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ASHEVILLE, N. C, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 23, 1910.
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FEAT CALLED FOR
House Committee Would Pass on Them
Doings of the Day in Nation
al Congress-
May Call Out the Entire National Guard
To Cope With the Philadelphia Rioters
IRK IS RESU .1ED
Powers That Bo W Not Satis
fied as to Applicants for Var
ious Federal Positions
in This Vicinity.
RUMOR THAT MAJ. ROLLINS
IS TO LOSE POSTOFFICE
Roland Said to Have a Chance An
other Investigation to Be Made
Here by Postoffice In
, : specters?
Speclul to The Gazette-News.
Washington, Feb. 23. The long-delayed
dishing out cf federal pie to the
faithful Tar Heels, especially to those
boys in Congressman Grant's district,
and more particularly In Ashevllle and
I'.lltmoro, is vet to be delayed a bir
longer, according to rumor and report
It hns been the opinion of those visit
ing tht capital from the district dur
ing the past few days that with thy
filing of reports by the postoffice In
spectors recently In Ashevllle on spc-,
rial duty to investigate sundry charges
and counter-charges In connection
with applicants and near-applicants
for the chief berths, the atmosphere
would be wonderfully clarified and
that nominations would be speedily
sent in. '" . . ') -'
Tho expected has not happened,
however. It Is understood that the'
Inspectors have made their reports to
the department and, while the con
tents of these reports are not made
public. It Is rumored that everything j
is not as lovely In the district na Mr. j
Grant, - for Instance, would like. In
fact. It Is said that the Imtpectors fall-'
ed to give Mr. Grant and some of his
supporters entirely clean bills of j
health. While it l believed here!
thst Mr. Grant's man Luther will win
out and Ultimately be named as post
master' at. Blltmore, It Is also believed
that when he goes threngh he will, to
hair on' t nhMe." r -" " ' ;
W. K. XiOgan, Mr. Grant's choice for
marshal for ith Western district of
North Carolina, . Is still leading In the
race and mat in time win out. It Is
whispered about, nevertheless, that
the marshalshlp I not yet definitely
settled and the plum while almost Is
not quite within the grasp of Mr. Lo
gan. , ..'":.
, The Ashevllle Postoflloe.
' It Is the Ashevllle postoffice appoint
ment that Is Just now exciting th.'
most Interest. A few days ago it was
practically conceded that Postmaster
Rollins would be named for a fourth
term. Now there has , been a
change somehow andtwhlle no one
professes to know Just what has hap
pened It la currently rumored among
the North Carolina colony that MaJ.
Rollins has lost ground and that his
chances for appointment are diminish
ing rapidly. One republican who re
cently visited the capital declared pos
itively that MaJ. Rollins would not be
re-appolntecl. Asked who would win
the place he said that a hard fight is
In progress and that while apparently
T. F. Roland Is In the lead the ap
pointment is by no means . settled.
"It Is safe, however, to say, "continued
this Tar Heel, "that whether Roland;
wins or not MaJ. Rollins will lose out." i
While this la the view taken by
some the friends and supporters of
Rollins appear aanqulne and certain
of his re-appointment as postmaster at
Ashevllle. ,
Another Investigation.
In this connection It is understood
that unother Investigation Is to be
made at Ashevllle by postoffice Inspec
tor and that this time the AshevBl
office will be singled out as the "point
of attack."
Rumor here and reports coming to
the capital from th state shed an In
teresting bit of light on the recent in
vestigation Into charges brought
against a postoffice Inspector In the
Ashevllle district by Congressman
Grant. This Investigation had to do
with the "famous" letter written by
Congressman Grant to Brownlow
Jackson, postmaster at Ilendersonvllle,
In which It was alleged Grant attempt
ed to coerce the postoffice Inspector.
For a time It was understood that the
matter rested on an Interpretation of
the letter, th postoffice inspector In
terpreting it on way and friends of
Congressman Grant Interpreting It an
other, , The letter It was believed was
missing. When the Investigation was
held, however, so rumor has it, the
letter or a copy thereof was In evi
dence and those who profess to know
something of the case say that th re
sult was distinctly In favor of th post
office Inspector.
It Is evident that Mr. Hitchcock and
and the president are going thorough
ly Into the situation In the Tenth dis
trict and that pending a second In
vestigation, no appointment In the dis
trict will bo made. It la under
stood that Mr. Grant ha not given
Postmaster Rollins his endorsement.
Whom th representative haa endorsed
for th postmastershlp at Ashevllle, if
any one, cannot be learned.
IXSIRGEXTS ARK DEFEATED!
A LARUK LIST OF CASUALTIES
New York, Feb. 31. Reports from
Managua state that the Insurgents
under General C'hamerro suffered a
severe defeat at the hands of the
government forces at Tysma. Oasu
KW tight hutiilicd.
Washington, Febi 23. Peary's proof
that he reached the north pole were
called for today, by the house naval
committee. - The sub-committee con
sidering bills for conferring various
rewards upon Peary adopted a resolu
tion calling upon Secretary Nagal for
Peary's official reports of the discov
ery of the pole. ' 1 : '
"In. order to better protect the In
terests of the government the nous
passed. a bill repealing section 860 of
the revised statutes, providing for Im
munity or witnesses,
; Although David A. DcArmond; tht
rooted democratic leader Is dead, hie
work still lives. A bill Introduced
by him last session concerning na
tlonal bnnk statements was favorably
acted upon by the house sub-committee
today.
Whether Jhe cottun producing stater
are repreeented.adcquately in the con
sular service is a question the house
probably will call upon Secretary of
State . Knox to answer, the result of
a resolution introduced by Congress
man Garner of Texas.
.Colonel Gordon, -the venerable Mis-'
stssippl senator, celebrated his lasi
officlul duty In the senute by presiding
over that body an hour, .while Sena
tor Brown delivered an lncorre tui
speech. .- -
OFWIINTER
Six Below in Chicago and Very Low
Temperatures Are Reported
from Other Point.
Chicago, Feb. iJJ. Chicago expe
rienced the coldest weather of the
winter today. It was six degrees be
low aero. ' ' . . .
" ;t S .A ', At.Kt. rauWUw.- .
fit. Paul, Minn., Feb. 33. Twenty
below sero was recorded this morning.
Kansas City, Feb. 23. Five de
gree below sero was recorded here
Throughout Nebraska, Missouri and
Kansas, low temperatures are re
ported. The Old Crop Months Sold Olf to Net
Loss of 30 to 33 Points
, After Midday.
Now York, Feb. 23.- There was o
renewal of the weakness noted during
Saturday's trading In the cotton mar
ket today, with May selling off to 13.81
and old crop months generally to a net
loss of 30 to 33 points shortly after
midday, under heavy liquidation and
bear pressure.
TO i'l'U) OFF FIGHT
, - IN SAN FRANCISCO.
Ban Francisco, Feb. S3. Th forty-
five round championship on July . i
between James J. Jeffries and Jack
Johnson for a purse of 3100,000 will
be fought In San Francisco. This
announcement was mad late last
night following a conference between
Tex Rickard, Eddie Graney, Super
visor 'John L. Harget, Sam Fltspatrick
and Jim Griffin,
The Crew Saved.
Beaufort, N. C, Feb. S3. The en
tire crew of thirty men of the Brit
lah steamer Arroyo, which went
ashore near Diamond Shoals
taken off safely by life savers.
All Quiet In London.
London, Feb. 33. Political affairs
appear likely to simmer for some
week until th matter of the finance
I disposed of, unless a revolt of th
advance radicals spreads.
THE WEATHER.
Forecast until 8 p. m. Thursday for
Ashevllle and vicinity: Fair and
polder tonight, with a cold wave
Thursday partly oloudy.
' Expoelon In Coal Mine.
Central City, Ky., Feb. 33. There
was a gas explosion In the mine of
tha Iron Mountain Coal company, to
day which probably fatally burned
Warren Gibbs. a miner. Seventy-four
other men In the day shift ecaped
with alight Injuries.
A Bank Quits.
lioeton, Feb. 33. National City
bank of Cambridge closed It t. doors
today.
Plot l Wsk-ovcred.
Lisbon. Feb. 33. The gnvernmunt
la ((really perturbed by the discovery
of a wldo-spreid revolutionary plot.
GOLDEST WEATHER
y-'- " k v.tir- t ,.:"t ill
More Than a Thousand Persons
Arrested for Uioting in
Quaker City, and
. , Two Are Dead.
TWO THOUSAND WIN
DOWS BROKEN IN A DAY
Sundry Mobs Decline to Take
State Foncibles Seriously,
Leaving Police With
Bag to Hold.
11ill;i(U I)liiu, Feb. 23. Strike lead
er Pruit this afternoon declared the
ntrn hnvn prnt-UCHlly vtou the strike,
ile mid: "If the coiupuny wants light
we con glvb it nil ItH vtants. VYo have
inly played our ilrxt canl." Mayor
Relburii Lssurd a 'stalenieiit IIUs after
noon that there exited less ncM-r-Nslly
fur troops tluin on any day since the
beginning of tho Ntrlkc. 1
Philadelphia. Fob. 23. Two dead.
three dying, nioro thun a thousand
Injured, Is the toll exacted by the reign
ot lawlessness the past three days, as
result of the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit company strike. The failure
of the State Kenclbles to Intimidate to
intimidate the strikers will probably
force tho authorities to. call out the
sntire National Guard. Thus far the
rioters have made tho street cars the
principal objects of attacks. More
than one thouitand persons have been
arrested for rioting, tlilr-slx were In-
llcted by the grand Jury. Two thou-
land car windows were broken yester-
lay.
With the exception that much lets
disorder was reported the street car
strike situation hus undergone little
change.
With heavy police .protection, the
transit company is operating a limi
ted number of cars. The public are
not patronizing the company to any
extent, fearing Injury, from bricks or
bullet.
- The Third Iteuth.
The third death a a result of the
conflicts between the police and strike
sympathisers occurred today when
John Hough, eighteen, a i -mlier of
the gang of boys throwing stones at
a passing car, was shot down b ya
policeman.
At I o'clock this morning the trac
tion company announced that 554 cars
were running. The number normally
operated Is eighteen hundred.
Three Roys Are Shot.
Three bovs were shot and probably
fatally Injured while several others
received leu severe wounds yesterday
In riot which followed the resump
tion of service by the Philadelphia
Rapid Transit company. The shoot
ing occurred In attacks on cars In the
Northeastern section.
Market street, the principal buslne.se
thoroughfare In the heart of the city,
was th scene of disturbance during
the entire day. Cars were roughly
handled by a mob of several thousand
persons.
lrlHOncm Escape. I
A doien arrests were mad and the
prisoners placed In a trolley car. This
was atormed by the mob and two of
the prisoners escaped.
Preparations were made by the u.
thoritles to call upon tlie fore if the
state militia If th police are still un
able to cope with the situation.
President Murphy, of th Central
strike of all trade unions in the city
as inevitable although Organiser Pratt
Is reported to be opposing this move.
A delegations of labor leaders left for
Washington to ask Senator Penrose
to us his Influence for a peaceable
solution of the trouble. ,
- Members of th fjtat Fenelbles, an
Independent military erganlaatlon
about 200 strong, were placed on duty
yesterday armed with loaded muskets.
'hey were detailed In the Kensing
ton mill district in the northeast which
1 a hot bed of union sympathisers.
In their first skirmish they were budly
beaten by a mob who paid no atten
tion to the drawn bayonets and
snatched the muskeU from the hand'
of the young tnllltUtnen. Members
of the Ktate Fenclblw according to
Mayor Reyburn, acted as though they
were on a picnic, allowing girls In the
mill ilitrict to wntr their vv,m ami cut
Uio hiusa lutt"it.s oft their clnthliit;
l CU ' i LA :
At one point a group of rioters cap
tured a member of the l'encibles an-1
carried him eevernj hundred feet from
his post where, they stripped blm of
his coat, hat and cartridges, belt ami
gun and threw them Into a sewer.
The probably fatally injured boys
are John Huphes. I years old, shot in
the neck; John Wftlter Stab, aged 13
years umi W. 11. Collins, uped 20, shot
in the groin. They were taken to a
hospital.- The, y tcejyiit Jiitt In
juries Ji'io in wie'ttuernoon wnen u
mob attacked'a car lit Oermantown
avenue helnw - Weatmnrclnnd street,
whilo tho other two boys were shot
during a similar uttack in the section
uf the city. ', .
' Narrowly Escaped Ienth.
Fifteen policemen quartered iu the
bnm of the Philadelphia Rapid Tran
sit compuny at filnge avenue uud York
street narrowly escaped death when
the entire northwest - building was
blown away with dynamite. Tho ex
plosion occurred just as C. O. Pratt
was about to address a meeting of car
men nt a ball at Itiilge avenue and
Dauphin streets. This building, as
well as others in the vicinity, was
shaken by the explosion. How the
dynamite was placed In tht: car barn
Is a mystery.
The State Ft-neibles alter being liar
rassed and beaten all day by a mob of
thousands of strike sympathisers alonit
Lehigh avenue were withdrawn at
nightfall. The militia had been pow
erless ngalnM the mob but a half
doisen mounted police hud ridden up
and down driving the rioters before
them during the afternoon. Only
two cars were run on this line during
the afternoon and both were badly
shattered by stones. Policemen in this
locality were fired upon by u strike
sympathizer who had concealed him
self in 8t. Hlmeon's church at Lehigh
avenue and Hutchinson street. This
enraged the guardian of the peace
and they returned the fire hitting W.
K. Collins In the groin. He was re
moved to the Episcopal hospital. Di
rector of Public Safety Clay last night
expressed himself as being satisfied
with th way the police have manuged
to handle the mobs up to date.
MAX IX SAXTTAItirM;
.-.WOMAN IX THK ASi'MM.
Italeigh. Feb. 21. W. E. Massen
berg, of Btatesville and Henderson,
In a sanitarium to recover from his
delauch and Mrs. Arthur Nowell, of
Greensboro and Italeigh, In the Cen
tral Btate hospital In Kalelgh, com
mitted there as being an Insane per
son, is th finale In the wanderings
of the two who left Italeigh on Tues
day of last week, and were arrested
In Gllisnn Saturday afternoon after
stop at High Point, Charlotte and
Hamlet, where they were registered
at hot. and a hoarding house as
man anl wire. Mrs. Nowell's little
boy. Fvank, six years of age, who
w with them, Is at the home here
of his grandfather, I'nlted States
Commissioner John Nichols.
James K. Vardumau Fulls Outside the
Itrrast works.
Jnckson. Miss.. Feb. 2S. Lrroy
Percy of Greenville, lawyer and plan
ter, was rhoaen last night I'nlted
States senator from Mississippi to suc
ceed the late A. J. McLaurln and to
serve during the three year of his
unexpired term, by majority In joint
leKlslatlvp caucus of five votes, over
former Governor Jam K. Vardaman.
The result came on the nfty-eighth
ballot and was brought about through
a process of elimination, terminating
a dead-lock, which has prevailed dur
Ing seven weeks.
Strikers In Clilli ago,
Chicago, Feb. JS. Tho strike of the
building tradesworkers probably will
rprcud strikers' rs"l t" two thoiis
und.
10 COLLEGE MEN
Shooting Occurred in a Smoking Car
of 'a": New Jersey Central Jrain j.,
and Caused a Panic. " ;
New York, I'eli. Harrison lli
ben and I-slle Ijird, young college
men. socially prominent, were wan
tonly shot down and fatally injured
by tin inriiviatcU nenro In a smoking
car of a New Jersey Centra! train
this morning. The negro licensed the
men of making remarks about a mu
latto woman companion. Tho shoot
ing caused a panic in the ear, the pas
sengers hilling under seats. The ne
gro escaped.
WILL BUILD RAILWAY
Norwood Lumber Company to
struct Branch Line of Eight
Miles.
Con-
The Norwood Lumber' company of
West Virginia which recently pur
chased large boundary lands from tha
Harris-Woodbury company at Bryon
City have begun the construction of a
rullrocd, to branch off the Southern
near Isryson City.
The new road will be extended
about eight miles up1, Forney's Creek,
and Is to be used largely In hauling
timbers to the mammoth band mills
which the Norwood company contem
plate building at an early date near
llryson City. Mr. Mendetihall has the
works in chnrge.
SALVATION AHMV WILL
HOLD A ril'KCIAIi MF.KTIM.
The Salvation- Army will hold a spe
cial anniversary meeting tonight In the
cotton mill district at Avery street
chapel. Adjutant Bouters and wife,
accompanied by Capt. Caltln' little
son, Elmer, have Just arrived from
Atlanta, flu. The udjutunt will have
charge of the meeting assisted by bis
helpers and comrades who have been
converted during the pust year. Se
rial singing Will be one of th attrko
tlons. Everybody welcome.
Steamer Stuck In Havana
Harlsir
Entrance.
Savannah, Feb. 2$. The Mer
chant und Miner steamer In
diana, ran on the Jetty at
the entrance to the. har
bor today, and Is still fast.' She is
opposite Fort Shreven. The mine
planter. General rd and the naval
tug Jackson went to the Indiana's
aid, ran alongside and removed her
passengers. The Indiana's position Is
such It Is feared ah will be lost.
Pug Die as Result or Fight.
Coallnea, Feb. 21. "Ginger" Wil
liams, the heavy-weight, died today,
ths result of a prlne flxht with "Kid"
Kenneth, f
IS
WORSTED BY WQLGAST
i
Only Once Did He Seem to Have
Chance and This Did not
Last Long.
San Francisco, Feb. 23. The total
receipts to tho Nelson-Wnlgnat flght.
yesterday was $.17,000. Wolgast re
ceived $3700 and Nelson $12,000.
ltlclimoml Arena, Cal.j Feb. 23.
His face battered to a pulp, his eyes
closed, covered with blood and stag
gorinK helplessly about the ring, Ilat
tlinir ; Nelson, eomiuerer of Joe Gans,
was saved from a knock-out In tha
fortieth round or bis fight with Ad
Wolgust, when ISeferee F.ddle Smith
stopped an uneiiual contest.
Nelson, game to the last, stood In
the center of the ring and, though he
colli. 1 hardly raise his hands, begged
lo be allowed to continue. I To was led
to bis corner heart-broken.
In the opposite corner of the ring,
the new light-weight champion of the
world, Ad Wolgast of Cadillac, Mich.,
was lifted to the shoulders of his
trainers while the big crowd cheered.
Only once did Nelson have a chance.
In the twenty-second round, with a
stinging right cross to the jaw he
staggered Wolgawt, and before the
round closed he dropped Wolgast In
the middle of the ring with a similar
blow. Three seconds were tolled be
fore Wolgast regained hi feet.
The crowd prepared to leave the
arena ns the word went from bench
that another boy had fallen victim to
the wonderful durability of the Dane,
But In the next round Wolgast recup
ernted and from then on slowly but
sure ly wore Nelson down.
For twelve rounds before th finish
Nelson seemed bewildered and hi
blows were delivered as though hi
arms were stiff. From the thirteenth
round Nelson could hardly ee or hear!
The left able of hi face had lost all '
semblance of its former contour. He
sta&gered and hung on. In the Ihlrty
seventh round he was all but out
"In the thirty-eighth round John
Hobinson. Nelson's manager, wanted
to throw the sponge Into th ring, but
Abdul, the Turk, another of the sec
onds, tore It from his hands and threw
it Into the bucket Robinson protest
ed on the verge of tears that his
man was beaten. .
When the fortieth came Referee
Smith asked Nelson If he wanted ie
quit. Nelson, unable to talk, merely
shook his hiad negatively. After 30
seconds of tho fortieth round had gone
and as darkness was beginning to
creep Uver the scene, Referee Smith
raised Wolgast' glove and the new
lightweight chumplon was made.
Wolgast nut gencraled, out boxed
and all but outgamcd Nelson. After
the fight Wolgast scampered out of the
ring like a school buy and galloped
through tne mvi o his training room.
Nelson was taken out on the artrti of
hi aecvnds. A he wa carried
through tho crowd he was cheered for
the grit and gamenes h had dis
played. " '
A Sad Moment. ' .
Chicago, Feb. 2$. "This Is th sad
dest moment of my life," said Mra
Nelson, mother of "Battling" Nelson,
when she heard of her son' defeat
by Ad. Wolgast, at Lo Angeles. Mrs.
Nelson says this lesson will teach
"Hauling" to alv up prli fighting.
W ill Spak Tonkht,
New York. Feb. 23. President
Taft will speak tonight at the New
irk board of trade tnn'ioet. leaving
s"im af'ernaril for V ir-i'In: tun.
IN GROVE PARK
A Large force of Men,' After a Long
Delay Caused by Unfavorable
Weather, Now Employed.
THE DEAKE TRACT IS
. NOW RECEIVING ATTENTION
Uouil Xi'un Given by Mr. llajulolpli,
Who Is Looking After Mr. Grove's
lutcrrsUi Here.
' Work was today resumed In the de
velopment of the U. W. orove park,
and before the week ends, It Is ex
pected that a lurge force of men will
jbe nt work. The unfavorable weather
j conditions of the winter has forced all
1 wdrk to be shut down for tho past
two months. ' ' .'
V. F. Randolph, who Is the Ashe
; vllle representative of E. W. Grove's
Interests, states that the work of de
veloping the extensive acreage of Mr.
Grove's holdings will necessitate the
employment of a large force through
out the season. ,' t v ''
. The development of the Dcake tract,
the portion of the E. W. Grove park'
! planned und platted by direction of C.
1 D. Ueadle of the Uiltmore nurseries.
will be undertaken immediately. Th '
I street ways have been cut out through
i the woods and these portions of th't
' truct will be developed at once,
t Air. Beadle's surveyors have begun
: Work in the mountain tracts purchas
ed by Mr. Orove last fall. The mouu-
tain sides will be planned to bo do
; velopud similar to that outlined and
I surveyed by him in the section east of
Charlotte street
j The resumption of work in the park .
Is good news to the laboring men, u
! it Is the. Intention of Mr. Randolph to
j put on enough men to complete much
i of this fine residential development
j during the summer and fall season. It
1 will mean that the payroll will amount
! to a larger sum than ever before.
PRESIDENT TAFT VISITS
T
Ha Goes to See the Pictures, Acconv
! paned by a Large Squad of
Detectives. .
,
Now York, Feb. 23. The president,
accompanied by a large squad ot se
cret service men, today visited J
I'ierpont Morgan' art gallery. lie
spent the rest of the day working on
tho speech he will deliver tonight: at
a banquet
Mix hundred police lieutenants ot
Greater New York cheered President
Tatt last night a he appeared smll-
ing before them at the Waldorf-Astoria,
a late and almost Informal ar
rival at the fourth annual banquet.'
He had previously attended and de
livered an address before the society
of the Cincinnati in th state of New
Jersey, an aristocratic affair held at -the
Hotel Plaxa. Leaving there after
a speech which dwelt almost entire- -
ly with the life of Washington, the
president made quick progree to the
police gathering by automobile where
he was enthusiastically received.
.Mayor Gaynor shared the- honor
with Mr. Taft at tho lieutenants' ban
quet, and there were present besides
! the officer, mor than $00 well
known men In political and munici
pal life.
Tha dinner waa held In th grand
ball room but th Ator gallery ws'
also, called Into ervlc. Many prom
inent women looked on from the gal-
lery and boxes.
Zealous Jersey City, anxious to do
the president full honor in the mat- ,
ter of police protection, gave his ar
rival there a cxar-llk aspect For
an hour before his train arrived over
the Pennsylvania railroad at 4:11 p.
in., the entlr terminal had been care
fully patrolled by mor than a score -of
policemen.
Stepping from hi car the presi
dent as usual wa surrounded by a '
hollow square of policemen and se
cret ervlce men . but the f laborate
preparation of the New Jersey men
ga' th Impression that undue
measures of protection were belnir
taken. Three mounted policemen on
active, sharu-sliod horse led th au
tomobile from th boat and galloped
In front of them at a lively pace,
clearing the way to th home of tb
president brother, Henry W. Taft.
at No. 3S West Forty-eighth street.
At th residence President Taft was
letf alone with relatives until thq
banquet
IVrvy Elected to Knot-red McIurio
Jackson, Miss., Jan. 23. The two
house ot the Mississippi legislature
met today and unanimously elected
Leltoy Percy of Greenville United
States senator, succeeding the laf'
Senator McLaurln. The senator's
term expires March i, 1913. .
Three Strikers Killed,
Point A Pltre. Ouu.l.
During a cln H bi
ciitt'-rs. now on p'vpif
Oil"''- MV'Ut'i v ' i
li, ,.r,. h.i;