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VOL. XIV. NO. 198.
ASHEVILLE, N. C, MONDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 27, 1909.
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LOUISIAmmtOURNS,
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VICTIMS Oi" STORM
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Concern for! Living Sufferers
Now Paramount Aid of the
Federal Government Ask
ed by Broussard.
VAST FLOCKS OF VULTURES
HOVERING OVER LOWLANDS
Strewn With Innumerable Carcsres of
Animals, Where the Scene Is
One of Terror, Devast
ation, Death.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 27. While
additional bodies of those who
perished In the hurricane along
the Louisiana and Mississippi coasts
will probably be found, concern for
the living sufferers Is now paramount.
Hundreds ere homeless and destitute.
In addition to the aid of the state It
is thought further help will be ex
tended from the federal government.
'Congressman Broussard has tele
graphed the war department request
ing aid.
Terror, Destruction nnd Death.
One week ago last night, the whlte-
wlnged sea gulls flying wildly Inland
from the gulf gave warning with their
screams of the much dreaded West
Indian hurrlcnne that was to follow,
Along tho entire const were countless
happy fisher folk and snllormen, the
thousands of trim craft and comfort
able homos' bearing token of the ad
vent of a prosperous senson. Today
vnst flocks of vultures hovered over
the devastated lowlands of southern
l,oiilRiana, strewn with Innumerable
carcasses of animals and. men. The
scene was one of terror, desolation and
death.
Stunned by the damage that was
wrought by winds and waves, the
work of relief did not give people timo
to mourn. All energies were bent for
the remainder of the week In the task
of rescuing those still In peril and. suc
coring those who had suffered In the
storm. Almost 100 human bodies have
been burned, or burled, In tho marshes,
.where they were discovered. n--''-''MnlWAVe-ep.''
'
:' Yesterday Loulslona found time to
weep. . Closely refraining from all
forms of mirth, tho people of tho
state. Irrespective of creed, adhered
closely to the following Injunction
from Archbishop Blrnk:
Tho loss of human lives and the'
widespread destruction of property In
this archdiocese through the recent
hurricane have given rise to so much
sorrow and. distress that any social
function -would at the present time be
entirely out of keeping with the sad
surroundings. With tears streaming
down their faces, the stricken pastors
have told me of the utter destitution
of their people and of the
complete destruction of the houses of
fiod. But I trust, and I am quite con
fldent, that those who have been so
sorely tried will put It In my power to
give prompt and substantial Aid to
Continued on page five.
TRFT ISWELCOWIED
Arrives in Butle at Early Hour, Then
Away to Helena Issues State
ment as to PinchoL
Butte,' Mont, Sept. 27. When Pres
ident Taft arrived In Butto this morn
ing he found the city eager to wel
come him, tho streets gay with bunt
ing and nothing In sight to mar his
reception.
- After a narade and speech ho was
whisked awRy to Helena, where he Is
to bt welcomed by thousands or Mon
tana citizens at the state fair grounds.
Ktntcmont as to Where Plnchot Standi
Salt Lake City, Utah, Sept. 27. As
result of several long conferences
with Chief Forester Gilford Fincnot
here, President Taft has caused to
be Issued a statement In which It Is
declared that never at any time during
the' Balllnger-Plnchot controversy has
the president Intended to reflect upon
Mr. Plnchot In this statement Mr.
Taft takes a more forward stand than
vcr In favor of the Roosevelt policies
of conservatism of natural resources.
The president Indicates that whnt
Is to be done In reclamation of arid
lands must be dons within the law,
'lit announces his Intention of apply
ing to congress for such legislation as
will put the Roosevelt policies on the
firmest basis.
Mr. Plnchot, before leaving for
Washington, also Issued a statement In
which he makes public a portion of
president Taft'l letter written to him
M the time the letter to Secretary Bal
linger was dictated. The president
said ho hoped Mr. Plnchot would not
find reason In the Balllnger letter for
resigning.
"I shall not resiarn." declared Mr.
Plnchot, and he adds that he Is going
to continue to serve the government
along the same lines he has pursued
in the past, concluding with the state
ment:
"I believe In equality of opportunity
MOM FOLKS
, (Continued on page t)
MESSAGE IS SENT
ITIEI
Wires Cook That Peary Refused to Allow
Anything of Cook's on Board
the Roosevelt
RECORDS AND INSTRUMENTS
WERE ALL CACHED AT ETAH
It Makes no Difference, Cook Knys, ns
He Has Duplicates of All Records
Mntfe on Ills Trip.
New York, Sept. 27. Commander
Robert R. Peary refused absolutely to j
allow any of the records or Instru-
ments of Dr. Frederick A. Cook to be
brought aboard the steamer Roosevelt,
and was thus instrumental In causing
these records to remain In a cache at
Etnh, Greenland, according to Hurry
Whitney, tho New Haven sportsman,
In a dispatch received In this city by
Dr. Cook. The message which came
as a response to one from Dr. Cook Is
as follows:
"Strathcona. via Indian Harbor and
Cape Ray. N. P.. Sept. 2r.
"Dr. V, A. (ok, Waldorf, New York.
"Started for home Roosevelt. Noth
ing arrived for Me. Peary would al
low nothing belonging to you on
board. Said to leave everything In
cache at Etah. Met Captain Sam,
North Star. Did not go back after
going. Schooner bound rt. Johns,
steamer homo. Hope you well. See
you soon. Explain all. Good shoot
ing. "HARRY WHITNEY."
Has Complete Duplicate).
Dr. Cook was questioned as to his
view of the situation crented by thi
action ascribed to Commander Peary
but he declined to say anything dcrog
atory of his rival. "It may bo that
the Instrument will arrive this year
after all," he said, "and as for the re.
cords-- and observations their -non-arrival
maKeWht) HlffWenee whatever" as
I hove-complete duplicates, so that
there will be no delay In compiling my
story with all Its details."
; Jn'o Suit fpr Slniidcr.
Dr. Cook denied the report thnt he
was to bring suit for slander against
Peary. "There Is no truth in the re
port," he said.
"I have no Intention of bringing
suit. - Naturally I am taking meaa
ures to have everything In order In
case of necessity: but I have never
even thought of filing a suit and I
wish to contradict such reports at
onee."
Dr. Cook said: "I shall wait, I
think Mr. Whitney knew what he had
In his possession. It would be very
difficult for me to say what effect the
occurrence will have. The absence of
the records and Instruments will, how
ever, not affect the ultimate results a
particle. But It would be very desira
ble to have the Instruments here; that
Is certain.
If they are still at Etnh, Dr. Cook's
Instruments may not arrive In New
York until the spring months of 1910.
There Is a possibility, however, of their
reaching here this year, ns another
vessel may have touched at Etah after
the Roosevelt left.
The Roosevelt Comes In.
Portland, Me., Sept. 27. Tho Roos
evelt arrived unexpectedly yesterday
at Eagle Island, to leave Peary's per
sonal belongings and to receive sup
plementary orders.
After unloading Peary's belongings,
which filled four or five small boats,
the Roosevelt had steam up tonight
ready to sail for New York. Com
mander Peary will go to Bar Harbor
tomorrow for a conference with Gen
eral Thomas II. Hubbard, president of
the Peary Arctic club. He will remain
there until Tuesday night, possibly
later, and It is there that he will prob
ably Issue the formal statement at
tacking Dr. Cook,
llurtlett Hail No Idea of Going to the
Pole.
Captain Bartlett of the Roosevelt
seemed much perturbed over the re
ports that he entertained any Ill-feei
ng liecause Peary took Henson on the
lost dash and left him behind.
'I had no Idea of going to the
pole," says Bartlett In a signed state
ment Issued last night. "I went up
there to help the commander In ev
ery way I could, according to his
orders, but It Is an absolute lie to say
thnt I felt bad about not going to the
pole."
New Haven Conn. Sept. 27. in an
interview given to tho New Haven
Register In New York Saturday night
nr. Cook to d tf his meeting wun
llnrrv Whitney In the arctic. The ex
plorer said he was on his way south.
nnd when within five miles of Anna
tnk was surprised to see several men
fliinrnachinff.
"It was," continued ur.
Itarrv Whitney and some of tho Es-
Limn with him on his hunt It was
ih nt time I had ever seen air,
Whitney nnd he had to introduce
himself. He told me or wintering
nuy quarters and told me that Com
mander Peary was up north and that
he had spotted my party over the Ice.
That was the first I had heard r
Peary being there.
lie Told Whitney.
"We went to the supply house and
I told Mr. Whitney I had been to the
(Continued on page 5)
Now York Has About a Million
Visitors, and Expects Them
to Leave About $25,000,
000 of Their Money.
DIRIGIBLE BALLOON RACE
POSTPONED TO T0V0HR0W
At Night the Whole of New York City
Appears as if Illuminated
by Some Vast Con
flagration. New York, Sept. 27. Water yielded
to air today as the most prominent el
ement In the Hudson-Fulton celebra
tion. The dazzled eyes of New. York
and her million guests turned from
the naval display in the Hudson to
ward blue sky patches above the tall
buildings, where before the day was
over they hoped to see the aeroplanes
of Wilbur Wright nnd Glenn H. Cur-
tiss. Tho crowds still hud plenty of
attractions. Palisades Park, stretch
ing for fourteen miles along tho Now
Jersey side of the Hudson north from
Fort l-et, nnd tho tall shaft erected
In memory of Henry Hudson on Spuy
ten Duyvil 1 1 III, In the Bronx were
ded'ented today.
Governor Hughes of New York nnd
Governor Fort of New Jersey were
the principal speakers at the dedica
tion of Palisades park,
The dirigible balloon race from New
York to Albany was postponed until
tomorrow owing to unfavorable
weather.
Yesterday the Half Moon and the
Clermont lay quietly ot their anchor
ages where they will remain until tho
naval parade of Friday. October 1,
when both little pioneers, escorted by
the light draft warships nnd followed
by tho merchant lleet ngaln will sail
up-stream to Newburch where . they
will be turned over to the Albany up
state division of the celebration and
the festivities in New York cit; will
end.
But circling about the fleet of bnt-
tleshlps yesterday there was an nl
most unbroken line of deep sea ex
cursion steamers, Jammed to the rails
with spectators, nnd listing heavily
At the same time n scurrying flotilla
of motor bouts was bobbing about
on the roughened waters of the river
carrying visitors to and from those
battleships which were receiving for
the day.
Church Services.
Special Hudson-Fulton services
wero condurted In all the churches
A form of prayer prescribed for the
occasion by lllshop Greer of the
Episcopal church, and Archbishop
Farley, of the Roman Cnthollc
church was rend In every parish of
the dioceses. Many who could n
got Into Old Trinity crowded the
church yard to view tho garlanded
grave of Robert Fulton.
SMMiilliig Millions.
Twenty-five million dollars, compe
tent authorities estimate ns the sum
In round figures thnt out of town vis
Itors to the celebration will leave In
New York. Hotel proprietors famll
Inr with the general situation set six
hundred thousand for the number of
guests now housed under their roofs
and more modest lodging houses, and
even In single rooms In flats it seems
safe to say there are four hundred
thousand or more. It seems safe to
estimate the entire out-of-town crowd
at between eight hundred thousand
nnd one million.
Saturday's exercises culminated
with the presentation of the Hal
Moon to the commission by the Dutch
envovs. This ceremony wns rormni
and furnished a picturesque climax as
the living shade of Henry Hudson, In
velvet and ruff, grasped the hand of
the descendant of Robert Fulton, In
small clothes end beaver hat. In front
of the mast the gold-lnced, berlbboned
and frock coated representatives o
nearly a dozen nations, while behlm
them rolled the river which carried
their ancestors to fame. And as they
stood there on the left bank with th
afternoon sun streaming down uponiof Lefpbvre and Captain Ftrber and
them, the thunder of the guns of the the of ,hn pBtrU,i hnil unB,,(
warships echoed back from the Jersey
hills and far up the river.
Tim Illuminations.
Under th glare of arc lights and
the Incessant urging of foremen, hun
dreds of carpenters, decorators ami
electricians put final touches on the
decorations for tho Hudson-Fulton
celebration. At tho hotels last night
the electrical displays were tested, and
from Washington heights the whole
lower Manhattan appeared as If Illum
inated by some great conflagration.
SIX CIHI.URKN AHK INJl'Ri:i)
MY PANIC AT tiCIIOOL HOl'KE
Tho Excitement Was Caused by Ex
plosion of Rom lis by Ital
ians, Celebrating.
Jersey City, Sept. 17.. An explosion
occurred at 8t. Anthony's Polish
nuroehlal school The building was
Diirtly wrecked.
filx children were Injured; none was
killed. A panic was caused by the
explosion of bombs by Italians cele-
Lbratlng In the street near by.
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D
EARY'S PROOFS
They Will in no Wise Be Affected. It Is
Announced, by Anything Thnt
Whitney May Say.
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Itar Harbor, Ale., Sept. "".
IVnding a confori'iue to
night, between Uctu-ral Hub
bard nnd Commander I'caiy,
on the proofs wHeh Peary
has to support lit position
that Cook has nut boon to the
its nut boon to the
w phases on the A
of the (,'ook eon-
pule, no new
1'enry side o
trovorsy ar rxpected to de
velop.
1
Rnr Hnrboei i'.lko..' Sept. 17. Tllo
proof thnt Commander Robert K,
rcary bus obtalned-lo support his
sition on the question "hiix Conk been
at the pole?" will In nu wise be nnVot.
ed by nny information which Harry
Whitney, tho Arctic explorer, may re
veal concerning statements alleged t-i
have been made to him by Dr. Cook
at Etnh last spring. GomtiiI Thomas
llubbiird, president of the I Vary Arc
tic club, preliminary t" a conference
with Commander Peary here today
was glad to hear that .Mr. 'Whitney
had returned safely, but ho said that
he knew of no reason why any of the
officer of the Peary Arctic club
should cnminmilcute with Mr. Whit
ney on the Cook controversy.
Tho Ponry proofs are still kept un
der cover and neither General Hub
bard nor Commander Pear will make
known their nature, but It Is learned
thnt they do not In any way depend
upon whnt Dr. Cook told cither Harry
Whitney or Prltehanl, the cabin boy
of the Roosevelt, nt Etah, imr any in
formation that may have been obtain
ed In Greenland by any no mliir of the
crew of the Peary expedition. The
proofs, further. It Is learned, nre not
built upon nny statements that have
been mode so far by Dr. t'ook on bin
trip to the Arctic. Pending a meeting
of the olllcers of the Peary Acetic club
In New York, the proofs which arc
being no closely withhold will bo put
Into form for publication.
MCE IS IN MOURNING
IT IS NOT IN DESPAIR
The Republique Disaster not Caused by
Explosion Plans to Prevent
Repetition of It
Parle, Sept 7. The dlsnster to the
military dirigible- balloon Republique,
In which four French olllcers lost their
lives, comihff on ths hni.lii nt tho death
France Into mourning; but public
opinion as reflected by the comments
of tho press bravely support the
opinion of the aviators that no human
sacrifice con now discourage the con
quest of the air. The Temps an
nounces a national subscription to aid
mllltnry aeronautics, in memory of thfl
dead officers.
Hubrequent Investigation confirms
the fact that the accident was due to
the snapping of the rapidly revolving
propellor blade which tore through
the gas bag. General Roques reports
thnt there was no trace of fire about
the silk, thus disposing of tho hypoth
esis of an explosion.
The experts agre that such a mis
hap can be prevented by the introduc
tion of a series of cellular balloonettes,
as in tho Zeppelin airship, which
would keep the craft affoat if one of
the compartments was pierced. Gen
era! Urun, minister of war, In an Inter
view, expresses the opinion that dlrl
gible balloons for war purposes will
soon be supplanted by perfected aroo
planes. He says dirigible can never
be brought to a point where they will
become nrst-clusa engines of war,
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And Spain Announces Completo Suc
cess of Maneuvers Against
Moors.
Madrid, Bept. 27. The war office
announces tho complete success of
muneuvers In Morocco against the
Moors, Hoth Munor end Z.olnon have
been occupied. In the latter town
there was bloody fighting with large
bodies of Moors.
Alhuremaa, Morocco, Bept. 17. The
entire coast line here Is illuminated
with the tires of burning Moorish vil
lages. After the Hpanlsh batteries In
the lighting of yesterday had silenced
tho native artillery, tho Infantry ad
vanced and drove the Moors from
their positions.
Celebrating Kcinnifs Ccntennry.
New Orleans, Hept. 17. The one
hundredth anniversary of the birth of
Admiral Raphael Pemmes, naval hero
of the Confederate states. Is being
marked with public ceremonies In tho
south today. Thousands of members
ot Confederate organisations Joined.
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Reported from Various Points in the
""States of Missouri, lllnois,
Indiana.
8t Louis, Bept 17. Muny people
In the west end ot Bt. Louis were
awakened early this morning by
slight earthquake. The shock hardly
was disccrnable In downtown dis
tricts.
Reports of earthquake were receiv
ed from all stations along the Mobile
& Ohio railway as far. south as Cairo,
Ills. No damago Is reported from any
point
rvansvlllo Feels It
Evansvlllo, Ind., 8ept J7. An
earthaunke this morning shook
Kvansvllle. Houses rocked and creak
ed and pictures on the walla swayed
THE WF.AT1IEII.
Forecast until t p. m. Tnesday for
Ashevllla and vicinity: Fair, contln
ued cold tonight and Tuesday.
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SO FIB
Some Believed to Have Been
Killed Explosion Occured
in Tall Buildins Fire
Adds fo Horror.
EVERY OFFICE IS WRECKED
IN THE ENTIRE BUILDING
Twenty-Five Stenographers Cut by Glass
from Windows Crying and
Pleading of the Injured
Were Pitiful.
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nttsr-urg. Pa., Bept i7.
( Bulletin A thorouKh search
of tho ruins shows none dead
In the building In which the
explosion occurred.
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ITTSUURtJ. Sept 25. Fifty per
sons were Injured today and
some are believed to have been
killed when an explosion occurred In
the Columbian Film exchange. Fire
men nre searching the ruins for vic
tims. The structure was eight stories
high und every office was wrecked.
it Is not known at this time how
many were employed In the office of
the turn company, but it Is not thought
any in the two rooms could have es
caped, although partial smirch of the
ruins has failed to locate any dead.
Many hundreds ot occupants In the
building became panic-stricken, rush
ed for exits and Jammed stairways.
Many rushed to the elevator doors
and IlKhllng like demons tore down
the screens In their efforts to escape.
Klevutor1 Hoy Clay made ten trips
through lire und. smoke before quit
ting his post. .
Fire broke out, threatening a sec
ond explosion und the collapse of the
building. The walls of the building
are bulging.
Tho cause of the explosion is not
known. In some manner the inrmm"
niuliK' films were Ignited and the next
moment a terrltlc explosion occurred.
The crying nnd pleading of the In
jured wore pitiful. The clanging of
ambulance bells excited down town
pedestrians.
Twenty-live stenographers in tne
office of a typewriter company were
seriously rut when the large plate
glass windows were shattered.
THE GRAND TOTAL
IS 52027,858
Taxable Property of All Kinds in Bun
combe, and the Total Increase
$1,015,666.
The slory In Saturday's Gazette-
News, telling of the real and personal
property In lluncombe county which
was assessed for taxation In 190S at
1 7. & 87,083, and which showed an In
crease over the year 1908 of $910,-
srfi, was read with Interest, but with '
no surprise, as everyone Is aware that
this county Is one ot the most pro
gressive In tho state. In that ac
count, however, several very Interest-.,
Ing Items were omitted, which, when
added to tho total personal property
In the county, makes the total value
of property, personal, real and corpo
rate in Ilunrombe county $tO,SS7,S6S.
The Items omitted were those as
sessed by the corporation commission
of the state ot North Carolina, and
which must be added to those given
In to the county listers. These are rail
way and street car and electrlo prop
erty, 13,095, 09; bank stock, J74.-
OSJ; building and loan stock.
corporation excess, 12(9,914; making
a total of 12.740.475, which, when
added to the personal and real prop
erty listed at 917.KH7.0tI. make the
grand total of all taxable property
In Runcnmbe county f2s,t27.sl for
1909. The grand total for all prop
erty, personal, real and corporate In
1901 was tlt.ttl.ttt, which make
the total Increase In all property dur
ing the psst year tl.0U.6. Thua
the actual figures show that Bun
combe Is one of the richest counties
In the state, and if Wake county doea
not be up and moving will exceed It
In property values next year. The
value of all property in Wake county.
In which la Raleigh, for 1909 la given
at $21,221,171.
Ths amount on which an Income tax
Is assessed by the corporation com
mission Is given this year as $105,620.
which Is an Increase of t27,07t over
that listed, In 1908.
Another Interesting Item gleaned
from the tax list Is that the total
amount of property In Buncombe
county listen by colored people
amounts to $117,471 which Is an In
crease over ItOt of $4t.82.
Thus It will be seen that with an In
crease of more than a million doling
In taxable property In Imnrot.
county and there has not been a re
assessment this county la going f r
ward In leaps and bounds. An 1
the property Is not listed yet. tn t
will yet be Increased considers