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I THE DAILY CITIZEN THE DAILY CITIZEN Delivered to Visitor! in any part of the City. One Month (Inc. Two Weeks, or lean 26c. BOARDING, WANTS, For Rent, and Lot Notlcea, three Unea or leaa, 25 Cents for Q each insertion. VOLUME V. ASHEVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1889. NUMBER 123. to EUROPEAN LETTERS. SWITZERLAND FAR AHEAD OF FREE AMERICA in Physical and Geographical Reality, but In These Alone Her People are Impoverished and Her Treasury Drained. Inteklakkn, Switzkralnii, August, 1889. j It is interesting to one whose home is in the loftiest mountains of the eastern slope of the United States to compare its features with those of this land of the Alps. In physical beauty, we must confess that this country is far in advance of ours. The mountains, while more lofty, are approached to their very base by an almost level plain, varying in dimensions as the huge masses above jut in upon or recede from it. In this way the traveler obtains a more adequate idea of thedizzy heights, and while enjoying the fruits, flowers and balmy atmosplwre of our dear South, perchance he sees apparently within reach of his ai m a field of ice anil snow, from which innumerable streams come rushing down, and in their leap pre sent cataracts of wonderful beauty and variety, at times dashing with inconceiv able fury out of the solid rock, through which the water had worn it wny during ages past, and at others becoming the most delicate rainbows, making mist be fore reaching the bottom. A combination of these charms, as seen through an atmosphere absolutely trans parent, and which tills the lungs with a pure tonic unequaled in our experience, produces an enjoyment far surpassing anything at home, and intensified, ifsuch ":a thing is possible, by the peaceful rest of the calm waters of the lakes on all sides. After thus trying to give our impres sions of the country, and acknowledg ing its superiority in scenery to our own, we are happy that we are citizens of a :nation which ensures to all, the lowest .as well as the greatest, political advan tages such us to these poor eoplc is un known. In conversation with a charming Swiss gentleman, (evidently a man of culture, because he saiil "oh, sir, your French is excellent, but I so seldom have an op portunity to exercise my English, please . li me to converse in it,") we were led - Ij !..:.. 11..., ifi,.,h s.iiv. the conclusion, that although Switz- 1. d is a republic, like ourown in many er 1 .. it is nniioverislied bv the con- resiHN. ' -f r nuiintiiiniiii? a stnud- stant 11 jto protect its borders jf'.-anco-Gcrmnn war, in the which 9 both ing army, event of a r-: 1 . Tin, 'd to consider a our me.,,, - ,)le Qt moment. poss.nic """.I.V V'- ltjnuili drain on thc One el ect ol U 1's cu vcrjsnmc,ltol nation's trensur v is th. Pr , the icople, and '? , jcnce ofs,lunli( have seen such pa mtui eyu ' , novertv, as s inhibited among tnc Pasantrv. God de fend our g.ood moun taineers from any ap V"-'" tu . we never, in America, fee as we tM )cs- tcrday, a man, a hiavy cart, orag- Foaded with some luxury (or a. party ot tourists. How little we consider hose around us, or the blessings which should fill our hearts with gratitude. Another most pitiful sight, on yester day. For the first time we sot loot upon a glacier, wonderfully bcautilul beyond all imagination. At one point a grotto has been excavated, winding tiK solid ice probably a distance of 100 lect. Upon entering, we near sau, wv... , and, at its dark extremity, seated in an icy cavern, pitch dark except f.,r a turn lamp, a haggard old woman, ninety veurs in appearance, strumming upon hei zylophone.inthe hope, often vain, that the visitor may bestow alms. Our heart was touched, indeed, and yet was the sympathy sincere ? You may judge, tor, when we returned to the light of day, we found that the coin we had in stinctively selected to prove our sympa thy was ten centimes, or exactly two American cents. Many strange sights! One of the, strangest is to gather sweet, bright mountain flowers, very similar to those with which Craggy abounds, within a marvelouslv short distance of the . Me, de Glace." ' We cannot blame our friends if they discredit this statement, and yet know it to lie true. Although the .purity of the air enables us to perform, with ease, a climb which at home would fatigue and exhaust us, still a scramble upward of 3,000 perpcndiculur Icet fnakes us perspire, and, in a moment, we enter this grotto, ils walls ol crystal ice, its floor covered ankle deep in small trag ments which surround our feet and slip into our shoes. The sudden change in temperature is most startling, and a tew moments suffice, the bright sunshine ami daisies arc far preferable, and to them ...a l,ne,,., tn return. Interlaken could hold us satisfied lor a full month. It abounds in all that is at tractive, walks in all directions, drives to mr Hitnnt noints. such as Lantcrlrun- .. TrimiiiBUiurk. Murrciu. Grindel- wal'd, each of which should have a day, Kit- with nfl. all crowded into one, u ink. r.n either hand iuvitiug to a sail or row. In short may it be our good fort- une in company with our loved ones, now far away, to come again to this sweet SP8n now we must bid it a lingering 'farewell, which is none wn.nn.-ai ,.c,v iicbe and we arc on the lake nfl nun, :L h. ,,ptrv of existence. As our ..?. . lifti steamer earns distance from the foot hills ol the shore, it uflords a panorama, of which no artist can give r . j -..i nt.a,,iri thnt the .an idea ana km - , uns Mnt lu.n made. A range of snow clad peaks, of which the central is Jungirau, r i.. i.- nhi.awv to the sweet "new wife") extends around one-fourth ot the . o.wl flitter in the dazzling morn ing light, while the wuter underneath us tries to give a reflection ol the charms W, B.l sends buck the bright hues ot a.,.., ,i r.u-L which bound its fliir twinr olidra nlonp tOO Swiftly . Stopping at many piers, at each of which we long to land and linger, and at the nd of a short two hours, we disembark at the town of Than, and take our seuts on an attending train, and at this mo ment are flying towards Berne, which, as the capital city, we cannot pais by, and of our stop will advise you anon. T. W. P. Danville Tobacco Hales. Danville. Va., September 2. Leaf tobacco sales on this market for August were 2,817,000 pounds. Sales for tht AW eleven months of the tobacco year .went -27.172.000. This is a decrease of ;two nuiljon pounds as compared with lie same period of last year. The Weather To-Day. September 3. Indica tions for North Carolina Fair, followed during evening by ligntsnowers; siuuuu . rj temperature; southerly winds. CHICAGO REVIEW. Business In the Grain Center Dar ing Yesterday's Session. Chicago, Septemlier 2. In wheat a liberal sieculative business was trans acted and the local temper of the market was rather bullish. Reports on stocks showed a decrease for the week, Minne apolis leading with a decreuse of 4,000 bushels. Chicago elevator stocks are no-v 1,948,905 bushelsugainst 3,610,329 a year ago, there having been an increase during the past week of 41,000 bushels, with New York and lakes and canals to hear from. The crowd here were figur ing on a decrease visible of from 2,000 to 3,000 bushels. This was really a leading bull card. To-day the sales aggregated over 200,000. Futures, after a strong opening, sold up to a point a7c. above Saturday's closing range. During the last hour of the session (he market grad ually weakened under a general and free realizing by "longs," and all early im- firoveinent in September and i 'ctoberwas ost. There was a net gain of !4c in the jiear, and about 'sc. in May. In corn, a fair degree of s)ectilative act ivity was experienced in (his market cat ly in the flay. The market opened a shade above the closing prices of Saturday, was firm mid gradually advanced Vic, ruled easy and closed a shade higher than Saturday. Oats were steadier, futures were strong est and prices were bid up Vie. by ''shorts" covering. Earlier futures sym pathized tj a limited extent, as offerings wereot large. Quite a large trade was had in the mar ket for mess pork, and the market was considerably unsettled. During the latter part of the session the feeling was easy and the market closed steady at medium figures. Only a moderate trade was reported in the lard market. The trading was moderately active in ribs. The early market was weak, prices declining Gallic. Later, the feeling was steadier and the greater portion of the decline was recovered. URITIHH GRAIN TRADE, The Mark Lane Express Review of Crops and Prices. London, September 2. The Mark Lane Express, in its weekly review ol British grain trade, says: Sunshine has returned and lias benefitted the north ern and western sections somewhat. Elsewhere the benefit has lieen trivial. The wheat crop of Great Britain is reck oned at thirty bushels per acre. The yield in Ireland is estimated at 2,000, 000 bushels, making a total of 75, 487,670 bushels. Satnplcsofgood wheat are rare. Values of old are steady. Sales of English wheat during the past week were 27.842 quarters at 31s. 2d. against 19,063 quarters at 37s. 4d. dur ing the corresponding week last year. The trade in foreign wheat is quiet, and prices have declined six pence. The cer tainty that the failure of the Russian and Indian crops will be supplied possi bly by large shipments from America, makes buyers cautious. Flour is quiet. The strike causes a stagnation in the for eign grain market. Oats are three pence dearer. Grinding barley is three peace cheaper. Rye has declined. Corn is 3a. 6y. lower. Beans and peas arc dearer. Inquiry is slack. At to-day's market there was a thin attendance. New En glish wheat sold nt 32s. to 35s. Splen did samples of new lJuluth were quoted t 37s. to 38s. t-orn wassix pence lower, except for guaranteed delivery when wentv-hve minings was paid, nais were six lienee higher for futnre, and five pence higher for immediate delivery. Bl'RIAI. OF MHsTcHRISTIAN. Her Remains Laid Beside Those ot Her Illustrious Father. I.KXiNoroN. Va.. September 2. The funeral services over the remains of Mrs. lulia Jackson Christian took place yes terday in, , ruing at the rrestiyterian hurcn. I lie services were eonuucicu uy Hev. Thomas L. Preston I). U., pastor. assisted by Rev. Ebenczcr Jiinkin, J U., of Houston. Tex. ine ciiurcn was jammed, the entire population of the place being out. The weather was fair and warm. The body was interred licside her father, General Ihomas J. (ht.uie- wall) Jackson. The scene at the church and grave was unusually pathetic. Many of the battle-scarred veterans ol the Confederacy with heads bowed and in tears, watched the remains laid to rest. Choice floral offerings came from many places. The funeral party from Charlotte, N. C, Ivlt here at night tor home. Rational Ilauk statement. VVASiustifON. September 2. The debt statement issued to-day shows the in crease of the debt during August to lie $G,O7G,0'.)2.25; increase since June .hi. lrtnU, 7,i'll,',l'i. loiai interest liearingdcl't $SNl,6tK),0!W. 10; total debt of nil kinds $l.o4ri,B2(,lH3.tn. total debt less available credits $1,083. 74.,, 025.21; total cash in the Treasury $C3."., 275.215.88: legal tender note outstandr ing If3,H1.010; certificates of deposits outstanding SI 0.545.' 00. Gold certifi cates outstanding $123,393,519 silver certificates $20K,.W,02(., Iractionai cur rency outstanding $091,509,047. Bond offerings to-day aggregated $!),- 050, all accepted at 1.1,5 for four and n halls, and 1.28 tor tour ier cents, A I'nique Reunion. BiKMiNC.HAM, Ala., Sept. 2. At Jaek- er,,viU,-. Ala., there was a uni-'uc re union on Saturday last. 1 lie coiorea men who served in the Confederate army in various capacities, as teamsters, scr- vants, rooKs, cic., n.n, a wniti,.,. ... ,,ninn which was celebrated with a bar. siu-erhes and baseball. At night thev had a debate on the question of whether the Democratic or Republican party was the best friend to the negro, the Democratic side being necessarily nrearnted bv Republicans. Orcat good . 1 l...t Tl, ,.mwie humor prevnuco iuiuu;"ui. ' ..,, who were in the war and heard bullets whistle are very proud ot it. Virginia campalicu Opened Charlottesville, 'a Scptemlcr2. Phil. W. McKuiney, liemocrauc cai Atr for Coventor of Virginia, oiicned the campaign by a sjieeeh licrelo-aay. i-k" D. Urbncy and W. II. Boaz, nominated I.! k fv.moer.itic convention tor the U..... f iv-Wntes. and Dr. T. M. Dunn :. f..r the Senate, were als, among the sjieakers BnrnltiK of a Cathedral. St. Tonus. N. P.. Septemlwr 2 Tin .tVw.i;.. rnthedral at Harbor ('.race o,o. Jimml to he on fire nt 3 o'clocl this morning; and despite all efforts to save it. was burned to the ground. The nl,im1 nt $150,000. on which there if no insurance. THE HICKORY FAIR. It Will I-HHt Four Days and win be Held This Month. Secretary Killian, of the Hickory Ca tawba Industrial Association has issued the following prospectus concerning the holding of the fifth annual fair of the As sociation : The Hickory Catawba Industrial Asso ciation will hold its fifth annual fair at Iliekorv, N. C, Septcmlier 24, 25,20,20, 1HH9. This is the oldest fair in Western North Carolina, and hasnlwaysmet withgraud success. It is still in the lead, and we call on the fanners and Farmers' Allian ces, and ; II classes, to come and bring of the first fruits ol their flock, the choice of their farm products and mechanical arts, and meet and rejoice together in their gifts given to them. We guarantee justice to all. Great im provements have been made on the new grounds and race track none better in the State. The Fourth Regiment M. O. Hand will lie in attendance each dav. This is the nest drilled band in the State. A grand museum of living curiosities ver200 different kinds of aniuia Is. birds. etc., Irce inside the fair; a tug-of-war; foot races ; bicycle race ; racing and trot ting each day; also Mlianee contest. The grandest opportunity ever offered tnc people. 1 lie price is only one-hall I other lairs, tor twciitv-hve cents vou can see the entire exhibit. For one dol- ir you can get a season ticket, which will also entitle you to make all entries tree, except in speed classes. Let everybody come and be happy. S. E. Kim.ian, Secretary. TOUCHED A LIVE WIRE, Electrical Knitlueer Henry's In stantaneous Death. Nkw York, September 2. Darwin A. Henry, siterinteiideiit of construct ion of the East River Electric Light Co., at No. 42 East 24th street was instantly killed this afternoon by a shock from n live electric wire in the works of the coinpauv. He was an expert electrical ngincer, twenty-eight venrs old. Ills father is Chns. II. Henry, superintendent I the Mnunnrd vmlcrground Lahle Lo., Pittsburg, Pa. Young Ilenrv had gone to the switchboard and mounted a ladder to ,ix some wires that were out ol irdcr. I !e incautiously placed his hand a live wire and fell to the ground, dead. In his fall he touched other live ires and both his hands and arms were idly burned. Medical aid was sum moned but without avail. It was said that the current thnt struck Henry was 1000 volts in strength. THE 'ELIXIR" SCORES AGAIN, Samuel Slio waller, an Ohio Man, the Victim this Time. Dayton, Ohio, ScptcuilxT 2. Samuel C. Showaltcr, aged 09 years, who volun- iirily submitted to an injection of the elixir of life" three weeks ago, boiling for relief from rheumatism, died to- ly from the cflects of the treatment. Immediately aftcrthe injection was made his limbs began to swell and his system is permeated with blood poison. Gan grene set in his body anil it being putrid, the llesh chipped on in tlakes as large us man s hand, and he oceanic a horrible object before death relieved him of his sufferings. Death From Hydrophobia. Newark, N. I., September 2. William II. Iloagland, aged 27 years, died of hy drophobia at his homc.No. 72 State street, this morning. Three weeks ago n mon grel cur entered the grocery store where Hoagland was employed and frightened number ot ladies. In trying to drive it out, Hoagland fell, and the dog bit him twice on the tace. Nothing was done to the wounds, and he remained at work II Saturday night. At nine o'clock yes terday morning Hoagland showed the first symptomsof rabies; and Dr. Wright son and two other physicians who were called pronounced it a case of hydropho bia. 1 he convulsions increased, and he died in less than 24 hours. OpenliiK of the Oyster Season. IIaltimoku, September 2. The oyster season opened this morning, and before noon several vessels bad arrived with small cargoes at tne retail wharves in east Baltimore. The bivalves are large md of fine quality and are selling briskly it good prices. For this month the tong- rs have the waters to themselves, tree from the molestations of dredgers, who are not allowed by law to begin work until October, home oysterinen who ave been over the lieds repoi t oysters as lieing very plentiful. Typhoid Fever on a Wur tthip. Newport, R. I., Septcmlier 2. Another ppreulice boy on the United States steamer New Hampshire, me nurd in less than a week, died to-day ot typhoid lever. The ship authorities have ordered tents and blankets to enable the boys to camp out on the the sand while the hip IS UCIIlg UlSlIllccieu.- oic eiuiaei Yorktown did not have her trials to- lav. Thev will probably take place Wednesday or Thursday. The Atlanta and Chicago are expected in a few days. Baseball Yesterday. At Baltimore Baltimore 1, Louis- illc 2. At Washington Washington 3, Llevc- und 5. At Philadelphia Philadelphia one in 7th, Chicago one each in 7th and 10th, At New York New York nttsburg 0. At Brooklyn Brooklyn 7, Cincinnati 4. At Boston Boston 1, Indianapolis 0. Philadelphia Kansas City 8, Athletic 3. All on Board were Sick. Charleston, 8, C, September 2. The steamer Iroquois on September 1, eight miles southeast ot rernandina, spone tnc schooner Daisy E. Parkhurst, Irom Mo- i e for Laiiiiavra. with all on board ex- .i.nt theeniitain sick. One manhnddied. Captain Kemblc, of the Iroquois, offered to tow t he schooner io i-erua,,,ini, ,,ui as the wind was lair and a pilot boat in sight, his assistance wasdcclined. Works all Riht In Italy. Rome. Septcmlier 2. The military au thorities here have licen exicrimcntitig with smokeless powder. Ill target prac tice with the new powder iiouoic me usual number oi mis nave mi, ,.. All Breaks Repaired. WILMINGTON, N. C, September 2. All the breaks on the Carolinna Central railroad caused by the recent cloudburst have lieen repaired, and trams arc run ning through without detention. LABOR DAY AT THE NORTH A UENERAL OBSERVANCE IN THE LARUER CITIES. Extensive Celebration by Labor Leagues and Trade Associations Trouble at Newark Results In a Failure of the Parade. C H icac.o, September 2. Labor day was nuiioreo 111 mis cuy co-nay nv two pro- cessions and mimlierless picnics. The largest procession was thntof the Trades and Labor Assembly, in which thousands of men marched to the music of numer ous bands. At the close of the parade the participants proceeded to Knhn's i nrK. i he trades taking part m the cel ebration were the printers, switchmen, hoiseshoers, carjieiitcrs, wood carvers, iron moulders, gas fitters, machinery, constructors, harness makers, brick lay ers, stone cutters, cigar makers, aiid waiters. Knitrhts ot Labor paraded on West Side, and also proceeded to the pic- ttir. ri-,,,,! uf U7:iL... 2. .....ft.- Tl rade was in four divisions, comprising thirty-seven local assemblies. It is estimated that 10,000 men marched in the trade's assembly parade and 3,000 in that of the Knights of La bor. Philadelphia, September 2. The de lightful weather favored the first observ ance in this city of Labor Day. The banks and exchanges weieclosed.aswere also3nearly all the mills and factories. The principal celebrntionsof thednv were the picnic of the United Labor Ix-ague, the Rising Sun Park parade and the Scottish game at Pastime Park of the Caledonia Club, and the picnic of the German Federation of Trades at Sehuet zen Park, Camden. At Rising Park, after dancing and other sports, a number of speakers addressed the assemblageonthe eight hour question. Nearly all stores and business establishments in the city were closed in the afternoon. Ai.iianv, N. Y., September 2 Labor Day was celebrated here by n parade in the morning, in which representatives of all trades participated to the number ol 3,000. It was reviewed by Governor Hill, Mayor Maher, Col. McEwcn, and Thomas J. Howling, president of the State Trades' Assembly at the Delavan House. A picnic at Pleasure Island was held tins attcrnoon. R. J. McGuire de livered an oration on the eight hour law. Pottsvii.LH, Pa., September 2. Labor I lay was very generally observed through out this region. The collieries were nearly ail snui down, and nearly all the indus trial establishments in the city suspended work. A general parade of the tire de partment took place this morning, and the altenioon was devoted to a monster fete at Ciessona Park with races and every variety of athletic contests for the b neht ol the soldiers monument. Newark, N. J., Septcmlier 2. Differ ences lietween the Trades Assem bly and Knights of Labor caused the pa rade here to be a failure. The Knights secured the best speakers, including T. V. Powderiy, Mayor Ilines, Rev. Dr. Pentecost and ex-Governor Ahlictt. and the crowd at the Knights ol Labor park was composed mostly ol outsiders. Cincinnati, Septcmlier 2. The observ ance of Labor Day here has been ob structed by rain, which began falling in the night, and kept on until alter 12 o'clock. A parade for this afternoon had been arranged, followed by a picnic among the hilltop resorts. Baltimore, Septcmlier 2. Labor Day was celebrated by several picnics. Hit parade having been postponed until Sep tember 9, the day of great civic parade, robbed the occasion of general interest. LET HER ROLL. Clieerinur Industrial Resumption In Pennsylvania. Reaiiinc, Pa., September 2. This sec tion of the Schuylkill valley experienced a big industrial boom to-day. The roll ing mill, pijie and tube mills, and the foundry of the Reading Iron Company, alter an idleness oi six mom lis, resumed partial oicrntion this forenoon, and in a week's time are expected to run full handed, when 2000 men will ngnin Ic steadily employed. The Compaiiv'sstcel nil, , is airenoy running Willi .loo men. Mcllwain s rolling null, alter shirlit trouble with its employes, resumed to- lav, puddlcr s wages being increased from $3.25 to $3.90 per ton. This mill employs 200 men. The Reading Iron Company has also established the rate of puddler's wages at $3. 70, commencing to-day. S. K. Seyfert's puddlers at Sev fert's station, this county, will lie paid $4 rt ton, the highest paid in the Schuylkill valley. At 1 ottstown, the puddlers of the Pottstown Iron Co. to- lav commenced working at xtn lncreaseol Irom $:i.25 to $3.ru per ton. The Glas gow Iron Company's puddlers are now working at the same increase. DR. D. HAVES AUNEW. A Sursceon Who Has Won Nation. al Name and Fame. We gladly comply with the request made in the subjoined communication. The error was a typographical one, or possibly originally a chirographical puz zle, a not infrequent source of error in names. But a gentleman who, like Dr. Agncw, has made national name anil fame, and who, moreover, has mndethat name dear to the hearts of many, and made it synonymous with all that is ten der as well as skillful, is entitled to all that is conveyed in that name, and in all us parts: Editor Citizen: In your issue of Thurs day , the 29th inst., giving the arrivals al Battery Park, you chronicle in your list the name of "Dr. D.C.Agnew." You were mistaken. It should have been Dr. D. Hayes Agnew. As the honored surgeon has numerous warm friends among our iieoplc, some of whom have experienced his skill as a surgeon; his kind, generous, humane and untiring attention, together with his endearing social qualities, which oft transferred a lied ot Buffering to one of good cheer, I ask you kindly to cor rect the error you made, so that his friends may do iiim honor, and the poor to whom he has given two-thirds of his life without pay or without profit, in ay do him reverence. One of His Old Patients. Tobacco Sales for August. Sides of leaf tobacco nt the warehouses in this city from October 1, 1888, to Septcmlier 1, 1889, aggregated 4,l78,r 838 pounds, which brought $422,479.26, Sales for the month of August were 40,- 840 pounds, which sold for $3,770.61, The tobacco year has been changed by the local association from October 1, to September 1. ASHEVILLE CHAUTAUQUA. Oreat Interest He In if Manifested In Other S a es. Thinking, perhaps, our people might be gratified to learn of the interest taken in the Ashcville Chautauqua idea by those in other States, we subjoin a few brief extracts from a letter written by Mrs. Wells of Chattanooga, (W. C. T. U national organizer,) to the writer of the Chautauqua article in the issue of The Citizen, August 25: Dear : I have already received let- ters from Mrs. Neblctt, of South Caro lina, and from Mrs. Sibley, of Georgia, relative to the Ashcville Chautauqua The other memliers of the committee nre enthusiastic in pledging themselves to do an tney can to further the idea. I ex pect very soon to get out a little pros- eetus, which will lie forwarded to mem bers of the convention for signatures. We have only to push this thing, and of course it will succeed. I am delighted to hear of the probable donation of a lot for the assembly grounds. We must now proceed at once to arrange everything as to board and everything needful. Please let me know on what terms board can lie secured. Could not cottages or tents lie arranged lor the hrst season r I hope to have the assembly at Ashe- vuic, ine mosi miiueuiiai oi an. asuc villc is the locality for it, as all the com mittee have agreed, mid we must now work to that end. After our national W. C. T. U. conven tion in Chicago, I shall give my atten tion largelyto the Ashcville Chautauqua; going meanwhile to Texas, Georgia and Sout h Carolina, where I hojw to arouse interest. Yours in the work, M. L. Wells. Ruskin says, "when a woman con demns a thing, it must go," and doesn't the above sound as if w uen she willed a thing it must be? COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. The September Meetlnu; Held In tliirt City Yesterday. The regular monthly meeting of the Buncombe County Commissioners was held at the court house yesterday. Chairman Rankin presided and all the members of the body were present. The usual number of pa uptr claims and allowances were authorized, and a num ber of orders were made concerning the repair of roads, reception of the jury reports, and discontinuances of certain county roads, etc. A committee consisting of Hon. M. E. Carter, F. A. Sondley and J. S. Adams was appointed to devise suitable plans for indexing deed and mortgage registers in the office of the register of deeds of the county. Hon. M. E. Carter, county attorney, was instructed to bring suit in the siqicrior court of the county, it he should deem it advisable, having fur its object the condemnation of the Bun comlie turnpike for a public road. The tax list of the county lor the present year was turned over to the sherifl'for collection of taxes. The larger claims allowed and ordered paid by the Board during the session were as follows: J.J. Mackey, tax list, $375; W. J. Worley, tax exemptions granted since settlement, $203.70; Sheriff D. L. Reynolds, jail fees, $237.75. The Board then adjourned to meet again in this city on the first Monday in October next. THE JOINT PICNIC Near Marshall, on Saturday, a De lliChtful Event. The joint Sunday school and alliance picnic at Dry Branch, near Marshall, Saturday, was perhaps one of the most enjoyable gatherings ever known in Madison. Between twenty-five hundred and three thousand people were present, and much good feeling prevailed. Pro fessor Liniierman's brass baud from Marshall, furnished delightful music throughout the day, and the assemblage was much edified by timely and appro priate addresses from Major Rollins, Colonel Long, Mr. P, A. Cumniings, lawyer J. C. Pritchard and others. An elegant dinner was served in true Madi son style, to which full justice was done by those who were present. Major Rol lins tells us that nearly all of Madison was at Dry Branch Saturday, and that he never attended a more pleasant or thoroughly enjoyable affair in his life. All of which, we were most glad to hear, and hope that these festive events may grow in numlier and frequency to bind our ieople closer together in the bonds of fraternal good feeling and esteem. DR. WEAVER RE-ELECTED County Superintendent of Health for Buncombe. At a meeting of the county Board of Health, composed of practicing physi cians in the county, the chairman of the Board ofCounty Commissioners, thecity surveyor and mayor of Ashcville, held here yesterday. Dr. II. B. Weaver was re elected county superintendent of health and medical attendant uHn the jail and poor house of Buncombe. Dr. Weaver was opposed for the appointment by Dr. F. T. Meriwether, the ballot standing when taken, Weaver 9, Meriwether 3. Mayor Blanton presided over the meet ing, and the re-election of Dr. Weaver was a just compliment paid to a most competent and excellent official. His record as superintendent of health for this county is very creditable, and his ad ministration of the trusts confided to him by the Board of Health, has been such as to command the confidence and appre ciation of every member of thnt body Hence, the flattering endorsement he re ceived at their hands yesterday. Cotton Receipts Since Sept. i, New York, September 2. Cotton net receipts at all ports since Septemlier 1 (new yenrl 12.083. Exports to Great Hntian 99, stock 70,037. RANDOM NOTES Roped in by Rainbllns; Reporters Roanilnir Round the City. The Pythians were in Bcssion last night. September has an R. Fetch on your bivalves. A pink bull will be given nt Battery Park this evening. The county Board of Education was in session all day yesterday. Marriage license was yesterday issued to Bud Range and Luella James. Haywood siqicrior court begins at Waynesville next Monday. Judge Chirk will preside. The coroner's jury in the Ingram case will meet at coroner Hilliard's office in this city to-day. The fronts of the new buildings on Patton avenue are among the hand somest in the city. Ashcville has four building and loan associations and each one is in healthy and vigorous oieration. Look up and look out for the occulta- tion of Jupiter to-night. That planet passes apparently across the track of the moon, and is hidden by it. It is not a very grand Seetacle, yet quite u con spicuous, and also a very rare one. The fare from Ashcville to Washington City during the triennial conclave of the Grand Commandery, Knights Templar of the United States, which meets in the latter city October 8, is announced at $15.50. Cyrene Commandery, No. 5, of this city, will lie represented. FOLKS VOU KNOW. WhoTheyArei Where Thev Are, anr What They Are Oolitic. D. M. Vance is here from Gombroon. R. P. Walker has returned from Dur ham. W. P. Bynunijr., of Greensboro, is in the city. Dr. J. S. Grant has returned from Cum berland, Md. J. A. Porter has gotten back from Greensboro. Lieutenant-Governor Holt was at the Swannanon Sunday. J. W. England, chief druggist at the Philadelphia Hospital, is in the city. Geo. A. Melmnc and wife, of Graham, were here Sunday, en route to Hot Springs. Misses Durant and McLoud, of Sum ter, S. C, and Miss Sallie McDonald, of Marion, arc the guests of Mrs. C. W. Ma- lone, on Woodlin street. Miss Anna C. Aston, president of the Y. W. C. T. V,., of this State, left yester day for High Point. She will be absent from the city about six weeks, during which time she will organize local branches of the above named order in different places cast of the Ridge. Mr. W. T. Crawford and Mr. A. J. Reeves, of Waynesville, called to see us last night. The former gentleman who made his mark in the legislature as a good Sieaker, and distinguished himself in the last campaign as presidential elec tor, left last night for Chajiel Hill, where he enters as a student in the law school. This we are very glad to know, for Mr. Crawford has talents that only need training to develop him into a man of high distinction, not only in his section, but in the State. MISS DORA D. JONES. Kestlnic in the Mountains Prepar atory to a Foreiicn Tour. This accomplished young lady issiend- ing some davs at the Battery Park, hav ing sought the mountains in quest of health and rest. For some years she has filled the onerous and re sponsible position of lady principal of Greensboro Female College, one of the most prominent and successful of our Southern colleges, and of which her distinguished father, Rev. Dr. Turner M. Jones, is president. Miss Jones finding her health declining tindei the heavy duties incident to her position, tendered her resignation at the close of the lust session, which was reluetantlv accepted, and she is sending the stimmei and fall in the mountains preparatory to an extended foreign trip later on. During her vacation and travels she will contrib ute to several prominent literary publica tions, and we are pleased to note thnt in cidents and attractions of Western North Carolina will receive special attention at her hands. She has greatly improved since coming to the mountains, and it is sincerely wished she may continue to do so. She will always be welcomed to our section. Gov. Fowle In the City. His excellency Gov. Daniel G. Fowle arrived in the city on the afternoon train from Hot Springs yesterday. He was met nt the station by Mayor Blanton und a numlier of leading citizens in car riages, and escorted to the Battery Pnrk where he occupies an elegant suite of rooms. A large number of Ashevillc's most prominent people called on his ex cellency at the hotel during the afternoon and evening to pay their respects to the chief magistrate of the commonwealth. The Governor grasjied each hand, gave it a hearty shake, and said it gave him great pleasure to meet the citizens who had shown him so marked a courtesy on this very pleasant occasion. Officers Elected. At a meeting of the Ashcville Tobacco Association held in this city yesterday afternoon the following officers were elected to serve during the ensuing year. President W. W. Rollins, Vice President Fred A. Hull, Scc'y and Treas. E. I. Holmes. STRIKES AND STRIKERS. THE CLASS-WORKERS' TROU BLES STILL UNSETTLED, And an Edict Declaring a Gen eral strike Is Expected Steel Works Close Down, and Alto. icether the Outlook Is Bad. PiTTsni'iKi, Septcmlier 2. Saturday was the last day which the window glass manufacturers had for signing the scale, and to-day was the time set for a general resumption ot work in case it was signed. There was no resumption, however, as only one firm signed the scale, Chambers 6c McKee, of Jeanette, and they did not start up for the reason that they have decided to act in harmony with the other manufacturers. Since the time has passed for signing the scale, the next thing in order, will lie the issuing of an edict from the national headquarters declaring a general strike. Thishas been looked for ever since the last conference lietween the wage committees of the two associations two weeks ago, when they failed to reach an agreement. Wage committees north and east have done nothing, and the same state of affairs exists in those districts. I low long the lockout or strike will last, will depend on the state of trade. Window glass of all sizes and grades is in demand now, and the probabiliticsare, that the trouble will soon end. Two factories, one in Vineland, N. J., and the other in Wash ington, IX'I., are reported as having started up, but no report has been re ceived nt the window glass workers' headquarters as yet. Bottle blowers are nearly ull going to work. Flints have lieen at work forj sonic time. Several bottle factories on the south side start to-morrow. PiTTSiuiHC, Septcmlier 2. The new em ployes of the Allegheny Bessemer Steel Works, who took the places of strikers last spring, struck to-day against the new scale presented by the firm. On Sat urday the firm offered the scale to the employes by the acceptance of which the firm claimed more money could be made by the workers. Last night the scale was presented on the night turn, but they refused to accept it and struck. To day the same thing was done by the day turn, and the mill is idle. About 500 men are affected. A MOB OF STRIKERS Compel the Albert Dock Work men to Quit Work. London, Septemlier 2. A mob com posed of about 800 strikers invaded the Albert docks this afternoon and com pelled the workmen there to cease their labors. No damage was done to the proierty. A deputation of ship owners, representing eighty of the leading houses in the Metropolitan district wailed upon the officials ol the dock companies to-day and urged upon them to give shippers power to make their own arrangements with the men for the discharge and load ing of vessels. Norwood, chairman of the joint docks committee, appealed to the shippers not to press their request, as to grant it would be impossible with out conceding the points which the com panies are fighting against. At a meet ing of wharfingers a resolution was adopted advising the strikers to accept the dock company's offer. T. P. O'Connor's paper, the Star, has collected C2500 for the striker's fund. A despatch to the Star from Melbourne, Australia, savs that ot a meeting to-day 1500 was collected in behalf of the strikers. The Government is employing convicts to unload the vessels in Medway. Rochkstkr, England, September 2. There is much excitement here over the strike. Coul has advanced two shillings. Railroads and the river docks are picketed by the strikers to prevent the importa tion of new labor. Two of the largest firms have expressed their willingness to grant the required concessions, but the men refuse to return to work unless all the firms concede their demands. THE OPERA HOUSE To be Open for Engagements by the First of November. Mr. W. T. Reynolds said yesterday that it was the present intention of the own ers of the new opera house on Patton avenue to have the same opened to the public by November 1, and that all the arrangements for scenery, furniture, im proved stage, etc., had been peifectcd. 1 he scenery and decorations will be exe cuted by Eugene Cramer, thewcll known theatrical manager, of Columbia, S. C, and will lie elegant and elaborate. The furniture will be put in by celebrated play house outfitters of New York and Phila delphia, ol the best quality and design. Everything iertnining to the opera house will be stnci ly hrstclass, and a superb company will lie secured for the opening night. Fire escapes, broad stairways, numerous exits, illumination and heating arrangements will receive especial atten tion, and not a convenience or necessity will lie lacking in the new opera house when it is thrown open to the public. Sunflowers. Mr. W. L. Penland yesterday brought us a sunflower from his garden which de serves to lie noted. It was from Rus sian seed, and was fourteen inches in di ameter, with a perfect and flawless disc. He said he had one at least two inches larger, but it was imperfect in shape. Why this valuable plant is notcultivated as a crop we do not understand. It grows to wonderful perfection in the mountains, and that without care or cul tivation. It silently proclaims its own merits, but ostentatiously invites with its broad, sunny face inquiry into its uses. It is one of the richest of the oil producing seed bearing plants, and its fecundity is enormous ; its seed are the best of food for poultry ; its leaves are nutritious tor cattle, and its stalks are good for paper stock ; and, what is not needed here in the mountains, the plant itself is a powerful absorbent of malaria, and is largely used in the South of France, and in some parti of this coun try, as a protection against autumn fe vers. Let the showy sunflower have jus tice done to its utility; it does not shine simply as an aesthetic. Stoppage mt l.oe . Black birn, September 2.-Three thous and looms have been stopped in this city owing to depression in trade.