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VOL. XIV. NO. 308. . J - .. ASHEVILLE, n! C THURSDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 3, 1910. , lePIKOOPY
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NOW GO THROUGH HARD TO HANDLE fmW i
President Taft Is Now Confident That
the Regulars and Insurgents
Will Get Together.
PRESIDENT ISSUES STATEMENT ,
AT CONCLUSION OP CONFERENCES
iU-.-r. Gardner and Hayes Call ut
tlit- While llouwe at Hie liislanve
or Tlielr AswMiatea.
Wiuhtnvttm. Keb, 3 Development
in the legislative aituatlon at the Cap
itol have occurred with almost kaleid-ok-oiiIc.
celerity. It has been a regu
lar moving picture chow, and when it
was all over. President Taft would
nave been perfectly Justified in becom
ing the chief celebrant in a joyous
carnival, for both Insurgent and etul
wart factions In the house of repre
sentatives had "come acros" to em
ploy an effective though somewhat In
elegant colloquialism. For those who
prefer the niceties of language, it may
lie said that both sides capftulated
and swore allegiance to him and his
leg'slatlva policies.
rrCHldcnt Ihmucs Statement,
When the day was over, the presi
dent paused to be Issued the following
statement:
"The president received a visit from
Jlesarg. Gardner and Hayes, who had
been auDotnted to call upon him as
a committee at a meeting of the so
called 'Insurgents' of the house held
last nlKht. Messrs. Gardner and
Huyes said that they called on behalf
(if their associates to assure the pres
ident of their good will toward him.
and their earneet desire to aid him
in the passage of the postal savings
bank bill, the conservation measure,
the Injunction bill, and the Interstate
commerce bill, recommended by him
In conformity with the pledges of the
republican party platform. The pres
ident was very much pleased with
their assurances."
Attitude of Stalwarts.
Ilenectlve of the sentiments of the
Cannon organisation of the house was
the set of resolutions adopted tiy me
republicans of the New York delega
tion, numbering more than a score
who met yesterday afternoon for the
purpose of proclaiming the attitude
of the stalwarts uoon legislative rec-
nmmenriiiiinna of the- DresldenL This
Is the declaration oMhe Empire state
"Where:. It Is the earnest desire
of the renuhllcan delegation of the
atutt. nt '.w York In the house of
representatives to have prompt con
sideration of the legislation proposed
and recommended by the president,
nnd presented to the people In the
platform of the republican party
tidopted at the lust national conven
tion. '
Therefore, be It resolved, That we
Jointly endeavor to secure a caucus
of. the republican representatives for
the purpose of adopting legislative
program for the session, based, by
malorltv vote of such caucus, upon
the republican nationul platform of
10S, and the recommendations of the
president. '
"And be It further resolved. That
we favor the consideration of such
proposed legislation by republican
eaueuses to be called from time to
time ?j rapidly as such legislation can
be taken up." -
Mr. Ahlrit h Approve
But this Is hot all, for Senator Aid
rich of Rhode Island, the republican
leader of the senate who has Just re
turnei from a health trip to Florida,
declared his aequlescencs in the pres.
Ident's dtsire for the passage of legls.
latlon st'etiRthenlna the Interstate
commerce act and the passage of th
postal savings bank hill, two of th
most Important measures prcwlsed In
the republican national platform of
10I. Mr. Aldrlch has taken no spec
1 Interest In conservation agitation
hi t Is mmiril tn fall In Hits with
tome nf t i. ! Itl ilmn r'vinun.
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yri v - 1 I U LAST EDITION.
The Investigating Committee Tackled a! Tg fttQ I
Live Proposition Too Much - - j ZTSg 'i! tS -;,-g- i
Even for Root. p, "! Jife i?lli .1 !
LAWYER WAS BADLY NEEDED . J' . f C. i.S! j
; BY BALLINGER INTERESTS ,;f-fft V t, -Si i
I'uiiffrrMhincii Kxpcct That 1'wu I
lllllH Will Ik- lul Through
' Tills Kctuilmi.
WUHH ",Si:!t!
Washington, Feb. S. John
Vertress of Nashville, a leader
of the Tennessee bar, a demo
crat and a warm personal
friend of President Taft, been
asked to take charge of the
case for the defense In the Bel
linger - Pinchot congressional
Investigation.
t H K t It ! ? n r. f, H H St H E
Gussctte-News llureau,
40 Post lluilding,
Washington, Keb. 3.
Everybody who comes to Washing
ton theso days asks asbout the Itul-llnger-Ptnuhot
Investigation, and the
llrst pluce they make for is tho big
marble office building of the senate,
where the heurings are in progress.
In point of popular interest the inves
tigation is overshadowing the sessions
of congress, where tho brakes are be
ing applied by the republican leaders
in the hope that as little progressive
legislation as possible shall be enact
ed Into law. Those who have attend
ed the hearings have been amply re
paid for their trouble, ine noi over
large amenably room In which tho
committee sits is crowded all the time.
Around a long table aro assembled
the 11 members of the committee,
and up above them on an Improvised
platform Is the central figure of the
Investigation, Loula It. Glavls, the
former special agent of the land of
fice, who brought about all the
trouble In an honest effort to check
the operations of would-be land grab
bers. .
This young man, who Is Just zt
ars of age, haa come out of the
ordeal with flying colors. Time and
again he has floored members of the
committee who have endeavored to
put him In a hole by asking entnar
rasslng questions. He seems able to
turn every hostile query to tne aa
vantage of the cause he represents.
Eilhu Root regarded by many as tne
ablest lawyer lr the nation, and other
members of the committee who nae
gone after the witness In what Is re
garded as an unfriendly spirit, have
come out second best. No member
of the committee has so far measureo
up to Glavls, who has continued by
his answers to put inn inrnnrj
the Interior In a hole. It Is the opin
ion of the newspaper men who are
following the Investigation that Glavls
Is the smartest and most inteium-m
man for his years who has bobbed up
In Washington for a long while.
Even previous to ywienmy uint
had been talk to tne eiieei
take was made by the administration
i nnt h.vlns a lawyer preseni 10 rep
resent Secretary tfalllnger so that he
could go after the Witness hammer
nd tongs. It Is argued that mem
bers of the Investigating comnm..
who are Judge, cannot assume the
attitude of a prosecuting attorney,
,i kUt with no one to combat
m.,i. k. i. retting the best of his
examination as a witness from thi
public standpoint. The truth Is, mem.
k... nt the committee have gone af.
ter Glavls. but he has been more than
an eotiaJ for nny member or tne com
mine. It Is to be said, however, that
the witness la a thorough manter of
everv detail of the subject under In-
vestlgatlon. whereas It Is entirely new
t the members of the committee. It
..,.m li:. t before the week I
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T)-C"E POMT.
FLOOD flyONE,.
STILL RECEDING
Has Fallen Five Feet Hundreds
. Thousands of Dollars Given lor
People's Relief.
of
Paris, Feb. 3. Tho river Seine
continues Is recession, the. gauge
Showing thut today It . has dropped
live feet from Its creat.
lielief contributions from crowned
heads approximate $ul,000. Other
foreign subscriptions exceed $400, Olio.
Of $120,000 already transferred to
Foreign Minister Plchon by American
Ambassador Ilacon. $32,000 was turn
ed over to the French Red Cross, In
conformity to the wishes of the
donors.
As the' flood recedes the streets of
Paris present a deplorable condition.
Miles of them In the dlatrlcts along
the Seine are covered with broken
wreckage. the sllmu left by tho
waters, and present in many places
dungerous pits and yawning gaps.
Every precautionary measure has
been taken to prevent seourgn fol
lowing In the wako of the flood, and
the health authorities are sanguine
that the danger of an epidemic of
any disease except typhoid Is a negli
gible quantity. Typhoid Is always
endymlc In France, due undoubtedly
to' the polluted water supply. Never
theless, with the warnings issued
against the drinking of unboiled
water, It Is hoped to avoid this dan
ger. - . -
FINAL ARGUMENT IDE
FOR FLORIDA SUPPERS
Charge Unpiest Freight Rates on Fruit
and Vegetables from Points
In Florida.
Washington, Feb. 3. Unreasonable
excessive and discriminatory rates on
fruit jnrt vegetables from Florida
i.nints tu various destinations In th
United States are alleged to he
charged by northern und east
ern railroads m allegations brought
by the Florida Fruit and Vegetable
association of Jacksonville against the
Atlantic Const Line railroad and other
interstate carriers. The flnal argu
ments were submitted to the Inter
state commerce commission today.
The case Involves tariffs on all rail
transportations of fruit and vegetables
from. Florida points to every parUof
the country. A decision Is expected
la S few weeks. 4 , .. . ,
Judge 1. U Gamett Dead).
Norfolk, Sept 3. Judge O. I Gar
nett, a prominent Virginian, delegate
to tho stitte constitutional convention,
ilied I , .,1 v of injuries the result of s
re. 'it s i t ear . H.-t.
Floods Assumed Serious Proportions
ALWAHDI E-tH. A Nt;THS
isiiop
She Is Allowed $15,000 a Year Ali
monySeparation Granted on
Desertion Ground.
SENSATIONAL FEATURES
OF TRIAL ARE RECALLED
she C'hnrseil ( lodly and
Abandon.
..".(Ml a
ineiil, and -lcl for $:
Mould Alimony.
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New York. F. I. Mrs. Mary ISIuir
Brokow was toi!ay granted a separa
tion from her husband, W. Oonlil
tirokaw, the millionaire, and awarded
allmoitv In the sum of $15,000 a year.
Tho derision was handed down In
the Supreme court at' M Inula by Jiw
tlee Putnam, before whom tint ease
was tiled. Separation was granted
on the ground nf desertion.
A Sciiilional Trial.
The flrokaw trial was one of the
lougeHt ond must sensational in the
history of separation suits in the xtutt
courts. Mrs. l'i.'1-aw uxked for a acp
uralion and J-'.'.nO a month alimony.
She, charged cruelty and abandonment,
and told as she alleged how she had
been spied upon by servants, her bun
band neglected her, and finally aban
doned her. She attributed his conduct
to unrearunlug, unjustifiable JealotiHy
and bad temper. Hrokaw's ordeal In
the witness chair also was a long one.
He denied that he frequently drank
to excess, laid upon Mrs. Brokaw
blame for many of the difserwlons In
the family, ami refuted charges that
his conduct forced his wife to lock
herself In her rooms, and that he
forcibly entered her apartment
gnalnst her will, to resume their quar
rel. .
OFFICE SHORT 513,1
VI
He Assumed Frank D. Comstock's
Shortage as Part of His Own,
HslSays.
Cincinnati, ".. Feb. S. Charles U
Warrlner todav testified under oath
tbnt Ftank I). Comstock, his predeces
sor as local treasurer of the Big Four
railway, was short $ 10,010 when War
rlner succeeded him."
"I tisHtimed that shortage a part of
mj own," said warrlner.
Fire at Juliet Penitentiary.
Juliet, Ills., Feb, I. Convicts In the
stats penitentiary were excited today
by a fire which destroyed part of the
sli,. kaie. Kit stemi'tn nt csrttpe were
DIVORCE
ICR A NTDiP'A.L. A I S
EIIERf.EFEOBUO
After Three Day's of Labor Little Has
Been Accomplished Toward the
Recovery of the Bodies.
Cherry.- III.. Feb. :;. After Hire.
da's hu-cssiint liiltor only 4I0 feet of
the many nijleH of aohlerr.ineait pa
wutch of the St. Paul mine, has been
opened. It i, problematical when the
Hi? bodi.K can lie hrcugltt to the -unlace.
Kcry effort is being made to
dear the runway from the main
shall to the air pit.
At the Prinicro Mine.
Pi inierii. Colo., Feb. 3. Tired mill
ers, mum of whom hail been working
constantly two days to recover tho
bodies of the victims of Monday's dis
aster. cnnUnued jllie search today.
Th" bodies of ilfty of the seventy-five
dead haw been taken from the pit.
bill It mav lie many days before the
remaluiim' r, are found Fulling earth
retarded progress. It Is feared that
some bodies are burled beneath tons
of earth and coal.
Miners, mini, inspectors, ami mine
otlleialM are still speculating on the
cause .if thi explosion.
FINAL APPEAL MADE
IFOR TRETWD COOPERS
Gen. Wright Says Brilliant CarmackHas
Sharp Tongue With Sense of
Responsibility.
Nashville, Feb. 3. Final appeal for
u new trial wus made before the
Supreme court today by General Luke
E. Wright, in behulf of Colonel D. II.
Cooper und his son, Robin Cooper,
convicted of the murder of former
United States Senutor E. W. Carmack,
and sentenced to ponul servitude of 20
years.
General Wright paid a triouie to
SenBtor Cannuek s versatility n.l
cleverness, but said Carmuck possess
ed the dangerous gift of sarcasm and
Invective, without a sense of responsi
bility. KLAMtKH Pl'IT IUKMINSFII
AGAINST KWOPfc F.XKCVTOR
jcgul Clash lleveloiw In Sensational
Case When Attorney Take
This Action.
Kansas City. Feb. 3. A legal clash
developed In the sensational Swoite
case todav, when Frank P. Wnlsh, at
torney for lr. H. C. Hide1, dismissed
the slander suit brought by the physi
cian against John G. Paxton, executor
of the Swope estate, for $100,000 for
alleged slander, -
Ja I oil chc Naval Program.
Vancouver, .Feb.. S. Twenty-one
warships, to bo added to th Japanese
navy before I1J, are Included in the
CLEAR THE RUNWAY
new Japanese muni program.
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It'll i. WHT.
THE SEINE AT THE
ENTY LIVES
ftfiE SNUFFED OUT
The Latest Mine Disaster, With Its Toll
of Human Life. Occurred in
Republic of Mexico.
THE EXPLOSION OCCURRED IN
THE NUMBER THREE SHAFT
ll I- Now Sulil. is Alli'iliuliilih'
ii l.llili'tl Mnlih In (In- Hands
of a ( tiiclos Miner.
I .a redo, Tex.. Feb.
creutcst disasters in
3. One of the
the hlKtory of
Mexico coal mining.
which bus here- i
tulore experienced several crushing
blows resulting ill a tremendous loss
of hamuli life, took place yesterday In
the. i'.ihu mine at I'is Espernnas,
.Mexico.
The toll or human life which paid
the penalty of negligence on the part
of some miner Is officially placed at
xn'; while -the- list of injured nunv-1
herr nearly ns many, principally Mex
icans and Jniiiiiiese.
The explosion occurred in tHe num
ber three shaft of the coal mine of
the Espcranxns Mining company, and
is attributed to the ignition of gas by
the llamc of a miner's cigarette.
About S : " 0 o'clock those at work
above ground were startled by u loud
explosion and almost instantly u vast
cloud of dust ami smoke Issued from
the mouth of the shaft.
As .40011 as the air In the shaft could
lie pttrilicil sufficiently to permit res
cuers to descend, many volunteers
were ready to risk their lives In an
endeavor to succor their stricken
brothers below.
1 Three cages were soon lowered, all
: loaded to their utmost capacity with
! miners bent on rescuing their com-
rad"s. In the llrst and second levels
everything was found to be intact,
anil beyond being terribly frightened,
I the men working In these levels were
'safe. They were brought to the topi
'as runidly as the cages could be
1 loaded.
! In the third level a terrible sight
I met tbi' eyes of the rescuers. Scat
tered about in various positions In the
wreckage they found the bodies of fht
men, suffocated: their faces Indicating
In many instances the bitter fight they
had waged to reach pure air an 1
safety.
The workers were augmented by thei
addition of many other able-bodied
men and Immediately began to work I
in relays, searching for and carrying
to the surface the bodies uf their dead
and dying comrades.
After the lapse of six hours work,
lifty-thiee bodies were brought to the
surface, while nearly forty Injured
men were removed to hospitals for
treatment. The injured owe their mi
raculous escape In the fact that they
were working at points In the third
stage of the wot kings, where they
were partiallv protected from the on
rush of foul air.
Screaming women and children
were congregated about the mouth of
the shaft awaiting with hope the
bringing out of their loved ones: o
hop" which was In a I most every In
stance turned to despair as body after
body was brought to the surface.
State representatives were Immedi
ately sent to the scene and pluced In
entire charge of the work of rescue
and Investigation. .
The Palau Is one of the liest equip
ped coal mines In the republic of
Mexico. It has an adequate ventilat
ing system, Is provided with electric
lights, and the mining officials are ut
terly et a loss to account for the
presence of mine damp In number
three working.
To Re-.UuMt Sugar Kate.
Chicago, Feb. S. Representatives of
western, eastern and southern rail
roads have succeeded In forming a
tentative plan for readjustment of
sugar rates, which will end the rate
war waged over this commodity.
Ship I en v en for Greece.
Malta, Feb. J. The British battle
ship Duncan, with the cruisers Lan
caster. Minerva and Barham and four
torpedo boat destroyers, left here for
Piraeus, the port of Athens, Greece.
THE WEATHER.
..Forecasts until S p. m. Friday, for
Aahevllle and vicinity: Rain and cold
er tonight; Friday unsettled and cold
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fIM.XiDUiJZCaUR,
SENATE A BILL
Also a Message, and It Is Criticised
Therefore The Bill Is not '
Referred.
HUMPHREY'S SHIP SUBSIDY
IS REPORTED IN THE MOUSE
A tr ii iti lion Made to I'rovldo Tcxta
i ill' Methods of .MiiiiiiIik lure
i
t
I of Paper.
Washington Fob. 2. Secretory of
the interior Halllnger whb criticised
on the lloftr of the senate today for
sending u communication tu the sen
ate inclosing a bill .providing for an
insane asylum in Alaska.
Senators ileyburn and Hue on ob
tained nnnullmcnt of the reference of
the bill, on the ground that neither
a cabinet officer nor the president
himself had authority to introduce a
bll in .tbB.aenatnt;';. . -.t. rl.
r Puimt Making Tent. " '
Tests of methods of paper making
are provided for by an appropriation
made by the house today. They will
be conducted by the bureau of fores
try In co-operation with newspaper
publishers' association,
slilj) Subsidy Still Favomldv KciMirlcd.
The Humphrey ship subsidy bill
was ordered favorably reported by
the liousi committee on merchant
marine and fisheries.
President Taft has announced that
lie did not consider an amendment to
the corporation tax law necessary In
order to prevent rlvul concerns from
obtaining information about the pri
vate affairs of competitors.
Tint deportation of aliens convicted
of crime In this country is provided
for in n bill reported to the house by
the Immigration committee.
E STILL BELIEVE
MEN LI IN THE MINE
Miners Who Have Gone Through, How
ever, Think Death List Will not
Be Below 75.
l'ltiiieto. Colo., Feb. 3. While some
expressed the belief today that melt
will be tuken alive from the mine
w here the explosion occurred Tuesday, '
miners who have penetrated the work
ings of the mine say It Is hardly possi
ble that the death list will be lesa
than 75.
Thirty-eight of the 50 bodies recov-
The various nationalities are being
given separate burial.
WILL BROADEN SCOPE
OF
So as to Include Cost of Articles in
Common Use in This and
Foreign Countries.
Washington. Feb. 3. Broadening
the scope of the proposed senate In
quiry Into tho higher cost of living, so
as to Include the cost of article in
common use, both here and abroad,
the finance committee today took fav
orable action on the Ijodge resolution,
as amended.
The resolution provides for an In
vestigating committee of seven.
vurt Discovuti n.
Nk'amgua Government Thinks It Has
, Fo J a Scheme t lYrclpl
tatr Intervention.
Managua, Nicaragua, Feb. 3. The
government declares that It discov-
ereit ttlot huli-hud lit- f.nai-rvutlu-i
V ll I H IM I HI llie.i ii i . , . - i , l l, 'll , -
the United Stales .v f ... i i -t n
BALLINGER SENDS
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