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i brings, sucotsa," it tha best rkwaj advertising motta In the worlaV ' "" , - - - CITIZEN Tha actual alreu latien ef Tha CltL T tan yesterday was 3066' 9 Vol. xN0H. - ASHEVILLE, N. C. SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 21 1903. PRICE FIVE CENTS t-r I" 'iir FLAG OF TRUCE "III CHICAGO Gestation of Hostilities DccUr cd by Both Sides OPPOSING FORCES TO HOLD CONFERENCE Prospects For Arbitration Seem to bo Bright' y ' ' '. ; , FOUR-fWUNK LINES WERE OPEN YESTERDAY VALUABLE AS l STANCE RENDERED BY POclCE. J ' - It r ' ' . Chicago, Nov. 20. But two point prevented a peaceable adjustment of the Chicago City Railway strike today and the Indications tonight are that these obstacles will be Anally overcome and that a settlement will be reached tomorrow. A virtual cession of hostil ities has been declared by both sides while the present peace negotiations are in progress and as all the interested parties appear to be making every ef fort to bring the struggle to an end. there seema a likelihood that ull differ ences will be modified to such u degree that arbitration will follow. Mayor , Carter H. Harrison, und his (Idermanlc peace commission, after la boring for three days, succeeded today In getting, a representative of each of the contending parties to meet In con ference. All the conferences heretofore have been separate, but at the sugges tion of Mayor Harrison this evening th opposing sides agreed to meet. Colonel E. It. Bliss, general counsel for the company, was authorised by President Hamilton to act for the company and Clarence S. lariow counsel for the strikers,' was given authority to act for the strikers. An hour later these two attorneys held a conference In the office of Colonel Bliss and discussed the prospects for settlements. After the conference of Colonel Bliss and Mr. Darrow, It was learned that the com mission had made two positions to the union. Colonel Bljss submitted them to Mr. Darrow. The propositions were! "The company shall have the, right l. discipline, .and,: discharge tts 'employes as It shall choose, but this shall not b? construed to mean that any discrimina tion Is made against union men or non. union men. ' "Second. That the company shall for mulate the methods by which grlev- pany laid down these proposals as tha bnslc principles which must be granted by the union before further negotiations could be entered upon. Mr. Darrow submitted the company! propositions to the union, after which he aaid that the atrikers had accepted the proposal of the company with lin. material modifications. In their turn the men submitted a proposition on tht routing of cars. This matter will comt before the board of directors of tht company tomorrow for their consldera tlon. ' Four trunk lines of the company were kept open for traflic today, the cars being run under police protection. Blnce the Inception of the atrike no attempt nas oeen made to operate the cars a night, nor have any of the cross tow lines been opened. GENERAL REYES INTERVIEWED j Says Action of Roosevelt May Yet Result GENERAL WOOD IS UNDER CROSS FIRE waamngiun. .xov. u. A summons Issued by the senate military affairs committee was served tonight on Er nest Lee Connant, of the New York law- firm of Page & Connant, citing him to appear before the committee tomorrow in connection with the investigation of charges against Brigadier General Leonard Wood, made In an effort to prevent his confirmation as major gen eral. Air. Connant has been in Washington several days prosecuting Cuban cases before the Spanish Claim Commission, It Is believed the subpoena was Issued at the instance of Major Rathbone, who learned late today of Mr. Con niiiit'sjiresence in the city. Mr. Connant will be expected to give testimony as to the character of Jul Alal, the alleged gambling establish nient which General Wood Is charged with having given a ten year conces sion to operate in Havana. Mr. Connant went to Cuba us an at tache of the evacuation committee snid while. there he acted us legal adviser to General Ludlow In command of the deportment of Havana, later he served General Wood In the same capacity and It Is declared that he is compe tent to give, some Inside facts relating to the manner In which the concession to the Jul Alal was obtained. Another witness summoned by the military commission was Herbert J Brdwn, a. newspaper correspondent, who was In Cuba during the American administration, and who is said to have knowledge of the Jai. Alal. . jvMlnlst Idjrtvn NELSON RELEASED. tftyn r'ranelsco, Nov. 20. David R. Nelson, the Coffeyvllle, Kas., attorney, who was taken In custody here by the sheriff of Montgomery counts', Kus., who sent word that Nelson was wanted SOCIALISTS ances of its employes shall be adjusted: there on the charge of being an acces ln the future," j sory to a murder, was released today The understanding Is that the com-, on a writ of habeas corpus. WILL TRY TO DEPOSE PRESIDENT GOMPERS ' 4i , : : ; -: ' Boston, Mass., Nov. 20. Samuel The convention hold an evening ses Gompers will be opposed for the presl- slon 1,1 ornVr lo reiuh 11 flnal ndjourn dency of the American Federation of I "" e'tner tomorrow or Sunday Labor when that organization elects morning. officers . tomorrow'. The Socialist ele- merit In the convention held caucuses I Boston, Nov. 20.-The report of the during the noon recess today and de- j committee at today's session of the elded to nominate Delegate Ernest! F -deration of Labor relative to the ad-Kreft,-of the Philadelphia typograph-: ditlon.of two members to the executive leal union a a candidate for the pies- council, w as uc.cepted. The building Jdency of the federation, The speech trades committee submitted a report of President Gompers In opposition to i w hich was concurred In, recommending Socialism has aroused considerable! that all corporation's or companies that feellnj among the Socialist delegates' may now or hereafter engage in the and determined efforts will be made, building and construction industry, tomorrow to,, elect one of their own! ahull be required to observe the local number as president of the federation.! established conditions of the trades The feature of the proceedelngs to- council as to agreements made with .day. the eleventh day of the conven-j other .affiliated organizations In that tlon, was the acceptance of the report branch of industry. ofjthe committee on the executive re-j A special committee presented a gold port,. Brewery Workers' trouble. The; watch to each of the British fraternal committee report recommends tl the t-iiiclhtlatl agreement, so-culled be re afflrmW and this was done. delegates, Mullen and O'Clrady, and i diamond ring to Fraternal Delcgntv Simpson, of Canada. IN GENERAL UPRISING OF SOUTH AMERICA Which Country is Fearful of American "Expansion" GENERAL DECLARES THAT HE CAN SPEEDILY RAISE AN , ARMY OF 100,000 MEN GOING TO WASH. INGTON. and of civilisation." A (iked whether Colombian troops could Much the iHttutniN by luml. Gen et al Key answered: "Ye. in get loo.Ooo iwn, build roads and. If It writ not for the fact Ihiit the Americans could subdue the Isthmus In a fn-tnUht I wuuld rather die fur the honor ami In the defense of the Integrity of my coun try than sit with bunds folded and e her lose the Isthmus. I will do all I ran at Washington to rflVi t u diplomatic ai'rangvmeut If stn li l e possible., know the sentiments of my country men." ! GHnerul Reyes today nent a cablegram lo Bogota advising bis government that It was Impossible to reach any agree merit with the government of Panama and hence that Columbia's relation'- with that republic: we;e severed, and he. accompanied by the oilirr commission ers, w as proceeding to Washington to fulfill his mission. . CHARLESTON MER CHANT WAS KILLED Colon, Nov. 20. After much ditlKultj I the Associated Press correspondent suc ceeded this evening In l.iten Icivln ' General Reyes, the distinguished Co lombian soldier, who cam.' lo the Istli mus on a peace mission repi cscnliuy his government. General Ucyts sain. 'The day I left Bogota, which was m, the eleventh. Instant, l'nlted Mut Minister Beitupie and So ietaiy of Le gation Snyder were well, though a lit tle anxious. I assured your miniate! that there was no danger, and toilay I am able to give the same assurance to the Associated Pres. Tho- day I lell Minister Beau pre was preparing to go the river. Tills morning Admiral Coghlan In formed me officially that the l!i!lrt States would prevent the landing of olomblun troops on any part of the IsthmUF. I p:omlsed Admiral CoghUi., .hut Colombia would not take su li ac tion until I reached Washington, whith er 1 am proceeding via Port I.in:on anil New Orleuns. 1 also told Admiral Coghlan that II my efforts at Washington ranou to bring about some arrangement con cerning the present . situation on the isthmus satisfactory to Colombia, the 'nlted States would have to light th' ntlre Colombian people and that it Would be a second IJo.ir war. I am ?olug lo Washington for th'. purpose of lolng my utmost to amicably ariangr- affairs. 'Colombia- la n desperation. I doubt If the .Washington government or Pres ident Hoosevelt, for whom J have the highest respect, realize the scrlous-ie- of establishing this precedent. Ill, large German colony In ltii Grande il Sul, Brazil. Is declared to he Inclining a revolutionary movement for Inde pendence which the success of Pananur 111 stimulate. j "Thp goverrment of Columbia Is re viving the sympathy of all bouwi America, which Is fearful of further America p 1 'i rltoil.il aggrandizement in hlK direction. "I may propose w hen In Washington, plan contemplating the re-entrance of aiiolim Into the Colombian union ami "COME BACK AND PLAY IN OUR YARD" Sang Colombian Commissioners to Panamaians N bundle, I suldleis of the new republic formed to tuo lines und present)' arms. The memlipia of I lie piitly then seated tlicinnel cm hi l b kety i .n i l. men and drove llironsh t'uiuii, unisuarileil returning to the Canada a tier an hmu In every way the Colombian aeini;il were treated us distlngiilslieil for elguers. BIG GLASS COMBINE. BUT THE CHILDREN OF THE ISTHMUS Heard Not the Soft Song of the Siren INFANT REPUBLIC THREW OFF ITS SWADDLING CLOTHES AND APPEARED IN "LONG TROUSERS." Charleston . ',. Nov. 20. M . IS. Vain, a leading merchant of Ma'ojjeig, S. C, was robbed and killed, pr-si.m-ably bv two nearaes, list night. lie wi' fonnd lying ll a tool of blood, his money gone and his skull crushed by nil Iron bar which lay near. The ne groes against whom there Is strong clrt umstantli'l evidence, have bee.i ar rested . . - t 1 , . ;v ITALIAN PAGEANT ALMOST ENDED Colon, Nov, inlssio;i caire nuivi!' 'g meet th !0. The i'unamlun com here fiiim Panama this id Imarlel the Canada to I 'olitmbian commissioners London, Nov, 20.-Thc visit of I hi Italian sovvrclgtui to England practi cally termed tonight with a banquet to the monarchs and their suits In St. George's Hall, Windsor Castle. In spit': of the fact that elglity-slx persons v.ere present, the banquet was a quiet and almost a family affair. There were ni apeeches. ' i In view of the 'announcement of the result of the conferences yesterday 1 - tween the Itallan'Fbrelgn Minister SIk ' nor Tittonl and the IhlUsh Secretary of Foreign Affairs, ton! Lamidov. ne, it Is generally conceded that the .- visit of their Italian,, iJt!oa . will-- substan tially u lit the union- of the great powers and do much fbr the mainten ance of peace. ' , heolel by General Iti-yes. The Col mr.ldans made strong appeals to the I'anairutaiis lo re-cuter the Colombian republic, pioiulslii; them protection an 1 i unci anions. The Panamlans re fused everything. Some of the Colom bians showed unconcealed anger, but there was not outbreak. The conference was continued In formullv until three o'clock in the af ternoon when a document was drawn up and signed by all the commission ers, setting forth the details of the conference. . General Holguln of the Colombfan commission, asked finally If the Colombians could do anything whatever to regain the Isthmus, and Senor Arias answered that it was de i Idedly and absolutely Impossible. He. however, expressed the desire of the Isthmians for close und friendly relations with Colombia. The ques tions of Colombia's recognition of the nepubllc of Panama, and Colombia's possible equity in the canal, railroad and other Interests Qli the Isthmus were not broached. The reports emanating from Buena Ventura of, the conditions In the de partments of Cauca and Antloqulu ap pear to have been exaggerated. The last reports from these departments do not be-ir out the sensational stories. Tin Colombian commissioners nsKet permission lo disembark for a prom enade through the streets of Colon. It was promptly granted. Then the Pan niiiiilans and Colombians left Hie Can ada together nnil mnt In arm they walled to the end of the dock, where Another Senator Placed on Tried Eor Government Frauds N. Y., Nov. 20. The. Assistant Attorney General Purdy the moving of the Colombian capital connection witn ine sole or time rec- o Panama City. I am sure this Idea ords in the postotnee department was 111 receive the support of all Colom- begun today before Lnited .states 1,1m,,, commissioner ' narn-s nan. i-our oui- t do not know Just what my course er indictments also cnargmg conspir- of action will be, but I am going lo ucy as well as urn Washington In the Interest of Colombia against i.reen. Illnghampton examination of State Senator George I f Washington, in opening the case for KGreen on the Indictment found BveV,eiit. stated that it was against him. charging conspiracy with Intent to defraud the government I through Senator Green, that George Heavers secured his late positions ill the postoftlee. Mr. Purdy said books have been found show the payment to Green under the hi nd f "commissions" of 10. 000. The purchase of all lime recorders was ab solutely under the direction of Heavers. ji i Southern R.adlwaLy Towkes ..'V Action Benefici Owl to Asheville 4:. The pissenger department of the, while it Is of no particular value to the Southern., railway has secured from Southern Is of the greatest benefit to other, raids concession 'which It has! Aahevllle, was received yesterday by long sought, w Its attainment wt'.l be of Immense value -t5 .'AsMavUle'a tourist business. In fact good Judges of such matters aaid it would add fifty per cent to the number of winter visitors to Asheville. The Southern has arranged that win ter tourist tkkts sold from Cincinnati, Chicago, Louisville, Indianapolis. St. Louis and ftther western gateways to 8outhern points, which have heretofore been good going and returning only by the same route shall now' enable the passenger to go via one route and re turn via another route.. It wilt readily be seen that this ar rangement-will bring many peop'e to Asheville, for coupled with this new ar rangement Is the usual privilege of stopping over id Asheville. Tne' newa of. this, concession, whkh Distilct Passenger Agent J. H. Wood. Speaking from the standpoint of a citi zen and not as a railway official on whom the new arrangement will Impose additional work, Mr. Wood was highly pleased. He pointed out that the short line mileage from most western cities Is not through Asheville so that here tofore a great proportion of passengers from the west to points In Florida and other Southern resorts eoUld not vlsft Asheville on their Journey without making a special trip.. ' This 'trip in volved trouble and heavy additional ex pense. Now, because the winter tour ist tickets are on sale, western tourists may stop over In. Asheville going or returning. They may go via Atlanta and return via AshevIHe or vice versa. The Southern's action shows Its en- erest In Asheville. : Tom Horn Went to GaJlows With a Smile on His Lips Cheyenne. Wyt.. Nor. 20. Tom Horn, scout. Indian fighter and cattle detective, went smiling today to the gallows, where be expiated the mur der of Willie NlckelL aged 14 who was shot and killed on - July IS. lei. at Iron Mountain. -Tba trap dropped at; 11:08. Horn's neck being broken, and sixteen minutes later. - he was pro nounced dead by the physicians. , The condemned man was game to the last. Ten minutes before going to the gallows he lay on his cot smoking a cigar. ... vr-V OA. The Inevitetblc. St. Unils, Nv. '.Ml The il. l.ilU uf Hi. big coiiMillilalioa of window glass In trresls of the country are rapidly lielnu worked out. and It Is said that a selling agency, to lie kitnuii as the Manufni Hirer Window Glass company w ill lie doing business on lhi ember 1-'. -Til Ameiliiiu Window Glass company and a niimlier of prominent concerns signed the uniform scale today and pi a pars Hons are being made fur an early re sumption. SAN DOMINGO CITY IS STILL BEING BOMBARDED San lamilngo, Thursday. Nov. ll The Krench cruiser Jurlen de lo Alclgja Gravlere. arrived here today and land ed guards for the protection of the consulate, tt-cveral fights have begun The Insurgents are bombarding the tow n and their attack Is being .vigor ously resisted by the forts. No great Injury has so far been done. The l nited Slates cruiser llultimiire will be coniR'lled to leave Saturday and another American warship Is anx iously expected. Klghllng continues to the south, but the results so f.ir as known are favorable lo the government, PANAMA VISITORS i SEE THE PRESIDENT Washington, Nov. 20. At 2:3." p. m., accompanied by Secretary Hay gni1 Minister Bunuu-Vurllla, the Panama commissioners called at the Wkitt House and were received by President Koosevelt In the blue room, the presen latlons were made by Secretary Hay The call was b lef, the commissioner: calling merely to pay their respects. Dr. Amador carried with Jilm a sinu'i Pauamlan flag which he presented l the President with the hope that hi would wear it. , The President at ono pinned It on his coat and thanked Di Amador for the gift. The Preslden; congratulated the commission on hav ing so able a diplomat as Bumni-Vtir-ilia to represent the republic at Washington. SENATOR DEITRICH WILL SURRENDER Washington Nov. 2U. Hemilor Del trlch will start for Omaha tomorrow morning to surrender to the authorities in that city because of his indictment on a charge of conspiracy In connection with poHtnfflce patronage. Senator Del- trich reiterated tonight the ass'itinii that he would demand an Immediate hearing. , MILLER AND JOHNS ARE ACQUITTED Ex-Postal Employes Not Guilty ot Extortion v JURY WAS OUT FOR SIX HOURS Remarkable Scenes Occur In Court Room ' FRIENDS OF THE DEFENDANT RAISE PANDEMONIUM POST- AL OFFICIALS MUCH DIS APPOINTED WITH RESULT. . Clnclnantl. Ohio. Nov. SO. D. V. Miller, of TerreTIaute. and Jospen M. Johns, of Rockvllle. Ind- were tonigni acquitted of the charge of conspiracy to extort a bribe from John J. Ryan, made by the isistofflce department.; fhe verdict of "not jullty" waa re- i'elved by the crowd with demonstra-r lions that could not be suppressed by the court officers. As soon as court is adjourned and Judge Albert C." Thompson had retired, pandemonium iroke loose among the polllfylng, Ylends of the defendants. The do1 'endants finally broke nway from the rowd of friends to shake hands wlth the Jurors und wept like children ar. they did so. . 4 Chief Postofflce Inspector Cochran, Mr Robb, assistant attorney gencrufc or th" postofflce department, and oth is from Washington, who hud assist j id Dlstslct A'.toi'iey McPherson ami Assistants Moullrler and Darby In th prosecution, left for' the ust before: Ihe verdict wus rerdered. ' " - ' it Among the cries of the Jolliflers was; Where Is John M. Ryan?"; Ryan hud . ueen the neutral fig"ure during the two ong iriiils, but he was not present to night. . ' .... -.- The Jury retired shortly before t n. 11. and rendered Its verdict after delib erating six hmirs. It is understood that 1 majority was ror Hcquitiin irvm Unit. It is generally unuersiooa here was a doubt us to Millers con- lectlou wilii the transactions oeiween Johns anil Ryan. The charge of Judge homiison during the afternoon occu pied an hour In Its delivery unit was very strong. To all who heard tlx charge to the Jury the verdict was a surprise, as the lioneral prediction .wiiji that the Jury would again be ,unabl3 to agree. The penalty for .the offense of such a conspiracy Is two years Im- ; pi'lsonm.mt or 11 fine of $3,0(10. or both. , The I'edeiMl ofllclals acknowledge; their disappointment In. th final out come. They state that this case was not like any of the other postal cases that are pending.- !! this case simply dealt with the action of Miller when he was an assistant attorney In the post- ... oillce department. , , , - . -r- CITIZEN'S VOTING CONTEST WILL - ; CLOSE SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, Candidates in The Citizens popular ity contest are notified that no votes will be received after 6 p. m., Decem ber 5. Dr. Sawyer went over the tO.UO" mark yesterday. The vote stands: Dr. Sawysr ... 16,844 J. B. Wells 11,970 R, P. Foster 9,192 Dr. L, B. McBrayer 2,319 Dr. Battle 1,881 Harmon Miller 1.30 W. C. Frank 1.038 Dr. M. H. Fletcher 934 A. Blomberg 887 Dr. M. H. Fletcher . . 725 Dr. Hilliard 669 Dr. Jordan 538 Dr. J. T. Ssvier 492 A. Whitlock 457 Or. A. M. Ballard 372 Chat. G. Lee 352 Dr. Chas. L Minor 343 J. E. Rankin 343 John A. Nichols. -. . 322 Dr.' M. M. Millendsr 287 J. J. Yates. . . 264 V. B.. GwVn. 260 Dr. Paul Paquin 235 Penrose Baldwin . 235 T. A. Jonss... 201 Dr. Prioleau 201- Rev, W. M. Vines 185 J. H. Loughran 154 Hiram Lindsay 137 Wm. Kroger 137 Dr. Linn. W. C. Scarborough... Dr. Dan Sevier. . . . . M. H. Kelly Clarenee Clapp. . . . . A. L. Stockton... 135 124 114 114 105 100 Rules of tha Contest. t"Coupons must be cast within one week from date printed thereon. The contestants must be resldenta of Asheville or its suburbs for at least a portion of the year and be regarded a s such.and must be either professional or business men. No attache of The Citizen will be allowed to enter or participate In tha contest. No coupons will be accepted unless cut from The Citizen or Issued to aub sci-lliers under. the conditions govern ing the contest. A subscriber paying $1.00 or mora upon his subscription will receive si special coupon giving him one hundred votes for each dollar so paid. If an old subscriber secures a new subscrip tion, both the old and the new sub scriber will receive 100 votes for each dollar paid by the new subscriber. No copies of The CItisen will b sold during the contest except at tha regular price. The name must be plainly written on each coupon, and where coupons are voted in numbers exceeding twen-ty-flve, they must be counted In bunches of 25, 50 or 100 and properly marked. All coupons voted must be registered before being deposited . In the ballot box, for the convenience of the contest editor In tabulating the vote. Votes registered before p. m., srlll be counted and the report made up for the day. Coupons received after p. m.. will be counted with the next' day's vote. ., - - ,.-'. - CITIZLN VOTING COUPON. This Coupon is Good for One Vote for As the Most Popular Man in Asheville. NOVEMBER 21 Cut out and deposit in tha ballot box at Tha Daily Citlxen trie
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