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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES WES IS NIT Two Desperate Duels Fought Near Paris TS I I rxF "T "Pf pp- Ay sjsj jP) (7'' 1 PPTr T " Temperature lowgni. " ""' ' '"" " i i i . VOL. XV. NO. 257. ASHEVILLE, N. C, MONDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 5, 1910. 3 COPY OFFICERS CHAMP CLARK IS ONE HE WON I 1 BOSTON HEAR Kitties i Denies That He Is a Candidate for Collector This District No Reason Why Reynolds Should not Be Elected. IT SNOWED ON THE LAME DUCKS TODAY AT CAPITAL Republicans Jollied One Another Over the Result of Recent Unpleasant ness Democrats Were in High Feather. Gazette-News Bureau, The Hotel Hamilton, Washington, Dec. 6. I T snowed hard on the lame ducks I ducks as they wended their way to the capltol today. The republi cans' as they assembled on the floor Jollied one another on the fatal result of the recent unpleasantness, while the democrats were In high feather. Champ Clark's every commonplace move elicited applause. Thomas Settle and Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Brooks are among the North Caro linians here. Congressman Cowles denied with out reservation today that he Is a candidate for the cojlectorshlp. He says there Is no reason why Reynolds should not be appointed and lellevcs the office will be kept at Statesvllle. W. A. H. THE ICE IN HAYWOOD WAS JUST II LITTLE TOD THIN Knoxville Boy, Student at Clyde, At tempted Some Fancy Figure and Wat Given a Cold Bath. Special to The Gazette-News. Clyde, Dec 6. Henry Gaston of Knoxville, Tenn.. a student here at the Haywood County Institute, came near losing his life while skating on W. A. Soper's pond. It seems that Mr. Gaston Is an expert skater and feeling that the Ice here was thick enough for skating, went on the pond. He was demonstrating his skill with the Ice skates when the Ice broke and he went Into the cold waters of the pond. He retained his self-possession, however, and with his athletic ability succeeded in scrambling out of the Icy water, although he had a hard time in getting to shore. N. CAROLINA CONFERENCE Sonic of the Leadlilg Appointments of Methodist Ministers for Next Year. Special to The Gazette-News Elizabeth City, Dec. 6. The ap pointments of the North Carolina con ference, which has been In session In Elizabeth City during the past week were read this afternoon. The follow ing are some leading appointments: Raleigh, Edenton street, H. M. North; Durham, Trinity, R. C. Craven; Wilmington, Grace. J. C. Wooten; Wilmington, Fifth street, W. L. Rex ford; Newbern, Centenary, J. B. Har ley; Elizabeth City, J. D. Bundy. Six-Day Biejelc Race. New York, Dec. 5. The eighteenth annual six-day bicycle race, which started one minute past midnight this morning, will fascinate, a consid erable portion of the sport-loving population this week. The race main tains all Its old-time popularity. Fif teen teams are In line for the 142- hour grind. Confession of Jfone Hare Another Man. Columbus. O.. Dec. 8. Charles Jones has confessed he murdered Tas manlo Syrian, a peddler for which crime Steve Scott, was to have been electrocuted today. one Hundred People Thrown out of Employment. Zanesville. Ohio, Dec. 6. Fire to day destroyed H. Webar sons' four story building. Loss 11 60,000. One hundred persons are thrown out of employment Col Roosevelt Country's Recent Election New Haven. Dec. 4. Ta-ufipr" Hoosevelt. In a letter to President Ull man of the chamber of commerce, states that his address at the cham bers' dinner Tuesday evening of next week will be survey of the country recent elections Including also a per- HUE INSTALLED Chairman Patton and Other Re cently Elected Members of the Board of County Commis sioners Go into Office. NO CHANGES WILL BE MADE FOR THE PRESENT AT LEAST Retiring Chairman Makes Straightfor ward Talk County Hat Experiment ed Long Enough- What Has Been Accomplished. T he new board of county commis sioners, composed of K. W. Patton, chairman, B. D. Buck- ner, H C. Sales, Ju:in E. Patton and John W. Butherford, were sworn In this morning by retiring Chulrmun J. E. Rankin, while the newly-elected county officers, with the exception o Tax Collector Crowcll and the board of education, who hold until June, were i.lso sworn In by the new chair man, Mr. Patton, and the bonds filed and approved. The new officers and amounts of their bonds follow: C. F. Williams, sheriff. $6000 bond; Marcus Krwin, clerk of Superior court, $10,000; R. J. Stokeley, auditor, $5000; J. J. Mackey, register of deeds, $6000 and T. M. Duckett, treasurer, $15,000 bond for the county fund and $10,000 bond for the school fund. The board designated the Bntterpy Park bank as the depos tlory for the school and county funds. No Changes for lYeHent. Those who had gathered expecting the now board to make a number oi Chang.-. or re-elections to fill the va rious minor county offices were sur prised when Chairman Patton an nounced that the board would make no change until it had carefully con sidered everything und ull had got ten Installed properly in their new duties. County Attorney Charles A. Webb has agreed to hold over until January. He Is not a candidate for re-election and does not expect to ask for the office agn;n. It now seems proba le that County Chairman J. E. Swain will be chosen to fill this po sition. As to other minor offices It was understood from current gossip today that either many of them will be retained or the new board will decide to make a clean sweep; the odds It seems favors the retaining of many of the present ones. County Physician D. E. Sevier's term oI offlce doe not explre untn June 30 at the same time the new board of education and the tax collector take their office. Mr. Rankin Makes Straightforward Talk The retiring chairman, Mr. Rankin, made the board a very earnest talk this morning offering them many val uable suggestions which came from his experience as chairman. He declared that the great need of Buncombe county at present was In telligent road work; the county had enough bridges and public buildings he believed and the attention of the new oard should be directed largely to road work. Mr. Rankin declared that the county must look for a new road material. He said that the county last year under direction of Highway Engineer W. L. Spoon constructed a sand tlay road In Beaverdam see- tlon built In mid-winter and not un der the most favorable circumstances, It was holding well; there has been no repair work on It since it was con structed and the preponderance of opinion seems to be that it Is a suc cess. He said that the board had re cently built a mile of sand clay road road from Gaston's store to Candler. Speaking of the county roads, Mr. Rankin said: "In the first place the county roads In the past have not been constructed as th"?v should. There arc very few permanent roads and some of them are not properly graded; much of the road material used Is not fit for rotd construction. In less than three years they should be carefully repaired. We placed a man on the Weavervllle Stocksvtlle road and he has kept this In good order. The Leicester road has not quite been kept up as it should Experimented Long Enogli. "As to the material we should adopt a new plan. A conservative estimate Is that the county has spent $25,000 to ISO, 000 per year for more than 15 years about a half million dollars and wbat have we to show for It.' We have experimented long enough. It Is time to get to the practical stage. Ho far as sand clay and gravel roads are concerned they are a success; now the only question Is whether they will stand the modern traffic the automo bile, which has come to stay? One thing In favor of the sand clay road Is that It costs one-third to one-fourth that of macadam; the only trouble (Continued on page S) coooocasootxo ' -sto to Discuss p e i.-w of current political events. Judge Simeon E. BaMwtn, the suc cessful candidate for governor on the democrat!- ticket in Connecticut will probably be present and deliver an address. IV! f I iL fi."rcr I IVir iril K A n a. T- Tm- IHHHIaaaaaaaaaW-.'".MlllH Hnr M t AND MON5. DE D LEST ArT3-fe VfJ W $ sIBB CA-SELLA AND MONS , J..MAJCN01.D A U IS, Dec. 5. Two duels were recently fought on the Grande Roue ground. Both were directed by Mons, rtouzler-Doreleres, and swords were the weapons in both cases. In the first Comte Raymond de Castellane m. t Comte de lx'stang Parade, as a result of a personal quar rel followed by blows. Comte do Castellane's seconds were Mons. Par- dallhe-Galabrun and Mons. Andre de Fourquleres. Comte de Lz-stang Par- North Carolina Has a of 2,206,287; Increase T HE announcement that the cen sus of North Carolina Is i,206, 287, on Increase of 111 2,477 over 1900 or a little over lfi per cent, places North Carolina third In rank of the ex-Confederate states. The ones which exceed North Carolina are Texas and and Georgia. It is also interesting to note that North Carolina has Inereas- d more In numbers than any other southern state, whose population has been announce.! so far. By the census of 1900 North Carolina passed both Virginia and New Jersey for the first time and during the past decade has i Increased 105,000 more than Virginia. lopiilatlnn of Southern States. Following Is the population of the I southern states announced thus far: North Carolina 2,206,287; increase i of 312,477. I Virginia 2,061,612; an Increase of j 207.428. Mississippi 1,797,114; Increaso of 245.844. Kentucky. 2,289,905. lnereas of ASHEVILLE STAYS IN SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE Representing Asheville at the meet ing of the directors of the Southeast ern league at Knoxville Friday night was T. U. Duckett of this city. Mr. Duckett says thut the meeting was a harmonious one and It was voted to retain ihe present towns In the league and that the question of making the league an eight-team league may come up at a later meeting. No guar antee was put up at the Knoxville meeting by the teams, and while the chances of Asheville getting In the Carolina league are not the brightest, rlnoe no new baseball park seems forthcoming, yet the action at Knox ville does not hind this city if it ha a chance to get Into the (?arollna as sociation. Failing In this. Asheville is secure for a berth In the South eastern, which la proposed to be made as fast as the Carolina. Kslslng the salary limit from SSOO to llt will enable employment of higher class players. The league season Is to be gin May SI and end Bepten.Vir S, Playing 102 games. It was decided to pool th receipt! of the double-header ade had as seco id Comte E. de Les tang and Comte de Kranclleu. During the msl assault Comte de Lestnng-Parade received a sword thrust in the forearm, which pene trated to the bone. This brought the combat to an end. In the second duel, which closely followed the first, Mons. Georges Cw ella was called' to the field of honor by Mons. Marnold, who felt offended by an article which appeared In the 142,731. Tennessee 2. 1 H 4.789; Increase of 164.173. Alabama, 2.138,093; Increase of 309.396. Florida, 751,139, Increase of 222, 597. Maryland 1,294,450; increase of 106,406. West Virginia 1.221,119; Increase of 282.31 The population of Oeorgla, South Carolina, Louisiana and Texas, of th so-called southern states, has not been announced, but only Oeorgla and Texas are believed to pass North Car- ollna. It Is Interesting to note that North Carolina has forged ahead of Ithe populous state of Tennessee dur- lng the past ten years and has III- creased nearly twice as fast as the daughter state. Kutilled to New Congressman. If the present apportionment of one representative to every 193,167 people in a state is retained. North game on holidays to be pro-rated among the leugue teams. All six of the league teums were represented as follows: Rome, Nat Hoyt; Morris town, II. 1". Minis; Johnson City, W. W. Miller; Gadsden, H. T. Bailey; Asheville. T. M. Duckett; Knoxville, F. H. Moffett. The new officers are W. W. Miller of Johnson City, president; J. M. Gra ham of Rome, vice president: B. V. Fisher of Morrlstown, secretary and treasurer. Cominiltctl M tinier for I lighter. Honor of Johnstown, Penn., Dec S. Little concerned because of the charge against her. for killing her grandchild by cholorororm, Mrs. Adeline Robin son, aged 66, whs taken to the county jail at Ehenshurg. "I did It to save the honor of my daughter," she re peated over and over. "If they would only let me pay the funeral expenses I could go to Altoona to meet my hus band. I thought It was all right to dis pose of the baby and then raj daugh ter's disgrace would, never become known." London, Doc 5 -The bronze iu.lue of the late Sir Henry Irving was un veiled today In the presence of a gath ering of prominent actor and actress- es, and city ofnelahv IS " " ' Z H THE COMMT ' r "Mcrcure de France." Messieurs Leon Sasie and Georges Edward were Mons. Mnrnold'H seconds, while Messieurs Raymond Woog and Rene Prejelan acted In a similar capacity for Mons. Casella. After a lively assault Mons. Marnold was wounded In the right forearm, receiving a deep cut, which Immediately put him In a statj of In feriority. The adversaries were recon ciled on the field. Population 16 Per Ct. Carolir.i by reason of Its 16 per cent of Increase will be entitled to at least one and almost two new repre sentatives. If the ratio Is made an even 200.000 this state will even then be entitled to a new representative in conirrfss. Ilunednihc Has Poiiulatlon of 40. 708. Th.? population of Buncombe county accordinn to the census-department is 49.798, which is an Increase 6,510 over 14.2SX. the population In 1900. This gives an increti.-c In the county of 12.4 per cent. The population pf Asheville was not given out today. There has been some trouble as to the boundaries of the city, but this of course would not in teifere with getting the total In the county. The population of Asheville in 1900 was 14.694. and supposing that the whole Increase In the county was In Asheville It would give the city 20.204. Certain It Is that the drift of the people during the past decade has been towards the cities. CULLOWHEE MINI CD. HAS SUSPENDED WORK Speclsl to The Oazette-News. .-.ylva, Dec. 6. This section has bc.-n in the grasp of the cold wave for the past three days, the oldest Inhabi tants hereabouts cannot recall a time near so cold on December 1 as that experienced this season. The Cullowher Mining and Reduc tion company has suspended opera tions at their smelter on the Cullo whee mountain for the winter, and. It Is freely talked, until railroad facilities are afforded them. It Is thought here that Hon. Thos. A. Cox, state senator elect and one of the largest stock holders in the Copper company may be able to further the rallr'oad project during the legislature. Certain It Is that the south end of this county needs a railroad and cannot be devel oped until Its construction. A an Illustration of the expense of the Cop per company In the operation of Its smelter: Wagon freight costs them 40 cent per 140 pounds to deliver coke at the smelter from Sylva and 25 cents per 100 to deliver the pig copper at Sylva; the figure are prohibitive, In that the profit Ii consumed market ing the product. Democrats Burst into Prolonged Cheering as He Enters Leg islative Halls Hailed as the Next Speaker. HE ACKNOWLEDGED THE BIG DEMONSTRATION WITH BOW "Uncle" Joe Cannon Received Remark' able Ovation from Both Sides as He Lilted Gravel Short Session of Congress Is on. w ASH1NGTON, Dec. 5. Prompt ly at noon today both houses of congress entered on the short session of tne sixty-first con gress. There was a good attendance in both branches. The galleries were crowded. Upon the completic u of prayer in the house of representatives Champ Clark of Missouri entered the chamber. The democratic side burst Into prolonged cheering, hailing him as the next speaker. Clark acknowl edged the ovation merely by bow ing in the senate many new faces were si:n. Senator Tillman, who had been ' absent for some time, was there. He showed the effects of a long Illness and entered the chamber supporting ; himself by a stout cane. Speaker Cannon Given Ovntlon. Speaker Cannon received a remark-' able ovation when he took up the I gavel to announce the opening of the I session. The applause lasted several ! minutes. The democrats Joined with j the republicans in acclamating. the veteran legislator. Both houses ad journed almost immediately after the formal asmbling.arttr call of roll and adoption of resolutions on the passing of members who have died since the adjournment of the last session. The present session will expire In three months by constitutional limita tion and the control of the house of r preventatives will be surrendered to the democratic party. Early work on appropriation bills has cleared the way for prompt consideration of those measures on the floors of the two houses. Will Hurry Through. It Is the intention to hurry these bills along as fast as possible to avoid any hitch In providing for expendi tures of the government and strenu ous efforts have been mado by Presi dent Taft and other administration leaders to keep the budget down to the lowest point possible The president's annual message and the first batch of presidential nomina tions will be transmitted to congress tomorrow. Cold Veatler Greeted Representatives A steady fall of snow gave the opening day of the third session of the sixty-first congress the appear ance of the last Inauguration day when the storm king gripped the cap ital. The weather bureau officials promise a heavy fall of snow today and tomorrow over New England, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, western Maryland, western Virginia Storm warnings are dis played on the Great Lakes, Atlantic coast from Boston to Jacksonville, and the east Gulf coast from Mobile to Tnmpu. Much colder weather will overspread the east Gulf and south Atlantic states, ana somewnat comer weather will prevail In Atlantic states Tuesday. the middle i AMERICAN WOMAN'S LEAGUE HAS PURCHASED PROPERTY It Is Announced That League Ha Ac quired Lot on North Main Street WUI Build Chapter House. It Is announced that th Asheville chapter, of the American Woman's league has today purchased from the Orthodox Jewish congregation, through S. Flncsteln, the lot on North Main street opposite the Asheville School for Girls (formerly the Bur roughs) property. The purchase price was S3000. The chapter purposes to 'julld on this lot, beginning probably In the esrly spring, a handsome chapter house, which Is estimated to cost 110, 004. Members of the chapter are most enthusiastic over the present status of the league's affairs in Ashe ville. Heavy Snow Storm In Virginia. Winchester, Va.. Dec. 5. A heavy now storm prevails in northern Virginia. Fought Off Girl Employes In Her Effort to End Life Cincinnati, Dec. 6. frighting off other girl employe, and with a smile and whispered "good bye," Adalenla Aurora, seamstress, aged 12, hung a moment from the ninth story of the textile building and then dropped to th pavement below. When she started for the window several girl employes vainly triad to drag her swsy. "I must go," cried "Mons. Felix de la Chaux"Went to the Hub, Saw and Conquer ed Society as a French Reporter. DE LA CHAUX EVADED HIS KEEPERS, LANDED IN BOSTON Had Singers at His Feet, Counted on His Fingers and Set Society A Flutter Now His Keeper is Alter Him. BOSTON, Mass., Dec. 6. Members of the first, second and third families who have been fighting for the proud privilege of entertain ing Felix de la Chaux during the last week will now withdraw from the scene and remain In retirement until the common or garden variety of citi zens get through laughing at the de licious manner in which Mons. de la Chaux put them over the hurdles. When it became known that De la Chaux came direct to this city last Mondav from Montreal, where he had I eluded the vigilance of his keepers, a 'laugh went up that resounded every- where but the fashionable Back Bay district and the immediate vicinity of the Boston opera house, Word has been received here that the a'ienists examined De la Chaux a ft w months ago and he passed the entrance examination with 100 per cent. He didn't miss a slnglo question, and when he arrived at the mental repair shop he was assigned to the head of the class. He proceeded to Justify this signal honor by doing things which con vinced even the other Inmates that he was In a class by himself. Notwith standing all this he had no difficulty in gaining admittance t& the most ex clusive families In Back Bay. Some sarcastic persdns, whose name are not in Boston's Blue Book, said that all he had to do was to act statural and Back Bay would regard him as one of its own. Touched High Place. At any rate he came to this city last Monday, and since that time he ha touched nothing but the highest placea HI first act was to enter one of the beet hotels and he embroidered his long distance name on the regis ter. Instead of using a pen he dipped his little linger in the Ink and after, writing his name with It deposited the finger in hts right ear. This attracted some attention, but every little thing was all right when he explained that he never handled a public pen, be cause he was afraid of germs. His next performance was to order three dozen oysters and an oyster knife. He aid ho preferred to open the oysters himself. He put the shells In hi pocket and when he left the grill room he made a noie like a pianola. Some way or other he got hold of the name of several promi nent families and he called them on the telephone and told them he had arrived. They didn't appear to be sure Just who he was, but when he told them he was the traveling rep resentative of the Paris Figaro and reeled off a string of blue blooded relatives they asked for no further proof. One prominent banker caught D la Chaux counting his fingers while they were at dinner and ventured a requeat to know what he was doing It for. De la Chaux told him It wa the custom In the best French society. The new spread rapidly, and by Fri day night taking an Inventory of one' digit was the most popular Indoor sport In Back Bay. Knew the Open Singers. Early In the week th distinguished visitor went over to the Boston opera house and pulled his Figaro mono logue. He had the name of all the great opera singers on the tip of hi tongue and when he announced that he had been delegated to write an opera whMe In Boston the managers of the opera house worried for fear they couldn't do enough for him. He had his choice of a score of high power touring car and yester day morning while he ate breakfast n hi room several of the grand opera stars lulled his beefsteak end onions to sleep with bunt of melody. One of them thought it strange te see him tunneling his way through a grape fruit with a safety razor, but he assured her that he wa too nrv oua to use a spoon. "We thought It singular that he should appear on the street with hi hat on backward," aald oni of hi most ardent admirers, "but we attrib uted It t 'be eccentricities of genlu. Continued on Page Five. the girl. She wa hanging by finger tip to the ledge, one girl her by the wrist; felt her trembllne hand slip from her grasp; heard th murmured "good-bye" and saw th mil. Men who saw th girl fail ran to the place and picked up the broken body. Life still remained. She was taken to a hospital. K I said she will die.
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