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A A THE ASSOCIATED PRESS " DISPATCHES LAST EDITION. 4:00 P.M. Weather Forecast: Warmer, Ruin. mtvm VOL. XV. JTO. 16. ASHEVILLE, N. C, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 26, 1910. 3c PER COPY THE ZTHER PAPERS TRANSMITTED iNATE LATE YESTERDAY, HELD UP IN SENATE Twenty Thousand Tsfcen Are on Strike In the Guadeloupe Sugar District SIGNS ARE OMINOUS, AS RESULT OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS, : M IN PHILADELPHIA Senators Apparently Acting up on Assumption That Friends of Mrs. Reed Wish Furth- ' er Hearing. DUNCAN HANDLING MATTERS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION Nominations Show That the Butler-Morehead-Grant Combination Have Lost out in Their Efforts to ' Destroy Him. The Gazette-News Bureau, ' . X6 Post Building, "" ; Washington, Feb. 26. Luto yesterday afternoon President Taft sent a second batch of nomina tions to the senate, which included that of B J.. Luther as postmaster of Ulltmore. j ; His nomination has al ready been held up in the senate pnstofflce committee where it is like ly to remain many months. It Is the belief here that some whitewashing is to be done for political reasons, but the North Carolina senators will Insist on a square deal for all before the senate committee. It Is thought Frank Carter will transfer his fight tor Mrs. Reed to the senate. Grant says he expects Logan's nom ination as marshal any day. He had announced that he would endorse Rollins for . postmaster of Ashevllle when the" president appointed Logan marshal. In the event of a failure to net the mnrshalship he said he would name Logan for postmaster. It looks as If Grant hud had one put over him. The president made two score of North Carolina appointments yester day, which show that National Com mitteeman Duncan Is running things in state for the administration. His opponents jigured on forcing, there- itppointmenx-- ot uimnti fluyi.w Skinner In th east, believing it would Jk . TA..nMH nnlltlAallw I Pk. .im ur.iru iUHimi jiwiuiwtij.- " ....... Inatlon of, Seawell yesterday blasted their hopes, and practically ends their expectation of capturing the next re publican state convention. They real ise now that the administration is with Duncan. ' " C. F. McKesson will be named for postmaster at Morganton. Henry Johnson, an Atlanta negro. Is selected by the president as succes sor to John C. Dancy of North Caro lina, recorder of, the district of Co lumbia. , THE RATES ARE TO BEJREDUCED Important Action of Interest to South ern Fruit Growers Taken by Inter state Commerce Commission. GIFFORD PIG T: TAKESJHE STAND Charges That Ballinger Is the Enemy of Conservation and Also Untruthful. )': DECEIVED THE PRESIDENT AND WAS DISLOYAL TO HIM Ho Believes ilavlM Was Faithful Pub lie Servant and That Ilallln- ' ; (jer Is Not. ' ' ''";. V ,-; t .'MlMs-tMf ,iu till SIT firm ff i)Hnu r ., :., : "e it Mfl E XEMPTION ED BY THE SOUTHERN It Wants Certain Modifications as to '.- the Electric Headlight Statute. One of the Strike Leaders, Charged With Inciting to ' " . Riot, Is Ar-rested. THE TRACTION COMPANY : WILL NOT ARBITRATE 6USAR estate; GUADELOUPE', VEST INDIES Washington, Feb. 26. GlfTord Pln- cliot, the deposed government forester, sprang a sensation when lie appeared as a witness for the ."prosccutlun" at the Bullingcr-Piiichot Inquiry this 'af ternoon. '. . i . Mr. Plnchot asserted that when he charged Ballinger with being an ene my to the conservation policy, Bal linger "capped the climax" by givin? President Taft an explanation of his conduct, "that was essentially false." Plnchot laid before tne congression al committee what he termed a "con secutive story" of his experiences with Secretury Ballinger In relation to the conservation of natural resources. He. told of his connection as 'a govern ment officer with the Cunningham coal cases and with the Qlavis charges. About f.Jlavls, Mr. Plnchot declared' "I believed then, ns I believe now, that he told the truth. I um con vinced now as, I was then that Gluvis Is a faithful public servant, that th- facts he presented prove that Ballin ger has been unfaithful to his trust as a servant of the people, and as th' guurdiun of public property of enor mous value." The deposed forester charged that under the present system "betrayal Into monopolistic control of what, belongs -tin fhe people1- the United States is made easy." He add ed that Ulavls' courageous and suc cessful tight to protest the people's property Is but a single chapter in the hlftory of the public lands. . Plnchot referred to a letter which he laid before President Taft charging thut Ballinger was a dangerous enemy to conservation and then added: "I shall show you that this letter was submitted by the president to Ballin ger. and that as part of his reply he laid berore the president a statement concerning the Cunningham coal claims which statement Is shown by undlsputable documentary evidence to be absolutely false In essential partic ulars. It will then appear that Bal linger wilfully deceived the president and was disloyal to him." Plnchot stated that when his story Is completed and other witnesses whom he wants to be heard have tes tified, "the country will demand a verdict In harmony with the general conviction that Ballinger has been unfaithful, both to the public whose property he has endangered, and to the president, whom he has deceiv ed." ,i '-,- CONVENTION TO BE HELD APRIL 2 This Action Taken by Republican Ex ecutive Committee of Tenth Dis trict at Meeting Today. NEW EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE . WILL ALSO BE CHOSEN Washington, Feb. 26. Tht rates on shipments of fruits and vegetables from Florida to the north and west were today ordered reduced by the interstate commerce commission. The reduction amounts practically to Ave per cent. The case was brought to ths attention of the commission by the Florida Fruit and Vegetable Ship pers' Protective association, and was directed against the Atlantic Coast Line, and two hundred other carriers in ths trnlled States and Canada. The carriers were ordered to put the rates Into effect April 15th, next. The reduction Is about three cents hundred pounds for all distances. RIOT AT STEEL PLANT US REWBF STRIKE Two Foreigners Are Shot, as Result of ' Clash With Members of State . Police. Mr. (iraiil Write That lip Will llnv . a Couple of M'Hkers of .Xalionul Itt'piiltilioti Here on Dale Mentioned. ! CHOLERA AMONG THE HOGS AND AGENT IS SENT TO FARM i si i. '..-1 nLfui. . r tk .. .immwm, wsKitffcr mr.r 1 it .1 :r , V B ;' ass v a K ill Tit 13 1 I Siiprenic Cliurl Holds That a llallroiti) I ( oniian,v in llaml.i of n Hci eiver i .May Xot He AirosteU. lnli:to-u-Pltri, Feb. 28. The Btri ke of SO, 000 men which broke out last week has assumed grave propoi tion.. The sugar Industry Is entirely par alyzed and tli solution Is all the more -grave owing to the total Inability ui uiv lot wi ("vernineiu w iaae enerKeiic measures against tne rioters. This Situation Leads to the Fear That the Fight Will Be Long-Drawn ; . ' Out, and Very ,; Bitter. " WILL HOT AGAIN BE 1 CANDIDATE Mr. Bryan Says He Neither Expects Nor Desires to Run for the Presidency Again. New York, Feb. 26. Cable dis patches from Valparaiso say that Wil liam Jennings Bryan declared there that "He neither desired or expected to be again a candidate for the pres A few duys since some of the close friends of Mr. Bryan were quoted as saying hs would be a candidate. : .Marriage IJcrnsf! for Mr. Ilolntnnt anil MIsh llolmon. Bouth Bethlehem. Pa.. Feb. 26. Two foreigners were shot during ilsht this morning, the result of strike among employes of the Beth lehem Kteel company. The state po lice are busy suppressing violence. Htate police, summoned here during the night, hnd sever.il clashes with the foreign etemuM Involved In the strike, and lit addition to the for eigners shot, many were badly hurt by riot sticks. 4 , Many Invitations to the ITwduVM. Washington. Feb. 2. Nearly every one of, the president's; callers today curried mi Imlt itlon In tils hand for the prextilciit ti go somewhere. Many coinire-Miiien haUciI the prcHhlent to ;in-i-n'1 the t' i;iiy f'r tiin I'hiinuo tl-h ..! 1 ix M II ell I", . t" New Tork, Feb. 26. A marrlnge license Is Issued to August Belmont, capitalist, and F.leannr Ellse Robson. actress. In the application Belmont gave his ago t 67 and Miss llobson's as 31. -. Klg lta Tracks Pool Interests. New York. Feb. J6. Four of the big racs tracks around New York have 1100 led Interests for the coming sea son. They are the Brighton, Empire City, Acuuediict. Jamaica. As a result of the pool the associations will di vide piotils or losses. J; . , One Killed by Pynamlte Explosion. llaselton, Pa., Feb. !6. One man was Instantly killed and several others were badlv Injured In a dynamite explosion in Buck Mountain colliery today. . ' i IVuiisvlvaiila IJinltcd Train lWrallecl. IMttslmrfc-. Feb. 26. Passengers were thrown from their berths ami luully shaken lip. when a Pennsylvsnts liniiie.l train derailed near ll"ine n,,,.,! this morning. At a meeting of the Hepubliean Executive committee of the Tenth congressional district here today, with a large attendance of delegates, it was decided to hold the convention for the nomination of a candidate to congress on Saturday. April 2, A cuil was Is sued to all the counties of the district to hold conventions and appoint dele gates at latest by the middle of March. It was said today that the re-ntminu-tlon of Congressman John O. Grant will be made unanimous ns there ha not been another active candidate spoken of. ' At tho-Conclusion, a new executive committee will have to be chosen and also a CHmp iIgn malinger. Should W. E Logan succeed In landing the posi tion of marshal for the western dis trict of North Carolina he will there fore not be a candidate for re-election av chairmap of the executive commit tee. At the meeting today were W. K. rgan, Horace Sentelle of Haywood. R. . Bnyder of Juckson, A. Q. le weese of Cherokee, W. U Walker !' Rutherford, D. T WPglish or Transyl vania. W. C. Robertson of Polk, D. A. Kanipe of McDowell were represcnte l by proxies. Macon, Swain and Hen derson were not represented. The members of the committee are of tiie opinion thut the outlook for currying the district Is very bright. Congressman Grunt has written Mr. Logan that nt the convention he will have at least two speakers of national reputation. 1 , Following is ths cull: ' Ashevllle, N. C, Feb. 2G, UIB. To tho Republican of the Tenth Con gressioual district; Notice Is, hereby given that a con ventlon of the republicans of tho Tenth CongresKlonal district Is hereby calld to meet In the city of Asheville, N. C, on Saturday, Apt II 2, at 1 o'clock, for the purpose of nominating a candidate for the sixty-second con grews of the United States; and for the transaction of such other htislne. as may properly come before said convention. The chairman of the respective committees within th? district are re quested to call the meetings of tho! county conventions giving not less than fifteen days' notice before th meeting of the county convention 3.1 required by the party's plan of orgau Ixatlun, for the purpose of 'electing delegates to tha Congressional conven tion. W. B. LOOAN, Chfilrman of Congressional Executive ' - Committee. A. G. PEWEEBK, Secretary of the Congressional Execu . tlve Committee. IS STILL 1 'IT" BUT IS TRANQUIL he Proud Possessor of a Telegram Which Says His Time Will Come Monday, or Thereabouts. Politically speaking, numerous ungues were set to wagging yesterday at a great rati- when Washington ills putehes to this paper announced that number of long-overdue Tar I led ppointments hail actually got as far as the Senate. 'Hie absence of one or nore appointments was likewise an ubsorhing topic of conversation. Had Mr. Iigan, for 1 sample, got lost in the general coin usion ',' When seen this forenoon, however, Mr. Iiogiin was lewing the future with surprising equunlmlty for a man .who had ap parently been overlooked by the pow ers. The reason for this trnnsiiialily was found In the fact thut Mr. Lostim hnd Just bevn handed a telegram from friend in Washington, whlih gave the Information thut the fullur ol the president to transmit the papers I" the renate was due to an oversight. and the stulem. nt was nvide thnt this detail would he attended to .Monday, or .it the first opportunity. Mrs Alma lrtx-Vir Vaughn Is Placed I'nder Arret. - Klrksvllle, Mo., Feb. Z The ar res of Mrs. Alma Proctor Vaughn announced today by Prosecuting At torney Kelger. on the charge of mur derlng her husband, mirks another step In whot promises to be one of the most sensational cases In the state' history. . Mrs. Vaughn soon after arrest Wa released on a 125,000 bond. Annuities Voted. . New ork. F"h. 2. Annuities f tamille of I'ncle Hum's pallors wh perished In the lost naval tun. Nina w ere yet. d hy tho na y le;iuii mi 1 1, t.-d d,. NEW JERSEY AF TEB THE B EEFBARONS Indi'wlments Returned Against the Beef Trust Embracing a Half Dozen Big Packing Concerns. HE IS JUST LIKE f. New York, Feb. 2(. A nio- tiou to nullify the charter of H the National Pucklng coin it pan. one of the corporations H. iinllclerl yesterday for consplr- lie., to raise the price of meat t by the Hudson county grand W jury, will he made ncsit week by Prosi cutor (larvcn. NHOEDT CHILD So Says Norman Mack, Democratic Chairman, in Writing of President Taft in Magazine. Buffalo, Feb. 2. Chalrmun Nor man K. Mack, of the democratic na tional committee, makes it evident in the March number of tho National Monthly that he believes the tariff and the high cost 'of living will lie two of the principal Issues of the denv ocratic congressional campaign of the present year. - . Mack .criticises Taft Lincoln Day speech, and declares:, "Kn the ques tlon of tariff making Mr. Taft M an Innocent l-hlld compared to the as tute and crafty AUIrieh;" Kclious Hre at lnrtmoMh Colleg'. .'Hanover, N. H Feb. 26. Students were routed rrem their bd when lire destroyeil the Faverweatther dormi tory at Dartmouth, enuring a' loss. f $60,000. . . Tv Killed t IYlglil Train. 1 Pittsburg. Feb. J6 Two men wer killed end three others fatally Injured near Ijvchhiirg, hen run down on the ruin ail tracs ),v 11 freight, train l.,dav. New York, Feb. 2B. The beef trust of the I'nlted States, embracing six great packing companies and twenty-one packers, several of thorn niulti-millloiiaircs. socially and Indus trially prominent, were Indicted by a grand jury In Hudson county, New j Jersey, charged with conspiracy In limiting the supply of meat and poul try. The Indictment is drawn under the law of New Jersey which provides, upon conviction, a maximum penalty of three years lit the penitentiary, or a 610,000 line or both. The offense Is i xtradltabln which means that practically all tho meat barons of this country must either successfully resist extradition or come to Jersey City for trial. Pierre Ourveti, the public prosecu tor of Hudson county, announced that he would forthwith notify defendants of their Indictment and would ' be ready to force extradition In each and every case where the Individual con cerned Is not willing to face trial vol untarily. None, he says, will spared. The defendants as named as follows Corporations: The Na'lotial Pack ing Co., Armour Co.. Swift tc. Co., Morris & Co., Hammond Packing Co., O. H. Hammond & Co. 'The individuals Include: J. Ogden Armour, A. Watson Armour, Louie F. Swift. Edward F. Swift. Charles-II. Kwlft. F.dward Morris, Ira N. Morris and fourteen others. Ira N. Morris sent a lawyer to Jer sey City this week from Chicago to Inform Prosecutor Oarven that h had retired from the directorate of Morris ft Co., but nevertheless he was Indicted. Frederick B. Cooper, James L. Bathgate, George J. . Edwards, , l), Hnrtwell, H. B. Din Ungtan and A. A. Fuller are said to be officers and Eastern agents of the National Pack ing Ce., while the others named are either directors or former officers ef the National Packing Co. , ; -. Capiases for th arrest of all the defendants will be Issued Immediate ly and the grand Jury will resume Its Investigations on Wednesday next. Cooper Is the New Jersey malinger for Swift Co. be ire The Gazette-News Bureau, Chamber of Commerce Rooms, Hollemon Building, lialeigh. Feb. 10. The Southern railway (lies a petition with the corporation commission ask ing that the Southern be exempted in certain particulars from the operation of the electric headlight statute. The petition declares the Southern now has at least one-fourth of its engines equipped, to which the statute upplled; is suffering from reduced revenues from certain rates by legislative enact ments and rulings of the commission, Is spending large sums on Improve ment of facilities for giving the public best possible service. Jt therefore prays thut exceptions to tiie operation of the electric head light statute be made for all trains between Danville and Norfolk, having about ten miles of North Carolina line; all Mount Airy and Wllkesboro trains over the main line, Oreensboro to Po mona Junction: all Taylorsvllle and VVInston-Salem trains, that pass over the line between the A. T. & O. Junc tion and Charlotte, eleven miles; all trains oh the Columbia division be tween Charlotte and the South Car. ..linn Kt,. Aim-on vnllntt 4r;ilfiMV nn tho 'iii. ,..,. .... - - ChnrleUe division between Charlotte and the South -Carolina Il.ie; all trains from Ashevllle' to the Tennessee line and Asheville to the South Carolina line. . An appeal has come from the He! wyn farm, near Charlotte, owned by Mr. Moore, proprietor of Selwyn hotel, to the state department of agriculture, lor expert aid In stamping out hog cholera that has Invaded the famous herd of swine on this arm. Dr. Woods, ussistunt state veternarian, left Kulctgh last night for Charlotte to undertake the eradication of this de structive disease. He carried with him a quantity of cholera serum made In the laboiatury of the state department. This is the second time there has been occasion for use of this scrum since the state department began Its manu facture. It was used effectively a few weeks ago In Anson county. The hogs on the Selwyn farm are the Berkshire breed and constitute one of the most famous herds In the entire south. Mr. Mooru also has a herd of Jersey cuttle thut has attracted wide attention. Not (Subject to Arrest. The Supreme court holds In Htate vs. Hullroad, In which the opinion Is lust delivered, that a railroad com pany tu the hands of receivers Is nut subject to arrest for violation of oruln ances and thut only the receivers can be held personally liable. The case In point was that of State vs. Norfolk & Houthera Railroad company, from Washington. In which tho railroad company was llnei ror DlocKing tne streets with a train longer than ths town ordinance allowed. A case of very general Interest de cided In the batch of opinions deliv ered was Htate vs. Whedbee, from Union county. Involving the appeal of T. C. Whedbee from conviction and sentence to two years Imprisonment for false pretenses In effecting the sale of stock in the noted Seminole Securities company fraudulent devel opments, which stirred North and South Carolina . especially a . few months ago. The supremo court sus tains the appeal made on the ground of defective Indictment and orders an arrest of Judgment. In the trial below it was set out that Whedbee fraudu-l lently Induced W. C. Heath to Invest 1750 In the stock of the Seminole company. Mr. ami Mrs. Ilrlggs Home. After a two week's bridal trip South Postmaster Willis O. Brlggs and his bride, who was Miss Sanderlin, of Washington, daughter of the former state auditor of North Carolina, re turned to the city today. Within a week they will begin housekeeping at !1 Edenton street. In the meantime they are at the home of Mr. Brlgg'i parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Brlggs. Philadelphia, Feb. SC. Despite great gains made toward the re-es-tahiieliincnt of order, the city author- ' ities arc apprehensive over what to day and tomorrow may develop In the conflict between the Traction com- ' puny und the strikers. The arrest of ' John J. Murphy, one or the strike lenders, charged with Inciting to riol, added to the uneasiness in lubor cir cles, ' Thu Hut refusal of Traction official! ' to entertain a proposition for urbitra tloii leads .many to believe thut the contest will continue until one or tho other surrenders. Curs ure still being, operated on all lines, under police protection, and meanwhile tho men ace of a general sympathetic strike still hangs over the city. Tulkcd Al"ut JIiimhI. Murphy, one of the strike lenders, arreBted, charged with Inciting to riot. through a newspaper interview, was released during the day In S3, 000 ball. Murphy In the Interview re ferred to Mayor Keyburn as a "pup pet." and said If one man is shot by the police a carnival of riot und bloodshed will follow which will star tle the country. ' . JM4 GQNT I lIT OiiS F OR G01 CONTEST Asheville Packing Co. and Virginia-Caro lina Co. Make Valuable Contribu tions in Way of Fertilizers. Further contributions were made to ' the prize list in the contest today In the form of some high grade fertilis ers. The Asheville Packing company, in addition to the cash prise, an nounces that it will give to the winner a ton of Its best grade corn fertiliser, while the Virginia-Carolina Chemical company will donate two tons of its highest grade fertilizer. Mr. Stern--berg, of the Packing company, gave the information yesterday that a rep resentative or the Virginia-Carolina concern had rifently visited this sec tion, and expressed a lively Interest In the movement for Improved mVth ods of farming. He authorised Mr. Sternberg, whose company has taken the agency for the Virginia-Carolina, to say that the donation mentioned would gladly be mudo to help Win cause along. These three tons of high grade fer tilizer make a valuable addition to the prize list. PLEADINGS HAVE T E IDE Committee Investigating Condition of Docket In Clerk's Office Will Have Interesting Facts io Relate. Aiuilli Confers With tin- King. ixindon. Feb. , 88. Premier As- qulth has had an audience with King Edward, presumably to acquaint him with the proposed modifications of the government's attitude toward the principal questions dealt with in the speech from the throne. Increased, Pay for 8. A. L. Men. Norfolk, Feb. St. Two and one- half cent an hour Increase for all skilled laborers emoloved by the Sea hoard Air Line will go Into effect March 1. according to announcement trvdsy from Portsmouth The Incresie affects Kim" nu;n. 7 At the lust term of Superior court. Judge Justice' appointed a coniiniiteH composed of J. O. Merrlmon, ft. M. Wells, and Y. W. Thomas to m fri gate the condition of the dockets In the clerk's olTlce and report to tho next term of court, when It is proba ble, that a number or enses will l ordered dismissed for failure to pros ecute i Thla committee was busy yesterday and continued the Investigation tod:iy s as to be able to be guided by thi ir findings when the members of the n.iP association meet this afternoon tu make out a calendar for the March term of court. This Investigation shows that there are several hundred rases, prior to 1907, and going bm k Into the 1890 s In which no pl.-adlutis have ever been filed. They will ree ommend that the Judge dismiss such cases and the docket be t-leared up. THE WEATnFU. Forecasts Until S p. m Ashevllle and vleimtv: perature, with r-nr, tiii ("HV. 7
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