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FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS SERVICE BY LEASED WIRE. LAST EDITION 4:00 P.M. Weather Forecast COLD EH: F.UK. VOL. XVII., NO. 312. ASHEVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 11, 1913. PRICE THREE CENTS TROOPSPURSUE STERIOTERS MADERISTS MOVING TRIBUTE LEVIED BY REPUBLICANS ON POSITION Militiamen ' Hunting Down Hundreds Who Fled to Mountains After a Bloody Fight. 58 DEAD OR SHOT IN COAL FIELDS CLASH Four Counties Under Martial Law Anarchy in Paint and the Cabin Creek . Regions. By Associated Press. Charleston, W. Va., Feb. 11. Adjutant-General Elliott, at daybreak took active command of the disturbed section of the Kanawha coal field, where al most a score of miners and mine guards were killed yes terday. Orders were issued to fiv companies of militia to clear the mountains of armed men and many arrests were ex pected 'before nightfall. For the third time in the his tory of West Virginia, martial law. is in effect. Portions of fonr counties today are in con trol of the state militia, follow ing a battle yesterday between the .striking miners of the Kanawha coal fields and de puty sheriffs, railroad officers and mine guard. In a clash near Mucklow yes terday 16 persons were, killed and probably two score injur ed.. Twelve of the dead were l. liners and four were state of licei's. Strong Military Puree Out. Five companion of state militia or dered out last night by Governor Glasscock reached the strike zone he lore midnight. A sixth company hat" on the ay, due to reach the troubled district sometime this morning. Trouble in the mine districts began In April. 1912. Since that time the militia has twice Invaded the Taint Creek and Cabin Creek districts of Kanawha county. The first time, af ter several days martial law was de clared at an end. Within a week the troops were ordered back into the strike territory because of rioting and bloodshed. They were gradually with drawn and the second proclamation of martial law was never lifted. Kin -e last Friday almost a condition of an archy has prvailed at Paint Creek and Cabin Creek. Passenger trains on the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad have been subjecteJ to lire, mine guards snot ana auenii" made to apply the torch to the prop erty of the various coal companies In the two districts. Last Saturday, after a reign of ter ror In the strike districts on Friday nhtht. Governor Glasscock prepared to bring; the situation before the leg r lature of West Virginia, now In ses sion. This, however, was not done, and Sunday telegraph wires Into tne troubled lone were cut and the "nine districts left lsolntea. It was report" Hunday night that Governor Gluss-o: i would appear before the legislature Monday and Insist that some ac'lon be taken. Before this could be ..one yesterday a serious situation develop ed In the strike territory. A bo .y el miners marching from the mountains toward Murklow were met by i n rcc of mine guards, deputy sheriffs md rllroad officers. Serious Hltuatlon Develop. Without warning the two for.vs opened lire. The miners drove tne olticers back. Helnforcements rrlv4 for the officers, but the miners iy this time had taken up guerilla wnt fare and the authorities retreated. It Is said that the miners numbsrej from 300 to 800 men who were -on-cealed In the mountains. At mldnlgni . last night It was learned that rapid fire guns of the authorities had Hlll J 1 miners, while but four of the on cers were killed. The 40 Injured ire scattered over n territory of IS )tiare miles. A number are said tu be ft- II.. V,.- WII8, II U IV. .. t. Adjutant-General Charles D. Mima left Charleston last nlprht with two companies of mllltla from this city. With him are the members of the military court. Who acted during trr last two administrations of martial law. The acta of the military com mission In sentencing over two score persons to long terms In the West Virginia penitentiary recently were nuor.th.ned In the Btate Supreme court end the Hupreme court of the Unlta Slates. The military court was upheld ana at the same time martial law de clared by governors of states was held to be letriil. Town Is "Mint Vp." Last night when condition became rrlllcnl, .Governor Olssevoek ordered out the mllltla. Within a few hours the first companies were on the scene An vmlerivor has been made to open roniiriutib ntlnrt with Charleston, ineinl,.. or the national guard I'.'oiii.nui d "H page 4 TURKISH LOSSES Casualties in Recent Engage ments Mount into Tens of Thousands. By Associated Press. Sofia, Peb. 11. The Turkish nnny 111 the peninsula of Galllpoli lost 6000 men and 50 officers during the fighting at Bulalr, according to an official report Issued Here today. Several thousand Turkish soldiers a re -declared to have fallen In a battle before the Tchatalja lines on Febru ary 9, and thousands more at Cliar keul. Today's report says: "The Bulgarian army, having re pulsed several Turkish attacks along the Tchatalpa lines, except on the ex treme right flank, where they were ex posed to the convergent fire from the Turkish warships in the sea of Mar mora and the gulf of Buyuk Chek med.le, retired to fresh positions five or six miles to the rear. The losses of the Bulgarians were Insignificant, while those of the Turks amounted to several thousand men, mainly duo to the excellently directed Bulgarian shell fire. "The Bulgarians are entrenching their positions in front of Bulair. Large bodies of men have been sent out to clear the field of battle of the bodies of Turkish soldiers, which number from 5000 to 6000. It Is be lieved that the number of wounded Turks must be more than 12,000. "The Turkish warships shelled the Bulgarian left flank all day, but only killed one and slightly wounded an other Bulgarian soldier. "The Turkish troops which de scended updn Churkeul near the port of Dodosto, on Saturday and Sunday were almost surrounded by the Bul garian army and were compelled to retire hastily to their transports un der the protection of the Turkish war ships."""" "The Bulgarian Infantry on shore kept up a deadly fire on the small boats loaded with Turkish troops. In flicting looses amounting to several thousand men. The Bulgarian losses In the whole affair did not exceed 100 killed and wounded." DIE KILLEDJl HURT Extra No. 36 Hits Hand Car on Yadkin Bridge, Near Spencer. Special ti Th Gaiettr-Nev. Spencer, Feb. II. One man was killed, two were badly Injured and several others had a narrow escape from death when a northbound ex press train running as extra No :t collided head-on with a hnnd car on the Yadkin river brlllge near spencer last night. The train was making good time and the hand car was un observed until It was close to the lo comotive. Of eight men on the car, three were knocked Into the river 40 feet helow. Cicero Armstrong, a ne .. in. cither killed or drowned and Tom Prooks and Joe Reld, two white men, swam to a snag In the stream and were rescued by LJndaay Yarbor- oiiEh and Iris Roach, In a boat. Those who escaped by jumping from the car when the approaching train was observed were Lester Poole, section foreman: Albert tirooas, Jim Qobbel, Iris Roach and a negro man name not learned. A special train was made up and iDr. J. A. Caldwell rushed to the scene. Thomas was taken to a Salisbury sanitarium with a broken leg and face badly lacerated. It Is thought both will recover. HOUSE WILL NOT ACT WORKS RESOLUTION FOR TIE SINGLE TERM By Associated Press. Washington, Feb. II. The Clayton resolution fo ra constitutional amend ment for a six-year single presidential term effective In 1021 to exempt Taft, Wilson or RooseveK from Ita opera tion, was put over to the next con gren today by tho house Judiciary committee. This Indicate that no action will be taken on the Workr single term resolution, already passed In the senate. AQAINURGE3 JEDERAL TELEGRAPH CONTROL liv Associated Press. Washington. Feb. 1 1. Oovc,himcni ownership and control of telegraph lines Is anln recommended by Post-msster-Ceneral Hitchcock In his com plete1 Sntml report transmitted today lo congress. TV VST - Tfc ivi exican resident rias ouuu ivi en InvestingM By Rebel General. By Associated Prs. Mexico City., Feb. II. Re bels and federal troops in the Mexican capital , have taken up positions and fight ing is expected to begin at any moment this morning. The government troops are slowly closing in on the rebels. Madero has a total of not less than GOO soldiers in the city and expects added rein forcements shortly. Felix Diaz, the rebel leader, has some 3000 men. : The ad vantage given him by the cap ture of the artillery has now been lost, since the government LAST WORDS OF SCOTT AROUSE ALL ENGLAND Explorer's Narrative, Written Face to Face with Death, Shows No "Regret over Journey but Appeals for Aid for Dependents of Men in Expedition Public Subscrip tion Started British -i Flags Half Masted. By Associated Press. London, Feb. II. Grief and pride over the simple narrative of courage, endurance and sacrifice given in Cap tain Robert F. .Scott's farewell mes- aag eto the world are close competi tors for dominance in the feelings of the British public today. "It Is a white and not a black mourning, we wear for these gallant rouls, who have done and dared so greatly." was the comment of a cabi net minister today. The closing words of Captain Scott's epic were: "Mad we lived I should have had a (ale to tell of the hardihood, the en durance and the coinage of my com panions that would have stirred the heart of every Knglisliiiiun. These roimh notes and our dead bodies must tell the tide. But surely, surely a great and rich country like ours will see that those, who are dependent upon us am properly provided for." Appeal llus Kloctrle KITeet. These words have had an electric RIOTEIS Oil Several Deaths Reported in Violent Outbreak at Osa ka, Japan, this Morning. By Associated Press. Toklo, Feb. J 1. Violent political riots broke out In the city of Osaka today. Officers of the newspapers which RiipiMirt IVI nee Katsura, the premier, were attacked by great mobs. Several deaths arc reported. The situation In Toklo was quieter today. The. rioting of last night, In which TO person were killed or seri ously Injured, ceased when the severe cold compelled Uie mobs to seek shel ter. There were no furtlier disturb ance, up to midnight and the author ities withdrew the patrols of soldiers from the street. The rioting appears to have con vlnced the government of the futility of endeavoring to keep the Katsura regime. Katsura and his cabinet, who assembled at 10 o'clock last evening, remained In session until noon today. The building where they met was strongly guarded. The council of elder statesmen was called by the emperor at the Imperial palace thla fftornoon. ' After these meetings had acted. It was seml-olll-clally announced the resignation of Katsura and his colleagues would be accepted by the emperor. Count Oombel Yr.maoto, former mlnlsb-r of marine, has signified his willingness to accept the premiership, with the leadership of the old con stitutional party, of which the Mar quis Halonjl Is now chut Prince Katsura will In the mean time proceed with the organization of his proposed new progressive purty. PREMIER OUT: 1 ' y TT has had time to bring up field guns. ' General Victoriano lluerta, Felipe Angela and Jose Maria do La Vega,- the federal com manders, began placing their men in position before day break. Streets leading west ward from the, palace toward the position occupied by the re bels were used for parking' the reserves of loyal infantry, cavalry and artillery. At the ends of these .streets federal outposts were stationed to be gin the battle. ; The Alameda, the big cen tral park of : the capital, was ... . .. M..'-'Vi'k effect. Steps are on foot to respond to his appeal to the Ration by assur ing a comfortable future for those de pendent on the men who, while await ing certain death, could still write that they did not regret their journey. Captain Scott's Interest hi the wel fare of his men was emphasized by practically the lust business transacted before he left to Join the expedition In New Zealand This was th sulo.of hUl story. . i He declined to make any private ! profit from the transaction and de cided that the total receipts should go to Increase the financial reward of the men who had undertaken to share vilh him the dangers of the Antarctic region. It was therefore agreed that all funds realized from the story of the adventure should be distributed to the members of thee rew as a surprise bonus on their return to England. Mrs. Scott Is assured a good pen sion from the British government. PSTTHCOTTO!! GUILTY PLEA Man Who Operated Corner Is Fined $4000 by Federal Judge Meyer in N. Y. . By Associated Press. New York, Feb. 11. James A. Pat ten, the cotton and grain speculator, pleaded guilty In the federal court here today to the sixth count In an Indictment charging him with re straint of trade. Judge Mayer fined Mr. Patten $4000 which was paid Immediately. . Patten, Eugene Scales of Texas and others were Indicted by a federal grand Jury here more than a year ago for manipulation of the cotton mar ket The government charged that their acta constituted restraint of trade. The defendants demurred and carried their case to the Hupreme court, which recently ruled against them. George W. Merrick, Patten's attor ney. Issued a statement, -saying that his client had entered his plea, "with out any consciousness of being guilty of any moral turpitude or of offend ing In the slightest degree against any law or proper rulo of conduct." Thought Contract Lawful. "The contract charged In the sixth count of this Indictment la one that haa hitherto always ' been deemed commercially proper and lawful," said the lawyer. "Indeed, this contract was not signed by him, and tie only knew of It as having been entered Into by others, and as one entirely proper. This contrrcj, moreover, was drawn by co unatu teamed In the law and stated by them to be In every way lawful. "Although the Sherman act has (Continued on pafco i) ENTERS y'x selected by the federal com manders as their mobilization point. BATTLESHIPS PUT OUT FOR MEXICAN WATERS Washington, Feb. 1 1. The battle ships Virginia and Georgia, of the At lantic fleet, put out from Guantanamo at 2 a. m. for Mexico. The Virginia will go to Vera Cruz and the Georgia to Tampico. The Colorado and South Dakota, at San Diego, Cal., are under orders to sail today for Mexican ports on the Pacific side. Pedro Lascurian, Mexican minister for foreign affairs, today telegraphed ! "Reported resignation of President Madero absolutely false. The gover nors of the states remain faithful. The capital is in the hundb of the gov ernment, rebels holding only the ar senal." A memorial service for Captain Scott and his companions is to be held in St. Paul's cathedral on Friday. Flags in all parts of London arc flying at halt' mast today. .Mrs. Scott Probably Wirelessed IIus luind'H Fate. San Francisco, Feb. 11. The widow of Captain Scott probably knows that her husbnn.l was overwhelmed by a blizzard while making his way back from the south pole. Mrs. Scott Sailed from here Febru ary 5 on the liner Aorangi, bound for Wellington, X. Z. It was impossible to reach her by wireless In duyltght hours,- but the sending station here believed last night that the Aorungt was In range, and repeatedly s-ent messages. Thefe should have been received but the Aorangl's feeble sending ap paratus, which has a radius of only about 300 miles, permitted of no ac knowledgement that could be caught, either here or at Honolulu. DOTS LOSE OUT Irregularity in Passage of the Webb Bill by Senate Pro bably Has Killed It. By Associated Press. Washington, Feb. 11. supporters of the Webb bill to prevent shipments of Intoxicating liquors Into "dry" states, elated by the passage of the bill In the senate yesterday In place of the Shepard-Kenyon bill, found today that, through a parliamentary error, their long tight probably haa Deen a futile one so far as this session Is con cerned. The bill as passed by the sen ate was identical In Its provisions with the house measure, but when It was substituted for the Kenyon-Shep-pard bill In the senate, the number of the senate bill waa allowed) to remain on the passed bill. This, according to House Parlia mentarian Crisp, makes the measure an entirely new one so far as the house Is concerned, and it will have to go to the Judiciary committee and take Ita regular place on the calendar, To secure consideration for the sen ate bill on the floor of the house dur ing the crowded last days of the a slon. another special rule, with the same parliamentary light that aecom panled the rule under which the bill as originally passed the ihwuso, wlU be necessary. Whether a rule can be adopted and forced through the house in the press of appropriation bills la a grave ques tlon. firemen Almost Holld for Strike. By A'koclated Press, New York, Feb. 11. Ninety-six and flxe-tenths per cent of the firemen voting are In favor of a strike agalnm tho (4 -astern mill lads. This official result waa announOd today. T BILL WOULD STOP DISCRIMINATION Representative Williams Ex plains His Water and Light. Measure. OTHER LIKE MEASURES HAVE BEEN PRESENTED If the Principle for Which Ho Con tends Is Wrong He Is Will ing to Suffer. Special to The Gazette-News. Raleigh, Feb. 11. It. R. Williams, being asked about a newspaper ar ticle with reference to the water and light bill recently Introduced by him in the legislature, makes the follow ing statement to your correspondent: "From the resolution which has been printed in the newspapers, I in fer that there was evidently a misun derstanding as to the true nature of the water and light bill which I in troduced. Several days ago I pre sented to the legislature a state-wide measure looking to the prevention of discriminations and excessive charges on water and light furnished to in habitants by any municipality or other growing body. My understand ing of every governmental function is that It should be run for the bene fit of all the people alike and should not be used as a source of profit or as a means of granting favors to any persons or classes which are not granted to the entire population alike. "I am not the only one who has in troduced such measures In this legis lature. Several bills looking toward the same end have been introduced by representatives from various parts of the state and there is a general senti ment that. ujjollcy similar to the one outlined above should be adopted as tho policy of the entire state. Infor mation has come to me from vari ous sources that different cities and other governing bodies have been in the habit of furnishing water and light to certain classes of persons at one-half and less than one-half the price that it is furnished to the mass es of the people, and that the rev enue derived from such necessities of life has been used for the purpose of maintaining other departments of the government. "It Is this system vh!(;h I consider wroiifr In principle and unjust to the masses of tho people. If there Is any city or other governing body which does not discriminate between Inhabi tants in the prices of water and lights and docs not use these necessities as a source of protlt, such city will not be affected by my bill. If there are any cities which dlscrlmlnaie between Us Inhabitants who are entitled to eiiiial rights, or if there is any city that uses such a necessity of life as a source of taxation instead of plac ing the taxes upon the ' principle of ability to pay, then, such a city will be affected by the bill which I In troduced and, in my opinion, should he affected. The constitution of our state requires thut all taxes must be equal and uniform. A rate on water or light which produces revenue to run other departments of tho gov ernment ts a tnx. If It Is discrimina tory, such a tnx Is not equal and uni form but falls most heavily on tnose least able to bear It. 'This ts the principle, and the only principle, contained In my bill. If this principle Is wrong, I am witling to suffer the consequences. If It Is right, I have confidence that the peo ple whom I represent will approve It." TUBERCULOSIS HEALER . SAILS FOR HEW YORK FEB. IB TO TRY CURE i By Associated Press. Berlin Feb. 11. Dr. Frle-.lerlrh F, Frledmann, discover of the alleged remedy for tuberculosis, will sail for ('amp did not make that eontrlbu Now York February 18 on the Kron-. tOIl n said, and told the committee nrlnsesln Cecelia, Dr. Frledmann, who could not be found yesterday, returned to Berlin today, 11c declared he had been at Frankfort-on-the-Maln and had hand ed over his remedy to Dr. Paul Ehr llch, who will make experiments with It. 1 FAVORED BT COME By Associated Press. Washington, Feb. 11. Two battle ships In thla year'a naval appropria tion bill Were determined upon today by the house naval affairs committee by a vote of 14 to 1. Six destroy -yr: four submarines, one supply ship and one transport also will be provided, Arkansas Postmaster Testifies How He Was Turned Out after Failing to Pay Assessment. THREATENING LETTERS PLACED IN EVIDENCE Declares Postoffice Inspectors Made Adverse Report af ter His Refusal to Be. "Held Up." By Associated Press. Washington, Feb. 1'1.: With the ex amination of Postmaster Joseph Camp, of Beebe, Ark., the senate cam paign funds committee today launched Into an Inquiry of the campaign of 1912. Mr. Camp was the first witness questioned in regard to the campaign funds raised or expended between tha time of the nominating conventions last year and the presidential election. Inquiry into this phase of political ac tivity was authorized by a recent res olution of the senate. Details of an assessment upon office holders in Arkansas by the republican state committee were described by Camp, who said he had been com pelled to resign under protest as post master at Beebe, Arkansas. Camp produced letters signed bv Gordon H. Campbell, treasurer of the republican state committee, demand ing a contribution of $39. Camp ob served that this was three per cent it his salary and he did not make the. contribution. He sent the first letter to Postmaster-General Hitchcock, ha said, asking whether he would be removed if he failed to comply with the request. He received no answer, he said, but in November and Decem ber received letters from the First Assistant Postmaster General. " re questing his resignation then. Reports of two inspectors were said by the postotflce department to have formed the basis- for the JeKiand. but .... Camp, sending his resignation then under protest declared he had been the victim of a conspiracy. The post office department charged him with being Incompetent, falling to treat patrons properly, not employing suffi cient help, and discharging an em- ploye without cause. Iictters In Campbell's Handwriting. The letters presented to the com-' mlttee by Camp were all sign' . in tac simile of Gordan H. Campbell's hand- writing and were uniform with the amount named and the addressee fill ed In. On each envelope was the fol lowing notice In largo type: "Notice This letter not to be open ed In a building occupied by the gov ernment In tho transaction of official business." One letter dated September 24. 1912, referred to the need for money in the National campaign and said In part: You were called on In a previous letter to contribute $39 to the cam paign fund. Up to date I have re ceived no remittance. Why should you not have enough party patriotism to respond to this call as others In your own party have responded not only those who are holding offices but those who are not holding offices, who believe in the principles of the party and who want to see the present ad ministration and our splendid pros perity continued? I trust you will not require me to write you another letter, but will respond at once; thnt we can render the necessary aid to the national committee!." Another letter, also signed with the rubber stamp signature of Mr. Camp bell and dated October 8, 1912, read: Another Urgent Appeal. "I regret exceedingly that you have failed to respond to my urgent and repeated request for financial aid In the present campaign. I hope to re ceive by return mall your remittance of $39. Please do not compel me to make another call. A republican reaping the fruits of prosperity brought about by our party's policies. Is to my mind an Ingrate when he refuses to aid his party when aid la needed. Camp ahowed letter he had receiv ed in 1910, asking him to contribute $33. His salary was then $1200. The letter to him was Inclosed In a letter to his wife, with the admonition to her not to make the delivery of the letter to the postmaster "in a build ing used as a postoffice or other gov t ernment office. that he had understood from Inspec tors who had examined his office that affairs were In good shape. Inspector Wynne had told him he eould go Into almost any postoffice and rake up enough Irregularity to put any postmaster out of buslneaa. Camp testified that the Inspection of his office had been made before any of the letters were received soltcltlnul his campaign contribution. He could recall no call of any Inspector after he received and failed to answer the campaign fund request Gordon H. Campbell will testify to morrow. Allen lo Preside In New Court liouse. Sptrinl ta Th VntrUt-Hnrt. Kalelgh. Feb. 11. Judge Oliver H. Allen will be first t preside In the new court house of 1iiplln jounty. the commissioners having requested Gov ernor Cralu to asslrni hlin there ncxi Monday In 'place of JIkIkp W IhcI litf. Dupl.n Is Al'en's native couniy ami the tJuhuty H In bis hoimr.
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