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The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-12-08

We would direct special attention to
the call in another column, signed by
Mayor Blanton and President Powell of
the Board of Trade, for a meeting on
Monday night in the court house to con-
slider two very important questions; /;
first, that of the proposed new railroads; /;
second, to invite the shoe manufacturers
of Lynn, Massachusetts,, who recently
had their plants in that city destroyed
by fire, to rebuild them in Asheville.
These are certainly questions of sufficient
Importance to induce large crowd. and
we trust the court house will be filled.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-12-08
ReIIrIoua Noticea.

Central Methodist Church-Sunday
School at $50 a. M, preaching at IL a.
m. and at 7.30 p. M, by the pastor,
Rev. G. c. Rankin.
First Baptist Church.-Services to-day
at the usual hours by the pastor, DR..
Nelson. Baptism at IT'S O'Clock, p. M.
Regular services will be held this morn
ing at IL O'Clock at Riverside and North
Asheville Methodist churches. There will
be services at Riverside at 7.So p. m,
also,
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-12-08
ettheIndies SNEAK.

Mr.. Editor;-It is not seemly that wo-
men should hold public meetings to tes-
tify the sorrow that must to-day fill the
heart and bring tears to the eyes OF every
true daughter Of the South. therefore
call on my sisters of Asheville who yet
cherish tender memories of the dark, but
glorious days of the Southern Confeder-
acy, to wear for thirty days, badge OF
mourning consisting of a knot Of white
and black ribbon. White as emblematic
Of the stainless purity and unsullied in
tegrity of our great chieftains, Jefferson
Davis, Robert Lee and Stonewall Jack
son.
This is from one who holds sacred all
recollectious of the great LOST CAUSE.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-12-08

LISBON, December THE steamer
Alagoas with ex-Emperor Dom Pedro, of
Brazil and party on board, and flying
the old Brazilian flag, arrived in the
Tagus at 1915 o'clock this morning,
She anchored off the Belem suburb of
Lisbon, opposite the Lazaretto, but was
not compelled to undergo quarantine.
Dom Pedro, the ex-Empress, Count and
Countess D'Eu, son-in law and daughter,
respectively of the ex-Experor, three
sons of the Count and Countess, and
Prince August, of State-Coburg, the
other son-in-law of Dom Pedro came
ashore Immediately.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-12-08
Preferred Death to disclosure.


SELMA, Ala, Decembers 1.-THE con-
federate veterans association met this
morning. After a feeling address by
Mai. W. +. Wales first vice-president, a
resolution eulogizing ex-President Davis
introduced by Capt, p. NJ. Nelson,
president of the Commercial Bank, was
adopted unanimously and ordered for
warded to Mr., Davis family. Memorial
services will be held at st, Paul Episco-
pal church Wednesday next, the day OF
the buneral, which will be attended by
civilians, and military bodies and citi-
Zens.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-12-08
Union Items.

UNION, S. c., December 6.-[Special. l.
The grading of the Georgia, Carolina
and Northern railroad is being pushed
rapidly. Two sets of hands are being
worked-day and night. This road
crosses the Spartanburg and Union near
Fish Dam, i'll this county. splendid loca-
tion for town. Several new stores have
been opened and new buildings are going
up.
The Cotton Seed Oil Company's build
ings are being pushed rapidly, and in a
few weeks will be in running order
Nearly all the machinery has been placed.
The electric lights are now being placed
in position.
DR.. and Mrs. B. F. Rawls, of Asheville,
are visiting their old home again.
c. NJ. G.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-12-08
RAILROAD MATTERS.
Board of OfCOmmIssiOners of Tran
syIvania Order AN Election.

We were shown yesterday letter re-
ceived from Mr. Cash, the attorney for
Pennsylvania county, from which we
learn the following interesting informa-
ton: The board of county commits
sioners for Pennsylvania county, at their
meeting last Tuesday, voted to call an
election for an appropriation to the
French Broad Valley railroad. This call
was conditional, the commissioners re-
serving the right to revoke the call at
any time prior to the election should a
better proposition be offered. Mr.. Cash
is Of the opinion that if Buncombe county
will vote a subscription to any road
leading in their direction; that the county
will Join in a contribution Of $4,000 to-
wards the same project. A good many
OF the citizens of the county are not fa-
vorable to the present call, and, if Bun
combe county decides to call an election
for the A., A. & B. road, the commits
sioners will revoke the present order, and
submit proposition to join Buncombe.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-12-08
Lynchers FoIIed.

LYNcHBURG, Va, December IA
special to the Advance from Christians
burg says a large body of masked men
from the country came into town last
night on the IL O'Clock train to lynch
two men named Cooper, held here for
murder. The authorities were warned
in advance and Judge Jinkins summoned
posse and carried the prisoners away
and hid them.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-12-08
ASHEVILLE's SADNESS.
The HabiIaments of Mourning
and the Comments Thereon.

and the Comments Thereon.
Much feeling is manifested, especially
by the old Confederate soldiers, at the
death of their President. This is some
what ine1plicable to some of our friends
who have immigrated to our hospitable
sunny cline from the rigors of North
ern winter. why sir, said one of these
good gentlemen, would you believe it,
saw an old gray headed countryman
take that flag which floats from THE
CITIZEN Office, and hug and kiss it most
fervently, and when lookedin in his rough
face, his eyes were filled with tears"
Yes indeed we believe it and understand
the feeling, and we love you Northern
men all the more because of your gentle
ness and sympathy with US in our dis
treSs which you respect even though you
do not feel it yourselves. We do not e1-
pect you to look back upon the days OF
the lost cause with the sad hearts that
we have, but we do expect you to stand
silent and let us grieve, and this expecta-
tion has not been disappointed. Not ali
unkind word was heard from any North
ern man as we mingled with the many
who crowded our steeets. One Southern
man, who strange to say was a soldier,
declined to put on simple rosette, say
ing none of you grieved for Garfield,
which was great mistake in the first
place, and displayed sad lack of South
ern chivalry in the second.
Another Southern man, heaven forgive
him, asked what means that Grape on
THE CITIZEN building. Jeff. Davis is
dead, we replied. Thank God" said he,
and seemed disappointed that his beastly
words were received with contempt, and
his name goes to the oblivion it deserves.
Such men either Southern or Northern
happily are few, and thank God they are
becoming rapidly more scarce may their
names soon disappear from the earth.
Several of our business houses have fol-
lowed the example which a kind provi-
dence allowed THE CITIZEN to set, and
have indicated their respect for the great
statesman and soldier by suitable stream
ers of mourning. Our next door neigh
bors and brethren, the Evening Journal
and the Democrat promptly showed
their colors; the First National bank had
its door covered in most excellent taste
with draperies of black and white, and
its brethren, the Western Carolina and
the National Bank Of Asheville, hesitated
not to express their sorrow. The Ashe.
vile club was festooned with black, with
white rosettes, and the Athletic club oi
young men showed that their hearts
were tender as the young should ever be.
OF our merchants, the mourners are
Messrs. Whitlock, Pelham, N. Labarbe,
Bostic Bros. 6, Wright and the Racket
Store, and we hope in our next we may
add the names of many more. The city
Offices are tastefully and deliberately
draped, and we wish we could say the
same of the court house; perhaps the
commissioners on Monday may order it
done. The old Confederates are conspic.
uous by the modest rosettes, which in
obedience to the suggestions Of the meet,
ting of last evening, they wear on the
left lapel of their coat. Altogether we
may safely assert that feeling of genu'
inc sadness pervades our community.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-12-08
Meeting Monday Night.

There will be a meeting of the citizens
at the court house. Monday night at
7,30 o'clock, for the purpose Of taking
some action in regard to the mass meet
ing to be held here on Tuesday, and also
to take action in regard to inviting the
shoe manufacturers of Lynn, Mass, ire
Gently burned out and who desire to
come South to visit our city with a
view of establishing their manufactures
hers. {. D. BLANToN,
Mayor.
GEO. S. POWELL,
President Board Trade.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-12-08
A DereIict FIaKman.

DUBUQUE, Iowa, December 1.-Two
freight trains came together yesterday at
Durango, little station on the Chicago,
St. Paul and Kansas City road. Conduc-
tor Berry, of the St. Paul, and fireman
John Bickey, of this city, were instantly
killed. A lagman neglected his duty
with the above result.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-12-08
Our Railroad subscriptions.

Capt. Atkinson gives the following
explanation in regard to this:
Editor Citizen AS there evidently
exists wrong impression in the minds
of some of our citizens in regard to the
subscription asked of our county to aid
the building of railroads to this city,
will ask the space to explain.
There is now only one company that
asks the county for aid to build the line
in the direction of Yancey county and
Breyard, and that is the Atlanta, Ashe-
vile and Baltimore road. If this and
other counties along the line will give
their assistance, Western North Caro-
lima will have built a road unsurpassed
by any road in the southern states. The
county will likewise be asked to cid in
direction of Rutherford or Polk county
and one through the townships of
Leicester and Sandy Mush-an equal
amount in the four directions.
The project p of Cooke and Ramsour
ask nothing at the hands of the county.
They announced before the board OF
aldermen, to whom they applied for help,
that they would not ask the county to
give them one dollar, and they, or at
least Mr.. Cooke, says to every body they
will not ask the county for cent. So
there is no conflict whatever about the
county subscription. For the satisfac-
tion Of all who may feel solicitous about
this matter, | will state that while the
Atlanta, Asheville and Baltimore road
will ask an appropriation from the
county. they will not be in the way of
any other company to build the road
provided they do not at once avail
themselves of the opportunity and sub
seription. We will be perfectly willing
for the subscription to be applied to any
other company or companies if we do
not within a specified time commence
and vigorously prosecute the building OF
the road. Now who would or could ask
more? Respectfully,
MATT ATKINSON.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-12-08

On the third page of our paper this
morning will be found large advertise
ment, showing plans of house, Of very
valuable property to be sold by w. B.
Gwyu, trustee, on Tuesday next. A
glance at the advertisement will suffice
to show that you should attend the sale.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-12-08
LAWS;

but who is equal to a description of this
gorgeous caravansary of glories? Surely
it is task that requires fresh pencil
and rested brain, to paint as they should
be, the beauties which so charm our
heart; so we will defer the delightful
work until next week, by which time
perhaps some kind friend will donate the
pencil, and a Sundays rest will refresh
our cranial faculties, and then, old Santa
Claus, you may look out for our best
advice.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-12-08

ALTOONA, Pa, December 7.-Bishop
Twigg, Of this (Catholic) diocese, died
this afternoon after long illness.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-12-08
storm In London.

LONDON, December IA storm pre-
walls here to-day.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-08-14
A Stupid English Superstition.

The following instance OF a curious
belief held by country folk may inter-
est some OF your readers. An old man
in this parish Tin East Kcnt), who is in
full possession Of his faculties, and,
moreover, has considerable stock of
knowledge OF things connected with the
farm and garden, informed me the
other day Of the following remarkable
fact y in natural history. He told mo,
quite seriously, that if hair DO taken
during summer from the tail of a horse
and placed in q running stream, it
would before long become o. water
snake or an EEL" the result depending,
it appeared, upon the breed of tho
horse" The root of the hair becomes
the head of the new creature! This
experiment he had tried. and though,
somehow, he had not seen these hairs
grow to full maturity, he had undoubt-
eddy seen life developed in them. /
feel sure my old friend thoroughly be-
lieved all this-he is too old to have
studied biology at board school or no
might be wiser: Perhaps this belief is
held elsewhere, but do not remember
ever meeting with it re.-Spec-
tatOr
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-08-14
WANT THE SHIP CANAL.
Resolutions Adopted at the Waterwa
Convention in West Superior.

Resolutions Adopted at the Waterways
Convention in West Superior.
WEST SUPERIOR Wis, Aug. Sat the
Waterways convention Wednesday Hon.
J. G. Keith, of Chicago, presented COM
parison of the treatment by the Govern
ment of the water and rail routes For the
two railroad systems terminating in Duluth
the Government gave 100000 acres Of
land, worth $95 900, 600, while for improv-
ting the outlet of Lake Superior the Gov
eminent gave 10000 acres and total of
s4,022, 600. The resolutions were then pre-
scented by DR.. Edwin Ellis and unanimously
adopted. In substance they are as fol-
lows:
"Resolyed. That it is the sense of this meet.
ing lat the great and growing commerce on
these waters demand that it is the duty of the
United States Government to take such steps
as may be necessary to make a careful survey
of all these waters, and particularly the rivers
and connecting waters: and
''HesoIUed, That it is the duty of the United
States to bear the expense of providing add.
t:onal guards against accidents.
''Resolved, That we demand OF Congress that
ship canal twenty feet in depth should be un'
dertaken and constructed by the Government
at as early day as practicable through the
narrows and rivers connecting the great lakes.
'Res0tved, That the convention recommend
that the harbors be deepeDed as rapidly as
practicable as to accommodate vessels
drawing twenty feet Of water"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-08-14
Compliment Exchanged.

LONDON, Aug. s. Emperor William, of
Germany, and his brother, Prince Henry,
in company OF the Prince Of Wales, in
spected the royal yacht squadron Wednes-
day, and afterwards dined together on
board the royal yacht. The Prince OF
Wales warmly toasted the Emperor and
expressed his confidence that the great
German army and the British teetwould to-
gether succeed in preserving the peace of
the world. The Emperor, responding,
spoke in high praise OF the British fleet,
which, he said, was the finest in the world.
Germany, he continued, had an army fully
equal to her wants and if the British fleet
as fully met the demands, Of the Great
British empire, Europe could regard these
two as most important factors in the pres
ervation OF peace.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-08-14
LOST THE FIGHT.

Tho Arbitrators OF the Trouble Between
tho Miners and Owners of the Coal Run
Mines, Near Streat0r, ILL.,. Fix the Price
to BE Paid at ~ Ia Cents Per Ton, Q
Practical Defeat for tho Workmen.
CHICAGO, Aug. 8.-Seventy- two and
half cents per ton is the award of the arbl-
tration board which was adjusting the
differences between the coal miners and
operators of the Coal Run mine near
Streator. The miners were getting 50 cents
up to last May. The company wanted
to reduce the price to " cents The miners
refused to accept the reduction and the
suspension of work followed. Tho arbitra-
ton committee decides practically in favor
Of the operators. Following is the text OF
the decision:
CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-The undersigned, ]. E.
Williams and Lyman J.HGage, two OF the arb
ences existing between the Coal Run Com
pany and its miners. hereby unite in find
Ing seventy-tWo and One-half cents (72M)
per ton to DO the best and highest price for
m ming coal that the Coal Run Com
pany can pay its miners consistent with o
fair and reasonable return to itself on its cap
ital, and with the securing OF q reasonable
share Of the coal trade IN the natural market
OF the company; and we do therefore award
that price to be paid to the miners OF said COM
pany from this 7th day OF August A. D. 1889, to
the LIST day OF May, A. D. 1890.
"William P. Rand, one OF the arbitrator,
declines to concur in this our award. believing
that TN cents should be the price, and being
willing to go no lower than IS cents in COM
promise.
''The foregoing award is made after careful
consideration OF all the evidence bearing on
three decisive elements entering INTO the arbi.
tration-Eamely:
II. Exhaustion OF coal and depreciation OF
plant.
~. Expenses other than wages to miners.
"3. Selling price OF coal.
"And after mahy and long conferences be-
tween the arbitrators, at which all three were
present. Respectfully submitted,
LYMAN j. GAGE.
j. f. WILLIAMS"
The basis upon which the figures Ware
arrived at was the prico of $l.25 for coal on
the car ut Streator, which Is the average
price prevailing at present.
The question now is whether the coal
miners will abide by the decision Of the
board OF arbitration. They are in honor
bound to do so. US their committee agreed
in writing to submit the matter to arbitra-
ton and accept the result Both Colonel
Rend and Mr.. Williams think there will be
no further difficulty. In all probability
this decision will carry with it the settle
ment of the troubles prevailing at other
mines in Northern Illinois c,al fields
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-08-14
Furnishing a THiEf.
How He Was Competed to Return a
Umbrella to Its Owner,

How He Was Compelled to Return an
Umbrella to Its Owner.
II saw an attempt to steal an UNI
brella that amused me the other day."
said a gentleman last evening. Il was
coming home on the train and got into
conversation with a friend in a seat op-
posite me. 10 make it more pleasant
he crossed the aisle and sat with me,
leaving his umbrella, very beautiful
one, standing in the seat he vacated.
Eat the first station a man came in
and, though there were other vacant
seats, seated himself in the one where
the umbrella was standing. My friend
quietly nudged me and we kept on talk
ing. Pretty soon that umbrella lost
its upright position in the corner and
leaned affectionately against the we'll
dressed stranger, who felt the texture
of its silk and the carving of the handle
with evident relish. Another station
was reached and the stranger rose to
leave the train. Under his arm the
umbrella found a resting place, and as
ne walked down the aisle my friend
followed close at his heels. He had
reached the depot platform when the
owner Of the umbrella tapped him
quietly on the shoulder and said:
please return my umbrella to the
seat you took it from"
''One glance at the speakers eyes
convinced the would-be;thief that he
meant what he was saying, and he
mounted the coach steps and walked
to the seat and set the umbrella in the
corner without word. Those In tho
car had by this time become aware OF
the nature of the difficulty, and, as the
fellow turned shame-facedly to leave.
he was aided on his way by lively hand
clapping and roars of laughter. [
think it will be several days at least
before he makes similar ATTEMPT
Utica IN. ~ Observer.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-08-14
THE G. A. r. ENCAMPMENT.

Communicating Chief Warner May Dis
cipline the Department Commanders
who Tried to Kill 1t.
KANSAS CRY, Mo-, Aug, 6--Commander-
in Chief Warner, of the Grand Army, pro-
poses to discipline the department COM
manders who issued orders to subordinate
posts to stay away from the Milwaukee en-
campment Having issued orders to de-
partment commanders over a month ago to
use their efforts in making the encampment
q success, he considers their later orders to
the posts fragrant breach of discipline and
will not allow it to pass unnoticed. The
matter VIII be taken up by the Council Of
Administra alton at Milwaukee 49,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-08-14
DEATH IN A YACHT.
Three Children aud One Man Perish in
m Explosion at Huffalo.


an Explosion at Buffalo.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Aug. S-About 4 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon byctanders near the
lighthouses at the foot OF Ferry street
heard two explosions in quick succession
from the boat-house just being built
by L. B. Croker, superintendent Of
the New York Central stock yards, IL
which his pleasure yacht, the Cedar
Ridge, Yves stored Immediately following
the explosions the boat burst into flames
which soon made a furnace OF it's interior
simultaneously with the explosion two or
three persons were thrown into the water
as ii from the force of the discharge Caleb
Tolsma got a boat and picked up
young woman Miss Mclean, aged Is.
from the water. She was badly burned and
taken to the hospital. At this time the form
OF Mr.. Crocker's young son was seen stand
ing on the boats deck against back
ground of fire. Another man named
Charles Schweigels seized a pike-pole and
extended it toward the little fellow till it
almost touched his breast, at the same time
crying to him to grasp it and he would res
cue him. But the little fellow seemed
paralyzed and in a moment fell back into
the fire and burned to a crisp before the
Mortified gaze of onlookers. Schweigels
face was burned from his attempt to res
cue the boy.
But now attention was directed to q
carpenter clinging to a raft just over
the blazing boat For few mo-
ments he hung desperately on his perch,
and then, as il stupeied by the heat
and sutfocated by the smoke, loosened
his hold and dropped, another victim, into
the furnace below. His name was John
Rugenstein, 80 years old, married
He leaves a wife and five small
children, ranging in age from months
to seven years. The other children of Mr.
Crocker, Leonard Lemuel, aged years
and 10 months, and Ethel, aged
years and months, also persisted in the
flames Another girl, Charlotte, aged IA,
was blown into the water and rescued
therefrom and sent along with Miss Mclean
to the hospital
The yacht was what's known as a naphtha
launch, run by naphtha for fuel It is sup,
posed that the accident was caused when the
engineer lighted the match for ignition Of
the fuel by the explosion of some gas which
had leaked out. The boat was Of about
fifteen tons burden. and was bought by Mr.
Croker in New York ana brought here las
spring. 1t is total wreck, not enough be-
ing left to make a dining room table OF
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-08-14
Under the Wheels,

While switching in the St Paul yards at
Duluth few nights ago Kennel H. Fraser,
aged twenty-five, in some unknown man
ner fell beneath the cars and suffered the
loss of his left arm at the shoulder and
deep cash on the head The remarkable
feature OF the accident is the fact that the
injured man walked over one hundred
yards and only laid down when suitable
place was found on bench In the flag sta
ton. Soon after he lost consciousness,