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The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-26
Receipts and Expenditures.

WASHINGTON, October 25.-Now that
the sinking fund requirements for the
present fiscal year have been fully met by
the purchase of bonds to date, the sole
purpose of future bond purchases will be
to prevent so far as possible any undue
increase in the treasury surplus. The
regent offerings of bonds have been un-
usually heavy, and the acceptances dur
ing the past two days amount to about
$3,00O,000. The continued excess of
receipts over expenditures has, however,
prevented any material reduction of the
surplus. According to the treasurer's
statement issued to-day this now
amounts to $40, 900. The receipts
so far this month aggregate nearly $27,-
100000, and expenditures nearly $17,-
100000, making net gain $40 900, 900
for the month.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-26
FOLKS YOU KNOW,
Who They Are Where They Are,
and what They Are Doing,

Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. Chapman are at
home on Haywood street.
Depot agent F. A. Blair of the w. n.
{. railroad, returned from Knoxville YES
terday.
Mark Erwin, who has been visiting
his sister in Sante Fe, New Mexico re-
turned yesterday.
John H. Inman, the noted railroad
man and hnancier, was registered at the
Battery Park hotel yesterday.
Master James Tronberger left yestcr-
day for Alexandria, Va, where he will
enter the Episcopal High School.
Mr.. f, R. West of the Battery Park
news stand, left for his home in Winston
last nigh, to be absent on a two weeks
vacation.
Miss Lille S. Hoffecker, who has been
spending the summer in Asheville, left
yesterday for her home in Middletowu,
Delaware.
Rev. Geo. Robertson, of Morristown
Tenn, is in the city visiting relatives and
friends; and he has many of the latter
amongst those of our citizens who knew
him here in his boyhood days.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-26
A COAL FAMINE;
Will the Railroads See That Such
Calamity is AVerted2

We learn that all the coal Yards here
are empty, that there is not car load
on the track at the depot, and that there
is not train load on the way, and lust
on the verge of possible cold weather.
there is absolute dearth of this now in
dispensable fuel. And in addition, some
important industries with steam as the
motive power, and furnaces arranged for
burning coal exclusively, will be COM
PEELED to shut down until supplies are re-
Ceived.
The reason given is that there are not
cars sufficient to do the business required
ms IS an unsatisfactory explanation.
The railroads must have been aware of
the increasing use for coal, both as do
mestic fuel, and industrial uses. They
must know that certain industries here
and elsewhere have come into being on
the assurance of a regular supply of coal
from mines so near as those of East Ten
nessee; and that domestic uses have so
enlarged that all the new houses built
are now furnished with coal burning
CRATES, and that in the old houses open
hre places have been largely discarded.
The preseut condition is an inconven-
renee almost in the nature of calamity,
The railroad companies can avert it.
They must do so, they must keep faith
with the public.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-26
To Die by EIectricitv.

BROOKLYN, October 25 The court OF
sessions was crowded this morning hy
spectators and members of the bar as.
Scmbled to hear sentence of death passed
upon Charles McElvain by Judge Moore,
under the new law which provides death
by electricity. After briefly reciting the
circumstances of the murder, Judge
Moore said; "McElvain, the sentence of
the court is that you be taken from this
court room to the jail and committed to
the custody of the sheriff, That within
ten days you be removed by the sheriff to
Sing Sing and be given into the care of
the warden and agent of the Sing Sing
prison and there confined; and that
within a week, beginning Monday, De-
cember 9th next, you be executed bv the
agent and warden of the prison and put
to death in the mode, manner and way
by law prescribed and provided.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-26
THE KENTUCKY WAR,
Howard. the Head of the Outlaws,
CircumVents the Judge.

LOUISVILLE, KY, October 25.-Th,
Times correspondent telegraphcd from
Plneville this afternoon as follows:
At Harlan Court House, Wilson How
ard, accomplished sort of comp fetat
yesterday. The county Judge, Lewis, and
his posse Of sixty men, left Harlan Court
House at 9 O'Clock in the morning to
make another assault on Howards S
camp. Howard anticipating this move
ment had placed his followers in
an ambush near the town. Lewis
posse passed directly through the
ambuScade and were not fired on.
Alter they had got beyond their
toes and were proceeding in the direction
ot where Howard's camp was supposed
to be, the Howard party moved into
town and took possession of the court
house. They have complete control of
the town with pickets stationed at all
the approaches and the county Judge and
his followers have gone into camp out.
side the town. 1t is believed that Judge
Lewis will endcavor to recapture the
court house to-day and a blood y fight is
expected.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-26
BURNED TO A CRISP,
A DiabOlicaI Railroad wreck in
Indiana.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, October 25.-The
northbOund freight train No. SO, on the
Lake Erie and Western railroad, was
wrecked at kokomO this morning. The
engine struck an obstruction at switch
on the outskirts of the city and with
eight or ten cars, was thrown from the
track Twelve oil tanks exploded in
quick succession, setting fire to the box
cars attached. Two cars of merchandise
andt OF coal were consumed. Fngin-
Ger Mehl, fireman Edward Burnett and
head brakeman John Spellman were
thrown beneath the oil cars and burned
to crisp. The accident was the work
OF wreckers, this being the third attempt
made in that vicinity within the last two
months. The train employers killed
lived at Peru, Ind.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-26
THE CRONIN CASE.
IDENTIFICATION WITNESSES
CONSUMED YESTERDAY,
Two Sewer Cleaners Who Dis.
covered the BODY and the PO-
licemen Who Assisted Describe
the Proceedings, Etc.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, October 25.-Severa
witnesses were called for the pur
pose of Identifying the body. Th,
next matter taken up was the finding O1
the body i'll the catch basin. Two sewe,
cleaners who discovered the body and
notified the police of the fact, and the
policemen who were sent and assisted in
removing the body were sworn as to this
point, and described the proceedings.
Lawyer Forest for the defense made a
cross examination on this head, very
searching and rigid, compelling witnesses
to go over :he proceedings in connection
with the removal of the body with the
utmost minuteness.
The trunk in which Dr. Cronin's BODY
was carried from the Carlson cottage to
the Lake View catch basin was brought
from the Central station this morning to
the States attorneys office and carefully
locked up in vault, there to be kept
until needed in the trial. A large and
curious crowd gathered quickly to see
the CORY evidence of the great crime as it
was taken by the guard and officers from
the patrol wagon to the vault.
The taking of identification evidence
was then resumed. Patrick McGary
boiler maker, and friend of DR.. Cronin
identified the body taken from the catch
basin as that of the dead physician. T.
W. Lewis, dentist, who had operated
professionally on DR.. Cronin's mouth.
also identified the body. He described
pecullarltics of the doctor, anumber of
missing teeth from the jaw, ETC., itenti-
ned the plate with false teeth attached
as one he had made for DR.. Cronin,
and said that the cast of the mouth
which he had made fitted that ofI
the corpse. Dr. J. X. Egbert assistant
county physician. identified the plate
with the teeth attached as the one he
had taken from the mouth of DR.. Cronin
on the day after his body was found.
In the afternoon DR.. Egbert described
the wounds at great length and the con-
uition OF the internal organs as shown bv
the autopsy 1t was his opinion that
death had resulted from the wounds, all
OF winch were upon the head. The skull
was not broken 1t was impossible to
say whether the wounds were inflicted
before or after death. The wounds were
such as would necessarily cause death.
1t the skull wounds had caused death
It was owing to conCuSsiOn of the brain,
tnouSh the usual post mOrtem evidence
OF death from this cause were lacking.
QueStiOn:-lt is not scientifically true
that you physicians found no evidences
on that body that were certain and
conclusive of the form of death?
AnSwer:-That is true. DR.. Egbert
was of the opinion that excessive loss of
blood had caused death.
DIR. Chas. w. Perkins who, at the re-
Iuest OF DR.. Egbert assisted at the post
norton, was of the opinion that death
lid not result from blood letting, but con-
'usSion of the brain, though the brain
vas too dccomposed to afford any in
ormatiOn on that point.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-26
The Pension Business,
Philadelphia Times.

'''''hNiPiili liilSS
The pensioners on the list at the close
of the fiscal year numbered 4S9, 729
names, or 1000 more than the standing
army OF Germany. Sixteen thousand
names were dropped during the year and
o3,675 added, a net gain of $4,000.
Nearly halt million OF original claims
are still on file.
The amount paid for pensions during
the year was $SS, 1915, ,113. If thcrate Of
pension disbursements during the month
OF July and August had been maintained
as 1t would have been if Tanner had been
allowed to retain his position and con-
tinue his policy, the disbursements for
the year would have been increased fifty
per cent. and would have reached up-
wards of $780, 900. Tanner NAV be
able to convince himself and some Others
that this lavish outlay was all right in
principle, but it would certainly have
been disastrous in practice unless the peo-
pie of the United States are ready for
higher taxation.
These figures, furnished by Tanner him
self, show that both Tanner and his pol
ICY had to go if the government was to
remain solvent. Tanner has gone, but it
is not quite certain that his policy has.
Commissioner Raum NAV not prove as
eXtravagant as Tanner, but his former
career in office was not of character to
inspire confidence in this respect, unless
Secretary Noble can hold him in as he
was unable to do with Tanner
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-26
THE KEY WEST STRIKE.
More than Fifty Thousand Cigar
Makers Out.

JACKSONVILLE. Fla, October 25.-A
special to the Times Union from Ke,
| West says: More than $4,000 cigar
makers are still out on a strike. MANY
Cuban operatives wish to return to Ha.
vana and being without means they ne.
titloned the Spanish consul, Senor Luis
Marics to send them home. He tele-
graphed the Governor-General at Ha-
vana, who dispatched a gunboat to their
assistance. Last Monday morning the
George Juan, 200 tons burden, cap
tain Abjandra Bouzen, arrived in the har
Dor and the consul was kept busy max
ing out passports for those who wished
to return.
BY 10 O'Clock next morning $50 pass
engers, including women and children
with their luggage, had embarked on the
gunboat. All the expenses of embarka-
ton were paid by the Spanish-C Cuban gov
ernment. The vessel sailed Mt !, clock.
About a! sixty Others left by the Mascotte
tuesday night, paying their own pass
age. The Havana Cigarmaker's Union
has promised to pay the passage of 400
Others, either American or Cuban cigar
makers, to go to Havana or Tampa until
such time rs the factories here are ready
to open up.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-26
A Serious Accident

Information reached us of a serious.
perhaps fatal, accident which occurred
yesterday afternoon. Mr. Louis Siggle-
kow, well known citizen OF the county,
living at Hazel, two miles west of the
city, was driving in buggy in company
with another man, when the horse took
fright when in the vicinity of the Sulphur
Springs and ran away. The buggy was
upset and the parties both thrown yio-
lently to the ground. Mr.. Sigglekow
was very seriously hurt, and it is re-
ported that his skull was fractured. The
other party, if hurt at all, was only
slightly so.
The injured man is of Polish birth, and
has lived in the vicinity of Asheville
nearly ten years, and was for a long
time postmaster at Hazel, on the Hav-
wood road.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-26

The Murphy Bulletin SAYS: Mr.. and Mrs
Young and Mr. Edgar Gambler, of Ashe
vile, spent last Saturday viewing our
town for the purpose of finding out its
desirableness as place of residence, and
we are pleased to learn that their in.
vestigations were highly satisfactory
and, in all probability, will result in
their becoming citizens of Murphy. They
dined at the NXXX CDickey) House, and
there were present at the table Mr.. Dan
K. Moore and his estimable lady, who
are original Buncombites, and Col.
Allen Davidson, also from the same
county. With the exception OF Attorney
X. l.. Leatherwood and lady all who sat
at the table were reared in the grand old
country of Buncombe. 1t certainly re-
sembled reunion occasion.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-26
CHICAGO REVIEW.
Business I'm the Grain Center Dur.
Ing YesterdaY's Session.

CHICAGO, October 25.-Wheat trading
was moderate and within narrow limit
The market dull at about Yesterdays
closing figures, held easy for while, and
then advanced &c. for December, and
sc for May above inside figures, reacted
eased of &c, rallied sc. and closed sc.
higher tor December, and &c higher
tor May than the closing figures ycstcr-
day. 1t was rumored that the agri-
cultural department figured the total
yield of 495, 10000 bushels for the crop
OF 1889; but nothing definite could be
learned regarding the rumor. There was
a rumor that twenty loads of wheat had
been taken i'll New York for export, but
late advices denied this, but stated that
it might prove to be twenty loads Of
No. l Northern taken for Philadelphia
millers.
Corn-The firm feeling that has per-
meated this market for several days past, =,
became more apparent to-day and higher
prices were established, especially on
near deliveries. The market opened &c.
above the closing prices of yesterday,
was strong and gradually advanced 12c.;
eaSed OF &c; became tirmer, and closed
Hc.a 12c. higher than yesterday.
Oats were. steadier, with light trading.
In mess pork moderate trade was re-
ported, but the feeling was somewhat
unsettled and prices irregular. October
deliveries were easy, and 1Oc.a12I2c.
lower, the market closing ratherquiet.
In lard little more steadiness was mani
tested, but trading was only moderate
prices ruled slightly higher, and the
market closed steady.
Short ribs were only fair, and there
were no particular changes to note.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-26
Unworthy an English Statesman.

LONDON, October 25.-Lord Salisbury,
replying to the memorial from the Bap,
tist union, says that the British Consul at
Crete has been making inquiries regarding
the alleged outrages perpetrated by the
Turks and has found that the press re-
ports have been greatly exaggerated,
especially the charge ofviolating women,
which is declared to be without founda-
ton The Consul says that the Gov
ernor-General of Crete is exerting himself
to punish all who are found guilty of
outrages.
The Daily News referring to the fore
going statements says: A document
more utterly unworthy of an English
statesman has seldom been printed 1t
VIII delight the Sultan, and might have
been written by the grand vizier himself.
The plea that the reports are exaggerated
is an admission of the most hideous and
abominable guilt.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-26
AsheviIIe Light Infantry,

AT the regular monthly meeting of the
company held last night at the armorv,
the usual competitive drill for proficiency
in the manual, etc, was held. The prize
is gold medal; and this was won bv
Mr.. R. f. Mcconnell. Should the win.
ner OF the medal win it in three success
i've contests, then the medal becomes his
permanent possession. No one has vet
done this.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-26
a NEW ORGANIZATIONS.
The Bald Mountain Tourists So
ciety of Madison.

There being a goodly number of the
citizens of Madison county together or
the Bald mountain on the night of th,
lhh instant, at the suggestion of S. o.
Deaver, it was agreed that a society be
organized to be called the Bald Mountain
Tourists Society. Officers were elected
as follows: DR.. English, president; Prof
NJ. {. Buckner, vice-president; s, O.
Deaver, secretary; !. B. Sprinkle treas
urer; Ieb Fisher, seargeant-at-arms
James White, corresponding secretary.
The times of meeting, the first Thursday
before the full moon in June and October,
with call meetings intervening.
This society has for its object the
taking care of and plotting of tourists
and visitors over and about this wonder
tul mountain.
Capt. X. B. Johnston has under wav
the building OF graded road leading
from Laurel creek to the top of this
mountain.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-26
The MOcksViIIe Railroad Survey
Statesville Landmark

The engineers of the Richmond & Dan.
vile railroad engaged in surveying the
line from Mocksvilleto Statesvile pitched
their tents in Judge Armfeld's grove on
DAVE avenue, some days ago, and have
now about completed their line to this
place. They had expected to strike the
Western North Carolina railroad last
evening. The party is in charge of Mr..
k. +. Mason and numbers sixteen. One
of the gentlemen, who was seen vester-
day afternoon, reports good route.
The line to Statesvlle divergcs from the
Cleveland line at Mr.. John Dickcv Tohn-
ston's, 5at miles from Mocksville. The
distance from the point of divergence to
StateSyille is 1872 miles, making the dis
tance from Mocksville to Statesville 241.
miles. The line run follows the ridge to
this place, keeping near to the public
road, and Fourth creek, two miles from
town, is crossed just above the county
bridge.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-26
a Curious Accident.

Joe Miller a brakeman on the Rich.
mond and Danvile railroad had his arm
broken i'll the Swannanoa tunnel under
rather curious circumstances. He was
stepping from one car to another when
his lantern went out, and he missed his
footing and fell between the cars on the
crossties. But fortunately where he fell
there was an excavation between the
ties. Into this he fell and the train passed
over him without harming him in any
way except the fracture of his arm.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-26
Lexington Races.

LEXINGTON, Ky, October 25.-The
weather to-day was rainy, and the track
very muddy. The attendance was the
lightest of the meeting. Sport was
pretty good considering the had weather.
First race-Six turlongs: Pell Nell won,
Emily Maud second, Walker third. Time
1.2l.
Second race-Six furlongs: Workmate
won, Hocksey second, Flyer third. Time
1.3S.
Third race-Nine- -sixteenths mile: Grace
Ely won, Lady Jones second, Willie NJ.
third. Time 5S12.
Fourth race-One mile: Zulu won,
Clamor second, John Morris third. Time
1.471a.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-26
Religious Notices.

First Presbyterian Church-The pulpit
will be supplied tomorrow by members
of the Baptist convention, now in session
in this city.
Oak Forest Church-Rev. w. S. P.
Bryan will administer the sacrament OF
the Lords Supper at this church to-mor.
row morning, at II O'Clock Prepara.
tory services this morning at II O'Clock
The church is one mile west of the Sui.
phur Springs hotel.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-26

TAMPA, Fla, October 25.-The Woods
cigar box factory, the saw mill of the
Tampa lumber company and the machin.
cry and car shops of the Tampa street
railway company, were DESTROYED this
afternoon with their contents, including
one locomotive and two coaches. 1t is
supposed the fire was caused by the cigar
box factory catching fire from sparks
falling on the roof from the smokestack
OF an adjacent sawmill The Tampa
lumber company lose $1,000, no insur-
ance; cigarbox factory So, 1000, insurance
81 500, and the street railway company
81, $50, insurance $72O.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-26
American Vines to the Rescue,

The committee of vticuIture for the ar.
rondissement of Cognac, France, with
the object OF restoring the brandy pro.
ducing vineyards destroyed by the phvl.
loxera, is distributing gratuitously this
autumn 100000 American vines. The
hardy vines of this country, when grated
with the more valuable but tenderer
Frenchvarieties, will go far it is believed,
to recreate an important industry.
Schoolmasters, as well as "vineyardists," ;"
are to receive vines, but the committee s
circular is careful to add that before vines
are given out an expert will visit the To-
cality where they are wanted to see
whether the soil is suitable. They do
these things thoroughly in France.