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Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-11-15
MRS. MAVERICK
Her Cause seems tO Have Been
Hurt by Gail Hamilton

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.-The petition
asking for the pardon of Mrs. Maybrick
and signed by Mrs. Harrison, the wives
of the members Of the Cabinet, including
Mrs. Blaine, and many prominent ladies
all over the country, was forwarded to
England, and ultimately found its way
to the office of the Home Secretary. The
petition received a scmi-ofiicial charac-
ter by being forwarded through the
State department and the United States
Legation in London, and the respone to
it was communicated direct to this gov
crnment by the British officials. This
reply, which has not been made public,
is reported to be exceedingly caustic in
| its terms, so much so in fact, as to cause
Gail Hamilton, in her last letter on the
subject. to refer to it as "senselcss, vul-
gar, and brutal insolcnce toward a
friendly Republican nation pleading for
its own citizens" The response is said
to characterize the petition as the most
impudent paper that has ever found its
way to the Office of the Home Secretary
and wholly unprecedented.
opportunities are still made at the
State Department to interest itself i'll
Mrs. Maybrick's behalf, but it is proba-
BILE that further efforts in this direction
will be confined to individuals and be Of
an unofficial character.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-11-15
SCANDALOUS LIES.
A Talented Swindler Threatens
to BlackInail Two Ladies'.

NEW YORK, Nov. 15.-The talented
young swindler known as"Lord Charles
Somerset Berresford" and also as oval
ter S. Berresford," Sidney L. Ascelles, !"
Walter Eaton" and "Wm. Bond" who
is now serving term of six years in the
Georgia State prison has been detected,
it is said, in a plot to blackmaiI two
prominent New York society women.
Although 3erresford is behind the bars,
he threatens TO publish in some newspa-
pers in New York, Chicago and other
places scandalous stories rejecting upon
these ladies unless they paw him So, 500
as hush money. He first made this at
tempt last September and was met by a
lawyer of this city, who, with the as
sistance of some central Office detectives,
captured Berresford at Albany. He was
afterwards sent back to Georgia, where
he was wanted for swindling operations
in Rome, Ga. He was sentenced to six
years Imprisonment, but this has not
prevented him from seeking to injure the
New York women mentioned, whom he
now threatens with exposure. 1t is said
by the attorney who represents these
victims of Berresford that the stories
which he is trying to sell to the news
papers are scandalous lies.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-11-15
A Fatal. DROP.
Neil, MurdererO of Several women
Hanged.

LONDON, Nov. l5.-Thomas Neil, 9TH
crwise Cream, the murderer of Matilda
Clover and several other girls, paid the
penalty of his crimes at nine clock this
morning.
Shortly before nine o'clock authority
to hang Neil was handed over by the
High Sheriff of the county of London to
IIangmau Ellington in accordance with
the legal form. At three minutes to niue,
Ellington, accompanied by an assistant
who carried the pinioning material, en-
tered the cell of the condemned man,
where he found the prison chaplain min
istering to Neil. Without a moment S
delay the hangman, while courtcously
asking permission of the condemned
man, deftly and rapidly pinioned him,
passing broad belt around his waist
and securing his elbows with two straps
tightly drawn back and fastened to a
belt behind. Straps were placed around
the wrists and connected with the body
belt in front. This rendered Neil abso-
lutely incapable of moving his arms or
hands. The condemned man did not
utter word during the process which
lasted barely a minute.
The prisoner then walked firmly across
the prison yard. When the scaffold,
with all it's horrid paraphanalia sudden
ly burst on Niels view he shut his eyes
for few steps, bnt opening them again
walked firmly to his place OF death with
out tr,mor. The chaplain read
the service Of the Church of
England and continued so doing until
the last moment, Neil was conducted
by the hangman under the beam of
the scaffold over which the moose
hung. STOPPING deftly the hangman
pinioned the culprit's legs with leathern
straps and then placed the white cap
over his face and the moose around his
neck. Stepping aside the hangman drew
a holt, the flooring underneath Neil gave
way and with jerk he fell. There was
a slight quivering of the body, one or
two spasmodic jerks and the most cal
lous prisoner of modern times had paid
the penalty for his brutal crimes.
The inquest was subsequently held in
conformity with the law when the usual
verdict was given.
Mr.. Walters, solicitor for the prisoner
at his trial, was unable to obtain his
legal expenses ard accordingly was
driven to the expedent of selling the
mans effects.
Just prior to the cap being drawn over
his face Neil thanked the prison officials
for their courtesy and kindness.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-11-15
NO PROHIBITION.
The New Governor of Kansas ls
Not Going To Enforce the Law.

TOPEKA, Noy. 13.-Excitemcnt pre-
walls in prohibition circles through
out the State over the statement
that Governor-elect Lewcling will do
all he can to render the Prohibition
law dead letter on his entry into Of
flee. He promised the Democrats dur
ing the campaign that he would wipe
out the Police Commission system which
was inaugurated several years ago
for the purpose of taking the govern
ment out Of the hands OF mayors in cities
where people rebelcd against the prohib-
itory law and permit the police affairs
to revert back into the hands of the may
ors. The Governor-elcct said today that
either the Joints" had 10 be closed in
Wichita, Leavenworth, and other cities
or they should be allowed to run i'll To-
peka, and as public sentiment was
against their closing in those cities, the
same freedom should be granted here.
Already men are preparing to open
saloons in Topeka. They say they can
do so and be unmolcsted. The mayor
is Democrat and the new judge and
county attorney are resubmission Repub.
licans, and would probably not be radi-
ical in the punishment of violators. Two
saloons were opened in Fort Scott yes
terday, and the police commissioners OF
that city have agreed to resign their
places and to desist in the further exc
tution of the prohibitory law. Many
leading Republicans Of this city declared
today that they were through with pro-
hibition. Said one: Iowa was swamped
by it, and now Kansas goes down under
the hypocritical banner. From this
time on the Republicans of Kansas will
let it severely alone. IN. Y. Sun.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-11-15
Swallowed Cholera BacilIi.

MUNICH. Nov. 13.-Prof. Pcttcnkofcr
and Prof. Emmerich, who have been
conducting series of experiments with
cholera bacilli, say that, as far as they
have been able to learn, local and not
individual conditions, engender the epi-
demic. Both men have swallowed large
numbers of cholera bacili. and yet, but
for slight diarrhGa, neither of them suf-
fered any Inconvenience. The result of the
experiments was surprise to Prof
Pettenkofer, whose theory formerly was
that the taking of any large number o
comma bacilli into the system would be
followed by cholera.-N. Y, Sun,
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-11-15
SOUTHERN LINES.
A Meeting to Maintain Freight
Rates or Rail and water.

New YORK, Nov. 15.-The meeting oi
the presidents of the railway and
steamship lines in the Southern Railways
and Steamships association began yes.
terday. President II. b. Plank, of the
Charleston and Savannah, was chair
man. After informal discussion a COM
mittee was appointed to consider what
had best be done to insure the mainten.
ancc OF treights, embody their suggestion
in report to be made to an adjourned
meeting today. This meeting will prob
ably last until Wednesday when the
traffic managers of the lines in the asso
citation will hear the result of the deliber
ations of their superiors and take what
ever action is necessary.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-11-15
.BUNCOMBE
SYRUP OF TAR
--AND--
WILD CHERRY

Is a safe and reliable cure for coughs,
colds, Group, hoarseness and all affcc.
tions arising from an infamed condition
OF the throat and lungs. Price, 25 cts
Manufactured at Grants Pharmacy, "a
South Main Street.
BUNCOMBE SARSAPARILLA, with
Iodide of Potash.
Sarsaparilla has been long esteemed as
possessing decided Alternative properties,
and, in combination with Iodide of Po-
tasium, exerts a marked curative action
in all diseases due to impurity of the
blood, especially such as are inherited or
are the result of Syphilitic or Mcrcurial
Blood Poisoning.
BY its use you can save yourself from
the suffering caused by foul Erup-
tions and Ulcerous Sores, through
which the system strives to rid
itself of Corruptions. 1t Purifes
the Blood, giving it renewed Vitality and
Force. Being an Alternative, it changes
the action of the system, imparting
Fresh Strength and Vigorous Health.
The Concentrated Power and Curative
Virtues of Buncombe Sarsaparilla render
it the most Reliable Blood Purifier THAT
can be used, while it is entirely safe for
patients of all ages. Manufactured at
Grants Pharmacy, "a South Main st.
BUNCOMBE LIVER PILLS are mild,
yet sufficient; do not cause pain or
grire, and act upon the liver and bowels.
They are especially valuable as after
dinner pills, and readily cure constipation
and CONSTITUENCIES, nausea, distress in the
stomach, etc.
They are purely vegetable and we be-
lleve they are tae best family pill yet pre-
pared and offer them with perfect conf
dence, believing that Whenever used it
will be with the happiest results.
Try them and Judge for yourself.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-11-15
NO EXTRA SESSION LIKELY
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND NOT
TO CALI. ONE.
He Thinks II Would be I'roftless,
And Wants Time to Look Over
The Ground Before Having Con.
Rress on HIS Hands.

NEW YORK, Nov. 15.-rhc Sun this
morning says: "The Sun is permitted to
announce authoritativcIy this morning
that it is the present determination OF
ex-President Cleveland not to call an ex-
traordinary session of Congress after his
Inauguration, March 4th next.
ut is further announced that in the
estimation, at present, of Mr.. Cleveland
and his closest friends, an extraordinary
session would turn out to be a profitless
proceeding. His friends say Mr.. Cleve-
land must have time after his Inaugural
tion to look over the ground"
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-11-15
TRAIN WRECKED
Just what the LOSS of Life NAV
he IL Not known.

CUMBERLAND, Md, Nov. 15.-Thc Chi
cago express, on the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, with engine, express, baggage,
smoking cars, day coach and two Pull
man sleeping cars passed through this
city on time this morning. New Burgh,
W. Va, was also passed on time, but
there the train was entirely lost sight Of.
At noon it is positively known that
the train is wrecked. 1t is feared that
many lives are lost, Telegraphic com
munication is cut off.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-11-15
He struck E4la Omcer.

PARIS, Nov. 15.-Whilc a company o.
infantry was waiting at Compcigne sta
ton yesterday one of the privates in
suited and struck an officer, feeling hin
to heground, and crying, Long live an
archy Down with the army and its Off
cersw The man was at once arrested
The penalty for striking an officer is us
ually death.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-11-15
Not HIS Interview,

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-President
Harrison authorizes the statement that
recent publications purporting to be in
tcrviews with him, in which he is rep
resented as giving his views upon the
election, are entirely unfounded and pure
inventions. When he is ready to speak
upon that subject he will do SO in his
own way.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-11-15
why is Their Money Held Back !?

GUTHRIE, Okla, Nov. 15,--Thcre is
danger of an outbreak of Arapahoe and
Cheyenne Indians who, with the winter
coming on, are on the verge of starva-
ton. This is said to be the fault of the
government to great extent. The
rations issued to the Indians have been
reduced and their money has been held
If something is not done to relieve them
they will kill stock belonging to white
settlers, then war will break out that
the whites hope will be one Of extermi
nation of the Red men.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-11-15
Knave and Fool.

LONDON, Nov. 15,-Frederick Evans
alias Helmbold, a pretended Prince of
Teck, has been sentenced to year of
hard labor. The authorities have become
assured on investigation that he was as
much knave as fool. He is said to be of
respectable American parentage and
was formerly convicted of fraudulent
practices in Liverpool.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-11-15
margaret Ma,her Married.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 13.-Miss Mar
garct Mather, the well known actress,
was married here to the son Of the mil
lionaire brewer, Pabst, last Wednesday.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-12-15
How hothschi,d Was Painted,

Baron Rothsohil was very anxious te
have Horace vernet paint his picture, an
visit ID him with this object while verLe,
was engaged upon his enormous Algerian
battle piece, La Prise de Ia Smsla. Vernsi
said he would paint the baron for so, ,0OO
fraacs, an although Rothschild visited
him repeatedly to induce him t, name 0
smsller sum he stuck to hi, price, FINAL
ly upon one Of the baron's visits, Vernet
told him that bad already painted him
full length for nothing, ss be. the baron,
couli not afford to pay for.his picture. and
that he would find himself in the Prise de
ls Smals ut Versailles.
The baron accordingly went to Vsrsail.
les. and there he was. the central figure
10 the foreground Of the enormous picture
and he overheard the following convsrss
iion among the Spectators:
Who is that man to whom the womsn Is
appealing 10 save her chill aud Who ap,
pears not to bear ber2 Why, don't you
see9 He is Jew running away With 3
cssket. Rotbschilu.by threats, eutrssties
and bribes, could not induce ysrnet to
paint out TIE figure.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-12-15
The Oldest Known Inscrip lou.

10 the palace OF the Lolyrs. Paris, in
that portiol set apart for Hebrew sntiq.
uities. may be seen the famous Pillar oi
King Mesa. II is fashioned from pure
black basalt. measures forty incnes IN
thickness. For $500 years this famous
historical stdls remained 10 one position
in the country of the Mo,bltes. on the
shores OF the Dead sea, at the spot, AZ is
supposed, where the frontier of their terri
tory jpined with that OF the trlbs Of Rsu,
ben,
II bears upon it faces the very oldett
Inscriptions that have yet been decided
characters words and ssntanc that were
graved thereon etatlme contemporaneous
with the Bible, nine hundred years before
the birth OF our Savior. One remarkable
thing in connection with this antique pill
lar aud its history is the fact that it was
net buried In the sands, as most we'll pre-
served ancient relics have been, bnt re.
mained StandIug erect In the full light OF
the day for twenty eight centuries. The
first news II the whereabouts OF this AM
cient pil ar was Communicated to nj. Glen
mont Gauneau, one OF the Frsncn Consus
at Jerusalem. in 1870 The great bistori'
csl value of the fiad may be judged from
the fact that many Of the inscriptions
supply facts that have been wholly omit
ted from the biblical accounts Of the wars
between King Mesa and the lsrselites.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-12-15
The Antiquity ofThe Arabian Horse.

How far back do the pedigrees run and
what is the origin Of the Arabian horse ?
These. questions 1t is i'm possible TO answer
definitely. The Bedouins themselves bel
li.ve that Allah created the 'quine genus
on their soil. The root or spring OF the
horse is. they say 10 the land OF the Arab.
This plous belief is shared by q few gener
Gus souls in England and America, small
bat devoted band, who gallAntly defend
the cause OF tue Arab horse against his
oDly.rivpl, the mode rn English theron. b
bred. Chief among tbese faithful was { +
late Maj n r ID. Upton. who visited th'
des rt himself aud who has recorded his
experience and bis views,
Msjpr Upton concluded tbst the horse
was found 10 Arabia not longer than about
100 yesre after the celuge, II indeed he
did not fad hls way there Immediately
after The exodus from the trk, which Is by
no means Improbable, and this probsbilm
ty the author then proceeds seriously 10
consider. According to Msjor Upton and
few kinired spirits all other breeds are
mongrels, aud the only way to procure
horsefesh in it's best and purett form il
TO 60 back TO fountain head to the horse
Of the desert
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-12-15
How tn. hoidteis Gos I,ob ,cco.

y I. Merrill. sho Was . soldier and did
service lighting Indians in 90. says; At
one time the men had 10 march to Font
Ridgely, a distance OF several miles; and
after they arrived there they suffered for
several days for something to eat; but the
greatest hsrdsbio they hal 10 endure ~ss
TO do without lsir tobaoc. Ia the course
OF time they left camp equipsse. suffers
goods etc, beLiod and moved TO nov quar-
teTs.
As soon Ms IL was known thsi the sutlsr
wagons we're coD.ug aud thst one OF the
wagons con'aiaed good sup,
ply OF the sead, u number u the soldier
boys went back to intercept the tram.
Several miles out from camp they dlscov
,red the wagons coming; u piece OF under
hrnsh wss selected as the place where they
would meet them. Each man took alonB
his blanket, and sftr The wagons had paa
sed the boys put taeir bisnke over their
oeous huu uiJereu anu TeBfOtheu bnb lThlt.
As soon as the drivers saw tae figures,
AMI supposing them TO be Indians, they
put their whips to their teams and away
they went The boys kept up and closed
on them.
The drivers stopped, ,hrew out goods
OF various kinds IL boxes to tighten their
loads, and taig wa Just what they wanted
Amongithe boxes thrown out was tobacco.
aud wha. they all wanted. but on went the
wagons 10 osup. The boys got the tobsc
60, divided II, ulu went iLto camp by
roundabout way. After the teams reached
camp cavalry company Wa, s,nt back t
drive oil the ldisns The goods we're
soon recover a. except the tobacco, and
from that day to this NO one but the boys
knew but that tue IndiAni raidsd the wug
ons and got the tobacco.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-12-15
An hxpsritnoe WIN saow

Taking about snop, remarked Archi'
oald Lsnnox ~ t1e Lsclsde. reminds me
OF sn experisoc. had with the beautiful
up IN Vermont | went up 10 the Green
mountsins to spend the holidays with 3
gentleman who had tae distinguished
honor to commsnd my regim tent during
the war. Ga the evening OF my arriysl a
heavy snow storm set ia. The house rat
ia cozy valley bemmed 10 by bills. Be-
fore morning the wind rose, the snow be
gan TO drit. and by daylight everythiog
bat tbs high brick chimney was complete
iy buried Talk about the darkness tDat
overapread Egypt II wasn't maker 10
the inside OF that farm mbouss.
Z We had pIelty OF provision 8, sDd wsre
not lobg 10 inDping tunnel 10 the wood
pile and YGfs. Then We dng our way up
a. dayIighi. The snOE hsd biowo down
from tae hills hnd almost Il led The valley.
fia aeatbrf infDsd piercing cold, aud
( mrfe than q m9ft1 the family emul -
r the civs dwell ~ A 4 gbt Of SNOW
-. p-. over witch water b.d teea poured
snd s'iozed to ireEz,. inrnIshrd egfets 10
Tue up ~eril
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-12-15

curious u oct wholly pleasing spec
'rcio for The iypicsl American. especial
y tho typical American ont OF joh. is
the aristocratio occupant OF splendid
turnout to be seen on upper Broadway
every pleasant afternoon. An opou landau,
drawn by two handsome dark bay horses,
elegantly cspsrisoned; NJ athletic look
ing cosohman 10 light drah. with red trim,
mings, and occssionsllS Young fooiman
IN the same livtry. That is the turnout.
and il is qniie RS swaeeer thing M In Of
| zen seen 10 that line sb0nt New York. The
carrisge is worth not less tlan 81. 900. aud
'he hor'es aod gold mounted harness must
be worth Ms much more, while The coach
man aud his companion would have
bronghta cool Thousand apiaco before the
war. though they ara really white and
very Eaeiish, you know.
The occupant OF this swell ESTABLISHING Mt
IS thin. consumptive looking individual
called by experts m his kind akye terrier.
Silvtreo Ger with spiky hair of no psutt
cu'sr C l,r. his little beady eyes glisten
lug from the recesses OF his moppy we.zi
ened coubtepance. bis nose and every
ot1,r portion Of bis aoatonicAl system be,
iog invisitl' this esisnlfcart persoueee
sits alone up the back seat, fl not erspd
a. lestt gloomy and peculiar
Within the physical Possibilities not rel
mCtt from the bntchtr's trade be wonld
probably Ee worth ten cents. For my own
purpose ! woull unbesitatip,ly ly say ten
cents bunch would be an extrayssant
price for such as be. Yet it takes a five
thousand dollar Turnout aud an able bodr
ed coschman and fooiman to give this
poor little 'eritter the pet pup Of some
royal American family his daily airing
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-12-15
DIek.n. as % Dancer.

| My father insisted tha, my sister Katie
and I sbonld teach the polka step 10 hin
and Mr. Leech, writes Mamie Dickens IN
the second Of ber interesting papers on
my Father ss Recall II; a in the Decem.
br Ladies' Home Journsl Ny father was
Is much 10 esrnest abcnt leerning 10 take
tha, wonderful step correctly as though
they we're nothing Of gresier Importance
10 the world. Often he would practice
gravely 10 corner, without either part.
ner or music, aud | remember one cold
winters night his ava iening With the { ar
that be had orgolten the step so strong
upon him that jumping out OF bed, by
the scslt illumination oi the old fashion,
ed rushlight, and TO his own whistling. hs
diligeptlS rehearsed ito one two. one, two
uutll he was once more secure in his know
ledge.
No one can imagine our exc,tement and
nervousness when the evening came on
which we were to dance with our pupils.
Katie was to have Mr.. Lsech, who was
over six fe tall for her partner. while
my fatler was.to be mine. My heart beat
so fast tlst l could scarcely breathe, l
was so fearful for the success OF our tXhlbi
tion, But my fesrs we're groundless, and
We we're sreeied at the finish Of our dance
with hearty applause, which was more
than compensation for the work which
had been expended upon its learning.
My father was certainly not what in the
ordinary acceptstion Of the term would be
called good dancer. doubt whether he
bad ever received any instruction int be
noble art other than that which my sister
and l gave him Ia later years remem
ber trying to teach him the scholtlche,
dance which he particularly admired and
desired to learn. But .although he was
so fond Of dancing, except at family gath
erings in his own or his most intimate
friends house, never remember seeing
him participate