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Ky Sending a Car-ioad of Provisions within
 Kew sx0urs.
OtEer Places Fellow with Prompt and Generous Ard.
! Work A'r~afy Commenced To. wards Reblilling tn. Town.
Detailed Estimate - ie Losses and Other
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Within few minutes of half paet f"ur Sunday morning, Mr. John Vlu- ing, the night telegraph operator at the railroad depot, went out upon the platform in front Of his office, and on looking toward the wes, end oi Ral, read Ayenue, he saw I small body of fame coming apparently rom the back of the pos, off 6. Al! the ss. looms were closed Sith the exception of FaiPS. Mir. Yining ran up the street, kicking the doors IS he went, and in a few minutes the startled occr. pants were on the street. in a shur, lime the fire had made considerabl. headway, Kilpatrick's store, Berry's saloon and Murphy's store were in flames. There was no water and the whole block was built of frame houses. 1t was useless to make any attempt to arrest the confagration, therefore, everyone set to work to save what property they could. But, although willing hands were ready and almost superhuman efforts were made, only a small amount of the contents of the buildings was rescued from destruc. tion.
 Twenty minutes from the tune the fire broke out, the whole block, ex. tending from the postoffice on the corner of Gold Avenue to James VaiPs on the corner of San Francisco Avenue, was in flames, and practically consumed. The next building to take fire was the CHAMPION office, on San Francisco Avenue. The fire ragged so hercely that this was quickly reduced to ashes, followed by the resi-. dence of W. L, Dykes, on the oppo- site side of the street. These were the only two buildings consamed out. side of the property on Railroad ave, nue.
 When the flames reached vail's sa- loon on the corner of San Francisco AvenQe. it was hoped that the destruc- tion would end. On the opposite side of the street the massive stone walls of P. B. Brannen & Co.'s store seemed to offer sn cfectual barrier to fts further progress. Beyond this was meat market, Dr. Br. Braunen's of. flee. Shannon's saloon, Hawks restau- rant and J. A. Msrshalps residence, all frame structures: The flames leaped over and went around the Brannen building, leveling these with the ground in a very short space of time,
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Rebuililug the Town.

BtfJrc the smoke oi the fire had passed away, preparations were b>i1g made to rebuild. The first man 10 do any business in new quarters wa, Sim Shannon, who ran up a small tent iu front of the ruins of his old hIbatatlon. ] R. Fitzpatrick at once commenced building at the back of his former store, a irame structure m which he will do business for the pres ent, and when a new building IS cree ted on the former site, this place will be used as a store house. Dlggs Bros. x Co. are erecting two temporary buildings, one on the lot formerly oc- cupied byJ Donahu., the other where the hotel was. The last will be open ed, as soon as completed, as meat market. ]. N. Berry and the impress ible Dan CoakIey arrived in town from KIngman on Tuesdiy. Very soon temporary building was run up opposite Berry's old stand, and DIn was dispensing liquid consolation to the sufferers. ]. F. Hawks has tenn porary building completed on the site of his former restaurant, where he is furnishing meals for his boarderS. Sam shannon has also commenced to rebuild. ....
 J. R. Fitzpatrick, J. N. Berry, Dan Murphy, C. Hoxworth, .A. Gonzales, w. ]. H,ll and Prentiss & Vail, will commence to rebuild in a few days. P. B. Brannen & Co. are awaiting the examination of the ruins or their building by the insurance inspector before they decide when and where they rebuild. It will be bl, a short tune before the destroyei portion ot the town will be rebuilt and in more substantial manner than it was before this disaster.
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THE C3ISAhES.
4 hNss ~ee:l'g of Citizens Held and the
 CblItrSe ordered tu Leave Town.

4 hiNss ~se:i"g of Citizens Held and the
 Chinese Ordered To Leave Town.
 On Su cay morning considerable feeling was shown Uu the streets against the Chinese, who were believed ,o be directly or indirectly the cause If the ti:c. About , o'clock D. m. some twenty-five or thirty men went 10 Inc hnu;e oi H,p Sing, who was recognizes! as the leader ot the China men here, and ordered them all to leave town within twenty four hours. The n ] ,ri,y of them went on that c yenins's wcst-b)und traia, leaving only Two or three in town who had business 10 Sei.le up or owned prop erry thsy wanted to dispose of. But on 1u,Sdty several of them came back agsIn and went 10 work. A meeting nf IEt citizens wIs then called for Tu: day cVsAing, which took place out oi doJrs near the old post .od; e cnTl.r. Mc. W IT AshIrst was aPP2;n,ei ] chlirnla, and several .genticn n addressed the meet ng, som: of Vhon defended the Chinese and urse-l laAt they be allowed ta le- mail, lu: on avo,e being taken every man present excepting about three or four voted that the "Chinese must go," and q c)tnnitte: Of five was ap- pointed by the chair to see that the decision Of the meeting WIS carried out.
 S'ma difficulty was experienced by the committee, at The Aver Lumber mi,,s, wh-rc several Cninamen are emJ loved IS dJmesiics. The difficult ty oi obtaining white help made the residents of mIll town object to part. ing with th-ir servants, but this hGtch vas arranged by the Chinamen at mlll town being allowed to stay until female domesties could be procured to f,l their places.
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Death of isiny, ihe Barber.

The saddcst sight the dawn revealed was the blaCkened and charred re- mains of the body of William Bidin. ger. Before daylight appeared it be- rame known that he was missing, and the conclusion that he had pcrlShed in his room al the back Of Bsrry'S saloon, was general. As soon as the fire was sufficiently ab.ted all that was left of poor Billy could be seen lying close 10 the room he occupied, but 1t was some time before the heat would allow anyone to approach near enough 10 attempt 10 remove the remains. The extremitics were burned away al d nothing was left but an almost uurecogniz 'ble bidckened mass tha, resenbled the head and uuak of 4 human being. This was removed to an empty house on Cold avenue, owned by Mir. ]. Dpnahue.
 The details of Mr BIdiagcr's death will never be known, a' no oae sls him a...e after hc retired to his room on Saturday evening. rBshinl J. x. Berry's saloon there were two rooms on the ground fJor atjnining and communicating With each other. The first, occupied by Jrhn Foren the bar keeper, opening into the saloon. the other, which-yas occrpled by William Bidinger, opening into passage way leading 10 the back door. The door between the two rooms was blocked up by the bedstead in the first room. Foren was awakened by the smoke. Knocking on the partition wall he shouted to Bldinger, Billy. get out, the house Is on hre!" wno replied "All right, I'm coming" or words 10 tbat effect. Nothing further is known of the unfortunate mans movements beyond the fact that his charred re- mains were found lying where the passage way had been, just outside ol his bedroom door.
 John Foren opened his door with the intention of escaping through the salooL, but found it full of smoke and flame, and had to retreat back ta his room. and effect an escape through the window into D. A. Murphy's yard in doing which, he cut and otherwise injured himself C ,nsiderably.
 William Bidinger came to this city from Prescott about two years ago. He was originally from California, where his people reside. He was probably about twenty-five years oI age, and was unmarried. A young man of quiet and unassuming man. ners, during his residence in Flagstaff he earned the confidence and respec, of all who had any dealings with him. The funeral took place on Monday, and although no relatives followed the body to the grave, long line o mourning citizens testified to the high estimation in which Billy 'Bidingel was held.
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restaurant, and his two assistants. slept in frame house in the rear of MT. Berry's lot, in building entirely sep arate from the main building where the restaurant and kitchen was, and at least twelve feet distant from the latter. Sam Yep states that he and his assistants left the restaurant kitch- en and went to bed shortly after ten o'clock Saturday night, and that they knew nothing further of what hap pened during the night until they were awakened about halt pas: four o'clock Sunday morning by the light of the fire, and on opening the door of their room saw the flames coming through the roof of the restaurant kitchen. Foren and Bidinger went to bed be- fore midnight. Foren and others went into the restaurant (which was open to the saloon without any doors seperating it) after the Chinamen had retired, and report that there was no fire burning in the kitchen stove. Now, as it is positively known by sev- eral eye witnesses that the fire origin ated in the restaurant kitchen, and that lhe flames were first seen coming through the roof of that portion of the building, if the Chinamen do not lie, it certainly looks as if the fire m,ghl have been the work of an in cendiary. ca the other hand the Chinamen may have caused the fire by accident or intention, ani now lie to shield themselves from tke responsi, biIity. There is one very damaging fact against them. Although they had ample time to do 50 they gave no alarm and disappeared in most mys- .-rioas way. NJ one saw any of them a, the commencement of the fire. Had they given an alarm when they lifst saw the fumes, considerable prop crty might have been saved, and in all probability Billy Bidinger's life, for the window of the room, in which they knew he was sleeping, WIS wlthin few feet of therh as they silently stole away and took refuge in the laundry un the street above. When spoken to about this Sam Yep sad "they were too much frightened to make my noise" Wheh people are fright ened, IS the time they generally mike l noise.
 These are probably all the facts Ina, w.ii ever be kuown about the origin of the Are. The Chinamcn's story is livery thin" They do no, deny l that they gJt away before anyone wa aroused, and that they made no efjrt to arouse the people ia the burning bui,diigs. II lnan beings who would ict this way would scarcely hesitate
 10 lie in the statements they m ike conceralns the say m walch their
 place took Goc, tneref 'rc, but little reliance can be given to Sam Yep; 1 statement. B.
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The magnificent weather still con. tinueS.
 Sheriff Mulvenon paid Flagstaff a visit this week.
 r ]. B7annen Jeff on Wednesday for San Francisco.
 Deputy U. ,. Collector Fisher, of Santa Fe, was in town on Tuesday.
 shannon has moved his tent to a location near the postoffice corner.
 The S.. Louis and San Francisco papeib can be iound at Sanderson's.
 A number of Flagstaff people went to the ball at Williams oa Monday evening.
 The annual encampment of the C.. A. K. will commence on August 3d, next, at Sin Francisco. Gala.
 G. K. Miller will deliver another lecture at the s;hool house on We'd nesday next at 8 o'clock. Subject, Mind and Natter"
 W. H. Ashurst, president Of the Mogollon Stock Association, amour. ces that the annual meeting of the as- soc:ation will be held on April 5th, next.
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Origin of the Fire,

The flames were first discovered is- suing from the root of the kitchen at the back of the Chinese restaurant, in the Berry building. At first there were a great many wild stories in cir culanon, some claiming that it was the work of an incendiary, others that the fire originated in an opium joint, which it is claimed the Chinese were running.
 It was also stated that one of the Chira nen had got up and having lit the kitchen stove had gone to sleep again. This the chinaaen distinctly
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koteH.

Gus Rodenburg brought up the di. nero for the sufferers, from Prescott
 The fire interrupted the proposed G. A. R. ball on Washington's bir'h- day.
 Cal Dlvid has rented one of Daggs' new buildings and will open saloon.
 John Francis stable was badly scorched, but was saved from the flames.
 John Sanderson is occupying the building next to the Skating rink for his store.
 J. Donahue (Sandy) has opened up saloon in a building he owns on Gold avenue.
 Dr. B-annen's office is for the pres ent at the residence of Mir. Morse, on Gold avenue.
 Henry C. Aver resigned his posi- ton as treasurer and P. P. Daggs was appointed in his place.
 The skating rink building came in useful as a storchouse for the goods donated to the sufferers.
 Tie CHAMPION office is now in the building 1t formerly occupied, on the south side of the railroad.
 Mr. Etbcridge, of Albuquerque, has been in town and satisfactorily ad, juSted the insurance claims. Flagstaff will be under lasting obli- gati 5ns to Winsiow and Denver for .,.ci: pTomr:1c5s and liberality.
 T.: postofi@e had temporary guar. ters n W. G. Stewards law office. 1, IS now rem JYed 70 KIlpatrick's new building.
 W. II. Grove has purchased the hou,e lately occupied as the Chinese laundry. He will build an addition to>ir aT:d cpcn a rrstaurAnt.\
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The Money Contributions.

Since the foregoing has been in type the relief committee have decid- ed to apply all of the funds in their hands to the purchase of lumber for rebuilding the town. The Aver Lum. Der company have offered to make 3 reduction of one-thlrd on the price. This will enable the committee to purchase about Srsoo worth of lum- Der, which will be divided pro rata among the owners of the property destroyed, according to the value of the buildings which were burned up.
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c. 4. fs.

The Ransom Post of the Grand Army of the Republic lost all of their property, including the funds in the treasury, amounting to saI.oo. For tunately tae new hall. now in course of erection, Was out of the range of the fire and escaped destruction. Barrett Post, of Prescott, remitted to Commander Louis Blfns s,;.oo. and the departm.nt elcampment, in ses.
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The Property ..tstroyed.

The following IS a de,ailed account nf the property destroyed. as near a, ii c~f be sstim uea-.
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sion last week al SacrSinento, took up a collection amounting to SIoS. 50, for which cheque has been tor warded.
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 R K,lpatric!:, building and indse, sto 900 \ Bery. o,o D A Marphy, merchandise etc, } ooo Estate of M BITth, balldtns. ooo C noxSorth, Da'ling aLI n lse, ) Soo DaggS Beos. buIldmsS. ooJ Bell X DInich, ma. ma k:t, 800 Donahue, blr tixtIres and stock, ooo w fl Grove, hotel furniture, Soo ] w Gray. sldtlery, etc, uJo Gonzales building, 800 MuIpny & UdeII, building, 800 Gal ps'id, liquors, 400 W ilill, bgidins. etc. 4 ooo 4 dy Mum X Cv.. billiard tables etc 500 John SInderson. mercaandlse, 800 frentiss X vah, balidins', } ooa James Vail, liquors and oar fixtures 800 b Brahnen x O., buildiass ani m.r-
 chandise, 70 900 Dr Branaea, D'Id'g and office furniture Soo , F Snaunon, toIis, liquors, elc, 5oo K 5 Foster, budding, 7oJ F Hawks, billdilg and stock, 7oo ] A Marshall, DuilLuIg and iurnIture, 70 CHAMPION Pup. O., 75o W L aJykes, blildins and furniture, 21o " I Stewart, fsrnl,uIc etc, =. 75o iiarry Reed, building, oSo
 The aoove, with some smaller loss. es, which il Is not necessary to give in detail, will amount to about SIoo,- 900, which figures very nearly repre- sents the value of the property actual ly destroyed by fire. On this sum only SI7,9oo was insured. P. B. Brannen x Co. carried SIo,ooo and
 j.. K. Fitzpatrick ss,9oo Tn insurance.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1886-11-13
THE RIGHT Sort OF ENTERPRISE.

THE RIGHT SORT OF ENTERPRISE.
Capt. w. w. Lenoir offers the top
of Hibriten, Il beautiful mountain
2,300 feet above sea level, Eve m lies
from Lenoir with fifty acres of land
as a gift to any who will build a
$4,000 hotel at or near the top. It
is is believed the liberal proposition
will soon be accepted and the hotel
be built by next Summer.
This is the right sort of enterprise.
Suppose the people will select good
cites and offer them to parties who
will put up machinery and manu-
featuring enterprises and then let
our merchants give assurance that
they will cooperate with all such,
those we already have as well as
those we may get, in selling their
wares, we can soon start a manufac-
turing boom here which will put
the brightest of bright faces upon
our city's prosperity. Manufactu-
ring enterprises here will give ems
ployment to labor, this labor will
spend their earnings in house rents,
and for living to our merchants and
farmer. Our merchants and farm
ers, therefore, are directly interes-
ted in cooperating with and sus-
tanning every such enterprise here
at home. Our people must work
together, must unite, and work sys-
tematically for such Improvements.
This is not sentiment, it is cent l
meant. (While horrible, we hope
this is pardonable.) Our Knights
of Labor propose to cooperate in
such purposes as herein suggested.
Let our business men, landowners
and farmers unite with the Knights
and let all work together for so good
a cause. Let US all work, and work
in the right way, to keep Asheville
a booming.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1886-11-13
Qua CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT Vorl

Our CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT VoTE.
We are indeavoring to get up a
tabulated statement of the vote in
this congressional district by coun-
ties, but have not yet received the
returns for Jackson, Swain or Clay.
Without these the vote stan as fol
lows:
Johnston 10,377, Jones s, ,097, Ma
lone Z 1853. Mr.. Johnston is now 112
ahead of both Jones and Malone, is
3,209 ahead of Malone, and 1890
ahead of Jones. From Jackson,
Swain and Clay about 1000 more
will be added to Mr.. Johnston's
majority, thus beating Doth CONS
petitors from 1, 300 to 400 majority,
almost as much as he beat Mr.. Ew-
art two years ago. That is good
enough.
LATER.-Since the above was
written the following dispatch has
been received from Charleston Swain
county, under date of the 18th:
"Johnstone 567, Malone SO, Jones
%. Johnstone 555 over both com7
petitors."
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38 in, all wool Tricot at 55c., Flannel
Aluny Clothes, Homespuns, Cassimeres,
and all the leading styles in dress mater
ials, at J. L. Wilkes, corner Patton
Avenue and Church street. t20
Call at A. H. Stockton & Sons for
Ribbons, Pecat, Edge, Gro Grain, Satin
and Velvet, all Nos. and colors. dt18
The "Mikado Fry" served at Turner's =
Ladies' and Misses Wraps, real nice
and cheap, at WHTTLocK's.
Ladies' best grade Kid Gloves. Cen
temeri, Fosters and Alexander's, and
cheapeFrg grades, at WHr7LooK's.
Ladies' all aoooL Jerseys, from 81 25 up,
at A. H. STooKToN & SoNs,
dt1S North Court Square.
Dress goods and Trimmings, VeLueis, !SsiKe
Sdtins, Tiicots, Flannels, Linseys, yaUeeds
Cdss,meres, Girghanls, Prints, Canton FZaIs-
TseLs, Bledched and U11bteGched Cottons, &C.
H. REDWOOD & CO.,
One Price Store.
Oysters in the shell received at Turn
er's last night.
Splendid stock of best Silk Alpaca and
Gingham Umbrellas,
at WHIrLocK's.
Measures taken for a. Raymond &; Co.
Fashionable Ne,U York Idilors, and a fit
guaranteed. Samples noaU ready for inspec-
ton. II. REDWOOD & co.
sept 2S-deod
The beautiful songs Marguerite and
White Wings, sung recently by Miss
Miller here are for sale at the Music
Store.
| have received new supply of the
brilliant Valse Bellies of New York.
tt. c. FALK.
Choice effects IN clothing just received.
If H. REDWOOD &: GO.
The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1886-11-13
IFor the AsheTfIie CInzEx.
IN FULL LUCK.
.cnARLasror, n q Nov. 5. 'se.

Editors Citizen :.-Affer several years Of
exertion by our able Representative
Hon. R. B. Vance. 4 have received a
pension for $19S2, which is great help
to me as well al. my neighbers for / am
enabled to pay all my Indebtedness and
have surplus of$1200 LETT, which have
deposited in the First National Bank of
Ashevllle. The amount which 1 have
left after paying all my indebtedness will
give me ample support during life. 1
have been trying to obtain it for the last
eight years and was doubtful whether /
would have gotten it, but for Mr.. Vance;
he has done every thing in his power
towards getting it ever since made the
application. Respectfully,
MRs S.A. BURcHFIELD.
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Our old friend DR.. Council, ol
Watauga, was defeated for the House
by small vote. This is surprise
and much regretted.
The work of putting down the
new pavements on lIain street will
be begun in a few days. Our city
continues valuable improvements.
Raleigh is to have its water sup-
ply. The contract for works has
been given to the National Water
Works Construction Co., of Dayton,
Ohio.
The circuit to be made by ou1
street railway, when completed,
which will be in few'months, will
be most convenient one for most
of our citizens.
Judge Avery passed through
Thursday evening from Swain
court; enroute home. He will hold
a court in Madison, for civil CAUSES
only, and in Buncombe, before his
fall term ends.
A stray milch COW has taken up very
comfortable quarters in this city, and
the owner is requested to call and get
her. She is q red COW, hole in left ear,
smooth crop off right ear, giving milk.
Call at this Office, pay charges, and get
the COW.
In alluding recently to the death
Mrs. Mary Robertson on South Tur-
key Creek, we stated that she was a
member of the Baptist Church.
This we are informed was a mistake,
she was never member of any
church.
We had visits yesterday from Maj.
w. c. Troy and his son Capt. w.
B. Troy. 1t was the latter and his
sister who were hurt by the recent
accident near the mouth of Nantas
La. Capt. Troy has recovered from
his hurts. Miss Troy was more Sc
riously injured though she is recov-
ering.
A week ago Col. J. K, Connally
bought a portion of the Hugh John
ston property on Patton Avenue,
purchased at public sale by Mr..
Barnard. Work was Immediately
begun for two large and handsome
brick tenements, and already the
basement is dug out, and brick lay
ing will begin in few days.
This is quick work.
Hon. J. H. Merrimon received
1878 and Mr.. Cummings 1882
votes respectively in Rutherford.
Our Judicial ticket, Mr.. Johnston
and Mr.. Twitty tor Senator, carried
the county, Mr.. Harrell, DEM, was
beaten by Mr.. Stewart, rep, by Z
votes. Mr.. J. B. Eaves, rep, beat
DR.. Twitty, for Senate, in Polk, by
25 majority, thus beating him in the
district 6 votes. This is unfortu-
nate for Rutherford. 20
We regret to learn, by private let
ter to a friend in this city, that DR..
Rodier, who resides at Tuckasegee,
Jackson county, had the misfortune
to have his house and all contents
burned few nights ago, the in
mates barely escaping with theil
lives. The fire occurred about 4
o'clock in the morning. DR.. Rodier
and family lived for some time ir
our city, connected with the Flori,
da Health Association, and his
many friends here will much
regret his misfortune.
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Don.t experiment.

Y on cannot afford to waste time in ex-
perimenting when your lungs are in dan
Ger. Consnmptlon always Seems at firgi
only cold. Do not permit any dealer
to impose upon you with some CHEAP
imitation of DIR. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption, Coughs and Colds, but
be sure you get the genuine. Because he
can make more profit he may tell you he
has something just as good, or just the
same. Don't be deceived, but insist upon
getting DIR. Kings New Discovery. which
is guaranteed to give relief in all Throat
Lung and Chest affections. Trial bot.
ties free at H. Fl. Lyons Drug Store.
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TuE BARGAIN CorrTFR AZ Taw's

just started, on it will be placed all
goods that for any reason will be sold at
half price. A splendid stock of fine Sill
yerN are, Decorated China and Art Glass,
rui able for Christmas or Bridal Gifts; a
iarre stock Of Crockery, Cutlery, Glass
and Lamps and at lower prices than
". before st LAWS,
opposite Eagle Hotel