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CI rih THE WEATHER SHOWER.' ? CAST YOUR VOTI IN FOfU LARITY CONTEST TODAY. , t ' P&ICB(fclVBN VOL1 XX NO 2 ASHBVILLB N. C. FRIDAY MORNING JULY 21, 1905 THE AS EWLLE IZEN BALFOUR OUTVOTED ON LAND COMMISSION BILL English Ministry Loses Its Majority but Will Not Resign V AUNY JEERJSjlEARD AT THIS ANNOUNCEMENT Irish Leader Declares Resig nations Should be Ten dered at Once r London. July 20. The gov rnment wag defeated In the House of Com mon tonight by a majority of three on the motion to reduce the member ship of the Irian land commission. On the announcement of the vo 11 1 scene of .the greatest excltemenn was produced by the Llbepila and the Irish members yelling "r flgu." The Inci dent Is considered hardly of sulflflen' Importance to Jus. If y the governmeni in resigning, but when asked by Sir Henry Cumpbell-Banncrnian, nhe lead ' r of the opposition, what course he In tended to pursue. Premier Balfour de clined to make a statement. John Redmond, leader of the Irish parly, said the premier hud repeat dly declared tha.: he would resign If de feated, and that If he disregarded thia vote of want of confidence he would b' acting against all precedents. "Wan he going to swallow this, humlliitlon as he swallowed every other humllia lor. during the last few years," the pre mier was asked by Mr. Redmond. Mr. Balfour replying very coolly said thai Mr. Hedmond had greatly agitated hlm- If over u matter which could be set tled In due time. He was, he said, nut conscious of any humiliation. , There would bo ampl opportunity within a few hours of proving wheth er the government still enjoyed the con fidence of ithe majority of the house. The'premtr said he would consult hla colleagues as to whether the ques tion would ngain be submitted to a vote and would make a satcment Monday. After some wrangling over the ques I'lon wfe-.th.er to adjourn until Monday it was decided to adjourn until tomor row. The Associated ' Press understands that it Is practically certain the gov ernment will neither resign nor dis solve parliament. Sir Edward Orcy's motion of cen sure on the government regarding the fiscal question will be discussed Mon day, and the ministerialists argue that Ms rejection will prove ;hat the gov ernmcnt still possesses the confident' of parliament, It Is not unlikely, however, that Mr. Long, the chief see retary of Ireland, will resign. DANGEROUS TOY WAS BUT A JOKE Neew Tfdik, July 20. A machine containing one .icaspoonfiil of pow der and primed for firing was received through the mull-by the brokerage firm of Wasserman Brothers today. The package was addressed t.o Ed ward Wasserman and was cautiously investigated by the police for seveial hours. The final verdict Was that the dan gerous toy was a Joke on recent finan cial history. The box, which was mailed in New York, was marked "Thomas . W. Lawson, Boston." It wax' a four-inch pasteboar'd affair with a string hanging out of one end and instructions to pull the string. At the other end of the string was fastened a match, which would be drawn over a bit of sandpaper and would light a flash fuse leading to a glass tube containing a teaspoonful of common powder. ASSEMBLY DECIDED IN HOOKER'S FAVOR Albany, N". T., July 20. The assem bly by a vote of 76 to 67 eaved Justice Warren Hooker from removal from the Supreme conurt bench on charges In connection wlib the Irregularities In the Fredonia , postoffice and o'.tier charges, ; Forty-one Republicans and thirty-five Democrats voted for removal; fifty- eight Republicans and nine D'mocruts against removal. The Anal vote was iaken upon a for-1 mai resolution prodding for Justice Hooker's removal. Under the constitu tion it would hav required 100 votes to pass the resolution. Tlv action of tbe assembly obviated the necessity of a vote in the senate. - , SEMSTVO MEETS AND PASSES PROJECT FOR CONSTITUTION ON FIRST READING Moscow. Jujy 20. The Zcmslvos con gress reassembled today without in'er ference on the part Of the authori ties and eomrrroeed a discussion of the proposed ontltir.lnft. A resoln llon was passed protesting against the constant violation of the private and social rights of Rulan . cfeiiens by administrative offU-taldora and calling KOMURA ARRIVES WITH HIS PARTY Japanese Peace Envoy Lands at Seattle. Receiving Warm Welcome Seattle, Wish., July 20. Haron Ka- mura, foreign nilnl.-ter uf Japan, and one of the two Japanese pence commis sioners, Is struggling with a mass of diplomatic correspondence at the r ai dence of S. Hl-iunldzu, Jupanese con sul t Senile. Huron Kamura worked until 5 o'clock this evening with cable grams and letters which reached him j wh n ihe stcainshli i Minnesota arrived at Port Townsend. Hiht-on Komura' wax welcomed to Seattle, win 11 the steamship arrived Just h-fore noon, by over 1.000 people. A sm-.il! party of Japanese exploded day drew oiks in honor of ihe party and a bund Interspersed music. Mayor Kiillingcr, on in-half of :he city, wel comed the diplomat tit the gangway)', and a special (rain bioughl him to tile city. A tlx d policy lias been agreed upon by the members of the delegation re garding Interviews. Baron Komura has determined not to give out any Interviews In America relative to peare negotiations or the war condi tions. H. Sato, an unattached member of the foreign set vice, who Is uccom) panylng the party, lias been desig nated as the spokesman to discuss any cl her mattf. s adjecting 'the delega tion. Mr. Sato and It. W. Denlson, ' the American legal adviser of the Japanese foreign department, were with the Japanese ambassadors who concludedc peace with China. They are the only memhe: of the party who have enjoyed such honors In ti past. On board steamship Tuesday night a farewell reception was glvm by Baton Komura. Hp und hla party received in tli Indies' parlor of the bout, and later Huron. Komura ,dis trlbuted a number of presents among the offlers of the boa:. The minor officials and employes who waited up on hlin were treated lavishly, the Chi nese anteroom attendant being given u H0 tip.' Baron Komura' party carries SO pieces of luggage, and about 60 of these are filled with documents needed at the conference and presents which the party will make whll? in Ameilea. Acting under instructions from Washington, the baggage of the dip lomatic purty was passed Immediately and without Inspection. Baron Komura and his it uite 1 ft Se attle at o'clock tonight for New York city. They travel In priva'.e cirs as the gu si r of President J. J. Hill, of the Great Northern railroad, and will make all haste to their destination. MANY HELD FOR BALLOT FRAUDS Philadelphia, July 20. Thomas H. Hartman, a city employe and Re publican leader of the twelfth division of the fourteenth ward, was held $2,000 ball; Otto T. Kurx, Judge ot election, Charles Judge, inspector; Benjamin Williams, clerk of the same division, were each held in $1,500, and E. M. Ounkcl. also a clerk, was held In $500 ball on the charge of ballot box stuffilng and conspiracy, The men wete given a hearing before a maglsliate and evidence was pro duced showing that out of a total of 874 votes in the division 201 were fraudulent. Reform organizations are making a systematic Investigation of the last election, and wholesale arrests for bal lot box frauds are promised. . ARE ENJOINED FROM TRYING GRIFFITH Cleveland, O., July 20. Judge Ford I In common pleas court, loday enjoined j Garry Herrmunn, of Cincinnati; ' Ban Johnston, Harry Pulllam and John E. j Brush, of Cincinnati, from trying How- lard C. Griffith, of New Jersey, on charges preferred against him of at- tempting to form an organisation among five of nhe stronger of th ml nor leagues for the purpose of waging war upon the American baseball league. Hearing on the Injunction was set for next Monday. :. ' upon aU. local officials, hi protect the sufferers from the present state of af fiirs and to assist In pr -serving the troops from Illegal and arbitrary arts ea rriedi out bjr the so-thorltles. - t 1S a ro t of 22fl to 7 the congress passed the first reading of the project for a vonstliutton as submitted and copies of it wit! now be distributed for examination end discussion. - - CHINA GIVES FAIR WARNING Will Not be Bound by Peace Envoys Disposal of Man churla MUST BE CONSULTED BY THEM BEFOREHAND All Chinese Representatives Notified of Steps to be Taken Washington, July 20. China's nfll elal notification to the powers that she will not i eeof.nlxe any arrange mollis regaullng Manchuria concern lug which sin- has not been consulted beforehand, h.is r ached Washington and will lie for a .trili'il to the picsl- deir, at Oyster Hay. Before address Ing this note to 'lie neiitml powers. China sent to St. Petersburg ami To klo nn Identical note containing this notification. The Chinese coniiiiunl en' Ion Is briefly worded and Is s i ex pressed that I: calls for no icply. China's imOve in a f Irusrtliig to Russia and Japan such a notification was to remind them that she had nev er acquiesced In the alienation of the poiviuce of Manchuria from Chinese sovereignty, and that she expected ns Ihe first result of the war the full restoration to China of the full con trol of that province. That this might jeceive the continued support of the powers, copies of the note vre to warded to the other capitals for prs sentatlon to the Chinese representa tives. In sending this notification China addressed to its voceroys. governors and representatives abroad a long letter on Manchuria and instructions as to what steps should be taken for Its lestoration to Chinese control. Advices reaching Washington Indi cate that the insistence upon the un conditional resoratlon of Manchuria without condition finds favor In the Chinese capital, and this, it is real-i !xed. opens up an Important subject In connection with the Washington conference. BEATS BOGY. Chicago, July 20. Playing the best golf of his career. H. Chandler Rgan. the national champion, today. In th second round of the play for the Ravenoaks cup at the Onwrntsla club,, coveted the IS holes in 70 strokes. Tin Bogy mark is 82 for the course. WHEAT GOES UP. Chicago, July 20 Alleged con firmation of black rust in the wheat fields of the northwest sent the price of September wheat whirling up to 88 here today. The advance was 3 1-4 cents a bushel, compared with yes terday's closing quotations. Th, Summer .Vaeioniit Old , ., i.. , i , . i i .ii um' 1 ' i Xo. 1 Contlnud- from Ytdterdar-) 'Z&WBlr- "" jli it ni DID THEY PAY HUSH MONEY? Investigation of "Town Top Ics" BooKs Brings to Light Many Facts of interest New fork, July trlet Attorney fcroi.i Hlsune of an expei day made an ex.uni'i Aslslant DIs with the as- i.-coiintaiit. to i Mlon of certain bonks of the "To n which developed tha Topics" company Janice IVuel, of the Court of 8lei la: m "linn, wild has i Ion with tne i' . appeared on ' i ! .i i ii amounts .en 11.200 down admitted his .m i Town Topics" com! ii the books us diau lot! nch year, ranging in When Justice Dey l attention whs . fact that ii'e o Ides thaT . i lied tu this und to New York eluirUr w lustier "shnll rnrii ' in 'll. OH iiii-nr. s of I reCj e fees : 1 . 1 lice." he ssld: "I have heard fm harKi" are to be ii ie. l have nothiiit! a we r-i-red ik iluit against to' conceal. 1 it he proper shall meet Ihe rh.irit.- time. I'litll '.hill 1 -li.il not discuss the mallei." It was learned todiv iha: the names of William K. Vandvi hilt. William K inderhllt, Jr., Reginald c. Vander- lilll and Alfred 11 ',iiideililh appear on the list of subscriber to "rails iinl l'incles" for S I ..'.mi each. TEAMSTERS WILL RETURN TO WORK Chicago, July 21. The teamsters' strike that has so gnarly disturbed business conditions In Chicago for th last 105 day was it Vl.WO o'clock this morning officially declared ofT by the members of the teame-ters' Join council. The men have been ordered to seek their old positions, and It Is -stimated that less than half of them will b re employed. Tihie strikers have made a omplete surrender, nil will apply for work i.-s Individuals and without an agreement of any kind with their m- loyers. RUSSIANS HINDERED BY TALK OF PEACE Gum-hu Pass. July 30. 6 p. m. Since a month ago, when the army was mnder the Impression that It wn about to advani", the commanders have been much annoyed by talk of Ueace, but the appointment of M. Wltte as senior peace plenipotentiary ap pears to have convinced ihe command ers of the government's determination. The -Russian army rests as usiual with calary flanks slightly enveloping the Japanese, who remain wllhln the de fense lima. Considerable confidence Is evinced in the strength and slase of the Russian position. roan, I knsw ho this indemnity ausmssi hits fallow! MEN ON CAtfAL ARE "MISFITS" Chairman Shonts Sums Up the Situation Existing In Canal Zone SAYS MEN NEED SOME FORMS OF AMUSEMENT Chief Engineer Stevens Will Leave to Take Charge of Work at Once N. n Yoik. July III. - J lin I SleV ns. Kim day the nn ly appoln l t of liic Panama canal chief e(l s ill. d lo for Panama ll tin- steamship Slums of the m i ompatii' d Mr M ( 'lialrn in It'llli-sloil canal Stel ells cont nil Mr. Stevens will assume f op, i a : Ions hum diately up- on uri'lial the Isthmus sai l he had heard many Mr. Slion complaints the .sihnins. i spel ling rondilloiiH on but had paid no allcnilon to I hem. "The an n down tlier Ik iin. "are mostly mlsll s. Theic are men down there who have a Just complaint, und that is that they have nothing to do but work. They have no amusem nts and no friends. Men 2,000 .miles fn home under those conditions get homesick of course. What they want Is nmusemeiv. healthy games aid' outdoor exercise. In order to roncdy this we will establish a separate de parlment, and we expect to establish club houses across the Isthmus. "Mr. Stevens and I saw the piest dent and we talked over the canal plans In a general way. Of course the kind of canal to be built Is yet to be decided upon. I should say that It would take ten or twelve years to con struct n sea level mil and about five years to build a lock canal." Mr. Slionis said that arrnng.ittr have been made to carry on th mirk without any Interiuptlou whatever hoiild Mr. Stevens resign as chlel nglnoer. Mr. Htevens said ihat he was goli o the canal zone with an open niliiu ind would make the best of conditions is he finds them. Hpeaklng of iht possibility of Chinese labor being cm iloyed, he said: "I hare tried the Chinese In otintry and found them good. I this w try many experiments until we the best kind of labor." FINED FOR SMUGGLING. Baltimore, July 20. Capt. Motir of Jve Hritish Steamer Oujkmnre was toed $2,500 today by Collector of the fort William 8lone, in addition to laving 80 pounds of Sumatra tobac- o seized on the charge of attempt o smuggle the goods in Haltimore. COMMITTEE TO EXAMINE INSURANCE SOCIETIES RECORDS FAIL TO SHOW LARGE LOAN Testimony of H. C. Demmlng Reveals Curious State Affairs In Equitable Circles New Voik, July 20. There Is no rec ord In any of the books of the Meivnn TrtiM company of the ftiS.'i.OOO loan to which Henry C. linilng, president of the company. Ics Hied before Super liitindent llendilcks as having been 1 1 led Ii ti.e ' -'top. in. v for live or six in s h i '. i. ami s ot James W. Alex liider nnd ( i miitrolu r Thorn. is D. Jor nan, of in Kiiultalilc I.lfe Assurance Hoclety as , "lis ees. Tills atinoun' I'd nl was Hide tod. i v''" Fate iVtik i:anilner Jiidson, who ha t b.en m.i n K a iegiil.li seml-.-ii : .nil Insp .-.tin o' He ho .kv of ii' -.riM lonpinj Preslil t l iini.'B ic'irtcd to ihe J' Mi. 000 Li: i which . l-'r" 'inesilone l ! Huperl"t ' .lent of It'itirnnee Iiei- il-'cks Pi i. course of ihe super'i". t "iient'i- Invcrtlgat on Inti the nti'a.rf of (he I0 ii 1 1 n lil i Society. Superln tendent Hendricks had ask d Mr. Hem Ing about a loan of 170,000, which It had been said he Mercantile Tiwst company curried for the KulMbK Mr. Demlng replied that he supposed -the loan referr d to was one that stood in ihe names of Alexander and Jordan, which hnd b'-rn carried for from five (dx yen, and varied In amount, the nverage belns hetwe n JiMO.OOO and 1 100.000. Mr. Hemlii): was then nsked: "Does jour company limn J.i!Sii.000 on the ob- lign ion of t vo men, ns trustees?'' He replied: "it has been In this In stnnr : yes. sir. I have always eonsld tred the Equitable Per let y responsible fot It." Piul Morton, chairman of the hoard of directors of the Kiiulinble, said con cerning the announcement : "I know nothing about the 6S!i,000 loan. I hnve be n unable to find any liability of the Kquliable Society to the Mercantile Truft rompany. Mr. Jorm was , not relieved from his dutfes for not- giving Information of the 10X5,000, but because h would not give Information about another matter. JAPANASE AGAIN TAKE INITIATIVE Russian Headquarters a the Front, July iX The Japanese advance from Korea Is taking on n more energetic' craraeter and Is being pushed toward Mousitn, Nangan and Hnsnwagn, The Japanese seem to have r reived heavy reinforcements from Fle4d Marshal Oyama's main army In front of Oeneral IJnevltch. A landing of Japanese near Vlndivostok ould not he surprising and their op rations appear to be concen trating in that direction. The Japanese advance In the Island of Sakhalin reached VlndlmorowkM. The Japanese artillery includes forty machine guns, RUSSIAN NOBLEMAN LEAVES FATHERLAND New York. July 20. A young Rus sian claiming the tlile of Prince Io- temklne, and said to be the son of Ad miral Potemkine, of the Ru'-slnn navy, a descendant of the hous of Potemkine from which the mutinous battleship Knlas Potemkine received Its name, is In this city, having nrrlved Monday night on the French Uncr iAllr tsgne. The young man made be trip In the steerage, Although hen his property was examined at Ellis Isind lit. wa found that he had nearly $25,000 in cash. To his fellow travelers thv young man --ald .he hnd sold his estates in Russia, had divided a sum the equiva lent of $10,000 among his tenants and had left Russia for all time. He sld after a short sojourn in the F.ast he would go West and buy a f irm. H declaimed against existing conditions In Russia and said he did not delre to live longer In that country. COULD NOT AGREE. Portland. Ore., July 20. Af e- de liberating 48 hours and taking it bel lots. In which the vote many tlr was ten for conviction and two lor acquittal, the Jury in the case of Con gressman John N. Williamson. Dr. Van Gessner and United States Com missioner Biggs, reported to Judge DeHaveh, In the I'nited Htates Cir cuit, court his afternoon that it could not agree. The.Jurjr w-as discharged. SHANGHI MERCHANTS SAY Shanghai. July 20. About liOO peo ple. Including .'he fcead of all the prin cipal guilds and delegates from many provinces, attended a Chinese mass meeting yesterday, which arranged to begin the boycott of American goods tomorrow. U was distinctly announced that the action Uk-a was not sgainst New York Legislature Takes Action on Governor's Message BOTH HOUSES APPOINT ., MEMBERS FOR THE WORK Will Look Into the Workings of All Insurance Organ izations AllMiny. N. Y July 20. There will b i legislative Investigation of the life In surance business as carried on In this state, bo h by New York state corpora tions and those of other states do ' Ing business within this state. This in vestigation wiil b made by a special Joint iiininil tee, with ample power, of , which the chairman wfll be Senator -William W. Arms rung, of lioctiester, llepubllran. The other senators on th committee will be William J. Tulley, of Corning, Republican, and Daniel J. HI ordnii, of New York City, Democrat. The five nssemblymen members of Ihe commit t P will be named by Speak er Nixon within the next day or two. The Institution of the committee fol lowed hard upon a message of Govern or Hlgglns no the legislature, whkh came a a complete surprise.- Th? mes sage was received In ihe senate after the conclusion of the Hooper case, and . was not read In the assembly until lat In the afternoon session. Its effect miy be described as sensational, 1 NEGRO GETS 30 YEARS SENTENCE Sumter, S. C July 80. Jesse Kelson, the negro who was arrested Monday for an at temp d criminal assault on a white woman Sunday,- was found guilty today and given the extreme limit ot the lnwy-lrty years, besides the un expired part of a sentence front whloh he escap d recently for another crime. The trial la.'ted the entire dny and 1 Nelson wait , represented by: counsel. Nelson was hid In the woods Monday by his captors nnd kept In concealment it in 11 the Judg' promised nn Immediate trial. WILSON TO RECEIVE COTTON MEN MONDAY Washington. July 20.-Becretry WII son, of the department of agricultuhe. has Indicated o President Miller, of the American Cotton Manufacturers Assoclnttoi that ro?xt Monday 1 would be a convenient time for him to receive a delegation from ; the flssocfcutJon to discuss the necessity of a new cotton acreage report. Secretary Wilson Is p.nmilng to mak' a tour of the forest reserve and desires to leave Washing ton abnuiti August 1. On account Of his , Intended Absence it is his wish to settle ? all matters connected with the cotton crop report hefar.? ithat lme. FRUIT GROWERS GIVE FACTS TO COCKRELL I.lttle Rock, Ark., July 20. Interstate Commerce Commissioner - Francis J. Cnckrell today h erd statements from prominent fruit growers And shippers in NoriJiwest Arkansas and Southwest Missouri ' against, private... car lines. Frank Barry, special agent ot the In terstate, commere; commission Inter rogated many witnesses. "The repre sentatives of the fnuit growing indus try declared that charges for icing oars were excessive. ; One witness, who ta said to have been employed formerly by a refrigerator ear line, testified hat the cost of a refrigerator car Is about $900 ond the av rage life of soctr car about twelve years. He declared that the average profit per car ttc tne own ers Is $1,500. v AMERICAN GETS FIRST. Montreal. Quebec, July 20. The llrsl race today for the. Heawanhaka, Inteninilonal challenge eup for small yarhis was won by . the American yacht Manchester, the challenger. She , finished three minute ahead f the Alexandra, lite defender. ; MRS. HOBSON ILL." Js. Moines, Iowa. July 10. Mrs. Richmond Pearson Hobson. the wife of Capt. Hobson. the .hero of the Mer limac Is Ii) at Mercy hospital, Capt Hnhson Is at her bedside. . BOYCOTT . IS NOT AGAINST THIS GOYERCTiT the American government, whose con stant kindness m fully recognld. but H was polned out that unless the Chines showed themselves to be in earnest they would produce no effect ea she California labor unions. Th re is sttil mueh doubt as to h'.h erihe boycott will really be miu '. t
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