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J w if mi i -.tem pie I 4:C3P. n . Weather Forecast : Fata1, Continued Cold.' DI3PATCSZH VOL. XIV. NO. 261. ASHEVILLE, N. 0., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 9, 1909. Sc PER COPY KING WORKS AS STEVEDORE ABOUT DOCKS OF STOCKHOLM MR. CALHOUN IS A CCEPTABLE A HID ISSUE AS MINISTER, SO CHINA SA YS 0 Gl iii mm He Is a Guest of Mr. Morehead, Who Is Busy in the Ashevllle Man's Behalf. HAS LONG HAD A COMFORTING PROMISE ? , The President, It Is Understood, Has Promised District Attorney ship to Chairman Adams. Special to The Gazette-News. Washington, Dec. 9. The senate democrats wll today elect Money of Mississippi minority leader. The West Virginia delegation Is urging President Taft to appoint a negro named Robinson from that state to succeed John C. Dancy of North Carolina, recorder of deeds of the district, Dancy has had two terms, and will go. Thomas Settle Is here. Nearly a year ago the president promised that Mr. Settle should be one of the first Carolina republicans recognized. The Ashevllle man, who has waited pa tiently for the reward, is here to see If anything can be done In his be half. He would like to be district attorney, but Mr. Taft told Chairman Adams, in the presence of a roomful of Tar Heels at the White House, that he should have the district attorney ship. The president made this prom ise when he eliminated Adams from consideration of the eastern Judge ship. Mr: Settle is the guest of his friend Morehead, who Is going to make a strong effort to land the Ashevflje at torney In a. good berth, v"' President Taft has, as before stated, messages on the way relating to con servation of natural, resources and to the District of, . Columbia. He may likewise, submit some ' Information and views concerning the brush" with Nicaragua. The special message on conserva tion will, of course, be largely along the lines which Mr. Taft has given expression In his speeches. However, there Is promised something about water powers and their reservation by the government, which will give both the house and senate much to think over. Secretary Ballinger for several months has been steadily re tiring from entry lands surrounding water powers In the west, with a view to referring these withdrawals to congress. The president will urge den n Its legislation at this session. The communication In regard to a change of government In the District of Columbia will be drawn up after the questions affecting the whole country are out of the way. Before It Is written the president will give citizens of Washington opportunity to express their views. The two com mlssinnerships. soon to be vacant, will be filled without regard to the possl lilllty of the Inauguration of a one man government, such as Mr. Taft favors. President Taft Is said to have lndl cated his Intention of appointing Samuel Atkins Eliot of Cambridge, Mass., son of Dr. Charles W. Eliot, and president of the Unitarian Asso ciation of America. , as a member of the board of Indian commissioners. William Barnes. Jr.. of Albany had a talk with the president about the appointment of a surveyor of the port of New York to succeed Gen. Clark son. Mr. Barnes said afterward that several names had been mentioned, hut did not feel at liberty to divulge them. He expected that the president will summon New York's senators soon, and will determine upon a suit able man. Among nominations transmitted to the senate by the president, many of them recess appointments. Is that of Charles P. Grandfleld, former first assistant postmaster general, to be postmaster of this city. The nomina tion was referred to the postofflce committee, ths members were polled on the floor, and a favorable report ordered. , Mr. Grandfleld was honor ed by Immediate confirmation, a thing rarely done, except In the case of sen ators or former senators who have been nominated for office. New nominations were those of Franklin K. Lane of California, to succeed himself as a member of the Interstate commerce commission Mr. Lane's present term expire Jan uary I Ran ford R. Dole of the Hawaiian Islands to be United States Judge for the territory of Hawaii, and Abraham M. Tillman to be United States attorney for the middle district of Tennessee. Other important nominations were: Chandler Hale to be assistant secre (Cuntlnued on pass T) . Mr. Bum kburn Resigns. Washington, Dec. I. Former Sen ator J. C. 8. Blackburn has resigned as a member of the Isthmian canal commission. His resignation, which will b accepted by President Taft, becomes effective December 4. Winter Evolutions of licet Degun. Norfolk, Dec. . Under the direc tion of Tter Admiral Schroder, the Atlantic bnl :i !"hli fleet beitan today ev, v , i,i maneuvers off the Vlr n . el the southern drill T iNO OtISTAVE of Swedon last IV- . Saturday Inaugurated a new departure for sovereigns. Dis guised as a stevedore ho sprint moat of the day carrying sacks of coal from a lighter at the Stockholm docks. In an Interview, after It was all over, the king said that this was only the be ginning. Ho Intended to mix with all clarscs of laborers,' so that ho might ascertain their opinions, and wishes. Already, he added, he had obtained many valuable hints from the men with whom he worked. The determination of King Gustav to loam. of the conditions of the work Ingmcn by mingling with them and taking part In their labors has re sulted from the recent great tie-up of the business life of the country by a general strike. He Is anxious to learn conditions at first hand, so that he may be able to advise and to mediate. A Bad Fire Today in Kalamazoo, Mich. Among the Buildings Burned Was a targe Hotel, With the Result that Three Hundred Guests Were Driven From the Building, Thinly Clad One Life Was Lost and Several Firemen Were Overcome by Smoke. Kalamazoo, Mich., Doc. 9. One life was lost, many firemen were overcome by smoke, 800 hotel guests were driv en, scantily clad, to tho ley streets, property valued at $1,000,000 destroy ed, were features of a destructive fire here which was extinguished after an all-night struggle by the combined fire fighting forces of Kalamazoo, Battle Creek and Grand Rapids. Tho blaze originated In the basement of the five and ten cent store, 118 Main street and fanned by a strong wind, spread eastward, sweeping everything In its path, totally destroying a four story hotel covering half a block and a dozen commercial structures. Guests of the Hurdlck house, warn- MERCHANTS ARE E E They Have One of the Most Active Asso ciations in the State Interest in the Poultry Show. Special to The Gazette-News. Cnnton, Dee. 9. Canton has one of tho most uetlve Retail Merchants' as sociations of uny town Its sizu In the state. In the last week many new members havo been enrolled which now Includes every merchant in town. The association pays Its secretary a salary and his duties are such that each member is kept constantly In touch with the main Issues that are placed before the association at every meeting. ' E. A. Rrown, a prominent retail merchant of this place. Is pres ident of the association, and J. 11. Smathera is secretary. Many of Canton's citizens are In terested In the Poultry Show on exhi bition In Ashevllle. Several entries have been made from here, and the owners are expecting a liberal share of the prizes offered. The hfHness Interests of o. N. Henson ft Co., firs Insurance agents, has been purchased by J. T. Smathers and Thad D. Smith, two young men or this city, who have formed a partner ship In conducting a real estate and Insurance builners. a. W. Maslln, president of the Champion bank here and who lives In Waynesvllle, was In town yesterday. Capt A. A. Howell of Waynesvllle was a recent visitor here. MONEY 18 CHOSEN HY CAfCfH AS KKNATK MINORITY LRADF.H Following Bcnrtnr CuHxrtsoir Kewlg nation loiii Ic1tnIiIp ihi Ac count of III Health. Washington, Dec. 9. In caucus this afternoon the democratic senators elected Senator H. D. Monev of Mis sissippi minority leader of the sonate, to succeed Senator Culbertson of Texas, whose resignation was pre sented today. - ' 1 Mr. Culbertson retires on account of 111 health. SlierilT Killed by Man Believed to Be -Insane. ' Bhreve, Ohio, Dec. 9. After holding tha family In terror all night, Roy Lee. believed to be Insane, today shot and killed Sheriff Bell of Holmes county, when the officer attempted to enter the Lee home to make an arrest. Urged to Name Judge Lurtoii. Washington, Dec. . The president today was urged to nominate Judge Horace It. Lurton for associate Justice of the Supreme court, to succeed Judge Peckham, when a delegation. Including Senators Tiiylor, Hankhear; end Johnson, called at the White 1 House. ' The Kino or Sweden. ed of danger, lied hastily to tin streets, and ninny were forced to re main in the cold all night before find ing shelter. The great extent of the fire was duo to low pressure of wnter mains. The temperature wns ten degrees above zero, and the tiro fighters suf fered severely from exposure. I li t nt I Ile a. Columbus, O.. -Dec. 9. The busi ness section of I'tlea was wiped out by fire today. Edward Duum, a guest, of the Hotel Vance, was burned to a crisp. Thirty-live other guests escap ed in their night clothes. The entire business section of tho town was de stroyed. The loss will bo 1100,000. RUMOR SAYS CLYOE IS TO HftVEABANK It Is Known That Such a Protect Has for Some Time Received Con sideration. Special to The Gazette-News. Clyde, Dec. 9. Humors havo circulating for sotno timo that been the business men of Clyde will, in the near future, establish a bank. Whllo this rumor has m vn- been conllrmed, It is a known fact that such a project has been talked of by some of Clyde's most Influential citizens. It Is said that J. 1 Morgan. D. I. I Smathers and Dr. 8. II. Medford are the pro moters of the new bank. Prof. W. 11. Woodall Iuu4 gone to Wtllsbiiro to attend a conference. Prof. J. U. Gentry is acting president or tho Haywood Institute while Prof. Woodall is out of town. In tho presence of only a few close friends Inst night Miss Hettle Knsley became the bride of Luther Jenkins. Rev. Moore performed the ceremony. Both of the contracting parties are popular young people of the town. Mr. Jenkins In proprietor of the Jen kins rolling mill of this place. Charles Mooney Is having erected a 12000 residence on Walnut street Dr. II. C. Smathers, formerly a den tist of Canton, has moved his office here and started In business. Misses Zora Medford, JesMle Mor gan, Rosa Robinson returned yester day from Canton, where they have been visiting friends. Preparations are being made for an entertainment to be given by the students of Haywood institute, on the twentieth of, this month. AWAY RF.I.OW ZF.WO AT BKVIIS I.AKi:, N. I TODAY St. Paul. Minn., Doe, 9. The coldest spot in tho United States louay was Devil's lJker N. ., whore the mer cury registered 22 degrees below sero At Winnipeg, Manitoba, It registers 30 degrees below sero. Oregon Dnirynieti Meet. Portland, Oro., Dee. 9. The annual convention of the Oregon State Dairy Hssociutlon convened In this city to day for a two days' session. Nearly 1000 dairymen are In attendance and the prospects are the convention will be the most successful ever 'held hy the association. One of ths notable features of the gathering Is an elab orate display of dairy machinery and Oregon dairy products. Premiums valued at over 11000 have been secur ed for ths exhibits. r THE WEATHER: Forecasts until $ p. m. Frldujl, for Ashevllle and vicinity: Fair, contin ued cold tonight, with a minimum of about 12 degrees; Friday fair, cold weather. KILL;: ins Cable from Panama Throws Light upon the Situation in Nicaragua, When the ' Trouble Started. 1:.. ZELAYA'S i)WN OFFICERS PROTESTED AGAINST ORDER Vicksburg Reinforced, and There Are Now Four American War ships In , Corinto Harbor. New Orleans, Doc. 9. A cable from Panama says:, "Death to Americans," is the order, that was iHsued to the army by President Zelaya. Positive information lias liecn received here that, mure than a month ago, Zeluya Issued, instructions to military com manders to shoot every American enught fighting In the army of the revolutionists. Some of Zclnya's mil itary officers protested against the or der, and warned hm that trouble with the United States would result. The gunboat Vicksburg. which has been stationed at Corinto ever since the Niearaguan trouble assumed the acute stage has been reinforced. There are now four Amerleun war shlps In Corinto harbor. STOHV OF OIIDKU Mst Itr.lHTI.D IIY WASHINGTON OFFK'IAIiS It Is Ih'iilcil. A No, That the Itcslgmi tlon of Zclaya IIiik Keen l)e iiiiinilcil from There. Washington. Dec. It. A stntement telegraphed from- Nicaragua to Ivin don to tho effect that the Knited Slates had demanded the resignation of President Zrlnya and he had indi cated his purpose to rctlro by the end of the present month Is declared untrue at the st. department. No such demand has been nuide to Ze laya nor bus the department received authoritative announcement that Ze biyn is contemplating retirement. The story that President Zeluya Is sued orders that Americans captured while serving In the " revolutionary army should be put to death is dis credited. The officials are not pre pared to believe that Zelnya would thus court his own undoing and the certain overthrow or his government by an armed force of the Culled States by issuing such an order. IvvcIopnients are awaited with great Intercut. ft is expected that within the next few days, or weeks at furthest, a crisis will bo reached which will determine the fate of the Zflayan government. THEY ARE OBJECTS OF PERSECUTION But Members' of Family Who Say They Are Disicined to Clearify Mystery of Bath-Tub Tragedy. New York, lec. . IniiHtlni; tliev sre objects t persecution, member of the Wardlaw and Martin families still are riixinclined to clarify the del ii mvatcry surrounding the death of Mrs. Ocey Snead. the victim of the bath-tub tragedy. Miss Virginia Wnrdlaw, the victim's aunt, is still In JaJI awaiting u hearing on tho charge of murdering her niece. The absence of Mrs. Caroline Snead, mother of the victim, and tho young woman's husband, Fletcher Sniad, Is still unexplained. Tending to con trovert the theory about the Ill-treat ment of Mr. Snead and his wife, by members of their families, letters writ ten by Virginia Wardlaw. to Fletcher, were given publicity tockiy. The mis sives are filled with endearing praises from aunt to nephew. Family pride Is assorted to have been the sole reason for the apparent desire of tho women for seclusion u adversity, which caused the neighbors to regard them with suspicion. STKF.L FKF.KJIITKK SINKS; MKMRFJIK OF CHKW DHOWNKn Buffalo, Dec. . A big steel freight er sank five miles up thi ktko from Buffalo Harbor, and five members of the crew went down with the ship. To Kelt Railroad for Taxes. Menominee, Mich.', Dec. 9. The Wisconsin and Michigan railroad was offered at public sale today to satis fy a tax claim of 144,(79 duo the State of Michigan. Tho road Is seventy' three miles long, with about twenty miles of sidings .the principal line be' ing from Peshtlgo, Wis., to Iron Mountain, Mich. , Two Uvea I out. Cleveland. Ohio, Dec. '9. Two men lost their lives, and the fata of thlr teen others Is undetermined, as a re sult of the burning 'up of the stuamer Clurion, In Lake l.iia this morning. - - 7 14 WW w. ,r. C.U.IIOIA'. CHINA signifies the acceptability of W. J. Calhoun administer from the I'nlte.l States. The appointment gives good satlslaction iiniong the Amerleun colony, n Pekln dispatch says: it Is believed that Mr. Cal houn's eminent legal knowledge and his quality him for this responsible post. Copenhagen Over the Number of Persons Have Sworn in the Preparation of His Polar Data, Which Is Now in - the Hands of Members of Faculty at University of Copenhagen Scientific Circles Incredulous. Copenhagen, Dee. . The summary of affidavits of persons claiming to have aided Dr. Frederick A. Cook In preparation of his polar data, publish ed In Iondon and New York today, was read hero with amazement. Kclentlllc circles are Inclined to lie Incredulous regarding the charges, and some persons like Dr. Carl Itur rau, the astronomer, consider them so Improbable that their effect will be to strengthen confidence In lr. Cook. Tho data received from lir. Cook Is now in tlie hands of the authorities at tho university, and their examina tion will be made without dehiy. Con fidence in Dr. Cook Is still unshaken. In the Interview Ifr. Hiirrau said: "Pnasiiges in the story give me the Impression that the matter In thor oughly untrustworthy. In order to make observations at the north pole a more extended und detailed knowl edge is necessary than Is enjoyed by tho average Bhlp's captain. It will be easy for the university to determine the truth of the charges. The com mittee of six which will examine the Cook records, will begin work nt the end of the present week." The affidavits or Diinkle. a broker, and Captain August W. Iioso, M. A. seaman, as:rt that Dr. IVederlck Cook hired them ior M00, with a promise ( an additional bonus of $.-.00. to fabricate tho astronomical observations and calculations of lati tude and longitude for submission to thf l!nlverity of Copenhagen, and were published In the New Tork Times this morning. The men admit that their reason for muklng the affidavits was that the explorer only paid them $2G0 fur their work. How Cook Was Approai lictl. Diinkle tells how lie met Cook anil caused hltn to become Interested In Ixmisc. Dunklo says they went to Cook with the Idea that he wanted someone to help him prepare evidence clover enough to fool the Danish sa- LITTLE CHANGE IN THE STRIKE TODAY But the Below Zero Weather in the Northwest Will Undoubtedly Em barrass ths Railroads. HI. Taul, Lx-c. , The switchmen's strike Is practically at a standstill the strikers Insist they have railroad traffic tied up, while railroad officials ro equally certain they aro gaining on the strikers. With ths mercury ten degrees lie low sero the cold weather will un doubtedly handicap ths railroads. experience in public life thoroughly Amazed Affidavits That They Aided Dr. Cook vniils. The two men deeided that the explorer's original narrative bore traces of fraud. Also, there Is evi dence that Diinkle Intended to reserve the lion's share of the spoils for him self. M SPFCTS COOK WAS NFVF.R oi r of sm;iit oftmf land Cnpl. Loose. Seen nl UN Brooklyn Home, Talks Frecl AIhmiI the Aniilavllt. New York. Dec. !. Captain A. W. l.ooKe. master pilot . and navigator, who made affidavit that he formulated a series of observations and data for Dr. Cook nt Cook's retiuest, since his return from the Arctic regions, talked today a his home in Brooklyn con- rnlng the statements mnde In tlif allhtavlt. "I went to Dr. Cook." said Louse, "thinking I might asxist him. but ivver ex pee t I'd In do such ex- ended work. A short talk with Cook convinced me be knew almost nothing about Navigation He was ignorant of some of the essentials of tho sel elic". "A person not accurate might have thought himself at the pole, when only witnlli ) miles of it; uh I got deeper Into the mr. tier, I began to suspect Cock was never out of sleht of land." Y but Cisik Will Say. Captain Loose said that the writing down of seconds In Cook's riports of observation did not show a "skillful attempt to deceive." As to whether he thought It possible for Cook to de clare that thcn calculations of obser vations by lyiose were simply for com parison with his own, Capt. Ixosc sold: "Dr. Cool; will probably say this, hut why il.d he neil any such calcu lations ami reek on ing backward as I made for. him? "Why did he need anyone to make calculations for him If ha went to the pole and took careful observations on the wny to and from tho pole?" THEY THINK WELL OF THEJE51E Berlin Dispatch Tells ot Official Com ment Regarding Mr. Taft's Recent Message to Congress. Berlin, Dec . Official and Jour nalistic .comment upon rresldent Taft's message to congress notes with approval his sttitude regarding the unlikelihood of a trade war with other countries, as a consequence ot the maximum duties clsuse of ths tariff law. Mr. Taft's utterance re specting Nicaragua, though consider ed vague. Is taken to mean that the Cnlted Ktatea will restore order In the republic. IS D Words Rang True Today at the Meeting of the Waterways . improvement Asso ciation. NO REASON FOR DELAY SAY THE SPEAKERS A Feature of the Meeting Today Was the Speeches of Governor Weeks and Others. Washington, Dec. 9. Words that rang true to the cause of waterway improvement, coming from speakers representing every section of 'the : United States, aroused enthusiasm In the National Rivers und Harbors con gress today. That thero was no reas on for delay In formulating the policy . of making effective for navigation tho ' water courses of tho nation, and that , tho only thing to be considered was tho project for national development, was the concensus of opinion of many delegates. Advocates of greater opportunities defended the policy of creating a bond Issue sufficient to complete tho com prehensive projects of Improved wa terways. ttovernor Works. , Advocating n bond Issue for water way Improvement Oovernor Weeks of Connecticut asked tho congress to forget that he camo from tho state of Connecticut and listen to him simply as an American citizen speaking on a project too mammoth to be considered as a local figure. He said In part: "We, of New Knglnnd, have a great and Important Interest In this whole subject for even today a large part of our commerce Is carried on our coastal and Inland waterways. And while no such problem is presented to us as tho harnessing of the mighty Mississippi, yet we are firmly convinced that If our lesser, improvements are to be made, we must face tho problem broadly and act In concert with ths rest of our country. "The cheapness of water transpor tation is a great saving not only to the producer, but to the consumer as well; not. only to one state but to ev en state. It has been the custom of our national government to spend varying sums for the maintenance of rivers and hurhors and the Improve ment of channels of commerce, to a fixed plan. It Is my firm conviction that we should put an end to this desultory method and should work out n definite plan. Such a plan ran be modified from timo to time as ex perience or Improved methers or new demands require, but It will give definite method and soma knowledge of tho cost. To meet this cost I favor a bond Issue In order Hint posterity, for whose benefit equally with us the work Is done may help In paying for It. "Personally, I welcome this move ment not alone for the question of waterways, but It calls immediate at tention to the necessity of forest pro tection, conservation and storage of the head waters and emphasizes tlm Important work of the whole reclama tion scheme, "When the people of th Mississippi Valley have devised a feasible and approved scheme to control the Mls' (Continued on page 7) TWELVE TEAMS REMAIN IN SIX DAYSYCLE RAGE Two Teams Eliminated in Morning Hours Leaders Had Made 1628 Miles at 11 O'clock. New York, Dec. . The ceaseless grind of the six-day bicycle riders caused records to be broken today by the six of tho twelve surviving teams ' leading. At It o'clock, tho rnd of the eighty third hour's continuous pedaling, ths distance covered by the leaders was lfi: miles. This morning Rutt and 8tol wr declared out of tho race, Btol'g being In tisd shape. - Keegan, suffering from congestion of the lungs, was forced to quit and his partner, Oalvln, compelled to stop. The teams leading are McFarland and Clark. Rutt and Kogler. Lnwsnn and Demara. Walth our and Collins, llalstead and Law- rence, rye and llehlr. Illinois Humane Society. ftpringHeld, Ills., Dec . The Illi nois Humane society met In this rltr today In annual convention. Dele gates were In attendance represent ing the local branches of the society throughout the state. Am nnrled at Kca. New York, Dec. . Three, snm'l children of the passengers of t! Steamer Carmunla, which srrlv. I i day, died during tbe .m.- s from I ' : ''' ' ' ;i r. '!
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