ZT. Asheville Citizen VOLUME VII.-NO 201. ASHEVILLE N. C, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 28, 1891. PKICE 5 CENTS. XT Daily OUR NEXT SHIPMENT OF WHITMANS CANDY Will be in about Tuesday evening or Wednes day morning. Just a moll lot, but will comprise the following: SUPERB CHOCOLATE AND BONBONS In Vit 1 And '2 Pound Packages. CHOCOLATE CREAMS, ALL FLAYOR CHOCOLATE ALMONDS. CHOCOLATE PISTtCHE. CHOCOLATE WALNUTS. FLORENTINE CREAMS. PRINCESS CHIPS. SALTED ALMONDS. ENGLISH WALNUT BARS. KROGER. A NICE LINK 01' IMPORTED, DOMESTIC & KEY WEST CIGARS. 23 IN A BOX, lust the thing for a Christmas present to a lover of the weed. KROGER, 41 COLLEGE STREET. REAL ESTATE. WUTI B. ?WV, W. W. WWT, GWYN & WEST, (SncciMura to Walter B.Gwjn) ESTABLISHED 1881 REFER TO BANK OF ASHRVILLE. REAL ESTATE. Loans Securely Placed at 8 Per Cent. Notary Public. Commiulonert of Deed. FIRE INSURANCE. OFFICE aoulheanl Court Square CORTLAND BROS,, Real Estate Brokers. And Investment Agents. NOTARY1PUBI.IC. Loan. iccurclT placed at 8 per cent. Office 24 SB Pattoo ATenue. siecilnd IHoor. fchndly JOHN CHILD, (formerly of Lyman & Child), Office No." i Legal Block REAL, ESTATE AND LOAN BROKER, TBICTI.Y A RKOKBRAGB B1I8INBSS. I.uan. Kcure placed at 8 per cent. WILLS BROS,, ARCHITECTS, 38 Pattoo Avenue. Next Y M C A bulld'g. novl d3m PO Box 954. Pulllani & Rutledge, GENERAL INSURANCE AGENTS, OVER BANK OF ASHEVILLE. MODEL CIGAR STORE, Patton Avenue, The.only eduriveCplace In the dtylwhere you can Hndthe mo.tbeautlful line of smok ing article, such as Menchaum Pipe; nl.o I'rcnch Briar Pipe, and a fine assortment of Cigar and Cigarette Case. A large as sortment of Walking Cane In the latc.t tyle of handle, in Sterling Silver, German SJWerOxIdjried and Rolled Gold plate. Call an examine my CHRISTMAS GOODS. AFTER XMAS 15uy Your (SrocoricH, Provisions, IVt'd, &o. From A. D. COOPER, NORTH COURT SQUARE. JUST RECEIVED ! The handsomest assortment; of the new style Ladies' L'AI'KS, with .leevei and Reef er Fur Trimmed, which arc manufacture .ample, and will be .old at very low price.. Good, arc new and fresh. OI'BNING OP CHRISTMAS NOVELTIES THIS WBliK Larue new stock Silk and Wool material for Embroidery, Crocheting ami Knitting, With additional force, we hope to serve our customer, promptly "BON MARCHE," 37 H. Main Street. FAIR TO SEE. None of the scuson's novelties begin, to compare with our glittering array of novel ties. How popular they are la evidenced by the demand for them. It ha. been ateadily Increasing and it ha. not reached a climax yet. If you are out of the fashion, you arc virtually out of the world and the world, never yet boasted of anything daintier or 5 w is 0 .S oO : s !&! m PQ Z . s w o o si : I EHHjB 3 w i I PQ I J I U a mo.e fashionable than our Jewelry. They are no exquisite in deign and so perfect in elaboration that nothing but an uncondi tional surrender it In order when you Me them. If you want to look at something more than usually tempting, come and glance at our fine Christmas good.. B. II. COSBY. JEWELER, PATTON AVKNCE. Xmas Tree That's Good for all the Year. The wort of tree that oleaseH natrons, not only at I hrirftmiis times, but from Chri-t man to Christm is. A tree hcunnK the fruit this docs can only statu, as the outgrowth r a reputable nrm stalwart, siatiduru, sta ple. All through the yeur of '02 you'll find these thin,? uul they are what wi"e people look for our strong attractions.. But all this is preliminary. What wc want to men tion seeially is that we have in stock the urgent line ol Am us guts in this country. nniHttttt; ol an Hindi 01 v. nina, tsiatm Lumps, Toys, lolls, Hooks, etc Our Souv enir ranis, China, Paper Weights, etc., are siK'cinlly attractive Call on us We will give you rinse attention, and assist you in makinK your selections THAU W. THRASH & CO., Crystal l'nluce. "HE IS WELL PAID THAT IS WELL SATISFIED," Satisfaction is What we Guarantee. Oujiltty and quantity arc two important things to consider in tiuyinu Vi ucerlt s. We have exct ptiun d facilities for supplying each to our patrons. We arc offering the largest stock of Fine and Staple Groceries this season that has ever been brought to this section of the state, and our prices will sat isfy the most economical buyir. POWELL & SNIDER Wholesale ami Uetail llrocers. FOR A I'UW DAYS That is milil wc commence Inking our in ventory we shall sell almost anything in our store at A LARGi; DISCOUNT. H. REDWOOD SCO l),y Coods, Clothing, Fancy r.oods, Shoes, Hat. and Cm pets. 7 and 9 Pattou Ave WHY DRINK So-called foreiirn wines ? In nine c ses 011 of ten you a vile comn .und of cheup po Halo spirits, essences and ct'icrs. The pro due' had never been within siizht of a vine yard. You simply pay an exh rbitant price for a label with a French name inc result is misery and dyspepsia. The Holidays are at Hand ! What yon want in absolutely the pu juice of the Krai: that wiil promote diges tion, act as a tonic and cure dyspepsia. Ask your wine merchant for the "ENGADINE RED." It is pure, Kood enoitRhfor any and cheap enough for all. If your dealer cannot sup ply you, then write to the vineyard, Prices will be Riven on application. Wine sold from the vineyard only bv the case of doien quarts, or 2 dozen pints. JOHN K. HOYT, Knictulinc Vineyard. Luther, N. C noviuii i niiinnaiiriu riinuioiirn linn a nANU&umtu runniantu nuuo For rent to a responsible party. House is In a good location; bath, hot and cold water, Also a boat dime house for rent. Wc have the btst facilities of any firm in the state tor insurinK your dwelling houses, your furniture, stone ami stock If vou iret burned out vou know that you can come to us and be sure of getting your money. Some choice bargains In city and suburban projwrties can be had by calling at our of nee. iimocr lanus it specially. JENKS & JENKS, REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE Rooms 1 and 10, McAfee block, 32 Patton Avenue, A.nevuie. n. i;. ROBERT BROUN, CIVIL BNOINBBK. SURVBYOK AND MR CHANIC1AN. Construction. In wood and metal con ducted. Thirty year.' experience in prncti cal surveying. Instruction in mechanical branches given. Close measurement, a .pC' cialty. Residence, McDowell Avenue. dccM-dam FOUR CHARRED CORPSES WHOLE FAMILY PROBABLY ntlRDERDD. The ttupponec! Murderer a Reject ed Lover of the Murdered Man's Wife lloth Men Had find C'liar ac tern An Arret Made. Roi.nsnoRO, N. C, Dec. 20. On Tucs- lay nilit a retired country home on the banks of the Neuse river, about six miles from this city, in which dwelt W. W. Pcarsall, his wife, and two small chil- ren, was destroyed by fire. The burn- inn w',s discovered Wednesday, when it was found that I'earsall and his whole family were charred corpses in the smouldering ruins. The coroner's investigation unearthed some strong circumstances pointing to one Weiglitmau Thompson, a white man of bad character and drinking hab its, us the perpetrator of the foul deed. Pcarsall himself was a murderer, ae- luittcd some years ago on the plea of alcoholic insanity. Thompson was also ricd for the murder ol bis wife some wclve years ago and ncrjuilted for luck t sufficient evidence, tile trial having been moved by the dcl-nce to another court. Ihompson subsequently courted Pcarsnll's wife. She rejected him seven cars ugo nearly for I'earsall. 1 hompson then swore vengeance, but little weight was given to his words. He nd I'earsall were boon companions, and had been toGoldsboro together on Tues day. They were drinking and left the ity together in the same cart, and it is nowu that Thompson went home with I'earsall that night. From the best cvi- Icnce obtainable, it is presumed that the mining was accomplished about 11 clock 1 uestmy night, and at about 1 clock 1 hompson put in an appearand t one of the lower bur rooms of the tv. When he was arrested today it trans pired tiiat lie nan nul in the woods a va lise and a suit of clothes that I'earsall had purchased in one ol the stores in this ity Tuesday. Thompson claims to have bought the clothes in another town, but hey bore the trade-walk and were iden tified by the clerk of the store that sold them to I'earsall on Tuesday. Thomp son was ordered to jail, and indignation against him is running high. Kichniourl Dispatch. BTII.L KXTKAVAUANT. The Republican Party Continues) to be That In the Senate. Wash inc. ton, Pec. 23. The United States senate appears resolved to keep up its reputation as the most expensive legislative body in the world. This body ilready costs the people of the United States more than the House of Lords, with a membership six times greater, costs the people of C.rcat Britain. There arc now two or three employes, for every senator. In fact there arc so many em pires that they actually crowd each other, and many of them have nothing to do but wuit on the personal con veil ience of senators. I!ut as il this was not enough, the committee on contingent ex- lienscs ot the senate have reported a res olution providing for twenty-three ad- litional employes at nil expense ol over $.'0,000 per annum. At the rate at which the senate is pro grcssing it will not be long before the members ol that body will demand that the public shall pay lor their coachmen, footmen, cooks and chamber-maids. All this criminal extravagance has grown up under republican control ot the sen ile. Ualtimore &un. FIRKIN AN ASYI.I M. Women's) Wing ol a Mlchiitau In Htltutlon Burned. 1'ontiac, Mien., lec. 2. rue was discovered in the north wing ol the Hnst- crn Michigan Insane asylum at 11 o'clock Saturday morning. Fifteen min utes after the first alarm was sounded the occupants of the wing, 300 women were turned loose. Screaming frantically they surged through the corridors, which were filled with smoke. Flames were visible down the hall, and the sight filled the women with terror. Some run wild, trampling their companions in their efforts to cscaie. Others were paralyzed with fear, and stood staring into flic hie. The citizens of Pontine began to help, and soon acrowdol several hundred men was nt at work. The women who hud run away into the woods were brought back and placed in tue cottages. At 1 o clock the firemen were confident they had the flumes under control. At that time the fire was fiercest just over the main entrance. The north wing was a rum. the root having fallen in. A lew minutes later a steamer urnved from Detroit, and the tire was conquered. HOONINIl CORN. TryliiK to Create a Demand lor It lu Europe. Washington, Dec. 2(!. Suggestions for sending shiploads of corn to feed the 8ulfercrs by famine in Russia seem likely to be curried out. Word has been conveyed to this gov ernment from St. Petersburg that aid in such a form would Ik? very gratefully re ceived. Coincidentally with the ship ping of the grain an agent ot the de partment of agriculture will visit various parts of the czar's dominions and set up kitchens for the purpose of showing the people now tne lona ought to lie prepared lor consumption. Thus utility is to be combined with charity, and the United States will later on reup an advantage by securing through the introduction ol the cereal a new market for a most important crop. Maize as an article of diet is unknown in northern Europe. When vessels laden with it were sent from this country to Ireland a few years ago to feed the famishing there the nutritions freight was at first well nigh rejected, because it was considered tit lor horse fodder only.- New York, Sun. An Awful combination. Lockport, N, Y., Dec. 26. The Tus- carora Indians are afflicted with the grip and a multitude of snakes. Over two-thirds ol the braves and squaws en the reservation have the grip in the worst form. It takes the nature of ty nhoid lever, with excrutintinif pains in the arms, legs and head. The whole section is also overrun with snakes. FIRR IN CHATTANOOGA, More Than Haifa Million Dollam' Worth ol Properly Uestroyed. Chattanooga, Tenn., Dec. 28. D. B. Loveman & Co.'s great dry good house, occupying three stores on Market street, at the southeast corner of Eighth was discovered to be on tire about noon Sat urday. The flames spread with astonishing rapidity, burning through the elevator shaft and stairway, cutting off the es cape of about thirty women employes, who were rescued from the windows by means of the ladders of the fire depart mcut, aided by citizens. The adjoining buildings were soon aflame, the fire des troying property worth more than half a million dollars in less than two hours. The f re began at 12:30 o'clock, and by 1:110 the buildings on the north side ol I'jghth street were ablaze. The buildings burned on Market street were I). I). I.ovcman S: Co.'s dry goods store, T. C. Ivrvin & Co., drygoods; Christie & Co., dry goods; Chattanooga Library asso ciation; Chamber of Commerce; Scwartz Hi Kro., boots and shoes; Silva & Ab bott, chinaware. On Iiighth street these persons suffered: Webster ft Manning, insurance; W. I, Alexander, broker; Charleston Fast freight line; tireat Southern Tea company; Tennessee, Mississippi and Ohio Transportation company; K. P. l)ix, barber; Martin & Henry, real estate; Rowles & Kitely, in surance; Mrs. Jane Weaver, milliner; Southern bank and trust company; T. A. Roberts, jewclei; W. I). Van Wagner, drugs; Fourth National bank; I'. S. (iriilith, real estate; C. C, Anderson, real estate; Lucus ifc I'cacor, insurance; Hnr ris.'.Thompson & (Juinn, real estate. The total loss is nearly $000,000, with about $530,000 insurance. The damage to the Times building in the Adams block by lire was slight. The building was in flames several times, hut the fire men succeeded in quenching them each tunc. The building, however, was almost en tirely cleaned out. Hundreds ol iicople rushed through the four floors carrying everything portable to places of safety. flic Tradesman s auxiliary lorms, pist ready for the press, were pied, and this month s issue tailed to make its appear ance. The fire compassed n space of 100 feet Iront on the southeast comer of Market and Uighth, and 100 Icet front on the northeast corner of Market and l.ighth, and both sides of Kighth street between Market and Cherry streets. rour ot the leading dry good houses were destroyed and the principal boot nd shoe, crockcrv and turniturc houses, two bunks, the public library and cham ber ol commerce rooms, Loliwcb club ud a variety ol small shops and ofliccs. ATAL GRIP OF THE GRIP IT IS IN BOTH THE OI.l) AND THE NEW WORLD. The BrltlHh AmbaHHador to Tur key Dies of the Influenza An Ohio Town Crippled By the DIM case-Many Deaths) lu Italy. Hi:ri.in. Iec. 28. Sir Win. A. White, British ambassador to Turkey, died here from influenza today. Hamilton, 0., Dec. 28. Fully three fourths of this city's population of 20, 000 is nfflited with the grip. The place is mainly supported by its factories, and so prevalent is the disease that more than half the places arccloscd. The death rate is the highest ever known. Komis, Dec, 28. The influenza is cut ting a wide swath in Milan and the ad joining country. Many of the city ofh cinls are prostrated with tne disease much to the detriment of the city's busi ness. There have been a large number of deaths caused by the influenza and its accompanying complication. EXCITED PEOPLE. Sainelhlnic Very Like Anarchy In Mobile, Alabama. Moim.ii, Ala., Dec. 28. Terrible scenes arc being enacted in Choctaw county. The citizens are wrought to such a pitch of excitement that n war of extermina tion is being waged against the Simites. Since Christmas two more of the deluded leoplc have been hoisted to death at the rope's end. A special from Shubuta this morning tells of the lynching on Satur day night of John Sims, brother of Hot Sims and of Mosclcy Sims, Hobs nephew. According to the report received a crowd was in full pur suit of u negro who is reported to have taken part in the Millin masacre of Dec. 23. W hen caught lie will ue strung up. The most ularming thing about the sit untion is that Neal suns, brother of Bob. and who rescued Bob Irom the deputy marshal nt Blndon Springs in Choctaw county in August last, is still at larirc and determined to avenge Bob s leath on the slayers of his brothers Neal is a dcserute man. lie firmly believes that his brother was a prophet from God and had divine sanction to kill off the devil's agents, numely the officers of the law. A special dispatch savs that Neal Sims has collected forty of the Simites, and sent word Sunday that he intended to assault and burn the village of Womack Hill. The people are excited, and allot Sunday were massing at Womack lini to defend the place. I he enraged people on Saturday morning, uftcr the lynching of Hob Sims and his four followers, wrecked Sims' house and burned it to the ground, and then killed every living thing on the place except the memoers oi his family, who escaped to a neighbor's house, and who will move as soon as possible to another state. The bodies of Bob Sims and the three havages were taken down Saturday and thrown over a wall into a graveyard, jonn savugc still hangs susciidcd. The Pockwood Murder. Jacksonville, Fla., Dec. 28. Infor mation has been received here that J. W. Hudson and John Jones, living near Au gusta, in Hdgcfield county, have arrested a man who gives his name as John Dor scy, whom they think is the murderer of the four inmates of the Pockwood House. New Smyrna, Fla. His boots corresponded exactly with the descrp- tion of the footprints found near the window of the Packwood House. NOT ONE SPECK OF WAR. HO 8AV THE OFFICIALS SHOULD KNOW. WHO A Busy Scene at Secretary of War Tracy's Office, But It Means Nottalnic EHpeclal, It Is) AHHericd Movement) of War SblpM. Washington, D. C, Dec. 28. Secretary Tracy's office presented a busy scene this morning. Within an hour he saw Sena tor Allison, chairman ol the senate com mit tee on appropriations; Senator Cameron, chairman of the committee on naval affairs; Butler, memlier of the same committee; Frye and Hale; chief constructor Wilson; chief engineer Mel ville; Capt. Phillips, who is to command the new cruiser New York; Lieutenant Mason, executive olliccr of the same ves sel; Commodore Folger, chief of the ord nance Uureuu; Commander Chadwick; and lastly, Chas. Cramp, the shipbuilder. Notwithstanding this sign of official ac tivity and the reports that are printed of unusual work at the navy yards, the of ficials of the navy department deny that there is the least seck of u war cloud on the diplomatic horizon. Assistant Secretary Soley, when asked where the San Francisco is bound, de clined to give a definite answer, but when he was reminded that the lust time she went out for "gun practice" as re ported by the department she had next been heard of at Valparaiso, he said that the vessel had no orders for Chili, A naval officer who should know when asked it the cruiser was bound for Acapulco, replied that she would not go us far south as Mexico. He also sta ted that the Ualtimore was now proba bly north of Panama on her way to San Francisco. Commodore F'olger, chief of the ord nance bureau, added to the general denial by saving that there was no un usual activity at the uavul gun factory. Shipbuilder Cramp said none of his men worked Saturday and nearly the whole torce was away this week enjoying the holidays. MR. ULAINK WILL ACCEPT. Answer to Senator Washburn's Appeal for His Decision. Boston. Dec. 28. The Record's Wash ington correspondent sends the follow ing: "Mr. Blaine will accept the republican nomination for president next year. If the assembled republicans at Minneapo lis next June wish him to be their stand ard bearer in the presidential campaign f 1802 he will gladly accept the trust, provided that at the time his health is as good as it is at present. If nominated he intends to make reciprocity his plat form, and make that word the republi can war cry. 1 his is Mr. ttlaine s decis ion, and comes from his own lips. It is an authoritative statement, and proba- blv the first that has been made. "The Record can name the man who, not many days ago, heard Irom Mr. Blame s own lips tne decision which the urent secretary had reached. This man is Senator V ashnurn, ot Minnesota, lie is the republican leader of the northwest, the man who has by common consent been put at the head ol his party in that section, ror some tune he has been anx ious to know of Blaine s sentiment re garding the presidency, whether or not delegates instructed in ms oenan would be acccDtublc to the man irom Maine. "Senator Washburn has long been a per sonal friend ot the secretary ot state, Recently he has been constantly urging Mr. Blaine to let him know his views re garding the nomination that is surely dnltine toward him. He told the secre tary that the people of the northwest were a unit in calling for his nomination, and that they wished to know if their lioes were to lx disappointed and their plans frustrated. "For some time the appeals of the senator lor a decided answer availed not. Several times Mr. Blaine ended the interview with the statement that he was not decided in his own mind. Hut a lew nights ago Mr. Blaine told Senator Washburn that he had made his decision, that if the party wishes him again to be a candidate for the presidency he will not decline the honor." TUE MARKETS. Stock Quotations. Nrw York. lice. 20. Brie 3: Lake She re 1 li'": Chicneo and Norm western lmw, Norfolk and Western 54; Kichtnond and West I'oint Terminal lH'i.. Western Union Baltimore prices. Raltiuokk, Dec. ao.-Plout, dull, western super ;l.l!.ru,3.0r; family 4.GO((U4.90. Wheat wenk No '2 red spot and Dec. 102; Jan uary, l.o3i(nl 03:l4; southern, steady l-'ulti, ltr(B.t.o: Lonithcrry UMui'l.Ou. Corn southern, steady; white 60(tiJ53!. New Vork Market. Nrw York, Dec. 2U. Stocks, active and strong Moncyeasyat2vw3 Exchange, Ions; i.81Mi(iii4..Mi: short, .MMtSt.M; state bonds, dull and featureless; government bonds, dull but steady. Cotton dull; sale. 67 bale; 1'plnnils. 7 1 616c; Orleans, 8 6-16c lutures steady; December, 7.ao; januar 7.38: February. 7.66; March, 7.73; Apr! 7.H6: May. H.oi. Flour auiet but ateadv Wheat qnict but steady. Corn dull but eaay. Fork quiet but steady at $U.2St sio.26. Lard quiet but nrm at Spirits Turpentine quiet but firm a. 33Vit 34.1. Rosin dull but steady at (I &bw 1.40. Freight dull Mnd weak, Mr. C. C. Campbell, of Campbell's Cot. ton Compress company, Cincinnati writes: "Everybody finds relief shortly alter using Bradycrotine foi headache. The How of It. How poor, how rich, how abject, how nuuust, bow complicated, now wonder ful is man : and it may be adtled how 'more so" is woman. With her pecnf iarly delicate and intense organization she is the superlative degree of man Even in diseases she excels him, baying manv that he has not. She has, how ever, found out a grand remedial agent, for the cure ol her diseases, in Dr. 1'ierce Favorite Prescription; a medicine suited to her nature, made for the express cure ot those diseases which effect her. It especially effective in all weaknesses in cidental to motherhood, while it is also a potent restorative tonic for the fceble and debilitated generally. Go to Vnughan & Allen, corner Hay wood street and Patton avenue, lor fresh candies, iiuits, etc. Oysters atall hours, To Advertisers. T insure change of advertisements runi.ing on regular contract, copy must be handed in by 10 o clock a. m, HAVE YOUR RESGRIPTIONS FILLED AT RANT'S PHARMACY, NO. 24 SOUTH MAIN ST., ASHEVILLE, N. C. J. iM. CAMPBELL, DEALER IN REAL, ESTATE AND AGENT FOR THE SHEYILLE LOAN, CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENT COMPANY. For Rent. Two thr-room hon- with cardena nt- tachi'd, on HillStreet, $7.50 per month each. 'icaaani, place lor small lamiij. For Sale. Klcirant nine-room house. teflidcflserTant'ii duuhc, one of bent parti, of city; five minutes walk of square; gas fixtures in house, larKe lot, views unaur passed in Asheville. I'nce 4,hoo, one-halt cash, balance lli aud 18 months. For Sale or Rent. White cottawre on ton of mountain, with five acres of land, as a whole, or In lota. No foK, dryest place about Asheville and finest views witnin corporate limits, pronounced by experts just the place for invalids. Seven hundred feet of oorch: seven rooms. Poh- session given at once. Elevation 2.HOO feet. Bvery kino 01 real estate, from a lot or $25 tu remdence and lots of $26,000. Apply at No. 5. South Main street. FurulHhcdJHouse For Rent. Ten room house, furnished, for rent. All modern coaveniences. Possession at once. Best street in Asheville. Price $(30 per month. Apply to J. M. CAMPBBLL. Real Estate Dealer. (A 01 03 M 01 a ON M v B ft 01 3 - 2 53 W - - K 3 if i ihr

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