Asheville Daily Citizen,
VOLUME XX. NO. 188.
ASHEVILIiE, N. C, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 9, 1893.
PRICE 5 CENTS.
Housekeepers !
When the Recipe
Calls for
RAISINS.
CURRANTS.
CITRON, &C.
Remember that we have the best,
and that prices are always
right at our store.
KROGER
DoYouWanttOiKnow
WHEKB YOU CAN GET
A NICK
Christmas Present
For your father, I ither or son, in a line of
SMOKERS' ARTICLES,
and where you may bay them ? Oo to
BLOMBERG'S
and look over his stock. MEERSCHAUM
PIPB9 AND CIGAR HOLDERS. A molt
attractive line of French Briarwood Pipe
of all the latest designs. Also a. handsome
line of Leather Cigar and Cigarette Cases.
Look ont for this space next week.
MODEL CIGAR STORE,
17 PATTON AVENUE.
ASHEVILLE.
CORTNDBRQSy
RRAL ESTATE BROKERS.
INVESTMENT AGENTS.
NOTARY PUBLIC "
Loans Securely placed at S per cent.
Offices 215 ck 26 Fatton Ave., up stairs
I BUY
DECEMBER,
The Last Month of t be Year.
We Mutt .Vow Turn Our
Atteution to
CHRISTMAS
Not forftettloB this festive occasion. We
C H RI ST-rvI a. Q SEMI-ANNUAL STATEMENT
wish one and all a happy time and would
be pleased to furnish you the necessary eat
ables in order that you may have it. Weshall
be fully prepared to do justice to the
11NER MAN." And bavins taken into
consideration the stringency of the money
market will try to do justice to the OUTER
MAN. Vorth Side of Court Square.
A. D. COOPER,
The Very Beat
ERTRBliES
Afforded by the - - - --
Markets of the World
4 1 OFFKR THEM AT
ftBflSOrlflBLiH PROFITS
G. A. Greer,
TELE HONE 136. : 28 NOTRH sUIH
BON 1VIARCHE
Is Hefe To Stay I
WILL OFFER ITS FINE STOCK OF DRY
GOODS, DRESS GOODS. LADIES' AND
CHILDREN'S WRAPS CHEAP. SPECIAL
ATTENTION CALLED TO ITS SPLENDID
AND COMPLETE LINE OF LADIES' AND
CHILDREN'S UNDERWEAR, GENTS' FUR
NISHINGS, FANCY GOODS AND ART
NEEDLE WORK. EVERYTHING AT
GREATLY REDUCED PRICES, ASCHEAP
AS THE CHEAPEST, MATERIAL CONSIDERED.
37 S. main St.
BON 1VIARCHE
B. H. COSBY
a daily receiving Additions to his olready
well selected stock of Jewelry, Silverware,
Clocks, Watches, Novelties, etc.
THE
Citizens of Asheville and visitors, the ladies
especially, are invited to call and inspect his
stock. His prices are reasonable and sales-
RELIABLE
and attentive. Repairing of watches and
jewelry, a specialty. Gems and Precious
stones set by an experienced
JEWELER.
Wedding, Birthday and Christmas presents
to satisfy all tastes at prices to suit the
times. A few more of those beautiful en
gagement rings left at
27 Patton Ave.
Is almost here, and we are ready for it, with
the finest stock of presents ever shown in
Asheville. Come aud see. Don't be lured
elsewhere. We wish to ask all the little girls
to come in and see our dollies, with natural
human hair, very long. It can be knotted
and twisted up like your own. Prices $1 to
$430. All very fine and pretty.
CUT G-LASS
We assert that there is not a stock of cut
glass between Washington and North Caro
lina half so large and handsome as ours.
The berrv bowls are exquisite frcm 10 to
$25.
THAD. W. THRASH I GO.
CRYSTAL PALACE,
NO. 41 PATTON AVENUE-
BREAD
Made From
OBELISK FLOUR
With
COTTOLENE
Stands Unequalled
IPURITYJ
Do not endanger your health by using; cheap
Flour and Lard.
Powell & Snider.
J. M.. HESTON
No. 26 South Main Street
AGENT FOB TBI S1LI Of
HUYLER'S CANDIES
For the holiday trade we will
have a full stock of 1, 2, 3
6 pound boxes and fancy baskets.
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AVOR PATOVI REPORT
TO THE BOARD.
Figures that stmow Ibe work or
tlie Present Admlolalratlou
Since 11 Came xtmto Power Bna
lueai Before tlie Board
There was a very small attendance of
outsiders upon tbe meeting of tbe Board
of Aldermen yesterday afternoon. The
meeting, however, was. by reason of the
matters placed before it, one of tbe most
important the Board has beld. Mayor
Patton did what has probably never
been done heretofore, at least it has never
been so thoroughly done he submitted
a semi-annual report, full of figures so
arranged as to be easily comprehensible
to every person who might read them
in report shows tbe exact situation in
all branches of tbe city rc vernment.
Aldermen Jones and J. M. Gudger were
absent from tbe meeting. As soon as it
opened action was taken concerning tbe
death of ex-Alderman J. Ham p. McDow
ell, resolutions being adopted on motion
of Mr. Starnes testifying to the hich
personal worth and integrity of charac
ter of the deceased, and that the Board
would ro to the funeral in a body.
The question of damages to the prop
erty ol John VV. Starnes on Water street
was re-relerred to the street committee.
Tbe billiard table license ot C. B.
Mclntire was transferred to W. B.
Kean.
Mayor Patton was instructed to have
Treasurer J. E. Rankin, if possible, g;o to
New York to make necessary arrange
ments concerning the January interest
on the city's bonds.
Building permits: Asheville Street
Railroad company, corrugated iron
building on Valley street; J. D. Penland,
5-room bouse on Soutbside avenue, two
3-roora houses on Beaumont street, two
3-room houses on Riverside drive.
W. F. Randolph made a report of his
work in the search in the vicinity of
Paint Rock for Ling Gun.
Tne Major's Report,
The first portion of the report submit
ted by Mayor Patton is a statement of
the city's floating indebtedness, which is
placed at $65,876.49. This was asked
for by the Board some
item is put down with
the debt. Regarding
to F. S Taquith the Mavor savs: "This
claim t$50l)J is based on what appears
to be a tact that 5uO was reserved from
P. M. B. Younar. subit-ct to settlement
between hint anl Jaquith. The evidence
is, however, plain that Y'oung was over
paid for his contract without taking
into consideration the sum to be re
served, and moreover that no final settle
ment has been made between Young and
laquith." The Mavor sucirests. in view
of the condition of affairs, as he states
them, the issue of funding bonds which
shall mature in ten years, and have
attached coupons becoming due each
half year, at 6 per cent, interest, and
that these bonds be excha,.ed at par
for the debts named, the city reserving
the right to pay anv portion of such
bonds as it may wish at the enu ot any
half year. He thinks such an arrange
ment would be satisfactory to a major
ity of the creditors.
Facta aud Figures.
The Mayor then began bis report
proper of the work that baa been done
in thevarious departments since the 19th
of May, 1893. On this date there was
in the sewer and water fund a balance of
$20,986.49. of which was paid on con
tracts ot the former administration
$20,268 78, of this administration
$717.71. The street improvement '"tit!
amounted to $31.090 43; cash from
various sources, $557.68, a total ot
$31,648.11. This has been expended:
On contracts existing prior to Mav 19,
$24,330.96; subsequent to that date,
$7,317.15. The sinking fund has received
Irnra street assessments $2 C 30.
The general fund had cash on band
when this administration came in
amounting to $1,75S 57. Since then the
receipts have been as follows:
Miscellaneous sources.. $
Street department 1 8.f5
Sanitary department 1.C44 7(1
lice uepurtmt nr
time ago. Kach
a description oi
the indebtedness
Water detfirment
Prison department
City scales...
I am. nguiar. special .
street B"
N. A. Reynolds, taxes '92
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Heiiutsli & Reagan
DRUGGISTS
PATTON AVENUE & CHURCH STREET.
Selling Agents for
Asheville of the Celebrated
Ws will take special orders for
3 and 6 pound boxes for the holi
days until Dec. 10. Call at once
and place your oracr.
Heinitsfi & Reagan
4,820 ie
.75
213.41
25.920 35
U.561 HO
Total $46,6M7.U1
The disbursements are as follows:
street department
Sanitary depurtment.... ........
ft.iice aepHrt" ent
Fire department ,
Wter department
Prison department
City hU
Market houe
Street llgh Inif
official t-alar es
Miceltan oua accounts
Scoot committee
2 C69.23
2.M30.7")
3.661 7
1.116.19
3.07H 23
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Kfio 27
1.U14.92
lector s CO'nmi,sion Gift 41
Debts contracted p'ior .May 19... 2 !I4 3
Interest and coupon? Vr.77 18
.$.t67.92
3,619. 99
DVNAHITE IN PARIS!
Cbam-
A. Fatal Exploilon In tbe
ber of Depntle.
Paris, Dec. 9., 4 p. m. It is announced
that a dynamite bomb has been exploded
in the Chamber of Deputies and it is
added that two Deputies and one attend
ant were killed by the explosion.
A later report says that one or more
deputies have been killed or injured.
MR. N'OOWELL'S FVNEBAL.
Servlcea at tbe Flrat Presbyte
rian Cbarcta Todar.
The funeral services of the late J.
Ilatnp. McDowell were held this morn
ing at the First Presbyterian church, and
were attended by a large concourse of the
relatives and friends of the deceased.
The casket inclosing the remains was
borne to the chancel of the church by the
following gentlemen: George S. Powell,
Robert A. Long. John P. Kerr, Ben. H
Cosby, W. Ridgeley Penniman and
Charles D. Clarke. When the funeral
cortege had been seated the choir com
posed of Mrs. T. E. Linn, Mrs. E. E.
Eagan, Mrs. L. P. McLoud, George R.
Collins, T. E. Clayton, L. P. McLoud
and T. A. Jones, sang the hymn "It is
Not Death to Die." The organist was
Miss Comstock.
Rev. L. H. Baldwin, pastor of South
side Presbyterian church, read the Scrip
tures beginning, "I am the resurrection
and the life;" and in a prayer besought
the Giver of Lile for comfort for the sor
rowing hearts bowed before Him.
An impressive sermon was preached by
Rev. II. M. Parker, whose comforting and
touching discourse directed the stricken
hearts to the contemplation of a God of
infinite love, working out His mysterious
plan of lite in infinite wisdom.
The solemn service was concluded in
the singing of "Nearer. My God.toThee."
Pisgah Lodge Knights of Fythias, a
delegation Irom the Royal Arcanum,
and tbe Board of Aldermen of the city
attended the church services.
Tbe interment was at Riverside.
The Board of Aldermen held a special
meeting at 12 o'clock today and adopted
resolutions which gave expression to tbe
high opinion the members ot the Boat d
had of Mr. McDowell, both as a citizen
and a city official.
WORLD'S FAIR BtJILBINGB.
Tbe Ferris Wheel Goes to Mew
York.
Cuicaoo, Dec. 9. The fate of the
crumbling palaces in Jackson Park is
practically settled. Ther will soon pass
from the hands of the World's Fair direc
tors into tbe hands of the South Park
commissioners, to be torn down as fast
as tbe buildings can be sold.
It is understood that the World s rair
board will pay tbe Hark commissioners
$200,000, perhaps $250,000, and aban
don Jackson Park as it is today. The
park board will assume the responsibility
of getting rid of tbe buildings, and re
storing the park to good condition. The
sum named is not paid as damages, but
to compensate the guardians of the park
for their trouble in removing the build
ings.
1 he management of the I-erris wheel
bas decided to move the revolving won
der to New York, and maintain it there
as a permanent attraction.
THIS GRIP.
WILL BE AN INCOME TAX
THAT
MOW IEF.MI
CERTAIN,
PRETTY
Total
Bal. ia treasurer s bands..,
Tbe Depan meuis,
Of the expenditure in the street depart
ment Mayor Patton says: "This has
accomplished great improvements to
many streets and sidewalks, and at tbe
same time has provided work to many
laborers who would otherwise have been
unemployed. A considerable portion of
it has been paid back into the city treas
ury as taxes by persons wbo could not
have paid their taxes unless so employed.
For these reasons and in view of the suf
fering condition of our laborers. I
strongly recommend that as large an ex
penditure be made on tbisdepartment as
can possibly be devoted to it."
"1 be sanitary department,' says the
report, "has been efficiently conducted
by the Board ot Health, tbe members ot
which have given their time and at ten
tion unrewarded. They deserve the
thanks of tbe communitv. Tbe clean
and healthy condition of tbe city has
been the subject of congratulation and
general remark.
"The officers of the police department
deserve commendation tor tbeir faithful
performance of duty. The citv baa been
quiet and orderly, as a generpl thing.
"The water department I conceive to
be tbe tnoit important o w ot the itv.
I am satisfied that it could readily be
leased for a sufficient sum to pay the inter
est on its cost, but I hope that nothing
uf tbis kind will ever be considered as
among tbe possibilities of tbe future
Tbe city sbonld always own and control
its own water works."
Tbe fire department is considered as
(Contiaomd om Ajtm tM usr)'
Indications Point to Anotber
General Vlaltatlon.
Washington, Dec. 9. There is reason
to believe that this country is again
threatened with an epidemic of the grip.
the disease which caused so much dis
tress and so many deaths when it
visited this country two years
ago. Physicians in Washington,
who rave been puzzled during
the last week at many cases of sickness
which ther have been unable to explain.
have concluded that it is a revisitation
of the grip. Their theory is borne out by
the statement of Ssurgeon-Gencral y
man, of the Marine hospital service, who
said that the reports sent to him weekly
by the representatives of the service
are united in the announcement that tbe
grip is making its reappearance, and
points along the Atlantic coast appear
to be particularly attacked.
DIED OF HYDROPHOBIA.
Woman Dies From at Bite
eelveel Last August.
Parkersbcbg, W. Va., Dec. 8. While
attending a camp meeting at Marvin
Grove, in August last. Miss Annie Chat,
ter was bitten by a dog owned by ex-
Sheriff Kesier. Tbe next day the dog
was killed and Miss Chatter paid but
little attention to her wound, which
soon healed. On Sunday she was taken
iolentlv ill. Hydrophobia developed.
and she died in terrible agony on Mon
day morning.
GOES TO PRISON.
Tbere Will Be No Increase la tbe
Tax on Whisker For ibe Rea
son Tbai It Would Fall lo Give
Relief In Time.
Washington, Dec. U. Apparently a
settled fact, so far as the Democratic
members of the Ways and Means com
suttee are concerned is that there will be
no increase in tbe whiskey tax. The
members of the committee believe the
trost would be the greatest beneficiary
of the tax, and moreover it would a
long period before the government would
secure any substantial results from the
increase if it were made. The committee
has practically decided that the deficiency
in revenues must be secured from a tax
on incomes, not alone on corporations.
but upon individuals as well. It is not
certain that they will so report, but
thev are satisfied that tbe majority of
the House Democrats will insist upon
such a tax and that it will ultimately be
adopted.
SAME OLD HTORY.
All Unlet At Honolulu, Xbe Cable
Hays.
Sydney, N. S. W., Dec. 9. Advices
from Auckland, N. Z., state that the
steamer Monowai has arrived there and
reports the provisional government of
Hawaii still in power up to November
24th.
Copyrighted 1803 by the Associated Press.
Auckland, N. Z., Dec. 3. The steamer
Monowai has arrived here. She left
Honolulu on November 24. All was
quiet there. The news that President
Cleveland intended to restore the
Queen caused great excitement. It was
discusssed by excited knots of people on
the streets, and was generally con
demn-d. A rumor was nuhlished in
the Honolulu papers that the Queen was
not willing to accept a restoration unless
she was assured of the armed support ol
the United States. The Hawaiian Ga
zette of November 24 says:
"In the meantime tbe monarchy is not
restored and will not be unless Uy the
armed forces of the United States whose
forces must then contine to support
the ex-Queen. There may be small differ
ences in the ranks of the party of reform,
but we are today more united and deter
mined on the main issue than ever be
fore. Let every reformer put aside all
other and minor things. As surely as
there is an eternal justice overuling the
affairs of men, so surely will the gross
outrage proposed to be done in Hawaii
fail of its purpose."
Minister Willis recently said to the
Associated Press acent at Hawaii:
"Any trouble precipitated on either
side will be stopped at once by the United
States forces."
NONE TO REPROACH.
ibe
Deatb of Rev. J. J White,
"Marvlnit Minister.
New York, Dec. 9. Rev. I. J. White,
better known ns tbe marrying minister,
is dead at bis home in Brooklyn, of a
paralytic stroke. Dominie White whs
born in Ohio seventy-six year9 ago. He
was for many years an itinerant preacher
in the West. "
It was not until after he had settled in
the Eastern district that Kev. White be
came known as the marrying minister.
He does not know the exact number of
couples that he had started on tbe
matrimonial road, but he said only a
few weeks ago that he thought the num
ber was over 7.000, and of these 14,000
people," he added, "many have come
back to thank me, but none have ever
returned to reproach me."
EMERGENCY NOTES,
state Bank Issues ol Panic Day a
In Tbe Houlh,
Washington, Dec. 9. The House com
mittee on banking and currency today
reported a substitute for the Brawley
bill intended to exempt from taxation
the issue of notes put out by certain
banks, mostly in the South, during tbe
late stringency. The substitute bill sus
pends the operation of the taxing act so
far as it relates to notes issued between
August and October 15, 1893; provided
that the bill shall not suspend the op. ra
tion of the existing law on any such
I notes paid out ana circulated after the
first of next January.
Bl'LETT WILL CAME.
An Early Pardon Probably A walla
Him.
Nashville, Pec. 9. In the United
States Circuit court yesterday afternoon
Judge Sage sentenced Frank Porterfield
to 10 years' imprisonment in tbe Kings
county prison. New York, for violating
the National bank act.
Porterfield was one of the most promi
nent citizens of Nashville. 52 years old
and a prominent church member, of high
aocial standing.
Mra. Pomerov Will Not Luxuriate
In Thai fj,ooo,ooo,
Duluth, Minn., Dec. 9. In the I'ro-
bate court today the decision in the long-
fought Hulett will contest was filed. It
favors the heirs, and is against Mrs.
Pomeroy, who claimed the estate by
reason of an alleged civil marriage. Mrs,
Pomeroy's documents by the decision are
inferentially declared forgeries. Sheisa
niece of the late W. K. Rogers, who wa9
private secretary to President Hayes.
X be estate is valued at $5,000,000.
WANTS DAMAGES.
RAYSOR & SMITH'S
HOT SODfl.
ON AND AFTI-R TODAY (DEC. 5)
WE WILL SERVE OUR DELICIOUS
HOT DRINKS CONSISTING OF
HOT COFFEE.
HOT CHOCOLATE,
ARMOUR'S BOHLLON,
CLABI BOUILLON, ETC.
STOP IN AND TRY IT.
CUT PRICES ON PATENT MED1-
CINES. Prescriptions properly filled
and reasonably priced.
raysoi & Smith,
PRESCRIPTION DRUGGISTS,
31 PATTON AVENUE.
OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL ELEVEN O'CLOCK.
For the HOLIDAYS
NECKGEAR,
HANDKERCHIEFS,
MUFFLERS,
SILK UMBRELLAS,
SUSPENDERS,
MONARCH SHIRTS,
KNOX HATS,
&c, &c.
MITCHELL,
28 Patton Ave.. AsheviliA.
Tbree Lives for One.
Selma, Ala.' Dec. 9. News reached
Selma last evening that a third lynching
had taken place in Dallas countv within
tbe last tbree days, the outcome of the
assault on Reuben F. Smith at Herlin
Monday night. Joe Oivhan, implicated
in the robbery, was captured Friday
morning and banged. This is the last
of the band. Young Smith is not ex
pected to live.
And Ibe Sherman Law Repealed.
MEW XOEK, Dec. 9. K. vi. Dun & to. s
weekly review of trade says: "Trade
of all kinds is waiting. There is no visa
ble improvement and on the whole tbe
indications are a little lesa satisfactory
than they were a week ago."
Cltr Biicls.
A number of friends of the Asheville
Female college attended an enjoyable
musicale at tbe college last evening.
A. D. Neilson is suffering from an at
I tack of pneumonia at bia home on Wood
a stiwti
Peculiar Conrae of itie Richmond,
Kv., Aniborltlea.
Richmond, Ky., Dec. 9. Mack Hamil
ton, a butcher who sells meat Irom a
wagon, going daily through the streets,
has brought suit against thecitvof Rich
mond for $5,000 damages for talsearrcst
and fines. Hi has offered to pay the re
quired yearly license, but the authorities
have declined to accept it, as it is only
$25. They prefer $1 day, which he has
several times refused to pay, the result
being arrest and tine.
COXDEXSED TELEGRAMS.
President Cleveland has affixed his
signature to the resolution to provide
for additional deputy internal revenue
collectors to carry out the provisions of
tbe Chinese exclusion act.
The old employes ot the Lehigh Valley
railroad company who went out on
strike are gradually being taken back to
work.
H. E. Huntington has been elected
president of the Central Pacific Rail
road to succeed tbe late Senator Stan
forel.
WE OFFKR
THE COMPLIMENTS 6F THE SEASON
TO THE PEOPLE WHO BAT
The fact of the businen is we are fixed to
do better than merely shake hands in holi
day congratulations and wish you well; we
satisfy that hungry inner man and keen
him well.
Each man and boy of our staff for the
nrxt three weeks will only think of your
happiness and whether turkey or plainer
meats will best promote year enjoyment.
Come over and see us; the display of really
good food will make yon glad that you're
alive.
W. M. HIKX CO.,
City Market.
J0HNCHILD
Ref state-
Pumlsbed and Unfurnished Hoases. Office
Rooms; loans securely placed at 8 per cent.
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