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TIES ASSOCIATED PBEZ3 -DISPATCHES H7 ' LAST EDITION. 4:00 P. tl Weather Forecast' : Cloudy; Warmer. VOL. XIV. NO. 48. ASHEVILLE, N. C, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 24, 1909. 3c PER COPY mjRK SETTING OF A TRAGEDY OfTiaALS WANT TO KNOW STATUS OF THE AMERICANS WHEN ARRESTED IlO WHICH 168 MEN PERISHED f l ' "T; ' l : . -.""'' 1,111 ' " - I f , ,7 Practically All .Victims of the Cherry Disaster Accounted for The 168 Fought Hard Battle With Death. ' BLACK DAMP CONQUERED AFTER ALONG STRUGGLE Rude, Wooden Ventilating Fans ! Had Been Fitted up By the Imprisoned Men in Lower Level. HEIinY, Ills.. Nov. 24. Practl cully nil the bodies of th menl who perished In the Cherry dis aster, hot previously removed, were found his morning en tlie staircase at, the moutn'or, me iniru or lower icvei of the Bt. Paul mine. , One hundred and sixty-eight bodies were found, leaving about n score to be accounted for. Tho bodies were In a great, tangled mans, completely blocking the stair cane leading from the third to tho sec ond vein. They were scattered along the vein where they had dropped be fore reaching; the stairway. Black damp was the cause of death. All means of escape were blocked by de bris falling, covering the top of the staircase. .The men died as they tried to push through the obHtriictions, or In waiting vainly for rescuers. Death evidently did not come to many for hours. If not days. Two rude wooden ventilating fans, fusty loned after the same manner as those found two days ago, In tho second gal lery, were affixed to the shaft wall and stairway. They turned these by hand In their frantic struggle for air and in hopeless effort to rush back the black damp. The hands of one miner were found firmly gripped about a fan. An accurate count of the victims has not been made, but It is believed all but a score of missing men have been accounted for. The bodies were found 800 feet from the main shaft on the elevated surface where they re treated before the advancing water and the fatal black damp. They riled after a struggle that continued possi bly two days. Messages scrawled on the wood and slate cropping from the Walls placed the number of dead at 160 or 16S. On message read: "We are all her? to die together." A Kklff Ixiwpred. This Is accepted bv officials as Indi cating the many men who escaped from the second vein were cut off bv fire and descended to the lowest kvel. To take out the bodies a skiff was secured and will be lowired to the vein. It will be rowed across four feet of water In the vein to a spot where the bodies He. It will then be trans ported to the main shaft for removal to the surface. An exploring; party was In the gal lery un hour before the bodies were .ru.au. nr. nnuru ill vim . " ' 1 - - deep through an Irregular tunnel, an making their way toward the elevation of the shaft or ridge by climbing up on the ridge searchers almost step ped upon the bodies piled up on top of each other In heaps. Some hail their heads resting on folded arms, ( as If sleeping., Others were lying across each other and some were sit ting as If resting against . the wall. Nailed to the wall were two fans made or timbering tied about pick handles. Under these fans the largest heaps of bodies were found. There was no evidence that the men attempted to barricade themselves , from the black damp. Many former workers In the mine protested angrily, .after they discovered that the men would have been safe from tho deadly ks had not the ventilating fan been reversed afttr the discovery of tha Are. They asserted that- th men re treated to the bridge, where ordinarily . noxious gas would not have reached them. Helloing themselves In no danger they fortified themselves . against hunger, thirst and supposedly, less danger from gas. Fans fashioned by them, they assert, would have dis pelled gas, which would have formed In small quantities, and have given the men enough fresh air to sustain Continued on Page five. . I INI I SCTEKTE AT TKS . CKERBT, MINE HAFT All AFTERMATH OP THE CONFERENCE .V- . .' I f -h Session he : ethodist Cpnfer- ence Was a Fine One and Good : Work Was Accomplished. VERDICT STRANGE ONE IN THE SHERRILL CASE The I'Nxlor Was round Guilty of Inn prudence, No Crime nl All, lint lie Wax Temporarily IHjMtseil. Correspondence of The OuKettc-Ncws, Hickory, Nov. 24. As an ul'tcrimtth of the conference Unit adjourned Monday night it will nut bo out of pluco to sny that Oil- session was n fine one from every litiidpnlnt. The town is happy In having entertained the conference so well, and purled the guests with much regret, the association having been wholly pleasant; and Hickory will lutil tin day when in thu course of events there, will be another session here. A more luvlnh and homelike people this writer never saw. luig live Hickory. Thero arc Just two things that an; talked as a finality of tlie sexNlim: the first Is the wisdom of the cabinet in making a list f appointments that give more thun usual satisfaction, the "kick" being tho exception the day after conference, when, suiue years, thero Is a rush for help that makes n bishop wish he was In Mvxlco. The cabinet worked faithfully and gave and took. It seems, and placed men until every one wanting an appoint ment had one, and It may bo thnt some have those that nro not to their liking, but those who do not go will be few, lite Sherrlll Cbm. The second matter talked of lx the verdict In the case sgainst !(cv. C. !'. Hherrill, a loved minister of the con ference, who has done such flne work. The committee was selected for Its Illness nnd It would ho hard to find what appears to be a better set of men In the conference. And they did what theyvthink was their duty; but to the mnn who can se both sides of a question the verdict Is a strange one. to say the least: In fact the writ never heard of Just such a verdict. He ws charged with Immorality, which chnrg whs not found true, but was declared gnllt of Imprudence, which Is no crime; yet they put hltn out of the ministry for a term of so days. What troubles some Is why put any ban at all cm him If not guilty of crime? If be Is lsd enough lo be deposed for 10 days he is bad enough to he put out for all time. Men high up In the conference think poorly of tho verdict, lint n that Is the law, the findings of the committee, there Is no going behind the verdict by the conference: an appenl being the last resort, and the taking of tho appenl, as the writer understands., means that Mr. Bherrlll has. to lay oft until the matter is settled next May. Tho cast) has been stated tn these dispatches from time to time, hut is also proper to stai that some think the whole matter a case of persecu tion, pure and simple. If he hsd of fended any lady, why watt months Continued on pagi five. AIR BRAKES EAIL TRAIN RUNS AWAY EnflWHf i Miifadelprfiaand Reading Coal Train Losses His Life and Others Are Badly Injured. PottaWlle, Pa.. ;'ov. 21. A Phila delphia anil Ceadlng coal trntti, while discending the heavy grade on I'.road mountain this morning, got beyond control of the air brakes nnd dashed down t lie mountain at a mile n mln iiln clip, and after runniiiK for miles the engine jumped the rails and plunged over an embankment, follow ed by a score of steel "battleship" cars, loaded with coal. Knglneer Am mi'iiH' life was crushed out, and sev eral numbers of the crew were seri ously Injured. Some escaped with their lives by jumping. B. S. CABLE TO Senator Cullom Made This Announce ment After Leaving the White House This Morning. Washington, Nov. 21. Alter n con ference with the president, henatol Cullom of Illinois, today iinnouneee upon leaving the White House that llenjamln Cable, the Chicago at torney, would be appointed assistant eretary of commerce and labor, to succeed Ormsby Mcllarg. whose re signation been pending two months. PEARY WILL NOT LECTURE; VISITS THE PRESIDENT Says It Would ll Much I'iwler Thing to Kcncli Hm- South Than tlu Norllt Pole. Washington, Nov. 24.--Cnmmnnder Itolx-rt 'K. Peary announced toilay that be would not go on the lecture platform. Commander Peary called nt Hi'." White House to pay Ills respectf lo the president ami receive the tol ler's eoiicralulatlons. Pearv said the conquest of the south pole, would Ikj enslcr than that of the north, because nt the south pole conditions are fixed. He dcclar ed the south pole Is surrounded by a continent, or group Islands cemented together by lee, thus step by step one may attain the pole. . Kentucky I "oil I Mull WhiI. Uuilsvllle, Ky.. Nov. 24. William B Proctor, a republican politician, wa today shot nnd probably fatally wounded bv K. M. Culley. Culley as sert that Proctor Insulted his wife. Klcanicrs lit C0IIM011. Norfolk. Nov. SB. During a storm, the old Dominion steamer Mobjack unit the steamer Virginia, were In eolll.lon off Town Point. The Mob. Jack's wheels were smashed , SUCCEED MV I "'TtigjJtA g-f miy;,-,.--, - in . I . n felted ,1 . . . i . . ....... -fcirH a If. w ItVVJ i JM "-? ' lu sA 8 ! ijti 1 t fj l i r-rnrniii rrrm-nirw wnm 1111u.ua u n - i jf 'if JsSliWVtSk- i r' ..v1;. . it Mff t' ie'.1 1 t the mwi,twira (fjlW ' U ''fWY li ' ' '''''' fiItrition I v Jo t wi wisiiw. yVV: k u-H 1 -I ' I NX by the kevuuutionitS, picturi ' A-"'' - ""! I ' M ' ' SHOW UNITED STATE'S u. .- i1 .. I ......lrii'eak i.. WHO-WR IN NICAHMiUA DURINa I X.- ' JK 'Ifc. ' Jw T ' r ... THE .VCVill.lrTKu im tu.uk F. Roland, in Denying His Connec tion With Any Agreement. Talks Intercstiiifjly. VOTERS WONU TOLERATE THIRD OR FOURTH TERM APPOINTMENTS Mr. Itoliiml llecu l iciucull .Meiitliaiiil in Cnniicvlii.il Wbh liclllo Po-lollice. Coneeriiliig tin! nlleged ' '.iki eiiu lit " over the 1 1 is t r 1 lu t loll ol leda-ral pa tronage In North Carolina. specially In this seellon f the stall'. Hi r- li.is been much to say. The ib-uiocrair it Is alleged. ha chiugeil tliat tin re was an unreement relative 1.. tins p.i tronage disti ilmtlon; that In 1 1 t Congressman Morehend woiihl line the nuinini; "f the district att ine v. (Congressman iowles tlie n.tinin- "I the internal revenue collei tor ami Congressinaii 1 Irani the li.iiniin; lie marshal. H lias also bei 11 all. m .1 that T. I'. I Inland, chairman i.) Hi' liuiK-omlie ci unity republican 1 -live commit!.', a mun who in.eii-.il ly curried liiincombe for the i- pii l.ll -cans last year would bo taken i n. nt with a position as deputy marshal un der Mr. l.ok-ati, who. It Is assumed, will bo nam- il by Mt. tiraut fur niar ihiill of the district. Just what incis ure of truth there is In this Irani' '-up is of course not known but one Hunt is certain. .Mr. Roland is iml liter any deputy maishiilshlp nnd al--. Hint he is not represented or int. r .-ted m uny agreement or combine liawm; to do with 11 distribution of patron. ii:. . long a deputy marshalHlnp Inn - pi'clally. Mr. Itoland has la . n 11. -quently ami cordially mentioned In connection with the Ashevllle post of tlce departineiit and his friends are hopeful that In- will land the ol. Mr rtolund wlun seen today by a newspa per represcntntlvce said, relative to the proposed slate as to distrlhotinii of patronage In the district, that there has not been any agreement or uiider stndtng with him In regard to a po sition in the marshal's ntllee. Me says further that be has not publicly an nounced himself for any appointment, hut that bis name has been frciiuetilly mentioned in connection with the ap pointment of postmaster nt Ashevllle. Mr. Itnlnnd's friends believe that he Is Justly entitled to this appointment nd Mr. Itoland says that he appre ciates the encouragement his friends tlve and that he would appreciate the place and Hint If appointed be would show his appreciation to the public In tho management of the office. Mr. Itoliiml when asked his opinion concerning the conditions In the dis trict and the outcome of the next elec tion says "that If there Is no mistake made In the distribution of th patrnn ige" and "If things are managed nroperly the republicans can carry tho district" hut that In his opinion the voters of Ihe district "will not toler te any third or fourth term appoint ments" and that "the men recom mending them will commit political suicide." Mr. Roland said that ihls was one of the winning issues In the last cam paign and thnt the voters in the dls rct were led to liolleve that there would be a fair distribution of pa tranage and that they expect this promise to be strictly compiled with. Kaufmann Coming Homo. Berlin. Nov. J4. Martin Kaufmann, who Is voluntarily returning to the United Btate to reply to charges made by The Cotton Goods Converters com pany of New York, sailed todav from firemen In company with a detective. 1 T. 'SNi; ; .;,r7 i. corrxt THE SNOW FULLS Shipping Ready lor Sail Irom Hampton Roads. Storm Bound Snow Virginia and Washington. 111 Norfolk. Va.. Nov. -I. A H,i'' nortlnaal storm, with wind hlouim al a mIoi-IIv ol -1" miles an hour over the Virginia cape, and Mi miles an I r oft llalleias. swept tin' Virginia. Carolina and Mnrvl.inil coasts today. Shipping rc-idy to sail from Hampton Itoads is storm hound llnre. Snow al Hie nplliil. Washington. Nov. 21. -A ilnviiu; siipu storm, tin- lirM of tic season, set In al o'clock this niornliii!. Tin Hakes nulled rapidly. ho.-v.-r. and there lias l. 1 n 1.0 uil.-i nipt h I tiult.c Snow 10 t irgliilii. Winchester. Va.. No''. 24.- Snow fell nvir northern Virginia today, and Hie indications ale lor a "white" Tluinksi;l inf. Much ol the corn crop Is slill In ill'' held T ARE SENTENCED TO Jill One Acid Thrower Gets Seven Months and Another Three Months Term. tendon, Nov. 24. Mrs. Alice Chivpln, the militant suffragetle, is . need to seven -mourns imprison- nii'tii for smashing a noiue 01 roslve ncld upon a ballot box. Injur ing a polling clerk, several weeks ago. Miss Allison Melniis, Who nmcie s similar attempt to express guirriigetie .,niiit Is sentenced to three months' Imprisonment. Writer of Comi!y Kill" IIcinHi. Kt. 1-oiils. Nov. 24 Mrs. Owe Huh bnrd. whose amhlllon wiw to make the world luuuh Bt a comely from her nmn. whs heiself the chief figure In u tragedy. She committed suicide lie- cause a theatrical manager stole, her mort elnborut" comedy sketch. The woman's apartment gave evidence of want and suffrrlng. THE WTCATIIKIl. Forecast until II p. m. Thursday for Ashevllle and vicinity: Fair, colder tonight; Thursday, increasing rloudl ness and warmer. THE WINDS BLOW rccions T TO BE OBSERVED There Will Be a Suspension of Business. While Services Will Be Held at the Churches. MARKET TO BE CLOSED THROUGHOUT THE DAY I The Music I nature nl the bardic. Will Is- Notable I -pivl ilh at Ml S oils. Hie lllltlnoi, Church. Tli.ii.U-.gii 11 1; ila pioinces to .. CI !-. -tally olieleil throughout the ell'- I.IMI..H..U. I'rai licallv .ii busiin - will I. gie th suspended, and 1 1 - people ill .-nisei es up to a day al honn . or in visiting fi n-nds and r. aties, with Inn- and there a hunting party if the weather man permits. All mem bers of the liet.iil Merchants associa tion Will close their store;' the entire la; the city market will also be clos- d the entire day: the postolllce will be open from S to 10 a. in , and one di lively will be made la the city, but there will be no It !'. !. service; tin II" tick' I i.lllce of the Southern rail way will lie closed ine enure o.iy. in the mnrninu praclicallc all the city churches will I'" held spei nil services: In the afternoon, the Itlnvham-Mooney football game Mill doubtless draw 11 large crowd, and in the n(e afternoon and at night the attraction s at th liraiul opera house will doiiblles l. piirllelpiited lii by many. Hpeclal services, at before, stated will be held at practically- nil I In churches in Ashevllle. Illltnioro and time. The Ouxette-lSews lias r elv- ed nolllimtion of the following: All S, ails' (liiinh. Very elaborate services will be licit) at AM 80 nls' church, Hill more, at 11 o'clock tomorrow. Itev. 11. It. Hwope. D. D will tiremii a special Thanks giving sermon; while the muslcnl feat ures will be especially One. The church Will lie especially decorated for the oc casion. A collection will be taken for the hospital of the -lty, and the poor In the vicinity of IHltmore. tt-riliw at Trinity. The Thanksgiving services al TrlhlWv will be conducted at II o chick by Itev. J. H. Moody of Hickory In the absence of Itev. V. O. McCready, n. p. The subject of the address will lie "A Nation's Penedlrtlon." Hpeclal music will be rendered by Trinity choir. The collection will be for the Thompson Orphanage and Training school at Charlotte. Colon Hcrvlccs al Central MctlMMllst. All of the Methodist Episcopal churches, south. In Ashevllle, will hold (Continued on page t) i AN G IG IS Several Days May Elapse Be fore Washington Authorities Are in Position to Take Decisive Action. .Washington, Nov. 34. Tho Nlca niirunn situation Is unchanged this ' 11101 nliit the state department still aualiing Information from Managua," The depart ment appreciates the fact thai Vice Consul Caldera is working; at a disadvantage in gntherlng the true lacts in connection with the e-i-cutioii of the Americans. Officials an- anxious to obtain Information nl. out the status of the Americans at the lime tin y were arrested, and es pecially whether they were eo-operat-iin,' with ihe revolutionist army. The officials are proceeding with deliber ation, and It may be several days be fore the department is ready to take decisive action. Navy department advices announce Hie departure of ihe Taeoma from Cristobal tor Port l.imon. The I111. 11. 1 is speeding to the same port Irom I liiantallamo. JURY UNABLE TO AGREE IN $22,300 DAMAGE CASE Mill IiiwHwiI Construction of Clause of an Insiiriioco I 'nl Icy of l.ytlll Hosiery Ml". The Haictte-News Bureau, Hotel dales, I lentlersoiivUle, Nov. 4. In ihe suit of the Try on Hosiery eompunv against th" New Brunswick l ire Insurance company anil IS other inaiianee companies. In Henderson Superior court. Ihe Jury yesterday re ported to Judge Justice riut they wer unable to agree and were unanimously of tin opinioii that they never could agree. This was a suit Involving a clause !n an Insurance policy in which a verdict wo asketl for S22.2VS.10 on uceiiiint of the burning of the plain tiff's property nl l.ynn last September, which the deleiulanis had Insured. NEGRO KILLED, BURNED BY ALABAMA CITIZENS Ho Had sHnulutl m la oner's Wife, and t 0111II1I011 of 1-otly la Crlllml. Anniston. Ala., Nov. 14. Ray Rol- stoii, a negro, was riddled with shot. ami his body was burned yesterday by n posse of cltixens. He assaulted Mrs. W, C Cheat- wood, wife of a farmer, near E1- wnrdsvlllr. Her condition Is critical. In Memory of Moravian Martyrs, Bethlehem. Pa., Nov. 24 The IS4th anniversary of the massacre by In dians of tAn Moravian mbsinnarles at Uiifldenhuetton, November 24, IT6S. now the slto of lyhlhton. Carbon county, was observed today with mem orial exercises under the auspices of the Moravian Historical society of this place. TImi Virginia lisntlsts. Norfolk, Va., Nov. 14. The Virginia Baptist association has aelected Roan oke as the next place of meeting. Richmond college and the new Wom en's rollegs are to be Independent In stitutions under the name trust with county edm-stlon si.nu.-h.. I the new plans are r s . !.