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' M.ii .1 W 4 4:C3 P. II. T7eaher Forecast: KAIN; COLDER. L. ' VOl XVI. NO. 273. ASIIEVILLK, N. C, TI'ES:AY EVENING, DECEMBER 28, 1911. PRICE 3 CENTS 111 FD TO ELECT UK H E".D Ushers cf ths Chinese Revolu . Honaries Confer at Shang. ' hal, Fciiov.! Yuan's Failure to Ylcld.- F0I1 TELEPHONE to rai iits onTinii w mm. 1:1 ,1 Fcur C:ys In fold;!) Hasplti!, Twj Injured Perh2 Fatil as Result cf TKS CF C..'E LAD STAFFED CF CLOTHING Exp!as!sn Cccara in Store Th Chil dren V.;r.'.:i to See that Would ' llap-cn When Eze Y.'at ( Gtixette-News Bureau, . C;? I The Hotel Raleigh. . Raleigh, Dec. 28. Heater Atwater, a amall negro boy, yesterday threw a lighted match into keg of powder on Smlthfield' street and aa a result he ia In 8t. Agnea Hos pital probably fatally Injured and three white boys, Sherwood 6cott and Archie and Roy Raines, are more or less seriously burned. The accident occurred at Eason Bmlth's store and the white boya stopped to see wbu the powder would do when the match was applied. Atwater lost an eye, his clothes were literally blown from his body and lodged In a tree and he received burns and bruises on the body. Sherwood Scott's cap was lifted from his head and carried over n fence nearby and he Is In Rex hospital. Doctors say be will recover. The two Raines boys suffered serious burns and one of them may not survive. Other than this, there have been no serious accidents reported since Satur day. " The police patrol was kept tending near the guardhouse and offi cers, were vigilant. A dozen drunke hakV? constituted the atresia made by the officers, and the drunken men ar rested Saturday and Sunduy have been released, aa the authorities did not Want to keep Hiern In prison. Christ t f :l church whs crowd ed Fun ' twn the funeral cf Col. i. j.. ...in waa held. In eplto of ruin, friends of this hon ored man came out to pay a last trib ute to one wlioae Ufa had been ae noble.. Kev, Milton A. Barber, the rector, conducted the services. LEE.. clf.iEO L....wED otflioi - Ral'.Imore Clack Fi;hU Desperately for 'till UV-Cjtd Unnoted In Chr'..'.a Cln. Baltimore, Deo. SS. King Davis, a negro, ased IS years, who last Satur day night shot and killed Frederick A. Schwab, white, at Fairfield, was taken from the lockup at Brooklyn, a suburb of Paltliuore. yesterday and shot to death by a small party of Un identified men. ' Davie, who was also known by the mil .r Johneort.'ra.n dragged to a soot about SUO yardafrom the sta tion and shot through the lungs four times. Ills body we not discovered until several hm.rs later, by a passer by, who notilU'd the police. No all nlirlu auard Is krttt at the station and the pollre h!t no knowledge of the nffnlr until 19 finding of the body Was rpimrlr i. The awe i! n party, thought to ) 1 r'uht or IS In number. formed Qii-.-' Ihey effected an en- tr,-. iiiin ti! Icwkup without at traitu g the . ntlon of thoae living enrt,y. and nt to Davis' cell, where h f,iH nrera afleep. Hulwrt t'ho, ant In the , r iifuro. w no w ii.-iw i a wltnpna In the r, .,,1. Clume aald that Waa I., t i' Ivls ( 1 f r i qui. V y -hi'iid I ii Bl'ioOS. I ,9 lllS 1. ..!!. herd I y t the i!;.p!s ia I! ... i.- ; .! .eratnly and shrh-k but Ma Tie were t a hln on the , . ,. t. he.l -Mcon . ih,.n draeced away to , i l ine or outcries were i.. r no tiH'ora nifi I i attwr'lon waa P'1 1 1 . v ir thought ti hs ve I Inn W -I ' -l.f I ,.!..) hi I A A , I t l ! tn. I. : 1 1 1 ty Chrim mas merry . r' n a"d 'he ( , i BmM whs tmm j 1 , i im a Ii nil . .t vi s l.n'1' . .in t.. k. n "t. . .. t re tirn.' i a v'f ,..,,, I.i his !. , ( . I.--I I y "l !! la. KAXXIXG.IS FAVORED ' as ccye: :;:;rs site Chiefs ol the Republicans Showiog Kore United Front, a Complete Ajreement Having Been ' Reached. Shanghai, Dec. 26. Aa no reply has been received by Tang Bhao-YI td his dispatch to Premier Yuan Shal-Tl pointing out that the acceptance of the Idea of a republic la the only means of securing k peaceful solution of China' troubles, the revolutions rles are demanding the Immediate election of the president of a republic. A conference yesterday between Sun TltSen, proposed president and Wu Ting-Fang, chief of revolutionary del. estates at the peace conference, result' ed In a complete agreement between the two leaders. The revolutionaries are showing a more united front. Nanking Is regarded by them as the most suitable place for a new capital. .EMIT AIDED 01 FALL OF REYES . - : 1. ' . . . Captive Chieftain Was the Most Patent end Dreaded Foe of the " ' -- :-fcascrf.tir:.- Mexico City, Dec. it. Gen. Bornar do Reyes' surrender at Llnarea yes terday. It Is believed, marks the end of the most perplexing problem facing the Madero government Reyee' fol lowing In Mexico was considered very strong for years and to his strength was attributed the apprehension of the government when he started a revolution. . .. Reyes was formerly .commander In Vhlef of the army under President Dlaa. , The end of the week probably will see General Bernardo Reyes occupy Ing a cell In the federal district pen! tentlary In the portion set apart for political prisoners. The commander of the third military district probably will assign an escort of ruralea to Oen. Reyes and give him a safe eon duct to Mexico City. General Ryra ftnrrcntkra. . Llnarea, Mexico., Dec 21. General Bernardo Reyes, once considered the gieateat of his country's military men. la a prisoner here and admits his de feat. Riding Into Linares yesterday, the gray-haired rebel voluntarily surren dered to Lieut Placldo Rodrlgues, commender of Si ruralea. . the sole military guard here. Permission was secured to telegraph a formal capita latioh to General Geronlmo Trevlno commander of the third military sone at Monterey: and to Trevlno, long renrded aa Reyes personal foe, h frankly admitted that his dream another successful revolution nan come to an end and placed hlmaelf at his disposition. "I called upon the army; I called uinn ins Deonie. ieieiruneu broken goner!, " and no one respona ed. This attitude I regarded a protest and I am resolved not to continue this war against tne gov ernment I place myself at your ais position." 1 ' Reyes asked for himself no guar nt... hut pleaded for mercy Tor in llt'le aroup of men who have followed him In his wanderlnaa throughout a lame ! In this state and In the state or Tamaullpae. These men are yet fiiKltlvrs erui will he hunted down by Trevlno'i men unless they. too. surrender voluntarily. 1 Reyes" mosHace Geneial Trevlno replied thtt General lifw-s would be kept under guard In I.linr." .-nllng Instructions from the cii.if"! vrrnment That he wi l t I - t-tl" -n to the cap ital to Hnr f'-r I ts consl.l ered ly I,- i- 'tie imtural result hi smreii-V r. Ii a atfo.pt to save his few folio. th m r. r.i 1 hy Tre- ...... ... I th.l linn, w?m ir i: . i ..-'i i..-- he had no auln.uiiy to r. !.. his cam n. No one waa no-re sur.i . 1 hy the Burretid-r of ItcM-s than H " L'tle gar rison to 1 "i he aiifiBi. '-' v.'-" -c !? ' i V" ; V 7 iMrv i AH; , , New Tork Herald and The Casette - TRAGIC HGGIDEOT : io m mm Fatal Fall from Foot Bridge Kan Badly Hurt B Fall While Hunting. - News comes from Bryson City of two accidents that occurred at Judaon in the lower part of Swain county during the latter part of last week In the first one man was badly hurt; and In the other James Lequlre waa killed as the result of the falling a foot bridge. J. L. Thomaascn, an elderly real dent of the county, while out 'coon hunting fell over a cliff aljo"t SO feet high and It Is said there Is Utile hope' "f his recovery, lie was taken to his horn across the Tenneaaeo river in a boat. A large crowd of his neigh bors started to his home, crossing the river on a foot brldite. The bridne fell and Mr. Lequlre was killed, and It la reported that othera were Injured. The death of H. J. Elmore, a prom inently connected man of the county, also occurred last week. He waa found dead In hie bed. While his death. was sudden and therefore un expected, Mr, Klmore had been In very bad health for a numbfj years. of OEsran a FMGOiSIO Fo'.Isy.srscf Zcps'.a, Paring in Pa- c:. !a, Are t:.ot C;n Ci!y I .hnr.-a. Mni, Dec. 2f.. Thre p.. ni,s were killed sn.l 20 wounded t n ruralo fired Inlo a crowd that .,1 .urad!ng the tr-etn shoiitlnir for Z,-i i today. The city Is now quiet. i. .,.! os far lriir 'l(." , I.ec. it HK.Iifc'eis on roo li.tf .Tft tl. W ell I I OL 'I II V .n Inlo a t i ' l;..i-it I i.l. -...;. v Hnt-kir,k I... I of iHCVt.n- t i i II. h P Newa, ALL SEPARATii AND-DISTINCT? KIO AHD 15 f.iEn LOSJ AT SEfl British Steamer CuI'lemot Founders In Bay of Biscay Seven Sur '; Kfvore Landed. Glasgow, Dec. 16. The, British steamer Guillemot, bound from Lon don for Genoa, foundered In the bay of Biscay December SI. The captain and 15 of the crew were lost. Seven survivors were picked up by the British steamer Llncalrn and landed here. ' The Guillemot registered lli tons "V- to steel c::.fcz.ui:: Defendants to Anti Trust Suit Allowed Until February to FUe Answer. Trenton, Dec. 26. District Attorney Vreelnnd todny announoed In federal court that a further extension of time waa granted fur thu filing of answers In the government's suit for the dlano lutlon of the t'nlteij Statea Bteel cor poration. The time whs extended from t.in first Monday In January to Feb ruary 1, In the case of the steel ciir porntlon Itself and for IS or 30 other defendants in the nae. rninn lit: vtd zz:zz Oriental Itiu-i mi l t a u' of Kit l"rofiN,r Autoinolillea i. I. lis ! Klli'tC. One t..fjton. M.iaa., ruts and a u toinul. l.e, 26. Orlenbil h are the cu" of ! hn ili'creM nit 1'U ' dsn Ix.rn A iiH'i'l... I'n.f. Hohei t J. y : i A n i i . i . 1 1 u r h I i'o! ! . . ... ' Vo l III I Ivlll.' rale iirnonic ra accorriini; to ie, of Amhcrsl ii," s a Prof, i ..uc-ntrl.il ln- . ii! ;..a of w e:. ' Ii tap curii "Hu lu. o r d I .1 I. mo for the iU' j, nu n In i. r i a perlu.uiiL 1 i t h If n tie I. ... ),. I . EVIDEf ICE AGIST ryof the Old Packers' Pool Told In Chicago This , . ; i t Morning. Chicago, Dec. 26. When the trial of ten Chicago meat packers for al leged criminal violation of the 8her man anti-trust law was resumed this morning before Judge Carpenter, the government began the presentation of Its case to the jury. The government has subpoenaed 300 witnesses. District Attorney Wllkerson began by having the witnesses tell the story of the old packers' pool which. It Is said, wag opera' ed prior to the organ nation of the National Packing com paay In 1101 The government will trace the history of the packers' com bins In an effort to prove that the packers fixed the meat prices and suppressed competition. . moil s:zi i:i .; !.S KEL...5 Swi':S- Oaxette-News Bureau, The Hotel Halelgh, RalelKh, iJec 26 It la practically certain that U if. Sandlln, the Wilmington wlfe-mur derer whosfl death sentence was re prieved to December 29, will be eleo trocuted Friday. It Is said the man is sane. . Joseph I Reawell, Who entered, the office 27 years ago as a barefoot eoy was sworn In today a clerk to the Supreme court to succeed the late Col. Kenan. f -I f"-T i-"f? r - -r r:r--v--:nq Allot. n.. r.. 1 f. 21. A nuirbe of woikiii.ti teie aerlously hurt an 20 .n-.f.n... H i s U . re dail.f. .' m Ih' the r.e f of tilt. r.Mnjlitii i riillioa roun.'liou-e, ti I I r boo -g pal ( . . r e-(.n;.i - I . U1, !' H ,L. THE MEATPAGKEDS Project of Uniting Southern Bell and Cumberland Compaq nies Will Likely Be ' " Approved. W.T.GENTRY TO HEAD THE MERGED CONCERN New Operation District to Be Created, Includes Nine States Directors ' Votfon the Plan in January. ; . New York, ' Dec. 26. The opening of an amalgamation of the Bell 'tele phone interests in nine southern states will be voted upon next month by the directors of the companies Involved. The proposed change Is for greater economy and efficiency and wilt be made by the American Telephone, and Telegraph company and embraces the creation of a new operation district Should the plan be approved, the Southern Bell and the Cumberland Telephone, companies will be operated as a unit with W. T. Gentry ot At lanta, now president of the Southern Bell company, as president ot both companiea. James E. Caldwell, presi dent of the Cumberland company, it is reposted, will become chairman of the Cumberland's board of directors. The Southern Bell company's pres ent territory, with the exception of Virginia and West Virginia and the entire territory of the Cumberland company will be placed under one op erating head to direct) telephone af. fairs In the Carol inaa, Georgia, Flor Ida. Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Kentucky and Tennessee. - It Is plan ned to place Virginia and West Vir ginia In a new district consisting of these states, Maryland and the district of Columbia with M. H. Buehler. for merly of Pittsburg, aa vice president and general manager with headquar ten jU -Baltimore. ;! j ' No time has been set Tor amalga mation. Should the plan be approved It probably will go Into effect February 1, Both of the concerns are controlled by the American Telephone and Tele graph eompany. FA1U I'IDDED TOP Special to The Oaaetfe-Newa Shelby, Dec. 26. Thomaa Kendrlck of Earls, this county, was probably fatally wounded and his barn was burned, this morning, by an unknown negro tramp. . Mr. Kendrlck, about S o'clock in the morning heard a noise and went to the barn. He found the negro tn the barn, prepared to aleep on the hay, and ejected him. The negro re-1 slated, and struck, Mr. Kendrlck on the temple with some blunt Instru ment. He then ran, firing throe shots at Mr. Kendrlck, from a Vlstol, two of them taking effect The doctors say the head wound alone would be likely to cause death. Utter the barn was set on fire, and the supposition Is that this was done by the same man. The barn and con' tents were destroyed. A posse Is on she negro's trail. tiUTINY IS QUELLED London, Dec 26. A dispatch from 9t. Petersburg this morning reports that mutiny broke out at the naval ordnance yard. The authorities, at tempting to quell the disorder, wound ed several mutineers. rc::.ance kesfcnsi:le FC3 CIHL'S VANISHING Chicago. Dec. 26. With the dlscov ery that Violet Buehler, mlesing since November 26, had several romances, the lines of police search today chang ed In that direction. New KtalriMar Adopt Swlaa BoceS pijatom. Tucson, Arls., Iec. t When th legislature convenes In Phoenix in February, II will be asked to adopt the Swiss system of recall ami li the Oregon system which was vot out of the consul utlon on loemi 12 on the ult linai um of President Tnft to by the board. OlOdO Persian Police and Officials and 'Women and Children Put ' to the Sword by Russians. THE TREASURER GENERAL NOTIFIED OF DISMISSAL Slaughter Has Continued for Days, Notwithstanding No Provocation Has Been Given, Say Persian Reports; ' A . massacre has been going on In . the Reaht since Saturday according to official Persian telegrams : received' In London. These state that 600 Persians were killed by the Rus sians, many being women and chil dren. The troops have been exhorted not to fight and not to give the slight est provocation. But the massacre continues. Reaht is the capital of the province of Ohilan and has 60,000 In habitants. . The government house has been bombarded and many government offi cials and police have been killed. Pri vate houses have been demolished. According to other dispatches the Russians killed four unarmed Moham- medlans In the Armenian quarter ot Tabrls during the fighting in that city. The people of. iPersia," says one dispatch, "are stupefied at the atti tude of Russia especially as these out rages have followed immediately on the acceptance by Persia of the second Russian ultimatum and when Persia has shown every disposition to con ciliate Russia and establish friendly relations." . , Shnater Notified of Diraniiwat Teheran, Dec. 26. The cabinet yes terday notified W. . Morgan Shuster, the American treasurer general of Persia of his dismissal from office. This follows the decision to comply with the demands contained in the Russian ultimatum. The rahinet inti mated to Mr. Khti-inr thut t'"V wool. I cuinimlnlcatato lu.n Uts t... r j.i.u.s " for turning over his accounts to a successor. An Indignation meeting was held after announcement of Mr. Shuater's dismissal was made to protest against the so-called coup d'etat but the crowds were dispersed by the police without disorder Further demonstra tions are expected. All the opposition newspapers have been suppressed and martial law' has been proclaimed. The Russian consul, who has as sumed the government of Resht. re ports the town' quiet at the present time, but looks for further outbreaks. It Is reported from ehlras, capital of the province of Fare, that Persians fired on a body of Indian troops who were proceeding to meet the British consul, one of the Indian soldiers be ing killed. There has been consider able trouble at Shiras on account of the boycott Instituted against the In dian troops by the mellahs. T, CUB OEOFS FEO BISH EISE Every Passenger Injured When Broken Rail Plunges Trolley .' . Into River. 1 J Pottsvllle, P , Dec S6. A trolley car carrying 36 persona, mostly real- dents of Schuylkill Haven, Jumped Black bridge, between this city and Schuylkill Haven, last night, drop ping a dlatance ot 20 feet. Into the Schuylkill river. Every available phyaiclan In Pottsvllle and Schuylkill Haven waa rushed to tle scene of the accident by special rare and all of the Injured were brought to the Pots vllle hospital. Not one ot the pasaengers escaped Injury. The accident Is supposed to have been cauaed by a broken rail. Ship and Crew lamt Off FraiM-e. Bordeaux, 1 c, 2ti. The t'ruKu ii steamer Rafael, from Montev l.'.l.i, I been wrecked on Conine Point, on I west coast of France at the m..n"i the Ulrondn. The I . rr crew of ii fn'-n 1 kc ho.ii. washed ashore. The on! co In the grip of the ' 'im. I Major f.oiio nl !! 1; I Waahliiirton. !. erui I 'Iki t l.-s I I . V. F. tt.e.jy . I lit t s I,. s cf in In I i
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