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IN HONOR or VANCE.
steps to Raise a Monument to HIS memory
Water Power Of Buncombe County.

I.
ASHEvILLE, N. c., April Especial
The Ashevile Light Infantry have taken
steps to raise funds for the purpose oil
erecting a suitable monument TO the
memory OF the late Senator Zebulon H.
Vance. Captain White G.. smith, Lieu
tenant John Wagner, and Nat. .. Rogers
constitute a committee Of the company
whose duty il is to devise plans Tor
raising the necessary funds.
Hon. John w. Starnes, upon request.
has furnished the following information
TO State Geologist Holmes relative 10 Tue
mills and water power OF some OF .ne
streams OF Buncombe county. IL is but
lust to say that this Information is not
SO full as further investigation. II Mr..
starnes had had the time for 1t at his
disposal, would have made 1t.
Carriers electric power-house. on HON
ing creek, 6o0-hcrse power; the AsneViile
Water Works pumping station, on the
Swannanoa river, lO-horse power; l>o-
gan's Mill. on Ivy creek, 20; Carriers MIL
9O. Greenwood's Mill. 8; Upper Mill, D
the last four all being on Ivy creek also'
The mills on Flat creek are sumner -
S-horse power; Robertson MIL, To- NOD
ert's MIL, s. Chambers Mill, .. oh
Reem's creek Robeson's Mill. %; Brauk s,
b, WOODEN HILLS, 30 -" '''-''''' a..
Gamblers, Is; old forge. iO Gaston's, 20;
Coles %: Green's. 8: Warren's. 30.
The available power on French Broad
river at Olivet, where the fall is 81 feet
in three-quarters of a mile, Is estimated
at B.60o
An examination for the selection OF
cadet at the Naval Academy from TINS,
the Ninth congressional district. will be
held in this city on May 10th and ntn.
The examining board is composed OF DR..
w. d. billiard, Charles a. Webb ana
r. L. Madison.
II is probable the Asheville Light In
fantrv will accept an invitation which
they have just received to participate
in the national encampment TO be held
in Spartansburg. S. t., from july 20 10
18th.
Runcombe Criminal Court convenes
here Monday. There is an unusually
heavy docket.
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xyxxcHisr cnrxF cAUsHE
orus.pps r rrari. the I tsiian Arrsisnso
for rial IN London.

| for GB3ol IN h<OuWO"s
LONDON, April 23.-The Italian An
arcb,st. Giuseppe Ferrari. who was ar
rested Yesterday, wae brought up at DO"
street police court this morning. .s
Ferrari admitted his completely WIZ,
polti. the Anarchist recently arr
IN clerkenwell. and the police nov
Iieve that they have beyond oooD, %. a
rested the head centre ana chiei "
Anarchists OF LONDON. TN. ho,nv
The police testified that wnne Ia
taken to the police'stauoh 20, ha
sha, - no had money he would ho' NC
taken like this. ct would
40 bought revoivers and would nave
Lt,,ed six or seven OF you was aI
AZ, IN 60 TO Bow street wnen uio
u.,,nier affair was on. but went 'ne,'
,or the pur1,ose OF seeing Inspector a.
liz so that I might recognize niin'
az 7 intended to kill him.
.r. had had money. / would nav
- poI,i,s bomb 10 France or l'ais'
- having none I meant to Use II III tne
-, Exchange. England Is the rlcneS.
cnrntrv. and at the exchange '"e'
,,o,,,d be many rich people together. !
uould have thrown my bomp anu w
oscaped 81 could IL l faiieo, o,e'
would have and will take my piace
THE recital OF this portion OF ,hc Nv.
dence against Ferrarf caused
in court. ..or,,, rns.on-
80, smiled throughout the proceed
incs. He was remanded
Charles Meupier. the man referred 70
nv rerrs7i~ Is the hunchback Anarch'st
,a,a IN he the partner OF Ravachoi.
rhe arrest Of Ferrari. was causeo py
49, oscillation of Polti. who Informed tne
nol,ce that Ferrari occupied among the
,xarohists the same position as NO
occupied among the Fenian Brotner "oou
nc controlled the collection ana us
.r,h,tion Of the Anarchist FUNDS. 'ho
dsrected the manufacture ana uisposai
nj the bombs intended for use IN Ehs
land and abroad. II also appears that
Torrari was elected in the international
oorforence of Anarchists, held In The
Hague in 1891. to direct the operations
In England. 1t added that the greater
mart of the Anarchist funds came TO Eng
land from Belgium, the money being Tor
warded TO Ferrari. who divided II among
the active agents Of the cause OF Anar-
ehy.
Ferrari. who Is a tailor By trade. was
q member Of the Autonomie Club aud re-
cruted many Foreigners III MS N,'op
Polu asserts that Ferrar. furnished
uonev Ia nourdin. the French Anarchist.
who was fatally injured by the prema-
ture explosion Of bomb which he was
carving In Greenwich Park '1ti az"
asserts that Ferrari paid him money and
promised him one pound per week Tor
life II he caused An explosion. and was
also promised the assistance OF the pfs'
LAWYERS In Tire country 4 arretod.
FerIa arts lodgings in Clorkenweii Were
roided on Wednesday last. but the Italian
had evidently been alarmed by the arrest
of Polti. and bad made good his escape.
He was traced to a hoi c In ChIrch
street. Stratford. where he was ar
rested at 2 o'clock Yesterday morning.
a quantity of Anarchist literature and
MANY important documents we're found in
his rooms These documents will be of
the greatest assistance to the police OF
other countries besides England.
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SIX LIYFS WrRE LOST.
by the Loss OF the amor Los Augees ut
Point Sur Light.

MONTEREY. CAL. April 23.-It is now
known that six livs were lost by the
loss OF the steamer Los Angeles at Point
Sur ught-Hous2 on Saturday night
Three bodies We're cast upon the beach
near the lighthouse. those OF Timothy
Nolan. fireman Of the steamer Fitzgerald:
passenger. and a hostier named Sanders,
OF Los Angeles 1t Is also said that
=. N. Sheridan. passenger from Ven-
tura. and a chinaman from Los Angeles.
Mere drowned. son Of Mrs. Augusta
curtain. Of Los Angeles, died from ex-
hauetion In one of. the life-boats.
The Los Angeles was an old steamer
and was crowded with passengers from
southern California ports bound for the
midwinter fair at San Francisco. Ali are
accounted for. They were taken from the
wreck BY her own life-boats. but could
not land on the mainland owing TO the
heavy surf so they found refuge on a
emali island. whence they were after
wards taken by the steamer Eureka.
epotnsr coaster. The last of the people
on the Los Angeles were rescued from the
veecers topmasts shortly before they went
enoes' xhe fireman, Sanders, was drown.
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coYrR,0R HoGG IN NEW ORLEANS
He 10 with tho Houston Delegation 10 Al
t.pd tho Confederate Reunion.

NEW ORLEANS. LA, April 3.-When
the train ON the Southern Pacific arrived
in the city to-day it had on board the
Houston, Tex, delegation to Birmingham,
10 attend the annual reunion OF United
Confederate veterans there. Governor
uogg and his daughter, Miss lna' are
along with the delegation, as its guests
There are in all sixteen members IN the
marty. and a jolly crowd they make
Among them are some of the best-known
gentlemen in Texas, or in the South.
Governor Hogg and party OF gentlemen
were found on the front platform Oh Tue
Houston sleeper. The Governor expressed
his pleasure at being In New orleans.
He said he had had a pleasant trip ana
had enjoyed himself. The Governor said
that all of the party and. in fact. all OF
the veterans in Texas, were determined
TO have the next reunion in Houston, Tex,
where the veterans are able to take care
Of their visitors.
The party left for Birmingham this
evening. via Montgomery. The late war
between the l.. and n. and the Queen ana
Crescent routes for the Birmingham busi-
ness continues. The round trip rate Is now
$50
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what is true delicacy. and what IS
Iaise! 1t Is common TO speak of our
age as one OF refinement No doubt we
are separated by a gulf OF restraints and
scruples from the coarseness OF former
centuries-centuries when a lady Of rank
pantered Congreve across the pit OF a
theatre In phrases which shock US to-
day' when a duchess OF Northumberland
accepted the dedication Of a novel 1T
to be read only by the, creatures OF q
brothel and when Young DESTROYED the
notes OF Lady Mary Wortley. as too
gross for print But when persons OF
to-day boast OF their refinement" what
10 It that they mean? Do they mean by
the word uuA purity OF mind reflected
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MaRRI4GE OF MR. A. l.. HURMAN
He 10 Welded To Miss Cochran. OF Abe
mnrIe-Of for Birnip ham.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, April %
special.-This afternoon at o'clock Miss
Mary Massle Cochran was married TO Mr..
Albert Lee Thurman at the residence of
Judge John l.. Cochran by the Rev. ri.
b. Lee. Of Christ church. The marriage
was witnessed only by members OF the
family circle. no invitations having been
issued Mr. and Mrs. Thurman took the
$50 O'Clock train this afternoon for Gin
cinnati The groom is a son Of Allen w.
Thurman, of Columbus, Ohio. ana grand
son of the Hon. Allen 6. Thurman. the
~Old Roman" He spent several years
at the University of Virginia, and was
one of the most popular students mere.
The bride is the daughter of Judge John
L. Cochran.
James -. Wheeler died of pneumonia
on saturday at his home. near Beaver
Dam Church. al the age of seventy-eight.
Or. j. William Jones, Capt, IL. {.
Niche. and Mr.. James Perley left this
afternoon TO attend an encampinent OF the
United Confederate Veterans at Birming-
ham, Ala.
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young Turn over his work in Punch. II.
Harper's as far back as you please. and
you will find almost only sons and daugh-
tiers Of the gods splendid young people
in the prime of their six or seven feet.
This admirable Trilby promises to be.
quite as much as its predecessor, poem
in honor OF the long leg and the TWEEN
tieth year. In the twentieth year the
glsmof is glorious; in the tenth IL Is
even greater.-Harpers Weekly.
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ATTEMPTED 1854 ULT.
A Negro Bow Attacks Lady on the High
wsy-ralk Of LyDch;ng.

BEDFORD CITY. VA. April 2S.-Spe-
cial.-Cooley Burchheld, a seventeen-year-
old colored boy. was lodged in jail here
to-day charged with attempting TO com
NIT a criminal assault on lady living
few miles east of here yesterday after
noon. Burchfeld caught the iady's horse
by the bride. but she broke away from
him. As she passed him he caught her
skirt and nearly succeeded IN puiiing
her from the saddle. BurchfeId waived
preliminary examination and the case
was sent on to the grand jury.
This is said to be the boys third OF
fence of similar nature. and some talk
OF lynching was INDUCED in. but no trou-
bic In seriously apprehended.
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DIR. DAME RESIGNS.
Sewers His Connection with Camden Far
ish After Half "a Ceuiurs's Work.

DANVILLE, VA. April 23.-Special.--
The Rev. Or. George w. Dame has ten
dered his resignation as rector OF Camden
parish. a position he has held for fifty
four years. In March he rendered his
resignation as rector Of the Church OF
the Epiphany, of this city. retaining the
rectorship Of the remainder of the parish,
but he finds that Increasing feebleness
will prevent his performance of any of
the duties and so his letter Of resigna-
ton was read yesterday.
G.. w. Hamlet. colored man. was
thrown from a wagon in Neapolis to-day.
run over and painfully injured. Besides
receiving painful bruises, finger was
severed from the hand by the wheel Of the
wagon.
Eustace Hutton, another coored man
OF the same place to-day fell from
wagon and suffered a fracture of the left
arm.
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Provost Pepper Resigns.

PHILADELPHIA. April 23.-At spe-
cial meeting of the trustees OF the Uni
versity OF Pennsylvania to-day. Or. Pep
per res gned his position as provost. lie
will continue TO hold the professorship
of medicine. and will devote himself more
especially to the interests OF the medl-
cal school and hospital DR. Pepper To-
dow made a contribution OF $1,000. which
will be applied TO extension OF the nos
rltal buildings His gifts 10 all Depart
ments have been many and large The
University Of Pennsylvania, during the
thirteen years Of his administration. has
Increased in the teaching force from
sc 70 oGs. and in students from 9sl 10
aiS0.
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Important Odd Fellow IIecisiop

TOPEkA. KAN, April 23-Judge Ua-
zen. OF the District Court. to-day de-
cided the celebrated case of Reno County
Lodge against the Grand Lodge indie
pendent Order of Odd-Feilows. giving the
opinion that the Grand Lodge of Kansas
has the right TO lay the per capita tax
for the. support of the DeBossere odd
Fellows Home in Franklin county. The
court recites that the Sovereign Grand
Lodge duly authorized such a levy.
The decision is Of national interest to
not only the order of Odd-Fellows. but
all secret orders
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Tho Act Declared Constitutional.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, April 2s.-The
Marion Circuit Court to-day declared the
apportionment act Of 1898 constitutional
The action to test the validity of the act
was brought at the instigation Of the
state Republican committee. which took
the ground that the Democratic Legisla-
ture of 1895 had foisted a gerrymander
upon the people and so divided the Legis-
lative districts Of the State as to give
them the worst of the deal politically.
An appeal will be taken to the Supreme
Court
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cor. TILLMAN TALKS.
The State Cannot Sell whisky. but He
Doesn't Know who Can.

COLUMBIA, S. C.. April Ex-Governor
Tillman to-day publicly expressed him.
self for the first time on the Supreme
Court decision He confessed that he
cannot solve the problem now puzzilnS
the people Of the State-whether prohibl-
ton exists or whether the decision leaves
the gap open for free whisky. He gave
IL as his opinion, however, that the de-
cision means free whisky-the establish
ment of saloons at every cross-road and
street corner. with no law TO license
restrain or prevent them in anything
they may do. All he knew was that
the State cannot sell whisky. VINO
can he would not pretend to say III
prohibition exists, the Governor SAD
he had no means of enforcing II. as the
decision Of the court rendered his con-
stabulary force useless.
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MIR WALTER BKAGG KILLED.
Deceased was = kon OF the Late Judge
Bragg.

LEXINGTON. VA. April Especial
private telegram received here to-day
from Montgomery, Ala, announces. the
are no particulars. He was a son of
Judge w. l.. Bragg. deceased. one Of the
original members OF the United States
Interstate Railroad commission. a grad.
Washington and Lee University. and a
well-known athlete in the regatta. foot
and baseball. and a brilliant young man.
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About Three Hundred Persons Killed.

ATHENS, April 23.-The total num-
Der of deaths caused in Greece by the
earthquake is 229. About 300 persons
were injured An almost incessant
trembling of the earth continues. although
there are no severe shocks. Three large
fragments have fallen from the parthe-
non, and one of the walls seems 10 be
insecure
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TRIED 10 BEHEAD HERSELF.
A Demented Woman's Rash Act at Durham
Religious Matters.

DURHAM. n. c., April 23.-special.-
Cornelia Evans. a demented woman at
the county home. attempted suicide this
morning She laid her head on a block
and tried TO cut it off with an axe. She
had lust before tried 10 throw her clothes
I'm the fire and burn them.
Four revivals of religion are in progress
here
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OPEN THEIR CAMPAIGN.
NORFOLK PR0nxBITIoSIsTsA >v1~
sUxp<r rsxPsRxxCE MEErxx0.
c..v.ss "a be Pushed with vigor-Lssdsrs
Pre.sss-Chsriss Jehnsos ssd GID
benz to Fight for $4,000 Purss.

NORFOLK. VA, April cs.-SpeciaI.-Ine
Prohibition campaign in this city opened
Yesterday with a temperance meeting at
,he Academy OF Music. 1t had been an
uounced that Dr. a. Coke Smith. pastor
~ ,he CRANKY Street Methodist church.
would preside. the silver Lake Quartette
would sing. and addresses would be de-
,iyered by Rev. James l. Vance. OF the
First Presbyterian church; Rev. j. >.
pau OF the Park-Avenue Baptist church;
Dr. Charles J. Jones. Of the Christian
church. and DIR. Need. leader OF the
quartette.
A very large audience. composed IN
the main OF ladies. assembled early anu
applauded Justify. There were among 'he
voters many Democrats and RepuD1cahs'
who were specially interested In the re-
marks Of the preachers. The hght mere
IA for Office. There is no other issue.
The quartette sang at the UranDy-ooi.es
Methodist church yesterday morhihs' Gnu
at the Park-Avenue Baptist church ias'
night.
YEsTxRDAY's MEETING.
A meeting was held at the ACADEMY
~ Nusic af II O'Clock this morning. with
about nifty persons present. The quar,e''e
rendered several songs and the meeting
adjourned. Three MEETINGS a oay WI, ~
- ns.J,! at the Academy every day TINS
week. n. W. Gibbs. the State chairman
Is here. Colonel j. II. Miller VIII arrive
tomorrow.
The Democratic leaders will likely nave
a consultation in few days and decide
upon a line Of action. 1t is certain, now
ever. that no formal resistance VIII be
offered until after the primary election.
IL IL also certain that the ticket put UP
nv the Democrats for the city Council
will be equal In all respects TO that nofm-
mated By the Prohibitionists. REV. sam
Small will arrive here this week.
owing TO heavy rains the first OF the
league games of baseball expected mere
to-day between Lynchburg and Norfolk
was POSTPONED. There will be two games
to-morrow Carter Glass. Of the Lynch
burg News. and James Mclaughlin, ex-
Republican postmaster at Lynchburg, are
here. They arrived this morning with the
Lynchburg boys.
JOHNSON AND GIBBONS TO FIGHT.
4 telegram was received here tonight
from John r. Lewis, president OF the
Ariel Cub. who Is In New York. saying
that he had arranged match FOR
glove contest to take place in this city
in Nav between Charles Johnson, who
defeated Wongo. and Austin Gibbons Tor
a purse, said TO be 5000.
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CARS BURNED by TRIMPS.
Seven Were Destroyed Yesterday on tho
Cane Fear and Yadkin Valley.

WILMINGTON, n. c.. April 23.-Spe-
cial.-At Fayetteville this morning be-
tween 2 and o'clock six empty cars and
one car loaded with wood were burned.
The FIRE was undoubtedly the work OF
tramns. with which Fayetteville has been
overstocked since the opening OF the
Atlantic Coast Line short cut.
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The Shipment Of Coll Abroad.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. April 23.-Oficial
figures received at the Treasury show
that of the gold shipped abroad Saturday
the Treasury lost sS,26O,Ooo, thus reducing
its gold to sloo5oO,OoO. or 100000 above the
reserve notch.
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Notified Of His Appointment.

. NEWPORT NEWS. VA. April o.
Speciai.--Mr. Sol. Miller. a well-known
Democrat OF this city. to-day received
a telegram from Congressman Tyler. mott
flying him OF his appointment as assist
ant cattle inspector at this port.
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