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THE CITIZEN Gives All the News. 10CT8.AWEEK. O ! THE WIATHCR FORECAST till I p. m. Sun flay: shoiversr rrestt southwest winds. Vol. XVI. No. 313 ASHEVILLE, N. C, SATURDAY EVENING. MAY 18, 1901. Price 3 Cents. HOME AGAIN AFTER FORTY-NINE YEARS MRS. M'KINLEY OUT OF DANGER Secretary Hitchcock Makes the Reassuring An nouncement Today. TROLLEY STRIKE Cold ENDED AT LAST Meats We carry a full line of Canned Meats for serv ing cold. Whole Ox Tongues 75c. and $1.10 per can. Lunch Tongues Two email tongues In each can. 35 cents per can. Ham Loaf 15c. and 25c. per can. Veal Loaf 15c. and 25c. per can. Corned Beef 15c. and 25c. per can. Roast Beef 15c. and 25c. per can. Chicken Tamale Sausage 25 cents per can. Koscher Frankfurter 20 cents per can. English Sausage With Tomato Sauce. 10 cents per can. Greer Wholesale snJ Retail Groceries and Feed. 63 Patton Ave. ; Thone 136. $3.50-For Women. OKI OXFORDS The above cut represents some of our lines that we are offering for $1.50, $2, -.50, $3 welts and McKay. BOSTON SHOE STORE LEADING SHOB FIRM. 8lws Bhlned Free, Phone STL 1 ft S O , Z m J Story of Benjamin Hemp hill, Who Left Buncombe County Many Years Ago. Everything in Asheville is New, and the Homecomer Finds Few Old Friends. After half a century spent away from home, most of the time in .foreign lands. Benjamin C. Hemphill return ed to his home in Asheville last night. He left here a comparatively young man and returned at the age of 76. When he left his children were small boys and girls, and he returns to find grandchildren and even great grand children whom he has never seen or even heard of. Mr. Hemphill left here in 1852, and he has been absent, a little less than 49 years. He left a wife and three children, who are now Mrs. A. C. Mon day. Mrs. Fox of Reems Creek and u son who lives at that place also. He I? now staying with Mrs. Monday on De pot street, and The Citizen had a talk with him there today as he ate his dinner. Since leaving here he has spent his time in California and British Colum bia, most of the time In the latter country. He came here direct from there and the Journey, especially for an old man, was very wearisome. The fact that he could after losing so much sleep and enduring such Incessant travel tell a connected story of his travels is a remarkable feat for an old man. "I am used to hardships." he said to The Citizen, "and if I were in the woods could stretch out under a tree and sleep well enough, but to have to have people walk over you in a day car for a week or two is another mat ter and I have slept none at all hardly since leaving Victoria." The first thing he intended doing this afternoon and tonight was to take a long rest. HIS TRAVELS. When Mr. Hemphill left here In "52 he drove in a team to Newberry, S. C. There he took the railroad and went to Charleston. There he boarded the steamship "Isabella" and sailed f ir Iiavana. He was compelled to remain In Havana several months. There was something wrong with his ticket and it had to be returned to New York for correction. After waiting patiently for its return the steamer finally was sighted in Havana harbor, but when the physician went aboard it was dis covered that there was cholera aboard, and the authorities threatened to fire on the steamer rather than let the j.--sengers or any part of the cargo land. Consequently Mr. Hemphill was In a bad plight. He had four negro slaves with him and the tickets to California had cost $250. His cousin, Mr. Green lee, had gone on and was to wait fur him in Panama, but did not do so. Th.i route to California was via the Isth mus of Panama and the Pacific ocean. Hemphill finally secured passage for himself and slaves to Asplnwall. Then the passengers and their outfit were transferred to a kind of barge and pushed up the Chargres river to Cru ces. which was the last landing place they could reach with their boat. There they took to the road and packed their goods to Panama on the western side. This was in July. He found about 7000 people at Panama waiting to-tako the steamers for the gold coiin- try. Finally the vessels Cortez and Broth er Jonathan came along from their trip around the Horn and Mr. Hemphill boarded the former, a new boat. The negroes had previously been sent on ahead to California in charge of Dr. Stafford, a friend of Mr. Hemphill, the latter remaining in Panama three months. , IN THE MINES. When he reached San Francisco he met his friend, Dr. Stafford, and then he Immediately set off forthe mlnes.sev eral hundred miles away. He took the river steamer to Stockton and packed the camp goods the remainder of the way. At these mines he "remained about six years, and then being attack ed with chills and fever his physic Ian advised him to go to British Co lumbia to get the benefit of the sea air. In British Columbia he decided to re main. Victoria then was no larger than Asheville was when he left It, there being nothing but a few huts and stores. He kept going for about 600 miles. He had never since returned to' Victoria until he went there on the return to Asheville. The town grew up rapidly and M is sorry he didn't re main there. ' What about the appearance of Ashevlle then and now?" he was asked. "Well sir," said the old gentleman, with a 'laugh, "I am lost. Mr. Mon day has been taking me around today and nearly everything seems new thee 'wonderful Improvements. Turn me loose here and I would hardly know the way Very few of my old acquaint ances are alive here now, though their descendants are here In large num bers. There are only a few buildings that were standing when I left. The fine road over the river was nothing but Mrs" Hemphill lives on Reems Creek, but is vlsltln, at Swannanoa. Mrs. Monday has gone to Inform her of her husband's return. MRS. GAGE DEAD. Washington. May 18,-Mrs. Lyman J. Gage, wife of the secretary of the treasury, died last night "after a two months' Illness. ENDEAV0RERS IN HENDERSONVILLE Proceedings of the District Convention Opened Friday. Hendersonville, N. C, May 18. Spe cial. Mr. Craig Caldwell welcomed the delegates to the district Christian Endeavor convention on behalf of the society, the churches and the citizens of Hendersonville. He spoke earnestly of the origin and marvelous growth of the Christian Endeavor movement, Dr. Thaeler's response embodied a comprehensive view of more than, !i0 years' march of this movement so blest of God. Dr. Thaeler called attention to the fact that our great leader, Dr. Clarke, had at every annual convention introduced an universally practical step, such as, first, the Tenth Legion, composed of those who give to God the) portion claimed by Him of them , .1-1,1. It I,, ...... ,.w..inrl the oulit hour, giving 15 minutes ofN our time every morning for reading and mtdltation upon the word of God and in prayer; third, the Macedonian Pha- lanx, a strong band who, through their i society, give $20 annually for mlssldns at home and in foreign lands. The beautiful words of the Christian Endeavor state si ng composed by Mrs. A. D. Thaeler were heartily sung to the tune of "Old North State." This morning delegates, local En deavorers and friends were all prompt ly assembled and all felt the spiritual uplift of the early watch from 7 to S o'clock. The Scriptyal lesson was read by Miss Marguerite Smith nf Tryon. All present offered some testimony for Jesus. At 9:30, morning service, prayer, spe cial music, six five-minute talks and straight facts and figures of Christian Endeavor by Mr. C. A. Robinson of Hendersonville. "Our State Work," Rev. A. D. Thaeler. "Facts, and figures and possibilities 1 arrlvo at n,M p m lnstead of 10:15. of the district union." Miss Bertha!,,, th. train will come the new St. Johnson of Hendersonville, district sec- retary. "The quiet hour,' Mi?s Guffln of Asheville. "The Tenth Legion," Prof. W. A OS- borne of Mills River, "The forward movement for missions:,,.,, ,..m not irn Intn effect until Mav 2B. as shown In the Macedonian Phalanx for larger tciiowsnip me wouu;w)U,h avrVeB from Salisbury at 1:10 a. R. L. FltJipatrlck " nl o. 36. the early morning train around," Mrs Ai-hevllle. "Echoes from the state convention,' Mips Grace Venable of Ashevill". Collection for the district work; ben edictinn. MAY NOT GET MUCH. THE SCHOOL FUND AND POLICE COURT FINES. And now they say that the aldermen rixed it so in the charter amendments that the county will not get more than one-third of the police court revenue for the school fund undef the recent Supreme court decision. Possibly the s hools will net nothing for some years. and nossiblv thev will sret nothlnsr at ! aj The first arrangement Is the result of a provision for collecting costs in po- -Ucq court, and having these costagQlng4ujLti 1 ' " " to maintain the department. The law provides only that fines and penalties go to the school fund. Most of the present fines, if charged as costs, would Just about meet the' costs, so there would be nothing left for the school fund. Then a final decision In the case is not expected for two or three years. The Supreme court mere ly ruled on a demurrer and the city can now answer to the complaint in Su perior court and put the case at Is sue. The dorket Is overloaded now, and this case wouldn't see light for 18 months or two years, and if the county gets a Judgment It will have to be col lected by mandamus and not by execu tion, and being to enforce a money de mand it would have to be re turnable at term. If the school board should prevail it is a question whether ft would not be sufficient answer to the mandamus to show that the entire rev enues of the city were absorbed in paying Its necessary expenses, and con sequently there would be no funds to pay the demand with, and taxation be ing up to the limit no taxes could be levied for that purpose. It is regarded as questionable whether the board will get a dollar. Then the Supreme court will have another try at whatever decision the Superior court makes, which will put the matter off still further. DANISH WEST INDIES, NEGOTIATIONS IN PROGRESS BUT SALE NOT MADE. Copenhagen, May 18. It Is officially announced thnt the Danish West In dies have not been sold. Negotiations are progressing as to matters of detail, but It is not likely thut a treaty will be concluded before the rigsdag and congress meet. $65,000 LOUISVILLE FIRE. " Louisville. Ky., May 18. Fire this morning burned out the four-story wholesale tinware and hardware store of Stratton & Tersteggs at 710 West Main street, causing a loss of $65,000 on building and stock. NEW SOUTHERN FREIGHT DEPOT Work on the Foundations for the Structure Here is Now in Progress. p. of. the Summer Schedules Which Are .o Go Into Effect Soon' For three years the present freight depot of the Southern at this point has been inadequate to the amount of j freKht handled. This amount has been .steadily increasing until a new freight depot Is absolutely Imperative.. In ad dition to the lack of warehouse room, the office room has been too small and very unsatisfactory. The officials have decided to build a new and up to date freight depot and the work has already begun on the foundation. The building will be brick, with slate roof. The present building will be entirely converted into warehouse room. This is 122x44 feet. On the south the addition will be built 75 feet long, maklng the total warehouse floor space 225x4i feet. The receiving, loading and delivery clerks' offices will be at the extreme south end on the first floor. At this end the building will be of two stories, and the second story devoted to the offices of the agent and his clerks The agent will have a private office 16 feet square, the cashier will have a seinrate office next to this, of the Bmall size, and on the opposite side of a wide hallway the room will be for the gen eral clerks, 16x42 feet. on each side .the entire length, an el(iht-foot loading platform will be built, covered by a shed roof. The ap pearance in architecture of the build ing will be greatly improved. J. D. El liott of Hickory has tht contract for the work, which is to be completed by Au gust 1. Tomorrow the change of schedule on the Knoxville division goes into effect. The only change Is in trains 21 and 22, to Morrlstown. Their numbers are ! changed to 14 and 15, and No. 15 will I leave at 6:15 a. m., eastern time, in Istenrl nf 7:10 as formerly. No. 16 will li,, Bieeer, which runs direct from St. Louis to Asheville, over the new Chattanooga. Louisville & St. Louis rond, which the Southern has recently ! purchased. The changes on the Asheville dlvls- ; Tnere will be no change In No. 35, j which arrives from Knoxville at 6:10, will leave at 6:55. It will make the I same connections at Salisbury and make connection at Chattanooga with the Pan-American express. It will car I ry the sleeper from this train to Buffalo, I as far as the Southern goes. The Char : lotte train will be run earlier from Statesvllle to connect. This makes the wait less at Salisbury going nin th. I Hound Knob will be made a flag stop I for trains 36, 11 and 12. Cannnlly j Springs will be made a flag stop for ' 35 and 36, which do not stop there now. No. 12, from Knoxville, will not be changed, arriving here at 2:10 and leaving at 2:30. No. 11, from Salisbury, will arrive at 2:50 and leave at 3:10. TheHo two trains meet at Blltmore. No 9, from Spartanburg, will arrive : at p. m. insieau or z:is as ai present, and No. 10, returning, will leave at 3 p, m- instead of 3:05. bur, wilT lea ve still earner, at 7:ub a. m. instead of 8 o'clock. No. 13 will ar rive at 7:15 p. m. no change. On the Murphy branch. 17 will leave Asheville at 10:15 a, m. Instead of 9 o'clock. No. 18, returning, will arrive in Asheville at 6:50 p. m. instead ot 6:25. No. 19 will leave for Murphy at 3:15 Instead of 3:45, and No. 20' will re turn at 1:45 instead of 1:50. This will throw the trains all here closer together, and all connections on the main line will the same. On June 10 the summer trains be tween Spartanburg and Morrlstown will be put on. They will be rmmbeted 39 and 40. No. 39 will arrive at 10:05 a. m. and leave at 10:10 for Morrlstown. No. 40 will arrive at 7:30 p. m. from Morrlstown and leave for Spartanburg at 9 o'clock, city time. TYPEWRITERS BARRED. CHARACTERISTIC ACTION TURKISH AUTHORITIES. OF Constantinople, May 18. The customs authorities have prohibited the entry of typewriters into Turkey and 200 machines now in the custom house have been ordered returned to the w.n siKnors. The authorities have taken t.-.e pe culiarly characteristic attitude that there is no distinct feature about typewriting by which authorship could be recognized or tl;e person using tho machine could be traced, an 1 that con sequently anyone Is able to put liv type seditious writings without fear uf com promising himself. QUEEN TAKES POISON. DRAGA OF BEHVIA 19 SAID TO BE VERY ILL. Vienna, May IS. A story Is current here to the effect that Queen Drags' of Hervla took poison when the king dis covered the situation caused by con flicting statements regarding her health. The queen is said to be very 111 from the effects of the poeion. San Francisco, May 18. The news was given out this morning that Mrs. McKlnley had decidedly Improved af ter a quiet .and uneventful night. After the announcement by Secretary Cortelyou at 10:00 last night that there vould be no further " bulletins, only once was anyone seen to stir about the house. Shortly after midnight a nurse raised a window blind In the sick chamber a few Inches and after a very short while the light in the room burned more brightly. This was construed by some of the watchers on the outside to indicate a change for the worse, but there was no1 later and substantiating develop ment to warrant the acceptance of this theory. No one entered or left"vrTie house af ter 11:16 at which hour Mr. Moore of New York, one of the president's par ty left the house after an hour spent with the president. The official bulletin on Mrs. Mc Kin ley's condition, given out today, reads: "Dra. Hlrschfelder, Gibbons and Cushlng met Dr. Rixey at 8 a. m. and found Mrs. McKlnley's condition de cidedly improved since last evening." Secretary Hitchcock stated this morning that he now considered Mrs. McKlnley out of danger. JUDGE BROWN'S LEVEE. EVENTS PULLED OFF IN THE PO LICE COURT. Will Brown remarked in police court this morning that "a person does things away from home that he don't do at home." This philosophical reflection was In reference to his Jagged condi tion yesterday. Judge Brown did not regard this as an excuse or explana tion. The prisoner admitted that the police court room had a familiar look to him and that he felt at home on the prisoner's bench, but he "dlsremem bered" whether he had ever boarded at the Jail or not. Judge Brown gave him the oppor tunity of trying to remember that -he was fined $10 this time. Then Brown was tried on a charge of carrying a concealed weapon a razor. He admit ted that he had the slashing Implement, but said he was just taking It to get it sharpened. He made quite an ar gument to be released on that ground. Judge Brown yawned. "Let him give a 00 bond to appear in the Superior court," he said. ; Joe Roberson, colored, and Dock Lu ther, same color, were fined $4 and $6. Drunk and disorderly was the charge. FIRST BAPTIST MUSIC, PROGRAMS FOR MORNING AND F.VF.NING HOURS. The music at the First Baptist church tomorrow morning will be as follows: Organ prelude. "With verdure clad." Haydn. Anthem, "O, Savior of the World," Goss. Organ offertory, "Angel's Sere nade," Braga. Organ pftstlude. "St. Ann's" Fugue ' Bach. The evening program will be: Oraan prelude, Nocturne In E flat Chopin. Anthem, "The radiant mum hirth I passed away' Woodward. Oiran offertory, Nocturne in (i minor Chopin. Orcah postludu, "Worthy Is thfc i I amb'i Handel. Ferdinand Dunkley, organist. BATTLESHIP OHIO. LAUNCHING AT SHIPYARD UNION IRON WORKS. OF Ran Francisco, May 18. The battle ship Ohio will be launched at 12:26 o'clock today from the shipyard of Uie Union Iron works. Unless there should be a marked change for the worxe in the condition of Mrs. McKlnley the president, will certainly be present. The distinguished guests include members of the cabinet. Governor Nah and party of Ohio, Governor Geer of Oregon,-Governor Murphy of Arlzcnu, a large delegation of congressmen from the eastern states, as well as scores of other prominent men from different parts of the country. REUNION TRAFFIC. SURE TO BE LARGER THAN WAS EXPECTED. Memphis, May IS. Memphis passen ger agents sre convinced that the at tendance upon the Confederate re union will be larger than was calculat ed two months ago, and they have in creased their' requisitions for coaches for handling the business. There are enoutfh available roaches, however, to save any of the lines from the embarrassment of Inadequate ser vice. LIGHTNING'S WORK. Philadelphia. May 18. The country home of Thomas B. Wanamaker at Meadow brooke. was struck by light ning this morning and burned to the round. The loss Is estimated nt ir.fl . 000. Theiiouse was adorned with valu- sble paintings and bric-a-brac, all of which were destroyed. Lines in Five Towns in New York Resume Their Regular Trips at Noon. Agreement Reached Mak ing it Possible to Avoid a Strike in the Future. Albany, May 18. The street railway employes' strike which was Inaugurat ed seven days ago In Albany, Troy, Cohoes, Rennssalaer and Watervliet Is rri a t end and operations on the en t're system were resumed at noon to-: day, There have been concessions on both sides, and an agreement was reached at an early hour today at a conference under which it is possible to avoid a strike in future. The company on its part agrees to receive representatives regarding griev ances or any committee of employes reprtfeintlng organized or unorganized labor; that men suspended or dis charged by the superintendents shall be entitled tp appeal to the executive committee of the company; that In case employes can disprove the charges un der v h'ct they were suspended or dis charged they will be entitled to paji for the time they were Idle during such suspension or discharge, and that there shall be no discrimination against any of the men who engaged In the strike except those guilty of unlawful or riot ous acts. The company reserves the right to employ union or non-union men and to discharge employes for cause. The men agree that no proposition for a strike shall be acted upon by any division at the same meeting at which It Is Introduced, but that 24 hours shall elapse before the proposition shall be voted upon, and that if a strike shall be ordered It shall not take effect un til at least six days have elapsed after notice to the company, during which time the employes shall continue their work. Don't forget the J. B. Bostlc auction sale of business and residence lots on Patton avenue and Bailey street Mon day next at 4 o'clock on the premises. Now Is your time to secure some of the finest Improved real estate in Asheville. A rare opportunity, one that may not be offered you again in a life time. It There's a Welcome always awaiting yod at Wingood's , Come in any time, look around, ask questions, don't have to buy anything. We like to see you. WINGOOD'S, 'Ha Puts Up Prescriptions," Cor. I'atton Ave. and CnurctrStreet. SPECIAL, Millinery- SALR AT Palais Royal Monday and Tuesday. NEW SHAPES, NEW HATS, NEW Rill HONS. All our Trimmed Pattern Hats, worth from $:i.2J to $.!), on sale for- $2.98 See our Ladles' Sailor Hats, Speclul 19c. Pee our 36-Inch Curtain Swiss, new designs, luc. Our Corset Sale of 4Uc, Straight Fronts are still going, Our New Lot Velvet Ribbons lit Cut Prices. Pee our Lonsdale Cambric Special, 10c, Fruit Bleaching. , ..r..'.8c. New White Goods J0c. Quality Special ,,120.
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