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The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-11-02

same thing of the wagon. The company
has as good a right to haul freight as
the wagon, and if the wagon may stop
long enough to unload, so also should
the company, provided only that in un-
loading it shall not delay passengers or
obstruct the streets.
II in delivering freight, the employees
of the company do delay passengers or
ohstruct the streets, the city can and
should punish them for each offence; but
it cannot deprive the company of a
valuable franchise because it suppOses or
anticipates that in delivering treights the
company will detain passengers and OBJ
struct the streets. The company has
delivered freight from its car and has not
obstructed the streets; the presumption
should rather be that we will continue
as we have begun.
Believing that the Council will not
wantonly involve the city by damaging
substantial right of the company; be
leving also that whatever ben. FITS the
city, benefits the street railway, and
/ hat it can deliver freight for little more
than half the price now paid, and far
more cxpcditiousIv, | ask the privilege OF
demonstrating the Council that freight
can be delivered from the car without
causing the public the slightest incon,
venience. Respectfully,
JNo. p. ARTHUR,
General Manager.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-11-02
WRECK ON THE A. x $. H. H.
A breaking Axle Causes a Smash
uD-NO Lives Lost.

The train which left Asheville yesterday
at 9.1O o'clock, a. M, south bound came
to grief near Fosters embankment, some
four miles from town.
Owing to the breaking of the front axle
the tender, together with the mail car
and second class passenger coach, was
quite considerably smashed. The pas
sengers in the first class car received a
lively shaking up, but none were injured,
and soon an engine came to their relief
and brought them back to this place,
whence they will probably resume their
Journey to-day, as no doubt the wreck
age was cleared away in time for the
evening train Of Yesterday to pass up.
This accident occurred within a very
short distance of the scene of that of two
wears ago, in which much more seriou:
results were produced. As several per
sons were more of less injured, it goes
to disprove the theory that lightning
never strikes twice in the same spot.
! No doubt the trainmen will treat Eos
ters ill with due discretion hereafter
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-11-02
THANKSGIVING DAY.
Thursday, November 2Sth, the
Day Appointed.

WASHINGTON, November 2.-The follow
ing proclamation, setting apart Thurs
day, November %, as a day of national
thanksgiving, was issued late this after
noon:
by the President of the United States,
"a PROCLAMATION.
"a highly favored people, mindful of
their dependence on the bounty of a Di-
vine Providence, should seek fitting occa-
sion to testify gratitude and ascribe
praise to Him who is the author of their
many blessings. 1t behooves us, then, to
look back with thankful hearts over the
past year md bless God for His infinite
mercy in vouchsafng to our land endur-
ing peace, to our people freedom from
pestilence and famine, to our husband
men abundant harvests, and to them
that labor recompense of their toll.
Now, therefore, ! Benjamin Harrison,
President of the United States ofAmerica,
do earnestly recommend that Thursday,
the twenty-eighth day of this present
month of November, be set apart as
day of national thanksgiving and
prayer, and that the people of our
country, ceasing from the care and
labors of their working day, shall assem-
BILE in their respective places of worship
and give thanks to God, who has pros
pered us on our way and made our
paths paths of peace; beseching
him to bless the day to our pres
ent and future good, making it truly
one of thanks giving for each reu-
nited home circle as for the
nation at large.
"In witness whereof, have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington, this
first day ofNovember, in the year of our
Lord 1889, and of the independence OF
the United States the Hath.
Benz. HARRISON.
"By the President:
JAMES G. BLAINE,
Secretary of the State"
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-11-02
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
A PROCLAMATION CONCERN.
ING THE NEW STATES.
Is II a violation of the Alien Con-
tract 1 .abOr I.aw?-A COlOred Del
eGatiOn Presents Grievances to
Attorney General Miller.

WASHINGTON, D. c., November 1.-The
proclamation admitting the new States
into the Union, which has been under
consideration this week by the President,
Secretary Blaine and Attorney-Ge
Miller, was submitted to the cabinet at
its regular meeting to-day. 1t is under
stood that if the document meets with
the approval of the members, it is
the understanding that it will be issued
rs soon as it is formally prepared at the
State department.
The collector of customs at Norfolk,
Va, has asked the treasury department
for instruction in regard to the practice
of Liverpool cotton merchants ofsending
men under contract from that city to
Norfolk for the purpose of buying and
grading cotton for the English trade
The immigrant inspector for the State of
Virginia reported the matter to the coIec-
tor as violation of the alien contract
labor law, and the collector wants to
know what he can do about it. The
treasury officials are divided in opinion
in the matter and it will probably be
referred to the solicitor for settlement.
A delegation of colored men represent
ing the late general Baptist convention,
Rev. Vim. Gray as chairman, called on
Attorney General Miller this evening III
regard to the outragcs alleged to have
been pcrpctrated recently upon colored
men in the South for attempting to en-
ercise their franchise. 1t was represented
that member of the delegation who had
been subpnnaed as witness in the APP
preaching trial at Jacksonville, of an
alleged election fraud in Florida, has
been threatened with assassination
should he return to the State for the pur-
pose of tifying. The attorney general
said that while he was not prepared to
say precisely what action would be taken
in the case i'll question, he would say
that they could rest assured that i'll
any matter in which the Federal au-
thoritics had jurisdiction the laws would
be enforced, so far as it lay in his power
to enforce them, and all officers and wit
ncsses protected.
The debt statement issued to-day
shows the decrease of the debt during the
month of October to be 50, 1O4, ,S53. II ;
decrease since June 3Oth, $15 500, ,9+4.2l.
Total interest bearing debts, of all kinds
81 ,625, ,521 ,576.63; debt less available
credits 81 ,O6O, ,95O.677.2+. Cash in
treasury $625, 5,O67,7 ,725 rs, legal tlndc,'
notes outstanding 1916, ,6S1, ,O16, certiti-
Gates of deposit outstanding S12,5lO,-
900, gold certificates outstanding Sl2O,-
937 ,229, silver outstanding $277,3l9,-
OH, fractional currency $69l ,569,O+7,
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-11-02
BURGL.ARIOUs ENTRANCE.
a Cool and Deliberate Negro iii
DIR. BuxtOn'S House.

Yesterday morning, between two and
three o'clock, the cook in the family OF
Rev. DR.. Buxton happened to be awake,
and saw light in the dining room.
Supposing the family wasi need otsome-
thing she went out and looked through
the window. There she saw a negro
man with light in his hand very delhi
erately investigating the shelves, draw
ers, etc. Her first, and perhaps natural,
impression was that the white family
had been murdered, and the murderer
had then proceeded to other parts ofthe
house to add to his plunder, and she
set up fearful cries of murder,
thieves" the burglar meanwhile
appearing perfectly unconccrned and
going on with his researches. The cries
of the cook had alarmed the young ladies
Of the family, and they joined in the cries,
which aroused DR.. Buxton, who went out
and attempted to enter the dining room.
This the burglar had anticipated by bar.
ricading the door with pieces of furni-
ture; and the delay thus secured, gave
him time to depart through side door
which opened on the north piazza. The
plunder secured was tritling, though a
good leg of mutton did not appear al
yesterdays dinner as provided for.
The burglar was a cool and deliberate
one. He had taken with him a ladder
to ascend to the second story, and which
he left behind him in his retreat.
The cook had full view OF the countc
nance Of the felon, and recognized him as
one she had frequently met on the street
but does not know his name. He may
yet be secured.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-11-02
Board of Aldermen.

The matter of chief interest was the
communication from Mr.. John p. Arthur,
general manager of the Street Railway
Company, which appears in another
column of this issue. After discussion,
a committee composed of Messrs. Wolfe,
Fitzpatrick and Mcdowell were ap-
pointed to confer with the Street Rail,
way Company, with a view OF modi'
fying their existing contract with the
board, pending which conference the
company is permitted to resume the de-
livery of freights.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-11-02
TRADE REVIEW.
DUN & CO.'S REPORT OF THE
CONDITION OF BUSINESS,
Money working Closer Last Week
but Rising NOw-BuSiness in all
Branches GOOd-FaiIures SOme-
what Ahead of Last Week.

but Rising NOw-BuSineSS in all
Branches GOOd-FaiIures SOme-
what Ahead of Last Week.
New YORK, November 1.-R. G. Dun G.
Co.'S review Of trade for the week says:
Money has been working closer during
the past week, falling to 4 per cent. last
Saturday, but then rising SteadilytO 9,
and even more being paid in some cases.
1t does not appear that the change has
any other cause than the demand from
the interior which continues later this
year than usual and on account of the
great business activity which is unusu-
ally large. Prices are stif1ening, though
the general level has advanced scarcely a
quarter OF OI.e per cent. Ill two weeks.
In speculative markets there has been
more activity, except in pork pro-
ducts and coffee. These changes call
tor more money in the movement of
products, and building operations are
also unusually active at many cities.
The liquidation in trust stock continues,
particularly in the cotton oil, which has
been heavily sold at severe decline. But
railroad stocks have been very stub
bornly held, and average in price
almost exactly as they did week ago.
| The arrangements between the Chicago
and Northwestern, and the Union Pa
citiC, and the rumored sale of the Chi
cago and Alton look toward the consol-
idatiOn of the great systems and i'll the
end, a projected railway trust of gigan-
tic proportions. But meanwhile popu-
| lar distavor may lead to its Interrupt
ton by Congress or State Legislatures.
| For the present, at all events, the visible
tendency toward consolidation encoura-
yes holders of securities, and the traffic
in progress is large and profitable.
Speculation in breadstuffs has ad-
vanCed-wheat 13s and corn pa cents on
sales of twenty-five and ten million bush
els respectively; but exports do not in
crease.
Oil has advanced 3as, oats * and cot
ceipts continue larger than last year,
both receipts and exports showing gains
Of ~, 900 bales for the week.
Coffee has declined a quarter upon
larger crop estimates from Brazil.
The sugar market is only nominal, and
prices of refined are not we'll maintained,
but the trust stock has been more firmly
supporte,
Coal ha been stiffened by cooler
weather, lut It'll sells about forty cents
below circular prices
Wool moves more actively, sales at
Boston rea, hing 3,33+,O0O pounds; but
at Philade hia the failure of a house
carrying OF, million pounds has a de-
pressing inf rnce, and generally the trade
appears active only where concessions
are made to meet the needs of manutac-
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-11-02
sad Death of a Young Man.

The Salisbury Watchman has the fol-
lowing sad notice;
Mr.. Robert Warner, aged 10, died Mon
day night oflockjaw. Mr.. Warner who
was freight conductor on the Western
North Carolina railroad, had a finger
mashed some two or three weeks ago
while coupling ~" ard last Sunday
morning it VIZ g.. ,-.,~s,.. H.
amputate it, wGtci At, Ca.r, r. tit,u.
in loCkjaw. H, WAS a , lstiun y,u.-.
man and leaves many friends 20 n.o..a
his early demise
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-11-02
CAUGHT ONE Of THEM.
Mitchell, of the Confidence Gang
NabbeCI at the Depot.

Mitchell, of the Confidence Gang,
Nabbed at the Depot.
One of the two confidence men, spoken
of in yesterdays issue, was caught i'll his
tricks yesterday. Mitchell, one of them
is a sort of newSvender on the Ashcville
and Spartanburg road; and Thursday
afternoon started in the direction of Hot
Springs. At Olivet, a water station five
miles north of Asheville, an engine COM
ing east, had jumped the track and
blocked the road, which stopped
Mitchell's progress on that train. Either
thereon on his run to that point, he fell in
with Mr.. Warren Frisbee, Of AleXanders.
On some preteXt or other, heg got Mr.. F. to
change $50 for him. When Mr.. F. reached
home on counting his money to put it
away, he found most of the money giVel'
him was in one, instead of FIVE dollar bills
as he had suppos, d, Hc-came to Ashe-
vile at once in search OF the swindler
who, fortunately for the pursuer, had
been detained here all day by an accident
four miles South of here, beyond which
point no train could go yesterday. A
very clear description issued yesterday
morning by Mr.. w. H. Deaver of the
Pinion Detective Agency, was the means
Of detection, and he was recognized late
last night at the depot, and brought W
into the city. Mr.. Frisbee identified him
He was examined before magistrate
and entered into a bond in the sum o
5000 for his appearance before the court
He deposited the amount of the bond ant
was released from custody.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-11-02

Chambers g. Weaver yesterday sold
five horses to one firm to be taken South.
They report business never better. Some
years ago it was the habit of the livery
men to dispose of the greater part, If not
all, of their stock on the approach oi
winter. But of late years the city is SO
full ofwinter visitors that there is nearly
if not quite as much, riding in winter as
in summer, and so the stock of horses
remains full through the year,
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-11-02
RANDOM NOTES
ROPcd HI by Rambling Reporters
Roaming Round the CITY.
INO. p. ARTHUR,
General Manager.

Sportsmen are playing havoc among
the partridges in the country adjacent to
the city.
The South wind has at last succeeded
in bringing us rain, in slight quantity at
any rate.
The ladies in charge of the Hospital
for the next two weeks are Mrs. Child
and Mrs. Barnard.
The Board of managers of the Hospital
are requested to be present at the regu-
lar meeting at + o'clock this evening.
We arc glad to learn that the High
school at Bent creek is in most flour
ishing condition under its new manage
ment.
There will be picnic on Swannanoa,
at Pickens' school house, on Friday
next under the auspices Of the public
schools.
The little three year old son Of Mr.
H. Nj. Smith was painfully and severely
injured yesterday by the upsetting Of a
kettle Of boiling water upon it.
The new heating for the Pres
byterian church has been put in position
and the worshippcrs there will be kept
comfortable during the coming winter.
The glass partition in the new post
office has been completed, and is very
neat and handsome, and Postmaster
Cannon is about getting through with
the discomforts SO inSeparaply connected
with moving.
TIE average attendance upon the pub
lie schools in this county during the
school year just closed was about so per
cent. Of schools population. The enroll
ment during the same period was about
7Oper cent. of school population.
On Tuesday next work will be begun
raising the building on Water street re-
Gently occupied by McCarty & Payne
to the height of the Farmers warehouse,
which, when completed will extend that
building through from Main to Water
streets, constituting it one of the largest
warehouses in the country.
Buncombc county is certainly making
progress in her public schools under Su-
pcrintendent J. w. Starnes, despite the
gloomy showing of State Superintend-
cnt Finger. During the past year ten
new school houses were built within
her borders. And certainly few cities in
the South can boast Of inerpublic schools
than the city OF Asheville.
There is perhaps no institution Of learn,
ing in Buncombe to which so many men
now prominent i'll county affairs can
point as the school of their boyhoOd
davs as Sand Hill, on Homny. We know
that all these, and others interested il
education, will he gratifed to learn that
Prof T. J. Brock is building up higl
school at that place which is an honor
to him and benefit to that whole sec
ton of the county.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-11-02
FOLKS YOU KNOW.
Who They Are Where They Are,
and what They Are Doing.

Miss Eula Campbell, ofEast Tennessee,
is visiting her sister Mrs r. {. Starncs,
at 81 North Main street.
Miss Maria Brown and Miss Katie
Brown, who have been visiting in Knox
vile, have returned to the city
Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Dram, and
Miss Dram, who have been at Mrs. Van
Gilder's for the past two weeks, left YES.
tcrday for their home in Dover, New Ter
scy.
Esquire John Carver, of Madison
county, and one of her most honored
and trusted citizens was i'll the city yes
terday in attendance upon our criminal
court.
Z. y. Monroe, who has been in Jones'
boro, Moore county, for a week past, at
the bedside of sick brother, returned
yesterday, and reports his brother con-
valescent
]. H. Howell large tobacco buyer on
the Asheville market, has returned from
an extended tripNorth, and among other
tobacco centers, and is helping to keep
up prices on our warehouse floors.
Rev. {. NJ. Campbell, who was called
to Chattanooga on Monday by telc-
gram announcing the illness of his
mother, has returned to the city. We
regret to learn that his mother died be
fore he reached her.
Mai. w. w. Mcdowell and wife, Miss
Nav Mcdowell and Miss Mamie Erwin,
and Messrs Clinton Adams and Arthur
Mcdowell returned yesterday from a
hunting trip in Yancey county. They
had the ridgepole of their wagon strung
from end to end with partridges as tro-
phes of their prowess.
Death of MIR. Thomas ID. Jones.
We learn with very sincere regret from
the Durham Sun of the 31st, that this
gentleman had died at . o'clock of the
morning of that day.
Mr.. Tones will be remembered well here,
especially by those engaged in the to-
bacco business. He came here probably
i'll 1891, remaining year or two, and
making a favorable impression by his
geniality. intelligence, energy and pro-
{ bitv. He then returned to Durham
from which place he had come here, and
remained there actively and very success
fully engaged in business until com
2 PEELED to suspend his labors by sickness
Mr.. Iones was a native of Virginia, anC
at his death was about 3S years of age
, In 1884 he married Miss Matte South
= gate, daughter of Mr., James Southgate
of Durham. She with two children, sur
= vive him.
The Sun appropriately assumes tn
:, garb of mourning for the lamented dead
; Pleasant words.
+. Our good old friend Bruner, of tn
Salisbury Watchman has the following
to say about the Asheville papers. An
d the compliment is one to be valued bC
1. cause it comes from a man who has wit
lie ability been continuously in journalisr
y since 1888. His Judgment is matured.
It The Watchman says:
ot We have for some time considered til
10 Asheville CITIZEN among the best edite
v. and printed papers in the State. NOV
comes the AsheviQe Democrat, edited b
10 Robert Furman and David Vance, hanC
es somely gotten up and printed. Ashevil
should be proud of her papers.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-11-02
" AMES g. BLAINE,
Secretary of the State. "

Klinch, Vickenburg & Co., for fifty
years in the grocery business at Char
lesion, S. c., have failed. Liabilities
10000, assets nominally large.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-11-02

Prof. NJ. H. Kellogg, president of Col
lege Temple, Newman, Ca, is dead.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-11-02
Very Pleasant Reception.
TerribIe Accident.

Yesterday evening about 4 O'Clock,
Edward Nix, young white boy about
fifteen years old, while scraping some
shavings from under one of the saws in
the Asheville Furniture Factory, at the
depot, in raising up brought the top of
his head in contact with the revolving
saw, cutting his head across the top ter
ribly. After the accident the boy got up
and walked and talked intelligently,
although the saw evidently slashed into
his brain. He was attended by Drs, w
D. Hilliard, J. H. Williams and ]. A
Watson, and we learn that it will be al
most imnnssihle for him to recoYer
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-11-02

Miss Amoret and Miss Jean Cameron,
who have been spending the past few
weeks at Mrs. ]. G. Martins, left yester-
day tor their home in Wilmington, N. c.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-11-02
TOBACCO FOR EUROPE.
All Important Addition to AShe'
ViIIe'S Tobacco Industries.


Messrs. Moman and Child, of Lynch
burg, will soon occupy the large new
tobacco warehouse nearing completion
on North Water street, and will begin
the stemming, steaming and stripping OF
English cutters" and "Strips" for
export direct from Asheville to foreign
markets. Heretofore these gentlemen
have been extensive buyers of tobacco on
this market, which has been shipped to
Lynchburg and there put through the
processes necessary for foreign shipment,
but for the future it will go direct from
this place.
These gentlemen have no doubt observ,
ed, the advantages Asheville possesses
and their opening of this establishment
in our midst is but another argument ii
favor OF our future as a tobacco center.
"A few more such enterprises and Ashe
vile will be second to no other market
in the advantages she will offer to sellers
of the almost universally used weed.
A Very Pleasant Reception.
Last night two young married pair:
might have learned how wise they wert
to go and get married if for no othe,
reason than to find how loved ant
popular they were. A delightful recep
; ton was given by Mrs. f. Sluder to Mr.
los. Suder and his fair western bride an,
to Mr.. Frank Chapman and his charm
ing wife found near home. 1t was
= delightful and a happy gathering i
: which there was every combination t
. make the entrance of these young peopl
| upon the threshold of real life brigh
and blissful one all strewn with flower!
Nav they find that it is truly so,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-08-26
LOCAL LINES.
DR c. V. s. FROST, 137 Bank street

DR c. v. s. FROST, 137 Bank street.
 CHOICE vegetables very cheap at Ladd's. Melons fresh every day.
 Look tt what the people all talk about, that fine line of clocks at LAKE, SrRoBEL & Co.'S, and Exchange place.
 For the toilet, bath and laundry, ROYAL AMMONIA is indispensable.
 For frst-class Crayon Portraits and Picture Frames at lowest prices in the city call on ADT & BROTHER, AS Bank street.
 Moth patches, freckles, pimples, black heads disappear if Pearls White Glycerine is used.
 Handsome line of choice selected pres ents with unique patterns given with tea, coffee and baking powder. Special presents given with one pound of tea and two pounds of coffee on Wednesday and Saturday of each week at Union Tea company, 72 South Main street.
 R. w. Jorres has rented store in the Pritchard block, 151 Bank street, and for the next few days will exhibit a novel vapor stove, which is pronounced the best thing of the kind in the market. Mir torres has the exclusive right to sell the stove in New Haven and Hartford cdQnties and before leaving Waterbury would like to place the agency for this or any other town in his territory with some enterprising man.