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'AT CITIZEN 24Hs THE WEATHER: JH.V FAIR. T ASHEVILLE, N. G. SUNDAY MOliNINd, .1 ANUAlcY 24, 1900. PRICE FIVE CENTS. VOL. XXV. NO. 90. Here's Hoping he Doesn't Find it SAYS ANTI-JAP BILLS SHOULD PASSIN GALA. Tav Tells "Why There is a Japanese Question on the Coast." BOOKKEEPING OF OFFICERS LIVES OF 761 MR.TAFT IS FOR IMPERILLED ON 2 DAYS GUEST SINKING SHIP OF CHARLESTON Republic Rammed During! President-elect' Finds Real IS CRITICIZED Legislative Committee, Ap- Thick Fog by Unknown .Vessel. pointedsto Investigate the State Offices, Reports. Southern Hospitality in City by the Sea. .' SARNEO.lF I jW, W ,W, JJ ' ' "JAPANESE ARE " IMMORAL RACE' " Would Fight for Mikado Against United States Af ' ' ter Naturalization." ' BY TAV. XBpeclal Correspondent to The Citizen) WASHINGTON, Jan. S3 Why Ib there a Japanese question on the Pa cific coast? Uncle Sam has a wealth of statis tics which answers this question, but no person Is really In a position to un derstand the answer unless he or she has aotifally lived among the Japan ese. While the residents of the Pa cific coast are vehemently protest ing against the command of President Roosevelt to pass no anti-Japanese measures, the average reader of the South and East Is wondering; why Callfornlans are willing to take chances of embroiling- the United States in a quarrel over a mere hand ful of polite little Japanese. The Japanese question Is to the Pacific coast what the negro question color problem I to the South- -Yet this does 'not answer the question: Wry Is there a Japanese problem? With this short query and ques tion mark almost constantly In mind, the writer recently spent several months studying the life end habits of the Japanese In Hawaii. British Columbia and on the Pacific coast. In order to get ns clone to the true life of the little brown man as possible, the writer in one Instance lived for a (ime-In a Japanese colony, getting the Ideas of the Japanese, and later talking to antl-dapanesc agitators and to employers of the subjects of the Mlkndo. All arguments as to why the yel low races should not be asslmlllated are debatable save two. They are: 1. The Japanee are hopelessly im moral. 2- No matter how long- a Japanese imtgbt Its .ItrAh land, or the stars and stripes, he would always! be ready to fight under the flag of the Mikado against the United States. IMsrespwt Women. , There Is no possible way for antl- excluslonlsts to get around these two angles of the question. The Japan , ese disrespect for womankind and al legiance to the Mikado are the result of centuries of practice and worship, and It will require centuries to change these ideas. As in Japan, morality In the Japanese colonies on the Pacific coast Is at the lowest ebb. See-' A. E. Yoell. of the Japanese and Korean Exclusion league of San Francisco, states that reports from several small California cities showed the presence of 3.007 Japanese, of which 501, or about one-sixth were Japanese women of vicious character. The Japanese rate these women the same, and hold them in ns high es-teem-Which means none at all as they do decent women In either Japan or America. Women of bad charac ter are visited by members of their families. Including women and chil dren, with no thought of moral con tamination or disgrace. This condition of immorality does not apply to the best class of Jap anese, but to the coolie class, or the class to which the Pacific coast ob jects. The estimated Japanese popu lation of California, Oregon and Washington is In excess of 100.000. Japan has no sweehearts in the sense we know them. All her wo men are practically slave girls and slave women. In Japan, or in the Japanese cnl nles on the Pacific const, it is not a case of acquaintance ripening Into friendship, friendship running to love, and love blossoming in marriage. The young Japanese In the majority of cases does not select his wife or have anything to do with it. Hundreds of Japanese women have come to the United States In the last five years to marry countrymen they hnd never before laid eyes on. For Instance, a Japanese working In the I. 9. comes to the conclusion he should have a wife.. He writes his father in Japan of his desire. The male parent casts about until he finds the type of a woman he thinks would mate well with his son. and starts her on her way to San Fran cisco, or Seattle or Van t'ouvrr. The bride-to-be can not li.nd at an Ameri- (Continued on page three.) ARBITRATOR OF PANAMA CANAL PURCHASE TAKES THE STAND (By Associated Presa.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 Through William Nelson Cromwell, who nego iated the Panama canal purchase, the federal grand Jury which to Inquir ing Into the alleged libelous state ments of The New York World, and The Indianapolis News, in connection with ' that transaction, today got at the bottom of the facts In the case Mr. Cromwell was under examina tion for over two hours. He brought with him ft large number of supers. These were carefully gone over. So earnest was Mr. Cromwell In his statements that at times bla vole INSURANCE DEP'T IN WORST SHAPE Nothing Indicates Dishon esty on Part of Commis , sioner, Says Report. fSpecid to Th Citizen.) RALEIGH, Jan. 23. The leg islative committee of the 1907 general assembly to examine the offices state treasurer, auditor and comislsoner of Insurance transmitted Its finance report to the general as sembly today which includes a number of sharp criticisms, especially of the department of insurance as well as of the auditor's office for auditing claims not clearly grounded on the statues cjjted as authority. This last is possibly a criticism of the council of state rather than the auditor. In several respects, as the general condition and management cf the auditor's department as well as hat ot the state treasurer are hardly commended. After detailing Insurance carried on state property by the department, the aggregate being 52, 1111,000, the report recounts the necessity of an expert to check up accounts. The report says, In brief. "We find that the books have not been properly kept and balanced. No cash book has been kept showing accurate receipts and disbursements. Neither could w find that any balance sheet had been rendered. However, we find that his bank pass books fhow a balance In bank December I, 1906, of 112.162.98 In --which should have been $3, 28 40 belonging to the investigation of fire fund, according to the commission er's record, leaving a balance of $8. 904.29 but owing to the condition and manner in which the books have been kept, are unable to determine where It belongs, except that the commls sioner claims It has been his custom to always keep some 85,000 or $6,000 of his personal funds in his State de pository bank to imeet all balances that may be due to the state and not Included In his remittances to the sate treasurer. The K-mely. In view of the manner In which the books have been kept and the absence of a proper cash book the best we can be able to do, was establish all charges and collections of state funds according to the records, found and allow credits for disbursements accord. ding to bank vouchers, which we huve done, showing a balance In hank of $4.985. 09. The commlsisoner gave us all the assistance we could ask for In making the Investigation and show ed no disposition to conceal any of his records, and while our Investiga tion dld not disclose any evidences of dishonesty we think the system of bookkeeping is-very unsatisfactory and does not properly represent all ac counts and It was pertaining to the office of the commis sioner of insurance a.s they should do and wc recommend that there be Immediately Installed a dou ble entry set of books to show at all times the accurate condition of all af fairs pertaining to the office." "We further find that under sec tion 478 revisal of North Carolina, the insurance commlsisoner is required to keep a careful record of the secur ities deposited by each company We regret to say that this section of the law lias not been followed at all. We find there on deposit in the office of the insurance conimhdsoner secur ities aggregating $1,000,000, which the law requires to he recorded, and the only record (If It can be termed a record ) which the insurance com missioner has of them Is a small book which he carries in his breast pocket, and upon which some of the securit ies appear, all of which are written In lead pencil. Your committee desires to call special attention to this and recommends to your honorable body that this law he fully complied with at once."' The committee condemns the prac tice of auditing claims against the state In many cases without statutory authority, citing a number of con d mned vouchers in this connection notably the report was presented In the house but not read, being referred to the committee. could be heard In the eorrldprs of the city hall, although nothing that he said could be understood. He de clined to make any statement beyond the fact that he was leaving for New York this evening. An Interesting feature of hearing was the offering In evidence of the original warrant for the $40,000,000 by which the government acquired title to the canal ownemhlp. The doc ument was framed and was brought to the grand Jury room by 8- R. Jacobs, a clerk In the office of the auditor for the state department Other witnesses are to appear Monday. LEAVITT IS NOT TO OPPOSE SUIT Notified of Divorce Proceed ings to he Brought Against Him hy. Bryan's Daughter. (y Associated Press.) PARIS, Jan. 23. William Homer Leavltt, received yesterday from Thomas Allen, his wife's lawyer at Lincoln,, Neb., notification that Mrs- Leavltt, who Is a daughter of William J. Bryan had filed a petition for di vorce on the ground of incompatibility of temper, and non-support. He was questioned on the matter today but declined to discuss It, saying he did not desire to embarrass his wife In any way. Mr. Leavltt will not oppose the suit. With his mother. with whom he has been living in Paris, he will leave In a few days for Ameri ca. His departure is in no way con nected with the suit, but is part of his plan to exhibit his painting "The Last Supper." In the United States. Mr. Leavitt's friends In the Ijitln Quarter, who esteem him highly us a serloiis and hard-working artist say his life has been exemplary. They are of the opinion that Mrs. Leavitt's decision to obtain a divorce Is due en tirely to her nervous temperament. She has suffered from neurasthenia for the last two years. BANDITS KILL TWO, INJURE 21 After Exciting Chase One Hold-up Man Commits Su icide, Another Attempts. (By Associated Prsaa.) LONDON, Jan. 23. Three persons were killed and 21 injured at Wal- thamstow, a suburb of London, as the result of a sensational attempt made today by two Russians at highway robbery. The men were run down and surrounded by posse, and one of them finally committed suicide. The other attempted suicide but did not suc ceed, although he is now lying in a critical condition at Tottenham hos pital. Two of their victims, a policeman and u boy of 10, lie dead, while five of the injured are in a hospital seriously wounded. The bandits held up an automobile containing the employes' wages at the entrance to the rubber works, at Wal thamstow and made off with the money. They were followed by a few employes and a gradually Increasing crowd of police and civilians, few of whom were armed. The police Jump ed aboard a trolley car and the ban dits finding themselves closely pur sued, Jumped aboard another car and forced the driver, with a revolver at his head, to send his car along at full speed. One of the men ran to the rear car and repeatedly emptied his revol ver at the pursuers. Reinforcements of armed police on foot, bicycles and on horseback. Joined in the chase and fusillades were exchanged for a dis tance of a mile. The car went thun dering down the track with the mounted ad bicycle police straining every effort to keep up with the pace makers. Nearlng the Tottenham marshes the bandits made the motor man slow down and Jumping off seiz ed a milk cart and made for the country district.' An automobile was pressed Into service by the police and It was rapidly overhauling the assas sins when they took to the marshes. The pursuit through this treacher ous ground was a difficult one, but eventually the police succeeded In overtaking one of the, men, who, find ing his position hopeless, turned his weapon upon himself, Inflicting a dan gerous, though not a fatal, wound. The other man, falling to reach Ep plng forest, took refuge In a cottage, which the polie, now reinforced by buck shooters who were in the vicin ity, first fusilladed and then stormed. They found the Russian dead, he bav ins; sent a bullet Into his own bead. RESOLUTION TO ADJOURN FEB. 20 GEtSJETBACK When Up in the House, Mr, Henderson Had it Refer red to Committee. STAJE COMMISSION ON HiailWAVS ASKED Effort to Establish Normal School at (heenville. Oth er Bills Introduced. (Special to The Cltln.) RALBKill. Jan. 23. In a gale of merriment following a speech by Mr. Henderson, of Caswell, the game vet eran. In reply to the argument of the humorist of the minority. Mr. Hln shaw of Caldwell, the liouse today pigeonholed the resolution of the number from ( 'aid well to adjourn sine die Febriiarv -0 with the committee on rules, of which Mr. Dnwd Is chair man. The report of the committee ap pointed by the last legislature to ex amine the "ffees of treasurer, audi tor and insurance commlsisoner was trnaamitted through Mr. Pnwil, but on account of its volumlnousness was referred without reading to a select committee for consideration and re port back to i he house. At the time of adjournm-nt. the speaker announ ced the . I. t committee as follows Messrs. I'urn.. loughton. lovd, Lee, Morton, Siuhhx. and Hnell The hill to . stabllsh the stnte high way eotn in iion was Intro'luced in the house hy Mr. Currle. II was In troduced in the senate (luring the opening (l.i-- In aocairdarn with the recomno ri'hit ions of the Mate geologist- It pot- all the read work In the various (...nties under tic general supervision -I the state commission and cam. an annual appropriation of $ 1 .Mi.O'i'i to he used laiti'iv In co operating in and supplementing the work of tie several countl- --. A bill I.- Mr. Perry, of Hlaibn. would r'o-iite all hotels and boarding houses ch.irt'ing $1.50 a day. or more to screen 'lining and slcepine, rooms against f1i. and. mosquitoes. To pension all the Inmates of the soldiers home at Raleigh, p ing each one $12 a n-ar In quarterly install ments, is tie- provision of a I ' 1 1 1 In troduced l.v Mr. Hinsdale, of Wake Training Hcliool. The cha rmiin of the house com mittee on (location, Mr. Connor, ot Wilson, put hi the bill for th. main tenance .-uni equipment of the Kast Carolina Training school fur teach ers at Crei nvllle. It calls for $r,o. 000 Immediately for equipment snrt $2Ii,000 annually, until otherwise or dered, for maintenance. Thus far. the county of rut and the town of Uron viile hay . .ntrlbuted $S,0OH and the state Sir, .Oiin It is made the duty of the trustees to select a president and far ti It v and open the school at as early a date us practicable. (Continued from page seven.) IFAIR nrjqntxnTnv. n r .Tan. S3 Forecast. North- Carolina, fair Sunday and Monday: conltnued high tempera ture; moderate variable winds, most ly south. GREAT EARTHQUAKE CLEARLY RECORDED Intensity Indicated by Nee dles Nearly us Great as When Messina Pell. (By Associated Praae.) LONDON, Jan. 2J The seismo graphs of the continent and England recorded a severe earthquake at a few minutes before 4 o'clock this morn ing. In some Instances the Intensity indicated by the nod lea was nearly as greut as that recorded lost month at the time of the Messina disas ter. The estimates of distance vary from 2.000 to 3.000 miles to the east ward of the point of record. This would place the location of th dis turbance In the Caspian region, or beyond, in Asiatic Russia, Afghan istan, northern India, and, swinging more to the south, the extreme of Arabia and central Africa, The dis turbance also could have been In the Indian ocean. No reports have come In from any where In this designated area to In timate the occurrence of any catas trophe, i TWO WOMEN AND MAN MURDERED Ha by of Mrs. Everett Found Crawling Among Mutilat ed Hodics. ( By Aaaoclated Praia.) AMITi: CITY. La., Jan. 23 .Sheriff Haul, returned to Amite City tonight with Averv Hlount. as a prisoner, and brought the details of a shooting lust night at Tlckraw, In which tw wo men and a man were killed. The parish Is being searched for another man, alleged to he Implicated In the shooting. A nehlng Is feared. Oarflcld Kliuhen is the man hunt ed hy the police tonight. It Is al leged that last night sa Itnjamln Hreland. his wife and Mrs. Jos Kv eritt the latter carrying an Infant in her arms, were making tin ir way homeward along one of the parish roads, Hlount and KlneJien fired on them from the Mie of the road with shotguns .Mrs Evcrltt fell with her babv Into the road, her head blown al most off. Mrs (Ireland's breast was torn off by one of the volleys and (Ireland fell nt the first fire. Young people driving home frm a party found the baby crawling among the bodies. Hr.-land was still living and was able to murmifr the mme of Kim hen before he ailed. Blunt to night said that Klischen killed Bre- land, but would riot say who killed the women. Mrs Kverltt's husband was killed by Hen Klnchen. a brother of Oar field Klnehen, several years ago. and the widow was making her borne w lib the llrelunds. HARRIMAN OR OATH OF OFFICE? (By Associated Press.) SAVANNAH, (fa.. Jan. 23. The ac ceptance of an Invitation of the mayor and aldermen of Havannah By Kdward If. Harrlman to come to Savannah has caused an unusual tan gle. Mr. Harrlman wired that he would be glad to come' and would be in Havannah from 12 to 2 on Mon day. At that time Mayor Tledeman will be taking the oath of office preparatory to beginning his admin, titration as mayor. This la the dl lemma shall he entertain Harrlman or take the oath of off let? WTRELESS MESSAGES mum ASSISTANCE After Accident All Passen gers are Transferred to Steamer Florida. (y Aaaoclated Prsaa.) BOHTQN. Jan. 2J. The White Star Line steamer Republic, bound from New York to the Mldtterrnneau, hav Ing on board 701 souls, of whom 250 were American passengers, was ram med during a thick fog at 20 a. m today by an unknown vessel off Nan tucket Island, and only escupod. Imme diate sinking by the prompt closing of her watertight compartments. All of her passengers, Including 111 In the steerage, were transferred three hour after the accident to the Italian steamer Florida, bound from Naples to New. York, but the officers and crew bf the Republic refused to leayo the ship so long as there was a chance of keeping her afloat. wireless telegraphy played an Im portent part In the accident to the Republic, for It summoned help In a few hours, I.aLorralne, of the Frenoh Line; the Baltic of the White "tar Line, and the Cunarder I.ucanlu, re ceiving her message. It Is apparent that the Florida must have been SO or 40 off hjnr course, as as eastbound and westbound steamer lanes here are that dtxtant apart. As soon as the Republic hail been struck and the extent of ihe damage hud become known calls for assistance were sent broadcast over the Atlantic. All vessels) within rang were asked to hasten to the scene. The call for help was first recorded on land at the Clfarleston navy yard at o'clock this morning. It mid: "To Revenue Cutter (Ireshnm: Boston Hteamer Re public in distress, and sinking, lat itude 40. IT, longitude 70. twenty-six miles southwest of Nantuckst" Catch Wireless, The Orenham waa not at tha navy yard, but Intercepted the appeal In Provlnetnwn harbor. She started Im mediately for Nantucket, other wire less apparatus also caught the flying message and In a short time the. cut ter Acushnet was on her wuy out from Wood's Hole; the Mohawk, another revenue cutti, had started from New Bedford, and the Heneca had been rdered out from New Iindon, Conn. The Mohawk soon ran aground. while the Auuchnet did ont get out side of Vlnyard Sound and later came back to assist another vessel In dis tress. In the meantime th Baltic and I,a- lUirralne, both of which had paawed the Republic a few hours cerller and were speeding Into New York, heeded the call for assistance and put about. The Lucunla, which was to the east ward of Nantucket Lightship also pressed on to the assistance of the Republic. The collision, being amidships, al most immediately Hooded the engine room of the Republic and of course rendered her absolutely helpless. fortunately her wireless equipment was well suppiled with storage batter ies and these TVere used for mure than six hours, until they gradually he came exhausted. After that recourse to signalling by means of submarine bells wus adopted. In the middle of the forenoon the transfer of passengers to the Florida was made and ulthough the fog was very dense, unusually calm weather for this season of the year In the north Atlantic enabled the transfer to be made without accident. Only human beings were taken In (he life boats which made ths pasae between the two vessels, sll baggage being left on board the Republic. Hy noon tin Baltic and Lal.oiraiie -..re close fo the scene of the collision, but owing to the dens., fog were unable to lo cate the Republic, although the sub marine hells could he heard frequenl- I'cars of Friends. During the forenoon the fears of the thousands of friends, of the pas sengers on hoard, rnnny of whom had besieged the officers of the Whit" Star Line, were somewhat allayed by the receipt of a more assuring mes sage from the captain which read as follows: "Hteanishlp Republic, off Nantucket, when 26 miles south of Nantucket lightship this morning was run Into (Continued from page alx.) PROSPECTIVE JUROR IN COOPER TRIAL ARRESTED FOR PERJURY (By Aaaoelatad Prsaa.) NASHVILLE. Tenn.. Jan. 2.1 The second sensation In the trial of the Coopers and Ex-Bherlff John D. harpe. for the slaying of former Penator K W. Carmack. waa sprung by the state this arternoon, wnen it .caused the arrest, on a charge of per jury, ot ex-Hherlff Tbomas B. Cart wright The warrant was Issued on the affidavit of Attorney General Jeff McCarn, before Justice of the Peace I-evlne Cartwrlght waa one of. the first men on the panel and on hi ex amination he swore that he had no NORTH CAROLINA LIES IN HARBOR Big Cruiser Will Sail For, Panama with Him Mou day. Attends Banquet. (y Associated Press.) . CHARLESTON, & C, Jan, lie Withont 'possum on tha bill of fara, without official pomp or ceremony, Charleston . Is entertaining the presi dent -elect s)n her ownsjulM and unique but full hearted brand of Southern himnltalKv.. . Hue Aim At nlessupA fat ; doubly tilled, for not only la Mr, Taft her guest for two days, but tha big cruiser .North Carolina, has demon strated that there la "at least 10 feet of water over the bat" and hi lying at anchor within ft stones throw of the dock waiting for sailing order Monday when th president-elect and his party embark for Panama. Tha Montana, a sister ship will arrive to tc.awiv I. I.W 1 flllfff the harbor, k , While Mr. Taft la provided with entertainment without Interim; th chief rwtur of hit visit was a bans quet tonight. When his hosts wer on hundred and seventy five of hi : "friends In Charleston" and th pro-. gram railed for no speeches save by Mr. Taft, who waa presented briefly by Kdltor'J. C- Hemphill, of Th New and Courier, . 4 , Mr. Taft reached the environ of Charleston shortly before en o'clock today, when the special train Which brought him from Augusta, reached Magnolia where he alighted for lun cheon and a game of golf at th country club. It wac dark when, aft., er tea had bn served and many of his friend bad chatted with him at the club, ha reached hi quarter In the Charleston hot!,., .i. j, ...-:. At seven clock l wi' receiving hi dinner hoat and the vnlng'i en tertalnmant wa on. "Just tak thla vase of Violet from Iff and don't for get to send m postal fard " With all of her We might; llltle Joaephln Bass, of Brsnchvllls, delivered thl unfaltering fhessagn to the president elect today. She wo held up to him oer the head of th crowd to which he had expressed hi pleasure at greeting. Mr, Taft (took t flower and pledged the card. Thl Was th only Incident,. of the trip from Au gusta. ; . A foursome on the link of th Country club occupied Mr. Taft for ' couple of hour. , .; 111 I'lan. , Tomorrow h will advise with ' Messrs. Knox and Hitchcock who ar expected in the morning, Mr, Taft ' Is to attend service at th Unitarian church, end spend the balance of th dav in the countrv. taklns luneh as the guest of Mr. Kdwln Parson, and tea on the original tea plantation of the country, near Rummervllle, a th guest of Chartea t). Hhenherd. Mrs Taft Is expected In th morn" Ing. ON DRUNKEN SPREE, TERRORIZES FAMILY (By Aaaoelatad PYeae.) ; JACKSON, Ky Jan, 33. Beach llargla. who Is out of pall on bond of l2r,,oo pending trial for the murder of his father, Judge Hargls. I In bed ' at the I In rsla home here with a seri ous selc-lnfllcted wound In th foot. llargla. who Is out of Jail on bond of 1 1 v anil late in the afternoon terrorised his relatives at Clear Fork, on Froien Creek. There he entered the horn of Harlan Houth, and after driving the family Trum the house amused him sdf for some time by shooting th dishes off the dining table. Neighbor who attempted to quiet Mantis were driven upstairs In the Kouth home. but niaiiiiued to get word to some men going by to send help from Jackson. Officers were sent and late last night returned here with Hargls, who was found with some of his friends. PROHI BILL GOES TO GOVERNOR MONDAY NARHVILLR, Tenn., Jan. 23. Th bill prohibiting the manufacture of In toxicating lluuors In the state, which passed both houses of the general a aembly. probably will go to the gov ernor Monday. It Is not believed he will sign the bill. The general Impres sion Is that It will be passed over hla veto. ' opinion and no prejudice for or against the defendants. The stat charges that Cartwrlght had openly expressed the opinion that th de fendanw should b acquitted. ; Judge Jlart, whose Illness prevent ed a decision today a to th compe tency of Juror Leigh, charged with Intoxication, was better tonight and and will settle th charge on Monday when the trial will be renewed. H , Is suffering from Indigestion. 'j There was no- session of court today Judge Hart having decided that th case will proceed mor rapidly wits) Saturday holiday. . . . " f