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t $ 1 1 i : i u i The Citizen's prets room and circulation book are always open to adysrti-era. . , Yd. XIX Ea. 45 BEUOEB WAS . PATHETIC QUE Long Line of Hearses Through the Streets OF LOWELL ACCENTUATED TENSE FEELING THERE Number of Dead Stands at Nineteen EVERY PORTION Of RUINED TERRITORY HA8 BEEN CARE FULLY INVESTIGATED Lowell, Main., July SO. A long line - of hearses moving slowly throuKh he streets today was a pathetic reminder of yesterday's catastrophe at the Tcwsksbury when nn explosion of tons of nltro-glycerine, dynamite and i : gunpowder snuffed out nearly a score of lives, painfully Injured more than double that number of , persons and v scattered half a hundred buildings over a space of several acres. Tonight the number of dead stands at 19 but It may be increased to 21 at any min ute by the death of two of the ten vie time now at St. Johns hospital. All day , the searchers probed through the debris for any traces of possible unknown victims of the trug edy, but nothing was brought to light . which would Indicate that the nuin- ber would be greater than reported. A small bit of cloth, later Identified as ' the lapel of a coat worn by one of , the victims already known, and a hu- man eye, were the only gruesome re . minders unearthed. Every portion of the ruined terri tory has been carefully covered. Insurance adjusters state that the loss to their companies will be com paratively light, as only the loss re ; suiting from Are will fall upon them. This will mean that many of the , householders, nearly all of them labor- ers of small means, will lose every ' thing they had In the world. The official report of the Tewsksbury se lectment, which was made public to night, places the loss in the Immediate vicinity of the powder magazines nt more than $100,000 and as the, loss will fall largely upon the householders, " much hardshp will result. Already " the selectmen have taken steps to re . Ileve the suffering, and in nddition a number of army tents have been sup plied by Adjutant General' Ualton, to " be" use nr temporary shelters. ; : x relief fund, started by the local papers yesterday had reached the $2. oo mark tonight. After going over the rulna thls afternoon. Judge Hud ' ley, "of the local municipal court, stat ed that he would insist upon the pres- ence of the district attorney nt the In quest which soon will be held. . FLY WHEEL CAUSED FATAL EXPLOSION Baltimore, July 30 The explosion which killed two men and partially destroyed the plant of the Rockdale Power company at Hoffmanvllle, Bal timore county, last night, was caused by the bursting of a fly wheel. The dead are: Elmar Tracay. Benjamin Kalb. The terrific detonation of the ex plosion waa heard for miles around. QUARTER MILLION LOSS FROM FIRE Mobile, A' i. July SO. A disastrous , fire occurred In Celbra, Spanish Hon duras, July IB, the particulars ot - which have Just been received here. The fire originated in a building oc- (' cupled as a store and dwelling by Antonio PUaatl and spread to the two story frame building of the Vaccaro Bro. Steamship Co., and others were destroyed . i The loss was not less than $260,000, only partially covered by' In-. , aurance. BIO REAL ESTATE DEAL Richmond, Va., July 80. A Williams burg, Va., special says: 1 One of the largest real, estate dealt consummated here in years was closed - today when a syndicate of Madison, '. Wis., men purchased Windsor Shades, In New Kent county. This farm con : tains 8,000 acres and the price paid wm ; 166,000. The place will be cut up Into ' small tracts and colonized. Dentists Elected For At the morning session of the Nation al Dental association yesterday the fol lowing officers were elected for the en suing year: President Dr. C. C. Chlttnden, of Madison. Wis. Vice-President for the Bast Dr. Waldo tX Boardman, of Boston, Mass, Vice-President for the. West Dr. Harry Carlton, of San Francisco, Cal. Vice-President for the South-Dr. J. O. Fife, of Texas. Corresponding Secretary Dr. C. S. Butler, of Buffalo.. T. Treasurer Dr. V. E. Turner, of Ral eigh, W. C. Dr. A. H. Peck, of Chlcagoi 111., was re-elected corresponding secretary. Dr. C. N. Johnson, of Chicago, was made chairman of the executive com- fit tee. . The- chairmanship of the ex ecutive council was given Dr. Burk hardt, of Batavla, N. y. A paper prepared b Dr. N: C. Leon ard, of Nashville, entitled "Adhesion vs. Atmospheric Pressure In the Retention of Dentures." This paper was most fa vorably commented on and a long and nn H7I Hi BOARD OF TRADE GOES TO WORK To Boost The Coming Military i -. .Encampment ORGANIZATION IS TO GIVE GREAT ASSISTANCE City Will Help to Defray Por : tion of Expenses SOLICITING COMMITTEE WA3AP POINTER AND WILL . COM MENCE DUTIE3 AT ONCE A special meeting of the directors of the board of trade was held yesterday afternoon at four o'clock for the pur pose of arranging to give all assist ance possible to the coming encamp ment of the state guard to be held here In August, by committee work. ' Secretary W. J", Randolph, who is chairman ot the aldermanlc commit tee on the encampment, stated that Mr. J. E. Harding had consented that the portions of the Blltmore estate de sired by the officers of the state guard for a place to hold the encampment nugnt do naa. The tents of the camp will be pitch ed oil the meadow land of T. J. Reed, between the residence of that gentle man and the Kilt more power house. The drilling of the companies will be done on the sod land of the estate. better known as the baseball grounds which, lies immediately across the railroad track from the power house. The use of the village green, near the lodge entrance, has been granted for the parade of the troops -on the oc casion of the governor's visit. Superintendent (1. B. Claflin, of the Ashevllle Street railway company, will contribute toward defraying the ex pense of the encampment by building a mess hall one hundred and thirty by forty feet In size. Further expen ses that ure required to be borne by Ashevllle ,are, putting in floorings for the tents and remuneration to T. J.. Heed for the damage done to the1 mea dow land by the soldiers. To provide funds for these expenses the board of trade was ask'fd to appoint a Soliciting committee and the directors yesterday Instructed Atcing President Jones, of the board, to appoint such a commit tee. Thoss gppopluted oh this com mittee are". W, K. Randolph, chair man; F, fltlkeleather, ... William John ston, Jr.;; Major "White O. Smith. Cap tain F. M. Llridsey and Cnptnln V. K. Hearn. This committee will com mence work immediately. - ' FILIPINOS WANT DUTY ABOLISHED Wahslngton, July 30. The following cablegrams have been exchanged be tween Secretary Hoot and the newly organized Filipino chamber of com merce: "Manila, July 29, "Secretary of War; "Washington, D. C: "At its organization, the Filipino chamber of cemmerce sends respectful greeting to President Roosevelt and Secretary Root In representation of commerce. Industry and agricultural We pray as salvation for critical condi tion of country that tariff upon our pro ducts be abolished. (Signed) "FRANCISCO R1CYES, President." "Washington, D. C. July SO. "Francisco Reyes,- President Filipino Chamber of Commerce, Manila: "The President Joins me In sending to the Filipino chamber of commerce acknowledgement of their courteous dispatch and congratulation upon the Important step In advance which they have taken for the Interest of their country. We look for the most benefl cleat results from the intelligent treat ment of questions affecting the. pros perity of the archipelago by this rep resentative body. (Signed) "ELIHU ROOT, " "Secretary of Wur." GENERAL ' STEWART VERY ILL. Chattanooga, Tenn., July 30. Oen eral A. P. Stewart, one of the surviv ing lieutenant generals of the Confed erate army, and a member of the Chlcanviuga Park commission. Is' not expected to live. He is suffering from paralysis. General Stewart was sec ond in command at the battle of Mis sionary Ridge. Officers Ensiling YeaLr Interesting discussion followed it.- ' Rr. R. C. Brophy, of Chicago, read the next paper and his subject was "A Plea for Abandonment of the Use of Vulcanite for Base Flutes." A lengthy discussion followed this production and the adjournment for lunch came next. In the afternoon all of the dentists went for a drive through the Blltmore estate. They were shown special courte sies by the authorities and last night many of the dentists were speak ing of the "Excellent Vanderbllt lee cream that came from Blltmore." The dentists declare that the drives through the estate are the most beautiful that they ever saw and quite a numDer win remain over until Saturday that they may be able to go on this trip again. The evening session was a business session, held for the purpose of adopting new by-laws. They- were read snd adopted. At this meeting also several very Interesting papers were read. They were: "Dental Education," by Dr. Sheppard . W. Foster, of Atlanta, and "Co-education In our Dental Col Continued on Page 2. a si: JLJJJJ ASHEYILLE, N. Who LISBONITES LIKE AMERICAN MUSIC BAND OF THE BROOKLYN WAS HEARTILY CHEERED BY THE PORTUGUESE King Charlea' Speech Was Really an Affecting Ona and Touched American Officers. Lisbon, Portugal, July 30. Favored by superb weather, the American offi cers today continued their excurfions In the country. The band of the Brooklyn played on the public square here today and was loudly applauded by an enormous crowd of people. On Saturday afternoon when King Charles and the royal princes will visit the American Warship Admiral Cotton will entertain the King and his party at luncheon on board tho Brooklyn. The Portuguese newspapers ure re ferring approvingly to the speech made by King Charles when he received Ad miral Cotton und the other. American olflcers and entertained them ut the royal castle ut Clntra on Monday lust. His majesty expressed himself in Mich sympathetic terms in regard to Presi dent Roosevelt and the people of the United States that Minister Bryan, Ad miral Cotton and the otlier Americans present were really affected by the King's remarks. 1 The papers also are mentioning grate fully the siM'ech delivered by Admiral Cotton at the banquet Tuesday night given In honor .of the American naval ollleers by (he ministry of marine, at which all the cabinet ministers wert present. His eulogies referring to Por tugal are much appreciated by the pa pers.. WOMAN RELEASED; MAN SENTENCED Chicago, July 80. After being out a little over two hours the Jury In the case of John and Elizabeth . Wlltra, who were on trial fo rthe murder, of Paul Paszkowskl today returned a ver dict against John Wlltrax while his wife, Kllzabeth, was acquitted. Twenty five years' imprisonment In the peniten tiary was the sentence upon - Wlltrax. The trial attracted much attention from the fact that the eleven year old son ot the defendants gave the most damaging testimony against them and afterwards took the stand for the defense and de nled all his former testimony. TROUBLE AT PITTSBURG Fiva Hundred 8tone Cutters and Ma sons Hava Been Locked Out, Pittsburg, Pa July 30. Five hun dred stone cutters and stone masons were locked out today by the contrac tors In accordance with the nrtlnn taken by the builders' league. This Is tho first step taken In the impending fight between the builders' league and the building trades council. All work In the district where stone cutters and stone masons are employ ed was stopped so fur as ' the stone cutters and masons are concerned. C, FRIDAY 1.3HNING, JULY 31, Said "flatce Suicide? IN "DEAR OLD Afflltlor J f . f WELL KNOWN MAN OF ATHLET IC INCLINATIONS WINS IN TERESTING WAGER. Made Spectacle of Himaolf in Swell Portion of English Capitol and Affortfod Much Amusement New Turk, July 30.For a wager of S2,!00 a rather w el known ivntleman of uthletic im Inutlon iiii.lertook, patch to i in- Herald, siiys a Loudon dlf to perform a c.ik walk from a well lo Hyde Park corn- known restaurnn er and back hctu morning and 6 o'i The nppenninco man alternately knees! on u level hopping on - one handsome cabs and backers, ; amusement In t lit ever, 'he won the 'cn 1 1 o'clock In the lock in the evening, of ii well dressed walking with his with his chest and foot, followed by containing umpires iuned considerable West End. How wager. DYNAMITERS AT WORK AT RICHMOND Richmond, Va July 30. A Broad street car was dynamited tonight neur the Western limits ofthe city. The car was damaged, to ;i considerable extent, the front part bring; lifted from the trucks and the glasn shattered in the windows and doors. There were twelve passengers on the car. None of them were hurt, nor was either the motor man or the conductor Injured. There U no clue to the perpetrators of the out rage. Ashevllle, N. C. July 30. 1903. . Forecast until x p. m. Fridiiy-for Ashevllle and vicinty: showers tonight and Friday; coolrr Friday For North Carolina; Fair on const, showewt - Interior tonight; Friday showers and enolc r. Tse storm which on Wednesday was over the upper lake region has ad vanced eastwunl to the St. Lawrence valley, giving rise to rains and thun derstorms in the lower lake region, the Ohio valley, the middle Atlantic states and New England. The low area in the southwest has not chang ed Its position hut in giving rls to thunderstorms ami excessive - rains throughout Texas. The following sta tions in the state report rainfalls ex ceeding 3 in dies In the past 2A hours: Brenhamr Taylor, Wuco and Wcntherford. CoHcana, Tex., reports during the same period S.5U inches of rainfall. The pressure Is highest over the ex treme northwest causing a fall of terhperaturo excenling 10 degrees in the upper Mississippi valley and a fall of 20 degrees In northern Michigan. Washington, Julv 30. Forecast for North Carolina: Showers Friday, cool er In southern portion; (Saturday fair except showers along; the const; variable winds, bceoming fresh west. 6 nn 1903. EVIDENCES OF APPRECIATION SHOWN KING ANQ , QUEEN BY THOUSANDS OF, GOOD IRISH PEOPLE. Royal Party Saw Wild and Piotur csqus Country Form Motor Cars King Made an Address. Galway, Ireland, July 30. King Kd ward and Queen Alexandra continued by motor today their Inspection of some of the wildest and most picturesque regions of Ireland. The start was made at 9 'o'clock from the little town of Lee nane, on the shore of Klllarney Bay, where the mayor, the local rector, the parish priest and a deputation repre senting twenty thousund inhabitants ot the wild Connemara mountains pro seated an address. The King, In reply' lng, said he had already inspected some of the cottage Industries and he wished to assure the inhabitants that he was equally pleased with this part of Indus trial activity und the warm, hearty wel come of the people, which he and tht Queen both would long remember. The hearty tone of his majesty' speech was received with every evl dence of appreciation. The royul purty drove off In motor through the beautiful luke and moun tain country, everywhere greeted loy ally by the Inhabitants, many of whorl Journeyed leagues across the mountain to catch a sight of them. The motor Journey ended at H.ecess, where the party hud luncheon. Th town was decorated and the hotel waf surrounded by a guard of honor ol "Connemara cavalry," peasants from the surrounding country. Oalway, Ireland, July 30. At Recess where their majesties stopped fo: luncheon, an extraordinary incident oc curred. A poor -old woman approached the Queen with a petition for the remla slon of the remainder of H sentence of six months passed upon her husband. Inquiries proved that man's character Justified clemency. and the Queen, with the King's permission, remitted tht sentence on the spot. Thesurroundlng crowd learning what had occurred, cheered wildly. NEGRO IN HIDING MAY BE CAPTORED ' Dos Moines, la., July 30. Sheriffs Iluuolt of Knox county, Mo., and Duvls of Apauoose county, Iowa, with a posse of well armed cltlsens have gone tc Brazil, a small mining town five miles from Centervllle, where it Is reported Clarke, the negro wanted at Kahoka, Mo., for attacking Gertrude Hess, is in hiding. Sheriff Hunolt encountered a negro who he positively asserts Is Clarke near Centervllle last night and commanded him to halt. He received u shot In reply and engaged In a bloodlees pistol duel with the man. ," ' A COLOUWEHLTII CLOSING COILS About Men Charged With Mur der of Marcum NEW EVIDENCE IN THE , . , CASE IS BEING GIVEN Officers Saw Ewen Run From Scene of Killing jett wa8 inside the court house When fatal shot was fired. ' Cynthlana, Ky., July SO, The com monwealth In the second trial of Cur tis and Jett and Thonitrs White for the murder of Marcum today not only produced new witnesses, but also se cured additional evidence from those who testified at the triul of the men at Jackson, ' ' S. 8. Taulbee, clerk of Breathitt county, testified to standing at Har gls brothers' store, across the street from the Jackson court house und see ing Mutvum fall und Ewen running away. He did not see Jett in the street where tho prisoner claims to have been at the time of the shoot lug. , , Wm. Combs testified Id holding county offices at Juckson for thirty seven years. He was in Judgt Black's office when he heard the shooting. Looking out, he suw Mar cum full, and Jett afterward, emerg ing from the court house. Hexekiah Combs, a new witness. testified to seeing John Noble. Curtis Jett and Thomas White together just berore the shooting. White beckoned house, where both entered. He talked with Noble then and soon he heard shooting and suw Ewen running away. ' J. W. Black. J. L. Patrick and Dr. Hogg nil corroborated Ewen and oth ers, who testified that Jett was not outside of the court house when the shot was fired, that he entered the ourt house before tho shooting and came out from the aoutslde after the shooting. Barney Schlft testified during the afternoon session , that he had seen Curtis Jett go into the court house' a few minutes before the killing of Mar cum and come out immediately at the firing of the two ahots. He was vig orously cross-examined. Court then adjourned until tomor row, LIGHTNING KILLED THREE INSTANTLY Lynchburg, Va., July 30. At ; t o'clock this afternoon three persons were killed and more than a score Injured by lightning at New Hope rhurch, Appomattox county. The dead: Paul Cowon. Charles Austin. Audrey Winafield. Among the more seriously injured are: Eugene Turner, ISathunlel Mor ris, Tom C?lemuit and Napoleon Pat terson. A meeting of the James River Bap list association was in progress and a large numbv of men took refuge un der an awning near the building when the storm came up. Lightning struck a tre? in front of the awning, causing the disaster und throwing the great crowd on the ground Into a panic. BURNED TO DEATH IN HOTEL BLAZE Old Orchard, Me., July 30. The Sea .View houHe on the camp grounds at Old Orcha.-d, was burned to the ground today. Two women guests are missing. They are: Mrs. A. E. Stavant and Mrs. Hal en Martin, both of East Grafton, N rt . The value ofr the property burned was about $4,000. The Imdy of a woman was found In the ruins this afternoon. It was so badly burned us to make recognition impoiislblc. Search Is being continued with energy, as the milling ot nne body is taken to show that both wo men perished. Saroff Monotstary Services Promise To Be Interesting St. Petersburg, July 30. The cere-1 monies at the monastery at Saroff promise to be very Interesting. The relics of Saint Seraphim will be ex lised for adoration after five days of religious exercises. These relics have been installed In a solid silver casket beneath a silver baldchain. The ex pense of the installation was borne by the Emperor from his private purse, and his majetsy testified his in terest by writing the following mar ginal note on the net of canonization "read with feeling of genuine pleasure and deep emotion." The monastery, which Is the scene of the ceremonial, Is a woman's asy lum several miles from the village of Saroff, and forty miles from the near est railway station. The attendance Includes the imperial family and court with many officials and multldudes of pilgrims. Temporary barracks have been erected to shelter the more fa vored guests but the great majority of the pilgrims will be forced to sleep In stables or in the open air. The holy synod has Issued a state ment that It remarks thf "appearance of a new mlrcaulous- intercessor as a renewal Of heaven's Messing upon the government of our most exulted mon- The actual circu lation of The Citizen on Thurs day .was. ... Z'UiJ PRICE FIVE CE.U3 BEiraiiGiGia. iii nlEiss For the Beginning of Conclave on Saturday M 4 i;.r j. : .c SISTINE CHAPEL JAKES ON ELECTORAL ASPECT Last Tribute Was Paid to Pcpe Leo XIII " CARDINAL OREQLIA EXPLAINS HOW WORK OF THE CON- ' , CLAVE WILL BE DONE , Borne, July 30. The Vatican today was the scene of great activity both In- . aide and outside. Within, the last pre parations were made for the conclave and everything was Injth .utmost con fusion. In the Slstlne chapef work will . go on throughout the night. The cata- falque erected for the funeral services is oeing puueo. oown ana tne gwienes which were built ' for the accommoda tion of special personages are being re placed by stalls for the cardinal. The noise was ao great that the co lossal figures ot Michael Angelo'a "last Judgment" seemed almost to show aur-. prise at the buey scene which was transforming the beautiful chapel from' a reltgioua to an almost electoral as pect. Outside the Vatican, the work waa of a different character, the quiet work of the supporters of the different' candidates marshalling their strength for the contest which la to com when the doors of the conclave are closed. No one candidate stands out promts nentiy as did count Feed in the con clave of. 1878, and the discussion here Is not ao much concerning the superior qualities of the candidates as of the strength with which they are credited. RICH CARDINAL OBJECT! Bseauae Ha Can Not Nave Hit Meals , As ia His Wont . .. Rome, July 30. -The cardinal! today visited the cells which they are to oc cupy during the conclave, and It can not oe sam tnat tney are very entnua lustlc over the Idea, of being confined, perhaps for some time, In what are rightly termed "cells" which are With out running water and necessary ven tilation, it waa reared that the health bt some of the older and more feeble cardinals might suffer. Perhaps- the'. most dissatisfied was Cardinal Mas- zury, who, as primate of Hungary, la . the wealthiest of the cardinals. He Is credited with an income of 1400,000 annually. He Insists that he cannot eat with the others and must have his meals outside. ' . ,; During the meeting of the congrega tion of the cardinals today the Camer lengo read an autograph letter from Emperor Francis Joseph, of Austria In which added renewed condolences on the death of Leo and expressed the hope that the sacred college would be inspired by the great Interests of the church In choosing his successor. Ths ' letter produced a strong impression and it was decided to answer it with a special message. Subsequently, Car dinal Oreglla explained how the work of the conclave was to be carried on, recalling the principle rulea which were to govern the body and recom mending their strict observance. Car dinals Sanminlatelly, Macchl and Del la Volpe were charged with the duty of visiting the apartments of the con clave and Cardinals Trlpotl and Bos chl with visiting the precincts of the conclave for the" purpose of making sure that there will be no possibility of communication with the outside world . The question of compensation to be given to the physicians who treatedthe late Pontiff during his last Illness waa also discussed In the congregation The executors of the will said that the money remaining after the charltabl bequests left by Leo are paid would be only about $4,000, Thla sum waa considered insufficient and a commis sion of cardinals was instructed to augment It to an amount as might seem appropriate. THIRD RIEQUIIEM MASS. - For the RFspose of the Departed Pon tiff Haa Bean Sunp , Borne, July 30. The last tribute Was paid to the late Pope Leo this morning w Ith the third great requiem mass ccle rated in the chapel of the Vatican. The function was no less ceremenlous and Imposing than the two others, White there were perhaps fewer persons' pres ent, there was a greater display of gor geous uniforms. Of the tt cardlnala now in Rome, all attended the mass ex (ontlnued on Page I.) n,h n Inhmi il nma m I irl if fftv ttlA welfare of the orthodox Russian peo ple and embraces In his royal love And care all of his true subjects, of every class and condition." " Most elaborate preparations hive been made for the celebration. All of the pomp and msgnlflcance of the church with Its moat Impressive and elaborate ceremonies, Its Imposing Im pressions nnd Its solemn llurgcles will be employed. Snlnt SerBphlm entered the monas tery of Saroff when only 17 years old. There he distinguished himself m, all religious exercises, even carrying a great granite rock Intm his cell fn dr der that his knees might not rest ess II v during his long prayera. Later In life he spent ' fifteen yeara In silent meditation, during which time h did not leave his cell, except when abso lutely necessary. When he resumed Intercourse with the world all classes of people flocked to him for advice. It Is said that he answered questions before they were put. and letters that he never unsealed, that he revealed the inmost secrets of ' the heart and foretold future eventa. Since his death many millions of pilgrims have visited his grave.
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