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The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-09-24
A FLORIDA FLOOD.
A STORM AND CL-OUDRURST
AT JACKSONVILLE.
street PaYements Torn Up and
stores FlOOded-The Rainfall
the Greatest Oh ReCOrd-Much
Damage Done.


the Greatest Oh RecOrd-Much
Damage Done.
JACKSONvILL, Fla, September 23.-The
rain began to fall here before dawn, and
has continued without cessation all day,
the air at times being almost white with
sheets of rain, much resembling a snow
>quall. During the afternoon the storm
was accompanied with sharp electrical
shocks OF an intensity never before eX-
perlenccd in this part of the State. Afew
minutes before > O'Clock, small black
cloud was seen rolling rapidly towards
the city from the southwest through
which the lightning played at intervals,
giving it n decidedly greenish' color. Its
velocity increased as it approached the
zenith, and the wind became almost
herricane, Suddenly the cloud burst, and
perfect delugc of water descended upon
the city, its volume being greatest in the
territory of Newman, Forsythe, and
Laura streets and the St, Johns river.
The cloud was then partially dispe!led
and disappeared towards the northeast.
In less than ten minutes the streets in the
locality indicated were flooded with wa
ter, sewers and surface drains being
wholly inadequate to the task of carry
ing it off The pavement is of circular
cypress blocks, and the water, forcing Its
way beneath them, made the surface of
streets to undulate like waves of the
ocean. Teams and pedestrians broke
through, and the water spurted
up into the air with great
force. The surface streams ran down
Pine Ocean and Hagan streets like
mill race washing the paving blocks up
into piles, and in some instances carrying
them down nearly to the wharves. Bay
street, from Pine to Market, is mass of
dislodged paving blocks, and is impasSa-
bic. The police and firemen have roped
it off to prevent an accident Street car
travel on Bay street is suspended. Many
stores were flooded, and unpaved thor
oughtares have been quilted in many
places so as to be temporarily impassa-
bic. The damage will reach several
thousand dollars.
Sergeant Townsend, of the U. S. signal
station, reports the rainfall as the great
est on record here for like duration. Up
to noon it had reached only half an inch,
but at $50 it has increased to 4L4 inches.
The only record approaching it is that OF
Sept. 26, 1885, when from the previous
midnight to II O'Clock p. m, twenty
three hours, the rainfall amounted to
6 Is inches on level To-day's average
however, is much in excess of that. Men
will be set to work early i'll the morning
and travel will probably be resumed du-
ring the day.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-09-24
A Cold Medal.

At the skating carnival to be held at
Rays rink tomorrow evening, the best
skater participating will be awarded
handsome gold medal, and at the masked
carnival, to be held Monday evening, the
person attired in the handsomestcostume
will receive So in gold.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-09-24
The Law UmconstitutionaI.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, September 23.-Iu
the case of Harry E. Barber, arrested for
sell meat in this county from cattle
not in >pected on the hoof, and brought
before the United States court on a writ
OF habeas corpus, Judge Nelson this
morning rendered verdict that the law
is unconstitutional, as it interferes with
commerce between the States. The pris.
oner was ordered discharged. Notice o
an appeal to the Supreme court was
given.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-09-24
A RasebaII Legal Decision.

PHILADELPHIA, September 23.-Col.
Jno. Ira Rogers, secretary of the Phila-
delphia Baseball Club, has sent to the
presidents of the league clubs his legal
opinion that section 1S of the contract
now in force between the league clubs
and the players land whish is known as
brotherhood contracts" having been
formulated and prepared by that body
and accepted by the league) expressly Sc,
cures to each club absolute right to its
players services for the season OF 1890,
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-09-24
RIshon LYMAN at Home.

The Raleigh News-Observer says:
Bishop Lyman has returned home from
his long visitation of nine weeks. We
are pleased to learn that he has carried
ont the protracted schedule without seri-
Gus difficulty, andis i'll better health than
when he left home.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-09-24
ExDIos,On i'm a Coal Mine.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, September %
An explosion of gas occurred in a coal
mine near Dayton, Tenn, this morning
and nine men were badly burned, 6.
g Rranscom, the inside boss, isreported
dying and James Knight, it is thought,
Sannot live. The other wounded men
are colored men. Everything possible is
being done by the mining company for
the relief of the injured.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-09-24
The Flower Mission i'm Need.

The attention of the public is invited
to the needs of the Mission Hospital.
Any donation in the way of clothing,
eatables or money will be most thank,
fully received and the same can be left at
the residence and in care of Mrs. J. p,
SAWYER
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-09-24
TeIepIlone Notice,

Subscribers to the Asheville Telephone
Exchange will please add the following
to their list:
No. 4.-Western Dressed Beef and Pro-
vision Co.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-09-24
Had PIeurO-PneumOnia.

NEW BRUNSWICK, n. J., September "a
The State Inspector to-day killed twenty
head of cattle at Fleischman's distillery
at Millstone, Somerset county, and twen-
ty head on adjoining farms, that were
afflicted with pluro-pneumonia.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-09-24
baseball YESTERDAY.

At Chicago-Chicago 3, Boston 8.
At st. Louis-St. Louis 5, Cincinnati I
in 9th.
At Pittsburg-Pittsburg 6, Washing
ton 3.
At Observation-Disclosures o, New
York 10.
At Cleveland-Clevcland 0, Philadcl,
phia 5.
At Baltimore-Baltimore ., Athletic
10.
At Kansas City-Kansas City 6, Louis,
vile 4 in Sth.
At Brooklyn-Brooklyn . in 7th, Co
lumbus in LIST.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-09-24
A Great Publishing House Fails

CHICAGO, September 23.-The mani
moth publishing house of Beltord, Clarke
& Co., which has the largest establish
ment here and branches in New York and
San Francisco, went to the wall to-day.
This afternoon judgments were entered
against them in the circuit court for
500, ,SS5 in favor of the First National
Bank, and for $13, 900 in favor of S. A.
Maxwell & Co. Attachments were is
sued, but shortly after the place was
siezed by the sheriff, and a receiver was
appointed by Judge SHEPPARD. The fail
ure of the house, while surprise to the
general public, had been expected for some
time by those who were familiar with
the firms standing.
Bellord, Clarke & Co., started business
here about ten years ago, and were per
haps the largest publishing house west
of New York. They were extensively en-
gagged in publishing standard works. In
this respect, they were one OF the largest
houses i'll the United States,
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-09-24
The weather To-Day

WASHINGTON September 23.-lndica.
tions for North Carolina-South-east-
erly winds, high on the coast; slightly
cooler
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-09-24
Progress Ofthe Murphy Branch.
The Swain County Herald says:

Captain Payne informs us that the
work of placing new ties along the road
is progressing in a very satisfactory man.
ner. About 10000 are being used every
month and as 2,600 are needed to the
mile, our readers can make their own cal
culations. He also told us that he un-
derstood there is some talk of replacing
the rails on the Spartanburg road with
heavy steel and using the present iron
on that road for fixing up the Murphy
branch. If this is done, we should haveal-
most a railroad out here.
The sun., 1889-11-21
Sold H,o WIG and FamIIy for $40.

OTTAWA, Nov. 2O.-Enoch Arden was not
alive to his financial opportunities. or he would
never have concealed his identity after his
return home from his long voyage until the
day OF his death. There is a young woman
living in Halifax who q dozen years ago mar
ried a man much older than herself. They
lived contentedly together for number OF
yeals and :pad six children, The husbands
sent longer than WAS expected: and the wife
ave him up as gone forever. he. however, q
tie arms OF a loving wife and the caresses OF
d6ifui children: Instead OF which he found
anther man In his place By the tlroside and
At fst 1t looked as though the old and new
h1sknds would spill some blood but the old
and accepted $40 from the new husband, for
which 70 promised to Teli4quish all claim to
his wifsRnd family. The old husband happy
The sun., 1889-11-21
SHIPS LIGHTS IN PORT
The Law Relating to New York Hnrbor-
What small Boats Must Do.

The Law Relating to New York Hnrbor-
What small Boats Must Do.
E. W. G. Of 251 Broadway asks a series Of
questions about the law regulating boat lights
in and about the harbor OF New York. The law
provides that every sailing vessel under sail
mot at anchor. that Isl. whether it be a large
one or small one. must display green light
on the starboard side. and a red light on the
port. These lights must be placed above the
rail whore they can be easily seen. and must
be so shaded by screens that both can be seen
from position in front OF the ship. but neither
must be visible from the opposite bow. nor
must either be visible from a point abaft the
beam. II the exact arc over which each light
must be plainly visible Is desired. circular
with diagrams can obtained from the steam.
boat INSPECTORS in the Post Office building.
fowboats on the water at night must be pro-
yided with good white lantern. and this must
be kent where II can be plainly seen.
In addition to the coored lights every sailing
vessel must have torchlght. and this must
be exhiL Lited whenever vessel oi any sort Ia
approaching or oyertaking II from astein.
In addition to the colored lights every steam
ship must display a white light suspended
a wIite lantern suspended from the foremast
or from flagstaff. Tugs with an" sort Of craft
In tow must have two white lights aloft, sus-
pended one above the other. The craft In tow
mnst display single white light.
Every SORT Of vessel at anchor must display a
single white light suspended where 1t can be
plainly seen from every point OF the compHss.
she approaches another steamer means. II am
going to starboard."
The sun., 1889-11-21
TIE ENGLISH SYNDICATE PLAN
George Storm Tells What They Proposed
for the Cigar Trade.

George Storm Tells What They Proposed
for the Cigar Trade.
Mr.. George Storm Of the firm OF Straiton
& Storm. having refused to sell out that i'm
mense establishment to the English syndicate.
gives the following account OF what the
scheme really was:
"A number OF large manufacturers had al
ready guaranteed to sell out to the English
syndicate when they approached me. The
original proprietors OF the other establish
ments were to retain a one-third interest in
them. and to remain in charge Of their re-
spective establishments. Our concern. how
ever was to be bought out entirely and cash
paid for it. and the controlling members were
to be permitted to retire. Some one Of the
principals Of the other establishments would
have taken charge OF It. 1t was intended to
enlarge all Of those factories which had good
regulations and gradually to shut UP the 9TH
ers., Whatever the price paid for any concern.
1t was to he capitalized at one third more
monibers. @ and their o owners w T We're d % to Oh have
!. .os certain f.. number Of shares In founders,
5USsh c Gf dodrs Sond bo cSp
talized at 81, 100000 One million Of this would
be represented 6 d BY six per cent bonds. The re.
Glasses Of stock-$4O0,0 900 in common stock and
100000 TO be known as founders stock. After
and dividend of 10 or II. per cent. on the
common stock. all the surplus earnings were
to be divided equally between the s4O0,000 Of
common stock and the 100000 Of founders
stock. In other words, this 100000 would get
Just as large a return as the entire 100000 Of
inRs had been reached. You will pc cetve that
capital inflated one-thrd. The scheme also
provided that the founders stock should be
largely represented in the dictatorship. The
profits for tho corporators and founders would
have to be wrunR out OF the working people or
else ont OF the consumers.
The proposition received was from re-
sponsible men who would have carried out any
they entsred sg 5 Int" In % With me-
remainder in sixty days They said their ina
bllity to buy me out would ruin the entire
scheme. Long years OF faithful service have
endeared many Of my employees TO me. and
would not turn them over to the tender msr-
cies OF the English syndicate"
The sun., 1889-11-21
Victorious President Richardson.

Tho only echo yesterday from the brief tie
up on the Atlantic Avenue Railroad In Brook
lyn on Tuesday was the growing OF the CON
duotors and drivers who have lost their places
at thA men who brought 1t about President
William Richardson seemed TO enjoy his VIC
tory over his dissatisfied employees. He en-
phatically refused to take back q single one OF
the designated pour on Tuesday. One old
driver. who had been In his employment for
moro than twenty years. and who had been
pArdoned after obeyinR the orders OF his or
RaniEatiop in every preyious strike. had to go
for good this time, although he pleaded hard
places. The company has found no difficulty
In employing all the men II wants. The new
men have TO sign a statement that they do not
belong to any labor organization. Another and
moro formidable movement against Mr.. Rich
Ardson will be made 1t 10 said, before the win
ter u over
The sun., 1889-11-21
MR.. GERRY HAS Il BROKEN ANKLE
Won't Hsve Anything to do with the
Worlds Fair. He Says.

Won't Hsve Anything to do with the
Worlds Fair. He Says.
Commodore Elbridge T. Gerry of the New
York Yacht Club. who went to Europe with his
family In the best Of health two months ago.
got homo yesterday on the City Of Paris on
crutches and with a broken ankle His legs
were perfectly sound until the 17th inst. two
days after the steamer loft Queenstown He
was walking on deck enjoying the tumbling of
the rough seas. when big wave struck tho
vessel and tilted the Commodore clean of his
praotised sea legs. He fell heavily and snapped
his ankle 1t was four days before he could
leave his berth and get around on crutches.
Mr.. Gerry was lowered to his carriage at the
City Of Paris pier in the elevator
Il see," he said. that am down on the
Worlds Fair Committee on Legislation. Twill
not accept the place. l will not have anything
to do with the Worlds Fair either actively or
passiyely."
able surprise.
nial and am through"
Others who came by the City Of Paris were
E. Il. Sheppard. formerly Attorney General Of
the Japanese Govern ment: Cen g. II. Il. Coils.
d. Willis James. Robert j. Livingston, Count
Moretti. Miss Caroline Phelps Stokes Miss o.
i. P. Stokes, and j. G. Matthews OF the Sturte-
want House.
The sun., 1889-11-21
Ex-PoLIcEN4x RooPss LATEST
He Agreed to Marry Two Girls n They
Would EIoPe with Him to Now York.

Ho Agreed to Marry Two Girls II They
Would EloPe with Him to Now York.
DELHI, N. Y, Nov. 20.-One Of the most
sensational episodes In the criminal annals OF
Delaware county relates to the career here of
Arthur F. Hoops. who has inst been run out OF
the county with a caution never to return.
Hoops is a good-looking and smooth-tonRued
young fellow. who was formerly on the police
force Of Morristown, N. j., and later on the
Brooklyn force He came to Hobart. this
county. about five years ago, having with him
as his wife an amable an excellent woman be-
longing to good Brooklyn family. In March.
1886. Hoops was arrested on a charge Of at
tempting to kill his wife by poison. the motive
assigned being desire on his part to marry a
rich and handsome young widow, named
Griffin. with whom scandal said he was unduly
intimate. lie was indicted and tried
term Of, court here the trial lasting six
days, and aboundiuG with sensational develop;
her concern for Hoops by going on his bail
bond. pending action by the Grand Jury. and
he 1 when as the tSs M
BUSINESS nature. hen the % jury retired to de- de-
aEittal aud four for conviction. but the ninori-
ty finally 1 assented 10 verdict of not guilty
the "p remains maj @"s Of % John w. Grim. rid the WIDOWS
late husband. in connection with report that
ne had come TO his death by poison. Inc In
Eesi iRation by q Coroner aud Jury, however.
disclosed no evidences Of foul play.
After the alleged attempt upon her life. Mrs.
Hoops return led to Brooklyn and got q divorce
from her husband. while Hoops came to Delhi.
where he has been pursued by other scandals.
His latest exploit beats the record for rascality
in this quarter. He made love to two respect
able girle, and agreed to marry both II they
deluded girls intrusted him with the trunk
containing her best clothing. and with 500 In
money. The other girl slipped away from homo
under an arrangement to meet him at Walton.
Her parents soon found that she had fed.
and had bought a railroad ticket for Walton.
They teleKraphed to Deputy Sheriff Levi
Chase TO arrest and detain her, which he did.
The parents came on by the next train and
persuaded the infatuated girl to return home.
When Hoops put in an appearance Of1cer
Chase promptly collared him on charges OF ab-
duction and larceny. He surrendered the
trunk and the 500 in money that he had OBJ
taned from one OF his victims. AS no ono
seemed inclined to prosecute tho case further
he was permitted to skip out by the first train
TO New York with q warning mover to return to
these parte.
The sun., 1889-11-21
"BANaw SAID THE GUN
Young Wonen who wero Waiting for th0iO
Mail Very Much Surprised.

Young Wonen who wero Waiting for thoiO
Mail Very Much SurPrised.
RED BANK, Nov. 20.-The Post ONCE was
full OF persons waiting for the evening mail
last night when an oysterman with gun came
in. 1t was an old-fashioned gun. loaded and
capped. Somebody had been robbing the
oysterman's beds. and ne was on his way to
watch for the thieves. He pushed his way caro-
fully among tho Gossiping young women with
bundles In their arms who had Just stopped In
on their way home from shopping. and by the
other groups OF men talking over the weather,
crops. or horse racing and gently braced
himself and his gun up against the
inner partition OF the office. near the general
The little hustle Of his entry subsided in q
moment and he seemed even to have forgotten
himself when suddenly the buzz Of talk was
drowned In q tremendous bang" The women
droped their bundle- and Sc canned. Smoke
filled the room. some OF the men escaped
under its cover Those who were left sur
rounded the women. The oysterman was ap-
pRrently the most ast onishod man in the room.
He had accidentally dropped his gun. IL
struck on the hammer. and the explosion
which followed sent a double charge. OF bird
shot through a partition among the mail
clerks. Nobody was hurt but Postmaster
Applegats says he does not want to take any
more chances OF that kind until PoStmasters
who are wounded in the service are entitlsd
to Don6iOnA
The sun., 1889-11-21
Troubles In Canadian Churches.

OTTAWA, Nov. 2O.-The congregation of st.
Georges Episcopal Church. ST. Catharines are
determined not to accept the Bishops nomina-
tion of a new rector. and to freeze the new iu-
cumbent out they have voted that the rector's
salary shall not exceed 81 per annun. instead
OF $1,000. There is Q fatality connected with
the name of st. George as applied to religious
institutions In Canada. as in the case OF the
Episcopal church bearing that name in rron-
force a clergyman Of his own choice upon That
congregation. who hissed Archdeacon Lauder
day that the Bishop had determined to appoint
the man he had selected. st. Georges Episco-
pal Church at OTTAWA Is also under the ban.
procession last Sunday which marched out OF
church because the rector wished the respons-
es chanted. Sir William locked all the church
doors from the outside on retiring. making the
parson and congregation prisoners until some
one came to their assistance.
The sun., 1889-11-21
a LAWYER on zs1xE
Abrana Suydam Charged with Qrana Lar
seny st the bar at vhish he RraetiseaI

Abrana suydaua CHARGED with Grana Lar
seny st the Bar at which he RraetiseA.I
Lawyer Abram suydam was arraigned be-
fore Judge CowinR In the Court Of General
Sessions yesterday upon an indictment charg-
ing him with grand larceny In the nrst degree
in obtaining $3.50 from FAY q Staoom, builders,
OF this city. in July last, by means offalse pre-
tenceS William stacom Of the Arm Of Fay 4
stacom testified that in July last the firm me-
eotiated with suydam, for the purchase for
$4,000, Of the houses at 70. 81. SO, and S5 Gam
non street, owned by Mrs. Susan D. Brown.
suydam's aunt. who lives In New Jersey. Suy-
dam said that he was his aunt's agent, By
power OF attorney. for the sale Of the property.
and that he had represented her in business
matters for fully twenty years.
On July IL, In the offlce OF Early & Prender-
Rast. Mr.. Stacom's counsel. Mr.. Stacom, and
his partner. contracted with Suydam to buy
the property. They paid Suydam $3.50. and
agreed to pay $8.250 upon the delivering Of the
deed to the property. The remaining $4,000
was to remain on mortgage Of f1ve or six
months The firm had never received the
deed. and they had since learned that suydam
aunt in the pretended sale. and that she had
no knowledge OF the transaction.
prosecutor. put in evidence a written conces-
aion that Lawyer Suydam made, on Monday.
when he was called for trial and desired an
adjournment, His aunt an aged lady was
sion was to the effect that Suydam was not her
agent, and had no authority from her to sell
the Cannon street property. Mr.. jerome then
rested the peopies' case
that he had no power o. attorney from his
aunt for the sale Of the Cannon street property.
snd had not told Fay & Stacom that he had.
would paT $1,000 down. s6.25O upon tho deliv.
suydam % said al hat % the oWner 1Es an oid %
3aay p1 NOUS want IA al cash sf or long MORTGAGE.
willing to assume the risk OF obis ming the
deed. and that Fay &, stacom coul ID make the
the deed he would convey the property to them.
The contract was drawn. and the $3.50 we're paid
In 1SSor acSordsnce with this Gropositi9n
several reasons. His wlfe's, health was bad.
and he thought he could better himself profess
Did YOU YOU i not leave Virginia because there
was an Indictment. for crime pending against
YOU p asked Mr.: Jerome.
No, sir" replied Suydam.
"Will you swear that there 10 not charge Of
ef new SSnf Soif KY anywhere outside
Then Mr. Jerome questioned Smydam as to
me me nqstment sfS 9e S1nd aHaipst him for obtain
keeper, TO obtain lis license. and fSiIine oGo To
secure the license He denied any wrong
doing. 80,
building" Mr. Thomas asked, and Try to sell
the same property. submitting as proof OF your
authority to sell 1t what purported to be a
power OF attorney from your aunt9"
II did"
II don't know"
Where did you get t?"
That / can't answer. received IL from a
client In the course OF professional business
and l haven't the clent's nermission 70 dis
close who he is"
The trial was not ended,