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THE ASSOCIATED PEES3 DISPATCHES x ,4 r1 4 r Fair anJ ; ruler. v- V S III Al 1 sm:m m: r VOL.... NO.200. iff I inxirtl S1- if iCEME OK DECK OTF T3-CE. TEAN1E LP HO TO, COpWtlCHTtlltOqT 1PW TOW NIRkbB CQ. . AS.i.R wHTaistitvsB . y PATIENT, . ONCE SAID ROBERT E. PEARY, IN PRAISE OF COOK The Polar Controversy Serves to Bring Out an Inter- esting Incident of 1891. FAVORED PHILADELPHIANS WITH 46 BIRD SKINS The Material to Be Used by Peary to Support His Claims Is Now in Completed Form. ? T, . IMWUnij utuu , . ' " - Syndicate. . y, ihiladdWa, Pa ept 29. Seven teen years ago fast Thursday Com mander then Lieutenant Peary re turned to Philadelphia from his Ilrat polar expedition, which was ontaniz ed and financed hy the Aeudemy of Natural Sciences of this city, on con dition that "complete sets of speci mens collected and observations made" should "belong to and be the property of the ncadomy." The aendemy has received from the man it thus Renerously utartod on the road to arctic fame tue preliminary nnd entirely unscientific narrative, filllns nine small pages of its "pro ceedings" for 1892, and 40 bird skins. These facts, recorded in the ar chives of the academy, throw new light 'on the explorer who is seeking to discredit Dr. Frederick A. Cook, . who, curiously enough, was a mem-i.oi- nf thi. vorv pvnfiilltion and of whom Peary suld in the report men tioned: "The report would be incomplete without an acknowledgement fcf my , obligation to Dr. Cook, patient and skilful surgeon, Indefatigable work er, earnest student of the peculiar people among whom we lived, he has obtained, I bellove, a record of the tribe unapproachable In ethnological archives." While Peary was on his expedition, and therefore bound by the academy's stipulation as to specimens and ob servations, he sent a collection of Es kimo curious to Professor F. W. Put nam, chief of the department of eth nology at the World's fair, Chicago. This statement is based on the fol lowing letter, written by Peary to , Professor Benjamin Bharp, another member of tho expedition, and dated McCormlek bay, Greenland, July 29, 1891: "Dear Sir: I turn over to you the following articles illustrative of the life of the arctic hlghtanders, obtain ed at the Eskimo settlement. Ittlblu, Whale sound, the same to be taken home In the Kite In your chnrge and forwurded to Professor F. W. Put nam, chief of the department of eth nology at the World's Columbian ex position, Chrcngo. Tour Instructions and appointment from Professor Put nam will cover such additional ar ticles as you may obtain on the re turn voyage. "I sincerely hope that you may be nble to obtain for Professor Putnam ft native stone house and a series of good skeletons. The minor objects necessary to complete th exhibit l shall lie able to obtain here during ho winter. Very respectfully, , "It. E. PEAHY, U. S. N." The'artlclo referred to as enumer nivu in me report ui uin ncivurin; - sneelnl committee which was appoint , 'd to eamlne Into Peary's- course wore: One Eskimo skin tent and Continued on Page Four. Spanish Troops Triumph, War Ends in Morocco Mellllu. Sept. 29. A brigade of Spanish troops advanced UP th steps of Mount Guniga. the stronghold of the enemy t ,day, and when possession was conij!!-!.', the standard of Spain Wr' SViinir l, ilm hroi'KcN from the nt pi This Is regarded as j . j - I' lii m "ij - " if- fl 1MIH mrw ii m SKILFUL: E IY COME TO THIS GIT! Decided Interest Is Being Taken in the Contest Over the Position of U.S. Marshal. MR. GRANT ACTIVE IN SUPPORT OF MR. LOGAN Hut Meanwhile Frlc mis of Mr. liar- kins Are, 1'rosKlug 111m CIiiIiiih ."An a ravly'Man. Interest In these parts In the race for tho liositlou of United States mar shal for the Western District of North Carolina, the place mailt; vacant by the resignation of Marshal J. M. Mil likan, to accept the clerkship of the United States Circuit nnd District courts at Greensl-oro, Is heightened by the fact that should a man from Ashe- vllle or this section of the state be chosen, then the otllce of the United States marshal will In all probability be moved from Greensboro to AnIic- vllle. Should this happen, there would be enough room In tho Federal building to accommodate the otllce, for In the enlargement of the build ing, a probable increase in tho num ber of ollicers here was provided for. Their Friend Active. Tho friends of tho two candidates from Ashevllle are active in their In terest. Congressman Grant, as has been stated In The Gazette-News, is giving his support to W. E. Ingnn. who engineered the congressman's campulgn in the Tenth district last fall. Those In n position to know say that the congressman will throw all this Influence possible, and all other influence available, In order to have Mr. Logan appointed to this position. as it would thus leave the way clear for an endorsement of Major W. W. Rollins for a fourth term for the post mastership. Then again, should Con gressman Grant, who has shown that he can, and does Intend to control the patronage In this district,- fall to get Mr. Logan appointed. It Is pointed out that others would clamor still more for the postotfice position, as they would then argue that Mr. Grant hav ing promised the marshalshlp posi tion to Mr. Logan, or rather tried to secure It for him, Mr. I-ogan would not be In line for tho postolllce. In the meantime, tho friends of Thomas J. Harklns are active In his Interest, and say that they Intend to make every effort to have him np- pointed. Mr. Harklns Is running, or rather his friends are running him on his record as n party man, nnd It is not denied that he has rendered. valuable services as to the republican j party not only In Oklahoma, snu in the state nt large, hut also In Ashe vllle and Uuncombe county. ( Position INijs Well. The position of mnrshal Is a lucra tive one, paying 14500 and expenses when tho marshal is away from home, and promises to be hotly contested for. Whllo there are a number of candidates In the other parts of the district over which tho marshal has Jurisdiction. It Is pointed out by re publicans In this neck of tho woods, that this section of the state Is entitled to tho position once In n life time; that never before has a tnarshnl of (Continued on page I.) the ending of Spain's war In Morocco. Tim ltcsrl Confirmed. . Madrid, Sept 29. It Is officially nnnouneod that tho Spanish troops occupied Mount Qurtigu, Morocco, thin morning. ASHEVILLE, N. C., AiJjjf -r- Ik: C-i I HI ' t ...... r .11.. issi -o : V , "i'.Lv y Harry Wlulnoy, the New Haven the (lifieovery of the pole, bits told his startling story in wireless dispatch from Indian Harbor, Labrador, which was forwardel by the New York Herald's shh-I.iI rnrrespondent On the relief ship Jennie. Mr. Whitne asserts that after Dr. Coik had Intrtistnl to him the records nnd dntu of his trip to tho npex of the earth, together with certain of his Instruments ana tho American lleg he floated at the pole, tho New Haven man took all these In his own trunk on board ltobet't R Ivory's ship tho Roosevelt. Immediately Mr. Peury emphatically declared that nothing belonging to Dr. Cook could bp taken back on the ItooKcvelt, ami Mr. Whitney was compelled to unpftrk his trunk and bury all Dr. Cook's effects. Including the Stars and Stripes, in the rocks at Kt.ih, where they jow await recovery. .Mr. W hitney nt the same time was forced by Mr.' Peury to give bin word of honor that he hnd disposed nil ,.r it,. f,w.l,'u ...... ii.. l.u l,. .i.l --.1 ..... "I have no doubt that Dr. Cook SUfiVEYOFSTATE L Governor Kitchin. It Is Said, Will Be Away from State Capital Two Weeks. MATTER OF NEAR-BEER WILL BE CONSIDERED (,ooil tiowniincnt Icngoc at Itnlclgh In He Continued I'lmtninslerM Arc Now In Sewloii. The Gnsette-Nows lturcau, Chamber of Commerce llooins, Hollanion Itiiilillng, lUilelgh, Sept. 29. Governor Kitchin, who has gone to Franklin, Macon county, whew he will make u speech ut the unveiling and dedication of tho Confederate monu ment, erected In memory of the sol diers from Macon county, will be ab sent two weeks. He will go to Ashe vllle, to attend the Southern Appa lachian good ro'uls convention uml from Unit will go to South Carolina, nnd tie present at the dedication of the $20,0110 monument on the battle Held of King's Mountain. Itev. Mr. liniloy of Scotland, who has been in the state since May, look Ing after the 80 Scotch Ijids who are here, leaves for home today. He hus a reipiest from 26 furmety Including Chief Justice Walter Clark, who has n fnrm )n 1)Hp.fHX for Hyst, and will ,h,,H0 ov,.r, selecting those who hvo had farm training. He says that (f h9 oou, rt.ialn in the state 60 liayn jnK,.r m, could get orders for ttt pagt 200 ,ore young Scotchmen, j )0 (g rK.y Impressed by what he Continued on page three. FATAL ACCIDENT EHHEAD, LI, H. H. Lytle Injured in Races and Hjs Assistant Is Killed The Buick Car Wins. Rlverhead, L. !., Sept. 29. Herbert H. Lytle, one of the nest known pro fessional automobile racers In the country, was dniiRet misty hurt an l his mechanician. James Hates, re ceived Injuries from which he died. In the long Island Stock cur races, ma' Hlver Head. The llnlck Wins Again. Rlverhead, I. I., Sept. 29. Louis Chcvrlotet, driving a Hukk car In the Itlver Head-Mettltuck meet, won class 4 race. 113 3-4 miles In 1:37:3)1 3-10. brrr.l.lng all records for tho class. FROM THE CAPITA AT HIV WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, - !' ;.v- snortsman. wh'.mot Dr. Cook In lh found the polej jsays Mr. W hltnoy. WITH TH1- SHIPS T Half Moon and Clermont Sailed up Hud son This Forenoon, to Visit Other Towns. HISTORICAL EXERCISES ARE HELD AT PUBLIC SCHOOLS During the AfteriKM.il Loot Hucrs Will lie Held IVolwcen a Number of Crack Oarxiiit'ii. New York, Sept. 29. The Imagery anil sentiment of the Jlmison-Fulton celebration left New York today when the Half Moon and the Clermont sail ed tip the Hudson to carry Inspiration to the cities and towns which now begin tli"lr part In the centennial. In New York city th celebration will practically conclude this week, hut along tho route tuken by reproduc tions of Hudson's and Fulton's fam ous craft, It will continue a week longer. . The Half Moon nnd the Clermont will tin accompanied by an escort of torpedo boats, submarines and one cruiser. Historical Excrcl'. Historical exercises appropriate to tho day were held at all public schools, and several tablets were ded icated by various pa trim Id societies. In the afternoon there were boat races between crack oarsmen of the International fleet. Balloon Usee Later. Glenn Curtlss and Wilbur Wright each made short flight in an aero plane over Governor's Island this morning. It was announced that di rigible balloon race from New York tu Albany would start later In tho day. Wright covered six miles. Tho program tonight Includes an olllclal banquet to about 2000 guests at the Hotel Astor.- About every Im portant nation will be represented. ItalliMHis I'p anil Away. New York, Bept 29. Tomllnson got away In hia dirigible balloon at 11:30 a. ni., and Hnldwln at 11:S. In world prize. y ! - White Plains, N. Y., Bept. 29. Tomllnson's balloon landed here, with the motor leaking, t IM Nimi lH M.ADF. 1IOMKLKKH BY AX ISl'NUATION IN WALKS Practically Kntlrt Town of Ahrrvon, With a Pupiimtlmi 8,M)0. Vikk-p Water. Indon, Sept. 29. An Inundation In southern Wales has rendered hun dreds of families temporarily home less. Iractlenlly the entire town of Aber von, with a population of xuOn, Is un der water. "Ss.SI part GOES SETIN SEPTEMBER 29, 1009. Peary OF ETAK FAX." I NO HARBOR VHERE COOKS INSTRU- 1.E.T-T All eTS ukviba' 4: HARRV D"T io c. irriln nn.l innmoH tmm him JACKSOI. FAIR TO Committees Are Now Hard at Work. Putting Things in Order for ' Opening Event LONG PREMIUM LIST HAS BEEN ARRANGED Frliliiy Will be Known as l'.ducntioiinl Day. When a NimilH-r of Talks Will He Made. Special to The Gazette-News. Sylvn. Sept, 29. The second annual fair of tho Jackson County Fair asso ciation will be held on Friday nnd Saturday of this week, Oi tober 1 and 2. The fair promises to far excell the Orsl event of the kind, held in this county lust year. The committees having In charge the severnl depart ments arc working hard these days, getting things In rendlnens for events. many of which the residents or tins county have never seen the like be- nire. A ten acre lot. along the line of Southern railway, will be used for the fair grounds, but the number of en- trb'S this year were so Inige that larger grounds bad to be seenrrd. It Is hoped that the new silo will become tho permanent grounds for future county fairs under the auspices of the association, that Is to be organized at the forthcoming fair. Long Premium List. A long premium list has been ar ranged thot provides for prizes for almost every conceivable thing In the category, Iremhims of $25, $10 and $.r will be given for the best colt by the French coach stallion Courteslnn This horse is ownd by a number of Juckson county men, Is said to he one (Continued on page 7) PEARY AND HUBBABO. Just What Is in the Prize Package That Will Be Given the Public "Uter." liar Harbor, Me., Sept $. After a two days conference with General Hubbard, president of the Peary Arc tic club, outlining the plans of the campaign to determined whether Cook reached the pole or not. Com mander Peary, the explorer, declared today that only General Hubbard and himself had knowledge of what waa contained In the statement which would be issued later to show that Cook could not have reached the polo. BEHELD TH S WEEK on Board the u.KYni.rw.oT I GRAY CHURCHWARD, STUDENT OF ASHEVILLE SCHOOL, : HAS DISAPPEARED THE TERRITORY IS TO BE El Tennessee, Arkansas and Oklahoma, to Be Added to Jurisdication of ..;v-:W Revenue Agent Sams..- .-r THE AGENT S OFFICE, HOWEVER, WILL CERTAINLY REMAIN HERE Owing to Increased IIiihIiiomh Hie Of- lice Force Will 1U Im-reused, it Is Now Thought. Kffeetive October 1, the territory covered by the rcrenuc agent's otllce under the direction of Revenue Agent It. II, Sams will be enlarged to Include the entlru states of Tennessee, Arkan sns nnd Oklahoma, At present the territory tinder supervision of Mr. Snms Is composed of the sixth collec tion district of Virginia, which Is tho wertern half of Vlrglnln; the fifth collodion district of North Carolina, the territory west of Greensboro, nnd the First congressional district of Ten nessee. The new order calls for the enlargement to Include the entire stutc of Tennessee In addition to the two states west of the Mississippi, What Caused Change. This ehunge is caused by the trans fer of C. H. Ingram, who was agent In charge of this terrltorv with head quarters at Nnshvlllo to another terrl tory. While under the charge of Revenue Agent Samr, this new terrl torv will bo kept somewhat apart from the other, and will bo tin der the immediate charge of Ri vciiuii Agent llooth of Atlanta, who will maintain his headquarters at Nashville, but all his reports will be handled through Mr. Sams at the Ashevllle oltlce. Inquiry today ns to whether the en Uirgement of tho territory would neces sltnte the removal of the special agent's oltlce from Ashevllle, tho Information wss elicited that It would not; that Aheville whs ns well situated as head quarters for the agent ns any other place In the district and that It would not be changed. On the other hand It was stated that It would be necessary to Increase the otllce force here by the addition of one or more men In order to handle the Increased business. Field 1 nroo of 20 Men. There are at present working tinder Mr. Hams In the Held about 20 men (Continued on page I) TIIK W FATHER. Forecast until I p. m. Thursday for Ashevllle and vicinity: Fair to night and Thursday, with rising- tern perature. Former (iovcrnor McKwecuey pcead. Columbia. 8. C. Bept. 19. Miles a MeSweeney. former governor of South Carolina, diced this mo.TiIng In a private sanatorium In Baltimore. WED Men Are Buried Alive in a Connecticut Tit:: Now Haven, Conn., Bept St. Gangs of men were working hard this morning to reach the tunnel drivers burled by a cave-In, In a tunnel which Bjoossvj j The Young Fellow Left the School September 19, v; for no Apparent ' Cause. ; FRANTIC MOTHER WRITES TO CHIEF CHAFERS Police Authorities of All Towns Between Asheville and New York Have Been Notl- , tied. Great anxiety Is felt, according to letters received here, by Mr. and Mrs. A. Churchward of Hampton Reach. New Hampshire, for the welfare of their son. Gray Churchward, a stu dent, until September 19, at the Ashe vllle school, near here. The young man has mysteriously disappeared. and since the date mentioned nothing whatever hns been heard from him. Mrs. Churchward has written to Chief of Police Chamber of Ashevllle asking the chief to Interest himself In itio matter nnd to advise either lira. Churchwurd, at Hampton Beach, or Mr. Churchward, who haa gone to New Pork to work at that end of the' line, of any Information that may come Into possession of the Ashevllle authorities. Tli Mother Frantic. Mrs. Churchward says that ah la almost frantic over the disappear ance of her boy; that she doean't know whether he Is dead or alive; that she hus notllled by wire all the chiefs of police In cities between Asheville and New York to Interest themselves, and that all the Information she haa at all Is that the Ashevllle -School authori ties have written her that her son told another boy, or Is alleged to have told a boy, that he was going to New York. lie Was Homesick. ' The Ashevllle school this morning In reply to a question said that the boy left the school Sunday, Beptember It; that there was no cause so far as the school faculty knows for the lad leav- Ing, and that they simply have no In-' formation whatever relative to the missing boy's whereabouts. ., It waa stated, however, that the boy appear ed homesick, and that thla la the only cause that ran be assigned for his leaving. Mrs. Churchward In the course of her letter to Chief Chambers and after referring to the fact that she had been notified that he boy left the Ashevllle school, Sunday, Beptember It, says: "We have had no trace of the boy since nor can we get any real evidence except school boy gossip thst he left Ashevllle at all. Mr. Anderson of the school gives us no evidence ex cept that Gray told a boy he waa going to Philadelphia. Gray Churchward has been guarded like a child all his life and In three years of school Ufa has never before broken any serious rule. Tuesday we received letters fu'l of praise for the school, and Joy that he waa playing quarter-back on tn team and looking forward to my vls (Contlnued on page S.) Is being driven to take V connect two reservoirs. It i i six men, negroes and Hal led alive and there seems i them. 1
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