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VOL. VII NO. 245 ASHEVILLE, N. C, SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 22, 1902. FIVE CENTS PER COPT. FOUR DOLLARS A TEAR. i i Have You Seen STRIKF- MAY BE SETTLED THE SHOW WINDOWS At Sumner's? Showing the Bargains of Special Sale now on Ladies' Walking Hats! of Felt and Camel's Hair, Only 50c. Misses' and Children's Fine Wool and Felt Tarns, Caps, At 39c each Look at the Embroidery for the Special Sale next week. SUMNER'S THE LEADING STORE BY MUTUAL AGREEMENT Negotiation, in Progr Since Tuesday, Have Gone so Far That a Brief Session C he Arbitration Commission To day May Be Its Last i ;s Believed to Be 15 per Cent Advance and Nine Hour . y. Scranton, Pa., Nov. 21. It was the preparation of documentary evi tearned this afternoon that efforts are ! dence they desire. An adjournment, being made, or will be made', to settle the differences existing between the mine workers and the 1 operators out- ; made in New York, Philadelphia side of the commission appointed by this city. Matters have already therefore, was taken until tomorrow. Effort to settle the strike is being and pro- You Need Never Ask Us if a thing is "the best." The t'a 't that we sell it answers that question. Physicians general; know this, and for that reason our prescription business is large. Pfafflin's Drug Store Pattern avenue and Church street. the president, and it is said a contem plated adjournment will toe. taken, in or der to give both sides a chance to get together. 'Judge Gray's remarks at to day's session suggested thie conclu sion. None of the attorneys on either side will say anything: reerardinsr the matter, but it is understood here xnat in the interval such an effort will be made. In the remarks referred to above, Judge Gray said: "Acceding to the suggestion made by counsel that an interval of time be al lowed for the preparation of the docu mentary evidence, and for a possible agreement to certain facts and figures, which would forward the work of this commission, the commission, hopes that an effort will be made by the parties to come to an agreement, on nearly all, if not all, the matters now in contro versy, and that they will adopt the suggestion heretofore made by tne commission to counsel on both sides that we aid them in such an effort oy our conciliatory offices. It seems to us that many of the conditions com- gressed so far that it is likely a brief session of the commission tomorrow will be the last. It transpires that overtures for settlement have been in progress since Tuesday. There are all sorts of rumors as to the basis of settlement. Last night there was a midnight meeting of coun sel for both sides at the Hotel Jermyn This meeting had been preceded by a hurried trip to New York and back by Wayne McVeagh. He brought back information as to what the com panies he represented would agree to do. At this meeting it became evident that a settlement could probably be reached outside the commission, ibut it is stated that no real offer was made One authority said tonight the oper ators suggested as the basis of settle rnent a 15 per cent, advance and nine hour day. O conference between Mitchell and his principal lawyers was held to nierht at the Hotel 'Jerrnyn. At the adjournment no statement was made There are stories in circulation that a meeting for final settlement of the strike negotiations will be held in New plained of and which have been the subject and study of our examination I York micrht httpr remedied bv the par-1 Mitchell, when seen tonight, would ties to the controversy approaching the I not talk. It is the general impression subject in a proper spirit and with the I that a settlement will be effected upon rwf fnir.lv nrHiistiner them. I the basis of a ten per cent, advance iWe hope, gentlemen, that the interval of time to be granted may be availed of with this end in view. Of course, in the meantime we shall proceed with the work before as we have begun it." "Fiverett "Warren, attorney for the Erie Railroad company, coincided with the ' views of the commission, and the -I attorneys for the operators' side sug n i . 1. j. 1 1 and a nine hour day. testimony of Jenkins is perfectly straight and consistent," said he, "and it is corroborated by any number of witnesses." Frank Carter then opened the closing argument for the defense. He began, as Mr. Chedester did, by making an onslaught against Mrs. Spivey's identi fication. He cited a number of in stances- of identifying not only a stranger, but a friend. "How much more difficult is it then for a white woman to identify a strange negro. Mrs. Spivey is a simple country woman, aim aamits tnat sne nas never seen very many negroes. Yet she attempts to swear to this jury that she knows this defendant is her assailant," said he.. He stated that he knew that Mrs. Spivey did not intend to perjure herself when she swore that Jenkins is her as sailant, but that when she stated that she committed a crime second only to perjury. Mr. Carter then entered into an ex planation of the conduct of Jenkins in not revealing his identity. He ex plained that when Jenkins was a youth he was sent to the penitentiary for a short term for larceny and broke jail. The speaker quoted it as evidence of Jenkins' innocence that for fear of be ing sent back to the penitentiary he re fused to disclose his identity until his counsel represented to him that unless he did he would have little chance of escape from the gallows. He then dwelt upon the evidence showing that Jenkins was at his home in Rutherfordton on the Sunday of the crime. He stated that the great majority of the witnesses agreed in all important particulars. "The only way the state can get around this is to try to tell you that the wit nesses are referring to some subsequent Sunday," said he. He' then traced the defendant's movements until the time of his arrest, showing that, according to his theory, he was not at Lincolnton on any subsequent-Sunday. In closing Mr. Carter impressed upon the jury the importance of the case, cautioning them not to be swayed by prejudice but to give a verdict as they thought proper. Mr. Gudger's argument will be made this morning. members of the opposition and cries of there is no government." The trouble grew out of a speech toy Premier Sagasta in which he expressed surprise at the interpretation which had been given to the recent ministerial crisis. Serror Romero Robledo reproach ed the premier with his nominal An tecedents. He declared that Senor Sa gasta was not the leader of a party but the favorite of the king, a statement which occasioned an angry debate. SEROUS TUATI01 S AT GUATEMALA DIGKERSON AND PENLAND GASES WILL BE CONTINUFD 55 n M P" DAM AGING TESTIMONY A GAINST MAJOR BREESE. JENKINS CASE HEARING THE END If g-ested an adjournment of a week or 10 1 Yesterday morning "Gus Jenkins" we ha'-e It, it is the Best. days. It was decided by the commis- I again took th& stand and. was subjected FOR ShotGuns LOADED SHELLS AND OTHER Huntsman's Supplies Just drop in at the Ashevillc Hardware Company On the Square Phone 87 Asheville sion to adjourn until tomorrow morn ing to give the commission an oppor tunity to consider the amount of time they consider necessary to permit of Washington, Nov. 21. A cablegram received from American Consul Gen eral McNally at Guatemala City by the state department today informed the department that there is great ex citement in that city over the killing by W. Godfrey Hunter, jr., of Wil liam Fitzgerald of Grand Rapids, Ajich. Fitzgerald was shot four times" lne telegram indicated that Secretary tsailey of the legation was implicated in the affair. McNally stated that both men had taken refuge in the legation, and Min ister Hunter refused to surrender his son, claiming he was immune from arrest. When McNally sent the dis patch great excitement prevailed around the legation. State department officials are very reticent, but from what could be learned it is believed the situation is very serious. It was evidently feared that some radical ac tion would be taken by the Guate malans which might cause trouble be tween the countries. Young Hunter was a copyist in the legation, and this adds to the compli cations', as he is virtually in the diplo matic (service of the United States. A statement of the case was submitted to Mr. Roosevelt. The state depart ment officials decided not to take any action until a formal demand is made for Hunter's surrender. It is believed by officials here that Minister Hunter will in the meantime be able to frustrate attempts to take his eon and Secretary Bailey by force, ses-M. cur- de- At jCut Glass Tumblers. See them at once. J. H. Law, 35 PattonAve Ulsters to a rigid cross-examination 'by Solic itor Gudger. The solicitor endeavored to shake tha force of the prisoner's testimony and thus prove the impossibility of the alibi which the defense have endeavored to r&r rlnypn T-TPPVV I establish. The defendant stated that per QUZCll. ncdvy charlotte at the time the assault on Mrs. Spivey was committed. He stated that he visited his aunt Jane Burton, while in Charlotte, and the de fense afterwards put her upon the stand to corroborate his testimony. She swore that she had seen the defendant in Charlotte but could not give the exact date. Witness stated that he was aware that it is necessary for him to show his whereabouts in order to establish an alibi. The prisoner stood his cross-examination well. Train Despatcher Mimims testified as to the arrival and departure of trains at this point on the 27th of September At 11 o'clock the defense rested, its case and the solicitor resumed testi- monv for the state. The character of Mrs. Spivey was proved to be good R. S. McCall made the opening speech for the defense. He argued at length the insufficiency of Mrs. Spivey's testimony. He did not believe that the testimony of one frightened woman should be taken as evidence against the sworn statements of the prisoner and the number of witnesses who swore that Jenkins was in Lincolnton at so np,nr thp date of the crime that he could not possibly have been in Ashe- You Can't Fit Your Eves with a Tape Measure Come to us, we will give them a .scientific examination, and grind tne lenses to fit each eye correctly. Satis faction guaranteed. Optician Opposite Postoffice. 54 Patton ave. FEDERATION OF LABOR New Orleans, Nov. 21. The applica tion of the United Brotherhood of Car penters and Joiners for the revocation of the charter of the Amalgamated association of Wood Workers was the first thing called up in the labor con vention this morning. Wednesday night this matter was laid over to see if the two 'organiza tions could not agree to amalgamate. President Kidd, of the Wood Work ers, announced that unless the carpen ters would withdraw their men from a certain shop in Philadelphia, where the Wood Workers had gone on strike, and the carpenters had taken their places, the matter must be fought out on the floor of the convention. A long debate was about to open when Treas urer Lennon, who had the chair, de- cleared that but one speaker on ach side would be allowed to address the convention on the subject. Delegate Kidd, of the Wood Workers, appealed from, the decision of the chair, the ap peal w&s successful and the debate, which gave every indication of being a long one was soon in full sway. Delegate Harkins finally moved the previous question. The vote was taken on the substitute offered on W ednes day by Delegate Wilson that the dis pute between the organizations be re ferred to a commission of five from Grand Rapids, Nov. 21. Fitzgerald, who was killed by Hunter in Guate mala, was the son of William Fitz gerald, district superintedent of the Michigan car service of this city. He was at one time United States consul in Guatemala . Washington, Nov. 21. The shooting of Fitzgerald is the culmination of a series of troubles that have marked the career of the Hunters in Central Amer ica. The resignation of Minister Hun ter was recently accepted and his suc cessor appointed. It was charged re cently that one of the minister's sons became involved in a scandal with the wife of an American railroad man. There was an additional allegation that the wife of the American committed suicide because of stories of the un faithfulness of her husband told here by one of the Hunter boys. Special to the Gazette. Charlotte, Nov. 21. At today's o:on of the Federal court George Lofhn, acting comptroller of the roncy at the time of the alleged falcation in Asheville, now vice presi dent of the Phoenix National bank of New York, was the most important witness. He testified to various checks, notes and drafts as being worthless and that he found these papers in the ase-e-ts of the Asheville bank. Mr. Coffin gave some damaging testimony against Breese, the most sensational being a confession Breese made to him that in substance meant that Breese had told him of his taking one hun dred and fourteen thousand dollars from the bank and giving notes that afterwards proved worthless. Coffin was on the stand for nearly four hours, and the defense was unable to shake hip testimony in the least. J. Frank Aldrich of Buffalo. who was appointed receiver for the bank, was another important witness. He stated that he had only been able to realize about $8,000 on what was con sidered the solvent credits of the in stitution. It is Mr. Aldrich's opinion that this amount will be the maximum that can be possibly collected. W. H. Westall, R. U. Garrett, J. D. Church, W. F. Snyder and Rev. Thomas Law rence were the other witnesses that were examined at today's sitting of the court. All of thwse testified to certain checks and notes that were given in payment for debts contracted by Breese. It was decided today by all con cerned that the Breese case alone will be tried at this term. As to the cases against Breese and Dicker-son jointly, and Penland, these will be continued and will probably be heard at a special term of the court that will becalled to meet in Charlotte some time in Janu ary next. Judge McDowell states that the present term will continue proba- blv until tomorrow week. There will be no more night sessions of the court, as the lawyers say it is too trying. POWDER MILL EXPLODES Shenandoah, Nov. 21. One of the mills of the Shenandoah Powder com pany blew up this afternoon. Four employes were seriously injured. They were working near the mill when the explosion occurred. PEACE Oil THE ISTHMUS Colon, Nov. El. Governor ta-lacar and General Herrera, the rebel leader, held a conference today aboard the American battleship Wisconsin. The conference resulted In a treaty being signed ending hostilities on the Isth mus, i POPE SAYS HIS TIME HAS NOT COME Rome, Nov. 21. At a reception of 500 Piedmontese pilgrims today the pope each organization and an umpire to be j jocularly referred to the unfounded to We Can Rent You An attractive boarding house of 12 bed rooms completely furnished in the handsome suburb of Victoria. This house has always been successfully conducted and is a very desirable place. Let us give you fuller particu larg's at our office. H. P. Grant Sc Son, REAL ESTATE AGENTS, 48 Patton avenue. Biltmore Firewood. Phone 700. tt mutually selected, the commission meet within sixty days. The proposi- tion of Mr. Wilson was adopted. Upon motion of Delegate Agard the election of officers was made a special order for Saturday morning at 10 o'cloc-k. Another discussion was taken up in the dispute between the Ai&algamated Association of Wood Workers. The executive council recommended that At wrn n Men's and Boy's Ulsters from $5 to $25. to be sold at cost. Don't fail to look at these if you want a bargain in an overcoat. Can buy one with Reser voir for $28.00; or one with out Reservoir for $37.00. vine at me unit: m miancv worksrs transfer certain me tered into a detailed explanation of the tne JPiancv v, orKsrs wnrks theory of the defense as to the alibi The afternoon session was opened by the argument of H, C. Chedester for the defense. He began by attacking the testimony of Mrs. Spivey. He pointed out the fact that Mrs. Spivey's irip-ntifiratinn was verv uncertain at first; that when questioned by Sheriff Lee at the jail she had answered, "He looks like the man," when questionea before a magistrate she had answered, "T think he is the man;" but when Questioned at this trial she replied, "I know he is the man." He also alleged that Afrs Snivpv' description of her assailant did not tally with the appear ance of Jenkins Wp have sold 45 since advertising an explanation of the alibi which tne noTCTicp n m s i f naive 1 1 i . -m. hinp workers' to the Wood w orKers within sixty days in accordance with a nrevious agreement, or forfeit their charter. An amendment to the report of the committee, making it mandatory upon the wood workers as well as upon the piano workers to reach an agreement and that the organization failing to so qo-t-oq cViaii fnrfpit its rharter. was car- "S"-!' tJiVi. ried. "NO GOVERNMENT" THE SPANISH DEPUTIES CRY io Hri ri NTov. 21. The uproar in the He then entered into chamber'of deputies yesterday, which WHITLOCK'S 41 Patton Avenue. our car load. The people say there is nothing that will compare with them We are talking about. "Boyce's Perfect Steel Ranges." W. A. Boyce 11 South Court Square. Chocolate Marshmallows, 10c for half pound at Northern's Souvenir store. For the next ten days 25 per cent, off on all cheap and fine Pipes at Biom- berg's cigar store. Patton avenue. Biltmore Firewood. Phone 700. tf ,wQa AanaPfi hv the attach oi senor Romero Robledo, on Premier Sagasta, continued throughout the evening and the Dremier withdrew from the etiam her The nresident of the house closed tv.Q cittinp- nmid protests from the 1- Just Received A car load of Flower Pots, and owing to delay in shipment from factory will ill at greatly reduced prices. If in terested call at once as they are bound to go. The IXL Department Store, 22 Patton avenue. Phone 107. For Sale Or Exchange. country home near 'Rinrtpm hool. HOUSe 9 ItJOmS, m a(.rps of land in hiffh state of culti vation. Will sell or exchange for city property. We are offering splendid vainp in two business properties on Main street. These are all choice values. Nat. Atkinson & Sons Co., Real Estate Dealer. Fruit Cakes For Thanksgiving. We have several hundred pounds just as good as they can be made in any quantity at At Heston's 26 S. Main St. rumors yesterday of his indisposition, adding: "My time has not yet come. AVe have many things to accompnsn nerore death." r Houses Fop Kent. A choice list of furnished and un furnished houses in various sections of the city. Modern conveniences. We will be glad to give interested par ties full information and show houses, upon application at our office. Wilkie & LaBarbe Real Estate and Rentinj Agents, Real EUte Agent, No, 11 Pattom av. Everyone Who Appreciates Punctuality Should take advantage of our CUT RATE SALE OF WATCHES Waltham, 18 Size Cash Price Vanguard, 21 jewels $25.00 Crescent St, 21 jewels.. .. 20.00 A. T. & Co., Premier, 18 jewels 18.50 .16 size Riverside, 17 jewels. 20.50 Elgin, 18 Size Veritas, 21 jewels 25.00 B. W. Raymond, 19 Jewels.. 20.00 In Fmer Adjusted Watches Bunn Special, 21 Jewels.... 28.50 940 Hamilton, 21 Jewels.... 28.00 Arthur M. Field Company ' Leading Jewelers Cor. Church St. and Patton Ave. I Asheville, N. C, I I The Tailor Phone 34-7. Come and inspect my line of Importedand Domestic Suitings before buying elsewhere. Gen tlemen's RidingBreeches and Livery a Specialty. . -fife. ! For Sale or Rent 3 i Large boarding "-furnished, "The BrexoW Wo. 11 Starnes avenue. $50.00 per month, recently painted, good cuuaiuou. For sale: Beautiful suburban house, with 60 acres of land. Water and sewerage. Aston, Rawls &Go 18 South Main street. i 9 0 Lily Bulbs Chinese, Calla and Easter Lily Bulbs. 10c. LETTUCE. Fresh lettuce seed for sowing in hot- bed or cold frame. Sold in bulk. Grant's Pharmacy Grant's No. 24 cures cold, 25c. 4J X ! -. 4 i '1 t.-r rr-ff ''-Ia .'7-. t '.. -: ' ! ?-'.; - '' , .
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