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TWELVE PAQCt. lv. PART ONI 4 'w T. E .ASHEVILLE CITIZEN I TWttVt PAG fc ) PAOII 1 TO -4 VOL XX NO 262 ASHBVULB N. C. SUNDAY MORNING AUGUST 6, 1905 PRICJ FIVE CE NTS. JAP AND RUSSIAN CLASP HANDS IN PRESENCE OF WVMAN MAKES REPORT ON FEVER SITUATION JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS IS TENDERED BANQUET YELLOW JACK IS SLOWLY SECURING ADVANTAGE IN H PRESIDENT MAKES THE ; FORMAL PRESENTATION Entire Ceremony Character - Ized by the Most Cordial Relations THE NATION'S PRESIDENT Yacht Mayflower the Scene Vt?& n, pi....... rirct engaged III animated conversation of Peace Envoys rirsi over ,h,,r dishe. MfPtlflfl I Rsvlt's Toast. jTlCOUIly I jj,for ih. UIH.ln, had oroeee.led far President Roosevelt rose from hi chair and turning the iiiiscinblage raised hi hantl for nil. nee. In tin In atnnt thtr was a hush, llowlng to the envoys President llooxevelt said: "Gentlemen, I propose h (nuxt t which, there Mill he mi answer ant which I have the honor to auk you to drink 111 silence, standing. 1 drink to the welfare and pn-sperty nf the sovereign and I hi people of the two rent nation whose n lacseutatlve have m? one another on this ship. It la my moHt earnest hope and prayer. In the Interest of not only theae two great iMinrrs. hut of all Ivllixed mankind, that a Just and la tit i life peace may speedily be con eluded between them." The toast wax drunk, an the presl dent requested. In profound alienee, but In the hum of conversation which followed little wax heard but enthusl astlc comnii nt upon the character of the president's expression. Mr. Wilt and Damn Komura boh cordially thanked him. At the conclusion nf the luncheon the president took cordial have of th nvoys and their suites and entered Ills launch.. The Japanes- envovs ind their suites were n xt to leave. They shook hands with the Russian plenipotentiaries. x;resslng to them heir personal RiutllUatlun at the pleasant meeting they had had. As hey went aboard the Dolphin the red iuii flag of Japan as broken out at he peak of that vessel and at th same moment the Russian flag was raised over the Mayflower. t a o'clock the little squadron got under way and steamed down Long Island sound, the Galveston In he lead, followed closely by the Do I phln and the Mayflower. The vessels re expected to arrive at Portsmouth on Monday morning at 10 o'clock, the rip purposely being made In slow Ime In order to avoid nny Inconvenl- nce to the plenipotentiaries. Oyater Bay, N. T Aug. &. History on made today at Oyater Bay Russians Vnd Japanese clasped hand and greeted one anolh.tr with alt out ward cordiality and for the first time alnce the negotiations began, began to have relations with each other. I'res trtent Roosevelt, on behalf of th' United Statea and its people, extend ed formal greetings to the represent stives of Russia and sLinan, Intro duced the plenipotentiaries to one an other and entertained them at an elaborate luncheon, at which nusslans and Japanese fraternised with one another as comrades rather than qs enemlea. During the luncheon Treslden Roosevelt proposed a notable toast In which he expressed the "en i nes hope and prayer. In the Interest, no onlv of these two great powers, but of all civilized mankind, that a Just and lasting Deace may speedily be concluded between them." The occasion was Impressive. It was attended not by pomp and cere mony, but by a simplicity and frank ness characteristic of the president and of the people of Amerelra. Due honor was paid the distinguished atuests of the president and of the rauntrv and they were received with all the dignity to which their ex alted rank entitled them. Jap Appear. As the Japanese mission, headed by Baron Komura and Minister Tak ahlra. ascended the gangway -nf the Mayflower, all attired In black frock coats and slny silk hats, the band Rounded three ruffles and then played a march. They were escorted Im mediately to the cabin, whete the president was awaiting them. Their reception was brief and was as de void of formality as the nature of the occasion would permit. Baron Ko mura and Minister Takahlra shook hands with the president, the cordi ality of the greeting being unmistak able. As the repiesentatlve of his emperor. Baron Komura then extend ed his thanks to President Roosevelt and through him to the American people for the Interest they had man ifested In the pending peace negotia tions, expressing particularly his gratitude to the president for the friendliness he had shown In Initiat ing the negotiations which had result ed n the pleasure they were to have today. Russians Arrive. The cruiser Chattanooga', with the Russians envoys on board, anchored a third of a mile fiom the Mayflower at 1:06 p. m., and 15 minutes later the Chattanooga's - 19-gun salute an nounced the departure of the Rus sians. During the reception of the Russian mission the Japanes? envoys and the members of their suite were in one of the forward cabins. With notable cordiality President Roose velt shook hands with Mr. Witte and Baron Rosen, exchanging with them infoimal, but hearty", personal felici tations. After receiving the members of the suite and presenting all In turn to his personal guests, the president brought the two sets of envoys to gether. Introducing them formally to one another. The Presentation. It was a notable scene, as the dimi nutive Baron Komura shook hands with the giant Witte at the Instance of the president of the United States. The greetings of the members' of the two special missions were dlstinotly formal, but "not Jhe slightest sug gestion of enmity was shown on eith er side, Neither by word nor by ac tion did they Indicate, even by Indi rection, anything but the utmost cor diality. Careful to avoid any strain. President Roosevelt, as soon hs possi ble after the Introductions, suggested that the party proceed to the main saloon, where luncheon was In wait ing. : Although the luncheon was served with the other guests stand ing, the president escorted the four -envoys to chairs in. one eorner of the j Tells President Roosevelt His Plans for Fighting Dread Yellow. Jack PROPER FIGHT WILL COST J2.000 PER DAY Epidemic Fund WI!I Not Stand This Heavy Drain City Called On ASSENGERS MUST HAVE CERTIFICATES ERSONS GOINQ SOUTH REQUIR ED TO HAVE PAPERS. outhern Issues Bulletin Giving In formation on State Quaran tine Question. Oyster Bay, N. V., Ait. 5. -In re spouse to President Roosevelt's di rection that he be furnl.-lied wllh a report on tliu yellow fever situation In Louisiana, particularly In New Or leans, Surgeon Central Wymaii of the mar.'ne Imsultal service iu Washing ton tonight telt graphed the president that he was matting arrangements to undertake sovcrnmtm: control of the fever situation, as requested by Gov ernor Hlanrhard. Dr. Wyman's tele gram, which the president directed to be made public. I as follows: "Replying further o your telegram of fourth, submit the following re. port: 'Service has had skilled oflleers 111 New Orleans since Mist knowledge of the fever. Under ihe law they are Sri see that the Interstate jtiarli!ine regulations are enforced, and under same law to ofTer assistance III the enforcement." DEALERS ORGANIZE TO FIGHT CUT PRICES TO GATHER DATA IN MANY CLIMES National Civic Federation Plans Campaign for Infor mation on a Great Scale New York, Aug. I.- ri . scale to r-olte'l aceur.o Ing municipal ownerTi i' I and America have be. n on a great Lit. i eoiicern i I wit h Kuropr made by the Leader of Democratic Minor ity Makes Notable Address at Battery Park URGES NECESSITY FOR DEMOCRATIC HARMONY Other Speakers Follow In the Same Vein Speeches Re plete With Points FIGHT AT NEW ORLEANS John Sharp Wllllmis. of excutlve council of lie Federation. This bdy commute', uumberlpu live members ant) ti I America's best knowt; I. anil be Iikhs men o i N.i tlonal Civic Ii:ij Melcvteil a al'out seventy udiriK some of iw v. rx, scholars i ! early this fall and determine tipnn methods for oiuplUhlng this "ik The need for n h data Is stated io exist. The subjects on H h t.lie. commission will seek Informatlofi an Mated under six heads as: Wages, hours and condition.- of labor, coll 1 1 lv. bargaining. ist and character of kci vices, iolltical 'mull' lotta. civil service. spoll system i nd municipal eorrup Ion. Ilnaneial re- sulm and tax itlnn. Meat Dealers, Save One, Form sociation and Decide on Plans. At- The Southern Railway company has ust Issued a bulle ln ot Information or passengers In regard to the quar- ntina regulations In the Southern tates, telling just what steps must be aken by ipersons wishing to go from one point another In the Infected re- Ion, and to or from points outside of that region. The bulletin gives an out- ne of the Quarantine regulatios of Texas, Florida, Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama Illinois and Cuba, and also offers the following general Information as to cer lflciates for travellers: ' "All passengers destined to points south and west of the state ot North Carolina, or traveling between points south and west of the state of North CatoJIn should provide themselves with health certificates, showing thalr whereabouts for ten days prior to pur chase of transportation. Such health certificates should be obtained from state health officer, mavor, city health officer or other proper officer of city or town in which they reside, or purchase transportation, "Passengers holding return portions of round-trip tlcke purchased at polrtts In Texas or west thereof, reading to Dolnts east via New Orleans or Shreveport, can have such tickets ex changed to return via Memphto and proper ticketing routes beyond to orig inal starting point, by application to any coupon ticket agertt of this com pany ' All trains going west from Shreveport have been discontinued." In addition to this Informntfcm the bulletin gives a list of all change of train service on all Southern roads due to the necessity of complying; with quarantine regulations. TRAIN ON EAST RIVER FERRY BARELY 5. AVOIDS THE PERIL OF A SHIP WRECK New York, Aug. 8. The perils of shipwreck threatened the Colonial Ex press; crowded with passengers from Boston to Washington, today while the train was being ferried through the East river. The train was aboard the New York, New Haven and Hartford transfer boat Maryland. A collision with barges tint threatened the Mary land, whose captain turned the boat harply In shore. The collision was aafely avoided, but a swift tide, wit a th Inshore' momentum already gained, threw the Maryland, held on. against th rocks off Sig'y-sixth street The i shook sent one of the cars over the burmpers and the train appeared for a moment to be sliding off Into the water. The passengers rushed out along the narrow decks In panic Though k was quickly ascertained that the iheavy timbered transfer boat was practically uninjured except for slight disarrangement to her steering gear, two of the passengers Insisted on being taken ashore, which was done. Tugs pulled the Maryland off In about ten m In one and with Hi tie delay he completed the trip, landing; th Colonial express safely In New Jersey. The situation at the city market on account of the alleged nl tempt oi uif beef trust to drive out all independent dealers by cutting prices wts featured yesterday liy the siaw-ment that the dealers, save the Hill matket, had met wl.h the dealers outside the market and organized a' defen.ilve asaocl itlon which proposes to Inaugurate a vigorous tight against the method." which thew deal ers say the beef irtist is using against ABhevllle. A fund of MOO a month was subs cribed to meet t lie expenses of this fight. It will be used Io employ .an at- oiuiey and to advertise the business of hese dealers. The association will send a represent ative to :he meeting of the Hetall Mer- hnnts' Association Monday nlRht and i.sk that body to h' It. A similar ap peal will alfo be made to the Hoard of Trade directors and the di alers ex pect good results from the-e bodies. SOUTHERN LEAGUE Mssuiti retterday. Atlan:n. 7: LJttl Hock. 1. Nashville, 2; Shreveport. 7. Nashville, 3; Shreveport. 3. New Orleans. 8: HinulnKliam, 2. AMERICAN LEAGUE Results Yesterday. Washington, 9; Chicago, 1. New York. S; St, j.ouls, 1. ' York. ; St. Louis, f.. ,. Ttos on, g; crefeinld, 4." "- Philadelphia, 5r Detroit, 3. NATIONAL LEAGUE Result Yesterday. Pitt.-burg, .5: New York, h. ((lame given to PittPhurg.) I'hlciig, (i; Huston, 0. 'Inclitiintl. 1; Brooklyn, f. St. LouiH.2: Philadelphia. . St. Louis. 2; Philadelphia, 7. Chicago, 5; Moston, 1. At a banquet tendered by the Oemo cracy of Ashevllle and Huncombe coun ty at Pottery ak lintel last night to the lion. John Sharp Williams, le uler of the lower house, the guest of tl evening delivered a notable speech, In which he dwelt upon the necessity of harmony In the Demo tatlc ranks. Mr. Williams was eloquent liea high degree uml hi? remark were punctuated With mutih appUuse. (Jcneral 1 heodore Davidson unit the touxtmustcr, and his opening address abounded with filing isilnts and witti cisms. John Sharp Williams was In troduced by Congressman (ludger. who In the course of his uldie- said: "(lentlemen and Kcllow cltiseiis: It affords me great pleasure ot welcome our dlstliiKuifiacd guests who nrc-ulih us tonight. Wes.ern North Carolina, the resting place of the weary, the only siot on eirth that poswvses the elixir of life, the land where the young never grow old and the old are made young again, we!, nines the distinguished sons of the South here this evening. "The friends of Democracy are iiere iiulght to pledge ihelr lieM efforts to rescue this country from a party where graft and corruption are dominant In every depirtment; where those In charge are Incompetent to discover the frauds or to protect : he eiqile's In-lere.-U. The American people must look tit the Democratic party for all bene ficial tariff legislation; for all ra e pro tection; for that class of legislation that protects the weak from the Iron grasp of the strong; that places the burden of taxation on the rich and not on the strong; that protects the man who tills the soil -from combinations and trusts; that stands for tha., Multiples, of 'equal right to all;' that opposes legislation In favor of trusts: that does tiot sell out the best Interests of the people to monopolists for money with wihlch to corrupt the electorate for par ty success. "The principles of Democracy cannot be inn . based. The party hat advo cites these principles may uffer defeat by the combined .power of money and promises of graft and office, but the principles o true Democracy will live on forever. !'I am pleased, my friends, to Intro duce my colleague and friend a true I Southerner the Icadyr of the Demo- i rat le party In the House of Represen w5rrw" Mill HOTtMOWr) f f ?"C f Whi th Shah of Frsi pays that promi visit ts h will tisv a chanc U barv th great Amri- ean interview in full operation. . tlves. lion Mlstl4i. Mr. Williams' Addrtts. When Mr. Williams arose he wa greeted wbh voclferou applaupse. His oeiiliig remarks were confined to hl deep appreciation of the honor con ferred tiisiti him by the locil Democ racy. "The Democrats of Western North Carolina. " said the speaker, "must appreciate little things If I am to Judge by the reception accorded me. I am a Sou'herner of Southerners, and he real Southerner loves the South a i schoolboy loves his sweetheart." Mr, Williams then dwelt ukhi the necessity of unity In the lv-mocratU- ranks. "All over the world." he said, "the Dem ocratic Idea seem to have struck re action. The Hon. William Jennings Itryan re. ettily remarked that the woods are full of Democrat. I say llntHs Jut the trouble with the Dem ocratic party, It has taken to the woods and It time to come out. I am tired of all ihe rrllls and embroideries which seem to designate the different wltign of our party. I have n sympathy with divisions. d u drop the" Idea nf Cleveland Democrats, TiryJn Demo era ts and Parker Democrat and let us return to the principles of Jefferson- i,ni iieinin racy, i ne nineteenth cen tury was I ea lured by a struggle for loptllar wealth, anil the twentieth cen tury revtvils to us a strggle for popu- ar rights." Touching upon the future coosse of the South, Mr. Williams declared that Its policy would be the rooting up of wha ever smelled of corporative pow- I he -plrlt of genuine Democracy will survive." said the sneaker. "A long as the spirit of the belief In eter nal Justice exists the spirit of Democ- aey will live. True Democracy found Its root In Jefferson's Inaugunil ad dress." Touches on Railroads. The speaker next took up the rela tion of railroads to the government, declaring thai the people had the right to make them deal with the shipper and districts -which they served. "Every business," he said, "whloh owes Its ex istence to government favor must expect government M restriction." I Dwelling upon the future of th' Democratic party. .Jfr. Wllllarpa said '! was omded "Into ''; elements ptlnilstlc and pessimistic. The for mer looked forward to a glorious resurrection, while the latter thought that the rainbow of hope had dlsap pea red for all lime. "Your real Dem icrat knows." he said, "that no mat- tr how long It rains the sun will shine sooner or later. I hope for re inlon. Our future policy must be unity and In that hnll we he tri umphant." In closing Mr. Williams dcclareilf that the life of the Rcpuh 'Ican party was graft and special privileges. Other Speakers. At the conclusion of Mr. Williams' address Senator Mclaturln, who was t guest of the hotel, was called upon and he responded with a brief speech, in which he endorsed the remarks of the previous speakers. The Hon. IH-ke Craig follow eel rVnator Me Uiurin, and, after paying some 'neat compliments to the chief speaker of the evening, lie reminded his hearers of the fact that he was against the Repeulilican party, at all stages of Ihe game. "The Republican party,' he said, "was the pai'tv of the rich it nail no sympathy with the poor and oppressed." Mr. Craig deescrihed he scenes which he witnessed In th late national Democratic convention ind concluded by saying that after all He various Democratic lights had been cheered and 'lauded, the spirit of true Democracy was paramount. Mayor Barnard was next called up n by (ieneral Davidson. The toast master. In his Introductory remarks reminded his hearers that In 1 indon the Lord Mayor was "all the goods," 'ind he had great pleasure In lntrodue- ng the mayor ot Ashevllle. Mr Barnard's remarks were featured With his customary force and eloquence. He dwelt upon the need of harmony, among Democrats. "A kingdom which Is divided against Itself cannot stand," said the mayor, and a few fervent ejaculations from the "amen corner" told eloquently that the shaft had struck home. Psrty Unity. James H. Calne followed the mayor nd his remarks were confined to the relation of the press to Democracy. Charles A. Webb was the next speak er, and his address was featured by a claim to kinship with the mother-in-law of John Sharp Williams. J. D. Murphy faJlowad with glowing trlb- Federal Authorities freely Admit That Situation Is Serious HALF OF CITY IS YET FREE FROM PUCUE Complaints Against Quaran tine Made by Many of the . Smaller Towns , utes to guest of the evening and Continued on pag Four New Orleans, Aug. 5. Th record Dp to f p. m. Is a follows: New cases, SO; total cases to dat. ou.i; ueains. totst aeaina, st; new sub-foci, IS. Total sub-foci. IT. The small number of new cases la counterbilanced by the number of new foci, which equal half ot the total number nf cuses reported for th day. show ing that the original .point of Infec tion Is no longer the main center. Of the death five were In uh emergency hospital and three In the original dis trict, one of today's victims Is Arch- Hlshop P. U Chipelle, whose case was reported by Dr. Larue, his family phy sician. Archbishop Chapelle has spent considerable time In the Infected dis trict and has been of Inestimable serv ice In advising the Italians, who are all Catholics, to iheed the Instructions of the authorities. Tonight he Is report ed as being In a serious condition.) The marine hofpltal servlc has not yet taken control of the sPuatlon her, though It was expected that as soon as Dr. White received Inst rucr. ions from Burgeon General Wyman be would b able to assume charge. New Orleans, Aug. S. Though ther was art Increase today over yesterday n the number of fatalities, th fact that the whole yellow fever situation ts to pass Immediately to the control of the Federal government has had such -an encouraging effect locally that It hi " fvtten-aH side that 4tar"toaS been w- dlstlmtt improvement- over' conditions ? during the past few days. ' The city will continue to exercise It police authority In co-operation with the Federal surgeons; th municipal authorities and the cit liens' committees ' are lo carry on the campaign of clean : Ing up, the two health boards are to perform many of their functions In con Junction with th marine hospital serv ice and New Orleans expects still to be called upon to furnPh funds to carry on the fight. T.he actual handling of the fever situation Itself Is to pass to the direction of the government, which Is expected to send a large number of yellow fever experts ,o work under the supervision of Dr. Wihlte; rigid rules are to be made and efficiency Carried out In connection with -th scientific treatment of cases. The Federal oftV ' dais make no attempt to conceal th -fact that te situation Is serious, but they say It Is not Without nop and that Buccesa Is possible In spite of the . headway the fever has gained, partic ularly In the foreign neighborhood be low Canal street. City Half Fr. The fact that the Infection In the ; first, fourth, sixth and seventh munlc Ipal districts, which 11 above Canal . street and constitute modern New Or- i leans Is reli lvely small, leads to the hope that vigilant observation of all ease. In that quarter, while the di rect known progress below will enable the authorities to keep more than half of the city free from serious Infection, i The trouble on Lake Borgne between . .he Mississippi guards arid the LouH ana naval brigade Is considered to have ended. So encouraging- were the con ditions today that Governor Blanchard sent orders to Commander Bostick to withdraw part of his force. Not Exceeding Rights. Dr. Wasdln advised today that the ' Mississippi boats were not exceeding their rights, and Secretary's Show's . telegram Indicating that the govern-' ment would have full charge of the quarantine between Louisiana and Mis sissippi was taken to mean that Lou isiana's rights would be fully protected by the murine hospital service and th treasury. , It was reported today that Dr. Ed- , mond Bouchon had sent hi resignation to Governor Blanchard as president of ithe state board of health. The report " gave as the reason his dissatisfaction growing out of the action yesterday 1ft" -aktng the government to tJke con trol. . ' . .; , HOLD-UP MAN TERRORIZES PASSENGERS WHILE TRAIN IS ABOARD FERRY BOAT Louisiana. Missouri, Aug. I. While i Chicago Alton excursion train 'rom Dloomlngton, 111., . to Kansas 'Ity. was crossing the .Mississippi rlv r here today, a man On board shot nd klllet Marion Wurner of feoor. Ill, shot and wounded a womflnand rubbed a third passenger. After a ard right the man was arrested and dared In Jail here. He refused to rive his name. ' ' T Warner was asleep when the man .line through the train, ssklng peo le If they were armed. He awoke .V.trnc r and asked If he had a revol--rr. Deceiving a negative reply, It is! stated, he Immediately, shot Warner dead. The passengers were panic stricken, and when the hold-up man demanded of a passenger, whose name has not been learned, that he empty ills satchel, and theman refused, the nibbtr fired at random and one Wo man was shut through the arm. A boiler maker from Jacksonville, 111- attempted to arrest the man, but was knocked senseless. Other pas sengers rallied from their fright and the man was overpowered. ' Claims were made by several that the hold-up man was drunk and had boasted openly that he would kill somebody.
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