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The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-11-19
I,rowress of fAsheNiIIe.

The Wilmington Star, commenting
upon the report recently made in THE
CITIZEN of the increased valuation of
property in Ashcville, aud also its in
creased tax receipts, SAYS:
The statement shows not an increase
by spurts or booms, but a constant and
steady growth every year, the increase
being much greater in the past five than
in the preceding years. The statement
of the taxes collected is further evidence
of the bona fde valuation, the amount
collected in 1880 being S6,S+4.2S, while
IN 1889 it amounted to S+5, ,9+2.99. In
addition to this, in these ten years about
$24O, 900 received at different periods for
the sale of bonds was expended in inn
provement of streets, water works, sew
erage and other municipal improvements,
all of which shows that the Queen City
of the Land of the Sky" is forging to
the front aud on the highway of pros
perity, on which we extend her our cor
dial cOngratVdatl6ns.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-11-19
UNDER THE HAMMER.
How Both the Goods and the PeO-
pie were sold.

Going going! gone" And the auc-
tioneer's hammer echoed along the street.
1t was the sale OF the unclaimed parcels
that had lain in the Southern Express
Office for years. They were all there.
Everybody turned out to try their luck,
and as the street urchin well sang
1.-TWO for a nickel, five for a dime
One for a dollar, and sold every time"
Here is quietly dressed young man.
Let us see what he buys. Down goes
his dollar and around the corner he slyly
Sneaks to gain some spot free from the
unhallowcd gaze of scofers. Off goes
the lid and there before his eyes, which
fairly start from their sockets i'll horror,
lie How to Play Poker" Tricks With
Cards, and boltle of cod liver oil to
stomach it all.
But there goes another with a five dol
lar prize. What is it? Only last years
wthered bouquet.
Here Mr. Lance thinks he will try too.
1t takes one dollar and a quarter to
secure long delayed box that had ice in
it, and his hopes have vanished in water.
Here is a box with Wanamakcr's stamp
on it. Now is your chance, and V
planked quickly down secures-two sec
ond hand shirts.
But don't be alarmed. See that box
with &c. o. d. So" marked on it. You
are too late; well known livery man
has got it, Ninety cents for what Pam
plcts on Protection versus Free Trade.
Wasted. you say? Not at all. Who
knows but he may be a congressman
some day?
But don't block the way Let those
boxes go by. Where are they going?
Let's move along with the crowd and see
the fun. Well, declare. If they are not
going into Grants drug store. Ha! ha
Just look at the patent medicines.
Hello, Grant! Here is bargain. paid
eight dollars fl them, and will let you
have them for slight raise" Don'tyou
know him? Why, that is that same pro-
prietor of livery stable we saw before.
He has bought about thirty packages
for speculation. | wonder what Grant
will say. "Oh, don't want any of that
stuff can't use it" Crestfallen and
detected, our speculator turned away.
But his disgust for his purchase was too
much for him, and he slammed his burden
on the floor, saying in despairing tones,
For Gods sake, take il and credit me
with two dollars"
So the fun ran fast and high until all
the one hundred and seventy packages
had been disposed of. And we, alas!
were sold, too, for man drew one prize
of two dozen bottles of beer and we can't
find out where he lives.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-11-19

markable degree. His grasp of our hand
is as hearty as in days of yorc. His con-
versationis is varied and interesting. and his
writing spicy, truthful and straight to
the point. Long may our brother hold
his editorial seat and WELD his pen, as he
has for forty years past, in support OF
truth, equity and justice.
Mr.. S. S Stokes is his fathers assist
ant and local editor and seems one OF the
most popular men in town, i'll other
words he is just as popularas hcdeserves
to be, and we hear that the Presbyterian
church here would come to standstil,
us far as man can see, il it should lose
Sam. Stokes.
At the hospitable house OF Mr.. Stokes
we are made to feel at home, and enjoy
two charming evenings with the ladies'
and partake Of tea which reminds us Oi
Auld Lang Syne.
Many agreeable gentlemen greet us i'll
Union, some of whom you know already,
but of course you will enjoy hearing Of
their welfare. Such for instance as Col.
Rice, senior partner of the firm of Rice &
Oleman, who are doing an important
work on the canal near Columbia.
OuT ulCHu Ut. NdWlS SHOWS us dTOuUu,
and introduces us to General Gst, who
is remembered so pleasantly in former
wears as a constant summer visitor to
Haywood White Sulphur Springs. The
general is in very feeble health, but takes
much pleasure in talking over and over
again, the delight of those visits and the
good people whose memories he treas
urCs.
But now we are ascending Tryon
Mountain. Carolina is behind us once
more, but indeed she is stretching out
bravely in the race to overtake her Nor
thern sister. We must be up and doing
il we wish to hold our advantage. Good
bye. T. ". p.
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THE X KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
Their Attitude on the Land
Question,

ATLANTA. Ga, November 1S.-The
convention of the Knights of Labor to-
day went into committee of the whole
on the land question. The following
resolution was adopted af the fourth
plant of the declaration Of principles OF
the Knights:
Resolved, That the land, including all
the natural resources of wealth, is the
heritage of all the pcope, and should
not he subject to speculative traffic.
Occupancy and use shall be the only title
to the possession of land. Taxes upon
land should be levied upon its full value
for use, exclusive of improvements, and
should be sufficient to make for the COM
munity all unerrned increment
After the committee had risen and the
assembly had adopted the resolution
Mr.. Powderly and A. W. Wright, of the
executive board, were appointed COM
mittee to attend the National Farmers
Alliance Convention at St. Louis
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a DARKEY's sOLILO0UY.
He was Bound to Make that
Train.

Surrounded by a bevy of black maids,
he occupied the central positionin Mayor
Blanton's office. 1t was a darkey dude
that held this much-to-be-envied reception
there. Up and down the floor he strutted
looking at his silver turnip. The Mayor
was not Forthcoming and he was afraid
he would miss his train.
Kernel, wot time am it, sab, please !?
lse got to ketCh that four O'Clock train. +"
"Uh, about five minutes of four"
"Of cose, if the law compels me not to-
| won't meet it. Deed, sah warn't
drunk and | dunno about my cussin
nohOw. But that air electric car MAJ
am hard up and spose he gets a dolah
for arrestir' me and I'll low lin that
| wouldn't cuss no lady no how. don't
think a gemman would do no such thing
as that
Say, Kernel, aint he comm ?"
"lf he gives me fifty dollahs. I'll stay in
the jail but that train am a waitin' to' :
me and it will take fifty dolahs to stop
me. That old street car man sez I'm
guilty and | just guess must be guilty il
he sez So" And Adolphus Mornin' Glory
pranCed around the room with his head
high in the air, while all the girls smiled
and simpered on him and his far Sus-
anna said, "Oh. Adolphus, aru't you
sassy My, arn't You ateared: :"
Just then the Mayor entered and Adol-
phus subsidized while a stranght case OF
being drunk and swearing was made out
against him. When asked to question
the witness, he said.
Ask him? That air street car fcllah ?"
But that "air street car tcllah" kept
munching his apple, while Adolphus paid
his fine of So 90 and 81 80 costs.
Hold on! There is your knife cried
the Colonel
81 dunno about its being a .knte. 1t
amt got no blades. call that air a
handle" corrected Adolphus with ex-
quisite scorn. With toss of his head
and a slight curl of his lip, Adolphus
snatched that "air handle" and skipped
down the stairs, closely followed by his
twenty lovesick maidens.'
The Mayor collected $500 and only
one individual pleaded guilty and when
asked, are you guilty or not guilty" he
smiled vacantly and said, "hic-I-am
-Onlv-drunk." "
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CHICAGO REVIEW.
Business I'm the Grain Center Dur
Ing Yesterdays Session.

CHICAGO, November 1S.-The wheat
market opened dull and teatureless, but
afterwards developed more life with a
somewhat irregular course Of prices. De-
cember futures, after ruling for sometime
at about the closing figures of Saturday,
suddenly broke loose from May and de-
Lined 1856, while May futures declined
only 1sc., held quiet and steady, and
closed 1c. lower for December, while May
closed the same as the closing figures of
Saturday. The weakness, especially i'll
December futures, was attributed Mon
day to speculative influences. 1t was
hinted that a prominent local trader un-
dertook to close out some wheat for De-
cember, and other traders having taken
the cue sold the market out from under
him. The difference between December
and May futures widcned from 31sc.a
3Ac. to 41sc. under this movement, and
closed at 41sc. premium. The visible sup
ply increased $4,000 bushels. The
principal points which figured in the in
crease were spring wheat points, while
nearly all of the winter wheat points,
Baltimore excepted, showed decreases
from 1000 to 1900 bushels. An order
to buy 100000 bushels Of No. hard
was sent to Minneapolis at I2c. above
Saturdays prices which could not he ex-
ecuted.
In corn fair speculative business was
transacted and the feeling developed, as
on Saturday, was easy, there being con-
siderable pressure brought to bear on
near futures. The market opened at the
closing prices of Saturday was steady
tor time, then sold off Aca7sc., ruled
steady, and closed lsc.a5sc. lower than
Saturday.
Oats were active, stronger and higher,
but outside prices were not maintained
until the close. The advance was due al
most entirely to buying for May by a
large operator who caused an apprecia-
ton of $sc.a12 There was fair selling
at the top, ard a recession Of lsc.aAc
followed. Near futures were traded i'll
moderately, but advanced 2sc.a12c. in
sympathy with May.
In mess pork very little interest was
manifested, and prices exhibited little
change.
In lard fair inquiry prevailed, Prices
exhibited little change excepting for near
deliveries, which ruled 5c,a71ac. higher.
In short rib sides trading was very
light, but the feeling was stcadicr.
,r>uuw- ~ -, ux>uu,U,S, nus . r.~vn
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A valuable service.

The State Chronicle has done a useful
and commendable thing in the republica-
ton in its columns of valuable historical
matter, and put in the reach ofthe general
reader that which is not always readily
attainable. 1t is the republication of
"the Journal of the Convention of the
State of North Carolina, begun and held
at Fayetteville on the third Monday Of
November 1882" and also. an account
of the Convention held at Hillsboro, at
which the constitution was presented for
ratification, and ,lecisively rejected. The
publication of the above by Mr.. Daniels
is an act that ought to be highly APP
preciated, for few editors would so gem
erously have given up the space required.
That space is uscfully occupied, and we
beg ieEVs TO express Gur eiaanks,
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-11-19

New YORK, Noveuber 1S.-Amid the
booming of cannon, the dipping Of flags,
the waving of hundreds of hats and
handkerchiCts and cheers from as many
throats, Admiral John G, Walker and his
squadron, comprising the ships Chicago,
Boston, Atlanta and Yorktown. with
bunting flying in all the gay panoply OF
war, sailed majestically down the North
river shortly before noon to-day. Ad-
mira Walkers orders direct him to re-
main in Boston not later than the end of
the week, and it is expected that next
Sunday morning the feet will sail for
Europe.
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Lutheran synod.

WILMINGTON, November 1S.--ln the
Lutheran Synod to-day a report on the
location of the proposed theological
seminary was presented by DR.. Brown.
Two propositions were submitted, one
for it's location at Newbury, S. c., by
the South Carolina synod, and another
by the Southwestern Virginia synod
iavoring Salem, Va The provisional
offer of the South Carolina synod was ac-
ccpted. Rev. w. E. Hubert was elected
chairman of the board of education, and
DR.. w. S. Bowman, chairman nf the COM
mittee to nominate bord of directors.
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virginia NIethodist Conference

RICHMOND, November 1S.-The Vir-
gina Methodist Conference met here to-
day and elected the following delegates
to the general conference to be held at
St. Louis in May, 1890: Clerical dele
gates, Rev. DR.. ]. E. Edwards, DR.. X. NJ.
Sledd, P. A. Peterson, Paul Whitehead,
J, ], Lafferty, A. G. Brown, Rev. j..
Powell Garland. Lay delegates, Gov.
E, E, Jackson, Maryland; Prof. w. w.
Smith, Randolph Macon College Messrs.
]. P. Pettyjohn, Lyuchburg; Capt. f. V.
White, Norfolk, and Maj. R. W. Peatross,
Danville.
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THE FALLEN EMPIRE.
DOM PEDRO AND HIS FAMILY
LEAVE FOR ENGLAND.
No TnCliguI:ies offered Them-In-
formation Very Meagre-It Is
Claimed that all Imperial OblI-
cations VIII be Met,


cations VIII be Met.
LONDON. November s Dispatches re-
ceived here this afternoon from Rio la
neiro reitcrate the statement previously
telegraphed that the proclamation of a
republic met with no opposition. The
latest intelligence received at Rio Janeiro
indicated that Bohia and Pernambuco
were in state OF tranquility. The peo-
pie everywhere are somewhat absorbed
in the new order OF things politically, so
that business is at a complete Standstill.
There is said to be considerable mystery
1t Rio JaneirO in regard to the departure
Of the Emperor and his family. 1t is as
serted in some quarters that he has not
yet lett the country.
The Duke of Nemours, father of Count
D'Eu, Son-in-law of Dom Pedro, the ex-
lied Emperor of Brazil, has telegraphed
to the Queen at Balmoral that the En-
peror and his family embarked at Rio
IaneirO without being subjected to any
disagreeable experiences.
The British mail steamer Atrato, from
Montevidco for Southampton is due at
Rio Ianeiro tomorrow, and some be-
lieve that the imperial party will take
passage upon that steamer for Europe.
Commercial dispatches are forwarded
from Brazil to foreign countries without
scrutiny or delay All dispatches, how
ever, relating to the political situation,
or giving any information in regard to
the new government, have to be sub
mitted to a censor The result of this is
that the only intelligence about the rev.
Olution which has reached the outside
world, except the very meagre facts that
have got through in commercial tele-
grams i'll cipher, is that which has met
The approval of the government censor
ship.
a dispatch has been received at the
Brazilian legation here i'll London from
DR.. Barboza, minister of finance OF the
new government, directing the Brazilian
minister to notify the London Stock EN-
change that allfnancial engagements en-
tered into by the imperial government
will be faithfully observed by the repub-
lie. This dispatch, it is thought, will
have a reassuring effect in commercial
and financial circles.
Banks and private tnancicrs holding
Brazilian bonds have largely refused to
sell This action has prevented panic.
LISBON, November 1S-A number of
private telegrams received to-day from
Rio Janeiro differ as to the name of the
steamer which is conveying Dom Pedro to
this port. They state, however, that
the Emperor was the object of Sympa-
thetic demonstrations both on the part
Of the people and provisional govern
ment.
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PERsONAI. MENTION.


is stopping at the Battery Park.
Mr.. Clinton Dewitt, one OF the owners
of the Cumberland Gap land interest,
has registered at the Swannanoa.
j. H. McCarty, of Pennsylvania, the
chief engineer Of the quarries on the Van
derbllt estate is at the Swannanoa.
Among the prominent men attending
the criminal court is 6, S. Ferguson,
Esq, ex-solicitor OF the twelfth district.
Mr.. w. r. Sturgeon, who represents
the large firm Of Morton, Reed x Co.,
of Baltimore, is now at the Swannanoa.
Mr.. Walter S. Cushman returned home
on Saturday night after an absence of
nearly two months in Philadelphia and
other Northern cities.
Mr.. James Gall, ir., of New York, who
has the general overseeing of the work
now going on upon Vandcrbilt's prop
erty, is at the Swannanoa.
Mr.. Ben Posey, a well known young
lawyer, of Murphy, N. C., left the city
yesterday. He stopped at the Grand
Central while i'll the city.
Mr.. Chas. Rawls has Just hung out
new sign in the Swannanoa office. He
has received the Ashevlle agency for the
Knoxville Fire Insurance company.
Mr.. T. H. Bomar is a guest Of the
Swannaroa. He is one of the civil engin-
GERS who assisted the late S. p. Caldwell
in the laying out of the Round Knob
road.
Mr.. Jacob Hess and his wife are at the
Battery Park. Mr.. Hess is prominent
New York politician, and has contract
with the city of Boston to fill in the back
bay of that city.
Mr.. W. S. Gribbel, of New York, is at
the Battery Park. He is employed by
many prominent gas companies as an ex-
pert. 4 good deal ot work could be
found Tor mIn IN ASheVllle.
Mr.. Hall is stopping with Mrs. Alice
Reynolds, of this city. He owns a rub
Der plantation Of $40 acres in Central
America. He is thinking of locating-it
in Asheville. There is need oft now.
Mr.. e. NJ. Mathis, and his bride who
were married on the 7th inst. returned
via the Ashevile and Spartanburg train
last night, having enjoyed a brief but
charming visit to Charleston, during
gala week, to Columbia at the iair, and
a stop at Spartanburg.
Mr. David NJ. Vance, OF the Ashevilc
Democrat, left last night for Fayetteville
in attendance upon the Constitutional
Centennial. He is one of the marshals
on that grand occasion, We are very
glad he has found it in his power to go.
This section, we fear, will be represented
by very few besides Mr. Vance.
Mr.. Banks, the sprightly city editor Of
the Charlotte Chronicle visited our sane
tum yesterday. He is native OF Ashe-
vile and is now visiting his friends here
The sheet, whose local matter he fur
nishcs, is a very breezy, go-ahead paper.
In the course of his conversation
he told us that the Sunday morn
ing train, on which he arrived,
No. 2, was delayed at Statesville for
thirty minutes because their engine was
borrowed in order to pull the engine OF
the Atlantic, Tennessee and Ohio train
back on the track. The accident was
caused by an open switch. The snow
was six inches deep between Cleveland
and Coopers, and began falling about
5 clock in the morning.
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In want of Home,

There is a blind woman in the city,
who has been educated at the State
asylum. She is a musician. able to give
music lessons; and also fitted to act as
nurse and to do general house work.
Being in need of home, she is willing to
give her services for her board. This is
an excellent opportunity for any one
needing a competent and intelligent COM
panion or assistant in the house. Any
one wishing fuller information about
this person can get it by applying at 20,
Pine street, or at this office.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-11-19
BASE BALL MATTERS.
Players signing COtraCts for Next
Years Contests.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, November 49,
Secretary Rogers of the Philadelphia
Club announced to-day that catchers
Clements and Schriver and pitcher Glea-
son have signed the league contracts for
1890. Clements and Gleason have also
signed the Brotherhood contracts.
Harry Wright this afternoon signed a
contract to manage the Philadelphia
League Club.
BosToN, November 1S.-A special to
the, Herald from Holyoke to-day says:
John M. Ward, president of the Broth
erhood association of ball players, paid
visit to this city and when he left last
evening he carried contract signed by
Tom Tucker. Baltimore's first baseman,
to play first base for the Brotherhood.
Mickey Welch has signed the Brother
hood agreement, and expects to sign a
three years contract with New York s
Brotherhosd in a couple of days.
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petersburg Railroad.

RICHMOND, Va, November 1S-At the
annual meeting to-day of the stock
holders of the Petersburg railroad the
following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Col. John B. Palmer; board of di-
rectors, B. F. Newcomer, w. T. Walters
and II. Walters, of Baltimore; DR.. d. w.
Lassiler, of Petersburg; and Major F. X.
Scott, of Richmond.
At the annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Richmond and Petersburg
railroad, the following directors were
elected W. T. Walters. H. Walters, H.
X. Ellyson, Dr, d. w, Lassiter, and Col
John b. Palmer.
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Ozone.

Without going into scientific definition
of this health-giving principle existing in
the atmosphere, it is a fact well recognized
BY physicians that where it exists abun-
dainty. a healthful climate is assured.
Thus the invigorating nature of country
air, or that Of the mountains or of the
seaside, is thought to be iuc to the
abundant existence Of this ozone or modi-
fed oxygen, In report made to us last
night by DR.. Karl von Ruck of the
weather of yesterday, his observations
demonstrated the existence of so per
teat Of 0s0He out Vi pOssible 100.
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The Pan.American Congress.

WASHINGTON, November 1S.-The In
ternational American congress met to-
day Secretary Blaine presided, the Bra
lillian delegates being the only notable
absentees. The entire session was de-
voted to the business of organization,
which was naturally a more difficult
matter to arrange than is usually the
case, owing to the fact that two Ian
guages were used. The conference adj
iourned to meet at o clock next Wednes-
day, when the organization is to he likely
DerteCted
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Comee Exc,,ed.

NEW YORK, November 1S.-There was
great excitement and a big attendance
at the coffee exchnnge this morning, due
to the interest felt in the Brazilian situa,
tion. Coffee advanced from fifteen to
ftty-hve points over Saturdays closing,
On first call 20.750 bags were sold.
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sentence for Rigany stands,

NEW YORK, November 1s.-Recorder
Smith to-day in the court OF general
sessions denied the motion for a new
trial in the case OF David Harfeld the
Richmond, Va, pawnbroker who ives
convicted here Of bigamy a few days ago.
Harssld win be Veaitnted FrfdGy.
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ROME, November 1s.-The Pope has
received in solemn audience the grand
Dutchess Catharine of Russia. She
brought with her letter from the Gar.
1t referred to the appointment Of Russian
bishops whose names will soon be an
nounced. The Gar also stated that il
would give him pleasure to see red hat
bestowed on the archbishop Of War
saw.
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President,s ReceD,iou.

WASHINGTON, November 1S.-The Presi-
dent this afternoon gave a special recep-
tion to a number of gentlemen represent
ing the various business interests of the
country. 1t was requested that he in
corporate in his message to congress a
recommendation for the enactment of an
equitable national bankruptcy law.
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The Meather To.DaX.

WAsH!NGToN, November 14.-Indica-
tions for North Carolina-Fair: clearing ;
cooler in EASTERN portion; warmer in
WrstrfH Y0rta0ne; westerly winds.
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