O 9 VOLUME VIII. NO. II ASHEVILLE N. C, F11IDAY EVENING, MAY 13, 1892. PRICE 5 CENTS. TRULY APPALLING TOTAL A STOUV V i 1 liOl r WORDS. CALIFORNIA THE TICKl-T CONVENTION I'lCOPI.lC'S I'ABTV CO.H.MITTlit: IN OMAHA. DID II E TRY Or, Hv Tlielr Finucr I'riu: Shall Know I lit in TO COMMIT SUICIDE? 1 1.4 Kit Oil UII.I.. Asheville Daily Citizen FRUITS LOWER THAN EVER BEFORE. PEGIAL PRICES BY THE case. REAL ESTATE. (Valt.ck 11. OT.YN. W. W. West (Successors to Walter B.Gwytii HSTAISIJSIIED x8Si REFER TO BANS OF ASHEVILLE. REAL ESTAT Loans Mf.cuivly Placed iA 8 Percent. Notary Publk. Cmri'iiifcniom : ofLlrrds. FIRE INSURANCE. OI-'I'ICK Houtliennt Court Konare, mum Aun hrr- K cal Estate Brokers, And Investment AjfentH NOTARY PUBLIC. Loans st.urelv placcl at 8 per cent Olliccs 24 Or -0 l'ntton Avenue Second Ifloor. (Pormtrly of Lyman & Child), OIQcc No, i Legal Itlock REAL, ESTATE AND LOAN BROKER, TK1CTI.Y A KKOKliRAOB BUSINESS Loans secure placed t 8 per cent. WILLS BROS ARCHITECTS NO. 3 PATTON AVE. JENKS & JENKS, REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE. Wc have some very desirable timber prop erties for sale at a low figure. Wc can show you full description at our office. One fine Asbestos mine for sule. We can sbow you some specimens from tbc mine and can take you to the property If you desire. Furnished and unfurnished houses to rent. JENKS & JENKS, NO. 32 PATTON AVE., ASHEVILLE. MODEL CIGAR STORE. I have added to my stock a flue assortment of t SPORTING GOODS, ami a nice line of STATIONERY. All of the latest Novels, Magnilncs and periodicals of evrry description, monthly and weekly. ModelCigarStore & News Depot 17 PATTON AVENUE. L. Blomberg, Prop GWYN & WEST, LEGTRIG STARCH This starch deserves the at tention of every family. It is put u in fancy colored iak- lycs and highly "i fumed; it is sold to you on its own merits. Warranted tho best starch on the market or money refunded. It requires no cookii,-. Remember the name and havenootlier. We cet it lor sale iv the case or package. A. D. COOPER, NOKTII CU'KT SIlt'AItE. BON MARCHE I.AlUliS CAl.I. AMll.N':;l'liCT I'llli HAND- SO.MB STOCU til' Spring Reefers and Capes, SPRING REEFERS AND CAPES, SPRING REEFERS AND CAPES SPECIALTIES. I'tJflCSTRIAN TICIITS, MEN'S l-'( (iTl)U.l. 41 11(1 lilCVCI.H IHlSli; SCRIVKN'S I'ATliNT DRAWERS BON MARCHE ATTEN'TIO MFRCHANTW. Hotels, Hoarding and Private Houses, The seosini approaches when Hies will co r.e to annoy us CUnr your house by usinj; the unrivaled KTICKHV FLY 1MIKR. Each do'iblc sheet will kill m itrtrt of ilics. We arc niauuf:ictu:er.s' agents f.ir IIii.h etleSrated brand of stick y 11 y paper and nn prepnreil to give the I.uWT'ST price s, t ilhcr whoksalcor retail, Come a::d get a small lot and try in C'Mnparjsoti wiili the other brands. If jou l.i this we are sure to make a customer of ynu Sold at retail, li3 double sheets (one box), C5 cults; ri dtutU sheets, 115 cent; 5 Cents u double bUceL. Kl-MliMUIvU TUB 1'LACI?, RAKSOR & SMITH DRUGGISTS, NO. 31 PATTON AVENUF. LENSES. I nm devoting all of my time to study of the eyes and to the peculiar formation of the lenses. I warrant all sectaries I furnish to give entire satisfaction in all cases, and con suit any one on first culmination of thecyes IS. WLXLER, ' NO. 17 NORTH MAIN ST., ASHEVILLE, N.C, P. L. COWAN & CO JEWELERS, FINE WATCHES, JEWELRY, CLOCKS, SPEC TACLIS, EYE GLASSES, ETC. FINE WATCH REPAIRING A SPECIALTY No. 9 W. Court Square. THE ItlAITLANU SCHOOL, ENGLISH AND FRENCH. HOME AND DAY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, No. 40 French Brood Avenue. MRS. BURGWYN MAITLANL), PRINCIPAL The school will ir-oocn Srlltcmlir-r 24-th Hours for infant class from nine to twelve, An atternoon class for French Hon will lie formed tor Indies under the dlrec- con versa- TO di ion oi lueuc. Harfand de la Fa viric, ptomcc de racademie de Pari. GENUINE AUSTRALIAN PLAIN ENOUGH tell ifei Q5aj)0::,,,'v,N " J On the slutc. It muy not he putfcctly cknr at firxt. hut rend nnin and it is plain enough, I'ini'8 I.OWJiK tlian ever and finnd above competition. J.'t tis enavtnee yuu if you don't know it nlrindv, by telling you of "our hurgnins fo- this week. On all decorated and transparent China, Art Tottery. Vases, etc., WE WILL ALLOW 10 PER CENT. OFF OF OUR ALREADY LOW PRICES. Our last wcek'H bnrj;nin counter will be eon. ti titled this, with new harins on it. Our linr.iin goblets at (50 cents per dozen is 1 lie hii-Kist value ever ottered; we have lilteeu barrels of them. We have ninny other such bnrnnins. We want you to look nl our White Mountain, Gem, and Artie Ice C renin I'Veezers, l-JefriuerotorR, Coolers, etc.. before buying elsewhere We have the largest stock in the city Mid prices right. China, Glass and limine Goods, CRYSTAL PALACE, 41 PATTON AVE, NEWPORT WAFERS ! We want everybody to try them. They cannot be sur massed for 1 1 101 1- excellency. We have them either salted or plain. We make a special effort to please our trade with trackers by keepinu' a fine .'rnckiM'H bv ihtlily ;ilvnvV8 fresh and risj). POWELL & SNID H. REDWOOD & CO. Choice !st.vk-,sin Ilioh (I ratio 'lothin- Mid FuriiishiiiK Joods for nicii find boys. Choice styles in I )rcs Ootids and Silks of nil "ratios. Choice stylos in II ihd rade sits, njis and Shoos, ("hoice styles in Kid (I loves, Parasols, Corsets, Handker chiefs. Laces, Embroideries, md funeral Snuillwares. One Price Svstem. 7 and 9 I'utiou Ave. LET US HAVE YOUR ATTENTION JUST ONE MOMENT. Wc arc closing out BURT'S SHOES at 20 per tent, discount. 11KKK IS A SI'l.UNDII) CHANCli FOK YOU -A t-'INK I.IXR OC- Trunks and Satchels Jl'ST Kl'X'lvlVli ). Call and See l or Yourself. HATS, UMBKH1.I.AS, UIOING tHGGINGS, ETC. TIIE SHOE STORE, WEAVER & MYERS 'I :t! I'attuu Avenue, Asliivillc, N. C It Cuts Home of Hie House Hill's lit nm, Increases Some and Also runiislies a I'ew Ivutirely New Ones North Carolina's Share. Washington, May 13. As I lit? result of in licit preliminary woik while the river iitkl Itarb.ir liiM w.-.h ic 1 1 ! i 1 1 i; in the ItDt'sc, the senate conniiittce on com merce is able to report i lie liill liaeli to lite senate willi all lite ameiulmciils wliieli it regards as licerssary. It lias itii't'ctisetl the total ol'llie Imtise liill liy .$ 1,1X1.U3 antl made deercan to the atiioiini of $SoS,00i), maliiuy a net in eierife i.l $1,13,14.;! ami a total of I lie appi'o): iai ion made hv tile I'ill as re porltil to iln jietiate of -1-Tt,l 1 JS. I'erliaps the most inipiit laiit changes til n!c were the aiKlilion of lour contract sections which will replace the yearly ap propriations made ly the house. These are The lower Missouri, from its mouth to Sioux Cily, wheie the first appropriation of $800,000 is reduced to $7.10,00(1, lint tt proviso is iidded that contracts may he made for the same amount yearly for three years from July 1, lKOIi, There is a similar contract provision in the case of the St. Johns river, Honda, the mi nimi expenditure licitijj limited to $4-(i0,-not); for the fjreat Kanawha, West Vir ninia, where the njjjjrcpatc of the con tract is not to exceed $1,. lot). 000 and lor the boat railway at Dalles, Oregon, wneic inc total contract expenditure is not to exceed $2,Nfi(),0(l(). All of the ap propriations for ha'rhors on the Missis sippi river are stricken out, hut the Ken etal appropriation lor the improvement of the river was increased bv $2;i0,O00. There was a ccneral reduc'tion of all appropriations in cases where contracts were authorized to be made for the com pletion of the work. There is a long list ol items of iiicrcaseand some new appro, piialiotis, rniiKini; in amount from $f,00 to $Uo0.000. Anions; the larger new items is one of .$200,000 lor Lake Wnsh- ii'Klon canal, Washington, and $250,000 for the Dalles lloat railway, OrcKon. Amoni; the principal items of increase in the southern states are: Cumberland sound, t',a., $K7,5i0; Cape I'car river. X. C $100,00(1; Uuanoke river, N. C. $35,000; Lilack river, X. C, $10.00(1; Indian river, l-'la., (new appidpri.'.tioii, I $20,000. The appropriations made by the house were decreased by the following amounts: Charleston, $100,000; Savan nah, Oa., $12f.O0O; Mobile. Ala., $100, 000; Kappali, unlock, Va., $10, 0(H). In the -enate today the river and har bor bill was reported back In mi the com mittee on commerce, and wiiit a report, as required by the resolution of the sen ate, on each item of the bill. Mr. 1'iyc. chairman of that committee, stated that the bill was one lor two years and that no river and harbor bill lie reported from that committee next season. He j;nvc notice that on Tuesday he would ask the senate to piocccd to ils considera tion. capitai. in ii. ni; ri km:u, It Was Not Insured, hanks to (lie I.t'Ktslalure. Santa Pi:, N.M.,May 1.1. -At s o'clock lire was seen issuing lioni' the roof nl the attic near the base o( the south dome of New Mexico's capital buildii:. Citi zens at once drew up the fire hose only to tind mat the water Iro.n the water works had licen shut ofl'lroiii the build. uifi and grounds. It was at once evi dent that the builditiK was doomed and an naiHis set lo work at once to strip uie otiiiiiinr; ot ntrniliirc, carpets, tiie law library and eery movable article m the two lower floors. The vaults were unitiiuicd. Owing to sonic misuudcrstandim,' i the late territorial legislature no itioiie was appropriated lor t lie tifiiranee on public buildings anil the policies were nl lowed to expire. The building was val ued at $250,000 and is n total loss. i.v vathkuless ciiii.nui: SiiliscriiitioiiH for llic Aftiieted at ItONljII, Uoslyn, Wash., May 13. At ll:.".t) o'clock hist night the remaining bodies were taken li mil the slope, making total of lit men who perished in the tci- iblc explosion Tuesday. Mioiit 230 children have been lell fatherless by the disaster anil in most instances they are young and unable to help themselves. Subscriptions are cotiiin in liberally from the cities and towns of the northwest, several thousand dullars hating bron received already. Manager Kongicy the coal companv is in receiiit 01 syiiipainizing messages iroin the tin cago hoard ot trade and prominent persons in Washington, New York and other eastern cities requesting him to draw on tlieni lor tiiinncial aid to re lieve the distressed. a soi. uncus' 110.n1:. Tennessee Now Has One to He Proud f. . Nasiimi.i.i:, May 1.1. The Confederate soldiers' home at the Hermitage was formally opened yesterday. The maiu building of the institution is now com pleted and provides a home for 125 dis abled veterans, surrounding it is nearly 500 acres of land once owned by Andrew Jackson, all of which the state has given to the trustees ol the institution for twentv-five years. The main build nig is a substantial two storv brick structure and is equipped with all mod ern conveniences. No state building in Tennessee is better built or better adapted for its purpose. I'lohnbly two thousand people assembled at the opening exer cises wlncli consisted ol music and ad dresses. Odd I'ellows' omeers. Wilmington, N. C May 13. The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows elected the following ollicers: Grand Master, John D. Bellamy, jr., Wilmington; Deputy Grand Master, W. D. Gustncr, Fayette. ville. Grand Warden, W. C. Douglass, Carthage; Grand secretary, B. II. Wood cll, Raleigh; Grand Treasurer, R. J. Jones, Wilmington. J. F. Briiton was elected Grand Representative to the Sovereign Grand Lodge which meets in I'ortlai.d, Oregon, next September. II. lit. 4rf II TIIIC KI-7.VIVAI.. It lii ttaii Last IAenlou at I'rencu Ilroad Itaptlst t lmrcli. The revival services at the French liroad liaptisteliurcli began last t veiling. 1 here was a good congregation out, il though a number did not arrive until do o'clock, while the meeting opened at S o'clock. Al tile opening a gospel hymn was sung, followed bv prayer olleied by Kev. C. Dixon. I'rof. and Mrs. Towner, who arc to lead the choir dining the meetings, then sang "The Wayside Cross" in a touching manner. TI is closed the s-'itg service, and Kev. Ceo II. Siniuiors, the evangelist, began hits sermon, his subjict being "l'r.ner," ;md taking for his text Xeheiniali 2: 4-: Then tho l!ne s iiil iintome, !fnr i 1, t dust tin hi ini.l.c ii:mt r Su 1 iiraytd to the God of lle lvtD. What sweet recollections wc have," Mr. Simmons said in the course of his seitnon, ol the limes when we have been helped by prayir. We take our troubles lo dod in pravcr and lie takes them from us. None olhcrthati Cod can Ip us. "l'ravcr is I he making known of the heart to Cod, and the desires of the Heart. 1 Mere arc three elements in tirn'.cr: 1 . praise; 2, confession; ",. sup plication. home ol iin content oiirs-.lvcs bv sav ing 'all things work together for good.' Hint is nut so. All tilings work to gether for good to them that love the Lord.' It is conditional, von see. 1 don't take anv stock in this idea that some good neople iiave, of keeping ill) pravcr and if vou don't get what volt want vou will get something else II you don t get what yon want, (put praying. It vou pray and receive not, it is because vou prav ana believe not. Mr. Simmons is a voting man and his manner of preaching shows that he is thoroughly devoted to his work. 11 brings the lessons ol the gosnel straight home to every one, and his work here is sure to do great good. I'rol. and M is. I owners singing was ueli as Aslnvillc seldom hears. The implest gospel songs were sung in such t wiiv that each song was a sermon. The services begin each evening at S o eloeli, not a minnlc later, anil, as Air. Simmons said last evening, those who ire in the habit ot going to church hall hour late, should remember that the service begin1; al 7:o0 for the benefit of the tardies. V. N V. TISACIIISItS. The Second Annual Session to be Held ill Wayuesville. The second annual scission of the West ern North Carolina Teachers' associa tion will be held in Wavnesville June 1 1-17. A program of the meeting is published in the Wayuesville Courier, ami presents an attractive intellectual bill of fare to the members of the association. A spe cial event will be the lecture on the Kith, by Dr. R. W. Donthat , of West Virginia, his subject being "How to put a head on 1 bov; or, the old and the new, the wrong and the right methods ol educa tion." The railroads in Western North Caro lina will oiler reduced rates to members on this occasion, and the (coplc ol Wavnesville will provide ample and reasonable accomodation for all. The ollicers of the association are: lolm W. Startles, president; Wulter Hurst, secretary; 1). L. Ivllts, treasurer. Tliev CI tin Leonard's I'.lectiou Baton RocttH, Lit., May 10. P. Le onard, the rcpulienn condidate for gov ernor, Major Andrew Hito and Judge Morris Marks are here to file a demand for the seating of Leonard. They claim that if the votes were properly counted Leonard would be elected, ihesc pro ceedings are supposed to precede a con gressional investigation of the late elrc tiuii. Couldn't ;et rive Dollars. NiiwYouk, May 11. Isaac Orinski tin1, ol employment, was yesterday re fused a loan of $5 by a friend on Fust Broadway. Last night he sent his friend n package ol pawn tickets and an unsealed letter, which he asked to be forwarded lo Ins parents 111 Russia. The letter said that Isaac intended to commit suicide. To Nominate a Successor to Mills. Waco), Tex., May 13. The third party, or Jefferson democrats, astheycall them selves, will meet here tomorrow to nom inate a successor to Roger Q. Mills in congress. The third party in Texas is composed of nearly nil the elements op posed to the democrats and republicans. Tliey Are Makiuic ArrauuciiieiilN For Tlielr Convention July 4 I ears of an Attempt lo IlreaU 11 1 tlie Meeting. Omaha, Mav Kl The pcoplcs's party national executive committee met yester day wilh the local executive committees lo discuss in detail some of the arrange ments to be made for the convention to be held July 4. Ignatius Donnelly, of Maine, II. Ii. I.aubencck, of Illinois, Kobert Schilling of Wisconsin, and Mr. Washburn, ofMass- ichusetls were present. The question ol tdmission to convention hall was dis cussed an. 1 it was decided to issue tick els. Schilling thought that would raise a terrible howl against the committee, but it was stated that 110,000 people would be there clamoring for admission, and only 4,000 could get in. rain amicrvert, ot Nebraska, stated that if the doors were thrown open to the crowd the committee would regret that il ever attempted to hold a conven tion. Nominations would not be made in it week il at all, and even then thev would not be bv the people's party. There was enjugh opposition to the party 111 some parts of the country to cause the house lo be packed by the enemies ol the party, and the proceedings would he (lisgracclul. It was proposed to hold a union of the blue and the gray during the convention. andcrviTt stated, that the union sold iers and the people's party in this state would attend to that matter, and that all the old gray coats in the soulh could be told that ample arrangements would be made to take care ol them and a hall furnished for the blue and the gray to howl in together 1 he national committee will remain in the city several days and any further pro vision or arrangements that they may visli to make will be suggested to the oeal executive committee. An independent rally was held last night and addresses were made bv Messrs. Laubcneek, Donnelly, Davis, Washburn and Schilling. mi: sthkkt nuitK, How it Moves Along on South Main and Depot Streets. Alderman Staines and Tin; CntztiN this morning drove over the grading and paving work now being done on South Main and Depot streets. On the former, Contractor Corpening has a large force, putting tlie southern hall ol the street 111 condition. The grade near Town branch has been raised so as to admit of the passage over the culvert of tlie steam toller, and Kelly cc Straehan are put ting down the water pipe that runs Irom the branch to the citv limits. On Depot street Contractor Smith is busy with his lorce of granite pavers. The street is 30 feet from curb to curb. About 200 feet of the paving has been put down so far, and the work goes steadily on. 1 hat street is closed to trallie between Roberts street and I'at toti avenue. CITV SCHOOLS. Ivscieises nt tlie Schools This Moniliitf. The eity graded schools closed today for the term, and they will remain closed until the first Monday in October. At Orange street the last hour of the morning was given in the hall to a brief resume of the session's work by Super intendent 1'. V. Claxton and n congrat ulatory talk by Hon. II. A. Gudger. Several vocal selections were exceedingly w.'U done by the pupils and the school year closed. In the lower grades programs had been prepared anil the children ac quitted themselves with pleasure to their Iricnds and credit to their teachers. Appropriate exercises were held at the b. ntlorcl avenue school. IT l l l.l.S THIS TALIS. The Daily citizen as An Advertis ing Medium. A foreign advertiser in Tun Citizkn writes thus: "Enclosed please find cluck for adver tisement; please discontinue the same. Your paper must have a very wide cir- uiattou as the applications are very numerous 111 answer to it. THIS THRIil; C'H SOLO. out;lit Hv Samuel Hunt of I'cun- Hvlvauia l or $100,0110, Johnson Citv, May 13 The Three C.s road was sold at chancery sale be fore the Johnson Citv opera house yes terday to haiuuel ilunt.o! Pennsylvania, for two hundred thousand dollars. hunt acted for a company of New York capitalists, whose names arc not known. Cleveland Ahead. Richmond, Va., May 13. A demo cratic primary election, under the old- fashioned system known as the viva voce method of voting, was held here to elect delegates to the statc'convcntion, which meets on the 19th to select delegates to Chicago. 1 he issue was sharply joined between the friendsof Cleveland and Hill. The result of the contest is that Cleve land gets 64 delegates nnd Hill 34. A. M. IS.HiHlloUH. PiT istn iu;, Pa., May 13. At the ses sion of the general conference of the A M. E. Zion church. Rev. Dr. Albert Walters, oi New York, and Rev. Dr. J C. Clinton, ol North Carolina, were elected bishops. Wilt Not He "Electrocuted ' A1.11ANY, May 13. Governor Flower has commuted to imprisonment for life the sentence of Henry T. Fanning, who was to be electrocuted ut Sing Sing prison soon. Hill Delegates. Norfolk, Va., May 12. Thccity dem ocratic primaries held tonight to elect delegates to tlie state convention re sulted in the clcctiou of 31 hill and 4 anti-Cleveland delegates. Heavy Failure. London, May 13. Heymani, Alexan der & Co., yam merchants of Bradford, have failed. Liabilities $400,000. The train which leaves tbc Asheville depot at -1:05 was rounding the bend yesterday when a man rushed to the platform nnd jumped off. His rash act created great excitement among the other passengers they all thought it was a case of suicide. Ladies fainted, men rushed to the platform expecting to see his mangled form upon the track, but tlie fact was he hud forgotten to put his bottle of "ltuncombe Pills" in his satchel and would not start on his jour ney without them. He took great chances, uut lie might have taken greater. GRANT'S PHARMACY. In purchasing medicines don't trv ex perimentsthe first and only consider- ition should be gcnuiness. Buncombe Sarsanarilla has stood the test of several years and today it is in greater demand than ever. Over five hundred bottles sold this spring, a triumphant proof of popular approval. For sale at GRANT'S PHARMACY. BUNCOMBE LIVER PILLS are mild. yet efficient; do not cause pain or gripe, and act upon the liver and bowels. They are especially valuable as after dinner pills, and readily cure constipa tion and costiveness, nausea, distress in the stomach, etc. They are purely vegetable and we be lieve they are the best family pill yet pre pared and offer them with perfect confi dence, believing that whenever used it will be with the happiest results. Try them and judge for yourself. F01 sale onlv at GRANT'S PHARMACY. "SYRUP OP TAR AND WILD CHER RY" as manufactured at Grant's Phar macy is the best cough medicine vou can use tor yourself or your children it is a positive cure and we guarantee it to con tain no opiates in any form, it is entirely harmless. For sale only at GRANT'S PHARMACY. Years ago people regarded cold cream and camphor ice as the ultimatums for chapped hands and all similar skin trou bles, many persons find that the applica tion ot either of them aggravates their trouble. To such "CAMPHO-GLYCER-INE COMPOUND" is a boon it is a pos itive cure for chapped hands, chafing, sunburn, etc., nnd an elegant face dress ing after shaving it contains no mineral or noxious Ingredient, is elegantly per fumed, will not soil the most delicate fabric, is entirely harmless and safe to use on the most delicate skin and con tains nothing greasv or sticky. For sale only at GRANT'S PHARMACY. Physicians orders promptly filled and delivered free of charge to a:. part of the the city. RATHER UNUSUAL IS THE VARIETY DISPLAYED IN MY STOCK. If it emhraccs some things you don't want, it certainly emhraecR everything you do in that line. It includes a large line of NECKWEAR, All of them dainty in design and many of them absurdly low in price. When it comes to Shirts, Cottars, Cuffs, Underwear and Hose, wc are "in it." MEN'S HATS AND MEN'S SHOES IN GREAT VARIETY. F. E. MITCHELL, MEN'S OUTFITTER, IS Patton Ave. Asheville, N. C. Til THE BEST -ANU- PRETTIEST LOW PRICED TABLEWARE ON THE MARKET. J. II. LAW, 57 and 59 Sotn Blaln Street. j-fj.l...'-ti.'..' Jib-