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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS dispatches' LAST EDITION 4:00 P.M., Weather Forecast: I'onUniier Fair. VOL. IV NO. 140. ASHEVILLE, N. 0.; THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 21, 1910. 3c PER COPY EH1ND TRUNK RKILWAY STRIKE SITUATION 15 LITTLE CHANGED The Christian Unity Foundation 000 KILLED Aims to Include All Churches HOT ON TIL OF DOM Warrant Issued in France for Drai biut, Alias Tarbot, Said to Answer Description of Dentist. 111 M M 1 Passenger Service Restored on Practically Ever New England, Freight TranL ' Still Tied up. . ATTEMPT TO WRECK A TRAIN IS CHARGED BY OFFICIALS Strikers Say They Are Confident That the Company Will Have to Yield Much Perishable' freight Is Doomed. Boston, July 21. With passenger service restored on practically every line In New England, officials of the Crand Trunk and Central Vermont railroads are turning attention to moving freight trains and relieving congestion which the tie-up caused, one freight train of 20 ears, loaded with beef, is on the way to Portland, where stopping freight traffic threat cried a meat famine. Attempt to Wreck Train Churgcil. Toronto, July 21. Grand Trunk of ficials state than an attempt to wreck the company's Muakoka-liuffalo ex press was made early this morning. The train ran Into an open snitch, two miles from here. Tho engine and two cars left tho tracks. No passen gers were Injured. The Strikers Arc Coiilldent. Montreal, Juiy 21. The 6,000 striking conductors and trainmen of the Grand Trunk lines have re-afflrm-cil through their leaders, the assertion that they arc awaiting the expected time when the railroad will find re sumption of freight business impossi ble, and will make such wage over tures to the strikers as will induce them to. return. A'hlrdseye view of the Grand Trunk's 4000 mile system showed distinct Improvement. From the viewpoint of. many cities affected, the freight sltuntlon iir tncresslngly serious. Much perishable freight seems doomed to destruction. REPUDIATE THE LQRIMER VOTES Democrats of Illinois Deny Responsi bility, as a Party, for the Senator. Kprlunlield, Ills., July 21. Demo crats from all parts of the state gath ered at Lincoln yesterday and In vig orous terms denounced the action of those democratic members of tho itate legislature who deserted their party's choice for United States sen ator and cast their votes for Wm. Lorlmer. In resolutions adopted tho conven tion "endorses and commends those 24 niemliers of the legislature who demonstrated their loyalty to princi ple and devotion to public duty In upholding the honor and Integrity of the democratic party by their un wavering adherence to the primary nominee of their party for United states senator." , The resolutions further declared: "We as representatives of the dem ocracy of Illinois do proclaim to the nation and to tho world that we do not accept responsibility as a party fr Lnrlmcr'a election to the senate, and unhesitatingly condemn the said democratic members of the general assembly for their action, and de nounce the same as being their In dividual action and repudiate each and every vote for Lorlmer as a par ty measure." Ituymond Robins of Chicago told of being present in the legislature the day Lorlmer was elected senator. Itoblns characterised the proceedings as me auctioning off of the senator Nlp. the purchaser being man whose entire career has bsen devot ed lo, graft and plunder." Senator Albert Mm of Norton who. during the memorable balloting for 'iator In the state senate, warned he members of the consequence of casting their votes for Lorlmer. de clared "no democrat could vote for Latimer without violating his instruc lns. Iwtraylng his party and atultl D'lng his own conscience. I believe n placing the blame where It be '""as. and I even have some avmDS hy for Lee O'Nell Browns, who Is jeing made the scapegoat and a foot wll by men 'higher up.' 1 don't care my voice Is heard clear down to he governor's office In finrlnifteld: 'here are other kinds of bribers, and 'he man who uses his appointive to purchase votes Is Just as """h a briber aa the man who pays nuney for votes." THK W&ATBKR. For Ashevllle and vicinity: Contin ued fair weather, with moderate tenv perature tonight and Friday. y or North familn. . n- 1 .. .J . . . . .4 J!?wr In eastern portions tonight or siniierate north winds. lie coming variable. '"VV., .... RAH Dp I I U II L ENERGETIC u ZrFORT IS URGED Judge Pritchard, Chairman of the Com mittee on Manufacturers, Makes Report. ASHEVILLE NEEDS MOST A LARGER PAY ROLL FOR MEN President i'lulcy of Southern Heady lo Co-operate Willi Hoard of Trmln at All limes. At the annual meeting of the direc tors of the board of trade, held yes terday afternoon. Judge J. C. Pritch ard, chairman of the manufacturing committee, submitted the following interesting report relutlve to work ac complished und the growth of Abbe ville during the past year: "As chairman of the committee on manufactures I should havo made a report at your last annual meeting, hut 1 was out of the city at that time and was unable, therefore, to submit my report to tho full board; but inasmuch as there arc several matters of Importance to which I de sire to cull your attention, 1 havo de cided to submit this report to the board of directors. Therefore, on behalf of the committee, I beg leave to report as to the progress we have made In securing the establishment of manufacturing enterprises as fol lows: "During the past year the National Casket company's plant was complet ed, and Is now In operation, with something over 1,000,000 feet of lum ber on their yards.- ' ; "A plant has been established, just below the National CUfiket company's plant for the manufacturing of pul verizing machinery. "R. ' P. Fostel has opened a box making factory -'at Illltmore with rv cry prospect of" success. j "The Elk Mountain cotton mill has been reopened,. und Is now running at full capacity. , , ' "One thing that has militated against Ashevllle in the past as a manufacturing city was the fact that until within a comparatively recent period we have had no suitable sites to offer for manufacturing purposes. However, through the, efforts of the board of trade we secured tho con struction of a branch line of the Southern railway from the new bridge on the south side of the French Broad river to tho upper end of what is known as the Wood fin tract. Owing to the construction of this road we are now able to furnish any number of desirable manufacturing sites In the vicinity of what is known as the National Casket plant. "In this connection, I will say that it is essential that this branch road bo extended up tho river so as to con nect with tho main line at or near the bridge. This would afford a large ad ditional number of desirable manufac turing sites and would be of great ad vantage lo the railroad company In the transaction uf Its business. "We think that the board of trade hould use Its best efforts to Induce the company to completet his branch line at the earliest po' ilble moment. What Ashevllle needs most of all Is a larger annual payroll for our laboring men. While we nro anxious to make Ashevllle a great success aa a resort, yet It must be admitted that during nt least onc-hulf of each year we do not realize much from this source. It therefore behooves us to take up the matter of securing the establishment of permanent enter prises that will afford steady and re munerative employment to taoonng men. and this will also bring to this section men of, wealth and enterprise who will loin with us In making Ashevllle one of the leading cities of the south. Fortunately, our manufacturing sites are so situated that we can op erate all kinds of enterprises without in the least Interfering with Ashe vllle as a resort; and. under the cir cumstances, we can develop Ashevllle ss a manufacturing city and at the same time continue to make It t leading resort of the south. "From a manufacturing standpoint Ashevllle affords facilities that are unsurpassed. We are in the center of a region containing the greatest amount . of mineral to be Touna in our state, and this Is the Initial ship ping point for the lumber that Is sent from here to northern ana soutnern markets to be manufactured. It Is folly to permit our raw material to be shipped awsy from here ror me Durnose of being manufactured when we have aufflclent water power for all purposes, the best climate In the United States, and as intelligent labor as can be found anywhere. "High Point. N. C. remote aa It is from raw material, has grown to be one of the leading manufacturing towns In the country Insofar as fur niture Is concerned. This should be an object lesson to our people, and having, as we do. many advantages over towns like High Point. It should he the ambition of those who are In terested In the welfare of this city lo Continues on pf sljht a TOwin iTP Tin " stf' la . . . . .:. ..-i..;. ....... ' gIiiWw''W .. , jqhn mqrrison n pIsIItW F0UI1D1 Ui,! Body of Insurance Agent Discovered in Court House Fountain Early This Morning. IT IS PRESUMED THAT THE MAN COMMITTED SUICIDE MorrKoit Was Uist Seen I-ust Night at 10 O'clock, W hcu He Retired I.cTt SIiim-h ill Ills Hooiii. John Morrison, 72 years of at?e and until a few weeks ago employed by the imperial Health und Life, Insur ance company, met death by drown ing some time lost night or early this morning. The body of the man was found floating in the four-foot fountain In the rear of the county court house this morning about 7:30 o'clock by Dun Smith, care-taker, and the authorities were promptly noti fied. Smith was walking in the rear of the court house when he noticed a cap lying on the curb of the foun tain, and going closer saw what he thought to be a coat In the basin. Investigation revealed tho form of a man. When fished from the basin Morrison was dead. He wore his socks but was shoeless. Kuieide Is presumed. It Is said that Morrison was seen last about 10 o'clock lust night when he retired to tils room at No. 100 College street. lie was feel ing badly yesterday luit little, concern was given tho mutter. His shoes were found In tho room while some papers, tho contents of which were not made known, were found on his person. Morrison came to Ashevllle from New York, and had been employed for several months us Insurance agent. He suffered from stomach trouble and ulsn with fainting spells. He whs a member of the First Presbyterian church und during his stuy here made a number of friends who were shock ed to learn today of his tragic death. Surviving are a widow and sister, who reside here, aud two sons, residing in New York. The body wns given Into the rare of ilare-Hard, undertakers, on order of Coroner Morris, FACES SHIPPERS . AS RESULT OF STRIKE Industries Dependent upon the North eastern, in England, Being Demoralized. New Castle, England, July 21. The strike of employes on the Northeast ern railroad Is fast demoralising the Industries dependent upon that line. Traffic disorganisation threatens ruin to many shippers. In addition to the 12,000 railroad men out, It la estimated that 50,000 workers In the Celller shipyard and other plants are lule through failure to move produc ts. MANY TELKtiRAMS OF PKOTKKT. t'nliMial Intercut In Cbno of I). W. Mo Koy, In a Mexican !rlon for Cut ting Hole. In Horiter-Iiliie Frm. Washington, July 21. Many tele grams protesting against the1 Impris onment In Mexico of D. W. McKoy, an American, arrested because he cut a hole through a.-wire fence on the border line between the United State and Mevteo. Jr.vo been received at the state dpnrtn Hit. Unusual Intrest hns been awakoued In this csCe, "4 .'.I t 4, ii Now York, JiiV1B. Articles of in corporation have been tiled in the county clerk's office for a religious organization to be composed of nil Christian churches. All Protestant dennniinaticins, as will as Roman Catholic and Greek churches, will be asked to join the organization. It is incorporated tinder the name of A Christian t'nlty Foundation, and it will aim ti do for Christianity what the Carnegie and .Sage foundations do for education, lay member has offered $H',M0o to pay Initial expenses. All of the leaders In the movement are men prominent In the l'rbtcstant Episcopal church. The Incorporators are 12 clergymen and 12 luymeii. They represent both high anil low churches. Six of the ch rgy are bishops. Ac cording to tin- incorporation, the pur pose of this loiindution is: "To promote Christian unity nt home and throughout the world and to this eml to gather and disseminate icriirato information relative to tho faith und works of all ('hriminn bodies: to sel forth the great danger if our unhappy divisions ami the waste of apiriiiutl energy dun thereto; o oe ise ano nuKKcm u,n uoii ioi-ih- nds of co-opt ration, substituting com ity for rlvnliy In the propagation or the common faith; to bring together ill who are laboring in I In- same field, and this In the belief that lull knowledge of one another will ein ohaslro our mutual membership In the one boil of Christ and our com mon agreement In tho essentials of nitb." The 12 la v men are Col. Charles W. Uirnnd of the Military academy nl West Point; Hear Admiral Caspar I-'. Goodrich, late commandant of the New York navy yard; R. Fulton Cut ting, John M. (Ilenn, general agent of the Sage foundation; Fruneis C. Hunt ington, a son of Rev. Dr. William It. Huntington, and lately elected a mem ber of the vestry of Oraee church; fleorge Gordon King of Newport and New York, capitalist and treasurer of the Episcopal General Hoard of Mis llons; William Fellowea Morgan, man ufacturer, who lives nt Summit, N. J.; fleorge Wharton Pepper of Philadel phia, Ijiwson Purdy, Charles (5. Saun ders of Itoston, William Jay Kihleffe II n. president of the Citizens' union, and John II. Stlnes of Rhode Island. DEADLY SNEEZING FIT DUE TO SOUP AND A PEPPER BOX JiMtrpli ItaiinmwhHd of Xcw . YiM'k Suecw-d HlniM-ir lo lealli lst NlRlit. ' New York, July 21, Joseph llan ncrscheld. aged 11, sneesed himself to death In a restaurant here lust niyht. He was shaking pepper into his soup when he was seized with n sneexiug lit, rupturing a blood vessel. Indenting Against Manuel's Ceiimire, LisbonJuly 2V. Catholics of North Portugal are protesting against King Manuel's censure of Archbishop Bra ga. A royal decree of July It nulli fied the action of the archbishop, who suppressed a Franclsian revlr on the ground that It was not necersurv to the support of the imtlonal t'athnlio KILLED HIMSELF Chief Scliuettler Says He Is Satisfied Railroad Magnate Committed Suicide. PRIVATE DETECTIVES SULL HOLD TO THE MURDER THEORY Suicide lu-ory. Ilnwcwr, Iklleved to He Slccnutlicncil by Col oner's Invctlgnlioii. Chicago, July 21. The police have dropped th- investigation into the death of Ira !. Kawn, prtbldcut of the Chicago, I ndianapolis and Louisville railroad, tilt Miiiiiin route. Chief of Police Schuttler declares he is satistit d that ltaw n committed suicide. Schuet tlcr announced his decision after a conference with detectives who inve- tigated the Winnetka tragedy. All details point go a suicide, declare the detectives. The suicide theory, it is believed, is strengthened by Coroner Hoffman s investigation. spite the withdrDav al of the Chi cago police, private dct'-'ilves em ployed hy Kawn the family continued their incMtg:iton. steadfastly declar ing that llawn was killed by a bur glar. FOREST FIRES WIPE OUT THREE GANADIAfJ TOWNS Fires Are Raging Over 250 Square Miles in Kootcnay District Much Anxiety. Victoria. II. '.. July 21. iein-ral reports from all iarls of Hiilish Co lombia place the aggregate low dur ing the prosciil week by forest llrett at l.r.lMI,IHH). Winnipeg. Man.. July 21 Tho town of Three Forks has been completely wiped nut and tin- towns of Jeffray and Caynes like are reported tit have been destroyed by forest lires in the slnan district. Ciindon. Ill the same district, is said to lie doomed, j Fires are also raging over 230 square miles 1.. the Kootcnay district. At Kalso.the tire is traveling rapidly and biu-k'-llriug is being done to stop the spread. At Moyle the tire is still raging, causing anxiety, but at present the town Is safe. The heaviest losses have been suf fered by the consolidated Mining and Smelting company at Moyl. Refresh ment booths, dancing pavilion and other buildings at Aldrldge park have been reduced to ashes. At Salmon arm a dangcrou.! tire Is biasing and the district Is surrounded hy smoke. A serious lire Is raging on Clarkson brothers' timber Interests, south of Hull, and the lire Is rapidly spreading toward Nelson. A large gang la nght Ing the blase. At Arrow park the Hre has resisted the efforts of tho fighters and R hundred Punkhobors have been dispatched from the rone. Forest Flron Itagv In Wisconsin. Wausau. Wis., July 21. Forest fires are raging In Marathon county. I'n leu the wind diet down about ten million feet of standing timber will be detroyed. One Killed, .100 In Panic. New York, July 21 One person was killed and "00 tenement dwellers weer thrown Into a panic as the result of a Are which burned out three up. per Honrs of a seven-story building at Lewis and Rlvlngton streets today., ANNOUNCEMENT OF TRIP TO SPAIN A SUBTERFUGE! Police Believe He Is in France Great Interest in Alleged Murder Case Throughout France. Veriot l,es Cains, France, July 21. The French police are hot upon the trail of Dr. iiawley II. Crlppcn. it is believed lie Is still In France. Ills an nouncement of a proposed trip to Spain was a subterfuge, for the pur pose of throwing the police off his track. A warrant was today Issued for Henry Draubaut, alias Henri Tarbot. Persons who saw the man during his stop In this city Sunday say he is Identical with Dr. Crippon. Since the disappearance from Lon don of Crippon and the subsequent discovery In the llilldrnp Crescent residence of the dismembered body believed to be his actress wife,- Holle Klmore, there has been great Interest in the case throughout France. ( rlpM'n'K Companion a Suicide. Cniirges. France, July 21. A young woman who committed suicidn at a hotel here July 13, it is believed win Ethel Clara LeNeve, the companion of Dr. Crippon. A striking resemblance was noted. Paris and London police have been notified. Is llcticvcil to He in S ui 1 1 1 . Paris. July 21. The procurer at Vernet Les Kuins has sent a telegram to the suretie generalc of Paris con firming tho Identity of the man who arrived there under the name of Tar bot on Sunday as Dr. Hawley H. Crip pen. The procureur believes the American dentist has .crossed -the frontier into S,inln. L Fear Exists That Trimmer, Consul at Cape Gracias, Has Been Foully Dealt With. Washington, July 21. Fear exists that Edwin W. Trimmer, I'nlteil States consul ut fapc (iraeias. Nicaragua, may be assaulted or possibly even assassinated, wherefore it has boon de cided to send the cruiser Tacoma to the port to investigate, and If condi tions seem to demand it to land mu rines to protect American lives and property This was the report made at the state department yesterday by Thomas P. Moftatt. I'nited States -consul lit llluelields. Two officers and 43 men wore or dered to Capo (iraeias on the Tacoma, lie says. Ibis action having mcen de cided mi after a conference between himself mid Commander lluynos of the Diiliiutue. Tho Tacoma prohuhly lias reached the seat of trouble by this time In the opinion of nlTicers here, although they have not yet re ceived word lo that effect. It was because of the continual ab sence of tho governor and other of- llclals of the Madrlx government at Cape tiracias, he declares, that the fear arose lor the safety of the Amer ican consul there. An article iiubllshed In Iji Naolon, an official Mudrlx or Klin published ut Managua. Indicates the feeling In Nic aragua against Americans; in part it reads hs follows: "We Nicaraguans have some limit ed means to which we muy resort us u final recourse If it comes to the point that the Yanke tries to execute his threat. "Let us lay hands on all the Amer icans residing In Nicaragua, and let us say to Mr. Taft for each shot you hur'. against m a head of one of your countrymen shall roll on the ground. "Another of the means to which we may resort In revenge for so great an Injury, and for this I do not believe we are less able than the young Turks, let us organize In the form of a powerful coalltipn of ac tive propaganda to the end that In all the Latin-American countries no goods shall be purchased from the United States; making our people un derstand that this Is the most effica cious method of combating the com mon enemy of our race, ao proud on account of Its power; so insolent in Us pride, and so detestable on ac count of Ita Insolence." Shortage Not Sufficient to Justify In create Price,. Washington, July 21. Denial that there was a shortage of pulp wood In Quebec sufficient to justify an Increase In price In paper was made by United States Consul Wllleych at Quebec In an nftlelul report. to the state deparf- ment, v ; AMER CAN DISAPPEARED Fatal Accident This Morning at Fort Monroe as a Result of the Blowing Out of a Gun Breech. DEAD ARTILLERYMEN ALL . BELONGED TO 69TH CO. The Known Dead Include a Surgeant, Corporal, Gun Pointer and Four Privates Cause of the Ac cident not Stated. FiiCT MONROE, VA.. July 21. Elyeven artillerymen were killed us a result of the blowing out result uf the blowing out of a gun of a gun breech In the batter Deroussy at Fort Monroe this morning. Among the known dead are: Sergeant Harry Hess, gun commander; Corporal Brad lord, gun pointer; Private A. J. Sulli van, Private Dufley, Private King, Private Adklns. The dead artillery men were attached to the Sixty-ninth company. Italics Terribly Mangled. The accident occurred at 10:40 o'clock. The bodies of the dead ar tillerymen were terribly mangled. Tho wounded were rushed to the fort hos pital. The disaster was witnessed by a number of prominent army and navy officers here witnessing battle practice. The wives and children of several of the men killed were preRent and saw tliem meet a terrible death. Accident Probably Caused by Wind. Washington, July 21. A report to the war department says eight men were killed, two fatally injured and others slightly injured at the beginning- of the coast artillery battle practice at Fortress Monroe, Va. News of the fatal outcome was sent to Act ing Secretary of War Oliver by Gen eral' W.' H. Carter, assistant chief of . stuff, who was at the- fort with a , number of army and navy officers from Washington to view the batjlo practice with the big guns of the fort. The accident supposedly occurred in connection with the coast artillery target practice, when the shore batter ies tired' upon a tleet of targets ,towed up Hampton Itniids ir such a manner as to lie comparable to battleships. The shore. guns were to be engaged In buttle practice with a moving fleet which was towed up Hampton Roads about four miles out, and supposed to represent a hostile fleet sailing up the Potomac to attack Washington. Officers of the coast artillery gave the unofficial opinion thut the ' ex plosion was caused hy the Ignition of a charge before e breech lock had been closed, und probably was caused hy the wind blowing down the mouth of tin- gun. Tin- OfflHul Itcixarl. The official report to the war de partment shows that ten men were killed, two probably fatally injured, and live slightly injured as the re sult of the premature ignition of a powder charge in 12 inch gun at bat tle practice at Fortress Monroe. The dead are: SEHC.EANT HARRY O. 1 1 ESS. CORPORAL CHARLES ATKINS. CORPORAL ALCERT CRADFORT. HOY DCCHEY. JOHN W. CHADWICK, CLOVE K. KINO. ALFRED W. SMITH. ANDY J. SI'LLIVAN. JAMES 11. TURNER. II. ADEY. The report says the explosion was probably due to premature Ignition of a powder charge when the breech block und powder were blown to the rear. A board of officers Is Investi gating. Probably fatally injured are: Arlie Addey and Judd E. Hngan; slightly injured, Second Lieutenant George K Vandnuson, Privates Or vllle T. nalney, Elsworth Hoffman, Charles E. Parks and William C. Sulz berger. IS OfflCEBSM IS DEAD Negro Who Shot Him Said to Be Sur rounded in t Swamp Is Fired at, at Marshville. -v 'A i'n Wadesboro, N. C.. July 21. Officers aro on the trail of the negro Claude Thomas, who shot City Marshal Sing at MucFarlan Monday. Sing died yesterday as a result of his wounds. Thomas was seen today at Marsh ville. In company with another regro. Several shots were fired at him, but he escaped. His companion was ar rested and the sheriff Is understood to da bringing him here. Another posse with bloodhounds Is on the way to Marshville. It Is re ported that two negroes were sur rounded In a swamp near MacFar Ian. The pursuers are certain one of them ia Thomas. A lynching Is feared unless the officers reach Thom as first snd get him away to a strong jail.
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