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THE ASHBf ILLE CITIZEN 1071 Swora Average Dally 101 t CIrcnIallon for Jaa. ASIIEVILLE, XO, WEDNESDAY !()HNIKO. FEB RUARY 5, 1908. VOL. XXIII. NO. 80. I PRICE FIVE CENTS. ROOSEVELT.'S MESSAGE IS SUBJECT OF ANOTHER WARM DEBATE IN HOUSE "THOU SHALT NOT STEAL" IS SUBJECT OF BRYAN'S ADDRESS TO CIVIC FORUM : WEATHER. s ; Rain and Warmer. -. Regulai Business Postponed to Satisfy Dmand of Mem berg to be Heard. INTEREST CENTRES IN WILLIAM'S SPEECH Minority Leader Takes Is sue with Hepburn in Un qualified Praise (By Associated Pre.) WASHINGTON, Keb. 4. President Roosevelt's recent - message to Con gress on tbe relatione or capital anil labor, and, of corporations and the public, again was the theme of dis cussion 4B the House of Represen tative today. So great was the de mand for time that general debate on the Indian appropriation bill which Is the. pending business, was extended to tomorrow for four hours. Interest tn today's proceedings cen tered in a speech by John Sharp Williams, the .minority leader, who while lauding the president for some of his sentiments expressed the be lief that others were dangerous. Mr. Williams' spoke for nearly two hours. His remarks on the financial question prompted a, lengthy discussion of that subject by Mr. Hi)l, of Connecticut. In which he opposed the Aldrlch fin ancial bill. Other speakers were Messrs: Bonynge, of Colorado; Nye of In diana. ' ; Williams' Speedi. Taking for his text the president's recent message, which was so thor oughly discussed' yesterday Repre sentative John Sharp Williams, of Mississippi, at 11 " opening of the House session said he disagreed with Mr. Hepburn's statement of yester day that the message met with the approval of the entire American peo ple. Indeed, f)e said, "there are things In it sensational federalists and dangerous to the American re public. V.i., i. Mn Hepburn, he declared, had , threatened the .."Big ,Four of the lIouse,"'th" Speaker and Messrs. Payne, Dalslell and Sherman when he asserted that the House, would pas the remedial legislation the pres ident had recommended. He hoped to see the standard of rebellion rais ed by -Mr. Hepburn and he said he hoped to see some of the things spok en of in th message enacted Into law. He was not a hero worshipper, and therefore he would consider the message ""without any regard to the Hon. Theodore Roosevelt." from whom th message emenated. "I shall consider It " he said, umld loud Democratic applause, "just as If It had been a message emonating in the past from Grovei Cleveland or William McKlnley or a message which more nearly resembles In Its bu balance one to emanate In the fu ture from the Hon. W. J. Bryan." Mr. Williams declared that he was not one of those who were afraid of a radical In the White House. He discussed briefly the history of rail road rat legislation and Insisted thut it was of Democratic origin. CJoort In Spots. Mr. Williams said the message was not deserving of an all-round eulogy on the part of any man who loved Democratic institutions. There were, however many good things in It. He did not think, ha said, that the Demo crats would endorse that part of the message which recommended restor ing to the railroads the power to pool, or which advocated federal lic ensing of corporations, or which de clared It useless to attempt to punish "the men " the flesh, the beings" who violate the law In the name of corporate authority. As to the cor poration. Mr. Williams declared they would never be properly punished "until you visit punishment upon the flesh and blood from whose brains and by whose acts the violations take place." He referred to Paul Morton former secretary of the navy, and asked: "Did he get out of the cab inet to go to a prison after a con fession, of a long continued violation of these very laws?" "No," he said, "but Instead lie Jumped Into a lucrative position In private life, with a letter of com mendation front the president of the United . State. " Mr. Williams Insisted that a cor poration as such could not concoct a crime and therefore he would pun- Continued on Fnee Three.) HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORTS FAVORABLY ON PENSION BILL (Sy Associated Press.) WASHINGTON Feb. 4 The House committee on appropriation' today reported ravoramy inc m u bill for the fiscal year, ending Junf 30. I09. The bill as reported aooi Ishes the pension agencies located at Aiisunta Me.. Boston Buffalo.- Chica go.- Columbus, Ohio; Concord N. II.:, DesMolnes.' Detroit; Indianapolis. Knnxvllle. Tenn.: Louisville Ky.: Mil waukee, New fork City Philadelphia ; Pittsburg, 8an Francisco and Topeku. end consolidates them In one central distributing agency at Washington. Ths Mil as reported carries ; i tal pension appropriation of lMr FIREMEN ARE CAUGHT UNDER FALLING FLOOR Eleven Badly Injured And One Missing Is Result of N. Y. Fire. HEROIC RESCUES MADE BY COMRADES Employes Have Close Call When Packed Elevator Drops to Basement. (By Associated Preu.) NEW VOaK, Feb. . 4. Caught be tween collapsing floors eleven firemen , were injured tonight while fighting n : fire which destroyed a five story struc ture occupied by a dry-goods firm at 43 Worth street, In the heart of the wholesale drygoods district. Fireman Frank Englanton Is missing and is be lieved to' be In the ruins. The mone tary loss la estimated at $200,000. The firemen fought the flames In the bitter cold which froxe the water iln the standplpes and made the pres sure inadequate to confine the fire to the third floor, where it started. The Injured were found lying beneath the ruins In pools of fast freezing water. The building was occupied by Bald wlnfl Woodward & Company; Kiblo, Chaffee & Morehouse company, the Charles ;. Copeland company, and the P. R. Master company, all whole salers. Kniptoyo Escape. The fire apread rapidly and the em ployes in the building had to make hurried exits. Am they were passing from the place the cable ot an ele vator parted and the car. Jammed with frightened women and men, dropped to the basement. Fortunate ly no one was seriously hurt, and to their wwlft decent they may owe their lives. Hardly had the passen gers scrambled out of the wrecked car, when without warning a third floor gavo way and carried with It the second floor and fifteen firemen who were working within Its walls. A moment later a score of firemen rush ed Into the burning wreckage reck lessly determined to resrue their com rades whose ciVes could be heard above the noise of puffing engines. Meantime the fire was burning briskly on the top floor and streams of water thrown from adjoining build ings half drowned the Imprisoned men. as well as those who chopped away valiantly wherever burying tim bers held a captive. The tempera ture was near zero and the men suf fered Intensely. One by one the In jured men were released, with the ex ception or Kgianton. who could not b located. Though badly Injured, it is believed that the rescued men will recover. The buildings had been ruined be- fore the tire was controlled. GOVF.RXOIt'S MENSAtJK I By Associated Press.) ' JACKSON, Miss., Feb. 4. Governor Noel today sent a message to both houses of the legislature, recommend ing that laws be enacted to prohibit speculation In futures and to close bucket-shops: that saloons bo voted out of existence at the earliest pos-1 Bible moment, and an amendment for! constitutional prohibition be submit- ted to the peole. i SAW VICTIM IN A DRKAM. I (By Associated Press.) J ROANOKK. Va., Keb 4. After i having brooded over the killing of a i negro lust Christmas until his mind I was unbalanced. coupled with a I dream a few nights ago. In which he isavv the negro he had killed. Chief j of Police J. E. Warden, of Oraham, 'Va.. tndny blew out his brains with I a revolver. I Warden, who was a popular officer. hn Christmas day shot mid killed i Alexander Preston, colore.' 'n the dis charge of his duty. SfiD.000 which Is 1 174.000 less than the aggregate estimates; the exact sum saveable by the consolidation of the agencies. There was paid to 987 371 pension ers in the last fiscal year the total sum of 0.10. 834; und the total or pensions that have been paid for all wars and for the regular establish ment since the foundation of the re public. 3.o8.015 'it. There Is now living." s'ays the re port "no soldier or soldiers widow of the Revolutionary war, and there 3 no pensioner soldier living of the war IS12. but at the end of the last lineal year there were on the roll SSI widows of soldier ot that war." BEFORE AN MUTINY AND DEATH ON BOARD SHIP Following Series of Trouble With Mutineers Captain Ends His Life. MOBILE, Ala.. Feb. 4. Captaian Smith, of the British steamer Ash field which left this port December 1, last for Nlpa. Cuba, committed suicide by drinking poison while on the high seas. The first mate took charge of the vessel and landed her at Manxanllla January 9, at which point the second mate was called to the command by the mutlnuous crew. A letter from one of the sailors ay that the trouble broke out on the ah I p shortly after she' left Mobile and -that the crew waS on .the verge of starvation when thoy mutinied, i Following the suicide of the cap tain mutiny broke out Afresh, accord ing to the letter, ending with the first mate in charge. Even tfyen dissatis faction conunuea until me second mate assumed command oi ttie ves sel. It Is intimated that Captain Smith killed himself because of 'the troublii that had broken out on the vessel. STOCK-HOLDERS GET INTO SUIT (By Associated Press.) LYNCH HURU. V.V, Feb. 4 Provi dence, J. I. stockholders represent ing about S30O.00O of the stock of the Pocahontas Consolidated Collier ies Company of this state, ,have filed an Intervening petition asking to .be come parties complainant In a suit Instituted in the federal court here several weeks ago. by Philadelphia stockholders asking that the merger of several colliery companies, effect ed taut year, be declared Illegal. A bond Issue limited to $20 000,000 to the New York Trust Company, New York City. Is Involved In the suit. The complainants will soon ask for an Injunction to stop the consoli dated companies operations pending settlement of this litigation. HOOSIEBS NAME MR. FAIRBANKS INDIANAPOLIS,, Ind., Feb. 4 Indiana republicans today selected in district convention 26 delegates to the national convention at Chicago. Four delegates at large will be chosen by the state convention, April 2 The district conventions today were harmonious, the delegates In many districts lielng selected by acclama tion. In every district resolutions were adopted unanimously endorsing the candidacy of Vice-President Charles W. Fairbanks for the presidential nomination. THAW IMPATIENT (By Associated Prtss.) KISKH1LL 'LANDING N. Y.. Feb. 4 Harry' Thaw la determined to leave Mattewan state hospital and at a conference today informed his conn sel that they must take action at onee to secure hii release; N Thaw told Lawyers Pesbody and O'Reilly that he was willing to go to a' private sani tarium If necessary but that he must be removed from Mattewan. WASHINGTON. Feb. 4. forecast North Carolina--Rain and warmer Wednesday; Thursday rain; colder in west: Increasing eaat wind.. - ( DAFTER SEEING THE REVISION OF THE TARIFF TO BE DEFERRED "At Heels of Panic? and On Eve of '.Campaign" Is Bad 'Time. POLICY MADE. PLAIN BY CHAIRMAN PAYNE Mfgrs. Delegation Find - )ThatlUiion To'.' Washington! Fruitless WASHKJTON. Fob.; 4. The present congress will not uppolnt earlff com mission, feevlsion --f .the tariff will be undertaken next winter, tn the short term. Those announcements. In sub stance, ware made- today by Chair man Payne, of the bourn committee on ways and meunsi in the presence and with the tacit approval of Speaker Cannon, the ocmsloln being a call upon those leaders by a tariff revision delegation from various parts of the country, comprising representatives of many of the largest . manufacturing and industrial concerns In the United Btates and bruited by James W. VanCleve, of St Louis', president of the National Association of Manu facturers. The delegation arrived in Wash ington yesterday, and lost night or ganised at the New WHIurd hotel. To dayWy called ftf the White House. Later they went to ' the. capitol, and were received In the ways und means committee room by Speaker Cannon and Chairman Payne. There they spent more than an hour, present ing their case and listening to replies by the two foremost republicans lead ers of the 'hotiM'. which were practi cally a refusal el all that the delega tion had Journeyed to Washington to plead for. VanCleve Kxplulns In lntrnducInK the subject of the appointment of ;i tariff commission. In line with tin- Beverldge bill, re cently offered In the senate. Mr. Van Cleve. said the delegation were unan imous in the belief that "The matter of the tariff can be best handled by the application "I a hard-headed bus iness bill" which would so amend the tariff schedules is to encourage the development of foreign commerce la the producers nl the Cnlted Ht:ites without at tin same 'time exposing their goods to i'"- reactionary effects of free trade lb- said It was the firm belief of the van Interests represent ed by the menil" rs of the delegation that a wholesome revision of the tariff could be best pit at by a commission appointed to a -certain the costs of domestlo prmlu. Hons, the relative profits derivable from home and for eign sales ami Ml th multitudinous facta appertaining to so complex und Important a sul'''-ct. Other speaker- along, thes lines were A H. Kaun icre, representing the Reciprocity i,ii!ne. of Chicago; 11. E. Ml'cs, chalini.in of the Tariff Com mittee of the N.iilonal Association of Manufacturers; N 1, Batchelor of New HamiMihirc master of the Na tional Grange S H. Cowan, repre senting the N.iti'.nal Live Block As sociation, and t'ie Cattle Rulsers A soclation. of Teiaa; O. A tfti-phens, of Mollne. ills . representing the Na tional Association of Agricultural and Vehicle Manulai t urcrs; Mr. Metcalf. representing munufacturers of agricul tural Implement and J. E. Wilder, representing the Illinois Manufactur ers Association, -ind speaking for the sole leather munutaeturers. Cannon Interrupts Speaker Cannon. Interrupting Mr. Metcalf. asked: Do I understand that you favor on the part of the United Btates an even trlff with every other country In the world -except that we snalT nror? "nr maximum tariff fCoHllnaed on pago 9.) PERSIMMON. SENATOR BAILEY INTRODUCES BILL. -..'' i 'j' Same as That Offered aa a Substitute For Tne Aid rich Bill. -WASHINGTON, Feb. 4. Senator Bailey today lnt;-auoed h., bill pro viding for the .deposit of public money aa a means of relieving financial strln gencies and .the acceptance-of pro miscuous bonds as sscurltyv for such' deposits. The bill had been considered by the minority as the measure be hind which they may possibly gather In the coming debsts on th AWricH bill, ftayo for ,ths addition of n nrn vlslon' requiring all banklna ascla Hons except' 'Otose loca ed, ln'eutrl reserve cities to keep at, . least , two thirds of their reserres. now rkiufr1 by law, in their own vaults, the-bill Is the same which Renalor Ballsy offend as a substitute for the Aldrlch bin In the committee on finance before J h later measure was reported lo "the senate. LIQUOR FIGHT IS RE-OPENED IN ALA. CL'LbMAN ALA.. Feb. 4. Thirty eight Indictments were returned today against saloon men. by the special grand Jury in session here for vio lation or the state's prohibition laws. In his cliurge to the grand , Jury, Judge Hpeake told the Jury to Ignore the action of Probate Judge Hurke In issuing licenses to the saloon men on the ground thut the prohibition law is unconstitutional. Seven sa loons are still doing business In Cnllamn. WIRELESS TELLS THRILLING STORY j (By Associated Prtss.l ' SOUTHWELL FLEKT. Mass., Feb 5. A wireless dispatch to Th AsSO 'clated Press, from Captain Pinch of the White Star Line steamer Cymric ! tonight, told a thrilling story of tho 'burning of the phoenix Line steamer Int. Cuthlierr. with the loss of fifteen souls and the rescue of rhe survlvorx I by a lifeboat from the Cymric. According to Captain Finch's dls- patch, eleven men were drowned by ;the capsizing of a boat In whk'h Ihey hail put off from the burning steam er; three others in another boat were ; drowned, anil a stowaway lost bis life falling through an open hatchway In- to the midst of tho flames. The list ,of names of the drowned men so fur hi known Include the following: Third Officer While, j A.pprrnl ice Trophy. Seamen Carls. Audlff. Vermueleu. jOefrcltas. Htelg, Mnller, Maulon. iHerebout. V'imrbr.mk. Van Pryubrook. : and K ronfi Idt. DEMOCRATS CONFER ON ALP RICH BILL (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON. Feb 4. -The dem ocratic senators had a two hours con ference on the financial question to day, hut came to no conclusion as to the exact nature of th substitute bill the minority will support In the dillli eratlnns over the Aldrlch bill In the seriate. Kenator Dulley outlined his bill providing for an emergency Issue of treasury notes through deposits in designated depositaries He said he would not be adverse to having Cer tain additions made to It. Among others, he would be willing to receive was a provision requiring banks locat ed outside of reserve or central clfrRfc. which are now required "by law to keep a reserve equal to 15 per rent of their deposit, liabilities, to hold at all times a major portlonof such reserves In lawful money. : DOWNFALL OF THE DICTATOR IS COMPLETE Now Ministriul Cabinet of Portugal Mas Keen. Defi nitely constituted. LIRSONVS RECOVERY . . . FROM SHOCK BEGUN Little Headway Toward Un ravelling Bloody Plot Is Made By Police. (By Associated Press.) . UH BON, Keb. 4 Usbon la be ginning to recover from tha shock and horror of Saturday's tragedy but a strong under-current of popular and governmental nervousness remains. Tha polltlca) tension Is slackening, although tha ProgreaalaU refuea to Join tha concentration of tha cabinet which Admiral Perr-wlr do Amaral la forming 'from all tha monarchical groups, becausa tha conservative ar In predomlnenea. Tha matter Is like ly however la likely to ba atralghten d out and a temporary union of all tha monarchist groups attained, "for tha purpose of ending agitation restoring tranquility," as expressed by the leaders. , Ben h or Itrndno Machado, the leader of tha peaceful wing of tha Re publican, agrees to a truce provided that his friends now under arreat are liberated, freedom of tha press restored and tha elections ordered, , Admiral du Amaral tha devoted friend of the oueen who' assume pow er, is committed to the reversal ot tha antlroi policy of the . dlctotorahlp tha abolition of repressive measures and the restoration f "Tha old lib eral ' monarchy." ; - 1 r ,t , 'Government by decree will be, with drawn amnesty, etc., accorded 'politi cal offenders-not implicated in dead of violence and th embargo on tha ptVsa raised. . ' ;..:-. t: ,u i. - Itownfall C1oiiil-tt. ; , i Franco' downfall is complete. Ha recognised that It waai Impossible to addle the youthful king at the out set of his rslgn with the stern pro gram involving th Immediate ban ishment and deportation of several hundred polltlca offenders, to which ha had commlttedhlmself if ha re tained office. Ma told a friend that th assassination of tha king ended hi political career. Ma offered hi services, however, but these wer re fused. Practically no headway ha been made In unraveling the plot of which the murder of the king and cro.vn prince was but one step. Th police now adrrflt that the three men arrest-' ed were not Involved. Every one of the desperate band except the three men killed, escaped in th confusion. The Identification of these three throw but little tight upon their connections. Most of the European state are (ending special missions to attend the funeral these including th Frlnce of Wales and the Duke of Aosta. Two of th ships of the lirltish fleet at Vigo are expected here, King Carlo having held rank as an admiral of the Ilrltlsh navy. . The two queens remain In the pal ace with their dead, prostrated with grief. The queen mother Is broken hearted. Hotb are devoted Catholics and spend much of their time In prayer. During tho course of the day Ad miral do Amaral succeeded In bring ing the opposing factions to his way of thinking and finally announced that the new cabinet had been definitely constituted. AlillKK, ON III I.I, 1111,1.. (By Associated Press.) WAKHINOTUN. Keb. 4 After con sidering the senate bill to Increase the efficiency depart men t of the arniy. the house committee on military affairs today agreed to report the Hull bill. The Henate bill being unsatisfactory to tha committee. LITTLETON OPPOSED TO EARLY ATTEMPT TO RELEASE THAW N V. W YOItlf, Fell. 4. If the coun sel of Martin W. Littleton prevails it does not appear to he likely that an curb attempt will bo mad to hove Marry K. Thaw released from Matte wan asylum on habeas corpus pro ceedlgs. "Harry Thaw has been ac quitted of the charge of murder and Is not a criminal." said Mr. Littleton toduy. "He I at Mattewan for the purpose of observation only. If the conditions and surroundings there are such that his health may be Impaired It I Incumbent upon the stale board of lunacy to have him removed to an Institution where other conditions and surrounding prevail." Daniel O'Refllr, onpther of Thaw' attorneys, went to Mattewan today to consult with the . prisoner regarding Points Out Possibiliites of Larceny 4 F,ven NTbrou?h ; The Operation of Law. 1 NOTED SPKAKKK IS . , WAKMLV M'X'EIVED Carnegie Hall Filled With Representative Audience -To Hear Noliraukan. NEW YORK, Feb. f.Taklnt th eight commandment a hi text, Wit-, Ham, Jennings Bryan,' pointed out to the civic Komim tonhjht the possi bilities of larceny in violation of tha law, and discussed what he' suld was of atlll greater Importance -Larceny through operation of th law, ' ' Carnegie Hall, as uaukl at the gath erings of th Clvio Forum, was filled by an audleno representative of busi ness and the professions and In which vtaa reflected Mr. Bryan, who wis re ceived with spirited , hand-clapping. The applause wa frequently renewed during the course of hi address, Mr. Hryn spoke as follow! 1 Unjust taxation, the manner In which some private monopolies are conduct ed and gambling in stock and farm products were declared to be nearly a form of. larceny by ( William J. Uryan in an addreaa before the Civic Fufum tonight.,? Tha tock And produce market cm In for most butter denunciation. H said the New Torlt etocte exchange ha graduated more embesslerg itian ragln' school did tMcvea. ' that measured ' by the number of sulclds Mont Carlo Is an Innocent pleasure resort a compared with the New fork. Institution and that in men who one had charge of the Louisiana Lottery never did a tithe Of Che harm that the grain Sam-, blera ant) the stock gamblers of New Yorlt du every day. . "Wbt a group of men gamhl ' at a wheal of for tuna or at a jrsma of cards," suld Mr. nrywn, -'- injury tujii t cohlinen -tnthent and those lmniod'Utsly de. pefdeut upon them,' but those . who gamble In the grain pit or on the floor of the stocJt exchange deal In commodities or eecv'Uls In which eighty millions of people are directly or Indirectly Interested, -Farm p-ro-duot are Juggled up or Juggled. down, stock are boosted by the bulls or de- preaaed by the beara,; and tho wholn country feel th affect. Tha natural . law of supply and. demand ought to : regudat prtcl but these laws are n-' tlrety suspended when a few men can I by the lr bet and millions of dolllarsj add to the market value of one proe duct or take million of dollar from th value ot another product. After a cruaade which convulsed stale and at least Impressed the thought of the -nation, w rot rid ef .th Louisiana lottery and thm w congratulated ourselves upon our virtue, The men In tittarge of. th lottery never did a tithe of the harm that the grain gatn- blera and Che stock gambler of New ' York do every day, nor did they ever exercise anything like the corrupting Influenct over politic. , , , I'loin Oajtibllng. 1 ' It ha been oaerted without denlab tbut Si par cent Of Ui New York, purchase andt sates of stock and or produce, are merely . beta upon' the market value, with no Intention on, the part of the vendor to deliver or on uhs part of the purchaser to re ; celv. This I not buslnens. It Is nof commerce,' It la not speculation It is common, votgar gambling, and when to the ordinary chances that the gam bler takes are added the extraordl- , nary chances due to th secret man ipulation of th market by those who are on the Inside, the , stock market become worse than an honestly con ducted gambling resort. If a man" takt a chance upon a wheel of for tune, hs know just what his chance Is, and he know that th owner of th wheel -has a percentage of chance In bis favor, but when a stranger ' gambles upon the stock or grain mar ket he 1 at the mercy of those who, by obtaining control of the visible ' supply, can destroy every natural law -or business rule which the outsider ' know. While the laws of each State WeesssWsitwMy (Continued on page three.) r.r':--.-. i -is-rs- possible future step looking to his re loe.se from custody. Thaw spent last night In a private room Immediately adjoining the ward " u'h.r he had been since he was taken to the institution. He said today, how ever, that the slightly changed sur roundings had no relieved him of th' sleeplessness, with which he ha been troubled elnce ho has been at the asy lum. Daniel O'Reilly was accompanied, by Mr. .Evelyn Thaw when he visited the hospital today. After they had left and were about to return to this city, Mrs. Thaw, said.- : ' ' ' r- "What a terrible place it I. I think. It Is awful. 1 would be craxy myself If 1 stayed there a week. If the lawyers don't make a move to get Barry nut right away, I shall in something. rn self." i r ' , ' ' ',i:'''"v-'.:ftrtf:'f,'4 '.':?v.V'Vv "
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