HEVILIjB 'CITIZEN
VOL. XXH, NO. 62.
ASHEVILLE, N. C, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 20, 1907.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
The Only Associated Press Newspaper in Western North Carolina
THE
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Section One
ANNIVERSARY OF LEE'S
BIRTH IS OBSERVED WITH
APPROPRIATE EXERCISES
Ceremonies Held at Washing
ton and Lee University
Where He Is Burrled.
MASSACHUSETTS MAN
DELIVERS ADDRESS
Charles Francis Adams. Pays
Tribute to Memory of the
South's Great Chieftain.
POWDKlt CAK KXPLODKS;
PASSIM t;FHS KILLF.D
(By Associated Press.)
LKXINQTON, Va., Jan.
one-hundredth anniversary of the na
tal of the South's great chieftain,
Kobert E. Lee, was observed by appro
priate exercises today at Washington
and Lee University, which bears his
name, over which he was so long the
guiding genius, and where he now lies
burled.
The principal exercises were held in
Lee Memorial chapel, 'Where an ad
dress on hla life was delivered by
Charles Francis Adams of Massachu
setts. The large auditorium was pack
ed with an audience until no more
could be admitted.
The exercises were opened by the
singing of a favorite hymn of General
Lee by the University choir. Prayer
was offered by Rev. G. B. Strickler,
of Richmond, rector of the university. I
Dr. George Dettny Introduced the dis
tinguished speaker of the occasion,
and In concluding his remarks confer-
INLIANAPOL13. Ind. Jan. 19
According to fairly reliable re-
ports received through unofficial
sources a terrible catitslropho
overtook a Big Four aceomoda-
Hon train at Kunford last night.
According to the Information
tained at midnight It appears
that eight or ten persons were
killed and probably 25 to 30 In-
Jureu.l
one? report stated that while
the passenger train was passing
a side track at Sanford, a car
of powder exploded, killing or
malnlng most of the passengers
on the train.
The accomodation train car-
rled a baggage car, and three
coaches.
IMMENCE DAMAGE
CAUSED BY FLOOD
Crest of the Flood Water In
the Ohio Not Yet In Sight
and Loss Reaches S500.000
CINCINNATI, Jan. la. With th
crest of the Hood water in the Ohi
river not yet in sight, tho financial
loss In Cincinnati and vicinity, due
red upon Mr. Adams in the name of , to hlgn wator is jsno.OOO up to to
the university the degree of LL.D. 1 nhL Tne i,)sa includes damaged
The speaker was received with great KOods. loss of manufacturing faclli-
applauae and for over an hour held
his audiences closest attention. Mr.
Adams at the start captured the great
audience when he said:
"I would hava done- as Lee did,
though It may be deemed traitorous
to say so."
At the conclusion of the exercises
In the chapel Mr. Adams held a recep
tion on the rostrum, being Introduced
by Mr. Denny. Among the audience
ties and wages of idle men. Some IB
000 persons have been driven to
nigher land. ' Nearly fifty houses In
Newport, a dozen In Covington, and
large areas in the east end and Mill
Creek quarter o. Cincinnati, are un
der water. The conditions are similar
at all points between Pittsburg and
Cairo.
Tho immense stretch of the river,
silently and remorselessly carrying
were many of the old students who , bef(ire a mann(r ()f pr0perty' was
attended the university forty years ago
watched all day by thousands of peo
mm a unuer me. Bum..,B j pIe on both banks and the high build-
. , , . i Ings. while strenuous efforts were
The camps of Confederate veterans made ))y min(lre(ls
of men to parry
present 1 urmea jiru'iHsnm umi
marehod from the court house to the!
to places of safety those whose homes
had been invaded bv the Hood or
some of the household effeetH from
the Iiooded homes. For better hand
linff relief work. Mayor Dempney thit
afternoon divided the city into four
relief sections.
SHERIFF CATCHES
ESCAPED PRISONER
chapel. The university faculty in cap 1
and gown, with trustees, followed by ;
the student body In cap and pnvn,
formed their procession at Ne.weomb (
Hall and marched to the chapel across ,
the campus. !
Luncheon Served.
Following the exercises In ihe chap
el, a luncheon, with an elaborate menu
was served by the Lee-Jackson camp j
of Confederate veterans in the iniiver-1
slty gymnasium, where covers were:
laid for 200. Among the speakers;
were Attorney General Anderson of;
Virginia, who responded in behalf of1
the veterans, and Colonel .1. M. 71.
Ross, who gave reminiscences of Ihe
Confederate soldier.
This afternoon, from " to 7.30,
o'clock, the Confederate veteran:: and
visitors were given a reception by
Mary-Custis Lee Chapter c.r the
Daughters of the Confedera v. in the
home of President and Mrs. Iiwiny in
the University grounds. I mi; the.
residence of General Lee. Tiii- was a !
most brilliant local function Among j RECEIVER FOR FIRE
imiimv in ine receiving i';ni, if.iur?
the officers of the chapter, were Mrs.
George Denny, Mrs. I A. Xolson. Mrs.
William Flunkln, and Mr... Charles F.
McNulty.
Tonight a banquet was tendered in
the Engineering hall ! old stu
dents who attended th .,::l rsity dur
ing the administration of General Lee.
Numerous toasts were drunk and re
sponses made. Frank
ljouisiana was toastn.ast
(By AfcsocloHil Press.)
ltOAXOKK. Va., Jan. 19. Arthur
Stanley, the young white man who
Thursday night shot John Foster at
the home of Mrs. Lizzie Sink, in
Franklin county, and made his escape,
was captured last night in his home
near Ferris, by Sheriff Dickenson and
a deputy.
The killing was the result of n iiiar
rel brought about by jealousy and It
Is said Foster attacked Stanley with a
shotgun.
INSURANCE COMPANY
HAND BLOWN OFF
BY AN EXPLOSION
(By Associated Press.)
ATLANTA. Ha., Jan. in Judge
Pendleton, in the superior court to
day, granted a petition for the ap
pointment of a receiver for the Geor
gia Mutual Fire Insurance company,
and named Samuel p. Evans as tem-
Wisdom of jairary receiver, iixing January 2i a
the date for hearing arguments The
petition was tiled by H. C. Powell.
who alleges the company is insolvent.
SPENCER, N. C. Jan. 1 9. Ernest,
a young son of J. H. Harris of Spencer
had his hand blown almost entirely off
here this afternoon by the explosion
of a dynamite cartridge. He laid the
cartridge on the floor and drove upon
it with a rock In his hand. The aci
dent occurred In the home and several
other playmates narrowly escaped be
ing killed.
KMX AND COLDfcK.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 9.
Forecast for Sunday and
Monday: North Carolina Rain
Sunday; Monday, colder and
fair, brisk to high southwest
winds, shirting to northwest..
GREAT DAMAGE
CAUSED BY FIRE
AT BEAUFORT
Most Disastrous Fire In the
City's History Occurred
Yesterday Afternoon.
LOSS ESTIMATED AT
MORE THAN $500,000
Water Supply Failed and For
Awhile the Entire City
Seemed Doomed.
ARRANGEMENT
EFFECTED FOR
t
A SEPARATION
' 5
i-
Duke and Duchess of Marl
borough Will Separate With,
out Divorce proceedings.
ROYALTY IS SAID
TO HAVE INTERVENED
Were Desirous of Averting
Publicity Involving Ancient
Ducal house.
(By Associated Press.)
BEAUFORT, H. C Jan. 19. The
most disastrous lire in the history of
Beaufort occurred this afternoon
The loss Is estimated at between
$500,000 and $700,000, about ono
third covered by insurance.
The lire originated In the barn and
stables of F. YV. Scheper, on Bay
stret, and its spread was rapid, as a
high wind was blowing. The wator
supply failed and efforts to fight tho
flames were fruitless. They only
quit when they bud nothing more to
feed upon in the direction In which
they were being blown. Among the
losers was the city, tho town hall, the
market being consumed. The large
grocery store of .Scheper was de
stroyed as was the bank. The bank's
funds and papers were saved Mr.
Hcheuer Is said to have been more
fully protected by Insurance than any
other of the losers.
The fire leaped across Bay street,
consuming the hardwure and paint
store of N. Christesen, and Bona., and
half the block behind It. Another
jump across a street was made, and
the law office of Thomas Talbird and
a row of stores he owned, were de
stroyed. A number of houses between
(By Associated Press.)
LONDON, Jan.
situation in
Kingston Well
UNDER CONTROL
Streets Are Rapidly Being
Cleared of Debris. Corpses
of Victims Recovered.
PERFECT ORDER IS
BEING PRESERVED
All the Higher Officials Are
Working Unwearlly to Re
lieve Those In Distress.
i
h. The confer
ences which have recently been going
on between relatives, lawyer, and
others concerning the differences be
tween the Duke and Duchess of Marl
borough have resulted In an arrange
ment by which their affairs will not
be brought before the courts, and a
separation will be effected, ho as to
avoid publicity. This was largely
brought about through the Interven
tion of royalty, whleh Is friendly to
both sides and desirous of averting
public proceedings involving the an.
clent ducal house.
While the present stutus of the af
fair cannot be set forth officially or
authoritatively owing to natural do- j
uiu rinn nail tm . .. 1, .,,- I ... . . ... O
sire to avoid dlacuaaion, yet the M-rr "-" "V . ---
inn nnu t-uiiHinuuiHi y wmo ucvinvu
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Jan. 18 (Fri
day). The work of clearing the
streets of Kingston of debris and re
covering the corpses of the victims of
the earthquake and conflagration Is
proceeding rapidly. The southwest
em portion of Kingston looks exactly
as did Ht. Pierre after the eruption of
Mount Pelee.
The American battleships Indiana
and Missouri arrived here Thursday,
Admiral Davis at once visited Gover
nor Hwettenham, and offered assist
a nee In Ihe shape of armed guards to
protect the banks and public buildings
and to send ashore rescue parties to
aid In recovering the dead. The lat
ter offer was accepted with thanks,
and a party of marines were landed
Thursday afternoon, and are still
working like Trojans performing a
service that will forever be remem
bered In this island, The former offer
SIXTEEN DEAD
TEN INJURED
IN COLLISION
Collide: Wreckage Takes
Fire. Victims Burn.
VANDERBILT IS
! CHARGED WITH
EVADING TAXES
Passenger and Freight Trains New York Dispatches Say HO
FAILED TO SEE RED
LIGHT IN THE FOG
Passenger Ran By the Block.
All Her Crew, Killed With
One Exception.
Swore There That Ho
Lived In Ashevllle.
BUT HE DOES NOT PAY
TAX ON INCOME HERE
lowing, gathered from well informed
sources, is believed to embody' 'the
most essential features of the arrange
ment: Through the Intervention of the
Marquis of Lansdowne,who Is the
Duko of Marlborough's uncle, the
Duchess has been lnduoed to take a
position favorable p an adjustment
According tha pfeimt, arrangement thrournout th. devastate eity,
sufficient to preserve order and pro
tect all buildings that needed protec
tion. On tho whole the conduct of the
populace has been admirable, Thar
huvo been only a few attempts at
looting and these have been confined
to rum shops and provision stores.
The guards hava not had occasion to
Ore a single shot. . Perfect order reigns
An admirable example has been set
the duke and dui-riesa vill live apart.
the duke retaining Blenheim Palace l(ne uwcr classes by tho governor and
city market and the Methodist church . entirely andCom imiing to enjoy thejija(y Hwettenham, and the higher of-
were destroyed. Flying embers tgni-i $100,000 a year settled upon him "y ! ticlnl and their wives, who are work
ted a number of residences an eighth1 the duchess's family with tho custody , nK unwearlly to relieve the distressed
of a mile distant, including that of of their two sons for six months each Hn, nurse the ounded. American nav-
(By Associate! Press.)
FOWLER, Ind. Jan. ID, At least
sixteen persons were crushed or
burned to death early today In a col
llsion between a freight train and the
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago
Bt. Louis "Queen City Flyer" which
left Chicago last night. Ten
persona were seriously Injured, and
several mora slightly hurt.
The passenger train was rUnnlng
fifty miles an hour and consisted or
a combination coach, three sleepers
and a Big Four private car, occupied
by Mrs. C.'E. Hchaff, wife of the vice
president of the railroad, The train
was destroyed by fire, except the pri
vate car, and one sleeper. Seven of
of the dead hava been identified. El
even of the victims were burned to
death In the combination coach and
only two of these hava been Identifi
ed. . . .
With but one exoeptlon, every
member of the passenger train crew
perished. Identified dead:
W. , HARRIS, Indianapolis.
PETER, J. HIDDENUER, Indian
apolis, conductor.
I. 11. MAOKK, baggaga tnastsr. In
dianapolis. ,
3. A. HH ANNAN. WIlllamsDort.
4IENRT K. OLOOTt. fireman. Cln-
oinnatu
Ashevllle Authorities Write td
Mayor McClellan For
Information.
W. E. Banders, and the stately col
onial home of the Talbirds. On the
the waler front the handsome resi
dences of J. N. Wallace and W. J.
Thomas were consumed. The store of
N. Crol'ut and Mrs. J. Levin were
mrned.
For a time it looked as if the whole j her sons with le i to any part of th
town would be destroyed. The ! continent dnritiK itieir holidays, wttn
year, the control of their education H doctors are also doing magnificent
until they become of age, and the : work in assisting the local doctors,
choice of their professions. On th"' The original estimates of the killed
other hand the duchess will enjoy were too moderate. Over 1100 victims
the use of the Marlborough family J mVe been burled up to today and
jewels and will li ne precedence as a .snires of half burned bodies have
duke's wife wild the right to lake heen taken from the ruins of collapsed
buildings and cremated ul Ihe cross
ings of thoroughfare, with the view of
'hristensen.", t'roftit und Talbird out Interfering wil their studies af- avoiding tho outbreak of an epP
nrrled no insurance whatever. ; ter the age of II ileinii'.
RAILROAD CONTRACTOR ARRESTED
IN VIRGINIA ON PEONAGE CHARGE
(By Associate! Press.) one Seneca, an Italian banker of
ROANOKE. Va. Jan. 19. Giovani J'hiladelphia It is alleged that Kauli
Saruli, a railroad contractor, filling a held a dozen lalor rs again! their
contract with the Tidewater Railroad will and placed an armed guard over
company, near Roanoke, was arrest- them with instructions to shoot them
ed. yesterday on a charge of peonage if they attempted to get away. The
by United States Deputy Marshal men escape.! at night ana went to
Aliff. in BedTord county and brought Philadelphia. where they recited
here, where he was bailed bv Cnited their exeriences to Seneca. The lat-
States Commissioner White. In the ter. it is said, places labor with con
sum of $1,000 for his appearance at: tractors over the country,
a hearing January 15. ftaruli declares there is nothing lp.
The charge was preferred by File- the charge. j
WKNRT A. PnXCVi; California. '
The Injured;
E. W. Tripp, Indianapolis, engineer.
John Cobble, Indianapolis, engi
neer.
Minor Orirrin, Mhelbyvllle, Ind, fire
man. F. W. Link, Hastings, Mich.
L. F. Lang, Chicago.
M. A. Creelon, New York City.
K. C. Harnes, Cincinnati.
R A. Douglass, Frecport, Ills.
John Myer, New York.
The pasenger irnln In n heavy fog,
ran by a telugruphlc block signal
which called for a stop. The red light
was no obeyed. It probably was ob
scured by fog The locomotive was
telescoped with Ihe combination
coach, making a mass of wreckage
under willed Ihe passengers In the
car were wedged. There wer msny
Instance of heroism among the pas
sengers who were uninjured
Mrs. Hchiiff gave her cur to (he In
jured, live of whom she later took In
Hie car to Kankakee.
OFFICIAL NT ATF.MF.XT.
CIIH'AHO, Jan Hi. -The following
Ih the offhlul statement restirdlitK llo
wreck at Fowler. Ind . issued from the
officer or tin- Hlg Four Railroad In
this city.
"Train No. 3X, knouu as the Queen
I'ltv Special, willed lefl Chicago at
III 'Ml last iiIkIiI. lolllded with No. tir,.
: fan! iim'I i liii nd ise irelght train, rtMt
feel caxt of II al sHllrb at Fouler.
Ind. No .!K rau l.v a stop signal af. i ,osds
1 K'i ler. This w an a lelenraphle I'lnOV I
nlKlial. anil the red Huhl U'ts hiiniitis
jhliglilly, bill tile eiiKlnei i failed In ree
ill and Htop. piotialtly on aeioitnt of 'Hi,-
j er le a t y lojc
! "Il is re,oile. that there ,v . r , t h r- .
( I. en t.eopl' in the oin hit), i ' eiHi .al.
alio!' wiioni von l.llle.l, nlth 1h. ex j
, ception of l wo, w ho are h.i.l Injn
'All t lie im ii .a n t ri f I h l ea r ilri- rlllnl
filled oulrlKhl or so ei(ou-v llliOTeft
ia-. to la- iinahhi lo ..,ir-, aiol their
III'' Hi hull.' . 1 I fi I h f a
'The .1.-...J
I , SU A N'.Sf i.V. I 'hi f,Uo. dead on
'i.il llain, '11 roll!- lo i'.alikal'.'"
I'liMit'iTnl! lliliii,".S';i;i:. oi tie
si nKer train
j : a ; i a ; i ; MAs'iiri; M';i:i:. of
pa l MK'-l 1 1 a 1 1 1
"FIRK.VIAN AI'iiT'l'. "f ,,.,). seii get
l ra in
FI.F.VF.N 'i'iTI'A IS iiC TIIKi'lent
I'n.Mlll.N ATlh.S' CM:. nair.. mi- i ,
Know n ' ft OS'I IM l:l ON'
I,.
rl
P'
Oeorge W. Vanderbllt pay per
sonal taxes neither In Now York nog
In Ilunnomhe c.unty, , .
And If ha' pays them anywhere lit
tha world no one her can be fount!
to suggest where. .
From New York eomethe posit I v
statement from high authorities that
two years ago Mr. Vanderbllt "swora
off" tha personal taxes , assessed)
against him there and was so relieved!
from paying them on his affirmation
that he was nut a resident of New
York but of North Carolina in fac
"Of Ashevllle' came tha Information
to The Cltlsen from New York, y
Hut neither two years ago, nor rat
last June when cltlsena of this atata
r rouulred by law to "List" thai ft
personal taxes, that Is atata to tha
the assessors tha amount of personal'
property they hava on t hat date, did)
tha owner of tha princely Illltmora
House make any return In this eouni
ly of Buncombe and In tha yean that
have passed there Is nothing to show,
pn the tax books her that) Mr. Van
flerbllt ha paid a cent on the stocks,"
Ixmds, mortgages ' and otrufr sources
Which are supposed to make up hls
fortune of some fifteen millions of
dollars. He paid only on1 some fifty'
pdd thousand of property; of a, ptr-'
jmnal nature such as hotrses, furni
ture, library U). at Uiltmor House, -And
because they hav heard that
Mr. Vanderbllt paid no issrsonsl taxes
In New York anil knew he paid nona .
here save the Article last named'
tho ant horiies of Ruiwomie county
are Investigating and with a vary
keen appreciation of ' the situation
have written to Mayor McClellan of
New York for an afuthorltlve state
ment. '
Tim law of North Carolina says
that a citizen must list his poll tag
and other personal property and
whoever does not do so shall "Be
guilty of a misdemeanor" and In
cldertlly a miin who Is found guilty of
a misdemeanor may he sent to tit
chain gang.
These stnlemenls of conditions,
based on Information seemingly cor
rcct, urn of emphatic Importance to
New York and North Carolina.
Mr. Vunderbllt Is In Washington
where he arid Mrs. Vanderbllt have a
house for l.'.ie social season and so he
cannot bo reached and no one here Is
authorize'', In speak for him or to
uiiike cx-olanMlion.
Mr V u mlei 'bin Is ii member of the
gi'eni V niiilerhllt family and In con
sei in in-,, is H ilgure of national Im
portance, one of tho most prominent
elilneii nf ihe huid, aside from his
wor.d wide reputation as owner of
tho I'hateiiu and its surrounding es
tjfe of 151). ftou acres of great maun
ti in und woodlands near Ashevllle.
"'boiistio'ls make yearly pilgrimages
hero solelv in drive on tho superb
f the estate and perchance
Its ov. ner a they pa, the ts.ll
wlille Willis of the finest private res
Idem e In America, and owner sup-
. I posed to lie v.orth some fifteen mil
lions of dollars or even il greater
.siioi -iin e hundred of hniisands are
ii'-'iuiii'l e.nl'. for the miii lite nance
j of lie- u'"i" rt In addition to tho rev
I enu ii uhh h eoine from the rental
of hole s in ihe mod' I village of Hilt
11, o e ii nd l I o I III
Vet ii appe.ns I hat two years ago
Mr Valid, thin affirmed that he WHS
in. I liable for I axes ,n the City of Tievr
York, a .d' v. hh li lie hud previously
claimed hi re-iiteiice. and was there
tore nli.-e. fr-.in the assessment oni
l-i.'.i.;.l pi' p-rlv l.e.-anse he said h
was a und. i a of North I'.irollna. But
neither ttiai voir nor Ihe past year
did he list s.i. ti taxes here. Did ho
list iiiein a n , v. here ? If not a resi-
t N. v York or of North I aro-
;k sl)
REAR ADMIRAL EVANS REPORTS
DESTRUCTION OF KINGSTON
Item.
TROUBLE AT THE LEGISLATION DISTIIK'T .SCHOOL.
Tlio bi b(v of the school makfs a face at the. teacher.
TJie defiant attttutiie of the fen ate toward th I'resldenl threatens tube maintained for some time. News
tVAHIII N'( iTN. Jan in The navy hale escaped. American consul ab
depurtiiieiit tins morning recelveil the sent. 'lee-i 'onnl representing. Blue
following dlspati h from l'.ear-Ad- Jai Ki t gnurdlng consulate poses
iniral Kvari. dated !'. H. H Maine, sions, and guarding archives. Indiana
i ;a a nt. i un mo i iiha. Jan uary 1. j landed r,0. Reported mutiny at penl
Whii'id" arrKe.l from Kingsinn tenliari containing 600 prisoners,
today with advice from Daws nun- (loveriimcnt considers whole situation
iirriing praetiial dovtrnetioii of Ihe well in hand. lour hundred and forty
ii !ii-inevs s.-eiiun destroyeil. l'ire dead accounted for. Htlll many bodies
followed Hrth'4iiake. lioverrimcnt in ruins. Many Americans sailed for
residences in suburbs destroyed. , New York, via steamer Prina Kite!
Hteumimp wharves intai t. Ship- Friedrich. on the 17th. Am sending
ping unharmed. Cuban consul klll-lfnll extract of Davis report over Cu
ed Other foreign residents seemed to' ban telegraph. ,
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