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MEaLE CITIZEN WEATHERrThureday Try a CITIZEN Want Ad .They Bring Results. ASHEVILLB, N. C, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 19, 1904 Price-Fiv Cents- - JPres Newspaper in Western North Carolina ILLINOIS REPUBLICANS FEMALE SINGERS NO HEARST MEN FROM SO. CAR. PRESBYTERIANS REPUBLICANS NOMINATE BARRED IN GA. ARE STILL NOMINATING MEET AT MOBILE HARRIS FOR GOVERNOR .1 THE A SHI , VoLXIXNo202 . - Only Associated Forty-Seventh Ballot, Brings no Relief GOV. YATES IS STILL SLIGHTLY IN THE LEAD Lowden and Dennen Follow Closely In His Wake CONVENTION ADJOURNED AT 9:30 LAST NIGHT TO MEET THIS MORNING NO HOPE OF SETTLEMENT Springfield, May 1. Chairman Can non called the convention to order ihortly after S o'clock this afternoon but aome time elapsed oerore lie was able to suppress the confusion In ttu hall and direct the clerk to call the rol ott the forty-aecond ballot. This ballot waa: Tatea 482; Lowden 400H; Den nen 433H; Hamlin 111; Warner 41: Sherman I; Pierce J2. The forty-third and forty-fourth roll' call showed little change. After th reault of the 44th ballot had been an nounced the convention,, at 5:12 o'clock took a receas until 8 o'clock tonight. The re-assembling of the delegates was without Incident and tho word wa paused around that there had been no change in the situation. Chairman Cannon Immediately ordered the roll called for the 46th ballot, which re sulted as follows: Tates 4&0; Lowdett 40S&: Dennen 436?4; Hamlin 111; War ner J; Sherman z: Pierce SI. ' The 46th ballot found the lines un broken. The next ballot on the 47th roll call the vote was: Tatea 482: Low den 403V4; Dennen 432V4: Hamlin 111- At :3D o'clock the convention took a recess to 10 o'clock tomorrow. MICHIGAN REPS IN CONVENTION Grand Rapids, Mich., May 18. Ar was expected, the only conteet in the state Republican convention held here today developed on the question of primary reform involving; the nomina tion of candidates for state offices, ttu legislature and Congress by dlrec' vote of the people. The anti-prlmar reform element scored a decisive vic tory. Delegates at large to the na tional Republican convention were elected unanimously as follows: Dexter Ferry, of Detroit: Ralph Loveland, of Saginaw; T. J. O'Brien, of Grand Rapids and Captain , Thomas Walters, of Ishpemlng. 1 The platform enthusiastically en dorsed the policy and administration of President Roosevelt. , WISCONSIN REPS ENGAGE IN STRIFE .uuuiaun, wis., jnay 18. a coiuinu- - vaiiiaincniary , wrangle ciuivf nen by the best oratory of Kanth faction agalnBt the efforts of flie La Foletto supporters to seat the contested dele Cations to the Republican state con vention today rdsuled in a bolt of the Banch delegates and the refusal of the Cook men to recognize the conven tion as legal. The La Foletle sup porters voted' as a unit and had com plete Control of IhA rAnvpntinii on f,a . t -.11 1 I every anentinn nki.i. ifnra ii A feature of the convention was the nnounocement by one of the dcle that Senators Spooner and Quarles did not wish their names to h presented before this convention as Jeeates at large to the national con vention. STEAMSHIP MOVEMENTS kew Tork Arrived:Cltta dl Napola, noa; sailed: Cedrio, Liverpool. .WJeenstown Sailed: Auralia, New Prlnz "'"""Pton Sailed: wilhelm. New Tork. Kron SENATOR E. W. CARMACK SAYS PARKER'S CHANCES FOR PRESIDENCY ARE VERY BRIGHT battanooga. May 18. A special to Jj KEoxvllle Sentinel says: Senator C'rmack, who passed through ' atT en route to Washington, had a M lth Governor Frasier, who Hk-, o war ,rom Nashville fro.n TPrtnra, and Hon. Frank M. chairman oC the Mate Dem wmmlitee. in speaking of the WWWS.. . . i ...... .... JAPS MARCHING ON NEW CHWANG Czar's Troops Expected to Arrive In Few Days EFFORTS MADE TO CUT OFF GEN. KUROPATKIN Japanese Officers Shot to Death by Russians NEWS IS RECEIVED TO THE EF FECT THAT PORT DALNY WAS NOT ENTIRELY DESTROY ED BY RUSSIANS Tien Tsin, May 18. Lloyd's agent at New Chwang has telegraphed under Thursday's.dMo as follows: s ' The Japanese-' division which In ml el at Kal Chou, May 16, under heavy fir- ng of the Japanese men-of-war It marching toward New Chwang. Evac uation by the Russians has been nearlj omplctcd. Tho Japanese are expected to arrive shortly. All Is quiet at Nev Chwang and shipping chows favorable progress. OFFICERS SHOT TO DEATH St. Petersburg, May 18. Details hav been received here from Harbin regard- ng the execution, April ii, of the two Tupanere -officers, Tti Koka' and Okl, "or attempting to dynamite bridges and lestroy telegraph communication on he Eastern China railway. The prisoners admitted they were art of a detail numbering one hundred nen whose purpose It was to destroy the railway at various points. When Continued on page 4 EDITOR OF EPWORTH IS MADE A Only One Eelected of Eight to be Appointed SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE RECEIVES OVATION Dr. Bowen Is Candidate Colored Delegates of LOS ANGELES CONVENTION WILL NOT ADJOURN TILL MAY 30 MUCH BUSINESS TO BE TDlMtirTFn 1 " Lns Angeles, Cal.. May 18. The Methodist general conference today voted for eight bishops, but elected only one. J. F. Berry, editor of the Epworth Herald, who received mor? than two-thirds of the entire vote cast on the tirsl oaiioi. une tuner uanoi was taken, but the result of this will nr.t ho knmvn until morning. One hundred and seventy received votes nn the first ballot. Those having more than fifty are as follows: J. H. Berry. 531; Beary Spellmeyer. 479: W. F. McDowell, 429: J. W. Bashford, 313 ; Thomas B. Needly 32C: J. R. Day. 20: R. J, Cook. 283; J. V,. Bowdeiv 242; H. C. Jennings 173: L. P. Wilson, 173; G. P. Eck man. 166: G. H. Booklet. 116: D- W. smiih. 12'.: W. A. Quayle, 108; F. F. Bovard. 93; A. B. Leonard, 76: W. P. Crawford. 74: Robert Mclntyre. 63; M. C. B. Mason, 66; G.M. Taylor. 73; E. F. Downey, 51; J. F. Goucher. 69. Total vote cast. 74t, of which 11 were defective, making the total legal (Continued on page 4) tecent victory In Memiihis. Renatoi earmark said that the election was not only a victory for General Bxte. but H was ecjually a victory for Governor Frasier. because he was an enemy of the Williamson machine. In speaking of Judge Parker's chances for the pres hn stated that he-did not believe the chances wer. ever brighter than at j present. Bishop Kelley Issues Order to That Effect POPE PIUS WISHES RE TURN TO GEORGIAN CHANT Radical Chance bo Insti tuted January 1, 19G5 BISHOP KEILEY IN LETTER SAY3 THAT ucCENT ORDER OF POPE WA8 INTENCED FOR C.HOLIC6. Augusta, Ga., May 18 A special fro;v Savannah, Ga.. to the Chion'.rlr says, Bishop Kelly of the Catholic dim .c of Georgia tonight moiled to each ol the churches In his Jurisdiction a Ic'.lct directing that under the merit otdor o: the Pope the use of female voi'.-es , in Catholic choirs should cease. Tv change must be effective by January;!, 19(3. Bichop Kelly says that Citho'.'.c? cannot blind themselves to the fact that the Pope's words wera tnt-ndel or them, nor to the fact that ther.; n need for a great change In church v- ic. Everything profane In matter and orni In tho church muslr, no p-iys- should be excluded. The highest de gree of perfection In church mtiHr, the Ishop says, Is the "Gref.nrlan chant" ind therefore' the music of tho church should approach it.- ; LOSE THEIR JOBS. Bristol, Va., May 18 It Is announce! lere today by officials of the Vlr- ;lnla Iron and Coke company that Mr. Jamea Dunne, " superintendent of the Pulaski and Croxcr furnaces, has been removed and with him are retired W. H. Brown, cashier of the Pulaski Fur nace, and Mr. Ellis Robinson, cashier of the Crozer Furnace at Roanoke. Their successors have been appointed. Mr. Duane is from Pennsylvania, butjlcstonv On national lsuei it declares liQn horn rnnnpeted with the furnaces for such a tariff as will compel the in this section for 15 years. HERALD METHODIST BISHOP State Democracy Sends Its Delegates Unlnstructcd BUT A! V FAVOR NOM!- . NATION OF PARKER Roosevelt Receives Roasting For Crunv'l Appo ntmcnt CONVENTION WAS HARMONIOUS, AND THESE W.0 NO SIGN OF FACTNAL,SM TILL ' MAN A DELCCATE Coltmil i. P.' C, May K.-Thc Sout j Carolina J'wn: ru; ! :!.; onvr;i:i n ' (levied d;logi.t- at l;c.-.-o to the S:. Louis ronvcnllon fc-.-;;it r 1. K. Tll! jrr.an, Uovcrnor'D. C. Kcj ward. Mayor It. O. Rilctt, of t h-iiWlon, and Gen eral Will Jones, the slate chairman of Columbia.. The senator and coventor were elect- ! cd by acclamation. ; Tlie enly other raimldnte was UnituJ Rate Pcnator Latimer, who wan not irtFcnt li: the cosv.":iinn. The delegates were n"t instructed. I,ut the unit rule was adopted. A resolution was pas.w-d after' the elections, railing for exiireaslona from tho candidates us to the presidential nominee. , llcspondiiig Sanator Tillman 'declared that Judge J'urkcr. waa lift objcctlona Ulc to him. but ha could not toil now how ho would vote because condition rnlsht ' rhunno In ( a nlsht. Governoi Hf-ywaid. Muvcr Jilictt und Colonel Jor.es and the fourteeW' d'tsitrtct dele rates declared thi'l n ut 'rrcftml aJ xjtei they fnvoroil itnlgo Vurtotr. :, - f E.X.Governf-r;"Jii ,', Klrppard, If cniMiRr the diflrW vtclwite. ' vTho platform io'iinud ndmlnis tratlon of Governor Hoywf rd, and the course In consrors of tho United State senators and condemns thi president for tho appolninicnt of Dr. William D. i Crinn as collei tor of the Pn-t of Char- manufacturer to sell ns cheaply - at home as abroad, and'dcniand.i economy in public affairs. There is no reference to the platforms of 18M and WOO and none to the finan cial question. Of the elKhtPon delegates it is certain that not one Is n llearHt delegate and In one or two district en uriis't" whore Hearst men 'were candidate, they were defeated. Is It Retribution? w f ff ffi'f Forty-Fourth General Assem lly of Southern Church STONEWALL JACKSON'S CHAPLAIN MODERATOR Status of Northern and South em Chorchcs a Question CFFORT LOOKING TOWARO OB LITCn.VflON Cr ALu DI8SCN. 0I0NS WILL QE MADE ELECTION OF OF FICERS :.r-y i:e. .i.:., ma- F.--Th fortv fnurih semi-Hi usrt-nibly of the South crn rireytcilnii church will convene at 11 o'clock tomorrow morning In the Government Street Presbyteriai church and will be called to order by Modera tor nev. A. C. Hopkins, of Charlestown, W. Va., who was chaplain of Stonewall kicm's brigade during the civil war. The t'rst business after the assembly U called to order will be the election rt-d l.uluctlon Into office of the nev r; ovicr.-.tor, for which several prominent members of tli assembly are spokso of. This w ill be followed by election ol temporary clerks, business details of Kt- tions and tht reports of committee. Probably the most iii'i'tunt busi ness to come up will be the status of the northern and southern branches of the church. Several synods have sent In overtures asking that a committer be named to confer with similar com mittee from tho northern branch for the purpose of a complete coalition aiv" the obliteration of all dissensions. It ir ansertcd that with the object one of t wo courses will bo pursued by the a tKTrbly. A committee of the conference will either be appointed or the entire matter will be-deferred for a year. V Is understood that each Mde of the pro position hns a large following. , There are about one hun'drcd and fifty dele gates now In the city and tonight's as (Jeinbly prayers were held in the Jack- nn Street Presbyterian church. Dr V. A. Alexander's stated clerk, Is here (Continued on page 4) RAILROADMEN APPEAL TO PRES IDENT TO CLEAR MADDEN'S SKIRTS YELLOW FEVER IN STATE OF TEXAS Austin, Texas, May 11 State Health Officer Tabor, was advised today that there was one case of yellow ever In Valles, and also one In the Tampleo. Valles Is about 76 miles west of Tam pleo. This complicates the quarantine situation In Monterery, as this city has not quarantined against either one of these places. ONE AT VERA CRUZ Mexico City, May II Vera Crus re- ports one cae of yellow fever. Foreign residents urge that more seal be. put into the work of sanitary Inspection nnd purification of dangerous places. ARMENIANS. AND. TURKS IN BATTLE London, May 19. The Central news correspondent at Bakua, Caucasia, re ports a serious fight between Armeni ans and Turkish troops at Cheleusan, in the district of Mush. The Turks lost 138 in killed and wounded while the rmenlans had their leader and many thcrs killed. VESSELS REPORTED SUNK Chcfoa, May 1. Noon The war- hips reported to have been sunk off 'ort Arthur are the battleship rblki ohtna and the armored cruiser Asama. rhe story la not believed here, but the Russians who brought the news lunlst hat' His true.-.. .-" - JAPS CUT OFF KUROPATKIN Rome, May 18.-Accordlng to a tel-s- ram received here from Toklo, two Tnpaneso divisions have arrived near Mukden with the object of cutting oft General Kuropatkln's line of retreat northward, " r ' Brotherhoad of Engineers Take Action IN CASE OF EX-THIRD ASST P. M. GENERAL Proceedings of Meeting Not Made Public SEVERAL DAYS WILL BEFORE CONVENTION P0WN TO WORK ELAPSE GETS OF ELECTING OFFICERS Los Angeles, Cala., May IS. The "onvcnli'iii of tho Brotherhood of lio cnn.otlve Knlneers continued in ex ecutive s?s:don today and adjuomed without having made public any of the proceedings of the day. Although several days will elapse before the convention will reach the work of electing grand officers, there Is imirh talk of the probable candidates. The present rrand chief engineer, W, b'lone. 'w n. otiivlidate for re-election. Cthcr candidates for the por.lt ton are: J. F. Wilis, cf I'ittFburg, and M. H. Khn.;.', Tounpstor, n, ihio. It la denied that J. O. Currie, present grand as sistant enElreer, will be a -sendidate for the office of grand chief, notwith standing that ho has been frequently mentioned for the office. The convention has -by unanimous voto passe 1 a resolution rciuestlng : President RKiscvelt to urge a decision , .by the postal investigating cornmlttee 'in the rasi of Third Assistant Post- master General E. C. .Madden, who is , Brother . Madden, relieving him from an honorary member of tho order. The the suspicions thatr have hung over resolution Is us follows: him for eo long a period." ' ' "In the ense or Hon. V.. f. Madden. J A copy of the resolution was order thjrd nssiiit.mt postmaster - general, ed forwarded to the president. TT DEMOCRATS WINJIIE.DM ELECTION BV GOOD SIZED MAJORITY Denver, Colo.. Msy IS. On the fac( of the relurr.s. which are eilll incom plete, the entire Democratic ticket has been elected in this city. Robert W. Ppeer' majority over John W. Spring er, Republican. for mayor, probably will be over J.900. Convention at. Greensboro Names Full State Ticket THOS. S. ROLLINS AGAIN ELECTED CHAIRMAN W. S. Robinson Springs, Sen sation In Convention HE DENOUNCES EFFORT TO BE SMIRCH RECORD OF COVER. NOR AYCOCK OBJECTED TO ENDORSEMENT OF . WATTS. ..' : P.alMrt, N. C, May JH, A full state ticket wns nominated by North Caro lina Republlesns'Rt Oreensboro, N. C. tonight as follows: ' ' ' ' 1 ' G overnor, Charles J. . Harris, of JackRon county; lieutenant-governor. Isaac M.- Meekln, of PasttuotanX; at- ' torney general, W. H. Tarborough, of Franklin; secretary of state, J. J, Jenkins, of Chatham;- treatnrer, C O. Bailey, of Davie; auditor, Frank Lin ncy,,of Watausaj . superintendent of . publlo Instruction, C. P, Frasier. of Guilford; - corporation ' commissioner, D. H. Abbott of Pamlico; commission- - or of agriculture, W, R. Dixon, of tr- ven; 1-tbor commissioner, J. T.: Ham W.k, cf Cleveland; Judges Bupreme Hurt, P M. Douglas, of Guilford; W. A. Montgomery, Warren; delegate to ujtional convention. Thomas 8. Bol I'ns, E. R. Piixkburn, IE. C. Duncan, B.1 F. Mcbane. " ' f : The nominee v.'ifbr-' governrr Is !'n .'onlthy btther . manufacturer arid minor. . The convention convened nt noon today with every county in the state represented1 C. P. FrasleP In "bis address , of j welcome; evoked applause by declaring1 that "wo need two great parties in the South composed of men -cf tho same race dominated by ths best men of each." State Chairman Roi' ns spoke ' brief ly, arraigning the Democratic admlnis- , t ration of the state for extravagance ( and Incompetence and conoludlnsT by I exclaiinini? amid a roar of applause: "Rip Van Winkle po.ftics Is a thin r.f the past in North Carolina for tho . race question has been settled and ef forts to revive It for partisan par j ones will be universally, condemned. The report of the committee on res- olutions strongly endorsed the admin- ' titration of President Roosevelt and pledges the state organisation to of forts fqr his re-elaction. Chairman Thomas Rollins was unanimously re-elected state chairman. Nearly all the nominations were made by acclam- - - ation. w, .-;. . W- ,-..'tJl;.U' The sensatkm of the convention was sprung when Nations ComtnittesrHan ; W. S, Robinson, of GuldsborO," leaped v to his feet to protest against the sec- iiuil- ui vnw repurc vy uib 'cyiiimiciew on rosolutioi cotiimonijlng the fWWtts liquor law, v saying,-, ''IVmI 'forbid Jthat paths to bar-rooms should be made more open than, tbey are." , . , H niso protested, uagalnst the tm- : peachment of Governor; Aycock"s char- ncter ns an honest man, saying that aside from his partisanship' there was not a more high minded man living. A storm of disapproval tut the speaker nhort. . . 4 ..ii. COL. FOWLER NOMINATED Little Rock, Ark.. May 18. Col. A. 8. Fowler, of Little Rock, United States Marshall for the eastern district Of Ar kansas, was nominated, for congress by, the Republicans of the fifth congres sional district at the convention held in this city today. . The nominatloo was made by acclamation as there Was no opposition. Oscar Davis, of Little Rock, and John W. White, of Russnl vllle, were elected delegates to the na ; tlonal convention. . " , Mr. Madden being an honorary mem-: ber of this body, we note by report in the dally press that the courts have sustained Mr. Madden fully in every 1 particular. . 5 "Therefore, be It, y ;, ! ' . "Resolved, That the Honorable Pres- td?nt be requested by hls body. If not incompatible with public Interests, to cause a decision to be, rendered by the investirrating committer In the case of republican Uaders (r.tead fa contest the result, asserting that over 190) registered voters were disfranchised through having had their name par posely omitted from the lists and' that thousands of rote were oast by re peaters. . ,
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