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CAiT YOUH VOTE IN.ppfy-J ?UVlTY CONTUtVoPAY. J THK WCATHCR , A . . t tHOWKRS. i T VOLXX KO247 ASHBVUXB N. C, THURSDAY MORNING JULY 20, 1905 iPRICB.HVB CENTS HEAT STILL CLAIMING IWHE MSHBWLEB CITIZEN i USED FRAUD TO ROB HIS WIFE V. -i - ATTEMPT TO END SITTING HAYS GETS PLUM IN THE BUREAU OF STATISTICS ITS VICTIMS BY SCORES TOWN TOPICS IN THE TOILS Prosecutors Will Take Legal Steps to Secure Access to Books i 1 . Effects of the Continued Hot Weather In the East Seen on all Sides DEATHS IN NEWYORN REACH A TOTAL' OF 75 Scenes In Crowded Tenement Districts One of Great Suffering New York. July 19. While the re i,r.l of deal ha and prostrations great ly exceeded that of yesterday there was a distinct diminution today v. the tempt inture prevailing through- uut th eastern section of the country Although the mi. May heat vu very where Urrltlc, It iis broken by scut tered ihunderstoims, many of it very violent character, and towards even Ing the temperature fell rapidly, until not mat summer conditions were reach d. Following are the maximum tein peratures and the deaths and prostra tions fio mthe effects of the beat: Maximum Prostra- Clty. Temp. Death, lions. New York . . Philadelphia Baltimore .. Washington Boston Pittsburg ... Buffalo 95 75 10 4 1 1 5 0 16 95.8 92.2 92 94 87 .40 14 25 6 0 The culmlnatlve effect of the con tinued torrldlty of these days was painfully tvldent In the enormous In cerase In the number of deaths In New York. While the death roll of yester day was only 26, that of today i cached the appalling total of 75. being nearly half of those prostrated. This was almost entirely due to the collapse of young children "end aged persons. whose exhausted vitality was unequal to the strain of further suffering. After a night of sweltering heat, spent by thousands In the streets, in the public parks, on piers along the ilver front, and In every vacant place that promised a breath of air, the con ditions that confronted the people of New York this morning were terrible. The aun arose In a cloudUsi sky. and houp after hour the heat been hie m."re intense. The ambulances wer? kept busy and by noon the hospitals were crowded with suffeiers. At S o'clock in the afternoon came the long prayed for relief, when a terrific thunderstorm and a deluge' of rain burst over Brook lyn and the lower part of Manhattan anil sections of New Jersey. In Brooklyn, two men were struck by lightning and seriously hurt and In Jersey City one man was killed. While the storm lasted only a few minutes and left the upper part of the city un touched, the relief was almost Install taneous and a cool breeze springing un after sundown gave assurance of a comfortable night. Among the distressing Incidents of the day was the killing of h.f infant In Brooklyn by a ' young woman who was suddenly driven Insane by the heat. She stabbed the child" to death and then made a vain effoit to end her own life, Several of the deaths rennrred were those of persons who had fallen while asleep from fire escapes, where they were endavoring to escape the stifling atmosphere of crowded tenements. The suffering among animals dur ing the day was Intense, hundreds of horses, many of whom died, being prostrated. An extraordlnaiy mortal ity among dogs and cats, of whl4 hundreds of bodies were picked up iii the streets, was reported by the po lice... ATTEMPT MADE TO KILL PROCURATOR 8t. Petersburg, July 19. A ctrcum t stanlfal report of n attempt on the life of Constantly' Petrovilch Poebl edonostseff, chief procurator of the Holy Synod, W cunent In St Peters burg tonight but the Associated Press Is unable to obtain confirmation of It. The authorities and even the police .At the Tsarkoe-Selo railroad station here, where the atempt is re ported to have been made, disclaim all knowledge of any such happening. According to the . report, as M. Pobledonostseff stepped from one of the coaches of the tialn from Tarakoe Selo, where he is residing during the summer, to the platform a man- about 18 years old rushed up with a revolver in hi hand, but he. -was seized by a quick-witted passenger befoie be could shoot and was turned over to the po lice, s . ' FIVE MEN, SEEKING A SHELTER FROM RAIN, BLOWN TO ATOMS BY DYNAMITE Des' Moines, Iowa, July Five miners ver literally blown to pieces by the explosion of 85 pounds of dy . namite In a storage power house at the West Riverside coal mine, two miles west of the Pity, at o'clock this jrwornlng. The dead are: Charl. Mlrown. Luke Miller, Harry Belknap. Dell. Vance and George Arrowood. Heads, arms and legs were scattered around for distance of M feet. The NET BEING DRAWN ' ABOUT RAWLINGS Many Testify Against Man Charged Willi Double Mur der State Closes Val.losta, C.a July in. In the trial of Milton Hawllngs, . barged with the assassination of the Carter children. Mrs. W. L. Carter estlried today, and following her was her daughter. Miss Cora Carter, both of whom corrobor- ated th.- evidence of W. I Carter, giv ing all the details of the tragedy. Mrs. Klla Jones, who live tetween the Car ter and Kiwllngs hum .-, testified that on the nigh' of the killing when the she Is were tired, she heard the womeu screaming at the Itawliugs home, as well as at the home uf the Cart rs.. A half dozen w itnesses were introduced to corroborate dlffreiit details in the testi mony of .th main witnesses who had testlfl d. Several wltne.-ses told of the tracks which came from Kuwllngs' field to the Carter homestead on the night of the tragedy and of .the pecu llarltles of these tracks'. Witnesses stated that they w, re made by old shoes without heels. When .the Raw lings boys were arrested the next day it is a.-serted that (hey had shoes of this kind. Cushler Bllnh, of the First National bank, t stifled to loaning Hawllngs $100 the morning after the tragedy, and be fore the report r ached ;liis city. Itaw lings was waiting at the bank when he reached I here, and was In i hurry, The stat- rested Its caie. TRIED TO KILL VICE GOVERNOR Successful Assassination of High Official Quickly Fol lowed by a Second Attack Helslngfors, Finland; July 19. Late this afternoon, two hours after Carl Leonard Hohenthal had been sentenced to imprisonment for life a't hard Iubor for the assassination of Procurator General Solsalon Solninen on F.-bruary 6 last, an attempt was made to as aisslnate Vice Governor Deutrlch as he was leaving the senate. The vice governor had walked across the square, when suddenly, as he neared the police master's office, a man on the curb threw a bomb from a distance of fifty paces. The bomb fell short, but the vice governor was blown off his feet by the terrific force of th? explos ion, which shattered the windows In tho neighborhood for a distance, of a hun dred yards. Vice Governor Deutrlch was hastily assisted to the police .-tat Ion. He was bum d and otherwise Injured about the legs and bled profusely, but his wounds are declared not ,(o be fatal. The homb thrower was '.pursued by naval cadets, but escaped. WESTINGHOUSE MAKES A FEW SUGGESTIONS New York. July 19. Expressing the belief that the preseru arrangement for control of the Equitable Life Assurance Society may only very temporarily sat isfy either thTTollcy holders or the public, and that a real solution of the society's dlfflcultfes has rnot been reached, George Wrstlnghouse has sug gested a new plan for stock control of of the society by 5.000 policy holders. The proposition outlined is thait Ihe so ciety's stock shall consist of 5,000 shares of 120 each, instead of 1,000 shares of $100 each, that on of these shares shall be sold to each of the 6,000 largest poli cy holder, and that only policy holders shall become directors. Mr. Westlnghouse said: "I believe the plan would result In the selection of 5,000 of the most Influential policy hold er as candidates for the position of directors tamd would end greatly to strengthen the society In the estimation of the public." men killed were engaged In sinking a new shaft, and during the early morn ing hour a severe rain storm came up which compelled them to stop work. They sought shelter from the storm In the powder house. W,hile they were in the house lightning struck a tree near the building and glanced off to tie house Itself. Igniting the dynamite as well as two kegs of powder. Not piece of wood larger than a foot long remains of the hu . SAID THAT ENTRIES ARE BEING WITHHELD Mrs. Huntington Wanted as Witness In Blackmailing Case New York. July 19 The bunks of the Town Topirs company, in ho far as they deal with the tuxik on American society rntltl. .1 "Ktuls und Fancies," which was sold by subset Ipt Ion, and from which the publishers realized ap proximately 12011. Olio, will be exam ined by tile district attorney's office, no matter what opposition is made to such a step. This announcement was made today by Assistant Attorney dans, after he had a conference with Assistant Attorney Krotel. who Is l:i harge of the Investigation of the af fair which Is being made by the dis trict attorney's office. "It Is absolutely mctssuiy for the ends of justice that we make a full examination of the books In connec tion with 'Fails and Fancies, " said Mr. Cans, "and we do so no matter iiow much we are opposed. This mat Ur Is going to lie probed thoroughly, no matter who it hits or how exalted his social or other standing." When Mr. Krotel examined the books of the Tonn Topics company he was refused permission to Inspect some of the entries having to do with the book "Fuds and Fancies." He learned, however, he said, that while the -Mbscrlption price of tl book was U.5"0, several persons paid larger sums. Among those was Mrs. Coltls P. Huntington, widow of the multt-nillllonaire railroad promoter. credited with paying $10,000 'or her subscription copy of the book. Mr. Krotel said today Wiat If it Is pos sible to reach Mrs. miiuuigton she will be asked to testify as to the Con ditions under which s!;e paid .so much more than the regular subscripts price. TIVERTON WON. Philadelphia. July 19,-Tlv speedy New York" tro.tlng gelding Tiverton. 2:04, ally defeated Sweet Marie, 2:04, in a $5,000 mutch race today on the track of the Belmont Driving club. Tiverton won In two straight heats. Time. 2:10", 2:07. About- 5,000 persons saw th. two grand circuit stars race. Russia Her eemsa sna - p r m N tssM-f-Jf ' - " iii iii iiss-sssMtJtSssSMsWTTTT-'Wr'si 1 Startling Statement Made by Mrs. N.'G. (ngraham In Divorce Case SIGNED SETTLEMENT IN ' IGNORANCE OF CONTENTS Declares Ingram Sent Hor to Fortune Teller to Attain His End Kdinburgh, July 1H. Singular docu ments were jubmtttcil today in the suit of Nathaniel (llblis Iiiki aha in, former ly of New York, Detain." t his wife, form erly Kdyth Newcomb Ward, now pend ing before .the court of sessions h re. Mr. lngruham ask that his wi- be ordered to carry out their aute-nu.iitlal settlement, under whl h 4ie claims he is entitled to $1,000 a year, anil also claims $4,000 p r yai by vie ue of bond granted In his favor. His wife cuii ends, that the contract and bond were obtained by fraud. She alleges that after her separation from her first husband, Iteglnuld H. Ward, lie plain tiff induced her by various insidious de- vlc . like fortune telling, to Institute divorce proceedings attains! Ward, and also Induced her husband to consent to the proceedings. Mr. and Mrs. Wurd were divorced in 1903 and Mrs. Ward then married ln gruham. Before tthe motrlage Mrs. Ward says she was tak n a law yer's office and was Induced to sign an ante-nuptial settlement contract with out reading the papers or knowing what they contained. The plaintiff says the defendant proffered marring' to him first, and h declined, but after wards consented to please her, as she was In moor health. Mrs. Wiwd was Miss Kdyth New comb, of Kentucky, daughter of H. Vic tor N wcomb, ait one time an Important factor In Wall street. Mr. Ingraham Is" a grandson of Justice Ingraham, of the Supreme court Pf the city of New York. FEAR MOKE RELAYS IN WAYNOMREENE CASE Washington, July 19. Solicitor Ccn erul Hoyt has tecilved a cablegram from Donald McAllister,- the special Canadian counsel representing the government In the exfodltlon pro ceedings against lireene and Oaynor, saying thitt their counsel are trying to postpone the proceedings before the privy council of Knglflnd, but that he hopes to prevent this being done. FELLOW FEELING. , i " . " Me. 1. ' fcajws what it -Mant to put up a big (To be-Continued Tonwrow.) : - : Meeting of Russian Zemstvo Congress Is Entered by Policemen SEIZURE OF BODY'S DOCUMENTS ORDERED Congress Insists on Publicity for all Amnesty Pro ceedings Mohcow. July 19. The !!emptvos congress opened at midday today in the resltltMK' of I'rln.e Dolgorukoff. M. (iolovlne. president of the organizing committee had buret v started a ?. nie - meiit dealing with the obstacles placed l" H ay ' he congress announc- Ing that tlov rnor tieneral Kozeloff had promised that thcre would be no re course to extreme measures when the chief of police, with numerous eomnils- snrle The Hid officials, enter d the room. i he f announced that the prefect had prohibited the meeting of tha con gress and ordered the setsur' of the documents. Count lleyden protested against the proceedings, but the chief of iHtllce began taking the names of rh delegates. The cries were raised of "write down the whole of Husslu." The police then departed In order to draw up summonses ,ind the sitting was resumed. The scheme of a national assembly on the basis outlined by th.- commission presided over by M. Boullgln, minister of the Inferior, was denounced as to tally lnadeuute to remove Kussla's ki- ternul grievances. Numerous res olutions, embodying, criticisms of the Boullgln scheme, were adopted unani mously, as were also resolutions com plaining of excessive administrative aind polU-o control of elections and In sisting that publicity be given the pro ceedings of the proposed assembly. AMERICANS GET MAXIM SCORE .London, July 19. The only Interest In the thlid day's play In the Dwlght F. Davis International tennis cup com petition was with regard to the possl tilllty of the Americans gaining the maximum points against the Aus tralians, which they did, both William A. Lamed and Beals C. Wright win ning their matches. Lamed beat Nor man K. Brookes, the Australian cham pion, three sets to love, and Wright nceounted for A F. Wilding by two sets to love. Indemnity. i . GIVEN FINE FOR INCITING CROWD Father of General Funston Drawn Into Fight During Hunt for Dynamite In tola loin. Kan.. July 19. R II. Funston,1 runner congressman from this district and father of lien. Frederick Funston, was today In police court found guilty of disturbing the peace and with hav ing carried concealed weapons. II was fined ". on each chiitge. rn.l the ' cost of the suits were charged against him. making a total of 13150. The charges against Funston grew out of the wiecklng with dynamite by a teinperiince fanatic on July 10 of thrte loin saliHins. The explosions fol loued an agitation awainst the saloons , in liich Covernor lloch was appealed to In an effort to secure the enforce- meiit of th- slate prohibition law. Intense t xcltenu nt foloweil the net of the dynamiter, and for three days th1 illy was crowded with people who name fiom many points of the state to view the wreckage caused and to Join In a hunt for the dynamiter. During the height of the excitement Funston. It was chaiged. had made lnflamma- lory utterances in crowns mat gain ,ered about him on the streets. When Patrolman Cannon tried to persuade Funston to desist a quarrel between the two ensued, and Funston. It was alleged, attempted! to draw a revol ver. FunSlon was arrested and formal charges made against him, after which lie was released on his own recog nizance. The loss caused by the explosions was estimated at $100,000, and the al leged dynamiter, ('. L. Melvln, Is still at large, although a warrant has been issued for his arrest and hundreds of men have searched for him. . Funston's attorney Immediately tiled i motion of appeal to the district court. There were but few persons lit the court room at the time and toi-re was no show of a demonstration. NEW SECRETARY HAS A BUSY DAY Root Begins His New Work With Consideration of the Venezuealan Case Washington, July 19 Ellhu Itoot of New York was sworn In us secreiary of state today soon after 10 o'clock. The oath was admlnlsteied by Wil liam McNelr, assistant librarian of the slate department. Secretary Root devoted the day at the state depart ment to the consideration of the Ven ezuelan question. With Solicitor Pen field, Minister Russell of Venezuela and William J. Calhoun, recently designated by President Roosevelt to Investigate the case of the aspht'i' claims and concessions, the secretary went over the documents and papers on file In the department with a view of formulating definite instructions to the special commissioner. Commis sioner Calhoun will have to gather 'an mini information in Washington ! and New York before he Is fully equipped to perform the mission for which he has been selected. "RUSSIAN ARMY NEVER SO STRONG" Headquarters of the Russian Army, Oodsyadanl, Manchuria, July 19. In conversation with a corespondent of the Associated Press regarding the present military situation, den. Bat- lanolT, commander of the Third Man thurlan army, today adopted a most ipttmlstlc tone. He declared the Jap anese were Hinable to advance, birth on iccount of the strengthening of the Russian positions and because they lave not fully, recovered from their wn losses at the buttle of Mukden. Me concluded: ; i "Never during the whole war has he' Russian army been so strong In very respect as at present. The Jap- tnese know this and therefore they wish for peac. GUILDS AT FIVE CHINESE Washington, Julyy II. A cablegram received by the state department from Shanghai says that the boycott against American good commenced today. Every effort tai made to al lay tbe agitation which, k la, stated. Is a part of the retaliation of the Chi ne against the exclusion laws of the United Bta teg. Ass't. Secretary 'of Agrlcul ture Appointed Hyde's . Successor " 1.4 !M HIS AUTHORITY IS TO BE UNLIMITED ... t. Proposed to Revise Office and Remove all Suspicion of Fraud Washington. July II. Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Wllllt N. Hays, has taken hold of Hie affairs) of the bureau of statistics, with ln structlons from Secretary Wilson, ap proved by President Roosevelt, tt clease the bureau of the stigma caused by the cotton leak scandal. His thority Is unlimited. He has been told! that he may have whatever clerical force he needs, and If there are aJf employes whose services he think should be dispensed with they will 1st discharged. It Is regarded as si tremely likely that there will be a complete reorganisation of the fore employed In th strtUflfeal depart ment, as well as a thorough revision of the orders governing tha monthly crop reports, the latter having already been outlined In n circular Issued bf, Secretary Wilson. In that regard Secretary Wilson said, tniluy that hereafter If there are ae cusations njralnst the Integrity of tip buieau It must be directed against himself or Assistant Secretary Hays, as he has no Intention of allowing any other person access to Information that might be used in stock jobbing. ; Mr. Hays will be In charge of tne bureau until after congress assemble, as It Is believed that a competent ma to take the place of Mr. Hyde, who resigned yesterday as chief staaltlclan, cannot be had for the salary paid by the government, $3,600 a year. Con gress will be asked to Increase , tha . salary, and It Is the intention of Bao retary Wilson to place In charge of th -office a man whoM, ability . ha been i established, but one who has no con nection with statistical bureau at tached to stock brokerage, office. Whoever Is appointed will first be p proved by the president. A tumor has been circulated -Inat when congress assembles movement will be started to have the crop gath erlng bureaus transferred to the de- , partment of commerce ana labor, in order to Insure a more coraplet $. organization. Senator Dolllver or Iowa, a warm , . personuj friend of 8ecretaryy Wilson, Is slated for the chairmanship of th senate committee on agriculture. H hs made a study of the methods or crop reporting, anil It Is known thfc.. he is opposed unalvraly to any change of the character suggested. ff, . 'Y::"''"f- ASHEVILLE SECURES ' FIREMENS' MEETING (Special to The Cltlsen.V ' Wlnalon-Saletn. July 19, At last . nlsht's session of the State Firemen'- i association convention Ashevlllo . w -unanimously chosen as the next meet- Ing place of the association. f t Today the chief feature was tne pa ' rude of fire engines and the hose wag- ' on race, which was won oy me w ham hose wagon company. Tn quictc steaming contest was won by, And Atf lantlc fire' company of Newbern,, f ? i Tomoirow the principal event on the ' card Is the hook and ladder race,, In this -the Ashevllle company expect to come off victorious, as the race track similar to the on which the boy have been practicing on. ' The pre- ent metlng Is regarded , a being highly successful. ' v .' M W1TTE LEAVES tf Ifrmt I 11 A 1 I f KUiMAN WuUAL St. Petersburg'. Julv . M.. Wltte' departure for Farta today, . while a very democratic affair, nevertheless waa the occasion for a remarkable demonstration In his honor. The com- : partment occupied by Russia' chler plenipotentiary was Hileu wMB flower and the' platform of the station wa'--crowded wit!i friends who bada - Wot , farewell and good luck in th great ' mission before him. Tbe whol !-t fair was a testimonial of the slrengia of M.;Wltte's perml,folkHlng Vi SEAPORTS BEGIN BOYCOTT OF AMERICAN GOODS The state department has been In formed by the consuls that the pro posed boycott was organised by th trade guilds In Are ports, Shanghai, Canton. Tien Tsin, Hankow and New Chwang. It Is believed the boycott will not be successful except In th rltte of Canton and Shanghai, where the guilds are stronger than fi w her, ,
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