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siting j yrfW. nyly t it the bast mott in I ..,..- .y 4f V' 4-,. - i f Hit MB laU f Tk CIU. tart yeeterdsy w 3093 Ix. No. 151 ASHEVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 3 1803. PRICE FIVE CENTS USTEES OF TRINITY MAKE STATEMENT RE- ' V kl, 7 ' i'i . i . .. i, J ' ' ... , CARDING BASSETT v.. Y ARE OF THE OPINION THAT PROFESSOR WHO VOICED CERTAIN SENTIMENTS REGARDING NEGRO PROBLEM f DID NOT RESIGN VOLUNTARILY BUT UNDER FIRE OF PRESS AND PUBLIC-TRUSTEES RE GRET PROFESSOR BASSETT'S, UTTERANCES. miiTt tlHlilH JUI1IH SIGNS TREATY The "Bean" Receives Telegrams to That Effect FIVE GRAFTERS PLAD GUILTY 2 i it ROOSEVELT SAID TO BE MUCH SURPRISED Our Own Consul Gudger Wil Return Document jslgnation Tendered by Mr. Bassett Is Therefore Declined 'and He Is Urged to Retain His Chair In Trinity College "We Are Unwilling to Lend Ourselves to Coercion.'' CISION OF TRUSTEES GREET. tD WITH REMARKABLE OUT BURST OF ENTHUSIASM BY STUDENTS EDIT OR DANIELS BURN ED IN EFFIGY nil will find a surer benefit by exercis ing patience thitn It can secure by yield ing to 1U resent Iments. The neuron fni truth should be unhampered und lit an atmosphere that In free. Liberty may some llnie lead tn folly, yet ll is better thnn noine should be tolerated than that all Hhould think and speak under the deadening Influence of repression. '4. The mutter that has engaged nui attention Is of more than local Intercut and will be far-reaching In Its result. Trinity College Ih affiliated with a ureal church, whose spirit and dic trinis are tolerant and generous, and a due regard for the teachings and Ha dition of this Christian society requlrt us to exorcise our judgment In harmony with Its spirit and doctrine. Viewing the matter In the light of Ihose wider intercuts and finding that there Is no complaint against Professoi Hasyett's mnml character, bis scholarly Illness, his energy, his competency at a teacher, or his command of the con fidence of his classes, we are sure thai duly requires to decline the offer of hi resignation. "We state as a fact that Professoi Ikissett does not believe In or does hr teach social equality and we have con fidence In him both a a man and as teacher." ALL NICELY DONE UP IN TIN FOIL AND PINK RIBBONS LAST ACT OF COMEDY-OR AM A PRESENTED. The statement Is signed by T. F. Marrl Secretary Hay. ind J. H. Southgate, as a committee. EDITOR BURNED IN EFFIGY, (Special to The Citisen.) Durham, N. C. Dec. 2. Although late in the night there were a. large numbei of students waiting to ascertain the ver dict of the trustees. The' announce ment of the decision was the signal for popular outbursts of enthusiasm. The college . bell was rung- and there was much cheering and, general enthusiasm. With one Impulse about one hundred students moved out to the athletic field and there hanged In' effigy' Editor Jose1' phius Daniels, of the Kaleigh News and Observer. aloigh. N. C, Dee. 2. The trustees Trinity College having, voted 18 to " to accept the resignation of Fro- isor Uussett, gave to the public today statement of their, position In the ktter which In substance Is as fol- i We have had before us the offer of ki John S. Hassett to resign his pro isorshlp of History and it Is made far to us that It was not presented out j I voluntarily decision to sever his con Ictlon with the college, but that it wus hdered under coercive Influences from te outside and because of a feeling tat his further connection with the jllcge might bring injury to it. Can or impels us to admit our regret thai rofessor' Bassett1 expressed certatn jlnlons' Which ? gaVtf offense' to many id Ave aie glad to find that these, opin ' wre expressed solely on his own iithorily, through a. medium which it) 0 sense is an organ of the college and ot at all in his capacity as a, college fflcitO, so that neither this board nor he college can be held responsible for M ' r- 1 - - , ..... P .... n.,. .. ., ... ;-On the contrary it clearly appears etige m me tacuiiy. me bwhibi" k at the faculty and the student dis-( ure was oroerea annm an wvpwi ri-ee with certain of Professor Has l t's opinions so far as We can as- italn. unanimously. Neither do we tree with him. Nevertheless both fac ty and students -with equal unani ity have manifested their desire that is board decline to accept Professor assett s offer of HIS resignation, ami the following reasons, which seem J us too high and vital, we do decline ti accept it: "1. Any foim of coercion -of thougni nd private Judgment is contrary to one f the constitutional alms of Trinity ollege, in which we cherish a sincere ftilrit of tolerance. 2 We are particularly unwilling to nd ourselves to any tendeniy lo d.-- troy or limit acadimlr. liberty. :We believe that society in tnei WaHhllifiloii Dei'. 2. Two telegrams, one from the Junta and the olher from the minister of foreign affairs of the ItepublU'y of Panama, announcing the arrival of the Hay-llunau Vnrllln treaty, were received liy Minister ltii liau Varllla loiiay. They are as fnl uows; 'I'niMima, De. 2. At 10:110 a. ill., the Junta has finished the examination and approved and signed the canal treaty. (Wlgned ; .R8P1RLI.A. 'Minister of Foreign- delations." "Panama, Dec. 2. W'e are happy to omnmnleate to Your Kxcellency that we have Just ratified the Hay-Hunau treaty without modification, and unan imously. This official act has been received with unanimous approbation. (Signed) "j. A. AIIANOO, "THOMAS ARIAS, "M. K8P1NU5SA. "Members of the Junta." Minister Bunau Varilla will com municate the news received by him to Grand Rapid Officials Who Ac cepted Bribes DREYFUS REVISION CASE CONSIDERED t WILL ENTER ABOVE PLEA IN BOODLE CASE But They Will be Used as Nationalists Bitterly Oenounce Government Action CAVIGNAC ACCUSES MINISTRY OB ATTEMPT TO AID IN PROSECUTION OF OTH ER OFFICIALS WHO SHARED 4 "SHAME OF GRAND RAPIDS." To Create Discord and Disturb Country's Peace (linnil ltaplds, Mich,. lv 2.Aitiu- ney John McDonald's ' aiminmcemciit that he expo led live of his i lienls to plead guilty In the Superlo court v,"s the Interesting development In the wa ter plain boodle scandal I" lay. Five if Attorney McDonalds clients appear ed before the police . nittglxirate and waived examination to the hmher court.; It Is '.generally understoo I thai thm! who pleaded guilty of nrc'iting hrlbea ALL THE OLD ANIMOSITIES AND BITTERNESS OF TEN YEARS AGO ARE REVIVED BY TAK ING UP OF DREY FUS CASE ELIJAH" DOWIE CALLS ALL' NEWSPAPER LIEU "DEVIL'S PARASITES" HE ACCUSES THE FRATERNITY OF ATTEMPTING TO POLLUTE THE "CITY OF ZION" INCIDENTALLY THE PRINCE OF FAKIRS MAKES STRONG APPEAL FOR PAL TRY $1,000,000 TO AID IN LIFTING HIS INDEBTEDNESS. Paris. Dec. 2. Only Incidental men tlun was made of the Dreyfus case a the weekly sitting of the revision com mission, today, when before the end of the proceedings Ueneral Mercler, the senior, member, excused himself on th ground thai he had to examine Dreyfus documents transmitted by the mln Icier of Justice. (lenerul Mercler added that he would make his report as soon will h.. muiUhmt hv fines ,! im hn.;"" I'wwioif ui nn uw noi oeneve no ! (could do so before the lasnse of ten pi IKOIIIIM'III. illlU 1IOIL lilt J Will lk ucii. iltjYK is witnesses by the prost'iiiilon in inei The Dreyfus cnnimiHSion nsseinlo uses of other of the accused city offl- t the department of Justice. The sl bus im inKite,i ,,.n inivi-.ar trt.is. '""'ers of the commission sat around ,i i.mir ujn.u iin-i, wrrr fiiio viiif pa , lieis in the various cases under consul y are ex-Alderman John D.movam nation, While AJ. Durand, the presl dent, says the commission did not take The treaty us approved and signed by the Junta will be promptly re turned to Minister Bunau Varllla at tVashlngton. To Insure lis safe and prompt transmission without interfei nce by officials nnywhere the treaty will be entrusted to Consul General ludger at. Panama, who vyill forward t to Washington in the American dip- omatlc mall pouch. Instructions to ;hls effect already have been sent to Mr. Gudger by Secretary Hay. This ourtesy was extended at the request if Minister Bunnu Varilla. The five men wbow.tlved exa;nlmition od Clatk R. Stocutn, John .Vlcl.nehlan. Ileyner Sionehoiise ttnd Cory 1'. Ills- sell, a former member of the board of works. ,,7 Kx-Alderman Loseur will waive ex amination tomorrow,' but Alderman Johnson of the seventh Ward will Insist upon an examination in" the lower court. Ex-City Attorney Larit Salisbury war confined to his bed at his borne all day. Fullering fiam 'nervous prostration anil in consequence, the examination in the fuse of Alderman AllCn; of the ilisl ward, charged i with accepting a bribe. of i.jl in ibi' water Uoal pioposal, w.ix laistponed until tomorrow mnnilnu. It is reported lhs evening that If Salls- flght against Dr. Bassett. Several dnyr ago the students met and passed strong resolutions against the editor named The demonstration was at 4 . o'clock In the yiortilng and was without kriowl- Dui ing today there has been much en thusiasm about the college. TJie fac ulty and students stood as a unit aKuinst turning down tSasselt for his. expression. ' Kilgo Endorsed. The trustees endorsed Dr. Kllgo, pres ident of the college In the following resolution : 'Whereas, in the newspapers an3 other public discussions of the Bassett episode unwarranted attacks have been made on-the piesident'of Trinity Col lege; therefore be It "llesolved, by the board of trusceei of the college that it gladly takes this op portunity to again express its absolute coil ndence" 1 It Dr.Ktlgn-nrrd Us fipi ant satisfaction with his administratis of affairs of the instituti in, bury does not take the witness stand lAll-ROAD BIG GUNS TRAVELING J tomorrow warrants will be issued fo: the arrest or some or. tpne jmpltcHte i I by Salisbury In the consptrnry part of the deal and It was pu tly conlltineri by Assistant Predefining Attorney Wtird. w ho has the e!vs in hand. Thattnnoogii, Venn., Dec. 2. H, Wa'- ter, chairman of the board of dlrc."tors Editor Daniels has Jed-th I if the Atlantic Coast I.lne. -President M. H. Smith, of the Louisville Nash vllle, and President 8, VV. Hlinmas. f (he Nashville, Chattanooga & St, Jxiuis -allroad, wre In the, city today. They 'leld a coHfeiehce with the local rail road officials, but declined .to give the nature of it. It is the belief in railroad frcles that the 'trip.' means a closer uhlon of the three roads. The party left, for Nashville on their special train, , BOTH AGREE DEPUTY COLLECTOR FOUND LOAD QF CORN In the ease of the North Carolina Land and Lumber; company against the Tattalaotfh.ee company, both parties igreed upon permanent receivers and so there was no hearing before Judire Simonton. A, formal order will be made appointing P. T. Bowman and Bruce Koblnson, both of Newport. Tenn., as receivers. Mr. Bowman Ih the temporary receiver. f li.irlef-lon. f. C. De lei lor McCoy and St:de I stables searched the regn of TuUy Bobb today -Deputy Col- snensary con- ;end distillery I found contra band liquor. On leaving the premises the officers were fired on by Bobb ami his associates. The oflicers returned the fire, 40 or 50 shots being exchanged un til their ammunitions ! ing exhausted .the constables and moonshiners had a hand-to-hand light. l'm:i of the liquor men were arrested, Xo one was seri ously Injured. up the Dieyfus case today no doubt ex 1st that individuality attention Is be Ing given to it as to alC the documents which have been transmitted to M Durand. It is not expected that orn testimony will he heard. A meeting of prominent Nationalist today demonstrated that they are bit terly antagonistic to the action taken by the government. Former War Mln tor tavignac accirsnd the government of disturbing the peace of the country by reviving an affair which had been made an instiument for civil discord find asserted that it was unseless to In terpellate the government on the sub ject because the ministry too strong. ( iimeral Mercler, the former war min ister, who is regarded as the chief ac cuser of Dreyfus, has issued from tun parutlve letlrement.from public life, a senator from the Loire. Inferleuff, atid has affirmed that everything he bad lead In the government newspapers re gnrdlng Dreyfus was untrue. The bitter tone of the Nationalists Is an Indication of how the actual taklna tip of the case today has revived all the. old animosities, and bitterness of the last, ten yeais. Intense feeling is shown throughout governmental, civil, political and army circles. The utilver. sal opinion of clubs and society Is that the revision will bring out. again the prominent actors In the Dreyfusltgj- tatlon. Some of them Including ZoJu and Colonel Henry are dead. Gen eral Mercler has ceased to exercise in fluence In the war adininlsti ation and never speaks In the senate. General de Bolsdeffre, former chief of the French staff, has practically retired us he Is on waiting orders and has no active com mand. Colonel DuPaty de Clam has retired, but he continues to be an ac tive figure. Major Count Esterhazy has become a pitiful personage, lie has left the ai my. was divorced in 1899 nm) lives Contimiril on Page 5. CHAIRMAN BRUCE 1 WILL RESIGN OFFICE New York, Dec. 2. Oovernnr Odell late this evening announced the leslg natlon of .VI. 1.1 n n Bruce front the chiilr fnanshlp of the ttepubllcan committee of New York county. Mr. Bruce wa urged lo remain by Mr. Odell who as sured him of his hearty support, but he said that the pressure of private business rendered his retirement Imper ative. ' The announcement of Mr. Bruce' res ignation came as the climax of a day of conferences participated In by the governor, Henator Platt, Colonel Oeorge W. Dunn, chairman of the Republican ptate committee. Mr. Bruce and others. After these conferences Governor Ddell Issued a statement saying that con clusions satisfactory to all were reached und there was no, reason for any fre tion. '' "We Need the Money, ' Rotrea Dowle, but There Was no Great Rush of Hands to Pockets In Answer to His Appeal Indebtedness $725,- ooo. CUBAN SENATE IS BUSY. IT NOW DEVELOP8 THAT DOWIE'S FINANCIAL AFFAIR8 ARE IN WORSE CONDITION THAN AT FIRST SUPPOSED ' HE DOES NOT DE , SPAIR.' . ' ' .- Havana, Dec. 2. -President Pulma was requested by a resolution of the senate today to transmit to that body a statement of the, total amount of the bonds Issued by the revolutionary Junta. It Is now proposed to pay these bonds out of the increasing sur plus from ordinary' revenues instiJad of from the proposed $35,000,000 loan. , The seqate finance commute0 ban prnctkialjtf agreei to all of - President Prtlnm's recent recommendations re garding the amendment ; of the loan law. The lottery bill unused a shai'p Oontest In the house of - represents fives today the question being whether to refer It to the commute on finance which is known to be hostile to Its adoption or to the committee on tax ation. The motion to refer the bill to the former committee was enrried by vol,e of 24 to 23.. It In said that bill will pass, but to day's vote has given rise to a doubt is to whether It will prevail over the tntlclpated veto of President Paltna. Public sentiment appears to be strongly In favor of the lottery as an easy means of paying the veterans whose names appear on the army lists . blcngo, III., Dee. t. A meeting of the Dowleltes tvas held In the Taber nacle at Zlon City tonight. It wtu call ed for the purpose of starting u fund of Jl.000.000 with which to pay off all the Indebtedness that hangs owr iJlon City and himself. The out-pouring of -his followers was not one to bring cheer to the heart of the general over seer of Zlon, The tabernacle- seats S, Q'l" pe ple and usually all' the seats are taxen ut the special meetings called by rxiw. Tonight the hall was not oer half filled and the gathering was ' not as enthusiastic as might be de- ' shed by a man who was in Immediate need of funds. ; ! ". -v. 1 Dowle gave to his followers a state ment of the financial situation of Zlori . City, told them that the', assets - were -' ample, the only trouble being that he was not able to realise on them at mice. All he needed was a contribu- ' tion of ready money w ith which to tide over the present crisis In the affairs of the city and this being done 7. Ion would grow to greater tmwer than ever be fore. ' . "I love this tabernacle," h said. "I loved nil my tabernacle as I loved 1 my people. As my people have grotrn -so have my temples of worship, If we had to leave this tabernacle for the ' last time the next house of worship would be Jersusalem. Tes. we will help Jerusalem. Ood has told me t6 d6 It. "the flesh 'pots are the cause of ouii coming here tonight. They are a Joke to me. For an hour the dog have thought they led me. But beloved, we (Continued on Pag (.) .. M, C. A. NEEDS MORE MONEY TO COMPLETE NEW BUILDING IThc lii-eetnr of the Younir Men's. ful.and handsomely furnisneil 'Iirisliun association are making an ft'ort to complete tlie new building In he near future and the following state nent has been . prepared In pamphlet foim, brietly setting, forth the needs. ne or two generous contributions have een promised for the near future and he friends of the movement are 'great 1 ncouraged. The statement follows: Many have stood before that pathetic fainting, "Breaking Home Ties," With '"ilir feelings. , The .;yo.HSnie!l!i? paving the home of his childhood and is labout to sever the ties that bind. With F'W-wMtev-ttBa"rmiir'tr''bt fits aged patents, and with tears cours ing down their cheeks, thev senarate. Jloyt true to nature. The sequel is seen n that f;nnous cartoon by Frank Beard. nntcn may be overdrawn but which nevertheless points a sad truthwheie A youth is entering a strange city. JarouBd the i-orner, hiding, stands a aevii waitlne his chance, while across tne Jtiwt is the onen door of the saloon nd brothel In vifinsr him to the bright "km and good cheer it has to offer. n the city of. Ashevllle there come ww youp.g men, perhaps, w ho are sus ceptible either to the evil influences that abound here oitft-th4 good, fhftn to iiny' other rity of its sise. Most of them come teeking to regain health, and of course have much leisure time. To ma"y it is a crucial test as it presents Wonderful oppoit unity for breaking ay Irom evil associations and for Jorming new habits. Many are dis "faged and need friendly counsel and "aUhful diversion. " it represents a re "'""'bility as well as a wonderful op pwtun'tv. How can it be met? A well ""Upped Yoimi- Mni I 'hrlalin n Asan- Uot Would afford the most practical recen- tion rooms, gymnasium una nniu- ' rooms': its facilities lor cultivating the I mental, spiritual and social side of man, it would be in a position to attraci all classes. At present tlie work in Ashevllle is sadly hampered owing to the lack of funds lo conuilete the equipment, but not withstand the crippled condition much sooil has already been accom plished, and the peronal testimony I herewith could be duplicated many times if necessary. The CJeneraT Fee-" retatv's report for the past month shofiS'fhaf a dally average of forty-m men made use of the building, many ol whom were strangers and came to se cure information, advice, or good fel lowship. An average of 112 men attend ed the weekly gospel services. Four men professed faith in Christ and have Joined the church, and n score of others testified to having been helped. Over one hundred men have signified thei determination to join the association and pay the full membership as soon as certain departments are ready for use The needs of the various departments are ns follows: To complete gymmi- slum and adjuncts.in the basement M0: stairs and hall-way to second floor, pas sage and one class room S470; to com plete and furnish seventeen dormitories, stairs and steps and two toilet room? lvih nlumbine complete. 2.100: balance j needed to secure piano for social rooms $150: -amount needed to flnlsn troni oi building, according to plans .uo. swim ming pool. $450; heating plant $2,330; to tal $5,070. Xo contract Is let until the money Is in hand, and you are not asked to con tribute to a debt. Our cause makes us bold and we rreeent the matter to yon as a great opportunity for invesimenr ONLY THREE MORE DAYS REMAIN IN CITIZEN'S VOTING CONTEST ftpr A this m.-tn. Wit k Itm Arm thiee hundred and sixty-five dayj than which none will bring larger ana "Vshlsin tbe year and, with cheer-jmote satisfjdng returns. -. .. . Three days moreromln In the Cltt--sen's vothig contest. It is rumored around town that tho list daySvill wit ness a warm race between th j two lending candidates. The vote standi: Dr. Sawyer.. 20,329 J. B. Wells. ,14,600 R. , Foiter 9,420 Dr. L. B. McBrayer 2,960 Dr. Battle 2,272 Harmon Miller ... .. 1,453 Dr. M. H. Fletcher 1,344 J. E. Rankin. ..... 1,143 W. C. Frank... ... ... ... 1,120 A. Blomberg.. ... 887 Dr. F. T. Meriwether... 7ii Dr. Hilliard 683 Dr A. M. Ballard 655 Dr. Cha. Minor ...... 550 Dr. Chas. Jordan. . , 541 A. Whitlock 527 Dr. J. T, Sevier . . 508 J. J. Yates 402 John A. Nichols. . 322 Chas. G. Lee 360 Penrose Baldwin... L. . 281 W. B. Gwyrt. . ... 260 Dr. Linn , 243 Dr. Paul Paquin . . Dr. Prioleau. . . T. A. Jone. . Jas. H. Loughran... .. Rev. W. M. Vjnes Wm. Kroger; Hiram Lindsey W. C. Scarborough... O. C. Mills M. H. Kelly.. , Dr. Dan Sevier Clarence Clapp,, E. P. Gilkie C. A. Raysor. ..... A. L. Stockton ... 235 208 201 191 185 137 137 124 123 115 114 105 100 100 Rul of th Contott (Coupon must be cast within on week from date printed thereon. The contestant must be resident of Ashevllle or it suburb for at least a portion of the year and b regarded as suoh.and must be either profeaslonal or business men. No attache of Tbe Citizen Will be allowed to enter or participate In th contest. No coupon will be accepted unlea cut from The Citlsen or issued to sub scribers under the condition govern ing the contest. . A subscriber paying $1.00 or mora upon his subscription will receive a special coupon giving him on hundred votes for each dollar so paid. If an old subscriber secure a new subscrip tion, both the old and th new ub scrlber will receive 100 vote for each dollar paid by th new subscriber. No- copier of- The Cltlxen V will be Sold during the contest except at th regular price. The name must be plainly written on each coupon, and where coupons are voted In numbers exceeding twenty-five, they must be counted lit bunches of 25, 50 or 100 and properly marked. All coupons voted mut b registered before being deposited In the ballot box, for the convenience of th contest editor in tubulating the vote, . otes registered before p. m trill be counted and the report mad up for the day. Coupon received after pv. m., w ill be counted with th next day' vote. CITIZEN VOTING COUPON. This Coupon is Good for One Vote for Those Industrial Storms i - tf m As the Most Popular Man in Ashevllle. DECEMBER 3 Cut out and deposit in th ballot box at Th Dally Citlxan flU v
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