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V . Asheville 9 fl any VOLUME IX. NO 199. ASHEVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 22, L893. PRICE 5 CENTf citizen. CO Q 0 O 0 WHITMAN'S CANDY Will come in Friday by ex press, shipped on day made, and will be the freshest, nic est line of candy in town. Other candies 12' j, 15 and 25 cts. per pound. ORANGES Some fancy stock direct from the grove. 20, 25 and 30 cents per doz. l fr -fr NUTS NUTS That are new, every one of them. California and French Walnuts, Brazils, Pecans, Filberts, Terragona and Pa per Shell Almonds, S'cily and Valencia Shelled Almonds. RAISINS, ETC Fancy -flusters and Fancy Seedless, Ondara Layers, Va lencia Layers, London Lay ers and Cleaned Currants. Old Fashion Currants 5 cts per pound. C HRISTMAS Jp JLICESL GOOD THINGS In General. English Plum Pudding, French" Peas and Mushrooms, Fort ign Cheese. Extra Nice Cranberries. KROGER Do YouWantto Know WHliKli YOU CAN OBT A NICE Christmas Present For jour father, brother or ton, in a line of SMOKERS' ARTICLES, and where you may buy them ? 'jo to BLOMBERG'S and look over hit stock. MEURSCH AUM PiriiS AND CIGAR H0LDBR4. A most attractive line of French Briarwood Pipes f all the latest designs. Also a handsome Ino of Leather Cigar and Cigarette Cases. Look out for this space next week. MODEL, CIGfcR STORE, 17 PATTON AVENUE. - ASHEVILLK CORTLAND BROS.. RBAL E9TATB BROKERS. INVESTMENT AGENTS. NOTARY PUBLIC - , Lean Securely placed at 8 per cent. Offices M & 36 Patton Are., up stairs I BUY BEST LE AP LA R i 12ViC LB. COMPOUND LARD IOC LB CAI IPORKIA RAISINS IOC LB. LONDON LAYER RAISINS 1BC LB. X2VIAS AT THE END OF THE EGERTON CASE CRYSTAL PALACE FORI DA ORANGES, Fresh from the Grove, ZO. 25 and 30 cents dozen. CLEANED SULTANA RAISINS, CURRANTS CITRON. &C. for Fruit Cake. MIXED AND PLAIN CANDIES. NUTS. FIGS. DATES, ScC. A silver, gold or paper dollar will buy more Groceries than ever before. 3- J J A. D. COOPER, NORTH SIDECOURT SQUARE BON MARCHE OI-'VRKINi" MANY US-FUL AND OR- Storc crowded from murn till night, all purchasing; their present- fiom our largeand fine s'ock of China, G'ass, Fancy Goods, etc. The G, lO, 15, S5 and PO cent Barga n Ta bles are the Biggest attractions in the house. If you wish to save nioiey, whr, cf course. buy your prcents of us Toys n re still of ferer! at Cost. 5-tock g l-ig ve-y fa t. THAD. W. THRASH I GO. NAMENTAL GOODS FOR CHRISTMAS PRESKNT AT ORBATLY KEDUCBD PKICKS. Sto.-k of HOSlt-KY, I'N'liUKWRAH, while somewhat denl-led, still n o rly all si.rs left at pi-ids to sell in thec times. L.adi s' Wraps Very Clienp. K1BUONS, LACKS, SATINS, SILKS for making fancy artie-les very reasonable. BON MARCHE 37 S. main St. is daily rcoi-ivinj? Additions to wc-1i &c cted stock of Jcwclrv, Clocks, Watcbcs. Novtltics, etc. Citizens of Asheville and visitors, the iodic" especially, arc invited to call ami inspect his stock. His prices are reasonable and alea- tucn RELIABLE and attentive. Repuiriili; of wutches and jewelry, a specialty. Gems and Precious stones ct by an ezpecic-nced The Very Best EflTABLtES Afforded by the - Markets of the World 4. I OFFER THEM AT RBflSOflABliB PROFITS G. A. Greer,; TELEPHONE Ufc : 28 NOTRH AU. B. H. COSBY his already Silverware, THE JEWELER. Wed'-iins, Hirtbday and Christmas presents to satisfy all tastes at prices to suit the times. A few more of those beautiful Kagement'i'riiigi left at 27 Patton Ave. J. IVI. HESTON 26 S. MAIN STREET. AGENT FOR HI Received br expreis direct from the factory. EXPRESSED TO US SAMB DAY T1S MAPB, SO WB AT ALL TIMES HAVE IT .FRESH- WILL HAVE ON HAND FOR Ctirlatmna Trcle Vi. 1, 2, 3 AND S POUND BOXES. OUR STORE WILL BE CLOSED CHRISTMAS DAY, POWELL & SNIDER WIS ARE SOW OPESISG LOTS OF BIG VALVES JUST 1IOVGHT OS A VERY LATH ASD DEPRESSED MARKET. THE LISE OF FASCY GOODS, OR. SAMESTAL CROCKERY ASD TOYS FOR CHRISTMAS PRESESTS IS VERY AT TRACTIVE, OSE fP THE ATTRACTIOSS BELG I'RrCES TO ACCORD WITH THE USUSUAL TIMES. g COMMESCISC DECEMHER 10TII, A LARGE DISCOUST OS CLOTH IXIi CLOAKS, ASD DRESS GOODS. f CLOTI11SC, DRY GOODS, HATS, SHOES CARPETS, ETC., ETC. Till; UFI-"FJnANT BONORA- li I.Y DIOCHAROED. There Was Mo Case Againsl Hltn and bv! I'roHecuilon Wan Dropped Home Gaod Advice For Mr. Plato Lee. . BOX BOXS AXD CHOCOLATES. SRI.LIvn AT.KNTS FOR A4HKV1LLK Heinitsfi & Reagan See that each package is so stamped. All candies received direct from fac tory every Wednesday and Saturday. Special orders taken for Christmas. Henueksonville, Dec. 22. The bot tom dropped out of the Egerton con spiracy trial yesterday, when at 4 clock the prosecuting attorneys pre sented the following paper to the court and moved that it be spread upen the records of the case: State, Cole, et. al., vs. J. L. Egerton. On behalf of the prosecution we desire now to submit to the court upon the conclusion ot the evidence on both sides that the gentlemen who swore out the affidavit upon which the warrant was issued in this case have no fears that the defendant in this case will do any injurv to them or their property, and are will; ins that the court may dismiss, the ap plication for recognizance to keep the peace. And we submit, further, that upon the consideration of the whole of the evidence in the casr we could not hope or expect that a jury would con vict the defendant of .the charge of con spiracy, and we are thrrefore of opinion that the warrant should be dismissed and the defendant be discharged. We desire to say further that the prosecut ion was begun in good faith and not out ot any personal ill will or bad feeling to ward the defendant. No further conces sions are mode bv prosecution and none are asked from the defendant." Before the foregoing occurred, when the court adjourned tor dinner, it was with the understanding that the magis trates, with Messrs. Merrimon and bwart, ot cou.isel should go to the resi dence of I)r Kgerton and hear the testi mony of Mrs. Hgerton, who was too ill to appear in court. This was accord ingly done and when the parties in the case came in the court room a little af ter 2 o'clock it was supposed the trial would be resumed. Time was granted by the judges for consultation of the counsel, however, and all the attorneys left the room and were gone until 4 o'clock wbt-n thev reappeared and whis pers went around that the case was set tled, and when Mr. Kart read the docu ment given above the rumor was almost a tact and became altogether such a tew minutes afterwards when the jud cs granted the motion and fixed the costs' on the prosecution. Alter the paper was read, Yv. A. Smith. of the prosecution, arose and stated that he hart never been crossed in bis profes sional career by a case that had so dis turbed bis soul and had destroyed as much of his nerves as had this one. He lid he had been censured and criticized by the public arid his church brethren, and unjustly, because such censors and critics seemed to frget the sacred confi dences that should exist between a law yer aad bis clients, and in everything he had done in the case he had been solely actuated by the interests of his clients. Mr. Smith also spoke an exonerating word for those who had assisted in col lecting the State's evidence. S. V. I'icktns, of the defense, poured oil on the troubled waters, and congrat ulated the people of the town on having the matter settUd in an honorable way. He raised a laugh when he alluded to the spats between himself and Mr. Smith during the trial as only small differences alter all, as he believed in fire and Mr. Smith in water. (Mr. Pickens is a Con- gregationalist and Mr. Smith a Baptist.) 1. I. Kiekman and A. h. Posey, also of Dr. Kgi-rton's counsel, made brief alks, Mr. I'osev saying that thecollapse of the prosecution reminded him of the young man who tried different callings. tailed in all and went home to his father dead broke. He then got in a blacksmith shop on the farm and tried to make a horse shoe and a plowshare, in both of which attempts he scored signal failures. Utterly disgusted he heated the shapeless iron red hot and soused it in the slack tub with the remark, "D d it I can't make a sizz." J. H. Merrimon, in making thecor.clud- ing remarks, said that the voluntary act of the prosecution in submitting the paper was certainly a graceful one, but he was sorry they had not the courage to add to their motion that there had not been a scintilla of evidence adduced to sustain the charge. If they bad done so Mr. Merrimon believed the people would have considered them magnanimous. He lelt thita grave injury had been done Dr. Kerton that could never be repaired. As for Mr. Lee, who was a weak young man, hs was sorry for him. Mr. Lee needed the support of men and he also needed to keep his mouth away from whiskev and from Jamaica ginger. Mr. li wart here interrupted the sneaker with the words: ''Judge Merrimon will pardon me. but the agreement was that no criticisms were to be made." Mr. Merrimon promptly replied : "No sir; there has been no agreement by the d -tense to anything. The defendant planted himself squarely on the ground that he was innocent and would brook no suggestions to the contrary." 1 be crowd broke into applause as Mr. Merrimon sat down. The magis trates checked the demonstration and granted the motion of the prosecution and adjudged the costs against them. I he friends ot Dr. Ivgerlon then pressed around bim and offered their congratu-tions. Bffore I lie case Was fteltld. The examination of Dr. Egerton was resumed when the morning session of the court began. The Doctor said : "On the morning alter Lee was so crr-zy drunk I asked him what there was in the story he bad told of being concerned in a rotditry with his brother. Lee re plied: 'There is a good deal in it; I am one of the noted men of the age!' Last vear my practice was worth $2,000 and this year it has been from $160 to $2-)U per month. I know that steps have been taken to notiiy my creditors about this matter and 1 have seen a letter wtittcn by 11. O. Ewart to that effect." The Bwart letterof yesterday's Citizen was shown and identified by witness as the one referred to. Key. V. A. Glenn, pastor ot the First a bad fix. Dr. Egerton wanted theilruj.; store opened but Mr. Ewart to Id witness it could not be done unless Lee's bond was given up. J. B. Arlege testified: "On the morn ing Dr. Egerton was arrested Lee cirne to store and said : 'At lege, give me lia'l a pint of rve whiskey, they've locked rac out up there and I haven't any money.' He got the liquor and went out. In" a little while Lee came back and asked f r change of a five dollar gold piece. 1 chang- d it and he asked for a drink of wine and he got it. Lee said he was in too much trouble to talk about; that I)r Egerton had offered him a thousand dol lars to burn the store, but he had got tired waiting on bim and had given the thing away." Sheriff J. "G. Grant stated that he was in Jackson's store and saw Lee buy whis key and wine. He said the w ine should be charged to the company and a bottle of wine was wrapped in paper and given him. When be got outside he tore off the wrapper, threw it awav. uncorked the bottle and took a critik. The slier 11 told of the warrant being nut in his hands with the notice that it should not be immediately served. He went in the front ot the bank and Dr. Cole opened the door of a back room aud told witness to wait five minutes, and if Egerton came out first he should arrest him, but if Cole and others came out first then sher iff was to ero in the room. Witness knew something was going on suspiei--us. as he saw Capt. Toms one night in Smith's office with his hunting clothes n and saw Dr. Cole on the street at niyht at unusual hours. Thought strange they dion't let bim know what was going on as he was an officer. Mr. Smith after ward explained to him that thev hadn't consulted him because they thought his presence on the street at unusual hou,-s of night would arouse suspicion. I think," added witness, "they could have let me in earlier and out later, ll I had known what was going on in that back room of the bank I would certainly have Kone in." George Chestnut, a colored biv, is years ld, testified that he worked in the drug store, and one day l)r Lee took him in the back yard and told him that he and Dr. Egerton were going to burn the store and that if thev got Cl-cstuut in court about it Chestnut should swear that be had beard t he con vet sat i,n and it would be all right; that the boysh inld tell his mother about it. lie had told h-.s mother and Sandy Manders Sandy Manders: George Chestnut told me that Lee wanted him to go to the court house if a trial came up and stick to him. The boy said he hadn't lieaid Dr. Egerton say anj thing about burn ing and wasn't going te tell a lie tor Lee. The boy was badlv frightened on the stand, cried and said if the lire had oc curred he would be "a dead nigger to day " J.J. Kickman, the insurance agent, said Dr. Cole was mistaken in construing his language about Dr. Egerton wanting the policy held till his partner arrived. Dr. Egerton did not ask lor anv conceal meat of the non-renewal. The insurance of ll parties in the block had run out. Dr. Cole himself said witness need not say anything about it as he was looking up other business. Mrs. J. L. Egcrton's statement, taken at her house, was corroborative ol her husband and added strength to the evi dence that went to exculpate him Inmi the charge made njT.iinst him. She not only corroborated him in fill th it he himself said but gave many additional circumstances tending stroimlv to slio-.v the truth ot bis statement and to s ali lish his innocence. Mrs. Egcrton's talk was exceedingly intelligent and her testi mony seemed to impress the court more perhaps than that of any oilier wimess in the case, it bore the stamp ot truth on its face. HOLIDAY KHCESS BEGINS CUHIHTitiAH l-XURt-IHI-.H 1"UK CITY MCIIOUI.H AT sign is Tin-: iitavii.Ns. Nun A. Meteor Hhnom At Tlie X-etlerM of I.tsgtit. Reports come in from all over Hie Stale of the strange appearance of the eastern sky early Wednesday morning. The phenomenon lias been described thus: "As the sun was coming up, there was a brilliant flash and a meteor shot down towards it. Behind it the meteorl.lt a brilliant trail of meteoric dust. This soon assumed a wavy form and took on a biilliant yellow hue. About the centre of the streak there was a broad place that shone with the whiteness of silver." Only one person in or near Asheville reported seeing anything like this, and he stated that he clearly made nut the letters W 11 E on a broad band of lilit that shot up from the h. irizon j ust In I H c sun-up. In Wilmington som -one's iinag i-iation led him to bilicve that he saw the words "Beware" on the heavens. Among; Asheville's colored population the phenomenon is almost the one topic of talk. E. P. IcICissick, who came in from Sautb. Carolina last evening, says every body in that State saw the phenomenon. The letters were read as (1 S. and were inteipret"d to mean Til'muu was a "Gone Sucker." An ActdreNH i!y major I'atlon at 'I li Ormiiic mrert Mcliool, And A pproprta'e I'roKrams at I-:cli l Hie ItulIdliiuH. The pupils of the Ashc-vil e city schools enteted on the enjoyment of their Christ inas holiday today with appropriate ex ercises ot singing, recitations and ad dresses at each ot the buildings. At tiie Orange street school the rooms were very prettily decorated and the happy pupils wore their class colors and took part in the program with a zest that made the hour most pleasant to all who were there. In each of the rooms srivi-il piogrnms were tendered, bclore a iidiences composed ol" parents and Iriends of the p mils, while the feature id t he en . reis s in the hall was an ad-.'riss by Mavo- I'.itton, who was introduced by II hi II. A. tiudgcr. The Mayor, as is his custom on such nccas ions, went 1-indcd wiih candy and wis-e vo ds lor the children, and pleased their physical ami mental appetites. U-iai-tette and cone- rl sinking and recitation were enj yab e f; at ures ot the entertain ment. Exercises suitable to the day were held at. the o' her white schools, and at Bailey st'eit M -ss Driimniond had prepared a tree to ( ; e : i n It t her pupils. Christmas exercises were held bv til.' children of the c lined in the Youu Men's Institute under the direction of Principal E. E. Smith. The program ol songs and recitations was rendered with Christmas spuit anil showed can fill training bv th-.- teachers w ho had prepared the children without the lossol a loson. The fun of ti e occasion was given in ii liilic I'll' mi a session ot the United S mis Senate. :cc-l 'resiil -nt Steven son's double held the gavel. Morgan oi Alabama bet' an a sue-eh ol j i w breaking words tl'at 1'rve ol -M uac iutcrriiptid on a pi iiit ill (.i-iIl-i-. Voi rh'is harangued in violent gestures on the goldbugs and h ird tunes and introduced a silver bill Vai'ce of North Carolina, a fat little negro, for i'llv advocate 1 the passage oi the In I, and Senator Hi. I buaight eou lussi oi on tlie li idy wuh a motion tor t!u di-passion ate t sider-'tiou ol tin Wilson ta i IT bill When order was re stored, Sherin. n of Ohio mov d an exec utive session (pcih.ips to consider the Kopc Ivii.-is i as. I, but Dai iei of Virginia or.ilorii-.-i 11 v pushed an aiijouriiilicnl lor the holidays, which p iss-il. Prol.J. L.Love made an address to the children -n the g id times ol Christ mas, W'hich closed t lie exercises Siti: - WI.KIMG, So r tils clnixe ( oiiehirieil in Take 4i I.ttitt? l&Utt. Mr. Mot ris, c. 'il dealer, owns a horse a-.ni w.i;;on that about 0 o'c'otk last evening furnished a bu-lvel ol excitement. The hi..,-.-c ran awav and the wagon lol lowcl iv. tor ft i irt ot the wav, at t. The runaway began down Pat au. 1 it h a rattle-. e-baug for i race that was well nigh as I in- en. : ro t race la liculltir was rvbo lyg ive way to the fl.itg d w.'.e;.'ii, .-is tiiey rollicked alot g i tih and a roar, find as the 1 t in a emi. .1 w a r i.i rig hvclv as on. lv horse a i with ;i turnout passed i n-'l-s; rians rushed into the st ri cl to w.-it.li the spin. .Near P li. Miiclu-ii's stoic- a horse and buguy were hitched . ami i very bod v expected to hear a smash and look again to s.e two horses in the race. But nothing of the sort. The luua-.vay knew a thing oi two, and j'is't lit fori- reaching the bui;gy heswe-rvid to the Ielt,'"made the siding" as rail nailers say, and was on Ins way as wil-'ly as ever. The gangui the wake ol the runav av reveled in the fun. yelled whoa! in frighten t he hoi se and breathed in the ilust kicked tin. At the Baltimore clothing house an itherswitch was made, and then the Maud S. dashed across the sipi are. bead on tor the tuaiket house, in aid on among the itravs, finally shaking olf the wagon, leaving it in the iniddii- of tlie street whole and tired. Tiie horse ran on some distance and tjaveitscll up. There was no especial damage- to wagon or horse. 15 4." VlloM 4tl es leruav l boug'it a hue Clnisinias hired a il nkiy t) take the home tin College street. i n r U. v f i initial Court Clerk Young FROM IIOMnl.VI.l Tfrie Provisional tiovrmineiit II c comliiK Vrrv rlttv. San Francisco. Dec. 22 The steamer Mariposa from Sydney, via S imoa and Honolulu, brings the folio wing Honolulu advices : The L'nited States cutter Cor.vin has arrived, bringing to Minister Willis a message, the contents of which are not vet disclosed. The general bt lief here is that he is instrtu .id to make everv effort to restore the (Jncen short of using force. The v rovisioti.il government has prepared an ultimatum declaring its n: tenti -n t resist with military force all attempts to overthrow them. It IIft-:l.I. VKTOKIOIH? turkey and bird to his The ilarkcv came back, said he had delivered the tur key ami was paid tor the errand. Whin Mr. Young went home he was surprisid to find the turkey had not been takin there. lie was out rariv this mornii g looking tor his bird but has not touud it. Neither can he find the man who carried it oil'. COSUKXSKD Th LEG RAMS. Honest Goods LOWEST PRICES FOR Heinitsli & Reagan j. ivi. HESTorq DRUGGISTS, Patton Ave, & Cnurclijst. Baptist church, testified concerning a talk with Dr. Egerton about making an assignment, which idea the pastor dis couraged. Egerton said the business would ji down with Lee there as tbe people would nut have prescriptions filled by a man who would get drunk. Mont. Egerton,. brother of defend ant, a- d his attorney, told of the direc tions of Dr. Egerton to obtain a re ceiver. J. M. McMinn stated that be stayed in the drug store tbe two day Lee was aid to be drank, and found tbe store Rfportrd That Itrazllllan Uovernmrnt lias -"ll-n. CopyriRhted. 1H93. ty the Assneip.teel Press I'EitNAMlicco, Dec. 22. A report reached here from Rio de Janeiro today stating that Admiral Mello had cap- ' turcd Rio de Janeiro, and that President ' Peixoto has resigned the presidency in lavor of De Mcllo. After a shut down of three months the three knitting mills ol . V. Morris & S ins, Amsterdam, A. Y , will resume on I nn try 2. Tin re will be no leduction iu wages. The firm iniploys 500 hands. A general cut of lo i cr cent, in wages was announced to the emploses ot the American YValtham Watch factory at Wall bam, Mass, vtsteiday. Nearly l.SOiJ bands arc affected. The mower aud reaper woiks ot Ault man, Mdliriv; Co., Akron Ohio, with a l..rcc in Dot) u.eii, a. id tiie works ol the Akron Iron Co , in tic bauds of are eeiver, have started up. Much ol the testimony adduced at the tii.il ol Patrick Eugene Picudeigast tor the uiuruer ot Mnvor 1 larrisou is to the fleet ti-ai the accused was not insane. The Cams Irons Works, Massilon, Oli'H, emploiing I'no men, have sus lieiid. d operations tor ail indefinite urn i.l. Jose Cod ina. has confess, d that he threw the iiomli whieli did such frightful execution in tl.c Lyceum Theatre. Bar celona. Jecictarv Love jov of the Carnrgiccom u.niv denies the report that the Hume- stead mill will be shut down. Holiday Presents; IF YOU WANT A Toilet Set, Manicure Set, Dressing Set, Celluloid Brush, Celluloid Comb, Celluloid Mirror, Picture Frames, Pocket Book, Card Case, Pocket Knife, Scissors, Razor. In fact acytliing iu the Holiday lias at rock bottom prices for cash, come and see us. Wc will make the price to suit your pockctbouk. Raysoi & Smith PRESCRIPTION DRUGGISTS, PATTON AVENUE. For the HOLfDAYS NECKGEAR, HANDKERCHIEFS, MUFFLERS, SIuK UMBRELLAS, SUSPENDERS MONARCH SHIFTS, KNOX HATS, MITCHELL, 28 Patton Ave., Asheville. CilamtsB Auditor Kutiuan Here. State Auditor Robert M. Furtnan a tie! tamily returned from Raleigh vestcrdny afternoon. Mr. Furman wiil stay here only during the holioavs, but his family will not go back to Knleigh. Tluii manv friends here are lfd to have them again I residents ot Asheville. Mr. Furman tells The Citizkn that when he left Kaleigh State Treasurer S. McD. Tate was dangerously tick with in 1 grip and typhoid fever. Oj!cti. business manager of the Tribune, died suddenly this W. Chic morning. K-ght Hun. K.lward Stanhope died sml .enlv tod iv in England. Brazil's parliamentary elections have been postponed until May. bite l' nitam cluck- ns tor Christmas prc-ents, 73 cents per pair. Apply to C V. Lc ault, corner Kawls Ulock Paintings, photographs, parlor easels tie low cost at l.indsey s Art parlors. conn TASTR Forbids naytng muc of our selves, and vet the tastes of the people this week require a notice. Please accept an apology and consider FAT FOWLS. GAMEY KLK. SAVORY VENISON, LUXURIOUS SWEETBREADS. To be sure, you will need beef. We will have for you cuts from six of the finest stecs ever brought to Bun combe. We'll fill your bas kets. W. M. BILL, A CO., City Market. FRESH CRACKBR9. NUTS. CITRON. R1IHINH. CURRANTS. T. J. Revell, 30 Nortta Main. THY TH MODEL STEAM LAUNDRY THE TEST BEIT WOU, CHURCH STREET, TELEPHONE 70
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