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Asheville. n
ASHEVILLE, N. @.

FOTEL LELMON1, (Sulphur springs).
Truly first class. Superb location. New
brick building. Electric Street Cars. Mod
crate rates. mh6-3-su
The record-union., 1892-06-02
A THIEF IN THE NIGHT
The Story Related by the Letter SEP
i'll the Cold Gray Dawn.

The Story Related by the Letter ''E''
in the Cold Gray Dawn.
"Move up Closer" said the letter "e,"
land maybe | may interest you"
All the cOurpOsitorS were gone. The
paper was being run Off in the basement.
1t was only bit of type that was talking,
the letter ''e,' and it lived in u dark,
black box along with q lot of other letters
of the same sort.
81 used to be bright and new" went
on the letter sc, - ''buG that was long ago
now. People in our line soon get dusty
and dingy. It was so with me. Then 1
was handled first by Slug Al. as the man
was called, who threw me i'll and out of
the box where lived, to help make up
the paper. l felt quite important as |
heard Slug Il say: Where is the letter
&C." and ''e'' in love-she loved another
Then l felt sure that l was figuring in
some romance. 1t was 50 charming. [
wondered who she was. Next day l fell
under the eyes OF thousands of men and
women. Some of them cried over me,
some completely y ignored my presence. l
went everywhere and saw many strange
things.
Then the next night l was part Of the
word DEATH and it made me feel quite
solemn; and as the nights flew l was
helping spell 'marriage,' and l rejOiced;
| and stolen and | felt cheap; and 'ro-
| IlIduCt, anu Ol tlttI W as IIlCGs anu LtIt,
and that was Spitetul; and love- and
am sure that was just splendid.
DAY by day, night by night, Slug II
took me out of my dark box, put me in
the paper, and | played my small part in
writing down the story Of the world.
Now it was song of gladueSS, now one
| of sorrow, now one of rejoicing, and now
one Of pain. In each | played my part,
sharing III the happiness Of one, the sad
ness OF the Other-even il l am only q
small bit of lead, the letter 'e.'
lone night l peeped slyly out of nv
dusty home and found Slug A hard at
work, as usual. [ had seen him so many.
many nights IN the long past that per-
hapS | did not notice how changed he
was, for l had grown used to his white
face as it appeared there under the dull
glare Of the electric globes. | kept very
still, for l was trying to hide, not caring
to do duty that night. When 1 glanced at
| the copy from which Slug II was COM
posing IL said:
80 Death comes like thief in the night,
and so it came To-
In that sentence there were several
'es,' and felt that l would be called,
and sure enough up went the words, one
alter another
So 'Death-comes -like-a-thief in
| the-nigh nd-so-it-cam-'
. felt Slug A grip my body. and I was
| flashed in the word came the final .e'
| in came
''Just then there was a commotion in
the Office, and some one cried out that
Slug A was fainung. lie fell over his
case, his stick in his hand, the letter 'e'
under his thumb, and that letter 'e'
myself.
And now know how death steals up
! like thief in the night, for in such
fashion was it that it came To-
Poor old Slug 44!"-New York Re-
| cOrder,
The record-union., 1892-06-02
NICARAGUA CANAL,

RESOLUTIONS Adopted by the San Fran
cisco Chamber of Commerce.
san FRANCISCO, June IA special
meeting of the Chamber of Commerce
was held to-day, ex-Mayor Pond presid-
ing, TO frame resolutions which would
express to the Nicaragua Canal Conven-
ton. which meets at st. Louis to-mor-
row, the sentiment Of the California mer-
chants on the canal question. The fol-
lowing resolutions were unanimously
adopted:
WHEREAS, The early completion of the Mic
arSgua Canal is OF great Importance TO the
commerce of this country ana particularly of
the Pacific Coast; and, whereas. an American
company has undertaken the construction OF
this canal and mas already expended thereon
the sum OF about i've millions OF collars, ana
the work Is being prosecuted as rapidly aS the
means secured VIII permit; ana, whereas. the
construction company now offers the public,
through the Bank OF California, nve millions
OF the collateral. g Ter cent. trust bonds. with
interest secured, for the purpose Of obtaining
money N ceSsary 30 prosecute the work .
construction vigorously and continuously;
ii is
IteSoIued. That the Chamber of Commerce of
san Francisco, in view OF The important bene-
Its 10 acCTCe from the Nicaragua Canal and
having confidence in the wisdom, integrity
ana abitltE OF the construction company rec
ommend the bonds now offered through the
financial agent OF the company. VIZ: the Bank
Of California. as IN our opinion, q SAFE and
desirable investment.
Resolved, TIut we e}.eve in no way can the
people o. tine ccssj bet, ,er express the desire to
promote the growth and prosperity OF the
coast than by aiding the construction of the
Nicaragua Canal. ana that a SAFE ana practi-
cable way OF 50 doing is by investing in the
bonds now offered.
ReSOsCcd. That these resolutions BE- telc-
graphed 10 the National Nicaragua Canal Con-
Vention ~ st. Louis.
The record-union., 1892-06-02
PUBLIC DEBT.
Statement OF the Treasurer for the
Month of May.

Statement OF the Treasurer for the
Month of May.
WAsHINGToN, June 1.-Debt statement:
Interest-bearing debt, $5S5, 029.2SO; in
crease during the month, $3.50; debt on
which interest has ceased, So, ,167, ,345; de-
crease, Sl36, $50; debt bearing no interest,
1881, ,I62, ,62S; decrease, $757, ,2S4; aggregate
interest and non-interest bearing debt.
1869. .359, ,253: decrease, $SS9, $50; aggregate
debt, including certificates and treasury
notes, 81. .603, ,44O,9 $40.
Cash in treasury, gold coin and bars,
S2Tl ,5..7 ,09l; silver dollars. subsidiary
coin and bars, S443, 429 sos; paper, S5I, 1856,
75S; bonds, minor coin deposits in ma
tional bank repositories and disbursing
officers balances, lS,347 ,223; aggregate,
S159, 800 $50.
Demand liabilities: Gold, silver cur
rency, certificates and treasury notes,
Sy06, $40, Sl7; fund TOR the redemption ofun-
current national bank notes, outstanding
drafts and checks, disbursing officers ball
anCes, agency accounts, etc, S35, ,2l2. .gSS:
gold reserve, 100000, 900. Net cash bal
auce, s2G, ,005, SO: total, SI26 0O5, ,SS5; aggre-
gate, $50. $40, $50: cash balance in treas
ury, April 30. 1892. S13l, ,5IS, 100; May 81,
1892, Sl26,0O5. .SS5; decrease during the
month, Sj,5l2, 20.
The record-union., 1892-06-02
Special to the REcoRD-USIox.

SAN FRANCISCO, June John Craig,
Assistant Secretary OF the California
Worlds Fair Commission, was arrested
to-day on charge Of forgery. He is
accused of forging the names of Presi-
dent Irving NJ. Scott and Secretary
Thompson of the Commission to checks
aggregating $500. Craig forged ten
checks in all, the first one amounting to
SI,4OO.
Craig was appointed as Assistant Sec
retary in April, 1891, but did not draw
any salary until January, 1892, when he
was paid 500 per month. In the mean
time he had his family to support, and il
is supposed that he used the money fol
their benefit. The forgery was discov-
cred a week ago by the Worlds FaiI
Commission and the CrOcker- w oolwortE
Bank, on which the checks were drawn
lie was charged then with the crime, and
confessed, but was not arrested until to-
day. lie refuses to talk on the subject.
The record-union., 1892-06-02
Origin.
Special to the REcoRD-UN1oN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
PRAGUE, June IA fire broke out in the
Bickenberg silver mine, near PriZibram,
Bohemia, and spread through the whole
interior, cutting off the escape of the
miners. The fire was extinguished, and
the rescuerS have already brought out
fourteen dead and many wounded. Five
hundred men We're at work in the mine
at the time. All except forty escaped.
The latest news from the scene of the
disaster indicates, after investigation,
that the list of missing men reaches 200.
At last accounts twenty-five bodies,
burned and blackened, were recovered,
and twenty-five miners rescued in a pre-
carious condition, the unfortunate men
being shockingly burned and crushed.
1t was found that most of the victims, in
Guiding three men who lost their lives in
the work of rescue, died Of suffocation.
The explosion is believed to have been
caused by a reckless miner, who took a
naked light into the presence of noXious
gases. Another rumOr attributes the fire
TO incendiary origin.
Large crowds of excited persons, con-
sisting mainly Of families Of the unfortu-
nate miners, are pressing around the en-
trance to the shalt bewMling the calam-
lty. Affecting scenes were witnessed on
all sides
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played BilIfards without Balls.

According to an eyewitness, a peculiar
incident happened one evening recently
in the biiliard-roon Of a hotel in Tacoma,
Wash. The room was crowded ami ali OF
the billiard and pool tables were occupied
but one. Two gentlemen entered the
room attired III full evening dress En-
gaging billiard table, the boy brought
the balls, but the players, to his utter
astonIshment, told MIN that they did not
need them. Removing their top coats,
coats and hats, they took cues and COM
menced mimic game. They made the
customary moves around the table,
studied apparent plays, made the GUS
tomaTy grimaces at misplays, and regu-
larry counted their strings. \ wonder
ing crowd gathered about them. They
thought the men were crazy. A funny
part OF it was that they never smiled.
took the ''guying' Of the crowd serene!y,
and when the points were marked up
paid tor the game and unconceruedly
walked out. The solution OF the mys-
terry was that the imitation game was
played on a wager.
The record-union., 1892-06-02
COLLEGE STUDENTS IN POLITICS.
They VIII be a Factor in the Coming
Iresidential Campaicn.

The entrance Of the college into politics
is feature of the Presidential campaign
of 1902. The political club, however, is
not novelty III student lie, nor is the
organization OF Republican clubs manner
lean colleges without precedent. Hardly
4 campaign has passed without this sign
of the interest OF college students III poit-
ical affairs. Formerly these clubs were
organized in spirit of fun, simply for
the pleasure they afforded those who
marched in tOrchlight professions or at
tended political meetings held under their
auspices. This year they have been
formed with more serious purpose: the
students have come to realize that college
thought and educated sentiment are
yearly becoming more important in
iiuence upon public opinion.-J. Lock-
wood Dodge, in North American Review.
The record-union., 1892-06-02
PEOPLES PARTY CONVENTION.
Sharp Contest in the Preliminary
Organization.

Sharp Contest in the Preliminary
Organization.
STOCKTON, June lin the preliminary
organization Of the State Convention of
the Peoples party to-day there was a
sharp contest between the farmers and
Trades Union elements. j. J. Morrison
Of San Francisco was the choice of the
industrial delegates for Chairman. The
farmers wanted Captain John G. Dawes OF
Fresno. Morrison finally withdrew, and
Dawes was elected. The feeling ran high,
however, and when the Committee on
Permanent Organization reported a
clange was made which created harmony.
Am. Boyne of Sacramento, a representa-
tive OF the Trades Union men, was made
Chairman, Rev. w. c. Bowman Of Los
Angeles Nice-Chairman, and Morrison OF
San Francisco Secretary.
The Committee On Platform was in seS-
sion five hours. The Prohibitionists
made q great effort to get recognition, but
the question was not treated.
Resolutions were adopted by the COM
nlittee denouncing the Railroad Commits
sion, declaring in favor Of the free coin
age OF silver, and indOrSing the Mica
raguan Canal.
District Electors were chosen to-day as
follows: First District, 4. l.. Warner of
HealdSburg; Second District, j. y. Bar
ton OF Placer; Third District, l.. +. Moul-
ton of Colusa; Fourth, Thomas Y. Gator
OF San Francisco; Fifth, William McCor-
mich of San Francisco; Sixth, Rev. w
{. Bowman of Los Angeles; Seventh, D.
I. Fowler of Fresno.
Thirty-siX OF the delegates to the Ma
tiOnal Convention, to meet in Omaha on
July 4th, are yet 30 be chosen. District
selections We're made to-day as follows
first, Ii. J. Ring of Humboldt, Len
Leighton of Shasta, =. j. Furber of Clo-
verdale and Carl Brown of Calistoga;
Second, &. \. Jenkins and j. Z. Camp OF
Sacramento, j. NJ. Benson Of San Joa-
quin and j. W. Scotield of Tuolumne:
Third, II. r. Shaw and J. l.. Lyons OF
Alameda, y. II. Rose OF Colusa and J. r.
Garner of Lake; Fourth, j. A. Williams.
J. {. Cove, c. \. Johnson and T. V. Gator
of San Francisco; Fifth, a. w. Thompson
oi San Francisco, Z. NJ. Piercy Of San Jose,
d. G.. Vestal of San Jose, c. w. PedIar oi
tiilroy; Sixth, j. ;. Loveland OF Santa
barbara, l.. NJ. Hamilton of Los Angeles.
j. G. Drew of Santa Cruz, a. r. Hatha-
way of San Luis Obispo: Seventh. c. +.
Bennett of Orange, G.. Burns ofTulare, w.
Penn Rogers OF san Bernardino, and B.
+. Dixon of San Diego. Hiram Hamil-
ton of Orange was nominated in the Sixth
District for Congress.
The convention decided to elect two
women delegates to the National Conven-
ton. Nellie Baker Snow Of Carpenteria
and Mrs. L. V. Gator Of San Francisco
were nominated. The election of Dele
gates-at-Large was postponed till to-
morrow.
Tonight public meeting was held and
number OF addresses were made
The record-union., 1892-06-02
WHISKY TRUST.
Two of its Members Indicted In
Ohio.

Two of its Members Indicted In
Ohio.
CLEVELAND, June Warren II. Con-
ming and julius E. French, members of
the whisky trust, indicted in Boston for
violating the antitrust laws, were given
a hearing before United States Commits
sioner Williams this afternoon. and
bound over 10 the United States Court of
Massachusetts in the sum of So, 600 each.
They refused TO give bonds, and the Com
missioner issued mittimus, committing
them TO jail in default Of bail. They were
Immediately taken before District Judge
Kicks. and the District Attorney made
an application tor the removal Of the
prisoners TO the jurisdiction of the Dis
Trict Judge OF Boston. The application
was contested on the ground that the in
dictment did not charge them with an
oflense triabie in Massachusetts courts.
and that the antitrust law was unconsti-
tutional. Argument was Tot completed
at the adjournment o. court. Coming
and French We're not taken TO jail, the
Marshal assuming the responsibility for
their appearance IL court.
The record-union., 1892-06-02
CHILEAN AFFAIRS.
Congress Opened-President Months
Address.


Address.
NEW YORK, June IA HcrdldS Val
paraiso dispatch says: The opening of
Congress in Santiago to-day was not ac-
conGpanied by any outbreak. The streets
through which President Mont passed
were lined with soldiers. In the begin
ming of his speech to Congress the Presi-
dent referred to the restoration of order
since he took office. lie passed over the
Baltimore affair in n few words, stating
that documents would be presented
showing what had taken place. He la
mented the attack. and expressed regret
at the circulnstan, es which threatened to
rupture the friendly relations between
the United States and Chile.
He estimates that in 1893 the income
would be sol ,000,G 600, and by 1895 would
amount TO 100000. This would leave
a balance sufficient TO enable Congress to
order the resumption Of the suspended
public works. He recommended reci-
procity treaties with all the South Ameri-
can repuDlicS
The record-union., 1892-06-02
WOMEN AS HUMAN BEINGS
Marion Harland Is Sick of the ssyYo-
mans Pro.ress,, THnddIn

Marion Uarland Is Sick of the ssyYo-
mans ProGress'' TwaddIe.
Women-with capital Ietter-should
by now have ceased to be a specially.
There should be no more need OF move
ments" in her behalf and agitalious for
her advancement and DEVELOPMENT con
sidered apart from the general good Of
mankind, than !or the abolition OF negro
slavery in the United States For what
nan'-and presumably a woman
hath, doth he yet seek aftcr?" With
the world Of knowledge and opportunity
thrown open TO her, it argues little FOR
her ambition and less for her ability to
grasp cardinal principles that she elects
70 build fences about her reservation,
and c&pends time and forces i'll patrOling
precincts nobody cares to attack. II am
glad the question for discussion to-day
Goes not contain the word woman +"
sad . member Of celebrated literary
club. Il am aWeary of the pretentiouS
Gissy4abie. and satiatcd with incessant
twaddle of 'woinan's progress, 'woman's
work for women and the ninety and
nine variations upOn the one string. Nv
this time we ought TO be there if we are
ever to arrive. l am haif-sick Of woman
hood. / want to be human being. ~
Marion Harland, in North American Re-
view.
The record-union., 1892-06-02
MASKED ROBBERS.
TRAIN HELD UP ON THE CHERO-
KEE STRIP.
The Safe in the Express Car Broken
Open, and Fifty Thousand
Dollars Stolen.
Special to the REcoRD-U MON.

Special to the RECORD-USIoN.
WICHITA (kans.). June IA special to
the Eagle says: The south-bound Santa
Fe passenger train, which leaves Wichita
at 5:45 P. NJ, was held up at 9:45 tonight
by masked robbers at the stockyards,
near the station of Red Rock, in the
Cherokee Strip.
The train was tagged, and the engineer
and fireman taken prisoners. The rob-
bers entered the express car, broke open
the safe, and secured its contents. The
amount obtained is said to be $4,000.
The passengers were not molested.
Deputy United States Marshal Madsen,
at Guthrie, was notified, and will organ
ize posse and start in pursuit of the
gang, the number of which is unknown
The money obtained was intended for
Indian payments,
The record-union., 1892-06-02
Politics in ireland.

DUBLIN, June l.-At meeting held to-
day in the town OF Cavan, County Meath,
to select candidates to oppose the Par
nelliCes in the coming election, Michael
Davitt was chosen to contest North
Meath. \ large crowd of Parnellites
altered at the place where the meeting
was held, and when the proceedings
terminated followed the visiting Nation
lists 10 the railroad station. Here q col
lision took place between the two forces,
and bloody struggle ensued, the COM
batants fighting savagely for some time
Davitt received a severe wound on the
head, which bled freely.
The record-union., 1892-06-02
Lashed Out of Town.

HoLBRooK CA. IT,, June IA man
named Keutner, who was formerly
County Surveyor of Apache County, was
before Justice Of the Peace yesterday on
a charge of maltreating an eight-year- old
girl. The child had suffered no violence,
but her testimony showed that Keutner
had enticed her into the brush by the
roadside and taken indecent liberties
with her. The Justice discharged Keut-
ner, but told him to leave town to avoid
lynching. heutncr went into hiding,
and was about to leave town to-day
when a number of women attacked him
with rawhides and lashed him out of
town for over mile.
The record-union., 1892-06-02
Financial Crisis Imminent

NEW YORK, June 1.-Correspondence
to the Herald from Georgetown, British
Guinea, says: There is great excitement
here. The Government, in order to raise
revenue to meet the deficit caused by the
Mckinley tariff, and to defray the ex-
peuses of the increased military protec-
iion to the colony. caused by alarmist
views as to the Venezuelan boundary
question, have passed the gold mining
laws, which are seriously hampering that
industry. Most of the mercantile houses
were depending on the gold industry,
and financial crisis is imminent.
The record-union., 1892-06-02
REVOLUTION N HONDURAS.
An American Schooner Tit by a Shell
During the Trouble.

An American Schooner Hit by Shell
During the Trouble.
New YORK, June L. The steamer
Miranda, from Central American ports,
reports that revolution has broken out
in the town Of Puerto Cortez, Honduras.
General Borneo, with an armed force
from Guatemala. attacked Puerto CorIes
and captured it after hard fight, with
much loss Of life and property.
After the insurrectiorists were in pos
session Of the town some hours, the Gov
erHnent forces rallied and drove them
out. When the Miranda left port they
were still fighting, with ODDS in favor OF
the Government. The cause OF the out
break is unknown. The American
schooner Fred p. Mecheca, from New Or
leans, was hit by shell, portion of her
bOwsprit being carried away and several
seamen injured. The schooner hoisted
the American flag and the revolutionists
ceased firing on her.
The record-union., 1892-06-02
SUICIDE AT VALLEJO.
An Old Resident Shoots Himself in the
lInai.

Head.
VALLEJO, June Last night Steve
Price, an old resident Of this town, COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself in the
head Shortly before committing the
deed Price was walking up and down
Georgia street, talking to himself, and
when spoken to he took no notice of the
person addressing him. His actions
caused some comment, but it was not
thought that he intended doing himself
harm. He entered the saloon of Chris
Hallen and, after making a remark that
life was not worth living, fired the fatal
shot. Price had lived here for years and
was well known and had large circle OF
friends. He was at one time prominent
member of the Fire Department, filling
the position OF Assistant Chief Engineer.
To dependency is attributed the cause of
his taking his life.
The record-union., 1892-06-02
THE BRUSER CASE.
Judge Cof1ey Holds Defendant TO 4
Syycr.

Judge CoEey Holds Defendant TO An
Swer.
SAN Francisco, June Judge Coffey
to-day rendered & decision in the case of
Assemblyman Bruner Of Sacramento,
charged with offering to accept a bribe
during a session of the last Legislature 10
defeat the ''scalper's bill"
The court held that the evidence it had
heard was su t1icicnt TO warrant tile belief
that Bruner was guilty, and the latter
was accordingly held to answer. Judge
C0ffev said he had weighed the evidence
carefully, as he desired 10 save the county
the expense OF a further hearing. He
had, however, reached the conclusion
that a sufficient showing had been made
The record-union., 1892-06-02
Rayaces of Cholera.

LoNDoN, June IA dispatch from
Teheran says: Conflicting accounts are
received of the cholera epidemic at
Meshed. 1t is stated that I15 deaths Oc-
Cured from it in a single day. The dis
ease has now appeared in the hills, COM
pelling the removal OF the English camps.
The inhabitants of the affected districts
are fleeing from their homes
The record-union., 1892-06-02

OTTAWA (Ont.), June l.-Foster, Minis
ter of Finance. and Bowel, Minister of
Militia, left this afternoon for Washing
ton to confer with Secretary Blaine and
! Lord Pauncefote. 1t is stated that the
| Minister'S mission is to discuss matters
| touched upon but not settled at the
spring conference, among which is the
question of Weliand Canal tolls.
The record-union., 1892-06-02
FUSION IL KANSAS.
Nineteen Persons Poisoned

LITTLE Rock Ark, June 1.-The
family of c. B. Wooden, consisting of
seven persons, and Frank Rogers, Mr..
and Mrs. Stage, Frank Melbourne, Frank
Olmstead, Frank Stuart, L. 3. Stevens.
r. holland, d. James Hardcaslle. w.
Flack, J. G.. Snow and Edith Gordon
lcolOredl, who cooks for the Wooden
family, boardingho house keepers. were
taken violently Ill shortly after breakfast
yesterday and suffered the most ex-
craciating agony. 1t is believed at least
one patient will die. The character of
the poison and how it was administered
are not known.