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Sire As (rexrUle fcette Ne . fSM AMOOIATD LAIT 1DITI01I. 4:(r9 P. M. WetHer lurMMt: Showers; Cooler. PRIM DISPATCHI1 VOL. XV. NO. 59. ASHEVILLE, N. 0, MONDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 18, 1910. Ic P1B COPY SOIfWGTf HYDE BEGINS FIGHT FOR LIFE The Gould-Drexel Wedding to Occur Tomorrow n,c PET ITIGN it jim Peaceful Army of Women Moves on Capitol Hill to Present It Parade in Flag-Decked Automobiles. TOOK ALL THE MOTORS IN TOWN TO HAUL THEM President Talt Tells the Ladies He Does not Feel Offended at Having Been Hissed by Them. Washington, April 18. An army of suffragists moved on Capitol hill to day and presented u monster nntlonal petition of half a million signers prayinK for "votes for women" to congress. All delegates to the National Amer ican Women Suffrage association and a large number of enthusiasts who were not delegates took part In the march upon the national legislators. The petitioners rode In flag-bedecked automobiles, a long string of them, that reached almost from the hotel where the convention hns been In Bwing down broad Pennsylvania ave nue to the capital. The suffragists must have had every available auto mobile in Washington. There was no special demonstration from the pro cession. President Replies to the IjuIU'h. A graceful and courteous reply from President Taft. flatly declaring that he entertained no personal feel ing In connection with the hissing ep isode at the suffragist convention on Thursday night and mingling his re irtt over the Incident with the sorrow of the delegates because It might be uKd in an unfair way to embarrass the leaders of the woman suffrage movement, Is the latest event In the chronology of the one sensational feature Of the forty-second annual convention of the National American Woman Suffrage association. The president's response to the as sociation's official expression of re gret that his addresa had been Inter rupted by a manifestation of dissent from the views he voiced on woman suffrage was read to the convention and enthusiastically received by the delegst" Much more significance has been given to the Incident than It deserves, the president stated In his letter, which was addressed to Mrs. Prances Squire Potter, corresponding secre tary of the organization,' and he ex pressed the hope that It "may soon be entirely forgotten." INTO COTTON MARKET Proceedings Begun Against Brokers Causes Future Market to Break Sharer. New York, April 18 Attorney Gen eral Wickersham having ordered an Inquiry H t the terms and condi tions of an agreement for the pur chase and delivery of 150,000 bales of cotton, a special federal grand Jury will tomorrow begin a secret Investi gation In a proceeding entitled the united states against Frank B. Hayne and William P. Brown, prominent cot ton brokers of New Orleans. Causes Break In New Orleans. New Orleans, April 18. The cotton futures market register a sharp break today on the report that a federal grand jury In New York had sum moned several prominent bull leaders "'ore them as well as notifying rep 'escnutlves of large cotton broke. -ge houses to appear with their books. The Ufll Antlnn Mmi i m . r o 1 si the ,u,y Ptlon we"t down oaaea the new crop months wire not so marked. severe Break In New York. New York, April 18. The publica tion Of the r.n,,,.. .1 XZ , . .. M llllt-W t (ITT MM til LV"mttr,u,t lnto a ute t great n L IMre w a vere break in prlcer u. . . . . M Ik-si nri.. . U .A in, morning, iu " M. msklng decline of 11.60 a . ' ,rom Cm figures of last eek, while later months sold If to points net lower. Trading was in.,. 5' cUv" and cltea " times 'tiring the ' ... ment .uh.ided. There was disposition hearln. J," 1" f . tomorroW' Inn ... arming a aenntte opln- ut the outcome of the reported mny aeal. Anow Victim t Use "Unloaded Revolver. Prlts of A T' pnl H Dominie ii n.h., . .. ehii-t ,hot y 11 month old revniJ. WM " with an old 'uppoeeoiy unloaded. K..L - ReTArn 'wnM Better. U APHI lS.-8.musl "hw b.u.. Trial of the Man Charged With the Murder of Col. Swope Opens With Clash Be tween Attorneys. REED, FOR PROSECUTION, OUTLINES THEIR CASE Defense Objected to This but Trial Judge. Latshaw. Held That It Was Entirely Legal. Kansas City, April 18. Before a court room crowded to its utmost Capacity Jumes A. Reed today deliv ered the opening statement of the prosecution In the Hyde murder trial. The opening of the case was marked by a sharp clash between attorneys for the two sides. The defense waged a hard fight on the court permitting Reed to deliver the opening state ment. Judge Lntxhaw held that It was etnlrely legal, but as a precau tionary move suggested that Heed be appointed a special prosecuting at torney. This was done. Itefore Reed was fairly launched upon his address, Frank P. Walsh, leading counsel for the defense, In terposed objection to the prosecution introducing statements regarding any feature of the caBe except that deal ing directly with the death of Col. Swope. for whese alleged murder Hyde Is now being tried. He was over-ruled. Walsh branded many persons who gathered evidence against Hyde as "llara and thieves." Heed sought later to tell the story of the courtship of Hyde and Mrs. Hyde. Walsh ob jected and was sustained by Judge Latshaw. IMMENSE DAMAGE DONE FRUIT CROP Millions of Dollars Loss in Iowa, on Account of Cold Weather-Other States Suffer, Also. ifnnu. CHv Anrll 18. Tempera tures ranging 27 to 38 degrees above sero. accompanied by intermittent Hurries of mow, were reported from MlHslsaourl. Kansas ann Neorassa io- ,i, rvilrier weather Is orcdlcted Five l Ten Million IKillars Damage. Moines. Anrll 18. Secretary Greene of the state horticultural de partment estimated today that the loss to Iowa's fruit and vegetable crop from freeilng weather will be between five and te million aonars. Snow Is falling In many parts of Iowa. Relieve II HcnentH tut' crops. !. Porte. Ind.. April 18 Expert fruit growers and farmers today de clare the heavy snow which fell last nigh in northern Indiana and south ern Michigan. Instead of killing the fruit crop, was of gnat value to rruu and winter wheat. J. M. WRTERBURY HAS ABANDONED APPEAL Man Who Represented Himself as Agent of the Associated Press Taken to Atlanta Prison. Wa.hinvtnn Anrll 18. John M. Waterbury of New York, convicted In the District of Columbia ot represent ing himself as an agent of the Asso ciated Press, and sentenced to eigh teen months in the penitentiary, to day abandoned his appeal, and sur rendered himself to a mersnai. He left this afternoon for tne At lanta Federal prison, to serve his term of Imprisonment. Wl ESS KILLED OF A BUTCHER The Woman Was of Uie Vnder World Motive for Youtli's Act is Not Known. Special to The OaaetteNews. Wlnston-Halcm. April is. jrnmc Webster, colored, was shot and killed late last night at her home on Walnut street by Charles Snipes, 1 years old, the son of one of the leading butchers here. Snipes Is In Jail, but refuses to dis cuss th shooting. The woman was a tenderloin character. T.. Support Budget. London. April 18. At a meeting of the Redmondltes iX the house of com mon today It was officially decided to support th budget In all It stage. lu JMirJ BrBrJBBflflRS BBBBBBBBBBBBBBsflinr' nsnKiBnBBBttae New York. April IS, The wedding of Miss Marjoric Gould and Anthony J. Drexel, Jr., will occur in St. Bartholomew's church tomorrow nt 4 p. m. Miss Oould Is the daughter of George and Edith Kingston Gould, and Mr. Droxel is the son of Anthony J. and Marguerite A. Drexel of Phila delphia. Miss Could i considered one ican one of her own circle of young Drexel Is 22 vears old, and describes and a magnificent diamond necklace, TIE EQUIPMENT For This Reason Mail Service Has not Been Installed on Trains 41 and 42. The mail service on passenger trains No. 41 and 42 between Ashe ville and Columbia on the Southern trains No. 41 and 4 2 between Ashevllle and Columbia on the Southern rail way, which the postofflce department ordered Inaugurated some six weeks ago, has not been put n. A gentle men ih the city, who wrote to the department at Washington concern ing the delay, today received an an swer from G. V. Stone, acting general superintendent of the division of rail way mall service at Washington, to the effect that the delay was due to the fact that the Southern had not placed the necessary equipment on placed the necessary equipment on the trains for the service. He stated that the service would go on as soon as the railway company furnished the cars. Local officials of the railway com pany claim, however, that they cannot understand the delay ns the company has cars "a plenty." Three weeks ago It was stateil that the government had already employed Its mall clerks for this line and that they arc only awaiting the railway company's action to go to work. This will be valuable service to Ashevllle business people, not only regarding southern but even northern mall, and the people hope the day Is not far off when the "short age of cars" will be supplied. MAIL CLERKS KILLED II WRECK ON I. G. The Engine Left the Track and Carried Five Cars With It Down a 15 Foot Enbankment Memphis, April 18. Four mall clerks and three trainmen Injured in the wreck of passenger train No. 2, northbound, from New Orleans to Chicago. "i the Illinois Central, five mile north of Jackson, Miss., today. The wreck caused by the engine leaving the track, Jumping down a fifteen-foot embankment, carrying with it the baggage, mall, library car and two sleeping cars. None of the passengers were injured. Col. William I. Crane of New Or leans was on the train and organied a relief crew, taking the pasaengers out through windows. YOVNH WlflTK MAN KIIJ.KI) BV TRAIN NO. SO AT NEWTON Stepix il In Front of Passenger, to 4et Out of Way or Freight Train on a Siding. Rrnest Houck, a young white man, aged HO years, was killed at Newton Saturday morning Jiy train No. 88, according to Information received here. It seem, that he was standing on the freight siding, and getting out of the way of a train on the siding he Mopped in front of th paasenger train on the main line. Ha was killed Instantly, hi leg was broken in sev er places and hi body was badly mangled. NOT PROVIDED of society's greatest beauties, and is rriends, is sain 10 oe ongniing roe neons, or iu iea.n. io- .."iuhmi. moir himself as banker. It is rumored that the bri-le will receive from her father and from her mother a large corsage All Buildings Owned and Occupied by Foreigners In Chang-Sha Are Destroyed. Hankow, April 18. The latest news received from Chang-sha, where na tives were rioting and destroying property ot foreign missionaries, la that all Is quiet. The provinvial treas urer has taken charge of affairs, the governor of the province having been killed by the rioters. Chang-Sha., April 18. All the for eign owned buildings In Chang-Sha have been destroyed by fire with the exception of the consulates. All the buildings rented by foreigners have been looted. The Chinese officials on Thursday Issued a proclamation thut they were unable to protect the lives and property of foreigners, and there upon all foreigners hastened to leave the city. So far as is known no for eign resident has lost his life. The governor of Hn-Nan province, Wou Tsung-Slu, and his wife were killed and several other government officials fled. The 6000 foreign drilled soldiers are stationed here and a few ot these protected the governor's house for a time, but soon all Joined the rioters. Hunger Stalled tho Trouble. The riots began on April 1.1, when the famine sufferer looted the rice shops. A captain of police was wound ed while trying to restore order, but thousands crowded around him and his assistants ami he was obliged to flee to the yameu. The rioters follow ed him there and besieged the place all n'ght. The following day the disturbance became anti-foreign, this being a strong anti-foreign province. The China inland mission and the Norwe gian and Catholic minion were burn ed. The other missions were destroy ed on April 16. Missionaries Take Refuge In Roats. The niissioii.ii : s attached to the American Epls opal missionary alli ance, the United Evangelical church and the Wesleyan and Yale missions, numbering 41 In all, took refuge In boat. Thy lost all of their effects. The destruction of all foreign prop erty. Including the Japanese consulate and the Rrlttsh warehouses, followed. The British consul detained two teamen for refugees, who include TO Japanese. Owing, however, to the shortage of provision and the hope lessness of the situation, It was decid ed to start for Hankow. The official building were destroy ed the same day. thet roops Joining the rioters, who numbered not less than 24,000. The chief cause of the rioting was the scarcity and high price of rice. For a long time past there has been an anti-foreign problem and sny op portunity that arose from whatever cause supplied the excuse for demon strating the aim foreign senium nt In u graphic manner. 2000 Soldier Sent. Hankow, China, April 18. The viceroy of Hu-Peh ha sent 2000 sol dier to Chang-Sha and a further large detachment will be dispatched to that district today. Small riot have occurred her and a strike has been declared at th tea manufac tories. Chan Hal, April 11. The British consul at Chang-Sha ha taken up quarter on a steamer, which is an chored about a mile from the town. The British gunboat Thistle I at Tu Chuw, having failed to reach Chang Bha on account of the shallow water. It will make another attempt to get to that port today. HUNGRY CHINESE HANDSOMEST MAN BURN AND PILLAGE Anthony J. Drejceo. .Jr.. nw torvKiaai.K 4w wca simple, iina.iecieo una goou naiwre'i. ornament of diamonds and sapphires. IN PUBLIC LIFE That Is the President, According to Sculptor Aitken Great Latent Force, Fine Eyes. New York. April 18. "President Taft is the handsomest man in public life today," declares Robert I. Aitken, the sculptor, who has Just completed sittings for a marble bust of the presi dent. "The expression about the presi dent's eyes shows a greater combina tion of qualities thun I have seen in any other man," says the artist. "His forehead and brows are all of force and determination. The tremendous power latent in his characteristics is not hard to express in marble; the difficulty come In showing the gentle ness of his eyes." CASE WILL COME A Phase of the North Carolina Mining Company's Suit Against West feldts to Be Considered. Another phase of the famous North Carolina Mining company's suit against the Westfeldts and others, in volving copper deposits alleged to be worth a million dollars, and lying in Swain county, will come before Judge Boyd of the I'nlted Suites District court at Statesvllle tomorrow, when attorneys for the plaintiff will ask for a re-taxing of the costs in the Circuit court amounting to several thousand dollars. J. J. Hooker will appear for tho plaintiffs and J. C. Martin and V. A. Sondley for the Westfeldts. MANY EXPECT TO COME TO GENERAL CONFERENCE Birmingham People, Mr. Calvert Says, Are Much Interested in the Event George R. Calvert, for a number of years the efficient manager of the Western Union Telegraph office here, a-.id now manager of the Birmingham office of the Western ITnlon, was n visitor In the city yesterday and to day, coming to Ashevllle yesterduy morning with a bunch of Shrlners, who stunned here enroute to their homes from New Orleans. Mr. Cal vert was warmly congratulated by his many friends here today upon his promotion to the management of the Birmingham office, a promotion that came after he had been appointed manager at Chattanooga. Mr. Calvert said this morning that the people of Birmingham were great ly Interested In the approaching gen eral conference or the Methodist Epis copal church, South, which convenes Iter next month, and that a lnrge delegation of Birmingham Methodists would be here during the three weeks' seeslon. BEFORE JUDGE BOYD one is in, ami in marrying an Amer mmi one iiiieu mreigner. Mr. the house, No. 101 r. Fifth avenue, GOURT OFAPPEALS This Action Taken in Case of Davis and Eldridge Against Bessemer Cotton Mills. A message received here Saturday afternoon from Ihe clerk of the I'nlted States Circuit Court of Appeals at Hichmond stated that the court In special session hud affirmed, the decision of the lower court In the suit of Davis and El dridge against the Ker-mer City cot ton mills. This means that the plain tiffs will have to pay the defendant company $3500 and Interest from November, 1907. This ends a very Interesting ense. Orria K. Kldridge, a commission man of New York, who died some time ago, had u contract with the Bessemer City mills to sell cotton ginghams, the product of the plant, on five per cent, commission. The executors of El dridge brought suit against the mills to rerover $5000 alleged to be due on a note, while the mills set up a coun ter claim of $3500 due them by the commission merchants. About a week was taken up in the trial of the suit In November, 1907, before Judge Boyd here, and It went to the appel late court on appeal of the plaintiffs, judgment having been found In favor of the defendants and their claim al lowed by the Jury. The case was ar gued and later was reargued In the Circuit Court of Appeals, and that court has just rendered Its devlslon. HAS LITTLE TO SAY Refers to Stories That He Will Embrace Prohibition Movement and Run for Senate. BR TAN W New York, April 18. Wllllai.i J. Ilryan came home today from South America. He reuched New York with absolutely no Ideas, so far as he was willing to admit, about political af fairs In this country. The "subject my trip," he said, "was the study of economic and sociological conditions in South America." "What are the chances of the dem ocratic party?" "Good, always good," was Bryan's reply. He thought the chances of the democratic party In the coming con gressional elections unusually bright. He was asked If he would consider another wndldacy for the presidency. "I have said all 1 am going to say on that subject," he replied emphatical ly; "I think my position Is understood perfectly." He added that he hardly thought It necessary to deny stories that he was iu become a candidate for the United States senate and that he was going to embrace the prohibition move ment. BTKKli CAR KMPIiOVKS STRIKE; ONE M SHOT THIS MORNING Pittsburg. April 18. One thousand employes ot the Pressed Steel car company at Bchoenvtlle struck today, and In a riot one man was shot and Polios Captain Smith was badly beaten. AFFIRMS DECISION BRYAN RETURNS Tumultuous Greetings at Buda pest Signalized by Break ing Leg of Chief of Police. SEVERAL PERSONS WERE ALSO BADLY INJURED Mr. Roosevelt Called Today at Royal Palace Where He Left Card for Archduke Joseph. New York, April 18. Steamship men nay Theodore, Roosevelt's visit to Germany. France and Austria will bring about an increase of 200,000 in this year's Immigration record. Budapest, April 18. Although Austria-Hungary Is In the throes of a general election the visit of Theodore Roosevelt fairly monopilzes attention. Polyglot newspapers at Budapest to day print columns about his arrival and extended editorials of "Welcome home" appear in English. Of the character of the crush at the railway station last night, when the former president arrived, may be judged from the fact that the chief of police suf fered a broken leg and several persons were injured. Today a big crowd cheered the dis tinguished guest as, accompanied by Baron Hengelmuller, he left the hotel and entered an automobile to begin today's program. Mr. Roosevelt first made a call at the royal palace, where he left a card for Archduke Joseph of Austria. He then visited the house of parliament. CompliincntM Handed to Mini Col. Roosevelt received a magnlfl cent welcome from the inter-parlla-mentary group. Count Apponyl In presenting his engrossed address, ex tolled the former president not only as the tried and proven friends of Hun gary and peace, but as the champion of public morality and honesty cvery where. Replying, Col. Roosevelt paid a tribute to the valor, courage and love of liberty of the Hungarians, whose ancestors he said had saved the western world from the Mongolian hordes. Acknowledging? Count Ap ponyi h personal references Col. Roos evelt insisted that he was fighting simply for the decalogue and the gol den rule. Triumphal Entry. Hundary received Theodore Roosevelt with open arms after he crossed the front ier yesterday, popular enthusi asm, according to the newspaper cor respondents, exceeding anything since the days of Louis Kossuth. The journey, after Mr. Roosevelt left the train at Pressburg to spend the afternoon with Count Apponyi, whom he had entertained at Washing ton and Oyster Bay, assumed almost the character of a triumphal proces sion. The entire population of the ancient capital of Hungary turned out, the mayor and other city author ities greeting the ex-president of the United States at the station. At three villages, each of which was made up of a different race Magyar, Slovak and German that the party passed through on the automobile trip to the Apponyi castle. Colonel Roose velt was met with enthusiasm. In each the president of the village, the prrest, schoolmaster, fire brigade In uniform, and the school children in white Sunday frocks and sashes bear ing the Hungarian colors, stopped the automobile to offer flowers and words of welcome The retur. 'rip from the castle, by another route, was marked with sim ilar demonstrations and when Buda pest was reached at 9 o'clock at night the former president was fairly mob bed at the station, which In spite of the heavy downpour of rain, was crowded by thousands of people cheering wild ly. The mayor of Budapest and representatives from all the societies In the city were there to meet Colonel Roosevelt when he stepped out on the platform, while hundreds of railroad men from the yards clambered on top of the train to take part In the dem onstration. Did Not Represent the Vatican. Rome, April 18. The meeting of ex-President Roosevelt and the papal nuncio at Vienna, Mgr. Graffito dl Belmonte Slgnatelll, after Ambassador Kerens' luncheon, was evidently not expected by the Vatican, as rumors are already In circulation that he papal nuncio bears no message from the pope to Colonel Roosevelt. The Vati can Issued the following statement: The papal nuncio st Vienna did not ask for any Instructions concern ing his visit to Mr. Roosevelt, nor were any Instructions sent to him from the Vatican. Therefore as the supposition that the nuncio was char ged with a communication to Mr. Roosevelt Is deprived of any founda tion, so It Is certain that his visit can not have special significance." A MACON MERCHANT WAS SHOT TODAY WHILE ASLEEP Macon, Ga., April 18. J. W. Tsn ney, a well known merchant, was as xasslnated this morning while asleep at his home. Tnney, Who Is 85 years old. Was shot from the street by an unknown party. The police nave a clew le the murderer. a. . : a -i
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