D Ail JL X
VOLUME IV.
ASHEVILLE, N. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1889.
NUMBER 287.
NEWS AND COMMENT.
Tbe Weather.
Iiutirationn for North Carolina Fair: can
tiuucd high temperature; variable wind.
Michael Davitt, m a talk with the
London corresiondent of the New York
,5un, says: "Gladstone's age it not to be
reckoned by year, for they hare no effect
on him. 1 never saw anything more re
markable in my lile than bis speech in the
House, tie loosened his collar, puslied
' up his sleeves, buttoned his coat round
bis waist, and went at his work with tlie
air of a conqueror. He spoke in better
voice than five years ago, and gesticulat
ed with his arms, legs and head in a
fashion that indicated a reservoir of in
tense physical energy. . He is too young
.a man yet for any talk of old age."
The legislature of Indiana has at last
adjourned.'' It bus been one ot tbe most
bitter and partisan sessions ever known.
The goveuor and all the state officers are
f Republican, v:!:i'.e the Democrats have a
good working majority in both houses
of the Legislature. Every bill passed by
the legislature the governor would veto
ttid then they would be passed over .his
veto. Many partisan measures and
tricks were resorted -to by both sides.
It is thought that the courts will have to
decide many points at issue.
Governor Seay, of Alabama, filled the
new supreme court judgeship recently
created by Act of the legislature by
appointing the Hon. Thomas N. McClel
lan, for the past five years attorney
jjcneral of the State, to the plat Mr.
McClellon is only 36 years old, and is
the youngest man who ever filled a place
on the supreme court bench of Alabama.
He is a brilliant young lawyer, and the
appointment will give general satisfac
tion. Since 1871 3,500,000 Germans have
, quit the Fatherland. Of this great host
2,000,000 have came to America. These
are the latest figures in Berlin, and the
Prussians are talking about them with
wonder and some regret.
Secretary lllnine is disappointing many
ofhisoldas well as his new admirers.
He has been in office sixteen days and no
war hasyet been declared ; further, he
still insists that the Sainoan war rumors
are also a farce.
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' A Sag Francisco man -was throwa off
a street railway dummy because he wish
to iay his fare with a 3-cent piece and a
2-cent piece. He sues for $5,000 claiming
the money offered was legal tender.
The supreme court of West Virginia
bus decided that Governor Wilson is en
" titled to hold his seat as Governor until
the courts decide the election contest be
tween Messrs. Fleming and Goff.
It is said by those best 'informed to
judge that the cotton crop of 1888-'8i)
will be the largest crop ever made. It is
, estimated that it will reach 7,000,000 or
more bales. .
The Senate committees for the Fifty
First Congress huve lieen formed. Sev
eral changes in make-up as well as
changes in tbe committcesthcmselves are
noticeable. ' .
No extra session of congress will be
called unless Jim lilaine and Uncle Bismarck-come
to blows over the Samoan
question.
Mr. A. C. Mcllctt's name has been sent
to the Senate for Governor of Dakota.
He will no doubt be promptly con
firmed. , .
Most of the sightseers have k-ft Wash
ington and the office seers still remain to
vex the Grand Chief.
It is said that Henry W, Grady will
write a history of the Southern part ot"
the United States.
The death of congressman Townshend
of Illinois, leaves the first death in the
fifty-first congress.
jknat,,,. yancj j,as been made chair
,man of the select committee of the
senate on Wman Suffrage.
Count Van Berchpu will represent Ger
many in the Samoan Conference soon to
be hcjd at Berlin.
The President and six members of his
cabinet are Presbyterians.
' There are 3,000 postmistresses in the
United States.
"tlTATB NKW.
M.r. O. C. Wysong, of Charlotte, is to
superintend the new furniture factory at
High Point.
. The Spoke and Handle Works at Thorn
asville, were burned Friday flight. Loss
$3,500. - ----- -
T. A. Rodwcll has been elected sheriff of
Warren county, and has given the
quired, bonds,
The case of Cross and White, the bank
boodlers, is to 1 argued to-day before
the United States Supreme Court.
Cards are out for tbe marriage of Miss
Mamie West, of Charlotte, to Harry
Engelke, of Richmond, Va., at the Tryon
f street Baptist church, on the 14th inst
Monday noon the cotton platform at
Charlotte caught fire, and before it could
be extinguished 340 of the 900 bales
thereon, were badly damaged. The loss
is estimated at $8,000, which is hilly
covered by insurance.
Mr. Stephen C. Bragaw, the captain of
the University football team who was so
badly hurt in the game with Trinity Col
lege, is in the hospital at Raleigh, II
cg is broken and his ankle sprained,
He
Is receiving the ntost careful attention,
IN THE SENATE.
THE CONTINl'KD MENCE OF
MR. MORTON MR. INGALU
PRESIDENT PRO-TKM.
, Long Seaalon Held Veaterday
No DlHreapect to the Late Ec
alive- A Bate It of Nomina
tlon Sent In Bond Offer,
lug, and Other item.
By Telegraph to the Citiiea.
Washington, March 12. Sknatk
In the continued absence of the vice
President, Mr. Ingalls acted to-day as
yesterday, as presiding officer pro tern.
The message of the President trans
mitting papers in the case of Louis Rietl
was presented and laid on the table.
After a wait of several minutes, Ed
munds broke the stillness by a statement
that he had been requested by Mr. Piatt
to say that the gentlemen representing
both both sides of the chamber who had
in charge the recommendations for' the
committees of the Senate would-he ready
to call attention to the subject in a very
short time, and to ask the Senate to re
main in session or to take a short recess.
No motion for a recess was made, and
the Senate continued in session without
any attempt to transact business.
Four nominations were sent to the Sen
ate yesterday. Palmer, , Swift, Wash
burn and Tichenor were confirmed this
afternoon and to-day's nominations
were referred to the appropriate commit
tees. When the nomination of A. C. Mel
lett to be Governor of Dakota was read.
executive session, senator Plutt, as
chairman of the committee on territo-
ties, arose and said the committee were
ready then to make a unanimous rejiort
in favor of confirming the nomination
and he would have been confirmed then
and there, but for the rule requiring nom
inations to go to the committees, and be
reported at the next succeeding executive
session.
The report has got abroad that rep
resentative Houk, of Tennessee, was
dead. He has been under treatment
in the Providence Hospital, this city, but
was discharged last night improved in
health and was about the capital to-day.
Mr. Whitthorne, of Tennessee who has
been ailing for some time past has gone
to Old Point Comfort, hoping to recruit
there.
The. Senate committees ha v- been
elected for the Fifty-first Congress. The
chairmen are as follows : Regular com
missioner of agriculture, Paddock; ap
propriations, Allison; contingent ex
peuscs, Jones, ot Nevada; census, Halt;
civil service and retrenchment, Chase;
claims, SKoner ; coast defences, Dolph ;
commerce, Frye;- District of Cctaiiibia,
ngalls, Education and labor, Blair; en
grossed bills, Cockrell ; enrolled bills, Far-
well ; epidemic diseases, Harris ; examiner
civil service, Chase; finance, Morrill;
fislieries, Stockbridge ; foreign relations,
Sherman ; improvement Mississippi river,
Washburn ; Indian affairs, Dawes ; inter
state commerce, CuIIom; judiciary, Ed
munds; library, Evarts; manufactures,
McMillan; military affairs, Hawley;
mines and mining, Stewart ; naval affairs,
Cameron ; patents, Teller ; pensions, Da
vis; postoffices, Sawyer; printing, Man-
derson; private land claims, Ransom;
privileges and electons, Hoar; public
buildings and grounds, Stanford ; public
lands, Plumb; railroads, Mitchell; rever
sion of laws, Wilson, of Iowa, revolution
ary claims, Coke ; rules, Aldrich ; territo
ries, Piatt; transportation routes to sea
board, Quay.
In place of committees on expenditure
of public money, a committee was
formed, styled the committee on organiza
tion and expenditure of money in ex
ecutive departments, with Hiscock chair
man. The committee on Indian trills to
examine the methods of the ex-depart
ments and to investigate the oierations
of the civil service are discontinued and
new ones to investigate irrigation of
arid lands, with Stewart, as chairman,
added. The other select committees and
their chairmen are as follows i
To investigate the condition of the
Potomac nvcr front in Washington,
MePherson ; Nicnrauga claims, Morgan ;
woman suffrage, Vance; additional
library accommodations, Voorhees ;
centennial of constitution and discovery
of America, Hiscock; five civilized trades
of Indians, Pattlej Pacjfic railroads,
Frye; relations wjth Canada, Hoar;
transportation and sale ot malt pro
ducts, Vest.
At 12:15, Mr. Piatt asked and ol
tained unanimous consent to have sus
pended so much of tbe rules as required
tbe standing committees to be elected by
vote as required, the election of te com
mittce on expenditures of public monies
That committee to be represented by the
one on organization conduct and ex
penditures of the executive departments,
Mr, Piatt then offered a resolution
which was agreed to for the election of
standing committee, a full list of which
was embodied in the resolution. Piatt
next offered a resolution appointing
select committees, the full list named
in like manner.
Mr. Payne called attention to the se
lect committee on relations with Canada
and moved to strike it out of the list
Upon this motion, a long and interesting
debate arose. Payne said he regarded
such an investigation by a committee of
the Senate, as a usurpation of the
functions of the executive. He also
looked upon the appointment of a elect
committee on the subject, as an interior
ence with the duties of the committee on
foreign relations-
Mr. Hoar explained that i.n account
of the lateness of tint long session, and of
the political campaign which followed
tbe special committee appointed at the
first session of the last Congress on his
motion, had not been able to discharge
its duties, and then it was decided to
renew the appointment. It was useless,
he said, to be blind to the fact, and no
discretion required silence as to it ; that
there was a large and growing body of
men in Canada that desired annexation
to the United States, but nobody pro
posed to accomplish it without tbe firm,
intelligent and instructed will of the peo
ple of both countries. So far from there
licing any thought of disrespect to the
lust executive in the original appoint
ments, the committee proposition had
met with the hearty concurrence of the
Democratic Senators who were supposed
to have been in the closest relations of
confidence with ex-President Cleveland.
Mr. Cullom did not think there could
be too much investigation into the rela
lntions existing and to exist between tbe
United States and Canada. He very
much desired that such Investigation and
progress should tie made as would ulti
mate in the two countries becoming one.
Mr. Sherman favored the appointment
of a select committee. He did not believe
that with a long-stretching border be
tween them the two countries could long
continue in peace. There would be a
great nation springing np to the north
of the United States and that fact would
necessitate a standing army on each
side, which would endanger our repub
lican form of government, . v
Mr. Edmunds said that be would vote
for a standing committee, but with the
reserve that that vote would not com
mit him to the idea of favoring annexa
tion or political union. That Step, once
taken, would be indissoluble,
Mr. Hale also favored the appointment
of a committee, but did not consider it in
any sense an annexation committee or
that its bent or purpose was to favor
annexation. .
Mr. Morrill said that he was quite will
ing to have the committee appointed, as
it offotried an opportunity for the steam
to be blown off on the question. He re
garded the whole agitation of tlie sub
ject as preposterou.S as there never had
been a time when Canada was more loyal
to Great Britain than she was now.
. Mr. Slicrman said he did not desire at
all to husten the matter of political
union. It would have to be a popular
movement and not a movement on the
part ol tne government,
he government. He lielieved
that the people of the United States
ftnd of Canada would gradually
melt into one government, and be under
the same common flag, with (he trusted)
the hearty good will of the mother coun
try. Mr. Blair disclaimed the inferences to
be drawn from the remarks of tbe Ver
mont Senator that New England was not
in favor of political union. He believed
that the feeling there was as strong as in
any other portion of the United States.
Mr, Butler suggested that if it were
given out that the select committee had
an intention of considering the question
of annexation, its members would be ar
rested as filibusterers when they crossed
the line. Mr. Butler, as a member of the
committee on foreign relations, favored
the appointincdt of the committee and
spoke of the necessity of obtaining com-
lercial and other statistics, but declared
that any movement by any party of the
United States looking toward the annex
ation would be a profound mistake and
would only retard it. After further de
bate in the same general tine, Mr, Payne
withdrew his motion and all the select
committee's nominations were agreed to
and after a short executive session the
Senate adjourned.
NOTKS.
Rear admiral John Lee Davis, retired,
died in this city this morning.
bond offerings to-day $21 7,000, all four
and a-halfs, at 108, and all accepted.
A telegram sent to-day to San Francis'
co, from the Navy department, asking at
what date the cruiser Charleston will -be
ready for trial. Present information is
that she will be ready on April i,
. NOMINATIONS.
The President sent the following noini
nations to the senate to-day ; Art her C
Mellctt, of Watertown, Dakotaf to be
governor of Dakota. Luther B, Richard
son, of Grand Porks, Dakota, to be
secretary of Dakota. Coneljus H, Han-
ford, of Washington Territory, to be
chief justice qf the supreme cort of the
territory of Washington, Geo, W, Irvin,
Montana, to be Marsha of the United
States for the territory of Montna
Smilic M. Chambers, of Indiana, to be
United States attorney for the district of
Indiana, Geo, O, Batcbcter, of New York
to be assistant secretary of the treasury
vice Hugh 8, Thompson resigned, Jas,
C, Perry, of North Carolina, to be assis
tant surgeon In the marine hospital
service of the United States. Albert G,
Porter, of Indiana, to be envy extraordi
nary and minister plenipotentiary of the
United States to Italy. Jno. A. Evander,
of Illinois, to be minister resident and
consul general of the United States to
Denmark. The name of nine postmasters
in Maine, New York, Michigan, and
Iowa, were also sent in.
Uov. Wllnon Remains Oovernor,
Bv Telegraph to the Cltlien.
Charleston. W. Va., March 12. The
supreme court this morning decided in
the Goff vs. Wilson gutiernatortal man
damns case that (toy, Wilson is entitled
to hold over until such time as the con
test between Fleming and Goff shall have
been settled. In other words Goff is not
entitled to the sent on "the ground that
the returns were not declared by the
Legislature, The fight will now be be
tween Wilson and Carron quo warranto
it, proceedings.
CUT. F. W. DAWSON
SHOT THKOIGH THE HEART
V A CHARLESTON
PHYSICIAN.
HI Body Found Three Hour let
ter in the Office of HI Aaaall-
ant The Mnrdcrer Surren
der Hlmaclf-Talk of
t 1 j Lynching. fj .
By Tekgrmpa ta the CMaa. ' J
Charleston, S. C, March 12. Cupt.
Frederic W. Dawson, editor of the News
and Courier, and agent of the Associated
Press in this city, was murdered this
afternoon about 3.30 o'clock by T. B.
McDow, a physician of this city. It
seems that McDow, who is a. married
man and the father of a family, bad been
too familiar with a Swiss maid In Cupt.
Dawson' family, and, that Dawson had
visited McDow at his office to remon
strate with him, Words and blows fol
lowed and the encounter ended in
McDow't shooting Dawson through the
heurt. The mifrderer then locked up his
office and went out. Three hours later
he surrendered himself to the police au
thorities, and the body of the murdered
man was found lying in McDow's office.
The murder causes Intense excitement
and there is talk of lynching, ,
Capt. Dawson was one of the most
prominent men in South Carolina, and
uring his many years' residence in
Charleston had drawn around him as
friends of the truest type, such men as
Hampton, Butler, Wagner, Courtenay,
Scigling, Bryan, Northrop and others of
that city's most famous men. Capt.
Dawson was an Englishman by birth.
captain in the Confederate army, and
one of theoriginatfoundcrsafthcChftrlc8
ton News and Courier. While editor of
that paper, he wrote a series of articles
condemning the practictof dueling, which
excited" the
admiration of the Pope
who knighted him, and otherwise testi
fied to his appreciation of Dawson's mer
itorious conduct. In politics Capt. Daw
son stood in the front ranks of tbe Demo
cratic column, and it was owing in a
great degree to his persistent efforts that
the political change was effected in '76
that elected Hampton Governor and
turned the State into the Democratic
column. He was a prominent adviser in
the councils of his party, nnd has been a
mcml)er of the national Democratic com
mittee from South Carolina for the past
eight years, .
A brave, (earless, chivalrous gentleman
South Carolina will not know another
like him ; and his murder yesterday after
noon by one who was not worthy to tie
the latchct of his shoes, is but another
bitter evidence that virtue fulls while
vice reigns,
Capt. Dawson was about forty-five
cars of age, and leaves a family. Eo.
The Nesro Exodus) Continues.
Bv Telegraph to the Cltlien.
Raleigh, N. C, March 12. Southern
gents moving negro families to Arkan
sas, are quietly, but successfully at work,
Their Derations are confined thus far to
counties on the' railroad lines near Golds-
boro. The counties are systematically
canvassed, several thousand persons
have already gone, and indications Mint
to an extensive movement. Many large
plantations are almost deserted, The
negro drummers are paid $5 for each
family secured, The entire expense of
transportation to Little Rock Is paid by
agents, The negroes sny they are prom
ised forty acres of land, brick house, cow
and a dollar and half per day for their
labor, and are told that corn sells tor
nineteen cents a barrel, and meal one-
fourth of a cent jier pound, They know
nothing of their destination... Removal is
by families, Planters in the counties af
fected are greatly embarrassed at the loss
of their farm hands at the beginning of
the planting season.
The Condition of the Striker at
,--., Fall River. "
By Telegraph to the Cltlien.
Fall River, Mass., March 12. The
strike situation in this city has not great
ly changed, but appears to favor the
weavers. ' Tbey are linn, and only 1,000
out of 4,000 looms are running. A mass-
meeting ot tne striking weavers was
held on South Park street this morning,
and the most notable matters in the ad
dresses were as follows: Loom fixers in
some of the mills are bejng discharged for
declining to take the places of the strik
ing weavers. Advice wn given to boy
cott, saloons, and the offers of (but ball
players services have, beeq made, as
means of raising money, The crowd
though large, was remarkably orderly
and not a polkcman was in sight. The
manufacturers show no change of front,
Dr. nalrd's) statement.
Dr. J. S. T. Baird desires as to state
that lie will publish a communication
relating to the bill for tlie repeal of the
act relating to theclosing of liquor stores
on days of public debate, during the
next few days.
HI ED FOR I.IBEU
The Timet 'Will Have to Annwer
The Ball Play era The Par. -nell
ContmlHalon.
Bv Telegraph to the Citimi.
London. March 12. Tlie Speaker of
the House of Commons has made ar
rangements for the members of tlie Chi
cago and All-Ameriean base ball clubs to
visit the House in a body. Invitations
to the dubs are to be tendered immediate
ly. . The Century Club, on nomination ot
Mr. White, secretary of the American le
gation, has elected the players honorary
oietulijrt during their stay in London.
pKHMANY'S REPRESENTATIVE. ,
Berlin, March 12. Count von Der
eham, under secretary of state, will rep
resent Germany at the coming conference
here concerning Samoa.
MISSIONARIES RELEASED. '
Zanzihar, March 12. The missionaries
who were recently enptnred by the insur
gents have been released . upon the pay
ment of $3,000 to tlieir captors. . la ad
dition to the ransom money the Germans
surrendered twelve slaves who had fallen
into their hands, the followers of Bu-.
shiri. Tliey seem to be inclined to enUr
into negotiations with the Germans.
THE TIHH8 Sl'BD IMK L1HKL.
The protestant alliance has adopted
resolutions expressing sympathy with
tlie oraugemen in Canada, The a. liana .
resolutions say they will pray that the
aggressive movements of the Jesuits may
be defeated, ., . . j
Henry Campbell, M, P., private secre
tary of Parnell, has brought suit for libel
against the London Times. The case hat
been set for a hearing, and the triul will
probably take place in May. The suit
is founded partly on the opening speech
made by attorney general Webster,
in the case of 0'Donnel vs. Walter, and
partly on the leading editorial published
by the Times on July 7 last. This suit is
the first of a series of suits to be brought
against the Times.
- WORK OH THK PARNELL COMMISSION. .
London, March 12. The Parnell Com
mission resumed its sitting to-day. An
accountant testified that he had examin
ed the books, of the Hibernian Bank, but
was unable to trace the persons to whom
the National League money on checks
was paid, or whence the checks came.
Between November 1879 .and September"
1882, tlieLeagiw received UtU.UOU, and
paid out $261,276. The bank refuses to
allow the witness to examine its lodg
ment slips. The League paid to the
ladies league $12,306, to the relief fund
$2,025, and disbursed $10,000 in the de
fense of prisoners.
THE VANDERBIIUT PVRCH A&E.,
Rumor Baya That Mr Vanderblll
Will Erect a Realdence, the
splendor or Which Haa
Never Been Equaled In'
the south. Etc, ...
If we may Judge from the rumors which
last night flooded our streets, side walks
and avenues, the long mooted question is
settled as to what disposition Mr. Van-
derbill will make of his land purchases in
this county. ... - ' "
Madam Rumor, always remarkable for
truthfulness, has it that there will be a
palatial residence erected on the central
point of this great domain, the like of
which tlie south has not yet known
The balance of the acres will be devoted
to a magnificent park with miles of
woods, equaling in every respect any of
the celebrated purks of England,
But our good ludy informant does not
stop with this interesting piece of news.
She says further, that tlie great rnilrond
king now owns tbe Carolina Central
railroad, and will shortly extend it to
this place. Not only this, but it is also
said, that he intends to build the road
irom here via Cranberry to Roanoke,
Va. -.:
While we cannot nlswlutely vouch for
all we hear, we beg to assure Mr. Van
derbilt, wlw no doubt, w'" appreciate
our kindness, that he can find no invest
ment that will pay him better, if half so
well, as these we have mentioned.
., Hhot at a naming Table.
. By Telegraph to the Cltien.
Wilmington, Del., March 12. A 8iecial
from Eastville, Va., gives nri acconnt of
a shooting in thai town this morning
Peter Smith, a well known citizen, am
Jefferson Adair became involved in
quarrel over a game of curds. Adair
drew a' revolver and ended matters by
shooting Smith dead. Deceased leaves
a wife and six children.
To Meet at Ten O'clock.
The meeting of the entertainment com
mittee will be held in the parlors of the
First National Bank this morning at 10
o'clock, Every mcmlier is requested to
lie present. It is important.
To Member of the Legliilature,
The Citizkn will be pleased to see the
memliersof the legislature, its officers
and attendants, at the editorial rooms
of this paper during their stay in Ashe-
vllle. Our office is located at No. 6 North
Court square, ; ,
Twenty thonsand pounds of tobacco
were sold at the warehouses yesterday.
Prices were fuir' and offerings of good
quality, " '
The case of Henry vs. The Pulls of
Ncuse Manufacturing Co,, ngnin occupied
the attention of the superior court yester
day.' T , ..)
Every hotel in the city is overflowing
with guests, anil telegrams are received
daily engaging rooms in advance. Tlie
hotel men are thinking of building addi
tions to their hoslelrki. 1
' . ..,.-:') -'.:'..!
THE CITY'S VISITORS.
THEIR ARRIVAL V EMTER DAV
AFTERNOON -THE TRIP
THROI GII THE CITV.
Four Car-Load ol Tired Travel-
craLocated at the Different
Hotel of the City The Pro
ir'am for To-Day A Car,
rlaitc Drive and a Col
lation. It was 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon
wlien the legislative train from the State
capital came thundering into the station
in this city. It was twenty minutes be
hind schedule time when it left Salisbury,
and th: loss hud not been made up for
some reason or another, and the legisla
tors and their friends were not the best
pleased eoplc in tlie world wlien tbey
lauded at tlie depot, tired, travel-stained
and hungry. . ... -
TUB TRAIN
Was composed of three extra first-class
passenger cars besides the regular com
plement? and wus iu charge of conductor
Tom Murphy. In the three extra cars
were seated our visitors and their friend,
the two rear ones being occupied by the
whites and the other by the colored mem
bers and their friends. As the truincame
to a stop tlie debarkation commenced
and it wus fully ten minutes ere the lust
excursionist stepped .from tlie rear car.
There were Senators and Representatives
and clerks and pages, employes of the
general assembly and a few persons, who
through the courtesy of the K. and D. au
thorities, were enabled to visit the City
Among the Hills. The train was placed
at the disposal of the members of the
legislature for this occasion by Col. A. B.
Andrews, third vice-president of the Rich
mond and Danville syndicate, ., , '
TH8 TRIH IP TOWN.
Standing near the stopping place and
on the south of the train were the three
magnificent cars of tne Asheville street
railway under the supervision of Capt.
J. H. Barnard, superintendent of the line.
Just in front of these cars was an open
freight car belonging to the same line,
and into which a portion of the legisla
tors were seated after the other three
ears had been filled up, The first car was
started on the trip up town at about fif
teen ' minutes past five o'clock . fol
lowed by the others at an interval
two minutes each before start
ing, in many ol the cars standing
room was at a premium. The trip was
made without a stop or hitch, owing to
the excellent management of the Superin
tendent nnd the faithful olieyance of his
orders by the conductors and motor-men
oa the ears, - The -last-'car landed its
argoof passengers at-court square at
5:30 o'clock, and alurge throng of people
witnessed the -arrival of the legislative
tourists, who after descending wended
their way to the different hotels of the
city, "
HAD MANAGEMENT.
Considerable comment has been indulged
in by several of our own people, and the
visitors, relative to the reception of the
latter. We deeply regret that any cause
at all should have existed fortius com
ment, hut it cannot be denied that things
might have been lietter arranged than
they were. A misunderstanding existed
among tlie committeemen, and conse
quently, no one seemed to know what to
lo nor how to do it. Only on member
of the committee was present upon tbe
arrival of the legislative train, Mr. Geo,
Powell, president of the Board of
Trade. With the assistance of Capt
Barnard, Col. Lusk, and one or two
other gentlemen, Mr. Powell soon had
things straightened at the station, llut
up in the city, the same negligence was
manifested to a certain degree, and it was
not until uflcr nine o'clock in the even
ing that everything was made pleasant.
The unfortunute occurrences mentioned
above are greatly to lie deplored, and we
trust tin; like will never lie permitted to
hapK'ii again. We also regreUtlie hasty
action on the part of several of the tour
ists who left for Raleigh on the return
train last evening. Hud tbey waited
over until to-day they would have seen
the mistnkes of yesterday corrected
in a manner mat would have
been both satisfactory and pleas
ant to all parties concerned. One
irrital ing cause of the visitors' impatience
which we came near overlooking was the
fact that the recent heavy influx of other
visitors to the city, made the securing of
rooms a matter of some vexatious delay.
This latter could not have possibly been
obviated any sooner than it was. How-,
ever, we have not heard of any member
of the delegation who wns unable to ob
tain accommodations a little cramped,
of course, but the best the time and situa
tion could afford.
. THE TOt'KISTS. ,. -
Among those of the party were W. V.
Clifton, door-keeper of the House; P. C
Thomas, senator from the 31st district;
John A, Hendricks, of Davie; H. II. Rob
erts, of the News-Observer, Raleigh;
Walter Biisliee, Durham; T. B. Womack
principal clerk of the House; M. N. Moa
roe, Fayetteville ; Chas. J. Merrimon,
Raleigh ; H. A. Bond, Edentoli ; M. Kel
logg, Louisburg ; D. B, Nicholson, read'
ing clerk of the House, Clinton; M. Brad
shaw, enrolling clerk of the House; R. L,
Cooper and wile; E. H. Lewis, Middle-
ton; J. C. Birdsong, State librarian and
two duughters, Raleigh ; T. L. Kilpatrick
ft-T. Smith, 11. C. Pleasants, Fab,
Hughes, John Warters, LuGrange ; M
Makely, Hyde; T. P. Bell, Raleigh; B. T
Copeland, Northampton ; J. II. Hyatt, A,
D. McGill, Cumberland.; Gee
Jones, Mucon; Henry Broyles. Raleigh
T. W. Harrington, E. C. Beddingficld, of
Wake; T. M. Cheek, L. D. Buucom, of
Wake; G. B. King, of ritt; T.T. Cherry,
Bethel; M. C. S. Cherry, jr, of Pitt; P.
Hampton, Nathaa Bass, of Wilson; S. G.
Crawford and wife, Jos. Johnson, of
Johnson; James McClanahan, of Pitts
boro;.L. G. Wangh, of Stokes; T. H.Sut-:
ton, of Fayetteville; A. K." Smith, of
Smithfield ; John R. Overman, of GoMs
boro; H. W, Stnbbs, of Martin; M. Brad-
shaw, of Ashe; D. F. Sinclair, of San
(brd;W.T. Crawford and W. W.' Har
grove, of Haywood ; V. S. Lusk and J. 8.
T. Baird, of Buncombe. ... ; .,;
Tbe colored members are, Dred. Wim
berly, senator from Edgecombe; H. H.
Falkner, senator from Warren ; J. E. :
Hensty, representative ' from Ciaven ; '
Wilson Cary, representative from North-
ampton; Valentine Howe, representative .
from New Hanover, and J. R. Halloway,,,
also a representative from tbe same coun
ty. This delegation is also supplemented
byC. W. Hoover, Thomas Donaldson, 4
W. G. Otey and E. S. Alston, of Wake;
Wm. Alston, of Franklin ; Reid, of Anson
Christian and Couch, of Chatham, and ,
Bryant of Edgecombe.
They were met by the colored reception
committee which escorted them ' to the '
cars, and after reaching the city were oa ! '
signed to quarters, and otherwise enter-:
tained. At night they "took in" such
portions of the city, as were practicable.' .
To-day they will be taken in charge by ''
the committee and driven through the
city, and to points of interest nearby. A '
reception in the evening is also on the ,
program of the day's entertainment.
TO-DAY'S PROGRAM.
The entertainment of the white visitors
will consist of a carriage drive through
tbe city and to points of interest in and y
around Asheville. They will be chap
eroned by Mayor Harkins, General Cling
man, Col. Cameron, Mr. A. T, Summey,
Hons. M. E, Carter,J. S. T. Baird, and
V. S. Lusk, president Geo. S. Powell of "
the Board of Trade, Capt. Jos. S.Adams,
Messrs. H. B. Carter, Locke Craig, Eug.
D.Carter, and others. The places out-.
side of the corporate limits which will
probably be visited are, Fernihurst, Hax-
zard Heights, Richmond Hillt Sulphur
Springs, etc. , ,.
The entertainment of the visitor will
dose with a banquet in the dining rooms "
of the Swannanoa hotel at 9 o'clock this
evening, when appropriate toasts will be
responded to by the citizens and their in
vited friends."1
Tha Bpelllng Bee. !
Amidst good-natured chaffing and peals
of laughter Pedagogue Claxton turned
down his improvised class of spellers last
night. Mr. T. C. Smith and Mr. H. A.
Lindsev were made captains, and. Mr, F..
X. Hull and Miss Anna Aston judges. .
Dr. Watson tackled "gherkin," and so
did Clarenee Ray, and both were put in '
brine for future use. The courtly Hard
wicke went out on "chicory," and Nor
man McLoud deliriously tipped to "pom
egranate." Capt. K. B. Johnston and '
Lucius Alexander were offered "Cookey"'
but graciously declined. Mr. A. S.
Carter would have no "omelet"
in "hls'n." Harold Doubleday ,"balk"ed
with genial John Weaver's "whinny"
ringing in his ears and E. L. Brown and
George Powell ushered in a "carriage" .
to no purpose. Frank Smith took a
"canister" to a back seat, and Captain
Lindsey got shut up with cupboard. "
Eugene Bearden was haulcdoff by "rein
deer." Interest now centered in the for
lorn hope led by Fred L. Jacobs, but
"Jake" fell in the soup over "squirrel."
Mr. Randolph failed in "gypsy", and Dr.
Smith became a "cipher" indeed giving !
the prize, a beautiful water color, to Mr.
A. H. Cobb. Clarence Ray received a
Iwx of spelling blocks. An immense cake,'
handsomely decorated, gave fortunes to
Miss Patton, Rufus Hunt and Mr.
W. F. Tomlinson.
Gathered Here and There. '
Capt. M. E. Carter is sick at his resi-
Icnce on French Broad Avenue. '
Forty dollars in fines were levied in tbe
police court yesterday morning, .
if
Capt. C. M. McLoud left on the 9.55
. m., train for New York yesterday.
State Senator Lusk and Representative "
Baird returned home yesterday' after-'
noon. - :'; - ,r ' :
Capt. Charles Price, of . Salisbury is
here in attendance upon the Superior
court. . j ,.
Solicitor J. M. Moody arrived in the
city yesterday, and the criminal docket '
will be taken up in the superior court
this morning. .
Principal clerk R. M. Furman, of the
Senate, was too busy winding up the
affairs of his office, to join the legislative
party.; . - -,, r
We were pleased to have calls from
State librarian J. C. Birdsong and Repre- .
sentative W.H. Hargrove, of Haywood, t
last evening. ,
The street railway authorities did a
handsome thing yesterday, when they .
tendered a complimentary ride to tlie ,
legislators and their friends.
Col. A. B, Andrews and President .
Scott, of the Richmond & Danville syndi
cate, passed up the road lust night on
their way to Red Marble Cap.
There will be a meeting of Mt. Hcrmon
Lodge, A. F. & A. M.,No. 118, this even,
ing at 7.30 o'clock for work in third de- '
gree. Visiting brethren invited.' '"'
Mr. Robert L-. Coojier and pride, of
Murphy, were among the tourist party
which came to Asheville yesterday, Mr.'
Cooper will leave for home to-day. '