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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES LAST EDITION 4:00 P.M. Weatter Torecut: Partly Cloudy. VOL. XV. NO. 163. ASHEVILLE, N. C, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 17, 1910. 8c PER COPY r Scene of Brussels Fire, Where Millions of Dollars Were Lost PlBBUilGLED Bf H HANDS MARKED CALM Plan to Revolutonize "Republican Party and Throw Over Old Leaders Goes Far, Far Astray. DEAD AS A 1909 CORNSTALK IF THE OLD LEADERS RESIST Too Much Publicity and Lack of Frank ness Spoiled the Schemes of the Unskilled Schemers. It Is Said. Correspondence of the New York Herald Syndicate. BKVERLY, Mass.. Aug. 18. That tangle of windblown telegraph wires which resulted from the storm which cut ' Washington oft" from the outside world on March 4, . 1908, hag a paral lel. It is the altuatlon of the move inent started In Beverly to rid tho re publican party of certain of Its old leaders and mollify the "Insurgents." Never did a well meant plan to revolutionize party leadership, so well lalj, go further astray. Instead of being forced to send his resignation to President Taft before September .",, ub was contemplated by the new movement, R. A. Ballinger, secretary of- the Interior, may not resign at all. It is now admitted as certain by the faction opposed to the new movement that Mr. Ballinger cannot be forced out of office. He may remain, but for a comparatively short period, be yond the middle of September, fixed for his decapitation, but he has drawn curds in the game and has a "poker face." On the Rocks. If Speaker Cannon Is forced to lay down his leadership of the republl cans In the house pf representatives it will be because of conditions not cre ated by the new movement. In poll lies: The plan to force his abdication i as hla-h on the rocks as that for the cllailtiaUon. of Mr. allipger l,rora the cabinet. ' " - . Instead of having been trailed to his lair oy the men who asserted that they forced Senator Aldrlch to make his statement on the rubber tariff and reiterate his determination to retire from politics, it develops that Senator Al.lrich himself sent the, invitation noon which Senator Crane and Mr. Norton, secretary to the president, went to Warwick's Neck a week' a jo. Someone Bungled. Instead of being in a fair way to rid Itself of men, whom the new lead ers held to be a load for It to carry the republican party is making Us way to port with the remnants of a chattered wrench grating somewhere In the center of its machinery. Some one has bungled the wires laid for the working out of a plan, which was so daring In Its extent as to challenge the admiration of politicians of life, long experience. If the new movement had been uuc- cessful nothing could have kept the men behind It from the control of the party organisation in the cam paign of 11J with all the rewards which this control brings. Now the plans which looked to the election of a Republican house and further pom leal successes seem to be on the brink of failure because of premature pub llcatlon. ' WIU They Sacrifice Themselves? Only the co-operation of men whom the new forces sought to eliminate can save the scheme for tne renuu.n tution of the party from defeat If these men are willing to aacrmee themselves by going out to save the party which they havs suffered rrom still greater embarrassment than their retention could nosslbly have given then It can yet be carried through. If these men. with the following they have always commanded, turn their faces to the hue and cry which was set upon them, the new movement Is as dead as a last year s cornstalK Too much publicity, and a startling lack of frankness sDolled the work of men without the ability of national leaders. Thev lacked the experience necessary to a successful' outcome of their plan. Things which seasoned politicians would have only spoken in whispers and given to none but the closest as soclates were spoken of In the open, No political spies were needed by the opposition to carry the plans of the proposed revolution. ' Before the sinews of war had been half collect' ed. the men on whom the "reform' ere" trained their guns were them' elves using motor batteries gna awaiting the opening of the actual bombardment. President Taft knew very little of the attempt which was being made to make his control over factions of his party stronger. He learned of It only briefly and treated it as rldicu lous and appeared to attempt to minimise Us Importance. He even went so far as to Indicate that he got a large part of his Information about it ' in the newspapers. He responsible for It only in so far as he countenanced Its early steps and In not having kept the reins In hand so firmly that no one else would attempt to drive. TBB WSATHEB. For Ashevllle and vicinity: Partly eloudy weather tonight and Thurs day. For North Carolina: Tartly cloudy, with showers on the coast tonight or Oil RF RT-HflPKIIUq .'l'''' uiluliii iiuimiiu f-yimf-) Yssxssrs, ' Suit Involvino 50,000 Acres in Gra ham Approaches the End, After Five Weeks Trial. JUDGE CONNOR'S CHARGE CONSUMED ABOUT TWO HOURS DolnilN of the Ilixtory of Tills Involv ed Case Its Hogiiiniiigs Bfore War of the Slates. The long-drawn-out litigation of Gil bert ii gainst Hopkins, which hus oc cupied nearly five weeks in the United States Circuit court wae ended this afternoon about 2 o'clock when Judge O. Connor completed his charge to the jury. The argument was closed this morning with the speech of A. Sondley and Immediately af terwards Judge Connor began his hargo of some two hours duration Each side asked for a number of special Instructions and also the read ing of certain of th testimony. The case involves the title to some 50,000 acres of timber lands In Graham county, v The Jury wss still out at 2:45 this afternoon and indications are that it will be some while before a verdict is reached. Several years before the war of the states broke out, Lyman W. Gilbert of New York and William H. Peet of New Orleans were largely Interested in the Duck tow n copper mines in Tennessee. Lying to the northeast of Ducktown in what is now Cherokee and Graham counties was an immense body of vacant lam's belonging to the state which had been acquired from the Cherokee Indians. This region contained some of the highest moun tains in that section of the state and was watered by a large , number of mountain streams and rivers, Includ ing the Telllco, Beavrrdam, Little SnoW Bird, Big Snow Bird, West But falo creek, Santeetla creek, Deep creek, Barker's creek. Slick Rock creek, Cheoah river, the northern boundary being the Little Tennessee river. When these lands were first permit ted to be entered by the state. In 1863 Andrew Colvard and his associates en tered 98 tracts, varying from 200 acres to about 1600 acres in each tract, me whole aggregating about 80,000 acres and being In what is now the counties of Clav. Cherokee and uranam. The direction or strike or tne cop nr veins from Ducktown is norm eastward, running through a large part of these lands and continuing on arns the Little Tennessee river by ii... oi ..reek, where a mine was open .a hw Mr. Adams and over which the famous Adams-Westreiai unguium . nnw ntttlHinB'. Probably desiring to increase their holdings of copper lands, unoeri nu Dva tillrfhfllPn these entries from r-itarl and his associates and In i gun .mull w.m Issued from the state of North Carolina to Gilbert and. Peets for these 8 tracts. In 1881 Mr. Gilbert, tearing cu.u..- catlon by the Confederate govern ment, transferred his one-nan inwrwi to Mr. Peet. who was a southern man. This deed Is the one on which no seal appears where It Is recorded In the deed book in Cherokee county. In 1864 William H. feet oieu, ie Ing as his heirs a brother, Edward J. Peet, and two married sisters, Mrs. Sawtelle and Mrs. Vlxhy. In 1866 the heirs of William H. feei recun.r, to Mr. Gilbert the half Interest which he transferred to tneir oruu.tr ... 1861. ,. The husbands of tne mam ma not 1oln with tneir wives in .iini, th deeds and the one-sixth ' . . .... n conveyance wnicn eacn make may be hem inoperauv. i. mn tiicniv that the one- sixth reconveyed) by Edward J. Peet will be held a aireci iransier iu ... There were a numoer oi mo r. and Gilbert grants that were not con veyed by Mr. Gilbert In 1181 and as to these the Gilbert heirs may recover the full one-half Interest In 186T William A. Bartlett of New Orleans, who had been appointed the administrator of William H. Peet In Leulslana, entered Into a written agreement with Mr. Gilbert for the partition of these lands between the estate of Pet and Mr. Gilbert, the contract providing that each of the t tracts should be equally divided hy a line running at right angles to the direction of the mlntiial belt. It ihnt this contract was never r.rrled out and the court hss refused SHARP-ENDED HATPINS 'M?r- Bachelor Judge Wants a Law Compell ing Women to Cover the Sharp Ends of These Weapons. New York, Aug. 17. Police Magis trate Herrmun, a bachelor, has placed himself on record as favoring legis lation compelling Women tft cover the sharp ends of their hatpins with some device to prevent casualties. Judge Hen-man has discharged many defendants charged with assault as a result or being stucg by pins, which the Judge declares resemble stilettos. GENEHALLY EXPECTED No Danger, It Is Said The Physicians Strongly Believe He Will Com pletely Recover. New York, Aug. 17.- After a quiet, restful night Mayor Gaynor was fur ther improved this morning. His phy sicians now have the strongest belief In his complete recovery. It is generally believed tho ninyor will undergo an operation for re moval of the bullet ilred by Gullugher soon ' as he Is strong enough. The operation, It Is said, will be attended by no danger. NEARLY ALL VENIREMEN HAD BEENJPPRDACHED" Sixth Panel, in Browne Bribery Case, Tell About the Same 'Storf as Those in Fifth, Chicago. Aug. 17. When the Sixth panel of veniremen culled In the case of Lee O'Neal Browne, the democratic legislative leader, reported today, nearly all of them, as was the oase with the fifth panel yesterday, ad mitted that they were -"approached" with reference to possible service as jurors. Judge Kerston called Browne and hit counsel into consultation. Both Bides Claim Victory In Nebraska. Omaha, Neb., Aug. 17. Meager re turns received from yesterday's pri maries seem to Indicate that the race between Governor Bhallenberger and Mayor, Dahlman for the democratic gubernatorial nomination Is very close. Both sides are claiming victo ry. )no Torpoilo Boat Rama Another; , - llotlt King. Kiel, Aug. 17. The German tor pedo boat 8-78. In colM-!on last night In Kiel bay, rammed the torpedo boat 8-821. Both torpedo boats sank. The crews were saved. Albert Spies Dead. New Tork, Aug. 17. Albert Spies, owner and publishes of Foundry News, a trade paper,, died today, ed 48. ' ' milni" i -.&--Kjljgijijf. .1 . r. imiiiii ... .mil uuujiMHi'iimn ini-f-i"- mm""" - ""--VT;-"- -eiugl iULjgS1 -III 200,000 PEOPLE SEE LE BLANC Cross Country Flight of 485 Miles eraging 46 Miles an Hour Aubrun Takes Second Moneyf jfeying 20 Minute's Behind the Winner. - . PARIS, Aug. 17. LeHlane, In his Hlerl.it monoplane, won the great cross country uviatiun race of 485 miles in 11 hours DO min utes and 05 seconds. LeISlunc made an average of 41) miles an hour. Aubrun took the second prize, fin ishing 20 minutes behind the winner. ' Two hundred thousand people wit nessed the finish of the great race. Tumultuous cheering burst from the enormous crowds us LcBlanc appear ed above Issy anil from nearly n quar ter of a mile height planed down to the earth. In close succcxHlon to Lelilune nnii Aubrun came LeOagneaux and live army officers who acted as escorts to the contestants in the last stages of the flight. Chauffeur Throws Baby Carelessly Over the Fence Jtatteawln, N. V., Aug. 17. As un concerned apparently as If his victim hnd been a homeless cur, the driver of an automobile which run over und mangled the tvvo-year-ol.l son of George Verdi, picked up the baby's senseless figure, threw it on a lawn beside the roml. coolly climbed buck into the automobile and sped away. The baby slipped out of a house In Schenck avenue While his mother's attention was otherwise engaged, and was playing in the road when the au Mr. Spink Draws the Line on Marrying the Family Cleveland. O., Aug. 17. Frederick Sprlnk draws the line on marrying an entire family and has asked for a divorce from Olele Sprlnk. Sprlnk states that he Is willing to IXSntGKXT 19 NOMIN ATED. Illrain Jolinwm Will 0ipMie Theodore Bell, Democrat, for Governor In California. Pan Francisco, Aug. 17. As n re sult of yesterday's primaries Iliram Johnson, "Insurgent" .republican, will oppose Theodore Bell, democrat. In he gubernatorial racA. Cripnen anil MIhm lie Neve Ready to ltcturn. Quebec, Aug. 17. Dr. Crlppen and Miss lie Neve are ready to leave for England on, an hour's notice. They will probably be taken back on the steamer Lake . Manitoba, sailing to morrow afternoon. Wreckage Splllf! Over Pour? Tracks. Philadelphia, Aug, 17. A rear-end collision of freight trains on the Penn svlvania railroad at Ardmore today spilled wreckage over four tracks, completely blocking ti afl lu for hours. WIN RACE Completed in 11:50:55, Av FLIGHT PIIOJI I'AUIS TO IFAL Al t OMI'USIIKI) HY MOISSAXT Deal, Knglandt Aug. 17. Molasunt, a young Spanish aviator, today de-st-emled near here, having accomplish e.l a llight from Purls to Callus und a Journey across the English channel to Denl with ease and brilliancy. Hurhert Lntham, who started from tsary, n suburb of Purls, to ruoe Mois- sunt to Ixmdon, had a series of un fortunate accidents, the lost, at Ami ens, resulting in tho total wrecking of his machine while preparing to re Hume liis Might. Latham escaped un hurt but Is out of the race. The last slune of Moissant's flight, the trip arrows the channel, was accomplished in ii strong breeze. tomobile whizzed along. It Is evident that the machine struck the child squarely ami that the wheels passed over his body. Nobody raw the ncel.lieiit seeming ly. Put persons In a cross street no ticed the driver stop hie automobile, pick something from the road and toss it aside. They thought It whs a bag of some kind and paid no heed. Home time afterward the baby was found on tho lawn. His chest was crushed and his Internal organs twist ed and torn. support, .n.e, but not her ten children. Ills complaint avers that the family spent his wages to such un extent that he was unable to at tend his mother's funeral. Ill (J It ATTl.KIl KILLK.ll. Otis Clonli May a Reptile Four Feet Long, Might Inches In t'lmiinfcr. nice, With Nine Hetties. Otis Clonts of llillmore's creek tells ot killing a large rattle-snake at the Morgan Hill school house, lust Sun day, The snake was measured and found to be four feet long and eight Inches around; It had nine rattles and a button. It la thought to be the largest rattle-snake ever killed In th Morgan Hill settlement. Mr. Clonts secured the skin of the reptits. Court of Inquiry as to Loss of Col lier Mam-llns. Nirfolk, Aug. 17. A naval court of Inquiry convened today at Norfolk navy yard to Investigate the loss off the Carolina const of the navy collier Marcellus, following a collision with the Norwegian fruit steamer Kestrlo I Dl Qorgio. STOOD OFF A MOB FDR FIVE HOURS Negro Officers Were Guarding Wasl Badly Wanted, Too, by the Mob of 1000 Men. HAD WOUNDED RAILROAD MAN ANn MiiRnPRrn his bride On Troops' Arrival, Officers Spirited Man Into Woods, Landing lllin in Jail Today. Illnton, Va., Aug. 17. Sheriff Wise man and his deputies this morning Thomas succeeded , In landing in jail ..1,,1 ., ...1.1,,1 RmUuman John AHiss Sunday night, then assaulted and murdered his bride of three weeks. Arllss is near oeatn in a nos- i uital. The arrival of troops last I nlght made it possible to save tne I negro's life. For five hours the sheriff and 30 deputies held the negro on a special traln, which the mob of 1000 refused to let move. Troops arrivea on me i scene and, holding the mob leader's at the point or bayonets, permiitea tne I sheriff to escape to the mountains I with the prisoner. Orders have been I issued for the Immediate return of I the troops to their homes. moo ery Angry. Directly under the nose or a law- less mob bent on having the life 01 me nr-rro, me onieers msi night escnpe! rrom a ki hhimii car in which they had guarded their pris- oner lor nve nours aim iuur 10 mo woods witn tneir prisoner, as soon as the mob learned that the prisoner had been carried away when almost within tneir grasp twir anger Drone out arresn. Tney scattered1 into groups and began searching the woods for the negro and the officers. The negro was arrested by a rail road detective during tho day. Im mediately the mob began to gather and within two hours it had reached proportions that made the omoers realized that they were ' uraible to cope with the situation. On appeal the governor ordered! tne militia to Hlnton. It was after midnight when the troops arrived. Just before dark ofhors attempted to place the negro on a train to take him away. The mob soon learned the purpose of the move but allowed the otfloers to get the prisoner Into a Pullman car. Then the rioters uncoupled the engine, cut the air hose and resolutely retfused to allow the train to move. They guard ed the car until 9 o'clock, when the troops came and officers and pris oner escaped by a ruse Into the The crime for which the negro was wanted occurred1 Sunday night. John Alllss and his wife were walking on the railroad tracks near Qulnnemont, W. Va. A negro knocked Allies down. After kicking him Into Insensibility the negro assaulted Mrs. Alllss, who was a bride of three weeks, and then murdered her. Allies recovered enough Monday morning to tell the story but Is now In a critical condition. He tried to Identify the negro today. He sHld he was not certain but sug gested that the negro be held until he recovered. The saloons were closed tast night. All electric light wires were cut throwing the town Into darkness. FATAL KTRF.KT FK.IIT. Horse Thief Is Killed hy IX-pulv Khcrlff nml snenn is Ifolmbly Fatally Wounded. Hot Springs. Ark., Aug. 17. In a street fight between two alleged horse thieves and sheriff's officers George Chltwood, one of the thieves, was Instantly killed today by a deputy sheriff and Sheriff Jade IUi.pt was probably fatally wounded. taft Looking Into Indians' Affairs, Sulphur, Okla., Aug. 17. Respon slve to a request from Commissioner of Indian Affairs Valentine, the spe clal congressional committee Inves tlgatlng Indian land affairs hss for ward, i to Beverly, Masa, a statement conveying the amount of attorney's fees paid by Indiana The statement is for President Taft'a use. Imaginary Foe Uka'hunsljr Repulsed. Norfolk, Aug. 17. Two attacks by Imaginary foe upon Fort Monroe were detected and successfully repelled last night by the regular and Virginia volunteer coast artilleries luslde the fort. , AFTER; STORM Griscom Says Roosevelt-Hughes vs. Organization Fight Will Go to Primaries and Convention. STRUGGLE WILL BE CARRIED .. TO EERY CORNER OF STATE Repudiation by the Committee Does Not Mean That the Ex-President Has Been Put Out of Business. u n-u.Hem.iii mm Beverly, Aug. 17. Vice President Sherman arrived In Beverly today and proceeded to the executive office, where he had a long conference with Secretary Norton, prior to go ing to Burgh's Point to spend the afternoon with the presi dent. It Is supposed Roose veit's defeat In the republican committee . meeting yesterday and It Is probable the effect on the New York political situ ation had some bearing on Mr. Sherman's visit. KKKKItKkKtttilt N FW YORK, Aug. 17. There wan a marked calm in the republi can political situation following ne storm of ye"day when the "old guard in the republican state com- m I nr. iml.i. im 1 - n """" iiieuuure now ve,t name ror temporary chairman of tne "PProaching state convention at County Chairman Griscom, who pre- sented Mr. Roosevelt s name yesterday. after a conference with the former president, says the fight will be carried to the primaries and to the conven- tlon. i rem jur. Kooseveit intends, as .a delegate An the state convention,. t. urge a progressive platform and can' didate ror governor is clearly Indicated this morning, politicians say. In the colonel j ntutement, Issued last night. -,at Ho gai,. The statement follows: ' To tne various persons who asked me whether I would accept the posl- tlon of temporary chairman of the state convention. I said that I w-nuld do so only if thev were sure, after Knowing my attitude, that they desired me because my speech would be of such a character that It might help if the convention nominated the right kind of a man on a clear cut, progres- elve platform; but that It would hurt If neither the right kind of a man were nominated nor the right kind ot platform adopted." Although repudiated. It does not necessarily mean that Colonel Roose velt will not be temporary chairman after all. The convention delegates themselves will decide who Is to ODen the meeting and deliver the "keynote I speech. RootM-velt" Chief Issue. In the Interval between now and September 27 It is expected that the struggle between the organization and Roosevelt-Hughes forces will be car ried Into every corner of the state and that the chief IsBtie will be at the pri maries for the election of Roosevelt or . anti-Roosevelt delegates to the con vention. Jim In It? Whether Mr. Sherman lent his sup port to the movement which resulted In Colonel Roosevelt's defeat has not been established definitely. William T. Ward of Westchester, national com mitteeman, who was one. of the lead ers In the anil-Roosevelt combine. Is quoted as having said that Mr. Sher- ' man. knew all about the plans to make him, and not Colonel Roosevelt temporary chairman. Others who took part In the meeting were of the opinion Ihnt Mr. Sherman knew noth ing of It. Lloyd C. Orlscom, chair mun of the New York republican county committee, who presented the colonel's name, said: 'I do not know whether today's ac tion of the committee will have any effect on Mr. Roosevelt's attitude dur. Ing the state campaign. Mr. Roosevelt is to be a delegate to the convention it seems to me as the only living ex president his state should give htm at least the temporary chairmanship. "Mr. lart, so far as I know, did not anticipate that Colonel Roosevelt's name T'ould he presented to the com mittee. If he had known he would have prevented the action taken. The election of Vice President Sherman cannot be construed as an endorse ment of the Taft administration which needled no such endorsement Colonel Roosevelt took luncheon with Mr. Ward after the meeting. The only thing that Is known as to what he snld to the national committeeman Is that he laughed and told him that he understood now why Mr. Ward and other members of thestate committee were not anxious to meet him until after today's meeting." Refused Right of Hl Wife, Kills Hlni- self. Norfolk, Aug. 17. Charles Akers. aged S7. formerly of Lynchburg. Va.. I was fwnd shot In front of the home I of his father-in-law, William. Hayes in Huntersvllle todav. He was denied the privilege of seeing his wife an.1 shot himself. He was recer.fy separ. ated from his wife. . Thurso's)'. (Continued on page 7)
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