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Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-05-10
FROM HON.W. CRAWFORD
THE PLAIN TRUTH ABOUT
THE SAXON CASE
Al Attack Made OH MT Crawford
OF n Kind That Reacts On It's
AUTHORISED xOu wss "A Creation
of Ewart And a Pet of The
RPrubliCaIls.

EDITOR THE ClTnEN:-DOubtless you
have seen the spirited attack made on
me by Mr.. Roberts, the junior editor OF
the Ashcville Register, in his issue of the
l4th of April. Ordinarily | take no no.
ticc of newspaper criticisms, but in this
case it is in,imatcd that | am guilty OF a
political misdemeanor, because one
Saxon from Ashevilc succeeded by fraud
in securing temporary employment as
a lahorer in the postoiice department. |
am sure that the people will suspend
judgment until they hear both sides or
III whole truth. am ready a. all times
to report fully on my conduct to the
people who trust me. | have no pollti-
cal secrets to hide from them. plain
statement OF the facts will unmask the
"cat in the meal tub" and expose this
little scheme to the contempt it de-
serves
few weeks ago, Col. ]. u. Martin
came 10 me at the capitol, and said that
there was Democratic negro here from
| Ashevillc who was all right, and wanted
me to get Republican negro from Ashc-
vile dismissed and this fellow put in his
place, as a scrubbcr on the floors. told
him that inasmuch as this kind OF work
was done exclusively bv colored men
| tl,,, 7 ,,a,ll ,1,, ,.,I1t | nnt,II m up tlp
change made if he could vouch for him;
that preferred to help a Democratic
negro rather than Republican negro
This lie assured me he could do, as h,
had known Saxon for a long time. Later
Saxon presented letter from Col. Mar
tin addressed to me in which he said
among other things:
81 have knoHn Saxon tor mum
Der of years to be Democrat who
has rendered good service to th
party, aud am reliably informed
that II. never voted a Republican
ticket in his life. His work during th'
hot mayoralty race, IN which Mr. Blan
ton was elected, was entirely satisiac
tory to the Democratic committee, ant
subjected him to threats from the oppo
sltion. take pleasure in stating wha
know about Saxon in the hope tha
Justice may be done him becaus" of hi
devotion to principles"
The chief clerk of the department dc
clincd to dismiss the Republican, on tn
ground that he was a good laborer an
that he would not take the risk of get
ting bad one. But there was tempe
rary vacancy which Mr.. Woodland OF tn
Second district claimed the right to I'll
d an appointcc OF his having been di
! charged without notice to him, an
Saxon was put in on trial. and wouI
II llOntinned on second page.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-05-10
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS

-Govcrnor Carr last year found in the
Executive office dinGy and greatly dc
faced picture OF Governor Stokes. 1t is
almost lie s'zc. Randall, the artist, has
cleaned and rctouchcd it, and it is now
an excellent portrait. 1t will be framed
and placed ON the walls OF the Executive
Office, The portrait was sent by grand
daughter of Governor Stokes.
The State Grand Lodge of odd Eel
lows convened in annual session in
Goldsboro with 30 delegates i'll attend
ancc from all sections of the State, and a
finer looking body of meu IS seldom seen
in convention,
"A severe electric storm visited Muir
ply and vicinity Monday morning.
| lIaistones as large as good sized mar
| bic fell. The heavy rain was badly
needed, as crops of all kinds were suffer
ing
In Murphy the straight Democratic
| ticket was elected by small majority
The Reform or mixed ticket composed o.
Republicans and Democrats, did not
stand much show.
Captain ! u, Broadlurst was re
elected Mayor OF Goldsboro for the en-
suing year, and Captain I. II, BAN city
clerk and a. Is. Freeman chlci OF police
One of the Worlds Fair Judges write
Mr.. Robinson, Commissioner oi Agrl
culture, that North Carolina ranked
sixth as to agricultural exhibits.
1T is now sad that had Govcrno
Jarvis declined the appointment a
United States Senator it would hav
been given to Hon. A. Lea@ar.
The Henderson election for the ma,
orally resulted in the election of X. q.
Sutherland over w. W. Rowland, I'll
+, present incumbent,
State Treasurer Tate has issued ca
for statement from all State banks I
their finances at the close of busine'
n May 18th.
A negro boy at Statcsvillc recent
stole SO in bills and then, fearing dete
n ton, burned the money up. lie is no
y in jail.
Mr.. Joseph Taylor, who lives nc
d Ncwbern, killed wild turkey u few da
ago which had beard ~ inches long
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-05-10
CONDENSED KILOGRAMS.

senators Teller and Lodge are certain
that Senator Wolcotts free silver atti-
tude was the sole cause OF his rejection
by the New York Metropolitan club.
Fifty OF Chicago's best known bankers
merchants and manufacturers have
pledged themselves to International bi
mctalism,
1t was rumorcd that Russell Harrison
had written letter saying that hi'
father is acandidatc for nomination.
The big French ocean steamship III
Champagne was iloated of her mudd,
bed Monday night.
Tx president Caccrcs has been elccte'
president Of Peru.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-05-10
MOTHER OF WASHINGTON
4 MONUMENT ERECTED TO
HER MEMORY
What she Women Oi virginia
Have president CleNe-
land and CihCr Prominent Men
sneak-The MasOns' lss dlCaiOry
Ceremonies

FREpERlcKsu Va, May lO-Thc
weather being propitious there was moth
ing in the way Of most successful cclc-
bration of the event to which the patr-
otic women and pcoplc of Virginia have
so long looked torwardto, the dedication
of the monument to Mary Washington,
mother of the frs, President. From an
early hour the visitors began arriving at
| this ancient city where 50 many memo
rics of Washington have been ccntercd
for hundred years. From Richmond
came Governor O'fgrral! and n large
number OF civil aud military visitors,
and every part OF the state contributed
| its quota, From the National capital
came President Cleveland, Secretary and
Mrs Gresham Secretary aud Mrs. Car
Isle, Secretary aud Miss Morton, Secre,
tary and Mrs Lamont and Postmaster
General Bisscll and many other distin
guished men in public lite. At the Mary
Washington house an informal lunch was
rendered to President Cleveland, followed
| By reception ON the old porch Of the
mansion.
p \ procession, including various patri-
otic societies and benevolent orders,
companies OF state militia, Governor
aud staff and representative ladies' on
horseback, was then formed and pro
, cecdcd to the monument, where a grand
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-05-10
NORTH CAROI.sNA THERE
Al xStInu,uns and The S,cRrues
INT. IN Atlanta

\lLANIA, Ca, MAY TO- Special. -'
In Yesterdays bicycle races, North Car
olina, represented by George Fttlsim-
mons aud his Stcdrncs wheel, az tIn came
to the front, carrying of the first prlzr
for each class a. event. The half mile
open was run in l:l9 FitI'immons TN
lshiug FIRST, with Bollcs OF Atlanta Il
close second. In the mile race Fitlsim
mons again crossed winner i'll 2:t6
The nyc-mllc handicap was run in loo
Fitl,immons first, Cunncrat second. tn,
one mile class "a" was won by L. {
Bald in go, hut the time limit bclus
$3.50, no priae was given.
The event OF the meet was the tive
| mile open class "Ii. Entrics, no. )
Johnson, Stcarnes Geo. f. Taylor
Stcarncs, AMI T., c. Bald, Columbia. Th
race was a loaf until within gu."tcr q
the finish when TAYLOR spurted, gaming
30 Yards, but before crossing the tape h
was ovcrtakcn by Johnson, who III
ished in 5,j3 with Taylor close sceonc
At the conclusion OF the compctitiv
lcvcnts Johnson, who holds the world
record ran half against time on h
yellow fellow i'll 1903.
| With the exception OF the boys novl'
races, every first prize III the amate,
events was won ON StCarnCS,
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-05-10

National Lcaguc-pittsburg l |, Cincin
matt 3; Louisville 6, st. Louis, 3; Balt
more IL, Washington e; Boston 3
Brooklyn 3; Cleveland +, Chicago !
philadelphia New York, no game.
Southern l.raguc-Mobilc !, Mcmphl'
3; Savannah IL, Charleston .; Macol
!, Atlanta ), Nashville o, New orleans 3
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-05-10
rhrY Win No; Unite

MlNrus, Tenn, May lo.-A pool OF
delegates to the Southern Methodist
Conference by the Memphis Commercial
on the proposed plan to reunitc the
| Northern and Southern Methodist
churches shows that two thirds OF the
members OF the conference are opposed
| T., l,p union
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-05-10
10000 PERSONS PERISH
Terribly Destructive Earthquake
IN yenl yMela.

NEW loRK, May l0,-A special cable
to the Herald from Caracas says terri.
bic earthquake took place in Venezuela
April IS. The cities of Merida, La Gunil,
las, Chignara and san Juan are reported
totally destroyed. MANY villages are
said to be wrecked. Full details will be
learned slowly, but it is probable that
10 600 ncnnlc ncriShed
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-05-10
A,nciie Riyes VIII Visit Holy Land

RICHMOND, Va, May l0.-Mr and
Mrs. John Chanlcr and Miss Ella Page,
OF Albemarlc county, will star. about
June for an extended trip through the
Holly Lind.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-05-10

Next Door To Citizen Office.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-05-10
ItCnn't Hurt Her,

kANSAS CITY, Mo- May lO.-Mrs
Mary T. Lease, the ropulst leader is
dangerously III with typhoid fever.
YESTERDAYS BASEBALL GAMES,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-29

HOOPS PlIbs are purely vegetable
carefully prepared from the best iAEE'-
dientg. 25c.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-29
a FivoRABDE RECEPTION
OF the Election of GRANDDAUGHTER by the
French Newspapers.

OF tho Election of GRANDDAUGHTER by the
French Newspapers.
PARIS, June 2S.-The moderate Repub.
lican and conservative newspapers &C.
cord President Casimir- favora-
bic reception and say that thoy arc con-
WINGED that tho majority OF tho French
nation and tho real working people will
do likewise. They ex.ol his frmness
and integrity and consider his election
reply to the anarchist challenge.
Tho GGulOiS urges that the Joyful
event" should DO celebrated By tho
proclamation of political amnesty and
the repeal OF tho cSilc laws.
La Justice also demands amnesty for
political Offenders. Tho radical organs
regard the election OF NJ. Casilnir-Porior
as victory Of tho conservatives over
the advanced sections. Tho Rdppa says
that after tho horrible crimo the ma
jority was bound to choose q president
Of resistance.
In Lantrne Expresses tho opinion
that NJ. Casimir.Perier's ncmo is q
challenge thrown 10 the democracy.
The extreme right and left organs do.
scribe NJ. Caaimir.Pcrior aa n fighting
president"
La Petit RcpubEFus remarks that NJ.
Casimir.Pcricr regards tho presidency
az weapon and not rs function, add
ing that he represents the clerical aris-
tocrNcy and the financial plu.ocracy.
Continuing In Petite RcpnJNquc states
that tho now president "is the chosen OF
the right, the prisoner OF the church
and the ambassador OF reaction. The
Republicans must close thoir ranks IN
the iaco Of this now sixteenth OF May.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-29

Tho gentleman who have boon ar.
ranging picnic and barn dance for
Saturday have secured crowd TINT will
fill two wagons. The wagons will leave
Fourteenth and Market streets at !
o'clock, and those who miss them will
90 up on tho LIS or 3:55 Panhandle
train 10 Windsor Station. Tho alter.
noon will be spent in the orchard aud
barn, and in tho evening all will go to
the barn, where the fun will wax last
and furious until about 9 o'clock, when
those from this city will return homo.
Tho up-river committee reports that
noarly all tho younger poop!o of that
vicinity will DO thoro. and arc very i'm
patient for the day to arrive. Tho boys
will all vote the Republican ticket il
tho weather bureau is not friendly on
that day, as this will undoubtedly be
tho most largely attended dance OF the
many held at Hedges. Everybody Is
sure 10 hayo q great big days fun;
Mayors band will mako concert and
doncn rlusic
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-29
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
teuds TO personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy lie more, with
lees expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs Of physical being, will attest
the Value to health of tho purc liquid
laxative principles embraced in tho
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to lis presenting
In tho form most acceptable and pleas.
ant to tho taste, the rcfrcshing and Truly
beneficial properties of n perfect lax
ativo; eiIeCtually cleansing the system,
dispclling colds, headaches and ieyers
and permanently curing constipation.
It he's given satisfaction to millions and
mot with the approval of the medical
profession, because il acts on the Kid
fcys, Liver and Bowels without weak.
cniug them and 1t Is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug.
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it Is man.
ufacturd by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup Of Fig,
and being well informed, you will no.
accept any substitute if offered.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-29
DELuhliliG.
All Sorts Of Local News nnd Gossip from
the GlnsS City.

All Sorts Of Loca, News nnd Gossip from
the Gin1 City.
Row. Il. G.. Whito and aovoral MON.
bors Of tho Christian Endcayor SocIe.
tics loft yos,erdny to attend tho sixth
annual conyontion Of tho Eastern Ohio
Union Mt Mt. Pleasant, Tho meeting
began yesterday ovonlng and will close
this evening. Rov. White will talk on
Tho Church and tho Young People,"
Miss Jennie Smith, Of thla city, will
road paper on "Tho 1ruo Import OF
tho Pledge" Misc 2onu Dorsey, OF Pow.
hatan, OIL work "For JcsuB Salio;" Miss
Matte Wiley, Of ColcrnIn, ono on "Tho
@. L, In Its Rotation to tho Church."
There will DO other interesting aud in.
Htruc,ivo addresses and papers. State
President ROW. W. !. McCaulCy 10 at
the meeting and will tako au active
part.
Harley Marsh, conductor on tho H.
inoIs Central railroad, was killed In n
collision noar Ccntralin, ILL.,, tho othOr
day. Ho used 10 DO resident oil this
city, and at ono time was q mil foodor
In tho Bcllairo works, but no went west
somo years ago and had been doing well.
lie was married and lived nt Contralia,
whore no had bought lot aud was
building home at tho timo hc mot tho
fatal accident. lIo was cousin Of n.
l. and Q. G. Marsh.
Tho announcement OF tho death OF
Abort Fitzpatrick, the bottle blower,
seems 10 have boon fact. Several Boil.
lnifc people went TO Mansfield, Pa. to
attend the funeral yesterday, among
them Misa Lena Troll. his fianceO, who
had entrusted him with her money,
and Marshal Bahra.
The latO train on tho Baltimore &
Ohio on Saturday night will stop at
Burr's Mills beginning tomorrow night
and each Saturday night thereafter till
September /, and the carly train on
Monday mornings will also stop Tor tho
bone6t OF thoso who want to spend Sun.
day thorc.
Dick Evans. formerly in charge Of
Postmaster Warnock's Democrat hero,
hes been laid up with typhoid foyer at
his homo In GAINESVILLE for two
months, but 10 now able to sit up and
will soon DO out again.
II. ". Norman, tho insurance agent,
was married at Evansville, wednesday,,
to Mra. Gallo Komper, and yesterday
arrived in this city with his wife and
her son aud received tho conSratula-
tons OF friends here.
Tho grocery stores In this city wore
all closed yesterday and quite proces-
sion OF grocors and their clerks marched
to Bonwood, whore they took the cara
to Mozart park. Each carried Japan
ESQ parasol.
Mayor DuBois lot two saloon men off
with moderate fines yesterday for thor
first olense for Sunday ceiling. but he
gave them to understand, rs he docs in
all CAGES, that he means to break up the
practice.
George W. Poorman died at tho home
OF hia father, Col. o. L. PoormGn, yos-
to-day morning, nGed about fifty ycara.
A vito and several children survive
him.
Rev. 4. 3. williams, Of NJ. Vernon,
who came hero to marry his brother-in-
law. Mr.. G. O. Marsh, and Miss Minnie
Por.erfeld, will return to his home to-
day.
Miss Mary Sanders and sister loft yes
day to spend few days with friends in
Allegheny.
Miss Julia Gorby. of Mansfield, is
visiting her father, Josephus Gorby.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-29

Having tho needed merit to moro
than make good all tho advertising
claimed for them, the following four
romodics have reached n phenomenal
sale Dr.. Kings New Discovery, Tor
cnn,umption, coughs and colds, each
hottie Observation-Disclosures Bitters, the
Great remedy for liver. stomach end
hast in the world, and DR.. Kings New
Tifn Pills, which are perfect pill. All
these remedies arc guaranteed to do
inst what is claimed for them and me
dealer whose name is attached herewith
viii In Glad to tell you moro Of them.
soId at Logan Drug Company's drug
store,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-29

Special Dispatch to he Tntt,!iGeEcer.
HUNTINGTON, ". Va, Juno 2S.--short-
~ boioro six o'clock tonight Charles
Washington, lnborer who has been
living with Cora Glover, was probably
fatally gtabbed by her. Sho had become
jealous Of him on account OF the Gtten-
lions no had been paying to other NO.
men. and while asleep she plunged n
knife into tho lower partof his abdomen
and mulitated his person in terrible
way. Tho women was arrested atter
much difficulty and is in jail. wash
ington is in dying condition.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-29
~, ~. r,,te Resorts Of 1lieli:can and tho
!" "'' Northwest

1ourle. tickets to Mt, Clemens, Macki-
,,c petoskov, Charlcvoix. St. Clair, Alua,
tcCon, Gosobc Lake; Mackinnw City anu "a
Nv oU'' sslo at Pennsylvania Limo ticket
oT,cos Also tourist tickots 10 Ashland
paiIcsn Lake. DEVILS Lake. Waukc'ha
I'D o o,hrr lake resorts in the Northwest
viz Chicago. For details apply to near
oct s PENNSYLVANIA Limo ticket agent.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-29

Il thnt able blood depunn., HostattGr's stom-
Gch Dit;Ors. the young CLINT, Rheumatism, with.
draws beaten. In maturity Il Is harder 10 con.
qucr. Attack 1t at tho start with Hostet,crs
Stomach Bit,orz, and save yourself yrnrs Of
agony and constant danger, for this malndy Is
always liable 10 attucs tho heart Potent In
r1alartn. dyspepsia. con;ipation, nervousness
and kidney complaint IS tho BlttcrS.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-29
SANTOS ACC0MPLICE
Stabe Himself to Donth Ra,hor
Thun Surrender to tho Police.
SEcONDCHlPTER OF THE TRAGEDY

Which Iins Shocked tho world-Tho
French Authorities IIavu Con elusive
Evidence that tho Assassination OF
President CHrnot Was tho Rcsul. of
m AnarchiSt Conspiracy to Ayonso
tho Deaths Of tho Mon Recently
Gulllotincd.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-29
ART GALLERIES
OF tho wCrId,

IS that they not only please tho eye
when you first receive them. but that
they gain upon you and reveal new
beauties with every glance. Everyone
Of these great pictures has given its au-
thoryears of thought andlabor tits. in
mOsteases, thesupreme effort ofhishfe.
andis so recognized by the greatpub-
lie. It's. neutrality-suspicious. showing
in its details the artists Utmost and
best feelings 1t should be wortt1,ex-
amining a hundred and a thousand
times and should please you each
Tune /:
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-29

Every Sunday until further notice the
Baltimore 4 OHIO Company will soil cx-
cursion tickets, Wheeling to Pittsburgh,
at 81 50 ior tho round trip, good going
and returning only on date OF sale.
Trains leave Wheeling at 500 and 80
n. m. Returning, lOave Pittsburgh at
400 and $50 p. IN.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-29
IF you F9ee1 weak
end ell worn out take
BROWNS IRON BITTERS
eIo Scashore Excursion from Wheeling
via Pennsylvania Lines,

Atlantic City, Cape May. Sea Isle City
or Ocean City can DO visited at above
round trip rate July -; return coupon
valid twolvc days. Pullman sleeping
car from Wheeling. For details apply
to J. G. Tomlinson, ticket agent, Wheel
Inn
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-29

On Tuesday and Wednesday, July
and i, special excursion tickets will be
sold from all ticket stations on the
Pennsylvania Lines to any station on
those lines within two hundred miles
from station where ticket is purchased.
Return coupon will be good until July
g. inclusive. Tickets will not be sold to
adults FOR less than twenty-five cents,
nor to children for less than fifteen
cents. M5F
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-29

Is dangerous condition directly due to
depleted or impure blood. It should
not be allowed to continue, as In It's de-
bility the sy..om is especially Liable to
serious attacks OF illness. HOODS sarsn-
parilla Is the remedy for such conui-
ton, and also for that weakness wh'ch
prevails at the change OF season. climate
or life.
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