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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES LAST EDITION 4:00 P. 1L Weatber rorecast; Partly cloudy. VOL. XV. NO. 16. ASHEVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 9, 1910. 3c PER COPS k. A TO. Ell 111 II SHOT- HURT IS PROBABLY IT FATAL ON A VACATION TRIP Assailant, James J. Gallagher, Formerly City Watchman, Who Had Been Discharged Is Arrested and Confesses. CONDITION IS SERIOUS; PATIENT IS CONSCIOUS Gallagher After Arrest, Was Mobbed, and Lynching Was Threatened He Writes Out a Confession. a) 3a 9 New YorJr, Aug. 9 The phy- 9 9 slelans attending Myor Gay- 9, It nor have Issued the following 9 9 statement: "The bulllel en- if 9 tcred the mayor's neck back of t 9, the ear, burying Itself In the t 9, region of the mastoid bone. 9 9 Ai far as obsei-vallons go, and 9 9 In our opinion, the Injury is not 9, 9 serious." 9 9 No Immediate Danger. K 9' The following bulletin was 9 9 issued ty surgeons attending 9 9 Mayor Oaynor after consulta- 9 9 Hon this afternoon. "The 9 9 mayor wa shot on the right 9 9 side of the neck, the bullet en- 9 9 tuning the posterior and upper . 9 9 . part and . ranging . downward . 9 ' 9 and torward."" The position of 9 9 the bullet nan not been dell- . 9 nltely boated but will be detr- t 9 mined later by X-rays." The 9 9 mayor Ih conscious and resting 9 9 nuletlv. There seems to be no If 9 immediate danger. 9 t It was announk-ed) shortly It before 1 o'clock that all phy- 9 9 slrian in attendance upon the 9 9 nMyiT will hold a consultation If 1 at 4 o'clock this afternoon, 9 9 when it would be determined 9 9 whether the mayor was able to 9 9 Wand the strain of an X-ray 9 9 examination k The latest News. , 9 At 2:45 o'clock tills after. 9 9 noon, Ir. Sullivan, one of the It house pliystrlnns at St. Mary's 9 nmpltal. mid: "Mayor Gay- V nor pulse Ih normal and the- 9 9 patient Is etroitg and cheerful. If t Tlie bullet probably lodged un- It t dcr the tongue." 9 ' - 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 ft It 9 9 9 It It NEW YORK, Aug. 9May or William J. Gaynor of New York city was shot and possibly fatally wounded aboard the steamer Kaiser Wilhelm Der Qrosse this morn ing as he was sailing for Eu rope, iiis assailant, at first not identified, was , promptly ar rested. The man who shot Mayor Oaynor gave his name as Jas. J. Gallagher, of 440 Third av enue. The mayor was stand ing on the upper deck, well forward, talking with Commis sioner Thompson, Corporation Counsel Watson and his secre tary, Mr. Adamson. Police on the dock immediately went aboard the Bhip and arrested Gallagher. ' He was taken to the adjacent police headquar ters. Being asked why he at tempted to assassinate the Mayor, he answered: "Gaynor had deprived me of m.v bread and butter.1' Ho gave no explanation of his words. The police authori ties at once arraigned him. When the shootintr occurred the steamer was at her pier in Hoboken. Mayor Oaynor was WKen to St. Mary's hosnital Mayor Gaynor was about to mart for a month's vacation abroad. He was iroinir unac companied, for two weeks in northern Europe. . He was looking forward to . a well earned rest, for he has been at us desk in City hall 12 to 14 T TO DEPART ; ? h- t It1 . hi fJ;? ; - 1 SW t'Vt4K" - HA) MAYOR GAYNOR, SHAKING HANDS WITH A - BASE BALL PLAYER, AT POLO GROUNDS, NEW YORK. hours daily for many months. Unofficial reports from the hospital this morning stated that Gaynor 's wound is rrdba bly fatal. The bullet 'entered his neck just behind the left ear and apparently plowed its way straight in. The mayor was bareheaded at the time and was standing on the fore part of the cabin deck, bidding goodbye to friends. The as sailant is apparently a for eigner and appears demented. HIS CONDITION SERIOUS; BULLET NOT LOCATED Mayor Gaynor 's condition is 3erious. The bullet has not yet been located.', A consultation of physicians will be held at 4 o'clock this afternoon when the X-ray probably will be used to locate the missile. The bullet entered just below the right ear, passing through the mastoid and traveling from right to left and slightly down ward. At noon he fell asleep. At 1:20 he awoke and was seen by his wife and daughter. Gal lagher was mobbed and his life threatened before the po lice could lodge him in jail 'SAY OOOHBYR TO THE PKOPI.B" SAID THE KTRICKEX OFFICIAL AtK 10-10 o'clock Mr. Gaynor was carried from tha ship on a stretcher snd placed In the amhulunce of Un dertaker Volk, which was summoned by the police. When he reached the hospital he was still conscious. He was Immediately taken Into the oper ating room. Throe shots were fired, two of which missed. One struck him in the neck. Oallaghor, it I ascertained, was employed as a watchman of the docks up to June 1. Mr. Oaynor and the city officials were standing In group about to have a photograph taken when the shooting began. Blood spurted from the wound in the neck as the mayor fell to tha deck. Officer FlUgerlng. on of the guards of the North Oerman Lloyd line, was stand ing near at the time. lie had In his hand a small police club with which ... hit tha ananiiiln a blow on the I i , -1 1 1 .. him in tha rflr. Th mnn'wn then selicd by officers. In the scuffle his hat fell off, disclosing the Initials "H. C M." Iiitcnro Rxritcment on the- Steamer. Throughout the struggle the man retained a pipe in his hand. In the meantime there was Intense excite ment on the steamer deck. The may or's secretary, Mr. Adamson. lifted the stricken executive to hla feet and with the assistance of others carried him to a stateroom. Later he was conveyed to the hospital. The revolver uaed by the assassin wos found to contain four empty shells. As Mr. Gaynor was being borne by friends he remarked simply: "Say goodbye to the people." At City hall it Is believed that Gallagher Is a man noticed loitering In City Hall park for several weeks endeavoring, to see Gaynor. Attendants prevented the man reaching the mayor. ' Reported Wound Is Not Serious. At 10:45 o'clock Manhattan police headquarters received word direct from St. Mary's hoipltal that Mayor Gaynor wan shot In ihe back of the neck and that his condition did not appear serious. Gallagher's Cotifewdon. Gallagher made the following sign ed confession to Acting Chief of Po lice Bell: "I come over to Hoboken at 1:20 this morning. I went to the steamship pier and I went on board the steamship Kaiser Wilhelm der Qrosse. I met a clergyman aboard nid asked him to point out Mayor Gaynor. He did so and shortly after I fired a shot at tha mayor. I do not know If I fired more than one shot or not. Knowing Mayor Oaynor was go Ing 'to Europe this morning to enjoy himself after depriving me of my bread and butter, not porterhouse iteak, I was Irritated to the point of committing the act. ."The revolver you show me is the revolver I done the shooting at the mayor with. I don't know how many shots were In the revolver when I uxed it. I have had this revolver a long time in my possession. I car ried it when I was In the employ of the city." Gallagher seemed remarkably cool while making the statement, to which he affixed hla signature. ... PlHCluirged for Misconduct. Gallagher was taken before R. corder MrGovem. who held th pris oner without ball to await the result of the mayor's Injuries. Gallagher was appointed watchman In the New York cly doek department April T, 1(03. Ha was discharged July II, 1110, after being found guilty of neg lect of duty and1 misconduct. Is In Good Kplrtu. Coming directly from a consultation of the surgeons attending Mayor Oay nor, Health' Commissioner Lederle at noun said: "1 have just left the nwyor. He seemed cheerful and In good spirits. His vitality is good. In my opinion he has a good chance of recovery." At this hour It had not been deler- (Continued on page I) I H MD AT EFIEENSBDRD OverJIOOO Have Already Arrived for the Titanic Republican Struggle Over Chairman ship of the State. BUTLER AND THOS. SETTLE ARE IN PERSONAL COMMAND Marshaling Morehead Forces Duncan People Confident-District Con vention Postponed Un til Tonight. Special to The Gazette-News. GREENSBORO. Aug. 9. The Fifth district republican con gressional convention will not convene until tonight, and may. In fact, be postponed until after the chairmanship election, which Is to take place tomorrow. Gilliam Chls- holm, Congressman Morehead's sec retary, , may be the nominee. The state executive Committee meets this afternoon. Over 1000 delegates and republi cans have arrived to attend the re publican state convention tomorrow. Former Senator Butler and Thomas Settle are In active charge of More head's candidacy ior chairman. More- head and Butler arrived from More- head City this morning. The contest for the state chairmanship Is of all absorbing Interest. - Unless all signs fall, say the Duncan people, More head and Butler will meet their Wa terloo tomorrow. . 1 The eyes of political North Carolina will for, the next Jier'r.be-;entered upon' Greennboro-ywhera the "Titanic struggle of the Morehead-Butler com bination to oust the so-called Dunca.l force or the "old liners" will occur. From western North Carolina have gone numbers of delegates. The dele gates along the Murphy division cam-? into the city Inst night and left on th.- early morning trains for Greensboro. From the county of Buncombe, about 30 delegates hiive gone nnd It W said that the Morohead-Butler forces have the majority. A number of delegates left this afternoon, some eight or ten at least, and these are said to be Duncan men. Just how niuc.i strength the Butlerltea will get from the Tenth district Is, of course, a mat ter of surmise until the vote Is reg istered, but It Is quite apparent that the Grantltes are making a supreme effort to deliver to Morehead mon than a bare majority of the delegates Tho Duncan forces are saying little but are not asleep, by any means. J.D. FOR CUKJOO FIST He Speeded His Automobile In South Euclid His Superintendent i Pays Fine and Costs. Cleveland, O., Aug. 9. "John D. Rockefeller, charged with speeding automobile; pleaded guilty, fined IS and costs, amounting to 130." Thus reads the records of 'Squire Dean's court of South Euclid village. The oil king's superintendent appeared In court this morning and paid hla fine. GOOD GROWING WEATHER A WEEK PAST Conditions In the Corn and Cotton Sections In ths Main Favorable, Report Says. Washington, Aug. 9. Weather crop conditions for the week-ending Aug lint S aa summarised by the weather bureau were as follow: "Over most of the great corn grow ing states the weather was In the main favorable. General favorable weather prevailed over portions of the cotton belt from the Mississippi river eaMward, warm Weather, abundant sunshine and local howers proving very beneficial. ' Population Figures. Washington, Aug. 9. Camden, N J., ha population of 11,111, accord ing to tne census returns. This la an Increase of 11.101 over 1900; Akron, Ohio's, population la II.0I4, an In creavt: of 11,119; Evansvllle, Ind., has a populatloa of 11,947, an Increase of 10,940. Gore Hammering Away Along the Same Lines Produces Telegrams About the Indian Land Business in Which Names of Vice-President Sherman and Senator Curtis Are Used. MACALESTER, OKLA., Aug. 9. gresslonal Investigation of In Senator T. P. Gore, at the con dian land- affairs today. Introduced telegrams in which the names of Vice President Sherman and Senator Charles Curtis were mentioned. One of the telegrams read: "With McMurray there to state our claims, with Mr. Curtis and Mr. Sher GREAT PARADE OF Half Million People Lined Chi cago Streets to Witness the Spectacle. Chicago, Aug. 9. The greatest pa rade of Knights Templar ever wit nessed In the history of the order took place this morning as a big fea ture of the opening of the thirty-first triennial conclave. This was the big day of the conclave. Later will come drilling for prizes. Half a million people lined the streets while the thousands of Knights in line march ed by. Sixteen grand divisions swept down the line of march which, after bracking, reconvened thla afternoon when the conclave waa opened with addresses by Right Eminent Sir Cleveland, grand commander of Knights Templar of Illinois, by Mayor He.sse and Governor Deneen, . Hi Second Primary Will Be Neceisary lor Nominees for Offices of Sherilf and Court Clerk. Correspondence of The Gazette-News. Waynesvllle, Aug. 8. The Haywood county democratic convention met here today to canvass the returns, and delcare the nominees for county offices, resultant from the county pri mary held Saturday, August 6. Congressman W. T. Crawford was made chairman of the meeting and made an excellent, characteristic speech, advocating party harmony and exposing republican party pledges as frauds and fabrications to fool the people Into support of that party. Editor Brlgga of the Waynesvllle Courier and John Queen were elected secretaries. Upon a canvass of the vote It was found that the following were chosen In the primary: Dr. J. H. Mease of Canton for the legislature; Hugh A. Love, treasurer, and James M. No- land, register; for commissioners, As- bury Howell, H. A. Osborne and w. H. Henderson. In the races for sheriff and clerk of the court neither of the three can didates In each received enough votes to nominate, so another primary was called for next Saturday, August 14, to decide between Roland B. Osborne and Jerry Leatherwood for clerk of the Superior court, and John F. Cabe of Canton and William Palmer of Catalouchee for sheriff of Haywood. Good reeling prevailed tnrougnoui the proceedings and considerable en thusiasm was at times manuesieu, m neoiallv when It was stated by one of the orator of the occasion .that "this fall we are going to lay oia jonn Grant out on the cooling board." Wavnesville Is full, almost to over flowing, with summer visitors. All of the hotels and boarding houses have good patronage, and very numerous are the new faces ano iorms upon the streets and In the stores. Th Ron Air. the Kenmore, the Gor don, the Dunham, Eagles Nest, and Havwood White Suipnur springs an have large and lively crowds of gay guests. State Department Protests. Washington, Aug. 9. Invasion of American nrooerty In Nicaragua by soldier of Madrls ha called forth in.mil nrotest from the United di.im. The atata department has re peated an ultimatum to both factions In Nicaragua, that American proper ty must be protected. Annual Bail at the Gate. ' Gasette-News Bureau, Hotel Gate. Henderonvllle, Aug. 9. The fifth annual bail at the Hotel Gate will be held Friday evening of this) week. Special rate are an nounoed for thla Important social KNIGHTS man, who understand better than anybody else what we want, and with the assistance of our president. It be gins to look like we are coming into our own." The telegram was dated Kinta, Okla., end was sent May 2 to Rich ard Adams, a Washington attorney, by George W. Scott, McMurray's agent 'among the Indians. INGENIOUS JOKER E It Was Written in Indian Appropriation Bill and Taft Knew It Was There. Beverly, Mass., Aug. 9. A vigorous prosecution to reclaim title to a vast amount of Indian land In Oklahoma Is being planned by the department of Justice for the coming autumn. One of the principal actions In prospect is to overcome the effect of an Ingenious "Joker" which was written Into the Indian appropriation bill just before that measure was handed to the president for his signature. The "joker" was discussed by Solicitor General Bowers, but it was agreed between the president and Mr. Bow ers that it was too late to send the bill back to congress and that a means of offsetting the "joker" could be devised. - ; - m-. .: - . I The "Joker,"-which is now a law, granted the right of appeal to the United States Supreme court of a case Involving over 20,000 Indian contracts which had been decided in favor of the government by "the court of ap peals of the eighth circuit. As the matter had been taken Into the Cir cuit court on a demurrer the defen dants had no right of appeal to the Supreme court. It Is the belief of the government officials that the authority to appeal was sought and secured not with any Idea that the case might be won In the court of final resort, but simply to gain a delay of a year or 18 months. This belief is based on the fact that the lands Involved In this case are practically all coal and oil lands and every day that passes they are being stripped of these natural resources as fast as the coal can be mined and the oil pumped. A year and a half delay means millions of dollars to the claimants. The plan to effect this move by the possessors of the land Is to apply to the United States court in Oklahoma for a receiver for the lands Just as soon as the autumn term begins. In this way the court will exercise full control over all the operations and secure the benefits to the Hnal suc cessful litigants. In Investigating the contracts by which It Is contended the Indians have been defrauded of the lands granted to them by the government, It la said that the department of Jus tice officers have unearthed a start-j ling condition of affairs. Involving many well known persons, which will come out fully when the cases are heard. President Taft has told several of hla callers recently that he was fully acquainted with Vice President Sher man's attitude as to the Indian con tract cases Involved In the pending Oklahoma Investigation caused by the Gore charges, and that he knew the vice president was strenuously op posed to allowing the big lees to attorneys In connection with which the alleged attempt at bribery oc curred. CANNOT BCT ON ELECTION IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA Atlanta, Aug. 9. Betting on elec tions became Illegal In Georgia yes terday when Governor Brown signed tha anti-betting bill Just passed by the legislature. The house passed an antl-lobbylng bill which now goes to tha senate Th house also passed a drastic white slave bill, making It unlawful to pro cure female for Immoral purpose. Th penalty I Imprisonment for from one to 20 years. This measure has yet to pas the senate. Came Near Making Escape. Burnavllle Eagle: The prisoners confined In the Jail at thla place came near making their escape at an early hour last Saturday night They had all gotten out of their rooms and one fellow was standing Just Inside the door at the main entrance with tick In hi hand ready to knock Jailer Hlggln down when he entered with their supper, but luckily the fel low wa discovered In th nick of time and the plan of th prisoners were frustrated. CAUSING ELEVEN DEAD; T Head-On Collision of a Passen ger and a Work Train on the Northwestern Pacific Rail way in California. RAILROAD'S OFFICIALS SAY A CONDUCTOR DISOBEYED Work Train Conductor Had Orders to Remain on Siding Until Paiien ger Train Went, ,by Town of Ignacio," Cal. I3NACIO. CAL., Aug. 9. Disobedi ence of orders, according to rail road officials, on the part of the conductor, was responsible for a head-on collision between a passen ger and a work train on the North western Pacific last night that took 11 lives and Injured 20 others. The unidentified bodies of three others are reported to be under the wreckage. The smoking car of the passenger train was telescoped by the engine of the freight, and aside from the mem bers of the train crews the killed and Injured occupied the smoker. Conductor in State of Collapse. George Flaherty, the conductor, ac cused by railroad officials of violating his telegraph Instructions to remain In the Ignacio yards until the pas senger train passed. Is In a state of utter collapse, unable to make a state ment. Crashing the engine of the passenger train aside, the work train locomotive plunged into the smoker and baggage cars, compltelely tele scoping them. Other cars f tho pas senger " wera -undamaged:- Frlghtrbt-;i havoc was done In the smoker. Many '! of the injured are In a critical condi tion. Both Traiiia TnTnTtngFastT""'""" . Most of the Injured were riding In the smoking car. They were residents of Petaluma, Santa Rosa and other neighboring towns. Several, it is re ported, were delegates to the state convention of Red Men which meets at Santa Rosa tomorrow. The wreck occurred at a sharp curve. The pas senger train was traveling 40 miles an hour and the locomotive and caboose were also going at good speed. Just before the collision the passen gers were Jerked forward by the set ting of brakes. Then there came a terrific Impact and the sound of es caping steam. The two engine crash ed Into each other. When the dazed passengers made their way out of the rear coaches un harmed they heard the chrteka and groans of the Injured. The 30 pas sengers In the smoking car were caught among broken seats and splin tered timbers, and those who were not killed were unable to help them selves. A few men made their way to tha forward end of the smoking car where the greatest damage had been done. Efforts to open window or remove the broken timbers were fruitless. Work on the rear half of the smoker was abandoned. Some of the rescuers scattered to nearby houses to telephone for help while others sought to get the Injured out of the wreck. A headless corpse was found lying by the side of th track. Another body was found In a sitting position In a window of th smoker. Ill FREIGHT RITE HELD UP Live Stock Rate, Missouri River to Mississippi Points, to Remain as It Is, Pending Finding. Washington, Aug. I. Proposed ad vances in the freight rate on live stock of 1 cents a hundred pound between the Missouri river and Mis sissippi river points, which were to have become effective August 14, will be suspended pending Inquiry by th Interstate commerce commission Into the reasonableness of th Increase. Sixth Dlfttrkt Cominltfoe. Winston-Salem, Aug. 9. Th com mittee named by Democratic State Chairman A. H. Ellen to .atralghten out the trouble In the Sixth diutrlct will meet at Wiightavlll Thursday night, by order of Chairman T. J. Jar vis. Following are the othM mem ben: C. B. Aycock, A. C. Avery. r., R. A. Doughton, Theo, F. Kl'i'l, r. THE WKATTTER, For Ashevllle and vKinlty: Partly cloudy weather toiat and Wednesday. UT HURT t event ' ' I
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