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V (l it - , T : . LAST EDITION 4:00 P. M. Weather Forecast: PAIR AND COLD. VOL. XVI. ASHEVILLE, N. 0., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 28, 1911. 3c PER COPT VRlJER,WHO SHOT HIS WIFE FIFTY POISOUED DIE II! i'iCOIIV LIGHT FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK V BELIEVED TO BE INSANE . rv. ' NO. 27lxXs; :. niiiiriEvnniivs WARMGREETIfjC FDR UFOLLETTE -:!' ;-.'!-'i',r '' IIULII1U I IIUIILI X TO QUIT PEKIH Decision of , the Imperial I Mi Household Will Be Announc . ed Today Throne Agree 's ' to Ynan's Plan. . X""- DISMEMBERMENT BEGUN OF CHINESE EMPIRE Mongolia and Turkestan Pass Under Russian Influence.; Japanese Interests in -; Manchuria Menaced. " London, Dec' ,8. A 1 cablegram from Tlen-Tsln to the Exchange Tel egraph company says the Imperial family has decided to , leave . Pekln. The decision will be announced later today.. . ' . I Pekln, Dec. J8. The throne today agreed to Premier Yuan Bhl-Kal'e uggeatlon to refer the question of the future government of China to a na tional conference and abide by Ita de cision. . : - . . Mongolia, which almost equals China proper in stse, will be - pro claimed independent tomorrow- simul taneously with the cuttlngi off from China of the vast dependency . of Turkestan, - , -Both will pass under Russian Influ ence and will practically become Rus sian protectorates. Russia at any ; time will be able to annex them. A grand khran will be named as mon arch of Mongolia. . The construction of the trans-Mongolian railway, for which Russia has long sought per mission from China, will now be a matter of time, Europe thereby com ing nearer to Pekln by three pr four days. ' ' " ' Russian Influence will flank . the Japanese sphere In Manchuria peril ously, and a Japanese alliance for the sake of preserving Japanese Interests may 'sooner or later be expected. Russian officers and officials, If not th Russia naoywrnnent proper.- hare Influenced this action In Mongolia. M. Shokln, the Russian charge d' hffalrs here, went to the Chinese for eign office -this, morning, handing In a request on the Russian govern ment's behalf that China promptly reassume control of , Mongolia. He received the response that China was at the moment unable to comply. . To Kkv-t ProTitdunal lrmtlcnt. 8hanghal. Dec. St. It la reported that the delegates of the 18 provinces of China proper Intend to meet at Nanking to elect Dr. Bun Yat Ben as president of the provisional govern ment of the united provinces. The arrivat of Dr. Sun Yat Ben has Inject ed an entirely new and forceful ele ment Into the ranks and councils of the revolutionists. There Is every evi dence that Dr. Ben Is receiving more pnniilderatlon than other leaders of the revolutionaries here. His rest dence is crowded from morning till evening with representatives of all the nrovlnces. generals and . governors, with whom he has continual consul- tutlnnm. : . The delegates from the provinces of China proper, who have been at tending the Nanking convention, came In a body to Shanghai, where they met Dr.. Ben. later returning to Nan king. There la reason to believe that th.v will meet and elect Dr. Ben prea- , Ident of the provisional government of the united provinces of China prop er by a unanimous vote of the dele niM iif the It provinces 'After that has been done the revolutionaries plan the selection of a cabinet ty me pres ident, who will then Issue a prociama inn Mlnr forth the terms offered by the revolutlonsrles to the Manchus . a ih imnnrlal court In event of thair neaceful surrender. Bhould this not occur the campaign Minx the Manchua ana tne imper inta will be continued and Peklna . will be taken. Dr. Bun Yat Ben evi. dently does not regard the peace con ference here seriously and will pro reed with his plans without regard to pekln. No decision has yet been reached as to whether the armisllc Is to be continued. DESTEOYEH IS DISHED GFF HITTDUS ISSUE Dec. it. Caught In .imn. norlhfust Kale blowing Off th Virginia pinu the torpedo boat de atroyer Warrington was today reported m the navy department as oeing oi abled about miles northeast of Cape HiUtoraa. j , Although she Is reported safely a anchor, three other destroyers ar .t.nrfm. hv and tho revenue cutter onondaae and the cruiser Salem havi k..n nrAmrma to IOS OISKUKIII assistance. . NAT C0CD;7m'3 PLANS He Intcn.l to Try Matrimonjr Again but Wants Full t'r or tmlMU t'lmt. Krw York, fee- It. Nat Ortortw .l.nt.n he is preparing to step In ,.i. m-ony i n "l Intend to try n - :i x 'ii'i'"" "," li""l m wild, "li , i , ..v in ,. !( al leat ("1 f 1 d! i !: 1 ! It! )! ' W .-XT ! , ; ' Ml- ' "l 1 Ml 1,1 a er-j ilk ..' a HOME Of MKS. MAOION ft MSCONN6LI. CROVE, N.J. , I . - . ; " .-;-'. - , v v-' Andrew McConnell, a well known magazine writer and lecturer of Chi cago, Is under arrest in New York on a charge of shooting his divorced wife. Mrs. Marlon D. McConnell, in her home at Ocean Grove, N. J. McConnell was arrested In a Now York newspnper office while writing an alleged con fession of his Crime. He told the police that he had shot his wife because she persisted in villlfylng him. It Is b el loved that he is Insane, Mrs. Mc Connell will recover. , ' TO IGNORE PACTS at peace: mm Concession Which Surprises Carnegie Fails to Move Roosevelt, However. . New York, Dec. 28, Although Pres ident Taft Is to be the guest of honor and Andrew Carnegie Is down on the program as honorary president, the pending arbitration treaties with Great Britain and France for which Mr. Taft has labored ajut-juhich Mr itTlasnmrts has endorsed, are not to be brought officially before the clt liens' peace banquet to lie held at the Waldorf Astoria Saturday night. . At least this the plan of a majority of the execu tive committee, as voiced yesterday by Millard J. Bloomer, the executive sec retary. The committee had reached this decision, aald Eloomer, after he had informed Its members of the re ceipt several weeks ago of a letter from Theodore Roosevelt, declining as n opponent of certain phases of the pending treaties, to attend the ban quel. Mr. Bloomer then luld the mat ter before the committee, and it was decided, he sold, that the sense of the body was that the specific purpose of the dinner waa not to endorse the greements. With this revised understanding Mr. Bloomer called on Colonel Roosevelt and' again the colonel declined flatly to attend, but aa Mr. Bloomer snld, this would not change the atti tude of the promoters toward tne scope of the gathering. In other words. It waa for the purpose or pro moting "world peace in general with out reference to any treaty In partic ular." Whether President Taft and Mr. Carnegie understood this when they accepted Invitations to the ban auet Mr. Bloomer could not say. This Issue, he explained, had not been rais- ed at the time the Invitations were sent out. At Mr. Carnegie's residence It was said that he had accepted an Invita tion to the affair with the idea that the arbitration treaties were to be the naramount topics and that he had heard nothing of the change of plana Notwithstanding this It was said that Mr. Carnegie had no .comment to make. Mayor Oaynor declined to serve on the reception committee at the dinner. UMT SENATORS FAVOB Wsshlncton. Dec. II. Senator Works of California will attempt to attach to the Sherwood pension bill a provision absolutely prohibiting any soeclal pension bills and making in eligible for pension any person who attempts to get special legislation. Senator Works hopes to stop tne nooa of special pensions which are passed by congress at each session. In spite of the fact that the senats commit tee on pensions Is framing a substi tute for ths Sherwood bill wnicn would scale down the pension pro Dosed, the measure aa It came from the house has found many support ers In the senate who favor the "dol lar-a-day" allowance. One Killed, Many Injured Wheri Train Leaves Rails Huntington, W. Va., Dec. 18. En gineer Wlllliim Lunt wss fc.!!tJ.rjrc-' man Ijniy Terrell ui fatally In lured snil humb.-r. of iweiitf'rs were hurt alien lbs engine t Ualn AN DOE W , M! COMN6LL. RUSSIA SANCTIONS Bloody Reprisal in Persia In censes English Against ' Their Own Government. London, Dec. 28. The Persia com mittee, composed of prominent Eng llshmnn interested in Persian affairs has received the following telegram from the provincial assembly at Ta briz, sent through the "Persian society of Constantinople." , M "Os i Jassam has , 1 1 i. ..-thai Ha Blan "troops attacked and seised the administration buildings. They also looted the shops. -The inhabitants after extraordinary forbearing began to defend themselves and forced the Russians to evacuate the government offices. On December 21 the Rus sians bombarded the city until sunset, consternation increasing hour' ly. On December 23 in consequence of orders from the central government to cease fighting the inhabitants took no steps to defend themselves, but tho . ( Continued oa ore t. PARDONS YOUTH Governor Is CnvlitKol le County Hoy Wnn Over-Pr-rnuadrd to Plead Guilty to Cliarge. ' ' Onxette-Newa Bureau, , . The Hotel Raleigh, . Raleigh, Dec. 28 Because ' he la convinced , Frank Berymnn, aged 17 years, of Lee coun ty was over-persuaded to submit at a selling liquor trial, the judge asked the governor for in Immediate par don for the prisoner, who was sen tenced to two years. The pardon was granted today. The monument to be placed at the right Pnyettevllle street entrance to Capitol square to Chnrles D. Mclver arrived today. A similar monumen will be erected In Greensboro. OIL MILL BURNED Lonh of Several Thousand Dollars Results When Zcbuhm Plant , Is Destroyed. (latette-News Rureau, The Hotel Raleigh. C Raleigh, Dec. It An oil milt at Zebulnn waa destroy ed by fire today, entailing a loss several thousand dollars- mostly cotton seed. The plant was owned by New Yorkers and the loss la partly covered by Insurance. SHOT TO DEATH Members of Fan HI J Declare diaries F. Morow Brooded Over 1 nam lal Difficulties. Chicago, Dec. IS. entries R. Mor row, retired Inventor, waa found to day shot to death at his home here. The family declared Morrow had brooded over financial difficulties. Policeman Retiree, Worth 1250,000, Philadelphia, Dec. I. George W. Cromwell, one of the country' wealthiest policemen, retires January lfl after it years of service. He worth a quarter of a million dollars and says he made it in realty Inv menta. No. I of ths Chesapeake A Ohio rail rosd left the tra-k at McKendres to day. The engine rolled down an em bankment, end a number of cure left the rnlln The trnlti ai one nf the In Nt u lle in. C?Cte.N TROOPS. R DC T Seventy Others Seriously 111 in Berlin Hospital as Re ' suit of Eating Spoil .'''ed FishX , . DEATH SWIFTLY. COMES AS PTOMAINES DEVELOP .44 Many of the Victims Succumb 30 Minutes After Being AttackedPost Mor- ' . terns Held. V Berlin. Dec. i 8.--fourteen inmates of the municipal shelter for homeless died last night, bringing ' the total dead from ptomaine frolsoning caused by eating decayed smoked herring up to 50. v " " ' ' The asylum, superintendent express the opinion, based on one of the post mortem examinations, that the deaths were due to the fish, not de liberate poisoning. r Sixty -or seventy others are sripusly 111 at , various hospitals. Many of the victims today succumbed SO minutes after being at tacked. ' Symptom of the poisoning are fainting, followed by violent vom iting and death. . .. . IT ABE TOLD &Y WITNESSES I - ... - . -4. '"" Seattle Man's Testimony Tends to Connect J. B. with Lyons r: Building Explosion. with the appearance of H. W. Pohl man. business agent for the Seattle tron Workers' union, as a witness be fore the federal grand jury, which resumed its Investigation yesterday in he nation-wide dynamite conspiracy, it became known that another rest dent of Seattle, Dr. O. D. Wagner, had appeared before the Inquisitors and given important testimony. Dr. Wag ner, who manages an electrical sup ply company, was sa!d to have told of a meeting he had with James B. McNamara In Seattle in August last year. Dr. Wagner s, business was sit uated opposite the Lyons building, which was damaged by dynamite on August 80. 1810. The Lyons building explosion waa credited to James B. McNamara, who, at that time, was said to have made his first dynamiting expedition to the Pacitic coast.' Ac cording to the testimony. Dr. Wagner Is said to have given, a man whom he afterward Identified by newspaper pictures aa James K, McNamara, took part of one of his destructive ma chines to the Wagner company for repairs. . : Another witness was William Brown, an employe nf the Los An geies Times. He testified that the morning before the Times building waa destroyed, October 1, 1110, he met James B. McNamara In the base ment near ths spot where the actual explosion occurred. According to Brown. McNamara said he was look Ing for work as a newspaper mailer. After . questioning Paul Scharren burg, of the State Federation Of La bor, the srand jury adjourned. The federal court adjourned until Satur day and aa any Indictments would have to 1 presented In that tribunal the adjournment precluded the posst billtv of the return of true bills he- fore that date. MOROS DISARMED Three Hundred Have) Surrendered CJcn. IVfWiing and CrMs Is Belfanved Averted. Washington. Dec . 21. Anxiety In the war department yesterday waa re lleved by a cablegram from Governor Forbes of the Phlllppniea confirming the press report of the success of Oen eral Pershing's attempt to disarm without bloodshed the troublesome Iforos who had sought refuge on Mount Dajo. . The governor general's cablegram read : "John 3. Pershing reports 800 Mo roe surrendered. Opposition to dlsar mament practically ended. Consider his management c" affairs has been masterly." ' Officials of ths Insular bureau be lieve Oeneral Pershing thus has made It possible for large number of peacefully Inclined native to take up agriculture ami thereby greatly stlmu late the development -of the islands. Ths disarmament of the Moroa Is the culmination of a year's work by the military authorities. Toronto, Dec. IS. Hslf the bus! ness section of Golden City has been destroyed by a fire which Is still rag Ing, according to a dispatch received here this morning. The rush of the flnmes was stoppe by tri" Mowing ttp of ttie l.yrlo thea ter nn I two adjoining buildings. Few I luiibiim-s In the lun wire left rrrW:trrrn. Tn Mm Xtm ! ritmijrmi ri"- 1 xtf i ; rhrTf xm I 'iyaiT' ,..nff1tjmtT 1 tttw-?rii Mirinii-MrTiiimifi-iiirn 1 trftTriT" -- - .--Aj NtW SCHOOL BUILDING IM WHICH WINDOWS WIU. OCCyPY WXIY PEXCENI OP Public schools. built according to. half of their wal! Kpnce shall be of of New York city In the coming year. that the value of light and air received school models were perfected: ' Dark and dingy class rooms will and other opaque building material will urable framework, into which will be will shed light Into every part of tho TO Waste Spinners to Cease Ope ration Jan. 10 if Labor War Continues. Manchester, England, Dec. 28. Both' sides In the great cotton "war brought about by refusal of one man and two women to join a trades union, and which caused a lockout of 160.- 000 weavers, placing on half time ah equal number of spinners," are. Meter-' score of towns in the north and north, eastern districts of Lancashire are at standstill. In a few Instances Area are kept going but this Is only a sign that the owners are still hopi ful of an early resumption of work. . The operatives are firmly resolved to demand recognition of their union. They thronged the streets throughout the day, but have kept quiet and or-! derly up to now. The disputes spread today to the county of Cheshire. Mills at Morole owned by the Calico Printers combine locked out their hands this morning and similar action is expected In other Cheshire centers. The cotton waste spinners federation today resolved to close the mills belonging to Its mem bers January 10 if the dispute between employers and workers In Lancashire Is not settled In the meantime. The next move appears to be with Sir George Askew of the board of trade, who htis acted successfully In other labor disputes. STEEL TARIFF RE COMES BEFORE WOOL Reductions of From 30 to 40 Per Cent Contemplated by House Committee. Washington, Dec 28. Re present 4 live Underwood, cltfllnnan of the ways and means committee of the house. today announced that the first tariff legislation taken up by the house would be the steel schedule. The committee will not draft a wool bill until the full itext of the tariff board report haa been printed and thor oughly examined. This will take some time. In th emeantlme, the committee will draft revised steel schedules con temptatlng reductions of from 10 to 40 per cent ENDORSE PARCELS POST Pennsylvania Grangers ' Advocate Delivery Hyatem Which will Reach Every Village. Washington, Deo. 18. The parcels post system today received a strong endorsement from officers of the Penn- rylvania State Orange, who testified before the senate committee on poat offlces and post-roads. They advocat ed a system which would reach every vlllege. If not every residence. In the country. Dix Asks for of Health Albany, N. T., Deo. 28. Gov. Dix todey asked for the Imniedlnte resig nation of D". Alviih It. !ov. henlth nfTleer for the fort of New York. Ills reUrniitioo ms re' otnin. imU-iI 1. y r 1 mi OCKQUT SPREADS CHESHIRE MILLS plans which provide that more than glass are to be erected In various parts Designs for the new buildings show chief consideration when the latest be a thing of the past Brick,, stone serve only for a tirm foundation and placed spacious windows, which structure. ' BARS PUBLIC FROM i Only Counsel, Jury, Witnesses and Newspaper Representa tives Granted Admission. " ' Boston, Dec. 28. Arrangements for the trial of Hev. Clarence V. T. Rlche son for the alleged murder of Avis Llnnell were partially effected by an order from Chief Justice Aiken of the Superior court today -that the greater portion of the fourth floor of the nurt house ahould be reserved for e proceedings and that only coun U.torr.itUnvpeg : jud.newpaper representattvea would be aumilteu. ,' Mr. and Mrs. Frank H, Carter of Cambridge,,' with whom Klcheson boarded during his pastorate there, were today summoned to the district attorney's office by Police Inspector Armstrong, acting upon the rumor tnat. they expected to leave for the south before the trial, although want ed as witnesses. Word was received from the Charles street Jail that Rlcheson la making a rapid recovery from his self-lnnlcted wounds. CLUBS SIX TO DEATH; THEN HANGS HIMSELF Son Gone on Holiday Lark Alone Escapes Murderous Arkansas Farmer. Kenton, Ark., Dec, 28. Despond ent, according to a note found. James Grant, prosperous farmer and mer chant clubbed hla wife, five children and stepson to de-ith at his home near Rcntoa Tuesday night and then hang ed himsel Grant's body waa found suspended from a rafter In a barn and those of the women and children about the farm dwelling, their skulls crushed. Hugh Grant, a 1 year old son made the gruesome discovery when he returned from a holiday celebration on a neighboring farm. The note explains that "owing to deep despair and that I see nothing for me or my children, who I believe would be better oft In heaven commit this act" Instructions were given Where money might be found to cover burial expenses and a request that O rant's parents be not notified until after the bodies had been burled. The body of the woman waa found In sitting posture partly disrobed. Apparently she waa preparing to retire when she waa killed. . Those of the children, ranging In age from I to I years, were found In their beda . heavy oak club covered with blood was found near ths bodies of the chll dren. Kays Italy Must Make Peace Overtures London, Dec. IS. Tentative pro' posala with reference to peace be tween Turkey and Italy have receded to the background. Despatches from Constantinople declare no such pour parlers are proceeding, and that any overtures must come from Italy. Resignation Officer Doty that the history of the management of the stale's quarantine " replete with evidence of groes Incompetency an inesi'iisiihla nesliir m ." Imtv drew nn shnuc.l snlnry of 812, Coo. RG SOt HEARING Citizens ct Taft's State Enthu siastic as Wisconsin! Man Launches Candidacy in Rousing Speech. WHAT THE PROGRESSIVE ' REPUBLICANS STAND FOR More Democracy the Solution of American Problems He Says Trust Domina tion of Parties. Cleveland, Dec. 28. Senator LaFol- lette, now an avowed candidate for the presidential nomination on the principles outlined as a "progressive republican" closed his first day of campaigning in President Taffa state with a largely attended meeting In the Cleveland Grays' armory. Considera ble attention was potd to corporations and their growth and conduct, but the greater port of the speech was devoted to explaining what was meant by pro gressive republicanism and what the progressives" have done in their con-- trol of the state government In Wis consin. The initiative, referendum and recall waa strongly acclaimed as cardinal principles of the "progres sives" by Senator LaFollette. while an ppeal waa also made for democrats to join the progressive movement aa the only true democracy. The senator's audience waa an en thusiastic one and frequently urged him to proceed, when he made an at tempt to shorten his address John Fackler, secretary of the state pro gressives presided over the meeting here. He presented Senator LaFol lette to his hearers as the "man who ha destroyed the bi-partisan politics r,( big business In Wisconsin and the next president of the nation.". For several minutes Senator LaFol lette waa deterred from speaking by the cheers, ol jie.crpwd. ! Senator La Follette departed somewhat from the speech he bad planned by launching Into the primary ballot law, charging that "Clevelandera have been sitting around here, being disfranchised for 50 years by political bosses. . But It not for .long," he said, as his hearers ' laughed and applauded. , The Trusts. The senator saw great evil In the growth of the trusts and describing It said: A tremendous power has grown up In the country in recent years. Again and again It has proven strong enough to nominate the candidate of both political parties. It rules In the organ ization of legislative bodies, stats and national, and of the committees which frame legislation. Its Influence Is felt In cabinets and In the policies of ad ministrations. Its Influence is seen In the appointment of prosecuting officers and the selection of judges upon the bench. In the business It has crippled or destroyed competition. It has stifled Individual Intlattve. It has fixed limi tations In the field of production. It makes prices and tr-poses its burdens upon the consuming public at will. "In finance Ita power Is unlimited. In large affairs It glvea or withholds credit, and from time to time con tracts or Inflates the volume of the money required for th transaction of the business of the country, re gardless of everything excepting Its own profits. "It has scqulred large control of the. public domain, monopolized the nat ural resourecesi timber, Iron, coal and oil. And this mighty power has grown up in a country where, under the con stitution and the law, the citiceni Is sovereign." Although Senator LaFollette made no direct reference to me presiuem nor suggested his own candidacy he included In his speeh denunciation of the Payne-Aldrleh tariff law Imme diately following hla praise or labor organisation and his opinion that the Sherman anti-trust law did not con template their regulation. "An Outrageous Assault." The passage of the Payne-Aldrtch bill wsa the most outrageous assault of private Interests upon the people recorded In tariff history," ns saia. He criticised the proposed national reserve association of the Aldiich monetary plan. "The greatest menace to competition at the present time la the control of credit and the concentration of money In the hands of those who control the trusts," he continued. "Elactlcliy In our currency la Imperative, and must be secured, but any plan to secure It, (Continued on page I) Overproduction Shake Coal Price. Washington. Dec. 18. There . haa been an overproduction of coal thin 1 year and a consequent struggle for trade which depressed prices. In the opinion, expressed yesterday by Ed ward W. Parker, coal etatunictMi for the United Rtatea geodnftc aurvey. Mr. Parker added that there had been few more unsatisfactory years In the history f th coal mining Industry an4 that prices were depressed in such an extent that when the totnl returns for the year were footed i p the balance probably would be m Ihe wrong side of the ledi-er. I(. thouirn the production of con I in i'nlted Htstes for Hie vnir i t Hlily eeeorid onlv to the r ir of 1110.
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