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HE BSHEWLLE CITIZEN. Leased Wire Reports. Associated Press YOL. XXV XO. 157. ASIIEVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 26, 1909. PRICE FIVE CENTS. THE WEATHEB ... mrp: ORATORS (MICE TO DEBATE , TO THEGALLERIES Unrestricted Talk A Blessed Privilege to Cannon's Puppets In House CAC TO BE APPLIED IN FEW MORE DAYS Meantime Statesmen Can Bask In the Radiance of National Publicity. (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. March 25. A vol untary admission by Mr. Vreeland, of New fork, that he was to some, extent responsible for the retention In the Payne tariff bill of the countervailing duty on oil, was the climax of the day's discussion of the tariff In the house today. Mr. Vreeland had sat down for some time and heard vari ous Insinuations that that duty which some have characterised as a "Joker," was to be levied solely In the Interest of the Standard Oil company. This he denied and explained that his action was In response to requests from thousands of his oil producing con stituents and In behalf of five hun dred thousands and others engaged In the same business. The debate on the oil schedule called forth some bitter criticism of the tSandard Oil company by Mr. Kusterman, of- Wis consin, and others. In the course of the day numerous Speeches were made touching the tar iff question generally and many of the schedules in particular. The argu ments from the democratic stand point were for a tariff for revenue only, while the republicans spoke at tacked such schedules' as those on wood, wood pulp and print paper, and crude petroleum. At 6. OS p. m. the house adjourned until tomorrow, when according to general understanding a decision will be reached to meet thereafter at 10 o'clock and remain in session until S p. m., at which time a recess win be taken until 8, p. tn and the de bate continue for three hours. In all Itkllhood general debate on the bill will conclude about Wednesday of Seat week. Galleries Crowded. A heavy wind and rain storm today did not have any appreciable effect on the attendance In the house of rep resentatives where the tariff discussion I Continued on page 8ix. j TAKE THEIR ARREST III SPIRIT DF LEVITT Crack Jokes With Reporters While Mob Hoots and J eers Them SHE LOVED THE CHILD CLEVELAND, O., March 25. With hoots and Jeers ringing In their ears, James H. Boyle and his wife, arrested here as the kidnappers of little Wil lie Whltla, of Sharon, Pa., were es corted by police to a train at 5.25 to night for Mercer, Pa. This practically closes the case as far as Cleveland is concerned, as fur ther action will be taken by tho Pennsylvania authorities. However, the Cleveland police have a club over the heads of the Boyles hi a Joint In dictment returred today charging James H. Boyle and Helcne Boyle, alias Faulkner, with blackmail. This charge Is based on the payment of 10,000 ransom by J. P. Whltla for he recovery of his son, Willie, hers last Monday. As the prisoners alighted from tha wagon at the station a great throng urged about them and It was with difficulty that a path was cleared to the coaches. As Boyle and his wife, each accompanied by two patrolmen walked through the train shed the crowd greeted them with hoots and Jeers. That Mrs. Boyle had nothing to do with the actual kidnapping of Willie Whltla was the statement made today by the woman and her husband. Mrs. Boyle apparently was in goo 3 spirits, but her husband maintained his Indifferent manner, having little to ay. Most of the questions asked were addressed to Mrs. Boyle, and all eyes In the small circle of listeners gazed at the attractive woman. "Why don't some one look at Mr. Boyle?" asked the chief Jollier. "He Is not so charming," came the oulck reply- from sirs. Boyle, Then the man prisoner caused a general ligh by paying his wife this compli ment: , "Mrs. Boyle has three, leather med als from tan shoes for being charm ing." Mrs. Boyle denied a report that she had been on the stage. "Put nyb I'll get the cnance trow," she dded merrily. "H is dear child and I really fcted to pan wtta him," she said. MRS. LORILLARD SEEKS SURCEASE OF LIFE'S VANITY After Attending Brilliant Recep tion Commits Suicide in Bath room of Her Home. (Br Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, March 25. Weary of the gay whirl or society and face to face as she believed with years of physical suffering, Mrs. Pierre Lorll lard Jr., aged forty-nine, wife of the tobacco magnate, committed suicide by asphyxiation sat her home near the fashionable Dupont circle In this city today. Her tragic death has shocked the first social circles of the capital as has nothing else In years. In spite of the coroners certificate of death by suicide, members of the family declared that Mrs. Lorillard died of heart failure. The death was made more dramatic by the fact of its occurrence only a few hours after Mr. and Mrs. Lorillard had been the guests of Mrs. Richard Townsend at a dinner given in honor of Lady Paget. In fact, H Is believed, that as soon as Mrs. Lorillard arrived at her home shortly after midnight this morning, she began to prepare for her death. About 8.30 o'clock this morning the butler in the Lorillard mansion detect ed an odor of gas. The origin of the fumes was traced to Mrs. Lorlllard's apartments. Opening the dooy'to the bath room. Just off her suite, the but ler was horrlfled to behold the body of the mistress of the house stretched lifeless. i Her face was turned to the mat on the floor. The alarm brought Mr. Lo rillard from his apartments across the hall. He and the butler carried the body to Mrs. Lorillards room. Mr. Lorillard attempted to revive his wife by means of artificial respiration. The doctors summoned resorted to every scientific method to resore life, but after an hour's effort gave up In de spair. Family Is Reticent. Shortly afterward Dr. J. Ramsey Nevltt, .the coroner, vlBited the Loril lard home and ordered deputy coro ner Glasebrook to perform an autop sy, upon the completion of which Dr. Nevltt Issued a certificate of death by suicide, by gas poisoning. He said later that gas was escaping from one or more Jets In the bath room when the body was discovered, and that the condition of lungs indicated death by gas poisoning. v, Exotreme retlcince Is being main tained by the Lorillard family and all others who possess Information con cerning the sudden death. Only a few of the most intimate friends have been admitted to the home since the JUDGE SCORES NEGRO RAGE IN SENTENCING MURDERERS ID DEATH Says Indians Were not Guil ty of More Cruel Atro citiea FOUR WERE INVOLVED (By Associated Press.) POWHATTAiN, Va., March 2 5. Judge Hundley today sentenced to death, laham and Jx Taylir and Lewis Jenkins, who wore convicted yesterday of having murdered Mxs. Mary Elisabeth Sklpwith ai)d Walttfr G. Johnson. They wHI be electro cuted April 30 In the penitentiary in Richmond. William Brown was today on trial for murder, and John Brown, his fahter, will be tried tomorrow for arson and burglary, both cap ital crimes in Virginia. John Brown Is the man sentenced last evening fa fifteen yoays i.miirion mionit for complicity In tho Sklpwith murder plot. In sentencing the prisoners Judge Hundley said: "I would be fatat to my convic tions of OHity If I failed to utter some words of warning to your peo ple. The samges who once roamed over this land nVw planned a mas sacre with more cold-blooded pre medktajtlon or executed it with more heartless cruelty. You Were not strangers to the man or to the aged and helpices old woman you murder ed, but you lived almost at their door and frd upon their bounty. You came to their door in tho night tlm. and wRh tho wleo and languuge of frrtnds you called the man to the door and shot him down, brained the good"" old lady with an axo, drag ged her body down tho steps like the carcass of a slaughtered beast, and burned them up In their own dwell ing. In all llkihood whilst still alive. "The most discouraging and shock ing feature of it is that so many of you in the same neighborhood could bclnduced to engage In it; that it could be conducted with such pro found secrecy, and 'a regarded by your people wKti such indifference. Viewed In Chat light It assumes dark end sinister aspect; marks an epoch In the history of your race and furnlaWe a and commentary on (Continued on page 8lx.) news spread of Mrs. Lorlllard's death, Inqulryat the residence met with the declaration that Mrs. Lorillard had not commlted suicide. "She died of heart failure." retorted the servants, Mrs. Lorftlard left a note which the coroner has seen but which Mr. Lorll lard has declined to have made pub He Mrs. Lorillard was subject to fre luent attacks of despondency, it ii said. Was In Good Spirits. The last person to see Mrs. Loril lard alive was Mr. Lorillard. He bade her good night as they separated to go to their apartments, after return ing home about midnight from the Townsend residence. Mrs. Lorillard was seemingly tn the best of spirits. She had Joined freely tn the social fes tivltiei of the evening at the Town send home, where had gathered the Brazilllan ambassador and Mme. Na- buco, the Danish minister and Coun tess Moltke; the Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Meyer, Senator and Mrs. Lodge, Senator and Mrs. Aldrlch, Senator Root, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Baron, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Edlncott of Boston, Lady Clifford of England, Colonel and Mrs. Colin Campbell and Colonel and Mrs. McCawley, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Moore, Hon. Maude Pauncefote, Commodore Rodgers, Rear-Admiral Cowles and Captain Archibald Butt, military aide of the president. Mrs. Lorillard had disrobed after arriving home and when found, her body was clothed in a dressing gown. The dog collar of diamonds she wore t the dinner had been removed before she went to the bath room, but the costly circle of diamonds that adorn ed her hair had not been displaced. To Kntcrtain yesterday. The Lorillards have lived at the. Hillyer Place since January. Immed iately preceding that time Mrs. Lo rillard was In Europe. Mrs. Lorillard berore her marriage in 1K81 was Miss Caroline J. Hamil ton. She Is survived by two sons, one of whom Is now traveling In the Or ient and, the other Is in college In New York. Invitations were out for a luncheon today at the Lorillard home, but were recalled Immediately. Dr. M. F. Cuthbcrt, the family phy sician, when seen tonight, held aloof Continued on page Four) CASTRO SEES VISIONS ELSE JOSTJEES THINKS Imagines Himself a Second Napoleon and Goes Back to Start Revolution DESTINEY CALLS IHM (By Associated Press.) PARIS, March 25. Clprlano Cas tro, former president of Venezuela, left this morning for Bordeaux. At the railroad station Senor Cas tro confided to a small group of Ven ezuelan admirers hrs intention of re establishing his power in Venezuela by a revolution should this be necessary. After entering the car he leaned from a window and spoke with an earnest ness and passion which left no doubt that he was convinced that he was p.nother Napoleon returning from Elba to re-conquer his country. "Like Francis I, all is lost save honor," Cas tro declared. "I am going back to Venezuela. My country needs me, and my mission Is there." He spoke bitterly of the treachery of Juan Vicente Gomez, whom he left as vice-president and who has since been made president of Venezuela and predicted that those now In control of the state would drive the country in to bankruptcy. Castro denounced as lies the stories of his fabulous wealth and said he was not even rich enough to remain In Europe, where, furthermore, life had no attractions for him. His Im passioned nature, h explained, yearn ed for activity and forced him again Into tho tumult. As the train pulled out of the station Castro's parting words were: "I believe that God and destiny call me back to Venezuela. I Intend to accomplish my mission there, even though it Involves revolution." , HOLLA XI WATCHING HTM. WILLEMSTAD, Curacao. March 25. S"he commanding officer of the Dutch fleet today visited the local of fices of the French Steamship com pany and secured detailed Informa tion regarding the six, speed, etc, of the steamer Guadeloupe, on board of which Clprlano Castro sail from Bordeaux tomorrow. MYSTERY OF DEVELOP INTO SUICIDE OR MURDER Clues Indicate That Dead Woman Killed Herself and Tried to Incriminate a Former Rival With Her Last Breath; Parties Are All Prominent Socially: Family Believes She Was Murdered (By Associated Press.) VINCENNES, Ind., March J 6. The sensational poisoning case, wherein Mrs. Russell Culbertson, who died to lay from a dose of carbolic acid which she had swallowed or had been' forced to swallow remains shrouded In mys tery tonight. If, the polios say, Mrs. Culbertson committed sulcldo, she carefully and cleverly arranged the scene of ths tragedy so that suspicion of murder should be thrown upon smother war man, who, she knew had been her husband's sweetheart before her own marriage with him. This woman tho police have tried to find today. The husband of the dead woman and the members of his family insist that Mrs. Culbertson was murdered. Thoy point out that a deep bruise on DENOUNCE CAPITAL RING'S PROCEDURE Mass Meeting of Citizens Pledge Enthusiastic Sup port or Ticket (Special to the Citizen.) RALEIGH, N. C, March 2D. To night another notably great mass meeting of citizens was held here in Interest of good government and to protest against Raleigh's democratic executive committee calling a snap primary and allowing only four days registration. Nathaniel Dunn presid ed. Speakers were Joseph us Daniels, J. W. Bailey, Alexander Stronach, I. S. W'ynn, people's nominee for mayor, W. II. race, William A. Cooper and William H. Uattlo. Resolutions were adopted by rising vote denouncing the action of the city democratic executive committee In or dering a primary In eight days and registration without notice as "out rageous treatment of democratic citi zens and contrary to all precedent. manifestly unjuirt and obviously to prevent full and fair expression of opinion." Enthusiasm far exceeds anything known here Firie reconstruction days GAM: AT NORFOLK. (By AwK-Uited Press.) NORFOLK. Va., March 25. The severe gale sweeping over Norfolk harbor and Hampton Roads today, the wind reaching u velocity of forty two miles an hour. ank three large mud-scows and blew two others ashore at Hew. lis Pont. The hull of he steamer ocean View! which had lust been rained at M llloughby Spit, preparatory to rebuilding, was again sunk, with the ma:hiiitry of the wreckers. WASHINGTON, March 25 Fore cast: North Carolina: Fair Friday and Saturday, wi mm' Saturday ; di minishing northwest wind becoming light and variable. t . v i Keeping The Lid On DEATH OF WOMAN MAY her hip and bruises on her arm, show- ing finger prints are conclusive proof vou this?' . . . . , . """T" The accused woman lived In Vln- that she had a desperate struggle cnn fof MV((r(J yfM , , WM with her assailants. prominent socially. Mrs. Edna Culbertson, a sinter In Tho police tonight are working on law of the dead woman, said today s clew pointing to the suicide theory, that the woman she rharged with This clew Is tho carbolic acid bottle the murder had declared in her tres- which was found last evening. This ence that she would murder Russell "bottle bore label different front that Culbertson If hn married the woman used by local druggists, and tonight row dead. Later today Mrs, Edna the bottle was taken to Lawrencevllle, Culbertson added tn her statement: III., to ascertain whether or not It "I am confident," she said, "that was purchased there. Mrs. Culbert- the murderer will bo arrested, and son visited IwrWrWWfawf-Monduy that It will be founa tmtnthtf Oflntr'atlA' "ft 1 tlliT1tliMrTtMi&Wiii'itt was done by the woman Itussell used tfjo bottle is used by tho druggist In to go with and a man I do not know, that city. '.' Another time this woman said to me The police are also endeavorlnr In my house and this I'll swear to to trace a report that Mns, Culbert- 'Edrui, I am going t get htm. I will son about a year ago attempted ul- take poison and with my dying eidn. HAREBRAINED PRINCE T Accused of Murder of Ser vant lie Renounces Suc cession; Leave Country (Iy Associated Press.) BELGRADE, March 26. George, crown prince of Servia, has renounc ed his right of succession to the Her vlan throne. This action Is the result of a bitter press campaign in which the crown prince wss accused of be ing the cause of the recent death of one of hl servants, a man named Kolakovltz. In a letter to I'n mi-T Novakovltch this morning the crown prince an nounces that ho has taken thin step rather than rest under the suspicion of having murdered his servant, who died recently, and that by the renun ciation he foregoes all upoclal privi leges and Immunities that uttach to the person of tho heir to the throne. Continuing he expresses his willing ness to proceed abroad for a lengthy Hojourn. The action of the crown prince was apparently taken without consulting any one, and even the king, his fath er, Wats not awar of It until the premier visited him with the prince's lett'-r In hi hand. The general public l highly plcuwil with the renunciation of the prince nd hopes It will mean his permanent obliteration. The prince's wild career and contempt for law has scandalized tho country. Alexander, the prince's younger brother, is much more Intel ligent and would be a much more ac ceptable heir to the throne. A cabinet council tonight decided that the premier Is Incompetent to receive a direct communication froir. Crown Prince George who is subject only to his father's authority. The premier will therefore return tho let ter and will advise the prince to aJ- dress himself to the king. The prince's servant Kolakovlts, was removed to a hospital last, week suf fering from serious Internal injuries and he died after an operation. Hit death was due to injury consequent upon falling down stairs. According .to current reports Kolakovlts, before his death, asserted that the Injuries o his head and abdomen had been In flicted by the crown prince. There have been many previous reports of brultalltles of this hare brained youth since he came to Belgrade after th murder of King Alexander and Queen Drago, In 1801. Statesmen and offi cial of high and low degree are said to have been beaten and fired on br the prince during Ct of crazy anger. PLEASE breath I will say, T.usscl, why did FOR BIG CONVENTION Gathering of Teachers Moorehead Expected Be Best Ever Held at to (gpsclal to Ths Cltltsn.) RALEIGH, N. C, March 24 -The program for the 20th annual session of the North Carolina Teacher' As ' senibly at Morehnad City June 1& to : 18 Is neurly completed and the out ! look is for by far the most Interesting ' session In the history of the associa tion. Among the most distinguished , speakers will be Governor W. W, ' Kltchln of North Carolina; Hon. J. D. Kggleston, state superintendent of nublie Instruction of Virginia; Mrs. Kllen I'. Richards of tho MarsnehiiH , ells Institute of Technology, and pres . Ident of the National Home Economic I association and all of the more protn i Inent educators of this state. The 1 Woman's Betterment association for public schools and grounds Is to be In annual sem-lon at the same time. ! Mrs. W. R. Howell of Ooldsboro Is , president of the Woman's Hctlerment ! association and Mrs. E K. Moffltt of Italelgh Is secretary. The president I of the North Carolina Teachers' usso i elation Is Superintendent Thomas It. ' Koust of Greensboro, and the secre tary Is R. , Y), VV. Connor of Halcigh. ' Htate Hnperlntendent of Public In ! structlon .1. Y. Joyner, as til" head of : the states educational campaign rom ! inlWec, Is talcing steps for especially I aggressive work In pntslng for local . P'-..ha school tax elections between now and June 7 when the annual tax levies must lc made. If the elections : are not held In time for this levy ; there can be no levy until June 1910. Appeals aTC being sent to all the coun ty superintendents of schools urging ! them to take steps at once for elec ' lions in every district where there Is i any prospect of being carried, the I committee to furnish speakers and ' other campaign workers that may be ' needud. WlMi OI'BJf TUEWATER. (By Associated Wens.) NEW YORK. March 2i It wa announced here today that the official opening of the Virginia railway, H. H. Soger's new coal road, will take place en April 3, when the first train load cf coal to be brought from Deep water, W. Va., will arrtv at the ter. mlnal a Bewails Point, near Norfolk. The road I 441 mile In length and has cost approximately 140,000,000. About half of thl amount. It I aald, ha been put up by Mr. Rogers personally. SHERIFF'S E i BLOODY BUTTLE Ed BAND WITH N Conflict Raged for Two Days Leaving Three Blacks ; Dead. Many Wounded. , WHOLE SETTLEMENT DEFENDED THIEVES Fought Like Indians Through out the Night While Officers Pressed Closer In. ny Associated Press.) .. .. GUTHRIH, Ok!.", March, it. On tho scene of th fttmou re!t Indian iprlslng of laat year at Hickory (set tlement, three negr-x wr killed' rive wounded,' and torty-on captured In a battta between twenty deputy aherlff and 109 negro Th flffhl in began late Wednesday and oon- tlnued with Unsltirruptlon' until 10 ,s!ack; today. Five dk-putleaj wnt from Henry etta, eighteen mile north,' w th negro ettiottwmt to ,.:.:. ertttt thieve, though to be concealed , In ihe house of onto of the negro e. rhey were met at the edge of the camp by a party of iroiel left ; who ncfuu to thorn ttf enter. he depullo persisted Mid wC Tired upon. KVlng outnumbered) th five leputle fled. ' ' ' . A few hour After the first dash 'arger poawv tieaAilly armed,', reaoh- d the cttiomen. Bom one fired shot and fhk rioting w on. When ulgtvt fell the jt-Hment ln?rMe4 and negroee roamed through th wood firing and yelling. ' ." '' ; ' Fought Indian FnsJilon. . 'The fight continued erle of fitiel''throm'l!'t thought th ne eojssiarwuig gradually from tret to .tree as the do put! m advanced, tiring steadily. Reaching th (settle ment tho negroes bartioaded them selves In the hut and could mot b dislodged. At daybreak firing . eawd ; and neither party mad another move tin ? 11 10 o'clock when th deputies r- newed the attack on tho negroes who now numbered 100 agalnot 20 dpu- , ties, Auuut l ores nuourcu uo were fired In the last encounter, wtien the 'f two nesroe were killed and Deputy Hhorlff Fowler Injured, ' " 01E IIIISS HELD FOR OF RIVAL Icr Fiamfte Was Shot Through Window in His Home in Night .7 KA LOU8Y THE MOTIVE (Ilr Associated Preaa,)- WII.MINOTON, N. C, March 28. As the result of the coroner' Inquest and preliminary hearing before JB tlce In Columbus county, this state, to day, Cleveland Russ, twenty-one years old, said to be a rejected suitor of MIhh Houlren, of Hladen county, was committed to Jull without bond at Whltevllle. K. ('.. for trial In the tat superior court next month on th charge of having murdered Jerry Big- fonl, a well-known young farmer and merchant, who was shot to death through a window In his home nes!" Freeman, N. during Tuesday night .....I i..tw. urn., t,t Iiiivii mnrrlnll Mtto SPIRES H.tilres tho night following the find ing of his body In hi home where he resided alone. A largo number of witnesses wer ' examined, including Chief of, Pollro Kdmundaon, of Chad bourne, whose bloodhounds followed a trail four' miles through swamp and aero the river to the Rums homo where three . brothers were arrectod to await action , hy the coroner. Leading attorney of Columbus county and Wilmington ap peared on both side at the hearing -today, the prosecution urging strongly that Jealousy afforded the motive and the bloodhounds were unerring, while the defense sought to set up an alibi by the brother and other at th Russ home the night of th murder and claiming the theory prevloulj adopted by the officers directed th trail of the dog to the house. Tw of the brother wer released from custody, but wer recognised, wit nesses for the higher oourt. MiM Squire, the fiancee of th dead man, and her father were present for th . Inquest, but neither was introduced as ' a witness. All the parties to th affair are prominent In their respective com munltle. Cleveland Russ being taken " to jail at Whltevill tonight, but no ' violence la feared. v ' , J