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LAST EDITION J. 4:00 P. M. . Weather Forecast: r , - Occasional showers. DISPATCHI3 ASHEVILLE, N. C, MONDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 11, 1911. 3o PER COPY OF A FEARFUL UPRISING; I CHINA DECIDES UPON5TRONG MEASURES v ' ' ' ' '" - - ' . ... H." : VOL. XVI. NO. 184. POSSIBILITY WITH RAWS G H AB G E OF MANSLAUGHTER IGH COST IF MEM Blood Has Been Spilled in Sze Chuen Over 20 Rioters and a Number of Soldiers Have Been Killed. IIIFUWLLOIIIS Vicious Attack by Mob American Women and Chil dren Have Left Ching Fn, It Is Believed. Washington, Sept. tl. nioo1 lias been Bpllled in bio Chacn, China's turbulent province. Ttie situation lias itrown rapidly in seriousness. .More than SO rimers ana a number of soldiers have been killed in battle the, past few day, resulting from at tacks of Infuriated and dlsHatbtfletl natives upon Yamen or residents of Cltciig Tit, Kze Chuen. Tills Informa tion la the ilrnt news of dUhmIhImmI In present disturbances that liaa reached the state department, . Tlie gravity of conditions and the fearful iMxwlbllites of a mammoui up rising have brought the central gov ernment of China to a quick (ItiWon to snpiiretis tlie trouble with a strong liand. . VIClOrS ATTACK THURSDAY Thursday ringleaders of tlie agita tion were arretted by the viceroy. This Inflamed tlieir followers, result Ing in a vklous attack upon Die Ta uten by a molt. Soldiers on guard fired Into the rioters, killing 20. Tlie mob In a subsequent assault upon the vh-eroy't residence slew a number of troops. Slate department reports Indicate - that -the American women and cliild- ren already have left Cltettg Tu un tier escort. It la thought that others have departed to Investigate tlie sit uation, which la threatening to Amer icans. United States Consul Polutlns left - Ilnukow Saturday night for Crlngklng. . .- ... ' ' Report from Pcklngi Peking, Sept 11. For five"? days no messages had been received from the hundred, foreigners gathered at Cheng-Tu, the capital of Bse-Chuen province, for safety from 'the mobs which have been running riot In the surrounding districts for some time past. : The Chinese viceroy ordered ' the foreigners to leave the city and It la believed they are now making their way towards ' the Tang-Tie Ktang, about 100 miles away, by cart or river, through a country where anti-foreign placards have been post ed for many weeks. Missionaries and Tobacco Men. The Americans among the refugees number 10. Wltl the exception of a representative or me American xo bacco company, nil are, .Methodist or Baptist missionaries. Placards which have been posted In many places state that foreign bank era have been enriching themselves on the poverty-stricken Chinese, The moat Influential newspapers In Peking give unqualified support to the agitation in the provinces and petitions have been presented to the throne asking that the railway pro gram be rescinded and that the pro vinces be permitted to construct the lines which have been projected by the government, aided by foreign cap ital. It is pointed out that a surren der on the part of the government .. would mean the gravest calamities. In the first place, no railroads would be constructed, aa It has already been urged hy the government that the provincial authorities are incompe tent for auch a task aa well aa cor rupt. In the second place, it would practically mean the termination of government control In the provinces and, finally, a reactionary relapse would be certain, which some of the legations believe would be the begin ning of the empire's downfall. Tlie Flood Situation. The flood situation in China is the most serious In years. From Hankow itnmtt ..niirti that trnnni ATA drlvlnff the flnnil fAfuffees from the cities. I The English papers In Shanghai y: "We auppo-e that half the people of the Yang-Tse valley must be sup ported through the coming winter or starve. Prohahly this Is the most appalling disaster In the history of China." The government Is concentrating troops on the borders for the purpose of suppresHltiB the alarming disturb ances In the province of Hzo Chuen If the province forces prove Insufficient In number or prove disloyal. Sixty Canadian Methodist missionaries are among tlie tTieng Tu refugees. The government has promised to submit to the American li-Katlon a comprehensive statement on the flood as soon na the f:u-ls aro available. Illvcr 4.1 MM.- Wide. Rhanghul, rVpt 11. The Tantrlsc river Is 45 m"e wide at place Th rreflt floods stretch ovr a territory 700 milts In extent. Seventy thou sand survivors surround Nanking w liers 3110 urn (h Ing dally. Similarly dlstr'S"ltig del. '1.11s lire being recelvtfl from many cnios. It Is feared that (he alt-rs v I ml. I ! :o of (.. t si r. il.-i.le t"-f Tim 11. hm 111 in the : thiJ 1 1 M i . .1. no aj roccKaAVi kioc r-. a icpe crRt AIM II II .. . r " ' v.tWj w . w w a r.(k w -w . viwj s . w J JM1 . aaa a ' r-. - -zj i OAMfc5- f iftls.i ' i r ,r ' ; s m." , 7 If i i lf Ii!iN ' in 5TREET SCENE IN CHEKKjTU Miss Myrtle Hawkins of Hen- drsonville, a Suicide, thev . Police Think. ' By Telephone to The Gazette-News. . Hendersonvllle, Sept. 11. The body of Miss Myrtle Hawkins, 20 years old, daughter of W. H. Hawkins, a Jeweler of Hendersonvllle, was found In Lake Oceola yesterdayt by three small boys. The girl disappeared from her home Thursday. The family. It seems, sup-' poaed that she would return although they made diligent search. The three boys who came upon the body were fishing. ' 1 ' The Hawkinses are native people, a fine family-Mine of the most promi nent In the county. The father is a mau of considerable wealth. It appears from the circumstances surrounding the case that Miss Haw kins committed suicide, although bruises about the head and face tend ed to' color the theory of foul play, which the authorities have carefully worked out and apparently dis proved. As soon as the boys gave the alarm of discovery of the body, preparations were made for an Inquest, which was conducted yesterday afternoon at f o'clock: No Injuries other than the bruises were found. It was in evidence that Miss Haw kins left home Thursday to do some shopping, that she spoke of several purchases she intended making and indicated the time she expected to return. A verdict was rendered that "the deceased came to her death by means1 unknown to the Jury. ' The family and friends oan give no motive that would have led to suicide. Miss ' Hawkins was a vivacious and unusually pretty girl, popular; and ber tragic death baa saddened the entire community. Merchant's Disappearance.. Nothing has been heard here of A. II. Daniel, a merchant, who disap peared lost week. He left his wife sick and penniless and their three years old babe seriously 111, Mrs. Daniel says he deserted her,, leaving In the middle of the night, taking what cash he had. J rtfinTj) PTTW? AMTinTC' wu JiUJNS AMUUtt., MOB STRINGS HIM UP Fatally dlnshra Throat of White FarmerTa Wife, Shoots Negress, Assaults Aged Man. Augusta, Ark., Bept 11. After he had slnstcd the throat of Mrs. Albert Vaughan, wlfo of a white farmer, shot and killed one of his own rare and assaulted an aged negress, Arthur Dean, a negro, was taken in hand by a mob of white men and negroes Sat urday and hanged from a mill sht 1 on the principal street of Augusta, Dean started on his rumpngt) Fri day. Gaining entrance to the home of Tom Ligon, a negro farmer, h drove I.lgon's children from the build ing and attacked an agt-d relative of the farmer. Next he made his way to the dwelling of Dennis Clark and, llr Init from the roadway, killel Claris who was seated at a window. At the BODtTif " h ''rM 110 REDUCTIDfiS FOUriD 111 If MJ Vrtl PMT LIKELY -41 III uPt." 1 i" .' -A v.- home of J. T. Hostleman. a farmer, he encountered Mrs. Vaughan and when she resisted his attack, drew a. raor across her throat. Mrs. Vatmhan died sev er ;i li.iors In t or. 1 i i then mad" for the woo.1" ' ,iy 1 . .. ; i i ,T--' n - ,r rrriW . j VJ. I . r w aw vw in .r ' ! -MKIKTOMF" ' fcfV 1 ELRICK The', above photographs i are of American 'missionaries' in'China, es pecially In the outU'ing districU of Sxe-chuen and Cheng Tu, who are In lunger in consequence of the general jnreit among the natives arising from he. , government's railroad policy. Rioting Is of almost daily occurrence ind the missionaries have been or lered by the viceroys to concentrate n tbe larger towns to escape from the Infuriated mob. . ' The disorders are of a political na ture, and are due partly to Chinese opposition to the reigning Manchu dynasty, but more particularly to the proposed railroad from central China to west China, which Is to be financed with money borrowed from foreign na tions by the Chinese government , Sae-chuen is a western province of China, bordering on 'iibet. It has an STARTS ON FLIGHT ACROSS CONTINENT Aviator Fowler Leaves San Francisco This Afternoon . - the First Lap of iHis Journey to New York-i ' '. 'j To Follow, Railway Lines. " : . '.San. Francisco,' , Sept 11. Robert Fowler, the aviator who will attempt to fly In a Wright biplane from San Krancutco to New York, thla after noon starts on the first lap , of his Journey. ' r. The aviator plans to make the dis tance In SO flying days and in a total CHluESE H VESSEL, THE HjVGHI. ARRIVES The First Sea Fighter Flying the Dragon Flag to Enter American Waters. New York, 8ept. 11. A Chinese war vessel, the Cruiser Ha Chi, made its way Into the port today. She Is the first sea fighter flying the dragon flag which has ' ever visited the American coasts. Rear Admiral Chlnh'-PIp Khwang Is In command of the cruiser which has a full com plement of officers and 450' men. Una ship came from European waters and remains here this week, after which visits will lie made to Itoctun. Philadelphia, Newport and Annapolis. lloy Murdered in Washington. Washington, Sept. 11. Firemen who extinguished a ll;ixo In the cob hler shop of Tony Mul.ino, near the '-rovernnieiit plintine; o!!t' yeMeiM:iy found in.- 1-iii I. - I. r ..-nee th-it the I ; '!,..( !.f .'!!.;! ! - - tttajtrtjfc.i ii j area fit more , than 1 100,000 jMuare miles. The regie n la - mountainous, some of the ranges reaching a high elevation. The population is estimat ed at about 50,000.000, far exceeding that of any other Chinese province. : American missionaries are stationed In three districts of the province, i At Cheng Tu, the capital, missionaries are maintained by the Mennonite gen eral conference of North America, and It Is also the station of the Mis sionary society bf the Methodist church of Canada. Of the two outly ing districts when American mission aries are working Kla-tlng is a station of the American Baptist Mission ary union, and also of tha Cana dian Missionary society of the Meth odist church, while the Mennonite general conference has missionary workers at Chung-klu. on of i days, arriving at New York October T. He will cross the Sierras. A special train wilt accompany him aa a pilot and carry mechanicians and machine parts. The aviator will follow the line of the Southern and Union Pacific and Illinois Central railways. FOURTEEN GO C3V;n l'ITH SCKER HSPEfl ; . ; - v Mahogany Cargo Catches Fire, and ' Gasoline Explosion Finishes Her Destruction. New York, Sept 11. Fourteen men wero drowned . In the sinking of the schooner Whisper, off the Nlcaraguan const yesterday, according to cables received from Port Limon. The schooner, commanded by Cap tain Hall of Philadelphia, carried a cargo of mahogany, which caught fire, and she was burned to the water's ;dge. An explosion of gasoline finally sent the ship to the bottom. Stabbed Wife Eight Times. New York, Sept 11. Been use his wire insisted on wearlr.g his negligee shirt,! Thomas Tullio, a mechanic, aired SS, this mornlnir slabbed her oluht times. Bhe prohahly will die. 1 i "I I After r I t ly null. Railroads' Plea for Lower As sessments Will Probably ; , ; Be Unavailing. ' . Oaaette-News Bureau, T ;' The Hotel Raleigh, - Raleigh, Sept 11. Governor Kltchtn offered a reward of, $250 for the arrest of the unknown person who, on the night of Sept 1, commuted a murderous assault on Gray Tolar at McDonald, Robeson county, and attempted to commit a criminal assault on Tolar's wife. The officers are without knowledge as to the identity of the guilty party. ' In their efforts to prove that the assessment of railroad property is out of proportion to that of real property. officials of the Seaboard Air Una Railway appeared before the state tax commission sitting aa a board of equalisation and offered testimony In support of their contention. The full commission was sitting. The ev idence produced 'was. In effect, that real property was assessed at much less than its true value. The rail roads want the commission to lower the" assessment on railroad property or Increase It on real property. It Is believed here that the commission will not make any reductions of the railroads' assessments. ROYALIST HOST READY TO Delay in Advance Is Solely to Lack of Funds, Due Lisbon, Sept., 11. The government has Just received, from special agent dispatched to make Inquiry, alarming information relative to the projected royalist invasion. The royalists have concentrated In the neighborhood of Orense and are pre paring slowly - to advanve. They number from 4000 to 8000, com prising Infantry, cavalry and artillery, They have about 40 pieces of artil lery, for the most part quick firers. They also have two areoplanea which are constantly flying over the camps of the soldiers of the republic espe cially at Chaves, and the troops and the Inhabitants are In constant fear that they may drop bomba. The delay in the attack la due to the monarchists' lack of funds, says the Carblnaro chief, but they are ex pecting the arrival from Brasll and England within a few days of money to the amount of 12, 100,000. Duo Al mtda is of the opinion that unless something extraordinary happnna the monarchist Invasion will UHc - place within a week. The whole country is awaiting results with anxious ex pectation. A serious conspiracy haa been dis covered In the Lisbon state prison. Mellon to Retire From rrculdency. New Haven, Sept. 11. Oinvinl an nouncement Is maile that T'r eshlent C - r ( ' h n f f i ' " r.'.'W . ' -. r Newberry Not Held Criminally Liable for Death of Girl Hit by Auto. Wakefield, R. I., Sept 11. The I charge of manslaughter, on which I former Secretary of the Navy Truman IH. Newberry of Detroit was arrested I Tuesday wnen nis automobile ran ldown and killed a child, was with I drawn today when the case came be- Ifore Judge Lewis. The proceedings . were very brief. I Prosecuting Attorney Olney told the court that George- Wens,' whose seven I years old daughter, Helen, was killed, by Newberry's automobile at Narra- Igansett pier, did not hold Newberry criminally liable for the girl's death land would not prosecute. Clark Welcomed by All His Folks Epochal Home-Coinlng of the Speaker Moat of tlie People In tbe ' District Assembled. Louisiana, Mo., Sept 11. Speaker Champ Clark is being entertained by home folks. All Pike county'a pop ulation and the greater part of the population of the Ninth Missouri . congressional district today Joined to make Mr. Clark's home-coming epochal in Missouri history. Republicans and democrats alike participated. It was here that Clark landed from a steamboat 36 years ago. ' Slays Man; Then Weds His Niece Attemb of Relatives to Prevent Girl's Marriage Heaults In Homklde Groom Not Prosecuted. Nashville, Sept 11. William Fisher opened Are on a wedding party near .Springfield yesterday in an attempt to prevent the wedding of his niece to Benjamin Manolo, of Bchohoh, Ky. Manolo returned the fire, killing !sbaf Jnstantiy. - . j . .. -, . xne pany men proceeaea to ine preacher's home where the wedding took place. It is said there will be no prosecu tion of Manolo. : Workers Return To Textile Mills Within Eight Days 85,000 Operatives in New England Factorlea Have Resumed Work. Boston, Sept. 12. Nearly 25,000 persons engaged In the textile indus try In Ntew England resumed work today, after various periods of Idle. ness, due to a curtailment policy. Within eight days 85,000 textile op eratives have been called back to their machines. Curtailment will continue . for time at some cotton and woolen cen ters, ; T FEES TOTALED 550,000 New Orleans Minister Made Fortune from This Source in 27 Years. New Orleans, Sept 11. That the ministry is a paying proposition from a worldly standpoint. In one case at least, was- borne out by the statement made yeaterday that from wedding fees alone In his 27 years as rector of Trinity Episcopal church. Rev. Gordon Bakewell haa received 250, 000. Bakewell's statlatlos show that dur Ing his pastorate he performed 10, OSS weddings, for which he received an average fee of 15. . , . - COTTON MEN TO MEET Many Matters of Interest Will Discussed at Gathering at Memphis. Be Memphis, Sept 11 A general meet ing of southern cotton exchangee will be held to discuss matters of interest to the cotton trade Including the queatlon of rules governing the sale of spot cotton, supervision of welgths at the American spinning canters, the amount of tare to ba allowed and the matter of holding arbitration meet Ings. Advance Sale of Tickets Reach ea tSS, 000. Milwaukee, Sept. II. The advance sale of tickets for the Wolgast-Mc Karland prlxe fight, scheduled for Krl day night, has reaches- 35,000. famous New York Physician Itcwd. New York, r 1" ' lit. 11, T ; Experts Say Food Prices Will, 'in Some , Instances, Be Higher This Winter ; .' Than Last. .' t SEPTEMBER CONDITIONS GENERALLY FAVORABLE Sugar, Coffee and Potatoes Dear, However, Latter Crop Being Short in Two y Continents. f New York, Sept 11. While thous- ands are starving: in China. . Mil France la torn with riots in protest to the high cost of living, there is renewed attention in the United Statea.to the fact that .sugar ...has reached its highest point In 12 years, that coffee is soaring and , potatoes are selling as high aa 11.10 a bushel in the field. Economy experts say that in some Instances prices will be higher than last winter. With the exception of coffee, pota toes and a few canned vegetables, Sep tember opened with condltiona more favorable to the consumer than a year ago. Bef will probably go high er as the winter advances and the cost of poultry will be determined by cold storage holdings. The shortage of potatoes is serious in the United Statea, Great Britain and Germany. Rice remains cheap. Unless the price of pork is advanced a man of slender means can provide for : his ' family, without serious strain. . Despite the phenomenally b'gh nrlrA nf rnffoA anil anirar BtiiriAntB rt market conditions predict 'that the decreased consumption which Inva riably follows a prohibitive advance will restore these breakfast necessi ties to a more normal level. The failure of the European beet sugar crop and poor prospects in Cuba are given as the reason for the Jump In the augar market ' ' J' - IN THE PJETREE STATE Cities Are Conceded to Wets Both Sides Confident of Victory. , j Portland, Me.,' Sept 11. Maine's fame aa the pioneer prohibition state la swaying in the balance today. It Is on the rural districts that prohibi tion workers depend for the votes with which they expect to keep Maine in the no-license column. If the li cense Interests are successful It Is pos sible Governor Plaisted may call a special session of the legislature to take action. Both sides concede the cities to the repeal side, but the probable vote of in doubt and reports from those sec tions are contradictory. Secretary Frederick G. Fassett of the repeal - campaign organization. saya: "I believe the prohibitory amend' ment will be annulled by a substantial majority. Men who have been out at work among the voters estimate the majority at from 10,000 to 20,000 and I personally believe that these esti mates are reasonable." Mrs. Lillian M. N. Stevens, national preaident of the W. C. T. U., who has been the leader In the fight against repeal, said: "I expect now aa I have from the first that v shall win a victory for constitutional prohibition In Maine. I don't believe the business men of Maine will vote to Inaugurate a sys tem that will bring the saloon In com petition with their business life, and t don't believe that taxpayers generally trill adopt a plan that will raise their taxes and endanger their families." RICE MILLS COMBINE Milling Trust Is Formed by Twenty Eight Finns Operatinc In Louisiana. New Orleans, Bept 11. Twenty eight Of forty-six rloe mills In Louis iana have been merged Into the Louis iana State Rice Milling company with, an authorised capitalisation of 19,- 500,000. Iled Men In Session In Cleveland, O. Cleveland, Sept. 11. The sixty fourth great sun sesulnn of the na tional meeting of the Improved tinier of Red Men opened here today vi;'t 260 delegates present. There was (in address of welcome by Vice !,.n.r Wnlker. Social afftiira occuple I I afternoon and a d. i :ree cot. f ir session will he 11. 's evet.lt': . '1 meeting etuis Thin .v. Cur Iii'pcrtnn K ;? ! ttt
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