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VOL. XV. NO. 250.
ASHEVILLE, N. O, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 26, 1910.
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A Paper Box Factory Fire in
Newark Early Today Results
in Death of 28 and Injury
of Many More.
FIFTY YOUNG GIRLS CAUGHT
IN UPPER FLOORS; A PANIC
Many of the Girls Jumped to the Streets,
and Sent Wart Fatally Hurt
The Injured All Employes
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Several deaths in hospitals this
afternoon have increased the
death list to 28.
Investigation resulted in the
statement that the firs originat
ed when Miss Sadie Henaon
wns cleaning a carbon of .an
Incandescent lamp In the shop
of the Aetna Electric company,
lump manufarturerti, oh the
third floor. 8he poured gaso
line Into the apparatus. In a
twinkling there was a blazo
that flared up into Miss Hen
son's face and connected with
wnato paper material.
NEWARK. N. J.. Nov. 28. In a
disastrous factory Are today. 14
live are known to have been
lost. Forty or more persons are In
jured. Nearly all the victims were
young women workers in manufactur
ing plants In a four-story structure
which took fire from an explosion.
The loss of life and Injun- were heav
iest among 60 girls on the top floor,
hvho were trapped by the quick
spreading of flames.
The Are, It la said, was caused by
an explosion in the plant of the
Anchor Lams factory, on the third
floor. It spread with great rapidity
through the building
All ambulances In the city were
called to the scene. None of the 11
bodies recovered from the ruins have
been identified. Each Is charred ao
as to be unrecognisable. It la feared
the list of deaths may reach 20. Many
are unaccounted for. A total of 200
worked In the building, most of them
women and young girls. Scores who
were not burned to death were In
Jurcd. probably fatally, In jumping
from the high windows, after other
avenues of escape were made Impos
sible by smoke and flames.
The firemen used life nets, thereby
saving many lives. Spectator de
clared that at least IS girls leaped
from the fourth story. Some of these
will die.
The employes of manufacturing
concerns on the first and second floors
escaped by exits or Are escapes.
Twenty-four of the Injured were tak
en to St. Michael s hospital. Perhaps
30 lives were saved through the use
of life nets. Leas than 20 minutes
after the arrival of the firemen the
interior of the building, the flame
swept upper floors fell shortly after
ward. It Is believed a search of the
ruins will reveal other bodies. Father
Quirk was among those early on the
scene and gave the last rites to many
before dying. The priest worked no
bly, rather Quirk says he counted 22
prostrate forma on the sMewalk. All
were women who leaped from the up
per stories, after becoming frentled
by the flames behind them.
ADRIFT FIVE BAYS
AN OPEI MOTOR BOAT
Thomas Hall Picked up at Sea While
Helplessly Drifting Wave Put
Engine te Bad.
New Tork, Nov. J. Captain Con
cord of tho steamship America, In
port last night from Puerto Mexico,
reported a passenger not on the list
when tlu. veaat started. He la Thomas
Hal a fisherman of Btt ft, KIs.. who
was found on November II f rant leal
ly waving his shirt as he stood In his
It-foot motor boat, helplessly Mrin.
A big wave had put his engines out
of commission.
The liner went out of her course
and drew near for the rescue but Hall
Insisted that his boat also be taken
aboard. The wind was blowing SO
miles an hour but after mors than an
hour's work the little craft was got
ten on deck. Hall drifted mors than
6 miles from his starting point when
niched up, and has been Ave days
sines he left home. On tsnding he
telegraphed his wife, who doubtli
thought him drowned
Warwick. R. I.. Nov. H. Thorn
ton's theater at River Point burned
today: loss $40,000
CoMt!tt Improving
Hrnastls. Nov. It The condition nt
(jaesa Elisabeth, who Is suffering from
trpaets. is Improving.
THE MUTINEERS
STILLJT SEI
In More Senses Than One
Donbtful Whether Congress
Has Acted in Good
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PUT RIGHT OUT TO SEA
WHEN TOLD OF AMNESTY
Spent Night Outside the Bar. Coming
Back into Harbor Today Ships
Still Flying the Red
Flag.
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IO JANEIRO. Nov. 26 The
mutinous vessels of the Brazil
ian navy, which put to sea to
await assurance of the governments
good faith In granting their demands
for naval reforms and full amnesty,
spent the night outside the bar, re
turning to harbor this morning. Tho
warships are still flying the red flag.
New commanding officers have been
appointed by the mutineers.
Tho chamber of deputies by
a vote jf 114 to it passed the resolu
tion granting amnesty to the mutinous
sailors on board the Uaraes and Hao
Paulo, the coast defense ships Mar
shal Kloria.no and Marshal Deodor:i
and the scout ship Bahla.
Immediately after the lower house
had voted to pardon the sailors for
having mutincd and killed several of
their offic ers and thrown shells Into
the city, President Fonseca author
iced Deputy Carvnlho to visit the Boa
Paulo add confer with the mutineers.
The derision of the chamber was not
reached until there had been stormy
scenes and several fisticuffs on the
floor.
In the meantime the mutinous ves
sels which had 'been waiting outside
the bar since noon for a signal to
come In, put to sea and disappeared.
HE6RB PAYS WITH IS
LIFE FOR INHUMAN ACT
Cut Threat of White Girl and Fled-A
Meb Pursues and Riddles Mur
derer With Bullets.
Utile Mountain. S. C. Nov. 26.
With his body riddled with bullets
and a lantern hanging above his head.
Flute Clarke, a negro lay dead last
night on the side of Little Mountain.
He was lynched shortly after 10
o'clock for the murder and attempted
assault of Nannie May Shea ley the
14 year old daughter of a well to do
planter of this section. The crime
was committed yesterday afternoon at
4 o'clock In the yard of the home of
the girl, and had worked on the place
for twelve years.
There was at least one thousand
men in the mob that completely elu
ded the officers of several counties
who had gone to the scene to get the
negro.
Following the crime the negro went
to the house and assisted In carrying
the body of the child to th- house.
He was later spirited away to a se
cluded spot after making a confession,
It Is alleged to a small crowd. The
members of the mob were Informed
of the alleged confession. While the
officers searched, the mob took an
other direction coming upon the negro
and literally shot his body to pieces.
This afternoon the mother loft th
girl at home while she went shopping.
The newt of the crime travelled fast
and a large crowd soon gathered.
The news of the crime travelled fast
and a large crowd soon gathered.
The nrgro In his confession Is alleg
ed to have admitted that he was on
his way to the well when he met the
girl. He said that ahe screamed and
said she was going to tell her father.
He then cut her throat, and made his
escape
"BIVIIERIGHT" SPEECH
The Daaeh), Which Waa Participated in
y th Leaders ef All Parlies,
Was Bitter Throughout.
Berlin. Nov. I. The Reichstag to
day discussed Bmperor William's
speech at a provincial dinner, August
IS. His remarkable utterances Inti
mating a continued belief In the divine
rtttit of kings, was given full play.
The debate, participated In by lead
ere of all parties, was bitter through
out. Komura Ma Retire Prosn His Post.
Victoria, B. C. Nov. IS. Count Ko
mura health Is such that his resig
nation as prima minister is momenta
rily eipected. arortUng to th Japan
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OHOEREDTO LEAVE
Committee of Tampa Citizens Waited
upon Him Ho Left and Gompers
Is Protesting.
St. Louis, Nov. 28.' The American
Federation of Labor last night unani
mously adopted resolutions protest
ing to Governor Gilchrist of Florida
against alleged so-callod mistreatment
of union men In tho Tampa cigar
makers strike troubles, and demand
ed that the governor accord protec
tion to the striking men.
Tho protest followed the receipt of
a telegram by President Gompers an
nouncing that a man named Johnson,
an organizer of the union stationed In
Tampa, had been ordered out of town
by clttsens. The Florida governor
and the mayor and sheriff were sub
jects of condemnation earlier in the
day whan President Gompera and
other delegates declared that union
men wars not receiving the protec
tion of the authorities.
President Gompers declared that
the union cigar makers now impris
on 1 In the Tampa Jail had to be
guarded by their fellow union tnnn to
prevent lynching.
1 have repeatedly assea inn gov
.rmir or r nnaft. n sa o. io invivi-
tlgato the trouble at Tampa but he
has always assured me that the mat
ter waa under control by the local
authorities.
I have furnished the mayor ot
Tampa and the aherlff there as well
as ths governor with Otailea infor
mation as to the seriousness of the
situation.
"There never has been a time dur
ing the strfke thst the International
offices of this federation were not
willing to make an object or this ait
Hculty." Johnson brave.
Tampa. Fin., Nov. SS. J. C. John
son of Chicago, organiser of the In
tnrnatlonal Cigar Makers' union, ac
cepted the advice of the cltlsens' f ro
tectlvs committee yesterday and left
the city. He bought a ticket for Jack
sonville. It was feared he would be
harshly dealt with If ho remained
here.
Following the departure of Johnson
messages were sent to President Com
pere in Bt. IxmiIs in whloh was stated
that Johnson had been ordered to
leave ths olty. President iMmpsra
mads a protest to Governor Gilchrist,
who referred the matter to Mayor
McKay.
Johnson has been In Tampa for
about eight months and the present
strike, Involving nearly 10.000 work
men, is attributed by many Indirectly
to Mm. As a result feeling against
him has become Intense.
Yesterday six members of the cltl-
elis' committee celled on Johnson
and Informed hi . hst In view of the
hitter feellns ass lint him It would be
wla for him to leave ths city. The
mirnoan of the oraaniastlon of this
ommlttee was to fr event repeti
tion of any of ths lloorderly or riot
ous actions which were ao frMawnt
nl ths beginning of the campaign.
UNION
ORGANIZER
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Chalmers ami then bl
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AIL IS TBML
The Towns Where There Have Been
Disturbances Have Assumed
Normal Status.
El Paso, Nov. 2f Passengers ar
riving this morning on the internation
al train from Mexico report everything
tranquil between hero and Mexico City.
Wire reports bring no news of distur
bance!. Tha towns where there has been
trouble have again nssumnied normal
conditions." The forces of troops are
considered ailequutc. No trouble is
reported from bands of Insurrectos
who retreated Into the mountains after
tho fighting.
COL RICHARD T.WILSON,
WEALTHY BANKER. IS DEAD
A Georgian, "Officer of Confederate
Army and Former Business Asso
ciate of Russell Sage.
New i'ork. Nov. 26. Richard T.
Wilson, a wsultl.y banker, one'tlmo a
business associate of Russell Sage,
died today at his Fifth avenuo home
ot heart disease, aged 82 years His
daughters, Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt
nnd Mrs. Ogdeu Coolet, were at his
bedside
Mr. Wilson as a native of Hall
county. Georgia 11" spout his young
er days In Tennessee and Kentucky,
Joining ths Confederate army at tho
utbreak of the ar and winning the
rsnk of commissary general. As fiscal
agent of the Confederate government
he went to Europe on an Important
mission.
In tii late sixties Mr. Wilson came
to New York, establishing a cotton
and banking Arm.
TRIAL OF MRS. L F. SCHENK
IS SET FOR DECEMBER 19TH
Demurrer Against indictment. Cliarg
lug Attempted Murder of Hcr
Husband, Ovcr-nilsd.
Wheeling. W. Vs.. Nov. . A de
murrer fllcd by Mrs. Iura Farns
worth Schenk agalnat the Indictment
charging tho attempted murder of
her husband, John O. Schenk. the
Millionaire packer, was argued before
Judge Jordan today and over ruled
Hsr trial la set for December it. Mrs.
Hrhrnk hn entered a plea of not
guilty.
PofHilnllon of Oklahoma.
Washington. Nov. It. The popu
lation of the state of Oklahoma la 1.-
17, HIS, ag Increase of J,7S over
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THIRTY THOUSAND
AT FOOTBALL GAME
West Point Team Slight Favorite on
Entering the Field Both Teams
Are in Fine Condition.
Philadelphia, Nov. 26. In the pres
ence of 30,000 persons, flanking all
sides of Franklin Field, tho football
teams of Annapolis- and West Point
clash this afternoon, after a lapse
of two years. Iast year's game was
Cancelled because of tho death of
Cadet Byrne, resulting from Injuries
during uii earlier game.
The teams were trained to tho min
ute, and full of fighting spirit. Per
fect football weather prevails.
The army-navy game rings down
tho curtain of tho footliall season in
I lie east. Washington society Jour
neyed hero In largo numbers. Mrs.
William H. Taft and daughter. Miss
Helen, occupied a box. High officers
of the nrmy and navy were In the
brilliant throng. The toam ropresent
lug tho army entered the game n
slight fuvorlte.
JOHNSON IS DISCHARGED;
THE El NOT IN COURT
She Sent a Letter With Physician's Cer
tificate That She Was III at
Her Heme.
New York. Nov. 38, Jack Johnson.
the negro pugiUst, arrested yesterday
rhariced nltb assault upon Annette
Cooper, a show girl, was dlschsrged
from custody today. The girl did not
appear to prosecute the charge. She
sent a letter enclosing a physician's
r rtltli nte that she was 111 and in no
ondltion to leave home. She request
ed that Johnson be held two weeks.
when she would appear against him
Magistral.. Freach refused the re
quest nnd discharged the prisoner
THE WKATHKK.
For Asheville and vicinity Fair to
night, Sunday partly cloudy and
warmer with possibly, rain.
For North Carolina Fair tonight.
Sundav Increasing cloudiness and
warmer with probably showers in
portion.
Dlptherta Epidemic In Chicago.
Chicago, Nov. 16. ChivJigo Is In
the throes of a dlptheria epidemic.
Nearly 800 ram have been reported
The s'luatlon la dangerous.
Noted Educator Dead
Qaasvs, Switzerland. Nov. IS. Pro
feasor Oscar P l.lg, the noted ednmlor
died today.
GANNON BURSTS, THEIR OBJECT
BUT INTO SOKE IS 1MM"
Cantatory Vibrations from the
Speaker's Lips About "Sing a
Song of Sixpence" in Re
sponse to Question.
MR. TAFT IS UNDECIDED
WHAT TO SAY OF TARIFF
Unless It Can Be Done Scientifically,
He W II Recommend That Noth
ing Shall Be Done .o It
at All.
W?
ASHINOTON. Nov. 20. r res-
lent Tnft whs reported today
as not having finally made up
his mind regarding the tariff features
i of his message to congress. Ho had
I a long conference with Chairman Em-
i
I ery or the tariff board. Until tho
j board submits data upon which abso
lutely scientific revision can be made
the president will recommend that any
action whatsoever on the tariff shall
bo deferred. There Is a likelihood
that the president Will send a special
message to congress embodying a re
port or recommendation of revision,
If th i figures Indicate the desirabil
ity of such action.
Speaker Cannon and Representative
Mann were among the White Mouse
callers The speaker dropped In to
pay his respects. Asked what the
legislative outlook for the short ses
sion was tho-'spcaker began to Ring:
"Sinn a song of Sixpence, Pocket Full
of Rye." and strolled out of doors.
YOUTH KNOWS RAILROAD
F1GURESJJKE ALPHABET
Nobody Tries to Crete-Examine B. B.
Burgunder He Makes Them
All Dbry.
Washington, Nov. 26. Discussing
millions of dollars as though the
amounts were mere bagatelles, a nine
teen year old Baltimore economist
tangled up the commission and the
galaxy of railroad counsel represent
ing all the eastern trunk linos,- and a
maze of figures designed to show how
wonderfully profitable ts the freight
traffic nowadays, were among the
features of yesterday's session of the
rate Increase hearing before the in
terstate commerce commission.
Hear? C. Barlow of Chicago, direc
tor of tho Chicago assoclationof com
merce, Eira E. Williamson of Cincin
nati, commissioner of the Receivers
and Shippers association of that city,
and B. B. Burgunder of Baltimore.
not yet out of his teens whose com
mand of railroad stock statistics head
ed off any attacks on his testimony by
cross examination were, the day's wit-
Mr. Burgunder was put on the
stand to testify to his own statistical
computations concerning tho "rights
of stockholders."
Mr Barlow believed In a horizon
tal increase In rates In the event any
were necessary, which he was not
willing to concede.
Mr. Williamson filed a mass of
memoranda replete with Agures In
tended to show the immense strides
the railways have mode in ths direc
tion of tilling the pocketbooks of those
controlling them. He referred partic
ularly to two arms of the Pennsylva
nia system, ths Plttsburg-Fort Wayne
and Chicago and HI. Louis. He cited
figures he said showing the excessive
earnings of the Fort Wayne road.
Mr. Williamson like the previous wlt-
sws declared emphatically that the
railroads did not need any advance In
rates.
He showed that the Fort Wayne
line, according to his statements had
built up a S20.000.000 property to a
ISO, 000, 000 property, and how after
taking care of fixed charges the Penn
sylvania company guaranteeing 1 per
cent, for virtually a thousand years,
the Pennsylvania railroad had 113.-
000,000 of guaranteed stock or Fort
Wayne, which was "velvet" ss the
witness suggested.
TURKEY BONE IN THROAT
CAUSES DEATH OF CIRL
the Swallowed It With Her ThanksgivJ
ing Dinner, It Lodged and Could
not Be RwkjWVfca
New York. Nov. St. Gertrude Gold
stein, aged ten years, is dead, as the
result of swallowing a turksy bone
with her Thanksgiving dinner.
The bona lodged In ths girl's asso
phagus and could not bo extracted.
Drinking tsa later, ths liquid trlnklsd
Into the lung. Ths child bacame un
coii llm. dying soon afterward
N. E. Mack and Champ Clark in
Baltimore to Arrange for the
Gathering of Democratic
Clans in That City.
NOT TO BE PARTY CAUCUS;
NO ONE WILL BE BOUND
Interchange of Views by Represents
fives of the Party in AH Sections,
on Matters of Party Policy,
Is Expected.
B'
ALTIMORE, Nov. 26. With a
view of discussing tentative
plans for a proposed democratic
national conference In Baltimore In
January, Chairman Norman E. Mnck
of the national committee and Champ
Clark, the democratic loader In the
house of representatives, are here,
conferring with the Maryland com
mittee. Those heading the movement de
clare their one object Is harmony and
the Interchange of views by represen
tatives of all seotlons over party
policy.
Emphasis is laid on the fact that
the Baltimore gathering will not be
a party caucus, and the Individual
members of congress will not be
bound by Its action.
BY N. J. GRAND JURY
Man Who Shot Mayor Gaynor Must
Stand Trial on Four Charges
Gives Out Statement.
New York. Nov. 20. Tbs Hudson I
county (New Jersey) grand Jury
voted unanimously yesterday after
noon p return four indictments
against James J. Gallagher, the dis
charged city employe, who shot and
wounded Mayor Gaynor on August ft.
last. Two Indictments will charge as
sault with intent to kill, first on Mayor
Gaynor, second on William H. Bd
wards, commissioner of street oloaa
Ing. It was "Big Bill" who seized
Gallagher and slammed him to the
deck of the steamship Kaiser Wilhelm
der Grofso where the shooting oc
curred. The two remaining indict
ments will charge carrying a conceal
ed weapon in each assault case.
Edwards and other city employes
who struggled with Gallagher testified
before the grand jury as did others
who witnessed tho shooting. The Jury
adjourned until next Tuesday at J: 40
p. ra., when the indictments probacy
will be handod up In the Supreme
court Gallagher, It is understood will
be arraigned on Thursday morning
when his counsel will enter a plea of
Insanity.
Gallagher gave out a statement last
night telling what a delightful Thanks
giving he had in the Hudson county
Jail, and declaring that he was "more
than delighted that there waa no
cause for sorrow or anything but
thanksglvtng In tho family of Mayor
Gaynor."
IN
PAYNE-ALDRICH BILL
National Grange Also Urges Drastic
Regulation ol All Rail
roads. Atlantic City. N. J.. Nor. IS.
Resolutions calling for drastic rsgu
Istlon of all railroads of the country,
giving ths Interstate commerce com
mission power to nullify freight and
passenger rates proved to bo extor
tionate, were adopted yesterday after
noon by the National Grange. Radi
cal changes in the Payne-Aldrioh
tariff bill, and physical valuation ol
railway trunk lines were also urged
by the farmers.
Federal aid for road Improvement
for parrels post, conservation of nat
ural resources, a national income tax,
dire t election of United Sti tee sena
tors, agricultural extension and a
non-partisan tariff commission ware
Included In the report of the resolu
tions committee, which became the
progressive platform of the agricul
turists The speedy construction of
a ship canal connecting the Mlssis.iip-
pi river with the Oreat Lakes and ths
Atlantic ocean; canal lines and the
dredging of all great arteries of com
merce to cheapen marketing of pro
duce were also declared for In the
report.
Deis of Bilk Thread Horsed
Nsw York. Nov. IS "ur hundred
thouaaad spools of embroidery afUc
were destroyed, csusl'ig several thous
and dollars dsjaswe, ta a Bre in a
sixteen-story building It) Wi
fifth street
today.