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VOL XXI NO 33
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The Only Associated Press Newspaper in Western North Carolina
HARRIMAN DECLARES THE
TESTIMONY OF HYDE WAS
FULL OF FALSE CHARGES
. ; Prince; Louis and His Flagship
SHOE MEN ASK
FOR REVISION
OF THE TARIFF
SEVEN MEN ARE BLOWN
INTO ETERNITY BY BIG
EXPLOSION OF COAL GAS
THE' WEATHER. -
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FAIR. t -
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Former Associate of Ex-vlce-Prcsldent
Takes Stand
Against Hyde.
CLAIMS HE HAS BEEN
GOOD FRIEND TO HIM
Odcll Will Go on the Stand at
Today's Hearing at His
Own Request
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Nov. 15. E. H. Har
Oman, chairman of the board of di
rectors of the Union Pacific railroad
former member of the board of dirce-
tors of the i'aiultable Life Assur.un -
Kmlety, ami connected with many rail
roads and financial Institutions, tic
former friend of James Hazcn Hyde,
against whom the latter charged art
of an unfriendly nature in his testimo
ny yesterday, was one of the chief wit
nesses befaro the Armstrong commit
tee on insurance investigation today.
Mr. liarrlimui was called immediate
ly after recess, and his testimony was
a series of denials of the charges
made by Mr. Hyde. I'ontrary to M1'.
Hyde's statement. Mr. Harrimau said
Mr. Hyde came to him about a year
ago and aslced him to use his intlinii.c
ti have him apfxdnled ambassador to
France. Mr. Harriman said he would
speak to President Roost vi It when he
saw him, but added that while he did
so he did not recommend Mr. Hyde
for the post.
Never Did It.
Upon Mr. Hyde's testimony relative
to the settlement of thc'od-'ll stilt
being read to hint, Mr. Harriman de
nied that he had suggested to Mr.
Hyde-and d-anger of a repeal of the
charter of the Mercantile Trust com
pany directly indirectly, anil stated
that Mr. Hydu came to him anil asked
him to use his influence with Mr. Odell
toward a settlement of the matter.
In reply to inquiries by Mr. Hushes,
Mr. Harriman said Governor Odell did
not tell his that a bill had boen in
troduced in the leglslatuie to repeal
the charter of the Mercantile Trust
ennvpany and that his first intimation
of tlds rame from his counsel today.
"Did ynu say anything to Mr. Hyde
in any of these interviews as to th '
desirability of settling the suit because
of the power that might be exercised
against the company at Albany'.'"
asked Mr. Hughes.
"No, Sir."
"Did you make any mention to Mr.
Hyde of any attempts tnat had bi:i
or might be made to repeal the char
ter of the Mercantile Trust company?"
"No. Sir.''
Mr. Harriman said that he made no
reference to the advantage of a set
tlement in order to avoid an attack up
on the company and that Governor
Odell did not request him to use his
influence to obtain a settlement of the
claim. Governor Odell, Mr. Harriman
said, had no interview with him to
bring about a settlement, but the re
quest came exclusively from Mr. Hyde.
Another Denial.
A portion of Mr. Hyde's testimony
in which lie said Mr. Harriman had
suggested to him Unit an effort might
be made to repeal the charter of th."
Mercantile Trust company, was then
read to Mr. Harriman, who said that
he did not make any such suggestion
to Mr. Hyde.
Mr. Harriman also denied having said
to Mr. Hyde, as Mr. Hyde had testi
fied, that there was a possibility of
powerful interests at Albany doing
harm to the Mercantile Trust company
because of the ship building loss. He
also denied saying- anything to Mr.
Hyde about the repeal of the charter Of
the Mercantile Trust company, and
declared that he did not know of any
rumor that a bill was introduced to re
peal that charter.
Mr. Harriman explained that h
iwanted Mr. Hyde's Individual signa
ture to the syndicate agreement of the
$50,000,009 Union Pacific pod because
no pyndicate wants a corporation as a
tnember. He justified this because it
was difficult to guard confidences when
more than one individual represents
the same interest. He denied that he
CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR.
NORWEIGAN BOAT SUNK IN SCHUYLKILL
IN COLLISION WITH BRITISH STEAMER
(By Associated Press.)
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.. Nov. 15. -The
Norwegian steamer Eamford from PI1
leys Island for Philadelphia, was sunk
today at the mouth of the Schuylkill
river In a collision with the British
Kteamship Carthagentan, which was
bound from Philadelphia for St. Johns
and Glasgow. The crew of the Earnford
were saved. '
The Earnford. which was laden with
pyrites ore, was Just entering the
mouth of the Schuylkill river, about
four miles below the city, aa the Car-
BLOODSHED IS
PREVENTED BY
A HEAVY SNOW
Another General Strike Is
Now in Progress at St.
Petersburg.
DECLARED TO BE ONLY
A BIG DEMONSTRATION
The Embassies are Growing
Frightened and Removal of
Women Is Councelled.
(By Associated Press.)
st. pktki:sim'!:g x,,-,-. p;. -12 :17 .
. A ties e. uoMh-iast hli;:zard and
kpw hieh blew down 1 1 St. Peters
burg tonigat, preveited bloodshed in
the Russian capital. The bitter cold
by f'o:eii,g the strikers to remain in
doors did more to preserve order than
ail th- Cossack cavalry ...it rolling the
streets. Heavy military reserves ar '
stationed in ail the indust ria I districts.
ut uji to midnight there was no riot
ing. I bete were rutcors of collisions
in various pails of the city, but upon
investigation they turned out to be
false.
The So ial-Democrats had an itr
uvssive response on the part of all
;rgaiiizations of worklngmen to then
summons for a geneial palitleal strike
demonstrate iln-ir soshliarity with
iTie . si: uggle of 'eeir Polish comrades
autonomy, and to prnlest agaln.-u
the execution of the mutinous sailors
at fronstadt. The men walked out of
all the hl mills and factories and the
mployes of the Baltic and Warsaw
railroads, the primers and other elasse.-
f laborers struck, but the shops i:i
the center of the city were not clasi -i
Ttoops took charge of the electric light
stations, which were operated by sail
ors, so that t'.to city was not placed in
dttrkm-ss tonight.
No di spatches have arrived from I '11
interior, however, to show that tin
workmen in other cities are responding
to the demand for o-operation and dis
sension lias boken out among tin
leaders, Verne of whom believe the
strike to be hasty and ill-advised and
who say that if it does not sjeceed the
result, will be loss of prestige.
Just a Demonstration.
At meetings tonight this faction urg
ed the leaders to announce tomorrow
that the strike was only intended a?
a demonstration, but the radicals,
whose alr.i is to keep on the revolution
ary agitation at all hazards, refused
to listen to such counsels. They in
sisted that it was vitally necessary for
the success of their :' rc.pae arala anion-,
the army and the navy that they should
get credit for saving I he lives of thi
mutineers ami taat if they could force
ttv government to recede from its posi
tion regarding Pchind they would have
it by the throat. At strike headquar
ters tonight reports were being received
and the leaders refused to admit thai
the question of abandoning the strike
had yet been raised.
The situation has caused a renewal
of the panicky feeling among the In
habitants whose nerves were already
shattered by the events of the last
fortnight, and hundreds of persons who
had just returned are asain leaving fo
Finland. The foreign residents are be
coming more and more alarmed, and
many of them are hastily preparing
to go abroad for t lie w inter.
Embassies, Frightened.
In case the Finnish socialists should
join their Russian comrades and tie
up the Finnish railroad, the only egress
would be by water, and the freezing
of the gulf of Finland a. fortnight
hence would close the last exit. The
foreign embassies share the public
alarm and the British Embassy is ad
vising the immediate removal of wo
men and children.
thagenian was proceeding down the
Delaware. The ciiannel at this point Is
narrow and the .current very swift. Be
fore the helm of the Carthageniaii
couIJ be thrown over the bin vessel
had trashed into the Earnford. tear
ing a hole in the latter's side a few
inches Ixlow the water-Ilfle. The Earn
ford sank in a few minutes. The crew
were taken, off by the Carthaenlao
and the latter returned to thla city
for repairs. The railing and pilot house
of the Earnford are above water ar.d
the vessel may possibly be tared.
?! Eli !
ing mailt- throiiirh i"apt. Mark Ki rr.
to give the Prince, all were told to :
III t.li.'- capacity he mines to Ann l i
WILL RETIRE THREE
MILLION BALES NOW
Southern Cotton Association Will Have
Planters S.gn Pledges to Hold
for 15 Cents.
(By Associated Press.)
NKW OKI.KA.NS. Nov. 1.1.-Follow ing
the arrival of President ilarvie Jor
dan, the Soutneru Cotton Association
today perfected ola.is for taking off
the imuket M.iMiO.finO bab-s of otten by
means of n seres or pledges which the
farmers will sign themselves, stating
their name and address, and the
amoun' of cot Ion they w ill thus hold.
The cotton here will not be sold for
less tl'an la cents a pound, aee-naling
to the pledges. A representative of the
association is to be sent into every
one of the SIT cotton producing counties
of the cotton belt at once.
When the pledges are signed they will
be sent to the cential office of the as
soi iation in A tlanta.
President Jordan says that half of
the ,-rop has already been sold at ail
average of 10 vents and the spinners
must have all the rem::Cnder. He be
lieves that 15 wills for the remainder
is a fail' price and it will only average
;hc spinners 'Zy cents, waile they have
ba:-- d all their calculations on II ierr.
.'otton.
OLD MAN WINTER "It'tt aoon
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tt aiherg. item- A '.
I'tlnee Iniis ut
a.al commanding
1 -lis. 1- squad1 Ml.
. a ,( a. w as tak -
left Kni! land.
, mm aaiic. 11--:.
and has .:
i i here are some
r is blaek an i
IP' made a nee'
the Itritish seeo iii
who is now visiting
III le-loero ihe Pllle
Prince Louis Is n o
is mil, well tun
black beard in whl-
fcioy hail's. His h
he is slightly ba I' I
fa vol atile Impress: -
met beie. He lik
miral.'" and when :
o niman.Iing the In ,,'
hi rest his simply as
hi . vt ryon
le
the title
aiuities
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POWERS PRESENT AN
UNTIMATUM TO FORTE
Refusal is Expected and Preparations
Are Being Made to Send a
Large Fleet.
(By Associated Press.)
LONDON Nov.. I.'. - It was usee' -mined
at the for. Un' office this after
noon that the ainhassalnu s of the pow
ers at I'onstnntieople today presente I
a joint ultimatum to the Porte. T!..
other powers did not agree to Fori
Secretary La';,niii lie's proposals that
the powers assume judicial as well as
financial control of Macedonia and that
the control be extended to the Vlllnyei
of Atltiauople, which was not hulu...d
in the origin. 1 reform s heme. The
ultimatum as presented In addition to
the financial : oiurol of .Macedonia do-
mauds a two
of efl't'e of
oivp ageais
Kuropean e,e
The Port 1
which to rej
and coiisi qi,
oept fJern ai
preparing to
to rendeAo,;
Hi the cr.ii.ii
An Ansli:
the iniernai,
ir extension of th- '-"'!!
or Austrian and Russian
'1 of the olllfers of the
. rmerie.
s been given 'Jl hours in
..'. . A refusal is ex: ecte 1
i.i ly all tie- pow ers cx-
. will not participate, are
I. vpatcb two vessels
each
; a.t Piraeus in th
course
t week,
a ..dmlrnl will command
n il fleet.
,'jipi':'i'i
be time that I vae packed up and off
Governor Douglass Heads
Deleqatlon That Visits
the President.
ROOSEVELT CLAIMS
HE WAS MISQUOTED
Declares Remarks lo Another
Delegatlou Were Twisted
by Whitney. '
(By Associated Press.)
ASIIl.M; 1 1 N, Nov. 1.1. -l.overnor
W. 1.. Douglas of Massachuset l
headed a delegation of hoot and sh
and leather manufacturers that called
die White House today, and mad
the prim ipal address to the president
in behalf of the movement to seetir
a repeal of the dutv on bides. The del
egatiou numbered -S men representh
the vie ions Industries interested. in
addition lo the remarks of Uoveruor
Douglas, t:-.eie were addresses by scv
cull of the other members of the d
gallon.
Oovernor Douglas told the president
that the interests they represented
would willingly consent to a reasonabl
reduction of duly of 1!;1 per cent on boot
and shoes in order to obtain f :-ee hid
and cheap leather, lloveraor Douglas
malm-lined that the duty on hid
handicapped the shoe industry, and
taxes the people on essential arlicl
In reasing the cost of living. He did
not believe the duty on hides protect
or benefited cattle raisers. uh cheap
er leath'r Onvernor Douglas sai 1
r.oiilii :e.:ke eip aiier siloes and increase
ot; -.cn; orl business many fold.
loll . w:ng the presentation of th'
hv,e. ie! i'oIi.'s of the delegation th
prcsi-1. n; aesuii d them that their in
terests should surely receive the pains
taking atu ntion, bofh of tha executiv
and l ongri'ss. In the course of his re
marks be replied an experience he had
'ast winter with a commltte - from Mas
sachusetts of which Mr. Whitney, re
cently a candidate for lieutenant gov
einor, of Massachusetts, was a mem
Iter. He siild that Mr. Whitney bail mis
quoted him, in the campaign w hich wti
i losed a few days ago. and declared
t: at he was "constrained tn believe
that Mr. Whitney had "deliberately
misrepresented what had occqrred.
With this experience In mind, the pre:
l lent declined to enter upon a discus
sion of the subject of free hides at this
time. The president refer ed lo a let
le- h" had received from Curtis Guild
I recently elected governor of Massachu
setts, a letter urging In the strongest
terms an immediate revision of tin
tariff, and especially icmovhig the duty
from hides.
ly.'.y-iiui'ji'hij'fji,
for H comma my busy eason.'
M :u,.'i,-.- ir'"l 1
GOVERNMENT
RESTS IN THE
WHISKEY CASE
Famous Nick Williams Trla
at Greensboro Drawing
to a Close.
REVENUE AGENT SAMS
ON WITNESSSTAND
Distiller Dinklns of Williams
Company Refuses to In
criminate Himself.
(By Associated Press.)
GHKKNSHuliO, X. C, Nov. 13. Tis
tn t Attorney Helton announced to
night that the government would re
its case in tile trial of the Old Nick
Williams Distillery company, X. Glenn
Williams and I). R. Kennedy, for vio
lations of the internal revenue laws.
in federal district court tomorrow
morning.
AV ill White Is the only witness for
the government that has not been ex
anilneil and he will go on the stand
when court convenes In the morning.
lit venue Agent Tl. H. Sams was on
the stand till this afternoon and tes
tilled as to Ihe present condition of
the distillery and rellnery.
Ace Diukins, another distiller of Wil
Hams, N. C, went on the stand and
.vas asked by the district attorney If
lie had ever had any transactions with
he Old Nick Williams clmpany, or any
if the defendants. He replied that he
had bill would not testify with refer-
nce to them, as if) do so would in
riinlnate himself.
Stood Fast.
The district attorney iiuestloned Ihe
witness for some time, but failed to
licit any testimony that would af
fect the case.
"Did you not tell me." said District
Attorney Holton to Ace Dinklns, "that
if you were to come here und testify
in this ease you would do so ut the
oM of your life?"
"I w'lll not answer that question," the
witness said. "That was a private
onversation and to repeat all of II
would incriminate myself."
Several times during the time he was
on the stand he bad lo be prompted by
th' court before he would resiHind to
the riucstlons of the district attorney.
md he displayed much uneasiness.
AMERICANS ARE
BECOMING RESTIVE
(By Associated Press.) .
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1,1. -it has been
known several mouths that American
residents in the Isie of Pines were be
coming restive under Cuban control.
but surprise was created at, the report
ed erection of a territorial government
in the Island, and the selection of Im
portant ofil- ials to administer the af
fairs of that government. No advices
Indicating such action have been re-
eived officially.
PALMA DOESN'T KNOW.
(By Associated Press.)
HAVANA, Nov. 15. President Pnl-
ma said today that the Cuban gov
ernment had no definite infocmation
about what occurred on the Isle of
Pines, and he was not willing to dis
cuss the matter until officially informed
The fact that the J.-le of Pines offi
cials have not reported any movement
inclines the government officers here to
bflleve the reports are exaggerated.
LUMBERMEN OF THREE STATES COMBINE
TO CONTKOL
(By Associated Press.)
COLUMBIA. 8: C. Nov. 14. At a
Joint meeting of the North Carolina
Pine association and the South Car
olina Lumber as so iation held here to
day the two bodies, as heretofore ar
ranged, were merged Into the former.
The new association - 111 practically
control the lumber Industry In the two
Carolina, Virginia and a part of Mary
land. Its combined capital will rep
resent 120, 000, 000. and Its annual out
put will amount to about one billion
feet of lumber.
T. C. Fosburgh of Norfolk. Va was
Terrible Fate Overtakes Coal
Miners at Bentleysvllle,
Pa.. While at Work.
.. J
MEN WERE WARNED
OF THE DANGER
Fire Damp It Is Thought Was
Cause of the Cat
astrophe. (By Associated Presa.)
M OX O N i i A II K LA CITY, Pa., Nov.
I.I. I'ndoubtedly killed and probably
blown to pieces, seven men are lying
In the depths of the new shaft of the
Hrasnell i ual compjiny on the out-,
skirts of l-tentleyavHIe, while another
outside the mine is dead as the result
of the gas explosion today. The Braa
nell Coal company has been sinking tha
new shaft since last summer. Two
weeks ago It was learned that a pocket
of gus had been formed in the bot
tom of the mine, which is 185 feet
deep. Orders were given for all ths .
men to work with safety lamps, and
this has been done.
Three shifts of men were employed
by Contractor and General Superin
tendent Huszo. Lute today Day Bogs
Karragut und his six men without
thought of danger stepped Into the
cage and descended into the mine. They
were building a concrete water ringr,
or ditch, fifty feet down the Bhaft In
order to catch dripping: water. About
five minutes after the men descended
a terrifflc explosion occurred which
blew hugh pieces of timber out of tha .
mine like sky-rockets as high as 150
feet in the air. The tipple and all
the mine rigging were torn down and
debris scattered In heaps all around.
A shovel which lay at the tap of the
shaft, was hurled with such violence
that it sank four Inches into a plank.
It Is believed that the men were In
stantly killed and fell to the bottom
of the shaft. John McCatey, on the
outside, was killed by the falling tip
ple, and others were seriously, though
not fatally hurt. Mine Inspector Lou
telt gave as his opinion that the ex
plosion was caused by iHre damp. Bat
its II would have been practically im
possible for safety lamps in working
order to Ignite the gas there must have
been some kind of open light used. An
ordinary miner's torch badly battered, -
whi h was found near the mouth ot
the shaft, tends to Indicate that some
ono disobeyed orders and carried a
lighted torch into the shaft.
ASHEVILLE MAN HAS
FOOT CRUSHED OFF
(Special to The Citizen.)
S PENCE It, N. C. Nov. IB. J.
Hemmett, of Aslievtlie, who waa
brekeman on the Southern Railwoy rui
between Spencer and Asheville, lost
foot on the Spencer yards this after
noon by being run over by an engine.
The young man was standing; on tha
pilot of the locomotive when his foot
slipped causing him to fail beneath the
moving wheels. His leg waa frightful
ly mashed, making It necessary to am
putate the mangled foot.
KILLED BY TRAIN.
(By Associated Presa.)1
JAMAICA, L. I., Nov. 15. Wood
ville FlMnlnsr, a prominent New York
lawyer-, was killed oy a train here to
day. Mr. Fleming was widely known
through having successfully closed up
the affairs of several large Insolvent
building and loan associations in this
State. He was a Confederate colonel
during the civil war, being In command
lit the Sixth North Carolina regiment.
GETS A CALL.
(By Associated Press.)
MIDPLETOWN, N. T.. Nor. 15.
The First Congregational church here
tonight extended a call to Dr. Charles
F. Allen, professor-elect of Hebrew and.
Old Testament literature, In Atlanta
University of Georgia.
OUTPUT IN THIS SECTION
elected president. These vlce-presidenta
were chosVn:
South Carolina D, T. McHelthan,
Lumber: North Carolina John A. Wil
kinson. Belhaven; Virginia J. R. Camp,
of Norflk. ,
After discussion It waa decided to
accept the price list of the South Car
olina association, on Ions; leaf pine.
The association also discussed methods
of expediting transportation. Between
SO and SO delegates were present at the
sessions and the meeting was conduct
ed with a banquet in Craven Hall to-nlht-
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