North Carolina Newspapers

ULM CITIZEN a ALL THE NEWS. . of the World 'all the Time. !:j, ; VOL XXI NO 31 ASHBVILLB N. C TUESDAY MORNING NOVEMBER 14 1905 PRICE FIVE CENTS The Only Associated Press Newspaper in Western Carolina . ,'' ." ' ; "V' 4 . THE WSAHErV . ' v ' " r- FAIR.'- i ,. . . t i r ' ASHEI THE ft 6 7. APPOINTMENTS MADE ON LAST DAY. OF METHODIST MEETING IN GREENSBORO Four New Ministers Are Se lected for the Ashevllle Churches. G. T. ROWE COMING TO CENTRAL CHURCH Many Changes are Made Throughout the Various Districts (Special to The Citizen.) GREENSBORO, N. C. Nov. 13 At 5:30 o'clock this evening the Methodist conference for western North Carolina adjourned after what was to those present the most interesting session of the meeting. The morning was spent in electing the last of the six clerk.il delegates to the general conference and in transacting other important busi ness. An attempt was made to have the place of meeting for next year changed from Mt. Airy to Ashevllle, it being thought liy some that the for mer place would not be able to ae cvommodate the crowd but It was de cided to make no change as Mt. Airy had made such a strong plea for the meeting. In the afternoon interest centered around the appointments which were read by Bishop Wilson Just before ad journment. Changes were general throughout the conference and especial ly in western districts. All of the charges In Ashevllle were assigned to new men as follows: Central church, Gilbert T. Howe, from Concord. Haywood street church, J. A. Cook from Mt. Airy. Bethel church, J. B. Craven, from Salisbury. North Ashevllle, ('. P. Moore from Brevard. Special interest was attached to the appointment to Central church, which Is regarded as the leading church of the conference. Mr. Howe Is known as one of the most prominent minis ters in the conference and an orator of great power. He may be spoken of as among the younger ministers but Is forging to the front rapidly In this conference and is destined to become, it. is thought, a leader in this section of the country. He is an earnest worker and both In and out of the pulpit is generally popular. THE APPOINTMENTS. Following are the appointments in full: ASHEVILLE DISTRICT. J I-residing Elder: A. W. Plyler. Central Church CS. T. Rowe, Haywood J. A. Cook, North Ashevllle C. P. Moore, Bethel J. B. Craven. Bi It more R. H. Parker, Swannanoa T. R. Wolf, W;averville C. W. Crutchfleld. . Weaverville circuit D. R. Proffitt. Marshall and Hot Springs T. V Scovll. Hendersonvllle D. 'M. Litaker. Hendersonville circuit W. H. Perry Bala Creek R. W. Lynch, Ivy Circuit J. B. Hyder, Burnsville L. R. Patterson, Cane Creek J. J. Brooks, Old Fort John Beer.", Riverside A. E. Harrison. BOYS OF VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE , MUST RICHMOND. Va., Nov. 13. In a lengthy statement given to the public today, Dr. J. N. Upshur, of this city, a member of the board, of visitors of the Virginia Military Institute, of Lex ington, Va., gives the results of the recent three-day session of the board devoted to a hearing of complaints .against the food service furnished the cadets. After a thorough investigation the board demanded an apology from the 100 members of the third class, who signed a paper addressed to Superin tendent Shlpp, threatening to withdraw PENNSYLVANIA'S ENTIRE STUDENT BODY CELEBRATES IN CITY STREETS (By Associated Press.) .' PHILADELPHIA. Pa., Nov. 13.-The student body of the University of Penn sylvania today celebrated Pennsyl- lootoau victory over riarvaruj by a public demonstration unpreceden- ed Irt the history of the institution. After chapel services, a number of the students proceeded to the piaxa In front of the dormitories and sang their college songs. When the crowd bad been increased to several hundred the students marched to the various de Weaverville Colli ge L. B. Aberne t'.iy. WAYNESVILLE DISTRICT. Presiding Elder: C. F. Shtrrill. Waynesvlllc Ira Erwin, Clyde W. ;. Malone. Canton Station A. R. Surratt, Canton Circuit J. I.. Near, Jonathan C. !. Stodman, Haywood J. W. Kennedy, Sulphur Springs C. H. Ncal, West Ash.-viHi M. V. Stokt s. Spring Creek Z. V. Conlell, Leicester J. A. Campbell. Brevard Station H. (J. Tultle, Brevard Circuit J. A. Fry, Sunday School editor James Atkins, FRANKLIN DISTRICT. H. M. Taylor, presiding elder. Andrews ( M. Kirkpatrlck. Brysnn City (To be supplied.) Dillsbon i D. L. Marsh. Franklin Station F. I,. Townsend. Franklin Circuit J. H. Moore. Glenville U. H. Penland. Hiawasee ( H. Curtis. Hayesville H. A. Loftaln. Macon I.. P. Bogle. Murphy Station W. L. Sherrlll. Murphy Circuit C. S. Clyde. Webster A. II. Bell. Whittier J. J. Edwards. Robiiisville H. L. Doggett. GREENSBORO DISTRICT. S. B. Turretine, presiding elder, Greensboro. West Market Street G. H. Detwiler. Centenary A. T. Bell. West End H. Turner. Walnut Street J. W. Moore. Ashboro Street W. Li. Grlssom. East Greensboro A. S. Raper. West Greensboro J. A. Bowies. Reidsville L. W. Crawford. South Reidsville J. P. Davis. Wentworth S. Taylor. Ruff In J. F. England. Pleasant Garden J. T. Stover. Coleridge J. J. Eaves. . Ramseur C. A. Wood. Ashboro Station N. R. Richardson. Ashboro Circuit (To be supplied.) Liberty P. J. Carraway. Randleman C. M. Campbell. Randolph B. F. Hargett. West Randolph James Wlllson. High Point T. F. Marr. South High Point L. A. Falls. MORGAN TO N DISTRICT. J. H. West, presiding elder. Morganton Station W. M. Bagby. Morganton Circuit W. O. Goode. Connelley Springs B. F. Carver. Table Rock N. M. Modlin. Bakersville (To be supplied.) Elk Park W. A. Newell. Spruce Pine D. S. Richardson. North Catawba J. C. Brown. Marion H. H. Jordan. McDowell (To be supplied.) Rutherford ton J. I). Arnold. Forest City YV. i:. Abernethy, Henrietta S. T. Barber, Broad River R. L. Melton, Green River J. D. Gibson, SHELBY DISTRICT. Presiding Elder R. M. Hoyle. Shelby Station G. D. Herman. Shelby Cir-ult B. Wilson. Gastonla E. L. Bain. West Gastonla J. M. Downum. King's Mountain G. F. Klrby. Salem M. B. Clegg. Belhvond L. E. Stacey. Polkvllle J. W. Ingle. Cherryvllle B. A. York, l.liu olntoti K. M. Courtney. Sini-y Creek K. W. Fox. ittVlTiit Holly J. B. Tabor. (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE.) EAT ITS FOOD OR QUIT from the Institute unless better food were supplied. The board announced that it would give the cadets ten days to withdraw the paper under pain of, dismissal. Seventy-two members of the class agreed to sign a paper of re gret. Thirteen others sent to the board a statemen tdeclaring that they were prevented by an oath from taking sim ilar action and upon learning of this statement the seventy-two withdrew their assent and said they would stand by thee lass. The findings of the board were an nounced to the cadets at dress parade tonight. partments, galling on every man to join in the procession. The instructors permitted the. students to leave the schools and the entire body marched through the streets to the Federal building at Ninth and Chestnut streets. The leaders stood on the base ofj the Franklin statue and addressed the throng. After singing their college songs , the students returned to the university. On their return the students stopped at city hall. A stop was made beneath the windows of Mayor Weaver's office. Th mayor made a brief speech. , RAILROADS IN TROUBLE OVER RATES District Attorney Sues Mary Lines Charging Violations of Laws. HAD CONTRACT WITH REFRIGERATOR LINE Plan to Compel Patronaqe of Certain Lines Unearthed In Wisconsin. (By Associated Press.) MILWAUKEE. Wis.. Nov. 13. United States Ilstrict Attorneey Hur- fleld and Assistant Counsel Charles Quaiies Unlay filed a complaint in the United States circuit court against the Milwaukee Reftlgerator Transit com pany, thte Pere Marquette railroad ompany, the Missouri. Kansas & Tex as Railroad company, the Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific railroad com pany, the Wisconsin Central nanroao company and the Patst Brewing com- nny, charging the various concerns with violating the Elklns law prohib- tlng rebates, discriminations and con cisions. The complaint alleges that the Mil waukee Refrigerator Transit company was con-eelvvd and organized and its buslneess has been operated as a de- ice for the purpose of exacting. soli- It lug and receiving from the railroad ompnniees, by way of rebates, conces ions and discriminations, a large pro portion of the money received by the fendant railroad companies for the ransportatlon of freight. The complaint further charges that Large sums of money under the name nd guise of "commissions," to-wlt: from 10 to 12 1-2 per cent, of all the monies paid the said defendant rail road com pan if s as freight rates for ransnoirting freight in the itransit compuJibuicnrs, Is paid to said defen dant company. The Pabst company, it is alleged, were members of th? transit company and gave that company exclusive con trol of all their freight. It is al leged that the transit company com pelled the granting of rebates by threats of diverting traffic. FAIR. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, IX C., Nov. 13. Fonca-t for Tuesday and Wednesday: North Carolina Fair Tuesday and Wednesday: colder Wednesday; light to fresh west winds becoming north. - ' ' 1 1 1 1 ' ' M fc m S ' idea fsTjPA iiiHibWrmno I MfFn i r) f Could HAVE: TiOUMT No. 1-Ever notice hew everlastingly the eld man will jump en new Ne. tr How in a few years he will accept the same idea and think no ed rt f . PRESIDENT RELENTS TOWARDS AN EMPLOYE Man Discharged for Blocking Road Will B Reinstated in Two Months. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.-A few weeks ago walk., Eidridge. a chaffeur Madison Square Carden Pre- Insurance Investigation Com- for the bureau of standards, was dls-1 missed from the novernment service for misconduct which came under the personal observa: ion of President Roosevelt. The misconduct consisted of driving his automobile in such a man ner as to Interfere with the passage along the highway of the president's carriage. By direction of the president, Eidridge will reinstated In his oil position at the end of two mouths from the date of Ills dismissal. ,'Tlie exercise of leniency by the pres ident was due to Eldrldge's ex client record in the Philippines, to the fact that his father was a veteran of the civil war and lo the additional fact that his wife Is an Invalid. COAL MEN MEET TO PLAN A FIGHT Operators will Send Delega tlon to Washington to Fight Esch - Townsend Bill. (By Associated Press.) KNOXVILI.E, Tenn., Nov. 13 A meeting of coal ; erators of Tennessee and Kentucky was held here today at w hich forty lending mines of this sc ¬ ion were represented. Their meetings werf secret and definite action was (le ased on the Esch -Townsend bill, for which purpose the meeting was called, until after a meeting at Louisville, Ky., which will be held there tomorrow by he coal men of the northern end of the district. It is the plan to secure a representa tive committee from the two sectional meetings and send the same to VVusli ington to appear before th senate com. mittee and set before them their ob jections to (lie Esch-Townsend bill. A petition drawn up today recites the belief of the coal operators that the demand for new rate legislation is the -outcome of the failure of some of the common carriers to Impartially ap ply the published tariff to all shippers by the giantlitg et rebates, or conces sions from tariff rates, either dir or indirccih . ctly MORE FEVER. (By associated Press.) PEXS.'"LA. lia., Nov. 13. An other ca.-e of yellow f'Vfr appeared here toda. the path lit being a small hoy. Tais is the first aso to occur in five days and tmre is no danger as frost occurred botli Sunday and Mond y morning. PRINCE LOUIS AT NEW YORK'S HORSE SHOW sented a Most Brilliant Scene Last Night. PRINCE DID THE 'AL- PHONSE-GASTON" ACT Virginia and Kentucky Send Large Number of Thor oughbreds to Show. NEW YORK, Nov. 13. Madison Square Garden held what was declared to be Its most brilliant assemblage last night, when Rear-Admiral Prince Lou- Is Is Bnttetibcrg, lent his presence as an added distinction to the formal penlng to the tiwenty-first annual Horse show, under the auspices of the National Horse Show association. The Harden had been opened dur- Ing the day and Judging of various clas.-es had been ill progress, but It remained for the evening to give the show Its. social linpelus, and the spec- tacular effects. Prince Louis arrival wis the signal for a remarkable dem- nstratlon. Long after he had entered the president's box at the Madison av- enue end of the great nmphliheatecr he .was kept standing howing to the rlKht ami left Ills acknow ledgments of the plaudits that came from thousands of men and women representative of Vmeilcan social life. All yere were turned toward the prince's box as he fat, stirrounied by the members of his personal party, an interested spec- tator 'of the s ( that was uuwolded hef ire 'aim. Mis. John (i rk.n, a prominent fig- il all e:;s:ern horse shows, was f the i xliitiitiiifr owners, and her horses in marly every class entered were among the piiae winners. Reg- I im lil Vanderblle, and Eben D. Jordan, of liosMn, are also prominent among Another Interesting Una of exam In a -ilv exhibitors: The Virginia Stock Hon was opened up Just before ad Farms, have seent up an exceptionally journimnt for the day, when John Mc Inrge number of horses, while Ken- Guinness, an employe of thte Euulta- ui ky is iwell represented. Two classes had been judged to- night and eight high stepping tandem Hughes read and was In the midst l airs w . re on the tan 'bark w hen the ,,f reading when adjournment was tak (lrvt strains of "God Save The King" en. These were Instructions from for mic from the band, as a signal of the approach of Prince Louis. Through- .ut the evening the thousands in the garden had been on edge awaiting the I irrival of the guest of the evening, As a ma:k of respect to the British I national anthem, and In eagerness to catch u .rst glimpse of the prince, the throng rose to Its fleet. idea with both feet one but an. eld fogy and would have reject HAMILTON TO BE ORDERED FROM EUROPE mlttee Says He Must Re turn at Once. PRESIDENT McCALL SAYS HE IS WILLING will be Out Quarter of a Mil. Hon If Legal Adviser Out stays Year. (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK. Nov. 13. John A. Me Call, president of the New York Life Insurance company, was called before me Armstrong commmee oi insurance Investigation, and peremptorily order ed by the committee to demand the return from Europe to this country of I Andit w Hamilton, thte law yer who has I had charge of legislative matters for I thte New York Life. Mr. McCall was further ordered to demand an account- Ing from Hamilton of the monies ex peiided by him and of thte balance which he owes the New York Llfee. Mr. McCall denied that it was the policy of his company to have Mr Hamilton remain abroad until after this Investigation had been concluded Urnl siild that on the other hand he would be much pleased to Have Mr. Hamilton return. Mr. MeCall, replying to Mr. Hughes, couii' 1 for the committee, said he had called the attention of the board of trustees of the company to his tea tltnony before the committee relative to Hamilton and gave Mr. Huirhes a copy of his statement which said if Hamilton did not return to tht New York Life the sum of J234.000 by De comber 31, he would himself pay It to the company. . . Another Line. ble Life, was called. He produced let- fr books and memoranda which Mr. iner Comptroller Thomas D. Jordan, of the Equitable Life, to A. C. Fields, relative to the killing or assisting the passage of every bill Introduced into the legislature that would affect or help the interests of thte Insurance company or any of Its officers. This line of examination will be followed lout when the sessions are resumed to- j morrow. Mora Cut Rates. Other witnesses today were John R Hegeman, president of the Metropoll- I tan Life, and Vice-President Flsk who were interrogated along the line of agents' salaries, legal expenses of I the company, real estate holdings and the methods of acquiring propertied and the fact was brought out that the lire Insurance firm that places all the risks on the propertits of the Met ropolitan la composed of W. D. Edmls- ter, and Silas B. Dutcher, the latter J i a uirecior oi ine metropolitan L.lie. l ne low rate of interest at which Mr. Hegeman secured loans anu the rea- Ison of the rebates that Mr. Hegeman received from the old firm of Vermy- lea & Co., was testified to by members of that firm, which has since gone out of business. This firm was the bank er of thte Metropolitan Life, but since last March the business has been tak en over by William A. Reado & Com pany. Mr. Rendc was a witness to day and said Mr. Hegeman got those loans at a rate (below the market rate because Mr. Hegeman had been a cli ent for a number of years and that the volume of business he transacted with the firm of Vermlyea was large. WILL ISSUE LOAN. (By Associated Press.) LONDON, Nov. 13. The Associated Press is informed that the Japanese government has decided to immedi ately issue a neew foreign loan of J 250,000.000, at 4 pw cent., which will be used partly for convening the ex ternal 6 per cent, loan and partly for the redemption of the international loans, it Is understood thtat France will participate 'to a considerable amount, the Rothschilds) Paris, house being the Issuing house there. OHIO'S STRINGENT GAMBLING LAW IS UPHELD BY HIGHEST STATE TRIBUNAL WASHINGTON, Nov. 13. Tke Ohio anti-gambling- statute was upheld in an opinion handed down In (he Su preme court of the United States today by Judge Peckham in the case of Wil liam Marvin va Belle O. Trout. Mrs. Trout Is the wife of Frank H. Trout, and Marvin, the owner of the building in Flndlay. 6., in which Frank Trobt la alleged to have last $3.0S2 on one oc casion, and ILT94 on. another. Mrs. Trout sued under the state law to re cover and was given Judgment by the trial court. That Judgment was sus tained by the state Supreme court, and MAN WHO WAS -BEFORE JURY IS ATTACKED Tied and Robbed Because Ho Told How Plerson Met His Death. PRESIDENT PIERCE SAYS BOY WAS FREE Declares Story of Tying Stu dent to Ralls Is a "Per version of Truth." ; MOUNT VERNON, O., Nov. 13.-The grand Jury will probably not reach its Investigation of the death of youn Stuart Pierson for three or four days.' Following: their consideration of the Plerson case the grand Jury will. It is said, investigate the robbery of J. A. McOavery, of Oklahoma, who was found bound and gagged in his room ta liexley Hull at Kenyon College yester day. He had been robbed of money 1 and a ring, but robbery, it is believed, was ont the motive of the crime. It Is generally thought it was McGavery who gave the Information to the ooro- ner which led to the verdict in the Plerson ease, and that the outrage upon him was in retaliation. , This belief is strengthened by a note ' found pinned to the student's clothes, which said: ; "This will do this time, but If wt" come again It will be worse." .., PRESIDENT DENIES NEWSPAPER REPORTS (By Associated Press.) COLUMBUS, O., Nov. 14. President William E. Pierce, of Kenvon CoIIpm. . Ih a" Signed statement, emphatically de nies what he terms "perversions of the) . truth, which have got abroad." and ab solves the students from any change of misdoing. In his statement Dr. Plerca says the coroner's finding mistaken. He describes the Incident of the lnitla- 1 tlon, saying young Plerson was sent to the end of the railway bridge alone. and that he met no one there. Dr. Pierce says the body bore no marks-. to Indicate that ths boy had been tied.1 In conclusion the statement says: r irst, it is not the custom of the- Delta Knp,;ia Epsilon fraternity, nor of any other fraternity in Kenyon College - to tie its initiates to the railroad track, nor has there been an Instance of the kind known. Barber, the Kenyon fresh -man, who is quoted as having testified, ' to such treatment, never made such , statement. "Second, the members of the Delta: Kappa Epsilon fraternity did not make inquiry for the station agent about the train schedule for that night. e- "Third, the bridge was not cleaned by the order of any group of students. "Fourth, I am not as alleged, a mem ber of the Delta Kappa Epsilon frater nity or of any other. . v "Fifth, there has been no attempt on the part of the college authorities to stllle Investigation." JORDAN SAYS COTTON WILL REACH 15 ClpS (By Associated Press.) ATLANTA. Oa., Nov. IX Presldcttt Harvle Jordan, of the Southern Cot ton association, in an interview this motnlng says: "The open declaration of Secretary. Wilson of the department of agricul ture, that the recent condition report of 68.8, is 'accurate and trustworthy' and 'which shows that the year's crop will be in the neighborhood of only 10, 000,000 bales, should knock out all high estimates and put eevrybody down on the working basis of a short crop. Sec retary Wilson's estimate confirms the report made by this association soma' time ago, predicting a crop Of about 10,000,000 bales. As tills report la con firmed by accurate Information from the two more reliable sources. It la un questionable that the remainder of the -crop now In the hands of the planter should not be marketed for less than IS cents a pound. I shall at once Issue a proclamation advising this course... today's opinion confirmed the decision of both of those courts. In his opinion Justice Peckham said: The power of the state to enact laws to i suppress gambling cannot bs doubted and as a means to that end we have no doubt of Hs power to pro vide that the owner of a building in which gambling la conducted who knowtngly looks on and permits such Rambling, can be made liable In his property which is thus used, to pay a Judgment against those who won the money, as Is provided in the statute in Question." .