans arewholly unfit for self government, while the Cuba contend that' Braoke'sjadmistration to wholly a, failure.-- S' , V - Ttuand "Cubans held a . n$ass meeting last ghit, -f denounced, the semblyand upheld Gomez.. DISGUST 00 EEfi f Wit L ft 4TIFY 4 Spanish ParlikWtit Jio bis. solve :Today--Sicldeon' . " Secret -fission; : Madrid. March .15. The queen will tomorow rfgn the decree dissolving the wtC3, and she w?a once ratify the Peace treaJtya Ifaunent wEt dissolve; toiLoiww, The'eieotions , will &ke place Apr 15, aotd the oew cortes will meet June 2. ; ' . 'It has been, earned ttL Stanton. Sick3es, formerly secretary of taie Amer ican legation here, has been -in Madrid cSght days on a secret mission. MO KIIILETS VAGATIOII. Thomasville; Ga., March 15.-McKa ley id Hebturt are enthusiastic over the ngfi.?ent .cHmetoe here and all fa the Party are enjoyfcur the wMch awept through the streets today. ttYihe le& Put aside their winter cuxtttlng and appeared, in n?ht -m. eostumes. The oreaklTi ih, - 3 SSJPl Secretory Put . auih. ua nermaa Kohsatt of Chicago, are expected heTe soon far a political confreoce with the president. FOR WATER SUPERINTENDENT. Editor of ithe Gazette. Among the several announcements of candidates for, superintendent of waterworks that are to come before the democratic convention, I notice the name of Mr. J. B. Erwin. On account of Mr. rwin bejimg a very quiet and unassuming man he may not be as gen erally known' as some of the other can didates, but he is known , by- a number of out bCEiti dStSzens, and a more honest or trustworthy man cannot be found for this responsible position. Again he is a uncompromiising democrat and for years has worked faithfully in our city elections forthe success of his party. AM things being equal 'is it not right to reward party fealty? I believe lit as, and I Ceiel sure Ibis 'nomination wiiU- give sait'isfacition to the citizens of Asheville, and if elected he will un doubtedly .conscientiously perform all ithe duties requiired of Rim. ' : ' A DEMOCRAT. LOOK OUT tor the first signs of impure blood Hood's Sarsaparilla is your safeguard. It will purify, eurich and vitalize your BLOOD. NW SPRING ARRIVALS Clothing Dept. ' ' Our Sprin-JT Stock is arriFinj? Ifiilj, aad we have some of the prettiest Double Breasted Serge Sui's. silk faced or plain, th it jru ever sa. The prices range from $10 to $15 Hat Dept, Wcrpceiwd today our K nox an cheaper grai as of ctr.iw Hat- and fhey are beauties The styles are nnw and atir:tctive. D )n't fail to see them, as you know a Knox hat is always The Correct Thing. Shirt Dept. Our line of Shirts is also complete now, and raT pre TroVn 50c to $1.50 in Soft Shirts, without Collars, Npgligees, vvilli Collars and White Shirts, from size 12, boys', to 18 men's Tailoring Dept. Don't forget that our Tailoring Department l-4 eah7 fo m twe jour Spring or Easter Sui, from our New Piece ioo !s for ng, which are very Nobby. Remember We Guarantee Our Work and Fit Second to None, 1 The Wintlock ClottiiDg House. '-JParion'Ave. T. ; r ; ! -c : 7 ho Equitabh Life ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE U. S. Outstanding Assurance Dec. 31,1898 Assurance Applied - ini898. . I E2?amihedand Declined New Assurance issued Income,.....;..... Assets Dec.,31, 1898,..: r a T7..; j tm assurance runu iyo, X: 8q8.2Co.o6V and all w s s m other liabilities I. ' i6o;55o.27). - ( Surplus ,... Paid Policy holders 1898 H, B, HYDE, Pres, VJ.W, ALEXAISDEfti V-P, FRANK W.DANNER,Gen'I Agt: N. C. and Richmond, ; 920 E, Main SUlRlchmond, j;Ri GRAHAM, Agent, Ashtvffle,N.:. l:feiifM.a, i: J. L. Blackwell. of Philadelphia, left yesterday foe Phoenix. Arix.. . After a two weeks' tftay et Forest Hill. - Mrs. W. H. ChatfLeld. who has been a guest at the Mr for the past season feft yesterday for Augusta, Gx., accbm P by Mrs. Bigelow. Mrs. Chat field will v-2sit relatives. .''- - Jeph S. 'Miller, oommlsBioner , f?5611 vne for two terms, was to the city yesterday from Wheelia.. W.- Va. Albert Cannoa, of HelMtiam. ctounty wbl3 to the city yesterday. , - - Jn Prank Ray was to the city fiwrtM ; con county yesterday. Miss Jenny Burdick aaid! Miss Mar Weed, of Toledo, O. who have been at the Albemarle 'for several weeks, levt lor vthelr homes yesterday, v " Judge Fred Mcore passed through the city yesterday on his way from the Pitt county court to Webster. S. 'FJ. Brook, of Cleve?wl, Ohio, U regisitered at the Battery Park. J. f aider arrived yesterday from St. Louis. W. D. ParsQ3, of Detroit, Mich. 13- in e cuty . P. L.. Lewis, of Point Pleasant. W. va.. came in yesterday from York. New Mi-u Pauiir. cm of Chrcago is stopping at Kenilworlth Inn. J. J. Ltoiis'ey, of K3;nss City, Mo., is visiting- in tfr city. AoJJc hhsD vbgk shrdl cmfwypshrdl M. Cbeet, of St. Louis, is at the B'at tery Park. , M. Dean arrived lact might from Brook lyn. T. V.. Taylor, of Washington, D. C, is visiting friends here. IT. R. MulVo. rvf Hamilton, Ohio, was in the city yesterday. 3r. A. W. Callowliy was called to 'his former home in Gtoctoaa'ti yesierdav, by a telegram snnouncing the eerious ill iness of hiis mother. Sxg The many fr'eDds of Maurice W. Thomas, special agent of the Southern Bell Telephone company, will be pleased tct leiam thflt-h- arrived to th city last night from, Charlotte. His stay here will be indefinite. ANNOUNCEMENT. I hereby announce myself a candidate for the position of chief of police of the city of Asheville, subject to the Demo cratic nominating convention. Nicholas A OolltosJ - $987,157,134,00 for 30,318,878,00 168,043,739 00 50,249,286 78 258,369,298.54 o ($2, - ...;.. 201,058,809.27 57,310.489.27 in 24-020,523.42 Va, . ... jt C3T . 1 . 1 i' ! I 3 C ?4 1 1 s i if i$ 1 llluuiiiuipimiuiiu hen vou iwouia eiy , : & """- HazeL Salve , -'1 1 -
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