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Asheville Daily- Citizen, VOLUME XII-NO. 297. ASHEVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 20, 1897. PRICE 5 CENTS WE OFFER YOU: lrnnfttitt8s. Killclcncy. Systfiu. Carefiilnetig. A I ten Ion. IN CONNIPTION WITH ONE OP IHEfliST SILBCTED STOCKS OF FHE CROCEEIES TO BE II l ANVWIIli E WE H VE NEVER K"0 N PKICES SO I O V. Powell & Snider, ARCH FRONT. N ). 6 N. COURT SO. 'ARE. V V Save Your Vitality ! Why near iiwuy ywr Micitslh on the family washing when tt-9 can do It Just as well T send It home promptly with a wholesome fresh look at price that cannot help but win th approval of the economical. Give us a trial. Asheville Steam Laundry 43 WEST COLLEGE ST. TRAVELERS' CLOCKS The Fl'ie-t ( lock lor Your Slcepluir Apart meut. TUKKS AUEAD SO FAR IN TOE GREAT DIVIDE. SOUVENIRS Her Majesty CORSETS These are the finest corsets today on the American market. We have Just received a good Btock of them. Miss A. L. Watts, an expert corset fl t -it and ''demonstrator In the employ of Prince of Wales Co., will be In the, city .hiring the week commencing May 3. and will take pleasure In fitting ladies with Her Majesty Corsets. Ladies are invited to call and find out the supe rior merits of this fine corset. We desire to be distinctly understood l hat ladies 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 mail or telegraph ad dressed to our care. Son Marche. NO 15 SOUTH MAIN ST. ARTHUR M. FIELD, Tba Greats Report id as Offarln; Lit tla Reslstucs- BOMBARDING A TURKISH PORT FIUIITINU OV TUB MOST a E VERB KIND ALSO REPORTED. Associated LEADING JEWELER Cor. Church SI. and Pattern Avenue, Asheville, N. '. RUSSELL WILL NOT BE THERE THE INSURANCE CONVPNUOX SOUTH BUN PINE" AT 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 slock of good fits in all the popular cuts. A specially good thing In three grades of black walking coat suits. H. REDWOOD & CO. 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 um brellas with Dresden, Ivory and I'earl 'handles gold and silver mounted. Call and see them. B. H. Cosby, TUB RELIABLE JEWELER, ST Patton Ave. DRAYING. 1 am now prepared to do all kinds of d raying, 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 -'S3. Call on Ed. Moore, telephone 220, freight depot. All orders promptly at tended to. J. M. LORICK. FOR R.E3STT. Hotel Plsgah, 20 Patton ave., oppo site Hotel Berkeley, 32 furnished rooms or will rent first floor as a whole or by single rooms. Best Ham, 11c. Best Leaf Lard, 7c. White Bacon, 5c. Breakfast Bacon, Sc. Chipped Beef, 15c. Cheese, full cream, 15c. Grits, 2c. Nails, 2c. Harness Leather, 33 l-3c. Hay, per bale, 75c. Bananas, 15c. per dozen. oranges and Lemons, 20c. per dozen. S. H. Wester, 22 Patton Ave. TELEPHONE 90. t Prompt and Free Delivery. OXFORD TIES We hw the bcW umtoral we nrhad. Blatkaadtas. Potrted, e. quarter and half dollar ton. AH the Hat snipes. Qulltv Is itoowitgaauadard. J.SPANGENBER 4 N. Court Square. "Were Man But Constant, He Were Perfect." . In the which regard our ROYAL BLEND TEA Is better than man, for it is peiffcl iu its cons' ant fi rl lence. Trt a p 'und and be con vinced. G.A.GREEK, 10 N. Court Square. Just Keceived 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 $2. Chairs 50 cents 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. Mrs. L. A. Johnson, S3 SOUTH MAIM STRBSfV 'PHONB 168. Gold Mlnlus Conipsnv Slruwbun let Shipped by the Carload All Kiilclich Went Klehlna Mondny Street Cars Kunnluir Auulu-Distillery Flitures. RALEIGH, N. C. April 20.-Spe-clal. Governor Russell has received an Invitation to be present at South ern Pines April 28. at the Southern in surance convention and deliver an ad dress on Industrial questions. He Is compelled to decline because he had al ready arranged to give a reception at the executive mansion on the evening of April 27 to the Capital club. Secretary Brunei- of the agricultural department has received a prospectus of the Russell Gold .Mining company of Glen Brook, Montgomery county. It Is organized under the laws of Arizona and has $1,0(10.000 capital. The pros pectus is illustrated uiih photogravures. A lawyer from Greenville, who was here yesterday, says that it is believed that town will be chosen as the term! nus of the railway from Snow Hill. Tin proposition is made, ho says, that if Greenville subscribes $!.'. U00 it will gel the road. There was a light frost here Sunday night, but persons who were at Kidg way say it was heavy there. It ca not yet be told whether it has injured the berries. There is a heavy crop ot blackberries and strawberk-s. In 1(1 days the latter wil be on the market. The shipments of strawberries fion the southeastern trucking section up Immense. About 10 car loads go north in a day or two. West brook & Son have the largest straw berry crop in the world, it is said. Eugene !. Denson. son of Capt. Claude IS. Denson, of Raleigh, is elect ed assistant chemical physician at the hospital of the University of Maryland. At the Churen or the tiooa Hliepnera Sunday about JSOOO was collected f the church building fund. Marshall Barber, a well known young business man here, died Sunday. Sal urday an operation for appendicitis was performed. Peritonitis at once set in. It is said the operation was too long delayed. 'These many years, in this section. Easter Monday, no matter what the weather may be, has been a day sa cred to fishermen. It was fair and fine yesterday and about a fourth of tin population of Raleigh took to the woods and streams. The Supreme court today begins the hearing of 12th district appeals Among the attorneys present were: F A. Sondley.L. M. Bourne, Fred. Moore. T. H. Cobb, Asheville. The fact that the street cars are again running here gives genera1 pleasure-. In this revenue district in lSDli the collections lrom tax on whiskey and brandy were $101,726. That w is a fruit year and much brandy was male. Last year, which was no fruit year, the col lections were $178,833. almost entirely from whiskey. In March, 1S93, there were 111 registered whiskey distiller ies, while In March, 1897, there were 126. The Winston Republican says the Wilson-Gorman bill regulated the capaci ty of distilleries, while as a fact the bill requiring an Increase of capacity was prepared by a Republican administra tion and went Into effect after the Wilson-Gorman bill. At first the Increased capacity bill was thought a hardship, hut of the 126 distilleries only 24 failed to make the capacity. DEBATERS HAVE BEEN SELECTED. University of Georgia and university of North Carolina to Discuss. ATHENS. Ga., April 17. All the pre liminaries for the great debate be tween the University of Georgia and the University of North CarofTna have been arranged. The debate will le held In the University chape! In this city on the evening of May 8th. Thest debates will hereafter be -held each year; next year at Chapel Hill, N. C. The subject for debate was chosen by the North Carolina boys and Is whether the doctrine of the Initiative and referendum of the Swiss govern ment should be adopted by the United States. The University of Georgia chose the negative. The Judges were named today by the University boys, fine is a North Caro linian by birth. Hon. Hoke Smith: an other is a Georgian, Hon. W. J. North en; the third is a South Carolinian, Hon. Carlisle McKim:y of the Charleston News and Courier. The University boys chose their de baters today. They are Messrs. George Twiggs Jackson of Augusta, and Clif ford Mitchell Walker of Monroe. The North Carolina debaters are Messrs. H. G. Connor. Jr., and B. F. Smith. The debate will be a rarely interest ing affair. Atlanta Constitution. Remembered Ills Alma Mater. ROCKFORD, Ills., AprU 20. The will of B. R. Sheldon, former member of the State Supreme court, was pro bated yesterday. He leaves an estate of nver $300,000 and among the bequests is 1190,000 to his alma mater, Williams college, and $iw,w to Hampton, va,,. Institute. A Mistaken Order Causes the Gretks to Fall Hack -Prince Constantino In supreme Command Kluir George Goes to the Frontier. Copyright 1S7 by the Press. ROME, April 20. According to a dis patch to the Messagero from Athens, dated today, the forces of Greeks and Turks in the fighting which has taken place in the Mllouna pass, totals up 20.000 men. The dispatch adds that Crow n Prince ConBtantlne assumes su preme command of the Greek forces which will fight the Turks today. It is also announced that King George of Greece leaves Athens for the frontier today. CAIRO, Egypt, April 20. At the re quest of the Turkish government the Egyptian government has handed the Greek diplomatic ag--nt, M. J.Gryparis, his passports and has ordered all Greeks to leave Egypt within a fort night. ELASSONA, April 19. The whole chain of mountains, from Tchaissza to the Milouna pass, is now in possession of the Turks. The Greeks make little resistance. The dash of the Turks Is irresistible. It is expected that a gen eral advance of the Turkish army will take place tomorrow (Tuesday) morn ing. The bombardment of Prevez, the Turkish position at the entrance of the Gulf of Art a, was resumed at 9 o'clock this morning by Greek forces on land and sea. It is reported that the town will be reduced to ashes in a few days. ATHENS, April 20. -Fighting be tween the Greeks and the Turks has been resumed this morning at Revenl not far from Tyrnavos, northwest of Larissa. A big battle is In progress The Turks are attacking a still greater force than yesterday, but the Greeks are making a stubborn resis;a.-.ee. There was renewed fighting between the Turks and the Greeks In the Mil ouna pass yesterday. It was of the most severe description. The total Greek loss in the various engagements in Mllouna pass is estimated here at 1,000 killed and wounded. Over 200 wounded soldiers and offi cers of the Greek army have arrived at Larissa, Tyrnavos and Yolo. The losses of the Turks are declared to be much greater than those of the Greeks. Prince Constantine has returned to Larissa from Grltzovall, where he wit nessed some severe fighting. At that place Gen. Mastropas, In command of the Greek artillery, misunderstood Prince Constantlne's orders, and order- eu a retreat. The Turks thereupon ad vanced, and soon occupied Gritzovall, pursuing the retreating Greeks, kill ing a few and wounding 200 of them. Gen. Mastropas' brigade later rallied and made a stand. In the meantime Prince Constantine hurTtSd reinforce ments forward to Gen. Mastropas, forcing the enemy back. N.f-oea Are Kxpeotod to Come In for Some Offloea It. J tut previous to the Republican mu nicipal convention there were evi dences of discontent in the ranks of the OQftered voters. A considerable propor tion ef this wing of the party at one tin Insisted that the colored popula tion should be represented on the tlckrt to be nominated. When the con vention was held, however, demands for teeognltlon were made, nor has there been any protest since the hold ing jf the convention because recogni tion waa not received. The question, What has come over the spirit of their dreams? la therefore pertinent. According to rumor the colored brother Is to be handsomely recognized when the pie is distributed, should fats be so unkind to Asheville- as to let the Republican party succeed in the May election. The negroes are making no secret of their expectations. Recently, It Is related, Thomas Ledbetter, color ed. Informed Street Superintendent Bostic that he expected to get his, Mr. Boatlc's, place. It will be recalled that when Col. Y. S. Lusk waa mayor this position was tilled by a negro. Another negro has told City Hall Jan it or Hall that he would get the latter's pi are should , the Republicans be suc cessful. It is also expected that the office of sanitary Inspector is to be filled by a negro. All this provided the Republicans can get In. FOUND IN FRENCH BROAD. THE M IS WORKING President Maks t Lorg string ot Homicathns. NEW YORK'S NEW POSTMASTER PLACES IN Til B TREASURY AND INTERIOR DEPARTMENTS. The Body of Jesse Dal ton, Iteceutly Drowned at Asheville. The body of Jesse Dalton, who was drowned In the French Broad recently, was found yesterday afternoon. About 3 o'clock John Lomlnac, who lives about six miles north of Asheville, was fishing along the French Broad, ac companied by his 10 years old son, Net son. When near "Candler's shoals the boy remarked "Pa, there is the man who was drowned at Asheville," In dicating a figure In the river. Mr Lomlnac found the body of a man ly ing on a rock in a position in w hich it had been swept upon the rock by the currents. Mr. Lomlnac walked to Asheville, telephoned Coroner Reed and notified Dalton's relatives of the finding of a body. The coroner went to the scene, the body was identified as that of Dal ton, an Inquest was held and the body brought back to Asheville shortly after dark. The coroner's Jury was made up of R. T. Poor, J. G. Rymer, John Lorni nac, W. H. Austin, Timothy Edwards and Z. M. Cannon. ON WITH THE BALL! ELECTIONS ALL AROUND US. Biltmore, woolney and Other Towns lo Fleet Officials Next Month. The suburban towns are this year to divide election interest with Asheville, although the mercury in the political thermometer does not rise so high there as it does in Asheville. Ordina rily the vote is not so large as to pre vent its being polled In a few minutes so as to allow the voters who want to to come to Asheville and watch the big contest . At Biltmore the candidates for the suffrages of the people are: Mayor D. C. Champlaln; commissioners,,, E. J. Harding, J. C. Lipe and J. M. Hamil ton. The Woolsey ticket has not been named yet. In The Citizen Mayor Long has a call for a town meeting for this purpose to be held Monday evening, April 26. Kenilworth and Victoria will also be in the procession, but tickets have not been announced. Practice Beirnn by 'he Moonshiners ot 'H7 at Allandale. The signs of the times point lo a prevalence of baseball fever this year among the Asheville people. At Allan dale yesterday Manager Jobe's jolly Moonshiners began practice for the '97 season. The grand stand was about filled with enthusiasts who saw the team start uff for the year's rat e and wished them pennant winning luck. The team showed up in exceedingly jfine trim considering it was the first go, and a crank of the old school de clares it to be the fastest team ever in stalled at Allandale. While all the boys appeared in good shape under the microscopic eye of the watrhers, it was noted that Alabazan McFar land, the tender of left garden, had the speed of a deer and covered all the ter ritory there was. The boys are to prac tice every afternoon. EXTENDING TUB LINE. Improvements Making In the Mont- lord Avenue Line. A large force of workmen is em ployed In extending the track of the Montford avenue car line a distance of about 1200 feet, the extension being south along the bank of the French Broad river. In time the Montford line company will run Its cars to the ceme tery. It is the Intention of the company to afford its patrons a pleasant place for recreation during the summer days. A considerable portion of the river bot tom Is being sown In grass. Among other purposes this grass plot will be used as drill ground by the Bingham cadets. Swings and rustic seats are also being put up, and concessionaires will sell refreshments. This company now Iras a first class station at the river terminus of the line. CHAPMAN GOES TO JAIL. Oulv One Nomination Especially Con oerus Applicants tor "Pie" From the South, But That le a Good One. WASHINGTON, April 20. The Pres ident today sent to the Senate a long list of nominations, among which were several of importance: John A. Merritt of New York, to be third assistant postmaster-general. Postmasters: New York, Cornelius Van Cott, New York City. Jas. L. Davenport of New Hamp shire, first deputy commtssfbner ol pensions; Leverett M. Kelly. Illinois, second deputy commissioner of pen sions. John P. Jackson collector of cus toms for the district of San Francisco, Cal.; William Youngblood of Alabama, auditor for the Interior department. IN TUB ASSOCIATION. Renular Meeting ot Members-Prof. Tlgbs's Talk. At the regular monthly members' business meeting of the Y. M. C. A. last evening committees reported and matters pertaining to association work were discused. The devotional com mittee. Dr. L. Joe Broughton. chair man, suggested that some member of the assoclaton should conduct the 1B mlnute devotional meeting preceding the regular discourse Sunday after noons. Physical Director Pugh announced mai nerearter ills class would practice In full dress class suits Thursday even ings, when the public would be wel comed. Prof. R. J. Tlche gave an lot oi-cstinc talk on his trip to Europe. West minster Abbey was the subject. VESTRYMEN. Elections lor Trinity and All Souls Churches. At the annual meeting of Trinity parish Monday the following were elected vestrymen for the year,: J. H. Law, T. W. Patton, H. A. Miller, R. R. Rawls, Thomas A. Jones, Haywood Parker, H. Redwood and H. D. Child. T. W. Patton was elected senior war den, J. H. Law Junior warden. J. H. Lee secretary, and H. A. Miller treasurer. The election of vestrymen for All Souls' church, Biltmore. vesterdav re sulted in the choice of: Geo. W. Vander- bllt, w. H. Washington, Charles W. Woolsey, George F. Weston and Charles McNamee. Twenty Hounds With Gloves. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., April 20.- The Olympic club has matched Jeffries of San Francisco and Baker of Chicago for a purse of $1,000 for a 20 round con test, to be decided on the night of May 21. The loser Is to receive $200 from the purse. IN NORTH CAROLINA. ATTENTION SMOKERS ! HUNTER WILL WITHDRAW. Ills Successor In the Contest Will be Either Holt or Dsboe. FRANKFORT, Ky., April 20. Dr. W. G. Hunter, the indicted Republican nominee for the United Stats Senate, ssued this statement over his signa ture: "I have gone over the whole sit uation carefully, anl I admit that I do not know where my one vote is to come from. Under the circumstances, I am willing to say that I shall not pro long the fight beyond a reasonable time, when I see that It is hopeless." Just when Hunter will withdraw Is a matter as yet doubtful; probably to morrow. The fight to be the nominee win be between Judge W. H. Holt and Senator W. J. Deboe. The latter has the best dhance. Senator Ogllvie, a sick Democrat, who has not been here before this ses sion, arrived this morning. This put Hunter one vote further from elec tion. . Killed and Wonnded. SAVANNAH, Ga., April 20. A ca boose on the northbound fast vegetable train. F. C. & P. railroad jumped the track at Cayce, S. C. at midnight last night. Conductor T. R. Smiley was in stantly killed and Flagman Wily had both feet' cut off. Baseball Yesterday. National league: Boston S, Philadel phia t. Southern league: Columbus 5, Chat tanooga 4; Atlanta J, Knoxville i. He Would Not Answer the Senators' Questions. WASHINGTON, April 19. The Su preme court has refused the application for a writ of certiorari and habeas cor pus by Elverton R. Chapman, the bro ker who refused to tstlfy In the cases of senators who are alleged to have speculated In sugar stocks. The sen tence of the Supreme court of the Dis trict of Columbia to 30 days in Jail ana $100 fine was confirmed by the Su preme court. While There's Lite, There's Hope. From the Raleigh Press-Visitor. The Dicky Birds say That the decis ion of Judge Adams against the new asylum boards does not necessarily mean that the new boards will not "get In" for the chances are the new boards will go crazy. FROM THE TELEGRAPH. It is officially denied that Spain Is about to recall 30,000 troops from Cuba. The Baltimore and Ohio railroad has placed an order for 4000 box cars at a cost of $2,000,000. The police census of Washington shows a population of 277,483, an in crease of about 5000 since 1895. Senator Piatt Is pushing through the New York Legislature the bill prohib iting the publishing of cartoons in newspapers. President McKlnley's reporteu plan to modify Mr. Cleveland's extension of the clasifled service Is declared by the civil, service commission to be illegal. Dr. Angelf will go to the Turkish capital with a special mission to per form the vigorous prosecution of the claims for Indemnity brought by Americans. The executive committee of the Na tional Reform Press association will try to reorganize the Populist party, and has called a convention to meet at Nashville, Tenn., July 4. Therelsanundercurrent In the Tam many organ izkt ion in favor of the nom ination of Henry George, the single tax advocate, as the Democratic candidate for mayor of Greater New York. President R. Curzon Hoffman of the Seaboard Air Line states that suc cess has attended the establishment of experimental farms alongside of the railroad tracks. Charlotte News: Sunday at the res idence of Z. D. Boyd in York county. South Carolina. Mr. A. P. Sellers and Miss Bessie Skinner of Charlotte were married, 'Squire Z. D. Boyd performing the ceremony. It was a runaway match. Salisbury Sun: While Inspecting the cars on the Yadkin train the over haulers discovered a nicely arranged hen nest on one of the trucks under the passenger coach. The nest con tained one egg. Mrs .Sarah Moore, widow of the late Carroll Moore of Globe. Caldwell coun ty, died at the residence of her son, F. P. Moore, esq., aged 82 years. She was the mother of James O. Moore, esa. of Gastonia, a prominent merchant and maunracturer, and of Flnley P. and William C. Moore. Lincoln Journal: Dr. L. S. Fox tells us that he extracted a few days ago a tooth containing a live nerve with an abscess at the root of the tooth. This is something heretofore unknown in dentistry. Dr. d'ox also showed us two specimens of bVuspids, which he had recently extracted, hav ing two and three roots. About once in a lifetime dentists find a bicuspid with two roots, but one with three roots was never before heard of. The Gastonia Gazette says: "A unique Individuality Is that of Rev. J W. Stagg of Charlotte. In mental equipment he appears to be a combi nation of book-worm and practical minner. in cnaracter he is as open ana trank and generous as a school boy to his fellows. In temperament he displays now the merciless energy of a meat axe driven by steam, and now again the unspeakable tenderness of a child stroking the wet cheek of a sob bing mother. Greensboro Record, Monday: Mrs. C. A. P. Porter of Tarhoro died here this morning. A few days ago she wa taken with pneumonia, but was not thought to be alarmingly ill until Sun day evening. Mrs. Porter was 1 years old, and had been a member of the Methodist church for ever 50 years. Her life has been a long and useful one. She leaves three children, Mrs. Lizzie Claxton of Greensboro, N. C, Mrs. Hel en Powell of Tarboro, N. C. and Mr. Frank Porter of St. Joseph, Mo. Miss Fodle M. Bule is stenographer at the State Normal and Industrial college. Stenographic notes of hers, taken at the meeting of the North Car olina Medical association, in Winston, last year, were reproduced recently in the New York Phonographic World. Miss Bule, says the Greensboro Record, is one of the best known reporters in North Carolina today. Last year she was official stenographer to the Medi cal association, the Firemen's associa tion and the Teachers' Assembly, and her work is well known to the legal fraternity of Greensboro. Miss Buie was born In Robeson county. 17 miles from Lumberton, in the vicinity of Red Springs. Her early education was largely secured at home under the per sonal direction of her parents. j Be sure to lay in a supply of Cigars to day for your daily smoking if there ai c better 5 cent Cigars in the City than Portuondo Chi cos we 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 St&rc on Court Square. HE1NITSH & REAGAN FOR EASTER HAVE JUST RECEIVED BonBons and Chocolatesc In 1, 2, 3 and 5 Pound Boxes. At the Soda Four. tain: Ice Cream Soda With Crushed Fruits. Useful Chairs ! Comfortable chairs, economical -chairs. You have to associuto con stantly with your furnlturelta with you 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. Tou never can get well acquainted with an un comfortable chair. JBau't we Introduce you to household furniture? A good chair, a useful chair, that will stand all sorts of wear, and last for years. ' We have this kind, on any terms you wish. Come and see them. W i. Blair 45 Patted