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44 "Keeping tvtrtotli1y ,t It. X, bril k haw 4vrtitlnf motU in the wrW. . ,1 , , 44444 Qinn.i 44 The actual elrcu latlen af Tha Cltl tan yeeterday wa Vol. xlx. No. 153 ASHEYILLE, N. C, SATURDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 5 1903. PRICE FIVE CENTS ELIJAH" DOWIE MAY YET ESCAPE 'ited That All His Creditors do Not Desire ROPHET" TO BE MADE BANKRUPT Jme of Them State That Head of the Church NOT INSOLVENT AND THEY BELIEVE THAT HE MAY YET COME UP SMILING WITH SOME DOUGH. L f ichkuno. Ills.. Dec. 4 tHronger proof the fact thut ull John Alexander bit les creditors are not a unit in the 'lire to have his estate administered (he bunkruptcy court was given this enlng. Seven credltora, representing ims of more than $10,000, (lied an mvcr In the United Suites District int. In which they asked Judge ohlsuat to Inquire Into tha question Itowie's solvency at once. They do lled that the head of Zlon Is in In- lvcncy or was in that condition when ic bunkruptcy proceedings were be nil ugulnst hint. The lawyers who present these seven creditors, de- are thnt additional claims amounting close to 1100,000 will be united in le contest ogainst the bunkruptcy buceedings. Simultaneously with the filing of hese objections attorneys represent- g the $100,000 claim of Samuel Stev- :iaon, Dowies brother-ln-luw, un- bunced toduy that they would appeud the Federal court tomorrow morning b ask thut the oiiglnul petitioners be quired to give an idemnifying bond the sum of $200,000. This request 111 be made, it Is suid, for the pur- lsc of having something to hold those ho hud brought the bnkruptcy petl- fon ii nd make them responosible In e event that the case Is dismissed on ! Knowing of Dowies solvency. At the same time Dowle's represen tee will iisk Judge Kohlsuat to order e receivers to vacate the luce fac tory at Zlon City. This Industry is in .'huige of a corpbratlon and s Dowle not the sole Btockiiolder it will be trged that this concern should not be -ontrolled by the .bankruptcy court. I Attorney Frank Helmer, who repre- uta ' ctlenta hiwirta- claims of "about 390,000 against Dowle, said tonight: ! "As nearly as t can determine from ii examination , of Dowies accounts, 1 has assets worth at least $10,000,000 .' while the claims against him do not , exceed $100.000.. If such is the case it wrong to continue the receiver- attempt to preserve order and to pro tect lire and property. "Now. therefore, I, Jumps 11. Pea body, governor of tha State of Colorado, by virtue of the authority In me vested, do hereby proclaim and declare the aald county of Teller. In the State of Color ii do. to be In a state of Insurrection und rebellion." Clovernor Peubody bases hla uctlon on the decision "of the Iduho Supreme court, which declated that the act of the governor of Iduho In putting Into force to a limit extent 1 martial law In the t'oeur D'Alene was In thorough bar- mony with the constitution of thnt state. The constitutional provision re latlng to the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus In this state Is similar to that of the Idaho constitution. Wholesale arrests of strikers suspect cu uiipiicKiion ill me indicator ex-1 D . j a t if I B plosion and other cases of violence will KUSSIa &n0 ArDCNCS MIKe ITO- be made tomorrow. The "Hull pen"' will be enlarged so as to accommodate I several hundred prisoners. THEY HAY TRY TO SAVE MACEDONIA i Negotiations In London Strength en Belief THAT REIGN OF BLOODSHED 1$ OVER posal io Powers JAMES L. BLAIR IS SERIOUSLY SICK not only solvent, but iiinonrv-mnktng concern Counsel . rvpivm-ntliig the Moikui Trust company. Ihr trustee of the first mortgage" bonds of the Com pursued Air company, licked the court to modify its Injunction in order to allow it. If it so desired, to institute future tiiiH'redluaa Oil the coupons. and It was so ordered. I HUBERT SPENCER SICK. Loudon, Dec. 4. At bulletin Issued hur this evening uniuiunreii that the rnndlllon of Herbert Spencer, the fa mous writer, who has keen III for some time I causing grave (anxiety. 4 COSTLY BLAZE, (uliiusvllle, Texas, Dev. 4, The dry goods store of l I.. l row n In this city together with ties large stock of rimmIh was destroyed bv the today. Unas' 10,000; Iiihui unce $Ju.mA. THAT INTERNATIONAL ADMINIS TRATION BE INSTITUTED IN STRICKEN COUNTRY AS SOCIATED PRE8S GIVES . COMFORTING NEWS London, Dec. 4. Negotiations Pegu.. today by the powers may result In an International administration for Mace donia, along the lines observed in lh present government of the Island i t St. Louis. Mo., Dec. 4.-Junies L. Ululr, who yesterday was Indicted by the grund JJury on two counts, chnrg Ing forgery. Is in a very depressed condition, according to what little can K'rele- 1.0 i,.rn..,f ,.t th. h.,.if,.i Tha t me Associaieu j-ress, minis mui n I .... n ... mwvl ns Atii.iaiLinlM'' 1.11 1 1 K e 1 a I I " t. V Htiuuici .mm wviint.. ,..,, r. r . Wli UI)I.S,B i .he SMlna. uttemled by ui shock of yesterdays experience on Mr. speukable ho:rors, nnd the danger of 1 niair. ne wouiu iiiukc no iurtner wur between Turkey and Mulganu. an Statement. ' I,. pmifiifiiiitir lltiMMln Mini AilKll'fa ha'( proposed to the other powers that Im mediate stops be taken tujut Into oper a I ion a plan whk-h in Its general otitlln resembles that now enforced In l"rete. This proposal Is the result of the ac ceptance In principle by the sultan NEW RAILROAD MAJi RUIJCIE WILL TESTIFY ONCE AGAIN BOODLERS ADMIT TAKING BRIBES Unworthy Grand Rapids Officials Confess Improved that the nurses thought his chances for rei-overy very bright. QUESTION OF FREIGHT RATES THAT THEY ACCEPTED SUMS OF MONEY For the Faithful Discharge of Duties j CAUGHT IN THEIR 8IN, THESE IL LUSTRIOUS SERVANTS OF THE PUBLIC WILL PLEAD GUILTY Uuthcrle, Okla.. Doc. 4. The fol- oiado, Oklahoma and Southwestern railroad was today Incorporated by Oklahoma capitalists with $1,000,000 lhl.,,e day aSo, 01' lhi Husl n-A ust 1 Li 1. cupuai kiock. ine new line is 10 oe . 1,,1.,,rnllllr , ,.f1..H i M.-. ,l,mi;, I '10 miles long passing through Wood ward, Day. Dewey, t'uster, Wuehita, and Oomanehe. connecting with the Santa Ke In Woodward county and the Cherokee and Gulf at Weatherford. WILL BALTIMORE POSTAL CROOKS ESCAPE? submitted after the recent confereni between Czar Nicholas and Einpc.roi Francis Joseph. To what extent each power will pui - llilpatc in the organization of an Inter national gendarmerie to be formed for the preservation of o dcr and whlto power will be placed In supreme com mand of the gendarmle. as well as otin-i details, munt ,be aett'ed by the negotia Hons between the powers, this prposa' of the two powers dissipates the appre hension which has prevailed In diplo matic circles on the continent that Ku lia and Austria were arranging a set tlement of the Macedonian question In u way to Insure only their own Interest. JARTIAL LAW IS IN CONTROL AT DENVER Denver. Colo., Dec. A. Clovernor l'ea- louy today declared martial law In the ripple Creek district. After mentioning aots of lawlessness. id to have been committed in Crlpplf reek, the) proclamation concluded as 'follows: i '.V ::'.)'.-, , . ' , 'Whereas, I have reason to believe iliat similar. outrages may occur at ajiy Bme and believing the civil authorl- os of said county of Teller are utterly nable, unwilling and are making no i Xlallinioie, Aid., Dec. 4 Pinning con fldenoei'in tWfr belief (hat the prose cution has failed to make a prima fn cie case against Former Postal Clerks Thomas W. McGregor and Columbus E rpton, counsel for the defense In the trial for alleged conspiracy to defraud the government by COMPRESSED AIR COi GETS PUNCTURED WashlliKton, D. C. Dec. 4. The first witness iu be heurd .011 Monday by the senate military uffnlr committee, which is Investigating 'the nomination of General Ueouara Wood 10 be a ma jor general, will be Colonel Charles S. Delhi, assistant nianagcr of . the Associated Press. , Major James K. rtum le has bet'n- recullel and will be here Monday. He will be examined concerning the contradiction of Some of his testimony by Hay Stannnrd .taker, the mgitxlne Writer. The committee hu under considera tion the question of suniiiainliar sever al witnesses to testify OS to the condi tion of General Wood's Hantisao ac counts of 1S!S. For this purpose it Is likely that General Tasker H. lillss, of I he fieueral staff of the army, will lie called and that subpoenas will be K-u:ert also for N. Nathan, W. H. Lan cashire, mid T.leutennnt tirnoks. all. of wluim are said to have had a hand In auditing; the ticeounts. BISHOP BURGESS DENOUNCES A PLAY tjiuiul Koplds. Mich.. Dec. 4 Th features In the water boodle scandal to day were the confessions of cx-Aldei man Abraham S. Gysels and Corey P. r.lHscll, former members of the board of public works, that they accepted the bribes mentioned by Salisbury 111 his confession. Later this evening ex-Alderman Clhy si Is went to Assistant Piosecuttng At torney Ward's otflce antl acknowledged thut he-accepted an envelope from Hal Isliury lontuiuing :;oo. This confession was followed a few minutes later by the appearance of Mr. Itixsull. who also made a statement that he had accepted l"p(i ard otherwise corroborating Sails hrry'a statement that he approached men hers of the council with the boodli proposition. Hoth Ghysels and Blssel informed the prosecuting ultoiney that they will plead guilty in the Superior toutt tomorrow. No additional wurrants were Issued today, but there muy be one arrest to morrow if the prosecution can get the Wiiriant served. Assistant Prosecutor Wnrd. however. declines to give the name of the mar. who IS wanted. ANOTHER POSTAL CA8E Gadsden. Ala.. Dec. 4. V. K. Kiddle. a white man, of Clay county, Is undei arrest, having been indicted at Annis- ton on the charge of violating the postal laws. It is alleged that through the malls he sent a demand for the pay mcnt of a bill, written on the outside of un envelope. ' - -! - New York, Dec. 4. Jt'iiht, Kev. Fred erick Uurtmw. -.-'D',lstiop-' at Iron Isliind, preached n sei 111011 in 81. Pauls chapel, New-York,' imlay, in which he duclion of "Parsifal" in this city. He did not mention tin- opera by name, jliut he left no douM as to his mean New York Dec. 4. Judge I-econibe. I lu'j. when he said: selling leather of the t'nite-J States circuit court to-I "The lust s upper. with its sacred pouches at exorbitant prices, decided duy heard arguments of some' of the j feeling und associations. Is to be plae F1MLEY WANTED -TO HUNT RABBITS to close the case without putting single witness on the stand to testify for the clients. When United States Attorney John C. llose announced to Judge Morris and the jury in the United States Cir cuit court that the government had produced all its testimony, it was gen erally thought that witnesses for the defense would be called immediately William K. JSryan, of counsel for the accused, sprung a decided surprise when he arose and said: "We do not think the government has made out a prima facie case and therefore we will offer 110 witnesses." Mr. Biyun then announced thut prayers will be prepared tomorrow and exchanged between counsel. Argument on the pryers will be offered Mon day. Conrt will not sit on the case tomorrow. General argument on the entire cirse will be made after prayers are argued. stockholders of the Compressed Air company, on an application for a re ceiver for the company. Counsel re presenting the defendants, the com pressed air company, the Rome loco motive and Machine works, and the ed before our eyes. We cannot lie blinded 'to the blaspla my of this by all the grand harmony and fine language that even a great arilst. can give us. Let them laugh al us, sneer at us. even, if they must ucl the plot from Individual members of the boards of! the Uible. but let that story of our directors protested against the ap- Ijora remain sacred. At till odds let pointment of any . receiver. j this man. our Savior, no through time The Rome company. It was contend-jfis the one whose being Was too holy ed, was the only asset possesed by 1 to profnile before our eyes, the Comnressed Air comnarty at pres- 1 The first performance of Parsifal" ent earning a revenue, and that its was' is to be given on Christmas eve. i A. L. Klnley was somewhat Improved this morning compared with his con dition yesterday morning, but the ulti mate result of the wounds inflicted by Hob Iee is still In doubt. Thursday morning early he became delirious and Insisted on getting out of bed. The hospital nurses telephoned to police headquarters and as no suitable help could lie secured at that hour, Officer C. 11. I in it ltlt went to the hospital and restrained I'inley. Finley wanted to get up to hunt rabbits, or go to his store as the mood seized him. Define this delirium he was so gieatly Washington, Dec. 4. In the case 'if It. M. Martens, against the IxmlavHY & Nashville railroad, Involving the long and short haul question, the Inlcistutc Commerce commission today held that the lumber rate of ten cents for the shorter haul from Intermediate points to Ixmlsvllle, as against el it lit cents for the longer haul from the same isilnts to Nashville was unduly discriminating. The commission decides that 11 differ ence in circumstances and coiuIUIoim between the two ivolnts and that any greater difference Is In violation of tltP Interstate eommeice law. COTTON OUTPUT OF MILLS MUST BE LARGELY CURTAILED Boston. Mass., Dec. 4. That a wide-for finished material has been uusul- pread curtailment of production by cotton mills in the United States will I'le found' lipr'ARaui-f 1nifiiir lh - fipvt few months on account of the great om of the raw muteriul-. is the opinion of leading mill men In this city, from wlilrh the policy of many cotton mills n the .North Is directed. The market isfuctory for months and prices bave not risen correspondingly with those of cotton. The mills in New England em ploy fully 17S.U0O hands, 65.000 of which ha vti had their wages reduced ten per cent this full and 1S,000 addi tional will be cut within the next two weeks. BraTye Officer Swam Huh- dred Yards to Save Ship Norfolk. Vu... Dec. 4' The naval tue 1'eoria, towing the submarine torpedo! hout Adder, hus arrived at the navy' yard here. The Adder Was saved by! the heroism of Boatswain Derry, who; responded to a call for volunteers nnd : san one hundred yards yith a line' to the Adder from the tug and pulled; a hawser after him. The Moccasin is ashore at Currituck and appears to be only slightly damaged. The Adder Is leaking badly.' The Peortu. left tonight for Currituck to aid the Yankton und Vixen In float ing the Moccasin, which is now high and dry upon the beach. c Two Asheville Boys Are Re ported Drowned at Knoxville Koxville. Taring Dec. 4. Luther and Mitchell Carter, aged 14 and 19. were arowned In the French Broad river, near Danbridge, Tenn at noon today, itiey were crossing the river in a lil"!' he" Lother trom the boat " "Ting to save his brother Mitchell a pulled into the river and both vmT dvro,rnl- The boys lived t Ashe T,u. N. C. Their mother, Mrs. Cor delia Carter, is a widow. : I Not Known Hore. ' Strict inquiry in various parts of the citv last night failed to locate the Cordelia Carter" referred to In the above dispatch. The name In not giv en In the city directory, and It Is not likely that the hoys belonged to thi city. . .. , " '- " ADJOURNMENT IS THE PUZZLING QUESTION Washington. Dec.4. Unless there Is un agreement by both houses of con gress to adjourn the present session before noon Monday when the regular session begins, all nominations must fall and If the present special ses slon ends by limitation, thus prevent ing the president from sending recess appointments to the senate, all pending recess appointments must terminate with the convening of congress in Itf regular session. These considerations today furnished the Incentive for a number of confer enccs looking to un agreement to ad' Jouru on Monday or even tomorrow in order to permit the president to send In recess appointments. Friends of General Wood are vlrtualy Interested and will try to bring about adjourn ment hv concurrent oetton. Failure of uctlon would mean Generals Wood's reversion to the rank of brigadier gen eral, and have similar effect 011 the PIHiintments of 167 army officers, ad vanced by reason of General Woods appointments of 167 army officers, nd the ranks and pay of their new ap pointments in the same manner as though their nominations had been confirmed by the senate. The situation also hus been can vassed at the War department and con slderiible alarm Is felt over the dis turbance that will occur regarding of ficers who were promoted in recess sml whose rank depends on the 'pro motion or General Wood tun! othr officers. In view of this situation, it i posible that the administration w 11) suggest sine die adjournment. One reason given ' by the lenders of the house'1 for1 not passing a resolution of adjournment Was that It would be n dlsourtesy to the president to adjourn culled session without completing the work for which It was convened. Members of the senate say they were' ready to adjourn ten days ago and a resolution of adjournment jirobably would have been sent to the house If It had not been reported Hiid not de nied that the house would not give considcratlnn to a resolution for ad journment. The situation is said to be without precendent in the house. It has been irgued In the senate that if the nomi nation of General Wood failed of con- nrmatioii through the failure of the senate committee on military affairs to complete Its - hell ring of charges Continued o'n page 6) THEY HAD NICE FRIENDLY' CHAT Roosevelt and Hanna Meet I White House REPORTERS FOUND NOTHING DOING And (he Gentlemen of the Press -Went Hungry HANNA ADMITS THAT HE AND TEDDY ARE REAL GOOD ' FRIENDS AND HE HAD A' K "LOVELY TIME" Wuslilngton, Dec. 4. An Important conference was held ut the White House tonight between the President and Senator Hannu of Ohio. It occurred " on the initiative of Mr. Hanna and to both participants the conference was a pleasant one. , Mr. Hanna went to the White House at und reinuiued with the President until 11 o'clock, At the conclusion of the conference which It can be said, ' was marked by distinct evidence of sincere friendship and cordiality on hoth sides, neither the President nor , Senator Hanna cared to discuss for publication the details. It waa an nounced that the rcporta recently clr culated that there had been, or that there was likely to be any break In the existing pleasant relations . between -the President and the senator amount ed to a "preposterous absurdity.". ' The President himself desires to be' understood that hereafter he will not take occasion to refer to these reporlx or to dignify them with any attention. It may be said that the relations be tween the two lire those of cordlnl and appreciative friendship. : The conference tonight dealt prln "' 'iu- w ith pending: and prospective 1 legislation before congress, partlcu Immv with that relating to the Isth mian canal nnd with general political ' io.idllions. Hoth before and since he became chairman of the Inter Oceanic c.ann committee of the aenate. Mr. Huiina has manifested deep inter est lu -all 'that- relates to the water ' ay. Agreement otvthe, subject .was bsnlute. Both, it may be Bald, are confident that the position taken by the administration will be approved by the American'. .people., .K, t .ai tv ' ' - The contested confirmation Of Gen-i 1 oral Wood was not considered, though ' Incidental reference to It was made. It Is known that the President and Sena tor Hanna differ on the subject, both fully reullxe that that difference - is honest and sincere, and It is believed hy friends of both that It cannot pos sibly Interrupt their pleasant - rela tions, n can be said also that no " discussion took nlace concerning' the i chairmanship of the r Republican na-1;' tlonal committee. It is known that President Roosevelt has expressed to , Mr. Hanna his desire that he should retain the chairmanship.'. -The senator has not announced yet his final decis- ' ion regarding the matter. It may be . said that the state of Mr. Hannn's health is involved in the decision, and Continued on page 6) ONLY TWO MORE DAYS REMAIN IN CITIZEN'S VOTING CONTEST Tills is the last day of The Citizen's voting contest. As aeverul times stat ed, no vote will be received after 6 p. m. tonight. The vote stands: Dr. Sawyer 23413 J. B. Wells 15,650 R. P. Foster... 9,441 Dr. L. B. McBrayer 2.960 Dr. Battle... 2572 Dr. Ballard 1,748 Harmon Miller.. 1,453 Dr. M. H. Fletcher 1,344 W. C. Frank.. ... 1,120 J. E. Rankin 1,143 A. Blomberg 887 Dr. F. T. Meriwether. . 742 Dr. Hilhard 683 Dr. thas. -. Minor 550 Dr. Jordan 541 Dr. Millendor... 537 A. Whitlock 532 Dr. J. T. Ssvier 513 J. J. Yates 402 Chaa. G. Lee 360 John A. Nichols . 322 W. B. Gwyn 260 Dr. Linn 243 Penrose Baldwin 238 Dr. Paul Paquin. . . 235 Dr. Prioleau 208 T. A. Jones. . . 201 J. H. Loughran 205 Rev. W. M. Vine 193 Dr Faucet 146 Wm. Kroger 137 Hiram Lindsey... ... 137 W. -. Scarborough.. 124 O. C. Milla... 123 tA. H. Kelly 115 Dr. Dan Sevier 114 C. A. Raysor... 105 Clarence Clapp.. 1. ... ... 109, E. P. GUkie. 102- A. L. Stockton... 100 Rulea of the Contest. , . ttrcoupons must tie cast wltbJn one week from date printed thereon. . , ; . The contestants must be- residefiti r of Asheville or its suburbs for at least ' a portion of the year and be regarded as such, and must be either professional ' or business men. , . No coupons will be accepted unless' cut from The Citizen or issued to sub scribers under the conditions govern- . Ing the contest. A subscriber paying 11.00 or more upon his subscription will receive ' special coupon giving him one hundred votes for each dollar so paid. If altl ' 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 Citizen will be sold during the contest except fct th' . regular price. , The name must be plainly' ' wMlfe on each coupon, and where coupons are voted in numbers exceeding twen-. ty-five, they must be counted In' . bunches of 25, 60 or 100 and properly marked. All coupons voted must be registered before being deposited In the ballot' box, for the convenience of the contest"1 editor in tabulating the vote. , Votes registered before $. p. rri, will' be counted and the report made up for ' the day. Coupons received after p.' m.. will be counted with the next day's1 vote. 1 i CITIZLN VOTING COUPON. ? Ro.ce Suicide " This Coupon is Good for One Vote for As the Most Popular Man in Asheville. ' DECEMBER 5 , Cut eut and depeiit in the ballet box at The Daily Cltlxen tffle
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