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CITIZEN THE WEATHER. ! FAIR. nnflV Sworn Daily flf lln Average For November VtiL.XXV.NO.50. ASIIEVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY lORNING, DECEMBER 8, 1903. PRICE FIVE CENTS. NORTH CAROLINA S0CIETY0F NEW YORK AT ANNUAL DINNER; Don'ts For Christmas Shopping PROPHESIES OF GREAT FUTURE FOR THE SOUTH Vast Possibilities That Await Development in Glowing Tonus. STANDARD OIL FIGURES GO ON COURTRECORDS Arcbbold and President Til ford of California Co. Under Fire. PRESIDENT-ELECT THE ORATOR Banquet Hall Resplendant With Symbols of Tar Heel State. SAW MRS. RICE ON MORNING OF THE MHE1L APPLAUSE GREETS WORDS OP MR. TAFT. Would Convince People of the "South of His Inter est in Thein. (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, Jee. 7 President fleet William H. Tart, who came to New York today to address the North Carolina. Society of this city, was given a tumultuous reception tonight by the members of the organisation and by prominent men from all parts of the south; at the annual dinner of the North Carolinians at Hotel Astor. Five hundred members and guest of the. society filled the bril liantly decorated banquet hall, which was redolent of the pines of the Tar Heel State, th cones and branches of the reainuoua trees forming a background for more fragrant blooms which were scattered everywhere over snowy linens and flag-draped walls. Ioter-twined ensigns of the state and nation were conspicuous In the decorations of the banquet hall and larger flags were displayed In front of the hotel throughout the day and evening. Mr. Taft, In the course of an ad dress which was confined entirely to the south, and its problems, urged again that the voters of the south, should bralc away from the outlived sentiment and traditions of their past political affiliations and cast their ballots In accordance rather with their economic and real political be liefs. Mr. Taft declared that noth ing would give him greater pride during hrs coming term In the chief executive's office than to so direct the policy of the national government with respect to the southern states as to. convince the Intelligent citi zens of the south of the desire of his administration to aid them in work ing nut ' satisfactorily the serious problems before them and of bring ing them and their .northern fellow oltiiwns eleeer; and closer. In sympathy sind point of View. At the conclusion of practically ev ery one of hi pointed sentences Mr. Taft was Interrupted by applause and Cheerlng4 He frankly expressed him self regarding the so-called "negro question'" and declared that neither he nor the republican party had any Idea of forcing upon the people of the south the dominance of an ignor ant class: Law for Hie Nation. After paying a tribute to North Carolina, which he said, presented an admirable type of present conditions in the south, the public spirit of its citizens, progress of its Industrie, and the charming companionship which the northerner always found there, the speaker pointed out that the laws were made for. the north and south and the functions of the government extended from the Cana dian border to the Gulf of Mexico, and.1 led up to this question: "What Is It that seta the south apart and takes from the southern people the responsibilities which th" members! of a republic ought to share to the conduct of the national government?" He continued: Why Is It that what Is done at Washington seems to be the work Of the north and the west and not of the south? Should this state of affairs continue. These are the questions that force themselves on those of us concerned with the government -and who are most anx ious to have a solid, united cuntry, of whose will the course of the gov ernment shall be an Intelligent Inter pretation and expression. "Wo can answer these questions as the historian would and we can, ex plain the situation as it W; but I do not think we can justify or excuse a continuance of it. Looking back into the past of course the explana tion of the difference between the south and the other two sections was in the Institution of slavery. It is of no purpose to point out that enrly In the history of the country the north was as responsible for bringing slav es here as the south, for we are not concerned witB whose fault It is that there was such an Institution as slavery. Nor are we oonct rneil with the probability that had the north erners been Interested In slaves they would have viewed the institution exactly as the southerner! viewed It. and would have fought to defend It because it was as sacred as the In- (Continued on page three.) ILLNESS OF JURORS IN "NIGHT RIDER" CASE CAUSE OF DELAY (By Associated Press.) UNION CITY, TEN.V. Dec. 7 Because of the illness of two mem ber! of the recent night rider grand Jury, necessitating the naming of oth ers to replace them. all. the testimony upon which the former indictments were based may have to be repeated before the new Indictments are re turned. Attorney Oeneral Caldwell and the attorneys for the state were in conference until late tonight consid ering whether It would be legal on Monday to read to the present grand lurv the ethnographic notes of the testimony upon which the recent RUSTINMURDER Witness for Defense Springs Sensation in Trial of Davis. CONTRADICTING TO i FORMER STATEMENT Several Witnesses Sworn She Was at Home at 1 the Time. (By Associated Press.) OMAHA. NEB., Dec. 7 The de fense this afternoon In the trial of Charles Edward Davis Jot the mur der of Dr. Frederick T. Rustln, creat ed a sensation by producing a witness in the person of Mrs. Emily Allen, who testified to having seen a woman that the witness declared was Mrs Abble Rice, on the street down town about 4 o'clock in the morning buy ing a paper, a time at which, accord ing to Mrs. Rice and several witness es for the prosecution, she was at the house where she had been living. "I had been to Lincoln" Mcs. Al len said, "and got back on a train arriving JUBt before 1 a. m., I took a cab and started for home. At about 4 o'clock while on the way, I met Mrs. Rice, who had stopped two newsboys to buy a paper. I watched her for some time aa she stopped un der an electric light and eagerly scanned the paper. I had seen her many time Decors witn vr. nusun nd always supposed rtte - was" his wife." v ' -:-:w'.-' Told Her Experience 1 went directly home and did not get up until 11 o'clock. I heard news boy calling 'Extra- All about Dr. Rustln's murder', and said to a neigh bor 'I saw Mrs. Rustln down, town when I came up the street and she was almost frantic' It was Mrs. Rice I saw, but presumed she was Rustln's wife until I learned differently later . All the way through the prosecu tion has introduced witnesses to show that Mrs. Rice that n'.ght got on a car at 40th. and Farnam streets at 11:30 and went directly to her mom, where she remained until the next day. Mrs. Allen declared she had never met the attorneys for the defense un til two hours before she was called to give her testimony and had only been persuaded to tell what she knew by her son, who said she ought to give her evidence. Dr. Matthews saw and talked to a man on Farnam street, similar to a man, former witnesses have de scribed as Davis. Mr. Matthews says he Was close enough to the man to say It wai not Davis at ail. The man, said the witness, was Intoxi cated. Court adjourned early as the state was not prepared to present Its re buttal. PANNAMA CANAL BONDS BRING 102.5. (By Associated Press.) WA8HINOTON, Dec. 7 Secretary Cortelyou today announced that the Panama canal bonds had been sold at an average of 102.4368. The low est accepted bid was at 102.2778. There were 159 accepted bids amount Ing to $30,000,600. Six hundred and seventy two bids were rejected, amounting to $72,808,800. Among the successful bidders were: F'lsk and Robinson. New York City, five bids $2,000,000; Chase National Bank. New York, three bids, $1,000. 000 each; the National City Bank of New York, $10,242,760; Florida Na tional Bank, Jacksonville $100,000 at 102.55; Herman Myers, Savannah. Oa., $100,000 at 102. 46. GRANTED HEPRIVE. (iiid pte30Sv Xg) PPRINOF1ELD. III.. Dec. 7. Her man Hillek. sentenced to be hanged for the murder of Maria Vxel, was to day granted a reprieve until Decem ber 21. ftrand Jury based Its Indictments With the exception of two, the per sonnel of the Juries are Identical. The new Indictments were decided upon because attorneys for the night riders questioned the validity of the old ones. The feeling In the community is exceedingly bitter and rnnny citizens go about arrned. Judge Jones today appealed to every law-abiding citizen In the state to help stamp out the vicious and anarchistic element. He demanded the death penalty for those guilty of a capital offense. I con nection with the night riding raids. SP ,ftM W r J&r BOX of ClSiAR9 L DONTIYE .YOUR soF TinTlrrll- T jUNioft timHm uke rma':- , U0N1 U ju PALL OF SADNESS OVER SESSION OF THE U. S. SENATE Profound Sorrow Expressed Over Senator Allison's Death. BRILLIANT SCENE. -(By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. There was a pall of sadness over the United States senate when it convened for the second session of the 0tlf congress, Which was due to the absence of the late Senator W. B. Allison, of Iowa, who -died last August after a service of over S 6 years In that body. ' The assemblage was a brilliant one, 82 of the members being present, whilo the galleries were filled with re presentatives -of the official and so cial lift of the capital. Besides the wive.; and daughters of senators who formod a large company In the pri vate gallery, James Bryce, the British ambassador; Tong Shoa Yl, special envoy of the Chinese empire; Prince Tsal, ntul others of his suite occupied seats In the reservation set apart for the diplomatic corps. Simple Procedure. The procedure in the opening of the new session was simple and dignified following long established precedent. Vice President Fairbanks called the senate to order and Rev. Edward Ev erett Hale,, opened the session with prayer. In resonant tones the vener able chaplain Invoked the Divine bless ing upon the work of congress. Sena tors Aldrlch, Qallinger, and Teller, were appointed In pursuance of a reso lution offered by Senator Hale, to wait upon the President and Inform him that congress was ready to re ceive his annual message. Senator Dillingham, presented the credentials of his colleague, Senator-elect Carroll 8. Page, of Vermont, and the oath of office was administered to him by the vice president. Senator Dolliver an nounced the death of the late Senator Allison, of Iowa, and resolutions ex pressing the profound sorrow of the senate over his bereavement, were ad opted. As a further mark of respect to his memory, the senate, after a ses sion lasting but fifteen minutes,, ad journed for the day. Senator-elect Cummings, of Iowa, will take the oath of office tomor row. SHORT ON ACCOUNT, SWEOEJAKES LIFE Was Recently Brought Into Publicity by Trouble With President Roosevelt. (By Associated Press.) ST. LOUIS, Dec. 7. Charles Eck- stromer. Swedish vice consul commit ted suicide tonight. He was short In his accounts with the West Disinfec tant company according to James Kns slg, president of the ompany. The statement by Kusslg, was made to a representative of The Republic, who interviewed him at his home In New York, regarding the suicide of the St Louis representative of fthe tlrm. "We are confident that there Is a shortage," said .Mr. Kusslg, "but I do not care to say how large It is. Expert accountants have ben going over the books In our St. Louis of fice." Members of the Erkstome'r family tonight denied that Mr. Eckstormer had been In any financial difficulty. Mr. Eekntromer came Into public notice some time aKO through a con troversy with lederal ofTdals which re sulted in the revokation of his exe iiuater by President Roosevelt. Later he was reinstated. Apparently E kstromer repented when too late. A card was found on which he had scrawled: "I have taken prusslc acid to com mit suicide. Call Dr. Ingan." The physician arrived but could not aid. him. PEACE 'REIGNS AS GOVERNMENT IS ORGANIZED Haytian Situation Clear ing After Weeks of Turmoil. SIMAN'S ELECTION AS RULER ASSURED. Gen. Fouchard Withdraws to Avert Certain Possi- , We Civil War. (By Associated Press.) PORT At7 PitlNCE, Dec. 7. The present situation is clearing. During the recent Interview here between General Simon, the leader of the re volutionary army and General Fou chard, an aspirant to the presidency, the latter said that In view of the fact that "God had blessed the arms of General Simon," he withdrew his candidacy to avert possibility of civil war. The proclamation of General Si mon as president of the Republic was then decided upon. The local population has Accepted the new order of things. Oeneral Simon today took possession of the national palace. It Is felt here Hint If General Si mon proceeds In accordance with the constitution It soon will be possible to bring together the national as sembly. All the senators and deputies at present In Port Au Prince are con vinced that the election of General Simon by a large majority is assur ed. Oeneral Simon has not as yet ap pointed his cul'iie t, as he Ik await ing the arrival of several of the oth er revolutionary leaders. The United Stales cruiser Tacoma left today for St. Marc, and (lonalves. Word received today from these places was of a more favorable nature, the people at both town apparently ob serving order. Nevertheless Iroops have been sent to i.onavcs under Gen eral Poldevln, and it is believed that he will have ni difficulty In check ing any revolutionary tendencies. It is underat I that all the refu gees at the foreign legations will be given their llbert . Ordered to liny tl. WASHINGTON Dec, 7. Hecause of unsettled condition-, at Gonalves, Huy tl, the dlspateh I ..it Dolphin, now In Central American ..aters, has been or dered to that .: e e to protect Am erican interest)-'. The cruleer 1 some days has b Au Prince, ha cruise and will at.. Marc. . Moines, which for n stationed at Port :t that place for a t"i at Gonalves and MAN WHO DESIGNED MANY BLDGS. DEAD. (By AMor '.itad Press.) NEW YOltK. lcc. 7 Martin Ai ken, supervising architect of the treasury dp:irlnp i t, under the Cleve land odmlnlntra! n and one of the foremost archlte. i in the country died at the New Vnr! hospital here today, after undergoing n operation. mm or WASHINGTON. Dec. 7. Forecast for North Carolina Fair Tuwlay with colder near the coast: Wednes day fair, winds becoming light and variable. , ear NEW HOUSE PAYS TRIBUTE TO MEMORY OF OLD MEMBERS Hearty Greeting Exchanged by Representatives of Both Parties. GALLERIES PACKED. (By Associates) Press.) WASHINGTON, Dee. 7.- After be ing In session an hour, one half of whloh tlmo was consumed by a roll call, the house of representatives, which met at noon today for the sec ond session of the (0th congress, ad journed out of respect to the memory of several' of Its own members end of Senate- Allison, all, of whom OiMl uunng tne recess. i For an hour or more preceding the formal calling of the body to order the galleries were packed to their fullest capacity. Many hun dreds sat In the aisles, while long lines, patiently waited outside the gallery doors hoping to And en opportunity to get Inside. On the floor, the mem Iters gathered in groups end regard leas of party affiliation, 'mingled with each other and extended hearty greet ings. Hpeaker Cannon, Representa tive Sherman of New fork, the vice president elect, and Champ Clark, of Missouri, the successor of John Sharp Williams, as minority leader, received . ovations. I The most Important action of the j house was the passage by unanimous , consent of a resolution authorising the committee on ways and means. In : Its tariff hearings, to subpoena wit ' ncsses and to call for books and pa ! pers. S31 Members. A number of bills of public interest ! were introduced. The roll call dis closed the presence of 881 members. Seven new members were sworn In to ; nil vacancies that occurred by death lor resignation since the last session, among them being Edward Kltoplnal. , (dem ), who succeeds the late Mr. ' Myer, from the first Louisiana district. ,(). C. Wiley, (Ixtn.), successor to his i father. A. A. Wiley, (Dem.), Eloventh Alabama district and John P. flwaaey, ' (Dem.), successor to Mr. Llttleflnld, who resigned during the last session from the Second Maine district. The speaker appointed Messrs. Payne, New York: MeKlnley, Illinois, and Clurk. Missouri, as a committee, to Joli? a similar committee of the senate, to notify the president that the respective houses were In Session and prepared to transact the public busi ness. After the disposition of some rou tine business resolutions were adopt ed expressive of the regret of tbe house at the deaths of Representa tives Dunwell, of New York; Powers, of Maine; Porker, of Houth Dakota; Wiley, of Alabama, and Senator Alli son, or Iowa, and as a further mark of respect the house at 1:02 p. m. adjourned. MRS. ROSENBERG RE-ELECTED PRES. (By Aasoclatad Press.) CINCINNATI, Ohio, Dec. 1. Mrs. Hugo Rosenberg, "t Pittsburg, was to day re-elected president of the Nat ional council of Jewish Women, her objection to being again chosen being overcome. The other officers chosen are: Klrxt vice president, Mrs. Miriam Mlsch, Providence, R. I., second vice president. Mrs Hen Lwensteln, of Conclnnatl: recording secretary, Mrs. Ell Htrouxe. Baltimore; treasurer, Mrs. Adolph Kahti, Washington, D. C; au ditor, Mrs. Nathaniel Harris, Denora, I 'a. ANNUAL BANQUET, (By Associated Press.) NEW HAVEN. Conn.. Dec. 7. The New Haven Chamber of Commerce, at Its annual banquet tonight had Its guests and speakers, Charles H. Treat, treasurer of the United States, and Rev. George H. Ferris, of Philadel phia, a former panlor of this city. 'NATURE LAVISH WITH HER GIFTS" Economical and Commercial Advancement Near at Hand. (By Asaoelatatf Press.) WASHINGTON, DEC, 7 With prophesies of an almost unparalleled economical and commercial advance ment near at hand for the south, the Initial movement for a still greater development of the natural renouroes of that section of the country for mally was Inaugurated at the first meeting here today of the Southern Commercial Congress. The vast pt stbllttles that yet awnlt development were referred to In glowing terms by the various speakers. The south was pictured as a uid where nature had been lavish with her gifts which thus had been touch ed. The prediction was made that a great commercial awakening soon would eome over the entire section. Some of the reasons advanced by the speakers as to why the south has not made greater progress In the de velopment of It almost unbounded natural resources, were that that sec tion had suffered to a marked de gree because of the lack of adequate transportation facilities. A factor which had prevented better railroad transportation facilities, it was point ed out, had been the alleged hostil ity of some of the legislatures of the southern states to the railroads. But a changed sentiment had come over ths legislators, tt was stated, and the railroads were planning for Increased facilities. With this Important fac tor of alleged hostility ellmlnaked, with Improved waterways and bar- bors. ' nothng .stood In - the . way ,'of f raster progress in tbe south, . ' ' . Cablnest Members. Ths penm ;iiesslort "was marked by the presence and participation In the proceedings, of two members of the cabinet Oeneral Luke tt. Wright secretary of war, and Oscar 8. Straus, secretary of the department of com merce and labor, who were ths not able speakers of the day. . Indica ting by their presence their interest In the movement for a "greater South", southern senators and repr. sentatlves were participants in the meeting. Governor Hoke Smith head, ed the Georgia delegation, Several hundred delegates, among whom are leading business men of ths south, were In attendance today and it la said that many more will arrive to morrow. The question of the so-called sec tionalism of the south was a feature of the day's proceedings. It was re ferred drat by Secretary Straus, who declared In his address "We are the rest of a great com mercial era and the south econom ically and commercially has oome out from Its sectionalism and It Is a part an Important part and a arrowing part of tho whole country." The secretary said he believed that the tlmo is near at hand when even politically It will be a misnomer to siieak or the "Solid South", Otlirr Speakers, His remarks furnished ths euoifor the speakers who followed, who made special reference to the fact, that sec tionalism prai-ttcally had disappeared and the only commercial rivalry that now survives was for commercial su premacy. At the morning session the princi pal addressee were made by Secre tary of War, Luke B. Wright and Surgeon Oeneral Walter Wyrnan, of the public health and marine hospl tal service. Added Interest to the afternoon's proceedings was lent by the presence of John M. Parker, of New Orleans, the noted huntsman and an Intimate friend of President Roosevelt, The leading speakers at this session were John A. Fox of Arkansas, and John K. Wallace, of New York. Other speakers were J. V. Kane, of Savannah, Oa., Charles P. Good yr. Representative Richmond Pear son Ilobson, of Alabama, and Duncan V. Fletcher of Florida, each of whom dwelt upon the wonderful possibili ties in the south which the people have only begun to realize. What the south ned now, these speakers pointed out. was to be brought to an Industrial level with other sections of tho country. PEOPLE ALONG ARKANSAS ARE PREPARING FOR EXPECTED FLOOD (By Asaoclated Preaa.) PINK HI-UFK, Dec, 7 The gov ernment dyke at tho foot of Ten nessee street, gave away late today and tonight the waters of the Arkan sas river are fast eating their way toward the mouth of Harding's Bay ou, wiili h crosses the city. A little further and the river will strike the east end, recently built, where be cause of the nature of the soil which Is sandy, the natural resistance will be but slight. House are being roll ed to places ot safety and Others are WITNESSES TELL OF FARULOUH PR0F1T& Declared Continental Oil Co., Earned 115 per cent, on Capital. (By AasocUtad Prate.) NEW YORK. Deo. 7 -FlgUtM showing some of the profit ot the Standard Oil com piny, beeame part of the court record In the federal suit to dissolve ths Stand" ard Oil company todr when John D. Arvhbold resumed ths stand for .v brief examination, and Henry Tllford, president of the Standard OH Mm pany of California, testified at eome length as W witness for ths defense. The government Inquisitor, on flgur es submitted, showed that the Con tinental Oil company, a Standard . subsidiary In the middle west, mad -profits of US per cent on Its capi talisation of 1300,000, and that ths Ut.ndn vA ti nmiiUHtf T rwl i a n a am a' capitalisation of 11,000,000 earned about ISMOO.OOQ 'between lilt and lioe. . ... : ; Through Mr, Tllford the counsel for the government sought to bring out that In California and other states of the far west the Standard had made contracts with Its oompetrtcr whereby the standard obtained alt .' the crude oil supply and thereby had the refining field to Itself. Mr. Tll ford said he had little knowledge of ' these contracts, ;- ' . Referring to oil trade rats cutting wars In Colorado, and In ths far west. ' Mr. Tllford said the Standard never ' cut ' prices to ' under-eell ttecompetN ' tors, but simply lowered ' rates to meet reductions .'of Its flvals,' Mr. ' Tllford' examination likely will be ' concluded tomorrow and either WIN'1 Ham Horttfcfeller,' or Frank ft, Mof- V fetv president arabs, . Standard Oil company of Indiana, will bo called to testify. "- .- .'; . v'Vi-v,.' . Gradually Forced Out. ! " Mr. Archbold's . testimony had to do with details of certain properties conveyed to the Standard Oil com pany on Its organisation, . . Mr.. Arch bold "said the establishment of mar ksttng stations to compete with the rivals of the Standard, naturally fore ed small dealers and Jobber grad ually from the Held. ; , r t' . .Regarding the Standard Oil com pany of Indiana, Mr, Archbold said it was originally capitalised for 1, 000,001 and had borrowed large sums from other companies which it had paid out of earning. v ' Mr.. Kellogg asked if the Standard Otl company, of; Indiana had not mad net earnings of over 151,000,000 be . ' tween the year III! and 1101 en a million dollars capitalisation. Mr. Archbold said there had been many ' millions of dollar Invested In the company, which wag only nominally capitalised. ' , . , - Mr. Tllford said that In the far western territory eighty seven ma r. ketlng stations were established by the Standard Oil Company of . Call rornia, ana in me .noqsy jaouniam regions, the Continental Oil company, . a Standard subsidiary, had establish' ed 13 marketing stations. The ef ' feet of the establishment of those marketing stations wa , to reduce, prices to the consumer, ' On cross examination Mr- Kellogg developed that th Continental Oil . company In 1 tot made 111.01 per cent on Its capital stock. Th pur pose of the government Inquisitor was to show that the price charged for oil product in tho west were not wsrranted. '; ,: Mr, Tllford said the profits on all mercnanuiM in inv west wars nignev and that oil sold no higher than flour and sugar In proportion. Adjournment was taken until to morrow. CASE OF W. E. BAKES IS SET FOB JAN. 1 (By Aaaeelated Press.) WASHINGTON, Dec. t.--ThC Btt prrni vwun wi ma iimva ciuim w day advanced the case of W. T. Rakes, and set It 'for hearing on Jan uary 4, next. Rakes, who resides In Patrick county, Va., Is under sent ence of 15 years on the charge of eon spiring with other distillers to tnur the persons who had Informed against them. ft being demolished and the lumber and furnishings cartd away. Today a dwelling house and th warehouse of the Arkansas Packet company were swept away and a greater part of the Cady hardwood mill was destroyed. Barraque street, for a distance of Ave blocks east of Georgia street, has been completely destroyed and the buildings on the , south side of the street are being moved back as rapidly aa possible. , with the water following closely In the wake of the workmen.
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