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' ' " EICHTCEN PAGE SECTION ONE. f THE AS HEVI I ! It CITIZEN l: EIGHTEEN PAQES. . PAGE ' , 'J. Yet. x!x. No. 142 A3HEYILLE, N. C, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER It IS03. PRICE FIVE CENTS M iners Hurled to Deaffi In Frightful Explosion; hi ). THIRTY U BELIEVED TO HAVE PERISHED IN FERGUSON HE AND FATE OF OTHERS IS UNKNOVN PittsTsurg. Pa., Nov. 21. A telephone message from Dunbar says an explosion occurred tonight 'in the Ferguson rnfiie of the Dunbar Furnace Company. Between thirty and forty men are said to be en tombed. Four dead bodies have been taken out. The explosion was caused by fire damp and oc curred just after the night shift of 100 men had gone to work. Up to 10 o'clock eleven dead and twenty injured miners had been taken from the mine. James McCurk, Jr", foreman, is among the dead. IS PANAMA TO RESULT DEAL CHARGES AGAINST CHAMBERLAIN GENERAL WOOD ON TARIFF WAR Receive an Airing Btfore Sen ate Committee STORY OF THE FA MOUS "JAIALAI" Connellsvllle. Pa., Nov. 21. Hill Farm Mine tonight added len more victim to Hi lint of deaths. A terrible explosion rent the mine Juirt aa the day force was about to leave It. A score of miners were thrown In all direction the roof waa raised, and the close air of the mine waa made stuplfylng. Tin men rushed In all directions seeking es cape, but ten died at once. Other miner were picked xip by the rescuing part In different positions of exhaustion af ter an hour's search, canied to the air and revived, ha todies of the pther teu men were found lying in all shapes nor rlbly burned. The number still entomb ed is unknown. u The explosion . occurred in the Fer guson mine of the,. Dunbar Furnace company which adjoins the Hill" Farm mine. It is believed by mining experts that the Are which has been raging In jto Jilll Jffarmratwce W30 bioke through the walls and caused the explosion. The rescue work work was dengerous. Almost blinded by the dense smoke the men pushed on-, for nearly twe miles until the first of the asphyxfated min ers was found. Nine of the dead min ers have- not' been "Identified. The ex-, plosion blew out timbers for two milea. The flumes shot through almost every room In. the mine, setting fire to the timbers and burning the pit cars that were in the section of the mine whetf the explosion took place. The dead are all foreigners excepting James Mc (Suerquc, son of Pit Boss McOuerque. FIERCE FOREST FIRES ARE RAGING Houston, Texas, Nov. Si. The whol os Southeast Texas and Boutheutst Lou Islttna is enveloped in a dence smoke, the result of forest and prairie fires Between Houston und lieuumont th prulrie Is biasing for miles und the for est Is abluze In places east of lieuu mont. , The j pint forests are ullru In Calcasu Putlsh, La ' to tlic north o' Houston In Montgomery county the are many acres of timber, biasing and In the country between Houston an.' Galveston the prairies are burning. 80 fur us reported there have beer, no fatalities, but there Is grave dan ger. If a heuvy rain doesuot fall In short time. Kogota, Nov. !1. A man prominent In public affairs today Informed the corresiHindunt of the Associated Press that the Colombian government would await the result of the mission to Washington of General Reyes before deciding on Its policy as regards the new republic of Panama. Might be War. The general opinion Is that there will be war. but thut the government will first do ita utmost to effect a diplo matic arrangement. I'nlted States Minister Heatipre, und the American colony here n're deeply grateful to the authorities for the con sideration shown them. The belief Is expressed in government circles that the Unlte'd States senate will not ap prove the action of President Roose velt regarding affairs on the Isthmus. All parties here have offered their aid to the government and .more than 100, noo men have volunteered their ser vices In'lhe event of a declaration of hostilities. As Told by One, Ernest Lee Connant "The Only Joe" Declares That Germany WILL NOT CROSS SWORDS WITH BRITAIN CONNANT WAS DOWN IN CUBA AND HE TOLD OF STRANGE AND WEIRD THINGS. No Tariff Trouble Would Fol low Adoption . , OF FORMER COLONIAL SECRE TARY'S FAMOUS FISCAL POL '. J ICY, WHICH HE FEAR. LESSLY LAUNCHED. (ANOTHER FATAL MINE EXPLOSION Cripple Creek, . Colo., Nov. 21 Charles McCormack, - superintendent and Melvin Beck, a miner, were killed today by an explosion in Vindicator mine. Officers of the Vindicating Mining company assert that the ex plosion was that of dynamite, wilful ly placed, and 400. militiamen have been placed on guard around the company's properties. McCormack and Beck were descend lug Into the njlne in the cage. They were the only; pussengers. When it reached the sixth level the explosion occurred, wrecking the cnge and shaft and Instantly killing both men. The engineer reversed the hoist, but could not pull up the cage! and the. bodies were recovered only after sev'ml hours work, v,;i,(V-w'. ,-;.. -v. . Mississippi, Too. Vlcksbuig, Miss., Nov. 21. Kxteitxlvv forest fires-are raging in the northern part of this county and along the southern edge, of Sharkey. For miles along the Yazoo river the smoke Is so dense as to Interfere greatly with teamboats. several of which are long over-due. A pall of smolte has over hung this city all day;, thick us to al most completely obscuie the sun's rays. Many line plantations are said to be In peril from the rapidly spreading flumes. ' Washington. t. C Nov. 21. Recent ivcpts In Isthmian und t'outh Ameri can waters have convinced the Wash livyton government of the necessity of 'iicreasing its mosgujto fleet. The mutter has been culled by the state de partment to yie attention of the navy lepurtment and Secretary Moody, after 1 careful study of the subject, has decided to recommend to congress Ir his nnnunl report that an adequate numtier of these vessels probably no' fewer than six, shall be authorized. Washington, Nov. 21.- The Senuti Military committee today continued Itf Investigation of. thd ch:nga made against General I.eoutuO Wood. Major Charles Jtathbouc. who flieu niuuy of the .charges, was the 11. st wit ness. He waa asked If he had given out statements concerning the committee' Inquliy and udmllted that ho had Uont so. He was requested in (be future to consider what took place Inside the committee rooms to be executive, tin- agreed to refrain from making public any of the proceedings. The committee ret'onuueuded that all Irrelevent evidence should' lie excluded. Hearsay testimony, IX even supportt'O by documents known to be on file, at the war department .were Included i;i the matter ruled out ns was thut of the witnesses who told ,of the general Im pressions relating to. the acceptance o; gifts from the Jal SAial company ' by (Inderal and Mrs. Wood, in this con nection much of the evidence offere'i by Ernest Lee Connam' of the, Havana! office of a New York law firm, was ruled out. The methods of procure art PARTY LEADERS DISCUSSED CUBA Washington, Nov. 21. The Republi can und Kemoic'ratle leaders of the sen ate w:ere In conference - much of Ihe time today over the question of fixing a time to vote on the Cuban reciproc ity -bill', and so far as they were em powered to do so, entered Into an agree ment to take the final vote on Decem ber 16, or a little more than a week after the convening of the regular ses sion of congress. ; . - There wosi no opportunity to consult some of the Democratic senators who desire to Speak on the bill, but It Is not doubted that they will consent to the arrangement. OFFICERS ELECTED. TWO MORE SERIOUS WRECKS IN TEXAS Fort Worth, Texas, Nov. 21. A dis. patch to the Record, from Boyd, Tex, says: A broken flange ditched 18 curs of a double header on the Rock Island road two miles west of this place tonight. An unknown man was killed and is under the wreck. Ui'ukenian J. C; W'll son. of. Howie, waa caught under the cars and may' be fatally Injured. ' One at Dallas. Dallas. Tex., Nov, 21. A Speclul to the News from Denison, says: Two freight trains on the Missouri Kansas and Texas, collided a mile south of Koreston at three o'clock tor day. killing two persons. The dead: - Cloffird-Huwea, of Koreston. William Johnson, of Koreston. , It is not known whether the two victims were riding on the train or walking on the right of way when kill ed. GENERAL YOUNG FAVORS THE CANTEEN Washington. Nov. 21. The Associa tion of Agricultural Chemists today elected the folowing officers: ' President M. J. Raff. Berkley. Cain. Vice- President Professor C. I enny, Delaware. Secretary Dr. C. Wiley, chief of the chemistry division' of the department of agriculture. Today's session were largely de voted to the discussion of aacchar Ine products, the necessity for pure chemicals; tor laboratory work and the question df food standards. w Washington, D. C. Nov.;; 21 Al though he has held his office for only few months. Lieutenant General Your, chief of staff, has made a re- no it to the secretary of war. It Is for the most part a complication of recom mendations made by sudordlnate ofj fleers. General Young urged the re. establishment of the canteen, Regarding the General Start system he says: "The experience guinea aur- Ine this short period does not afford .sufficient basis for an exhaustive dis cussion of the merits of the system. which should be .deferred until - ex perience in its actual administration has extended over a great period. In the results thus far attained the wis dom of the authorities in promoting this measure seems fully justified." CUT IN WAGES. Augusta, Main.- Nov. 21. The Ed wards cotton mills of this city, today announced a." cut In wages to take ef fect on November 30. About L3 employes are affected. ITALIAN ROYALTY ON THE WAY HOME Cherbourg. Nov. 21. The entry of the English royal yacht bearing King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena and the escorting squadron Into French waters, Was greeted with a salirte of 1U1 guns from the forts. The French squadron in the roads fired 21 guns as the Kritish vessels picked up their mooring buoys. The maritime prefect ut once bourd ed the Victoria and Albert to greet the king and queen. This evening the French, fleet was brilliantly Illumin ated. Their majesties landed at the arse nal and were received wtth military honors. At 7:40 they boarded a. train which steamed out from the station amid enthusiastic cheering of a large crowd which had gathered to witness their departure. lAnidon. Nov. 21. Joseph Chamber- lain sMke at Newport, Wtiles, before a mass meeting of working men, to whom he directed the main portion of his arguments. Mr. Chamberlain said he did mot believe a tariff war would follow the adoption of his fiscal policy, but If It did come, dreat Diitain could do as much as on former . occasions when she had managed to hold her own. 1 Mr. Chamberlain pointed out the Crussels sugar convention and the Ger man threut to penalize Canada aa In stances In which Oreat Hrltaln aecur ed her way without n tariff war. He said sugar was actually lower In the United Kingdom now than it hud -been during the five years Immediately, pre ceding the adoption .of the convention, while the 'West Indian colonies 'were relieved of the bounty Incubus which had been strangling them for thirty yens. The speaker said he did not believe those of a court of Justice with tui th,,t prmany or any other nation was members of the coiti:r.ittce selvlne at, anxious to cross swords with Great uourt and iurv ; ' I Britain in a tariff war.,..' Mr. Chum "If Genei-Ml Leona-xt Wiio1 ere on berlall dwelt Oil " the-subject Of rial for his life he mould Hot: receive! "dumping" wpentlng bis,former argu GOMPERSIS VINDICATED Machinations of Socialistic En emies Fall Flat HE IS ELECTED PRESI DENT OF FEDERATION By a Majority ot Enormous Magnitude RE-ELECTION OF MR. GOMPERS WAS DECISIVE ENDORSEMENT OF HIS STAND AGAINST SOCIALISM. nstructlonsfYopr jtirt. nryr fa- orable. lhau ,4ha rullnR which have een made hy the Senate Military torn nittee in the conduct of Ihe present in estlgatlon," said a mciiilxT tonlnht vheii ujsked concerning the methods tsed In dealing with the various wit teases examiner!, u believed tha" the evidence Will so beforo the seuate In executive atmslon. and In the event' of a decision favorable . to i .General Wood, will then be tnuisfe: red to the, floor of the senate. I The entire, afternoon was occupied by? the committee in examining Mr." .Con nunt. , In... connection with the alleged acceptance of present from the Jal Alal by General and Mrs. Wood, Mr. Con nant told of a telegram which was sunt from Havana to New York while the granting of u 'concession' to the tstah ishmcnt was pending. The story of th" telegram was told to Mr. Connant by G. Luwton Chllds, a shareholder In th Jai Alal. lie aid that Pedio In I bis, secretary of the establishment, went to New .York, to purchase ullvar, dlijner set for General Wood and while there was ordered not to make the invest ment until notice of the granting of the concession was printed in the Official Gazette at Havana. The concession was granted a telegram sent Go Ibis and according to Mr. Connant the purchase made at a cost of $1.100. After considerable discussion the committee ruled this testimony out of order. menta, - Hi! said "dumpHig" had been of no advantage to British shipping. VESSEL STEAMED INTO NEW YORK New York, Nov. 21. With the signal "cargo 011 fire" flying, the Old Domin ion steamship Monro, from Norfolk and Newport, News, steamed rapidly up flip harbor .this evening jiiid hur riedly landed her paHsengers. As soon as the hutch was taken off at the dock great clouds of smoke rolled -up. The fire boat New Yorker pumped streams of water into the hold of the Monro and lat$ tonight it was thought that the fire was under control. The excitement among the passen gers was slight, EARTHQUAKE IN SICILY Home, -Nov. 21. A heavy shock rf earthquake was felt In eastern Biclly today: The disturbance is believed to be a result of the .recent eruption of the Ktrombol volcano. - : - -" J - . ' Itustoi). Mass., Nov. II. The Ameri can Federation of Labor today elected these officers: ' . . President Samuel Gonipers. First Vlce-PresldentWoines Dun can, of Wuahlngton, president of the Granite Cutters' National union. Hecond yice-Prealdcwt-rJohn ' Mitch ell, president of the Mine Workers of America. ''."'" Third Vice-President Jamea O'Con nell. Washington, D. C. president of the International Association of Mar chlnists. ... v Fifth Vice-President Thomna I. Kldd. of Chicago, of the Amalgamate ed Woodinakers International union. Sixth Vice-President Daniel J Keefe, Chlcuifo, member International Longshoremen's union. Kelghth Vice-FreBldeut William Spencer, of the Plumbers,' ,Oa.e-fltter and Steam-fitters' union. John It. Lennoit was re-elected tre-s urer. i .-v- ; , v r '.- . -. -, Frank Marrls was again choaen sec etury. . .a '. J V. 1. Ryan, of the United Wo oers nnd .Danjla D. Drlacoi, president, ct thi lloaton Central v. Labor Union. wrr elected delegntea to the British Trade Council, ' . . . v - : i-' -. The re-election of realdent Gom pers was n decisive endorsement of his stand agalnat Socialism. Stirred by Mr. (Jompers' strong speech, delivered Fri lay, the members of the Socialist ten dencies placed a ticket ; In the field tgnlnst Oompers. Ooiupers. however, polled a rote of 12,524 , agalnat 1 1,131 cast for Kreft, the Socialist candidate. Ban Francisco ' wna selected as the place of next meeting. COMPANY WON'T. MEETDEMAtiDS Settlement of Chicago Strike Still Uncertain v . , SOME CONCESSIONS':--- ARE MADE TO MEN Attorneys Say There is No Im- Mediate Chanc; itl- OF SETTLEMENT OWING TO FACT THAT THE STRIKERS DEMAND , MORE THAN COMPANY c - WILL GRANT. ; , J ' . ... '"' ,..t V' SUMMERS AT WASHINGTON. Washington, Nov. 21. W. S. Sum mers. I'nlted States district attorney at Omaha, who has been summoned to Washington to explain certain acts In connection with the business of his of fice, arrived tonight He declined o see callers,''1 ' ( 'r'l,' f . Chicago, Nov. -81.-rThe street .car strike haa settled down tor the, tlinc belng, at least, to a' bargaining.. Ne gotiations have been In projresa all. day and will 'continue through lomor- , row. The -mult tonight i.Is, ,.tn"at lh company haa presented an answr'd the last prop , sal of tha .tMta wwcn make some jnciaslom In the matter ot joutlng car, bu.iiqes nc grant .iti"-, . w here what, thi r.-,cii k deuviifl. Tlx meeting terminate! lit 4 o'clock and the union officials left the. room, with 41a Dleaaure on their faeeai Toty.-Went at once to the bfflc of Attorney Prentlas, one of their advisers, to formulate a reply to the .anawer iof. the', companj ' Thia will be submitted tomorrow arhl the company will make anotbet ;cply.', The conference today waa at.: timr heated. . President Mahon. of the street ' . car men's orgahlaatlon would -make no: atntfirent. and attorney fotJh,rallwajr woul l tnly aay;'v "We.hfve.Juati been.. dlk wKra how. to run a. etreei ,'rIJ -w .'' ."-- -t.- . . . r. 1 ,' .V- c l -.Attorney Prentiss auld;v','Ther.e iajiw . jiiinedite chance .of .i aetUeiiOJjtt hope that. e. can. reacft aii Aire men h but nothing 'M.;:.vto'L'i;Mcmtl,ak44 yeL";,,', .,, .(,-,.':" vSt h-m' .vv lv- f The, men have waived their ..vctaand r the exclusive, emptoymn.t.-ufa'h!0 "ten, and their rlghi-UnpawwiUi au- -hority on the iliacharge .of . employes , On the question of wages there has never been any trouble; both Bide Ha,v Ipg been willlnff. from the flrat: o mit that question. to arbitration.,' ..i MINERS STILL, KICKING? 1 ' ,' - '- .' ,.,.) '." 'yf Ll " v Denver , Colo., Nov. L-5pD,. mlpewt of the northern, coal H flldv Jn...masf meeting lat loulevllle, today for-, .the. second time voted to reject ithe"-prppos al of , the operators for ' settlement of , the. strike in that r felon. " U "t1 said thut this action is In thenature bf 1 sympathetic strike' as the operator had conceded nearly all the' demands ,' of the men. The vote Is sold to have,, been In opiiositlon to the advice oftthe ,. officials ofJ the. -mlnei'worhera' 'unlon'ii,'. boul IjltOO men are; affected by the VOte. j, ..'' : '-,'',. ' J CLOSING ANNOUNCEMENT HAS ' " AROUSED MUCH INTEREST Rules of tha ConUat , ., CCoupons must be cast within one 234 1 sucn'and mu,t ie eltl' professional 1,962 i OT ousiness men. The announcement that The - Citi zen's voting contest would close De- I cemner mm arousea mucn '""re" d , t d thereon. among the candidates. The vote , . - ' -. BtttI1d,,: I The contestanta must be residenta Dr. Sawyer . . .16,877 1 of AsheviUe or ita suburbs (or at least J. B. 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