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THE ASSOCIATED ; PRESS DISPATCHES VOL. XV. NO, 9. NEGRO In Charge on Cairo, Ills.. One Man Is Killed and Three Injured by De puty Sheriffs. , DEMANDED TWO NEGROES WHO HAD STOLEN THINGS Situation ' Critical Mob , Spirit Has Never Died Since Two Men Were Lynched in No vember. Cairo, Ills.. Feb; 18. Thirty militia men, members of Company K, this morning patrolled the sidewalk In front of the county court house, where Alexander Halllday, leader of the mob in the attack on the Jail, was shot to death by deputy sheriffs, several of w hom are negroes. Four other men were wounded. Halllday, son of the former mayor of Cairo, lay three hours dying beside the court house steps, with the temperature a few degrees above xero. " During the entire time Sheriff Nells refused to permit any one to remove the wounded man, or tillow a physician to enter the enclo sure. ' ... Eight of the deputy sheriffs whose shots killed Halllday, and wound oth ers, were negroes. This fact was not definitely known to the crowd which stormed the court house. This morning the situation is criti cal. The people are worked up to fever heat. The mob first began forming shortly after dnrk. Sheriff Nellis appealed to Governor Deneen for troops and swore in live deputies. w vuveriior rn-necn uruereo, company K of Cairo to assemble. l'rlHnerg Demanded. It was nearly midnight when the mob- atormedr the jail, and demanded the negroes, John Pratt and Lincoln WUtnn wba JibA tin hrrMlMt -anil found with articles stolen from Mra.1 William Maloney and Mrs. Accord In their Dossesnion.it When the mob did not halt at the sheriff's command, be told the deputies to open fire and shoot to kill. The Mob Repulsed. The volley from deputies scattered the mob, which fell back across the street. Among the men wounded was George 13. Walker, the. correspondent of the Associated Press. His wound Is not serious. Many members of the mob went home after the shooting, but more than 100 loitered all night about the streets In the vicinity of the Jail. The mob spirit has never died here, since the murder of Miss Annie Pelley, a shop girl, last November, by negro, and the subsequent lynching of the negro and a white man. CASUS ARGUED TODAY Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 18. Pres byterian church circles throughout a large section of the country Will await with Interest the decision In the case of James W. Ramsey et al. vs. Joseph P. Hicks et al, which came up for ar gument before the State Supreme court today. The case Involves a dis pute over - church property arising tiom the consolidation of the Cumber. land Presbyterian church with the Presbyterian church and If similar to a number of cases that have been tried In the 8outh and elsewhere since the merger of the two denominations and In which varying decisions have been reached. In the present case, which started In Evansville, Ind., the riAclalnn nf t Vt a .nnallnla Mlirt award, ed the property of the Cumberland Presbyterlan church to a dissenting minority. Instead of the majority who had consolidated with the Presbyte rian church. This decision was vacat ed by the Supreme court, which at the same time granted a petition to trans fer the case to Its docket. Two Schooner Abandoned. Norfolk, Feb. II. The three masted schooners Jennie N. Huddle of Nor folk stranded near Cobb's Island, and Carrie A. Norton, Jacksonville to New York, stranded at False Cape, have both been finally abandoned, Search for Nina Abandoned. Norfolk, Feb. 1 8. The rcout cruiser HaUm and the battleship Louisiana paswd In the Virginia capes today, following abandonment of the search for the missing naval tug Nina. bona tor Smith Hitler. -1 Washington, Feb. lT.THe condi tion of Senator William Alden Smith of Michigan Was Improved today." tub vrrrATHEn. Fiirern! until 8 p. m. Pntnrilsv for Ahcvllii. and vie Inlry: 1'nir mid cold T t.oim'.H; Saturday fair. DEPUTIES IN POSSE FIRING FATAL EARLY IN GAME Does not Approve of Manner in Which Market House Com mitee Conducts In vestigation. SEVERAL WITNESSES TELL OF CONDITIONS IN MARKET Market Men "Know Nothing of Any Com bination" Another Hearing Is to Be Held Next J " Wednesday. During, the progress of the investi gation before tho market iiouse com mittee ef. the board of uiuermen lust night Into' existing conditions In Cen- tran market and the operutlon of the three-quarter mile" limit, Frank Carter, appearing in tho interest of Central Labor Union .and the 1333 signers for the abolishment of three quarter mile limit, asked permission of the Investigating committee to withdraw from the hearing,' savins that he felt the investigation had been designed on a line of justifica tion of conditions in entral market; thut "It Is perfectly evident I can be of no assistance to the commlttoe," and (hat It was a mere waste of time for him to remain. This statement from tho- attorney representing, as he said, the' Central Labor Union and the petitioners with out compensation, came as a surprise and after Alderman Glenn of the mar ket house committee had concluded an examination of Mr. Luts, one of the BtalJ-keepers in the market, and turned the witness over to Mr. Carter. Mr. Carter in withdrawing said that it had devolved upon him to develop one side while the development of the other side had devolved upon the com mittee, sitting as a court, and that he felt his side was at a disadvantage. Mr Carter further said that if he felt he could tie pf more assistance to stay than to' gd Jhe 'would., certainly stay; but tmitlhe felt -he could be or no further assistance. He -said' that In withdrawing he meant Jio reflection upon the Investigating committee, "but I Just want you gentlemen to feel that you should bring out both sides."" " . - - ' Mr. Glenn, of the investigating com mittee, said that Mr. Carter was cer tainly mistaken In his conclusion thut the Investigation was designed on lines of justification of conditions in Central market. He said that he had gone into the investigation with his mind open to conviction; that he did not know how he would vote on the ques tion until after the inquiry. Mr. Hardin, chairman of the mar ket house committee, said that he went into the Investigation in ' good faith; "I want to do the best 1 can to remedy the situation," Mr. Hardin requested that Mr. Carter remain and assist the committee in the Investiga tion. Mr. Carter respectfully declin ed and left the council chamber. He was followed by 5 or 30 per sons. The majority of those present, however, remained and the investiga tion was continued until about 10 o'clock, T. J. Rlckman, acting in the interest of petitioners, seeking to draw from the stall-keepers anything that might be construed as evidence of existence of higher prices Inside the market house than outside. The Hearing Begins When the Investigation was begun with the market house committee composed of Aldermen Hardin, Fits Patrick and Glenn present, and like wise a'stenographer, Mr. Hardin, the chairman of tho committee, said: "We are here to Investigate the mat ters set forth in the petition recently presented to the board of aldermen; we have asked tenants of the market house and citizens in general to be present. It Is our desire to get the facts; the truth, the whole truth and I nothing but the truth. It Is simply our purpose to serve the whole peo- pie." Mr. Hardin stated that Alder man Glenn would conduct the hearing for the committee, and asked, "Mr Carter will you represent the petition ers?" Aldermna Fltzpatrick asked that the petition be read. This was dene. Then came the examination of market house tenants. The chairman oi: the commltttee asked Mr. Lutx, Mr. Kllbler. Mr. Willis and "any other tenants of .the market house" to come around and be sworn by Justice of the Peace 8. B. Erwln. Some seven or eight tenants were sworn. Mr, I.nts Test I fie. Mr. Lut of the meat first of Lutx St Co., was tho first witness to testify under oath. He was examined by Mr. Olenn nnd answered questions dealing with business and conditions Id Central market. He said that he had been in business for several years; that he never heard of any combina tion among butchers 'though we do go In together and buy a carload of cat tle;" there Is no organisation among butchers; there Is competition In buy ing; there is competition In selling at retail.. Helatlve to competitive buying ilr. Luff said that recently his partner .Mr. Mnnly had contracted for som hoss at It) cents, Hm-offered 10:80 rents Murlow offered 10 cents and thsit the hoK actually brought 11 Vnntlnued on page twu. ASHEVILLE, N. C - it y , - -?'R'-00yJ.& rJL A MO W H l' . v New York llerultl and The Gaxutte-News. ' , 1 ' THE ONCE LORDLY ELEPHANT WILL IMPIGH SFNJVTORILLMAN FfilK ieTDfllS.lPTflMSIIlEPOISDII HE; MIS'TESTIMONI This Assertion Wat Made Today by Vertrees, Attorney for Ballinger Hearings Are Resumed. Washington, Feb. 18. The Bullin- ger-Plnchot congressional Investigat ing committee resumed its hearings today following a anort executive ses sion. Attorney Vertrees, for the de fense, asked that Adolph Behrens of Seattle be subpoenaed as a witness. The cross-examination of Louis K. Qlavls, Balllnger's accuser, was then continued. Through Behrens, Ver trees declares he will Impeach Glavls' testimony. Continuing the cross-examination of Glavls, drew from the witness the fact that up to the time Ballinger went out of office as land commission er, in March, 1008, there had been no evidence of fraud in Alaska coal cases presented to the department. Senator Bailey's plan for postpone ment of the hour of the dally meet ings of the senate, from noon until 2 o'clock, was discussed favorably by the committee on rules today. Mil. JACKSON'S NAME GOES IX. IKiMlerwmvlllc's PostinaHtor Nominat ed for Auot Iwr Term by Pres ident Tart. Washington, Feb. H. The presi dent today sent to the senate the nom inations of postmasters Mrownlow Jackson at Hendersonvllie, N. C, and Uentley Kern at Winchester, Vs. Itstol Duel In Memphis, William Terry Is Dead. Memphis, Tenn., Feb. 18. William Terry, mechanic. Is dead, and Henry Spencer, a clerk, is held with murder as the result of a pistol duel. Spcnrrr, declared Terry fired the llrst shot. when he refused him drink, and that he shot In self defense. Mill Men to Meet. Columbia, 8. C. Feb. 18. Three hundred mills superintendents and overseers from tns various southern states will attend the quarterly meet ing tomorrow. The Southern Textile ssHOclatlqn Is for the purpose of bring ing the practical textile men of the south Into closer professional and so cial relationship. , . . Why Not Cume Here? Augusta, Feb. II. Wilbur Wright will establish an aviation school In the south as soon as a suitable aviation field Is secured. He Inspected several fi.'lds near here today. MImn t:iklnn Is Dying. Kar j City, Feb. 18. Miss Agnes Lenllc Klklns. niece of 1'nlteil Hlnt- Senator Klklns, who shot heri II ViMlnendny, Is believed to be dlntr. . , J ' Z- - ' " " ; df " " " T --s - w rf jw sj s ss vssr w w w w m tp . i FRIDAY AFTERNOON, FEB SfWSXhtt - xLDttttt? MS IN EXTREMIS FINEO SUM DRi 0 CAUSED LL ESS The Senator Unconscious and Those Close to Family Have Lost Hope for His Recovery.. Washington, Feb. 18. Senator IS. It. Tillman's condition Is alarm ing. He is unconscious, and those close to the family have lost hope for his recovery. The senator is gradually growing worse. He has not been able to speak since 0 o'clock last night. While there is no immediate danger, tho family are alarmed and have tele graphed for Dr. J. W. Ilubcock of Columbia, S. C. Mr. Tillman's family physician, to come here as speedily as postilble. Hot f lilcxHl on Brain. The South Carolinian Is suffering from a clot of blood on the brain, the pressure of which Is producing pa ml ysis. Or. K. F. IMekford, the attend ing physician, sti.ted late this after noon that the senator was a very ill man. Unless the clot Is dissolved within a short period It is believed Senator Tillman's condition Is hope less. In addition to Inability to ar ticulate, paralysiH on the right side Is a Utile more pronounced today. Only Tillman's relutios and closest friend are permitted. to see him. ItODIKH OF M I X KKS KOl'XI) TO UK ALMOST Mt'MMIFIKlt Cherry, Ills., Feb. 1-8. Eleven hoilles of miners were recovered from the St. Paul mine today. The hoilles. entomlied since November 13, when brought to the surface were found to le almost perfectly mummified. The firaln Men Arr Given a Hearing Today.' Washington, Feb.' 18. The views of the gruin exchange Interests In oppo sition to the proposed legislation to iibollsh transactions In futures in cot ton, grain and other exchanges, were presented to the house committee on agriculture today. IMngs III Congr-. Washington, Feb. 18. The machin ery of the house was put In motion today to pass the Indian appropria tion bill. After disponing of 'business of a purely routine character the Senate adjourned until Monday. ' The Final Hunt. , Gondokoro, Sudan, Feb. 18. Ool. Roosevelt, Kermit Roosevelt, and Ed mund Heller left on the steamer to day for a final week's hunting along the river biuiks. 7xHays Is In KimIii. ( Vigo, Spain, Feb. 18. Joee Santos Zelaya. former president of Nlcsra gns, arrived today, on the steamer Allemane. , RUARY 18 ;1910 He Was Adjudged in Contempt of the t. Police Court Recently, and Fine Was Imposed Today. The use of the two suered words "Jesus Christ" by one Frank llruton, a negro, while on the witness stand in city police court during the pro gress of a trial this week, cost the said Frank 810 in the said police court this morning. The use of the words referred to by llruton was in a con temptuous, insolent and saerillginus manner and scarcely had the words fallen from his lips before Judge Cocke stopped the hearing and ad judged liruton In contempt. It wsb during the trial of liruton and Tom Ledbctter one morning this week that Bruton, on the stand in his own de fense, gave vent to the expression. He was being cross-examined by Judge Spears Iteynnlds, and In an swering a question prefaced his reply with the words "Jesus Christ." He was held in contempt and this morn ing Judge Cwkc caused the following entry to be made: "On February 1. 1H10, Frank Bru ton, a witness In the ease of State vs. Tom Ix-dlietter. while under oath and In the Immediate view and presence of this court, used the words, 'Jesus Christ' In a contemptuous and Insi lent manner so as to Impair this court's proceedings end the respect due to its authority. The said Frank liruton was at the time adjudged In contempt of court nnd it Is now or dered that he lie fined the sum of 810. The Or Sated. Cape Chnlos City; Vn., FeU 18. The British sailing ship Norwood, hound from Buenos Ayres for Boston, was blown ashore near here during last night. After a hard bnttlo with the heavy seus, the crew of It men was saved by n life saving crew. The Cabinet SjwkIimi. Washington, Feb. 18. The situa tion which confronts the administra tion In the enforcement of the cor poration tax law was the principal subject under discussion at today's cabinet meeting. The whiskey de cision was also, under discussion. Alleged Murderer Taken to Atlantic City. , Richmond, Feb. 18. Detectives left Petersburg this morning with Wil liam and Orvls Seyler, charged with the murder of Miss Jane Adams, In Atlantic City. . Pollen Clear Streets of Frankfort. Frankfort, Germany, Fvb, 18. This morning t'u police cleared the streets of the crowds gathered In public pro test nitainst the proposed Prussian suffrage laws. Firty of the demon strators are In hopltnl. , r., j . SHOT INTO MOB So It Is Charged Mr. Bishop Intends to Sue Firm That Sold Sausage. A case of ptomaine poisoning, said to be due to eating sausage purchas ed from the Central market meat lirm of Marlow Bros., came to light today when D. M. Bishop, janitor at City Hall, employed the legal firm of Jones & Williams to prosecute a civil action for damages against the meat tlrm. Mr. Bishop this morning said that it was true that he had retained Jones & Williams as his counsel in a civil suit for damages; that February 1 he had purchased sausage from the Central market firm; that he took the sausage to his home on Market street; that it was cooked for the evening meal and that he and his four years old son and a friend, C. U Banks of Tryon. visiting the family, rrtook of tho sausage. Mr. Bishop said that all three of those who ate the sausage were made III; that Mr. Banks returned next day to Tryon and that he had a letter from him a few days since saying that he was made ill from some cause. Mr. Bishop's little son Was ill for several hours but vomiting the food, which, It Is said, was colored green, rapidly re covered. Mr. Bishop, however, fared worse than either of the other two. He was desperately ill for several days and today resumed his place at City hall urter an absence of 18 days. Dr. IX E. Sevier attended the pa tient anil pronounced the Illness pto maine poisoning. For two days It was feared that Mr. Bishop could not re cover. He did, however, and this morning when he resumed his place at City hall he retained counsel and authorised the Instituting of a suit for damages. The counsel retained nld this afternoon that no suit had as yet been started; that the meat firm had however, been Informed of the prob- uhle action of the attorneys repre sent Mr. Bishop. Dr. Sevier, who at tended Mr. Bishop, says that there, is no doubt but Mr. Bishop was poison ed and that what ha ate was the cause. Mr. Marlow's contention about the hatter Is that there was nothing wrong with the sausage alleged to have been sold Mr. Bishop. He con tends that the sausage which Mr Bishop la alleged to have purchased through some one else was part of 50 pounds or more sausage which had be'en ground for the meat firm and that no complaint whatever had been had from any other custom er purchasing that sausage or any other sausage. In short, the meat firm contends that when, the sausage left the mess nrm, tr it was me snu saire. it was perfectly all right. Mr. Marlow Is represented by Frank Csr- tef. 'tJ'iI3 Kartliquake at t'anea. Canea, Crete. Feb. 18. A vlolen earthquake was experienced here this morning. Tho village ,f Vnrlpetro ts m rulnM, 3c PER COPY KfJOWINb DiJFS Mr. Duncan Is in Washington, ' and Long-Expected Nomi nations May Soon . Be Made. JUDGE GUDGER FINDS - HIS OCCUPATION GONE May Be Re-appointed, Under New Law Butler Taking Hand in the Political Game, ,'.' i Ga)!ette-New Itnreaii, 46 Post' Ho ilrling, . Washingtflii- Feb..1. When the bill passcsi this session of ' congress eluuiKing, Jh4, .fprm . pf the-- government of the Pasdmn- canal zone Hezekl'ih Gudger of 'Ashevllle loses his jol, as judge there., Tho judge In writing friends here to get re-appoint- rnent to a judgeship under the new. law. ' , ltcpublican National CoinuiltteeiTiun 10. C. Duncan Is here, and some, of the knowing ones predict that some thing will be doing In the federal pat ronage in the state within the next few day. Ex-Senator Marlon Butler is luck In the political game. It Is tHiid he got Senator Carter of Mon- tana to hold up the nomination . of Stancil at Pmlthfleld, Congressman Pou's home town, for the purpose of embarrassing the organisation. THE SLEET STORM Wires Down in Tennessee, Trains De layed and Temperature is Low. Nushvilte, Tenn., Feb. 18. The heavy sleet storm that swept this sec tion proved disastrous to the lines of the telephone and telegraph compa nies. The trains are delayed and the temperature Is six above tero. Cokl in Memphis. Memphis, Tenn., Feb. It: Nine de grees above xero, the lowest of the season, was recorded today. Ten Degrees Bolow. Tulsa, Okla., Feb. 18. The ther mometer today registered 10 degrees below sero. ' ' Lowest in 10 Years. Waxahachie. Tex., Feb. 18; The, coldest weather In Texas was experi enced today, t'.ie mercury falling' to one degree below xero. This la the lowest temperature In 1 years. BIG FLYWHEEL BURSTS IT TUHK CO. PLANT Accident at Pisgah Forest Will Cost Concern Big Sum of Money. The Brevard Tanning company's Plant at Pisgah forest suffered a seri ous accident Monday, which will prob ably cost about 88000 to repair. The reports say that 10 minutes after shut ting down time, on- Monday, a wood- crushing muchine in some way ex ploded and a piece of the machinery smashed Into the governor of a big Corliss engine. This at once threw the engine from tinder control and th 12-foot ny-wheel was blown Into small pieces, by the terrlfle force of the wildly revolving engine. Some of the pieces are said to have been thrown fully a quarter of a mile. . Luckily no one was in the engine room at the time. The plant will be out of commission, so far as the engine la concerned, for several weeks. A large force of help Is employed by this company and it is thought that some work can be given them In the plant while It Is closed and not neces sitate them leaving the place. , Mi COOK IX BAXTIAGO. The Man Who Claimed Discovery of tle North Polo Adntltn IBs Identity.. , . Santiago, Chile-, Feb. Cook, Uxlay admitted He visited his old Heljrinn engineer, Hvmm the two w ere t"s '. t her IT Dr. F. A his Identity conm, l a Fl-i ". US. MBE
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