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, SIXTEEN PAGES . V ' v. , 'I 7, PAGES ONE TO EIGHT . sixteen pages. ; PART ONE VOL XX NO 274 ASHBVTLLB N. C, SUNDAY MORNING AUGUST 20, 1905 PRICE FIVE CENTS. jggSS GOES PRESIDENT EXERTS HIS INFLUENCE FOR PEACE AUTO CLAIMS SITUATION IS MUCH BETTER PEOPLE ARE UNABLE TO -GRASP THE SIGNIFICANCE o, .. w m VICTIMS OUT IN GLORY H CITIZEN BUT Japanese and Russian Gapl- Itals Look for Continu ance of War ROSEN CONFERS WITH ROOSEVELT ON TERMS Reported That Basis for Fur ther Negotiations Has Been Found PortBOuth. N. H.. Aug. 19 All hope here thut the peu.j negotiations may yet be paved from a lucak on Tues day Is fastened to he proposition which Baron Den.ta.M Is bringliiK from President Roosevelt to Mr. Wltte. This proposition, It In understood, concerns only Russia's position, and. If It shall prove acceptable to Itrssln, will be pre sented by Mr. Wltte qb toon ns it snail have received the sanction of the em peror. When Mr. Wltte retired tonight he was Isnorant of the nature of the proposition. All that he knew about It was that at mldnigit las' night ho was aroused by a message from he president, brought to him by Assistant Secretary Pelrce, requesting that he Send Immediately to Oyster Bay Itaron DcRofn. or gome o her confidential agent of high rank, to receive a mes sage of the mo? conflden lal nature and of urgent Importance. Mr. Wltte went at once to Baron DeRosen's rooyi and requested him to go to Oys er Hay at the earliest possible moment. The Associated Press is au horlzcd to gay that Japan has Implicit confi dence In the president, and although without any official knowledge of this latest movement, the Japanese plenipo tentiaries feel certain ihat the presi dent Is acting not only in behalf of peace, but as much in the interest of Jaran as of Russia, and nt the time of Baron. ppRpsen's. arrival at Oyster Bay the president wa? In full possession of Japan's views and on what polrv s he might be. persuaded ?o yield and on what points the demands were es sential. OYSTER BAY CENTER OF INTEREST AT PRESENT Oyster Bay, N. T., Aug. 19. President Roosevelt Is exerting his great influence to prevent a reupture of the peace con ference at Portsmouth. He is engaged In a supreme effort to Induce the en voys to compromise their differences and reach an agreement that will result In a "Just and lasting peace." In this effort he has the active and cordial support' of Great Britain. France and Germany. Tremendous and world wide pressure Is being brought to bear upon the governments at St. Petersburg and (Tokio not to permit the conference 4o fail of affirmative result. It can be said that there is ground for the hope Hbat it will not fall. ConfsrTWtth Rosen. Baron DeRosen, Rursian ambassador to the United Stales, and second of the Russian emperor' envoys to the peace conference, was with President Roose velt an hour late this afternoon at Sag amore Hill. He came to Oyster Bay by Invitation of :;he president, not merely to discuss wim mm tne situa tion, but to have presented to him by the president a proposition, which, it is hoped, may resolve the differences Which have arisen between the pelnipo tentiurles of the two governments. Aft er his conference with the president Baron DeRosen left Immediately for his summer home at Magnolia, Mass., where he and Mr, Wltte, the principal Russian envoy, expect to spend Sunday. Neither President Roosevelt nor Bar on DeRosen would discuss, even in the most general terms, the details or re sults of their conference. The ambas sador will present the president's prop osition to Mr. Wltte tonight and the likelihood is that it will be transmit ted to Emperor William. On the result of Its consideration will depend the fate of the peace conference. Baron Smiling. At the conclusion of the conference Baron DeRosen's face was wrea hed In smiles and his manner was quite gen ial. The Interview cvM'ii ty had been entirely satisfactory to hira. President Roosevelt said this evening that he could no discuss in any way his conference with Baron DeRosen. It Is quite evident from the rend Ten s today, which made Oyster Bay for an hour the center of the peace pro ceedings, that the Russian envoys are now In pofesslon of Information that WRECK AT MONTFORD DELAYS TRAFFIC ON THE SOUTHERN FOR SEVERAL HOURS . Traffic on the main line of the Sqattirrn between this city and Knox ville as delayed about flve hours yes terday morning on account of A small wreck that occurred at Montford. a station opposite Riverside park. In which the caboose and two cars of a freight were damaged.. The frelgtu engine was switching ears and ' had fctft th Uboo and two cars on the RUPTURE IS FEARED will aotlst them materially In conclud lng an agreement with the Japaifcse plenipotentiaries. JAPAN IS HOPELESS Toklo, Aug 1!). It Is confidently believed here th.it the pi are confer elice at Portsmouth. N. 11 , will rcsul 111 a rupture, hut this news is calmly received. The weigh' of popular belief seems to anticipate ami be reconciled to th fnllute of the peace negotiations at Portsmouth. The press and others arc urging that the Manchuria and Vlad Ivogiock campaigns be vigorously pressed and also the seizure of Rus sia's possessions on the Pacific cons' RUSSIA WANTS WAR St. Petersburg. Aug. 19. 1 1 : r.S p. rr As the time approaches for the playing of the last card' at l'o. tsmouth thei Is manllested here am-h certain htsh olllclais ond by , he prcs nud the pun He the unmistakable conviction Hint Russia will not yield on the points ' paying an Indemnity, as such, or or absolutely ceding Sakhalin to the Jnu anese. The .osnrla cd Pie-- fin tat no flic d ly preceding the iinnouncement o the new national assembly was IlimU resolved that he would aecede to th Japanese demand oa either of these points, and furthermore, that the re ception by the jeople of he as-embly project has done much to strengthen him in thai resolution. (The calling Into being of the im lonul assembly Is a new factor In the sltua tlon. If peace doe not result from the Por smouth negotiations the war bids fair to be a national one, supported by a popular sen Iment. The actuality of the national assembly has increased among the people their personal Inter csts In the Japanese demands, and has resulted in strong expressions . from practically all classes of society, ex cepting the extreme radicals, that 'he Russian people should l.ot pay an In demnity, nor cede Sakhalin. It can be authoritatively stated that the United States Is not attempting to exercise In fluence upon Russia through St. Peters burg. MOORE DID NOTHING IN VIOLATION OF LAW Washington, Aug. 19. Acting At torney General James C. McReynold has leported to Secretary Wilson fT h department of agriculture on the charges made against Dr. George T. Moore, a scientist of the bureau of plant Industry, whose resignation was recently accepted. Mr. McReynolds states that nothing has been submitted to him which in dicates any criminal action on the patt of Dr. Moore, and that he does not find anything In the matter sub mitted to him which Justifies the In stitution of legal proceedings in this case. FOUR NEW CASES ARE REPORTED TO JACKSON Jackson, Miss., Aug. 19. Secretary Hunter of the state board of health recelbed a report from Mississippi City tonight stating that there ure four new suspicious cases of fever there, locuted about one mile from the town. They will not be diagnosed until tomorrow. BISHOP CAPERS SPEAKS TO OLD VETERANS TODAY Interesting Servics Will be Hsld at Camp Ray, Where Confederate Ars in Camp. The veterans of Company K. Elev enth N. C. volunteers and of company F, Four'eerrth N. C. volunteers are now holding their annual encampment at Camp Ray, about five miles from the city on the Swannanoa river. Today will be the most eventful of ihoFe spent together by the veterans this year. At II o'clock there wtM be services, at which Bishop Capers, of Sou h Caro lina, will preach and In the afternoon at 2 o'clock Colonel Waddell, of Greens boro, will make an address. It is ex pected that many people will go from the city today to attend these serv ices. main track. A second freight, with out noticing the obstruction, collided with the three cars, throwing them from the track. Fortunately no one was In the ca boose at the time - and nobody xras hurt The wrecking' crew was called out and after about five hours hard work put the track In order. No. JO was delayed several ' hour a the re sult of tbe wreck. ' One Is Killed tand Four are Injured in : Accident at Newport. R. I. WERE PROMINENT IN SOCIAL LIFE THERE Car Overturns In a Stream Pinning Its Occupants Beneath It Newport. R. I, Aug. 19. Vincent Walsh, son of Thomas L. Walsh, of Washington, was killed and four oth er prominent young members of the Newport summer colony were injured In an automobile accident here this afternoon. The Injured Include Mrs. James L. Kcrnochan of Hempstead. I-. ., Harry Otdrichs. son of Charles M. lelrlchs of Newpott and N'cw York, Herbert Pell, Jr., son of Herbert Pell of New York, and Miss Kvelyn Walsh, sister of the man who was killed. Ii s believed that the Injured will re over. Plunged Into Water. The automobile, which was driven by young Walsh, s.'iuck the railing ,il 1 bridge spanning a creek near Kast- rn Point and plunged into the wat r. Whether Walsh lost control of it Or he machine became disabled h is not been ascertained. The accident was witnessed by other automobilists, wh. uccceded in rescuing the five oecu- 1 pants of the Walsh machine, no:. however, without great difficulty. du. ' o the fact that all 'the members of he party were lying beneath the icavy car. The water In the creek was) not deep, and to this circumstance due, in part, the rescue. Going to Luncheon. The occupants of the car were on heir way to attend a luncheon given a.t the Clam Bake club, near Eastern Point, by Mis. Clement C. Moore. The accident, which was the worst hat has ever occurred In Newport in onnectlon wllh automoblllng, caused eneral grief among the cottagers. All the young people were among the nost ' prominent summer residents here. TUSKEGEE LOSES ONE PROMINENT TRUSTEF Birmingham, Ala., Aug. 19. Former Mayor Drennen of Birmingham has ndered his resignation as a member of the hoard of trustees of th? Tus- gee Normal and Industilal Institute, wing to the recent occurrence at Saratoga. In his letter of resignation Hooker T. Washinglon. president 'f the institution, he says he cannot con- lstcntly serve longer as trustee. Watch out, Highly Successful Close to a Week of Clean run and Frolic AUDITORIUM'S DEBT WILL BE LIGHTENED Mr. F. R. Hewitt Wins Hand- ,4 some Sliver Set but Re , turns It For Auction The Klrmess, with its fun-loving crowds, passed Into htsdnry last night, but It will remain In the memory of the public as one of the most suc, eful and enjoyable social events ever held in this city. That It was a financial success is an Indisputable fact, and Ashevlllc's beautiful Auditorium Is safely headed toward a freedom from debt. A matinee yeaterday afternoon, the final performance lust night, and the raffling off of the hand-onie prises pro vided the closing features for the week's program. It Is a generally conceded fact that the success of the Klrmess Is due o the untiring efforts of Mr. James Wren. who trained the 160 members of the ompany, Mrs. Piatt and Secretary Randolph, not forgetting the tireless ladles' and gentlemen who hud churge of the various booths and gave a week's hard work without any hope of re ward. The people Of AshevlUe will be glad to learn ithat Mr. Wren, who also seems hungry for work, has decided to remain In AshevlUe and will form' a dancing class. Drawing of Prizes. Great interest was evinced in the drawing of prises which took place at 11 o'clock. Mr. F. R. Hewitt won the handsome silver tea service, which was raffled by the German booth, but he very generously returned It :o the Au ditorium committee to be sold at auc tion to the highest bidder. Mr. Hew itt's action was highly commended. Mrs. Piatt bid ttH for the set and car ried home the 'ropbjr, Mr. D. G. No land was the winner of the diamond ring. Following la f" full list of the various prize winners:. Cut glass dish. Mf, Rum bough; oil stove, Mrs. J. M. Oudgcr; klmona, Ed Ray: soap set, Mr. Randolph: bridle, J.1 S. Hopson; hammock, 3. A. Burckel; shirt waist box. Dr. B. F. Hall: doll. Miss T. DeRossett; chair. Mrs. C. Balrd; electrlo iron, Dr. Watklns; vase, D. C. Waddell; coffee sat. F. It. Hewitt; diamond ring D. G. No'and."' WONT TAKE FREIGHT. Wilmington, N. C, Aug. 19. The board of health today Issued an order prohibiting the entry of rice or nnv other freight from New Orleans inf" Wilmington. Sammy, if- omtM"g " get Believed That Serious Epi demic Will be Avoided This Year KEENE SCORES MANY NORTHERN CITIES Says New Orleans Is Sanest City Between There and Chicago YESTERDAY'S RECORD, New Orleans, Aug. 19 -Offl- clal report to ti p. in.: New cas.'s, r.l!; total cases to date, 1,340. Deaths, 4: total deaths to date, m;. New foci, 17; total foci to dale, in. Cases under ti eminent. 401. New Orleans, Aug. la. This Satur day's record presents quite a outran! when compart d with that of a week ago, when 10,1 casts were reported, ll lias never reached that llgure, nnd 1! is believed that Hie ,'tcoid .till stand. The deaths continued few. ulilch In dicates thai Ihe patients under treat ment are recoveilng more generally that htretofore. Humming up results of the campaign to dale. Dr. Beverley Warner said today that It was the opinion of th health autluirlilt s that, while the fe ver is not said to be under control, it is bcliis conn oiled, and that the chances are that there Is t loniier danger of a serious epidemic. Dr. Warner adulcd tha;t it was Dr. While' opinion that If It had not been for tne splendid volunteer work which hud been done by the citizens In screen ing and oiling and in taking other precautions recommended by the local health authorities. New Orleans today would be In the throes of an epidemic as devastating as were those of previous years. Dr. Victor Keerte, the heulth officer of Indianapolis, Who came south lo look over the sit uu tlon because there Is an clement In his city which be lieves a quarantine should be put, on left here today. Dr. Keene said the people of New Orleans were, the sanest nnd calmest people found anywhere between this city and Chicago. A case wis reiiorted today near Madison vllle, a summer lesort of Tuminany parish, on il.t other side of Lake Ponilnitraln. A positive case and a suspicious case were reported at Kenner, ten miles from New Or leans, In Jefferson paritfh. A total of Iff cases have appeared In Jeffcison parish todate. with five deaths. The Louisville & Nashville railroad announced today thai the new quar antine order Issued by Dr. Sanders of Alabama would no! In any wIhc In terfere wllh through travel over that road. yeu pretty on. OF CZAR'S GREAT GIFT QUARANTINE LAW CAUSES A CLASH Troups May be Called Out to Settle Difficulty at Village Near Memphis. Tenn. MvmphK cms., Aug. lit. Governor Cox artived nere today from Nash ville and held u conference with Sec retary Albright of the slate board or heulth regarding the iiuaranllne ex isting at lirand Junction. That vil lage has imposed such dractlc resolu tions tin: passengers cannot be tians ftrrcd from one train to another. Dr. Albright, nctlng for I lie state board, instructed that passengers should be allowed to transfei under precautious, 'Xplalning that the state hoard was paramount In such matters. It Is understood tit it the (IramL Junction authorities ignored the order! lovernor ikx and Secretin y Albright left for tirand Jinictlan later In t lie day a ii.l efforts will be made to ad just the imittti. Should these efforts prove fu ile. II Is repotted here that he governor will send a body o. aitlltla to tirand Junction, declare uartiul law an dciitorie the rccula- lons of the state hoard of health. DOZEN ARE HURT BY FALLING ROOF Small Boys Climb on Pavll llon to See Fireworks With Serious Result Marblehead, Mass., Aug. 19. A dos en persons were Injured tonight by ihe collapse of u pavilion at Crocker park, where a large ciowd was watching the tlre,orks in celebration of the arrival of .Ii.' New York Yacht club fleet. A hundred or more small boys climbed on the roof of the building, while 200 persons, mostly women and chlldien, were sealed below. The weight of the boys caused the roof to collapse. JUDGE QUASHES THE INJUNCTION PERMITS RAILWAY TO BUILD TO RIVER QUARRY. But Requires th Company to Qiv Bond to Save Land Owner Harmless. Judge Fred Moore yesterday dissolved tehe temporary Injunction granted to restrain the AshevlUe & Cragy Moun tain Hallway company from laying truck from Gorman's bridge to the quarry, 1,200 feet this side. The Injunction wus grunted on the complaint of K. Selffeit, a tpurt whore land would be taken for the track, on the ground that the building of the railway would not be a public benefit, but simply serve the owners of j the quarry. The company maintained that the new track would serve the public, both us to passenger and freight. traffic. ' , The formal order has not been drawn, but it will provide protection to any rights of the plaintiff by requiring the company to give a bond to pay the plaintiff any damages he may eustain by reason of .the track laying. It is probable that the cuse will go to the Supremo court, as the company wlshe- a final determination of Its right to build spurs or sidetracks under Its charter. $UES COUNTY. Columbia. 8. C, Auc. U W. T Castler of Chester, administrator of the estate of J. T. Moirlson. the white man who was lynched at Keritiuar about eight months ago, has - brought uit against Lancuttlttr county fat 150.000 damages. The papers wm served through attorneys toduy. CO-RESPONDENTS ARE DISMISSED Iff ; ; -THE TAGGART DIVORCE PROCEEDINGS Wooster. Ohio, Aug. 19. Judge Kason rendered his declslen today In regard to the mintion Hied lata yes terday to rule out the charge against the principal men named aa co-respondent In the Tagwart divorce case. Judge Eason stated that he would dis miss the charges against Cupt. Rother and against Clinton Spencer of Chi cago, but that he would not dismiss Ihe charges against Gen. Miner. Lieut. KortesqUe. Capt. Bash and William Taggart. Proposed Reforms too WIdt and Complex to be Grasp ed by Public TEXT OF DOCUMENT FULL OF INTEREST Many Safeguards to Autocrat ic Power Included In the Provisions St. Petersburg, Aug. 19. The emper or's manifesto promulgating the nation al assembly and the details of the proje. i, as published In the Official Mes.-enger this morning, was read to he ruling senate, which met in special session at noon toduy. ' These Irrfportant documents were not given to 'morning papers, but special editions of the afternoon papers copied than, f ...... , , V, .. .. I . 1 n.i.i.i. rVlicse editions were soon bought up and eugerly perused. The manifesto was not read In the churches today. This will be done tomorrow. Received Quietly, The emperor's gift of popular repre sentation was received quietly and without demonstration on the part of the Russian public. A stranger In St. Petersburg would hardly have noticed tthat .the crowds In the street were carefully reading In the newspaper th long columns of the manifesto and the details of the project a they walked home from churen. . The principal comment httrd today . concerned the omission of Poland from the electoral scheme, but It was ex plained that this nn owing o th dif ferences in local oigaiilxal rn, on Which the scheme of suffrage rests. The m iperor has entrusted the elaboration of measures to supply the defleilency In this and other province of the eplr where the sy-e of lccul organisation Is Irregular to ti srtcc'ul committee un der Count Solsky, of th committee bf ministers, with Instructions to have a report ready In time" td permit th par tlcipation of all paf'.i of the empire In Ihe first elections. Safeguard Noticed. , . H The text of the document constitute lng a liusslan parliament disclose many points of special Interest lo for eigners enjoying constitutional govern cut. Safeguards for the maintenance of autocratic power of the emperor crop out continually In the course of the lengthy docip-netr. Al'hot.gh the mem- , bers are to be elected for a five-year ter. paragraph 3 provide that th Doumu "can be dissolved by the em peror before the explr.t 'on of the term of five years, and new election ordered b ylmperlal ukuse." Other paragraph provide that In cas." of dispute between he cabinet ministers and th Douma In regurd to bills the emperor shall hAV the final word as to the disposition thereof. Publio Barrd. . , . Paragraph 41 debar? the public from udmls-lon to either the general or ec llonal sessions, but gives the Douma the, right to admit representatives of tbe press to the open semiti. , INFORMATION BUREAU HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED 'The organization of the AshevlUe Bu reau of Information ha - been perfected through the efforts of Col. . iMiiou ciuciaru, wno naa naa me support of the progressive business ele ment ,men and women, of AshevlUe in the enterprise. Colonel Ouerard' office is at room G, Glen Ilock building, op posite the Southern railway station, and he or hi representative I constantly on the lookout at the passenger station on the arrival of trains f.-.i vi-Kors In tearch of hotels, boarjliiii he use or. other Information. Ai ivne but flrat . class and highly rcspectuble boarding houses are udmit'ed to ntmbershlp In this bureau, the visitor 241 feet sate in the selection of his stopping .place and tha't he will be well accommo dated. A booklet Amvvllle will be a part of the bureau's work. It will contain much of lntirst to tin stran-, ger as welt a our home people. It will ' soon be ready jr pubtl a'ton. ' , ' Colonel GueriM invito bis patrons 'to make hi otflc- their headquarter when they visit ibi railway Station, where they will llnj writing materia;. " newhpapers, and use oi telephone, etc. In regard to the letter,' Jude Eason stated .'that If half of the charge against Miner Imprisoning Taggart -were not disproved. Maj. Taggait would1 have been Justified In writing almost any kind of a letter to get out of prison. ' He went at length Into the other' charge and severely arortl Miner. Forteaque, Bask and William Taggart, stating that .the evidence so far ptodueed must be disproved or I was against them.
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