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sheville . Dail Citizia VOLUME XII NO. 296. ASHEVILLE, N." C, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 19, 1897. PRICE 6 CENTS A WE OFFER YOD: ' Prompting. .-. Efllclency. -System. Carefulness. Alteutlon. ; " IM CONNECTION WITH ONE OP THE PET SbLBCTED STOCKS OF FI5S GBOCEBIES TO Bli HDANYWHEE WE JUVB NEVER KSON ' PRICES SO TO Powell & Snider, ARCH FKQXT. N J. 6 N. COUBf 5Q"ARE. Her Majesty CORSETS Those are the finest corsets today on the American market. We have Just received a good stock- of them, . Miss A. 1 Watts, an expert corset fit ter and demonstrator in the employ of Prime of Wales Co will be in the city during the week commencing May 3, and will take pleasure in fitting ladles with Her Majesty Corsets. Ladles are invited to call and And out the supe . rim- merits of this fine corset. . We desire to be distinctly understood that ladles will NOT be expected to purchase a corset after a fitting is made unless "they so desire. Engage ments for fittings can be made with Miss Watts by, mall or telegraph ad; dressed to our care. Bon Marohe. NO 15 SOUTH MAIN ST. SELF-CLOSING UMBRELLAS Something new In the way of an Umbrella you press a spring at the handle and the umbrella closes. -Also an excellent line of silk uitir lirellas with Dresden, Ivory 'and Pearl handles gold and silver mounted. Call and see them. B. H. Cosby, TDK RELIABLE JEWELER, i ST Patton Ave. - . DRAYING. I am now prepared to do all kinds of draylng, including moving household goods, furniture or anything.' Can be found at Asheville"' Transfer office, 34 Patton avenue;, telephone 210. Resi dence 25 Arlington Street; telephone 885. Call on Ed. Moore, telephone 220, freight depot.' All orders promptly at tended to, J. M. LORICK. FOR RENT. Hotel Plsgab, 20 Patton aye., oppo site Hotel Berkeley, 32 furnished rooms or will rent first floor as a whole or by single rooms. Bist Ham, 11c. Best Leaf Lard, 7c. White Bacon, 6c. ; Breakfast Bacon, 8c. ' Chipped Beef, 15o. .... Cheese, full cream, 15c. ; GrltS, 2C Nails, 2'Ac. -Harness Leather, 33 l-3c. Hay, per bale, 75c. ' Bananas, 15c. per dozen. - Oranges and Lemons, 20c. per dozen. S,H. Chester; 22 Patton Ave. ... TELEPHONE 10. ? Prompt and Free Delivery. - - OXFORD TIES . We kiT the bnt awertmest we tTtr hid, Blw k sad las. roir'ed, e. qurtcr ted half dollar Uxm. . 11 Ike acweat .hapea. Q nlitv is to er kick aUaoard. J.SPANGENBERG-, 4N. Court Square. Save Yoor Vitality ! "Why wear utvuy yjiir Mmigth on the, family washing when w. out do It Just m well? send It homo promptly with 4 wholesome fresh look at prion that cannot help but win the approval of ttie economical. Give us a trial. . . Asheville Steam Laundry 43 WEST. COLLEGE ST. Many of us have worn the old clothes as long as they can be made to do have worked the scheme for all it Is worth and must have something new. We are showing a hand some stock of good fits In all the popular cuts. A specially good thins in three grades of black walking -coat sultsr- . H. REDWOOD & CO. ''Were Man Bnfe Cmistantj, Re Wre Perfect." In tbe which regard onr -: - - 7 ROYAL BLEND TEA I better than man, for it perfect io its constant excel lence. Trv a ponnd and be con vinced. . G. A. GREER, 10 N. Court Square. Jnst Received A Car , Load of . Furniture, Making the most complete stock of cheap and medium price fur niture in Asheville. Solid Oak Bedroom Suit for $12. Solid Oak Bed for 12. Chairs 60 cent each. Everything in house furnishing goods. ' " - ' ., ; Before buying your stove see the one We sell you for $10, No. 7 stove with full line of ware. llrs. L. A. JobnsoD, 32 SOUTH MAIN STREET. .". 'PHONB166. .. TRAYEtERS' CLOCKS i Tta Finest Clock lor Tour ' Sleeping ; . Apartment. . SOUVENIRS ARTHUR M. FIELD, , LEADING JEWELER Cor. Church St. aod Patton Avenue, Asheville, N. C. TUE HEADS CF THE ASYLUMS THEIR CASK BE FOUR THE PBKMK COUBT TODAY. 8C- Southern Expreaa Co. Tuc-Th$uhool Tax-soldlern' Home Chapel Odd Fellows Growings euprsme Court Work RALEIGH, N. C, April 18. Spe cial. The cases Involving the right of the superintendents of the insane asy lums to mi out their terms of ' office came up In the Supreme court today. A decision by May .10 is looked for. . If the 6upreme court decides In fa- favor of the present superintendents of the insane asylums, the personnel of the boards will, nevertheless. In the regular course, be changed, as the terms of three members expire this year, and of course the Governor will fix these vacancies. Thus there will be six fuBlonlsts and three Democrats, The state Treasurer evidently ex. pects to get quite a lot of tax from the Southern Express company. The latter agreed to pay $3000 annually, In lieu of specific taxes, on its business In this State, but the treasurer, has In mind the decision of the United States Su preme court In the Ohio case and will lay the text of that case before the rail way commission. An effort is being made in some quar ters to develop sentiment against the special township taxes In aid of public schools. It is evident that ln-ajiumber of townships this tax will be voted. The State will help those who will help themselves. A commodious Chapel Is to be con structed at the Soldiers' Home. The buildings at the home are all of wood. Most of them are old and remodeled. Everything lacks an air of permanence, and seems to hint that ere many years pass the last of the veterans will have passed away also. But the home 1b very comfortable, though its buildings afre-wmall and not snowy. The Odd Fellows last year were put to -it to keep up their numbers. They felt the hard times, wow tney are growing. Four new lodges are about to be created. The directors of the North Carolina railway that is, the directorate crea ted by Governor Russell is to meet at Greensboro May 7. The private di rectors of course ignore them until the courts fix their status. The conten tion is that the. Governor has no au- thorityto appoint before th date of the regular meeting. The Supreme court will in tnree weeks adjourn for the term. The dock ets as a rule nave Deen very ugni. This week Is devoted to the 12th. dis trict. Not many cases are at the end of the docket. During the past 10 years business In this court, as in all others, has gradually fallen off. TWC YKAB8 IN THB PEN. The Hentei oe of Bnoene Boyd, Wblob Mjy Yet be. Changed. The more Important cases having gone off the docket of the Circuit court the colored contingent that usually fill one side of the court room seem to have deserted the building and gone to set tling political questions on the square. The Citizen's second edition told of the conviction of Eugene Boyd, col ored, who killed . James Ledbetter, col ored, of murder In the second degree. Boyd was this morning sentenced to two years In the penitentiary. The case may come up again, and It Is not lm probable that If the solicitor consents the sentence mil oe reaucea io one The sentence of Charlie Johnson for stealing, was changed from three to two years in the penitentiary. Sam Davidson, colored, heretofore convicted was sent to the roads for 12 months. Charles Oree, colored, for stealing, was sent up tor 12 months. The fines In the case of J. T. and D. E. Sevier were reduced from $100 to $50 each. 1 " ' Oscar Jordan's sentence was changed from four to two months on the roads. The case of A C. Wallace and John Justice, charged with assault with deadly weapon was on trial at the noon recess. Ceurt will adjourn tomorrow. Tbe regular term of the court that would have begun nextfweek has been called off by the county authorities. The reason for this is that there has been a complete Jail delivery at the present special term that Is, the cases of defendants wh-were in prison have been disposed of so that the term to begin next week would have little or nothing to do. The Commissioners In stead will call a special term to begin Monday. May 17, by which time, It Is confidently expected, the ranks of law hnwn in tha tail willbe consider ably increased. This special term will be held witnoui extra cost to tbe county. To tha Grant Monument celebration. -NEW YORK. April 19. The British cruiser Talbot arrived this morning from Jamaica and anchored In North river. She will represent the British government In the naval display at tbe Grant monument celebration. Just before passing the Narrows the Talbot saluted Fort Wadsworth. Tbe royal sugar commission are o board the Talbot.- . . 1 Tarkoj Declares Tilt t Stall of f u Eilsts. 1 GREEK MINISTER SENT HOME SIVXRAL BATTIJM - HATS FOUGHT ALBBADT. BBSS The Loeeea are) "mall aa Yet, But the . War Cloud 1 Certainly Hovarlnc Over All KuropeOur Market Dto-tnrbed-Greeka Ordered Oat of Turkey-War to Virtually Declared. ATHENS, April 1.-A.speclal fitting of tbe legislative assembly waa held Sunday. Amid Intense excitement M. Delyannla, the premier, announced that the Turkish government had to day notified Greece of the rupture of diplomatic relations on the ground of the aggressive attitude of the Greek government "Turkey," said M. Del yannls, "declares war against us. We accept It" j This statement was received with prolonged cheers. Firing commenced this morning be tween the Greeks and Turks at several points along the frontier. The bom bardment of Prevessa was resumed at day break. A dispatch from the Greek ' headquarters at Larissa this after noon says that three Important posi tions were occupied near Menlxa today by the Greek troops. Prince Nioholas of Greece, the third son of King George, has been ordered to the front, in command of a. battery of artillery. The Greek battleship Bhelsal has been taking part In the bombardment of Prevlssa. The fighting recom menced at 5:30 a. m. today. CONSTANTINOPLE, April 19. An official communication by Turkey states that .Greece, having sent troops to Crete In defiance of the wish of- the powers, and having begun hostilities on the frontier, has compelled Turkey to retaliate by an act of war. Edhem Pasha is authorized to take immediate action, defensive or offensive, in ac cordance with this plan and in the ex ercise of his best Judgment, and there Is fighting along the whole frontier. WASHNGTON, April 18. After much effort, owing probably to con- fuBlon In wire transmission, the State Department officials have succeeded In translating the cipher cable dispatch eceived by Secretary Sherman last night from United States Minister Ter rell at Constantinople. The result was the following official statement: The Department of State has re ceived a dispatch from the United States Minister to Turkey concerning the rupture of relations between that country and Greece, and the Turkish declaration of war. Mr, Terrell states the minister from Greece has been in formed that he must leave Constanti nople before next Wednesday. He Is not permitted to communicate by tele graph with the Greek government There are perhaps 40,000 men subjects of Greece, In Turkey; all subjects of Greece are required to leave Constan tinople in 15 days. The Turkish gov ernment claims that the regular Greek troops seized and were fortifying Anol ipols in violation of the agreement pro hibiting It. Hence an attack there by the Turks on the 16th. The Turkish troops are scattered along the border of Thessaly, and cannot be quickly concentrated for a decisive battle. This may enable the Greek army to fight them in detail. ROME, April 19. A dispatch to Mes- sagero from Arta' says that the re maining Turkish fort at Proves has been destroyed by the fire of the Greek warships, and that the position of the Turks is untenable. Two thousand Greeks, the dispatch adds, have been landed for the purpose of occupying Prevesa. A second dispatch to the same paper announces that 2,000 Al banians who were started into ureece with the expressed intention of reach ing Larissa, have recrossed the frontier and are now ravaging Epirus. ELASSONA. April 19. The Turkish reports say the whole of the Mllouna pass Is now In possession of the Turks, who carried two Greek blockhouses at the point of the bayonet Late last night Information was received from the front that the Turks had occupied the whole of the Mllouna pass. All the Turkish losses thus far are reported to be light-30 killed and 60 wounded. The correspondent of the Associated Press counted 100 Greek corpses" on the hill opposite the Turkish position. Tbe Turks declare that the" Greeks were druck during the fighting yesterday. NKW YORK, April 19. The break ing of the war cloud In Southern Eu rope the news that Turkey declared war with Greece had begun, ordering her army to take the aggressive, and recall ing her minister from Athena put the whole market In a state of feverish ex citement this morning. Long before the opening hour crowds of brokers were on hand discussing tbe situation. The curb price for May wheat was 82H cents, or an advance of three cents over Saturday's 1 o'clock figures. As the market opened the scene In the ex change became one of wild excitemnt Amid a tremendous tumult May wheat started off at 82U cents. Jumped to Uhi cents, reacted a little and then whirled up to 83 cents within the first five minutes. After that the market pur sued an iregular and erratic course un der continued excitement i : Dr, Brooks Dead. r ST. LOUIS, April 11 Rev. Dr. James Brooks, pastor of Washington avenue and Compton street Presbyterian church. Is dead of Bright' disease. He Bid much magazine work, and produced 17, book and 200 tracts. Indian ApproprU'.'oa B1U Passed.! 'WASHINGTON, April M. The Sen ate passed the Indian appropriation bill, and tnen went into executive slon on the arbitration treaty. "'"- . ' -' - -"1" t . - HE WILL SERVE THE YEAR OUT J. X. BAMBTK'S INTENTION RE . GABD1NS TBX MAYORALTY. Denial of a Report Set on foot by tome Advocate of the G a direr Ticket to Help Out a Desperate Situation. Driven to desperation the advocates of the Oudger-Deaver ticket are circu lating the report that Mr. Rankin, If elected, hat no Intention of serving the City more than a few weeks; that with in a month or to after his accession to office, he will resign. ' There Is absolutely no truth in this statement"! Mr. Rankin, If chosen mayor of Ashsvtye, will not resign till his successor is elected to the. same office a year or more from now. This Is stated on the authority of Mr, Ran kin himself, and way be depended on. SUBURBAN ELECTRIC RAILROAD BALTIMOKB COMPANY TO BUILD USB. - . The Railway May Connect the City and the Pumping BtatTbn, With Parks, Pavilions, Conner Halle, Kto., as an Attraotloa to Draw the People. . There Is in prospct for Asheville a combination of suburban railway line and amusement enterprise on a scale more ambitious than anything yet planned. The backer of the project Is the Bal timore Electric Street Railway com-. pany. Not long ago W, J. Cayce, the manager of the company, stopped In Asheville on his return from Nashville. He was led to look about by Clerk Latham of the Oaks hotel, and his In vestigation resulted In the sending here of two civil engineers to "spy out the land" as It were. The engineers are C. IS. Broughton and W. N. Jones of Raletgh. and they have been here for a week conduiting their Investigations, making head quarters at the Oaks. Mr. Broughton Is a brother of Dr. L. Joe Broughtvn of Asnevtue. It Is the planof the company to con struct a suburban electric railway to some attractive point within a few miles of the city. The terminus is to be at the crest of a mountain, this being preferred because or the opportunity tnus anorded for building a more at tractive route, something on the plan of the serpentine line of railroad In the vicinity of Round Knob, On the crest of the -mountain the company Is to erect a pavilion,' dance nan ana Deer garden, beautify the grounds and make the place as attrac tlve as possible. Admission to all the amusement places is to be free and a band is to be employed continuously. Mr. Broughton says a line has been surveyed almost directly west from Asheville for a distance of 16 miles. Another route, however, and the one looked on with the most favor, leads to hte vicinity of the pumping sta tion on the Swannanoa river. The se lection is in the hands of Manager Cayce, who was expected from Balti more tnis afternoon. It is believed he will decide on the route In two or three days. The company .that Is In the project has similar enterprises at Charleston and Columbia, S. C, is building an other at Raleigh and will likely build one at Charlotte. OUB QUANRY HOCK. It la Far From Be lust the Best In the . State tor Road Purposes. EDITOR THE CITIZEN: I see In Tbe Citizen of the 12th that I am quoted as thinking (hat the stone at a certain quarry recently opened by the city, to be the best for road purposes of any tnat i nave seen in the state. I do not understand the exact location of this quarry, but I fear that some one has misunderstod me In the matter, be cause my examinations of the rock' around ABheville have not led me to think that any of it would compare favorably In quality for this purpose with that found at several other places In North Carolina., Yours truly, J. A. HOLMES, State Geologist. Chapel Hill, N. C. April 15, 1897. TO HAVK AW AUDITOR. County Chairman Brown Bends t r a Certified Copy of the BUI Buncombe county Is to have an aud itor after all. It has been supposed that the bill authorizing the appointment of such an official at a $500 salary had been kiled In the crush at Raleigh. It develops, however, that the bill became a law, the news coming In a letter form Secretary of State Thompson which County Chairman Brown showed The Citizen, The Secretary gives the num ber of the bill, and Chairman Brown at once ordered a certified copy. . It is probable that the auditor will be chosen at the Commissioners' next meeting, al though the provisions of the bill In this respect are not known here. THE REGISTRATION. . 5 Bepublloan Estimate of tbe Number of People Who Will Surely Vote. The executive committees of both parties had up to this afternoon failed to secure complete and official state ments of the registration In tbe varl- ous precincts. A great many voters se cured transfers and a large number of new voters were registered. Jesse R. Starnes says there are 1908 white voters In the city who will vote and 1227 negro voters. He says the Republicans had thoroughly polled the town and. knew the figures to be correct Most of the Democrats are Inclined to think the negro vote given Is over estimated to the extent of 150 or 200 votes. DINNER AT BOUND KNOB, Tbat Place to be Eat'ns Point for No , 11 Passengers. - Changes are to be made In the sched ules of some of the Southern trains May t Mo. 9 from Columbia will ar rive in Asheville at 240 p. m., ( minutes later than at present No. 11. from Salisbury, will arrive here, at 2:26 and leave at 2 :3a. This train nefr reaches here at 1:06 and remains for dinner. When the new schedule goes Into ef fect passengers on this train will take dinner at Round Knob. These figures are railroad or central tune. - V Leicester Weddlna;. A notable wedding in county circles was that of E. B. Brown and Miss Belle Foster, which occurred Sunday at the home of tbe bride near Leicester. The ceremony waa performed by Rev. L. J. Penland. - At tbe tnfare at J. . E. Brown's therewere about M guests. " . . . . . BRYAN AT FRANKFORT EotlQsf&s!lC" Welcome Precedes His Speech There. FLOWERS DECORATE HIS ROOM MAY ELECT A SENATOR AT TUX PRESENT EXTRA SESSION. Believed That Hunter ta About to Withdraw and Dictate His Saooea or. Who Will Perhaps lie Martin. FRANKFORT. Ky.. April 19,-It was given out at the Hunter headquarters this morning, apparently by authori ty, although not by Dr. Hunter himself, that he would withdraw after the bal lot tomorrow and that Senator Jones, chairman of the Republican caucus, would call a new caucus for either to morrow or Wednesday morning. WberHsked If he would withdraw. Hunter replied evasively, and those Re publican leaders who have had light ning rods up all during the session are doing soma tall hustling. . The nominee of the caucus will of course be dictated by Dr. Hunter. This lets out all thought of CoL St. John Boyle, for whom six bolting Republicans have been voting. It waa rumored this morning that the Hunter people had not decided- upon whom they - would combine, but that It would likely be Judge W. H. Holt or Senator W. J. De boe of Marlon county. , Hon. W. J. Bryan arrived here from Louisville this morning, and waa given an enthualastlo welcome at the depot j Ills rooms at tbe hotel were profusely decorated with flowers by the ladles of Frankfort and an Informal reception was held In the hotel this afternoon after his speech. ' At noon It looked as though there would be an election at the extra ses sion after all. as a number of Reoubll can leaders had taken" up the plan to hold' another caucus and select a nomi nee other than Dr. Hunter. A nroml nent Republican leader said this morn ing: "A senator will be elected at this session, and he will be either Martin or a Republican whose nomination Hun ter will of course dictate." A JUMPING FIRE AT BEfiEA BUSINBSS PART OF TUB TOWN PERIL OF DESTRUCTION. IN Many Buildings are Already Destroy, ed, and One Strret a Mass of Ruins Threatens tbe PosttlMoe. BEREA, O., April 19.-One ef the largest fires In the history of Berea broke out at about J o'clock this morn ing in the vacant Shumway block In the center of the business part of the town. At 10 a. m. half of the town was on fire. At t,hat time 10 stores and the City Hotel, Beckwith's livery stables, the Miller block, and numerous barns and small business places were on fire, with others In danger. From a rough estimate It Is thought that the loss is at present over $100,000. The fire has cut a big swath all along me ouamess part of front and Bridge streets, leaving nothing standing. i.ater The tire has lumped over Bridge Btreet and is almost sure to sweep down the postofllce block, and may Jump across Front strict and ex terminate the whole business part of the town. The people are Btandlng on the street in a helpless condition. Front and Bridge streets, from Loomis groc ery to the Council Hall and beyond, 1b a mass of ruins. DANGEROUS BUSINESS. Joseph Murray Smashes, a Door at fcirv Gables and Creates a Stir. Joseph Murray of Blltmore imbibed too freely Saturday night and came dangerously near getting Into serious trouble. He went to Gray Gables and smashed a heavy door leading to the apartments of J. T. James. An arrest by Patrolman Noland followed this es capade, which created more excitement than anything that has yet occurred In that peaceful neighborhood. this morning Murray was arraigned before Police Justice Carter upon the charge or being drunk and disorderly. For the offence charged Murray was fined $10. Mr. James did not desire to carry the prosecution further. Mur ray was represented by George W. Jus tice. - Gen. Clayton Better. ST. LOUIS, April 19.-Gen. Powell Clayton, United Btates minister to Mexico, who has been 111 here for some time, threatened with pneumonia sufficiently recovered to leave for his home in Little Rock. FROM THE TELEGRAPH. China Is to have a new set of treat ies with the great nations of the world. Chicago millionaires propose that the city create a new park on the lake front at a cost of $10,000,000. France and Brazil have selected the 1 resident of the Swiss republic to act f r arbitrator of the boundary dispute. John Hays Hammond, the American engineer, arrived In London from South Africa. H says affairs in the Trasvaal are unsettled. The Turkish government, on the de mand of Minister Terrell, has released Padaras, a naturalized American cit izen, charged with homicide. The Cramps have submitted a hill of $138,000 for the repairs to the cruiser Brooklyn. Navy department estimates had put the probable cost at $8000 to $10,000. - The buildings o4-the Tennessee Cen tennial Exposition have progressed' so far toward completion that the open ing of the exposition. May 1, in good condition, seems to be assured. If tbe Mississippi flood does not sub side by May 20 crops cannot be planted this year in the district now submerg ed and the destitution will tte terrible. The District of Washington attorney has nolle prossed tbe case against Charles A. Dana and William M. Laf- fan. charged with criminally libeling T. B. Noyes of the Washington Star. The body of General Grant was re moved Saturday from the temporary tomb which has sheltered It for nearly IS years to the impnelng mausoleum which is designed to be. its permanent resting place. ATTENTION ' SMOKERS! . Be sure to lay in a supply of Cigars to day for your daily smoking if there ai c better 5 cent Cigars in tho City than Portuondo Chicos wo have never smoked them, and the Jockey Clubs at 10 cents are very fine, a trial will satisfy an expert smoker Perfectos at 15c, two for a quar ter, are good enough for a millionaire these goods are found at Dr. T. C. Smith's Drug Store on Court Square. HEINITSH & REAGAN v.. FOR EASTER HAYS JUST RECEIVED BonBons and Chocolates In 1, 2, 3 and 5 Pound Boxes. At tbe Soda Fountain: Ice Cream Soda With Crashed Fruits. '. Comfortable chairs, economical ' chairs. You have to assocluto con-, stantly with your furniture-.!"- wltb yon a long time. It should be good furniture to look at It should be com fortable. People become attached to chairs simply from constant use, and comfortable associations. You never can get well acquainted with aa un comfortable chair.' Can't we Introduce you to household furniture T A good chair, a useful chair, that will staitd all sort of wear, and last for years. We have this kind, on any terms you wish. Come and see them. W i msfrffitefla.:
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