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ASHBVILLB N. C WEDNESDAY MORNING NOVEMBER 15 1905
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THE
ASHEVIL
HYDE GROWS BITTER IN
HIS TESTIMONY BEFORE
INSURANCE COMMITTEE
EX Equitable Officer Springs
a Few Sensations at
Investigation.
HARR1MAN AND FRICK
OBJECTS OF ATTACK
Many Puzzling Matters Clear
ed Up And Important
Facts Disclosed.
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Nov. 14.-pJaine.-i Hazen
Hyde, former vice-president of the
.Equitable Life Assurance Society,
whose resignation followed the sensa
tional disclosures in that company
last spring, which led to the Investiga
tion of insurance methods by the Ann
strong committee of the legislature, the
man whose presence as a witness be
fore the committee has been looked
forward to in the expectation that it
would produce the greatest sensation
of the investigation, appeared before
the committee today.
Mr. Hyde's manner on the stand was
one of composure and deliberation and
his replies, to questions from counsel
were calm and deliberate and at times
studied. He was fortified with statt
ments and data and was very fra,nR in
his explanations. Frequently he would
become bitter In his references to some
of his associates, and while his en
tire testimony was of deep interest
and cleared up many points that have
heretofore remained in the dark, It was
riot tin-til late in tfie day that the
sensational features 'of his testimony
were developed.
Mr. Hyde cleared up the matter of
the $685,000 loan of the Mercantile
Trust company, which appeared on the
books of the Equitable undar the cap
tion of the "J. W. Alexander No. 3
Account." This account has been un
der investigation on several previous
occasions, but none of thew Itnesses
heretofore examined hud been able to
explain it.
Mr. Hyde first heard of this account
in the fall of 1902, when it was called
to his attention by President Alexander
who said that he and Mr. Jordan had
incurred the loan to take up stock that
was being bid up Jo fictitious value,
to the detriment of the company, to
settle suits that were hamucring the
business of the society, and for cam
paign contributions. This contribution
was the one to the last campaign and
was asked for by Mr. Trick, who sug
gested it for the benefit of the society.
To procure this money Mr. Alexander
had Mr. Hyde write .1 letter to the
president of the Mercantile Trust com
pany and this letter practically placed
him In the position of a guarantor.
Financially Embarrassed.
Later when the settlement of the
loan was forced Mr. Alexander and Mr.
Jordan raised all they could toward
it. The stock purchased with part of
the loan was sold to Thomas F. Ryan
for $212,000, and the balance, $212,500,
Mr. Hyde personally paid. He did this
because he understood that Mr. Alex
ander was financially embarrassed, and
in a bitter t no raid:
"Notwithstanding the strained rela
tion with these two gentlemenWAJex
ander and Jordan) I felt bound to see
that the dtlbt was liquidated by rea
son of th letter Mr. Alexander ex
tracted from me."
Mr. Hyde presented a statement
showing that in the seven years of his
connection with the Equitable Life and
the allied corporations, his average In
come had been only a little more than
$38,000 a year.
Feared Odell.
Eclipsing all this testimony, however,
were the statements of Mr. Hyde con
cerning former Gov. Odell and Mr.
Harriman relative to the settlement of
the ship building company, suit, by the
Mercantile Trust company. Mr. Hyde
said that Mr. Harriman came to him
and advised the settlement of Odell's
suit, and he' feared that powerful in-
(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE.)
ENGINE, PREPARED FOR RUN, BY HUSBAND,
RUN OVER HIS WIFF, NEAR SALISBURY
(Special to The Citizen.)
Salisbury, Nov. 14. Mrs. Thomas C.
Kennedy whose home was In East
Spencer, waa Instantly killed near the
Salisbury station at a late hour last
night by being run over by the engine
of northbound passenger train No. 12,
which was in charge of Engineer Aus
tell. The unfortunate woman receive!
the fatal blow from the locomotive by
stepping in front of the rapidly ap
proaching train rwhen only ten fe;t
distant and although the engineer ap
plied the emergency brake it was Im
possible to atop. One shoulder and
tower limb of the woman were fright
AMERICAN HOUNDS WIN
THETOWNSEND TROPHY
Art Adjudged Superior to English
Dogs at End of Two
Weeks' Contest.
(By Associated Press.)
I'PPEKVILLK. Va Nov. 14 The
American hounds won the decision
over the English hounds In the Graf
ton-Middlesex fox hound trials, which
were concluded taju.v after two weeks
of excellent sport. While the contest
was close the dec ision was unanimous,
the report being signed by all three
Judges.
The official award that gave to Harry
W. Smith, master of Grafton, the $2,000
stake, and the Townselid trophy, reads
as follows:
"W'e uward them a' ten and the stake
together with the Towtiseinl cup to the
Grafton pack, which In our opinion has
done the best work, with the object of
killing the fox in view."
The report is signed by Dr. Charles
MrEachran, of .Montreal: llallam L.
Movius, of Huffalo. and James K. ftad
dus, of Warrenton,
RAILROAD UNIONS
MAKE A PROTEST
Think Rate Regulation Would
Mean Lower Wages Bui
Roosevelt Disillusions them
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON. Nov. 14 An earn
est protest was- made to the president
today against railroad frelgiit rate
legislation. The protest was tiled by
representatives of the five great labor
organizations connected with railroad
ing the engineers, firemen, conduc
tors, switrtlimen and trainmen. The
members of the delegation which call
ed on the president represented the
seven organizations. They pointed out
to him that railroad rate legislation
logically meant lowering or rates. This,
they contended, would be followed by
a lessening of tha earning power of
railroads and consequently by reduc
tion eventually of the wages of rail
road employes. The delegation, whien
called on the pre-ident, came from
twelvs different states and represented
all of the larger systems of railroads.
In response President Roosevelt as
sured the delegation that It was not
the purpose of those who favored rail
road rate regulation to do anything
that might injur1 the railroads of th"
country, or incidentally the employes
of the, railroads, shippers and employes
should hav perft : tly fair treatment.
He was of the opinion that the pro
posed legislation would not mean a
reduction necessarily In railroad rates
and suggested that the members of the
delegation, therefore, were proceeding
on a wrong understanding of the sit
uation. FOUR INDICTED FOR
LYNCHING NEGROES
(By (Associated Press.)
MOBILE. Ala., Nov. 14. A special to
the Register from Hattiesburg, Miss.,
says that D. B. Holmes, R. H. Holmes,
A. T. Rowe and Albert F. James,
prominent white men, were today ar
rested on indictments returned by the
grand Jury, charging them wfth com
plicity in the lynching of Kid George
and Ed Brock, negroes. The men were
not placed in Jail, but are held under
guard at the Holmes residence.
Habeas corpus proceedings for their
release w",l be begun tomorrow before
the chancellor.
fully mashed and the neck was broken.
After the body was extricated from the
wheals of the engine it waa carried to
an undertaking establishment where It
remained unidentified until today.
When Mr. Kennedy, husband of th
deceased, who works at tyie Spencer
round htiuse went to hie home this
morning his wife was absent. Hear
ing of the accident to went to the un
dertaking establishment only to find
the corpse of his wife. The engine
which caused the death of Mrs. Ken
nedy had Just been prepared for the
trip It was making by Mr. Kennedy
himself. Coroner Dorsett examined the
remains and found a flask of whiskey
in the -clothing.
James Hazen Hyde and Society Favorite Who it
As n result of the prying eyes of the custom hou 01
among the effects of Mrs. Whitney W.i'ren and her daau
The session with the customs officials was occasioned
Mrs. W.irr 11 signed a declaration to Imported proper! e
of the in -p( cio: Mrs. Warren's purchases- in Pails w r
her until a day Liter when she paid in cash duties, huh-am
This, say the wiseacres, is a confinna 1 ion of the r I "
ailile Life Assurance society to Mix Warren. Th:' y.wr.g
to say oi, tic subject f an engagement t.. Mr. Hyde.
The Whitney Wanciis have a town house at No. Il'
In a beautiful villa in Newport adjoining the home of Mi
Robert Goelct and Mrs. William Starr Miller, and sin i
younger social s. t that Includes Miss Gwi nd'din Hut den. M
fashfc.nublcs.
NICK WILLIAMS TRIAL
WILL LAST MANY WEEKS
Hope of Concluding it Before Thanks
giving Has Now Been Given
Up By Jurors.
(By Associated Press.)
GREENSBORO, N. ('., Nov. 14. All
hopes of concluding the case of the
government against the Old Nick Wil
liams Distilling company before
Thanksgiving day have been abnn-
ioned. Two of the jurors are now
speculating as to whether they can eat
their Christmas dinners with their re
spective families. Thirteen witnesses
were examined today and the testi
mony for the most part related to the
shipment of w hisky by means of read
ing the freight and express company's
records. It is thought that the prose-
ution will close its case the latter part
f the week. This belief is strength
ened by the number of strangors at the
trial today, the greater part of whom
ire witnesses for the defense.
Among these are a number of Inter
nal revenue" officers.
HORSE SHOW NOW
"IT" IN NEW YORK
lucky Riding and Narrow Es
cape of Young Woman on
Jumper Feature of the Day,
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Nov. 14. Although the
horse show tonight had a formidable
ompetitor for fashionable favor In
rlnce Louis of Battonberg's ball.
ifooard the flagship Drake, society was
well represented in Madison Square
Garden tonight, while during the day
there was no Hag in the interest that
attended the judging of the various
classes.
The morning was devoted to judging
the various classes of hackneys, Shet-
lands being the leading attraction !n
the afternoon and tha evening was
mainly devoted to the judging of polo
ponies and harness horses, including
siinij famous four-in-hand and pairs
driven by the owners.
Anong the winners were Judge
Moore of Chicago, Mrs. John Gerken.
Alfred G. Vanderbllt and E. D. Jordan.
whose Flashlight won the Aldle chal
lenge cup.
The plucky riding of Miss Belle
Beach over the stone wall jump and
the high fence Jump was ths sensation
of the morning exhibition. At the
first Jump the saddle girth slipped and
Mlsa Beadie's mount ran against . the
fence. She kept hr seat, but It re
quired several attendants' to hold her
horse and take her from her danger
ous position. SUss Beach immediate
ly ordered a new saddle put on, after
which she mounted the horse again.
Using the whip she forced him over
the jumps three times although at
ach jump she was almost thrown
over the horse's head.
FOUND GUILTY.
MOBILEv Ala, Nov. 14. A special to
'ie Register from Camden. Ala., says
that John Andrews, vho has been jn
trial for ten days for the murder of
hl father and his mother, was found
(guilty by the jury today and given a
(life sentence in the penitentiary, f
M oliseii avenue, but
s. Stuyvesaiil Fish.
r debut, t ( years
-s Theros" lsclin.
PRINCE HAS
A DANCE FOR
AMERICANS
Dazzling Social Function
Takes Place Aboard the
Flagship Drake.
ARMY AND NAVY HAVE
GObq REPRESENTATION
Two Suppers are Served at
Intervals During
Evening.
(By Associated Prets.)
NEW Yoi:lv, Nov. H.-Dazzlingly
beautiful uas the scene Into which
Kear Adniual 1'rince Louis of Hatlen
berg uth'-iie-l his guests tonight at
the grand lull on hoard the flagship
I:ake. T.a- wealth and beauty of the
national il and the metropolis,
and the raaking officers of the army
and navy, lame together in a garden
of (lowers a. .-I Hags, making one of the
most brilliant assemblages ever seen In
this country.
In the al s. 'e'e of Lady Durand, the
wife of the iiritish ambassudor, Lady
Susan Tow 1 s i . the wife of the embassy
councillor, assisted Prince Louis in
gu-cting lii. guests. For a short time
they st I en the quarter deck, but
when tlieie iimc began they went up
to the ball e"nn on the boat deck and
took posill'.n at the rear of the stair
way, while 1 hey remained until mid
night ie-civiag the hundreds of guests.
Half the ball mum was a mass of mag
nificently guned women and army
and navy off iters, the other half of the
room was kept clear for dancing. The
dancing began promptly at 10 o clock,
and was .. -aed by Miss Durand, the
daughter of fhe British ambassador,
with one of he officers of the Drake.
Miss Alice ):' isevelt was unable to at
tend. Lady Townley and Miss Durand
were both honored by the prince with
dance, but most of his evening was
devoted t ru' lving the long lines of
guests tha' poured over the side of the
Drake.
The dam - program consisted of nine
teen dances, every third one being a
two-step, in compliment to the Ameri
can guests. Het ween the, dan es the
guests iproirenaded on the quarter
deck. About the ship were comforta
ble chairs, where many sat out their
dances. Two suppers were served, one
after the tenth dance, shortly after
midnight, and the second later on in
the early momlng. Both werelabor
ately serve ! at a hundred rousfl tables
along the lower hall of the Cunard
pier.
The portable ball room proved an on
qualified success. Built upon, and above
the boat derk. it had a spring which
made dancing Irresistible. After mid
night when some of the guests had
gone, the entire ball room was given
over to dancing.
is Said Will Wed Him.
poctors a bridal tro--se.au valued at JT600 was found
tcr. Miss Charliitt ', on their return from Europe.
V the contents of the big trunks. Coming up the bay
w h!e li tlie duty was At the conclusion of the wan k
appraised at $3.ftHi, and they w ere not sum ndered to
ng to JIM'O.
Oil engagement of the former vice president of the Equit
Hoinan, when iiie -I ioned, replied that she had nothing
ass the greater part of their time
Miss Wurreii N a niece of Mrs.
ago, has been pnmilnent in the
Hit - MissiM Mills ami other ultra-
WILL MAKE A FINAL
MOVE FOR NEW TRIAL
Attorneys of Mrs. Chadwick Still Hope
to Gavo Hsr from Serving
Sentence.
(By Associated Press.)
CLEVELAND. O., iNov. 14. Ex-
Judge F. J. Wing, counsel for Mrs.
Oassle 1 (,'hadwl k, announced today
that an application for a writ of certi
orari Is now being prepared and will
lie submitted to the Supreme court of
the f'nited States with a view of ob
taining a review of Mrs. Ohudwlck's
1 ase before that tribunal.
The Supreme court will be asked to
lonsitler Mrs. ( 'hadwicVs case on the
general ground that errors were made
In her trial here before the Frilled
Stales District court and also in the
Flitted States Circuit t'ourt of Appeals
at Cincinnati,
Since the decision by the Circuit
Court of Appeals in her case, Mrs.
Chadwick has been ill an extremely
nervous condition.
WANT EXCLUSION
LAWS ENFORCED
Federation of Labor Takes
Stand on Several Impor
tant Questions at Meeting.
(By Associated Press.)
PITTSBURG, Pa., Nov. 14. A de
termined stand was taken for the en
forcement to the letter of the Chinese
exclusion laws of the country, the le
galizing of the eight-hour work day In
all work of the government; the aboli
tion of convict labor where It competes
witli union manufactured goods, and
the renewal of the agitation for the
alteration of the Injunction Jaws of
the country, by the executive council
of the American Federation of Labor
In Its annual report, which was sub
mitted at today's session of the con
vention In Old City hall.
The report took the national admin
istration to task for its failure to en
force the eight-hour law In all govern
ment work, and a plea was made for
every state federation organization to
immediately Institute a campaign for
the establishment ill their respective
states of the eight-hour law.
In the matter of the protection of
the children the executive council had
bills Introduced in the legislatures of
many states, particularly in the South,
prohibiting the employment of children
In mills, factories, mines and industrial
establishments. Some progress was
made but results during the year were
not entirely satisfactory. President
Gomr-ers was authorised to enlist the
assistance of other organisations In se
curing the passage of legislation In all
states prohibiting the employment of
child labor.
SCAFFOLD BREAKS.
(By Associated Press.)
WICHITA, Kan Nov. 14 Ninety
men attending the Southern Kansas
Scottish Rite convocation, were thrown
into a. heap by the breaking of a scaf
fold on which they stood to have their
pictures taken this afternoon. Many
were injured.
BIG RUSSIAN
UPHEAVAL IS
NOWGENERAL
Effects of Reform Manifesto
Felt In Every Part of
the Empire.
VLAD1V0ST0CK SCENE
OF THE LATEST RIOTS
Seven Buildings are Con
somed In Fires Lighted
by Soldiers.
STRIKE THREAT-
EN ED.
ST. PETERSHUrtd. Nov. 14.
- Russia Is on the brink of an
other general strike. The coun
cil of -workmen's delegates, in
iiccordunce with tile program of
the social democrats, announc
ed in these dispatches yester
day, at a meeting tonight re
solved to obtain a working day
of eight hours, by revolution
ary means if necessary. All
employers are resolved to op
pose the demand and the situa
tion Is critical.
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(By Associated Press.)
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 14.-The
upheaval In Russia following the pro
mulgation of the reform manifesto has
now reached Vladlvostock and Yenise
isk anil other extreme points of the em
pire. Confirmation has been obtained
from various souiv.es of an uprising at
Vladlvostock, where the condition of
alfalis in quite critical. Many persons
have been killed and the foreigners
have taken refuge on the ships In the
harbor. Many public buildings, stoieyt
and houses have been pillaged and sat
fire to by the mob.
The American embassy has received
from Consul Greener at Vladivostok de
tails of the outbreak, which began
Sunday afternoon Immediately after
the departure of the Russian armored
cruisers Gromobol and Russia. The
people who had gathered In great
crowds in the streets became excited
by Inflammatory speeches. Many sol
diers and sailors were also In on an
gry mood, having expected to go home
with the squadron. The mob began to
break windows and pillage, and In the
evening set fire to the theater, the Gol
den Horn Hotel, to several blocks of
Chinese buildings in the northern part
of the city and to the officers' resi
dences and other buildings In the east
ern quarter. The (Ires burned all night.
Seventy buildings were consumed.
Troops were summoned fo restore or
der and fired frequent volleys, killing
many persons.
Just before the Amerl an consul tele
graphed today the commandant of the
fortress of Vladivostok assisted by
priests and the leaders of the work
men's organizations, addressed the mob
urging them to keep the peace, but the
consul said lie feared the attempt
would be In vain.
Mr. Greener added that twenty-four
merchant vessels In the harbor were
now crowded with Inhabitants. The
consul was on board a steamer when
he sent his dispatch and he expects" to
remain there.
BARNARD SPEAKS AT
PYTHIAN BIG NIGHT
(Special to The Citizen.)
SAI.1SHI RY, Nov. 14. Pythian big
night was observed by the Pythlans of
Salisbury and vicinity tonight. The
event was a great one and was largely
attended. Mayor A. S. Barnard, of
Ashevllle, was the principal speaker
of the occasion, addresses were also
made by CVmgressman Theo. F. Kluttz,
Rev. W. II. Rich and others of this
city. 1
TRIAL OF GAYNOR AND GREEN WILL NOT
OCCUR UNTIL
(By Associated Press.)
Savannah. Ga., Nov. 14. The trial
of Benjamin D. Greene and John F.
Gaynor, on charges of conspiracy to
defraud the government In connection
with the river and harbor contracts
given out under the supervision of
former Capt. O. M. Carter, engineer
In charge of the Savannah dlsetrict
at the time, will not take place until
after January 1, next. .
This developed today when the fed
eral court of the southern district of
Georgia was convened under Judge
Spter. Tbe criminal docket was not
touched today. It will not be until
January, hen Judge Speer will re
TAET TALKS '
OF POLITICS
AND PANAMA
Highly Elated Over Defeat of
DUiaiam in unio ana
Makes Prediction.
CONDITIONS IN PANAMA
SHOWING IMPROVEMENT
Things Gradually Gettlno Into
Shape for Beginning
Excavations'
' .-'Il
(By Associated Press.)
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Nov. 14.
Secretary of War William H. Taft
reached Hampton Roads today aboard
the cruiser Columbia, after a trip of
investigation to the Isthmus of Pan
ama. He left the Columbia in tha
ship's cutter Bhortly before 7 o'clock,
at which hour he boarded the steamer
for Washington.
Secretary Taft received an Associated
Press representative in hi office
aboard the Columbia, and talked free
ly of the recent election, particularly
that In Ohio, and the situation as he
found it In Panama. He said:
Long Step.
"The result in Cincinnati ia a long"
step toward better municipal govern
ment, and better local party politics,
but the victory will not be completed
for several years. The machine, en
trenched in power as Is the Ohio ma
chine, can only be made to give It op
through the earnest attention and work
of young men willing to devote all the
time possible not needed In their dally ,.
vocation, to organisation of political
clubs, which shall have for their motto
'Open conventions and freedom, to tha
people In the selection of proper can
didates for municipal and county offl-
1 " regret the defeat; of GovC Herrlck
because I think he was made to suffer
for alleged subserviency to bossism of
which he was not guilty, and his free
dom from which would have been dem
onstrated by a second term. His ad
ministration was clean and as free
from scandal as that of any previous
governor of Ohio. Mr. Pattlson, the
Democratic governor-elect, I know well.
He Is a man of high character, and If
we must hare a Democratic governor,-'
I do not know of a better man."
The secretary stated that he was
highly pleased with his trip to Panama
and said in this connection; J
"The trip was very satisfactory. In
comparison with the condition of af
fairs on the occasion of my visit last
year, marked Improvement is shown.
Great work has been done in sanita
tion and the suppression of disease and
In preliminary work in constructing
houses, setting up equipment, building
railroad tracks, docks and wharves,'
and all the enormous necessary work
of preparation before the dirt can be.
made to fly. The present organization
under Mr. Hhonts seems to be operat
ing effectively." . . J
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ALDERMEN MEET AND
ORGANIZE BOARD
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK. Nov. 14. The alder
men of the Greater City met today is
their respective boroughs and organis
ed themselves Into county boards of
canvassers to canvass the vote cast
Tuesday.
Twenty-nine Democrats and eight
Republicans and fuslonists made up
the aldermanic board of canvassers for
New oYrk county, fme board decided
that the votes of twenty-three of its
thirty-seven members shall tbe required
to adopt resolutions. It was also de
elded that three members shall consti
tute a quorum for contests and com
parisons. Thus action was protested by
Henry Yonge, counsel for W. R. Hearst.
The board adjourned until tomorrow
without acting on the protest.
THE FIRST OF NEXT YEAR
convene his court after recess to lH
taken next Saturday.
No allusion was made to the cele
brated case of Greene and Gaynor
during today's sew Ion. Special As
sistant Attorney Generay Marion Er
win, was present, but counsel for
Greene and Gaynor were not. Evident
ly it had been understood amoving
counsel, however, that n steps to
ward the assignment of the case, woula
be taken. .
Greene and Gaynor are stiQ In Jail
here and there will be no effort made
to secure their release on ball. This
has been stated previously but tt was
not known absolutely to be the case
until today demonstrated that Judge
Speer would not 4m asked to grant