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VOL. XXIII. NO. 79.
ASHEVILLE, N. C., TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 4. 1K8.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
HEYILLE
UJLJ
DICTATOR FRANCfl
REINS
EFFORT
Public Hostility in Portugal Believed foApnpp cvictc
Have Been Abated by This Step UKULK LADIS
Was Appointed Some THROUGHOUT
I Months Ago.
HEW MINISTERIAL CABINET
HAS BETI
Later Details of the Assassination go to
Show That Crime Was Carefully
Concocted. Scheme Hat
, ched up in a Cheap Cafe.
(By Associated Press.)
LISttON, Feb. . Premier Frnnco
has relinquished pbwer ana a new
cabinet ha been formed with Admiral
Ferrelra do Amaral as Its president
In the place of the late Dictator
Franco.
This step signalled the practical
withdrawal of Franco from power.
He agreed to this measure as one
calculated to pacify public hostility at
a time when but a spark was needed
to flame the whole country and hurl
It headlong- to revolution. It is nev
theleas believed that Franco stlil
will be the "man of power."
The opening session of the new
council was held today. King Man
uel II appeared before, is ministers,
and, with a voice vibrant with emo
tion, said: "I am yet without ex
perience either li science or In poli
tics. I place myself entirely In your
hands, needing and believing In your
patriotism s.nd wisdom."-. r .''
'The- Sew fablnet.
.. ,Ihe.ncffi .cabinet , made up of
"coalltton-v element In the hope of
reconciling the many' disturbing ele
ments. Borne of she now5 ministers
have been notably opposed to Franco's
Iron rule. Not one of the Franco
ministers remain, so that his regime
disappears with him. The complete
cabinet as now formed is as follows:
President Admiral Ferrelra do
Amaral, succeeding Franco.
Minister of War Mathlas Nunes,
succeeding Orporto.
Minister of Justice Jose V. Al
poim, succeeding Dr. Abren.
MlnUter or Finance Teixera de
Bouxa. succeeding A. De Carva-.'.io.
Minister of the Interior--Sennr Bel
rao, succeeding Qranco, who alto held
this portfolio.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Wen
ceslau de Lima, succeeding I.. Mon-
teiro. '
Minister 01 jtuuul p.
Aiavedo, succeeding M. Renmyo.
Minister of Marine Antonio Ca
bral, succeeding Ayres de Orncllas.
After the lbi of new cabinet offl
cera was given out it was announced
that these selections were not final,
and that changes were probable.
The moet notable changes are those
of the president and of the minister
of Justice, the latter, Hen'nor Alpolm.
having been foremost In opposition to
the Franco regime.
The city Is still in the throes of
Intense excitement and the authori
ties continue to follow unceasingly the
details of the plot which culminated
in the assassination of the king and
his heir. It was established today
that Bulca, one of the regicides, la
a widower with a daughter aged sev
en and a son only a few months old.
The newspaper Nuticias cays that one
of the regicides who was killed mis
a, Spaniard, who was taken Into cus
tody recently on the discovery or a
depot of bombs, but who was luter
released. One ofothe men now under
arrest Is an Italian who played in
the orchestra of a theatre in Lis
bon. This man In in an extreme
condition of hysteria. His food in
the prison Is served hint without
knives or forks for fear he will kill
himself.
Carefully Planned.
The Investigations of the police
show that the murders wore carefully
planned. On Saturday the nssasslns
WOMAN PASSENGER KILLED IN
WRECK OF A WABASH TRAIN
(By Associated Press.)
DETROIT, Mich., Feb. 3. A abash
passenger train No. 4, eastbound, a
consolidated Chicago & St. Louis
train, due here nt 8:20 p ni . was
wrecked two miles west or Brltton
station, 47 miles rrom Detroit, about
s o'clock last night, probably by a
broken rail. One woman passenger
was killed and S4 people were in
jured. Tha dead: Mrs. Frances Var
go, Buda Pest, Hungary.
The Injured: Mrs. O. W. Metz. De
trott, several rlbe broken; Mrs. A. J.
McKay, Detroit, aeveral ribs cracked.
The remaining Injured, were report
ed ta have au stained only sprains and
Jrutaaa. ' i
OF GOVERNMENT IN
TO RESTORE PEACE
NAMED BY COUNCIL
met secretly in the back room of a
cafe nnd there laid out every step of
the plot. This they were enabled to
do ai all the details relating to the
home coming of tle king had been
made public. To each was assigned
a post In the work of shooting down
the members of the royal family, but
lots were drawn for the selection of
each particular vJetlm. Those who
drew Queen Amelle and Prince Man
uel failed to carry out their bloody
task.
The chamber In the palace where
repose the bodies of King Carlos and
the crown prince has been draped In
mourning and arranged to resemble
a chapel. The biers arc surrounded
by lighted candles and Queen Amelle,
widow or the king, and the dowager
queen, Maria Pla, his mother, watch
continually at the aide or their dead.
The body of the king to clad In tha
uniform of tho, commander-in-chief of
the army, while the prince wears
uniform of a captain - of i;je Second
Lancer. '. 8everal masses for the re
pose of the souls of the departed &f'
ready have been, said In tHc mortuary
chamber. '
The funerals will be held February1
S. and the bodies will lie In state,
probably beginning tomorrow. It U
said that the funerals will be attend
ed by the Prince of Wales, Prince
Charles of Bourbon. King Victor Em
manuel, a special French embassy and
detachments or the rorelgn regiments
of which- the late king was honorary
colonel.
The condition or Queen Amelle.
contrary to rumors, is relatively good
The Duke of Oporto, brother of the
late krfig, has established his resi
dence at the palace, where he will
remain for a time. The Countess of
Paris. Queen Amelle's mother, is on
her way here.
Charles Page Bryan, the American
minister to Portugal, was the first
diplomat to offer condolences to the
royal family.
Little by little Lisbon is regaining
lis normal aspect, although the pub
lic buildings and the palace are still
guarded by cordons or soldiers and
detachments of the municipal guard.
A number of the newspapers or 111-?
city have suspended publication.
WIRKS t'OXDOLFNCF.
WASHINGTON. Feb .1 The fol
lowing cablegram or sympathy for
the King of Portugal was today dis
putched from the White House:
'White House, Feb. S, 1908.
"His Majesty, Manuel II King or
lVrtugul Llahon:
"1 husten to express to you and to
your bereaved queen mother. my
heartrelt condolence by reason of the
tragic death of your royal father and
brother The American people feel a
peculiar bond of sympathy with the
royal family and tlic people of Por
tugal in their great affliction and
they have been Inexpressibly shocked
and grieved at the dreadful tragedy.
T 1 1 K O D ) R K R O O 8 K V IC I ,T "
FOKMF.K ONfiltEHHMAX IHFS.
(By Associated Press.)
niniMOXI), Va., Feb. 4. Hon. O
D. Wise. fr many years u member
of consress from the third Virginia
dif-.rict. died early this (Tuesday)
morning. He w:im unni.irrl.-d and 72
years old.
The train consisted of seven cars.
a,ll hut one of which stood the shock
of the wreck without overturning. 1;
was in the coach directly behind the
combination baggage and express car
nnd the regular bagage car mat the
death and most serious Injuries occur
red. The baggage cars remained- up
right, as did also the three sleeping
cars and the diner, but the coach was
overturned and badly crushed. Among
the Injured were a number of theatri
cal people. Most of the injured were
reported to be suffering from bruises
and sprains. -They were brought on
a relief train and sent to hospitals
and hotels here. ' . ...
DROPS
ALL JPORTUGAL
Under New Regime Tempor
ary Pence Settles Over
The Count rv,
QU
ASIDE BY TRAGEDY
Cabinet President Will Be
Sup
sported By Former
Hostile Monarchists.
(By Associated Press.)
LlSBOf"!, Feb. 3. Under a new re
gime, with a king nnd the establish
ment of a new cabinet, Portugal
seems to be for the moment all peace.
There Is an underlying surront of re
volutions! however, nnd the strictest
measures! are being taken to preserve
order.
At noon today an orflciHlstat.ment
was given out that perfect order ex
isted througnout Portugal.
France, the once dictator, was
w r""n ""cause oi ine miter-
ness of the people against him and the
new cabinet will strive for the welfare
of the fatherland under the presl-
dnncy of Roar-Admirnl
uoAmurai.
Another official statement given out
was to the effect that the president of
the cabinet would be supported by all
the groups of monarchists who hud
agreed to forget previous differences.
i -. Opinions Kovrrspd. v
'Tha situation for Premier Franco
afteKthefusasnlnation of the king and !
orown prince, became impossible. Dur
ing the days which preceded the tra
gedy and during the tumultous mani
festations on the streets with the later
discoveries of the vast stores of arms
and bombs, public opinion backed him
in his effo-ts to maintain order, but
the murders changed the entire com
plexion of the situation.
He has not
been seen on the streets since his
meeting with the king. Immediately
after the latter's arrival from Villa
Vlcosa. but all possible places where
he might have been are ciosely watch
ed and guurded.
The new cabinet, which Is composed
of the strongest members of various
factions, but all opposed to Franco,
has drawn to It a strong patriotic sup
porting movement. During the night
Admiral Amaral and the chiefs of the
monarchists parties held a protracted
session and laid out a program looking
tho narlflDtlnn tit Ihu ttCMlltla
Word has been received here that a !
British fleet, the number of vessels
not being stated, passed Oporto this
morning bound for Lisbon.
SOLDIERS LOST IN
BLINDING STORM
(By Assoclstsd Press.)
A IN SKFRA. Algeria. Feb. 3
Twenty-one men of the twentieth
company of the Foreign Legion, und
possibly others of the same company.
nf.Hshnd nn February 1. In A hi Inil Inr !
snow storm, which overtook the sol-
diers on their way to Fort Hassa. The
entire company became separated, and
later searchers recovered the bodies of I
1 of them.
LOSTy STRAYED OR
A REPUBLICAN
.-ij CONCESSIONAL A?
MAKING PLANS
FOR RELEASE
OF H. K. THAW
. "'1
State's Physicians (live the
Prisoner a Preliminary
'
Examination at Asylum.
THAW CON FERS WITH
V HIS ALIENISTS
Habeas Corpus in Supreme
Court May be Resorted to
Secure, His Discharge.
(By Aeeoaietsd Press.)
POCailKEEPHIK. K. Y., Fb. 3
A brief examination and observation
of the meatal condition nf Hnrrv K
Thaw, now confined In Mm to wan state
hospital for thf criminal insane, was
hold today by frr. Allen W. Fcrrlss,
president of the New Tork state lun
acy commission and Dr. Lamb, su
perlntendent of jha institution. The
examination aa of preliminary char
acter, Thaw and the physicians talk
ing casnally together for about half an
hour. After thf examination Dr. Fer
rtss said It wt too srly to give an
opinion on Thaw's roeatai condition.
The examination was Interrupted by
the visit of Mrsi Evelyn JJeSblt Thaw,
and Daniel O'Reilly, of Thaw's coun
sel, who came HP from New York to
day. It was Msa. Thaw'a first visit to
her husband since his arrival at Mat
tewan. and she , appeared depressed
over the situation.
WlfoVt rstatement,
Mrs. Thaw (Aid counsel RIHy iinent
over an hour tth Thaw, after which
they Visited th various departments
of the Institution Mrs, Thaw said:
"I will not a Harry again until
Wednesday. A fief told me not to come
up tomorrow; fofr ho thought tha trip
tday would tttao nuca for me.
Mrl) WUMam Thaw la unable to come
a, yet bt perhaps wHl aoampany ma
. w.Hi.. . rhrt b Su slsrs hir
Harryi wth all, thus InMins people.
Why, the eotors mr tha wall are even
depressing I -foan Harry, doing
nicely and Aatbtfled wlttl the food he
was getting, but 1 do not thing a man
of his sanity should ae thrown In with
those people.'l 1 ' -' ' J
i rAIWnbita Km;?.- JMXllWt" tAlnd
6jr the Tnawfoin'lS'Khelilrseveral con
ference with Thw (hiring the day. If
la believed here that unless Thaw is
discharged ihrougha the co-operation
of the state authorltlea within a few
weeks, habeas corpua proceedings will
be instituted In th s aupreme court
here. That MrsiThaw does, not ex
pect the immediate) (discharge of her
hugbnn(I u nfleat by her engage
ment for two weefca or a room in a
hotel at Fish kill Landing, where she
will be only s short distance from
Mattewan. "
MET DEATH IN A
SHOCKING FORM
RALEK1H. N. ('., Feb. 3 H B.
Bingham, assistant industrial agent or
the Seaboard Air wne. wn neuo-
quarters ui Portsmouth. Va., was
found dead on the Southern railway
tracks near Method, five miles rrom
Raleigh, today lie was on the sleep
er on the Beab'iurd southbound train
No. 33 this morning, and was found
with his shoes oft and his head cut
rrom his body
Information is that) he sleeper
window was found, open, snd it i.t
supposed that he crawled out or It
a red Was killed trl the fall. IKt tnul
later a Southern railway train ran
over the body, as the Seaboard and
Southern tracks are close together at
Method. The body will be sent to
Portsmouth.
STOLEN Republican Co
GA. ROAD GOES
INTOTHEHANDS
OF ARECEIVER
Maconand Birmingham Rail
road Was Unable to
Meet Pavinents.
WILL CONTINUE
IN OPERATION
Receiver Named on Petition
of Mass. Trust Co., One
of the Creditors.
MACON', GA., Feb. 3 On the pell
tion or the Old Colony Trust company
of Massachusetts, the Macon and Rlr
mlngham railroad, was placed In the
hands of a receiver today by the order
of Judge W. D. Kills, M Atlanta.
Samuel F. Parrot, vice-president of
the Georgia Southern A Florida rail
road was named receiver.
The application for receiver was tha
result of the company's avowed In-
Mblllty to meet payments. In ISM the
road Issued bonds In the extent of
1500,000, which were taken up by th
Old Colony Trust Company, of Mas
suschusetts. Tho bond were to bear
Interest of t per cent, and this Inter
est was to be paid on tha first day of
January, and the first day of July each
year. The M asaaschuaetta company
alleges that It has never been able to
collect a cent on the dates when inter
est was due. The maturity of tha
bonds was to be In 184. The trust
company alleges in its petition for the
appointment of a receiver that the
Macon Birmingham railroad Is
"Hopelessly Insolvent," and asks for
an accounting of the bonds and the
coupons secured by the 1500,000
mortgage held upon tha railroad.
Few Changes Kx per ted.
The railroad Is to continue in opera
tion as before and no large curtail
ment ot the working force la expected
Tha officers of the Macon A Birming
ham road are: President, F. M.
Fit wards of Boston, Mas.; Vice-President,
8. F. Parrot. Mooon; Treasurer,
Ben C Bmlth, Macon; Auditor,, W. F.
Buchannoe, Macon; Huperlntsndent,
B. Orady, Macon; - flenaral ' Freight
Agent. J. M. Duller. MnCtm; i General
Passenger Agent, C. Rhodes.- Macon;
Fteljht Claim Ageerti Jt- A-VHr!-w4
con; Master of Trains, " f . w. ' Scott,
Macon; Commercial Agent, W. E.
Streyer, Macon; City Ticket Agent, T.
H. Freeman, Macon, Commercial
Agent, R. E. Hightnwer, Thomaston;
Commercial Agent, C. M. Awtrey, La
Orange; Commercial Agent, Jamea F.
Stowey. Nashville, Tenn.
The Macon A Birmingham road was
built early in the nineties by the Macn
Construction company, of which Mr.
Willis B. Sparks was the president It
was built after the completion of the
Georgia. Southern A Florida road and
at that time It was stated that Its con
struction was the means which broke
Ihe company. The line extends from
Macon to LaQrsnge, a distance of 105
miles and runs through the counties
of Bibb, Monroe. Crawford, Upson,
Meriwether and Troup, to LaO range
BOKTOS MEN INTF.HKHTEJ.
BOSTON. Mass.. Feb. 3. Boston
capitalists are largely Interested In
the Macon Birmingham railroad,
which went Into the hands of a re
ceiver today. The president of the
road Is Francis M. Edwards of this
city. The Old Colony Tryst com
uany, the petitioner, Is one of tho
largest Boston banks and Is protected
by mortgages. The fallurs la attri
buted partly to a railing off In traffic.
W AS I NMl't't KSISFVL.
(By Assoclstsd Prsji.l
NORFOLK. Va., Feb. 3. The Unit
ed Slates revenue cutter Onouaga re
turned to port today after an unsuc
cessful search at sea for tb missing
steamship llluellelds, bound from
Jacksonville to Philadelphia.
agression! Candida. ,
REPUBLICAN CLAIMS ARE
.REFUTED BY COCKRAN
IN A SPIRITED DEBATE
STEAMER BURNS
TO WATER'S EDGE
Thirteen of Crew of Steamer
St. Cuthhert Drowned as
They Leave Horning Ship
HALIFAX. N. S. Feb ,'!. -In the
widest of a wild hllsxard this after
noon the steamship Ht. Cuthhert was
burned to the water's edge off the
Nova ScotlHti coast. Firteen members
of the crew were drowned by the
swamping of a small boat in which
they attempted to leave the vessel af
ter fire had broken out. Thirty seven
member of tho crew, Including the
captain were rescued by the VVJilte
Stir Liner Cymric. After taking off
the survivors the Cymric abandoned
the burning steamer this evening and
proceeded to Boston.
News of ,the destruction of the St.
Cuthbert was received liere tonight
in a wireless message from Captain
Finch of the Cymric, 'fhe message
read; . . ,
"The steamer Bt. Cutflbert was
abandoned afire Monday afternoon off
the Novo gcotlat? coast, The Cymric
stood by for nine hours during a
strong gale, heavy sea and snow
squall. Life boat In charge of Chief
Officer making three perilous trips
rescued thirty seven member of the
crew,! Including the captain, Heveral
members of the crew severely burned
and Injured.
'Fifteen of the crew wera drowned
Monday attempting to leave the vs-
ol. Their boat was swamped by - a
heavy aea.
"Baa cocks Ml open on Bt, BUth"
bert, which will probably: sink within
twelve liaura. It la now a dangerous
derelict lying lb tha path ' nf New
York and European vessel, -
FRENCH TROOPERS :
KILLED BY MOORS
' (ty Aueciatea Prets.l ',,
PARI, Feb. . liJight Frenchmen
were Milled add 60 wounded tn des
perate conflict which the " French
force In Morocco have had with na
tives Just south of Kasbab Bet Rohld.
Word of this engagement was received
here tonight from General IVAmadek,
the 'commanding general In Morocco,
who reports that a French column.
commanded by Colonel Boulegourd,
was suddenly attacked by a vast horde
of Arab white marching to the south
for the purpose of punishing the
Chaouls tribesmen. The combat op
ened at midday yesterday. .
Thousands of Moors seemed to
spring out of tha hills and sought
to surround the French column. A
fierce fight followed which lasted two
hours, the onemy llnally retiring with
heavy loss.
I
HITCHCOCK TRIAL
AGAIN POSTPONED
(By Assoclstsd Press.)
NEW YORK, Feb. J Raymond
Hitchcock's trial, on charges preferred
by the Children Hoclety, has been
postponed until nex't month, accord
ing to an announcement made at the
district attorney's office today. The
postponement was made at the request
of Henry Bavage, the comedian's man
ager, who said he would suffer finan
cially if Mr. Hlli brock were forced to
abandon bis road tour before March
8. when his present season closes. The
trial was t have begun this week.
WAWHINOON, Feb 3.
-Forecast
, slightly
or North arollna: rat
warmer Tuesday; Wednesday Inerens-
ng cloudiness, variable wlnilo.
SEVEN KILLED AND
IN EXPLOSION OF A BOILER
BCNBI'nV. Pn. Feb. 3. Heven
men were klileii and more than a
dozen Injured by the explosion of a
idler today in the rolling mill of Vnn
Allen and Company at Northumber
land, two miles north of here.. The
dead are:
GRANT REROKR, aged 40 years.
married.
KDWAKD KKIFK, 2.', married.
WILLIAM BROt'HK 40. murrled.
HAMl'KL HARVIH. 4 married
DUVAL CLARK. 48, married.
JOHN HCHOLVIN, B0, married.
THOMAS JONKB 5, single.
The seriously Injured, who were
brought to the Mutihury hospital are:
William Morgan single, badly cut
and bruised,
National Politics Subject of
Lively Discussion on
Floor of House,
(JIVES ALL CREDIT
TO REPUBLICANS
Townsexid's Assertions are
Literally Riddled by'Bril-
liant New Yorker.
(y Associated eYeas.)
WASHINGTON Feb, .-During
the consideration of the Indian ap
propriation bill In tha house of rep
resentatives today, Mr. Townsend of
Michigan, delivered a speech in
which ht rehearsed the history of re
publican legislation, which tie said,
he did fur the purpose ot disput
ing the -unwarranted claims of our
democratic brethren." N - '
He was not, he said defending the
present administration. "'H needs no
defense with tha American . people '
he said. "Its record will Illumine Uio
pages of th United States history
and murk an epoch In popular gov
ernment. He declared that the stu
dent of the future would point to It
It. "as tha period ' when tha people,
came Into pusesslon of their own, by
establishing as facta their theories
of a republic, whereby . federal law
l enacted for no class or nnanclal
condition but for all of the people."
He Mid that the legislation of the
last two congresses had been charg
ed with producing the lute financial
disturbance und he undertook to re
fute the charge aa untrue. He referr
ed especially to tho railroad rate leg
islation, and said that democratic pol
iticians tlhdlng that the legislation
was good, desired to appropriate It
to themselves as a political asset In
future campaigns, .
' Offends Unto Imw,
- Mr Townsend defended the railroad
,rt law und decltu-ud that no slnii
provision ' ln It Imposed anything
which tha very charters of the roads
did not contsmptaiq, He sold mm
hahii. iatms that -rate legislation
caused' tha panic or f any consider
able' rstsnt contributed to It, hem
the fjusstlon. In his desire to justify
his opposition tl the measure nnd to
discredit an administration hostile to
pedal Interests and favorable lo gov
ernment bV law." i
He spoke of the raid on the banks
of thO country in tk-toher and Nov
ember last and of the millions nf dol
lar withdrawn froln - bualness for
hoarding- purpose. : "If ha said,
"gentlemen who- mean that because
some men who saw that tha rate
law itself could not disturb business
but rather would make It more stable
and therefor more desirable, 1 were
still Intent on discrediting It and the
administration which fathered it! If
they mean that them men, a few of
them worse s than tha ? vilest
burglar who ever blew a safe, or used
a Jimmy worse than Ihe highwayman
who- In the pistol's flare puts out
life and steal the purse tapped
the arteries of the flnacnlal ' system
and drew out sufficient ofothe cir
culating medium to threaten com
mercial tfe with stagnation and
death, then I can see some logic In
their contention." This tloglcans v;;.
declared, said that these financiers
would not ruin themselvea to vent
their spite, certainly net, he said, In
the and these- men would be found
smiling and serene in tha structure
which they have reared on the rulas
of others. The country- waa not to be
deceived he said, and if .lt ever be
came a question, "as to whether we
shall have great prosperity by tha
grace or thieves and vandals or less
prosperity under honest and Imparl
at law." The people had already'
accomplished the latter alternative
and the struggle would he over he-1
fore it fairly had begun, ' -r
Condition Kcrlous. ,.'
He believed tha present Industrial
condition of the country to ba aer
ious. He pointed nut that the provis
ion or the rate law which received
most bitter opposition was that glv
lng the interstate commerce com-.
mission po'wer to fig ratca but h de-.,,
dared, experience had Justified Its
wisdom. eelarlng fault finding to be
the largest part of the capital -of the
democrats he declared: "The demo- .
cratle party has a nose for rarrlou:
It- can scent corruption at very long
(Continued on page S)
DOZEN HURT
the head and scalded, . ,-
Daniel Handera, married, Injured
internally; probably will die.
Wesley ttelchenbuch, murrled; bad
ly scalded and bruised. ,
The rolling milt had been abut'
down for three month and was to '
have resumed work this morning. All
the boilers and machinery hud been
overhauled during the suspension.
The men were preparing to begin
work when from some " unknown -;
cause one of a, number of boilers
blew up. The whole building in which
the boilers were located was wreck
ed and the dend were found under
tho ruins. Those killed were well
known citizen. and are aurvlveJ by
targe families, The toss to the plant
i tstlmated at $T.09, v."
Jlarry 81th, married,- Injured about
-
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