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VOLUME XIII. NO. 232.
AHEVILLE, N. C, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 7. 1898.
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Huckin's
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Have always UiaiiTtained their
excellence and high reeptation.
We have just 'received a
ftsh lot also a fine selection
"i ut 1 -
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Celebrated Soups .
at .
SNIDER'S,
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6 court Square,
arch front.
Bon March e,
15 South Main St.
XKW SFIUNCJ DRESS GOODS.
NEW BLACK DRESS GOODS.
NKW SPRING GINGHAMS.
NEW RIRBONS.
NEW SPRING PERCALES.
NEW SPRING WHITE GOODS.
NEW AND CHEAPEST INDIA
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NEW VAU LACES FROM 1 CENT
UP TO FINEST.
NEW OUTINGS FROM 5 CENTS UP.
NEW RLE ACHED AND UN
BLEACHED DOMESTICS,
NEW RIBBONS. .
NEW LACES.
L.ts of new goods just received in
all "departments.
Those new ties for ladies are very
pretty. -
Bon, Marche,
15 SOUTH MAIN ST.
A- r
CAR LOAD
Of Columbus Buggy
Cos Carriages, Phae
tons and Buggies just
received. They are the
standard of excellence
and style. Also a
shipment of Emerson
& Fisher's work on
the way. Call on us
before you purchase a
vehicle.
Asheviile Hardware Co.,
S. COURT SQUARE.
.Children's Shoes.
are the cause of considerable home
thought, as the youngsters have a way
of fretting through uppers or soles with
surprising celerity. The toes too us
ually give out first. We guard against
that. Have them made to order 5 to
S, $1.25; Vt to 1L $1.50. In the end you'll
find them the cheapest shoes yo,a,ever
bought-
.SPANOENBERa.
4 N Court Square.
Dainty Wear
is carefully and properly handled here.
The finest and the coarsest piece of
poods that come to this laundry of
urs, receives the same amount of care.
We re particular about everything.
That's why we have been so success
ful. , If you are particular about your
clothes, send them to us. , Prices are
reasonable. . .
Asheviile Steam Laundry,
43 West College St.
riftvOtuatu bo to to
wTwettHj and peace fr
f Key tTv& dlU&tQjTu ill ftSti-
"Better to be born, lucky than rich"
is an old saying.
Wearing your birthday stone will
bring luck, and luck riches.
The beautiful purple Amethyst, the
gem for February In some delicately
wrought Betting makes ' a charming
piece of Jewelry. We are showing this
stone in a variety of articles suitable
for ladies' or gentlemen's wear. Rings,
earings, brooches, stick pins, scarf
pins, and ; watch charms are some of
the ways it can be worn.
B. H. COSBY,
The Reliable Jeweler, 27 Patton Ave.
Our
Monarch
-
Canned
Corn
Is truly the lest packed. You make
no mistake in buying it foE your ta
ble when you want the very finest;
O. A. GREER
10 NORTH COURT SQUARE.
GOOD VALUE.
The "Silver King" Buggy.
Open or with Top.
A GOOD MEDIUM GRADE BUGGY
AT A MODERATE PRICE.
We have sold this make of work for
six years and can fully recommend it.
T. S. MORRISON'S
Carriage Warehouse.
to V
The above figures represent the num
bers we carry In sold pens a complete
line. We can furnish fancy or plain
holders, t A splendid assortment of
fountain pens. The best makes made.
Morgan's Book Store
1 WEST COURT SQUARE.
TO
1011 III KRESS
One Minute Speeches in the
House are Farces.
ATHLETICS IN ORATORY
A WARM SPOT PICKED OUT
FOR SHERMAN.
Cut Off By the Gavtl at a Critic
Moment-A Genuine Stump Speech
Tillman' Illustration.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. Special.
There is a great difference between' a
debate in the' Senate and a debate in
the House. When the now celebated
Teller resolution was under considera
tion in the Senate, the speeches were
generally long and labored ones. Un
der the rules of 'that body a Senator
may taik as long as he likes, and when
a Senator once gets started as a usual
thing he does not like to choke himself
off. During the last day of considera
tion, however, by unanimous agree
ment the 15 minute rule -was adopted,
and all speeches were limited to a quar
ter hour each- The Senate is at its
best while debating under this rule, and
many of the addresses made on this
question, both' for and against the res
olution, were models of compact, effec
tive statement.
In the House the idea of saving time
is carried to an absurd extreme. The
time devoted to debate is placed under
the control of a leader on either side.
In this case Mr. Dihgley had control of
the time on the Republican side and
Mr. Bailey had control of that allotted
to the Democrats. Each subdivided
his time in order to accommodate as
many men as possible. Scores of Con
gressmen wanted to make speeches,
and the result was that tive minutes
was given to one man, 10 to another,
three to another and in some cases only
two.
The absurdity of trying to make a
speech in two minutes was, however,
outdone by a number of friends
of Jittle General Wheeler. Hav
ing secured 10 minutes for himself, he
generously parceled it out among his
friends, one minute to each. The at
tempts of these gentlemen to make a
speech on a great question in 60 sec
onds resulted in a series of most laugh
able farces. No sooner would one of
them get nicely under way and just
ready to say something which he want
ed to say, when "rap" would go the
gavel and the ambitious gentleman
.would have to . sit down in the midst
of a sentence.
'" Under the practice af the House not
much politeness is shown members.'
They are cut off by the impudent gavel
right, in the midst of the finest and
most eloquent passages. . They are of
ten left hanging in the air, an arm up
lifted for emphasis, the voice high
pitched-, and right funny and not a lit
tle humiliating is it to be compelled
to drop 1 a winged pigeon to earth
with the . .tional dull thud.
Se atoriaT Politeness.
They do these things more politely
in the Senate. When they proceed un
der the 15 minute rule at the end of
the capitol the vice-president waits till
the allotted period has about expired,
and he then warns the speaking Sena
tor by looking hard in his direction. If
the orator does not take the hint, the
vice-president then raps gently a few
times with the little ivory handleless
mallet. If this does not bring the
Senator to a realization of the fact that
his time has expired, the vice-president
awaits a polite and convenient opening
between sentences and then interposes
a more vigorous rapping and says,
"The time of the Senator from has
expired."
The debate on the Teller resolution
gave us several examples of vigorous
oratory. Senator Tillman, who is al
ways most energetic and intense; spoke
about the sort of bimetayism which
the Republicans wanted. He said
that instead of permitting the money
system to have two legs with which
to get about the Republicans cut off
the silver leg, stuck it upon the shoul
der of the system and compelled the
poor thing to go hopping through the
world on one leg. Whereat the Sena
tor illustrated by hopping around on'
one leg in a most athletic fashion, and
greatly to the amusement of the Sena
tors on the floor and the occupants of
the galleries.
Southern Senators appear to have a
fondness for athletic gestures. Mr. Till
man had not much more than taken his
seat when Mr. Butler of the other Car
olina gave an Illustration of what he
thought a real bimetallism should be.
He said it would be like the two arms
of an athlete, of equal strength and
usefulness. But the Republicans had
bound one arm tight to the body and
put all the work on the other, and here
Mr, Butler let loose his right to show
how the gold arm was doing more than
its share of the work, and his fist came
in such dangerous proximity to the
head of Mr. Hanna that that gentle
man thought It would be prudent to
move his chair a little farther away
a flank movement which was effected
greatly to the delight of the specta
tors. An Odd Incident.
An odd incident of the House debate
was the riproaring stump, speech deliv
ered by General Henderson of Iowa. It
set the Republicans into .roars of ap
plause. General Henderson made a
picturesque figure as he stood by his
chair, with the stump of his leg Testing
upon his desk, and poured hot stot Into
the enemy. This method of resting the
maimed limb caused another Congress
man to remark that the eloquent Iowan
had given the House a stump speech in
more senses than one. Notwithstand
ing his fire and energy, Henderson is
popular among the Democrats, and he
has a seat on their side of the house.
One of the unpleasant Incidents of the
Teller resolution debate In the House
was a savage speech made by a Ken
tucky member. He is an eloquent and
learned man, and before he became too
much warmed up he had delivered a
good argument. But as he went on he
obviously became somewhat excited,
for he committed the great mistake of
uttering words like these:
x "The deepest and hottest hole in hell
Is the' place where I want to see John
Sherman put."
This remark was greeted with hisses,
both on the floor and in the galleries.
Plenty of people who do not agree with
the financial views of Mr. Sherman
think it is going a little too far when
a representative on the floor of the
House wants htm put In the "deepest
and hottest hole In heH."
- WALTER WELLMANV
MONITOR AND MFRRIMAC
THE GREATS BATTLE IS RE
CALLED. Pension Asked forJLIeut. Worden's
F mlly The Republioof Hawaii -A
T ritorial Building-Consideration
of Appropriation Bills.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. The atten
dance In the House today was small.
The bill passed to ratify the act of the
territorial legislature of Arizona, au
thorizing the erection of a public -build-Ing.
Without further preliminary business
the House went Into committee of the
whole, and took up the military acade
my appropriation bill.
The bill carried $453,540, being $186,
769 les sthan the estimates, and $26,036
less than is carried in the current law.
It was arranged that the general de
bates should run two hours. Most of
that time was consumed in discussing
extraneous matters.
In the Senate today Morgan, Ala.,
presented an amendment to the reso
lution of Whitefc California, declaring
the republic of Hawaii, duly estab
lished and based upon the constitution,
is the rightful government recognized
by the United States and other powers,
and as such has authority to conduct
annexation arangements with this gov
ernment. A communication was received by
the Senate from the Secretary of War
today,, presenting the urgent necessity
for immediate action to control the dis
orderly element assembling in Alaska.
Chandler, New Hampshire, presented
a memorial . which called to the. atten
tion of the Senate the most thrilling
event of the civil war. The memorial
was prepared in 1874 by the late Ad
miral Worden, who as lieutenant in
the navy, took"part in the historic
fight in Hampton Roads between the
Monitor and the Merrimac. Chandler
said Admiral Worden conceived the
idea it would be proper for the govern
ment of the United States to pay to the
offieei s and crew of the Monitor $200
each in the nature of prize money, but
after having prepared the memorial
concluded not to present it to Conjgress
lest his motives might be misconstrued.
Chandler said he now took occasion
to present the memorial to the Senate
in the hope that Congress might see its
way clear, in view of the wonderful his
tory achieved by Lieutenant Worden,
to do something substantial for the sur
viving members of his family who are
not in good financial circumstances. He
asked that the memorial be referred
to the naval affairs committee, his idea
being, he said, that the committee and
Secretary of the Navy could evolve
some plan whereby suitable recognition
by the government could be made o;
the great services rendered this coun
try by Admiral Worden.
Hale, Maine, paid a high tribute to
Admiral Worden, and appealed to the
Senate to acord not only just but gen
erous treatment to the surviving mem
bers of his family.
IN CONTEMPT.
They Can Purge-and Get Out It's
About New Furniture.
INDEPENDENCE, Ky., Feb. 7. Sev
en members of Covington Council, the
city clerk and Attorney Henry Hall
man, were held in contempt of court
by Judge Tarvin and placed in cus
todv of the sheriff, with the alternative
I of purging themselves of contempt be
fore the day enas, or oeing comuiiiieu
to jail.
The trouble arose from a refusal of
the council, on the advice of their at
torney, to obey an order by the Judge
to provide necessary furniture for the
court house in Covington. Under the
law while Independence is the county
seat, the court is held in Covington foi
general convenience. ,
Upon failure of the council to obey
the order the judge-ordered the removal
of the records to this' little village, and
cited the members of the council to ap
pear today and. answer a charge of con
tempt. The unusual proceedings have
caused the keenest interest and the
town is crowded with visitors.
MONEY FOR STRIKERS.
The Massachusetts Cotton Strikers
Stlli Firm in Their Demands.
NEW BEDFORD, Mass., Feb. 7. The
beginning of the fourth week of the cot
ton operatives strike showed nothing
but the same apparent determination
on both sides to stick to their respec
tive positions until the other yields.
Secretary Cunnane of the joint strike
committee issued a statement, saying
the total amount of money received up
to Saturday was $1345.
"In looking over amounts received
from outside sources," says Secretary
Cunnane, "there is every evidence that
New England is beginning to wake up.
The people of Lowell, Lawrence and
Boston in particular give encouraging
signs."
THE SILVER MEN.
To Work Together Solidly to Defeat
the Gold Standard.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. The Popu
lists and silver Republicans held a con
ference last evening, which was gener
ally attended by members of these par
ties in both houses of Congress . After
a discussion of the present situation in
politics, it was determined that the two
parties, while maintaining separate or
ganizations, would work together In the
coming campaign, and endeavor to
avoid nominations which would con
flict, Both organizations will endeavor
also to work with the Democrats in
order that a solid combination- of all
organizations may be made against
the Republicans.
ACCUSED OF FORGERY.
Lord William Neville to Be Tried on
Wednesday.
LONDON, Feb. 7. Recorder Sir Chas.
Hall, addressing the grand jury in the
case of Lord William Nevill, fourth son
of the Marquis of Abergavenny, who
was committed for trial January 31,
charged with fraud in connection with
the suit of Sam Lewis against Lieut.
Spender Clay, of the Second Life
Guards, to recover $55,000 due on two
promisory notes cashed fortJie pris
oner, said the evidence "appeared to
establish a prima facie case of forgery,"
and it would be their duty to find a
true bill against NevilL
Eventually the trial of Lord Nevill
was set down for Wednesday next.
This Is Very Important."
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 7. Tod
Sioane, the jockey, is back In this city,
which he calls his home. He Is several
pounds heavier than when lie left here,
but expects to rid at about 103 pounds.
He will not accept any mounts here for
several days.
Bid FIRES IH SAVANNAH
The Beautiful and Costly Ca
thedral Burned.
HIGHLAND PARK BURNED
ONE,. OF THE CHIEF HOTELS
OF AIKEN, S. C.
The Guests Driven into Other Hotels
atAugusta-A Bad Blaze at Atlan
tic City.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Feb. 7. A
fire which originated in the Academy of
Music this morning destroyed a half
block of buildings, entailinga loss of
about $65,000 before being got under
control. The fire spread to Lapres'
confectionery behind and there com
municated to the rear of the Bryn
Mawr hotel. The flames also spread
to Bacharach's furnishing store, Rut
ters' School of Phrenology, Mlrcus' pho
tograph gallery, the Gold Mine bath
house, Smith's rolling chair establish
ment and a portion of the vitascope"
parlors on the board walk.
For a time it looked as though the
Berkeley hotel, the largest hostelry on
Kentucky avenue, would surely be de
stroyed. The guests hurriedly packed
their clothing and prepared for a hasty
exit, but the wind shifted, and this
saved the hotel.
AIKEN, S. C, Feb. 7. Highland
Park hotel was burned to the ground
yesterday morning. There were about
130 guests in the hotel and the house
was full, in the very midst of its sea
son. '
The fire broke out about 5:30 yester
day morning in a little brick building
in the rear of the wings of the hotel,
where the engine, dynamo, laundry and
dressing room for the waiters was sit
uated. The one-story brick building was
joined to the hotel, a big three-story
frame building of 185 rooms, by a small
harrow wooden structure which the
guests say might have been chopped
away with axes and entirely cut off the
fire from the h'otel if there had been
any intelligent diretction of the efforts
ihat were made to save the hotel.
The streams that were turned on It
from the standpipe of the hotel ground
was ineffectual. The hotel had been
entirely refitted for this season at a
cost of about $70,000. The building was
insured for $75,000; furniture, $25,000;
engine, boiler and dynamo, $3500. The
iosses are divided among all the lead
ing Insurance companies of the coun
try, no policy being for more than
$5000 and most of them for $2500.
Many of the guests are now at the
Bon Air, Arlington and Planter's ho
tels. SAVANAH, tra., Feb. 7. Savannah's
epidemic of fires continues. At seven
.clock yesterday morning, damage to
the extent of $125,000 was caused by a
conflagration which started in a ware
house on the wharf at the foot of Jef
ferson street. 'The heaviest loss was
that of Charles A. Conklin & Co., of
Atlanta, who carried a $100,000 stock of
hardware in a brick building at Mont
gomery and Williamson streets. Capt.
John Flannery lost two brick buildings.
valued at $8000; no insurance.
The magnificent cathedral of St. John,
the Baptist, the head seat of the Cath
olic church in the state of Georgia, is
a mass of ruins. Fire was discovered
by a motorman breaking out through
the front of the building shortly before
11 o'clock yesterday morning, but the
alarm brought only a couple- of hose
wagons. When these arrived the fire
had spread and the work of destruc
tion was nearing completion.
The fire started in the organ loft and
;pread rapidly through the church.
The athedral cost about $225,000 and
vas insured for $60,000. It was one of
he finest ecclesisticai structures in the
-South.
AN ODD APPEAL.
Saton Rouge Citizens Want Louisi
ana to Run It.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 5. Nearly all
the business and leading citizens of
Baton Rouge, the capital of Louisiana,
have joined in a petition, which will be
presented to the Louisiana Constitu
tional Convention to meet in New Or
leans, asking that the municipality be
abolished and that Baton Rouge be
placed under the absolute control of the
State government, In the same way as
Washington City Is controlled by the
President and Congress.
Baton Rouge is a city of ,15,000, with
numerous lumber and other industries,
but good government has been dif
ficult there because of the large number
of negroes. The business men think the
evil can be cured by abandoning self
government. It is not likely that the Constitutional
Convention will grant this request or
that the' State of Louisiana will agree
to operate the municipality of Baton
Rouge. N. Y. Sun.
For Violating Sanitary Ordinance.
C. H. Gilreath, who was arrested on
a charge of violating the sanitary or
dinance, the charge being made by
Sanitary Inspector Bird, was tried this
morning before Police Justice Carter.
It was said -that Gilreath kept a cow
and a number of chickens under his
house, 33 Depot street. Judgment was
suspended until an opportunity was
given the defendant to put the prem
ises in good sanitary condition.
That "Private Contract."
The Board of County Commissioners
met this morning. Practically the en
tire time of the morning and afternoon
session was given to the consideration
of pauper- claims. It Is believed the
much discussed "private contract" will
be made public tomorrow. Chairman
Brown has told friends that the con
tract would be put on record at this
session but he declined to discuss the
matter this morning.
Back to Work. '
BAY CITY, Mich., Feb. 7. Wheeler &
Co.'s shipyard, which has been shut
down for two weeks on account of a
strike of ' riveters, resumed operation
today. A few non-union riveters were
put to work. The striking riveters will
stay out, at least until after meet
ing of the State court of mediation,
which is expected to take up the ques
tion here this week.
DOG PROBABLY MAD.
Interesting Correspondence Between
Dr. von Ruck and Pasteur Institute.
Last Week The Citizen stated that a
dog,, supposed to be mad, had bitten
a number of persons in the northwest
ern portion of Asheviile. .Among those
bitten was a child of the' colored cook
at Dr. von Ruck's. Dr. von Ruck was
so impressed with the idea that the
dog was mad, that he wrote a full ac
count of its actions to Dr. Gibier of
the Pasteur institute, New York.
Dr. von Ruck also asked Dr. Gibier
if it would not be possible for the rem
edies he- used to be sent here to be
used by Dr. von Ruck in the treatment
of the child.
Dr. t Gibier, in his reply to Dr. von
Ruck, received yesterday, says that
from the description given of the dog
and his actions. - the probabilities are
that he was mad, and further says that
treatment in Asheviile is not feasible,
for the reason that the remedy must
be prepared fresh each time it -is ad
ministered, and because of the possibil
ity of its spoiling in transmission. Dr.
Gibier also said that there is danger
in persons, handling the remedies who
have not become immune to hydrophtt
bia by inocculation themselves.
Dr. Gibier says the only safe course
to follow is to send the bitten persons
immediately to New York for treat
ment; that in regard to expenses at the
Institute, the institution would accept
such fees as the individuals might be
able to pay.
It requires from 12 to 15 days before
experimental Inoculations upon other
animals with virus from the spinal cord
of the dog could demonstrate the pres
ence or absence of hydrophobia, and,
adding that period to that which has
already elapsed, would give but little
prospect for successful treatment
should the dog prove to have had
hyprophobia.
Before the receipt of Dr. Gibler's let
ter an inoculation of a guinea pig, intc
its brain, from the spinal cord of the
dog which bit the child and was sub
sequently killed, was made yesterday
at Dr. von Ruck's laboratory. The op
eration was successful, inasmuch as
the animal .survived, and is apparently
well today. Another inoculation will be
ade this afternoon.
The manifestation of hydrophobia oc-
rs usually between five and 10 weeks
om the time the person Is bitten, and
the treatment to be successful, must be
administered from three to four weeks
before the symptoms would ordinarily
appear.
Dr. von Ruck is decided in the opin
ion that those persons bitten by this
dog should be at once sent to New
York for treatment. The effect of the
test Dr. von Ruck has made on the
guinea pig will not manifest itself for
several weeks. If the animal should
show no signs of rabies, persons who
have gone to New York could return,
and the expense would not necessarily
be very great, but if hydrophobia, be
comes manifest, it will then be too late
to begin the treatment.
! EVRYTHING IN ASHE VI LIE.
If You do not See What You Want
Lift the Trap.
You can find anything and everything
in Asheviile.. This is true because
Asheviile Is a live, moving town with
a "get there" movement on it along all
lines. And Asheviile is not proud, neith
er is it puffed up. It doesn't have to be.
These are characteristics of small
towns conscious of their littleness..
Now, the finger of fun has been point
ed at Asheviile by some of her neigh
bors, because, a few years ago, a fox
was caught on her streets. Asheviile
has lived to see that finger fall palsied
at the sight of her growth and im
provement. Doubtless other fingers will rise at
the announcement that an opossum has
its ' habitation almost within a stone's
throw of the court house.' Yet this is
the fact, and Asheviile can always af
ford to face that.
During a recent drp in the temper
ature a lady and her servant went into
the kitchen soon after nightfall for the
purpose of cutting off the water in or-
a kind of trap door. The door was rais
ed with some difficulty, and to the as
tonishment of the two a smiling opos
sum looked them full in the face. The
claim is made that there was no
screaming or other manifestation on
the part of the women but the "pos
sum retired in good order.
' It is unnecessary to explain the pres
ence -of this 'possum so close to the
heart of North Carolina civilization. It
was there, and is perhaps there yet, so
that if you want 'possum when you
come to Asheviile it can be produced
by raising the trap door and reaching
for him.
HIT BY A CAR.
J. W. Voght Painfully Injured on
Patton Ave Who is to Blame?
J. W. Voght, a visitor, was riding on
Patton avenue Sunday afternoon, and
had reached a point opposite the Hotel
Berkeley when the Patton avenue car
and the Montford avenue car approach
ed. The first passed and the second
was near Mr. Voght's horse, when the
animal took fright, turned and started
towards Court Square, immediately in
front of the Montfocd, car. The horse
was overtaken by the car and pushed
along for a distance of about 40 feet.
Mr. Voght fell to one side of the track,
receiving painful bruises, .as. his horse
went down.
The horse is so badly injured as to be
worthless. It is said the motorman,
James Weaver, was to blame.
Beet Sugar Co.
ALBANY. N. Y., Feb. 7. The Buf
falo Beet Sugar company of Brant,
Erie county, was Incorporated today
with a capital stock of $600,000 in shares
of $100, to manufacture and refine beet
sugar. .
Smallpox at Knoxville.
From the Knoxville Tribune, Monday.
The smallpox situation grows more
serious. Appearances warrant the
statement that an epidemic in Greater
Knxville is greatly to be feared. ,
Licenses to Wed.
From Register Beachboard's office
license to wed has been Issued as fol
lows: J. W. Harris and Phoeba Hill.
James Slagle and Dora White.-
I leave Asheviile the last of Febru
ary. All parties wishing . pnotographs
must have them made by the 20th as I
will not agree to make negatives after
that date. Harry Sbartle, 69 South
Main street.
NEVER BEFORE :
have we received as high grade coal
as is being shipped us now. Carolina
Coal Co.. Phone 130. 23 Patton avenue.
Money to loan on Improved "city
property. xBourne & Parker.
The "Empire," leading hotel In New
York, is advertised on page 4.
I III OF STRIKERS
Now
Being Investigated
Wilkesbarre, Pa.
at
SHERIFF LATIMER'S CASE
AN EYE
i WITNESS TO
SHOOTING.
THE
He Saw the Men Fall, But Did Not
Hear WhatJThey Had Said Warring
Attorneys Nearly in Contempt.
WILKESBARRE, Pa.. Feb. 7. Hun
dreds of persons, anxious to hear wuat
action Judge Wooward would take in
reference to the sensational outbreak
Saturday between , Attorneys Uanuao
and Lanazan, opposing counsel in the
Lattiiner shooting case, when a number
of, strikers were- shot, thronged the
court room , today. Judge Woodward
spoke of the incident Saturday, saying
that after he had left the bench before
court adjourned, an altercation bad
arisen between two of the lawyers en
gaged in the trial, which the court didH
not fully hear nor realize the words
used until tney were seen in the news
papers: "Had we heard," said the judge,
'what was said, we should have dea.it
with the laweyrs as the affair deserved
and if there is a repitition of it we shall
punish the guilty parties for contempt
of court." ,
The first witness today - was Silas
Jones, justice of the peace of West
iriazletou. He said he had seen a
meeting of the deputies and strikers at
Wrest Hazleton and followed the dep
uties to Lattimer. He saw Sheriff Mar
tin aavance towards them With a paper
n his hand. Some of them surrounded
aim and an altercation occurred, but
che witness could not see exactly how
ihe altercation commenced, or how it
terminated. He heard a couple of shots
and taen a volley and saw several men
tall. Two of the men fell near him
dead. ,
J ust before the noon adjournment the
court accepted bail tor ail the accused
deputies and sheriffs, in amounts of
$6000 in each case, making- $402,ov0 in
ail. Bail was furnished by the Phila
delphia Surety company.
THE BOAT CUT ICE.
A Cleveland Party Sail Out Into
Lake Erie on a Floe.
CLEVELAND, Feb. 7. Five work
men, who had started to walk across
the ice from the new water works crib,
five miles out in the lake, were'-rescued
last evening by the fireboat Clevelander
from the ilbe after an exciting exper
ience. The men had started to walk
ashore and when a mile out discovered
they were on a detached ice floe and
rapidly moving lakeward. After pro
longed cries and waving their coats,
they finally "attracted the attention of
a skater near shore, who telephoned to
the fireboat.
After a hard battle, the Clevelander
succeeded in crushing her way through
the heavy ice and rescuing the men.
AMERICAN COMIC OPERA.
Our Band Music
CHICAGO, Feb. 7. DeWolf Hopper
and John Phillip Sousa are going to
Europe to give American comic opera
and American band music throughout
the old world. All the members of
Hoppers' opera company, "El Capitan,"
and all the members of Sousa's band
are booked for the. trip.
The start will be made some time in
the fall, and both companies expect to
be away the entire season of lS9S-'99.
In consequence of this trip abroad,
the production of DeWolf Hopper's new
opera will be delayed until some time
in 1899.
M. ZOLA'S TRIAT-.
Great Publio Interest Shown-Drey-fus'
Case Involved.
PARIS, Feb. 7. The trial of M. Zola,
who is being prosecuted by the govern
ment as the result of a letter which
he wrote last December to the Aurore,
strongly reflecting upon high officials
connected with the Dreyfus case,
opened today in the assizes court of the
Seine.
The most keen public interest is man
ifested in the case. Hundreds of people
surrounded the court, anxious to gain
admittance. The police measures taken
to insure order were most rigorous.
FROM THE TELEGRAPH.
Christopher C. WImblsh Is the sur
veyor of customs for the port of At
lanta, Ga.
The steamship Manitoba, with 53JI
reindeer and 87 Lapp men and women
for the Klondike relief expedition, has
sailed from Alten, Norway.
A committee of the New York Cham
ber of Commerce has made a report,
showing that harbor improvements in
the South have lessened the trade of
the metropolis. .
White people have so systematically
boycotted Isaiah H.- Lpftin, the colored
postmaster at Hoganville, Ga., that his
income from the office has been: reduced
to 11 cents.a day. ?
John E. Pierce, ranchman and land
owner at Galveston, announces that he
has closed a deal with G. A. R. people
whereby they take 25,000 acres of land
in Matagorda county, Texas.
New York Central has absorbed the
Lake Shore & Southern Michigan rail
road. There are rumors of a break
between ' Cornelius and William K.
Vanderbllt and the retirement of Dr.
Depew as president of the Central.
. The President has nomina d Ethan
A Hitchcock, now minister to Russia,
Lto be ambassador to Russia, the Rus
sian government having conferred sim
ilar rank on Count Cassini, its new dip
lomatic representative to the United
States. -
Top Vea!
sir
J
Sudden
Chances.
Such as are of fre
quent occurrence dur
ing the cold winter
weather," are almost
sure -to hring on colds
and coughs, unless
prevented hy care
fully protecting vul
nerable parts of the
hody. These colds
when neglected lead
to coughs and fre
quently to pneumo
nia and consumption
for all these and
most ailments de
pendent -upon an im
poverished condition
of the system a fre
quent use of Pure
Cod Liver Oil is ex
cellent Dr. T. C.
Smith keeps it plain
and unmixed as well
as in emulsions and
medications at the
Drug Store on Court
Square.
WE WILL BOND YOU.
The United States Fidelity and Guaraa-
tj Company of Baltimore, Mi
Capital paid In cash...
$510,009.00
600.000.00
Stockholders" liability
Total resources 11,000,000.00
As agent of the above company I can
make the bond of city, state and coun
ty 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
bonds Instantly.
These bonds will save the disagree
able necessity of askinsr friends to
make you a personal bond.
FRANK CARTES, Attorney asd Ajent,
A8HEVILLE. N. C.
The Club
53 SOUTH MAIN ST.,
The leading saloon in Asheviile, I car
ry a complete lineof the leading brands
of "Liquors, Wines, Ales and Cigars,
imported and domestic Agent for the
Augusta Brewing Co. Beer and liquor
sold by wholesale and retail. Free de
livery. 'Phone 21S. P. O. Box 537.
Pat Mclntyre
Proprietor.
Biltmore Dairy
The herd, 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 labor epared to eecure
cleanliness In all operations connected
with the milk.
To do all the above costs money and
lots jf It; but we have the satisfaction
of knowing that we are supplying ern
tomers with pure milk.
Perhaps you can buy milk a littia
cheaper, but Juat think it over.