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Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-01-19
NOT OUT OF LUMP COAL.
NIr. Collins Makes a statement
About the Matter.

Geo. r. Collins, of the Ashcville Ice
and Coal company, requests THE CITIZEN
to say that his company's supply of
lump coal is not exhausted, as Indicated
by an article in THE CITIZEN yesterday.
He says the quantity of lump on hand
is not great. and, where the consumers
would consent, they have been furnished
domestic nut coal, this being done to the
end that the supply of lump might last
until the railroads brought fresh sup
ply from the mines.
The statement was made yesterday
after a talk with Mr.. " est, at the up
town Office of the company, who w as
understood by THE CITIZEN to say that
there was no lump coal on hand but plen
ty of the domestic nut, and the fact wa,
printed just as understood.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-01-19
AWFUL GALLOws SCENE.
Electric Execution would Have
Prevented This Sight.

GLASGOW, Jan. 1S.-A horrible scene
occurred today at the execution of VIM.
McEwan for the murder of a woman at
West Pollokshiel. McEwan, after COM
mitting the crime, attempted to commit
suicide by cutting his throat, but the
doctors succeeded in saving him for the
gallows, although his neck was left i'll a
very weak condition.
The condemned man was given drop OF
seven feet. He walked, without apparent
fear. to the gallows and the rope was ad-
justed. When the bolt was drawn and
the man fell his head was nearly torn
off. The blood gushed out over his body
and the gallows. Death was in stanta
neOuS.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-01-19
|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, Is 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,
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 Mercurial
Blood Poisoning.
BY it's 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 Purifics
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 renucr
it the most Reliable Blood Purifier Ethat
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.l
..They are purely vegetable and we be.
lieve they are tae best family pill yet pre-
pared and offer them with perfect conf
dence believing thai whenever used it
| will be with the happiest results.
Try them and Judge for yourself.
At Grants Pharmacy
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-01-19
THE ROAD CONGRESS.
1t Makes a Good start in Raleigh
TODAY.

RALEIGH, Jan. 19.-[ Especial. 1.-The
road congress convened in Metropolitan
hall at 1880 o'clock this morning with
200 delegates in attendance. Gov. Carr
opened the congress and in welcoming
the delegates said he hoped that this
meeting would be a harbinger of pros
perity to North Carolina. C.B. Watson
of Forsyth, is chairman, and P. B. Bat
tie secretary. The greatest interest j:
manifested and the impression prevail:
that the congress will accomplish it,
most sanguiue expectations.
Fourteen inches of snow here.
W F. Randolph.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-01-19
Teachers, Meeting Postponed

Superintendent c. b. Way requests
THE CITIZEN to announce that the Bun
combe County Teachers association
advertised to meet SATURDAY., January
21, is postponed until Saturday, Febru
airy 4th. The prospect for a continuation
of the present unfavorable weather is
the reason for postponing. The same
program will be used.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-01-19
FAITH, HOPE AND CHARITY
AND SsRxEATEsr OF THESE Is
CHARITY.

A Noble Ilst of Gsivers-NearIY
Comes Forward and Shows Her
Hest side in a way to Make Life
seem Entirely worth Living.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-01-19

$I2OO CO1lGCtG0-NOw AoheVA1le
Comes Forward and Shows Her
Hest side I'm a way to Make Life
seem Entirely worth Living.
There was a noble response to the call
made in THE CITIZEN Yesterday for
public meeting of the citizens of Asheville
to take steps to ascertain and relieve any
cases of suffering in the city.
The meeting was held in the court
house and was organized by calling
Hon. III. A. Gudger to the chair and the
election of ]. p. Kerr secretary.
Short talks were made by G. S. Powell,
U. P. Walker, G. w. Pack, L. L. Brown,
Rev. E. L. Stamey, {. E. Graham and
others, showing the need for immediate
action in order to relieve known suffer
ing in various portions OF the city.
Committees.
A motion by Geo. S. Powell, as
amended by c. E. Graham, was passed.
providing for the appointment of a CON-
m;ttee of six gentlemen to solicit sub
scriptions for fund to be known as he
Emergency Fund. Also a committee OF
twelve gentlemen whose dutv it will be
to aid the Flower Mission in ascertaining
the names Of persons in need, and in the
distribution Of aid.
All of the money raised is to be dis
tributed through the Associated Charity
or Flower Mission, and should any ot
| the fund be left over, il is to be returned
pro rata to the subscribers.
The soliciting committee named by
Chairman Gudger was: I. H. Merrimon
G. S. Powell. c. e. Graham, S. r. Kepler
F. A. Sondley, ]. E. Dickerson.
The distributing committee named
was: ]. D. Brevard, r. P. Walker. James
| M. Alex ander, A. D. Cooper, Rev. H. S
| McDuffey. DR.. K. II. Bryant, ]. P. Kerr
H. B. Carter, P. p. Claxton. w. l.. Wal
ker, H. S. Harkins. ]. B. Bostic.
The Subscriptions.
| subscription was at once started
and the following amounts subscribed VI
i Il q IL L.. oCt
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-11-10
Hearts Beating Topefher.

The Central City (Neb.) Press, refer
ring to the personnel of the Interstate
and Gulf railway convention, held at
Lincoln, Neb., has this to say of the Of
ficers Of that body: President Close
swings by his side an empty sleeve, and
the Grand Army button he wears indi-
Gates that somewhere on southern bat
tle6eld that lost arm lies buried, lost
while he wore the blue in defense of lib
erty. By his side sat the secretary, Mil
ton Park, who by his action and express
sion indicates that he was born and
reared on the great plains of Texas and
in other years had worn the gray. There
sat those two acting officers of a great
convention, their hearts beating to-
gether, their massive brows and frank,
open expression proving that they were
worthy Of the trust imposed in them,
and while they had been on opposite
sides in great civil struggle they were
now working in unison to free the great,
plain, wealth producing people from the
serfdom of corporate power"
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-11-10
What Closed the Other Concerns?


The Alliance tobacco warehouse at
Henderson was closed some days ago.
1t was managed by capable and expert
enced tobacco men, and we know of no
reason for closing it except the same
that has closed number of large ware
houses and factories in and out of the
state-lack Of money to do business with.
Of course the bought and paid for
political press danced with glee, and
every one of them is blowing about the
closing Of the warehouse and declaring
that 1.-The third party killed it." Just
for the sake of argument we will admit
that they are correct, though we know
such was not the case. But if so, what
caused an average Of II, 900 business fail
ures Democratic and Republican, dur
ing the past five years. What caused
more than 5000 failures, nearly all of
them big Democratic and Republican
failures, since the LIST of last Januaryl
Why gloat over the closing of tobacco
warehouse and say nothing about the
other 5000? It is time for the people of
North Carolina to demand that their pa
pers give them the news impartially or
else you should withdraw your patron
age. As it is, many of them are frauds
in that they withhold legitimate news
Progressive Farmer.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-11-10
From tho Governor Of Kansa.

XXVAAA GA0 OOV0IuOT Oh AAU888s
The Sherman law as at present con.
strued is vicious measure in the inter
est of gold standard. Contrary to the
wish and the expectation of the Amer.
can people, the law has been violated by
redeeming silver certificates Immediately
by their reissue in gold instead of silver.
This gives us no more money, but drains
the treasury of gold to store silver bull.
lion. The demand for the unconditional
repeal of the law is for the purpose OF
forcing this country to an absolute gold
basis in the interests of money specu-
lators to the destruction and bankruptcy
Of our mechanical and agricultural
classes and business interests It should
be repealed only upon the condition OF
restoring silver to its standing prior to
1873, both as to free coinage and legal
tender quality to any amount. If not
repealed, it should be amended, making
certificates full legal tender and redeem
ing in silver only. Any other course
will continue the present and further
disaster.-L. D. Lewelling.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-11-10
Gold Bonds and Credit.

Now, the advocate of gold bonds would
have such bonds issued at 3 per cent, re-
deemable in gold, and by the sale OF
these bonds for gold they would stand
ready to indemnify the holders of cur
rency now in circulation. What, in the
event of such an issue, shall indemnify
the holders Of the bonds? Something
necessarily, or they would not find sale
And if this something, which may b.
only credit, may prove guaranty for
bonds and interest, why should not this
something be guaranty also for the
governments promissory notes which
bear no interest? Manifestly, if the gold
to be received for the sale of bonds must
be guaranty for its full amount of
debts already assumed by the govern
ment, the bonds themselves are worth
no more than second mortgage unless
there is something in governmental
credit
And this credit, if it may assure a
bondholder Of principal and interest,
should be sufficient to satisfy the holder
of currency, who may never seek it's re-
demption, for the reason that it is an un-
questioned medium of exchange.-New
York Record.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-11-10
GOOD AND BAD TIMES.

When Money Is Plentiful. Labor Il Finn
pl0yed and Consumption Increased.
With high prices. good times: with
low prices, hard times Who can refute
the truthfulness Of this proposition? The
writings Of every economist and the ex-
perience Of every age confirm it's cor
RICHNESS. But why and how does this
acknowledged fact become operative?
While it's results are apparent it's meth
DDS are not well defined or clearly under
stood. tits really explained through the
increased or decreased power Of money
to Cypress. Money Of itself is dead mat
ter It must be coupled with labor in
order to bring any reward to it's owners
Hence, when money is plenty that ele-
ment of labor which can utilize it is in
greater demand than when money is
scarce.
With labor in greater demand it can
and does command greater remunera-
ton than at times when money is scarce
It naturally follows that increased wages
are followed by higher prices. steady
work and an increased consumption In
this condition lies the secret of good
times On the other hand, low prices. a
general level Of low prices. is caused by
lessening volume Of money and brings
hard times. Hard times and indebted
ness are always found together. If there
were no debts, there would be no hard
times, since all would stand on the same
footing.
IT,
when the people are struggling with
their debts. When there is plenty of
money, there are no debts to speak Of
Take, for example, farmer with $1O,-
600 mortgage and the money loaner who
owns the mortgage. With money plenty
they stand upon about the same advan-
tage. They both get a good price, the
one 10 per cent for his money. the other
s. per bushel for his wheat. So long as
this condition continues both are enjoy
ing good times. The one receives 81 900
as interest: the other pays it with 500
bushels Of wheat.
Now take away one-half the money in
the country, and wheat goes to 81 per
bushel, but the mortgage remains the
same. The interest now instead of draw
ing 500 bushels of wheat draws 1000
bushels. The farmer must labor twice
as hard, produce twice as much and sell
it for one-half as much to buy the money
to pay the interest. Meantime he must
economize more closely, which means to
hire less help at lower wages. spend less
money for Injuries, or even necessaries,
which, in turn, means less manufactured
articles, and that also means less labor
at lower wages. Hence we see that the
lowering of wages in one department of
productive industry reduces the wages
in the end in every department, all of
which goes as tribute to the owners of
the debts of the people. It is a sound
maxim that price is the arbiter of pros
perity or activity.-National Waterman
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-11-10
The Truth Concerning Gold.

The actual truth concerning gold is
that if it was treated by congress as was
silver in 1873 it would depreciate much
more than silver did. And if it was
practically demonetized by the European
nations, as is silver, gold would now be
selling for less than silver, for it costs
less to produce it, and there is less use
for it because Of its proportionate great
er price. That Is proved by the fact
that when both gold and silver were
coined on equal terms in this country
silver sold at slight premium over gold.
IF America should commit the worse
than foolishness of adopting q single
metal standard, silver should be that
standard, for history and tho record Of
our mines prove that it is tho most stable
metal. Besides, silver is now conspicu-
ously an American product and deserves
American coinage.-North Dakota In
dependent.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-11-10
The Republicans Of Nebraska.

The Republicans OF NebF08lk0.
Ex-Governor Boyd of Nebraska makes
the startling announcement that the
Populists were counted out" in bis
state last fall by g. Q. p. tricksters. The
Republican party has gone to pieces 80
far as Nebraska is concerned. Hon. At
lee Hart. ono Of the big gums and dele
gate to Minneapolis last year, is serving
a year in the penitentiary fos absent
mindedly getting away with the states
money; G. w. Mosher and Gorham Belts,
two more grand high muckamucks, are
awaiting sentence for the same business;
f. M. Dorsey, brother Of tho ex-con-
gresham, skipped the country, while
William and John Dorgan, j. Daniel
Lauer, Hubbard and Sewen are swat
ing trial. No wonder they wanted to
hang to the public teat.- Cleveland Cit
izen.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-11-10
Stewart on Carbide.

II think it is blank outrage" said
Senator Stewart of Nevada, 'sfor the
treasury department to refuse to buy sill
YER as provided and directed by the act
of 1890. / hope that when congress
meets Secretary Carlisle will not be
caught in default. Thus far under the
new administration the law has been
clearly violated. There is no excuse for
it's violation, which has been Intentional
and willful. There is market price for
silver here and in London, and tho gov
eminent can buy in either. This quib-
bling and haggling on the. part Of the
secretary Of the treasury is ridiculous
and dishonorable for q great country like
ours. There il great distress among the
mining men who were recently thrown
out Of employment, and the prospect is
It win grow worse"
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-11-10
CHANGES SINCE LAST FALL.

II the Election Were Tomorrow, Weaver
Would Beat Cleveland and Might Win.
If the presidential election were to be
held over again tomorrow, what would
be the result? We believe that Harrison
would lead and Weaver would crowd
Cleveland badly for the second place, If
indeed he did not beat him. Harrison
would lead, not because the Republican
party has gained any votes. taking the
country through, since November, but
because Cleveland has lost enormously
The chief cause of this loss has, of course,
been the business depression which in
the west and south, whatever may be
the case in the east, is generally ascribed
to the monetary policy and programme
of which Cleveland is the uncompromis-
ing and aggressive champion.
If the election were to come over again
tomorrow, Cleveland could not by the
remotest possibility get an electoral vote
west of the Mississippi river. and not all
the shotguns in the Democratic party
could hold for him more than three or
four states in the solid south. On the
other hand, Harrison. while he has not
had occasion to assert himself so posi-
lively upon the money question, is be-
ieved to be practically of the same
school Of faith on financial matters to
which Cleveland or at least John Sher-
man belongs. He would not, therefore,
In case the supposed election came off,
get any of the votes Cleveland would lose
in the west and south. They would go
with rush to Weaver and place him
second in the race and possibly first.
This last intimation may seem rash.
but look at it. While the certain defec-
ton Of the south would chiefly weaken
Cleveland and thus tend relatively to
help Harrison it is by no means certain
that the Republicans could hold their
strongholds in the Ohio basin and the
middle and eastern states. The old Green
back element which in the past has over
thrown the Republicans in their banner
states is growing in an extraordinary
manner under the influence of the pres
ent monetary situation and would make
such a powerful diversion in any election
that might now take place as would make
results doubtful in several states usually
safe for the Republicans.
Of course the election is not going to
come tomorrow, but it is going to come
in 1896, and a congressional election, to
which the same arguments apply. is
coming next year. If the times continue
to grow worse, if indeed there shall not
be a return of good times such as can
l. E IL
six months, we shall be likely to see in
1894 something like political cataclysm.
The election in 1892 was remarkable
breakdown Of old conditions and par
ties, but it was not circumstance to
what may be expected in 1894 and 1896.
New Nation.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-11-10
Took Christ For Its EXAMPLE.

The complaint continually made
against the Peoples Party has been that
it stood for utopian things, and that it's
theories were useless in civilization Of
obstinate and vicious facts. To complain
of party that it stands for the ideal is,
after all, not the most serious charge
that could be made in it's disfavor. This
party went back by process of pro-
found reasoning to elemental things. It
took Christ for it's example.
It maintained that each man must bear
his share Of responsibility for his coun-
try. It said by the modern means Of the
ballot what the gentlest Of law givers
said nineteen centuries ago, ''Love thy
neighbor O. thyseH." Omaha World
Herald.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-11-10

Cost and capitalization of Railroads.
Railroads can today be built and
equipped for less than $15, 900 per mile,
according to figures of experts, yet they
are capitalized at four to five times that
much, and the public robbed to pay a
return on the fictitious capital. The gov
eminent could print money and pay it
to workmen, as it did to the soldiers,
and build and equip double track road
from New York to San Francisco for
800, 900 and thus increase the vol
ume of money and furnish the public
transportation at cost and settle forever
railroad extortion. It is estimated to
cost not over s. per passenger on such q
road between the oceans at the present
rate of wages paid employees Coming
Nation
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-11-10
Railway Legislation In Kansas.

In your issue of July 10 find an arti-
Gle stating that railroad law passed at
the last session of the Kansas legislature
was vetoed by Governor Lewelling.
This statement is erroneous. The facts
are substantially as follows:
The senate and legal house of repre-
sentatives, over which had the honor
to preside, passed maximum rate bill
similar in character to the Iowa law
This bill was nearly ready for presenta-
ton to the governor for his signature,
when the usurpation of two justices of
the supreme court made it necessary to
take issue with the judicial power and
thus run the chance of having our legis-
lation set aside by court believed to be
guided by Republican necessity or sub
NIT under protest and appeal to the PEG.
pie. We chose the latter course. The
action of the Republican members of the
supreme court was so well understood
as a railroad victory that the Kansas
City Star. a railroad organ, stated on
Feb. %:
The railroads especially have cause for con-
graduation, for if by any chance the supreme
court had taken the other shoot authorized by
the precedents laid down in the books and de-
| clared the Dunsmore house to have been a de
facto organization q railroad law more strin-
gent than the Iowa statute would have been
put into full force and effect.
After the two houses came together
and few days before the final adjourn
ment the Republican majority defeated
the consideration of the senate bill and
made square record as against max
imum rate law. A bill passed the house
without maximum rates and practically
leaving the whole matter in the hands
of the commissioners. AS the two houses
failed to agree, no bill was finally passed.
We will get there next time with both
feet.-J. M. Dunsmore in Farmers Trib-
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-11-10
Tho Goldbug way.

II you should know baker who runs
In debt to purchase white -four and then
refuses to make bread Of it, except q
little, and refuses to sell the bread he
has baked and which his customers want,
and then gives his interest bearing notes
to purchase dark flour, which is scarce
and only few of his customers want OF
can buy, what would you call the man?
IF you heard of q boarding house keep
er who steadily contracted his purchases
Of food as the number Of his boarders
increased, what would you think Of the
man?
If you saw gardener contracting his
irrigating ditch as he enlarged his area
for cultivation, where would you think
the proper place to lodge the man?
IF you heard a doctors prescribe absti-
hence from food as remedy for hunger.
or cessation from drink as q curative
Of thirst. would you engage him as your
family physician?
Now, there is nation Of the civilized
world whose population steadily in
creases at an enormous rate and whose
products of labor increase in like proper
ton. Nevertheless the policy of the
government of that civilized nation is
to decrease the money of that country
in greater proportion than the increase
of population and products of labor; to
accumulate tons of coin metal and re-
fuse to coin it; to endeavor to relieve
the stringency Of the money market by
borrowing at interest one kind of mon
ey, which but small minority of its
people can use, while it has idle in its
treasury $500, 10000 in money metal
which vast majority of it's people re
quire for use to save them from bank
ruptcy and ruin. What kind of gov
eminent is that? What kind of peo-
pie that submit to it's poicy?-Denver
Road