OA.
VOLUME V.
ASHEVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1889.
NUMBER 39.
HONORS TO CLEVELAND.
THE EX-PRESIDENT TENDER
ED A URAND BAMQI KT
By the Yonnif Men'it Democratic;
Clab of New York A Brilliant
Hcene and Cordial Welcome
DlMtlngalHhed Gaeata.
New Yohk, May 27. Tin large dining
.room of therji'th.AMiue llutel printed
a scene of rare intercut this evening, the
occasion being the dinner given in
honor of Grover Cleveland by the Young
Men's Democratic Cluh. of New York
City, as a welcome to him as a citizen of
the metropolis. The magnificent dining
room was tastefully decorated for the
occasion. Shortly after seven o'clock
President J. H. V." Arnold, of the Club,
accompanied by other officers, appeared
in the large parlor of the hotel and were
soon joined by Cleveland, Gov. Hill,
Mayor Grant and other distinguished
guests of the evening. An hour was
spent by the honored guests in receiving
and shaking hands with all comers.
These of course included very many
lady guests at the hotel and other
ladies who had been brought
there for the purpose of meeting him.
Promptly at 8 o'clock amid the fanfar
rauude of trumpets, the procession en
tered the banquet ball. President Arnold
occupied the centre of the first table, and
on his right was Cleveland. Among the
well known persons present were: Hon.
E. J. Phelps, -W. L. Scott, W. Bourke
Cockran, A. P. Fitch, C. S. Pairchild,
Mayor Grant, Gov. Hill, YY. C. P. Breck
enridge, en-Governor Hondlcy, W. H.
Grady, P. A. Collins. U. S. Lamout, T.
M. Waller, J. W. Daniel.ex-Mnyor Grace,
O. B. Potter. L. Godkin, Elbridgc' T.
Gerry, and General Newton.
There were in all about five hundred
guests present. Letters of regret were
received from ex-secretary Bayard, ex
aeretary Vilas, senator J. W. Danicl.Gov.
Fitzhugh Lee, of Virginia and ex-post
master, uen. uonaia M. mcKinson.
Among the speukers were Gov. Hill, Ex
Gov. Hoadley and the guest of occasiou
Mr. Cleveland.
! BI-.UE AND CRAY. -
The Philadelphia Brigade Pre
aenta a Flan to Plckctfa
nivlHlon.
Washington, May 27. A committee
representing the Philadelphia brigade this
afternoon presented a silk flag contain
ing 42 stars to Gen'l Pickett's division of
Virginia. The twocommands frequently
faced each other during the late war and
fought bravely against each other at
Gettysburg. Two years ago they again
met on the field at Gettysburg. 1 he pur
pose of the presentation to-day was to
cement the cordial relations begun two
years ago. After.a brief siicech by John
W. Frazier, of the Philadelphia brigade,
narrating thediurposes of their meeting,
Col. Rcilly made an address presenting
the flag. He concluded by saying, "Let
us pledge together our fidelity to that
flag which shall protect us all alike as
but one people, having but one destiny,"
Col. B. B, Berkeley received the flag on
behalf of the Pickett cam p. He interpre
ted the situation as being In symjwithy
with the great centennial processiou in
New York, where officers who wore blue
and gray in the greut struggle rode
proudly and peacefully side by side.
Postmaster General Wanumuker and
Corporal Tanner were present and made
speeches. The veterans then sat dowjn
to fine collation.
Rlottus; Miner.
Chicago. Ma? 27. In response to an
appeal by the sheriff of Will county for
armed reinforcements. Governor Fifer has
authorized the Illinois National Guard to
nrotect orooertv and nersonsendangered
bv the riot at Braid wood. Adjutant
General Vance ordered a regiment of men
to the sheriff s aid. About 600 strikers
from adjoining mining villages, .armed
with guns and revolvers, marched in a
body to the shaft this afternoon. About
fifteen employes who were present were
marched at the point of the strikers' guns
to a safe distance north ot the snatt, and
the turbulent mob then proceeded to fill
the shaft un with nit cars and debris.and
and to wreck things generally. After half
an hour of this work, they left, saying
they would be back shortly and burn the
shaft. Serious times are expected.
Jolikt, III., May 27. Company B. of
tins City, ucionginjf lo ine ruurin regi
ment have been, ordered to Braid wood.
A report just received here is to the effect
that 400 strikers from Clark City and
nearly a thousand from Valley Creek are
marching towards me uruiawooa mines,
armed with clubs, revolvers, army
muskets and shot guns, and many of the
Italian strikers ure crazy with liquor and
are determined to stfcp the men who
went to work in the mines this fornoon.
Condensed Telegram.
Twenty-five policemen were injured in
CllCCUIIg evictions in ireiuuu jcnurrutij;
The President returned to Washington
yesterday from his eruise on the Chcsa-
pvaKc-
Robt. T. Lincoln and Mrs. Lincoln
were yesterday received by the Prince
and Princess of Wales. -
Winners ot Cincinnati (Latonia) races
. yesterday Kedar Khan, Louis V Or
Fenton, Buuverette, Phoenix.
It is reported in London that the As
sembly of the island ofCrcte has adopted
a resolution in favor of annexation to
Greece. . ; r.
The Connecticut Senate yesterday by a
vote of filtccn to hve passed a secret bal
lot which the House had previously
passed. ,
A terrific wind storm passed over the
tlte vicinity of 0,uinccy, HI., yesterday
afternoon. The storm was cyclonic in its
nature and considerable damage was
done. ;
The steamer Orange from the West
Indies arrived at New York bringing
news contradicting stones ot Hipnolvte
victories. The Dominican Government
Commissioner is at Hnyti looking into
affairs. The steamer CurromU'l is at
ilayti with nine feet of water in her hold
l A Detroit Journal special from Port
Huron. Mich., snvs Allicrt Martin, mu
lalto. who so brutally outraged Mrs.
John Gillis, wife of a farmer living near
this city, was taken from the county jail
aljout two o'clock this morning by o
masked mob and lynched.
A fire Sunday afternoon in Reno, Neva
da, burned a theatre building just oppo
site the Depot hotel, destroying the hotel,
six other houses and offices, the Pioneer
hotel, LaFavette house, Polliird house
and Pyramid hotel. The N. & S. K. depot
wns also partially consumed. On Centre
street the fir broke out again and de
stroyed five business houses and ten resi
dences. In one block every building ex
cept one was in ashes.
FOLKS VOt' KNOW.
Where They Arei What They are
DoIok, aud all About It.
Mr. V.. VVeddin has returned from High
Point.
Mnj. V. H.Malone has returned from
three weeks' trip to Washington.
H. L. Warner, Warsaw, Vn., and L. A.
Sayre, Newnrkt N. J.,are registered at
the Swannanoa. '
Judge Mcrrimon is at home from Cher
okee court. He presides over Graham
superior court next week.
Mr. John F. Grant arrived yesterday
from a visit to friends in New York,
Pennsylvania and Man-land. '
Mr. Henry B. Kingjr., and wile, of
Augusta, Ga., have arrived and will spend
the summer season in Asheville.
W.J. Wolff, Winston, N.C., and E. A.
Halleck, St. Lous, Mo., were late arrivals
U the Grand Central last night.
Julius Klein, J. L. Thorn and E. M. Al
len Comprised the list of New York arriv
als at the Battery Park last evening. "
Judge Aston had his right hand badly
ut by a piece of broken glass in the
street car collision on Sunday night.
County organizer W. F. Tomlinson is
in Swain county this week instituting
sulxirdiiiate lodges of the Farmers' Alli
ance.
Capl. W. W. West is suffering from a
severe attack of neuralgia at Blackwell'f
Springs and did not return to the city
yesterday as expectsd.
Associate Justice A. C. Avery of the
State supreme court, and Mrs. A. H.
Boydeu, of Salisbury, are autographed
at the Battery Park.
Police officer W. G. McDowell is acting
hicfofthe police department while Col.
Buird is settling up his affairs as deputy
ollcctor of internal revenue.
Mr. Frank Lougliran, proprietor of
the Hickory Inn, is in the city. He re
ports Hickory booming, and his hotel
well patronized by pleasure and coin-
intrcial tourists.
Cant. los. S. Adams left Sunday for
Stalcsvillc, where he appears as counsel
for J. B. Connelly, the defaulting superior
court clerk of Iredell, in his triul now
pendiug in the superior court of that
county.
Superintendent V. E. McBee of the W.
N. C, railroad is a member of the Amuse
ment Committee at the Knosville June
Fcstiv.l, and Mr. J. S. Churchill is one of
the judges appointed to award prizes at
the sporting dog exhibit of the bench
show. ' .;
Maj. Thomas M. Barker,-of Charles
ton, S. C, is in the city. His many
friends here are glad to welcome him to
Aslieville again, and hope that be . will
succeed in establishing himself perma
nently with us as he is desirous of doing.
RANDOM NOTES
Roped In by Rambling Reporter
Roaming Around the City.
See the fancy drill at the Light Infantry
lair this evening.
A special meeting of the City Council
will lie held at the city hall at 8 o'clock
this evening.
Marriage license was yesterday issued
to R. A. Owen and Sarah A. Blanchard
both of Buncombe.
Excavations preparatory to the erec
tion of the new opera house on Patton
avenue will be commenced to-day.
The only tobacco break in the city yes
terday was held at the Banner ware
house. Offerings were tight, but prices
high in all grades.
A handsome banner flies across North
Main street at the Farmers' warehouse,
announcing that the military fair will be
held there this evening.
The attention of firemen is culled to the
advertisement of assistant foreman
Guischard of the Hook and Ladder Co.
to be found in another column.
The grass in court square is dying for
want of water. What's the matter with
the fountain that cost the county so much
money and has been of so little service
since its purchase ?
The official inspection of the new pump
at the waterworks by the Mayor and
City Council, which was to have taken
place yesterday afternoon, has been post'
poncd to a future day. ' -
Messrs. Gwyn & West, the well known
real estate agents, yesterday sold two
lots on Girdwood street, in the Prosiect
Park plat, to parties' who will , begin
their Improvement at once..,- . ,.,
Don't forget tl(e military fair to lie held
at the Farmers' warehouse this evening
under the auspices of the Aslieville Light
Infantry. Turn out, and hclpthegullant
soldier boys to procure their uniforms.
They deserve the cordial support of the
public and should receive it.
Washington Note.
. Washington, May 27. While it is not
altogether certain m--yet it is more than
prolmble that the President will leave
Washington Wednesday for the purpose
of taking part in the memorial exercises
m New York, on decoration day.
The President this evening made thi
following npHmlmcnts; Hiram Smith
jr., of Cameron Mo., to lie first deputv
commissioner oi pensions: Kent. M.
Thomas of Santa Fe, Mexico, to be
secretary of New Mexico, to lie register
of the hind office, Alexander Lynch, of
Florida, at linincsville Ha.; to be receiver
of public moneys, Volncy J. Shipman, of
riorum, at uuiiicsvuic ria.
Benefit of City ttchoola.
The scries of lectures to be delivered by
Prof. Alonzo Tripp in this city on Fridoy
and Saturday evenings next will be un.
der the auspices and in the interest of the
citv schools. A large audience should
greet the distinguished lecturer each eve
ning.
A SUNDAY NIGHT FIRE.
THE FRENCH BROAD HOTEL,
A HEAP OK Rl'INs.
Kerosene Lamp Careleaely tjetl
Burning- by Church-Going Hvr-
vanta Canned the Con
flagration. "Clang! clang! clang!" sounded the fire
alarm in this city nliout ten o'clock Sun
day night, followed almost instantly by
the rumbling of the hook and ladder
truck and horse hose cart of the fire de
partment, the signal bells of both send
ing forth their warning notes to pedes
trians to keep out of the middle of the
road, as the maddened horses dashed
wildly down Patton avenue at break
neck speed and on to the old passenger
depot where the-Frenvb Broad hotel was
enveloped in u shroud of many colored
flames.
THB DOOMED M'lLDlNG.
A tremendous throng of people had al
ready gathered about the doomed build
ing when the firemen arrived, and and to
add to their discomfiture, no water plug
was-ncnr enough to attach the hose to
with effect, and even had there been, not
drop . of water could have been ob
tained as the supply was completely ex
hausted. Added to all these misfortunes,
he hotel, a wooden structure, had been
burning for nearly thirty minutes before
the firemen reached the spot, and the
third floor had already fallen in. Not li
ng could lie done except to save from
the all-devouring flames such furniture,
;oods, liquors, etc., as could be gotten
to by running the gauntlet of suffocutiug
a moke and swiftly spreading fire.
BOLD TIMKVKKY -CUMMKNCKD
this stage of the proceedings unci
At
nearly or quite as much property was
tolcn by thieves us was saved from de
struction by those who endeavored to
lid tlteir calamity-stricken fellow-men
ving in the burning building and whose
II was left at the mercy of the flumes.
Trunks were smashed open, their con
tents rilled and carried off; whiskey,
wines, beer, groceries, bedding, clothing;
in fact everything the scoundrels took a
iney to wus boldly filched. The police
were powerless to prevent this murond-
ng, and had not Superintendent McBee
ordered up a train of empty box cars
tauding on the sidetrack of the railroad,
in which to place the proprietor's Copt.
G. Hallyburton effects, as well as
those of his guests, there would have
been little property left to claim owners
yesterday morning.
. HOW THE P1KB ORIGINATED.
It is almost settled beyond daubt that
the fire originated from the explosion of
kerosene oil lamp in the servants' room
in the attic at the southern end of the
building. The servants hud gone to
hurcb a id had left, it is supposed, the
lamp burning on a box near by a straw
lied. The explosion set the bed on fire,
and the room was in full blaze when
discovered, probably thirty minutes
later, by Capt. Halyburlon. He imme
diately gave the alarm, and stated yes
terday that he could have put out the
Sre at once if ten buckets of water could
have then been obtained.- But no water
to be had, and the result was a
total destruction of the building. The
negro servants deny that they left the
lamp burning when they left the room to
go to church, about 8.30 o'clock in the
evening.
THE HOTEL BUILDING :
was owned by Col. M. J. Fagg, of this
ity, who had it erected about four and
a half years ago. It has been occupied
lis a hotel by Capt, Haly burton ever
since and was patronized chiefly by
conducters, engineers and other railroad
men running on the Western North Car
olina road. Pleasure seekers also fre
quented the place, and proprietor Haly-
burton hus been successful in its manage
ment from the day he first assumed con
trol. At the time of the fire there were
about thirty guests in the house, uone of
whom were injured. Several of the rail
road men regularly stopping there lost
all their clothing and other cflec's in the
conflagration, as did also many of the
employes of the hotel, "" -----
LOSS COVERED BY INSURANCE,
Insurance men were on hand early yes
terday morning viewing the work of the
Aamcs and from them The Citizkn has
obtained the exact amount of insurance
resting upon the destroyed property
The list is as follows:
Hotel building Insured for $3,000 in
the Lancashire, (Eng.) and Springfield,
(Mass.) Fire and Marine companici
Judge E.J. Aston, agent.
Furniture Insured for $750, In the
Virginia Fire and Marine company T
W. Branch, agent.
Stock of liquors, groceries, bnrfixtures
cigars and tobacco, sale, etc. Insured
for $1, GOO, In the American Fire Insur
ance company, of Philadelphia Gwyii &
West, agents.
FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS,
The total loss was fixed yesterday ut
$5,250, which as will lie seen, is fully cov
credby the insurance. The friends of
Capt. Halyburlon and Col. Fngg ex
pressed their sympathy at the misfor
tune of those gentlemen yesterday, am
extended whatever aid might be necessa
ry in the premises. However, neither of
these gentlemen are of that class that
long bemoan fute's decree, and The Cit
izen will lie indeed surprised if a larger,
liner and hrtter-equiped hotel does not
rise pha-nix-like from the ashes of the
lately burned hostelry before this sunt'
mer speeds away.
n . ihall Yesterday.
Cincmna -Cincinnati 10, Louisville 0,
.aiues in New Xork postponed on
account of rain.
At Columbus Brooklyn 10, Colum
bus 4.
FETE MII.ITAIRH.
Gallant tiuardmiien'a Fair and
military Festival To-Nlght.
Gay, glittering uniforms, clanging sa
bres, the martial roll of drums, stacked
arms, waving flags, bright bunting,
merry maidens and gallant soldier boys,
will be the order of the hour at the Light
Infantry fair in Farmers' warehouse this
evenmg. ..
Choice viands, cakes and cream of many
kinds, strawberries and fruits from al
most every clime, grab-bags, fortune
wells and gypsy bowers will there
abound to delight the eyes, tickle the
palate and extract the surplus cash you
carry with you, thus aiding our gallant
guardsmen to equip themselves for their
visit to Wrights ville in July.
Other features of the fair will be an ex
hibition ofthe double-headed call a curi
osity, sure enough; fancy drills by the In
fantrymen, bicycle races, etc. etc. The
price of admission is very small being
only ten cents, and Tub Citizen would
much, pleased to sec the spacious
warehouse crowded to its utmost capac
ity on this occasion. v .
The Aslieville Light Infautry is nn in
stitution deserving the hearty support
fthe residents ofthe city, and our peo
ple should not be loth to withuld from
the gentlemen composing it thut which
they by virtue of the good they have
rlone and will again do whenever occa
sion arises, fully merits. " No city the size
f Aslieville is safe without a military
ompany to protect its citizens and
their property iu case of riot or fire such
things are likely to occur at any time
and the maintenance' of such an organi
zation by the people is a sale assurance
to the iK-ople.
Help the Infantrymen. It is but little,
ndividually, thut you are asked to con
tribute to their support. They have
never received one cent of money from
the State Guard appropriation fund,
hcuce their presei.t uniformed condition.
Oilier towns and cities in the Stale take
pride in and support their local military
Tgaiii.atkiis handsomely. Why should
not Aslieville do likewise? With ten
thousand inhabitants, it does seem ridic
ulous that it is made absolutely necessary
to issue an appeal for contributions sufli-
ieut to uniform forty men. The amount
icedcd, should be instantly raised, with
out all the trouble, time and expense in
cidental to the holding of a fair such as
that to be held this eveuing.
Aid the Light Infantrymen and you
likewise aid yourselves. They are the
ity's protectors, upholding and enforc
ing the laws of the ,Statc and notion if
need be, at the. cost of their Hvcb. Attend
their fair this evening, and show your
appreciation of and pride in the excellent
military organization oi your city, by a
liberal, generous and hearty liuuucial
endorsement of their real worth. ,
An Intereatlnic Relic.
Dr. Broyles exhibits quite a curiosity.
It is the iron hook with which the body
of Prof. Elisha Mitchell was pulled out of
the pool on Black Mountain in which he
lost bis life while surveying the peak
which bears bis name, over thirty years
ago. The hook was made at the order
of Drr BrOylcs who accompanied the
party which discovered the lost scien
tist's body. After it had actually been
used for the purpose of drawing the body
out of the water Dr. Broyles took it
home with him to Yancey, stuck it in a
tree in front of his house and for many
years it wus used as a hitching hook.
The tree gradually grew around it until it
was nearly imbedded. The other dny
the Doctor bored it out with an augur
and now exhibits it in Aslieville its a cu
riosity.
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A Palatial Bath House.
Designs for the construction of the
Swannanoa Floating Bath House" syn
dicate's structure have been made and
are on exhibition at President Breese's
office nt the First National Bank. The
designs have been accepted by the build
ing committee, and work will be imme
diately begun. The cost of the structure
has not been determined upon, and the
amount of money to lie invested in its
thorough equipment will not be taken
into consideration by the wealthy projec
tors of the scheme. All they are keeping
an eye peeled fof is comfort and baths.
Maj, Breese is president of the syndicate;
also secretary and treasurer, and ex-of-
ficio chuirman of the building commit
tee. ' ; 4
.adieu, Pleaae Take Notice.
The Citizen has liecn asked to publish
the following by the fair committee of the
Asheville Light Infantry : . . - -
'The ladies who have kindly consented
to aid in decorating the Farmers' ware
house to-morrow -lor the A. L. 1. fair,
and those who have lieon requested to
help will confer an ts)ecial favor on the
A. L. 1. boys if they will lend their pres
ence at the warehouse to-morrow morn
ing as curly us convenient.
They Didn't Do It.
Joseph Chumliersaiid Alfred Washburn,
of Little Ivy township, were before
United States commissioner Siimmcy yes
terday to answer to charges of illicit dis
tilling and retailing liquor without li
cense.' The evidence against them was
not sufficient to bind the defendants over
to the federal court and they were dis
charged from custody. Mr. E. I), Carter
appeared for thedefendatitsat the investi
gation. Contract Awarded.
The Wrought Iron Bridge Company,
of Canton, Ohio, gets the contract for
the building of the toll bridge across the
French Broad, as projected by the West
Aslieville Toll Bridge Company, of this
city. The bridge will cost $14,000 com
plctcd, and the contract will be signed at
once. The bridge is to be finished and
completed for traffic by September 1 next.
MURDER IN ALLEGHANY.
AN OLD MAN SHOT DOWN
WITHOUT PROVOCATION.
Mr. Hodire'a Halt Questioned An.
other Dividend by the mate
National Itank Prohibition
in RalelKh MtMte Newt,
Raleigh, May 27. Special. Official
information was revived here to
day of a brutal murder in Alle
ghany county, which has greatly
stirred up the people. On Sunday, the
19th instant, a mulatto nnmed Joe Rus
sell alias Rowland shot down and in
stantly killed a venerable white man
named David D. Tompkins, near Sparta.
There was no provocation whatever for
the crime. Governor Fowle to-duy of
fered a reward of two hundred dollars for
Russell.
It is probable that sometime this week
a final dividend of five per cent will be au
tborizted to lie paid to dejKisitors of the
defunct State National Bunk here. Re
ceiver Dowd is mukiug arrangements for
the sale of the lust piece of the bunk's
property.
The local option campaign hus at last
licgiin in this city. The Prohibitionists
had a muss meeting yesterday ut which
he attendance was large. Many jieople
will not vote particularly negroes. The
latter race will hold a mass meeting at
Durham this evening to decide what
stand they shall take on the local option
question and whether temperance benefits
them.
Governor Fowle has accepted an invi
tation from Governor Ice, of Virginia,
for him and stuff and troops to attend
the unveiling of the Lee statue at Rich
mond, and boies that one thousand men
of the State Guard will be present on
:hat great occasion.
' It is asserted here to-day that Dr.
1 lodge hud no authority to bring suits in
this county ugainst the railways for fail
ure to make annual reports, but thut
suehjmits can only be instituted by the
Attorney-General upon instructions by
the Governor. Five years ago Governor
jarvis culled the attention ot the Legisla
ture to this act, and said that either the
Attorney-General should be directed to
bring suit or the law should lie repealed.
The Legislature did not act at all.
Fire at Jacksonville, Onslow county,
destroyed the saloon of Ed, Sewcll uud
the general store of W, M. Murrell. , -.
. I RIHINAI, TRIAMS
In ProxreaM at Btaleavllle Itroth
; erton and Connelly Cuttea. ,
Statesvillk, N. C, May 27. Spe
ciul. The present court is having its
hands full. The jury in the case of Tbos.
Brotherton, who killed Junius Summers,
returned a verdict of manslaughter.
Judge Brown will pass sentence upon
Brotherton to-morrow, There is a rumor
current in Stntesville to the effect that if
Brotherton will deed his farm to the
children of Summers, Judge Brown has
said that he will make his sentence very
much lighter. We cannot vouch for the
truth of this. - ;
J. B. Connelly, the defaulting clerk of
the superior court of Iredell county, was
tried Saturday upon a charge of embez
zlement in that he appropriated to his
own private use $500 left in his care for
sate keeping by one Mrs. Plyler, now de
ceased. Connelly (after a refusal by the
court to allow the trial to be removed to
another county) maintained, and his
counsel made their strongest argument
on this point, that be Intended to repay
and thought that he could. He did not
take the money with"fraudulentintent."
During the cross examination Connelly
repeatedly acknowledged using for his
own purposes the whole or pnrta of
sums of money entrusted to his keeping,
though warned by his counsel that he
need not answer unless he chose. He did
not refuse to answer ft question. Solicitor
Ben Long being sick, Connelly wus pros
ecuted by Theodore F. KlutU, of Salis
bury. Eight lawyers appeared (or Con
nelly, among whom we noted Judge
Montgomery, Mnj. Robbing, Mr. Liimey
and J. S. Adams, of Asheville. Mr. Kluttz
in his speech liefore the jury sgmke of the
defendant as a "whited sepukhre." He
said thaTWioogh Connelly had proved a
good character up to the time of his fail
ure, yet it was as bud then as now.
Though seeming fair to his fellow men,
yet inwardly he was "full of rottenness,
corruption mid dead men's Ixines." We
do not think the jury were out more than
one or t nc and a hull' hours before they
returned with a verdict of "not guilty."
"WORST EVER KNOWN.
ItallHbury VlKlted By a Terrible
Hail Utoriu reat Dam.
nice Done.
Salikiii'RY, N. C, May 27. Special
The most disastrous lmil-storm ever
known in this section passed over Salis
bury yesterday, leaving destruction and
distress in its wake. The hail stones
were as large as hen eggs in many in
stances. All the windows in tlie west
side of buildings were literally torn
awuy, and many large and costly glass
fronts to stores were shivered into atoms
drug and jewelry stores particularly
suffering in this resiect. The entire fruit
crop is wholly destroyed wherever the
hnilstoncs fell, und the trees were torn
into strings. Whcut and other crops
and gardens suffered terribly from the
storm, and it was throught at one time
during its hcighth that everything in tlic
town would lie swept away. No lives
have licen reported lust as yet, but re
ports of fatalities nreconstantly expected
to arrive from outlying districts in the
pnth of the storm.
The Gravcscnd (Brooklyn) races were
postponed yesterday ou account of rain.
CAR CRAHHE8 INTO CAR.
DiHoltedlence ofOrdera the Canse
of the street Car ColllHlon.
Siqierintendent Barnard of the electric
street car line, was not the best pleased
man in Aslieville when asked for parti
culars concerning the street car collision
Sunday evening, by a Citizen reporter
yesttrdny morning. ' .
HAJl caused by purecarclcssness" said
the suK-riiitendentt "and if orders had
been olieyed there would have been
nothing of it.f And then the reporter
ascertained that the motor-man of
car No. 3, was to blame for the smash
up, and that he had been discharged
from the company's service soon after
the collision occurred.
It seems that car No. 3 was behind
time, and the motor man had received in
structions to run slowly and wait at the
switch for car No. 2 to pass him. This
order he neglected, and went on the
main track ut full speed. When near the
Inst curve before reaching t he new passen
ger deixit, car No. 3 crushed into No.
2 which was coming back to the square,
breaking out severid panes of glass in
each cur and smashing both headlights
into atoms. The concussion was very
great, and the passengers were severely
jostled. Fortunately no one was hurt, save
iiclgc E. J. Aston, who wns a passenger
on cur No. 3. His riirht hand was
badly cut by a -piece of one of the
broken window panes in the car In
which he sat. The damage to the cars is
comparatively light, and both . were
running on regular time yesterday.
The motor-men on both cars applied
brakes as soon as they cume in sight ol
each other and did all in their power to
avert the collision, but they were too
late. Both cars were going at full speed
ut the time and tlic almost inpcrceptible
slackening up of each only served to render
the crash less severe than it would have
wen otherwise.
This is the first accident of the kind
that has occurred on the line siii. the
ieration of the curs begun, and siqierin
tendent Barnard was no little worried
over the affair. .
MR. HARE'S MTIU.
He I zed byOfllcera.batReoBptared
by a (Jang-.
Elm woon, N. C, May 27. Special.
Saturday revenue officer J. A. King seized
the still and two barrels of whiskey oi
W. J. Hare, who runs a distillery about a
mile and a half from this place, on the
ground that Mr. Hare did not keep a
storekeeper and, therefore, was violating
the law. The still and whiskey was
brought to Elm wood to be shipped to
the revenue headquarters at .Statesvillc.
About fi a, mi yesterday Mr. Ed. Moore,
the depot agent at this place was awak
ened by some one who said be desired to
see him. Moore pushed the sliding door
ofthe depot open a little, whereupon the
outside caller threw it wide open. This
proved to be Mr. Hare, who called out to
a crowd of fifteen men who accompanied
him to ride up and get the still. Moore
forbade him three times, but Hare said he
had men enough to back him, and would
take it by force if compelled to. Moore
had not given the revenue officers any
written receipt for the whiskey or still,
as it seems he does not do this after 4 p.
m., and the goods were placed in the
depot after this hour. Hure said he did
not want the whiskey, and only carried
off the still. Moore knows the names of
all Hare's men, and telegraphed immedi
ately to Cupt. McBee, who will send a
man down to investigate the affair.
. THE POWCK COURT
Hla Honor Determined to Enforce
the Vagrancy Law.
Three cases came up for hearing before
the mayor in the police court yesterday
and were disposed of as follows:
Robert Baird, colored, charged with
violating section 644 of the city ordi
nances; found guilty and fined $3.
William Hall, colored, same charge as
above; found guilty and sentenced to five
days in the chain gang.
Simeon Butler, colored, charged with
vagrancy ; found guilty and ordered to
find work nt once or leave the city.
Speaking of Butler's case, Mayor Blan
ton said that he was determined to pot
a stop to the loafing business in Ashe
ville, and that liercafter ull parties con
mg uelore mm unucr me vagrancy
uctwould be severely dealt with.
"There is no reason why any
lierson should lie around idle
in this city," remarked the wide-awake
young mayor," and this sort of thing
shall lie broken up."
Orders have licen Issued to the patrol
men to arrest and bring before the mayor
all able-bodied persons found within the
city limits without visible means of
support, when they will be given a- ren
onable time. in which to find employ
ment or else be made to leave the city,
Gamblers, proprietors of and frequen
ters of house of ill-fame in the city will
also be vigorously dealt with, and the
.lull peiiultyof Ihclawiunictediiicachcase
brought liefore him, by the reform mayor
during his term of office. '
Professor Peabody'n Reading's).
Prof. Penbody, for twenty-five years a
teacher of elocution in Princeton College,
N, J,, is sojourning lor a week in the city.
He gave a delightful reading in tlic lecture
room ofthe Methodist church, yesterday
afternoon. He is one ofthe finest elocu
tionists in America, and his friends have
prevailed ujion him to repeat the rending
this afternoon at the same place. No
charges are made and all who miss hear
ing him wilt lose a great deal.
Society's gny and giddy whirl will soon
begin in Asheville.
THE PUBLIC BUILDING.
EWART SHEDS) SOME LIGHT
UPON THE SU BJECT,
While Johnetoa Doee Not Go Be
hind the Returns Concerning
the Donation ofthe Bite for
the New Bnlldlnc
We are in receipt ofthe following letter
frotnour representative Hon. H. G. Ew
art:' " ------- -- ;
Washington, May 25, 1889.
Cnpt.T.W. Patton:
Dear Sir: My attention has been called
to a local in Tub Citizen entitled "The
Public Building." There are several in
accurate statements therein. The site was
not donated; only a small part of it. The
government pays $3,000 for a small ad
dition thereto. .Title has been examined
and approved by the attorney-general of
the United States, but purchase money
has not yet been paid.
Aimointments were made by assistant
secretary Thompson, of a public building
superintendent, clerk, foreman and dis
bursing agent, and all of these officers
filed iMinds, but the appointments were
subsequently revoked and Wagner.
Nichols, Revels and Moore were ap
pointed. . .
I regret to say that work will not be
gin on June 1. Under the Johnston bill
before any of the amount ajipropriated
can be expeuded the State must cede ju
risdiction to the government of the prop
erty acquired. The suiervising architect
ofthe treasury was of the opinion that
this had not been done, and that a sue.
ciatactofthe Legislature would here-
quirea before work could commence. An
examination of The Code of North Caro
lina sustained him as under the code the
government can only acquire title to real
estate in North Carolina for the purpose
of erecting lighthouses and buildings con
nected therewith ; but as a member of the
Legislature of 1K87-'H8, I recalled and
brought to his attention the act of 1887,
which empower the government to pur
chase and hold, land for court houses,
postoflices and other buildings.
This settled the question ofjurisdjetion,
but another question arises. Th plans
are not satisfactory to the new superin
tendent, and are being overhauled ; ow
ing to reduced clerical force, the office is
greatly behind and work goes on slowly.
I saw Mr. Windrim, the supervising
architect, this morning and urged him to
press the matter as rapidly as possible;
that owing to onr short seasons and se
vere winters we could only work a part of
the year, etc., etc. He promised to press
it, but it is not at all probable that work
can commence before the first of August
or September. Respectfully,
11. G. Ewait.
Being anxious to correct any error Into
which we might have fallen, we called on
Hon. T, D.Johnston to ascertain the facta
about the donation of land. ' He au
thorizes us to state that the whole lot,
which will probably be used for the fed
eral building, embracing that space be
tween the Battery Park land, Haywood
street and Patton avenue, wasabsolutely
donated to the general government by
his father; that a telegram to that ef
fect was sent to Senator Ransom and by
him shown President Cleveland; and that
neither Mr. Wm. Johnston nor any of his
family have the least Idea of repudiating
the offer. ; -' - ' ' .
The clause referred to by Mr. Ewart,
as in the Johnston bill, Is no other than
included in all bills providing for con
grcsaionnl appropriations: that the land
must be under the exclusive Jurisdiction
of the federal government.
Mr. Johnston also begs ns to state that
the appointments, although made by Mr.
assistant secretary Thompson, were made
after the change of administration and -
he supposed that they met the' approval
of Secretary Windom, and he greatly re
grets their revocation. '
Prospect Park Proapecta.
No prettier or more accessible location
for the erection of handsome residences
exists in the aty than that of Prospect
Park. The lota lying therein have nearly
all been sold, and their Improvement
started with the sale. Among new
dwellings now going np at thi place ia
the handsome two story ornamental res
idence of superintendent Geo. H. Walker,
ofthe Asheville furniture factory ; that of
Mr. Chas. Miller a lovely cottage of
novel design; and several other less pre- ,
tentious, though nevertheless comfott
ablc and attractive. Most of the build
ings front on Jefferson street, near Hay
wood, and add much to the natural
beauty and attractiveness of that section
of our beautiful city.
Hold Tp on the Water.
Tub Citizen ha been requested by
Mayor Blanton and superintendent Mur
ray of the waterworks, to notify water
consumers in the city that they must re
frain from wasting the water or using it
for sprinkling purposes for a day or two,
in order that a supply sufficient to meet
the demands of the people can be pumped
into the reservoirs. The superintendent
also states that it Is impossible to obtain
the supply required so long a the waste
continue. If this request oh the part of
tlic authorities is not complied . with the
entire supply will be shut off until the
reservoirs are filled. Consumers, there
fore, will do well to heed thi notice.
tore Robbed.
The store of J. C. and S. M. Redmond, ,
two .miles from Asheville on the Haw
Creek road beyond Beaumont, was rob
bed oif Sunday night, a week ago, of $8
or $10 in cash, taken from the money .
drawer. The proprietor up to thi time
have kqit quiet about the matter hoping
to catch the thieve. The tore is just
this side of the place where Creasman
wus attacked and robbedsome months
ago.
A Mill Burned.
The mill house owned by Mr. Mark L.
Reid and located on the Swannanoa
river, near Best, was destroyed by fire
Sunday morning, involving a loss to the
proprietor of about $1,500. Origin of
the fire unknown. The mill is to be re
built at once.