As
BOY WANTED
Is all the advertisement said, except
giving the address. However, it did
the work, and the advertiser got
more boys than he wanted, because
they read The Citizen.
heviiie fjaily Citizen
TAKE A TURN
On fortune's wheel. The beat card
to play is a Citizen advertisement.
There is no risk, as there are no
Wanks. Every time tiie card ap
peals luuusauua scr 11.
VOLUME XMl. NO. 169.
ASHEVILLE, N. C, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 24, 1897.
CENTS
PRICE 3
i
Give Us Your Orders
-Torriorrow for
....Thanksgiving....
iWe have everything you
?
will ifeed.
Our store will not be
opened THANKSGIV
ING DA.
Powell' & Snider.
Arch Front.
Bon Marche.
- Tis Well to Prepare in Time
for Thanksgiving."
A il l t, make the table show off Us
good apetizing parts whit help more
:h in new, dainty
Table Linens.
While Linen Table Cloths 25, t!9,
l'. and fy cents to $1.40 per yard.
Table Cloths anil Napkins t'o match
$2.r,0 to $10.
Doylies and Nipkms, particularly
K''d stock as low as 23 tents dozen, and
line as $1.50 dozen.
Particular pood value ut $1.00. $1.25
ami $1.50.
Table Felt or Silence Cloth 50c, 65c.
and 75c.
Kxtra Rood stock of towels bought
before rise and sold accordingly.
We are selling- agents for Centemeri
fine Kid (lloves and forwarding agents
fur Old Staten Island Dyeing Estab
liKhnunt. Bon Marche,
15 South Main St.
A Nice Line
of
Pistols . .
Just Received at
Asheville
Hardware Company's.
Come in and Let Us
Show Them to You.
.Mill STRAP SAHDALS..
White, black and
blue. The new toe.
Just in. Nice, styl
ish goods. Thell
please you. $2.oq; .
J.SPANCENBERC,
4 N. Court Square"
Closed T narrow.
Delivered on Time
Kxactly. Not five minutes after time,
nor two hours but on time exactly. We
aim to make this laundry so good and
the service so pleasant, that when a
person comes here once, he will always
come here.
We want you to feel that you are
going to get just what you want In
every respect. If you are not getting
that at present, suppose you see what
we can do for you.
Asheville Steam Laundry,
43 W. College St.
"PLENTY OP TIME to think of
Holiday Goods," you say. "No hurry."
Perhaps not, but we suggest the advis
ability of making a selection early. You
cannot give your taste and judgment
full .scope w!hen hurried.
We have a large and well selet-ted
assortment of Jewelry. Watches,
Clocks, Silverware, etc., suitable for
presents. Customers can make a se
lection now and have articles delivered
at a future date.
The qualitry of 'the goods we offer
are fit a superior order and prices are
not any higher than they will be a
month later.
B. H. COSBY,
I he Reliable Jeweler, " 27 Patton Ave.
.Just Received.
Two Cases
SOO Pounds
Turkish Figs,
California Raisins,
Malaga Raisins,
Malaga Grapes,
Dates and all kinds
of Nuts.
Our store will be closed
Thursday, THANKSGIV
ING DAY.
Q. A. GREER.
in North Court Square.
A Good Hunting Trap
Babcock's "Just Right" Wagon
Plerrty of room for two men and the
Jogs, or with an extra seat, will carry
four persons nicely, with room under
the seats for dogs, guns, etc
"Light enough for one horse, strong
enough for two."
FOR SALE AT
T. S. MORRISON'S
CARRIAGE WAREHOUSE.
KLONDIKE.
Mote startling than1 some of the
Klondike tales. For ten days from
date we will furnish plate and (100)
one hundred engraved viafting cards.
w
latest style, ladles' or gentlemen's size,
packed in a fieat 'box, for $1.25. This
offi-r good for ten days only. Don't
delay. Novemfber 24.
Morgan's Book Store
S WEST COURT SQUARE.
Iffi IN ELECTION LI
Made for the Benefit of Re
publicans Wholly.
POPULISM'S LAST STAND
ATTORNEY GENERAL WALSER'S
DECISIONS.
Hard to Reduce the Cotton Acreage
Tax on Horses and Mules Whis
key in the Raleigh Campaign.
RALEIGH, N. C, Nov. 24. The in
quiry was made a day or two ago as
to why the election law was so changed
as to make the supervisors oif election
no longer 'State officers," to require no
oath, and, In fact, to take away t'heir
power. The reply was frank. The high
official who was questioned said: "The
change was really made toy us so as to
prevent the Populists from ob-operat-inrg
with the 'Democrats and thus con
trolling two-thirds of the election ma
chinery." In other .words the law of
1895 was to enalble the Reputblipans to
"work" the Populists. They 'worked
them." But they are afraid to trust
their allies of 1896-7. That is what it
virtually amounts to. It means also
that the Republicans no longer value
the Populists as a force in politics.
Thanksgiving day will as usual be
the chosen day df hunters, just as
Easter Monday is of the fashions, no
matter What the State of the weather
may be.
It will profoalbly toe six or eight
months 'before the new paper here, the
Post, tan gets its type-setting ma
chines. Editor R. M. Furman arrived
today.
The State fair diplomas were sent out
yesterday. December 1 the premiums
are to be paid.
A local temperance campaign 'has be
gun here. It is said that the "no whis
key" issue will cut quite a figure In the
next municipal -campaign. On tooth
sides a good deal of feeling 'has toeen
aroused. Two State officials are deeply
interested in this local temperance
movement.
North Carolina is spoken of by poli
ticians as "the last stronghold of Pop
uQism." As soon as the judge has signed the
decree, etc., in Whe matter of the Cum
nock coal mine it is said that more ac
tive operations than have ever been
conducted will be begun. The proceed
ings have resulted in a great victory
for Receiver Henszey, and S. P. Lang
don of Philadelphia, !who -was fighting
him in various ways, is completely
"downed."
Republicans high in authority say
Lnited States Marshal Carroll will cer
tainly serve out his term. That was
the arrangement made.
.'An apt illustration of the extreme
difficulty, not to say impo-sislbility, of
getting all the cotton growers to co
operate in redueine- htojito w-a
'by a grower here who said: "If all the
otners reduce acreage that will be the
very time iwhen I will increase it."
Another farmer who was told this said:
"If we decide on reduction I would be
one of a crdwd to go to the farm of
SUCh fellows as this in Kr,-,avi laiHi ikVi
and plow up his cotton.
In reply to an inquiry Attorney Gen
eral Walser says: "The revenue act
jfil897 subjects all legacies and inheri
tances to taxation, whether in the di
rect line or collaterally. This tax on
su;oes?ion applies to all property which
may be or is bequeathed or devised or
attempted to toe transmitted toy one
person to another person or persons."
To the countv treasurer rwf IVrrrn ,
says: "It seems to toe the duty of the
c-uuuLy treasurer to pay the jurors out
of 'the jury tax fund, 'but a payment
out of the general county fund upon
orders of the 'board of county comls
sioners would tint maVo ih.
.'i. ucasuicr
or his bondsmen liable." .
10 Attorney Whitson of Asheville
Who desires to se-nra tho .
- aiuiuiiiuriU
or the charter tho mi
i v 1 1 ie 1 1711,11 -
oo Warehouse company, the Attorney
j nes. i would suggest that
you send a signed statement of the acts
or omissions upon which you propose
t j establish the action, and if I am sat
isfied with their sufficiency I will re
quest leave of the s.,m . .
bring action, upon satisfactory security
riuS Rivea io indemnify t'he State
against costs and expenses."
The Attorney General says regarding
the tax upon dealers in horses ur mules
that the payment of the $25 State li
cense entitles th
f-!I?Cy.,?uhf...State' uK,n Payment in
' " i vne iu county tax.
NEARLY KILLED HER.
Great Difficulty in Reviving Miss
DBiawin.
WILMINGTON, Del.. Nov. 2f,M,c
Helen Baldwin, who attends school in
Wilmington, but lives in Delawi
county. Pa., is still confined to her
room as the result of being hypnotized
by Clyde Thomas of this city.
,On Friday night a party was given at
the home of Owen W. Everett. Yoiinc
Thomas hypnotized several people and
then selected Miss Baldwin for his next
experiment. She objected at first, tout
finally agreed and was put under the
ruiiuence. rnoraij Tried to revive her.
Dut she became hysterical and went
back into an unconscious state.
A 'rjhvskw n fonnvl hi nni.a i on
- - - , - . . v . fVtlO. tL L OJ
and could do nothing for her. People
feared the young woman would die. All
tnis ume miss nam win declares she
wia,3 conscious of w'htaJ' wn : Alnor
but was unable to help herself.
"Pwiiallv .TrkHn .TV fa.r.tin am rt .Qamncl
A. Booth, who enjoy a local reputation
as nypnoiisi, maae numerous- passes
over the young woman and. after an
hour's work .mif rerifd in rvlvi-n- hpr
N. Y. "WorM.,-
To Join Forces With Altgeld.
CHKJACfO, Nov. 24. A. dispatch from
TopckJatftKansis, states tfc&t Judge Cy
rus perron, who will complete his
eighth; year as judge on the bench in
th-'lith district ot that State January
1, -vria then retire and come to this city
torm a partnership with .ex-Gov.
AN EVENING WITH POE."
Prof. Rossell's Latest Lecture to be
Given at Y. M. C. A. Hall.
Last evening Prof. Ros'sell had an
overflowing house at the Y. M. C. A.
A double bill was rendered, the first
lecture being the Atlanta exposition.
and the second London. As an extra
attraction the Professor recited ihe
"Raven" in his usual dramatic styl.
Next Sunday evening Prof. Rosseia
will deliver his new sacred lecturt
"Pictures and Poems." i
The Washington Lecture associations
whdcih has given so many free lectures
in Asheville, deltehttirre-. am u si nrff- an ft
instructing thousnds of auditors, no
offers to the people of Ashevi'Ue one
of the finest, attractions of the kind is
existence, it consists of Prof. Rossell's
latest and best lecture, "An Exenlng
With Edgar Allan Poe," and will be
Crtl'Ctr a.t V T f K ,1 i rr.. j :
evening, November 30, at 8:15. The lec-j
luiaia proiuseiy illustrated and all thei
poems of the weird auihor will be ren-
uerea as oniy fror. Kosseli can. The
tilckets for this lecture will be sold at;
Che nominal price of 10 cents and are
now on sale at the Y. M. C. A. rooms.
A seat will be guaranteed to every
holder of a ticket.
There sihould be a liberal attendance
upon this lecture, given for the bene
fit of an institution so worthy and one
that has done so much for the ci:y and
the people.
9.765 BUSHELS.
The Big Crop of Corn J. M. Gudger,
Jr., Raised.
J. M. Gudger, jr., has just returned
from Madison county, and in an inter
view with The Citizen states thoit his
corn crop measured 9,765 toushels. Late
planted corn was cut short toy the long
dry spell. The crop on the west side
of French Broad river was lararer in
cluding Marshall 'township. The Ivies
and Jaurel had a. light crop. The farm
ers, he adds, are turning their atten
tion to grass and cattle.
"Long promised prosperity has not
reached the country yet," Mr. Gudger
says, "times being closer and money
scarcer than ever before in the history
of the counlty. Protection is praised by
Dhe officeholder and offieeseeker, tout
cuwweu uy 'ine common ciitizen. rrom-
lses were made by the party of protec
tion and prosperity, but onfly the jie
humier realizes the boon hoped for and
expected.
"The tidal wave will surely come at
the next election, tout it will be that of
condemnation. Even Pearso i will be
retired to Richmond Hill Mitchell
counity cannoit even save him. Faiise
prophets they have proven, end verilv
the people are saying, 'Thou hast de
ceived us; the pie counter was your
only ambition. Retire, retiiv.' in.l thus
it wtill be proclaiimed on eletti..'n day."
THAT'S DIFFERENT.
Can Give License to Marry, But
Can't Marry a Couple.
The ether day a man t'n.eied Reg
ister Benchboard's office and applied
for license for the union of hi son and
the maiden of his choice. N.t being
sure that she was above -the legal age
t'he register did not at once issue the
litense, whereupon the prosepec tive
father-in-law proposed that he would g.j
and bring her to the office, that the ofr
fleial might make sure he was on the
safe side. "This is surely the right
place to get the li'cense. ain't it?" he
asked. "Oh, yes," the register replied.
"And maybe you could tnairy Vm,
too," the man continued. Mr. Beach
board replied that he might be able to
do so.
The man left, soon returning with
the maiden in the case, and s-he as
buxom and pretty an 1 altogether
quite a winsome lass. Fhe made the
application for her own license, and it
was soon made out. It was paid for.
and then the father of the you h in
the case called upon the register to per
form the ceremony, saying "I've got
the money here to pay you."
When Mr. Beachbuard recovered he
had only strength enough to reply that
the young couple would better find a
mfnister or magistrate. And they took
hiis advice.
WANTED AT SHELBY.
Man Charged With Stealing a Watch
Arrested Here.
Patrolmen Jordan and Jarvis this
morning figured in an up-to-date piece
of police work.- A circular was received
at police headquarter?, bearing the sig
nature of R. S. J nes. chief of police
of Shelby, iN. C, giving notice of a
$25 reward for the arrest of Wiil Tram
well, who is charged avith stealing a
watch. A description of the man was
given. A few minutes after the circu
lar was received the officers arrested
the man described, having 'found him
at the Farmers' warehouse. Tramwell
was (locked up and the offkiials at Shel
by notified.
The officers this afternoon recovered
the wabch in the case, which was stolen
in Spartanburg Saturday night. It is
a lady's watch, wlith the monogram "M.
3. G." on the case. It was found in the
po.jsession of a Mr. Garren near the
cotton mills, who said Tramwtil sold
it to him for $7.
HELP THE HOSPITAL.
Thanksgiving Day Will be a Good
Time to Remember It.
The people of Asheville can find no
mOre appropriate season than Thanks
giving in which to help 'that especially
worthy charity, the 'Mission Hospital.
To it funds or supplies will be most ac
ceptable. The hospital has for years
been doing a work of incalenla'ble bene
fit to Asheville and the county, and
those who have freely given their ser
vices to its maintenance should have a
substantial assurance during thl3
Thanksgiving season that their work
is recognized at its true worth.
Groceries are especially desired. Do
nations may ,be left either at the hos
pital, G. A. Greer's, Powell & Snider's
or A. D. Cooper's.
Make the hospital's Thanksgiving a
notable and most happy one!
Blackmailed an Earl.
LONDON, Nov. 24. At the Central
Criminal court today Florence Stans
field, charged at 'the Westminster police
court on November 12 with attempting
to 'blackmail the Earl of Carrington,
was sentenced to 18 mon'ths' penal ser
vitude. Pay Up, Duke.
LONDON, 'Nov. 24. The Cambridge
county court made a commitment
ordr today on the Duke of Manchester,
w!bo 'waajsued for a -livery stable debt
of ,49 &nd sts. The order, however,
waS-Suspii for three weeks with
litoerti JSSfieal.
1 Thla is Official.
BERLIN, Nov. 24. The appointments
of Admiral Von Dlederich to command
thecombinedGerjnaasquadrjn In Chin
ese waters, and-Prince Henry of Prus
sia to assume comamnd of the second
German squadron on the coast ol
China has toeen officially confired.
Ulfu
fill
EPflRTMENT
Its Efficiency Questioned by
Last Friday's Sufferers.
AS GOOD AS NEW YORK'S
BUT IT
SEEMS TO BE MUCH
SLOWER.
A Deal of Boasting, But Engines
Lacked Coal to Run the Pumps
With.
LONDON. Nov. 24. Inhabitants of
this metropolis, as a result of the out
cry which followed ithe great fire of
Friday last, are much agitated in re
gard to the inefficiency of the fire bri
gade, and the newspapers ore filled
with letters comparing London's sys
tem unfavorably with those in use in
America and other countries.
At a meeting of the London county
council yesterday evening the chair
man of the fire brigade committee,
in command of the organization of the
London fire department, claimed that
it is ahead of New York, Montreal and
other cities, adding that every appli
ance known to the New York fire de
partment is employed by the Londo i
fire brigade.
In spite of this rosy view of (the sit
uation the most damaging testimony
has been tendered toy the members of
the firm of 'Herring & Co., who have
written a letter to the Ixmdon Times,
staying the engines employed in dis
tinguishing the flames last Friday
were out of coal and water.
Sir EyreMassey Shaw, who was chief
of the Metropolitan fire brigade, Lon
don, from 1S81 to 1891, te quoted in an
interview as saying he has studied the
fire departments of New York, Chicago.
Vienrna, Berlin and Paris, aind he adds:
"London is ahead of them all."
UNION CHURCHMEN WON.
Strikers at Scottdale Kept a Non
Union Workman Out of Church.
SCOTTDALE. Pa., Nov. 22. The
members of the Baptist church at
ScoMdale had a disagreement yesterday
over the application of a non-union
mill worker and his wife for member
ship. When the Rev. Mr. Stralton an
nounced the applications after the
morning services and asked if there
were any objections, several strikers
formerly employed at the steel miils
here jumped to 'their feet and protested
in vigorous terms. The strikers came
off victorious in the evening, the time
.--et for baptizing the applicants, and the
nun-unicn worker and his wife were
ou.iside the pale of the church.
The congregation is composed prin
cipally of strikers, though several of
the officials of the steel company are
members of the church. In the con
troversy Mr. Stratton and some of the
memibers of the church had spirited ar
guments. Many of the wo-niem of the aid so
ciety are also up in arms because a
meeting has been called at the res
idence of a family which took non
union workmen (to board. N. Y. Sun.
HANNA'S CONTRIBUTION.
Ohio Republican Committee Used
$55,814.40.
COLUMBUS, Nov. 22. The statement
of expenditures in the late State cam
paign made tonight toy the Republican
State eonrmitteee to the'Secretary of
State sh jws that the receipts of the
committee were $55,914.40.
Of this $15,uu0 was contributed by
Senator Hanna; State and federal of
ficeholders gave $20,914.40, and $20,000
was borrowed by the committee and its
notes for the amount are still out.
Senator Hann'a's recent trip to New
Y rk is understood to havt been chiefly
f.ir the purpose of soliciting funds with
which to pay the deficiency.
The contribution of $15.00u y Senator
Hanna is the largest amount ever given
by an individual to a campaign in thi3
State. Besides this, it is well known
fhat a large part of the money which
he put into the campaign did not go
through th hands of the committee
X. Y. World.
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.
Striking Engineers and Employes
Getting Together.
LONDON, Nov. 24. There was wide
spread interest in the conference be
tween representatives of employers and
delegations of striking engineers, which
commenced this morning behind closed
doors, atter many weeks of npentH-
tionis. The discussions are exnec.trl -tn
be prolonged, and ilt is hoped some sat
isfactory understanding will be arrived
at in view of the great misery the strike
has inflicted upon the engineers' trade
of Great Britain.
B. & O. EARNINGS.
9
An Increase in the Net Earnings for
October.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 24. The gross
earnings of the Baltimore & Ohio rail
way for the month of October, 1S97,
were $2.3C6.107, a decrease of $6639."" The
increase in net earnings was J23B 073
For the four months of the fiscal year
in. lino- Anfnhn. 1 041-7 V. :
""'"5 vw,twuci, iwi, me giuas earnings
were $9,417,178, an increase of $264,846.
The neit earnings increased $360,516.
.
SS&TZa Quarantine Off.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 24. Three new
cases of fever and one death.
MOBILE, .Nov. 24. No new cases and
no deaths. It is safe for atosentMot
bileans to come home.
CHARLESTON, S. C, Nov. 24. The
board of health has issued orders to
day removing quarantine restrictions.
No further stoppage of passengers will
be made.
French Ambassador Quits.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24. The
French Amtoassador, M. (Patewotre, has
received a cablegram from his govern
ment requestting him to start for Paris
Saturday might. Accordingly he will
present his letter of recall to President
McKrnley on Friday, sailing next day
on tiie French liner. La Champagne.
An Appointment.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24. The Pres
ident has nuide the following appoint
ment: Maj. William Henry Heur,
corps of engineers, member c the Cal
ifornia Oebys commission.
ON THE SIDE OF SPAIN
THE PRESIDENT ADVISES
WAITING POLICY.
Wants Congress to be Passive While
Reforms are Introduced in Cuba
Release of Competitor Prisoners.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24. It is un
derstood that the President, in his mes
sage, will suggest to Congress that it
will toe inadvisable, at present, to take
any action which would complicate the
situation in Cuba. It Is said he will
suggest that Phe passage of resolutions
recognizing the toelligerency or inde
pendence erf the insurgents would toe
inexpedient 'while the measures of re
form proposed by Spain and to be car
ried out by Oen. Blanco are being in
troduced. The release of the Competitor and
other prisoners is referred to as grati
fying and as relieving the United
States of the necessity of intervention
on the ground of protection to Ameri
can life and property.
PREDICTED SNOW IN JUNE.
It Was a Postmaster's Joke, But He
Finds it Not Funny Now.
CHILLICOTHE, O., Nov. 22. Dur
ing the sweltering weather last June,
when people were longing for a change
of 'temperature, Assistant Postmaster
Lewis Kern manufactured . a few
weather bulletins, it is alleged, an
nouncing a cold wave followed by a
snow fall. Mailing Clerk Franklin
sent one of these cards to a friend in
Columbus, who turned it over to Ob
server Richardson. The observer for
warded it to the weaither bureau at
Washington and the matter was
brought before the Attorney General,
who ordered an investigation,
saying the tngines employed in ex-lun-bus
will give the case attention this
month.
The law is very xrict regarding tam
pering with the weather bulletins, and
the penalty is a fine of from t'MO to
iauo and imprisonment.
Kern and Fianklin hope to es.-ape by
telling the court it was ail a j ike. N.
Y. World.
BOAST OF A BLACKMAILER.
Big Hawley Claims to Have Extorted
$1,000,000 from Englishmen.
XBW YORK, Nov. 22. Wiiiiam C.
W did ward, also known as Big Hawley.
was found guilty of attempting to ex
tort blackmail from Samuel W. Bridg
ham, son-in-law of Millionaire Wiiiiam
C. Schermerhorn. Woodward has tin
international reputation as a swindler,
and boasted on the witness stand to
day that as 'The Lionel Musgrove" he
had obtained $1,000,000 from the wealthy
Englishmen in London at caids and
by other means.
He also said that he had ben" ar
rested 37 times in the 37 years of his
life. This, he said, was the first time
in all his career that he had faced a
ju-y. Washington Post.
ENVELOPED IN FOG.
All England Afflicted-Wrecks and
Accidents.
LONDON, Nov. 24. The heavy fog
which spread over England yesterday
continuasto envelope thecountry tday.
Accidents of more or less importance
are reported to have occurred In many
places. At Portsmouth the fog is so
I dense that trials of the new war ships
has 'oeen rendered impossible as yet.
Several wrecks of minor importance
have occurred at different parts of the
TEN WERE KILLED.
A Ballast Train Rah Into a French
Passenger Coach.
PARIS, Nov. 24.-A dispatch from
Tarbes, capital of the department of
Haute Pyrenes, announces that a bal
Tast train overtook a passenger train
during a fog tt the Tournay railroad
station. The sh ck is descrli.td as
having been terrific. Several cars were
ground into splinters. Ten persons were
killed and many injured.
Cotton Futures.
NEW YORK, Nov . 24. Cotton fu
tures opened quiet and firm: sales. 500:
January, 5.72; February. 5.76: March
;.S3: April, 5.88: May. 5.93; June, 5 9S
July, fi.02; August. 6.05; Sepiemlwr. 6.05
October. 6.05; November. 5.65; Decem
ber. 5.66.
Spot t-uttton opened quiet and steady
Middling tips, 5 13-14; middling gulfs.
6 1-16.
Torn Up by Earthquake.
BERLIN, Nov. 24. Dispatches from
Saxon Thuringia show that an earth
quake in the mountain districts has oc
curred and damaged the famous rail
road viaduct of the Goeltzsch valley,
rendering it no use for traffic for some
time 'to come.
Gary Will Try Luetgert.
CHICAGO, Nov. 24. Judge Gary def
injtely announced today that he would
take the Luetgert wife murder case for
trial and would begin the hearing next
Monday.
An $80,000 Town Burned
DES MOINES, la., Nov. 24.-'Early
today a fire at Collins, Story county
Iowa, nearly destroyed the entire town.
Loss $80,000.
Death of J. E. Liggett.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 24.-John E. Liggett,
the millionaire tobacconist of this cify
died last night, aged 70.
FROM THE TELEGRAPH.
It is reported to the State depart
mem that the Russians intend to rrak-
their entire railway system double
track.
, Up to November 19 a total of 4289
cases of yeHlow fever had occurred in
this country the present year, and 446
had proved fatal.
Rev. George C. Houghton, nephew of
the late rector of "The Little Church
Around the Corner," in New York, is
etpecfed to succeed to his uncle's place.
It is stated that Marshall Blanco,
through General Pando, has begun ne
gotiations for peace wish the wiur
gent leaders in Cuba on the basis of
autonomy.
Dissensions are reported in the Span
ish cabinet over "the Cuban tariff, and
Senor Moret, minister for the colonies,
threatens to resign unless the new tar
iff is adopted.
When the -Republicans begin their at
tack in Congress on the civil service
law, tihey will be confronted with the
fact that the Republican employes un
der the law largely outnumber the
Democrats.
TRIAL
Parts of the Body Identified in
Court.
THORN'S LATEST STORY
THE HEAD THROWN OVER
FROM A BOAT.
Jurymen Can Communicate With
Their Families The Court Room
Crowded by Curiosity Seekers.
NEW YORK. Nov. 24. Owing to the
expectation that Mrs. Nack would go
on the witness stand today there were
far more applicants for admission to the
court room in Long Island City, where
the trial tf Martin Thorn was in pro
gress, thin could be granted. Before
any witnesses were called Judge Mad
dox informed the jurymenthat, if they
wished to communicate with their
families on any subject than the case
whiah they were soon to try.he Would
see they would be given an opportuni
ty to do so. Thorn is said to have told
one of his cell mates that his torother-in-iaw,
Minker, hud disposed of the head
cf Guldensuppe by throwing it over
board from a fishing boat off the Jer
sey cast. It is possible that Minker
win oe called as a witness.
The first three witnesses called this
morning were H. Speck. A. Steuben and
Alfred Baeder, employed in the Murray
inn oatns. iney corroborated the tes
timony given last evenine bv other em
ployes as to t'he identity of part of
-iuiuensuppe s Oody. ,
CONTROL OF PUPILS.
Teachers May Enforce Rules On
.btudentsOutof School.
DENVER, Nov. 22. Attorney Gen-
eia! t'arr render.-d an ..pinion today
deiiuing the power and duties of school
uireciors and teachers in regard to
making rules for the government of pu
pus, n i.n at school and coming to and
going from school. He holds than they
have power to establish reasonable
rults tor the government of the schools
aiiij ior controlling tne cvmauct of pu
piis nut only while in the school room
but in going to and from the school.
The opinion applies to cases that
have arisen in the Denver schools, and
one in particular, where the right of
I'nn.-ipa. Bradley to pronibit boys from
playing football if their marks were
not up to the standard, has been ques-
CONSOLIDATED.
Business of Two of the Asheville
Tobacco Warehouses.
Owing principally to the fact that
.he itobaepo crop is short and a desire
to redu.e expenses, the Buncombe
Wan house company and the company
conducting the Farmers' warehous-
have consolidated.
In the future the business of the two
companies will be transacted at the lat
ter house.
Col. J. M. Ray told Ti Citizen this
afternoon that there is a strong prob
ability that the Buncombe warehouse
wiil re-opened by a new company.
BURNED THE SHIP.
The Port Patrick Destroyed With
Her Cargo.
NEW YORK, Nov. 24. The full rig
ged ship Port Patrick of the Port line,
Scotland. Capt. Frank Sand, was al
most wholly destroyed by fire at her
dock in East river today. Her cargo,
valued at about $100,000, was also des
troyed. Ihe cause of the fire is un
known. The flames broke out in the
forward lower hold and spread so
quickly that the crew of 12 men had
barely time to get ashore.
A $20,000,000 Deal.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 24. It is an
nounced here that the banking firm of
Alexander Brown & Sons of this city
has closed a deal by which the capital
stock of $20,000,000 of the Pittsiburg
Traction company, embracing 117 miles
of street railway, has been transferred
to a syndicate of capitalists in L .ndon.
New York, Baltimore and Philadelphia.
Death of a Manufacturer.
MANCHESTER, N. H., Nov. 24.
Aretas Bluod, one of the foremost man
ufacturers in New Hampshire, died to
day, aged 81 years. Mr. Blood was
owner of the Columbia cotton mills
Columbia, S. C.
$4.50 AND $4.00.
Ye; we have it and evervihfcig else in
the "Burning Catalogue." Carolina
Coal Co.. 23 latt..n avenue. Phone 130
If Your Prescriptions
Are Filled at
55r 's?r tig JStore,
31 Patton Ave.,
You can absolutely rely on three
things:
1. Only the best chemicals and drugs
will be used.
2. Only competent registered drug
gists will fill them.
3. You will not Ire overcharged.
On these points we solicit your or
ders and prescriptions. You and doc
tor can judge the rest.
HOT SODA.
Hotlam Bouillon.
Hot Chocolate With Whipped Cream.
Hot Ginger Tea.
Armour's Beef Bouillon.
Society Wafers.
mm
Thanksgiving is near at hand
and finds us fully equipped to
supply the wants of our pat
rons with anvthinff thev de
sire in the drug line high
grade drugs is our specialty,
but we always have on hand
a superior stock of toilet re
quisites, perfumeiy, soaps,
cosmetics, dentifrices, tooth
brashes, combs, cloth brushes,
nail brushes, manicure scis
sors, razors and razor strops
and fancy articles in great
variety cur cigar counter is
supplied with the celebrated
Juan F. Portuondo cigars,
the best we have been able to
get in a quarter of a century
we have two stores in the
city and the pub'ic can do no
better in their purchase than
to trade at Dr. T. C. Smith
Dru? Store on tfi PnKliV
Square or at West End Drug
Store at 272 Patton Avenue.
WE WILL BOND YOU.
The United States Fidelity and Guaran
ty Company of Baltimore, Md.
Capital paid in cash $500,000.00
Stockholders' liability 500,000.00
Total resources ....4 $1,000,000.00
As agent of the above company I can
make the bond of city, state and county
officials, railroad, express and other
employes, postmasters, gaugers and In
ternal revenue officials, in fact all sorts
and sizes of bonds, for a small annual
premium. I have power of attorney
which enables me to execute all court
binds instantly.
These bonds will save the diagree
able necessity of asking your friends to
make you a personal bond.
FRANK CARTER, Attorney and Agent,
AKHEVILLE, N. C.
For Rent-
THREE M"a1,' "''je rooms in fara-H-ywooditrert.
B" bul"g-doming on
FOUR desirable offices and C
er T. t Smith s dm store, south.
lub
nif.
corner Public bquare.
g store, southwest
TWO gfreet rms on Kington
APPLY TO
Rutledge, Patterson. Webb
5 and 6 Johnston Building, or Thomas D
Johnston.
Biltmore Dairy
The hetd. consisting of high bred Jer
seys, is under the daily inspection of a
qualified veterinarian, formerly Inspec
tor for the New Orleans board of
health.
All the cows have been Tuberculin
Tested and are in perfect health.
No expense or Ubor spared to-secure
cleanliness in all operations connected
with the m;lk.
To do all the above costs money, and
lots of it; but we have the sattsfaction
of knowing that we are supplying CU8.
tomers with pure milk.
Perhaps you can buymilk a mtte
cheaper, ut Just think tt over.
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