Alliwll (oazcttc New. THE A&30CIATZD LAST EDITION 4:00 P. XI Weather rerecut: Partly cloudy. P23 ' DISPATCHES t VOL. XV. NO. 157. ASHEVILLEj N. C, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AUGUST 10, 1910. 3c PER COFX IT ItfiftM UNITED STATES DELEGATION TO PAN-AMERICAN CONGRESS fll HUTi J1ULUIIJJ LUUIIU iy. TTEE BOW ? IT IS HOT YET OUT OF HER 1 M nHFHFin SCDIUli Convention, Impatient, Sends a Committee to Labor With It and Urge It to Make , Report. HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS PROVED TO BE INADEQUATE Delegates Packed in the Rooms But , ler, With Refreshments, Relieved the Discomforted Some what, Staff Correspondence of The Gazette News. - i : ' . . : ' G REENSBORO, Aug. 10. Long before the repub lican state convention was called to order today there there was no standing room, and a number of delegates were outside. Chairman Adams call ed the convention to order at 12::i5, and Rev. E. K. McLarty led in prayer. After Secretary llarkins read the call Chair man Adams madti a speech, handing hack the chairman ship. Mr. Adams hinted at a lack of confidence in the Butler Morehead combine and declar ed that President Taft had not treated the state "fairly. lie pleaded for party lmrmouy. "Peace, sweet peace," was wanted in all quarters. Contests were reported from Ash, Cartaret, Clay, Durham, "Wake and Wayne counties. The credentials committee was announced ; by Chairman Adams as follows: First dis trict, I. M. Meekins'; Second, J. M. Mewberne; Third, T. E. Owens; Fourth, J. E. Mat- tnews; Fifth, R. J. Petrie; Sixth, R. D. Johnson; Seventh, J. P. Cameron; Eighth, A. II, Price; Ninth, J. D? Allbright; Tenth, W. E. Logan. . The convention adjourned at 1 o'clock until 2:30, when it reassembled in the audito rimn to accommodate the crowd. Convention Reassembles. . At 3:15 Adami cnlled the conven tion to order, and while waiting for the credential committee Settle , was culled for. He made a talk denounc lug the "referee system." The credential committee wai still out at 3:60. Holton wai speaking, and the convention looked for a test within SO minute. It looked much like Morehead, but Duncan waa still lighting. - . A motion wai pawed that a com mittee of three be appointed to wait upon the credential! commlttee,-vn-less they could report then, the con vention to take tip the contests.. Lusk ' wan speaking while the committee retired, 1 12110 Delegate In Attendance. It la estimated that 1200 delegate are attending the convention, convention. Buncombe sent 41, of which 35 are claimed by Morehead, 14 for Duncan, with more arrival today. Richmond Pearson said lait night he waa here for the aole purpate of urging the convention to adopt Its platform be fore the chairmanship matter came tip. He waa against a local option plank, which hs declared he had ddc uments to prove the Morehead-Butler combine favored. Mr. Pearson ex pected to make a fight on the floor of , the convention. He believes that if a platform la adopted first thing, In line with his IrtsN, he can ahow that But ler and Moiehnd would be disquali fied, not being In harmony therewith Congressional convention assembled last night, but adjourned by a vote of HO to 19, until after the state con vention. This was a desperate ef fort of Morehead people to force Morehead s nomination for chairman, he having declared he would not ac cept the congressional nomination tin less he got the chairmanship. Chairman Adams called the coof n Hon to order and under the reidl - can plan, had the right to name the credential committee. The Morehead crowd . In despere Ion planned the attempt to change the plan of organisation, making It similar to the democratic) plan, allow ing the congressional districts to name the members of the credentials com mittee. Duncan was optimistic, Morehead claiming election, by at least too this morning. Duncan cau cus was in session at midnight. Mr. Duncan said last nlghti "We lve gut them beaten." Morehead i . (Continued on pag 4) EXPLAINSTQ COURT HER DISOBEDIENCE Mrs. Roberts Says She Was not Con temptuous, and She Appears to Feel Perfectly Easy. DID NOT COME, AS ORDERED, ' BECAUSE SHE HAD NO MONEY She Agrees to Comply With Court' Orders, ami the Mutter Will Like ly B Allowed to Drop. Sitting In the United States court yesterday, unconcernedly' dipping he'r snuff, Mrs. Nancy Roberta of ITenry county, South Carolina, appeared be fore Judge Prltchard to answer to n charge of contempt which Wart been filed against her. In connection with the receivership of the Kanawha Lum ber company, and with perfect egul nnmity explained her action. It was, In fart, a case of double con tempt. It seems that she hud nt first refused to let the receivers of the above company take up the rails on n road belonging to the company which passed through her land, notwith standing the v reivers were acting under order of the court. An order was then loaned at Richmond citing her-to answer and show cause why Hhe should not be attached for con tempt. She not only refused to ap pear but Intimated that If anyone at tempted to move the rails she would have recourse to a shotgun which It appears she kndws very well how to use. . v.. - . ' '....' ' v ' . J At any rate she did not corns and the court Issued an order to a marshal to bring her-Into' couvt and she Was brought -here, yesterday.; -$y.t ..-., , v. While apparently feeling easy Rbobt the matter, Mrs, Roberts seemed to bo perfectly willing to explain her course and to deny that she hail meant any contempt or disrespect to the court. As to refusing to let the rails be removed she said that she was laboring under n mistake and that she certainly thought that they were hur sails ' As to her fnilure to nppear in court when so ordered, why she Just did not have the money with which to come here. Judge Thomas A. Jones was ap pointed as her attorney and it was through him that she Hied the answer which was In effect the simple explan ation as above set forth. Realizing that the woman was very illiterate and possibly Innocent of any Intention of wrong doing. Judge Prltchard continued the mutter until the first Monday in September. She agreed to let the rails be removed and It s not likely that she will give any more double, and If she does not it is not likely that the matter will be pushed any further. In perfect self-possession she lis tened to the decision and contentedly dipped her snuff. ARE SENT TO THE POPE Most of These Are from Carllsts, Pro testing Loyalty, In Vatican's Quar rel With Spain. Madrls. Au. 10 As a result of the Dending conflict between tne vat lean and the Spanish government it Is stated that 18.000 telegrams or loy alty hav been aent to the pope since Sunday, most of them Irom uanisis. DEMOCRATS OF TEXAS MEET AND AGREE ON A PLATFORM It Is Practically a Reaffirmation of fcttate Ik-nuMTHtlo I'lwform . Adopted lu !. ,v Balveston. Tex.. Aug. 10. The democratla state convention reassem bled late this afternoon. The olatform agreed upon la prae leallv a reaffirmation of th Texas ilv.mocratto DlaUorm of 1898, declar In asalnst.ru policy of admitting raw materials free of duty so long as there Is a protective tax on manuiac tured products. , CENSUS REPORTS Hartford. Conn.. Oots !, Increase, Urklgrport S 1.058, and Niagara rails, N. Y., 10,H. Washington. Aug. 10. Hartford Conn., has population of 8,I5. ac cording to the census figures. Thii la an Increase of 1,06 over 1800 Bridgeport, Clonn.'s population I 10!,05t, an Increase of ll.OftS.-an that of Niagara Kails, N. V Is' 30( 445, an Increase of 10,S. I' , - -! I'i. ' . 'V-Ir II II W'?'iHfv' 7s m it" A , our , Ilucsnos Ayres, Aug. 10. Regard less of what the results of the fourth Pan-American conference may be there is little doubt In the minds o' representative Latin Americans that the United States government has taken most direct nnd logical steps toward making this meeting mark an epoch In the interrelations of all the American republics. Secretary Knox has Indeed been fortunate, In the hoopiiiK of the delegation to repre sent the United States If the senti ment of Buenos Ayres can be taken as a criterion. Some time ago there permeated TEMPLARS' DRILLS THE DRY'S FEATURE Sfcvcral ef the'1 Commanderhis Repre sented Have not Missed One of There Drill in 40 Years. Chh-ago, Aug. 10. Drilling by the best trained commanderles of the Knights Templar, and a business ses sion at which it was expected the meeting place of the next conclave would be hold, were toduy's chief events in the tlilrty-iirst triennial meeting. Nearly as much interest was shown in the drilling as in yes terday's parade. Several comman derles represented have had teams in every competitive drill for 40 years. Yesterday's Tragedies. The first note of tragedy yesterday came when Hermann' W. Qrossmann of Chicago, on his way to Join his commandery, was caught in the "death trap" between two cars on Templar Way" and received In juries from which he died on his way to the hospital.- In the grand stand two blocks away sat Mrs. Grossman for three hours, while she scanned the marchers for her husband, not learning of his death until the parade had passed and she reached home. Wllllnm Hnckett, a Knight from Fostoria, was thrown from his horse In th parade and dragged with hit heel In the stirrup for a block before the animal could be stopped. At a hospital It is stated that Mr. Hackett'a Injuries are fatal. W. P. Blddle of LaPorts, Ind was struck by a cab and received, serious Injuries. Scores of women who faint ed in the crush received attention In the emergency hospital booths which liud been erected at intervals along the line of march. Behind a platoon of mounted police the procession was led by the Callfor nla mounted commandery of .Han Francisco. Immediately following rnme 100 open carriages, each con talnlng four members of th grand conclave, the highest body In Knight Templardom of this country. Acting Grand Master William Melish occu pled th first. Accompanying the grand conclave were npted guests from the priory or England, th isari of Euston, and representative from the great priory of Canada,- Imme diately after the parade the ifjrst for mal session of th conclave was held These business sessions will be held dally until the conclusion of th gath ering here. , ' FOll FIRST DEGREE MURDER, Sixteen Member of Mob That Lyucli- ed F.theringtoa at Newark, O., Indicted by Grand Jury. Columbus. O., Aug." 10. Sixteen members of the mob at Newark, O, mirtlclmUIng in the riot resulting in the lynching of Carl Etherlngton July I are Indicted by the grand Jury for first degree murder. : i , tiANGFOHD AD KAUFMAN ' . AUK IX FINE CONDITIOX Philadelphia, Aug. 10. Sam Txng ford, the Boston negro, and Al. KJiuf mnn of California, the only men in right supposed to have a chance at Jack Johnson, are In fine condition, apd rendv fur a six round bout tonight n the grounds of the Philadelphia Nnllonnl lengue baseball club. Into diplomatic circles of Sonth and Central America- an Idea that politics often played an all important part In the choosing of government offclals 1 the United States, and that conse Qi. .ntly it was to he expected that men who could not be satisfactorily placed elsewhere minlit be found among the American representatives. The delegations is composed of Henry White, chairman; Col. E. H. Crowder, ljewls Nixon, John Rnssett Moore, Bernard Moses, Ijimar Charles Quintero, Paul S. Itelnsch and David Klnley, all of whom are delegates proper; William It. Shepherd, who Is principal secretary or "chief of staff" IPATEIJT E THE LONG DELAY For that Reason They Signed the Mo Murray Contracts and Agreed to Attorney's Fee. McAleslcr, Oklu., Aug. 10. in the congressional lieu ring of the Gore bribery charges, In connection with Indian land affairs, many Indians summoned to ti-atify concerning their attitude toward the McMurray con tracts today repeated the testimony of previous witnesses that they signed contracts agreeing to a ten per cent, attorney's fen because they were im patient nt the government's delay in selling the lands. LOEB HAS A CONFERENCE WITH HIS FORMER CHIEF Would not Discuss for Publication Con ference Although it Had to Do With Politics. Oyster tav, Aug. ' 10. Theodore Koosevelt spent last evenli g talking politics wltli VHIlim Ielj, Jr., collec tor of the port of New York. He ex pect to have n conference today with Qlfford Plnchot, forntcr chief forester. and James R. Onrlleld, ex-secretary of the Intel lor. For the past two weeks Colonel Roosevelt nun practi cally avoided political -conferences. The renews! of conferences of such u nature Is taken as an lndli -lUon thit the ex-preshlent may be preparing to engage more actively In iolltlcnl af fairs, state nnd nattonal. although lie allowed no comment to escape his Hps today. Mr. leh spent the nihgt with his former chief. Before their conference begtin Col Miel Roosevelt remarked wilh a smile that he did not , know what they would talk about. When an attempt was made Inter to learn what had "ieen discussed Colonel Roosevelt sent word that he had nothing to say about the matter. The colonel wis equal'y reticent about the expected visit of Afr. Plnchnt and Mr. OarHeld. All hree men are numbered among his closest friends nnd most trusted ad visers. Mr. Ioeb w.xs supgeated some time ago ss a possible candidate for th republican nomination for gov ernor of New York and Mr. Plnehot's nam has been mentioned In th snm connection. It wn generally under stood that Mr. Ioeb had determined not to allov himseir considered a a candidate, lie was unwilling to say last night whether his talk with the colonel had anything to do with thu governorship. It I regarded as cer tain, however, that the subject and consideration of the policies to be as serted b thye Roosevelt-Hughes forces at the Saratogi' convention formed th i main toplo of discussion. Joe Gana I Dead. Baltimore, Aug. 10. Jo Gsns, th former Hxhtwelght champion pugilist, died this morning of consumption. 4U t s i of the working force; Cabot Ward and W. T. S. Doyle, who are secre taries; Sidney Y. Smith, who is act ing as disbursing officer and repre senting the diplomatic bureau of the state department; J. C. Montgomery and Miss Margaret M. Munna, expert stenographers and translators; T. C. White, Herman 11. James and St'nn hope Wood Nixon, private secretaries, and E. H. Moore .who has been "loan ed" to the delegation by President Taft as special attache in the hope that his expert knowledge of patents may bring about a lasting and practi cal patent and trade mark convention between all the Americas. FREIGHT RATES ON COTTON SEED They Have Been Beduced on Central of Georgia Railroad by Order of Commerce Commission. Washington, Aug. 10. Material re ductions are made in freight rates on cotton seed from points on the Central of Georgia railroad and Jack snvillc. Flu., by order of the Interstate commerce commission, in connection with u decision handed down in the case of the Florida Cotton Oil corn pan yagainst the Central of Georgia railroad and other carriers. The defendant lines also are di rected to establish through routes on cotton seed from various Georgia points to Jacksonville, Flu. The com mission's order will become effective October 1, next, nnd will remain In effect at least two years. ItailroadM Ordered to Show Cause. lly order of the interstate commerce commission railroad lines east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio and Potomac rivers are summoned to show cause for recent advances made in freight rates. Four hundred and thirteen transportation lines are made defendants. HAVINGPOQR SUCCESS Difficulties With Both Staple and Yield, in Spite of Much Experi mentation. Washington. Aug. 10; Difficulty is experienced by cotton growers In In dla with both staple and yield. Many experiments have been made to Im prove both, reports Counsel Dennlson of Bombay, but thus far with Indlffer ent success. Egyptian and other exotic vartetlei have been Introduced, but the results hav been discouraging. Future ef forts will be directed toward Improv Ing the staple and yield of native cot ton. ITALIAN ROYAL FAMILY . STILL OBJECTING TO UNION Senator Flklns Is Autlmrity for Hlate- nient Tlwt Recent Report to Contrary Are I'ntrue. New York, Aug. 10. Recent re ports that the royal family of Italy hav withdrawn objection to th marriage of the Duke of th Abruul to Miss Katherine Klklns are without foundation, declares Senator Klklns. THE W1ATHER. For Ashevllle and velnlty: Partly cloudy weather, probably showers to night or Thursday. For North Carolina: Fprtly cloudy with locsl ertnrirs ICUlght or Thurs day. Jg$2 Y IIIIQflN IQ Til jir nLLIUUll 13 IU U I L FEBRUARY 24TH Great Crowd of the Morbidly Curious Assembles to Hear Death Sentence ' of Slayer of McGee. UNMOVED AND INDIFFERENT THE CONDEMNED MAN APPEARS It Is Probable That An Apiieal Will Be Taken Judge Council's Remarks to the Prisoner. The greatest crowd, according to public opinion, that ever jammed and packed and elbowed its way into the county court house of Buncombe waa present this morning to hear Judge Council pass the death sentence upon James B. Allison, convicted last week of murder In the first degree for the killing July 5, of Floyd McGee. The coin ordered that Allison be put to death by electricity in the death chamber of the state peniten tiary at Raleigh some time during the day of February 24, 1911. The time for the passing of the death sentence was - fixed by Judge Council for 9:30 o'clock this morning but long before that time crowds found their way to the court room and when shortly before 10 o'clock Judge Council made his appearance from the Judge's room it was necessary for a deputy sheriff to clear a passage be fore he could ascend the bench. ' 800 to 1000 People There. ; The crowd, drawn by morbid curi osity, began assembling at the first tap, of the . court house bell and at the hour appointed for the passing of sentence one could hardly edge his way Inside a door. The gallery was packed- fend- Jammed; -every set In the big auditorium was occupied: the four walls of the rtoom were lined three deep while Inside of bar railing men and women were packed like sardines in a tin. It was estimated that between 800 and . 1000 people were In attendance when the death sentence was passed. . Allison Calm and Cool. J. B. Allison ,the man at the bar to receive the death sentence, waa per haps the calmest and coolest man in the court room. He sat between counsel unmoved and indifferent, al- through the eyes of assembled mul titude were focused upon him. He wa sapparently unconscious of the at tention that he attracted. With the assembling of court Judge Council asked the solicitor If he de sired to pray the Judgment of the court in the Allison case. The solic itor in a few words prayed the Judg ment of the court and promptly Alli son was commanded by th court to stand up. The condemned man stood erect and without a quiver. Com- madned to sit down he took his seat and then gave the closest attention while Judge Council pronounced the death sentence. The Sentence Pronounced. Judge Council referring to the com mission of the crime; the trial by the Jury; the able counsel defending the accused and the verdict of the jury said that under th law it became hi painful duty to sentenc th convict ed man to death. The court then or dered that Allison be put to death by electricity In the death chamber of the state penitentiary at Raleigh February 24, 1911. After pronouncing sentence Judge Council addressing his remarks to Mr. Allison said that there was nothing personal In the passing of the death sentence; that it waa duty cast upon him by the state of North Carolina which he would gladly escape but which he could not. 'The court has sympathy for you, Mr. Allison," con tinued Judge Council, "and It la the hop of the court that you make pre paration to meet your God." Allison was remanded to the cus tody of the sheriff. Counsel for Alli son made th usual motion to set aside the verdict; for a new trial, etc., which were overruled. It Is expect ed that an appeal will b taken to th Supreme court, although th gen eral opinion here Is that Allison will pay with his life for th killing of McGe. LYON IN COMPLETE CONTROL OF CONVENTION IN TEXAS It Looks as If the Republican Nomi nee for Governor In Lone Star State Will be J. O. Terrell. Dallas, Teg., Aug. 10. Th repub Mean state convention convened today for the second day's session. Cecil A. Lyon, th republican national com mitteemen,' I In complete control of th convention. J. O. Terrell of San Antonio, prob ably will be nominated for gov-rnor, Loralne Makes night. London, Aug. 10. Robert Loralne.lroom and cared for by the surgeons th sctor, made a splendid flight to day In kn aeroplane across the Irleh sea, a distance of more than fifty mile from Black Pool, England, to Landudno, on the coast. Physicians Fear Possible Infec- linn frnm Fnreinn Matter ..... ...... .-..B w- More Than the Bullet Wound Itself. - 4 f'SIL GALLAGHER IS UNDER GUARD LEST HE COMMIT SUICIDE Mayor Is Cheerful and Talkative, and Has a Good Appetite His Con- . dition Is Still Cause of Much Anxiety. ttKBtlltstKttt - ,', t New Yorjt, Aug. 10. Mayor, t t Gaynor continues to hold his It t own this afternoon. While the , K t physicians have not pronounc- X t ed him out of danger they hope at t an operation to remove th t t two fragments of bullet may t i be unnecessary. James Gallagher, the dla- st t charged dock employe who H st shot the mayor, has been plac- ! t ed under constant guard, fear- st st Ing he mlay attempt suicide. t t His belt and suspenders have st f. been taken from him and he Is t t denied the use of a knife and l st fork, being fed with a spoon. t t t at It it It H at It H st It t at H H H New York, Aug. 10. Mayor Gay nor s condition continues to be a source of great anxiety. The bulle tins of the day were hopeful In tone, indicating that the patient was rest ing comfortably and taking occasional' nourishlshment, but the doctors have not yet pronounced the mayor out of danger. The wound ' Itself Is not - causing serious trouble; the doctors are giving chief attention to overcom ing the dangers of possible Infection arising from the presence of foreign matter developed. In the track of the bullet. The mayor; remains calm and com paratively cheerful. A consultation later in the day will determine whetb- ; .. er it Is necessary to perform an oper ation to remove two fragments of the bullet which remain lodged In the neck. Last evening six X-ray negatives were taken to' facilitate an operation for the removal of the bullet. Shortly before 10 o'clock Mayor Gaynor was allowed a ' little more nourishment In the form Df chicken brotli and was likewise permitted to. taste of coffee. The mayor's appetite was not satisfied. He said ho was very hungry yet, and suggested to Sec retary Adtimson that the latter smug gle a little more broth for him. Mr. Adamson stated that the patient's' temperature was 100 and a fraction degrees. The mayor was in no pail and continued talking freely on vari ous topics. The physicians, after a consulta tion. Issued the following bulletin at 11 o'clock: "The mayor continues to do well. It is the unanimous opinion of the surgens that no operatin will be necessary at this time." Dr. John, I, Magnor, who visited St. Mary's hospi tal this morning, said Mayor Gaynor's temperature during the night waa 10S and at present it was 100 1-6. Mayor Gaynor was resting comfort ably at 1:30 this afternoon. Ther was no appreciable change lu his con- anion, his physicians hop an op eration may not be necessary. Dr. Parrtsh, the family physician, is con stantly In attendance. New York, Aug. 10. The following bulletin on the condition of William Gaynor, who waa shot and dan gerously wounded yesterday morning by James J. Gallagher, aboard th steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Gross, while th mayor was starting on a trip abroad, was. Issued at 7: JO this morning: The mayor has rested comfortably since o'clock. He has taken nour ishment and at the present time his condition. In the opinion of th at tending physicians, is satisfactory. "(Signed) "ERNEST J. LEDERLE." . A Slow Hospital. Commissioner Thompson, who went to St. Mary's hospital with the mayor, severely criticised the conduct of af fairs there. When we arrived," he said, "we had to ring the bell for four or five minutes before any one responded. Then a nurse came to the door and said that there was no doctor in at th time. A little later an. Interne cam out, smoking a pipe and seem ingly not much concerned; and when aaid 'th mayor of New York ha bean shot and 1 here,' h alds'I will telephone and ee what I can do. I will try to get some on Immediately.' Apparently ther was not a doctor In th hospital and th mayor's-son, Rufus, and I had to help to undress th mayor.' While w were doing that Dr. William J. Arllts, a city vis iting physician, arrived. He wanted to probe for the bullet, but Rufus and I objected to hi doing that until New York physician arrived upon the seen. - Whll w were waiting for them Mayor Gaynor turned to me. smiled and aald: 'Don't let tl -m dis courage me.' - ' " "The mayor wa put In a private of the hospitals, who arrived about one-half to three-quarter of an hour after our arrival." This afternoon Gallagher was sent Continued od pnge 4)