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. TRY TMt CtUZtH m:.r k. AO! THIY BRINQ klULTi Press Newspaper in Western North Carolina il-iLi Vi H l gEl85 1 : ' " , , ASHSVILLB N' & SATURDAY MORJUNG DECEMBER 31, 1901 -. . . , Price Five Cent, !, AFTER NEW YEAR'S DAY THE SOUND OF WILL BE HEARD NO MORE LABOR UNIONS THE STILL VOTE STRIKE rwrd Application ?f Asftevllle Distillers Emphatically Turned Down ; LldermAn BIUSTUB- 50RNLY REFUSED TO VOTE Vole Was Tied, and Acting Mayor Chambers 'Cast Deciding Ballot By Majority of Three to One They Endorse Continu ance of Struggle CENSUS BUREAU MAKES FINAL SHOW New Bulletin Showing the Amolint of Ginned Cotto Places Total at 11.971.477 QUESTION INVOLVED IS REDUCTION IN WAGES Means That Operatives Will Face Rigors of Winter Be-' fore Surrendering i move that the petition of T. K simpw 'or a distillers license be re: fined," said Alderman Randolph. - i wcond the motion, ' came from Ahlertpan FlUpa trick. ....."' fjtotleman, an in ravor 01 mis mo iloofy'e' ,!Ua vice-Moyor unam lien. : ' .-. "Aw. Aye," criea tne mover ann lefwder of the motion in one breath. "No." No," from Aldermen Baira nt Liplnsky. . ! 1 refuse to vote," declared Alderman Hill . ' -. :'.- ' "Then," said , the presiding officer with decision, "I vote Jn the afflrma And the matter was settled. The Haulers will not be allowed to' operate plants In this city after the first of Iinuary, 1906." AH the eloquence inilogio and pleading of their attor x together with the undiminished 1 frtiof the distillers themselves Mtiitout the' Ave weeks, during li the matter has b5en debated. Insufficient to change the opinion V ilnfle member of the Board of raien or to tnake them reconsider jnfRTcree the action formerly taken. ; : Room Filled, V': Ik council chamber at the city hull llled -with,-.; interested- spectators :ii jWjhjP--- taten4aa iei teemed to take possession of th; iudftnee' when Judge Jones, attorney 'of jpw of the distillers, rose to make iv(M appeal for further time during biA his clients might close out their isbenes or Increase the capacity of S plants. i Iidge Jones began by reading in turn ipplicatlons for license from each ottfcfour men whom he represented, P. H. Thrash, Wiley P. Black. T. H. apron and G. M.'Annls. After he had Med reading the first of these Al iian Randolph made1 a point of or !?ttliat the petition was' not In fact a t petition but . copy of the7)ld one 1 was refused some time ago. This iftlon provokecj quite a -little discus- and threatened to put a stop to a Aer consideration of the matter. It-Mayor Chambers, who presided in , absence of Mayor Rawls, decided, ver, thi as the Bigners of the two ona were different the documents In fact two separata and distinct 4ns,jnd allowed 'the matter of lng or "refusing the new applica nt to go to a vote. 'i , Judge Jones Speaks. f to the reading Of the pajiers was I wa juQgs jones weni hjxo me of the case at great length, tak 'Ity the different phases at the mai Md Using every argument In his "lon to show that not only was Ktlon of ths board unjust, as far "le individual dlstlllra interested question at present are con H, but that a ayquestlon of mu policy licenses-should be' grant fc distillers. . . tng into consideration, he said, ''axes paid to ,he city, the salaries "ed by empWyes, the rents paid on Oid other'irilnor expens;s of oper- Washlngton, Dec30, The flnafbul itin or the census bureau on notton ginned in the United States up ti De cember 13, places the number of bal at 11,971,477 countlnjr round bale half bales. The .items are; . 11,747,403 square; 276,692 round and 85, 128 Sea Island. The total number of all kinds of bales reported 'was 12.109.. 823. The total reported for the variouk states were: Alabama, 1,329,936; Arkansas, 769,783; Florida,, 75,713; Georgia, 1,796,195; In aiun Territory, 431,969; Kentucky, l, 252; Louisiana, 893,193; Mississippi, 1, 415,824; Missouri 39,653; North Carolina, 659,135; Oklahoma, 294,041; South Caro lina 1,085,725; Tennessee 271,870; Texas 3,000,433; Virginia, 16,101. .' These. figures cover the reports made by the agents of the census bureau up to December 13, last, and are the total for thut canvass. Up to the .same date In 1903, 86.8 of the entire crop had beer. ginned, while in 1902, 84-per cent had bsen ginned, while in 1902, 84 per cent had been ginned up to that date. There will be two mere oanvassefe, one taking the work up to January 16 next 'and a final one uo to some date In March. ATHER AND SON FACE UGLY. CHARGE! yll River, Moss., Dec. 30. The labor unions Involved since last July in : strike against a 12H per cent reduction in wages In the cotton mills of th city today, by a cote of approximately thre to one approved a continuance of th- contest. The vote of the unious wa 1,401 for and 420 against continuing the strike. The call for meetings of the union to vote on a continuance, of Dim corneal was prompted by agitation ot the ques tion whether the employes should re turn to work for the winter under th- reduction and renew the strike later If wages were not advanced. It was also stated in mill circles that the muJorlt of th union men were ready to work, but that the leaders were keeping them, from doing so. Accordingly It was ae elded to submit the question to a vote today, with the result that in u toa. of 1,821 ballots cast there was a ma jority of 971 in favor of continuing, This was the first forma! vote ot the question taken since the action of July In inaugrating the strike. The result In a general disappointment to business mm who had hoped for an ending of the trouble. Thore was still some question as U what extent it would be considered binding by the great body of non union ' help.' There is believed to.b" some possibility that the unorganized operatives .may gradually gff back and thus slowly end the strike. SAYS END IS i : DRAWING NEAR ' .' u Japanese Claim to Have Let ter From Man Who Was in Port Arthur WRITER DECLARES THAT - - - , DEFENSES ARE WEAh He Predicts That the Fortress Is Fast Tottering to Its Final Fall FIGHT IN "INJIANNV." (Coming ed bn page six.).- Little Rock, Ark., bee. 30. A special to :the Gazette, from Newport, says: Before the coroner's Jury investigat ing the murder of Mrs. Amelia Maul din, ' Newton Allwhlte, a ' 19-year-old boy, today confessed to being a party to the outrage and murder of the wo man, and h?r mother, whose body he says, was thrown Into , White river, near the scene of the Christmas crime on the Jacksonport road. The boy im plicates his father, Louis Allwhlte, aged 43 years, who he says first shot the girl and then her mother. He de clares that h was told by his parent tt, lire the second shot which killed the young woman and together they car ried Mrs. Kinkannon's body to the river and were rHurning to the scene of the crime to make similar disposi tion of the other body when some peo ple were se?n coming down the road. The elder Allwhite maintains his In nocence, and together with relatives testified to a story implicating Arthur Bunch, and Walter Burg?ss, whito farmers, but these men were able prove alibis. Chicago, Dee. 80. Four men were tonight shot, and slightly injured In a fight at Indiana Harbor, thirty miles from this city. The shooting was done by Frederick Kroner, an employe of the American Steel and Wire company, the Injured men being his fellow work men. KILLED BY HURRICANE. Toklo, Dec. 59. (Evening).-The navy deportment published tonight letter written by a man on the battleship Be- vustopoi. which had fallen Into the hands of the Japanes;. Following is thi text of the letter: ' The fortress cannot resist after De cember. The progress of the n?my in reducu.j our principal Una of outer defences is-nut fully known but It la Irresistible. . . "W e are satfly dlsaj)pointd over the non-ari'lvul of the second Pacific trjuid'on. and are daily neuring our miserable end. ' -' "General Stocssel'a so-called impreg. nable line of outer defences Is now n myth. With SOMltre Hill lost the fail of Port Arthur cannot be avoided. Its capture by the Japanese fneans the fall of the town, however" strong the other defenses. . " . "The new town Is at the mercy of the enemy's fire. The old town alene Is dcfcndable and here alone may resist ance be prolonged. 1 'Two thirds of the defender, of JOS MI Ire Hill were lost. ' ' "The Sevastopol, which was exposed lo the enemy's fire in tho day time, left ths harbor oii the night of Decem ber 8, without being towed., She carried only 111 instead of her complement of 669 souls. When she went out she had her nets, down, but was struck twice by the enemy's torpedoes and was beached, irreprubly d imaged. General Stocsscl highly prulsed tho. officers and crew of the ship. , , '.'Fuel is almost unobtainable and Ji is impossible to kep our tiifllsa Varm. "We no longer havo a wireless tele graph system, and have no means of communication with the outside world. Our Isolation Is complete. There is no ntws and we have had no Information for a long time. ' "It Is impossible to smuggle ammuni tion. The captain of the King Arthur brought only barley. '' "There is a large hole In the hull of the Sevastopol jand she Is completely disabled, all that remains for thon oi board of her Is to do their utmost in COTTON MEN TO ELOQUENT SON OF THE DIRECTOR NORTH nin impth qtatp mkuv ; ulu lnviwii jinib I'inuL HISTORY AT JACKSONVILLE Glnners Say They are In Com plete Accord With the Census Bureau DONT QUITE UNDER STAND recent Better Is Pointed Out T Intend to Do af; porting Thcms Olnncrsl lb Re- i V -of A . Tile follow- .Mtional (fig Ukt the Vccord with tWon estl- MAY ERW1N OEFERS TO FURNISH BAIL Famous Actress Is Alleged to Have Come to the Rescue of Nan Patterson Brussels. Dec. 30. Many persons were killed or Injured in Belgium by a repUIslng the enemy's attacks ternno nurrieane touay, wnicn aiso caused much damage to property. (Continued on page six.) Dallas. Texas, Dec. SO. ' big letter was Issued today Connell. secretary of the Glnners association, declar! glnners and farmers are In tne census bureau in its c mate collection. Mr. North In today's Wasmngton dispatches complains to Congressman Burleson without causa regarding the disposition of the National Glmiws association to destroy the work ofthe census bureau. Here and there turm era are found who declare that Xhe census cotton estimates havo bVn hurtful to the growers Interests, bat no Urge organisation of farmers ha so expressed themselves as Indicate- in Mr. Norths statement. As secre tary of the National Cotton Glnner's association In session at Shreveport, this month, I am prepared to state positively that no criticism of the bu reau's work was premltted to pass, though some severe strictures were of- ferred for consideration. .' Doesn't Understand It, "Just why Mr. North should assume that it is tho object of the National Glnners Association to gather infor mution regarding the amount of cotton produced In advance of the report. Is beyond by understanding, and at va lance "with the intention of the asso ciation. There Is certainly In the constitution and by-laws of. the Na tional Cotton Glnners' association, nothing to justify the fear expressed by Mr. North when ho says: 'But I con j.eas myself unable to follow the reas oning which leads (he growers,, and Through theh the glnners, to Imagine that it will be to their advantage to destroy tho system, etc' "Mr. J. A. Taylor, the president of the National Glnners association, Is In Atlanta today, holding a meeting of the glnners of that section, but I will quote his letter of December 27, uddressed to Mr. North from this of flee, which wil refute the assumptions contained in the communication ad dressed to Mr. Burleson: 'Dallas, Texas, December 27. Mr. S. D. North, director of Census Bu reau, Washington, D. C. (Continued on page six.)' Now York, Deo. 30. May Irwlti, the actress, has offered to furnish ball In ny amount up to $50,000 for the re lease of Nan Patterson 'from the Tombs prison, where she Is now held charged with the murder of Caesar Young, ac cording to an announcement made b miss Pattersons counsel. Miss Irwii. called personally at the Toms prison today and left a letter addressed to th former show girl, and the annouiu-e' ment followed a few minutes after Miss Irwin went away. When District Attorney Jerome's at tention was called to the offer of ban, he said he had no statement to make and was not prepared to say what course the prosecution would take. Mlsa Patterson's ball before the recent mis-trial was 120.000. but ofter th; jury's disagreement she was remandei; without ball. ' WALL8 FELL) FOUR KILLED. Berlin, Deo. 80. During a violent storm in North Germany, four persons were killed and a number injured by collapsing walls, ' SIGMA NU "FRAT" BACK TO EARTH to NEGRO EDUCATORS ELECT. Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 30. At the convention of negro educators today, the following officers were elected: R. R. Wright, Georgia, president; J. S. Hathaway, Kentucky, vice-president; Isaac Fisher, Arkansas, secreta ry; N. B. Young, Florida,, treasurer; J. H. N. Waring, Maryland, chairman executive committee. Wn attacked by angry husband used revolver with telling. effect ) ' ' I Rumbus, ,Ga Dec. 30. There was F tt'ltement In Chattahoose coun fmn miles east of Columbus to- unt of the shooting of Wil tntafcT y' a Prom,nent Planter and It?' the Iate le,8latu', by hla The shooting occurred at the nltL c at ' o'clock this evening wlole country was wild with of various kinds. fThe placo tob?""hat ,8olated. It was impos WJ4 t the full particulars.: . Mr. WZ",8nt y his wife with a 32- IT?lver' 'hlle ne er The ball entered the .left Mi.,twe the nipple, ana has na I found. Mr. Schley is resting well under stimulants and unless hem orrhages begin, he may recover. It Is said that he had been drinking very hard, and made himself very unpleas ant when In that condition, but when sober he Is an exceptionally fine man. : It Is understood that Mrs. Schley did not intend to shoot her husband. He was trying to strike her with a chair, he said, "to make her shut her mouth" and ehe seeing a revolver lying on the table seized it to frighten him off, and It went off accidentally. She Is pros- t ruled aver the affair. ! Schley stands well In his community, ITjclng one Of the wealthiest men in the county. He has a large family, V! OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA JOiNTLY SiGNED REQUISITION PAPERS sJiLy4' Dec- 30- Armed with r K lgned by the gov. RiX 2 CaroIin and Virginia, N n - R,ddl0 of Gates ''..,'' today arrested J. E. 'tAm m ha,?d. wanted ,ia 7 for Jh?;aneged murder : :.'' :' Mi. '-;.' vf trr.. ' of James Russell, who died about two .years ago aa a result, it is claimed, of a fclow on the head which he re ceived at the hands of McCotter about year prjor to that time. Sheriff Itld- rilolr- loft fni fSltMVll'e. 17.. lila prisoner. .--i New Orleans, Dec. 30. The Sigma Nu fraternity after a most successful meet ing closed its three days session here this evening with a theatre party at the St. Charles Orpheum, when all of the visiting delegates took in the en tertainment. Two sessions were held today. Tho fraternity unanimously granted an al umnl chapter that will be organised at Baton Rouge, Ii. An official pledge button. In the shape of a colled golden serpent, with an appropriate circle, Wag adopted. After some discussion the convention unanimously decided upon extension Into Canada. The officers elected Thursday were formally Installed this afternoon. Inspectors for. the first, third and ninth divisions of the order, were an nounced today us follows: II. E. Slbson, of 'Philadelphia, In spector of the first division. James W. Harris, of Macon, Ga., In- sppctor of the third division. Harry Fisher, of Duluth, inspector for the ninth division. Gov. Charles B. Aycock De livers Brilliant Address Before Educators HE URGES EDUCATION OF THE MASSES Salvation and Prosperity of South Lies In the Proper Teaching of Children Jacksonville, Fla, Dec, . 10, Two COTTON COMPANY FAILS. Trenton, N. J., Dec, 30. Vlcc- I Chancellor Piloey today appointed J. Tencye of Newurk receiver for the Wlndor Cotton Manufacturing corn- pan yor North Adams. The liabilities are $509,6!0 besides mortgages. Liabil ities not given. TRAIN KILLS HATFIELD. Bluefteld, W. Va.. Dec. 30. Kias I Hatfield, noted for his connection with one of the bitterest of the mountain feuds, has been killed by a train as he was walking through a tunnel near here. prominent speakers consumed the time of the night session. One of them wtai Governor Aycock. of North Carolina, who spoke on "The Education of tha Masse." The other was P. W. Me4- idrlni, chairman of the Georgia Btate Industrial college, whose subject was "Industrial 'Education." j - ..'.... Governor Aycock spoke for over an hour and thirty minutes, and bald bla hearers as 1 Jacksonville . audiences at seldom held. . He haa a way. o ex pressing himself and Impressing- hla thoughts upon his hearers which . la distinctively his own, and no ona can move his hearers .with him in hla va rious and often- changing moods with. greater effect. ' He said in part: After quoting from a tribute paid the people of the South' by tha lata Senator Hoar In an address delivered 1 at Charleston a few years . ago, - in which he predicted that a great and magnificent future for our county was to be based In large part on - tha strength and beauty of tha South, Governor Aycock said: - . . . AYCOCK'S .GREAT .SPEECH . The question now arises among us, however, aa ' to- whether desplta this . prediction, wo have any large prt fa the life of this nation, and M not how can we assure and mae good ' our proper share. In tho affairs of tho coun try." , . , , Ho Looks Book. "It seemed," said Governor Aycock, that today we have less effect upon the thought and action of tha nation than at any period of our history." Before the civil war, he added. Southern statesmen directed tha pol icies of the nation and filled tha largest place In the eye of tho people. They wrote few books, but their speeches Illuminated every subject which they touched and set the fashion of politi cal thought, but "in this day It Is not too much to say that what any south ern man thinks of political questions of governmental duty ' carries no weight In their final settlement."; The only - remedy for the South's loss of power in the nation, ha declar ed was universal education. . The peo ple of the South must build their own foundation of character, temperament and Inherited traits. Continuing he suld: Must Not Repudiate. "We must not repudiate but develop. Wc must seek out and appreciate our own distinctive traits, our own tradi tions, our deep rooted tendencies and read our destiny In their interpreta tion. We must put away vain glory and boasting and take an impartial In ventory of all tho things we have and are, and these tnings can come to us only through the training of all our cit Governor Aycock called attention to tho fact that the South today had Its Hills, Us Lamars, its Becks, its Vests, and its Hamptons "all of tbero prod ucts of the period before the war," but said that no man could go throughout the county and lay his hand on the head of any single child and ' says 'Hero Is a Lamar, a Vance, a Vest, a (Continued on page 6) PRESIDENT AND CASHIER OF CLEVELAND BANK ARRESTED FOR ALLEGED VIOLATION THE HISTORIAN 'Door old mat, it's my business to lake ears of yu T Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. aO. Cashier O. C. Lllli? and President C. M.JTraver, of the First 'National Bank of Con- neaut, Ohio, were placed under arrest at Conneaut today by United Stitea Marshal Chandler, upon a warrant (h.-irglng the bankers with a violation of the national hanking laws, the spe cific c-h'irge In Mr. Llllie's case being the making, of u false entry In the books of the bank, changing the sum of $233,605 to read 223,605. Mr. Traver in ihargcd in the warrant with being an accomplice of the cashier In the alleged falsification. - The First National Bank of Con naught closed Its doors nearly ' two weeks ago, after a run upon It the previous day. The bank has a capital of 130,000. Tho cause of th run tho banks said it the lirr.e was that tho re port had gained currency that Mrs. Chadwlck had succeeded In securing large loans from It. The bank officials deny holding any Chadwlck paper. FISH LAW PASSED BY SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL Charleston. 8. C, Dec. SO. In the United States circuit court today Judge Brawlcy filed an opinion and or der declaring unconstitutional, the law recently passed by the South Carolina Legislature, prohibiting the shipment or transportation of shad fish beyond the limits of the stale. A test cws had been made, the caro- plaln.ints proffering fish for sblpm TlMt to the Southern Express company, and upon the refusal of the latter to han dle the same, action was brought with the result mentioned. . In hla opinion Judge Brawtey brought ought the fact that the law did not confine its mandates to fish caught In South Carolina - waters and was therefore In opposition to the inter state commerce law. V
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