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Vmt 4 ' Nearly everybody reads The Citizen, became it hat ail the .new nnTir GITI ' The actual clrcu- 2499 ! T latlon of- The T C ill 11 r, nn Trl- JLJJLJ day was , 1 Vol. XIX No. 50 A5HEVILLE, N. C., SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 8, 1903. PRICE FIVE CENTS ZEN JL -JUL- fX- -fc- -JU- T -i WALLACE BROS. CIRGUSWREGKED Twenty-three , Employes of the Show Were Killed PRODUCTS OF THE AMERICAN CO. WERE BOYCOTTED AT A MEET ING OF KINSTON'S RETAIL GROCERS. RACE RIOT 111 riORTIICAROLIflA Two Men Killed and Further ARGUMENTS BEGIN THIS MORNING GENERAL MILES RETIRES TODAY Full of Honors and Scars, He MINISTER FALLS BY THE WAYSIDE PHYSICIANS SAY GIRL TOLD A LIE Bishop, Accused of Criminal Assault, Discharged MORE THAN TWENTY WERE INJURED FATALLY Loss on Valuable Property Will be Very Heavy SOME OF THOSE KILLED AND IN JURED WERE -RAILROAD EM V PLOYES Durand, Mich., Aug. 7. Wallace Brothers' circus was wrecked In the Grand Truck yards here at. 4 o'clock this morning and twenty-one men, mostly employes of the circus, includ ing a few of the performers, were kill ed outright. Twenty more were In jured, some, fatally. The show was traveling in two sections over the Grand Trunk tracks from Lansing, and the accident, It Is said, was caused by the failure of the second section of the train to stop on time. The two sections were traveling near each othei and the second ran into the first at full speed. The engine of the second section and four cars of the first section were completely demolished. Much valua ble property was destroyed and the lost to the circus people will be heavy. Some of those killed and a few ol those Injured were railroad people at tached to the train. These Includ. Trainmaster J. McCarthy, of the Grand Trunk. Some of the animals were kill ed and the scene in the Grand Trunk yards after the collision was appulling The wreckage of the engine and foui cars was strewn about and piled high, while the shrieks of the injured, and the bellowing of the frightened ani mals could be heard above the hiss 01 escaping steam and the excited shoutf of the rescuers. It was some hourt before all the injured were rescued from the wrecked cars. Some of them were in terrible agony and It is feared that seven more will die. It was 3:45 o'clock when, the first section pulled into the west end of th Grand Trunk yards here. A red light was hung on the rear car to stop tht second section. Engineer Propst, ol Battle Creek, who was running the en gine of the rear train, says he saw this Pent and annlied the air brakes. To his horror It refused to work. He re versed his engine, but the momentun. of the train behind was too great ant: with a crash that aroused all of tht town near the yards the two trains met. Three cars of the stationary first section were telescoped jind the englm and five cars of the moving train wert demolished. The rear car of the first section was a caboose In which the trainmen were sleeping and the next two were filled with sleeping circus . employes. The greatest loss , of life was In the caboose. One of the wreck ed cars of the second section was oc cupied by five elephants and Severn I camels. One of the elephants and twt camels were killed outright, while tht other animals and their trainer es caped. With the exception of this car, none of the menagerie was wrecked, - the other demolished cars containing canvass or wagons, and there was com paratively little excitement among thr wild animals. As soon as they recov ered from the first shock, the trainers- rushed among the cages quieting th( few beasts that were excited. The cle nhants In th wrecked car behaved with surnriBlnsr calmness, and were led out of the wreck without trouble, Many feared at first some of th mennwrle had escaped, but some of the animals could be heard crying. Thr fire whistle was immediately sounded and the whole town was aroused. Thr rescuers could see unfortunates through the tangled wreckage and went furl ously to work without waiting for toob to extricate them. A wrecking crew kept In the yards here and it was on the scene In a very few minutes bring Ing tools and equipment. All the phy eielans and trained nurseB In town were sent for and those in nearby place? were rushed tothe scene on, hand cars The hotei RMielieu was converted into a temporary hospital and scores of vol unteers with stretchers were in read! ness to carry the badly Injured as fast as the rescuers could extricate tnem The dead, many of them so terrll! - mangled that Identification seemed well nigh impossible, were carefully wild op the green sward a short distance from the scene. By 6 o'clock a corps or l physicians was operating on the Injured : and dressing their wounds in the tern porary hospital. Four of .the Injured died at the hospital before 8:30 o'clock. When the wrecking train crews had fin ished pulling to pieces the tangled aud Col. Michi And MaJ. Lloyd Both Sivy "Keep Park Open Colonel Mlchte and Major Lloyd went' to Overlook Park yesterday afternoon with Otis L. Green and the day being unusually pleasant they saw and ex ceptional view of the great mountains In the distance, the smaller ones near nt hand and the river valleys. Both of these distinguished officers expressed themselves as enchanted with the park and Its varied attractions. They com mented on its neatness to and accessi bility to the city and said that ther re no less notable advantage than Meeting . Waa Attended by Large Numbers of Prominent Business Men of That Place. (Special to The Citizen.) KInston, N. C, Aug. 7.-A large and enthusiastic meeting of local retail grocers and general merchants assocla. tlon tonight started a movement calcu lated to accomplish great good for the tobacco growers throughout the state. Resolutions were passed boycotting all American Tobacco company's products. The resolution will be forwarded to all of the forty associations In the state asking their concurrence. It is hoped by this means to force the trust to pay living prices to farmers for the raw ma terial which is now below the cost of production accredited to he trust's high handed dictation of prices. The meeting was attended by a largo number of business men of this city who are unanimous in demanding some concession from the trust and asking retailers of the state to assist. The movement, if successful, .will be far reaching In Its effects. Every merchant In Kinston will be 'asked to sign the resolfrrMn and the state and nominal associations will be asked to concur. WRIGHT RELEASED London. Aug. 7. Whltaker Wright. the arrested promoter and director of the London Globe and Finance corpor ation, was released todav from Brix ton jail, satisfactory sureties for his $25,000 ball having been furnished. broken cars, 17 dead men were lying on the grass awaiting removal to the morgue. A majority of them were killed while asleep. The circus performerf were In the rear of the moving train and escaped injury. Wallace Brothers say their loss will be very heavy, but have given no esti mate of It as yet. This Ib the second wreck that the Wallace Brothers' show have suffered within a month. Dead: James McCarthy, trainmaster Orajid Trunk road between Port Huron and Battle Creek. A. W. Large, special officer Grand Trunk, Battle Creek. John Purcell, Peru, Ind., boss can- vasman. Lafe Ferson, Cambridge, Ohio, six horse team driver. , r ' G. Thomas, residence unknown, mem ber of stake and chain gang. Harry St, Claire, residence unknown. reserve seat man. John Leary. Springfield, III., boss of ring stock. Andrew Howland, New York state. canvasman. Frank Thorp, Dundee, Mich., train master of circus train. Itobert Rice, residence unknown, har ness maker. i George Smith, residence unknown blacksmith. Charles Sands, Peru, Ind., driver. Joseph Wilson. Pittsburg. W. J. McCoy, Columbus, Ohio, canvw man with side show. Unknown man, driver of hand wagon. Unknown man, home said to be In dianapolis, rider In circus races. Unknown man, home said to be h Louisville, four-horse driver. Unknown man,' four-horse driver. Unknown man, suffocated to death. Two unidentified men are also dead at the hospital. Seriously Injured: James S. Foley, special officer Grand Trunk, Detroit, shoulder dislocated bruises. Joseph F. Benton. New Mllford, Conn., internal Injuries. W. J. Roe, Armstrong, III.. Interna Injuries. Frank Tilley, Rising Sun. Ind., hip dislocated, very badly bruised. Hole Abratns, Sandusky, -Ohio. Burt McGrath, Conncllsvlllc, Ohio John W. Koons, Bairdstown, Ohio. George Hartley, Los Angeles, Cal. In discussing the question, of respon sibility for the horror, the railroad nffl dais unhesitatingly lay it to Knglnee Probst, of the second section of thf train, whose home Is In Battle Creek Probst says the airbrakes on his train refused to work, but the officials declare that he could have stopped the train In time to avert serious consequences eneral Manager F. H. McGuIgan said "Probst knew that he was coming into a yard where trai usually stand and take on coal and water. The rules say plainly that engineers shall approach such yards with trains under controll A brakeman sent back by the first train warned him of the danger three qua tprs of a mile before he got to the standrng section. For nearly half mile before he got to the fust train, the track is straight and-cienr and h should have been able to see the red light on the back of the train ahead I time to stop his train." The official report on the accident Is sued by Superintendent Brownlee, de clares positively that the airbrakes have been tested since the accident and found to be in perfect condition. the magnificent view which the rjde u tho mountain and the pavllllon present ed. The Dark and railway, they said, were undoubtedly among the greatest of Ashevllle's attractions and were nec essarily a source of pleusure to the peo ple and a great advertisement for the city. When told that the taking up of the railway track and the closing of the park were contemplated the visitors could scarcely believe it and said they sincerely trusted this .would not be done. ' i Trouble Looked For NEGRO MEETING WAS DISTURBED BY WHITES Negroes Objected and Charged the Crowd REPORTED THAT NEGROES ARE ARMING AND AUTHORITIES HAVE BEEN CALLED ON (Special to The Citizen) Henrietta, N. C, Aug. 7. Because gnnj of white men disturbed a negro eligious meeting here last night the town of Henrietta Is in the throes of a race riot. Already one man, of the name of Rudd, aged 18, has be-Jii stabbed to eath and a negro has been killed. urther serious trouble is expected at any time. The trouble started last night when the gajig referred to tried to break up the negro meeting. The negroes re sented the Insult and made an attempt to charge the crowd, which" had gath- red In the main portion of the town. The result was the killing of the white boy and the negro. Had tha guard which was charged by the negroes not been doubled, more bloodshed would have resulted. - It is reported' that the negroes arc- arming, as are also the whites. The straw which caused the riot was that a negro cursed a white boy on the streets aft-?r the attempt to break up the negro meeting. This so enraged he whites that they mvore vengeance. The Citizen made an attempt to se urc the latest developments from Henrietta last night but no communi ntion could bo established owing to the bad - condition of the telegraph ic service. BRITISH TENNIS TEAM WINS R. F. AND H. L. DOHERTY SCORE ANOTHER POINT FOR THE TROPHY. Americans Must Win Two Noxt Matches to Rotain Champion ship Cup. Boston. Aug. 7. The British pair, R. F. and H. L. Doherty, scored another point for the lawn tennis tro phy today by defeating R. D. and G L. Wrenn, (he American pair, three sets to one before 4,000 persons at the Longwood t'rick"t club, the scores be ing 7-5, 9-7, 2-6, 0-3. The record now stands two to ons In favor of the challengers and to morrow two more matches in singles will be played; so that Americans must win both to retain tho cup. In Joints today the British team had the advantage, 140 to 131, but the scores'Hiid points fail to show the all round superiority of tho visitors. They excelled the American pair in nearly every department of tne game, hand ling the high lobs, which their oppon ents relied upon almost entirely to win points, with an ease and skill tha was surprising, on tne other hand the team work of the American pal and their general play was much bet ter than was anticipated before the game and their tine play In the first two sets, which was the feature of the match, broughtt forth almost con tinuous applause. MURDERED FATHER AND LITTLE SON Dallas, Texas, Aug. 7. A special t the News from Cooper, Texas, says: G W. Robertson, living near Horton and his six year old son were shot and killed last night by Charlie Henderson. Robertson went to Henderson's house under the influence of liquor and Hen derson claims threatened his life. Hen derson fired at him, but the first charge struck the boy. The second shot killed Robertson. Henderson surrendered. CAPT EVERETT DEAD "(Special to The Citizen.) - Bryson City N. C, Aug. 7. Capt Everett, one of the oldest and best kno-vn citizens of iwain county, pass ed awnv Monday after a lingering1 ill ness. He was laid to rest in the cem etery in Bryson city by a large com pany or rrlenos on Tuesday. Mr. F. H. Bobbltt, who has been popular merchant In our town for some time, has sold his stock of goods Mr. Tom Conley and has aone Asheviile with his family for tho prcs eni. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Black, motheT and father of Mrs. T. D. Bryson an Mr. S. W. Black from Illinois, have come to spend some time on a visit They have with them Mrs. Emmellne Nigh of Illinois also, and their .son, Joe Black. Mr. E. L. Ewbank of Henderson ville, the popular insurance agent, seems to do a thriving business In our midst. Judging by the frequency of his his visits. He was here the forepart of the week. The second week of the Superior court Is coming to a close. Only clvtl rases are being tried and none of spe cial Importance. Judge Hoke and 8o llcltor T. D. Bryson will leave for Murphy on Saturday night ; - JETT-WHITE TRIAL DRAWING TO . A CLOSE Witnesses in Rebuttal Occupied Stand Yesterday Claimed that Jett Could not Hold Pistol. Cynthlanu. Ky.. Aug. 7 After elev en days consumed In taking testimony the second trial of the common- enlth of entucky against Curtis Jett nd Thomas White, charged with the ssassinatlon of James B. Marcuin, on May 4 last, both sides rested its case this afternoon. Judge Osborne announced that ar guments will begin tomorrow morning nd Immediately adjourned court. Be fore the arguments begin Instructions ill bo given to the jury. Eight arguments will be made, four on each side. Messrs. J. 1. Klanton, T. Lafferty, B. B. Golden and James D. Black will speuk for the de fense, and Thomas Marcuni. brother of the dead man. and a criminul lawyer of note In Muscogee, I. T.. and County ttorney J. Stanley Webster, Col. A. . Byrd and Commonwealth's Attor ney Fryer will address the jury for the prosecution. ' Today was entirely taken up in in troducing witnesses in rebuttal by both sides and at times very acrimon ious debates were had. Robert David son, Abner Eversole, Jas. B.. Little, Abe Short. L. T. Bolln, Robert Ful kerson, Hardin Childers, Wiley H. ombes, N. B. Combes J. H. Blan- ton and M. Forbes, witnesses In re buttal, testified to the god character nd truhtfulness of IS. J. Kwen, the eadlng witness for the prosecution. Th ;y were rigidly cross-examined, but stood their examination well. Joe Moore was placed upon the tand by the defense" to prove that on the morning of the Killing Jett was holding his hand In such a manner to his front side as to Indicate that his ind was crlDoled. On of the claims of the defense la that Jett's hand was so crippled by being mashed by a log few weeks before tne Killing or mar- cum that It was a physical Impossible ty for him to use a .pistol. Judge ames II. llarels was placed on in. stand to robut the evidence introduced gainst him by the prosecution wnose w t ness. C. H. HOlin, tesuuea 10 see- Hsrgls In his private ottlce on tne Rnnrtav before the Killing, taming io some men. N THE CAUSE OF THE BIG INDIAN HON :' CLEM- MAN1.Y- WILL SOON ARRIVE IN" ASHE VILLE. Eastern Band of Cherolice Indians May -Obtain "Heap, Much Douflh." Hon. Clement Manly, standing master n chancery of the United States Circuit court, will return here on the 25th, to hear a matter of great Importance In connection with the Eastern band or Cherokee Indians. These Indians are wards of the United States government which protects thelt interests, and there is a large sum ol money in the treasury io meir nrau. To many of tlic-mj money will come on account of the sale of Indian lands In the Indian Territory. A large tract of their land was sold years ago to Mason and Dixon, and there was a lung drawn out lawsuit to determine if these In dlans could legally sell the land. At any rate there is pioney due these peo ple and the phase of the case which will be considered by Mr. Manly, and on which he w ill hear evidence is the right of some three hundred persons in thlf part of the state to ehare in the fund It Is claimed by these people through Craig, Whltson and Martin, their at torneys, that some hundred years age their ancestor, Martin Mutiey, married an Indian woman named Keziah Vann and that they are the descendants of this union. The attorneys state thai this can be proved, and if so their cli ents will be entitled to large sums oi money from several sources. It Is sale that several years ago the Eastern band met In council und formally de tided that the claim was well founded Geo. H. Smathers, the government' representative in the matter pertaining to the Indians declined, however, to recognize it and (his suit and hearing Is to establish the claim. SHERIFF STOPPED THE LYNCHING Dallas, Texas, Aug. 7. A special to the News from Henderson, Texas, says that Isom Stong, a young negro, last night attempted to enter the bedroom of Mrs. Mollle I-acy, a widow. Mrs Lacy wa awakened. She gave the alarm and the negro was soon captured and Identified by her and taken to ail. This afternoon the. sheriff quietly slipped the negro out of town, but a mob followed and took the prisoner from the officer and brought him back to town. 'Preparations were made to lynch him, but District Judge Ivy promised the mob that the grand Jury would consider the negro's case at once. The mob finally dispersed and the ne gro was taken back to Jail. DISTURBER8PUNI8HED Boston Aug. 7.-M3ranvllie Martin Wm. M. Trotter and Bernard Charles, who were found guilty of disturbing the Booker T. Washington meeting at the Zlon M. K. church, a week ago, were today sentenced, Martin and Trotter to serve M days In -prison, the maximum penalty under the law, and Charles was fined. II paid the fine and the others appealed. , 5- ! , 1, ,. -: ;- Becomes Private Citizen ISSUES ADDRESS TO OFFICERS AND COMRADES Triumphant Over Persecutors, He Eulogizes Army BEYVED AND HONORED GRAND' OLD WAR HORSE RETIRES FROM PUBLIC LIFE Washington, Aug. 7 LleUt. General Nelson A: Miles, commanding the army, will retire from active service at noon tomorrow, having reached the age limit, sixty-four years. The following order was prepared today and will be Issued tomorrow: "Washington, D. C.Aug. 8, 1903 'The retirement from service by the President, August 8. 1903, of Lieut. General Nelson A. Miles, U. S. A., by operution of law under the provis ions of the act of congress approved June 30, 1882. is announced. Lieut. General Miles will proceed to his home. The travel enjoined is neces sary for the public service. "By order of the secretary of war. "H. C. CORBIN, 'Adjutant General, Major General U. S. A." Several other orders resulting from the retirement of General Miles have been Issued, one assigning- Lieut General Young to the command of the army until August 15, when he "will assume the duties of chief of staff. another assigning Major General Cor- nin as president of the Soldiers' Home board, another Brig. General Gllles pie as president 01 tne board of or dinance and fortification and still an other assigning Lieut. General Young as a member of the Sherman ntatute commission. General Miles has issued the follow ing address on the occasion of his re tirement from active service: General orders, number 116: Headquarters of the army. Wash lnglon, August 5. 1903. in accordance with the provisions' of the act of congress of June 20. 1892, the undersigned will retire from the. active service .August 8, 1B03. In relinquishing command of the rmy of the United States, to which he was assigned by the President, Oc tober 2, 1895, he hereby acknowledger his appreciation of the fidelity mani fested bv the officers and soldiers dur ing the past eventful years. 10 those who were his compan ions and associates during one of thi greatest of all wars, he takes pleasure in expressing his gratification that they have lived through the trials and dangers of long service to witness the results of their fortitude, heroism and unselfish devotion to the welfare ol their country. .They have also in a most commendable manner exemplifi ed to the younger generation of sol dlers those principles of discipline and patriotism which make the army the protector and defender and never the menace of the nation and Its liber ties. Since Its organization, the army Iihb been charged with a great variety of responsibilities, all subordinate to defending the country aud maintain Ing the rights of its citizens. In the discharge of Its manifold du ties, the army has confronted enemies representing every stage of human de velopment from the highest civiliza tion yet obtained to savagery and bar barlsm. It has ever been Its duty to observe In war those chlvalrlc and hu mane principles by which Inevitable horrors are so greately mitigated while unncessary prosecution of war fare against armed forces Its valor haf been demonstrated. All honorable nc tlvlty and life for the army must exist within the well denned lines of pat riotism. untarnished honor, sterling integrity, impartial justice, obedience ighnul authority and incessant warfare aitalnst armed enemies. Marked changes at different times have occurred In the strength and or ganlzation of the army, resulting from divers Influence and various expert mints have been tried. The time has rectified errors in the past ami will do so in the future. 'Unswerving devotion to our gov eminent and the pricpilcs upon which it was established and has been main tained, Is essentlul to the efficiency of the national forces and especially Is this so In a democratic government where the Individual, In order to be 11 nerfect soldier, must first be a true citizen. The boast that every soldier of our great nation carried a marshals baton in his knapsack Is in a higher sense more than equaled In Slgnifl era nee by the fact that every American soldiers personifies sovereign curen xhli) and mav bv his own condui t ex emplify impartial Justice to those wh( have never experienced It and the re- hiiIIh of the hiithest liberty to those who have been strangers to It, thereby aidine to secure for his country moral intlfluence not otherwise attain able. "Durine the darkest hours of our history the first commander of thf American forres . demonstrated the B-randcur and nobility of his character hv cotnhatine the evil Influences then nervHdlnir the armv and by manifest Iiib- the Htrnneest confidence and faith in the ultimate Justice and integrity of his government. Mls womb or wisaom ,,iirn,i t Vowhiirir one hundred and laontv vciirs aeo. had the effect of inspiring 'unexampled patriotism and patient virtue, rising superior to the pressure of the most complicated suf fprinerR. It is one of the glories of our country that the army has maintained those principles for more than a century. The commanders of the army suc ceeding Washington have by their ex ample, influence and orders engineered and maintained the highest degree of efficiency, discipline and patrlottism. "The lieutenant general has faith that under all circumstances the Hriny, will maintain its hlgn cnaracier anu that Its future will be as honorable and glorious its has ben its history, In the past, 1 "NELSON A. MILES, "Lieut. Gen. U. S. A." TRUSTED CHURCH OFFICIAL LIS TENS TO VOICE OF THE TEMPTER. Does Little Speculating on the Out aide and Runs Amuck Trouble Follows HIS Boston, Aug. 7. In a letter written last Tuesday from Montreal to Hev. Geo. P. Spencer, pastor of his church In East Boston, Willard S. Allen, treas urer of the Preachers' Aid Society of the (Northeastern Conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, confessed that he was a defeaulter to the amount of $8,000 of the society's fund. Mr. Allen has been treasurer of the society for twelve years and clerk of East Boston District church for twenty- nine years and for sixteen years was n prominent member of the school com missioners of Boston. ' He left home about a week ago without announcing Ing his destination and the first heard from him was the letter to the East Boston clergyman. Mr. Allen said that he had lost the money in speculation. He re quested the minister to notltfy the members of Allen's family and the offi was cers of the society of his confession. the SUPERIOR COURT GLEANING UP JUDGE JONE3 MAKES RAPID PRO GRES3 IN DISPOSING OF CASE8. Superior court did a rushing business yesterday and made considerable pro gress toward clearing the" JarV of pris oners of whom there were B at the be ginning of court on Monday. Judge Jones opened the court at 9 o'clock and Its after dinner session lasted until o'clock and the session this morning will begin at 9. . Judge Jones is a believer In both work and discipline. While the Doane-Rlce murder case was being tried there war considerable noise made by people com ln( In and going out and to stop this the judge promptly ordered the doors fast ened and told the sheriff to let no onf In or out for a time. He believes In punishing people who carry pistols af his sentences show there Is no escap ing on payment of costs. Furthermore the judge speaks his mind. Yesterday there was In trial for cohabitation of blacks and whites and when a verdict of not guilty was brought In as against the negro man the Judge expressed great Indignation that such a state of affairs should exist and sharply re marked that It seemed that if the offlcei had done his duty there would have been enough evidence produced before the Jury to convict. The case In ques tion came from a Justices court and was not gotten up by the police or sher iff's office. Dan. Hughes was sentenced to foui months on the road for larceny. J. F Ware was ordered to serve 30 days foi carrying a concealed weapon. W . H Moore and J. B. Kemner were adjudged lo be guilty of larceny. Fate Weaver got 40 days for carrying a pistol con- aled, and Wallace Culn got 30 days for the same offense. Isaac Melton was sentenced to twelve months on the roads for larceny and Judgment in an other case which was changed to for clble trespass was suspended. In sen' fencing Isaac the Judge said the prls oner was a preacher, a darkey, and while wearing the livery of heaven waf acting as the agent of the devil. Geor gla Coxe, a white woman, was sen fenced to 12 months Imprisonment for cohabitation, and 12 months more for assault with a deadly, weapon.- Jim Scott will work the roads six months for carrying a concealed weapon and 12 months for larceny while In another case against mm tor assuun wnn 1 deadly weapon Judgment was suspend ed. Judgment was suspended in the case against Lizzie Lnwry for assault with a deadly weapon. Walter Younp got 60 days for carrying a concealed weapon. Dan. Salters will Improve the roads 1 months on account of commit ting perjury. Salters yvas up In thf police court for carrying a concealed weapon and thought It would be easy to escape by saying he was taking it home from the shop. It was shown that was not at the shop- when he said was. Henry Grady got six months foi larcenv. Will Yoeberry will work on the coiintv roads 60 days because h carried a weapon concealed. Donne, who was convicted or man slaughter on the charge that he killed Lytle .will be sentenced next week unless the Judge grants the motion for a new trial. His attorneys said yester day that the case would be appealed II a new trial was not granted. How A Chicago Asheviile John R. Marrlat, of Chicago, who Is' visiting Asheviile, has evinced a great Interest In the general protest which Is now going up against the closing of Overlook Park. "While 1 am not a resident here," he said. "I come every summer and there Is nothing in this entire neighbrohood which has given me greuter pleasure than the occasional trips up the fa mous Sunset mountain. To close such a resort, seems to me, nothing short of bad judgment. I, us well as thous ands of others, saw the painting which has made the mountain famous. It was that which first drew my attention to Asheviile and I am Indeed astonish ed that such a step as that proposed PLEA OF NOT GUILTY PROVED TO BE TRUE Dewey's Defalcation Amounts lo $121,000 ."-1 BELIEVED THAT HE HA3 LARGE SUM OF MONEY ON HIS PER. y . SON, OR HIDDEN. (Speclal'to The Citizen) J. M. Bishop, of Raleigh, who was - charged by his twelve year old step daughter with outraging her and hav improper relations with her for many months, was given a hearing this afternoon and discharged, Phy sicians testified that the girl's story false. ' " - ' . ' Official news from Newberne this evening deepens the sensation as to plundering of the Farmers and Merchants' bank by Cashier Thomas Dewey. - -- It is to the ertect that already the-. defalcation reaches. 1121,000 and will doubtless exceed $125,000. He appears to have secured at least $50,000 in cash during July. Two notes each for ten thousand given by the Hosiery Mill Co. and en dorsed by one Pelllter are found utter ly worthless. These were cashed In Philadelphia and Baltimore. Dewey stealings go back for ytnra but lately he had prepared for flight.' His plan, was to draw notes on other bankB, guarantee their payment by his bank, cash them and pocket the mon ey. ...... The officials believe he has a heavy sum in cash with him or hidden end available. It appears certain that de positors will not get all their money. In the notable cass of Saawell gttjnst the Seaboard Air Line,: In which the plaintiff was awarded $4,600 damagss for being hit with eggs while In that railway's station at Shelby, Associate Justice Connor today grant ed the motion of the defendant com pany for a rehearing. The Cltlten begs to announce that it finds twelve pages too small to continue the news and magazine feature prepared for its Sunday editions, so tomor row's Citizen will carry six teen pages and contain many Interesting features. A full page of religious news and thought for Sunday reading will be one of the new things. H ..1 1 11 f 4 RECORD SMASHED: . HIS DAUGHTER DEAD Is AneKeles. Cal.. Auk. 7. At 1:06 o'clock this afternoon, the special train bearing Henry P. Lowe, chlel engineer of the United States Steel corporation, drew In at La Grande sta tion, having completed a run irom ne Atlantic to the Pacific ocean, a dis tance of more than 8,200 miles. In the fastest time on record. Mr. Lowe left New York on Tuesday, August 4J- 2:45 p. m., and arrived In Los 'An geles 73 hours and 21 minutes later. one hour ana iv ininuies more man three days of actual running time. which Includes three hours gainea running from East to West. The run from Chicago was made over the lines of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad, a distance of 2,258 miles. The time from Chicngo to Los Angeles as 52 hours and 51 minutes, an average peed of 42.7 miles an hour, including all stops. This run clips five -"hours and five minutes off all previous tec-., ords . 1 CHAMPION WENT . FOR NINE ROUNDS San Fran dsco, Aug. 7. For the first time since, he has been In train Ing Champion Jeffries spaTred In pub- -lie: at Harbin Springs tonight. He ap peared at an entertainment given for the benefit of a cripple, and boxed" three rounds with Fltzsimmons,-Joe Kennedy and Jack Jeffries, He 'ap peared to be in splendid condition and apparently tpjlcker on his feet than formerly. B. Bishop with Aurelio Hetrera. went to Alameda to- ' day witli Yank Keimey and Sam Ber ger to see Corbett lut work. The-ex-chainpion boxed with Berger and wrestled with Kenney and at the cone elusion of the bouts both pronounced him to be in better condition than ever before. - Visitor To Views Situation by Mr. Ilowlanl, should ever hava been thought of. Con you not sea what would be the first result of clos ing such a popular resort? It would drive away tourists and visitors ' to other sections of the country. Destroy your most attractive feature and you cannot fail to give your city a black eye. I have thought several times that If Mr. Howland could see his way to reduce the fare the traffic up and down th-! mountain would be doubled. Many people look at 2S cents twice be fore spending It on car rides. I believe that a ten or fifteen cent fare would prove profitable on account of the In crease In passenger traffic. 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Asheville Citizen (Asheville, N.C.)
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Aug. 8, 1903, edition 1
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