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!l -tit ' : .'M ' ' V ' U.Xk LAST EDITION. ' 4:00 P.M. Weather forecast: . v Rain; colder. ' , A DISPATCHES VOL." XIV. NO. 210. HURRICANE COMES THREATENING LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY, UlHOM TROPICS Has Touched Southern Flor. and Is Making Its Way North v Blew 68 Miles at Key, West at Noon. IT STRUCK HAVANA EARLY AND DID GREAT DAMAGE Through Weather Bureau Shipping Has Been Warned All the Way. ".' from Mobile to Charleston. ' Washington, Oct. 11. Great de struction of propoi ty and of life 'on thi Siu'n A' unlic coast and even in the interior, according to Chief Moore., of the weuther bureau, ia sure to result from ine great hurricane, which already has touched southern Florida and 's making its way up th? coast. In order to protect the lives of those in the danger zone, Prof. Moore has sent instructions to s'gnal sta tions at Jupiter Inlet, Tampa, Jack sonville and Thomasville, Ga.,' author izing them to Issue warnings to is lands, the coast cities and even the interior. The storm reached hurrlcano pro portions at Key West at noon. Tho wind was blowing at the rate of 68 miles an hour. Chief Moore ordered the man at Sand Key to abundon his post, to' safeguard his life. Henry Rains at Miami. Miami. Fla., Oct. 11. (Bulletin.) High winds, at times reaching almost hurricane velocity, prevail here. Four Inches of rain has fallen since ! o'clock yesterday afternoon. No dam age to shipping has been reported. x Expected to Reach. Tampa. Fla... Oct. .11. The local weather bureau has received instruc iJojts to hoist emergency storm warn ings. Shipping is warned to remain In harbor. It is expected the storm will strike Tampa tonight, Havana Wires and Treea Down. Havana, Oct 11. A storm of hur ricane proportions struck the city early looay ana has raged with unabated fury for several hours. Nto fatalities have been reported, but property losses from wind and rain probably will be enoimous. Many lighters and 6ther small craft in the harbor have been sunk or driven ashore. All telegraph and telephone wires In tho city are down, and the electric power system is crippled. Scarcely a tree is left stand lng In Havana. Shipping Is Warned. Washington, Oct 11. A destructive hurricane, which probably will pass northward over Florida, is indicated In advlceB to1 the weather bureau to day. Tho storm Is blowing fiercely ott the Florida const, and shipping has been warned all the way from Mobile, Alu to Charleston, 8. C, and hourlv observations have been ordered In the hurricane territory. The storm this morning was Just west of Sand ke, which is nine miles out from Key West A sixty mile blow from the east prevailed on Sand key and at Key West the velocity was 30 miles an hour, and coming from the southeast The center of the storm was figured at 9:30 o'clock this morning as about fifty or seventy-five miles westward of Key West EXAMINE RECORDS DF RIVAL CLAIMANTS Scientific Bodies Have Agreed to Ask Dr. Remson to Name a Commission. Washington. Oct 4. The National Geographic society In response to proposal from the Peary Arctic club, has adopted a resolution agreeing to Join the American Geographic society ana American Museum of National History In requesting Dr. Ira Remson, president of the National Academy of Sciences, to appoint a commission to examine and report on the Arctic records, observations and data of Commander Robert E. Peary and Dr. Frederick A. Cook. Gen. King of Set upon by Three Negroes Washington, Oct 11. Attacked by three negroes and forced, according to his declaration, to use his pocket knife to defend hi life, Gen. J. Floyd King, IT years of age, for eight years during the '90s representative In con res from Louisiana and a Confeder ate veteran and a native of Georgia, wns badly beaten Saturday night about the head and body, it was learned to day. One of the negroes it In a hos IS ASSEMBLED f Bad Weather for Detroit-Pittsburg Game, but the Crowds Went to Grounds All the Same. TODAY'S LINE-l'P. Detroit. 1'ltlMl.nrir Hush, ss. Cobb, rf. Crawford, cf., Dehelaney, 21, Morarlty, 3b. T. Jones, lb, Schmidt, c. Leach, ef. Clurke, if. Wagner, ss. Miller, 2b. Abstein, II). Wilson, rf. Gibson, c. Summers, p. Maddox, p. Umpires. O'Loughin and Johnstone. Detroit, Oct. 11. At 1 o'clock the sky was gray and filled with heavy clouds, but officials of tho National commission declared that the game between Detroit and Pittsburg would be played in anything Bhort of a cloudburst. 'If the afternoon pases without rainstorm, it will bo nothing short of wonderful," deelnred Weather Observ er Conger, an hour before the game Great crowds gathered to wKiihss the world's championship game. There was a small shower an houi before tho time for the game to start It seems certain the game will be played In u series of Intermittent showers. A total of 31,114 tickets were sold for the game at Pittsburg Saturday, the turnstiles at the field Bhowlng that 30.915 persons pasd into the grounds. The total receipts from the sale of the tickets were 4 1,884.60. The totals for the two games there are as follows: Tickets sold 60,619; tickets received at gates, 60,179! total receipts,. $82. 156; national baseball commission's share, $8,215.60; player's share, $44, 364.24; each club's share. $14,788.08. E. C. Sawyer Elected President and Dr. Reynolds Vice President of the "Asheville Motor Club." At a meeting of several automo tilllstH, members of a former motor club o? Asheville, held at the Y. M. C. A. Saturday night, it was decided to organize a motor club here, and nn organisation wui efferted to this end. The new club will be known as the Asheville Motor club, and a general meeting of the automoliill)ts will b? held In the board of traile rooms Oc tober 19, when plans will be discussed for sending out scout parties to nearby towns and cities for the purpose of locntlng the most feasible automobile routes; also It Is planned to arrange u run with, a large number of ears In line, to some nearby town, where the club members and their friends will enjoy a supper. At the Initial meeting Saturday night Dr. Wexler Smather was elected chairman and D. U Jack son secretary. A permanent organiza tion was effected later in tho evening and E. C. Sawyer of the Asheville Cycle and Automobile company was chosen president, Pr. C. V. Reynold.' vice-president and D. Ij. Jackson, sec retary and treasurer. Hampton Rich, field editor of The Garage, and the Southern Aittnmoblllst of Atlanta wax present (Turing the meeting, and madi many helpful suggestions toward the organization of the club, stating that the prime object of such an nrgnnissa tlon was to work for better roads. "Cotton Leak" Cases. Washington. Oct 11. The "cotton leak" cases. Involving the charges of conspiracy in the. premature publlca linn of the rot ton statistics of tho irrl cultural depnitment. are re-assigned on the docket of the Supreme court, and December 13 fixed as the time they will be heard, ' Washington pital so badly cut that his recovery is said to be doubtful. Gen. King him self, who was arrested, has been re leased on bond. . Waranta have been issued by friends of (Jen. King for the arrest of the ne groes, although none of the warrants have been served. The police say they knnw where the two negroes, who were not taken to a UNDER CLOUDY SKY AUTOMQB LISTS NOW hospital, can be found. ASHEVILLE, N. C., New York Herald and The Gazette - . TUFT IS IN LOS ANGELES Arrived in That City This Forenoon Fresh from Four Days of Sight seeing in the Canyons. I, os Angeles, Oct 11. President Tatt, fresh from his four days of tour ing and Fight! elng in the canyons of tho Yosemlte, arrived In Iis Angeles thle morning. The president's pnrty then proceeded to San-Pedro, the har bor of Bos Angeles, to view tne gov ernment .work on th big brenkwater, and the site of the proposed fortifica tions. The president will be ofllclally wel comed to I-os Angeles on his return from San I'edro this afternoon. To night the president will bo entertained at a banquet. Went to Red While His dollies Were Dried. El Porlal, Cnl., Oct. It. After hav ing traveled nearly 100 miles by stage and on foot In and around the Yo semlfo valley. President Taft reached here Saturday night The president was wet with perspir ation when he reached the foot of the trail and he had to go to bed In the Sentinel hotel while his clothing was hung out In the sun to dry as he only had the one gray Norfolk Jacket suit with him In the park. President Tsft took luncheon with Major Forsyth of the army. His lust day in the Yosemlte park wns greatly enjoyed. He began the day by look ing at the sun rise over the eastern granite walls of tho valley, his van tage point elng the verandah of the little Glnrler Point hotel, right at the verv edge of a 3.000 foot cliff The surroundings were rough and seclud ed, and tho president appeared In scant attire. Having seen the sun properly up. Mr. Taft retired again and slept until t o'clock. The alti tude did not seem to affect him, nnd the president has stood the long rides and early hours of the Yosemlte trip better than some of the other mem bers of his party. John Mulr, the naturalist, explained every view, every tree, and flower on his way down and dwelt time and again upon the glacier theory of the formation of -the valley. -The presl dent has evinced 1i lively interest In th proposition on foot in San Frnn cisco to throw a dam across the valley of the Yosemlte park and create" a lake there, to give that city a supply of water. Mr. Mulr, who has spent much of his life In the Yosemlte, has declared to the president with all the enthusiasm of the real lover of nature that the plan Is a sacrilege. TOE WEATHER, Forecast until S p. m. Tuesday, for Asheville and vicinity: Rain tonight or Tuesday; colder tonight ' MONDAY" AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 11, 1909. News. "MUST CANT STAY DOWN THE SITUATION IS It Is not Exactly Clear What Has Hap pened, but Mr. Crane May not Proceed to Pckin. Washington, let. 11. Whether or not Charles If. Cruno shall proceed to l'ekln In the capacity of American minister to China, seems now to de pend upon III" niitcume today of the conference between, Crnno and Secre tary of Slate Knox. Who unpectedly and rather mysteriously summoned the minister from San Francisco to Wushlngton on the eve of his propos ed sailing to China. Many Indications today supported the belief that the situation In which Crane stands In If exceedingly serious, and In quarters presumably well Informed this belief Is strengthened with the passage ot the hours that Minister Crnnn's con nection with th" diplomatic service was in a very precarious condition. Mr. Crane arrived from San Fran cisco yesterday, i.nd was closeted un til far Into tho night with Secretary Knox and his special counsel, Formet Solicitor General William II. Hoyt, but nothing authentic was obtainable as to the nature of the results of the conference. FATAL ACCIDENT AT GLEN ALPINE A Negro, Locke Ramseur, Was Run Over by Passenger Train, No. 11, and Killed. News has been received here of a fatal accident occurring yesterday af ternoon at Glen Alpine when Locke Ramseur, a' negro residing near that place, wns run over by passenger train No. ,11. and killed. It is said that there was a large crowd about the little statlun when tho train pull ed In, among the crowd being Ram seur; that he did pot notice the rapid approach of the train, and before ho could get out of the way the engine struck him and death was the - re sult ' llllsiard Has Duluth In It Grasp, i Duluth, Minn., Oct 11. Duluth to day is in the clutches of the first hlla sard of the season, ushered In with a SO-mlle northeast wind .acoompanled by snow, sleet and hall. STRAINED WILBUR T MAKESJt CIRCLE And the Maneuver Was Executed While Moving at a Speed of 35 Miles an Hour. College Park,, M(l., Oct. 11. In an early morning Might Wilbur Wright lias ctahliHhcd a new figure for niak lug a circle. The aviator, who is In structing army officers, made a com plete turn In 17 3-5 seconds. It was estimated that this wns at an average speed of 35 miles an hour. The diameter of tho circle was ap proximately 250 feet. LAST BRIEF FILED ii E Famous Cause, Involving Contempt o Supreme Court on Part of 1. F. Shipp and Others. Washington, Oct. 11. Attorney Cllft of Tenneseee toduy presented to the Supreme court of the I'nlted State-) the last of a number of briefs besrlng on the petitions of Joseph F. Shipp and a number of other residents of Chattanooga, charged with con tempt of court, In connection with the lynching of the negro, F. Johnson After the Supreme court had taken cognisanco of his case. Tho brief contends that the prisoner was not In tho custody of Federal uu thorltles but of state authorities, and there could have been no contempt of the United States Supreme court KING, NEGRO CONVICT, LEAPS FROM A TRAIN, AND ESCAPES Warden lCed After Mm, Hut Too Madly Cut anil ItntlMml to Fot i low Him I'p. Tlvoll, N. T., Oct. J 1. Edward Davis, alias King, a negro corfvl Jumped from a New York Central train near here today and disappeared, He was discharged from Dannemora yesterday and was being taken to th North Carolina prison from which he had escaped. The warden Jumped after King, but waa too t-aUly cut and bruised to give WHEN hi pursuit ,. , MORSE, "ICE KING,' CONVICTED IN FEDERAL COURT. TO SERVE SENTENCE URVEY OF STATE here Has Been a Regular Influx of People Bitten by Supposed Mad Dogs at the Raleigh Hospital. ONE FAMILY OF SIX HAS GONE THERE FOR TREATMENT Wake County Farmers Hellove They Will Capture the Prize for Corn Yield at the State Fair. The Gazette-News Bureau, Chamber of Commerce Iiuildiug, Ilollemon Ituildlng, Raleigh, (lot. 11. Saturday there wus a regular inllux f people bitten by mad dogs. J. C. age came In with his six children, Kathleen, May, Annie, Jane, John and lenry, from Pender county. All of hesii were bitten by a little puppy, n hepherd dog. The same dog bit a calling heifer and a little cull', both which were killed. Another pa- lent is a three years old daughter of Sidney W. Burton of Iti idsville, and notlier James Womuck of ltoeking ti in county, three years old, bitten by pug dog. Vet another is M. I'.. Baldwin, Scotland county, who was in is yard, a ncighhor and a Utile child eing wilh him. While loading Ins wagon with cotton a dog ran In, open- louthed at the child, whose father icked the dog away, the animal im lediately biting Baldwin on the leg. le seized the dog anil choked it to nth. The people now under treat ment, as well as those who have been mler it, are crying death to the dogs. nd one man said he intended to use poison freely on his premises. There re now lo-persons h-re for treat ment. Some Mew Pateuts. Soma of tho Inmates of the Soldiers' flome, Including Turrentlne and Byrnes and Hatch, have secured a patent for n Invention to prevent collision on railways and say this has the endorse ment of Engineer Kngleliart of the nnama railway. To this date the state has issued licenses to 1019 automobile owners. nd applications are coming In daily. The head office of tho Jewel cotton nills is changed from Charlotte to ThomuJvIlM Sale of Col Ion Seed. A young farmer from Clayton county recently sold seven carloads of seed, from his own farms, on which he will raise this season 700 ball's of otton. Ho and his father and grand- ather have never bought any corn. and this year he will raise at least KMIO barrels. This brings up the corn uestion in Wake. This county will nake a special show ol corn at trie state fair ami at the farmers' imhioii- al congress, and a farmer from Mark's reek township says ho believes It will get the Hire big prizes tor the greatest yield of corn to the acre of fered by the chamber of commerce, Ho expects one grower to make from 35 to .40 barrels of corn to the acre, t ine of tho sights here Saturday was at one of the old tobacco warehouses which was today purchased and Is be ing used for storage und packing In hags of cotton seed for thu far south, liver $2,000 was paid out for teed, the irlce being 40 cents per bushel, with very load of seed being the guaran tee that they were of the particular brand. H is said that his season's sale of scud will bring In $ 1 00.000. In warchoiiso near by are 90,000 bags. In which seed are being shipped, and In the old tobacco warehouse, thus converted to a new use, there are 60 carloads- of seed. Reside It a brick warehouse, 90 by ISO feet and two stories in height Is to bo built, and thus Raleigh becomes the most prom inent place In tho country In the mat ter of sale of cotton seed for planting. Yet a third of a century ago seed were thrown away and beginners thought of plans to get rid of them. Farmers seem to have confidence in higher cotton. In spite of the news that the mills are going to mnko a great curtailment of production, and not a few say they think It Is going to 16 cents. At the Stain Fair. . At the Slntn fair Stato Geologist Pratt will make a notable exhibit of minerals In o, section which will be specially doeorsted and fitted for Unit use. The textile department of the Agricultural and Mechanical college here will make a very attractive dis play of hosiery, entirely made by stu dents, who took the raw cotton, made the yarn, did the dyeing and made the hosiery. This II a new line of work in thn school. FROM THE CAPITAL A Robber Rifles Office of GreatNorthemExpress Co. Seattle, Oct II. Rinding and gag ging the night chief clerk and his as sistant, and carrying them to an un occupied part of the building, a lone hold-up man robed the offlco ot the 3c PER COPY The United States Circuit Court of Appeals today Affirm ed Decision of the Lower Court. CAPITALIST IS NOW FACING 15 YEARS IMPRISONMENT Morse Says He Is Victim of Popular Demand .for "Victim" from Among High Fin ance Circles. New York, Oct. 11. The' United Slates Circuit Court of Appeals today affirmed tho decision of the lower Federal court, sentencing Charles W. Morse, the former banker and steam ship capitalist, to 13 years imprison ment in me rcoorm prison hi auuii-. tu, Ga. i.. i . !..!.. xr..... . in nfli' ij. Kill, nil iii.tiiiit u, inn York people as the "ice king," and . was for years one oT the most con- j splciious figures in high finance. 'Jfo nlways claimed that bis Indictment was merely the result of tho popular demand for ti "victim" from among the capitalist class. In his light for freedom he has bad the constant sup- port of a devoted wife who, It baa ; been claimed, sold her Jewels to pay the able cousel who has assisted in I he defense. Tim 'IMflslon. The court of appeals In Its decision says: "We Inly recognize Hie conse iliieuci'S of the defendant which must rollow uu affirmance of this Judg ment, and yet we canot doubt that he was given a fair trial and that tho verdict was amply sustained by the proof. No unprejudiced person can read the record without being con vinced that, by tho defendant's pro curement, the bank (National Hank of North America) bought Its own stock, and the stock of the hv securities company, and by its procurement the , entries in the bank book and the re ports to the, comptroller as to these -transactions, vomt eo- arranged as to ...... ..a,.l .Via l.,ilb' nnrl In Pnnrd Irnnl. actions which,' in reality, never tonw place." The decision or the circuit court ot appeals is llnal, so far as the direct appeal Is coneerrid. At tho office of counsel for Mors" .t was said the esse would be taken to the United States Supreme court, nnd application for bail wou'd be made. In the meantime Morse would be sent to the Toml pris on or might be sent to Atlanta to begin his sentence, unless tho Circuit court of appeals In New York grants a stay hi execution of his sentence. The I'nlted States Circuit Court of Appeals granted a slay of 40 days in the execution of tho sentence upon Morse. M-ir.HC TiiUcn l Pi'Inoii. Morse was taken to tho Tombs prison this afternoon. Ills son, Harry', accompanied him to the prison. A lurjV crowd followed them up tho street. Trunk Containing Jewels Belonging to Baltimore Firm Was Broken Open-OIficers Notified. N. T. Sherwood, a traveling1 sales man for Sydney Smith Co., Jew elers, of Baltimore arrived In thn city yesterday on train No. 11 from llaltl inore, and has discovered that tho trunk containing his samples of Jewel ry have been tampered with; tho ex tra heavy links being broken open. The matter was reported i the offi cials of tho Southern railway todav nnd an Investigation begun which la hoped will clear up the matte-. As to whether much of the Jewelry was taken out of the trunks Is not known, as Mr. Sherwood has not opened thn trunks, awaiting tho arrival of detec tives of tho Southern Railway com pany, and also an Inventory of the amount of Jewelry in tho trunk. Iln Is of the opinion, however, that much valuable Jewelrv has been removed from thn trunks, probably whllo In Its transit from Haltimoro to Asheville. Night Rider IUiiiiIum'iI a Homo. txlngtnn, Ky Oct 11. Twelve night riders, armed with shotguns. surrounded thea homo of James D Von. near Shannon, Ky., last night, and fired several volleys through tho windows. Nt one was hurt Great Northern Kx press company, st the King street station this mornlm;. securing several sacks of gold and sil ver, and a large amount of paper money, the total amount running I thousands. TRUNK IN TRANSIT IS TAMPERED WITH
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