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I.. ' 'I ,rinjj i tne bt mwii edvertieing rnotte ,h world, .. v i - 1 M citizei Ths lotusl tru Istlen ef Ths Cltl- T sen yeeUrslay mm 3076 Vol. xlx. No. 145 ASHEVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY HORNING. NOVEMBER 26 1903. PRICE FIVE CENTS ITZSIFIMJS WINS FROM GARDNER IN TAME FIGHT Australian Gets Decision jAfter Prolonging the Agony Tor Twenty Rounds FItz Showed Flashes of Old Time Powers .but They "Died a Bornlng." JhtDid Not Please Specta tors wno rreaueni v nissea swing tor the jaw una the Men as They "Played Horse" Referee Grane) Says It Was Worst Flgh He Ever Saw. an Francisco,- Nov. J5.--Bob Flts- mions proved tonignt mat ne was a "dead one" when he out-boxed tl out-generalled George Gurdner for my full round h. Fit win awkward 1 as cunning aa of yore and appar- ly realisirtcr that he must foster strength there waa not a moment Un he waa not carefulness personl While the old man could ild punishment from Gurdner, he laid not khock hia opponent out. ul- nigh he landed a number of rough iiws. From Ms performance tonignt nluer is not In Kitx's class. He kiled on the old-timer once In a le, but KHz could always get away 1m him und the blows were harm- Several times Fit apparently 1 Gardner almoRt out but ho was her too tired or lacked his old ength and could not land a knock- punch. Fit waa very skillful in kin? and dodging Gardner's blows in the clinches and breakaways very careful. - lie fight did not please the specta- iinil the men In the ring were fre- ently hi. sued when they went through round without apparently trying to ht. Referee Oraney at the close of contest, said that it was fae worst ht he vere saw. He was forced to the decision to Fltzsimmons be- use the latter scored .' the knock- na, but otherwise did no damage. aa apparent that neither man was lifted to claim championship hon- kftPr the fight Fit appeared to be lorjoyed at his victory and claimed the reason hdntrt knock Gard- out was. becftdwe he broke luckles on ' both ' hands early In the Heat. It waa either for this reason because Fit chose to act mainly on the defensive that the flzht waa not finished long before the twentieth round. Gardner's right eye waa cut open and hia nose knocked askew. while Kits' bled a little at the mouth. beyond that there wna no damage done to either man. Gardner did not aeem to have a hard punch In him. There were ii few flashes when the Fltxslm nions' of olden times appeared, but they did not last Ion Fight by Rounds, Round 1. They went to the centre quickly and Indulged In spurring. Guid- ner danced around lively and ducked I , ,i ,wwi IUI IK J MIlllS I together without result and Fits m limed fi irii pniiiH iur intr jhw . unu men evaded a aimllur blow from Gardner. Fits landed a left on chest. Fighting was slow, both men exercising great 'are. Gardner was short -with a right jppeicut for the Jaw. Both then missed .efts for the head and Gurdner received a stinging straight left to the jaw. Fit followed this with another left to the Jaw and right to stomach. Fits sent Gardner'a head back with a left hook .o the Jaw. Round 2. After much sparring both missed lefts for the body. Fit got In a light right to the head and Gardner landed twice on Fits' kidneys with right. Gardner diove his right twice to the body and received a left on the body and Fit slipped to the floor as he backed from a right swing. Hob Irove a straight left to the stomach and missed a right for the Jaw. Hob then planted his left to the body and u right swing to the jaw. Round ". Gardner was short with left for the body and a moment latei drove a hard light to the Cornjshman's ribs. They then exchanged blows ty the body. Fit missed a left swing for the face and was met with n straight right to the body. Gardner followed it with a right swing to the ribs and two rights to the kidneys. Gardner sent in left and right to the Jaw. Fit was trying swings and did not do much sparring. Round 4. 1 Fit swung right to the Jaw und then mixed It up, ducking und blocking cleverly. FItz stood back and tiled left nnd right for the jaw but woe blocked. He repeated the attempt a moment later but Gardner met hlir with a light left to the jaw. Fitz then Rent Gardner down for seven eeconda with two straight lefts to the Jaw Oardner came up fighting wildly. Fit forced him to the ropes and with n straight left to the Jaw sent him against the ropes. Round 5. Fitz landed a left awing to the Jaw and Gardner went down for the count. Fit chased him around the ring and forced him to the ropes with left Am 'Jaw and right hook on the body. niPli'mmfl in n mlv.nn finrrtnw twin, desperate and rushing. He was bleed lng from the nose. ; Fitz swung left and AUDIENCE LEFT THEATRE WITH HASTE Pittsburg. Pa.. Nov. IS. Much r rltement prevailed, but fortunately no loss of life nor Injury for any of the audience . resulted from a fire which broke out In the Avenue theatre a con tinuous vaudeville house, this after noon, during a performance. The uu dlence lost no. time In leaving the house, but no panic was evident, and In a very short lime nil were soAOy on the street. First rumors hud many ieople killed and hurt. Hurry Davis, owner of the theatre, places the property damage nt $15,000 caused principally by water. The fire originated from an explo sion of film roll used In the clnwime-tograph. COLONEL SCOTT ON FILIPINO TROUBLES Washington, Nov. A strong; pic ture of conditions in the Jo:o group of the riilllppines. is contained in a letter from Colonel H. L. Scott, the governor A that group to Colonel Clarence Kd- wnrds, chief of the Insula tburi-au ot the war department. The letter, which is dated September 23, s matte puuid as an explanation of the campaign now waging In the Jolo group. In it th write; says: "I find that 'the condition Is one of eaee so long as the big Moro chief? ire allowed to have their own way un reservedly, to rob and to steal und en- ilnve. The sultun Is a man of no pow r of his own, and must depend on thf chiefs, who may or who may not di what he wishes. They are 11H surround ed by gangs of ruffians, who do no use ful work, but who live through robbers ind by fining both sides' in a case, Irre- ?pectlve of who may be guilty, the full vmount of the ablljty to pay. INSPECTOR ERWIN FOUND NOT GUILTY WILD DREAM OF MR. NEWLAtjDS Draws Imtglnary Picture Cuban Statehood TELLS SENATE HOW t . JOB COULD BE DONE "Pearl of the Andes" Will be ' Kindly Invited TO COME AND HIDE .HER DAINTY HEAD UNDER PROTECTING. WING OF YOUR UNCLE tAM HOW IT WA$ TAKEN Continued on poge 6) ILROAD COMPANY FINED FOR NOT HAVING "JIM CROW" CARS Paris, Ky., Xov. 25. On account of fkllure to provide "Jim Crow" curs f Paris, Lexington Inter-Urbun com. iy, stands liable to be fined $180,000. xnnder. president of the company, s summoned before .the Itourbon inty grand jury .; todny and after vlng the jury room he had a colored inpartment 'Constructed In each of llie cars. I he maximum fine that can lie imposed for' each offense Is $500. Eighteen runs have been made a day for the twenty days the road has beef? in operation. It is understood the Bourbon- grand jury will agree to return only one In dictment and Alexander will be given the maximum fine undefr it, . v. . . San FranclscavNov. 26. PostofTlce In spector Erwlh was discharged by thf rtllted "States commissioners today foi luck of evidence. The Indictment against Erwln accus ed him of entering into a conspiracy with Beavers und Machen lo defraud the' government by giving to and ob taining for fie Postal Device und 1m- iroveinent company, the exclusive op portunity of furnishing for the use ol the free delivery service a time Indica tor device to be attached to letter boxes. It was alleged that E:vln and Uenvers induced Machen, the general superintendent of the free delivery sys tem in the office of the first assistant lostmustev general, to order these de vices on behalf of the government with out advertising for bids. REV. L. A. CUTLER DEAD. NCE FAMOUS BEAUTY BURNED TO DEATH IN DISASTROUS FIRE Richmond, Va.. Nov. 25 Rev. L. A. 'utler, a prominent minister of the Church of the Disciples, and leader of the Prohibition party in Virginia, died it his home In Louisa county, aged tifi years. He was the Prohibition can didate for governor in 1896. Washington, Nov, X.--Tlic e,uult completed the appintmenu of the Stilt congiess. accepted III by which the Newl.inds Cuban resolution wtis re ferred to committee, und then MnlshiM business. i - Mr. Curmack opposed the Xcalandr resolution very ftrongly. TBcre wu debate between Mr. Hale. Mr. Telle (Dem.) and Mr. Newlandu ua the New lands' resolution. In, .which New-lands further outlined his view and Mr. Hale depredated all agitation on the sub ject. 1 : Mr. Teller declured that Cuba was In no sense a dependency of the United states. The1 senate Hdjnu-iied until Friday. ' When Mr. Carmuck ronclndd. Mr New-lands made n defense of his resolu tion recently Introduced to. Cutiai Statehood. He auld that' Cuba wus u be Invited to become a state of tht American Republic on terms of equality with -other states and the matter wae to be decided by the people of Cuba by popular vote. He suggested the iues tion of Htatehood, becoming a military dependency or an independence sover eign vote could be submitted to the people. ' v ; Concerning'the financial questions o' the island or ruba. Mr. J'uwl:nvls :iid the proposed bond Issue of $.15.0'.i0,000 or payment of Cuba' army of free lom should be reduced In Interest fron v to X per cent and guaranteed by th United States. This plan wou'd enablt the Fale of the. bond l par. thus sav ing the proposed discount of 10 per cent lggrega ling-three million und a half f dollars, and the saving In Interest of leveral hundred thousand dollars an nually. Mr. Newlnnds staled that union would mean free trade without ihej payment of American duty now paid on Cuban sugar and Cub would annually receive $;I3,000,000 more far her augur than at present. : ThK he ' "claimed. would mean unexampled prosperity for Cuba us well as the rilnlty and liberty of n state. As for Porto Rico", Mr. New-lands' said his proposition Involved no action with out her consent. She was too snail In territory for u state iid itould be ad mitted to the American. union only as a country or ns pa:t of the .state of Cuba. Her willingness could be tested by public vote. , if she protoTvl her present position of dependency without constitutional privileges or rights she could signify by popular vote and thus the doctrine of consent of the governed would be vindicated. Mr. Teller in answer to Mr. Newlands said that while he was not prepared to enter Into a debute as to the merits of the resolution, he wanted to protest against th; statement that Cuba l.i in nny manner a dependency or mis gov ernment and doclnred that such con tention would ho set down by nny In ternational lawyer as lh height of ab CotitlnUed on page C) NEGRO FRANCHISE QUESTION. IN ALABAMA Montgomery, Alu., Nov. 25. In th Alabama supreme court today Judite liaruldson decided an lmHrtnnt case, that of the Hlate of Alabama va. 1'eter l.'lc nchiutw, u negro of Limestone coun ty. Crenchsaw applied to the registrar of that county under the constitution, to register him that he might vote. This the registrar refused to do. Crenchsaw then produced documents showing that he had been a Federal soldier. ' The registrar ugaln refused lo register him and he appealed to the courts. A Jury of the circuit court de cided In the negro's favor. The state solicitor appealed the case to the su preme court, and that court now dis misses the c-Hse. COLOMBIA MAY RAISE ARMY OF 100,000 Colon, Nov. 2.1. The correspondent of the Associated Press today, received telegram from llogotu, dated Novem ber 21. suylng that the government hud Issued orders to raise the army tooting to 100,000 men In the event that Gen entl Reyes' mission to Washington should 'prove fruitless.. The subjuga tion of Panumu is given as the re.tson for the government's action. RAILROAD OFFICIALS UP FOR CONTEMPT Savannuh, Ga Nov 25. In the "nited Stales Circuit court today Judge Speer issued a rule for con- pmpt ugulnst President Milton H. Smith, of the Louisville und Nashville railroad; V. Hale, superintendent of the fourth division of the Seaboard Air Line railroad, and V. B. Den hum, superintendent of tho second div ision of the Atlantic Coast Line rail- o'id, ordering them to show cause why , they should not be attached, for contempt for disregarding the order of thp court. ' The case in contempt proceeding will be heard at Macon, December It, The case In whrch'- the' proceedings were had la that of the Interstate Com merce Commission against the Louis ville and Nashville railroad, the Florida Central and Peninsula railroad and the Savannah, Florida and Western rail road, in which they claimed that the rates on the P. & A. division of the Louisville ..-ind Nashville road to River Junction, Florida, In conjunction with (he rates from that point to Savannah were so hlh und so unreasonable ns to be prohibitory. . Only July 21, 1893, Judge Speer rendered a decree which sustained subsuntiully the contention of the Interstate Commerce Commls sioii. The decree was acepted by the railroad officials as final, no appeal having been made und the case subse quently was dismissed. " The decree was served upon all the railroad officials named ubove. Since the service of the decree the railroads have paid practically no attention to the terms of the decre. Inconsequence of which the Interstate Commerce Commission filed todny the complaint thut the Injunction order had been vio lated and asked that the court Issue a rule trj iinst ihe defendants. The rule was Issued accoidingly. DID NOT KNOW STRIKE WAS OVER' Chicago, Ills., Nov. 15. Although a basis of settlement of the strike ot the employes of the Chicago City railway company wus decided upon at 2: SO o'clock this morning, nnd the agree ment wus ratified by the men, u few- hours later, not a single cur Is in ser vice on the entire system tonight. The only cars operated today were manned by non-union crews under the same conditions that have prevailed since the Inauguration of the strike a week ago last Thursday. For some unexpected reason the management of the Chicago City rail way wus not officially notified until tonight that the strike had been de dared off. While the men were rati fying the agreement decided upon curly hi morning, by which the men were to return to work, the company continued to operate Its cars under police proteclon on the five branch lines that hud been opened for traffic since the Inauguration of the strike. Malinger McCuIloh finally received word fromV President Mnhone of the strikers' union, that the strike hud been declared off. The trainmen have been ordered to report for duty ut four o'clock tomorrow morning. This makes the time elsspsed since the walk-out fourteen days to the hour minute. GOVERNOR GETS? NASTY LETTERS Cripple Creek Strikers Are Getting Gay . LATER REPORTS SAY TEN WERE KILLED Fort Smith, Ark., Nov. 23. It hns de veloped that ten men Instead of thir teen, were In the entry of mine No 20, at Bonanza, In which occurred an ex plosion yesterday. All of the bodies were recovered and those of Ira Strick land, Mike Walke and Joe Carr were brought here for interment today. There were two rooms In the entries which were closed yesterday morning and marked "dangerous" and were known to be full ot gas. It is supposed that one ot the killed Incautiously went into one of thos. rooms and caused the explosion. thiittanooga, Tenn., Nov. 25. A cial to the Times from Shelbyville, l.vs: .:.: fl'he home of Silas Bracken, at Smyr- was destroyed today and his vlfe mied to death. When the body was lund Mrs. Barcken find a broom her hands, as If she had The small daughter clasped In been sweeping. was sent away from the house only a few minutes before the fire occurred. Mrs. Bracken won the prize of $1,000 offered by Harper's Weekly, several vears ago, for the handsomest wo man In the world. The Thanksgiving Dinner. Vhite Dove of Peace Hovers Over Republican Parly in NY. New York,. Nov. 25. Senator Thomas Piatt, on bis arrival here late today nfirmed Governor Odeli's statement at harmony In New Tork politics had en restored as a result of the con rence with President Roosevelt St ashlngton. He was asked concerning overnor Odeli's statement thnt these iid been strained relations In New org pontics, but declined to say any- Ping on. that matter. , ne listened with Interest to an ao- 'unt of Governor Odeli's Interview but iade no comment, and when asked Not the governor' statement lhat he K"cume even more active In politics In he state hereafter, aald: ee, Mr. Odell will take a more ac ve part." There was nothing In the .eport that Federal appointments would hereafter be arranged by the governor, he said: "Do you think the State needs re form?" "-es." "In what direction?" "I do not care to say," he relied, and he also declined to commit himself when asked what means would b adopted to bring about the changes suggested by Mr. Odell." . "Was Governor Odell correct in stat ing that President Koosevelt will get the-NewTork-delegatlon to the next national convention?" "Yes. Mr. Odell believes that Mr. Koosevelt will get the delegation as does everyone in the Republican party." CONSIDERING P08TOFFICE APPOINTMENTS. Chairman Rollins of the R.-pi bllcaj. State executive committee ha.-t bfo.' him now the matter of recomnieudlu some one of the various applicant fJi the place of postmaster at Plymouth In Washington county. . The office Is k. Presidential one and the salary 1 JL2W a, year. The term of the occupant, Mrs. Emily Fegan, expires on December 14th, and she is an applicant for reappointment. THREATEN OFFICIALS WITH DEATH Governor Bell, However, Does Not Weaken " BUT THREATENS TO WIPE SO ClALISTSi ANARCHISTS AND OTHER SIMILAR FRY OFF -FACE OF THE EARTH Denver. Colo., Nov. 25. Governor Peabody and Adjutant General Bell have received threatening letter within the past few day, the wi Iter evidently being Inspired by the Cripple Creek strike situation. One of the communi cations to General Bell says: "You will be propped off If you ever come to Cripple Creek.' Another, letter warn the official of the existence of a plot to blow up the wing of the capltol where the govern or's 'and adjutant general' office are located. All such letters are turned, over lo the detective force rast as received. No attempt has been made to gunrcl the military office. General Bell wus In communication with the sheriff of LasAnlmas county for more than a hour today. General Bell called his stenographer Into his office this evening and dictated the fol lowing statement for publication: "We will fight It out In Colorado If it takes every able-bodied man in the stnt? and some who are dlsubled, to the -iid dirt order be maintained and so- ln'.ii is und anarchists are wiped off the face of the earth and theie la not grease spot left to assassinate, dy namite,, molest or in any. way disturb the- peaceable occupation of the cltl- sens of this state -. ,.-. TO PACIFY INDIANS. Washington, Nov, 25. In 'acocrdance with the request of Superintendent Johnson, of Jicarlllo Apache Indian school in New Mexico, the commission er of Indian affairs hns ordered the transfer of Industrial Teacher Philip H. Sayle from that Institution to the Grand Junction. Coyo., Indian school in order to pacify the excited Indian; who threaten trouble over the acci dental death of two pupils. RECORD OF RACER ,; URE5UEUS QUESI 0; ED '..t-. " fy; . 'Vim iiiiV t'.A '-i- i erre name, ina ,.inov. . x&, btvt- lence to determine whether or not. ihe Cresceus stallion trotting record, of I: ft 3-4 made on the Wichita, Kas,. track, shall be allowed, wl, be allowed will be one the first thing taken up it the meeting of the American Trot Ing association In Chicago that con 'enes next Tuesday. W, t- V, James', 'resident of the association, says there will be between 150 and 175 ease to . v taken up for a hearing.' The national 'rotting association holds a meeting at : he same time In New York, - ' ,.- CANDIDATES LAY OFF TODAY T0"O EAT THANKSGIVING TURKEY Great Forest Fires Are Spread ing Rapidly in Mississippi Vtrksurg.' Miss.. Nov. 2C Forest f.ic-s this, section ft) sarenoiivi r-t.iiu'.y Fd ar..'s lir.i. r t- iln ,in In U,l Xt f-- ds solium os. wii: ri-sult. rig the Sunflower river for a score of tiles cotton picking hu be.i susp?nd u and every available man Is out fight " Ve flames to prerent the destruc 'n of several properties which are fdangered. fi. v - w . - , Navigation on the Mississippi and Yazoo rivers Is seriously Interfered with by thick clouds of smoke, and tonight It is reported that the City of Wheel ing, a mail packet, plying between Vlcksburg and Greenville, is bard and fast on a sandbar near Glenora, the ac cident being due to the smoke clouds. To the north the woods are burning within four miles ot the city limits. -: 1 I w f ,1 With the exception of an uddltional thousand votes put on by Dr. Sawyer there were no great changes In the voting contest yesterday. Today the candidates will lay off to eat turkey. The vote stands: Dr. Sawyer., t 18,444 J. B. Wells 12,442 R. P. Foster 9,284 Dr. L. B. McBrayer 2,844 Dr. Battle , 2,272 Harmon Miller 1,435 J. E. Rankin... 1.143 W. C. Frsnk.., 1,081 Dr. M. H. Fletcher.. ... 938 A. Blomberg 887 Dr. Meriwether 728 Dr. Hilliard 667 Dr. Ches. L. Minor Dr. Jordsn A. Whltlock 1 Dr. J. T. Sevier Dr. A. M. Bsllsrd Chat. G. Lee John A. Nichols Dr. M. M. Millender J. J. Yates 272 W. B. Gwyn.. : 260 Dr. Paul Paquin 235 1 100 100 A. L. Stockton, . C. A. Rsysor... ... Rules of the Contest. ' . . trcoupons must be cast within one week from date printed thereon. The contestants must . be . residents of Asheville or Its suburb for at leeat a portion of the year and be regarded us such. and must be either professional or business men. V ;1 , . , ' No attache of The. Cltlseri will be allowed to enter or participate in the contest. , ; , No coupons will be Accepted unless cut from The Citizen or Issued to sub scribers under the conditions govern ing the contest. 1 ' A subscriber paying 11.90 or more upon liis subscription Will receive a 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 siihscrlber. No copies of The Citizen will be sold during the contest except St tb regular price. . The name must be plainly written Penrose Baldwin 235 1 on each coupon, and where coupons Dr. Prioleau 202 i are voted In numbers exceeding" twen T. A.. Jones ... 201 ty-flve. they must be counted In Rev. W. M. Vines ' 185; hunches of 25, 60 or 100 and properly J. H. Loughran 168 1 marked. " Wm. Kroger 137' All coupons voted must be registered Hiram Lindsey 137 i before being deposited In the ballot Dr. Linn... 135 I box, for the convenience of the contest W.C.Scarborough... .' '124 j editor In tabulating the vote. - M. H. Kelly... ... ... .... .115.. Votes registered before lp.ni, srill Dr.-Dsn Sevier 114! e counted and the report mad up for 550 538 498 497 493 360 322 287 O. C. Mills... . Chat. G. Clapp.. E. P. Gitkie. . . . .A 114 105 102 tne cisv. 1 011 pons received alter p. m.. will be counted with the next day's) vote. 1 '. CITIZEN VOTING COUPON. - This Coupon is Gocd lor One Vote for J - As the Most Popular Man in Asheville, . NOVEMBER 26 Cut out and deposit in the ballet box at The Daily Citiien sffloo A large cold bottle &.nd ajsmodl hot Sam,
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