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i - V fte Ail to A A 1 AT LAST EDITION. 4:00 P. 1L Weather forecast: Fair; Slightly Warmer. . 11 U II MR. MOORE ADMITS, W TINT TO THIS PAPER, HE WRiiE LETTER ItWas All Politics, Says That Gentleman, and He Advis ed Mrs. Reed Ac- cording ly. THERE WAS NO SUGGESTION OF BRIBERY MOORE ASSERTS Some Say There It Extant a Letter Which Will Show Whether Mr. Grant Spurned Financial . . Considerations. , C. B. Moore, when questioned today relative; to the Blrtmore postoff Ice 'af fair, confirmed all that had been said by Mrs. Fanny J. ; Reed,. Mr. Moore said that), ao far as he was concern ed, there was nothing to conceal. It was an a matter of politics, as he un derstood it, and when , Mrs.' Reed ap pealed tb 'him for advice he had mere ly consulted her own best Interest Mrs. . Reed, Mr. Moore went on, had been a liberal contributor for party purposes much more liberal . than some men who held positions far more remunerative. Wrftin Mrs. Reed t U1IL A K;U1IU . ICLLBl 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 IIH HIHI r chairman, or somebody, whose name he could not recall, seeking a second contribution for the support of the party paper, he answered the letter for Mrs. Reed, just as he would have answered It for himself. The exact wording of the letter Mr. Moore could not remember, but he protested that It was absurb and cruel, under the circumstances, to say that It was pro posal of bribery. . He had written to the person sending out the request for money that "Mrs. Reed had always been liberal In her contributions, but that her term had expired and she ' did not feel It her duty, orthat she i. was able, to make further, contribu tions in the absence of assurances as to whether she would be allowed to 'hiM.-titt nrftnoi" -Mr. Mnnra added J that tui had nn. Ill fin. that jChalrman Adams had Telf that an attompt was being made to brlbo him. Favored . Mrs.. Beed'sj Reappointment ' Mr. Moore said that," Immediately after the election, he had thought of applying for the- office himself, since none of the applicants had rendered any notable party service, but that later, when he found Mrs. Reed anx ious to hold on to the place, which meant to her a living, he had not , pushed his claims, and faovred the , reappointment of Mrs. Reed. Mrs. Reed taaid this morning that she would make no further statement,, since she could only reiterate previous declarations of being Innocent of any Intent to "bribe" Mr. Grant. She thinks If she had sought to "brlbo" anybody, she would not have fallen Into th fatal error for which she was chlded by Mr. Logan, of having given her money "to the wrong peo ple. Her sole Idea wss to do as other office holders would do under similar circumstances. It was felt by the friends of Mrs. Reed that no fur ther statement from her was neces sary in view of the frank statement made by Mr. Moore, which leaves no doubt, they say, of the fact that she had not been personally guilty of any Impropriety. m What MM. Reed's Friends Think. Mrs. Reed and her friends were at tracted by the statement of Mr. Grant that "her contributing or not contrlb. utlng had nothing whatever to do with my endorsement, and that I would not. be Influenced thereby." Mrs. Reed's friends say they are dis tinctly under the Impression that financial considerations entered : Into tho Anal disposition of the offlce, anL they add that Mr. Clapp, wno was one of the candidates for the opposi tion, has a letter written by a member of congress from a distant state, which would warrant them In saying as .huch. Mrs. Reed heard part of this letter read, she says, In which the congressman In question, In replying to a. letter from Mr. Clapp asking his endorsement, said he had received a letter from Mr. Grant acknowledging that he was under financial obligations to certain rentlemea who wanted Mr. Luther appointed; and therefore his endorsement of Luther would ha to stand. In oolnt of fact. " thta story about the letter said, to be In Mr Clapp's possession . was regarded as the most Interesting development of the day, If not of the entire contro versy, and it Is assumed that Mr. Grant will lose no time In explaining that the story Is "absolutely false." U- fl-ant'. ClBlAMIAIlt Editor of The Gaiette-News: My attention was callod yesterday evening to the article In your Issue of yesterday stating that charges naa been preferred against Mrs. Reed, in order to have her removed. In its Issue of September 14, the Hendersonvllle "Times" published statement with regard to the Blltmore poatotrice, giving certain reason why I felt it my duty to advocate Mr. Luther's appointment These reasons, of themselves, I deemed sufficient to justify my action In endorsing Mr. . Luther. I have never denied that there Were other reasons, but I did not feel n necessary to state them, and I. should have been glad to let the matter rest there, without brlng- ma Mrs. needs name into runner publicity. nt since Mrs. Reed's frlcm's ( ' n,.(l, they are her ' ' ) t , , rmlned to bring 1 ' i public m;aln, nnd i a garbled no- hdlEF AI1D HOPE HUE FELTIfj SPAIN Consequent upon Fall of Maura Cab inet Alfonso Regrets He Had no Chance to Pardon Ferrer. Madrid. Oct. 22. The fall of pre mier Maura and tho conservative cab inet has produced a feeling of rolluf and encourages the hopo that a po rlod of Internul tranquility has been ushered In. It Is now an open secret that Maura's refusal to give King AN fonxo an opportunity to pardon Fer rer is regretted by his majesty. . The New Cabinet. ; Upon receipt of the resignation of the premier and his ministers, Moret Y. Prendergnst undertook to form a new mlstry, himself assuming tho post of premier and minister of Interior. The new ministers who took the oath of offlee last night are as follows: Premier and. minister of the Inter ior. Moret Y. Prendergast. Minister of foreign affairs, Peres Cahallcro. x ' Minister of finance, Senor Alvnrado. Minister of war, Lieutenant Gener al Do Luque. Minister of marine. Tlear-Admlrnl Concas. Minister of public works, Senor Gasset. Minister of public Instruct , Sen or Borroso. Minister of Justice, Mnrtlncs Pel Campo. When the president of tho chamber of deputies made the announcement nf tha cabinets' renlirnfltlnn It wna m. celved with such an car-splitting up roar that ne was forced to adjourn the sitting. i - TO TAKE VOTE i 4 People o Monroe Section Favor Rail road That Is Being Promoted by Coj. Jones. Special to The Gazette-News. Monroe, N. C, Oct. SI. Col. S. A. Jones, president of the South Atlantic Trans-Continental railroad spoke here last night, and there was a unanimous call for He election for bonds for the Trans-Continental road, which would Insure a great east and west line for direct connection with St. Louis, Chi cago and the west, and would secure the establishment of a great port at a southern point The Old North State and Union will vote unanimously for It . ORDERING OF STRIKES HAS BEEN MADE FJSIEil i Emergency Committee May Be Appoint edTextile Union Officers All Re-Elected. Washington, Oct. 21. The United Textile association of America today re-elected John Golden president, James Tansey first vice president and Albert " Hlbbert secretary-treasurer, air of Fall River, Mass. To facilitate the ordering of strikes in the cotton,. sllknd kindred Indus tries, the association authorized the appointment of an emergency com mittee with all authority . In dealing with labor disputes that In the past has been conferred only urfbn the ex ecutive council. . - . DAUGHTERS HAVE S4G33 BALANCE IN TREASURY . A Thousand Dollars Voted for Arlington . Monument Fund, Unanim ously. Houston. Tex.. Oct II. At today's session of the United Daughters of the Confederacy the report of Mrs. L. E. Williams of Kentucky, the treasurer general, showtd that during tha year the receipts we're $TS1, which, de ducting expenses, left a balance on hand of $403$. One thousand dollars was unanimously voted for theAr liiiKton monument fund. officers will be clewed lato today. I'l, hntond Is leading the contest for I ! in-t ('(invention. in couriTY ASHEVILLE, N. 0., Where President Taft Took His Rest Ji,slirt!!aWi,V ' ME f-r '' - aMMssWaaaaMSMnSJE! Cr -f A . . , ....-tow.-t.j ;1;4 fit SI IIUUNW! t J . I I A typical little Texns station, with a country store, u modern hotel, a linlf u dozen canvas tents for a background, formed the "iMolicr cuiiitnlU awny President Tnft played golf on the Tuft ranch und upent lirllliiint Bhell ronds nnd resting from 35 days of hard touring. Just what he wants to uo, sain of his distinguished jbrnther. Secure mltee, tho president donned his golf PR0F1F, MASSE! AT CRUSO T Associate - Editor of the Progressive Farmer Is to Address a Meet- ' ingot Farmers. Bpoclal to the Cassette-News: Canton, Oct. 22. Prof. W. K. Mas sey, associate editor of the Progrowlve Farmer, is at Crusti, on the Hast Fork of Pigeon river today, where be ad dressed a meeting of farmers. A spe cial program has been prepared fur the occasion, nnd following the ad dresses, a barbecue Is planned. A large inuinber of farmers are report ed as being at Crusa today, and the meeting Is very enthusiastic. J. 1). Press, who was Injured by falling off a street car In Asheville, the night of P.arnum Halley's circus, went to Asheville today to consult at torneys regarding a suit which be proposes to Institute ngninst the Klec trlc company. Mrs. Keno Is asking $3000 from the town of Oftnton for damages which she believes will be Incurred to her mill property, uhould the town of Canton continue Us proposed fdnn of geeting Its city water from the .head waters of Hough Creek. I tributary of the creek npon which her mill is sit uated. Former Congressman W. T. Crawford Is representing Mrs. Iteno. L He Arrives in New York and Says That He Is Ready to Fight at Once. New York. Oct. 22 Jntues J. Jef fries arrived today. He said he would fight Johnson and tuisVnn doubt of winning. He said ho was ready to fight at once. Jeffrie I lit. In tits' quiet environs of Carlsluid, Bohemia, and unobserved by visitors to that watering place, Jeffries has trained vigorously for the Johnson mill without giving tho slightest hint to his friends In America of what he was doing. Jeffries Is without su perflunus llesh. TWENTY-FIVE AUK KIIXKH 1IY i:KTHVl' AKK IN INDIA A score of Othirs Injured llellpiit Hallway Station and Oilier IlllillllllgM lUtseil. Simla, British ' India, Oct. 22. Twenty-five persons were killed1 and a score of others Injured In recent earth quake shock- at Bellput, a small town on the Quetta railroad. In the central part of Belucblstan. The railway sta tion and sevornl residences were rased. ;c 'W';.i;.i.fl: o- 0 Y Farmers Tobacco Union Disapproves o f Lawlessness - Danville, Vs.. Oct. 22 The Farm ers Tobacco Union, at Its session here adopted tho fnlliwniK resolution, which has Just been mado public. "i;e-olved, th.it the Fnimfri union, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 22, 1909.' er His 35 Days of Sil ia.iii- 'ii" iiAJi I l i ss eiutrlcH P. -Tart, when n.sked whut he In the knowledge tlmt ho would not he "delivered" In suit nnd followed the program of doing tin he pleased REVOtUTIQMISTS' ARMY. 2500 MEN It Is not Believed the Zclayan Govern ' ment Can Hold Out More Than Three Weeks. New Orleans. Oct. JJ. Private ad vices from :lir lu'lde. Ki aiai;iia, Ntate that the entire urnty of revolutionists number 2,.'itMi men. , It in declared that the pn.iition of General Chani morro, between Kl Castillo and Crey town Is exceedingly strong find that ho Is In command of ttHO men, and several pieces of artillery. With reinforcements of Mm men, which have been ordered IrOm I'.hie Ifelds, he will heKln his uttack on the fortress of Kl i'i -IiIIo, tho advices say. The revolutionists arc showing re newed activity and it Is Hot believed that the Kclaya Knvertimcnt can hold out against them fur more than three weeks longer. tlcrrerat l.uls Mounts loft P.liielleldH nlol.t foe Monkey Hint ulll. Il.r.... h..,wlre,l men (Senernl l-orm,..!. IHnx is also iit.niit to hSive for liama , Ill command of another force nf Ilild men, who will leeimnoller on the way i to tl.e Inlerlor 'i Ills latter force will be joined by (leneral C'liamniori',1. 1 Oeaernl Key lias heen appointed ; second In coinniud of the Hevolu- tlonary movement , , Two thoiisniid Mcaragunn exiles In I Costa Itleo are awaiting an oppoita nily to return ami Join tho rebel. The revolutionary agent in Wash- ; Ington has advised General Kutrada, i the leader nf the movement and uli", has doclnred him-elf provisional pres- blent of Nicaragua, that the American . government will recognise him short ly. TUFT II IS IK TH1PUBLIG EYE After Three Days of Golf and Rest He; Goes to Corpus Christ! and Makes a Address. Corpus Chrlstl. Tex.. Oct 22. After three days of golf, rest and practical seclusion at his brother's ranee at La Quinta, President Taft came here to day and Is once more In the public eye. He made an address to the con vention of the Interstate Inland Wa terways league, which begun, ita ses sion here yesterday. Mm fosnglinriie Dead. 1-ynehburg, Va., Oct. 22. Mrs. Vir ginia Preston Inghorne. widow of Dr. Duiilel A. Mnghorne, and-a rela tive of the well known Langhorne family of Albemarle county, died hero today. j tobacco growers representing dele gates of Kentucky, North Carolina en.l Virginia, jlcninnw In no uncer tain terms, any act of lawlessness of any nut m or kind, wh at ever." Hard Touring The XMrdn. few rough wooden buildings nnd of the United Ntntcn. Three mllcH niitiiinn arternoonN rldinc. over while hud plnnned fur the ciili i l.nmnrnt any hical fiun- AS TO AUDITORIUM REPORT EXPECTED - ... .,.. - , , . .'by David Nicholson. Tho accident Committee Will Probably Recommend . occurred along the Macndnm road in Purchase Outright, at Agreed Price, $22,500. i I most Intereiline mat-! Probably th tor that wlil come before the hoard i of aldenn"ii tonight at the regular weekly meeting nf the cllV dads will have to do with a replirt ot the special aldcrirajnc committee appointed rela tive to the taking over by the city 'of tin- Auditorium at the appraised value of t22,rilltl. This committee, composed j of Aldermen Glenn, Vonnr and Put-i terson. will. In all probahillty. make; Its leport and while the text of this! report If not given out It would occa sion no surprise if the committee re- commend that the city take over the! Auditorium at the llxed price of $22,-1 Mm I ree from eneumhrauccs stive an I ! exept the llxed chnrBcs such as the liomleil Indebtedness, int. rest nnd ac- j criied Interest If any. and taxes. I In short, the proposition Is that the ! ''It'. I:'i' ' property Just as clt' take the property Just any j 1 individual might hl.y u pl-ce of prop erty with any encumbrances arranged lor or settled nnd without rejrarrt to any slock held hy the man.- stock holders. H la pointed out that the ity to acquire the property and to n ."guard itself aKiilnst any possmio fri 'tlon on the part nf stockholders a purchase outright would be the best plan; then the Auditorium company, a corporation, could be dissolved anil In future if any wrangle or tropble arose the city would not be a party thereto. Furthermore, It is believed that after all tlxed expenses, floating indchtednesfi, luxes, interest and ac crued Interest, together with any costs that may attach to the formality of transfer nnd the dissolution of the Auditorium company, are paid and settled theri will be little lert from the $:'2,ri(i price agreed upon tho appraisement of the Auditorium which was recently accepted as a correct ap praisement by the Auditorium stock holder. PRAISES THE PRESIDENT EOII TEMPERANCE STAND I This Features the Annual Report of the President of the W. C. T. U., at Omaha, Neb. Omaha, Oct. 22. The annual con vention -of th Women's" Christian Temperance union opened with a largo attendance. President Lillian M. Stevens, in her annual address, featured her report wl)h a note of congratulation to President Taft for his stand on the temperance question. HhH said: "For Mr. Taft to set an example of total abstlneace Is a cause for great rejoicing by those who csre for humanity's -weal. It la an example safe and beneficial for all to follow, Mr. Taft Is entitled to the grateful thanks and appreciation of a thrice grateful nation." Jury Disagreed. Lynchburg, Vs., Oct. 12. The sec ond trial ot Angelo Hamilton, charg ed with the murder of Mrs. Sallle !Hx, has resulted In a disagreement of the Jury. . i Hamilton will Je tried again No vember 10. THE EARTH QUAKED HEAR Jl AETfJA Mount Vesuvius Active Again, Causing - Alarm, but the Disturbance Is not so Serious Today, Messina, Oct. 23. Yesterday's earth shocks, felt In the vicinity of Mount Aetmi coincident with the renewed activity of Mount Vesuvius, has caus ed much alarm here. Tho fact that such sleBmIc disturbances has been predicted by Frank A. Perrett, an American scientist formerly assistant director of tho Royal observatory on Mount Vesuvius, does not lessen the uneasiness. I Now IH"tni.hIiix. The eruption of M, lint Vesuvius, which became alarmingly active yes terday, appears to bo decreasing to dny. Tho villages In tho vicinity of tho Volcano are filled with Mtrangers, mostly foreigners, who had hastened there to witness tho phenomena. A As Result Emerson Eve and Police Jus j tice Charles E. Jones Received ' Painful Injuries Last Night. Kincrson tevo, court stenographer, at the Hotel Berkeley today with a ia i broken left arm and a badly skinned 1 face, while former Police Justice Charles 10. Jones is also suffering from a nasty cut over the eye ami severe bruises us a result of a collision Inst n i li t between an automobile In which they were riding, und a buggy driven West Asheville, wbllo Mr. Kve and Mr. Jones were returning to the city with Dr. Gardner In lr. tlardner's au tomobile, the physician driving, lir. (iardner . escaped unhurt wlUe Mrs. Nicholson, -.who was accompanying Mr. Nicholson, suffered' a severe hl'ock. Mr. e.ve and Mr. Jones nail heen to ! Weal Ashevilln to attend exercises In ; stalling a new K. of P. lodge there, and about 11 o'clock, or shortly be ; fore, Mr. Kve said this morning while lying In bed nt the Hotel Berkeley, they started to wulk from the lodge room to Kuilth's bridge to take a car to Asheville. They met Ir. Gardner, who kindly offered to take them to the bridge in bis automobile. Mr. Jones took a seat in the runabout be side Or. (Iardner, while Mr. Kve sat on Mr. Jones' lap. The automobile i party was going down the road at an I ordinary speed, but on account of the j dense fog and the fact that tho-huggy was without light, they failed to sec the vehicle In time to stop or turn aside sufficiently to miss the buggy. and me collision resunen. jvir. r.ve went out of the automobile first, land ing on his face and left arm, while Mr. Jones was abio thrown nut Mr. Kve was rendered unconscious for n few minutes. Or. Gardner carried Mr. and Mrs. Nicholson to their home in West Asheville In his automobile, while Mr. Kve and Mr. Jones came to town In a carriage that about that time came along. They drove to the home of Dr. Fletcher, whore their burls were dressed, and Inter Mr. Jones went to his home while. Mr. Kve went to the Hotel Berkeley. It Is said that the accident was sim ply unavoidable bv reason of the dense fog and that neithir the driver of the motor car nor the driver of the hore and buggy are blamnble. When thrown from the automobile, It Is learned today, Mr Jones lost his watch; a loss that Is giving him some concern. The watch was an open-face I'.IKtn wuicn sno sir. jnnm wnum welcome with gratitude Its return by! any person who may find the time piece. Y IS .s. A Nonsuit Ordered in Early vs. South ernMotions Wilt Be Heard fast of. Term. The Jury which has been serving this week In Superior court In the trlnl of civil esses was discharged to day by Judge Adanis after he had or dered a non-suit-In the suit of James Karly against the Southern Railway company. Early sought a verdict for $10,0110 damages from the Southern railway for the loss of a font at Mar shall, while he, ho allege, was en gaged in working his way on n freight train for hir railroad fare, Judge Adams, not thinking the evi dence sutriclent to mako out a ease of negligence, orderert'a non-suit Tho rest of this afternoon and to morrow will be taken up with hearing of motions. The Injunction matter against the Black Mountain Highway commissioners did not coma up this morning as tha ease was not ready for a hearing. In the meantime, each side will flln more affidavits regarding the construction of a new road lout, ml of improving lbs I.aky's Clap ro l. AUTOMOBILE Ai COLLIDE 3c PER COPY IS BY A DARING DEED At Peril of His Life, Constable Watkins r' Snatches Baby Boy from Railroad Track. NOT A MOMENTS TIME MARGIN ' WAS ALLOWED TO THE PAIR Had He Keen an Instant Later, Black MlHintnln Constable ami Child Would Have Perlxlird. There .was a thrill of excitement at the Black Mountain railway station yesterday aftvrnon about 5:30 o'clock when an Incident occurred that cams near coating tho lives of two persons; an Incident that stamped Constuble F. C. Watkins ot Black Mountain town thlp the hero of the occasion through bis daring rescue from death nf a lour years old child. The child whose life was ImiH'Mled was Arthur Denny, (he son of Mrs. tenny of that place. It seems, according to the host In formation received here, that a train of freight cars was pulling Into Black Mountain station; there was a crowd of perhaps !0 or more people around, the stntiop. The customary check-up mis made Just before tho train enme into tho station and the helper en gine cut loose to run buck on the siding. The helper engine hud been cut loose and was rolling down the track at a good rale of speed when the little foiir-yeui- njd, unmlndlul of the dimmer Involved, attempted to cross the track In front of tho rapidly moving iiiiKlne. ' The crowd of people, recognising the little fellow's danger, yelled to blur, tho little boy lccame frightened und stopped In the middle of tho truck and directly In front of the en gine, panic-stricken. Mr. Watkins at the tlmo wos perhaps 25 steps from the child and In the opposite direction from which the enxtne was coming: and realising that tho child was about to be crushed to death took the ono chance of rescue, and at the risk of rils own life, made a might, Spring f ward tho child nnd Incidentally tu meet thu oncoming engine; there was jan Instant bush; another leap or two 1 and the officer had reached the child; not stopping but swinging sldewlse he literally hurled the child from dan ger and with the same motion and Impetus .threw himself from the track. He was not a second too soon; tha engine went by with a mighty rush rtnd brushed Mr. Watkins' trousers In pnssing. Persona standing on the op posltn side of the enalne from that where Mr. Watkins with, the rescuel child had sought safety, stood for an Instant aghast. They reared that the ('tiring attempt had p'oved fatal; that the man and the child had been caught iM-ncath the wheels. An In stant later, however, and the engine had passed and Mr. Watkins and tho llltlo four yeifrs old boy were seen safe and unharmed. It was a closq cnll for Arthur Ien ny and a bit closer call for Mr. Wat. kins. Perhaps hud the officer missed his time calculation half a second It would have been all over; th engine would have caught him and hh life would have gone out. His sacrlflca would have been the greatest that man can make the giving of one's life for 1 another. I- . IE LARA, A RED, IS TO BE RELEASED i Authority for Such Action Telegraphed to Los Angeles by Department at Washington. Washington, Ort 22. The depart ment of commerce and labor haa tele Krnphed to Ios Angeles authority for the release of Gultteres DeLara, ar rested as nn anarchist and alien, who entered this country without Inspec tion, nn condition of DeLara furnish ing $3000 bond. r - CONDITION OF M'CARREN FRIGHTFUL, SAYS DOCTOR There Is a Kay of HiM, Hut It la Um (Slightest Will Not Ulve 1 1 Until tlH fCnd. , New Tork, Oct 22. At noon Dr. Hughes said: "Senator MeOarren Is In a frightful condition. There Is tha slightest ray of hope... When I say that, I mean that he will not give up, until the end. Th patient Is still conscious and Is now trying to sleep. Wo are unable to sustain heart action." TWO HANGED KH MVRDER. Will Slovens, for Killing Wife and Daughter, and Negro for Kill ing Deputy Sheriff. ; t -MM-HHMM Montgomery, Oct. 22 Will Stevens. murderer of his wife and (biucM- r, was hanged today at I.uvarn. Orovo Hill. Ala.. ( i-r. J ; - P-'ii n. a ii ) i el t ' ? v f-r 1 CHILD RESCUED i 'I 3 i
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