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9 ' .THE CITIZEN N THB WEATHER BOARDING HOUSE AOS. INQ SUMMER BOARDERS '. : VOL XX NO 261 ' T ASHBVUXB N. C, SATURDAY MORNING AUGUST 5, 1905 PRIC8 FIVB CENTS. i - ' ' H . ' ; ,4 - - , ; ...... ' 11 -. s s "BIG TOMt FRISBEE GOES DOWN TO DEFEAT BEFORE PROF. A. Science of ' Jlu Jltsu Expert ' Is too Much for Brute Strength TATAL STRANGLE HOLDS PUT FRISBEE OUT Two Thousand People Crowd Auditorium to See Caro lina Man Defeated In tba presence of more han two thousand people "Big Tom" Frlsbee, the Idol of Madison county, went down to defeat last night at the hands of Professor Ono, of Japan. There were only two chapters to the tragedy, but "sufficient unto the night was the aor row thereof," as far us Tom waa con cerned. In one hour and twelve min utes after he had stepped smilingly on the mat Frlsbee's gigantic body lay stretched In defeat, while his conqueror tapped him lightly on the back to show that ttbere was nothing more doing for Tom. The audience showed a true American spirit and cheered the vic tory of Ono moft hear.ily. The most disheartened set of men were Tom's loyal friends from Madi son, who came up to the tune of a thousand and bucked their favorite with all the money, they hud. They could hardly account for 'the giant's udden collapse. The tale of woe fol lows: t Crowd Gathers, As early as 7 o'clock the crowd began to gather at the Auditorium, and by 8 the entrances were packed by those who eageily sought admit tance. All day long the visitors were arriving from far and nelr. Madison County aent Its '500 'and every other county In the western part of the State had lis quota of representatives. .Among the residents the in-reiest -wan like tihto 'that shown lh the horse show and the benefit baseball game. Business men; professional men, the laboring men from all districts, mill operatives, clerks all flocked to the Auditorium to see the long heralded match between strength and skill. Many ladles '.were n the crowd and showed an Interest in the icsult equil to that of their male escorts. Tom Was Favorite. As the." crowds -assernVVed i-round the door and patiently waited In line for a chance to purchase a ticket one might hear an unlimited amount of talk as hi the chinees of t!ie men and the odds offered. In most cases Ihe Amci lean seemed the favorite, as was moot natural, and by those who came from the country he was sup posed to be Invincible. The Madison county men had perfect confidence In "Big Tom" and were looking for a walkover. Many who could not se cure seats or did not wish to put up the money waited with much Im patience for the, match to begin and afterwards questioned each person leaving the building , eagerly for the latest nws of toe match. They also were mostly "Frlsbee" men, but there were some among them who, with a knowing look,; said that the Jap way no mean opponent and might prove an unsolvable problem to the Madi son county giant. , Behind the Scenes. Behind the scenes every ono was busy. The mat, 15 feet square, was -In place in the center of the stage, surrounded by ropes with brightly decorated posts at the corners. At one side tables for the rejwrterswere placed and,"the officials, friends of the principals and others having duties to perform grouped themselves behind the mat when the match began. . At 8:45 o'clock the curtain was' raised and ..:;V4u ''Pafluih, 'master of ceremonies, stepped : to the front of the 'sAhgeU-lWe i briefly outlined the program for the evening and then Went Into a short review of the his tory of Wrestling and . the general character of the sport. It Is one of the- oldest athlete sports, ..." he said, having been practiced by the Greeks in . earliest historical . times and later by the' Romans fend other races of the old world. .It Is a manly sport, ha said, and. bhd well worth ehgagfng' In. The match about to' begin, he con tinued. Is essentially one among gen tlemen, and,' although each was anx-1 lous to win, neither went Into It with Anything but the- friendliest feelings far the other. ...'.;- :.i.y ?:. ' Sehosnfold Mtraducsd. 'At the close of his remarks Dr. Paquln introduced Prof. O, B. Schoen feld of New Orleans, hamplon ail round athlete of the world, who acted is referee. , In securing Mr. Schoen feld. tie said, the management felt that It ' had secured as good man as could be wished, one who under stands wrestling and who would give perfect satisfaction to all concerned. , Dr. Paquln next Introduced Mr. legawa of Japan, who gave a most Interesting exhibition of Japanese word dancing ; while a ' com pa n Ion chanted an ' appropriate , accompani ment. "The Spirit of the Soldier" was the them of the dance and most skilfully was It carried out. ". Jim Jitsu Exposition. following- ine swora nance came an jfl;, hand In surrender. Ono tsps him exposition of the jiu Jltsu formulae by . ,h back, and Prof. Schoenfeld de Messrs, Sogawa and Kotxnml, , wh jHares Ono Ihe wmner. The" decision was received hf raund after round nf'was greeted with cheers, and many arplue by the spectators. Thej wrestlers illustrated knee, - shoulder. t Continued on pag Four " ONO OF JAPAN hip, back, overhead and 'many other styles of throws and a half doxen dif ferent methods of tripping an oppo nent. The main match of the evening was next on the program and Dr. Paquln made a short talk, giving some of the past history of the Japanese expert. He was followed by ex-8enatof Mur ray of Madison county, who told of the prowess of "Rig Tom" In a few well chosen words. "I Introduce to you u man of moral courage," he said, "for It undoubted ly takes a man of this kind to meet an expert from Japan. The Japanese are a greut people and we admlte them for what they have accomplish ed, but we believe that here In West ern North Carolina we have as fine people as live anywhere and also have a wrestler who can overcome those who come with reputations from oth er paits of the world." Prof. Schoeenfcld briefly explained what would be counted as a fall In the bout, it being required that the man be htld with his shoulders to the mat for two seconds. DETAILS OF MATCH A great ch?er gneted the men as they stepped out on the stage und were Introduced by Pi of. Schoenfeld. "Big Tom" towered far above his Japanese opponent, and his advantage n weight was much commented up on. On crossing the ropes Frlsbee was assigned the southwest corner of the ring, while Ono occupied the northeast. Following are the details of the two bouts: Time Is call? d ut 9:20. The men shake hands, and Frlsbee at once reaches for Ono's left. The like tnc tics are employed by the Jap and "the men are locked In the cross hold, neither seeming to possess any ad vantage. Ono gradually tightens his hold and Frlsbee's back is almost doubled. Tom reaches for Olio's left md again they cross. There is a long pause, both seeming to play a waiting game. "Big Tom" cssaV 110 force Ono to the posts and finally succeeds In getting him there, but releases his hold as he is cautioned by the referee, The Jap on resuming reaches again for Tom's .loft, but the Madison man strikes repeatedly with his right and blocks. Frlsbee bends still lower, while the Jap retains the natural po sition which he assumed at the out set. , Ono is Cool. The coolness of Ono Is much com mented upon, and It was feared that he was bent on wearing the American out. Ono circles Filsbee," reaching for the neck, but misses. Ton? tries a trilf Nelson, but falls In the reach. Tom I hen goes for On.i fs belt and es say. a trip with thp right font, but the Jap held fast. At 9:47 Frlsbee is forced to a bridge by a knee play of the Jap, but "Big Tom" regains his fei :. There Is wild cheering from the audience, but the Jap does not seem hear it. Three minutes later Tom forces Ono down to his knees with a Half Nelson, and attempts to convert it to'a full hold, but the Jap's agility stood him in good stead and he re gained his feet amid wild applause. Ono Is playng purely on the defensive, although Tom does not seem to show any desire to rush matters. There Is an exchange of trip feints,' but both are void. Tom tries to trip with his right, but misses the ieaeh. Ono goes for a shoulder throw twice In suc cession., but Tom stands fast. They are working faster. Ono again tries the shoulder throw, but het eannoU budge rrlsbee. J wo minmes jaier Tom evades another attempt of Ono's, Both are trying for leg trips, but fall. At 10 o'clock Tom again changes his hold from shoulder to s belt. They struggle for body holds. Tom secures a bar hold, but the Jap squirms out.. Ono Is endeavoring to trip, but Tom is Immovable. Ths Strangle Hold. At 10:25 the Jap secures a strangle hold on Tom. Frlsbee taps the Jap thiee times on the shoulder. This Is the usual sgn of surrender In Japan, and Ono takes Tom's actions as a sign to quit. The Jap walks over the ropes, thinking he has won the bout. Frlsbee, on' the other Tiandw thinks the Jap has given him the bout and follows to. the dressing room. ' This" Is all Incomprehensible to the spec tators, and the, referee explains the facts of th case. He declares that Frlsbee Intended the taps as a bit of by-play. ; : . Ono Gats First Bout, Prof. Schoenfeld then' declares that he will give the match to Frlsbee If Ono does not return in three, min ute. Ono appears before the time ex pires, likewise ' Tom. They resume,, and three minutes later Ono again gets the strangle hold on- Frlsbee and Tom drops exhausted to the mat. He surrenders " and Ono la declared "the winner of the first bout' at 10:28, one hour and twelve mnlutes after the start, - ; There is an Intermission of five minutes. : Tom,: In his dressing room, is doubtful about trying' the second bout, tut better counsels prevail and he appears with Ono at the call of time. Tom appears much the worse for wear. .- ' . Ths- Fatal Grip. , , They open wltH an effort on the part of the Jap to secure the strangle bold- Hs falls, but three-quarters -if a minute later he. gets the fatal grip on the Madison county man. . Tom Vslowly sinks to the mat and holds tin GUARD KILLED t BY CONVICTS Mob Quietly Lynches Alur- derers In Glare of Elec tric Lights ONE PRISONER STILL EVADES HIS PURSUERS Captured Man Severely Whip ped to Elicit the Desired Information Mobile,' Ala., Aug. .A special to The Reglcier from Hattleaburg, Miss., says J. a." Smith, a convict guard, was as sassinated there this morning by two negroea of his gang, William Horn und Kid" George. Horn made hi escape. but George was captured, together with a negro jiamed Ed. Iewis, alias brock, who had struck the shackles from the murderers. . They were placed In the city jail, after Brock hid been severely whipped to force him to ell where Horn had gone, but he refu-ed. Tonight ut o'clock a mob gathered and quietly took the two negroes from the Jail and hanged hem to a bridge In the glare of the electric light. Brock fought and cursed the mob, bui George begged for his life. A posse is In .pursuit of Horn, who was last ieen fifteen, miles', from H it tlesburg, passing through McLaurln. ENGINE PLUNGES ; INTO THE RIVER New York, Aug. 1. William Moon- ey, an englieer on ine i cnirai tian- way Of New Jersey, rolled with nls nglne down a steep embankment at Bayonne, N. J., today Into Newarn Bay and was drowned. The engine plunged iut of sight -Into deep water. The train, which was crowded witn excursionists, was running from At lantic City and had Just passed ovei bridge at moderate speed, wlien the engine ran into an open swtcn and was derailed, along with 'the ten der and two baggage cars. COMPANY CHARTERED (Special to The Citizen.) RaleiKh, N. C, Aug. 4. The state has Issued a charter to the Blue Ridge Consolidated Mining " company of Morganton, capitalized at $1,000,000, with the following Incorporators: Charles Beebee and Charles W. Fisher of New York and trth Gordon of Marganton, ' such hot mrMm LWm ENTERPLEA FOR THE JEWS American Hebrew will Take Advantage of Peace En voy's Presence CONFERENCE IS TO BE . HELD WITH M. WITTE '! ..''. '.- ; Better Treaiment of Oppress- ed Race Will be Sought at Early Date New York, Amj. 4. Improving t,w opportunity offered h ilie presence In this city of Spslui Wide, ihe Russian peace envoy, i delegation of the moH prominent J in the c iun try nut today to brlii.; hi fore Mr. Wltte the question of the lifter treat ment of Jews In Ruse .;. The delega tion Is headed byAdl'U Krrun of Chi cago, president "of the . xecuilve com mittee of th "Independent Ojder of B'Ngl B'RItU. Whl t.nr.e to the city nlh Baron Van &t li I it nhai h, the Russian consul at 'Chicago. Mr. K rails made tin- announcement tonight that Mr. AVlUe had agreed to grant an Intfrvlew. 'The conference "ill take place whenever It Suits Mr. Wltte," said Mr. Kraus. "It . may lie during or possibly not until the peace confer ence Is over," J. ; WILMINGTON ALSO SHUTS ITS DOORS - i Yellow Fever Refugees Not to be Allowed In Easlern Part of North Carolina Wilmington, N. C.A.ug. 4.- By dl ectlon of it J).. board of trade, the nayor Issued n proclamation today "eclarlng ' nrlsi.l quarantine against Vew Orleans and nil other places In he slate of Louisiana or any other tate whefp yellow fever prevails or nay hereafter pivvnll or be suspect (1 of prevailing'. Officers luive been lent fro' Florence. 8.VC, Ooldsboro, ayt'ttcvllle and Hamlet, N. C, to en force the quarantine. 't No persons or baggage from the Infected districts wtll be permitted to enter the city until after detention of 15 days or less, as circumstances, may dictate. Names of cities furnished the offi vrs against whleti special prec unions lie to be taken are New Orleans. Shreveporl. Mobile and Atlanta. JU3T A REMINDER TO MR. YOU-N ATTEMPTED TO BLOW UP SHIP Capped Fuses Found Scat tered In Coal Cargo When ' In Mid Ocean VESSEL WOULD HAVE BEEN BLOWN TO ATOMS Escape of Crew From Death and Finding of Caps Was a Miracle 8an Krani isi o. Aug. 4. An alleinpt to blo up a ship In mldoceaii has been reported l t'upt. Tmue of the Kicnch ship Asuleres. which has arrled here from Swansea, Kngland. He left that port In January last, and six weeks later, when far out at sea, il dozen capped fuses, such as are used by miners to explode charges of dynamite, were discovered In ttha hold of the ship among the conl car go. Had one of the fuses become Ig nited by a shock In a part of the hold wlietc oal gas had accumulated, the ship would undoubtedly have been blown to atoms. Two or three of them had exploded, but fortunately at points where there was no gas, and consequently no damage was done. The presence of the fuses tinning the coal was discovered only by ac cident. ENVOYS TO VISIT PRESIDENT TODAY oyster Bay, N, Y., Aug, 4.Flnal arrangements were completed tonight for the reception by President Kooie- velt of the Russian and Japanese peace envoys tomorrow. The state and navy departments will tilte In extending a cordial greeting 'to the pit nipotentlarles and to facilitate III every possible way the peace nepotlu- uons. r.very Honor wm oe paid l he envoys, and the cordial greeeilng by the president on behalf of the American people wilt leave nothing to be desired. GEORGIA FLORIDA FIGHT IS IMM NFNT Tampa, Fla., Aug. 4. On account of the arrest of Mr,' Dlggett, agent of the lorlda state board of health, by Mayor Folkstone, State Health, Officer Porter today Instructed Mr. Diggett to mave the detention camp from B'olkstone to Camp Perry, lnide the Florida line. The action of the Folkstone mayor In arresting Mr. Dlggett may cause a con troversy between Florida and Georgia authorities. So far as Dr. Porier has been Informed Dlggett was (arrested for stopping passengers. ME, FEDERAL AUTHORITIES , i: ASKED TO TAKE CHARGE IN: YELLOW FEVER FIGHT ALDERMEN MEET FOR A SHORT SESSION LITTLE BUSINESS OF IMPORT ANCE IS TRANSACTED. Paving f Southsids Avtnus is Order ed and Other Matter At tsndsd to. A rather uninteresting meeting of the board of aldertnen that, all told, con tinued for less than h ilf an hour, was held last evening. The irrlnclpal ac tion taken wag the adoption of an or der for the paving of Bouthslde avenue, from South Main sit reel to Depot street, with bltullthic pavement and ordering the street railway company to move Its tracks to the middle of that s.reet. Severn! members of the bonrd were absent and no matters of Importance were discussed. The street committee reported unfavorably on the proposition to grade Ann street, and favonibly on the erection of a temporary bridge across Beaueateher gap and the grant ing of permlfwlon to the Ashevllle Dray company to run a switch Into their property. The resignation of J. R. Herren as a member of the police force was accept ed. and iHter In the evening, at the re quest of Tnx Collector Campbell, he was elected assistant tnx collector. The Ashevllle Rleclrlc company w is given thirty days In which to move the .pole on Carmlchael'a corner of the squnre to a point further north. Al-.j deimian Stlkeleather said he wished to compliment Street Superintendent Bos tic on the excellence and amount of work done during the past week. Many streets have been gone over and pieced In first class condition. TURNER RELEASED ON SECOND TRIAL (Special to The Cttlsen.) Reldnvllle, N. C Aug. 4.The Tur ser fratricide case was disposed of tonight, when a verdict of not guilty was returned in favor of John Turser, chaiged with the murder of his broth er, Ben Turser, U months ago neat Madison, after they had become In toxicated and were en mule home. The defendant whs represented by able counsel at a former trial held at the Inst term of court. The Jury could not reach a verdict and Turser was released on ball. Turser Is a well-lo-do farmer of the county and reputed to be worth considerable. SOLDIER KILLED BY FALLING INTO PIT (Special to The Citizen.) Salisbury, N. C. Aug. 4. The re mains of Watt IC Burleyson. a pri vate In the Row's n Rifle Guards, who was accdcntally killed last night by falling In B cinder pit while returning to the regimental camp at Charlotte, were brought to his home here to night for Interment. Young Burley son was 19 years of age and was a highly esteemed member of the Row an Rifles. He leave a. widowed mother, who Is In a critical condition tonight on account . of , the sudden leath of her boy. ' : MISSISSIPPI BOAT 1 TAKEN BY PATROL New Orleans. Aug. 4. T iking their cue from Governor Vardamam or act ing under Instructions, the Mississippi patrol boats evidently thought the ap pearance of the Louisiana naval mill lion was purely for effect and not to stop their further depredations In Lou isiana water. They found out .their mistake when -the flagship of the naval squadron, the Grace, and another ves sel, the TIpsey, stationed ate Ijjke Borgne canal, were Selxed, their flags haulsd down ahd the offlc&rs and crews Placed under arrest. : The crew of the Tlpeey will be . taken to St. Bernard parish, while the crew of . the Grace will be brought to this city, both to await- the action of the grand juries of the respective-parishes In which their offenses -were committed. '" The.Tlpsey, aceompanied by a launch, waa guarding the mouth of Lake Borgn canal, which connects Lake Borgne with the Mississippi river, six miles distant, ',. " Louisiana Authorities Ask the President to Order This Action TERRIBLE SCOURGE IS STEADILY SPREADITG Entire South Becomes Fright ened at Prospects of Pro . longed Selge New Orleans, Aug. 4. With no Inten- ; (Ion of admitting the fever situation to be beyond control, but In the hope ot reviving confidence here and elsewhers In the South, official and business In terests today decided to send fequest to President Roosevelt to have the "lilted States government assume full charge of the struggle now in progress to wipe out yellow fever In Louisiana and New Orleans, The public approves the action taken. Expectation Is that within the next itwo day Surgeon (lenewl Wyman, with all the resources of the government, will be enlisted actively In the campaign. The decision to ask the Federal ao eminent to tae control was reached at a meeting of city and state officials and others, held lite today at the cot- ' ton exchange. It was the concensus of of-inlon that government control would Inmre confidence throughout Oi; other states of the South, and belief was expressed that Surgeon General Wyman would be able to send a fore of physicians to New Orleans1 thor- nughly equipped for the handling of the yellow fever sltuii'llon, because of ' their experience, and unquestionable facilities to enforce a scientific cam paign against the. fever, . )A , Hoots for Victory.. - When local health officers first took ( charge of the situation It was hoped mat me rever eouia d stamped out ,. within a reasonable time, but the In fee- , Hon has spread and so frightened have the people become In the South over the lnerense In the number of cases that New Orleans I threatened with a v serious paralysis of rade by reason of-" the radical quarantine, . . A telegram signed by the mayor and others ipresent was addressed to Gov- ernor Blanchard. telling him of the action taken. At a conference at tba t city hall it Was decided that Miyor Behrman should issue a proclamation ' requiring every business house In the city to close on Wednesday, so tha, em- ' ployes might take a hand in the gener al 'cleaning movement. Merchants are to be asked to furnish carts to carry . it way refiue. A thousand cars will be ' required In the work, A special appeal also Is to be addressed to household- ' era isklng them to ro-operat tn th. sanitary campaign by thoroughly clean- ( Ing back yards. , New Rules Established. Today the board of health Instituted .': a new, rule requiring Inspectors to make prompt report of cases. To tht order was. due the fact that twenty new case for today were announced early In the afternoon. Yesterday tha 3 o'clock report showed seven new cases ; and two deaths, while at 6 o'clock there were reported flfty-ftitir otses and five ; deaths. The Inspeelors had turned their cases In bunches late In the evening and the evening report had a disquiet- lug effect on the public, which had been led by the afternoon report to believe, that the situation was Improving, . . Hundreds of persons are temporarily, moving from New Orleans to other points. . ., .-": ROOSEVELT ORDERS WYMAN TO TAKE HOLD Washington, Aug. .President Roosaj- ' velt tonight forwarded to Surgeon Gen- e era! Wyman, of the public health, and t marine hospital service, a telegram . from Governor Blanchard, of Louisiana, requesting that the ITntted States govi ernment take control of the yellow fe ver" situation In ; New . Orleans, Th . president asked the surgeon general o take even step In his power to meat the situation In New Orleans and ad- -vise him what further taction la neces .. sary and possible for the Federal u thorlties to take. The telegram, af tar t giving Governor Blanrhard's messaga, ' said: . "Please take every step In your pow- ; er to meet the situation at New Or lean and comply with the request Of the governor and the other authorities ' and notify me what further action la advisable and possible for the Federal (authorities to take. Would like full re-, port from you as to what should ba done. - Please confer with the- surgeon generals of the army and nary, if lu ' your Judgment this is wise. - -THEODORE ROOSEVELT." Dr. Wyman has acknowledged h president's telegram and will make a report to him tomorrow. j PFISTEN INDICTED " Kiilwaukee, Wl;. Aug, 41. Charles K. Pflster. one of the wealthiest snj most pnimlnent cltlsens of Milwaukee, wag Indicted - By a grand Jury tol l charged with stealing 114.000 bi-i ri?. ing to the Wisconsin Rendering Com pany, of Milwaukee,
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