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Price Five CoeatiV . Only Associated Press Newspaper in Western North Carolina SUICIDE STORY FOLLOWS DEPARTURE OF W. P. LANE NO ALLOWANCE, SAYS PURNELL SPONSOR'S AIM DIVORCE EVIL- POSTMASTER-GENERAL IS IN SERIOUS CONDITION GROWS APACE Expert Gas Man From Ashc villo Missing In Ohio CLOTHING FOUND ON THE BANKS OF SILVER LAKE Left Here Friday When Miss Eddy Disappeared OHIO WIFE AND FRIENDS ' BE LIEVE HE HAD FINANCIAL TROUBLES HERE, BUT SUCH IS NOT THE CASE. (Special to The Citisen) . Bellefontaine, Ohio, Sept. 29 Wil li.im P. Lane, aged oO, came here Sat- urday from Asheville, where he was employed as a gas expert . Sunday he mysteriously disappeared and tonight his clothing was found on the bank of Silver Lake. It is Believed he com mitteed suicide by drowning. It is thought hero that he was involved in financial trouble at Asheville. Thiil W. P. Lane committed suicide III KellcflllltlllllP, Ohio, 1.1 IOi SO eCl'talll l.i Hi' minds of those here who know him. hut tlml hi' was in trouble is not doubt. -d. II was not financial trouble, however, whii h is likely to have caused his sul Hih as trouble f n matrimonial na ture. lias ho committed suicide or is his disappearance under circumstances in cln 1 1 v of suicide, but a blU'd? A statement of his life here leaves the question fin open one. Miss Eddy Went, Too. Mr. Lane wub an expert In gas mak ing ami was originally from Connectt rut, where Ills father is now superin tendent of the' New Haven gas works. The sun removed to Bellefontaine. Ohio, where he had an excellent posi tion with the ens works. When Mr. II. 1 1. Kdgertnn had completed the new kiis plant hi re and was ready to begin the making of bus he found It was nee. ssary to have the services of an expert to train the Ashevlfle company's in n in the manufacture under a pro cess differ nt from that to vdiich they lunl been accustomed. He had known the Line family In Connecticut, his own home, and knew that the younger man knew the business thoroughly. Therefore he engaged William P. Lane, and the latter came to Asheville for a slay of several months to train the ni. ii. lie hoarded at Mrs. J. M. Palln's, It'i Nnrh French I'.rond . avenue; ami eiili r d heartily Into his work. Lit-r en he became acquainted with a Miss K.liiy who was employed at an Ashe ville laundry and they soon became very Intimate. He paid her much at tention and after a time his interest in her detracted from his work. He would he absent when needed and worked less and less. It became necessary on tills account to dispense with his ser vices and he left her last Friday. Miss Kildy went also. Her home was In '"Iambus, Ohio, and the surmise w.-. that she had chosen to go along with some one she knew. Has a Family. It'll Mr. Lane was a married man with a wife and children at Rellefon tiiine and it seems probable that Mri. I.nie heard something from Asheville or developments took place after h; arrival in Ohio, for now comes t:ie story of his disappearance or suicld? wiih the statement of "financial trou bles" in Asheville. But he had no 11 niiinial troubles here. Mr. I.ane was known to comparative ly few persons here but his face ap l ars in a photograph of the Electnr comi.iiiy's employe which is shown in Alei 'unless1 gallery over the Asheville bin. i company's store. He was .a man "f medium helghth and smooth shaven. He appears In the picture as the second figure from the left, with a straw hat. ANOTHER GEORGIA FIRE. Diwsfin, Ga., Sept. 29. Two. dwel lings and two livery stables were total lv destroyed and several other dwell ings and business houses damaged by fire here today. Total loss about $12.00.(1. PEACEFULLY CAME THE END OF A LONG LIFE TO GEORGE F. HOAR Massachusetts Senior Senator Fussed Over Silent River at 1:35 This Morning After Remarkable Batik; With 1 Death for Many Worcester, Mass, SepL 30. George Frisiie Hoar, senior United Ptatea Senator from Massachusetts, died at his home In this city at 1:35 o'clock this morning. The end followed a pe riod of unconsciousness that had con tinued 8nce parly -resday anJ lhe pn,i came so gently that lhe attending phy sic ians were not aware of the exact moment of dissolution. JUDGE PARKER'S PLAN IS WORKING United Democracy Grows Stronger Daily JOHN H. GARDNER GETS ON NEW BAND WAGON Senators Gorman aad Raynor Surprise Friends MARYLAND DIFFERENCES HAVE FLOATED AWAY TO JOIN THE WHITE CARAVAN ON PEACEFUL TREK acw torn. Sv'pt. ..i - lialii at i . oi an effort on the pari of Judge J'arker to unite both fin lions and bring toother individual differences which interfere with harmonious work for the n nimi.il ticket, his callers during Ihe thr d of his present trip to New ork have included representatives of every wing of the lie.aocrnlic party. In this col nection conspicuous among t: use who visited th' candidate to a ly were John II. Gardner, who has been the host of William Jennings liryan whenever be inie to New York. The im i.!i nt that 1ms civalod the most potal ie comment, was th' meeting lielwcen Senators Arthu,'. Pile C.ormun and Isador Itavnor of Maryland, ac companied by an announcement from their political associates th U whatever differences hehotofifr . existed between Maryland leaders have been lisslpiileii, at least sa far as the present campaign is concerned. Former itei" 'Xcntal ive Hen T. Cable, of Illinois, is another whose coming is sa'd to cia-an n unit o;' effort i.-oni opposing ons. The candidate his mad' many ac quaintances on this visit to New York. Much of his time has been taken up by otif i("i s with Natio.nl Chairman Taggart, Senator Gorman. W. F. Sh'.'e h.in. Delancy Niekol, August If lnmnt. Daniel McCnnville and others attached to the national headquarters, but he has had the opportunity as well to see scores of leading Democrats who came to New York lor he sol? purpose of meelirg him. Governor Helicon McMillan, of Ten nessee, was among those who railed late in the day. Few callers were ad mitted to Judge Parkers apartments tonight. . PROUD OF BEING IN BOW STREET, SAYS LAWSON Former American Promoter in London Court Declares Ho Has Been On the Square. London. Sept. 20. Krnist Terah Hoo ley, the company promoter who was arrested in London May 10. last, on the charge of conspiracy to defraud H nry J. I.awson, another company promoter, who was taken into custody the same' day in connection with the charge against Hooley, were today committed for trial. Hooley merely reiterated that h was not guilty and r.-'ivJ his defense.. In the coins, of a loijg statement Lawson said he had been engag d in business in London for over twenty v...ars dm inn which time he had form ed fourteen ,-oaip.niies with a total PTiiital amount ing to over Jlii.ii".'"r. with which cnnipaiit- s peer and lte members of lb House Commons were connected. "If such business and connections have brought m- I" street." law son added, "1 am pnnnl of being here." Long Weeks. Fears for Senator Ioar's life wer entertained i ""k: 1,1,1 was the vitality of th- s.aior that the public was at times led to cherish faith in an ultima"' r.-covery. Monday night all hop. was ah ...doned after an unsuccessful attempt t administer medicine and nourishment. On Tties day morning the venerable statesman sank into a state of coma from which all efforts to arouse him proved futile. Guyler and Finch Get Nothing Out of A. & N. C. ' COURT'S DECISION IS FINAL IN THE MATTER Refers to Statute of 183 Tin - Writing Opinion CITES TWO PREVIOUS CASES TO SHOW THAT HIS DECISION COULD NOT BE OTHERWISE. Italegh, N. '., Sept. 29. nell In the federal curt the final order in the in finch receivership suit ng -.llldge I'lll- loda' niaile led Cnyler alust the At l.inlic & Nort h ,( 'arolina railro id e - pany, which w.as dismissed a few days ago, except or issuing order as to al lowance to cciuiiihtin ints and their counsel. .Iihle rurnell ih'elines to malic aovj illowauee lit all and holds that t lu re is ; no force ill the argument of th in-! I 1 'blunts' counsel. He says allow-I un : are governed by the statute of I IS.M; allowances in . t he discret ion of the c ind Pelt us cases are ..nil 'i. ..I,,., i., 'i.i... Ul t . C.rt oiigh Cited, lhe one slabllshiiig the rule when a fund is administered thereby. It is then hold .hat lh"ie being no decree .-xii-pl of lismiss il, and properly of A. .V.- . '. having been in the custody of I he our! only temporarily, there was no special benelit to Ihe properly. Iieiiee in the discretion of Hie court it is mil considered thai It is a proper case for allowance. As to the petition of K. S. Kim h for allowance the court says he being an interpleader and bis petition having no effect but the appointment of a co-recelvcr, he is entitled to nothing. BOOKER, BISHOP AND RIIS MAKE A. TOUR INspoct "Model Neighborhood," Mul berry Bend and Other Goth am Sections New York, Kept. 29. The Archbishop of Canterbury, neconipaniefl by Hooker I". Washington, today made a tour of inspection through the best and worst cllolis of the east side, Including the thickly packed barrack on Mulberry stru t and th" tenamenls in tne neigh borhood of Mulberry I Send. The long raws of model flats along First avenue were also visited. The party was con ducted by Jacob A. Itlis. the founder of the neighborhood reltlement on II nry trcet, and the settlement was the llri l place visited. FOOTBALL SEASON Hello, old Miss Welles Failed to Break WIno Over Connecticut CRUISER IS LAUNCHED NOTWITHSTANDING THIS - -i Mass of Pcbple Crowd Into Navy; Yard to See It SUPERSTITIOUS ARE SATIS FIED WHEN WORKMAN .( CAUSES WINE TO . FLOW. New York;, Sept. 2:1. Although -aieecs-sftilly lannchc I ;o:1 the battle 'iiio. I 'onnectlthtt, did not have her bottle of wine broken le .m,ss Alice 11. Welles, who hhd 1" n selected us ' soi- for thet ship She threw the lot tie at the bows as lb.- ship liegan In move off the ways, but it failed to lueik when it Btlllil. the side of (hi' .- I. ;-'ecretary .r the Navy Mor ton and Itear-Admii 1 1 Kof'.;ers stood beside Miss Welle. i. liear-Admiral Kogers attempted to maep the bolth as it rebounded but tilled and the hip was moving "If into the water iv hen a workman on the de k seized tile string that held the bottle and dashed the glftus receptacle of Ihe champaign against the side of the ship shattering It to pieces, to the de light of the superstitious. This was the only variation Iruni the prear ranged plan, dosplt the many sensa tional stories of iillonipl 'to do the vessel damage.,..' i , The navy yard was crowded. It 1ie ing estimated i"t almost j.iioo per sons witnessed tlw I'Mtnchlng. Soon titter lljo'eloc Mm c.intiunary Hag was run uji on the huge crane, over the bow, afld a f"W iniu,''es later Ihe warning to "get away" won ,c'ven and to the nceonip animent of creakh Umbers, boomlttR Quns, sirens and whistles, the big red hull slid into the water at 11:10. It took Just twenty six seconds fo, the Connecticut, to clear the ways. PEARSON CHANGES HIS MIND AT LAST MOMENT (Special IMlelgh, N. Pearson, of i I the Republican lee of the F"ii rcconsidcre. I hi! illation for c to The Citizen.) C., Kept. 2:i. Claud i.ilhatn county, untitles congressional eom'iiit 1I1 district that he has .leclin itlon of the iioni !i;ress to oppose 1 nn- :.nd will inak" the tight. II for the committee to nairte some one in his "tllication of I'earson's .' to Chairman I1'. I). 1 nd nothing was don '. gressmaii roa. There was a . meet today stead, but the 1 acceptance .11; Jones in tin e, . man Now we'll give yu real war news right at home. Strong Plea to Daughters of the King THE RIGHT REV. NELSON ASKS FOR DELIVERANCE Womcrt. Mot Laws. Needed to Stem the Tide 'DIVORCE IS BURNING OUT THE HOPES OF A BEAUTIFUL AMERICAN HOME LIFE," HE SAYS. New Have. Voun.. Sept. 2. The triennial convent ion of the Daughter of the King 111 the Ciilted States, was formally opened at St. Jaincs church with Holy Coinniunllioii. The charge to the convention was made by Right I'.ev. Cleland Kliiloch Nelson, bishop f !eorgia. He asked the 'laughters if the King to direct their work to ward remedying the divorce evil. lie -1 lid in part : "Two hundred thousand divorces voir means work for women of rev reiiee, heart and sympathy. My greatest turst Is In character and de termination of American women rath r th in the legislation of men to stem hia tumultous tide rising against (he ru le bu ss of motherhood. Divorce is mining out Ihe hopes of a beautiful inerican home life." At the business session Mrs. A. llailey, of New York, the national '.resident, presided and reports were ecelved from (wenly-lwo slates In .vhich the order had branches. The statistical report shows a gain of seventy-live chVjiters during the year, making a total of 634 chapters in lincty-one dioceses. VAN WYCK EXPECTS CROKER TO RETURN Former Leader of Tammany Yearns For Good Old Gotham 1 J Well and Happy. New fork, Sept. 2!). Former Mayor VanWyck who returned from a vaca tion trip to I'.'uiope on the Rattle today said that he would not be surprised to see Richard Crok-r in New York within a year. "I saw Mr. Croker in June," said Mr. VanWyck. "He is in good health and Is leading an ideal countly life. Mr. Croker and I had a long 1 .1 ' It has retired from politics, (hough he is still Interested in Ills friends on this sld". He will never enter polities again. "Mr Croker speaks of coming here, and I believe he will be over on this sill - during the next twelve months. PRESIDENT GETS SUPPORT SOUTH Progressive Union Sanctions Peace Congress Talk NEW ORLEANS SOCIETY FAIRLY BUBBLES OVER Wants The Hague MeeUng Without Fall TIME HAS COME IN THE HIS TORY OF MAN," ETC., ETC., "TO GET PEACEABLE "LOVE YOUR ENEMY." New Orleans. Sept. 29. Th- board of directors of the Progressive Union nt their meeting today, after preambles stating that "The -.time h is come In tlie history of man when the principles of bloodshed, hale and violent antago nism shiuiliMiiake way for the doctrine f peace, brotherly love and good will," adopted the following: Resolved, That the New Orleans Progressive Knion endorses the deter mination of the President of the United Stntes to call a conference of The Hague Pence Congress with a vlew-of irbltrating and otherwise adjusting such differences ns may arise or have arisen between -nations, and preventing lissensloiiH and conllicts which seem to llutly contradict the belief that we, the nntloiiH of the earth, hiive attained tn a higher civilization and recognize th Inherent rlghtB of man to life, love and liberty. He It. further "Resolved, That the President of the United States be petitioned to at onco put his Ideas Into active operation and Ihe New Orleans Ii-ogresslve Union alls upon the other exchanges of the 1 lulled States and the world to US' their best efforts towards a consum mation of the President's intention and furthering Ihe best Interests of human ity and commerce." DEMOCRATS OF RHODE ISLAND ENTHUSIASTIC In Convention They Endorse P--lie And Declare Hearty Support For National Ticket. ruivldeme, H. I., Sept. 29. The Dem ocrallc stale convention met here to day and nominated the following ticket without opposition: (lovernor Lucius F. C. Garvin, Cum b Tland. Lieutenant-Governor Adelard Arch anbuiilt, Woonsocket. Secretary of State John H. Keenun, Providence. Attorney General George T. Brown, Providence. Treasurer Edmund Walker, Soulh Kingstown. IM ward M. Sullivan was nominated for secretary of state, but declined to accept on account of Ill-health. Presidential electors were also chosen. Ihe platform endorses the national platform adopted at St. Ijniis and pledg s loyal support to the candidates for Ihe presidency and vice-presidency, "with the assurances that their elec tion will mean the return of the gov ernment of this country to constitu tional and ration al methods." DEARTH OF WAR NEWS WORRIES ST. PETERSBURG TO GREAT DEGREE Even the Emperor Leaves for Odessa Just at Time When Wires are Silent Another Accident to Cruiser Olega. Is Also Hard on Frenzied Public;' St. Petersburg, S pt. 30. 2:"i0 a. in. There is a dearth of news from th.: armies in (he far east. H. ports from (lie liussian sources tell of terrible ravages 'by disiase in th ; Japanese in mica. The l.i.io river ts said to have bc-n dammed abieist of l.lao Yang in order that a (loisbil country may protect (he left Hank of the Japanese army llw -iMnn-iiig Mukden. In M. Pelersbutg it kihuis to lie the expecta tion (hat ib'iieral Kuropatkin will not make a stiibliorn light for the posses sion of Mukden. Vladivostock has he .in that the Port Arthur garrison Is confident of being able to hold out for at 1-ast three months longer. Another streak of ill foriinfe has be fallen the Russian navy in an accident Henry G. Payne . SuflerJnjl From Heart Trouble HIS ILLNESS YESTEDAY , CAUSED GRAVE FEARS Drs. Magruder and Rlxey at His Bedside BULLETIN ISSUED LATE LAST NIGHT GAVE NO ENCOUR AGEMENT PRE8IDENT , ,v CALLED TO 8EE HIM. ,. 1 Washington, Kept. 2. Postmaster fleiieral Henry tl. Payne is seriously III at his upartment at Hotel Arlington h re. Marked symptoms of heart troubU have developed and his condition b- ' came bo serious durltitf the day M to cause grave concern. Mr. Payne returned recently from, a, trip In the west and appeared to be feeling in much Improved condition, though his health has been poor for 4 Ioiik time. He went to the Wbft House to attend the meeting of the cabinet last Tuesday and that nlftat . was very restless. Ha was at his SeSlt at the postollice department during the forenoon yesterday , although, feellnx very badly, and did not return to the department after luncheon, remaining; In Ills room. He became very IU last night and has been confined to his bed ever since. . . -, " '-, , V Bulletin 8ays SOfoua. Dr. n. Lloyd Magruder. who was hla , physician during his severe fitness of some months, ago, has been attending hlni and Dr. Rlxey, the Burgean general of the navy, also has been called In. During this evening President and Mrs. Roosevelt called at ttte hotel; gndV made Inquiries regarding the postmas- 1 ter's general's condition. Dr. Magruder nn leaving Mr. Payne's room Int4 to night gave out a statement, whbh ttdi muted the serious nature j' of' Mr; Pnyne's condition,' but stilCl that tit pattent Whs resting easteftmrtrht? ttt ' bulletin follows: , '. ", "The postmaster general hits wr bstl feeling well for several dnys. Itwntty decided symptoms of heart ' trouble, have developed. These were very iJrt ous during the 'night and the esrty part of today. He is responding to the remedies employed and Is resting easier." ' v An effort was made to obtain a more detailed statement of Mr, Payne's con dition but his physician stated that there was nothing to add to the forma! statement that was given out. While he Is resting easier tonight It III s4 ivitted that he Is In a very weakened and serious condition. VERA CRUZ ROAD MUM SELL, 8AY3 JUDGE DQBLER raltlmore, Md., Sept M. Judge Dob li 1, sitting as officer of circuit court No. 2, today hctrd the various excep tions to the s ile of the 16,000,000 bonds of the Vera Cius & Paclflo nallroui! company to Speyer & compai.y, of New York, by Heeeiver Allan MfT ne of the Maryland Truxt company o this city. Five exceptions to the ratification of the sale wer-? filed. Judge Holder after hearing argu ment by counsel of the various po testants, decided to ratify the sale- t. Hlieyer A Company, at an increased bid of !)l.r,r, or $S,49S,eo, with acoru Interest, which is $180,00 more thai their original bid, and signed a de cree ratifying the sales at the price.- ADLAI TALKS IN r.OME TOWN. P.loomlngton. Ills., Sept. 29. Form er Vice-President A. E. Stevenson formally opened th Pemocratlo earn paign in Central Illinois by addressing? a mass-meeting here tonight. He de nounced the Republican policy In the Philippines and what he termed their failure to take action relating 10 trusts. , to the cruiser Olega which was ordered to be ready about this time for ea with other Bhlps of the Baltic squad ron. Repairs to the Oiega will probe- . lily detain her at Cronstadt for . alx weeks. The absence ef the emperor who h gone to ixiessa. Is causing an even greater dearth of official news from, tbe front than has been experienced, here tofore. ' i . M Communication with Mukden ha been practically suspended and 1 BL IMersbifrg is therefore sufferWig sa other period of anxiety and suspense just when the Intimation had bean given that Important - (leVe(opmr . were imminent between the armies of General Kuropatkin and Fled Marshal Oyama, : . j -
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