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VOL. XIV. NO. 25V
ASHEVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 2, 1909.
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BACKING $P KNOX
King Manuel Wins Wager on Yankee;
MR. LOGAN RIGHT
IN HIS DECLARATION S TO NICARAGUA,
Trained and Ridden by Americans
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Rejoicing In Ranks of (nsurrec
1 tionary Party, but Zelaya
People Are Enveloped
In Gloom.
THE MONROE DOCTRINE
GIVEN FRESH EMPHASIS
And it It Felt That the American Shirt
sleeve Diplomacy Is Given
. Another Exhibl- , '
. tion.
Washington, Dec.- 2. Tha first step
of the United States government to
ward backing up the declaration of
Secretary Knox regarding the Nlcar
aguan situation was taken today,
when the secretary of the navy sent
urgent orders to the commanders . of
the cruiser Albany and the gunboat
Torktown, two American warships at
Magdalena bay, lower California, to
proceed forthwith to Corlnto, the Pa
cific coast port of Nicaragua.
The gunboat Vlcksburg Is already
riding the waters In the harbor at
Corinto. The gunboat Princeton Is on
the way from Bremerton navy yard,
Washington, for the same port. The
transport Buffalo Is expected to sail
from Panama for Corlnto, with 1100
marines board, soon after the Prai
rie, which'" leaves Philadelphia this
afternoon with 700 marines, arrives
at Colon. The concentration of four
warships, together with the Buffalo,
nt Corlnto, Indicates the determina
tion of the officials to be Able to meet
any emergency for the protection of
American citizens, i
The Albany has 280 blue Jackets,
the Vluksburg, Yorktown and Prince
ton have 150 each. These, together
with the marines, would make an
army equal to any organisation re
ported to be serving under" Zelaya.
The United States, also, Will have a
formidable force within striking dls
Tance' of the- Atlantic coast In case of
danger to American lives or property
In that section, of Nicaragua. At port
Li m on. Costa Rica, are anchored the
cruisers Des Moines and Tacoma, each
with 280 men aboard, and the gun
boat Marietta, with 160 men.
Rear Admiral Kimball leaves for
. Panama. .
Rear Admiral William W. Kimball
left Washington today for Philadel
phia, to take passage to Panama, on
the Prairie. His mission on the Isth
mus of Panama is not explained at
the department, but It is believed he
will take command of the naval forces
operating against Nicaragua. He will
probably proceed to Corinto.
Rodrlguea Awaits Instructions.
Having informed the Nocaraguan
government that Secretary Knox had
last night presented him hi passports,
Senor Felipe Rodriguex, , charge
d'affairs of Nicaragua at Washington,
today Is patiently awaiting instructions
from President Zelaya, upon the
course he is to follow, now that di
plomatic relations between the United
States and Nicaragua have . been sev
ered. What further representation.
tf any, he may make to the United
States, through the state department
or where he will go will depend en
tirely upon expected orders today
from President Zelaya. Rodrlgues
would make no statement today, and
had received no further Information,
he said, regarding the progress of Nl
caraguan affairs. .
RejoMng and Gloom,
There 1s rejoicing today in the ranks
of the , Nlcaraguan Insurrectionary
party and corresponding gloom among
friends of President Zelaya, over the
ultimatum handed down yesterday by
he UntUd States to the Nlcarauguan
government in a note which aecomps'
nled the passports delivered by Sec
retary of State Knox to Felipe Rod
rldnes, 'charge d'affairs ot the Nlcar
auguan legation. .
The strength of the note and Its
personal tone are subjects of comment
In diplomatic circles. It Is generally
recognised that the United States hss
decided that the time has come to put
an end to further attacks on American
life and Interests In Central America.
and the far-reaching effect of the note
la a matter os especial comment.
Zelaya Is Btnng.
The fact that President Zelaya la
apparently to be held responsible for
the murder, so-called, of the .two
Americans, Grace and Cannon, and
that the note Intimates that Zelaya Is
the culprit put a sting to the entire
matter. Almost feverish Interest In
the next step of this government
manifest Concealed In the vigorous,
but carefully prepared note dictated
by Secretary Knox, Is seen in the
warning to Central American repub
lics, that they must behave, and con
duct themselves as other republic In
the western hemisphere conduct them
selves.
i The Monroe Doctrine.
This Indirect announcement that
the United States Intends to sea that
the family of western republics live
harmoniously. It Is believed by dlplo
mata, to be an epochal emphasis of
the Monroe doctrine, and In
their eyes the doctrine has at
tained a new dignity. Ths letter Is
seemingly a mere protest against ex
isting conditions, and While It bristles
With derlnrntlons, It smacks of the so-
full.- 1 . .ri, nn "tilrt sleeve" diplom
acy 'i ; view of ttie document
In l Inly shown by a
I i ! It Is one of the
most scathing documents Issued from
the state department In tecent years.
i Troops on the Move.
The troop ship Prairie, with a de
tachment of 700 marines aboard for
Panama, and possibly for Nicaragua,
received orders to sail from Phlladel
phia this afternoon.
Will A wall Developments.
It is not the intention of the au
thorities to land marines on Nlcara
guan soil, or make a warlike demon
stration, unless some hostile act on
the part of the Zelnyan government
directed against Americans or Ameri
can Interests should make the step
necessary. The Buffalo, at Panama,
con sail at an hour's notice. Other
warships along the Pacific and At
lantic coasts could land marines or
blue Jackets within a few hours.
Thus, the United States Is In position
to -seise Corlnto or take other offen
sive action should the situation seem
to warrant. Should such a . step be
found necessary, It will be prompt and
decisive. Information to the stAte
department recently Indicates Zolaya's
army and the Zelayan government are
disintegrating. Revolutionists under
Estrada are receiving constant ac
cessions. Arms and ammunition are
being landed In quantities even be
yond their needs. Thus, the United
States government can afford to await
developments, especially as It would
not lose any of its prestige or sacri
fice any advantage in the matter of
indemnity for the killing of Grace
and Cannon,
Passport Returned.
Secretary of State Knox late yester
day returned the passports of Hodrl
guex, with a letter scathingly de
nouncing the Zelnyan administration
of the government of Nicaragua. The
letter is definitely, declared to repre
sent the views of President Taft, and
Is about as plain spoken as anything
emanating from the state department
In years.
nhl Zelaya Respoiuiible.
The extraordinary feature of the
letter Is that It seems to evidence the
Intention on the part of the United
States to' hold Zelaya personally re
sponsible for the alleged torture and
execution of the Americans, Cannon
and Grace, and exhibits the unique
situation ot one government holding
the chief executive of another practi
cally' as a common malefactor. Ze
laya is branded as a violator of soremnf
international conventions, a disturber
of the national and international
peace, a tyrant whose administration
has been a blot upon the name of
good government
Secretary Knox virtually announces
the recognition of the Nlcaraguan rev
olutionists, declares It to be the con
viction of the United States that the
revolution represent the sentiment
of a majority of the Nlcaraguan peo
ple, and that there is evidently no
responsible government with . which
the United States can deal. lie, there
fore, announces that all parties will be
held accountable for their actions n
affecting the Interests of Americans
and peace of Central America. He
further Informs Senor Rodrlgues that
while he ha lost his diplomatic qual
ity, he may still serve as an "unoffi
cial" channel of communication with
the faction which he la regarded ns
representing. This brings the crisis as
near to the status of war as it could
be brought by executive cctlon with
out a definite declaration by both
houses of congress, which will con
vene next Monday.
Where Mexico Stands.
Mr. Knox's letter. In all but so many
words, makes It plain that the action
represents the wish and attitude of all
the Central American states with the
single exception of Honduras, which
Is regarded here as entirely dominated
by Zelaya. Mexico has all along
shown Its sympathy with the United
States In this matter. '
Just what status the consular repre
sentatives of the United States In Ni
caragua now enjoy Is not definitely
explained. It Is expected, however,
that Vice Consul Caldera, who has
been occupying the legation In Man
gua, together with the other consuls
In that country will be given their
passports. This Is the usual method
of procedure In case of such action
between governments. .
The Knox Letter.
Secretary Knox's letter to Senor
Rodrlgues Is as follows:
"Since the Washington conventions
of 100, It la notorious that President
Zelnya has almost continuously kept
Central America in tension or turmoil,
that he has repeatedly and flagrantly
violated the provisions of ths conven
tions and by a baleful Influence upon
Honduras, whose neutrality the con
ventions were to assure, has sought to
discredit those sacred international
obligations to tha great detriment of
Costa Rica, Ban Salvador and oueta
mala, whose governments meanwhile
appear to have been able patiently to
strive for the loytal support of the
emragment so solemnly undertaken
at Washington under the auspices of
the United States and Mexico. ,
' "It is enually a matter of common
knowledge that under the regime of
President Zelaya republican institu
tions have ceased In Nicaragua to ex
ist except In name; that public opinion
and the Dress have been tnrouiea
and that prison has been the reward
of any tendency to real patriotism
My consideration for yon personally
Impels me to abstain from 'unnejces
sary discussion of the painful details
of a regime which unfortunately has
been a blot Upon the history of Nica
ragua and a discouragement to a
group of republics whose aspirations
need only the opportunity of free and
honest government
"In view of the Interests of the
United Stales and of Its relation to the
Waxhliigton convention, appeal
ngalnat this situation has long since
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Visits Auteuil and Backs Stokes, Win
ner of Steeplechase Worth Thirty
Thousand Francs.
Correspondence of the
New York
Herald syndicate.
Park, Hoc. 2. Describing
King
VERY HEftVY LOSS
Strike Breakers Brought In Little Im
provementThousands Are
Affected. v- '
Puluth, Minn., Dec. 2. A
wild mob has formed and
crews on all engines and all
cars are being pelted with
stones. The police have been
called upon.
St Paul. Dec. 3. With the Impor
tation of strike breakers tho railroads
began work this morning trying to
restore normal traffic conditions,
which have been disturbed on the
northwest rallroacl; through the
switchmen's strike. There is no no
ticeable improvement, however, in
business conditions.
In Minneapolis all the flour mills,
except one, have stopped. The cessa
tion of this Industry alone throws
5000 out of employment. Mlllmen
will lose t'o.000 a week In wages.
The loss of business to milling con
cerns approximate) 1100,000 dally.
At the head of the lakes where the
most Important Industries are direct
ly dependent upon traffic conditions,
a continuation of the strike for u few
more days, will force 10,000 men
out of employment.
Trying to Establish Direct Connection
Between Manipulation of Cheating
Scales and Men on Trial.
New York, Dec. f. On top of
mass ot detailed evidence, presented
In an effort to convict six former
employes of the A.nerlcan Sugar Re
fining company of underwelghlng
frauds, the prosecution went further
into the personalities of the case In
attempting to establish direct con
nection between a manipulation of
cheating scales and the men on trial.
SCHOONER MARIE PALMER
IS ON FRYING PAN SHOALS
Illg Four-Master (Jroiuuled Isist Night
ml Is In Dangerous
IVxdUim.
Beaufort. N. C. Dec. 1. The
schooner Marie I'almer, ths largest
four-masted schooner on the roast,
is ushore on Frying Pan shoals, In a
dangerous position. The vessel
grounded during the night, while be
ing towed by the tug Kdgar F. Cooney
to Bavannah, to which port sh Is
bound from Carteret, N. J., with
cargo of S740 tons of gusno.
Gen. II. M. Adams Dead.
Washington, Dec. S. Brigadier
General Henry M. Adams, retired, of
Charleston,, 8. C while on a . visit
Aere. died today. He served In the
engineer corps for mnny years. ,
CAUSED B STRIKE
li. .V v 3 TZ.M I J HI
JoCJOlT .
Manuel's visit i the Auteuil rnec
"Mistl.'toe" says; "I'pftn the advice
of Mons. Du BoIh. steward of the
Steeplechase society, KIiik Manuel In
the big race Inverted 100 francs In
turn un each -of the two American
representatives, Thomn Hitchcock's
Juniper, Rtohee, nml II. It. Ouryea's
Urn lion, ridden ly Winnie O'Connor.
The rue wu at 3.500 metres, for a
POLICE BAFFLED
The Findino of the Body of Mr,. Snead,
a Brooklyn Woman, Still
Mystery.
New York, Iec The police are
baffled in the search for the solution
of the mysterious death of Mrs. W. N.
Snead, a young Brooklyn woman, who
was found dead In a bath tub In a
house at Kni t Orange. N. J. Virginia
Wardlaw, a gray haired spliixter with
excellent connections' in Nashville and
other southern cities, who was Mrs.
Sneed's companion. Is the only ou so
arrested. Hhe remains uncommunica
tive.
TRINITY COLLEGE
GETS IRE
The Dukes Give the College Half a Mil
lion for Establishment ol New
Departments.
Durham, N. C, Dec. 2. Trinity col
lege will be endowed with a half mil
lion dollars for the Institution of
medical and dental departments. The
Dukes, millionaire tobacco men, are
the donors.
COULDN'T PAY BILL
Capt. Johnson Takes His Own
Life
While Staying at a Salt Lake
Hotel With His Bride.
Salt Lake City, Dee. J. Captain
W. A. Johnson, a. celebrated mining
expert committed suicide today, tak
ing cynanlde potassium, bees use he
was threatened with eviction from a
hotel, where he was stopping with
his bride, for non-payment of his bill.
An Attempt
N THEIR SEARCH
MONEY
Part of Panama Railway
Washington, Dec I. Tha Isthmian
canal officials here learned today of
efforts to dynamite ft portion of tha
Hotels Are Destroyed at
Norfolk's
Norfolk. Va., Doc. J. Four summer
hotels, and several hm.MI.t structures
sa al
TsiMajt
30.000 franc steeplechase, known as
the Trine Klchnrd Hennessey, distune;
two miles and ono and one-half ftir
lonKD. Stoker was sent to the post In
spb'iulld condition by Fred llurlew,
hls trainer, and won by hair a length.
and li'tiirned in the inutm l betting at
"8 franco each ten, so that the king
was net wlnmr of 5X0 francs.
ft
BURNED AT STAKE
Negro.Preacher Shot White Man, Will
D. Booth, and the Burning
Followed.
Cochran. Cs., Dec. I. John lar
vard, a negro preacher, who shot and
fatally Injured Will 1. Hooth: two
miles from this place yesterday after
noon was captured by a mob of en
raged citizens live miles from here
lust night at 10 o'clock and burned at
u ntake, more than a car loud of light
wood. It Is stated, being heaped about
tho body.
Hooth Is n well known business man
of llawklnnvilln and was' enroute to
Cochran In nn automobile when the
shooting occurred. He drove up be
hind Harvard who was in front of
him In a wagon. Harvard charged
that Booth's machine frightened his
mules.
Ho drew a pistol after a few words
and tired upon Hooth three shots tak
ing effect ' Hooth return the fire and
It was leu: n.d after the negro was
captured that he carried two bullets,
but neither struck vllul spots and he
easily made his escape. Ho was found
in ii Imrn three miles from tha place
! where the shooting occurred.
Hooth was brought to this place Im
mediately after the shooting. Bur
geons gave out the statement that
there was little hope for his recovery.
He has a wife and severs! children.
Caught by tho Moll.
Oltlcers from Hawklnsvllle In auto
mobiles and carrying traekhnunds
went Immediately to the scene of the
shooting, but a party of enraged cltl
sens was quickly formed and trailed
the negro on horseback to his hiding
place. He showed flxht but was suf
fering so severely from the effects of
his Injuries that he could offer but
little resistance.
He freely admitted the shooting, and
it Is stated justllled his action by ths
fact that Ilooth's automobile fright
ened his mules. Harvard was given
an opportunity to pray, after which he
was securely hound with chains to an
an Improvised stake. The fuel was
piled high above his head and the
torch applied. The roaring of the
flames prevented sound being audible,
if any escaped the msn's lips.
AKQl'ITH'S HK80Lt'TIOX PASSED.
Ixmdon, Dec. 3. The houMt nt com
mons today irnssed l'retiiler Asqulth's
resolution that In rejecting the gov
ernment's budget bill tho boose of
lords committed breach of Uui mo
at I In lion and usurped the rights of the
house of common.
to Dynamite
Panama railroad and a large steam
shovel, and the commission Is endeav
oring to And the persona Implicated
In the plow
Coney Island
st Ocean View, Norfolk's "Coney 1st'
and," were destroyed by nre this morn
log. Tho loss Is tOO.OUO.
GEORGIA
AFTERTHE JOB
He Is Now in Washington and Hopes to
Have an Audience With the
President
HE HAS THE ENDORSEMENT
OP CONGRESSMAN GRANT
MenilH'rs of Congress Are Heal Angry
er lite New Order "(tagging"
the Ihireau t'lilefs.
Spoclnl to The Gazette-News.
Washington, Dee, 2. W, K
Logan,
Oram's campaign muiiager, Is here.
He hopes to see the president about
the western marshalshlp for which
he has been endorsed by Grant. Mr.
Grant wasi tho first member of the
Carolina deelgntlon to arrive for tho
session. .
Iton't IJke the New Order.
President Taft has adopted another
one of tho Koosevelt policies, and in
Its enforcement he goes a step further
tlian his predecessor. He has Issued
nn order, leuring the date of Novem
ber 28, prohibiting any bureau officer
or division chief or any officer of the
nrmy or the navy or the marine corps
stationed in Washington from dlvulg-
Ing official Information to any com-
mlttee of the house or senate or "nnv
member of congress" except as au
thorised by tho head of tho depart
ment In which such officials serve.
Those senators and representatives
who have read tho text of tho order
are up In arms over It, saying that It
abridges rights and privileges that
members of congress have had con
ceded for 50 years or more. They
predict that when the full member
ship of congress becomes familiar
with executive order 1142 and fully
reulizes its Import, through refusal by
department officials to extend to them
the privilege of examining records and
VS'JTX
protest will descend on the White
House strongly reminiscent of eon
greaslonal war dances provoked dur
Ing the administration of Theodore
Roosevelt. i
Executive order 1142, which prom
ises to be the subject of acrimonious
discussion in the senate and the
house nt the coming session, begins
by prohibiting department offlclnls or
officers from lobbying for appropria
tions or for legislation. Huch a pro
hibition was laid ugulnst these officials
by the former administration.
Their Anger Aroused.
Put executive order 1142 has some
thing In it that will probably arouse
the anger of senators and representa
tives. It gives these men notice that
In the future doors In the departments
that formerly swung easily on their
hinges as they approached will be
cloeed unless the word to open them
Is given by a member of the cabinet
The order says:
It Is hereby ordered that no bureau
officer or division chief or subordinate
In any department of the government
and no officer of the army or navy
or marine corps stationed In Wash
ington shall apply to either house of
congress or to any committee of
either house of congress, or to any
member of congress, for legislation
or for appropriations or for congres
sional action of any kind except with
tho consent and knowledge of the
head of the department; nor shall
any such person respond to any re
quest for Information from either
house of congress or any committee
of either house of congress or any
member of congress, excopt through
or as authorirea oy me neaa oi nia
department
Shortly after noon yesterday a ioua
noise was heard In an office in one of
the departments. The clerical force
of the building was In an uproar In
a minute and hurried to the scene of
the exctement Those present saw a
ell dressed gentleman figuratively
tearing his hair and venting his rags
by resounding whacks on tha desk In
front ot him.
Tha excitable person was a mem
ber of congress. He was an adept at
the use of strong words, for at times
when ha was at the climax of his
wrath he sandwiched expressive ad
jectives between syllables. It was
learned after the excitement had sub
sided that the member had called at
the department, as was his practice,
to obtain certain Information of In
terest to constituents. When he was
informed that he couldn't have it ne
asked the reason why.
Executive order 1141 was rean te
him . He exoloded at once. For a
moment a stroke of apoplexy appear
ed imminent.
During his administration President
Tloosevelt refused several times to
forward Information called for by
congress. He justified - this on tht
ground that the executive part of the
government was not required to ais.
close records or to submit data te
congress unless It so desire Mr.
Roosevelt took the view that congreet
waa not entitled to receive such mat
ters as a right Mr. Tivft'i order bars
Individual members of congress from
obtaining information of various kinds
such as they have always received
and which has been denied td them
only In spots die Instsncea. -
Under the executive order a mem'
ber of congress would fall to get sc
cess to records In postofflce esses ex
cent by order of the postmaster-gen
erst Information could be refused to
him relative to a pension case except
hy order of the secretary of ths In
terlor. A practical enforcement of
the order, it wns predicted, will s'lr
(C nt'n4l7 en ! I )
TO GET BIG FIGHT
Purse Is to Be $ 101,000 Jeffrie
Did not Go to Witness Opening
of the Bids.
DOSEN'T WANT TO SEE JOHNSON
UNTIL HE FACES HIM IN RINQ
CJreat Crowd of Notable 8KH-ting Men
AiM'iublctl nt llobokcn Keen
lntcrckt in Fight.
New York. Dec. 2. The world's
championship ngbt between J. J. JeU
frle nnd Jnek Johnson, the negro .
pugilist, will be held In Han Francisco
before a club organised by Tex Rick-
an! of Ell, Ncv.. and Jack Uleason,
probably on July 4, 1910.
The bid made by Klchard and Ores
son Is of a purse of tlOl.uoo, and the
contestants to take as 2-s per cent, of
the moving pictures receipts, and It
was accepted by representatives of
the two Hgliters this afternoon.
In anticipation of a defi
nite announcement of when and
where tho Jeffries-Johnson flght
for the heavy-weight championship of
tho world will be held, a great crowd
of notable sporting men assembled
this morning at lloboken. Jeffries,
before leaving for liuffalo, said: "I
was not nt the opening of the bids
because t only want to meet Johnson
once more and that is in the ring.
And that will be tho last time I will
see him."
E
Lower Court Affirmed in the Matter of
Charlotte License on Near
Beer Shop. :
nalelgh, Dec. 2. The Supreme
court sustains the Mecklenburg' Su
perior court In holding that the $1000
tax Imposed by the city of Charlotte
on ni'ar beer siloons Is valid, thus
setting ut rest the prohibition forces
of tho statu whose leaders hod de
clared that If the power of cities and
towns to Impose even prohibitive li
cense tux on such places was pot sus
tained there must be another legisla
tive enmpaign that would assure to
the towns the power to absolutely
control such places.
The opinion of the court, written
by Justice Hrown, holds that the
Charlotte ordinance Is not ultra, vires,
that It la not discriminative since the
$1000 tax applies to all persons alike
who could operate such places and
that It is not prohibitive, or rather
that the court can only take under
consideration the question of reason
ableness in view of the showing of
the show of expense of police force
nnd other cost In maintaining order
at these places. The court declares
that the presumption of reasonable-
ness Is not overcome by the conten
tions of the defendant The court
holds furthermore thnt there la no
violation of the fourteenth amend
ment to the federal constitution, the
ordinance being well within the po
lice power of the state and munici
pality.
POSTAL RECEIPTS
INCREftSESTEADlLY
Continued Growth In Volume ol Busi
ness Done Here Shown by
Postofflce Reports,
The receipts at the Ashevllle poet-
office, the great trade barometer, con
tinue to show a steady Increase, and
this past November eclipses all previ
ous Novembers In the history of the
office. ' During November, l0t, the
receipts were I6IX.I; November,
ItOR. 14(41.14, making a net increase
of tl24t.ll over November, 10S, or
an Increase of 14. t per cent. Tbls In
crease shows a very healthy buainess
condition In Ashevllle. There have
been no conventions or no Important
gatherings, and very few visitors, so
that these figures show a normal In
crease In business. With business and
oommerelol conditions looking so
bright the merchants are anticipating i
an Immense Christmas business.
It's Off Ills Cliest ami He Feels Be
lieved. Washington, Dec. S. llsvlng com
pleted work upon his message to con
gress, president Taft bsgan receiving
congressional visitors today. The
president felt relieved when he Im l
completed the dictation.
THE WEATIM H:
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