Daily
VOLUME VIII.-NO 12
ASHEVILLE N. C, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 14, 1892.
PRICE 5 CENTS.
Asheville
Citizen.
CALIFORNIA
CANNED
FRUITS
LOWER
- THAN
EVER
BEFORE.
SPECIAL
PRICES
BY
THE
CASE.
KROGER.
REAL ESTATE.
Walt.ir B. Owyn, W. W. Whst.
GWYN & WEST,
(Successor, to Walter n.fiwyn)
REFER TO BANK OF ASHPV'.LLE.
REAL ESTATE.
Loanti Securely Placed nt 8
Per Cent.
Notary l'ulillc. Commissioners oflleeds.
FIRE INSURANCE.
OFFICK Southeast Court Square.
ICE CREAM SALT !
Coarse lare grain, most
economical foruse. 200 lb.
sacks 2.50, or 2 cts.
per lb. by retail.
DiJ. PRICE'S
Flavoring Extracts,
Prepared from selected fruits
that yield the finest
llavors.
A. D. COOPER,
NORTH COURT SQUARE.
BON MARCHE
LADIES CALL ANIUNKI'liCT I'lIU HAND
SOME STOCK OI'
Spring Reefers and Capes,
SPRING REEFERS AND CAPES,
SPRING REEFERS AND CAPES
SPECIALTIES.
l-ol'IiSTKIAN TIGHTS,
MBN'S I'i'OTBVI.I,
and
IllCYCI.li HOSli;
SCRIVKN'S TATliNT DRAWERS.
PLAIN ENOUGH
On the slate. It may not he jwrfectly clear
nt first, hut read again anditis plain enough.
Trice. LOWER than ever and goods above
competition. Lit us convince you if you
don't know It nlrcadv, by telling you of our
bargains for this week. On all decorated and
transparent China, Art Pottery, Vase, etc,
WE WILL ALLOW 10 PER CENT. OFF OF OUR
ALREADY LOW PRICES.
Our Inst week', bargain counter will be con
tinued this, with new bargains on it. Our
bargain goblet, at 60 cent, per dozen i. the
bigge.t value ever offered; we have tiftccn
barrels of them. We have many other such
bargains. We wnnt you to look at our
While Mountain, Gem, and Artie Ice Cream
Krecicrs, Refrigerator., Cooler., etc., before
buying elsewhere. We have the largest stock
in the city mid price, right.
China. Glass and House Goods,
CRYSTAL PALACE, 41 PATTON AVE.
NEWPORT WAFERS !
We want everybody to try
them. They cannot be sur
parsed for their excellency.
We have them either salted
or main.
We make a special effort
to please our trade with
Crackers by keeping a fine
quality always fresh and
crisp.
POWELL &SNI0ER
BON MARCHE
CORTLAND BROS.,
Heal Estate Brokers,
And Investment Agents.
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Loans securely placed at 8 per cent.
Offices
84 2 rattoa Avenue. Second .floor.
fcbOdl v
FITZPATRICK BROS,
Contractors and Dealers in
Mixed Paints and Painters' Supplies,
WALL, PAPER.
30 North Main Struct, Asiiiivn.i.u, N. C.
JOHN CHILD,
(Formerly of Lyman & Child),
Office No. i Legal Block
REAL, ESTATE
AND
LOAN BROKER,
TUICTI.Y A RROKERAGB BUSINESS.
Loan, secure placed at 8 per cent.
JENKS & JENKS,
REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE.
H. REDWOOD & CO.
Choice styles in High Grade
Clothing fi nd Furnishing
Goods for men and boys.
Choice styles in Dress Goods
and Silks of all grades.
Choice styles in High Grade
Hats, taps and Shoes.
Choice styles in Kid Gloves,
THE JOINT BOARD'S SEANCE
THE
uhost of hick trf.k
called vp.
The Board etn Some Very Inter
eNllnic Inform Atlb u Regarding
the Scheme ofllrlHittiiir. an Ever
tattling (?) supply or Water
From the Brook in the noun,
laliio.
Bee Tree! lice Trie everywhere
But not a drop to drink !
Ike Tree ?
Oh, no!
Sw.innnnoa ?
That's correct !
Gravitation ?
Well, hardly!
Wnter and steam power combined ?
That's the present discernible, size of
it!
And when that is said, the status of
the tpicstion of Ashcvillc's increase of
water supply is made known correctly.
The Bee Tree project is out of the race,
and it is reasonably certain that the
adorable little fishing stream was laid
away because of adi-ought in the matter
of favorable opinion.
Fllty ItlileH lo B T !
The joint board of aldermen and ad
visors met in the mayor's office yester
day nltcrnoon about I) o'clock.
Every ont of the advisors were present,
as were all of the aldermen with the ex
ception of Mr. Gudgcr. Mayor Wanton
was in the chair.
It was not expected generally that the
water question would come up nt this
meeting, consequently there was a little
surprise when Mr. Brevard stated deliber
ately that the survcyine party to take lev
els and secure information as to the prob
able cost ol bunging lice tree to Ashe
ville through terra cotta pipe had been
out several u.ivs. 1 ney had cone over
five miles of the ground, and it bad
begun to look as if it would take fifty
miles of terra cotta pipe to do the work.
i lint was a tough cud to chew. Hut
the chewing took only a few seconds.
Mr. I onnntmadc a motion that the sur-
to Lis track alone; the border of Valley
street. Until torn up a short time ago,
while grading the street, this line did not
run to the culvert but around to the
cast, crossing Valley street to the pres
ent une. i ne colonel s request was re
ferred to the street committee. At the
close of the meeting, however, the entire
board went to Town branch and looked
the ground over, and decided against
Col. Martin's request. The line will,
therefore be put back in its old position.
The report of the juries on the widening
of North Main and South Main streets
were read and accepted.
Mr. Stnrnes, for the committee, recom
mended that Chestnut street shall not
he widened.
The committee to examine the ques
lion of damages to Mrs. S. C. Wilson's
property was continued one week.
Mr. Brevard called the attention of the
street committee to the washout on
Hast street. He was informed that the
street would be looked after as soon as
the People's l'ole company moves its
poles in that street. This was promised
soon.
Mr, Brevard also presented a petition
from residents ol the West Side, asking
that James Wolfe lie allowed to run his
meat market on I'atton avenue, after
the new market house is .open. Action
deterred.
Hills and a l-e-riiitl.
The following bills were ordered paid:
J. I). Henderson, street department.
$01.11; J. M. lugle, water department,
$'Jl s;!; ',. V. litcvard, sanitary depart
ment, $3-r.r0; J. A. Tennent, eitv hall,
$3"i0; 0. W. Callahan & llro., city hall,
$14N; Itiltmore Brick and tile works,
$,'ir; I'enninian S: Co,hnrdwnru,$li5.0ti.
N. W. Fain was granted permission to
build an addition to his resilience on
Montford avenue.
The meeting adjourned at 5:.'I0, after
the shortest scision held in months.
SENATOR BAR HOUR DEAD.
IIICAKTUISICASICCAKKIKnill.tl
OFF THIS NOHNIMU,
We have some very desirable timber prop
rrties for slc at a low figure. We can show
.. . nr nltiiv One fine
yOU 1UII UCKlJliou m . Air 11
Asbestos mine for sale. We can show you ln IVlSOlS, Col'SOtS, lianUKei'
somc specimen, from the mine and can take . , .
you to the property if you desire. Furnished C,j0'S LnC'CS, LlllUrOIUei'ieS,
and unfurnished nousca to rem.
JENKS & JENKS,
NO. 32 PATTON AVE.. ASHEVILLE.
and general Smallwares.
One Trice System.
WILLS BROS.,
ARCHITECTS
NO. 3 PATTON AVE.
THE SIAITLAND SCHOOL,
ENGLISH AND FRENCH.
HOME AND DAY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS,
No. 0 French Broad Arenas.
MRS. BURGWYN MAtTLAND, PRINCIPAL,
Tv, ...imiil will re.oren Scntcmbcr 2th.
Hours for Infant class from nine to twelve. I
An oltcrnoon cla.8 lor rrcnen rauwiw
Hon will be formed for Indies under the direc
nf virile. Uarrand de la Fewie, di-
, plonice de I'academic de Pari..
7 and 9 I'atton Ave.
aGRANDf
MAY SWEEPING SALES.
NO END OF BARGAINS THIS MONTH.
SEE THE LINE OF CHAMBER SETS AT
$2.15, $3,10. $3.75, $4.50.
THE $4.50 SET HAS ELEYEN PIECES WITH THE SLOP JAR.
Dinner Sets in New Styles at
fcflRR. $11.75. $15.00, $20.00.
. AND, WHILE THEY LAST,
32 PIECES FINE ART POTTERY AT $1.35, WORTH FROM $2.25 TO $5.00.
IN SPITE OF THE HEAVY D3AIN UPON THEM
THE 5, io AND 15 CENT TABLES ARE KEPT FULL.
IHMHM1'1M .
o o o
o o o c
vcyors ue eniico in, and it was carried in
a hurry. Mr. Hunt, who has espoused
the cause of Hee Tree, said hat was the
proper thing to do, and submitted gracefully.
wanted a Kctaiui.iK wan.
Mr. Hunt asked that a retaining wall
three feet high on South Main street in
front of Mrs. Buchanan's property be
built. Mr. Sutnnicy moved that the
matter be referred to the joint street
committee. Mr. Stnrnes, chairman ol
the aldcrmiinic portion ol'the committee,
objected, as he said, the committee bad
iilready been over the urotmd. As lor
himself, lie was opposed to it. Then Mr.
Hunt moved mat a new chairman be
appointed to take Mr. Stnrnes' place.
1 hat motion was all m fun, of course.
Mr. outnmcy s motion was then nut and
lost. The mayor declared first that the
aif..lii,li. W.l.nl4r. ... - . ...
was done on the question.
Action on the matter ol damages to
the house of Geo. L. Hackney, on Depot
street, was deferred.
va.it Haywood Paved.
Geo. S. Powell presented a petition to
the board, signed by fifteen property
owners on Haywood street, asking that
the next paving to be done, be done on
that street between I'atton and Mont
ford avenues. This provoked some dis
cussion. Mr. lircvnrd thought the West
side was irettinc all the paving and the
East side none, nnd he nlso thought
something ought to be done lor the
East side people. Then Mr. Startles
moved that the next street to be paved
be Havwood. from Pntton avenue to
Spring street, the paving to be of brick
This carried, Mr. Waddell voting no.
Other UualueBM.
On motion of Mr. Stnrnes the board
ordered the iron lencc on Maj. W. V
McDowell's South Main street property
moved back the proper distance from
the street at the city's expense.
A bill from Crook & Ingle, lor raising
Harriet Vernon's house on Depot street
was sent in for $151, just $11 more than
the contract price, the firm agreeing to
do the work in a substantial manner
The street committee recommended the
payment ol the bill, less the $11 The
mayor said $5 ol the extra work was
lutliorized bv liimscil, as one oi inc
foundations, be thought, required some
better work than had been done. Mr.
Scott asked if that work was not
necessary to a good lob. Mr. Wanton
said yes, and Mr. Scott said there could
surely be no extra pay lor wnnt was
agreed to in the contract. Then the
board decided to pay as recom
mended by the committee.
...i Tn i i ....:.i. i 1 1
i ncsc Ullis were uiucuu .uu. j. ...
Henelcrson, street work, $17.75; Haiti
more United Oil Co., $1:3.70; stationery,
$2.25: 1. L. Murray, salary, $75; John
ston & Coleman, makinc first lice Tree
survey, $72.96.
Ic Wiih Well and VlKorotiH Ves
Icrduy and In IliH Meat In the
Henatu an t Hii.ll Hut a l ew .11 in
tiles of W'ai iil.it.
Washington, May l l-. Without any
apparent sulTciiitg and after an illness of
only ten minutes, John S. Harbour, Vir
ginia's junior senator, passed quickly
iwav at hi residence in this city this
morning.
His death was very uni xpectcd and a
great shock to those who knew him, as
he had been always regarded as a man
of strong and vigorous constitution and
had been rnifotmlv well and energetic
for a pei son of his age, 72.
The only persons present at his bedside
when he died were his sitcr-in-law, Miss
Dangerlield, Colonel Slicpard, of Vir
ginia, a guest at t lie house, and the do
mestics.
Vesterdav the senator was in his ac-
LET US
HAVE YOUR ATTENTION
JUST ONE MOMENT.
We arc closing out
BURT'S SHOES
at 20 per cent, discount. .
1IBRB IS A SI'I.BNDIII CHANCB FOR YOU
SENATOR VA.n;5 ILLNESS
THli DOCTORS HAVK IT WW.
l.NUIiR COMTItOI..
A Special Correspondent of "The
Citizen" Hectares) That the Sen
nlor Looks I.Ike a very Mick
Man-Started for Washington
A rumor became current in this city
last night that United States Senator Z.
II. Vance, who has been at Gombroon
for some time, was dangerously ill.
The foundation of the rumor was a
telegram received here yesterday after
noon by Dr. M. I,. Wilson, a brother-in-law
of Senator Vance, which stated that
the senator was suffering severely, and
requesting Dr. Neilson to go to Gom
broon at once.
..The Doctor was unwell and could rot
go, and Dr. John Hey Williams wei.t
instead.
To allay the anxiety of Senator
Vance's relatives and friends in Asheville
and to learn the true condition of the
sick man, I'm; Chii:n this morning
sent a coi rcsp indent to lilack Moun
tain, lie sends the following telegram;
I'.i.ack Moi NTAiN.May 1 1-. Special.
Senator Vance left his home at Gom
broon, in the lilack Mountains, at 0
o'clock this morning and arrived at this
station ut!2. The senator was unable
to cat breakfast , and the rough drive
over tight niiks of mountain roads
brought on an attack of nausea. The
sickness was but temporary, however,
and was quickly overcome by simple
remedies, ami the patient then rested
quietly ill his room at the hotel.
On Wednesday last the Senator worked
in bis garden and contracted a cold that
developed into lumbago, from which he
suffered inlensdv until the arrival of
pin sicians from Asheville on I-'i iday af
ternoon when hypodermic injections of
morphine were administered with good
el feet.
The physicians state that there has
been no recurrence of paralysis. His tip
pcaranec, however, is that of a very sick
man.
Senator Vanee boarded the train at
!: l(i for Washington.
coNi i:si.i ami on;u.
n.i . :.. , i... 1 ... ..ii
mil good health and was chcciiul and in
excellent spirits. Shortly lido re the sen
ate adjourned he went to ins resilience
on Capitalllill.jnstnortliof and in sight
nf the caoilol, and dined as usual witn
his sister-in-law, Miss Dangerlield, and
with Caot. Slicpard. Alter dinner, some
callers dropped in, among them the wile
of Justice Field, of the United States su
preme court, aim unci- cuiuuuk
them for an hour on two Senator Har
bour escorted Mrs. Field to her home,
a block away, and on returning to ins
rnte three or four letters.
Ileforc returning nt 1 1 o clock uciuiwcti
quite freely with Captain bhepard re
garding the democratic convention to
be held at Kiclunouo next wcvr, which
he had expected to attend, and on going
l,; n.iiin nn the second floor ol his
residence went to bed immediately.
vThis morning, shortly before six o'clock
Miss Dangertie'd wno siepe in iiiwum
across the hall Ironi the one occupied in
itio senator, was awakened Dy the sena
till- i 11(11' kiiitr nt her door and requesting
lw.r in send or the doctor as ue leic an
oppression in his uiroai aim tnim
in. wfiii iFiiitit to nave cii'iio
Miss Dangerlield despatched someone
for the doctor, a few squares off, alter
i,;, li she assisted the senator lo lus lied
iii n niimiiror so after reaching his
4nother Lynching For The Isual
Cause In The South.
Little Kock, Ark., May H. Henry
James, a mulatto, 23 years of age,
employed bv Charles Johnson, made
in assault Wednesday on the live years
old adopted daughter ofjohnson, Maggie
Doxlev.
The matter was kept quiet until yester
day morning when detectives arrested
the brute and placed lil'iv."'" "."''
ii::io l- , . . . ...;..',',,.
. ueiiiuuucuaomiicuiiee to mi. iiviti-
tentiary whence it was ocheveit nc nau
been spirited by the shcrilT. The authori
ities at the penitentiary refused to let
the mob in, but admitted that the pris
oner had been taken by them lor sale
keeping.
The mob reluscd lo parley, nun wnn
sledge hummers broke open the great
iron gates, entered the penitentiary and
having secured the prisoner, started
with him to the residence ot Air. John
ston, some distance away, where John
ston identified him.
The mob crew in numbers to an im
mense throng as it marelicd in a proces
sion to Fifth street and Main street in
the heart of the city.
Opposite the masonic temple the negro
was given several minutes to pray and
confess. A rope was thrown across an
arm of a large telegraph pole and lames
wan soon swiiiirini: in mid air. He was
then riddled by hundreds of bullets.
iti;i'i ui.ic.tNsi Ri-:sioxsii,i:
DID HE TRY
TO COMMIT SUICIDE?
The train which leaves the Asheville
depot at .'1:115 was rounding the bend
yesterday when a man rushed to the
platform and 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 the fact was he had forgotten to put
his bottle of "Buncombe Fills" in his
satchel and would not start on his jour
ney without them. Iletookgreatchances,
but he might have taken greater.
GRANT'S PHARMACY.
In purchasing medicines don't try ex
periments the first nnd only consider
ation should be gciuiincss. Duncotnbe
Sarsaparill.i 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.
IiUNCOMHE LIVER PILLS are mild,
yet eilieient; do not cause pain or griie,
and act upon the liver and bowels.
They are especially valuable as alter
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 nnd offer them with perfect confi
dence, believing that whenever used it
will be with the happiest results.
Try them and judge for yourself. Foi
sale onlv at
GRANT'S PHARMACY.
"SYRUP OF TAR AND WILD CHER
RY" as manufactured at Grant's Phar
macy is the best cough medicine you can
use for yourscll or your children it is a
positive cure and we guaranti e it to con
tain no opiates in any form, it is entirely
harmless. For sale only nt
GRANT'S PHARMACY.
Years ago people regarded cold cream
and camphor ice as the ultimatums for
chapped bauds and all similar skin trou
bles, many persons find that the applica
tion ol cither of them aggravates their
trouble. To such "C AM Pi IO-GLYC UR
INE COMPOUND" is aboon itis a pos
itive cure for chapped hands, chafing,
sunburn, etc., and an elegant face dress
ing alter 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 greasy or sticky. For sale
only at
GRANT'S PHARMACY.
delivered free of charge to any part of the
tlie city.
KxpciirtilurcH of the ioverinuent
I-'lxed bv Hie l'arlv lit Power,
W.vsniNf. ros, May 1-. Senator Gor
man. sneakini; to the river and harbor
bill vesterdav nltcrnoon in the senate
WlllVil 11IIIIUI.V .'i --' r- - - . .
bed and while silling on it. he seemed to I said there was no power on earth that
THK CITY VATHKKH.
fall into a comatose state from which he
never recovered, and in a few minutes
after the attack, putting his hand to his
forehead, he sank liaelt on tin: ncu iic.io.
Dr. Havne, his physician, arrived later
ind pronounced death due to me lanuie
of the heart.
s, bir the funeral arrangements nave
not been definitely decided upon, but U
probable services w ill ue neiu in uie
senate chamber Monday and the body
,.,..nvl if. l'ooar Hill, rrincc ueoige
..niii. Md.. about 12 miles from this
itv. where lie will ue intern u iicsine ma
u.;r .vim died six veais ami.
Mr Meredith, of Virginia, in the house
this moraine announced the death ol Sen
ator Harbour and as a mark of respect to
the deceased, the house adjourned.
WOMAN IN THK CASK.
Ill Frank'
-A FINK I.INR Ol'-
Trunks and Satchels
JUST RUCBIVBD.
Call and See For Yourself.
HATS, UMBRKI.LAS, RIDING
LEGGINGS, BTC.
THE SHOE STORE,
WEAVER & MYERS,
..: .mi i... iwi h-lle.e In Imrcnins till sou see these tables. Don't 30 I'nttoa Avenue.
buy china, glass, cutlery, silverware, etc., In a harry. We carry the lanrcst
and best assortment. Yon can judge of quality and price.
Asheville, N. C
J. II. LAW,
une K7 AND 6S SOUTH MAIN STREET. ASHEVILLE, N. C.I
Alderman stnriieHSajMlUHchai te
Supt. IiiKle'H AHHlmaut.
When the board of aldermen met
yesterday, after the adjournment of the
joint board, Lieut. John Little
made a complaint in substance the
same as made in Lieut. Little's letter to
Tim CmziiN on Thursduy, as to the
manner ill which he had been treated by
the water department. Superintendent
Inerle. in rcnlv. said he had given notice
to the owner of the house occupied by
Mr. Little that water rents were due
but had never received any answer. He
hml sent a man to cut the water oil. lie
had made a mistake in the charges, be
en use he did not know when the first
hill was made out that there was
closet nnd bath tub ill the house. C. 11
Hnrtshorne and Capt. I. P. bawyer
nflrred suirircstions as to bettering the
nrcscnt svs.em. Mr. Marncs snui tnai
Mr. Inelc oueht to discharge Duff Hrwin,
the colored man who was alluded to, for
his insolence. Mr. Brevard then made
motion that hereafter the water works
superintendent give notice of arrearages
to both owner nnd renter that if the
rents were not paid within a limited
time the water would becutoff. Curried
The Valley Street Une.
Col. I. G. M trtin asked an amendment
to bis charter, allowing him to run his
street car track down South Main to
mint fiftv feet bevond the culvert, then
put in a switch and liue from that point
Fatal Shooting Affray
fort, Itv.
Lonsvii.i.H, May, H.-At Frankfort
Kv.. last night during a shooting affray
bcl ween John T, Johnson, of Franklin
county, and Charles Owens, ol Wank
fort. Owens was shot in the abdomen,
and fatally wounded, Johnson was shot
tin. nnu. and Indue W. L. Jctt, a
prominent lawyer anil politician, aim
Anthony T. Leach, who were in range ol
the bullets, were wounded. Jctt will
loose the use of lus left hand and ainpu
tniiiin iiinv he iifevssnrv.
The trouble arose over Johnson being;
too intimate with Owen s wile.
K WOKI.U OF WATKR
Uiimu u lunuiunwi.
could enable the democratic party to re
duec the one hundred and fifty millions
of pensions a year, or lo reduce the fixed
expenses of the government, or the inter
est on the puuiic deot; or u remit-
axatiuii. H had no power so long
is the government was divided bet wee
the two parlies. 1 he country ought to
know that. Hut the great issues be
tween the two political parlies were
fixed in the minds of the people, They
had been made in the national demo
cratic platform in 1S8S, and in the plat-
lorm ol every (icinocraiic cenveueiou
held since 1SS8. And they would
stand there until victory was won,
on one side or the other. On
one side was the party that had been
in power, with every branch ot the gov
ernment nt its control, and that had
lixed the expenditures at too high a rate,
as democrats thought. Hut those ex
penditures had been lixed and could not
be repealed or modified until the dem
ocratic party got control of every
branch of ll e government. 1 lie dem
ocratic party was not to be held respon
sible for what went on until men.
RATHER UNUSUAL
IS T1IU VARIIiTY lUSrLAYUl)
IN MY STOCK.
Hit cniliraces sonic thins you don't want.it
ccrtain'v cmliracrs tvcr.vlliiiii: you (lo in that
line. It includes u Inrgc line ol
NECKWEAR,
All ol them ilainty in (k-sipn and many of
them ahsnnllv low in price. When it
ennus to Shirts, Collnrs, Culls,
I'nderwiar nnd Hose,
we arc in it.'1
MUX'S HATS AND MUX'S SIIoFS
IN GKlvAT VARIIiTY.
F. E. MITCHELL,
MEN'S OUTFITTER,
ration Ave. Asheville, N. C.
GENUINE AUSTRALIAN LENSES,
The MlHMldslppi Kiver on
uanipaite Now.
St. Louis, May 14. At four o'clock
this morning the situation was alarm
ing. A heavy rain storm came up about
midnight and continues pouring, ine
rain extends as fur north as Davenport,
lown. The river, which is steadily ris
ing at the rate of an inch an hour, now
measures .1. i lect.
A Younii woman's Suicide.
NiiWi'OKT. Tenti., May U.-Miss
Mary Odcll died yesterday, and it is be
lieved that death was caused by poison
administered by her own hand. Love af
fairs are said to have caused the suicide.
To Ride at Charlotte.
On Tuesday next the Asheville horse
men who will contest for the tourna
ment pi izes at Charlotte will leave for
that eitv. Those who will take part arc
X. A. Reynolds, X. T. Chambers, J. T.
Sevier, A. T. Sumuicv, jr., D. Iv. Sevcir,
and W. S. Kay. They have been practic
ing for several weeks past and their op
ponents in the contest will have to do
some line work to keep them from the
prizes.
Shoe Factory Hunted.
KocniisTHR. N. II., May 1L Fire
early this morning destroyed the four
story frame factory owned by Geo. W.
Anderson and occupied by F. W. Iireed
& Co., shoe manufacturers of Lvnn.
Loss on building $15,000; insurance
$10,000. tin machinery and stock $10,-
000; insurance unknown.
Another I.yiiclilnif. .
NAi-OATfCii, Y. Vn May U.-"Red"
Smith, who killed Lester Fields on Lau
wr.), Inc. Knlnrdnv tn pot nnssession
ot n revolver, wus taken this morning by I
a mob ol 200 persons and lyncned.
I nm devotins all of my time to study of
the eyes and to the peculiar formation of the
lenses. 1 warrant all spectacles I furnish to
give entire satisfaction in all cases, and can
suit any one on first examination of theeyca
E. WEXLER,
NO. 17 NORTH MAIN ST., ASHEVILLE, N.C.
HAMMOCKS. HAMMOCKS.
LAKGIi ASSORTMENT JUST RECEIVED,
ALL THE 1-ANCY COLORS. PRICES
FROM 73 CENTS TO SO. ALSO
THE rEBRLESS STRETCHER
AND HAMMOCK ROPES.
A Larue Assortment of
HAAYN TENNIS GOODS.
Spalding's Baseball Goods. The largest lot
ever shown In the city. Call and exam
ine stock and get prices.
MODEL CIGAR STORE,
17 PATTON AVENUE.
I L. Blomberg, Prop'r.