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The Citizen's press room and circulation book arc always open to sdvsrtisers. fttt? ABHEVIL The actual circu lation of Tlitv Citizen on Fri day was. . ...... 01 qn j Vol. XIX No. 46 ASHEVILLE, N. C, SATURDAY MORNING, AUG I, 1903. PRICE FIV CENTS COKCLAI OF CAW T.1EETST0 ELECT NEIV POPE POST OFFICE OFFICIALS CTEO BY GRAND J0S1V CITIZEN D Said to bo Largest Gathering of High Prelates In the His lory of the Roman Catholic Church. Sixty-Two Cardinals, and More Than 200 Clericals Are Im prisoned In the Vatican at Rome. Much Interest. Rome, July 31 Midnight. The larg est conclave In the history of the Cath ollc church has assembled in the Slstlne chapel for the purpose of electing: a suc cessor to Leo XIII.' Sixty-two cardl nals, with over 200 clerical and lay at tendants, are, to all intents and pur poses, prisoners within the Vatican, Dr. Lapponl's duties began immedi ately after the opening of the conclave. much fear being expressed concerning the health of Cardinals Mocennl, Cre tonl and Langenieux, who are already ill. The first cardinal to be taken to his bed was Cardinal Herrero T. Bsplnosa, Archlbishop of Valencia, who Is 81 years of age and was appointed a cardinal ai the consistory held in June last. He Ik prostrated by over-fatigue. News from within the precincts of .the conclave at midnight is to the effect that after prayers the cardinals took supper at a common table with the ex ception of nine of them, who had their meals served In their cells. Cardinal Hen-era T. Kspnola, with the assistance of a cordial administered by Dr. Lap poni Is reported to have gone quietly to sleep. Tomorrow morning the cardinals will enter upon the solemn duty of choosing the new Pope by ballot. The general Impression exists that within two oi three days possibly, though not proba ble tomorrow, a new Pope will be chosen. But no matter bow long a time may be required, the absolute seclusion of the princes of the church from the outer world must, according to the church law, continue until a choice is made. PrnirnORtlp&ilnna aa tn wIia will ano the tiara as Leo's successor have little value as even the cardinals, who this evening entered their cells, Reemed to be without definite Ideas as to the Issue. Cardinals Rampolla, Seraflno, Vannu telil, XH Pletro, Gottl and Oreglla con tinue to be most frequently mentioned as the likely candidates, but the mo ment the name Of one of them is men tioned a hundred reasons are supplied to show that he could not possibly be erected. The rival claims of the leading Ital ian curdluals, so frequently ventilated Jn the local press, are matters which are all Important In connection with the de cision of the conclave. More Interesting, perhaps In a certain way is the Impression which prevails in certain sections that, no matter what the verdict of the conclave may be, great changes are impending In the pol icy of the Vatican and that within a year or two the new Pope wiil.no longer consider himself a prisoner in the Vati can, but will, unlike 1ao, leave Its pre cincts when necessary. Just before going lnjo his cell today a prominent cardinal threw an Inter esting side light on the chances of Ram. polla; Leo's secretary of state has been persistently abused recently by the government papers for his temporal power policy. "I ami not so sure," said the cardinal, to the representative of the Associated, Press, "that the public attacks on Car dinal Rampolla. by the government are not Inspired with a view to working up among Catholics and cardinals a spirit of enthusiasm for him which might greatty increase his chances of election. Indeed, It is perfectly certain that the Italian government would not be at all sorry to see Cardinal Rampolla wear the tiara as, at heurt, I do not V.. ll.. .i . . . " v v m7 euvtri imitMii nun uiiy dpi pun disposition to alter the existing rela tions between the Vatican and the qulr Jnal." Before entering the conclave Cardinal Gibbons requested the Associated Press to deny all Interviews alleged to have been given out by him while In Rome and also all published accounts of con versations he Is alleged to have haj with private Individuals referring es pecially to the statements of the Italia yesterday to the effect that he had crit icised the policy of Rampolla. Until the conclave Is ended. 700 Ital ian troopers will remain In the plass.i of St. Peters, 400 to the right and 300 to the lft. whil lf.0 more soldiers will ' be stationed In the piazza at St. Mark. Mounted carbineers and policemen will patrol the walls of the Vatican. The gardens and streets adjacent to the Vatican will be watched day and (Continued on Page 2.) Missing Fisherman's Ring Has An Interesting History- The ring of the fisherman," which Is said to have been Btolen from the hand of the dead Pope Leo, and which Is no where to be found In the Vatican, wag the official seal used by the Pope In all his personul documents and private let ters. ' The origin of the ring was a cus tom adopted many centuries ago by he popes In order to keep alive the memory of the poor fishermen of Gal ilee.' Every one of the popes since that time has worn and used a signet ring which bore the device of St. Peter seat ed n a boat and drawing a net from the waves. , The authorities' as to the date of the - -- -- -- -- -1-,-inrn-irinrinAjtnwxjui THREE ARE DROWNED; MANY INJURED TO SEE AN ARMLESS MAN SWIM ACROSS RIVER Bridge Collapsed While Hundreds of Spectators Were Watching Clar ence Lutz Swim. Portland, Ore. July 31. While hun dreds of people stood on the Morrison street bridge today to see Clarence Lutbz,. an armless man, swim across the Willamette river, a section of the bridge collapsed, precipitating more than one hundred people forty feet In to the river. Minnie Raymond, Lot tie Cameron, and an unidentified boy, were drowned and twenty-five per sona were slightly injured. Many fell on two small house boats moored to a pier or the bridge immed iately under the spot where it gave way. Several persons were injured by Btrlklng on the house boats while oth ers were hit by falling timbers. - Many fell from the roofs of the house boats into the water, where dozens of small boats and launches picked them up. Every ambulance in the city, sevoral fire companies and a large force of po lice arrived within a few minutes and victims with broken arms and legs were hurried to the hospitals. The bridge Is an old wooden struc ture, having been built 16 years ago, and has been considered unsafe for some time, although it was not con demned. HERE IS THE PRIZE La Cross?, July 31. Wm. Renz went ' fishing last night In the Mississippi and hooked a large catfish. The fish gave battle and . Rena, unwilling to let go, was drawn Into the river and drowned,' i FLOOR TO BE RAISED IN THE AUDITORIUM MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE "COMMITTEE OF THE AUDI T0RIUM CO. Was Hold Yeiterday and Contractor Tennent Will Begin Work at Once Yesterday at noon was held a meet ing of the executive committee of the Auditorium company In the office of Secretary Randolph for the purpose of nuking final agreements as to . the work to be done in changing the floor In the Auditorium. AH of the plans were carefully gone over by that committee and after a short discussion Contractor Tennent was asked to get ready as soon as possible to begin the work of raising the floor. Mr. Tennent did not know exactly what day he could begin the work, but will probably commence on the Job next week. This work Is certainly to be a great thing for the arrangement of the floor of this building and when It Is com pleted no town In the South near the size of Ashevllle will have such a pub lic building or auditorium. It Is not known how long It will take to do this work. QUARRYMEN STRIKE Fifteen employes at the rock quarry of the Ashevllle and Craggy Moun tain railway went on a strike yester day afternoon. Their grievances seem to be of a varied character."-Among other things the workmen state that they are unable to agree with the management of the quarries. Mr. Rex Howland stated last night that there was no trouble with the labor unions. origin of the custom are not agreed. Mablllon claims that no evidence exists as to the precise date. Rongratla say It is believed that Peter himself used this ring. The .first mention of the ring occurs In a letter of Clement IV, writ ten In 1265. Martin V, who was elected In 1417, left three briefs, all sealed by the ring of the fisherman. Eugene IV, his successor, also left letters scaled with the ring. In 1448, Gactano Cennl wrote a treatise on the ring and pub lished It In Rome. The custom of destroying the seal of the Pope Immediately after his death Is of considerable antiquity. Each Pope has had his own ring and seal. M. I J1 fl . V. ' T"V r . I 1 . g7aWa I It s An III Wind That Blows WAS STARRED FOR PIECE OF CHICKEN JOHN BROWN WAS SERIOUSLY WOUNDED BY MULATTO WAITER. Men Quarrelled Ovsr The Proper Disposition of the Feathered Delicacy. Enraged because a piece of chicken was stolen from him,- "John Red, a mulatto waiter nt the Battery Park hotel plunged n knife repeatedly into the breast of John Brown, a negro dish washer In the kitchen of the ho tel about nine clock last night. A gaping wound opens Into one of frown's limps and there " nre other wounds on his body where his assail ant had slabbed him with a iiocket knife. He was attended by two phy slsiuns, who said last night that Brown would not necessarily die un less pneumonia set In. ' After the deed Reed rushed hatless down the back way to Haywood street where he seized a hat from another waiter and went down Walnut street and escnjied, although the police went ufter him as soon us they were noti fied. Brown also ran bleeding in the same direction and fell almost at the door of his house, which Is in the val ley below the Auditorium. Reed Had laid uslde a piece Of chicken and when he found It gone he accused Brown and -feecuuse some one laughed he drew his knife and at tacked Brown. Reed came here recently from Knoxvllle. RRIEF IN CONTEST CASE IS COMPLETED BY THOMAS SETTLE FOR THE CONTESTANTS AND IS NOW BEING PRINTED Thomas Settle yesterday completed his brief on the evidence In the con tested election case of Moody against Gudger which involves the right of rep resentation from this district In the next Congress and it Is now in thf hands of the printer. The brief covers some fifty pages of printed matter and is Intended to em phasize the points which Mr. Settle re gards as the most Important in th case. It recites parts of the evidence and Is a resume of the argument which will be presented veibally to the com mittee on contested elections to whom the case will be referred. This brief must be In the hands of tht clerk of the House of Representative on Tuesday next or It cannot be con sidered. i i f ft? 1 V V-i T -lkY . ' s n. TENNESSEE CITIES ' LEAD III INCREASE NASHVILLE IS FIRST WITH A PER CENT OF 49.6 Knoxville ia a Close Sxond With But Slight Difference,- Lest than Two Per Cent. New York. July 31. The following table, compiled by Bradatrect, shows the bank clearings at the cities named for the week ended July 31, with the percentage of Increase and decrease na compared with the corresponding week last year. Totals Include clear ings of fifty-two other cities. Can adian totals Include clearings of seven other cities In Canada. New York, $1,295,818,317; per cent dec, 13.1. Chicago, $152,940,104; per cent Inc., 3.8. .- Boston, $1,103,7-':!; ' per cent dec, 2.8. Philadelphia, . $115,909,662; per cent doc, 9.5. St. Louis, $4!'1,09i;,304; per cent inc., 7.3. Pittsburg, $48,210,128; per cent Inc., 4.4. Baltimore, $20,3:17,171; per cent dec, 1.2. San Francisco, $L'8,054,996; per cent Inc., 19.6. Cincinnati, $21,542,800; per cent dec, 17.4. Kansas City, $20,755,123; per cent Inc., 14.3. Now Orleans, $11,338,695; per cent Inc. 7.3. Louisville, $9,263,558; per cent inc., 5.5. Savannnh, $2,142.542; , per cent dec, S.3. Denver, $4,339,02; per cent Inc., 14.0. Richmond, $"4,473.r,30;per cent Inc., 38.8. Mlmphls, $2,294,21; per cent Inc., 22.3. .Washington, $3,128,361; per cent inc., 6.0. Fort Worth, $2,774,369; per cent Inc., 7.7. Atlanta, $l,852,0ii:i; per cent Inc., 23.1. Nodfolk, $1,398,530; per cent Inc., 16.2. Augusta, $593, 96!; per cent dec, 7.0. Nashville, $2,080,175; per cent Inc., 49.6. Birmlnghom, $1,105,108; per cent Inc., 21.4. Macon, $474,000; per cent "dec, 12. S. Little Rook. $794,512; per cent dec, 1.8. Knoxvllle, $946,941; per cent Inc., 48.5. Lexington, $424,641; per cent dec, 10.9. . Chattanooga, $51!i,708; per cent Inc., 17.4, Jacksonville, $29X,427; per cent dec. 2.9. Galveston $5,360,000; per cent Inc., 38.2. Houston $12,092,804. Totals United suites, $2,058,207,129; per cent dec, 7.8. Totals outside or New York, $762, 388,812; per cent Inc., 2.8. Dominion of Canada 1 Nobody Good. WHO STOLE WERER'S $5,000 DIAMONDS? ROBBERS ENTER CHICAGO JEW ELRY STORE WHILE IT IS CROWDED They Raise Flooring and Secure $5,000 Tray of Shiners From the Window. Chicago, July 31. While the Jewel ry store of Louis Weber at Clark and Harrison streets was full of customers tonight, robbers entered the basement of the place and cutting holes through the floor, raised the platform between the outer and Inner show winodws and stole two trays of diamonds valued at $5,000. The robbery created the greatest ex cltenient. The police who were notltfied came in large numbers. Every slatloi was watched and telegrams sent to all the neighboring towns to head off th flight of the robbers. It Is supposed that the robbery Is the work of a gang which has been working in and around Chi cago for the last six months. - WASINGTON IS FREELY UPHELD Tuakegee, Ala., July 31. A resolution was adopted today by the Alabam.n KlaleiNegro Baptist convention, In hiu Kion in this citv. severely condemning (he attack made upon Principal Booker T. Washington, or the Tuskegee 'Norma, and Industrial liiHtltute, during bis ad dress at Boston last night. The resolution which was unanimous ly ndopted by 300 delegates of the con vention, upholds Principal Washlngtoi and pledges cnnlidenee and eii'lorseinen; of lr. Washington as "a conservative, worthy and safe leader deserving of th respect 'and confidence of all men." BRADSTREET SEES MORE PROSPERITY New York, July 31. UradstreeU tfi morrow will say: Weather, crop and trade condition are seasonably favorable, though Ir regularity and weakness In some stu pies prices rellect readjustments of con sumption to enlarge! production. Copi oils rains In the corn belt and In the western corn region ha ve removed somt of the uneasiness existing ns to the out turn of these two great crops, anil de spite this backwardness the outlook for general trade has been measurably helped. Iron and steel buyers are still backward. The industrial situation has Improved, th railroads are having all they can handle with the lack of congestion again being heard. A favorable feature this week Is the reported Improvement In foreign de mand for our breadituffs, considerable quantities of new what and corn being reported, , o WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH CO, ... , , RAISES THE IRE OF THE NEW ORLEANS COTTON EXCHANGE By Requiring Its Signature to Cer tain Form of Contract Strong Reeolutioni Pasted New Orleans, July 31. At a general meeting of the New Orleans Cotton exchange held this afternoon the fol lowing preamble and resolutions were adopted: "Whereas, the commercial news de partment of the Western Union Tele graph company has notified this ex change that unless It signs a certain contract for New York quotations by or before July Slst, the service there of will be stopped; and. "The New York cotton exchange li .s confirmed the notice of the Telegrupti company; and,. "The said contracts give the Teler graph company or the New York cot ton exchange the right . to stop said quotations without cause and without notice ut any time they or either may choose so to do; and, 'The New York Cotton exchange requires this exchunge to sign an ap plication certifying that we had not and would not countenance bucket shops, or In other words, that, we are not mid will not become a gambling Institution; and, 'The New York Cotton exchange re fuses to treat with us as an exchange and insists that we must have all ne gotlutlons regarding their quotations wl(h the Telegraph company subject to their approval; therefore, be It, "Resolved, That this exchange re fuses to sign the contracts offered; "That we refuse to negotiate othef th m with the New York exchange di rect; "That we are willing to co-operate with the New York exchange In any and all measures for the suppression of bucket shops and to sign any agrnement In reason direct with said exchange provided it is of a nature that does not require us to forfeit our sedr respect, - ! "Resolved, That we ask the New York Cotton exchange as a sister ex change to meet us In this matter and to treat with us as It does with Liver pool, as an exchange direct, and not to place us In a raise position before the people of the world. "Resolved, That we deplore the present situation, but insist that It Is entirely due to mistaken views of the New York Cotton exchange which Is requiring of this exchange to sub scribe to conditions that are Impos sible, except at the sacrifice of our dignity and self-respect." MORE SUITS FILED . Atlanta.1 C,a.. July .31. Following the suit tiled by the New Orleuns office of A. U. Baxter & Co. against the West ern I'nlon Telegraph (V. and the Gold and Stock Telegraph Co., the Atlanta office of Baxter & Co. today filed a bill of injunction In the superior court airainst the same telegraph companies to prevent the discontinuance of the petitioners use of the wires or the de fendant. The petition alleges that the leleernnh eomnanles wish to add cer tain conditions and regulations to the contract between the parties to which the petition Is opposed. CONTRACT TO PAINT Y, M, C, A. BUILDING Tlie contract was yesterday' given Mean & Guy, painters, t do the paint ing on the new Y. M. C A. building. The contractors will begin work be finished In antique oak and the outside works to be painted and fin ished with Ivory white. The conartocrs will begin work Monday and It will only be a few days before the new building will begin to show itself oft to very great advan tage. CURTIS TO SUCCEED LEEDS - Ixinisvllle, Ky.. July 81 .Theodore II. Curtis was today appointed super intendent of machinery of the 1ouls ville und Nashville railroad In succes sion to Pulaski Leeds, who was mur dered by George B. Warner, a dis charged employe. "Ashevllle Is Good Enough For Me'f Sfvys Sheriff Reed. "I have traveled all over the east- j ern and western states, and In almost every state of the South," said Sheriff J. U. Reed, last night, "but I want to say that Ash-vile is good enough. for me. Yes, sir, our little mountain city is hard to beat, and very few of those who have settled here have ever shown any inclination to leave It." And Judging from the emphasis with which he uttered the above remarks, the sheriff evidently meuut every word he said . - Sheriff Reed In appearance strongly suggests the mountain sheriff, as por Latest Uevelopments of Govern ment InYestlgttlon Causi Much Excitement. Machen Plays Star Rote, Grand Jury Has Not Yet Com- pleted Work and Moro In dictments May Follow. Heavy Bonds Furnished. Washington, July 31 The postofflce Investigation developed more excite ment today, the federal grand Jury re turning Beven Indictments, Involving nine persons for alleged' conspiracy and bribery, in connection with post al affairs. August W, Machen, for many years the head of the free deliv ery service, was names ' jointly with others In four of the Indictments. The other men were Wm. Gordon Craw ford, who was deputy auditor for the pn.nofflce department from. June J, W.k:, to September 15, 1897, and is s member of one of the exclusive clubs of Washington; Leopold J. Stern of Baltimore; George B. Lorenx, of To ledo, formerly a prominent govern ment official, and Martha J, Lorenx, his wife; John T. Cupper, mayor of Lock Haven, Pa.; Wm. C. Long, an Ohio man, who Is an Intimate friend of Machen; Maurice Runkel; of New York city, and Thomas W. McGregor, a protege of Machen, who" was ft mes senger at the beginning of Machen's administration of the1 free 'delivery service, and In recent years has been' In charge of supplies for the rural free delivery service'. ,, Crawford voluntarily appeared In court soon after the Indictments were returned and furnished $10,900 ball, and McGregor likewise gave $5,000 bail. Long was arrested at his home, ' where Deputy Marshal Spring-man found him In bed. He was released on $10,000 ball. His was the only ease In which a bench warrant waa issued, owing to the voluntary action of the others Indicted. Machen was not re arrested under new indictment, as be gave bonds in $20,000 under his 'In dictment several weeks ago, and the authorities felt that this was sufficient to Insure his appearance. ; WsrrniU have been Issued for the out of town parties lndlcte'1 and thetr arrest f expected within the next 14 hours. The grand jury has not completed the work laid before It by the postal. In vestigators, 1 and oiIkt indictments may be expected later on, possibly within a week or two. It Is understood that two additional cases against one of the parties Indicted today, a form er prominent bureau official, are being Inquired into by the grand Jury ahd that the acts of another former high official of the postoffice department already under Indictment by the Brooklyn grand Jury are being Invest igated. Machen was in consultation with his counsel this afternoon and the de murrer to the previous Indictments probably will be filed tomorrow, Wal ter S. Mayer, a veteran postal Inspec tor, and for many years previously,- ft special pension examiner, has done ft large part of the work on today's cases, aided by other Inspectors. Post master General Payne returned to this city tonight over the Pennsylvania railroad from his trip of about a fort night on the revenue cutter Onadaga, which was making a cruise along the Atlantic coast. COMPLAINT MADE Oil ASSESSMENT (Special to The Citizen) ' " Raleigh, N. C, July 31. -Julius C. Martin nnd II . W. Plummed today went before the state tax commission concerning assessment of Ashevllle Electric company properties. It is understood that after this conference an assessment of $250,000 was fixed On by the commission. MORE TROUBLE McKeesport, Pa., July SI. The most serious disturbance of the many that have occurred since the begin ning f the strike at Port -Vue - Tin mill took place this evening. During the fighting, John Mount was fatally Injured and John Cameron . was shot so that he will be crippled for life. Both victims were on their way home from 'one of the other mills. ' "' trayed by the famous artists Reming ton. In conversation last night he declared that he knew almost every path and crag of the surrounding mountains. He is a North Carolinian from head to heel, as were all bis an ceslors before him since the year 1802. One of his forefathers served ft term as governor of this state and the sheriff Is proud of the fact. When it was suggested to him that be might some day fill the office, the sheriff smiled In a far away manner and said: "Well, fortune does eometimefl hit a rgjuk square in the face, but It's hardly probable." 1 ,
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