HEIERSOII
Miv.ergiCLS'' Jr
BIG IIES1EUTS
SEABOARD
COMPANY
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! T.W. Raoul has 'returned; from Geo?-
ELECTION
, IN BUILDING LOTS
H. Davis of Chicago Pays $11.
000 tor Property.
PROBABLY BACKS IT
it
B. VA ; j MARTIN, AMaoaSep.
N'. J. Davis of .WayraesvUle la in the
city.- . - - s
But one Ticketfour Candi
dates -in the Field.
No
Definite Information
Rutherfrdton Road.
of
j. Davis of Weynesville is
in
the
$35?p00 Bond Issue to be Passed
Upon, Also.
Good Year .of Graded School
Work just Closed.
.Special to .'the Gazette.
; 'Hendersonville, "May 3. The closing
"exercises of the Hendersonvtlle graded
schools -were held in the opera ' house
last night. The program consisted of
wuw iimu;uusu,iiw music tuna a tuiuitssa
by R. J. T4ghe, superintendent of tht
Ashevllle graded schools.' The emtir
program was well rendered, the address
was a splendaa one ana itne people ox
our town showed their appreciation of
the work that has been accomplished
by the inagemervt, teachers and pu
ptfla 0$ the school durtog the Jest year
by, turning .-oat en mtinuft to witness
the closing enitenment.
The municipal ' electlari will be he)d(
next Tuesday 'at which time four alder
men wiJT'baf elected to serve for tw
years , so. ,fer ifius " present indication
shrrw ther rtu he but rw tucket in the
field. This ticket irhch has already
been nominated, consists of the follow
ing1 gentlemen: W." F.' Edward demo
crat; J. Wiluama, republican; Dr. A.
H. Morey, republican, and B. Jackson,
republican. With the election of the
men the board will be composed of
three demwcrats and three republicans
Messrs. J-'P. RIckman and R. L.
Fletcher being holdovers elected last
year. K. G. Morris, mayor, Is also a
republican. The propositi on to issue
$36,000 worth of the city's bonds will al
so be voted on next Tuesday. While
there Is considerable opposition to the
proposition authorizing the town to is
sue bonds for the purpose of maoadasm
izdng Main s'treet amd Anderson avenue,
improving and extending the sewer
system and furnishing! electric " lights,
yet fit is confidently (believed the pron
ation will be approved by a good ma
jority of the qualified voters.
There being but one ticket for alder
men to be voted for, it is understood
that the tactics of those opposed to (the
bonds will be to keep as mamy voters as
possible away from the polls in the
hope of preventing a miajorilty of the
quafflfled voltes being cast in favor of
the bond issue.
SOUTH FORK BAPTIST
ASSOCIATION'S MEETING
Hickory, May 3. The committee of
the South Fork Baptist 'assocdtationi met
yesterday at Maiden to decide upon
the location for the proposed associa
tion school. Carpenter Bros, of Maid
en presented them a beautiful site of
two acres for the building and it iwas
decided to locate at (Maiden. Rev. J.
A. Hoyle of Maiden, J. D. Elliott of
Hickory and W. C. Mullen of Lincoln
ton were appointed a butldiinig commit
tee with authority to prepare plains
for a frame school building to cost
$2,500, modern in all its appurtenances,
these plans to be submitted to the as
sociation committee at the (meeting to
be held in June after which the work
of "building will begin. The committee
is also authorized to purchase another
acre of land upon which a dormitory
will be erected. This is qulite am addi
tion to the already thriving little town
of Maiden. . t
PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT.
Decrease Is Shown as Compared With
April 1.
Washington, May 3. The public
debt at the close of business April 30,
1902, less cash in the treasury was
$993,115,976, which is" a decrease as
compared with April 1, 1901, of $4,
616,336. The cash balance on hand is
$364,739,983. Government receipts
during the month of April, 1902, were
$45,215,390, a decrease asd compared
with April, 1901, of $2,552,000. The
expenditures for khe month aggregat
ed $40,799,263, which leaves a surplus
for the month of $4,316,000.
For the last ten months the total
receipts were $464,218,269 and the ex
penditures $398,624,999, leaving a sur
plus for that period of $65,593,270. At
the close of business April 30, 1902,
the total circulation of national bank
notes was $356,987,399, an increase for
the year of $6,223,142, and a decrease
for the month of $489,008.
During April, 1902, the coinage at
the mints amounted to $7,131,898, as
follows :
Gold, $3,480,315; silver, $3,388,273;
minor coins, $263,309.
Will off J. Stirling Morton.
Nebraska City, Neb., May 3. Th
will of the late J. Sterling Morton was
opened In the presence of tho fcelra
and their representatives. Th estat
is estimated to b worth in, theneifffr'
borhood of $100,000. The will proyidi
ior an annuity tcu oe paid to Mi
Emma Morton, the sister of the de
ceased, iwring the balance of her life.
The, estate, is then divided into four
equal parts, one part each for his faur
sons: an& itheir sons by representation.
The, homestead, Arbor Ledge, goes, to
the eldest son, Joy Morton.
Rival Albanian Chiefs Battle.
Constantinople, May 3. The dispute
of two rival Albanian chiefs Biza Bey
nd Bairem Surah, resulted in a bat
tle between their partisans at Diakova
on April 30. The two parties ultimate
ly Withdrew to their towers, whence
they bombarded each b.ther. The in
habitants of Diakova are panic strick
en.
Will Build 35 Residences onX)ra
Street.
Work will be Started Within 60
Days.
H. Davis of Chicago, contractor aaid
builder, has purchased from C. B. Jor
dan of Salisbury, 35 choice residence
lots on Ona street. The transaction
was made through the agency of H. F,
Grant & Son of this city. The consid
eration' for the property was $11,000.
The .deal has been pending! for several
months, but not unttil Friday were all
the papers drawn up.
Mr. Davis proposes to erect a house
on each lot purchased, the cost of which
will be from one thousand to several
thousand dollars. The buildings will
be sold on the installment plan and will
pbe eubstaritiaMy and artistically . con
structed. There will be stone founda
tions under all the houses, and stone
sidewalks in front. The equipments
in every case will toe of the; most mod
ern design. It is he intention of Mr.
Davis to build several "residences at
the etart which twill be classified as
"stock houses." These he will sell or
rent as he has customers. He' also in
tends taking orders for residences and
building themt accoTddttig to the ideas of
the purchaser, no matter what the buy
er may want in the way of a home,
whether it be a modest affair or some
thing very pretentious. The work of
construction on the "stock houses" is
expected to begin within the next 61
days.
This is one of the most extensivt
moves that has beien on foot for several
years in the way of improvements In
Aeheville. It is impossible to estimate
at present the amount of money ihat
will be expended in the cons true t& on of
these buildings but it will no doubt
run in hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Mr. Davis is a wealthy iChiicago con
tractor and has quantities of lumber on
hand, which he intends using 'in his
work here.
HOOTING CONTEST
The shooting: contest at the Palace
Shooting Gallery, 48 South Main street
for the month of April closed last night.
The gold iwatch was awarded to Mr.
T. L. Burnett, he making a score of 57
points out of 60. The following is the
list of those making a high score: Fred
Ward 54, J. J. Morrison 53, W. Bouli
neau 52, J. L. Hays 54, D. Brown 52,
B. A. McCoy 55, R. Davis 53, C. H. Hy
der 55, T. J. Wilson 54, J. M. Thompson
55, F. Rutledge 56, M. Jackson, 52, J.
Thomas 54, W. R. Oakes 54, D. Moore
54, J. L. Moore 54, J. T. Stubbs 55, Lon
Freck 56, F. Dowell 53, G. C. Joyner 56,
H. B. Smith 55, W. R. Baird 56, T. L.
Burnett 57, T. E. Johnson 56, W. D.
Steel 55, G. H. Lambert 55, J. T. Bynum
55, P. U. Williams 55, N. Buickner 56,
R. E. Sallee, 54, W. A. Penland 56, W.
A. Capps 56, J. J. Nipson 55, R. 'F. Gibbs
55, T. W. Freeman 54, C. Mears 56, E.
G. Hyatt 56. .
A ladies' fine gold watch given away
as premium for the month of May.
THEY FELL IN MARYLAND.
Remains of Georgia Soldiers Uncnri'v
ed at Aniictarn.
Martinsburg, W. Va.. May 3. Work
men repairing the canal near Antie
tam battlefield, on tlic Maryland sidn
have unearthed the remains of tvo
confederates.
The skeletons were clothed in but a
part of the confederate uniform, which
was tolerably well preserved. The but
tons told that they were Georgians.
Two dirk knives, much rusted, were
found. Imbedded in the thigh bone of
one was one-third of shell, which
evidently caused- his death. Around
the ankle boaes of one was a blue
silk tie.
A score of years ago a party was
here from Georgia looking for the re
mains of two s.oldJers, They dug near
the 'locality,' but fail ed$o. find the dead
and left without, leaving their names.
The remains weripifnterred in Elm
wood cemetery; ;f f
Ever notice how urnerly an Indian
looks? Ever see van Indian yawn? An
Indian's yawn is the laziest 1 on earth.
THE ESMERELDA COUNTRY
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The above is sj, picture of Esmeraldo
Inn and some of its beautiful surround
ings In Hickory Njit Gap, twenty im'iles
south-east of Asheville. The octagonal
roofed building in the foreground 4s a
rock tower, built after the design of a
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Intimation that It WillCome by
Kenilworth.
Rights of Way Have All Been
Secured-
The proposed Asheville and Ruther
fordton railway, mention of which has
been made in the Gazette from time to
time since last September, is causing
more than local interest. There is noth
ing yet tout conjecture as to the real
intentions of the company, of which
General Theo. F. Davidson is presi
dent. The people realize that the great
est benefit to be derived from the exis
tence of the new road will toe the re
duction in coal prices. Several inter
views with the citizens of Asheville
who are officials of the company, have
developed nothing in the way of news.
WYhen closely questioned they reply:
"We want the road 'to toe a dead -certainty
before we make any announce
ment, and would much rather that
nothing be said of the matter, since re
ports concerning operations, of this kind
are generally incorrect as to detail."
The organization is probably backed
by the Seaboard Air Line. Tlie right
of .way has all been secured, the land,
owners giving the right of way gratu
itously. The leases in every instance
were drawn up and signed. It will
take several years to finish the road
and there 4s yet no definite time an
nounced as to when work will begin.
It has been intimated that the road
will enter the city by way of Kenil
worth, having a station on the east side
of the city.
The name of this railway is the
"Rutherfordton, Hickory Nut Gap and
Asheville Railway." It rwas organized
in Asheville last fall under a charter
granted by the legislature of 1901. Its
president is General Theo. F. Davidson,
and its corporators are Judge M. H.
Justice, M. O. Dickinson, Jason Ash
worth and J. S. Williams.
A preliminary survey has been made.
Those who have got the rights of way
are Jason Ashworth, R. A. Morgan and
P. O. Merrill, all of Fairview. Chas.
F. Oanis, a well known financier Of
Baltimore, is considerably interested in
the road.
Nightmare Ends In Death.
Carrollton, Ga., May 3. Wednesday
night at the county poor farm Mr.
Ralph Jones, a young man engaged
by Sunerintendent Key at the farm,
after doing a usual hard day's plow
ing, eating a hearty supper and retir
ing for the night, disturbed the in
mates of the dwelling by a strange
noise. On iavestigation he was found
dead in bed, having evidently strug
gled in a nightmare agony. He was a
son of Mr. Ray Jones, of Atlanta, who
was notified and arrived here on the
first train.
Highwaymen Hold Up Farmer.
Charlotte, N. C, May 3. A special
dispatch from Kinston, N. C, says
that Thomas Jones, a prominent farm
er of Greene county, while on his way
home from Kinston Tuesday night was
held up and robbed by three men.
The men covered Jones with revolvers
and took all his money, but not a
word was spoken during the entire
proceeding. The higwaymen handled
their victim rather roughly.
New Factory for Dublin.
Dublin, Ga., May 3. Georgia Coop
erage company, of Hapeville, Ga has
just completed a large building in Dub
lin and is fitting up a large barrel fac
tory. The larger part of the machinery
fs already In position. The building
is located near the river. The wood
used by this factory will consist only
of oak. which will be used principally
for turpentine, oils and other liquids.
After the Capitol Saloontst.
Washington, May 3 A warrant al
leging violation of the liquor law in
selling intoxicants without a license
was issued against Theo L. Page, who
conducts the restaurant on the Ben
ate side of the capitol. It is alleged
tat the law has been violated at th9
r:c.pitcl 6in:e Jan. 1.
It is the services; of the uncommon
man that command the highest wages,
the
:h inn,
portion
visible
ancestors of, liV p
Col. Thomas Turner.
of the building i.
The rock
from this view, though it shows up well
from the inn.
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city-
G. W. Conner has gone to Hender
soorvUlle. J. H. White of Marshall arrived Oast
evening.
Thomas Cox of CuMbwhee is at ViCr
toria Inn. .-
John Gregory of Black jMouotaiin ia
in the city. r , !
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F. A. Sumner has returned Jrom
New York.
Norman Holt expects to go. to Alex
ander today.
B. B. Edwards of (Waynesville ar
rived yesterday.
Mrs. J. M. . Horner has returned
from Spartanburg.
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J. J. McCloskey expects to leave to
morrow for New York.
Miss Floy WMaais left yesterday
for Washington On a visit.
Donald P. Smith 'of the Asheville
school is stying at Victoria Inn.
Senator Pritchard is, eafpecitied to ar
rive here tornopro,w to attend U. S.
court.
Grover Hobbs of New, York left yes
terday after a weeks' stay in the city.
Rev. S. W. Newell of Paten? Hay
wood county, was in the city yesterday.
MS'ss Stoddard, who has been' staying
at the Manor, has returtnied to 'Dayton,
O.
Mrs. Long and Mas Edna Long . of
Park avenue expect to go to Baltimore
today.
Mrs. H. S. Lamibert expects to (leave
omiorrolw for a two weeks' visit in
Brooklyn .
G. H. Justice left yesterday for Ken
tucky to accept a position with the L.
& N. railroad.
Harry Fnankford of Richmond arived
yesterday and is sltaying on Soco street
with his brother.
Miss Amelia Davttd is viisiting Mrs.
Watson on Woodfin street. Mass David
is from Charleston.
Superintendent G., R. Loyall is ex
pected home from Washington the first
part of the week.
Miss Faimnfle Palmer and Cameron
MacRae Ooble left yesterday for an ex
tended visit to) Virginia.
Mrs. E. Skidmore and Messrs. A. R.
and B. D. Skidmore of New York ar
guests at Victoria Inn.
Mrs. H. H. Jackson and child of
Chicago arrived yesterday and are stay
ing, at the Battery Park.
Mrs. A. S. Dickens of Montreat is
visiting her mother, Mrs. F. A. Shu
ford, at. 23 Starnes avenue.
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Van Buren Bos tic has returned from
Dallas, Tex., where he went several
weeks ago to make his home.
Mrs. Oolson and son, John Colson, of
Columbus, O., left yesterday aifiter an
extended stay at the Manor.
W. Hathaway, who has beem staying
at the Pinehurst for 'some time, left
yesterday for Providence, R. I.
Mass Florence Barker expects to leave
tomorrow for Wilmington, where she
will visit Miss Annie Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenton oij Rochester N.
Y., arrived here yesterday-. Mr. Ken
ton intends making his home here.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Wadley of Way
cross, Ga. are staying at the Manor.
They are on their wedding tour.
Miss Margaret Hilliard has postponed
her desanture for the north until to
morrow, when she will go to Washing
ton. ?
Mr. and Mrs. Waiter Perry, who
have been staying at Mango Terrace
for several weeks, have returned to New
York.
Mr. and Mrs. G. M. dark and Mrs.
Blackburn of Chicago arrived yes
terday for a visit to Asheville. They
are staying at the Baitltery Park.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Punch of Frtesnk
fort, Ky., left yesterday for their
homfes. They have been livintg on
Hlaywood street for several months.
Swannanoa arrivals: Frank Potter of
Norwick, Conn., L. iW. Carter of Vir
ginia, G. W. Bridges of Nashville,
Term., A. E. Owensbury of New
York. N-
Mrs. Adams and daughter, Miss Pau
lrnie Adams, of West Point, Ala., ar
rived yesterday and are staving (at MSss
Cora Dnimmomd's .
Berkeley arrivals: C. J. Knight of
Charlotte, J. H. White of Marshall,
H. E Block of iNashville.
Chinamen; are the merchant seamen
of the future, says a consular report
from Shanghai. Over 1,500 British ves
sels entered the port last year manned
by Chinese crews.
Tag proposed pension for the aged
bill nas been postponed by the house of
commons because the government has
no money for the project, owing to the
Boer war.
Men who beat their wives and thor
ougnorea norses are perfect brutes
with the odds in favor of the horses.
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FOR SALE BY DR. T. C. SMTTH. AND W. C. CARMXCHAEL. DRUGGISTS,
BEST ATTRACT
AT LIBERAL PRICES
This Is the General Plan of the
Auditorium Directors, and
the Original Idea The People
Should Patronize their House.
The -purpose of the auditorium direc
tors to provide superior attractions for
the public at the liberal prices .'that are
announced for the formal opening or
the new house next Wednesday by the
Boys' New York Symphony orchestra,
is in line with the auditoriuim idea as
it has prevailed since the movement
that has resulted in the fine structure
was organized, less than two years
agOi
The class of attractions demanded in
Asheville and now being booked by the
management, must be anet with full
houses -to justify the guarantees re
uaired for their presentation. If the
effort that has been made for the open
ing date is recognized (by the people,
and large attendance Is 'given in re
sponse, the tookings of the best things
to (be had will be insured, and at a like
liberal rate ot seatinigs.
The auditorium is the people's house, .
and the people will receive dividends on
their stock In accepting the privileges
afforded for their entertainment from
companies of the high merit that marks
the opening occasion.
California Fruit Growers Organize.
San Francisco, May 3. The fruit
growers of this state have organized
under the name of the California Dis
tributors, with Frank H. Buck as:
president and Alden Anderson secre
tary and general manager. Those al
ready in the association represent 8?
per cent of the business done last
year and an effort is being made to in
duce the other 12 per cent to join
with a view of absolutely controlling
eastern shipments.
PUZZLED
Hard Work Sometimes to Raise Chil
dren.
Children's taste is oflimes more accu
rate in selecting the right kind of food
to fit the body than that of adults. Na
ture works more accurately through
the children.
A Brooklyn lady says, "Our little boy
has Ions been troubled with weak di
gestion. . We could never persuade him
to take more than one (teste of any kind
of cereal food. He was a weak little
chap and we were puzzled to vknow
what to feed him on. One lucky day
i
we tried Grape-Nuts. Well you never
saw a child eat with such a relish, and
it dfid me good to see him. From that
day on it eeeimed as though we could
almost see him grow. He would eat
Grape-Nuts f6r breakfast amd supper
and I think he would have liked the
food for dinner.
The difference in has appearance is
something wonderful .
My husbamd'has never been known to
fancy cereal foods of any kind but he
became very fond of Grape-Nuts and
has been much iimproved in health since
using it. . J " ') '
A friend has Jfcwo children who were
formerly afflicted with the rickets. I
was satisfied that the disease was caus
ed by lack of proper hourishmtetnt..
They showed it. So I urged her to use
Grape-Nuts as lan experiment and the
result was almost magical. They con
tinued (the food amd today both the
children are well and strong as amy
children in the city, amd, of course, my
friend is ia firm believer in the right
kind of food, for she has the evidence
before her eyes every day.. '
When I have some task to perform
about the house and don't feel very
strong, a saucer of Grape-Nuts and
cream stimulates me and I am able to
do the task at hand with ease.
We are now a healthy family and nat
urally believe in Grape-Nuts." Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek,
Mich
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SIN KLUTZ
SEES PARK SCENERY
taken by Major Moody to Eagle's
Nest, Accompanied Mrs.
Klutz and Mrs. Moody Per
sonal News of Waynesville.
Special to the Gazette.
Waynesville, N. C, May 3. Con
g;ssman and Mrs. Charles F. Klutz
and Major James M. Moody and wife
went to Dagle's Nest today. Mr. and
Mrs. Klutz enjoyed the drive and wer
charmed with the scenery. Mr. Klutz
is a member of the Park committee and
has been untiring in hij zeal for the
consummation of the park movement
His interest in the forest reserve
prompted him to visit Western North
Carolina.
Nearly $50 was taken in at the graded
school entertainment last evening,
which sum will more than pay for the
gas fixtures, for which purpose the con
cert was given.
Rev. C. M.-Billings will preach his
farewell sermon at the Baptist church
tomorrow.
R. L. Murray returned from Webster
yesterday.
The little daughter of G. F. Cagle
who has been ojuite ill is improving.
New arrivals at Kenmore are: J. L.
Philips, Knoxville; B. E. Gray, Chat
tanooga; L. H. Kelly, Asheville; E. A.
Sapp, T. J. Hale, Morristown; H.
Rothe, Philadelphia; Walter Hastings,
Baltimore.
At the Inn are the following: new ar
rivals: M. F. Myers, Tonawanda. N.
Y. ; John Kingsland, Springdale, N. C;
A. G. Foster, Sonoma, N. C: Georere
W. Hall, Hickory, N. C. ; R. A. L.
Hyatt, city. j
MOODY TO THE RESCUE.
New Secretary of Navy Cornea to n
Car Conductor's Assistance.
They are telling a story in Washing
ton about the new secretary of the
navy. Mr. Moody was riding on one
of the Boston surface cars and was
standing on the platform on the side
next the gate that protected passengers
from cars coming on the other track.
A lady, a Boston lady, came to the
door of the car and as it stopped start
ed to move toward the gate, which
was hidden from her view by the men
standing before it.
"Other side, please, lady," said the
conductor. He was ignored as only a
born and bred Bostonian can ignore a
man. The lady took another step to
ward the gate.
"You must get off the other side,"
said the conductor.
"I wish to get off on this side," came
the answer in tones that congealed the
official into momentary silence. Be
fore he could either explain or expostu
late Mr. Moody came to his assistance.
"Stand to one side, gentlemen," he
remarked quietly., "the lady wants to
climb over the gate." New York
Times.
LIPTON'S GREEN SAILS.
Part They Were to Play In a Joke
Last Fall.
It has leaked out that Sir Thomas
Lipton came to America last fall pre
pared to spring a huge Joke on the
Americans if he, won the America's
cup, says tlie May Woman's Home
Companion. The other day a fire oc
curred in the loft f the carpenter shop
where some of the rigging of the
Shamrock II. had been stored. In the
mass of partly burned sails were some
pieces of vivid green. When opened up.
several sails were hauled, out frpm the
wreckage, all of emerald green.
Later it became known that in the
event of Shamrock H. wiwiing two of
the races this green suit .was to have
been worn In the third and deciding
race. It is also said that this green
suit of sails never saw the light of day,
but was bent and stretched at night
while the boat lay in the Horseshoe at
Sandy Hook, The discovery of the
green sails was the cause of much
mirth.