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Telegram-herald., 1889-08-28
SPRING LAKE sCoRCHED.
\ Large Portion OF the Business section
Burned Down.

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SPRlSc LAKE, Mich, Aug. 27.-Early
this morning every body was suddenly
awakened and startled 10y "A terrific
explosion of gunpowder in the hard
ware store of Henry Cliff, which proved
to be on fire, and before any one
realized the condition OF affairs, the
whole block WAS IN flames.
The local fire company quickly
turned !out and the Cutler Il savage
Lumber Company S steamer also took
al lct Sc art. Later the Grand Haven
department sent au engine. ine most
srenuou, Iorl~ of all three iora tune
seemed unaraang. and every one
feared that the entire town would toe
DESTROYED.
The people in the ueighbor.ng houses
were all moving out, horse, and wagons
were IN great demand AID everybody
was 1rantcally trying 90 save his prop
ertv. At about o'clock the flames
We're gotten under control.
The loss IS estimated ataDOut SO, 900,
partially insured. The losses. as far a.
asceftained, are. Henry Cliff, hard
ware. SI7 900; Lee building, $1,000: D..
&. Clements, boots and snOcs, &-3J0,
Reendecrs. sewing machine agent and
c0utectous. $1,000; Belle Patterson,
millinery, 5000. a. Mulder a sons, 500;
NJ Walsh. $1,000; +. Fox, 5000; Andrew
Fails, $1,000; f. Stadt, building, $500.
The insurance is estimated at SIS GOO.
The powder explosion WAS caused
from about onc-haif ton OF powder,
stored ia the hardware store, which
went OF soon after the FIRE caught and
was heard for miles around.
Sprng'Ia is a pros spcrous village on
the D.. e.. H. * ". railroad 10 Ottawa
county, two miles above Grand Haven.
The village contains -four large
churches. public schools. a large public
library. three hotels. several large
MILLS. etc. II B. n the heart oi the
ffut country and with E. popn alton
81 2e0O tLc loss w.I. bc very ne.ty.
Telegram-herald., 1889-08-28

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JAcEsos. M.ea. Aug The news
os ire discovery of tie gigantic pl9t 81
llge do-u ghs prison walls aad l1eg-
ar f1e conFcts. caused ltelse excite
nlelt here.
NAr1sn Hatch refuses u g.se much
mofe Of tie details oi the p-og. bat says
be cons. .ders Latmer tle most danger
ons man ia the pr-soa 0a account ot
his l4te.l geuce. education, money,
olts.de influence ALa general depIa-
Y.ly.
seek ago L4timer ~as allowed 70
Substitute gne grat uniform Tor Tie
stripes, and ~0u.u probably Aaye been
-4feu . clera-llp 81 so.ne easier HoEA
t a.s latest de,..try n4d not been de-
tested
Laumerls stiii Ia his cell aud il i the
general belief today thAt he AAs con-
le-,ea 60 -l.e leadership oI tie scheme.
tttlf pf.e.- employ. = warned %
Keep Qutl -s tac warden hopes ~
capture t.e outside accomp.ces.
Ine tuEo. ot tn', egy, winch has
had close kl-Isled-e oi Tie affair. Say,
.u ~ issue oi .A.l evening" tn4t Lat.mer
has attempted % secure a number of
fefolgcr., hll low TAR ne has sue
c.tded DO one but the PRISON officials
know
Warden Hatch sad this morning
tlaumef W.4 ue put "a work M once,
and Casey a Dogct.c county burglar,
tAe Jumper Who got The dynamite lett
As.dl IAc wall IS an outsider, wIl Doe
sept Ia solitary confinement.
Has Latinlrr coufcsscdt'
Draw your own conclusions"
There ls no doubt that Latmer CON
tes,ed 10 regain las privileges. Al least
twelve Consicts were in the plot, and
Warden Hatch SAYS he knows every
one Capt. BOYLE. 0f the ~ police
force, clam, % have knowledge As 10
Who the mau .s WHO supplied the dyna-
mite. Warden Hatch SAYS he knows,
too. bUt irals he can not convict with
tine evidence at hand.
Telegram-herald., 1889-08-28
Not to be oudonc by the villages of New York Chicago,
Mashington. Grand Rapids ha. secnred the
Greatest Attractions on Earth f!

capacity persons
IS to placed
reservoir BE held daily
stables Of Nulaa
Tho wonderful mountains of te Hmsiayas ia India 22oo m high VII
D. t g8I lf
cans. # % % snie tr
Ta frame NoAH> ARK from Mount Arsrat l rfaffed
% Take and bridge
cln- B al * f. . "
ecATAC0Ns OF ROME w e dug ur replaced
passages running
l.lnt q s nea the village # Ada.
span
n
Tse cRtrA MOUNT CsPfEVlcrs oaetf Moon
: q caf..-ty oil lovers II GEOLOGY.
Telegram-herald., 1889-08-28
FIVE MEN KILLED.
\ Terrific Boiler Explosion at Scranton,
fenn,y


PirTsBURG. Aug. 27.-A special from
Scranton, Pa, 10 the Time says The
rolling ml and nah factory at
Towanda. Bradford county, operated
by Bostley, Charles < Co., WAS partially
wrecked this afternoon at o'clock 10y
the explosion of boiler, the disaster
resulting IN the instant death of five
men, the fatal injury OF two
others, and the slight injury
OF dozen other workmcn. The dead
are. sanford Is. smith, puddlor. mar
ned; kiCla Ackerly, puddler, mar
ned; JOhu Bostwick, roller, married;
Guy Herman, helper, married; Isaac
BandtOrd, helper, single. The fatally
injured are. Charles Zcblch, terribly
burned by molten metal; James Rider,
both legs broken and internal
INJURIES. The force OF the
explosion was terrific, lifting the
entire root off of the southern
portion OF the mill, tearing away the
rHter- au1 .ar.afS md leaving TIE
whole mass Crushing INTO the mil and
upOu the tcrrhtd force of workmcn
Who were scattering n every direction
and crouchng behind all kinds OF obsta-
clcs toc,capc the tUryot the hissingSteam
which was filing the structure from
the nest of boilers that were displaced
and broke in their steam connections
by the exploding boiler, pieces of winch
were hurled through the mill. The
workmen were soon marshallcd by
Richard \. BOstley and simon Kendall,
members OF the trm, and they speedily
removed the debris and released the
men who were buried init. also recover
ing the bodies OF the killed, some OF
whom were bad.ymaneled and scalded.
Telegram-herald., 1889-08-28

Two-base hits-puYis. HOUSEHOLDER aud
prummnnd- Double Disqualification fH
EeaH ff Householder. Struck .lt lly t.4 .I
uy II AKIN. . hy Stalhngs by Stelib-r-tr
.. Bases on halls-Gy Stalungs. s.. by >feil
berhef. z. Sacrifice hits Fuller. Egan and
FGTy $. Time or game-2:i5. tmDire- Gro
Telegram-herald., 1889-08-28

To le ponular Join the flis fsroous place.
and see how much coFnor able yoH make
home than you have been having at fbe Summer
resorts.
Telegram-herald., 1889-08-28
Association.

81. Louis. ~, Kansas city. I.
Cincinnati. l0, Louisville. 1.
Columbus. 5 Athletic. 10.
Baltimore. =, Brooklyn. +.
Telegram-herald., 1889-08-28
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The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-22
VIRGINIA TAX COUPONS.
The L. =. Supreme Court POST
poneS ~ Hearing.

WASHINGTON, October 21.-A number
ofcascS presenting another pnasc of the
legal controversy which has been going
un for long time over the Virginia tax
coupons were set down for argument in
the United States supreme court to-day,
but when the cases were reached Chcli
Justice Fuller announced that the hearing
would be postponed until there was a
full bench The court is about equally
divided on the Virginia bond question
and it was for this reason that the argu-
ment of the cases was postponed. 1t is
not improbable that the new justice to
he appointed by the President to take
the place of the late justice Matthews
will have The casting vote in this inn
portant question which has been before
rhe court, in one form or another, for
some years.
The supreme court several years ago
by a close vote decided that coupons on
State bonds were receivable for taxes
and must be accepted by tax collectors.
The State resisted this decision and
passed a law which practically rendered
the supreme courts decision of no effect,
The present case comes up on suit
brought to test the validity Of this law
and the whole question in dispute may
be rcopenad.
No decisions of general Importance
were rendered to-day.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-22
EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
A SPEECH FROM THE COLOR.
ED DELEGATE.
The Bishops Notify the Deputies
That They Cannot Concur In the
Motion to Adjourn the 24th-A
Conference to he Held.

New YORK, October 21.-In the gen
cral convention of the Protestant Episco
pal church to-day, Rev. DR.. Hancke
pended, and that the report on the me
mortal presented by the colored clergy be
taken up.
Rev. DR.. Phillips Brooks, of Boston
urged the Importance of the question and
spoke in favor of its immediate con.
Sideration.
Rev. Paulus Moore, colored delegate
from the missionary diocese Of Cape
PAlmas, also spoke in favor ofthe motion
A delegate from Kentucky argued that
the question had already been practically
settled by the convention, allowing a
colored delegate to speak on its floors.
The motion to suspend the order of the
day was then lost by a vote Of 100 to
121.
The report i'll favor ol ceding portion
of the diocese of Michigan making it a
missionary diocese was approved.
At the afternoon session DR.. Hart
moved that the house of deputies concur
with the bishops in the additions to the
service for the solcmnization Of matri-
mony, moving that the words, (which, -
and the words "is commended" are ex-
hortation, and that an additional clause
be inserted enlarging the distinction. The
motion was lost, the house refusing by
n small majority to concur with the
bishops.
The PRAYER for patience under suffering
was next adopted.
The second section in the communion
OF the sick providing that "in times OF
contagious sickness or disease, or when
extreme weakness renders it expedient,
he short prayer may suffice" was
adopted with a proposal to substitute
the word, priest" for minister" in the
communion of the sick in the present
rubrics. The house of deputies refused to
concur.
The first section in the order for the
burial of the dead was adopted; the
second was voted down.
A sub section, omitting selection OF
the psalms for holy days was adopted.
The bishops notified the house of dcpu-
ties that they could not concur with
them in adjourniug October "a, and
asked for committee of conference. 1t
was appointed.
The house concurrcd with the bishops
on the third section. Several important
changes were made.
The last amendment adopted by the
house of bishops providing for changes
in the conservation of bishops was
adopted.
The house then adjourned
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-22
SOMETHING HORRIBLE.
A hoy EearfuIIy Torn by am Infu.
rated Dog.

The Raleigh correspondent of the Viii
mington Messenger under date of the
Goth says:
News was received here this morning
of HORRIBLE occurrence at Hamlet yes
terday afternoon. A dog sprang at
Tommy Johnson, the elcven-year-old son
of T. c. Johnson, and caught the poor
little fellow by the arm above the elbow.
Mrs. Johnson heard the boys screams
and ran to his rescue. She made desper-
ate efforts to force the dogs jaws open
and i'll these attempts one of her fingers
was torn by the mad animal teeth. Mr..
Johnson at this point came up and chOked
the dog until it seemed that the animals
eyes would burst from their sockets
Yet there was no relaxation of the ter,
rible grip on the boys arm. A Mr.
Brown came up with an axe and nearly
severed the dogs head from his body
The boys arm was greatly lacerated
The flesh at the biceps had been chewed
to the bones The suffering was intense
The boy was taken to Charlotte last
night, that the famous Butler maidstone
might be applied. Mrs. Johnson, who
was completely Frustrated, was alsC
taken there, for the same treatment.
And yet niue-tenths of mankind, man
woman and child are willing to meet al
the risks of hydrophobia, besides sub
mitting to, or defending daily, number
less annoyances from canine pets moi
worth the powder and shot it woulC
,oLa e., LII them -fNITIzEN
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-22

Mrs. Clcveland's new abiding place,
which Mr.. Francis Lathropis decorating,
is to contain a great deal OF antique ma
hogany furniture, which is with its
Young mistress quite Il hobby. As oppor-
tunity offered she has purchased old
chairs, tables and chests OF drawers
which might have formed the furnishings
.fstately colonial mansions with their
y,l.yw and brown walls, their immense
mirrors, reaching from floor to ceiling
their sconces with twinkling candle lights,
thcir white marble mautelpieces with
friczc of acanlhus and decorated which
heads crowned with amaranth, and
their heavy mahogany staircases, with
responded to the lightly flying feet OF the
iair danes of 100 years ago. To buy ma
hoganv is an expensive fancy, for ali that
isreally old and good is being snapped up
nt fancy prices by the Vandtrbilts andtpeo-
pie who aim at solility as well as show
Mrs. Cleveland has purchased with a
great deal of discretion, and the house OF
the ex-president will be very attractive.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-22
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The CentraIiziI& TenCIenCy Ofthe
Proposed Blair BiII.

The Blair bill, providing for appropria-
lions through series OF years in aid ot
the public schools of the several States irr
proportion to the measure of illiteracy.
S to be brought up again in Congress at
the coming session. In spite of all that
has been said to the contrary. the CEN
tralizing tendency OfSuCh q bill, if it were.
10 become a law, would be very great
The obvious purpose fit is to bring the,
southern States more closely within the.
power OF the federal government, while
the equally obvious effect would be to
essen the interest of the Southern peO-
pie in the support of their respective pub
.lc school systems, for winch they have,
up to the present time. shown disposi
lion to be literally taxed. Occasionally,
from one or two of the States, protest
mas been raised against tn taxing of the
white population to provide schools for
The colOrcd people, on the ground of their
political hostility to the best interests
ct those States. Only recently, i'll one Of
hc COMMITTEES ofSouth Carolina, it was
| proposed to Scpara tt the taxable property
If the whites and the blacks, and to APP
portion the school t,rnd prOportionally.
But the suggestion was ut once drnOunc
ed both by the press and the white tax
payers, and nothing more was heard of
it. Considering the heavy burden the
Southern States have had to bear since
the war, the extent to which they have
contributed to the support OF their public
schools, without regard 10 race or color
is as remarkable as it rs prai%cWOrthv
Both the new and the Dii commissioner
of education at Washington bear teSti-
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-22

What Is Proposed to be Done
During the Coming Winter.

DuIlhS thc coming winter
The board of directors of the YOunl
Mems Christian Association are busil1
planning the work which will be attempt
ed this winter for the young men o
Asheville. The rooms on the second anC
third floors of the Starnes and Harkins
new buildings on Patton avenue are
nearing completion and the committee:
are making arrangements for the furni
turc. On the second floor there will be q
reading room well supplied with the best
papers and magazines, social parlol
attractivcly furnished by the ladies, and
well supplied with games, committee
room and boys room. On the third
floor will be a lecturing hall and a gym
nasium well supplied with the most ap,
proved gymnastic apparatuses. In con
nection with the gymnasium the board
of directors have decided to put up a
bath and dressing room, containing, in
addition to locked dressing boxes for the
safe keeping of the gymnasium suits,
shower and tub baths with hot and cold
water. 1t is intended to have gospel
meetings and prayer meetings for young
men, an cvangeistic Bible class and a
workers training Bible class. In addi-
tion to these there will he held receptions
and socials practical talks by business
men, health talks for young men by the
leading physicians, and an endless num-
Der of other activities which will attract
interest and help the young men Of our
city.
A separate room which will be fur
nished completely by the ladies com
mittee, has been set aside for the use of
the boys. 1t will be well supplied with
boys papers, books and games. The
Association rooms promise to be a very
attractive resort for young men of all
classes and will be the center of much
religious activity.
In order that these privileges may be
within the reach of every young man in
the city, the membership fee admitting
to all privileges except the use of the
gymnasium and bath rooms has been
fixed at So per year, and the full member
ship, including the gymnasium and bath
ing privilege, will be $5 per year addi-
tional. As the receipts from membership
fees will cover but small portion of the
expenses of such manysided work, the
the Association must look for its support
to the generosity Of all the citizens who
have the welfare OF the community at
heart.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-22
THE REV. DIR. BUXTON.
An Episode In the Deliberations
of the Episcopal Convention,

The delegation from North Carolina il
the Triennial General Episcopal Conven
tion, now in session in New York, thougl
an able one, both clerical and lav i,
Enthusiastically modest We quote the
following from the report of the New
York Herald as an incident in the move
ments connected with the proposed re
vision Of the Prayer Book:
The work then went on smoothly and
rapidly as possible under these condi,
tlonS until the seventh item was reached
This was the intercession of those who
labor in the Gospel. The Rev. DR.. Jarvis
Buxton, a Wcbsterian looking gentleman
from North Carolina, arose and de.
scribed the words in that prayer-"grant
to Thy labOrers a pure intention"-as
curious, strange and unique. The word
Intention" as having a technical mean
ing employed in the Roman Church,
should have no place in this Prayer
Book. The petition for Sufficient sue
cess upon earth he thought a sorry and
beggarly one to ask from the King of all
the earth. He moved this substitute,
reading it very impressively:
Almighty God, our Heavenly Father,
who has purchased to Thyself an uni
versal church by the precious blood OF
Thy dear Son, mcrcilullv give Thy grace
and heavenly bcnedictiOn to those who
have been ordained to serve Thee in the
sacred ministry Of Thy church, and to all
Others who labor with them in the gos-
pei of Thy love, that by their work and
life and doctrine they may show forth
Thy glory and set forward the salvation
Of all men, through Jesus Christ, our
Lord. Amen"
This motion to substitute was eagerly
seconded by the Rev. George +. Swan, OF
Indiana.
The Rev. Father Hall, of Boston. said
the proposed substitute was not enrich
ment, but pieCing together of old pray
ers. Mr.. Cortlandt Parker, of Newark,
rctorted that addition was not always
enrichment, and declared that in all these
changes he had been struck bv the de
scent palpable, yet indescrbable from the
style and tone Of the dear old Prayer
Book.
The Rev DR.. Hale, of Iowa, who said
he would not feel at liberty TO pray toI
as much earthly success as DR.. Buxton
proposed "Such success as may please
Thee" which was adopted. Then the
Rev. DR., Spading, of California moved
to put "singlcncss of heart" for pure in
tention," which was lost. The Rev. DR.
Gailor, OF Tennessee, moved the post
poncment of this proposition until DR.
Hale could prepare a perfect prayer
This piece of sarcasm was taken seriously
by DR.. Dix, and put and lost by 9S yeas
to 1OS nays. As result of all thes,
proceedings, DR.. BuXton's substitute
! having been withdrawn, the intercessorN
/ for Gospel laborers was lost by this
vote
Clerical Dcputics-Ycas, 10; nays, 26
divided, >.
Lay Deputies-leas, 10; nays, 2s
divided, 3.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-22
COLD-BI,OODED MURDER.
"Sandy" COnCIOn Killed without
Cause by john Smith.
The Knoxville Journal of Friday sa!

The Knoxville Journal OF Friday says:
\ terrible tragedy occurred at 5. j.
Condon's camp on the Knoxville South
crn railroad, near Ducl;town, Friday at
tcrnoon.
SANDY" Condor, walking boss was
shot and killed by negro named John
Smith, alias John Bradley.
The best information attuinablc shows
that it was cold blooded murder. The
negro, who is very impudcnt as well as
dangerous, was reprimandcd by Condor
for the shiftless way in which he was do
ing his work. The negro retortcd with
vile epithct, and Condor ordered hin.
to leave the place.
instead of doing so, the negro pulled a
3S-calibre Smith & Wcsson revolver and
fired. The ball passed through Condon's 5
heart, and he died almost Instantly The
negro fled as fast as his feet would carry
him, and the confusion at the camp was
SO great because of the tragedy that he
made good his escape.
Knoxville undertakers took charge OF
the body and prepared it for shipment to
Baltimore, where Condor formerly re-
sided and where he has relatives living.
He was about 80 years of age and had
been employed about railroad camps in
this section for several years. He was an
excellent foreman and pcaceablc fellow.
He was no relation of Mr.. $. p. Condor.
The murderer is a son of "Nep' Smith,
Il we'll known coIored man of this city,
who is a foreman of The Knoxville Water
Company's street force. John Smith has
been following new railroads Tor num-
Der of years and IS considered to be
a rather hard case. He has changed his
name with every change oi location and
was not liked by the Other negroes with
whom he was thrown.
Condon's remains were shipped to Bal
timOre last night.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-22
A MisappIied collection

During the Sunday nights session Of
the colorcd conference of the A. NJ. E.
Church, held in Zion Church, collection
was taken up for purpose made known
to the audience BY what means the
tota sum collected, said to be $40, became
known, we have not learned but when
the receptacle in which the money was
gathered was opened after the close OF
the service, it was empty. Some one
not having the fear of God and the stings
of his conscience to control him had
poCketed it.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-22
MIR. 4. ID. BOwERs DEAD.
This Wen Known Citizen Sue
CunbS to Typhoid Fever.

Through a private telegram received
yesterday we learn of the death of Mr..
Chas. d. Bowers, of Highlands, n. {.
Though Mr.. Bowers had been i'll with
typhoid fever for severalmonths past, his
death was a great shock, to his friends
here at least, as from the advices re-
ceived Saturday it was hoped that he
was better.
Mr.. Bowers was formerly of Bellows
Falls, VT, but for the past ten years has
been identified with the mining interests
OF Macon and jackson counties, where
he and his brother owned and controlled
some of the largest mica mines in West
ern North Carolina. He made his home
in Franklin. ~ C., where his many
friends testified to his sterling character
and true worth, He was prominent
Mason and identified with every beney-
olent and public spirited enterprise. His
loss will long be felt in the community
in which he has lived. The funeral ser
vices will he held at Franklin, Wednes-
day, October % at II a. m.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-22

NORTH CAROLINA SUED.
a Friendly suit to Recover Inter
est OH Iatured Bonds.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.-A motion was
made in the L. S. Supreme Court to-day
by eX-solicitor general Phillips and dis
trict attorney F. H. Busbee, of North
Carolina, on behalf of the attorney-gen-
eral asking that leave be given to bring
an original suit in thename of the United
States against the State of North Caro-
lima to recover about $41 900. This
suit is friendly one, and is brought
with the full consent of the State. The
point at issue is whether State can
lawfully he required to pay interest after
maturity on bonds of the value OF
$147, 900 held by the United States for
the benefit of the Cherokee Indians.
These bonds were issued about the year
1850 to the North Carolina Central
Railroad and matured in 1885. Attor-
ney-General Davidson, of North Caroline,
represents the State.