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' "til , . c Asheville Citizen ADVERTISE. But words are things, nd a small drop of ink, falling like dew upon a thought, produces that which mikes thousands, perhaps mil lions, think. Byron. ADVERTISE. Many man has' attributed! snccess in life to peculiar .taknts and business capacity, when the fact is be tailed to prosperity on the wings of an advertisement. VOLUME VIL-NO 239 ASHEVILLE N. C, THURSDAY EVENING, KEBRUARY II, 1892. PRICE 5 CENTS. Daily V 2 OF THE PEOPLE OF ASHEVILLE Buv their roasted coffeo from US, lind We Wailt t he Ot her . . half to try it. make a permanent customer of ev ery person to whom we pell the first pound. The coffee we hrng about is our Mandhling Java AND Arabian Mocha. We also carry in stock finest! Carracas, Santos, and Rio. KROGER. REAL ESTATE. IV.l.T.. n owyn. w. w. WRST. ,ltkk n. v w i w, : GWYN & WEST, (Successors to Walter B.Owyn) ESTABLISHED 1881 REFER TO BANK OF ASHKVILLE. REAL ESTATE, Loans Securely Placed at 8 Per Cent. Motarv Public. Commissioners of Deeds. FIRE INSURANCE. OFFICE Southeast Court Square. CORTLAND BROS., Real. Estate Brokers, And Investment Agents. NOTARY PUBLIC. Loans seal rely placed at 8 per cent. Offices 114 & 26 Patton Avenue Second ;floor. feb9dly JOHN CHILD, (Formerly of Lyman & Child), Office No. i Legal Block REAL, ESTATE AND LOAN BROKER, THICTLY A RROKBRAGB BUSINESS. Loans secure placed at 8 per cent. WILLS BROS., ROBERT BROUN, CIVIL BNOINBBR, SURVEYOR AND ME CHANICIAN. rniatrarttnna In wood and metal con ducted. Thirty years' experience in practl- eal surveying. insirnciion in mcennnieai branches given. Close measurrmcnu a ape. dalty. Residence, Mcuowen Avenue. dcc8-d3m For your Supply of CHEWINQ AND SMOKING ARTICLES SO TO THB L 17 Patton Avenue. The only Exclusive Cigar Store in the City. a t y, tv w m tti 1 1 m vw ' sjr 3 Psttoa Avenue. ' VJSr' Next TMCA build'g. P O Box 884. t h l We have just received one car load, 200 I sucks, cotton seed meal, which mixed with bran is one of the best mixtures known for milk cows. White Middlings. We have Just received one car load, 250 sacks, of this line grade of feed, which ia far superior to the ordinary shorts. Wheat Bran. We have just received two car loads of Flake Bran, one car of 300 sacks, llOlbs each, and one car of 250 sacks of tan lbs each Corn, Oats and Hay. We have a lurge stock of all kind, of grain of the best quality. Our Feed Department is full and complete. Special attention is given to all branches of our business. A. D. COOPER, GROCERIES, ETC., NORTH COURT SQUARE. ii BON MARCHE." south main sthekt. GRAND SALE OF LADIES' MUSLIN UNDERWEAR, Drawers at 29, 30, 9 and Bflcts. Chemise at 33, 43, 63 and OScts. Gowns at 09, B'.l, 79, 89, HBcts, $1.17, $1.27. Skirts at 48, 08, 68, 78, 98cts, $1.18, $1.38. These goods are full size, nicely trimmed, good material and well mude. Also a full line of Hamburg, Nainsook and Swiss mbroldcrii-s and Torchon Lace, White Goo',, nmlOlnghnms; all new Spring Goods. . . BON MARCHE," m m SS M W C3 D O X w 0 0 0 o 0. 0 o - ryn Q, BBSS 53 IE VJ 0 H M w M .J m a w PQ ,sV, A BRILLIANT RING. We are showing some of the daintiest nov el ties ever displayed In jewelry. It would be easier to tell yon what we haven't got than what we have. If yon haven't seen our etc' gant trifles in gold and la silver, there is a treat awaiting you, and, whether yon have urchases in mind or not, yon should not miss them. It Is difficult to resist going into details we are strongly tempted to describe some of the exquisite products of the season' art, some of which show that the caprices of fashion are apt to be wonderfully charming, but you'll get a much better Idea if you come and lok for youraelf. 11. II. COSBY, JEWELER, PATTON AVENUE. TO CONTESTANTS FOR OUR PRIZE, In order that you will not be deceived by the report that some contestants have ten thousand and more words for our prize, we hereby urge on you to continue your con test, and bring your words to us. You will stand as much chunce for the prize as those rumored to have so muny words. In all probability a number of them will be incor rect and will have to be rejected. We are not supposed to know bow many words cacn cuuic.iuni Da,, a. none win oc counu-D until after the 10th. Now come on with your words. We ore receiving them from other states. The name of the lucky one and others coming nearest to the greatest number of words will be published. TH4D W. THRASH & CO., CRYSTAL PALACE. 41 PATTON AVE China, G1as, Lamps, Etc. TO ENJOY YOUR 1ME4LS You must have absolute confidence in the source from which your table supplies come. Charity covers a multitude of sins and so do some grocery bills. There Is such a thing as paying for the best of everything and not getting the best of everything. We believe thnt principle comes before profit and we carry that theory into practice. We now huve a full stock in evory department of our I , . . ... I hus:neai and we can unquestionably give you piices thut mill meet with your ap- provul. POWELL & SNIDER The co-partnership known as H. Re-Jwood & Co. expires this day by limitation. henry redwood, annie c. prksly, John h. McDowell. Asheville, N. C Februnry 1, 1S93. The undersigned hare this day formed co-partnership under style of H. Redwood & for the transaction of a business in gen eral merchandise in the city of Asheville, N.C HENRY REDWOOD, ANNIE C. PHliSLY, john h. Mcdowell, claude h. miller. February 1, 1893. A HANDSOMELY FURNISHED HOUSE For rent to a responsible party. House Is id goiiu luention; nam. noi ana com water. Also a boarding house for rent. We have the best facilities of any firm In the state for Insuring vour dwelling mwmbco, Jiinr luranurc, siorsc anil BIOCK. If you get burned out you know that you can come to us and be sure of getting yoar ?J. some choice bargains In city and Suburban rmvrHr. i hu,i h. ,.ni.. ... f. . . - . . 1 imocr lanas a specialty . IF-TlIKS Xr YPVrVKfi. REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE, Rooms and 10. McAfee block. 32 Patton ... A .t.....;n. m 1 ' " ' V STILL IN THE R. B. NOLAND & SON, GROCERS, No. ai N. Main; Street, Wish to announoe the tact that they are sole ugents for the Spartanburg steam baked bread, the only first class bread to be found In the city, and no table la complete without It. We get it fresh by express every day. Don't forget that we art wholesals and tall dealers in potatoes, apples, onions, and all kinds of country produce. Everything kept that Is usually found la a first class grocery store. . A CALL FROM CINCINNATI MARK FOR REV. W. 8. HRYAN, OF ASHEVILLE, P. The Second Presbyterian Church of Cincinnati Make a Unani mous) Cal for an Eminent Asbe vllle Divine A Salary of 5,000 a Vear. Cincinnati, O., Feb, 11. Special. The Second Presbyterian church of Cin cinnati has called Rev. W. S. P. Brvan. of Asheville, to the pastorate of that church. The meeting was large and en thusiastic, and the call was unanimous. F. C. Uonfort. , , . , . , . l nc imuvc uisimicii wan rcccivcu ui this nffiiv at 11 nVloi-k tnAav A fci minutes Inter The Citizbn called on REV. V. S. P. 11KYAN. (From a Photograph by Limlscv & Brown.) Rcy. Mr. Bryan in his study near the First Presbvterinu e'.iurch, and showed him the dispatch. This was the first in timation he had had that such a step had been taken. He was somewhat surprised by the receipt of the informa tion, and commended The Citizi-n fur its enterprise. Mr. Bryan was asked as to whether he would accept the cull, but declined to answer, on the ground that whatever ac tion he might decide to take in the mat ter should properly conic first before his congregation From other sources The Citizen has learntd something of the Second Pres- byterian church ol Cincinnati, which has just called Mr. Bryan. T. he edifice is situ ated in the heart ol the city, and is a mug- niticent stone structure. It is the largest and most induentialchurch in Cincinnati. TU i,....i, : ,-:: ; ,i,. I i IK iiiunu 1 ill ujviiiiitii.i nuu, ui, John Hull s church is iu New York city. 1 he "minute books tor last year show that the members of the church contrib uted over $90,000 for various purposes. 1 he salary paid toe pastor is Sj.OOU a year and $1,000 extra for removals, and he is tivcu' two months' vacation each summer. Mr. Uryan preached at this church during his visit to Cincinnati a month or more ago. Duiiiil' the tew years Kev. Mr. Uryan has been pastor of the First 1'resbyterian church here, be has been peculiarly suc- cesstul in his church work. 1 he member ship bus been greatly enlurgcd, and the congregations which attend the church have increased uutil its capacity has been taxed to the utmost, lie is a muuofthe verv brightest mind, a deep thinker, uud a ready talker, who im prest's everyone ut once with his intense earnestness and devotion to his work. He is a man of purest life, and has made warm friends of hundreds, not alone in his own tlock, but umong the members of the other churches iu the city. And Mr. Bryan is not known and ad mired in Asheville alone, lie contributes largely to the church periodicals, and in this way has become widely known. Mr. Bryan, is yet a voutig man, as years go, and has a bright future before him. If he decides to accept the call just made, it will be heard of with the deepest regret by every member of his congrega tion and the many friends he has here, who, nevertheless, will leel gratilicd over the Haltering call tendered him. His de parture, if decided upon, will be felt as a personal loss by all who know him. W. J. BRANCH'S DEATH, He Passes Away Last Niictat, a Victim of Consumption. W.Jordan Branch, one of Asheville's most popular young men, until a lew months ago one of the clerks in the First National bank, died at 9 o'clock last night at the residence of his father, Thos. W. Branch, on Clayton street, of consumption. His death had been ex pected for some time, vet the news wj I a shock to all who knew him. 1 tl- .1 1 " .. i ne . ..r ikuikiku w im m ran ui age at the time ol Ins death. 1 he re- I ;il Iu, t..-,.rl , PioirlA I . "57 lumurruw. The first time the nag was unfurled to the breeze over the First National bank. , 1.,, , u,.,,.i, p. ' it was hoisted by Mr. Hrnncb. For sev I 1 1 . a 1. I . I 1 era, wccks ,,hsi vuc nag litis ucyu ijtiiik in the bank building, while workmen I were making improvements to the build ' ling. When President Breese heard the newsol Mr. Branch's death tins morning ne nan me old nag urougnc out, in Ivnilin. to flout it nt hnlf mnat aver thr I ' . ... . . I hank R11 it huH liri hflrilv h-AVM hv wind and weather, and before it could be used had to be patched up. This was finished late this afternoon, and the flue whs then placed at halt mast. In this I position it will remain until Mr. Branch s body has been interred, when it will be hauled down and laid away forever. NEW PARTV IN TEXAS. It la Called "The Jeffersonlau Democratic Party." Dallas, Feb. U- The state meeting of the sub-treasury farmers alliance to the number of 250, in session here, took action in regard to the recent ruling by the chairman of the state democratic committee practically ruling such demo- crats out of the party. The resolutions adopted in ellect are the same as the Ocaa demands, also denouncing the present state administration and oppos- re - ing the repeal of the Alien land law. Then the "JclTersoulan democratic party" of Texas was organized with a full set of state officers. The convention I then adjsurned. A GUILTY MAYOR How a Pennsylvania Town Han. died Its Chief Official. PiTTsiii'RG, Feb. 11. This morning the jury in the extortion case against Mayor James G. Wyman, of Alleghane; City, brought in a verdict of guilty in the first and second counts of the indictment. I. G. Wy mun, was placed on trial in the criminal court on charges of embezzle ment and extortion. The trial is the outcome of an investigation by an audit ing committee of the council into, the af fairs of the mayor's office. CREENAUM TO ANSWER THE PENSION OFFICE TO BE INVESTIGATES. Tbe House Is Determined to Know Whether the Millions of Pension Money Is Being Hou estljr Distributed. Washington, Feb. 11. Mr. Catchings, Irom the committee on rules, has report ed a resolution for the uppointment of a select committee of five members to in vestigate the methods of business in the bureau of pensions; whether any use has been made by the commissioner of bis official position to promote his private affairs or for partisan political purposes; whether there has been any discrimina tion made between the applicants for pensions or practicing attorneys; whether any of the clerks have taken ad vantage of their position to make prof, ts and whether the civil service law has been violated by .the commissioner. Mr. bnloe ottered an amendment ex tending the scope of inquiry so as to in clude the methodslollowrd by the board of pension appeals. In advocating his amendment, Mr. Enloe criticised the ad ministration of the pension office and reiterated the charges against the commissioner and his son, which he made last congress and upon which an investigation was then based. The amendment was agreed to and the resolution as amended adopted. THOUGHT HE WAfS POOR, Miserly Charles Karuhaui Left 40,000. BitiiiAMTON, N. Y., Feb. 10. Charles Faruham, aged 50, died in this city on Friday in apparently destitute circum stances, yet he left a fortune of $40,000. lie came here iroin llanesdale five years ago uud was looked upon as an eccent ric man. lie was a bachelor, and occupied lodg ings iu a wretched attic, where he lived like a miser. He seldom ate more than one meal a day, and this consisted usu ally ol crackers and milk. His clothes weie always tlucaubarc, and pcoplesup. posed that he was abjectly poor. He made a living selling cigars on the road Whenever raruham went onto! town on a trip, he always id I an old valise with his landlady, Mrs. Talt. A week ago he returned home, and complained ol feeling ill. He grew worse, and went to tbe home ol his cousin, a widow named Frost. He lefused at hist to have a doctor, because, he clai'iied, he could not ulVord it. When told that he might die he gave his cousin orders to engage the best physician iu town. His illness was too lur advanced to be checked. Yesterday moruiug a stranger called upon Mrs. Talt, Farnham's landlady. and demanded the satchel which Faru ham had lelt in her possession. She sus pected something wrong and refused to give it up. The stranger said that he was sent by Mrs. Frost. Mrs. Talt was obdurate, allhought the strauger turned and threatened her with arrest. He finally went away, and later in the day a sister of Faruham called lor the valise. When the satchel was opened it was found to contain a lot 01 soiled linen The pieces were unrolled. They con tained bills, gold and silver coin, govern ment Ootids ana otner securities, amount' ing in all to $40,000. GOV. 8CA1.ES DEAD. He Passes Away After Very Much Suffering-. Ex- Governor Alfred Moore Scales died at bis home in Greensboro, North Caro lina, Tuesduy night. He was born No vember 26, 1827. in Rockingham county, He served in congress one term before the war and five consecutive terms alter the war. He entered the confederate army as a private, was in many ol the most important battles ol that contlict was twice wounded and betore the close of the contest was created brigadier gen eral. In 1883 he was elected governor of North Carolina by a majority ot 20,- (too. Alter his term expired he retired to private life, and has since been inter ested in financial enterprises, being at the time ot bis death president ot the bank of Greensboro. He has been very ill for many months, aud bis death was not unexpected. GROVER IN DETROIT. He Will be Given a Grand Pub lic Reception. Detroit, Feb. 11. Ex-President Cleveland is to deliver an address at Ann Arbor February 22. The citizens ot Detroit have tendered Mr. Cleveland a public reception Febru ary 23, the acceptance of winch was re ceived today. The reception is to be general in character and it is the purpose of the committee ts make welcome all who come. Whltelaw Reld 111. Paris, Feb. 11. Mr. Reid is confined to his bed with arelapseol influenza, and his throat is so much affected that bis physician forbids him to receive any body or to transact any Dusiness. Chivalrous Meutlon. Prom the Charlotte Chronicle. Dossey Battle, of Tarboro, the known journalist and raconteur, is one of the . , . r.i.. 1 - 1 .. t recent graauutcs ui iuc aij luaiuuici at Greensboro. Blood diseases are terrible on account of their loathsome nature, and the fact that thev wreck the constitution so completely nnless the proper antidote it applied. B. B. U. (Botanic Blood Balm) is composed of th true antidote for blood poison. Its use never fails to We satisfaction. WALL STREET RUN MAD. NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE GONE WILD. The Greatest Excitement Ever Known in Its History it Is Thought Many Bears Will Go to the Wall An Unprecedented Jump in stocks Today. New York, Feb. ll.-Theconsummation of the Reading deal resulted in tbe largest trading and most intense excitement ever known in the history of the stock ex change. Long before the time for the beginning of business, an enormous crowd was by the Reading post, and when the gavel fell the scene was such as to eclipse all previous deals on the floor. The crowd was so large that as soon as the opening signal was given stock sold at 57Vj .md 61 on different sides. A Philadelphia house boughtover 50, 000 shares aud Arthur Hunter, who has been a continuous buyer for over a week took fully as much. In the first few minutes the price ad vanced ts 64, a jump of 8 since yester day's close and an advance of 23 percent, in a week. In tbe first hour over 354,000 shares of stock changed hands. Trading in income bonds was fully as large and prices made even more violent advances than in stock. Jersey Central was taken up after trad ing in Reading quieted down and its price was advanced 8 per cent., then New England made an advance of 8 per cent. on the same enormous scale of trading and there was every indication of a reign terror among bear operators, who are the sport of all active stocks. They cov ered their shorts in coalers at the highest figures and their losses in their short contracts are such that bear failures are generally expected to be announced. CONGRESSIONAL, AFFAIRS. Senator Call Calls for an Invests- icallou. Washington, February 8. In the sen ate Mr. Paddock appealed to that body not to adjourn over to .Monday (motion to thut effect having been made.) The printing bill, he said, had been "dragging its slow length along" for weeks, and seemed likely to do so for weeks to come nd he was but waiting to get it out of the way in order to bring forward tor iscussion and vote the important meas ure known as the "pure food bill." Mr. Cockcrell took exception to the isrespectlul way in which tne printing bill had been spoken of. That was a very important measure and be thought that it was being pressed even too rapidly. 1 he motion to, adjourn tin Monday was agreed to, yeas do; nays, i0. Mr. Call oflered a resolution tor lnves- illation as to the alleged efforts of rail way and other corporations te control the election of senators in the Florida legislature. He asked that the resolu tion be laid on the table and said that he would submit some observations upon t at an early day. He also oflered resolution instructing tbe committee on public lands to report a bill for opening to settlement under the tana laws 01 cer tain reservations in Florida. This he also asked to have laid on the table. In the house Mr. Buchanan, ol Vir ginia, from the committee on judiciary reported a out to regulate tne manner in which Bropertv snail oe sola unaer or ders and decrees of tbe United States courts. Mr. Culberson, of Texas, from the same committee reported a bill to limit the jurisdiction ot the United btates cir cuit and district courts. To Succeed Beers. Nkw Yokk, Feb. 11. John A. McCall has accepted the offer of the presidency of the New York Life insurance company provided he be given full and absolute ontrol, but he will not accept it otner- wise. The matter is under consideration by the trustees of thecompany. Harrison Endorsed. Waco, Tex., Feb. 10. The slate com mittee of the republican party have se lected Austin as the place, and March 8 as the time, for holding the state con vention. A resolution was adopted en dorsing President Harrison. AFFAIRS OF CONSEQUENCE. A new epidemic, seemingly of a pois onous origin, prevails in Vienna. Its symptons are fever, acute colic and ejec tion ot blood. Much erain has already reached the famine stricken provinces of Russia, and it is the general opinion in St. Peters burg that tne aistressca uistncis win now ot enaDiea to noia out until spring. Mr. Toseph Chamberlain, member of parliament tor Birmingham, tngiana, has been elected by the British liberal- unionist party its leader in the house ot commons to succeed Lord Hartington, now Duke of Devonshire. There has been an unusually heavy snowfall in the Tyrolese and Alpine dis tricts of Austria, and railroad tramc is imDossible. The same sort of weather prevails in Switzerland. At Davosplatz a railroad train is blocked seven feet ia the snow. HOME. It is estimated that 10,600 signatures have been appended to the call for the democratic mass-meeting in New York to protest against the early convention to be held tonight. Tbe ashes of Emma Abbott, the famous linger, whose remains had been cremated, were taken to Gloucester, Mass., where they were sealed into the beautiful mon ument in Oak Grsve cemetery erected bv Miss Abbott before her death. The re mains were encasedln a box about eight inches square. HAVE YOUR PRESCRIPTIONS FILLED AT GRANT'S PHARMACY, NO. 24 S0U1H MAINST.. ASHEVILLE, N, C. J. M. CAMPBELL, ;dealer in REAL ESTATE AND AGENT FOR THE ASHEVILLE LOAN, CONSTRUCTION AND '.MPROVEMENT company. FOR RENT. Eight-room furnlsned house, short distance of court house; modern improvements; first class house and first class tenants wanted: none others need apply. Price 7S.00. Three-room house, unfurnished. Price 9 .ou per raontn. Two eight room honses. unfurnished. Just at street ear line. Price (23.00 aer month. Modern improvements. Pour-room house, iust at street ear ll Price $10.00 per month. None but resnnn- sible tenants wanted. Ten room house, famished, for rent. All modern conveniences. Possession at once. Beat street in Asheville. Prica laa tw month. Apply to J. M. CAMPBBLL. Real Batata Dealer. CHINA. GLASS, CUTLERY, LAMPS, SILVER Clearing sale till March 1st. I Intend to give up on store room, and goods will b sold out as fast as possible, regardless of price. J. II. LAW. 57t 59. 61 Sooth Main Street. srtl&3slfcfV js
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