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TIIS ACCCCIATTD DISPATCHES '"A LAST EDITION 4:00 P. H. Weather ror&cait: Fair and Cooler. me vC'S'Z.. NO. 95. ASHEVILLE, N. C, MONDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 30, 1910. So PER COPY Hull of the PJuvoise Was Crushed GIRL'S E And All of Her People Drowned ISF CHAMP iiiiRK IS COUIT IS wins MISSING M EON TO THE WOODS 5 - S-w "Sure as You're Living the Next House Will Be Democratic," ' Minority Leader Says. HE DISPOSES OF REPORT AS TO HIS ASPIRATIONS Says He Wishes to Be Speaker, and Thinks He Has a Good Chance Does not Wish to Be Senator. Washington. May ; : 30. "I would rather be speaker of the house for two years than to be United States senator for 18 years,"! said Champ Clark, the democratic house leader, today. : . :' i ' Of course, there Is nothing certain but death and taxes; , but the demo crats will control; the: next house as ure os you are living, and I think I have a go'--' show for the speaker ship," he went on. Mr. - Clark thus disposed of a report that he would be a candidate for the senate to suc ceed Senator Warner, republican. Continuiug, Mr. Clark said: "Speak er Cannon will be the republican nominee for speaker next time. It Is too early to predict majorities." IDT LITTLE CYANOGEN III THE COMET'S TAIL Dr. Lowell Issues Statement as to Spectrum Observation of the Tail and the Nucleus. Flagstaff, AH., May SO. Dr. Per- cYvtl UvwcU, head of Lpwell observa tory bere. Issued a statement last night in which he said spectrograms of Halloy's comet have produced con clusive evidence against previous con ceptions as to the composition of the comet's tail. "Cyanogen In the tall Is weak," the statement says, and "ex tends but a short distance. Hydro carbons ditto. There is no hydra carbon emission visible anywhere. The main body of the tall Is formed of untdentitled constituents and some reflected light. There are cyanogen, hydro-carbon and still other untdenti tled err' ;slve constituents in the head of the comet. The head emission is strong, while the tail is weak. "The spectrum series were exten sive. Photographs, were taken almost continuously with the 40-Inch reflec tor and other Instruments. The as pects of the nuclcous of the comet was variable. There were six string ing spokes vlsibU, May i4. "These appeared elongated May 16 No division was seen or photo graphed May 28. Fifty degree of me tail was visible May 28." KiROUN'S GAR WRECKED BUT HE m INJURED Blew a Tire While Going at a Speed of 90 Miles an Hour on Indian opolis Track. Indianapolis, May 30. A . tire on llnrroun's Marmon, Yellow Jacket, with which he won the 100 mile race Saturday, burst while going at 0 miles an hour In a tryout today, turn' tag over. Harroun was not hurt, but the car was wrecked. The car, out of Harroun'S control, Wowed, tearing a deep furrow In the cement, and slid along the top of the w-ll 60 feet, Harroun clung to his seat until the car dropped to the track and turned turtle, when he was mrown clear of the wrecVage. Bragg (Flatt) and Kirscher (Dar acq) fought for the lead for the first nve miles of the ten miles free-for U. Then Darracq, going at full Peed, cast tire and Bragg drew off wfely. Time, 7:21:S. '. - . . The ten mile race for ears 11 to !J0 cubic Inches piston dlsplayment started with four .entries, Burman, Bulck). L. Chevrote (Bulck), Frayer (Firestone1), and Miller (Warren-Detroit), Chevrote lumped Into the lead t the start with Burman " second. They finished far ahead of Frayer, Who Waa thlrit mnit U Ilia, fnnrth! time, 1:08:0. This was the nrst of the usuonai championship races. MRS. TAFT'H AGV.n rvriirn IS ILiij SHE VISITS HIM Arrived In Cincinnati Today to ' Bo with. Hint He I j0,n W. Heiron and Is 81 Yearn old. Cincinnati. May 30. Mrs. William toward Taft. the president's wife, fme to Cincinnati today, to be at the """side of her father. John W. Her- ron, $2 years old, who Is seriously ill $10,000 PRIZE lew from Albany to New York, 137 Milles, in Two -Hours and 32 Minutes, Mak ing but One Stop. WEATHER WAS SUPERB; ALL CONDITIONS RIGHT This Feat Pronounced the Most Won derful Aerial Exploit in the ' History ol Avi ation. New York, May 30. Glenn II. Cur tiss marvelous feat of aviation, flying from Albany to New York yesterday, a hundred and thirty-seven miles In one hundred and fifty-two minutes, has compelled the attention of the entire world. The flight breaks all speed records in aviation distance contests.. CurtlHS was showered with congrat ulations at his hotel today. The start was made from Albany at 7:05 o'clock a. m. under weather con ditions as near perfect as the most fastidious aviator could demand. One hour and 20 minutes later he had made his stopping plate near Pough- keepsle, where there was fh hour's IntermlKsion. Resuming his flight at 9:26 he sped southward and landed within the boundary of Manhattan Is land at 10:35. Followed the River. Paulhan's flight from London to Manchester 186 miles exceeded the Curtiss feat In distance but not in speed and danger. The Frenchman's average was 44.3 miles and hour, and below him luy English meadowland. Curtis followed the winding course of the historic Hudson, with jutting headland, wooded slopes and treacher ous palisades. He swung high over the great bridge at Poughkeepsie, dipped at times within BO feet of the river's broad surface and jockeyed like a falcon at the turns. Only once did bis craft show signs Of rebelling. This was off Storm King, near. West Point, where at a height bf nearly 1000 feet a treacherous gust struck his planes. The machine dropped like rick for 40 feet and tilted perilous. ly. But Curtiss, always cool, kept both his head and his seat and by adroit manipulation of his levers brought renewed equilibrium to his steed. " The Start. Curtiss was up before dawn and went with his mechanician and a handful of spectators to Van Renssel aer Island, in the Hudson, three miles south of Albany, from where he was to make the start. Waiting at the river brink was a special New York Central train for Mrs. Curtiss and her party, who had not accompanied the aviator to the Island. From the train they could see the, actual start, but those on the island witnessed a re markable scene. Curtiss rose from tho ground like a rocket. There were no preliminary maneuvering there waa no trial flight. The aeroplane ran hurriedly over the surface of the island and darted straight for Its goal- to the southward, turning only for a moment to the westward so that Curtiss might comply with the terms of the compe tition under which he was flying and technically cross the Albany city line. Straight up soared the aeroplane to i height of about 700 feet In three minutes it was a minute speck in the distance. In seven minutes it had vanished from sight The whole per formance was over in a twinkling. With the signal that Curtiss was off the special train, five cars and a lo comotive, cumbersome now by com parison, gathered Impetus and sought to follow. But so quickly had Curtiss flown that for 21 miles southward the locomtlve, running near.y a mile1 a minute, remained a laggard. At 7:26, however, the train came abreast of the aeroplane and thence to New York those . on board kept the aviator In sight At Poughkeepsie, Curtiss turned westward and then came to earth with the precision of a bird. He had flown 74 miles from Albany in 83 minutes. The landing place, knownx as the GUI Meadows, had previously been selected, but because of last week's postponements Curtiss waa not ex pected yesterday and there waa no gasoline awaiting him, but fortun (Continued on page l.) . surras INJURED Tornado Passes up Elk Valley, In West VirjJnla-Much Livestock Kill edOther Damage. Charleston, W. Va., May 10. Many houses In the village of Guthrie wsr destroyed by a tornado which passed un Elk Valley yesterday. Several per sons were Injured and much live took was killed. Beveral hundred thousand dollars worth of property belonging to the Coal and Coke railroad was destroyed ft . CALAIS, France, May 30. Inspcectlon by divers of the sunken French collision with the cross channel Steamer Pas Do" Calais, shows that chushed and all her crew of 27 men drowned. The heuvy undertow lies is retarding operations. PRESIDENT TUFT I gotton acreage report MENA'5 DECISION REVIEWS PARADE Ideal Weather Conditions, and Enor mous Crowds in the Streets . of New York. New York, May 30. New York ob served Memorial day not merely with traditional ceremony but - with . 'the unusual honor of the presence In the city of the president of the United States, who roviewed the parade of vetoran'd.' Ideal weather conditions prevailed. An . enormous crowd was drawn to the streets and ave nues through which marched tho rap- Idly thinning ranks of blue. ' From the Soldiers and Sailors monument President Taft reviewed the Grand Army men and kindred organizations. The day was observ ed as a general holiday. President Taft arrived early from Washington and was driven to tho home of his brother, Henry W. Taft. Later this afternoon tho president took a train returning to 'Washington, Memorial Day In WaHlilnxton. Washington, May SO. Tho halls of congress and nil executive depart ments wore closed today while the statesmen of tho nation participated in the annual commemoration of Memorial day. An elaborate program tilled tho day, including a parnde of veterans and soldiers, and Impres sive ceremonies at Various cemeteries about the city. Senator Bradley of Kentucky was the orator of the day at Arlington.' Orators at other exer cises were Senators Depew, Heyburn and Brown. In Southern CMcn. Atlanta, Mny 30. Southern militia companies today participated In dec oration day exercises, held under the auspices of numerous G. A. H. posts throughout the south. At Marietta and Andersonvillo. Gu., Chattanooga, Nashville, Memphis, Vlcksburg and other points where thousands of un ion soldiers are buried In national cemeteries, the graves marked by tiny American flugs and appropriate ad- dresses were delivered by northern and southern speakers. Dr. Cannon Would Combine All oil One Day. , Norfolk, May SO. Rev. Dr. Janus Cannon, Jr., a prominent Virginia Methodist and delegate from the Gen eral Southern Hoard to the World's Missionary conference at.Edlnburg, Scotland, today advocated the combin ing of the decoration day of the north with all Confederate memorial days in the south into one celebration. The day accepted, he said, made no difference. Decoration day wsa ob served here today as a national holi day, business generally being suspend ed. The principal celebration was at Porthsmouth naval cljuetery. G, A. It. Hhould Work for Peace. , Minneapolis, May SO. Addressing the G. A. II. posts In observation ot Memorial day, Prof. Maria Sanford, professor emeritus of the' University of Minnesota, urged Civil war veter ans to work for world peace as be ing the one great object- now before the Grand Army of the Republic. Sat said Theodore Roosevelt was the on man who could do this work and urg ed her hearers to commission him at their representative and then securt the co-operation of the Confederate Veterans union for ultlted elTort, which could not fall ot success. School for Marine at Port Royal. Washington, May SO. A school tor advanced Instructions for marines It to be opened at the Port Royal, 8. C, naval stntiom in ibnrge of Lieut. Col. EU K. Cole. THE FRENCH MAJU.C.W4'TJVXOSE. TO COMMERCIAL APPEAL Memphis Paper Finds Acreage Increase 3.3 per Cent, and a Good Stand. Memphis. Tenn., Muy 30. The Commercial Appeal today publishes its flret coUon' crop report of the season. 4 " ' It follows: "Jteports , from correspondents of The Commercial Appeal under date of May Zi show that tho acreage planted to cotton tills spring " exceeds that planted in 1 )'): about 3.3 per cent. It is estimated that ' 88 l'er cent, of the total area has come up to a stand on this date, planting, except in iso lated instances, being completed. Be tween May 14 and May ;22 rains fell In all cotton producing territory and were highly beneficial although ac companied by abnormally low tem peratures. What is needed now is warm, dry weather. The cold weuther of lato April ne cessitated considerable replanting In the Atluntic states, Alabama and Unilslatia, but this has been complet ed - and mos-t of the cotton Is up, although In these states there arc a few complaints of Irregular stands. 'Although lucking a few days of being as far advanced, the crop and field conditions compare favorably with last year nnd with an average. "In th5 states tixnt of the MISHixsippi river there has been an increase In area planted and a larger use commercial fertilizer used." of GAVE A DOLLAR APIECE FOR TWOJBUNE CIS Woman Procurer Received That Sum According to Testimony of the Girls in Question. Philadealphin, May SO. Asserting that he paid a woman two dollars for them, two young girls were the prin cipal witnesses today against Henry Northeteln, 35 years old, who was committed to prison, charged with harboring minors for Improper pur poses. Lena Stewart, aged 14, and Ruth Morris, aged IS, testified that they saw the man give two dollars to a woman who brought them to the man's place. Is a Candidate for Re-Elortlon. , Kalamazoo, Mich., May SO. United States Senator Julius C. Burrows an nounces his candidacy, for re-election. Band of Conspirators Probably Sank the Dewey Manila, May 30. Further who hold that the damage was 1 1.1.. I... 1 1 examination it.. TT:t.i in i.ur? i ilmu States drydoek . Dewey, which was partialry submerged at Olongapo, has strengthened the belief of those in the navy submarine Pluvolsc,. which was In the hull of the submarine was and great depth where the wreck TO W IT QUI He Refuses Terms Offered Iby Chavar ria for Surrender of the Town of Rama. San Juun Del Sur, Nicaragua, May SO. General Luis Menu, command ing the- Insurgent forces at Rama, has refused to surrender the town. - Gon eral Chnvarria had offered to guaran tee the lives of tho rebels. President Madriz has ordered Chavarria to con tinue operations until the town fulls. Severe Fighting ThiH Morning. Washington, May 30. Severe light ing between tho troops of Madriz and Estrada took place early this morn ing near niueliilds, according to a message from Consul MolTat at Blue Melds. Two hundred prisoners wore taken by Estrada's troops. lTairlo Ordered to the Scene, The sailing of the crulaer Prairie from the Philadelphia navy yard yesterday in com mand of Lieutenant Commander Loomis, was ordered by the navy de partment In order that the vessel might remain at Colon awaiting de velopments in Nicaragua. In case more marines ."c needed in the opin ion of this government than aro now at BluelleldH, the, Prairie will hurry on for Panama with them. It was decided to send tho Prairie, said a naval official, in case need should arise for a greater force to protect American life and property In Dlue tleldH. According to last reports there were' about 800 marines left on the isthmus after about 1000 had been withdrawn when It was thought the (Vntrnl American situation had Justl llrd their withdrawal. In u cablegram to Senor Cantrlllo, the representative of tho Nlcaraguan provisional government here. General Estrada declared that tho present sit uation iiround Blueflclda gave the In surgent arms "complete assurance of triumph." The dispatch did not go into details. It did announce, how ever, the issuance of an edict trans ferring the custom house from Blue fields Bluff to the city. General Kstrada declared the Bluff had been given to the Madrls troops voluntarily, for he desired to con centrate his forces In and around the city. Philadelphia, May 80. The United States cruiser Prairie, loaded with ammunition and other supplies for the marines now in Central America, sailed from the Philadelphia navy- yard yesterday and after a rapid trip down the Delaware, passed out to sea this afternoon. At Colon a detach nient of marines will be taken on board and conveyed to the scene of the lighting in Nicaragua. THE WEATHER. 'For Ashevllle and vicinity: Fair to night and Tuesday, cooler tonight. - .aone ueuueruieiy uy u uuuu - . of conspirators against the government. It. is probable the mystery will not be cleared up until the big dock" has been raised. i Little Louisville Girl Disappeared December 6, Having Left Home to Attend Services at Churchj. CORPSE, MUCH DECOMPOSED, IN SCHOOL SUB-BASEMENT ft Had Apparently Been There Several Months Crude Attempt to Bury Remains ; Is Evident Louisville, May .",0. The badly de composed body of Alma Kellner, the eight years old girl who mysteriously disappeared from her home lust De cember, was -found today In a sub basement of St. Johns school. The body was lying In three feet of water. It was positively identified as that of Alma Kellner by her uncle, Frank Kehr, a millionaire brewer of Louis ville. The girl disappeared December 0 having left her home to attend church services. The corpse's condition In dicated it had been in the hiding place several months and that a crude attempt was made to bury It. The body was wrapped in a piece of car pet. EMPEROR OF GERMANY It Was Reported That He Was Serious ly III, but This Is Denied. Potsdam, May 30. Emperor Wil liam remains at tho palace, where the healing progress of the abeess on his right wrist Is being closely watched by physicians. Berlin. May 30. The abeess on the' nmporer's hand since it was lanced is taking a normal course, and, ac cording to Doctor Bier, the court sur geon, the emperor suffers no pain. The operutlon on tho hand became necessary owing to a sharp Inflamma tion which .developed. A headline In one of the Berlin newspapers gave rise to tho impression that the em peror is suffering greatly, but his majesty has not even been obliged to stay in his room. Tho crown prince yesterday re ceived In audience Prince Tsai-Tao, brother of the Chinese regent, and his suite, as the emperor was not able to put on a uniform on account of the bandage over his right wrist and thumb. Tho empress also received the prince. : At Potsdam in the afternoon, how ever, tho emperor entertained at luncheon Marquis San Guiliano, the Italian foreign minister, with whom he had a iengthy conversation. The empress, tho crown prince and crown princess, Dr. von Bothmann-Hollo-weg, the Imperial chancellor and for eign minister, von Schoen, attended the dinner at the Italian embassy this evening in honor of the marquis. It is expected that his majesty will have sufficiently recovered to enable him to review the spring parade of tho Berlin garrison on June 1. CREWJIE5, AGED 67 Rev. A. A. Jones Was Among the Last to Leave the Ironclad Before She Was Sunk. Norfolk. May JO. Rev. A. A aged 67, one of the oldest Jones. active member of the Virginia conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, south, died today following a stroke of paralysis. . . The deceased was on the Confeder ate ironclad Virginia (Merrlmac) at the time of the Hampton Roads en gagement between the Virginia and Monitor, and was In 'one of the last two boats that left the Virginia when she was subsequently blown up by her own men off Craney Island PINCHOT 1LS RETVItXED. 'Ye I Saw the Colonel," II Say and lie Was Looking Welt" Tliat'e All. ' New York. 31a." $0. Gilford Pin chot, the deposed United Urates for ester, was a passenger on the Arabic from Europe, where he met Theodore Roosevelt. "I met Col. Roosevelt at Porto Maurlxlo, near Genoa." said Mr. Pin shot, "and he appeared In splendid physical trim. . I neve.r saw him look Ing much better." He Has "Gone West" for a few Days, He Says, and His De - stination Is not Known. ANOTHER ONE CONFESSES HE GOT THE BRIBE MONEY State Senator Holtsclaw Says He Re ceived $2500 He Is the Fourth He Surrenders to Deputy. Washington, May SO. rThe investi gation by the senate of ihe ehargea against Senator Lorimer probably will be much more exhaustive than would be possible under the resolution which the Illinois senator introduced. The opinion is expressed generally that the resolution should be broud ened. United States Senator William Lorimer arrived here yesterday. He departed a few hours later and his whereabouts is a mys tery. The senator refused to discuss any phase of the senatorial bribery scandal involving his name. lie was asked to make a statement regarding state Senator Holtslaw's confession before the Sangamon county grand Jury at Springfield, in which Ilolt slaw admitted that he had received $2500 for voting for Lorimer for sen ator. Holtslaw's confession has been catalogued "No. 4," three other con fessions having been made before tho Cook county grand Jury, according to State Attorney Wayman here. The first confessiqn was made by Repre sentative Charjes White of O'Fallon, Ills., who said he had received S100O for his Lorimer vote. Senator Lori mer In his speech to the senate de voted himself to the denunciation ot White, whom ho called depraved. ' '.'Holtslaw is In the same class as White," said tho senator yesterday, "I will not discuss him.". Then Senator Lorimer disappeared in his automobile with the parting information that he was going west for a few days. His destination ,ls unknown. Springfield, Ills., May 20. Start ling developments arc expected here this week following the confession by state Senator D. W. Holtsluw of Iuko to the Sangamon county grand Jury that he was promised and later re ceived $2500 from state Senator John Broderick for his vote for William Lorimer for senator and $700 from Senator Broderick as his share of tho "Jackpot." Six legislators, three members of the senate and three members of the holme arc scheduled to appear. They are: Senators John Broderick (demo crat), Cbicugo, under Indictment for conspiracy to commit a felony in con nection with the furniture deal. , , '., D. W. Holtslaw (democrat). Iuka, who was Indicted, confessed, was granted immunity and will jquiaKed . fof further Information. .' fc l- : L Representatives Josepii .11.. Clark, (democrat), Vandalia, under Indict ment for conspiracy In furniture deal. Charles I McMackln (republican1 f, Salem, voted for Lorimer and will be examined as a witness, Harvey D. McCullum (democrat). Louisville, voted for Lorimer apd wilt be examined as a witness. One other witness to be examined is A, B. Johnston of the Johnston ft Hatcher company of Springfield, who acted as local agent for the Ford ft Johnston company In the furniture deal and whom Senator Holtslaw and Otto Frelr of the Derby Desk com pany have Implicated by their cor roborative testimony. They allege that A. B. Johnston agreed that Holtslaw should receive $1500 when the furniture ws Installed In the state house. The grand Jury does not re-con vene until Thursday, but State's At torney Burke will proceed with the examination of witnesses, having re ceived assurances that Senator Pern- hertnn nd Representative Clark would be on hand. Bench warrants their Immediate appearance manda tory. UIHI Y UMIUI L IN UL IUIIII ILUILL IIIUUIILU IN TROLlEHOlllSIOli Cars Were Filled With Picnic Party- Most ol the Injured Are Women and Children. Oakland, Cal., May $0. Forty peo ple were Injured, some fatally, when two street cars collided today. The cars were filled with excursionists en route to plcnlo grounds. Ths Injured on both cars are mostly women and children. It wa reported that two men hud their legs amputated. The seen was alviut nine miles Tnim"th" center of Oakland,
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