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1 THfl GAZETTE-NEWS HAS THB ASSOCIATED PRJTS8 SERVICE. IT IS IN EVERT :! BESPECT COMPLETE. WEATHER FORECAST: UNSETTLED; PROBABLY RAIN1. VOLUME XX. NO. 18. ASHEVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 4,vT A PRICE FIVE CENTS ; nr- " . J ' - - " 1 . ' . i .,.... -.. -: . . ' - ONLY 2 FORTS I REMAIN INTACT Allied Fleet Has Reduced Nearly AH of Dardanelles Forts, According to a British Officer. ,, SHELLING OF INNER FORTS IS RENEWED Russians Said to . Have Lost Much of Best Artillery in East Prussia and ' Poland, Recently. CHARGES REFERRED ICIS I SOUTHERN Senate Sub-committee Recom mends That Commission Take up Coal Rates. FIRE EPIDEMIC . IN CIT TODAY A Total of Five Fires in Two Hours Brought Out All Equipment of the ; Department. ESCAPING AT FIRE Col. and Mrs. Bowman at Hos pital Suffering From Injuries. NONE OF FIRES WAS OF A SERIOUS NATURE Washington, , March 4. Charges that the Southern railway discrimi nated against certain Appalachian coal operators in the Interest of the "coal trust" have been referred to the Interstate commerce commission for investigation in the report of the sen ate BUb-committee which investigated the charges. The report held that only a question of rates was involved. The sub-committee's investigation was the result of a resolution offered by Senator Tillman. There were ex tended hearings at which B. L. Du lany, an independent . operator of Second Largest Number of Fires in One Day in the History of the Fire Department. evidence against the reasonableness discovered of the rates but added that the South-! 'rhM ia London, March 4. Interest here centers in. the Russian campaign which has gradually shifted to the extreme ' south 'end of the battle line. Petro- ;grad reports that General Brus- siloif has won a notable victory near Baligrod, inflicting heavy damage ' on the Austrians marching to the relief of Prz- emysl. An unofficial dispatch from Bucharest credits the Kussians with re-occupying Stanislau, in Gail'cia, ' GO mile SOUth Ol TamODOl. interstate commerce Commission, th-.it -it; i .1 , .'no appropriation' be made for fur- viuuuii iujjuii8.ULUltinu!Si3 Ul ther hearings; desperate Russian . counter at tacks in the Carpathians, but Bays there is comparative' in activity along the rest of the line. Berlin dnuts . that the Germans .have. . retired from Przasnysz,- north of Warsaw. In France and Belgium tile French seem to be content to .WORK OUT ESCAPE WAS CUT OFF WHEN FIRE WAS FOUND Handsome Homo on Strawberry Hill, West AslievUlc, Burned to the Ground Last Night. A veritable epidemic of fires broke i out in AsheviUe this morning at 8:09 i o'clock and until 10:02 o'clock a to- Bristol, Tenn., charged that the : lal 01 tlve 111 eB ln llve u"'h While -being let out of a second floor window of their beautiful coun try estate. Strawberry 11111, In West Ashevillo, about midnight last night, to escape from the flames which were destroying the house, Mrs. P. G. How- man fell about ten feet to the ground and suffered a, 'complete fracture of both bones vf I her right log,. Just above the ankle, and l ul. I'. U. Bow- Conference Committees May Be Able to Evolve Some thing That Will Satisfy the Lower House. 63rd CONGRESS HAS ADJOURNED GOV. GLENN COUNSELS AGAINST REFERENDUM Says People Do Not Want to Vote on Any Question Now Hard Words Used on House Floor. business and another long argument was launched. A vote was reached and the amend ments were adopted and the bill pass ed and sent to the senate for concur rence. The senate concurred and the bill was ordered enrolled for ratifi cation. . Bills passed third reading as fol lows: Amend the charter of Chapel Hill. Create a new school district for Buncombe and Madison counties. Amend the law as to school fund of Andrews, Cherokee county. Reg ulate the shipment of wild celery seed. Repeal certain Mitchell county stock law. Prevent giving liquor to minors. On motion of Representative Eure the state-wide primary bill from the senate was made a special order for Thursday night, March 4. Both Houses End Sessions Shortly After Noon, After. Remarkable Efforts to Complete Program. - sustained several bruises and Southern had cut off the natural out- j uons or me euy naa oronen oui, , sh0(,ks botn of the injured people ue- lei ior coai irom nis part or tne ter-; foul- of which were turned ln as ; lng taken to local hospitals for treat- rnory: , uy , maintaining . proniuu.ve , alarms and one registered as a silent ' merit, rates 10 Ai.anuc ports soum or 4no- 1 ,arm Nol)e of lhfj fireg wag 8erlouSi j about 11 o'clock, completely destroyed I01k- . ' .1 j i. , , ,i,uhe handsome -country, estate of the The report of the sub-committea """il damage being done to "!.. contents said that Dulaney had produced much roof, .of the house, where ey were the first time in six years STATE CF SIEGE FX STS 1?! G!3TR:6T EF If: Col. Bowman then . jumped from the window and, both he and Mrs. Bow man being injured, it was impossible for either to move for about one hour. Soon help - was summoned and the people who came to the lire secured Rome, March : hus been proclaimed in the greater i nortinn nf ( 'vrcnn leu. In iin effort to hold the positions ,W011 Ul!,PiiMown a. rebellion Champagne. London, March 4. The al lied fleet this morning resumed the bombardment of the inner forts of the Dardanelles, no 1.. ... li-lolftthoH nnd In - n ttHmnri nir frn lot ern railway had been glen no oppor- that such a large number of tires has; out f tne 8econd tloor tunlty to answer them, because of the occurred during the same morning. - j "Ja g v Z "Ze exhaustion of the funds provided fori .The first fire was turned in at 8:09 hav'been cut olf by some means the hearings, which made It neces-! c! Uavenscroft on Church having been cut oil by home means mr t v.nn, ' . , street, in rnuipil iv a rs. Hvman. Tnn."' ... -.. . . The sub-committee recommend'! w a on the roof and was soon since the entire question la before the extinguished with the chemicals. At B..I6 o ciock an alarm was turn ed in from A'o. 172 South French I'.road aenue, the residence or T. M . liowerlon, where a small blaze on the roof was discovered . This was the only pluce out of the five fires where water was used. While the alarm was ringing from this number a telephone mcssuge was received from the ware house of .1. G, McOuire and company Ht No. llY North Lexlhttton avenue. J tl...w"f ti Ire in the office of - I the warehouse and was soon extln- iguished with chemicals. . 4. A state of siege I At 8:49 o'clock an alarm was turn ed in from No. 116 Haywood street, the Rcvcll flats, to the rooms occu pied by Mrs. t'eorge Mathis. , .This fire was extinguished by the use of chemicals. At 10:02 o'clock the department (By W. T. Host.) Raleigh, March 4. The house fail ure to concur In the senate-slaughtered anU-jng bill has resulted in a con ference committee from each house which ni!.y at this late date work out something that will satisfy the mem- The lire, which was discovered hers of the lower body who voted with such unanimity for that bill. Representative Orier of Iredell, who led the fight, carried In his pockets some of the most mandatory tele grams that any member has borne this spfslon. They came from Greensboro, Weldon and elsewhere, the bar of Woldon strongly appealing to the Ire dell representative to refuse concur rence In the senate measure. It toolc no advice to move the Iredell man and the lower house to decline the senate amendment As luck would have It ex-Governor Glenn came to town. It was as pure an accident as ever happened. He JUDGE Fll GARTER AT 115 HOME HEBE TWO APPROPRIATION MEASURES NOT PASSED Senate Adopts Substitute for Joint Resolution Giving the J President Power to Pre vent Violations. i Col. Bowman made a rope of some Expresses Appreciation for Words of Confidence Ex-, pressed by Friends. Cyrenalca Is one of the independ Clll U-.lllllunimil.l3 IHMllUljr UIH1MI.IO! .. . , N It l'nn,kl.j . in Tnpoll -which is now under Italian- lh hon)e f M Lula Hartflelli I control. A Rome dispatch of Febru- b,aze ary 0 contained information from llnguished. I Tripoli that, reinforcements had been Tne f.,.st eonsiatlnB of . hofla ' - . Winn t'OH lur f'nnio it Vn nn lllbn.m - " - - cording to a .Reutcr dispatch !nfttlve ,r0;)8 ha'(i n,most ent,Vei ue.it.rcka"d. h0k and..,ttddcr. r?on from Athens, the text of Which -ted as the result of a rebellion in J uid ' fish TJT an! .iJlOya.. lV..r nulfit n-.u s.ml in Uni,lhUnnAH j Rroad avenue and when the silent alarm came in from Lexington avo jnue Ken Mathews and several fire men went out as a foot brigade and extinguished the McGuire fire and the police patrol was gent to Haywood (street with several reserves. Every London, ' March 4. The Standard member ot the Ashevllle fire depart- Oll company's steamer Platuria menl wl,h tne exception or one man, bound for Malmo, Sweden, has been i "oDert fiercy, wno is l.l at tne wis detained at Kirkwall, Scotland, pend ing Investigation. medical aid. - Dr. J. G. Anderson and I counseled against the submission of Dr. G. D. Gardner arrived very soon the Jutr law to the people and said and Mrs.'BoWmaa was removed .to the Mission hospital where she was giv en treatmen'' and later was removed to the Meriwether hospital, where Col. Bowman" "'n1r Urst' taken. v ,i While CoU Bowman Buffered several very painful bruises it was stated at the hospital today that no bones were broken, although he was suffering from the shock very much. The lire was first discovered about XI o'clock,. Mrs. Bowman" who was reading in her room, discovering smoke coming up the stairway from the' tlrst floor. It is believed that the tire- started from the -furnace, ln the basement and swept through to the second floor by the draft caused by the open stairway. A large crowd or people, n-eignnnrs the folks do not want to vote on It He hasn't a doubt that they will vote Judge Frank Carter arrived In Ashevllle yesterday after, on accom panied by J. S. Adams, A. Hall Johnstone and J. E. Swain of this city, who with Ex-Governor W. W. Kltchin and Judge J. S. Manning rep resent Judge Carter In the hearing pending before the legislative com mittee. Judge Carter refused to give an In-, tervlew to a newspaper representative but expressed his deep appreciation of the many people who have expressed far mora enthusiastically on this than confidence In him since the Carter on the other, but he doesn't want to Abernathy trouble started several days see nnoiher eljacUBtt W" ' --o. ' Judge .Carter will remain with "My advice is to get together and his family in Ashevllle until next Sat- nnoa hin ihot will ntonao fh advn- i urony wnen ne leaves ror xsasnviiie, cates of some legislation against the jug evil," he said this afternoon. We can't get all that we want, but we can get something." "I am a prohibitionist," he said as he walked off to do some work. Ilouw Passes Fish Rill. The fish fight, an Immemorial feud of the ea.t, was resolved In piscatorial conservation after one of the most in tense of nil the debates this season. It got throush with little or no sur gery. The commission Is limited to a N. C, to hold court. u. s. MS IN SESSION HERE follows "The bombardment of the inner forts of the Dardanelles was resumed Thursday morn ing. Ten big warships partici pated in the firing. Aocording to a British officer, only two of the Turkish forts remain intact. "The allied land forces found the charred remains of a Turkish soldier in one of the damaged forts, showing that the Turks had undertaken to hum their dead before evacuat ing the fort. Ixse Artillery. Geneva, March 4. The Russian 3ot much of their best artillery In th recent fighting In East Prussia and Polrtnd, according to Information re ceived from what Is considered rella- 1U source. SCOTTISH RITE REUNION MEETS HERE IN APRIL ANQTHEB STANDARD OIL GO. STEAMER HAS BEEN S1EZED WARSAW, BUT NONE INJURED slon hospital, a total of 36 firemen' in ; as a country 0iub, I)Ut Mr. Hoagland and people from West Ashevllle, the i term of two years, due to the amend burned residence being located near- j ment saved the day. Mr. Deaver of ly a mile from the end of the car-1 the west had discovered something line, appeared on the scene, but they 'that looked a certain winner against were unable to render any aid owing : the hill. He found out that the corn to the great headway the flames had ' mission might actually hold the coins. made,. . The residence burned entirely down and all of the contents were de stroyed. The value of the handsome structure was placed at about $25,000 and it Is slated that it was partially covered by Insurance. The house was erected In 1S90 by W. D. Iloagland of Chicago, to be used Case of Gilbert vs. Hopkins May Be Tried During This Term. Warsaw, March 4. A German avi ator has bombarded Warsaw. Most e "i I while for the first three districts, aiany winuows were mu tered but there were t.o casualties. UF DYNAMITE PLOT INDICTED Scottish, Rite Miwm her y"- lerday afternoon decided on April 17, 28 and tt for the annual spring re union to be held here. This gathering will mark the opening of the hand orne Scottish Ulte cathedral In the Masonic temple at the .comer of liroadway and Woodfln street. I Secretary W. F. Randolph la now 7rParing data for the program which Will be put Into the hands of the printer at once. These crosrama will be distributed among Maaona of the higher degrees In thla territory. No table Masone are expected to attend jthe reunion. Vlre-prcaldent Thomas tt. Marshall, George F. Moore, ov erelgn grand commander, of Wash ington, D. C, ana John IL Colles. sec retary-ten eral, also of Washington, have been Invited to be present at thla cathedral reunion. A large olasa or candidates for the hls-har davrera Is being organised for this gathering, nd there Is much enthusiasm among high degree Masons In Ashevllle and throughout thle part of the state. New Tork, March 4. The grand Jury has Indicted Frank A bar no and Charles Carbone, anarchists accused of plotting the dynamite war against churches and wealthy men on the charge of placing a bomb ln a public place ln violation of the penal laws. G0ETHALS NOMINATED FOR MAJOR GENERAL all, was sent out this morning and some of those who failed to catch the trucks as they left the central sta tion went to the scene of the fires on motorcycles, bicycles, carriages, auto mobiles nnd even on foot. ' All of the fires were on the nortn side of the houses and tho wind was from the south. AH of the houses had shingle roofs. During all of February there were only eight alarms turned ln at the central station and two were false. days of March there were five alarms turned In and the five today makes a total of ten for this month up to 11 o'clock today. All of the blazes had been extin guished and the equipment and fire men back In the central station by 10:20 o'clock this morning. One fire man was detailed to answer the tele phone during the morning to tell the people who Inquired where the dif ferent fires had occurred. In this of fice many readers of The Oaiette News called to Inquire In regard to the fires. CASE AGAINST JUDGE A. G. DAYTON DROPPED Washington. March Impeach ment proceedings against Alston G. Dayton, federal Judge In the northern district of West Virginia, have been ..-.i, . fi,. dropped by the house Judiciary com- WCrhaie'.n na? !"'-' majority report drafted by used It for about ten years as a res idence. The house was sold to Dr. Elizabeth Winters of Philadelphia, who used It as a sanitarium for about two years and recently Col. Bowman came Into possession of the house. SPRI-LIIE WEATHER Fanners Are Coming to City for Supplies for Spring Plowing. During the past fow days, since the roads throughout . Runcombe county sal club over western counties that have trout and other fresh water fish. Judge James E. Boyd, of the TTnl- r?ut Vann got after him and drew the te(1 states court for the western dls- admission niai mis was a Biimn uiii- , ., .-..d T. T.. sltion. It was the appropriation that ;Blal;ck arrlved ln the clty ypflterday Mr. Deaver did not like. ; , . . Hard words were used and personal I afternoon from Greensboro to attend privilege was on the Moor often. The j the March session of federal court bill finally got through 53 to 51. Rep- here, taking apartments at the Bat resentative Hampton, who resented otery Park hote. court was convened nd gnantly the aliegeu remaric oi l , , , , Senator Cohoon that the fishermen of th f morning at 11 o clock, il the cast are "barbarians," was so hu miliated that he offered to resign. He changed his mind and sits steady ln the boat. He wanted to get on record as denouncing his senator. Thursday night the primary bill which was trimmed somewhat artisti cally by the senate will be up In the house for a special hearing. It Is not doubted that thd measure in Its pres ent shape can get through without much trouble. Whether the houso will concur In that Is another thing. Certainly no such device Is now be fore the body. Tho House. There was a great lot of bills re being called Into session especially to con slder the celebrated case of Gilbert against Hopkins, involving the ques tion of the ownership of large tracts i of valuable tlmberland in several western counties. No agreement was reached by the attorneys ln the caso. and court was adjourned until tomor row afternoon to see If an agreement can be made In regard to the tr'al of the case at this term of the court. GRANT SAFE PASSAGE FOR RELIEF VESSELS Tho Hague, March 4. The Ger- niltteea. the biggest lot yet turned In! man government has Informed Dr. during any "morning hour" of tho; Henry Van Dyke, American minister session. jto The Netherlands that arrange- New bids were Introduced as fol-i,,,,, ,) i,een made to grant safe lows: j passage through the naval war xone l-:ure Incorporate the Home Mis- American relief ships bearing up- rnaus ,nrouBnou nuncomoe cm.niy, , rf of tne North Carolna and , f VflWum, I . ! vl I Vlrlnln CnrlHt,nn conferee. P The German communication was ln i rd.' ,LVe,hllll', Aflhevllle h. been Titles-Appoint Justices of the ! rej,pon, to Inquiries from Dr. Van peace for the several counties of the pyke concerning restrictions Germany slate the regular omnlbua bill al- j WHB gftia to have imposed on safe waya Introduced at tne close or tne conduct to relief ships. filled with farm wagons and trade with the people from the county has Increased very much In this city. Lex ington avenue, from College street toion for appointing Justices the nroanway nun iern cntwiiea curing state over. the past few days with farm wagons, i.,,!,!.,!. f nocklnirhsm Heaulre each wagon bringing a loud of Koml,(no jurlll, () dt,a(1 t,nti-i of animals, to the city and taking away another, Thw llolWP received the Semite re. I"1'1- 1 'port on the Grler anti-Jug bill and re- Hurdware implements nnd supply , . a to conc,ir In the amendments LOCAL FIRM RECEIVES CARLOAD SAXON CARS The Ashevllle Autcrmohlln company "',, nri in recognition of his ,he ub-commlttee, wheh Investigated I "tores report a good business nn''v I referring the act to the people for! this morning received a carload of major general in recognmon in nisi. ... , . r .... i,ij (mm ih for, nr ni.arlv ll ..r vhnm ' .,-., rri.. i .v....,.- ' ....... n. services In the Panama canal. construction of the HOUSTON TEEHEE IS NAMED BY PRESIDENT Washington. March I. President Wilson has nominated Houston Tee hee, of Talequah, Okla., aa register of the treasury to succeed Gad Parker, who was recently appointed a com missioner of the Frve Civilised tribes. Teehee la a Cherokee and la now an attorney. He Is a member of a tribe In - Oklahoma. He mil formerly a charges aguinst Jndgo Dnyton held while his conduct ln some Instances had been "reprehensible," there was "little possibility of maintaining them to a conclusloi of guilt." A minority report recommending Impeachment was rejected. Bernhardt ITaa Reaction. Bordeaux, March 4. Sarah Bern hardt, whoae condition whs consid ered excellent for several days after the amputation of her leg, February 12 ha suffered' a reaction. Her con dition during the fast 14 hour hus caused her friends much anxiety. Tier member nf the houae of the Oklahoma Iphyalclana state, however, that she Is legislature..- . . I soma what better today. from the farmers, nearly all of whom : ratification . The house authorized the . "axon cars, from the factory In Do- are preparing for the spring plowlnlHnl,0ntm.nt of a conference commlt- nml making arrangements for tho ;t(.B , , frther policy on the liquor planting of the crops for this season. n,.stion and the speaker announced The ground Is said to he In good con-1 nK tno committte: Itepreaentatlves j cars are made by the Baxon Motor ditlou for the plowing and' many ni)nUKi,ton, F.ure, Page, Thomas and company end today's arrivals are the trolt and they will be unloaded during the clay nnd taken to the showrooms of this firm on Church street. The the farmers are taking advantage of the good spring-like weather to get their land ln shape. JlwWver for Western I'sclflc. Ban Francisco, March 4. Frank G. Drum, a San Francisco capitalist, and Warren Olney, Jr., chief eounael of the Western Pacific railroad, heve been appointed receivers of the West ern !'' Ilia l y Federal Judge Van Vleet , very latest made of the csr. Whltford The senate thereafter concurred In the appointment of a conference! committee nnd President Daughtrtdge SEAMAN S BILL SIGNED named as the senate members of the! committee Hcnntora Nash, Ollllnm and White. It Is significant that all three j of the senators named are really op poeed to the Grler hill na are Dough- BY PRESIDENT WILSON Waahlngton. March 4. President Wilson has signed the seaman' bill inn and Whltford and nosslhlv others which Is designed to ImproYo the ,.f tha commutes from the house. wnrkng conditions of seamen and The house took tip the elate-wide' Improvement In life saving equip fish commission bill unfinished j ment. Washington, March 4. 3ongrese; adjourned, sino die today. The senate adjourned at 12:04 o'clock; while tha homes ended Its sessions at 12:18. , The total appropriations made dur ing the session are approximately $1,- - 120,484,321, several millions under the record of former congresses. Two appropriation measures failed.! The current appropriations for the postottice and for the Indians were extended for the next fiscal year. After refusing to accept the Indian bill, the senate later reversed lt de cision and passed the Mil; hut the house refused to agree to some minor amendment. i During tlie closing honrs of congress President Wilson signed a number of important bills and promoted Colonel ' (iocthals for his services ln building; the Panama canal. 1 lie administration ship purchase) bill, the Philippine hill, rural credits legislation and the ratification of the treaties with Colombia and Xicaragnn. all hard pressed measures, fell by tha wayside. In the senate several members, long prominent ln public life, among; them Senators Root and Burton, will roUro," to private life. In the house Repre sentative Underwood said good-bye to sit in the next senate; while three , score or more other house members . retire. Washington, March 4. With only two bills of the billion dollar appro priation program remaining in doubt, the Sixty-third congress entered on : the last calendar day of the historic session, worn by an all night struggle j over a mass of minor bills which had. ' been suffered to accumulate durlnsr ' the last month. The Indian bill and ; the postofflce appropriation bill, against which was vigorous opposition, i still awaited final action, when both houses settled down, long after mid night, to weed out of the congested mass such legislation as the leaders I considered would have no serious op- ' position. , The Indian bill had been agreed on ln conference, but In the senate the conference report met a determined filibuster. In conference on the post office appropriation bill a sharp battle was waged throughout the night and! i it seemed at times as if the measure ' might be abandoned at the last mln- ute. The house accepted the confer- i ence report and sent It to the senate to be taken up as soon as the Indian bill ! had been disposed of. A search of the calendar during the early hours of the day disclosed occa- 1 sional signs of life and many bills and resolutions which had been re- posing there for months were passed. ; Virtually all of these were private claims or bills of purely local charac ter. As the roll of the more Import- i ant measures was called requests of "Det it go over," sent them one by one to the legislative graveyard. Shortly after 3:45 o'clock some of the senators left the chamber for short naps. before 6 o'clock the house, after ' agreeing to the postofflce approprla- j lion report took a recess until j o'clock. When the house re-assembled at o'clock the failure of the Indian j and the postolllce bills In the senate I seemed en certain that a resolution was passed extending the present ap- proprlatlon over the next fiscal year, i Fome of the republicans had given j notice that they would talk the post- ! office hill to death. i Knlurges Ire!ldent' Power. By unanimous vote the senate late Inst night adopted a substitute for the lolnt resolution psssed earlier In the i house enlarging the power of the pres ident to prevent Infringement ot American neutrality by vessels leaving ports of the United States with men or mipplle for belligerent warships. The senate substitute later wm agrtod to In the house. The resolu tlon now goes to President Wilson for his signature. The substitute, framed after a eon , ference at the white house between the president and members of the j foreign relations committee, reads In i part: I "Resolved by the senate and house of representatives of the United States of America, In congress, assembled, that, from and after the o-sge of thla resolution and during th exist ence of a war to which th United Ptate la not a party; and In order Xn prevent neutrality of th Unltsl State from being violated by the use of Its territory. It port, or Its terri torial water as the base of operations (Continued on page t)
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