THE SUNDAY' CITIZEN THE WEATHER FAIR 99 Pafles Today WOt. XXV. NO. 166. ASHEVILLE, N. C.f SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 4, WW. TRICE FIVE CENTS. FURNITURE ABOUT OliLY AUDITORS OF ST. I OF TARIFF ORATORS MARATHON DERBY SIGH ROUP ROBIN isiswie INTERNATIONAL I OErlFORGETHEIR "sMrersBBBBaaaaaaaBaaassjQ fa A i VS l "nI DEMAND Ofi PARTY Nevertheless Congressmen ' Keep iJp Their Speechmak Ing to Empty Seats THANKS EMPLOYES FOR BEING PRESENT General Debate on BIUJWlll Probably be Shut Off Mon day by the Cloture Rule. 'k WASHINGTON, April t. With no ' more- than a corporal's guard on hand at any time during the day, the debate ' on the Payne tariff 1)111 In the house proceeded drearily today. Two weeks 4 already have been consumed In gen eral discussion of the measure and the belief Is that It If now concluded. Every member Is looking forward to . the bringing In of a rule on Monday next which will provide an opportun ity -to vote on a limited number of schedules with debate confined to five minutes for and against each amend ment. The discussion of the bill today and tonight took In practically all of its provisions free hides and wood pulp occupying a conspicuous place, al though there were several general as- vaults on the measure from the dem ocratic side. Again two democrats from the far south stood diametrical ly opposed to each other on the same schedule. Mr. Sparkman of Florida urging-v the Dlngley rates on lumber while Mr. Humphreys of Mississippi advocated placing It on the free list. The republicans who spoke were Practical ly unanimous for free hides The taxes on the necessaries of life came on for their usual share of crit icism from both sides of the chamber. Philippines Heard From. The Philippine Inlands were again heard from when Mr. Benlta Legardo, resident commissioner, spoke in op- BosltloA to the proposed free, trade be tween that possession and the United States. His views were practically ,r-'N- - fon:;th?':1taea of those expressed V yesterday by his colleague, Mr. Pablo Ocamoo De Leon. He pointed out that' the admission of 300,000 tons of Philippine sugar free into.'Jthe United States would not improve, "conditions In the Wands immediately, because the Industry had declined one half during the American occupation, and because China was the natural market for that sugar. Immediate benefit might not accrue to the tobacco in dustry either, he said. Ralney Sarcastic. Sixteen members were present when rhiirmin Olmsted called the even ing session to order. When Mr Stainey of Illinois was recognized to apeak against the bill, he thanked the ' chairman, clems 'ana oniciai mpun n in .bclne present. He said the other members were In their seats bo cause they were to make speeches lat er. "T never noticed before that the house contained so much furniture,' added Mr. Ralney. In his speech he found fault with the duty on watches Mr. Ralney claimed that the joker In the wlch schedules was a provl alon requiring that the name of the n.nfifnntnrer. his town and nation nd the number of Jewels in tin watch, In all about fifteen words must be engraved on the works of the lm nnrted watch. He claimed no Bwlss watch had large enough plates for this to bo done and therefore that it nvnuld be excluded. Just a Mr. Ralney concluded he again referred to Mr. Tcrrill as the "mteh trust exoert." saying that it avas no wonder he defended tho trust as he would not have been elected had the tr-jni not instructed Its cm- cloves to vote for him for congress man. Chairman Olmsted reprimand ed Mr. Ralney. The Illinois member Bald he meant no reflection, adding ht he had SDOken In a humorous vein. SECEDERS ARE DENIED ILL PROPERTY BIGHTS (Decision in Cumberland Presbyterian Church Handed Down at Last NASHVILLE. Tenn.. April J. The Cumberland Presbyterian church .n Tennessee this afternoon won tne Doted church case which the Tenn essee Supreme court has been wrest ling for two years. The Supreme court in an opinion of ninety-one pages delivered by Justice M. M. Nell holds that the steps sought to be taken by a portion of the Cumberland Presbyterian church to uniting wtl.i the Presbyterian church. IT. S. A., were not effective. It was held that the Cumberland church still exists and that 1U members still retain its creed, doctrines, etc It was held that th unionists had allied them selves with a different church and doctrines. The Cumberlands are giv en the church property and the unionist are adjudged not to have a fight or title to it. 1 MARK Who Made a Willy Speech at IlannHct Following the Opening of the Tide- water ROGERS BANQUETTEDBY GRATEFUL VIRGINIANS Mark Twain Makes Humorous Speech at Closing Cere mony of the Tidewater Road Opening. Distin guished List of Guests (By Associated Press.) NORFOLK, Va.. April 8. The speakers expressing confidence In the future of Virginia, her natural ro sources, and advancement, the eels bratlon of the opening of the Virgin ian railroad came to a close 'tonight with an elaborate banquet given in honor of II. H. Rogers, at the Monti cello hotel by the business men of Norfolk. Among the speakers of tho evening were: H. H. Rogers, W. H. White, who acted as toastmaster; President W. W. Finley, of the Southern rail way; George W. Stevens, of the Chesa peake and Ohio; A. P. Thorn, general counsel of the Southern railway; Gov. C. A. Swason, of Virginia: W. R. Mayo, of Norfolk, and Camucl l. Clemens, (Mark Twain). 'The features of the evening were the brief speech by Mr. lingers and the humorous talk delivered by Mr. Clemen. Mr. lingers Speaks. Mr. Rogers said: "Gentlemen, It is great honor and I shall not deny that it is a great pleasure to be your guest on this occasion. I am hot gifted with the art of oratory, and am forced to say my thanks In plain and homely MAKE STATES REPAY MILLIONS LENT THEM RYAiY JACKSON Bill Calls Attention to Long Forgotten Incident of "Old Hickory's Day CAMEFROM LAND SALE (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON. April 3. The pub lication today over the country of the Introduction of Representative Mur- dock. of Kansas, of a bill to call upon the twenty-nix states to repay to the government J28.O0O.0OO which was distributed during Andrew Jackson's administration was followed immed iately With a flood of telegrams upon members, senators and newspaper correspondents for more light on the subject. "I Introduced that bill two years ago," said Mr. ainroocK laie iouay, and no one paid any attention to It. ' In 1836, there was a surplus In the federal treasury of $38,000,000 due largely to the sale of public land In the central west. Congrejw authoriz ed the distribution among the stateg upon their promising to repay it upon demand of the secretary of the treasury- After $28,000,000 had been dis tributed, but before the fourth Instal ment had been paid, congress passed another law, postponing payment of the final instalment and incorporating as a "joker" a proviso that the money distributed should be subject to the demand of congress Instead i of the secretary of the treasury. It Is said that the matter of repayment wa called to Mr. Murdocks attention by the claim of Virginia a few years ago to the fourth Instalment, still undis tributed.? The twenty-sir states received, the three Instalments, In proportion to: their representation in congress. TWAIV Konl. words. Yet they are none tho les heartfelt. I make no pretense that the building of the Virginian railroad was Intended wholly as a public service. While I hope and believe It will be o' public benefit. It haa been, and la a business enterprise. I have faith that the TegouTces .of the old Dominion state when property developed mean a groat deal not for you who live here alone but for the whole country. I have simply sought to bear what share I could In the development of these resources. You, gentlemen, of Virginia, and I hnve, a common interest, I shall endeavor to deal fairly by you and I am sure you purpose doing the same by me. Again I thank you for tho honor you have conferred upon me, from the bottom of my heart." Mr. Clemens mado one of his char acterlKk- humorous speeches, in which he took thn privilege of making his friend, the guest of the evening, Mr. Rogers, the recipient of a number of Jokes. He appeared in his well-known suit of Immaculate white, declaring that he was tho whitest man in attend ance. Including his hair. Explaining why he did not leave the car to Inspect (Continued on page four.) LOST FLEET TO SCHLEY AT SANTIAGO IS DEAD Wiis Gallant Officer, Mado Many Friends in Coun try While Prisoner KKCKNTLY liETIUED (By Associated Press.) PUERTO REAL, Spain, April 3.- Vice Admiral Pascaul Cervera, who commanded the Spanish fleet In the I battle nt Santiago, Cuba, died here thln afternoon. Admiral Cervera was retired from the active list of the Hpcmlsh navy on December 14 last at his own re luiest on account of failing health He suffered from an affection of the heart. Admiral Cervera was born on February 18. 1S39. On the out break of the war with the Unite! States he sailed from Cape Verde Isl ands with four cruiser and three tor pedo boat destroyers In April. 18U8. entered the harbor of Santiago. Ie Cuba May 19, and lost his entire fle-t off that port July i. In an attempt to force his way through Admiral Sampson's blockading squadron. WAS POIH LAR PRISONER. PORTSMOUTH. X. H. April t News of the death of Admiral Cervera wan received with great regret in Portsmouth because of his bravery and courtesy. Ho and other Spanish prisoners of war arrived In Ports mouth on the steamers Tale and Harvard, formerly the St. Louis and St Paul, In July, 18. The admiral and hie surviving officers came on the Harvard July IS. After remaining a week they were sent to Annapolis, where they were quartered until ar rangements were madle. to send them to Spain at the close of the waf. The admiral returned to Portsmouth early In fV-ptemher and rejoined th sailore who bad been beld here, i Republicans Members Prac tically Hold Up Leaders And Dictate Tariff Amendments. WILL NOT SUPPORT BILL TILL TERMS GRANTED Ways and Means Committee Promptly Takes Up Matter and Decides to Give In. v (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, April 3. Fearing that the demands which they have made for an opportunity to vote on some or the principal schedules in the Payne tariff bill might result In changes which they consider more disadvantageous than the provisions now in the bill, nearly thirty republi can members of the house met today and agreed upon the changes which thew desire to have submitted In the form of committee amendments. At the earne time a meeting of all the members of the ways and means committee waa in progress to pass upon the amendments whlclt the sub committee of republican members had submitted. There are about fifty or sixty of them which the committee will report Including the striking tut of the countervailing provision for coffee and the duty on tea. Inferring that they would vote against any rule to restrict . amend ments to the Payne bill unless the changes they desire are provided for by the ways 'and means committee, the republicans who met today decid ed to send the following petition to Chairman Payne: ilK'ir urniancM, "To the republican members of the ways and means committee: The un dersigned request your committee to present the following committee amendments to the Payne tariff bill: "An amendment providing for du ty of forty-five rents a ton of 1,000 pounds on coal and striking out the pfoVUrlori' for reclprdctty. V "For a duty of 25 cents a ton on Iron-ore. For a duty of three dollars a ton on pig Iron and scrap iron. jor a auty or ten per cent on hides. 'The amendment to the lumber schedule to be ennflned to the proviso. "A rule which will provide for the above will receive our support" It was claimed by the leaders of the movement that fully fifty slgna turea of republican members would be subscribed to the petition by Monday, Representative Hughes of West Vir ginia, presided over the meeting of republicans. It was decided that the best way In which to bring about the changes desired was to have the rule that Is to be brought In on Monday restrict amendments to those which tho ways and means committee will report, and have that committee In elude the five amendments asked for In the petition. t, In Regular Hold Vp. Tho ways and mean committee to day upon motion of Mr. Fordney, of (Continued on page four.) LIEUT SENTENCES FOR ALLEGED USHERS Charge in Culberson Case Changed to Assault, Cul prits get Chain gang Terms (Special to The Citizen.) Mt'RPHY, N. C., April 3. The April term of tho superior court which cleaned up the criminal docket during the week. The most Important erim- inal cases to come before the court were those of James Monday and Hill Loudermllk wlio were charged with rape on Oelta Robertson near Culber son a few weeks ago. The affair crcat. ed great excitement at the time and extravagant reports were sent out that the two men had been lynched by a mob. When tin- case came up for trial the charge wu changed from rape to assault, and both were found guilty, Loudermllk being sentenced to one year, and Monday to three years on the chaingang Several Jail sentences were dealt out for illegal whiskey sell ing. fAIft WA8HINTOV, Arrll t. Fnrecart for North Carolina: Fair Sunday; Monday partly cfoudy and warmer; moderate west winds, becoming vari able. , A . 4 i' r h . Who in a Chawlerlstlc lutervlow .. AHoiiu FT. WORTH IS BY DISASTROUS FIRE One Person is Known to Have Perished in Flames and the Property Loss is Estimated to Close to Five Million Dollars Illy Assnvluled Prrna.) FORT WORTH, lexaa. April 3. The entire southern part of this city was threatened by a (Ire that raged before a stiff gale this afternoon. The Are eventually burned itself out after iwoeplng over an area ten blocks in length and swvenvtn width, "desttoyli.g property roughly estimated In value to on In excess of 15.000,000 and caus ing the death of at least one person. Tho Are, which broke out In a fash ionable residence district, waa beyond ill control within fifteen mtnutea af ter It started and was not checked un til dynamite was resorted to, four hours later. , The local flro department being un title to cope with the situation, astdnt- ,ine was rushed from Dallas and Wentherford on special trains, but even with these reinforcements the ipread of the flames wits not cheeked until they had eaten their way to the Texas and Pacific railroad reservation the east. On the south tho lire was checked at tho Texas and Pacific PMHsenger Htatlon. this steel and stone ttriicture forming a bulwark that huv- id the wholesale district of the city BONAPARTE FREES HIS MIND OF FEW CAUSTIC DEAS ANENT POLITICS Methods of Senators in (Jet ting Jobs are Not to I lis Liking TELLS STATE SECIMEN (lly AnWH-lnled Press.) NKW YORK. April 3. Korm- r At- parte ('It favor gov- 'om- torney Oetieral Charles J. lion i speaking at a luncheon at tin- lub today expressed himself In of the "megaphone method of rnmi ntal administration" as pared with the "whisperlnx rre-'iiod. ' 'Whenever you find anyone ," said he, "who wishes to dlschar his duty in corners. In whlspwrs ..nd In larknem, or at least In twilight, you have seen ft man who Wishes io run his office In accordance with other than civil service principles. "Personally I am more convinced than ever that civil servdec i- abso lutely nereanary to the proper con duct of government. It Is trt en couraging for one who want to gt Jgood things." said Mr. lion, parts, "to find that he has to fight It out with senators, the grounds Cot whose recomendstlon to office are not always such as to commend th'-mseh' s to an attorney gem-rnl who Is tainted with civil service. It Is not alw.i'S well for us who desire to think of the Ju diciary as we should In this country, to find rait what motives nnhnated some senators In reeommcn ling the choice of some judges, and to con tinue from what we know of those motives, what motives ruled In the seKrctlrm of others. y "I remember one case, before the administration which I served Under, when a president could not giet a confirmation of a really good Juatl ;e unless he agreed to give a certain senator' wire's son In law a poaiUon for which he was absolutely unfit. Accordingly a good appointment waa held p." i Scorea MiIImmIs of Setistors In Getting mrius, SWEPT lum and three men wera reported danger of destruction. Flame Hnroad Rapidly. The Texas and Paclflo roundhouse and twenty englnea, the repairs shop, four churches, two public school buildings and Walkers Bunltarlum were the public building destroyed. The others were residences, moat of them new and pretentious, In the mosa exclusive residence section the city. Ho rapidly did the flame spread that people living within radius of three blocks of the placa of origin had no time to save anything except the clothing they wore. patient whose Identity haa not been learned, perished in Walker'a Hanilar lum and three men were electrocuted eletcrocuted and their bodies burn ed to cinders In the Ha wye r Klec trie plant. Herbert Htaey wss fat any nurneii m an endeavor to save his dwelling, and a fireman fell from a house top and waa badly hurt. The Rev. J I. O. Cowsn, assistant pastor of the Broadway Presbyterian church. Is missing. The burned dis continued on page Blx. ) ATTEMPTS TD EXTORT RANSOM FROM FATHER Heard of Missing Hoy and Wrote Letter Saying He Had Heen Kidnapped Kl'SI'ECT JS SI'OTTKD FLINT. Mich.. April 3, Instead ot hating been kldiiappod when he dls appeared from home here on Kebru ary n, ten-year old Harold Moon fell through tilt.- Ice at Thread pond and was drowned. The lung search for the hoy which was proNccuteo: In all parts of the country ended to day when his hotly was found floating on the surf.u-e of the pond, by lb-rl Rolmon, who had Iw-en searching for it there for days. A pair of nfrute fastened to the little feet bore mut testimony to th; manner of the lad's death. The small hands were still covered with I hi- mittens which th hoy won. when he went through th Ice. Tuman N. Moon, father of the hoy. whose body was found In a pond to day near his home, Is In Oelavan. Wis.. In company with a Plnkerton detective to which plac. he was lured by a letter demanding $500 ransom for his hist son. Moon received a letter at his home In Flint a few days ago from iMIevnn, Wis. The writer stated ho had the lost boy In his possession, and thai tho father could recover the child by going to Delevan and depositing $500 In the mouth of a cannon in the city park. Developments show that the sehterrm waa arranged by a person who had read the details of the kldnapplnk of Willie Whitla of Shar on, Pa., and- who sought merely to extort "easy money" from, a frantic father. No arrest haa yet Keen made but capture of the letter writer la expect ed soon. 1 1 Comes In Five Minutes Ahead of Dorando Who Cross ed Line Second. ' ENORMOUS CROWD WATCHED RUNNERS Frenchman Comparatively Unknown and J Figured LUUo In Forecasts. ( Uy AswK'lairtl Praaa.) NEW YORK. April I. Henri 8L Ywea of KYanos won th great In ternational Marathon derby for pro fessional runners at f tha National Lcngute hasebaH park, $ today. Dorando Pletrl. of Italy, was second; John H. Hayes of New York, third, and Matthew Maloney, of Yonkera, N. Y.. fourth. Tom Longboat, the Canadian Ind Ian quit the track In the twentieth mile, and Alfred Bhruhb, of England. gae up in the twenty-fifth -.mile. Both were completely exhausted In trying to keep up .the terrific pace Set by the Frenchman. , Bhrubb made a game struggle from the twentieth to the twenty-fifth mile, tout tha pacta waa too fast end . the distance too far for him. "'-y:- IK. 'I've M TnkiiowiC''5' St. Yvm the almost unknown, wfeo figured but llttlfc In the toraoaata of the race, covered the Marathon dis tance, twenty-eig miles, ISS yards, in two hours, forty minutes. 50 l-l sec ondsa remarkable perform an da tin . lor the conditions, and finished with t fast sprint In food condition, Do--ando was four minutea, forty-sevea od three-fifths seconds behind the frenchman, while Hayes followed the Italian across the finish line three minutes and flfty seconds late., No time was (taken Jon Monef, ftha fourth man, rH. Yves took 15,000 f tho prise money, Dorando IS.toa Hayes il.500 and 'Maloney $1,000, Shrubbtnd Longboat go uiirewardnd for tholr ibrava efforts, .k These are the net results of the" greatest Marathon aver run In Amer ica, anu, In all except, in point of numbers of contestants, the greatest ver run anywhere. Blx of tha best distance runners in the world, com petlng for a small .fortune In prises, brought out a crown that packted tha nswly arranged stand of, the Polo igroumis to Mia Ipoinf, tot standing room, i I tan In Um tlaln. The day was not a pleasant one for i an out-door exhibition, but tha 10,009 4 spectators, or at least a large major. Its who sat on ths blcaohera, put up s umbrellas for prelection against tha Tentie April showers which fell during' the first hour of ths race, or tools the moisture In good spirit and did not Het it lessen their enthusiasm. . When the six runners cams upon' the Held at 1 o'clock,, Dorando ap pearing first, the showers had still ' further softenod the already soft turf course, and thers wss a prospect that It would be a track of mud. At 1.10 fho men wVre sent away with a nlstol Miot by "Big Tm" Sullivan., . ooninrto at once leaned Into tha lead at a rapid rata closely followed by Ht. Yves, Khrwbb and Longboat Msloney and Hayes fel hHiind several yards ami look up a Steady trot In thl order they ran for flva lens. Hayes dropping behind. Then til. Yves pand Dorando, and beaan a sprint that brought the crowd to Its1 -eci. n gs.tnd sixty yards and fin ished th first mile in Ave minutes, 'otirteeti seconds. There were many Frenchmen present am) the band -itlrrcd their enthusiasm rtih th Morsallles." Nhrubb Takes Sprint. In the fifth tnlle thers was a touch of the lexciOement the rnuxl hs.l walti-,1 for. tthrubh. unahle to minA lie sight of thn flvlnr tyinhknu head, wet out to catch him. Ha phi Dorando land soon cut St - iii"ini Airss ii n ixixsi rtnjxxnfLiTJiasjLigiis (''ontlnued on page Big.) SPORTING CLERK HAD EUBOMTE OUTFIT Ml the Requisites of Swell Found in His Home. Time Tables in Safe ly ANHoriated Press.) BALTIMOIIE. Md April 3. Kortv suits of clothes, ten over-coata thlrttf pairs of shoes, eight hats, large quanW tltb-s of cigars, wines and Ilauors. hun dreds of poker chips, many packs of playing cards and hundred race tick ts showing lossea on races, wars among the things found today In tha residence of William F. Downs, th former stock clerk In the office of th city register, and who Is In Jalt await ing trial on thirty-five charges of lar ceny of city money, when search was made by the police and detectives oa behalf of th state's attorneys office. There was also a small safe, but It was found quit empty save for two railroad time tables. Th houses and ' contents havs been attached hy the city, as havs also two race horses owned by, Down. . -V(rt, TSrf A""' ' -WHimr"

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