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The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-08-08
RANDOM NOTES
ROped In by Rambling Reporters
Roaming Around the City.


The condition of young George Keith,
hurt by base ball Monday afternoon,
remains precarious, though late last
evening there wasapparent slight amend
ment. He is greatly reduced by the fire.
quent proIusc hemorrhages from the
point of injury; but as there was no re
currcnce of them Yesterday, strong hopes
of his recovery may be entertained.
Miss May Bowman, who gives anenter-
tainment in the Farmers warehouse on
Friday evening, is represented as an elo-
cutiOnist and delineator of rare gifts.
She is native of Buncombe county,
though now from far off Las Crucis,
Mexico, and is the daughter of the well
known minister the Rev. Clayton Bow
man. We hope the lady will be well re-
wartled for her efforts.
A grand spectacular history ofAmcrica
people i'll costume representing every
period since its founding, may be seen at
the Farmers warehouse, on Wednesday
and Thursday evenings next. Don't
miss it.
"The Witches Of Salem" and "Virginia
Dare" will be pleased to sec their friends
and others, at the American Carnival,
on Wednesday and Thursday evenings Of
next week. No cards necessary.
The entertainment given at the Farm
crS' warehouse last night for the benefit
of the Christian church was very pleas
ant and well attended affair.
The opening ball and german at the
Haywood White Sulphur Springs takes
place tomorrow evening. Many Aslc-
williams will attend.
Clcgg & Donohuc, who arc engaged in
preparing new directory of Ashcvillc,
have associated with them Mr.. W. S.
Cushman.
The american Carnival" will be held
on the evenings Of August II and is, in
stead of the 13 and II, us heretofore an
nounccd.
Cars will be put in operation on the
North Main street extension of the clcC-
trio line within the next day or two.
Three cases were tried III the police
court yesterday morning. The fines I'M
posed aggregated $10.5O.
The Swiss Bell Ringers gave an enter.
tainmcnt at Waynesvillc last night.
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rhe Legion of HONOR.

Mr.. ]. b. Worsclcy, of this city, deputy
grand commander for North Carolina of
the American Legion of Honor, informs
THE CITIZEN that he will at an early
date institute lodge of that Order i'll
this city. About forty applicants for ad-
mission have already been secured, and
DIR. Geo. w. Puretoy has been appointed
local medical examiner. Ladies and gen.
tlemen alike, are permitted to become
members of the Legion of Homer, and the
relief benefits range from $500 to SIS, 600.
The plan of the Order is said to possess
many attractive features.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-08-08
A wicked 1ncendiary Fire.

Mr.. w. w. Goldsmith, present resi-
dent of Ashcvillc has, or rather had, u
beautiful home in Transylvania county,
on the high plateau lying between the
hcadwatcrs of the French Broad river
and Cashiers valley; an oasis in the
wilderness, for it was the only dwelling
for years over a space Of many nile,
Surrounded by a well cultivated farm
and thrifty orchard and all the appurtc-
Go.,,i { industry, comfort and taste,
the handsome, well built dwelling had
an indispensable charm to one emerging
after long solitary ride through IL,
mountain forests. Here Mr.. Goldsmith
lived in comparative solitude until his
anxiety for the education of his children
induced him to come to Ashevillc, where
he is pursuing his avocation of watch
maker and jewcler. Yesterday he in
formed us that his pretty place was a
dcsolation. During Saturday night some
miscreant fired it, and it was destroyed
with everything in it, and all the out
buildings A tenant with his little daugh-
ter barely escaped with their lives. The
house contained sixteen rooms, six of
which were handsomely furnished, one of
them containing a fine piano. Every
thing was burned, stables, barn, forage,
harness, saddles, farm tools, a valuable
Jersey COW, were all swept away. The
loss is total, an insurance policy having
expired only a few days ago. Not a
doubt exists as to the cause of the fire.
1t is hoped that the incendiary will be
detected and punished
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MR.. ALIENS DISGRACE.
THE PRESIDENT OF A RAIL-
ROAD CO. IN TROUBLE.
FrauduIentIy HypOthecatiIR the
COmpany's stock to Relieve His
Own Embarrassment- Office
a Quarter of a Century, Etc.

FrauduIentIy HypOthecatinR the
COmpany'S stock to Relieve His
Own embarrassment Office
"a Quarter of a Century, Etc.
New YORK, August 7.-President Eben
S. Allen, of the Forty-second and Grand
street Ferry railroad company, was ar
rested this afternoon, at his Office, No.
625 West 42nd streets, on charge of
dcfrauding the company. He was lock
ed up at police headquarters George II.
Prentice, broker at No. 81 William
street had received four hundred of the
companys shares to sell for a customer
and had made the sale. The buyer
before paying wished the stock put in
his own name, and Prentice went to the
office on Forty-second street to
have the transfer made. The pres
ident was out and the treasurer
acting for him made the discovery that
the numbers on the stock were duplicates
of stock credited on the books to other
persons. The fraud was apparent and
the treasurer communicated at once with
the directors. A meeting was held at
once and the directors resolved formally
TO prosecute their president. commit
tee called upon Inspector Byrnes with
out delay and laid the matter before
him. BY the inspectors orders de-
tective sergeant Rogers went up to
the office and ARRESTED Allen. He con-
tesscd to the inspector without much
urging. He was engaged in the iron
business outside of his connection with
the company, he said, and became in
tcrcSted in some inventions, one of patent
fire escape, and another of a clothes post
system for use on roofs of houses. Both
promised well but the officials of the
bureau of buildings refused to allow
their use ana the scheme fell
fiat. Allen became embarrassed, and to
relieve himself took blank certificates of
the railroads stock, filled them out with
his own name or that of some
other person, and hypothecated the bogus
shares i'll various banks. He thinks that
he has scattered seven hundred shares
or thercabouts in that way, and bor-
rOwcd about $125,O 900 or $13O,OOO.
| Only half Of these shares and their innO-
cent holders have been placed so far.
The directors request every stakeholder
| of the company to have his stock vcri-
fled at the office without delay that the
full extent of the fraud may be known.
Allen repeated his confession to the di-
rcctors i'll Inspector Byrncs' Office later in
the afternoon. He has been twenty five
years with the company as treasurer
and president.
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CONFEDERATE VETERANS.
A Meeting of the Executive COM
mIttee Held Yesterday.

At a meeting of the executive commit
tee of the Buncombe County ex-Conted-
crate Veterans Association, held at the
First National Bank, in this city yester-
day, there were present Col. Alfred H.
Baird, chairman; Capt. Matt Atkinson,
Lieutenants X. M. Furman, W. L. Breesc
and J. X. Patterson, and Mrs. Col. J. NJ.
Ray, of the ladies' committee.
Capt. Atkinson moved that a meeting
of the citizens of the county of Buncombc
be held in the city of Asheville on Satur-
day, September 7, 1889, for the purpose
Of devising means to raise fund for tho
support of disabled ex-Confederate sol.
diers. Also, that a meeting of the Bun.
combe County ex-Confederate Veterans
Association be held in the court house in
said city at 4 O'Clock in the afternoon o
the same day, and that a dinner and
barbecue be prepared for the occasion, a
moderate price to be charged for the
same, and the proceeds thcrc0tto be used
according to the directions of the Bun.
combe County ex-Confcdcrate Veterans
Association. This motion was adopted
1t was also moved and carried that
the chairman of the aforesaid committee
appoint such committee or committees
as may be necessary to prepare the din
ner, and to make alothcr arrangements
| ptr
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A LAWYERS STEAL.
HI; FORGED HIS FRIEND AND
BACKIGR'S NAME.
minneapolis Excited at the Dis
closure of Lawyer J. Frank Col
lunn'S RaSCaIitY He Makes a
Confession and Is Arrested.

minneapolis Excited at the Dis
closure of Lawyer J. Frank Col
luIIl'S RascaIity He Makes a
Confession and Is Arrested.
MINNEAPoLIS, Mimi, August 7.-Iohn
S. Blaisdcl, one Of the oldest and wealth
lest citizens of Minneapolis, yesterday dis
covered that forgercs to the amount of
$267 900 had been committed in his
name. The forgcr is a young lawyer of
this city whose father is also a wealthy
and prominent man. BlaisdelI had be-
friended the young man in business tran
SaCtiOnS, going SO far as to endorse his
note for $4,000. The young man made
the endorsement basis for Il systematic
series of torgerieS, reaching the sum
above mentioned M. Blasdcll discov-
cred the forgerics merely by accident.
He ut once charged the young lawyer
with the crime, the latter confe5sing in
the presence of several witnesses. The
| fOrgcr'S friends at once took steps to hush
the matter up, and an arrangement was
made whereby the entire amount of for
ceres was to be paid over to Mr.. BlaiS-
dell i'll consideration of his not prosccut-
ing the Young criminal. The arrange
ncntS were partially made to this effect
and with this understanding, the name
of the young man was suppressed i'll con-
Sidcration of his previous character, and
the high standing of his family. To-day,
| however, matters have assumed Il diff
tcrcnt phase. The newspapers have
given the case publicity, and it is pretty
certain that the torgcr. will be arrested
to-day, when his name will be made pub
lie. The affair has created a tremendous
sensation i'll the twin-citicS, and cclipsCs
any thing Of the kind ever known i'll the
north west
The torgcr's name is J. Frank Collun,,
of lockwood and COllum, attorneys, at
| 22O Temple court, this city. The torpcr
has been Mr.. BlaSdcll's attorney, and
was thus enabled to have access to his
papers and the opportunity which he
used for the Iurthcrancc of his schemes.
| Collum is a man of about thirty five
years OF age. He was kept prisoner all
laSt night at the Office of attorney +. +.
Davis who was retained in the interest
of he Security Bank, which holds a
good deal OF the forged paper.
MlNNEAPOLIS, Ind, August 7.-YOung
COllum has made a full confession, and
he explains that he lost money in real
estate speculation. The total amount oi
his iorgcrics is $227,OO0. Blaisdell's
name is not upon all OF the forged paper
the names Of several other prominent
citizcnS having been used. Collum holds
equities i'll considerable real estate, and
these have all been turned over to Blais
dell. Young Collum occupies hand
some residence on Portland Avenue and
lives in good style, employing scvcra
servants.
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The "American CARNIVAL"

For the benefit of the Trinity church
organ fund will take place at the Far
mcrs' warehouse on Wednesday and
Thursday evenings, August Il and 10,
instead of Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings, August 13 and 4, as heretofore
published in THE CITIZEN. Donot forget
the dates. The Carnival will be the best
entertainment ever given in the city, and
no one should miss seeing it. Admission
and other charges will be extremely low.
BE sure and see the grand spectacular
history of the nation, on Wednesday and
Thursday evenings of next week.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-08-08

armor of all ages a huge fireplace, and
near it cord of wood neatly piled i'll
readiness for the winters fire.
Adjoining it gallery, or rather CALLER
les, ofIovcly paintings by artists 0ftamc,
portraits from which the eyes of men and
women of history and romance seem to
follow you in every turn, oaken floors as
solid as iron itself and polished to high
degree, candelabras of brass fifteen feet in
height, cxquisitcly wrought, and with
branching arms in readiness to light the
magnificent apartment. In short, every
thing that one can imagine as appropri-
ate to the descendants OF the great Earl,
the Last of the Barons, who proudly
called himself THE King Maker"
Once more our time is only too short.
and away we hv behind our faithful road
sters over eight more miles of sweet elm
avenue to
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The following lines found written OH
the register of Red Horse Inn, Strattord-
upon-Avon. Aren't they sweet and
pretty?
"whc evening waits and hearkcns,
While yet the songbird calls,
Before the last light darkcns
Before the last leaf falls,
Once more with rcvcrcnt feeling
This halowcd shrine seek,
BY silent awe revealing
The thoughts cannot speak.
"(Signcd) WILLIAM WINTER"
How different from Warwick, and yet
how peacefully swcct-a suitable place
to picture the great writer as strollinG
along the banks of the peaceful river. We
90 for lunch to the Red Horse Inn, OF
which our own Irving has 50 swcctly
written, and get an English lunch be,
cause beauties however beautiful must
have substantial support Of roast beef to
be well enjoyed and walk to the "ShakS'
pcarc Memorial" a sweet little theatre
in which above all things would we like
to sec Macbeth.
The front of this building is sornamcntcd
with bas relief designs from the great
poet. Illustrative Of tragedy, Hamlet
alas, poor Yorick"; History, poor little
prince Arthur praying that his eyes
might be spared; and Comedy, Jacques
i'll "AS You Like It,"
The interior is most tastctully provided
with paintn, sand cngravingSot eminent
actors and actresses i'll characters %
Shakspcarc's creation, while without and
Immediately on the Avon's grassy bank
is a statue Of the great genius himself
seated on pedestal, around which are
FalstalI, Lady Macbeth, Hamlet anC
Prince Hal, all admirably executed ii
bronze by Lord Ronald Cover.
Hence we hasten to old Trinity church
and knccl before the tomb of him whc
gave the spirit of holiness to this swccl
spot, and thence to his old home and th'
house in which he was born, mos
quaint and curious old place. How Iittl'
It's builders iorcsaw the fame i'll store ior
it !
And now we are snugly housed in thu
excellent Clarendon hotel, of Oxford, th'
great university place, not of Englant
alone, but of the world. Enough, surely
to form the topic of Il letter itself.
Fancy seeing and enjoying Coventry
Kcniworth, Warwick and Strattord
upon-Avon all in one day, and yet living
to tell the tale! But lest you may be a.
tired as ourselves we now say au rcvoir
T. W. p.
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The Troubles In Bolivar County,

CHICAGO, August IA special from
Jackson, Miss, says: The trouble in
Bolivar county is not yet over. lnfor-
nation was received Sunday from the
sheriff of that county that Messenger,
who killed the editor at ROsedale, and
who had escaped. took refuge at Con
cordia, where, surrounded by friends, he
defed arrest. The sheriff was powerlcss,
and said that an effort to arrest the tugi-
tive would most probably result in blood
shed. Governor Ebwry replied that the
sheriff should make effort to perform his
duty by the aid of a posse comitatuS ;
and If unable to do this, to call on him
and he 1.-THE Governor would send troops.
Nothing further has been heard from tho
sheriff.
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AnInterestIng Address,

A large audience paid close attention
to the very able and eloquent address
delivered by Rev. George Summey at the
First Presbyterian church in this city last
evening. Mr.. Sunmey is on easy and
pleasant speaker, and what he said last
night was immensely enjoyed by those
who were present.
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Am Ernbarrasaed Firrn.

BosToN, August 1T is reported that
the wool firm of Brown, Stces & Clark
is financially embarrassed. The firm say
they will not assign to-day. The firm is
composed of Gideon p. Brown, wlD is
treasurer of the Riverside and OSwegC
Mill Company, Edward Stees and Amasa
Clark.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-08-08
On His way to Bar HarbOr.

FALL RIVER, Mass, August 7.-Thc
steamer Pilgrim with President Iiarri-
son, and Secretaries Window and Proctor
on board, arrived here at 1 a. M. The
distinguished passengers were not arous-
cd at this hour, however, and it was &
o'clock before they appeared i'll the saloon,
where they were greeted in behalf of the
commonwealth, and welcomed to Massa-
chusctts by Adjutant-Gcncral Dalton,
But little time was spent in tormalitics
and after breakfast the party discm-
barkcd and stepped into a special parlor
car. Shortly after 7 O'Clock the train
amid the cheers of the crowd that had as.
scmblcd at the wharf, pulled out of the
depot cnroutc for Boston. The train
was the regular second boat train of the
old Colony Railroad, and was run on
schedule time.
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The Lawn Party

For the benefit of two disabled cx-Con-
federatc soldiers of this city, and their
families, will be given at the residence of
Capt. w. w. West, corner of Chestnut
and Pine 'eets, this evening, lasting
from 4 4to9o> *. Thcpublicis cordially
invited to participate.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-08-08
The Alliance steps backward.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, August 1.-The
State Farmers Alliance of Alabama, now
in session at Auburn, has adopted the
following resolution;
Resolved, That the mem bcrs of the
Farmers Alliance rctracc their determine
tion to use cotton bagging for wrapping
cotton and will, under no circumstances,
use iutc, and that the resolution be
transmitted to the Convention of Agri,
culture of the Southern States, to be held
in the city of New York on the 9th, and
hy thAt body presented to congress.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-08-08
Fatal Collision.

NORFOLK, Va, August This morn
ing while the Old Dominion line steamer
Old Dominion was coming up the river
she collidcd with the slOop Ella May OF
Warwick county. James Henry Combs,
captain, and two of the crew, colorcd
men were drowned.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-08-08
by a Mob of strikers.

plTTsRURG, August IA mob of Strik-
crs assaulted number Of Humgarians
who returned to work at the Carrie
blast furnace, near this city, this morn
ing and drove them away. One of the
IIungarians WAS beaten so badly that
he will probably die. The shcrifl's posse
then intcrIcrcd, and III free fight which
followed, deputy sheriff Sweeney was
probably fatally shot. The strikers were
finally driven off.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-08-08
High Court in America,

LoNnoN. August The High Court
of the Order of Forester assembled at
Bourncmouth, las granted the loyal
courts of America to establish Il subSidi-
arv high court i'll that country.
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LONDON, August IA despatch from
Canada, Crete, reports the arrival there
of an Italian torpedo boat and a Russian
corvette.
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The president at Boston.

BusruN, August 7.-Prcsident Harri-
son and party arrived this morning
about nine o'clock, and were escorted at
once to the Hotel NcndOme.
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A Mill Attached.

PROVIDENCE, X. l., August An at
tachmcnt was placed on the Riverside
Mill to-day in favor of the National Re
we're Bank of Boston, for $40, 900.
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baseball Yesterday.

Al lcycland-ClcvcIand 20, Washing
ton &.
At Chicago-Chicago ., New York +.
At Observation-Disclosures l3, Bos'
ton I.
At Columbus-Columbu s, Brooklyn
10.
At Observation-Disclosures 0, Balti
more ..
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WARRINGTON WRIT.
Another Trial of the Petrol will bc
Allowed, Etc.

WAsIIINGTON, August 1.-The board of
naval officers to whom was referred the
report of the official trial of the Petral
recommends that contractors be allowed
to make another trial of the vessel. 1t
appears that the requirements under the
contract have been fulfilled; but as there
is premium on horsepower developed
beyond such requirements, the contrac-
tors arc not satisfied with the results SO
far, and are confident that il another OPP
portunity be offered better results will
follow. The reports of Capt, Shepard
commanding the revenue steamer Rush
in regard to the seizure of the British
sealer Black Diamond which was mailed
at San Francisco, has been received at
the treasury department. Acting SecrC-
tarv Batchclor refuses positively to
give it to the press, but admits that 1t
confirms substantially newspaper reports
concerning the seizure. 1t contains no
reference whatever to the escape of the
vessel for the reason that it had not Oc-
Cured when il was written. Neither
docs it give any explanation with regard
to the SnallncSs of the crew placed III
charge Of the prize, but the report is said
to indicate that the vessel was not
paroled, but was subject only to the con
troll of the prize crew. Acting Secretary
RatchClOr said that aS the question seems
to have assumed political importance, hc
preferred to do nothing whatever in the
matter, without consultation with Sec.
rotary Window upon his return to the
city.
The bond offerings to-day aggregated
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s.ckIy Condition of JOhnstOwn.

JouNSrowN, Pa, August 7.-Notwith-
standing that favorable reports arc still
sent out from the Board of Health there
is Il great deal of sickness here. The
doctors are so busy that they cannot
attend to the calls made upon them. A
man living several miles in the country
came to town to get a physician to at
tend a member of his family who was i'll,
but they were all too busy to go. An
other case happened yesterday, when a
gentleman wanted a doctor to make a
trip five miles to the country to visit his
child, who was very sick. He called on
ten different doctors, but it was impossi-
bic to get one of them to go. Typhoid
fever, malarial fever, dyscntcry, and a
genuine case of scurvy were reported to
the Rcd Cross hospital during the past
two weeks. The case of scurvy was
caused by salt pork diet which the con.
tractors men had to subsist on.