Asheville Citizen-Times from Asheville, North Carolina • Page 2

THE ASHEVILLE DAILY CITiZilN. THTRSDAT. JANTTAP.Y IZ, USX THE RAILROAD COMMISSION THE LYNCHING OF MANEY The Ashe ville Citizen 25 Per Cent Discount off CIoth 3 Underwear. IN NORTH CAROLINA. Murphy Scout: Brittain Bros, have shipped since last August up to date, 63 car loads of cattle and sheep, aggregating 1800 head of cattle and SOiHj sheep.

They have 60 head of cattle they are stall-feeding for the spring trade. Winston Journal: The two years old child of Henrietta Lee, colored, was choked to death Monday morning about 10 o'clock. It happens, that the woman went out and left the child in the room eating some bread ana when she returned it was dead, as a result of being choked to death on a piece of the bread. ing and We have just pected of It by many. Perhaps it ought not.

Among other important matters to claim the attention ot tne legislators is tne puDiic actiooi question. "My lite has largely been gives to school work puoiic and private and naturally enouga, A teel aeepiy interested in the puouc scuools. It is as true as trite, that tacts are stubborn txiags. and I submit herewith a few tacts and a suggestion; "Our puoiic schools are not popular because not "They can never be respectable with 40 or oo pupils in email cabin or snan-ty, without comfortable seats and no desks; a three montna" term under an incompetent teacher. "This state of things cannot be remedied without more money.

WITH THJEBRETHREri. CALLS FOR EXPLANATION. From the Statesvtlle Landmark. It was announced last week that the Democratic members of the legislature had adopted a resolution that no son ot a member should be appointed page and that no member should be elected to any position within the gift of the legislature, whereat everybody ap lauded. J.

M. Brown is the member of the House from Stanly county and we. read In Mr. Brown's home paper, the Albemarle Enterprise, that his son. Lane, accompanied him to Raleigh: and we read further In the list of pages announced that R.

L. Brown of Stanly was appointed for the seventh district. Is R. L. Brown a son of the member from Stanly, as the circumstances seem to indicate? and if he is why was the and find-more Clothing and Heavy Un- derwearon hand than we want this sea- son oi yeaiv so than, our profit to 25 per off all -winter clothing and underwear.

Wiif you take advantage of the offer; and. all this seasons Roods? iVIElVSOliJTFITTER. W. TELEPHONE 78. 11 PATTON AVENUE I Rubber loots and Shoes Ladies' Rubber down prices.

Men needle toed self-aeting Rubbers for less than cost. We carry Kuobers to children's shoes. J. D. Blanton No.

39 Patton Avenue. THE CITIZEN Publishers- What we know about printing has been learned by" Lard study and actual application to business. We keep rigLt to date in the way of new types, and for that reason we can invariably turn out work different from and more attractive than you usually get. We want your important work. We will please you, and at a price that will please you HOUSE CHAIRMA RAIL-" WAYS GIVCS HIS VIEWS.

nitcntiary Farms Fiftsan Superior Court Districts Passibla Criminal Courts to Go. RALEIGH, K. Jan. 12. Tour correspondent specially interviewed W.

rt Allen, member of theHouse, in re-sard to the matter" of reorganizing the railway commission. He is instructed to draft such a measure. He said: "My idea is to incorporate in the bill that it shall be a commission of railways, banking institutions, insurance and building and loan associations, and to greatly enlarge Its powers; to provide that three of the best men in the State shall be elected to compose it, and my idea is that most of the power should be conferred on the chairman and that he ought to be paid more than the others and to be required to reside all the time in Raleigh; and that ne should be given power to can tne other members of the commission to gether whenever he deems it neces sary." Chief Supervisor J. R. Tillery, who is placed by Superintendent Day in charge of the penitentiary farms, tells me he has just finished an Inspection of the various farms on the Roanoke river and that he finds only one, the Somerville, in good condition.

He rinds that there are no less than 6000 barrels of corn in the Roanoke bottoms yet ungathered and that on two farms there are 800 bales of cotton yet unpicked. Bad weather set in yesterday, or rather Tuesday night. Rain, snow and sleet. It is the worst weather of the winter, and there is promise of morp. It is said there is considerable complaint of the rotting of sweet potatoes.

There are few or no complaints of hog cholera, Much interest Is expressed In the establishment of a State textile school. The mill men take kindly to the idea. There are as yet no signs of any bills to regulate the hours of labor. The legislature has settled down to work more quickly than any your correspondent has known, in the course of reporting for 20 years. It is quite safe to say there will be at least 14 Superior districts.

It may not be a bad guess to say 15. There is no reason to doubt that the two Criminal court circuits (as they are popularly termer!) will be abolished. The attendance at the grand lodge of Masons was the largest ever known. Nearly every prominent member of the irder was here. There are now 10,954 Masons in the State, a gain of over 450 a twelvemonth.

There are 307 subordinate lodges, a gain of 3. The Oxford orphan asylum is in fine shape, with 257 pupils. That it is well managed is shown by the fact that the cost per capita is only $80. All the new buildings are nearly completed. The crand lodge severs fraternal relations uith the grand lodge of the State of Washington, because the latter recognizee negro Masons.

The orator this year was Locke Craig and his address is pronounced one of the very finest ever heard by the grand lodge. MIDDLE FORK PRECINCT. Another Hole Puncurtd in Pearson's Contest Ballon. Editor The Citizen: I have Just read Pearson's notice of contest to Crawford and I find in section 22 that he charges corruption at Middle Fork precinct in Madison county. I will say it is all false, and if the other charges are as groundless as those made against Middle Fork, Mr.

Crawford need not be afraid of Pearson. But I find Pearson has failed to say anything about the corruption on the other side. The Republicans had whiskey on the election grounds, which caused some bloody fights, and they attempted to vote one man that lived In Asheville. There were 50 Democrats who stayed at home on the day of election on account of the whiskey that was there. A very prominent Republican told me on Saturday before the election that he would leave home on that day, and so he did.

W. L. HENSLEY, Buckner, N. Jan. 9.

1899. Lock Craig's Speech. From the Raleigh News and Observer. The principal event of the evening meeting of the grand lodge Masons Tuesday night was the address of Mr. Locke Craig, the annual orator.

It was a masterly effort and was enthusiastically received by the members present. The subject of his address was: "The Mason as a Builder in Nation. Political. Moral, Social, Intellectual and Religious Life." From the Raleigh Post. The gem of the evening was the annual address by Grand Orator Locke Craig.

For pure Masonic wisdom, eloquent language and brilliant oratory, the address could not have geen surpassed. It was 10 o'clock when Mr. Craig took the floor, and at no time did the assembled Masons grow uneasy, but were captivated with his eloquent and thrilling flow of oratory. When he closed the breathless silence was broken by round upon round of applause. On motion, the Grand lodge expressed its thanks to Mr.

Craig for his address and ordered that it be printed. Licenser to Wed From Register Mackey's office license to wed have been issued as follows: Floyd Connor of Henderson county and Mollie Camby of Buncombe. W. T. Chapman of Haywood May Penley of Buncombe.

Mack Elkins and Ida Sprouse. W. D. Duckett and Nola Elkins C. N.

Frisbee and Lucy Foster. and ASHEVILLR TO HAVE A NEW CITY DIRECTORY. The Maloney Directory Co. of Atlanta, publishers of city and state directories, are at work on a new directory for Asheville. Experienced can' vassers have been put to work and the book will be ready for the subscribers in 60 days.

That this city Is In need of an up-to-date reliable directory there Is no doubt, as it Is more than two years since the last city directory was Issued. The new work will contain many valuable features among' which will be found a street and avenue directory arranged in numerical order; a complete business directory, a householders directory, showing all married and single men; a miscellaneous directory of the city, county and State officers: public and private schools, churches, banks, secret and benevolent. Incorporated companies, railway stations and distances, etc. The Maloney Directory company publish directories for the principal cities In the South. They are at present compiling the Birmingham, Montgomery, Augusta, Charlotte, N.

Raleigh, N. Columbia, S. and have Just completed their Macon, 1839 directory. Samples of their work shown at this office speak very favorable for the publishers. NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS.

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They ail sing Starch, praise to Elastic It pleases everybody Elastic Starch. FULLACCCUNTOFTHETRAGEDV AT MURPHY MONDAY NIGHT. A Gruesome IPicture-Ths Horrible Murder for Which the Man Lost His Life. Editor Tkk Citizen: My dispatch of Monday night noted the lynching of George Maney, the Graham county murderer, who was sent here some months ago for safe keeping, the jail of that county being very insecure and public sympathy there very strong against the accused. Sheriff A.

J. Martin had left the keys of the jail with Deputy Sheriff J. K. Axlef during his absence in eonveying some prisoners to the penitentiary at Raleigh. About 8:30 in the evening Mr.

Axley, who was at a party, was called out and was spoken to by two unknown men who stated that they had a man at the jail who was arrest- ed for horse stealing and wanted to de- liver him to the sneritf, who is jailer. Axley went with them and found at the jail a crowd ho had the seeming prisoner tied with a rope. As the sner- ift unlocked the door, someone staled that they were after George Maney, and demanded tne keys of the sur prised officer. Others of the crowd, who had remained out of sight, now appeared, until about 50 people, all strangers, were gathered in the corridors and halls and at the door of the jail. Pistols were displayed and the keys taken from the deputy.

Some parties, who were perfectly familiar with George Maney, went into the cage where he was, selected him from among eight or 10 prisoners and hurried him out. They took him up the street leading toward Valley river and halted on the bridge between the town and East Murphy. Waiting there were others who had evidently come down the river with their confederates, and a halt was made in the middle of the bridge. Some townspeople had heard of the excitement and had followed the crowd. They stopped a short distance this side the bridge and witnessed the gruesome preparations for the tragedy.

A rope, the same which had bound the reputed horse thief, was quickly produced and a rough, bungling knot was speedily fastened around the neck of the doomed man. Some one was hturd to say, "Hurry up, boys; let's go; it's a long way home." Another replied, "Lei's give him 10 minutes to pray." A match was struck as If to look at a watch; then ailence reigned for a time. A moving of feet show ed that something was go ing on. Very soon the crowd on the bridge began to dissolve, and quietly, without a eli or word, proceeded up ihe river and disappeared. The people on the hill gingerly walked to the bridge and found Maney's lifeless corpse dandling at the end of a Lotton which had been doubled, and was fastened to one of the iron stanchions of the bridge.

The dead man's feet hung down to within a -short distance of the water; one arm was thrown over the rope in the futile -r-ftort to. save himself, and the miserable wretch died of strangulation. He was an awful spectacle hanging there in the dark, with the water rippling jnder About 11 o'clock the mayor and the marshal of the came to the scene with help and cut down the lifeless uoiiy. It was takon to the jail to await the coroner's inquest. Many citizens were on hand to witness the removal.

This lynching was carefully prepar ed, boldly and evidently car ried out by people from Graham county. None of the citizens of Cherokee are known to have expressed any determination to hang the man nor have any threats been heard from them. It will be difficult to identify the par ties who committed the deed and an ticipated the law- in the execution of this murderer. The crime for which George Maney paid the penalty of a terrible death was the killing of Thad Sherrill, a prosperous farmer of Graham county, whose home was on Mountain Creek, near that of George Maney and his brother, William. In the summer Sherrill was missing for two or three days and his sisters, who lived with him, became alarmed.

Search was made and the lit'eless body was found in a clump of laurel a few hundred yards above George Maney's house. The head was gone and has never been found. A bullet hole in his chest suggested one cause of death, while the mutilation prei-luded further Investiga tion. Hundreds of people flocked to the coroner's inquest, among them George, who appeared nervous. Dark hreats were heard if the perpetrator were ever found.

George made some conflicting statements about the last time he saw Sherrill alive and was arrested on suspicion. In jail he broke down, fearing lynching, and confess ed. He told how he had waylaid Sher rill, whom he accused of being In timate with his wife, shot him through the body as he came up the road and shot him again through the head to make sure of his death. He persistent ly refused to say what was done with the dead man's head and never told. He was overheard last night to confess agrain that he killed Sherrill with a pistol, refused again to disclose the whereabouts of the head of his victim and declared with his last breath, before the fatal push from Valley river bridge, that his brother William, had nothing to do with the killing.

Murphy, N. Jan. 10, 1899. A HIGH COMPLIMENT. Journal of Health on Asheville Mill ing Co's Flour.

The American Journal of Health, published at New York, In its issue of January 9 has on the first reading page an article that must be highly gratifying to the Asheville Milling company and to the people of the city in which the product so highly commended is turned out. The article in question bears the title "What constitutes superior flour," and is written by F. D. Arthur. M.

D. The following extracts are taken therefrom: "We have in mtnd one particular brand which has always given the utmost satisfaction in every respect, and which from the standpoint of the physician and hygienist is beyond adverse criticism. Reference is had to the product of the Asheville Millinsr comnanv of Asheville, North Carolina, which the most rigid scientific analysis shows to very rich in-gluten and phosphates, the desirable elements, and correspondingly deficient in starchy constituents. "Prof. Fraenkel, the eminent analyti cal chemist of New Tork, has this to say regarding the flour in question: "During the past year I have exam ined hundreds of samples of flour, and during this period have analyized a majority of the highest priced products in this line.

However, I can conscien tiously say that a more superior pro duct than that bearing the brand of the Asheville Milling company has never been called to my notice The flour made by the Asheville Milling company is, upon the contrary, free from such excess of starch, and is correspondingly rich In gluten and the phosphates which go to make up the family flour par "To this report we would merely add that from various baking tests made with samples of the Asheville Milling company's flour, we do not hesitate to endorse it for its quality of evenness, as in every test the results were light and flaky bread, biscuits and pastry. The American Journal of Health unhesitatingly recommends the flour bearing the brand of the Asheville Milling company. Even Tampering With the Mails. FVom the Springfield, Republl- can. Letters are being received In Nebraska from soldiers now at Manila, which had been opened after being mailed and parts of the letters cut out, when they were resealed.

It Is said that the parts cut out evidently contained expressions of dissatisfaction with the service there and desire to be mustered out If a censorship has actually been set up among the troops at Manila wo have come to a pretty pass, truly. BT THE CITIZEN COMPANT. Every Afternoon Except Sunday One "Tear Six Months Three Months One Month. In advance One "Week. carriers 14.00 2.0 LOO 40 AO The Semi.

Weekly Citizen la Issued Tuesdays and Fridays. In advance. II. THURSDAY. JANUARY 12, 1899.

It looks like Wanamaker was about to have his innings in the Keystone state. The country will be glad at the in creasing prospects for the recovery of congressman Dingley. He is a brainy yian ana doubtless an honest one. According to the interviews with ptate Senators as printed in The Citi- sen yesterday that branch of our legislature is a long ways from unanimity on the election law question. The esteemed Durham Herald would think more of Bryan if he would stop talking and try to get a job of work.

If the Herald does not think Bryan's style of talk is work it should try it. According to our dispatches from Washington yesterday, Hamilton Glover Ewart is standing close to the hole at Washington waiting for the committee's report. It may prove "very trying on the eyes as the frog said when the wagon ran over him." It seems that Col. W. W.

HaywarJ, formerly of the Ilendersonvllle Times, late of the Raleigh Tribune, has gotten into trouble in Tennessee on account of a beastly board bill. We have feared for the Colonel since we learned of his marrying an IS years old girl not long since. But his pulchritude should liquidate any ordinary board bill. Congressmen's Clerks. A few days ago.

when the Houst. was in committee of the whole. Congressman Hartman of Montana introduced some resolutions having for their object the stopping of the use by Congressmen of the money which taey draw from the treasury ostensibly for paying clerk hire, but really to be applied to their own use. According to the Washington Post all these propositions were rejected, the inference being that Congressmen are not inclined to allow any scrutiny into the vvay in the money they draw for clerk hire is expended. 1 111 the course of some remarks on this question Congressman Hat tman said: "Now, Mr.

Chairman, 1 am frank to say that it has come to my knowleuge and has been reliably sutest.ea to me from a( number ol quarters that in times past we need not refer to this Congress a portion, anu in some cases the major portion, of the Ju0 a moutn appropriated tor the use of each mem ber as clerk hire has been reiaineU by certain members and put into their own pockeis not paid to their clerics. Mr. Chan man, such a thing is obvi ously wrong." In commenting upon Congressman Hartman 3 statements the Washington Post says: "One will hear it said, for instance that certain members receive the $iOU per month allowed as clerk hire, em ploy some cheap person lor $4u or $o0, and pocket the remainder. One will hear that members appoint their wives or daughters or other relatives, furnish them with virtual sinecures, and then get somebody tor $o0 or so to do the little work that really has to be done. They will go to some professional type writer, dictate a few letters, pay $1 or an hour for the service, and then make up the rest of the service by or dering one of the family to go and post a bag of seeds or a few copies of the Record.

Now the real fact Is, there is no spe cific appropriation made by Congress for the payment of clerks of Congress men. No Congressman can get one dollar of money to pay a clerk unless he certifies (which is equivalent to swearing) to the clerk of the House that he has expended, or agreed to ex pend, in a given month, so many dot lars for that purpose, and that such expenditure was necessary in the discharge of his official duties. The law-permits payments to an amount not exceeding JluO per month, by the clerk of the House, upon this certificate of members, and it is charged to a general fund and not to a clerk hire fund, as there is no such fund. It is clear from "what Congressman Hartman says and the rumors to which the Post refers, that hot a few of our national lawmakers, who look big 1000 miles off, but diminish rapidly In size as you approach them, are working this privilege for all it is worth to themselves personally, and the appropriation ought to be made direct and specific or the clerk business killed altogether. It is a large sized scandal as it now stands, and only awaits the turning on of the light.

And it will be turned on some sweet day. Public Schools. We believe that North Carolina, as a etate, has reached the point where she considers the question of education as second to no other In Interest. The State, county or community that is found anywhere near the head of the procession in these closing months of the nineteenth century, is peopled by-educated inhabitants; not the classes, but the maes of the population. The masses are educated only in the public schools.

Hence, if North Carolina is to move among the foremost, she must have public schools equal to the best. There are several propositions concerning North Carolina's public schools that perhaps all intelligent people will agree about-First That our schools are not what they ought to be. Second That they cannot be made what they ought to be without additional money. Third That additional money cannot be gotten so long as the white people pay all the tax and the colored people get an equal proportion of the school fund. This makes the improvement of our school system depend upon eliminating the negro as a participant In any school taxes, above the present rate, levied and collected from the whites.

How is this to be done. In the Biblical Recorder of January 11 Is printed a communication from J. M. White of Apex. Wake county, which starts out with this endorsement from Editor Bailey: "We believe In the letter below will be found the solution ol me puouc school problem.

If so. It Is the salva- tion of North Carolina. ve commena It to our readers and especially to the General Assembly now In session." Now this expression Is valuable In proportion to the wortbof Editor Bailey's judgment. We consider that among the best Mr. White's letter follows: The legislature now assembled Is expected to do many important things.

Ul not be able to do all that Is ex- 3 finished stock-Uikiiig 2 well srive vou more fi take them hwhv Boots at marked fit mens, women Company COMPANY Notice of Sale. By Tlrtue of an execution Issued out Ci Ih. RurtorlsiT' wMi-fr i vi. OUJUTJ.T.Ue county directed to me. the underslcrel In favor of William H.

Weetall. plaintiff, and against J. R. Hill and his wife. J- Hill, defendants, commanding me to expose to public sale the lands bHow described for the satisfaction of said execution, to-wlt, for the sum of and the further sum of $645, costs.

I wili sell, at the court house door In the city of Asheville, county of Buncombe and State of North Carolina, on MONDAY, THE TH DAT OF FEBRUARY. at public outcry to the hlehest bidder ror CMn' tha lot, piece or rar- i of 'and lying on the east side of i rench Broad avenue In the city of Asheville, county of BunonmW oni state or North Carolina, th- lands of Mary Queen, Dr. J. A. Wat.

son, Gwyn and others, beginning at Mary I. Queen's northwest corner In the east margin of French Broad avenue, and runs thence with her line north 88 degrees 40 minutes east 147.5 feet to the northeast corner of Mary L. Queen's lot In Gwyn's line; thence north degrees 60 minutes lie feet to a stake In Dr. Watson's line; thence with the said line 8S decrees 4) minutes west 147.6 feet to the east margin of French Broad avenue; thence with the east margin of French Broad avenue south degrees and 50 minutes west lit feet to the beginning." This the Ind day of January. 1S3.

R. F. LEE. Sheriff of Buncombe County. l-dlt-mondar Notice.

North Carolina, Buncombe countv. In Superior court. J. R. and E.

B. Brig-man va W. 8. Roberta. Notice of execution sale.

By v'rtue of an execution directed to the undersigned from the Superior court of Buncombe countv. In the above entitled action. I will on MONDAY, THE TH DAT OF FEBRUARY, 1S. at the court house door In sail county, sell to the highest bidder for cash to satisfy said execution all the right, title and Interest of said J. R.

and E. B. Brigman, plaintiffs in th above entitled action, have in the following described real estate, to-wit: Beginning at a forked white oak on a ridge and runs north 74 degrees east poles crossing a branch to a white oak, A. corner; thence with his line north tl poles to a white oak; thence west 60 poles to a rine and post oak; thence north 74 poles to a biack oak; thence west 130 poles to a pine. Roberts' corner; thence south 10 degrees west I poles to a poplar; thence south 10 degrees east 60 poles to a white oak to the head of a branch; thence with the branch same course 40 poles to a cucumber, the forks of the branch; thence south 64 poles crossing the branch to a white oak on top of a ridge; then with the top of the ridge north 74 degrees east 122 poles to th-beginning.

Ssld land lying In Flat Crek township, known as the Marian Roberts land. This January 1SS9. R. F. LEE.

Sheriff of Buncombe County. Per A. F. Weaver. Deputy Sheriff.

l-Id4t-tues Notice. J081 Spafford vs. Fred L. SpaiTord above named defendant. Fred L.

Spafford. will take notice that an ac- rn.vnti,tle(I above has been begun the Superior court of Buncombe the above named plaintiff against said defendant for the purpose of obtaining an absolute di-voree from the bonds of matrimony, and that said defendant is required to appear and answer or demur to the complaint of plaintiff during the next term of the Superior court of Buncombe county, beginning on the second Monday in March, issa. or the relief Prayed for in said complaint win be ranted. This December 20. T.

C. STARNES, Clerk of the Superior Covt of Buncombe county, N. U-x0-d7t Tuea Rockingham correspondence Raleigh News and Observer: J. R. Brooks, who killed the negro at Hamlet, surrendered himself to Sheriff Wright Monday morning and he is now in Rockingham jaiL Just before the election it will be remembered that a negro insulted Mr.

Brooks in a store at Hamlet, and made an attack upon him, and Mr. Brooks shot him while he was making the attack. Durham Herald: Hon. H. A.

Foushee spent Sunday In the city and returned to Raleigh Monday evening. He took back with him a bill which he will Introduce permitting the peo Ple to vte on graded school bonds to oiiiuuiii oi 10, WW ror tne purpose of building a new" graded school building buying ground and improving the present school property. Greensboro Telegram: When fire broke out in West's Kandy Kitchen Monday night. Officer Whittington thought there was a probability of its destroying the entire block and considered it best to tell Mr. Rose, who was in a hypnotic sleep In the Carolina Shoe company's window.

He explained to Mr. Ross In loud tones that if he was 'possoming" it was time for foolishness to end, and that he had better vacate. Mr. Ross Is genuinely hypnotized though, and no policeman can stand outside and wake him. Greensboro Telegram: A family remarkable for its numbers passed through Greensboro Monday night moving to Durham from Siler City.

They go to Durham to work in the cotton mills. The; father of the family Is E. D. Love, a stout man of about 60 years. His better half is about the same age and weighs very near 200 pounds.

She is the mother of 17 children, 16 if whom are living. Their ages range from 16 months to 38 years. The entire family was along and occupied nearly one-half of the waiting room. Concord Standard: The growing demand for a State textile school has taken shape in a bill offered by Mr. Clarkson of Mecklenburg in the house.

It provides for -a board of 27, of whom Mr. J. W. Cannon of Concord is to be a member. It provides that it shall not be established In any city that does not give the sum of $15,000 toward it, and when such amount is obtained the State of North Carolina will give also.

If established it is to teach the manufacture of all kinds of cotton and woollen yams and fabrics. The name is to be "The Vance Textile School." Fayettevillei correspondence Raleigh News and Observer: Kighteen months ago the Cumberland county dispensary began operation without cent and without any aid or assistance fn.m the county or town. The following Is the financial showing: Net earnings for 18 months, since July 1. 1S97. $10,271 70 This has put 50 per cent, more money into the public treasury than the com-bjl State, county and town Plicensss from the 12 saloons which existed before the dispensary was established.

The amount of drunkenness and lme have markedly decreased. The monies paid into the public treasury do not include $2000 of profits shown in the net stock on hand. Cherokee Scout: The ordinance relating to prohibiting the hogs from running at large In the town came up for discussion before the town council. A petition signed by 38 taxpayers was presented to the council, as Wing that they repeal the ordinance. A motion to reconsider the question was lost.

Those voting aye were Aldermen King and Abernathy; noes. Aldermen Cooper and Hyatt; Mayor Posey deciding the tie by voting noe. It looked very much as if the question was settled so far. as the present council was concerned, but before adjournment they agreed to sus pend the ordinance until the regular meeting in February, in order to allow petitions to be filed for and against this question. So the matter remains open for the present.

Winston Sentinel: Manager Sheetz of the Primrose Farm, a few miles west of Winston, has been missing things from his barn for some time. One night last week he concluded to watch for the thieves. About 3 o'clock in the morning he started back to his house, thinking the thieves were not coming that night. On the way he heard somebody coming up the road, when he decided to wait in the yard and see who they were, and when they came in sight he discovered two men with sacks across their shoulders. Mr.

Sheetz called upon them to stop, which. order they obeyed. He pointed his gun at: one of them and snapped it two or three times, but it refused to fire. One of the strangers grabbed the gun. while the second knocked Mr.

Sheetz down. The men-skipped, but left their i sacks, which contained 25 chickens. Salisbury Sun: The relatives and their pastor. Rev. Mr.

Busby, returned Monday night from the county where they were called by the death of Mrs. Jeremiah Graeber. Mrs. Graeber had been in bad health for some time but was not considered to be seriously ill. Sunday she ate breakfast and smoked her pipe as usual.

At dinner time she was lying down and dinner was taken to her but as she seemed to be resting so well she was not disturbed. Later a member of the family removed the handkerchief Mrs. Graeber had pulled over her face and found that she was dead. She had died in the midst of nea relatives who were in an out of the room, and so peaceful had she passed a.w-a that their attention was not drawn to her. Monday morning Mrs Graeber's body became warm and lim ber and her relatives summoned physician, but he found that there was no spark of life remaining and the body was laid away in the afternoon at Ebenezer.

Charlotte News: G. H. Holliday who, since tfye middle of October held the position of superintendent of the Carolina Manufacturing company, formerly the Sash. Door and Blind factory. has disappeared and a number of Char lotte people are anxious to hear from him.

Holliday came to Charlotte from Hickory. He had been living there for several years and enjoyed the confi dence of that people. On moving to Charlotte he made numbers of friends and in a business, as well as social way, was generally liked. Saturday af ternoon Holliday presented a check to Mr. J.

C. Herring with whom he was boarding, the' amount of which was $20. He owed Mr. Herring $17. Holliday was given $3 in change.

To this check the name of Mrs. Strickland was signed. On going to the bank yesterday morning Mr. Herring found that the paper was a forgery. The lady's name that Holliday had attempted to forge was Mrs.

E. J. Strickland. J. H.

Weddington tells a News reporter that it is impossible to say whether Holliday has acted very crooked with the company. His books were examined about two weeks ago and there was a small shortage that he supposed was an oversight. Until he sends his around he cannot tell how Holliday stands. ADVERTISERS Get better results from advertisements that appear In the afternoon paper in the winter months than any other time of the year. Everybody-is -at it is more pleasant at the fireside than moving about.

The paper is read more carefully and better results from advertisements are sure to follow. Try The Citisen. Grant's Digestive Cordial cures Dyspepsia and Indigestion. Price 50 cents. Grant's Pharmacy.

All heating stoves at 20 per cent, discount for SO days. A. Boyce, Court Square. Invest cents and try Elastic Starch. "We can get more money, by an in creased appropriation along present lines, because of constitutional limi tations.

"The only way to preceptibly in crease the school fund is by local tax ation. -The people will not vote local taxation so long as white taxes go. to run negro schools. It is of no avail to urge patriotism and such the people will not vote it. "I am sure the foregoing are facts.

I am no lawyer, but offer a sugges tion. "Let our school districts (old) be made the corporate unit, if need be, in stead of the township. "These school districts, white and colored, are not co-terminous; that is they are necessarily identical in territory. The white and colored schools are already distinct by law. "Give us a law providing that school districts may vote "tax" or "no tax each for Itself.

"If white district No. 1 votes "tax" (no negroes voting), let such tax go only to white schools. Have the same provision for both white and colored. "This appears to me to be no class legislation, and I believe the white people will then vote to tax themselves, and our schools may become respectable and popular." We have to say that to us this appears to meet the case. There may be legal or constitutional difficulties that would suggest themselves only to those learned In the law.

This will give to- the negroes what they now receive, and such additional funds as they may voluntarily impose upon themselves.and It will do the same for the whites. It will give both races a free and fair chance to say what sacrifices they are willing to make and what burdens they are wil- lingto bear in order to secure the great noon of an education. It looks to be just the thing. ASHLVILLE'S Si RfcETS. 'A business cIV.sn" Thinks They Sttoua.b Taken Out of r-olitics Editor Tub Citizen: Being in an excellent position to hear 1 oIliiucs catch the observations ana criticisms of our visitors wuo conic uere for a longer or snorter slay, as may be uesired and neceaoai mese ooservauons aie nisi, nuaima an auiimalion lor ana an awu.ii.-mcliL at tne s.ze aim licauiy oi uui tllJl uul luc invaiiaoly a.otk.

V. iH-lU KtCll UliClCcill B-iCS-i-a. xi i me uuvu tuoi iinj9 co.il oe ctvcii ana iiicic i.olic, aiu.pii uave to una aLilULlC Oy LLliib toiiein aiii Lifuuiitull ui ana 01 btuci, iitic we Lv- i.l clllU tuclC la all UllttdJlautCU cuat. lucic lo a icuicu luiii uuoiuuuai uuiucui) upoa uui u.tiwui) ui.s lemcuj' can Oe dncu. A 1U130 UlctklUb lit tdliCU 1' 1 luaj uicui uiu mtxuj Will veiiUiate iiicu uyiuiuiii at tula uicciuig or oe.oie ocii' new aapeia, aa to nat tucj tuiuK tne tuaiibca iu our ciiaj ier cik fco ermeiii sliouiu Ue.

nay iaea. ui a city feoVci mneiil is it aiiouiu oe iiK.e unto lual oi one lu.it,-. cu-cu muKiiig to tne lUteieoto aejjaiate Hum politics, elect oa aaia n. oat SLtLraUa-Aitiai citieiif to ouice ana tliey win give us t.ie oeat aiiii most economical auiiiniiaiianoii oi a oienniai election of mayor and al-iitiincii would serve our enus ucu tiian any olner pian, tne aiuernieii to appoint cuooi uinates iuiuvtu tor lueu auul anU cnaracler, irrespective ui party aiuualioii. auu right fle.e i return to U.c stioject ol streets, iu have clean streets Hie alueriiieu siiouiu place tuis responsibility upon a cit engineer who snouia nave intelligent ioeas ol sanitation and the best mein-oas ot street cleaning.

Ihe saiary oi tins engineer suould be sufficient to pay him tor his entire time anu mat wnen he hires men because luey are soDer and hard woiking men, ana not oecause mey have nappeneu to do some ward neeling, tutu it is that more and better work will be accom-pusned with fewer and belter men. By all means let our street cleaning department be separated from poiit.es, iet every man vole and work honestly lor ihe best interests of all. lsn it a sname and an absurdity that we should want to be proua auu boastful of our fine health resort wh.le our streets are either muddy or dusty ail the time? us relegate party politics and selfishness to the background and tnen taster and more material will be our progress. A BUSiNKSS MAN. Could Not Help Himself.

From the San Francisco Argonaut. The wife of a dynamo tender in Pittsburg went to a haberdasher's recently to buy a necktie for her husband. She selected a brilliant red one. ready made, whereupon the salesman, with compassion for the future owner, was moved to remark: "Excuse me, ma am, is this tie Tor your husband "it is," replied the woman. "Don you think he would rather have some otner color? I'm afraid he won't wear this red tie." "Oh, yes, he will," said the woman, because he 11 have to; ne dead." PcOPlE.

Colonel George B. M. Harvey, who is at the head of a syndicate which has bought the street railway systems ol' Havana for $1,472,000, is an old journalist. Mrs. J.

Hain. a well known and handsome young woman of Richmond, has been placed under bond of $300 to keep the peace for be ing a commond scold. Isidore Llssner, member for in the Queensland parliament, is only 4 feet and 6 inches talL Patrick O'Brien member of the British house of commons is 4 feet 3 inches tall. Those who have lately seen him report that the Prince of ales has aged perceptibly since a year ago, though he never looked more jovial and in better spirits. When a man of Albert Edward's years meets with a mishap like breaking his bones a change occurs in the physique that cannot be repaired.

Rev. Dr. John Robertson, pastor of the City Temple. Glasgow, Scotland, and editor of the Christian Scotsman, is conducting a series of revival servi.es in Baltimore. He has been in America since last May and has traveled from New York to San Francisco, working in connection with the Christian and Missionary alliance.

The late Senator Morrill, since his first year in Washington, always gave a reception on his birthday, April 14. Though he probably took up less space In the Congressional Record than any of his colleagues, he always made a speech early In the session, sent a copy bound In Russia leather to every Senator and a paper bound copy to every voter in Ver- mont. a Captain Wellby-, a young- cavalry officer, recently spent a furlough In trudging 2000 miles through Thibet, from Leb to Pekin. For 14 weeks he and his party did not meet a single human being; and rarely i saw any vegetation higher than a -wild onion. They crossed one pass which, was 19.000 feet In height, and for, a long time their food consisted only of fat.

rule violated In this Instance? OPPOSED TO RIDERS. From the Winston Sentinel. A constitutional amendment to restrict the suffrage should not be ridden by propositions that are likely to pro duce irritation and opposition among those who are anxious for a change and who would otherwise give cordial sup port to an amendment the purpose of which is to place North Carolina se curely under white control. JUST OUR From the Raleigh Post. Our mountain contemporary, the Asheville Citizen, puts a whole moun tain of wisdom In the following sug gestlon to the legislature: "Do not adopt any plan concerning the suffrage question that has not al ready stood the test of the courts." EXAMINING THE BOOKS.

Th United Mina Workers' Convsei- tlon Is Doing Nothing. PITTSBURG, Jan. 1L The commit tee appointed to investigate the books of the United Mine Workers of America, was not ready to report when the convention opened this morning and after a short session, during which nothing of importance was done, a re cess was taken until 2 this afternoon. The investigating committee was at work all night and probably will not finish its work before tomorrow morn ing. The convention is still an unorgan (zed body and practically no business has yet been accomplished.

After seating delegates the election of officers will be held and this will leave but two days in which important business of the convention must be rushed through in time to meet the operators of the interstate convention next week. Many of the delegates are becoming prbvoked over what they consider the unnecessary delay and a number have expressed a determination to leave for home tomorrow If the convention does not get down to business. NEW PJRECTORY. To bs Prepared for 0shsvill by the Moloney Dirootory Co. The Maloney Directory company of Atlanta has begun operations in Asheville for the publication of a directory, prepared according to the most approved metropolitan system.

This directory will coVer 1899-1900. The Maloney company has been In existence for 13 years and is just hear ing completion of a directory for Charlotte. It Is also engaged in get ting up directories at Birmingham, Montgomery, Augusta, Raleigh, N. and Columbia, S. and has Just issued a handsome work of this character for Macon, Ga.

Julius Holderman, manager for North and South Carolina publication, who arrived in the city yesterday afternoon, says he will immediately put out 15 experienced men on the general house to house canvass. The work will be pushed as rapidly as possible and be ready for subscribers early in the spring. The books are sold only by subscription. Maye your wife happy buy Elastic Starch I Will Dye This Year as Well as I Dyed in the Old Year. I dye ladies' and gent's clothes, tips, plumes, feathers, hats, etc, chenille curtains, rugs, robes, all kinds of fur.

I clean ladles' and gent's clothes by chemical process which does not shrink or damage the goods, but will kill all germs of disease. -I alter and repair ladies' and gent's garments, also furs, such as beaver, seal, etc I make and mount fur rugs of all descriptions at reasonable pries. Skins and fur bought at market prices. All work guaranteed. One way express will be paid on all out of town orders.

Carl Schultz, PRACTICAL DTER AND CHEMICAL CLEANER. It South Main St 'Phone S0C. No. 1 East Court Place. TO VISITORS If you wish to carry away a charming and lasting souvenir of Asheville deposit 50 Cents with Th CiTimrt Co.

and have returned full value in a One engraved view of ASHEVILLE. Fair Warning The Year Eighteen Hundred "and NinetyOine has come and finds many taxes for year 1898 unpaid. I am going to proceed now to collect, according to law, all unpaid taxes. I have only a short time In which to collect these taxes and they shall be collected-You can avoid trouble and unpleasantness by coming at once and securing your tax receipts. Respectfully J.

K. CHAMBERS, County Tax Collector. TO WATER CONSUMERS. This Is a new year a new quarter for payment of water rents. The city Is compelled to cut down expenses, therefor I give you until January 15th as the final day of settlement of water tax.

after that time I will proceed to cut off the water used by delinquents, and it will cost you 60 cents extra when turned on. Now, don't ret worried and abuse me for complying with the law, but comet and settle In the time given you. Respectfully yours, B. IX Water Superintendent. Notre Dame of Maryland Charles Street xve Baltimore, Md.

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Conducted by School Sisters of Notre Dama. i 1 CURED First and Second Stages Al ways Successfully Handltd. fflS TREATMENT CQMON SfcNSE ONE Why not be cured of eonsumntion and return to your ami It and hnm. With all the other methods used you can only be treated. Tint 11 Tj-h want to be treated, or do you want be cured of your disease.

Dr. Preston is not offering you a new, untried remedy. He cured his first case of consumption with it five years ago. He has all along since then been abl tn cure those In the first and second stages, and the only ones he ever lost were those in the third stage. During the past six months he has perfected 1 i rATnAlv an 1.

uiu tir? i kL II curs evn those in the third stags. His plan of treating consumption is a common sense one. In order to prove that his remedy is not only not Injurious, but that they will begin to improve, almost from commencement, he will give 10 treatments-free of charge, wmch are given by injecting the medicine under the skin, one each day for 11 days Ths blood is kept thoroughly saturated during this time, and all the germs are destroyed. Tie doctor will give you the names of some of those he has cured, so you can investigate. Other doctors will discourage you and try to keep you from taking this treatment but you will understand why.

Which one of them will give you 10 treatments free, in order to prove what he can do Dr. Preston's offices are In the Bond-ley block, rooms 4 and 6. corner of Pat-ton avenue and Church streets Consultation free. "Here is $2, Send me some sugar. I will give you most of my trade hsreafter, as I only get goods at your prices when I am able to quote them to others." If you would save money de likewise.

That is, trade with us er et ear prices and make your grocsr iobi te them. Respectfully H. C. JOHNSON CO. We make good photographs of people, make them all good and do every part of the work well.

Just the right blending of light and shade to secure- the most natural likeness. There's a certain softness that adds to them. 5 We cheerfully give re-si ttlnrs when 'w think necessary, but that seldom kap-pens. Our Mr. White has operated for years tn largest city galleries and understands operating thoroughly.

We are building up a good business ana are careful that every lot of photo-tographs we deliver shall reflect credit upon the studio and bring us other work. Chirsoavenlr views are unsurpassed. use ine same material and with ameteur work that we do our own pictures. with '3 -Studio.