V the 'Mhewlle citizen: j - ' - ' . THE WEATHZE Associated Press Leased Wire Reports. ; FAIR VOL. XXV. No. 172. ASHEVILLE, N. C, SATURDAY MOILING, APRIL 10, !)(. PRICE FIVE CENTS. TUFT CARRIES OUT IS TAT E BILL ELECTION PLEDGE ACOUITTED OFTHE LS TEQ6HEN CLEAN BILtiOFHEALTH BY MRS SAMPSON SENATORS PASS GRAVE SCAN DA IN HOUSE AT TIME SET BYiJORITY Final Hours Crowded with Attempts By Members to Cot In Amendments AL11RHYSIGEANS REGARDING SUGAR CRARGEOflURDER DEPARTMENTS New YorK Americans Resume Schedule In Spite of the Smallpox Outbreake CHASE HAS A WHOLE HOSPITAL TO HIMSELF Is Doing Well And Expects to Join Team About the v .Middle of Next Month. '. (By Associated Press.) RICHMOND, Va., April 9. The New York American baseball club, after, passing through various experi ence' with ' the health authorities at Lyncfiburg o,hd other places since their departure .from Augusta, Ga., where Hal Chase, their star first baseman, la now occupying an entire hospital in the "enjoyment" of a case of varioloid Wblqh, his been diagnosed aa small pox supposed to have been contracted from a, bell boy In a hotel, arrived . here .today was given a clean bill of health -and defeated the Richmond team this afternoon by a score of 5 to 1 -. Whatever is the matter with Chase, there, doe not seem to be much the matter physically with the other team members, who have been collected by Manager Stalling to fling the ball around' the highland of 'New York. After having thoroughly satisfied the Lynchburg authorities. Health Officer Drv Levy, of Richmond, met the team on It arrival here and proceeded to make an examination on his own ac count. This was followed by an ex amination by Dr. Allan W. Freeman, assistant state health commissioner, and after this passed, Assistant Sur geoii Sternberg, of Washington, had a look in; and then all three of them went back- and did it over again. The result was that the New York Ameri can were given a clean bill of heaKb and0 under the papers, Vhich have etf l-n; Unagr BtalllnRs, are en titled to enter any port of entry en the circuit of the league. Chase, according to reports Is in first class condition and will be ready to join the team as soon as he is re leased from his present state of Isola tion, The teawi has accepted the situa tion in a phllosphlcal manner and since the arrival in Richmond each member ha submitted to whatever teat the physicians have wished. Senate Committee Sustains Him And Limits Quantity From Philippines SUMMONED OTHER PARTY TO THE PACT Imports Are Limited to Three Hundred Thousand Tons Per Year By Agreement. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON. April 9. Presl dent Taft has won a signal victory for (he Philippine Inlands in the accept ance by the senate committee on finance late tonight of the provision of the Payne bill for the free admis sion of 300.000 gross tons annually of Filipino sugar. This decision was reached after the sub-committee con sidering the sugar schedule had taken to the white house. Charles B. War ren, general counsel of the Michigan Sugar company, nnd had confirmed an agreement between Mr. Taft and Mr Warren, made in this city last fall, while the president-elect was a guest at the Hoard man residence. After the agreement between Mr. Taft and the beet sugar raisers had been announced the right. of Mr. War ren to speak for the beet sugar Inter ests was brought into question. The house committee on ways and means accepted it as aut,horitive and on January 28 adopted a section in the Payne bill, relating to free importa tion of products from the Philippines with a limitation of 300,000 tons an nually on sugar. Within the past week this section had been attacked severely by representatives from beet sugar states, and It 'was charged In debate on the floor of the house, that in making such an agreement Mr .Warren had assumed authority he did not possess. As a result, the question was referred to a sub-committee of the senate committee on finance con sisting of Senators Burrows, Smoot and Flint. It wag learned by the sub-committee that Mr. Taft had entered Into the agreement in good faith and that it had gone unchallenged for many weeks Until consideration of the tar iff bill had been begun by the senate committee on finance. Jury Brings In Verdict After Deliberation Lasting But A Few Hours HELD RECEPTION IN THE COURTROOM Prosecuting Attorney Related to Her By Marriage Says He Is Satisfied. (By Associated Prasa.1 LYONS, N. Y.. April . Mrs. Georgia Allyn Sampson, the young woman who has been on trial for her life here since Monday on the charge that she had shot and killed her hus bund, Harry Sampson, was acquitted shortly after 10 o'clock tonight and was Immediately given her freedom. Mrs.' Sampson was trembling per ccptlblf when the Jury announced Its verdict, but she recovered her com (poaure and smilingly received the embraces of her father and other rel atives and the congratulations of her friends She held an Impromptu re ception In the court; thanking and shaking hands with her lawyers and ach of the Jurors and also greeting and thanking the representatives iof the press. District Attorney Gilbert said: "I am satisfied. I hnve done my full duty by the pe.ople and by the prison er. Mr. Gilbert, though a cousin of Mrs. Sampson by marriage, proeeeut ed the case as vigorously as the. facts would permit. It was 6:30 o'clock tonight, when Judge Well completed his charge to the Jury. An hour and forty mln utess. later the Jury asked for the ground plan of the lowe rtloor of the t i Operation of Civil Service Law Subjects Women Clerks to Indignities Secretary Ethan Allen Hitchcock. Interior In MoKlntey's CaMmt Wlio Wed Yesterday. DISMANTLE JUDGE'S WOME IN SMALL SUIT ;. : S Lawyer Adopts Stringent Methods' to Collect Claim For Negro Who Was Struck and Slightly Hurt : By Judge's Autmobile (Bpartel to Tlie CI t lam.) Mrs. Sheppard alone with her chit ATLANTA,, G., April 9. A special dren. one of them a baba of only si meeting of the tAlanta Bar association months. At once they began to seise everything In sight and loaded It on drays." They took all the furniture except the beds, the clothing of all the family, the trunks and even the toys of the little ones. All the time Mrs. Bheppard was pleading with the men to wait until has been called to mako what re para tlon It ean for the Invasion and dis mantling .of the' home of tfnitod State Circuit 'Judge W. B. Bheppard, under & writ of attachment. Lawyers as well as eltisetha declare the affair was an outrage, .; , A monui or more un. the Jurist's h.r himhaml niuriuil ht th.v Allyn house, where Sampson met his I ecrtarr was driving Jodie Sheunard timed to M.ton ami h Uv. thav ,1 , .. 1 I- I O.U.... 1 .. -1 1 I .UFA I . . " ' ' ""' "if nome. wnen the ear M .--.a nnirro. both rauvh uni iiuni.nt u shirts and other exhibits used by the i The ludg claims? he was not negligent Hhennard tnlanhnmui to th 1wv f out ana give him iso. The attor- plained who she was, shs says he ab neys for the negro- refused to accept ruptly hung up the receiver, saying he tms sum, ana said they would sue. talked business with men only. Instead of filing an ordinary suit, they Judge Bheppard was In court this waited until Into yesterday evening "afternoon and openly and bitterly de- and swore out a writ of attachment, nnunced the. treatment h had re One of the attorneys, accompanied by celved as not only outragetios, but as a constable ami a force of' nog roes an attack upon the dignity of the Unl went to the Judge's home and found ted States court. At, ten o'clock the Jurymen reported to Judge Rlchthat they had reached an agreement. The, Jurors, headed by Charles A Noble, went to their places and then the foreman, in answer to the clerk's formal question, answered strongly, "not guilty Judge Rich thanked the Jurymen for their services, discharged thorn and then told Mrs. Sampson she was free PUSSES TO ETERNITY Reading--of Plato dives Him , Courage to Enter Into .Great Beyond Serenely ILAS LONG BEEN ILL (By Associated Press.) Sorrento, Apm 9. f. Marion Crwfpl'dj' ' the "novelist, died here at half past'sevea qIock tonight. He was born In 1854. Mr. Crawford had been 111 for some time, one Of the symptoms of his af fliction being fevers which tended greatly te weaken him. Prof. En rico Dl Rentl, director of the Amer ican cllnW of the University of Na ples, was called into consultation at the Villa Crawford some ten days ago and found serious bronchial and plue ritlc complications. His illness had Its ojlgtn lit an attack of Influenza. Death cftme peacefully and while his entire family was at the bedside. Mr. Crawford's oldest soon had arrived hastily from London. Until this after noon the patient retained conscious ness, but apparently he knew that the end was near and with' calmness he encouraged his family to bear up and to cease weeping. The novelists lost words were: "I enter serenely Into eternity." According to the attending physi cian, Mr. Crawford collapsed last night owing to his weakness. Sadly hft expressed the presentiment that he was soon to die, but almost Imme diately afterward when referring to Good Friday said "I die with Christ." Mr. Crawford's daughter at his re quest then read to him Platos dia logues the novelist declaring that they taught him serenity in death. ACQUITTED OP MURDER. 8T. GEORGES, S. CI April . Merrlam ' Reeves and Arnold McKl heny, charged with the murder of Press? Reeves, a game warden, near Branchvllle In September last, wre today acquitted, the Jury remaining out less than two hours. The defense pur Up no witnesses. The case has roused treat Interest throughout this section, ; v.s'i".. E OF TRUST CO. OF NEARLY FOUR MILLION Binghampton Trust and Knapp Brothers Botli Forced to Suspend STANDARDS LAWYERS SAY NEARLY ALL EVIDENCE SHOULD BE RULED OUT EX-SECT. HITCHCOCK PASSES TO BEYOND Served Interior Department Under Administrations of MeKinlev and Roosevelt Defendant's Attorneys Fin ish Argument to Court in Dissolution Suit BACKED PUBLISHERS (liy Associated Press.) BINGHAMPTON. N. Y.. April 9. The Blngtiampton Trust company und Knapp brothers, private bankers hav ing offices in Deposit and Callicoon, New York, suspended today. ' The deposits of th BlnR-hnmptin Trust company, Vhich closed Its doors this morning are over $3,200,000. The Knapp brothers' bank at Deposit 1ms deposits of about 450,000 and the Calllcoon bank has about 1300.000. These banks. It Is said, have made. loans to a publishing company of De posit amounting to over 700,000.p Much of the paper from the Deposit and Calllcoon banks has 'been tak?n by the Binghampton Trust company. The BinKhamptoi Tust company has a capital of $300,000. and a sur plus of 317. and its stockholders are liable for $300,000 more. It Is bo llewd that the loss to the trust com pany would reach $759,000 before the depositors would lose a cent . Former Congressman Charles J. Knapp Is president of the Binghamp ton Trust company, his son Percy, Is cashier and his nephew. Charles P. Knapp. managed the Deposit and Cal llcoon banks. These men and aever.ll other members of the Knapp family are the principal owners of the pub lishing company. TO PUBLISH GENUINE DEMOCRAT MAGAZINE BrPFALO. X. Y.. April 9. Nor man E. Hack, chairman of the dem ocratic committee announced today ments for the publiotlon of a month tlnued ill health. Rice secured a ly magazine to be known as the na tional monthly, and to be dm-oted to the Interests of the democratic party in the nation." The first issue of the magazine will make Its appearance under date of May 1. The contiibu tora to Its colurpns Include United States senators, members of the house of representatives, governors and other prominent members of the democratic party. (By AxwidaUHl Prom.) WASHINGTON, April 9. Ethan Allan Hitchcock, secretary of the In terior under I'i'Bldent McKinley was Roosevelt died here this morning at it o clock, aK"il seventy-four years KELLOGG HAS REPLY "-1!: n.,'- (By Associated Press.) ST. LOl'IH, April 9. The Standard Oil lawyers more than made good their promises to the court to com plete their arguments today In de fense of the government's suit to have the corporation dissolved as a Hher- man violator. John O. Johnson, 01 Philadelphia, completed his address, following Mr. Itosenthaj, thirty min utes oernre mo usual lime for an Journment. The court asked Mr. Kel logg. the government's attorney If he wished to take advantage of the half hour In which to commence his reply ing argument, but the federal lawyer said he would rather begin his ad dress In the morning, promising to finish by the usual closing time. That will end the heuring. The court will then take the case under advisement but 'It Is not expected that decision will be announced before next fall. Ninety-five per cent, of the govern ment s evidence was incompetent and If Judged by the A. B, (Vs of the rules of evldenoe would be thrown out, Mi Rosenthal declared. Tpstrmony of unfair competition affecting only thirty-seven towns had been Introduced, he said, while the company server 37,000 towns. Nor has It been shown that a sin gle firm or competitor has been forced out of business because of our competition." he added. John o. JoJhnson, of Philadelphia, followed with the concluding argu ment for the defense, discussing both the law and the facta. . ed. Mr. Ilitchri,. h had been 111 for some weeks. II- contracted a sfv-re cold while In tin- west and a his i-nn- lltlon becaim- more seriou he hur ried to Washington to place hlmsWf In the haiHln specialist who had attended him oorlng his ufTiola) ca reer here. lie "Uttered from a com plication of kill' "y, heart and pulmo nary diseases. His passing marked th' rlo.se of a Career whos- pf-emlnent, fenum- wa an adminlHtrut i n of the Interior de partment that Mlrred the western land problems aa never before Hraught here ( om 8t. Petersburg, wh're he loo! -erved as ambassador under an npi' Iptment of president MeKinlev, Mr. Hitchcock was almoxl immediately pli riged Into a vortex of implications t rowing- out of vuh! frauds and counter ch:ir' acquirement o western states. ed the most arousing the ei, tal Interest SEEK APPOINTMENT 'S Republican Congressmen From Tennessee Would Make Her Postmistress barges of fraud and growing out of the public lands In the Mr. Hitchcock dlrect- eeplng investigations oity of powerful polit- (Ity Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, April . Repre sentative Brownlow and Representa tive Austin, of the first and second congressional districts nf - Tennessee, n spectlvely, have undertaken to make the widow of the late Henator t'urmnek postmistress at Columbia, In that state. They are the only two re publican members of the Tennessee ili li gation and In addition to exercis ing their influence ua Individuals they have now set to work to get thu assis tance of the state's entire representa tion at WaMhlngton. In furtherance f this pur(wse they have prepared mil are circulating a petition to th'i president asking him to nominate Mr, earmark for this office. Hi fur the dix'iirneut has been signed by tei out of the twelve members of the r t -1 rgntlon, the only signatures luckifjK Ileitis those of Henator Taylor and Representative Padgett. Mr. Padgett Is the rcprecritalive from the dlstrl in which Columbia Is located and hus declined to sign the puper because hi- has already given his endorsement to the reappointment of the present postmaster. Senator Taylor hu. so far. failed to either sign the petition hi to give any reason for not doing so. LAW HAS FEW FRIENDS IN THE UPPER HOUSE Proposition to the Erect Cen sus Building Causes Criti cism of Union Station. (By Associated Presn.) wahhinciton. April During nearly Hve hours todiiy the bill to pro vide for the thirteenth ami subsequent censuses was under discussion In the senate. The measure hod ben amended since Its original passngo by congress In the last session when It was vetoed by President Roosevelt be- cittise of the provisions allowing sens ti ra and representatives practically to eelecf employes of the census for ap pointment These fsaturea of the bill called forth a general discussion In the senate on he subject of civil ser vice reform and the present operation or the law was denounced by several senators. As amendud by the com mittee the bill placed appointments In the census under) the Civil service commission. Women Insultnt. A genera) denunciation of the civil service law and the system of making promotions In the executive depart ments In Washington chsracterises the debsts on the bill. 'I know of cases,' declared Henator wiiiiam Aiden Bmith, of Michigan, 'In which women clerks are humil iated becese they will not permit S petty chief to take the liberties with them that they can lake with other clerks. Mr. Smith declared that there was no more contemptible policies anywbare then existed In the eivl) servicer ef the United States, which he added, excel! trd anything In that line even known during the spoils system In Us opera- tlon under Andrew Jackson. .No man or woman, he said, could get promo tion, "until he bows down or kow tows to some little petty chiefs who shields himself .behind (he law, "He denied that it Is a merit system, Senator Clapp, referring to the re marks of Senator Smith, said they hinted at matters that could not be publicly debated and ho criticised the general operation of the law. Senator Scott, Senator Bailey, Sena tor Qalllnger and Senator Bacon all olned In a general denunciation of the law, especially criticising the pending bill which as amended by the committee Included messenger boys and charwomen among those who must be examined for appointment for work In the census office. Census Building. A long enduring and prosy debate n the question whether a - building hould be erected for the census bu reau was enlivened by a rather heated controversy between Senators Hey- urn and Galllnger. Mr. Hey bum ook occasion to criticize the terms on hlch the government assisted In the llmlnatlon of grade crossings and the building of the new union station, du- taring that the government had paid half the cost of the bsautlful tutton. Mr. Oulllriger, who had been n the committee which handled the nion alution question, Insisted that he government had not paid a cent for the station, but In conformity with the practice elsewhere had paid about it, 000,000 toward the elimination of grade crossings and to compensate for nd which had been previously turn over to a railroad to Induce It to I rod nee competition In the trans lation facilities of the espKol. LUMBER SCHEDULE REMAIN UNCHANGED Republican Members Dance And Cheer As jhoy See Their Work Finished, asSMSssssssSsstMsJ ., (By Associated Pre.) WASHINGTON'. ir,fll three weeke of consideration the Payne tariff bill was paseed by th house of representatives jtanhrht t . v.te.of m to One republican- Austin of Tennessee, oted against the menauro and four democrats, all front Louisiana. Meaers. Urouaaard,-. Baton- ' ltal. Pujo and, Wltfcllffa voted for it An attempt of Champ Clark, the mln. orlty leader, to recommit the bill with Inatructlons signally failed. ,1 r.JJr.'J"1' WM "' h itement rrrnn the moment Session began at noon until the Inst mirim. " 1 tnembers were keyed up to the high. st pitch and a practically fU mm bershlp remained on jty throughout. -The final vote demonstrated the ja- iiiy m me republican organisation to get together. J-ha situation wllh, respect to lumber was greatly re lieved for the republican leaders when It became manifest that the aswiMtu . of the proposition placing It on ths -free list were ln the, minority. ; Be cause of that faot tin Fltsgeratd ef s New York charged that a midnight " deal had been made last night whnrc by free lumber was to be voted town and the rates on, barler and barley man increase, ana this notwithstand ing the denials nf Mwr. u. Illinois and Ctishman of Washington. Who offered the barlee amendment.. The general jwbllc was greatly in ' terestcd In the. proceedings and the! galleries were packed. Both th dip loiMtl4M;;xf'tttrW-i' 'rsMVrwtlim likewise were fillly'dcrubled. oh ef the conspicuous Observers hwlne? Mrs. Taft, wife of ths president. , V .. When ths bill was actually passed the republlcsns cheered lustily, aame dancing up ond dawn the aisles and patting their fellow members on the bPk. ' ' '(.! ' ,.- After adopting a resolution that until further ontered sessions shall be held only on Mondays Snd Thuradan . the house at S.IO sdjourned. . Oil M I'M 1Jt '- When the bouse today resumed eonaldertun of the Payne tariff bill there was practically a full member- k Ship present and Interest we at vr i best. ' At the suggestion of Chairman Payne, the action of the house In fix ing a rate of one per cent ad Valorem" on crude petroleum and Us products was nv unanimous consent reversed! and ths article placed on the fro:. Hat. v i The subslltut for'ssotlon t Cov. ing the miirimiim and minimum fe. tyres ef the bill, offered by Chairman Payne yesterday occasioned Wms live- , llest d-l.ste. When ,lt became a p. parent thst almost countless amend ments would he proposed to that sec tion, Chairman Psyns sought to rally his cohorts by appealing to them lo vote down all such propositions). Hj called attention to ths fact that ths auhstitiite section was sn elaboration' or the original section in that it speo ciflcslly pointed out ths articles svhlch should come within Its scope. All attempts to amend the section except In the case of baalo slag anil petroleum failed and the vote then being taken the wntlre substitute sec tion was adopted. The substitute for section four, which In his opening remarks. Mr. (' ontlniied iti page seven ). 1HKS 111' IXJl HIKH. 00 TO TAFT WITH PROTESTS ON TARIFF WASHINGTON', AjNI 9. Rv. Jo seph D. Itfi-f, "I Parkershurg, W. Vh., died tonight at the Emergency hos pital from Injuries received today In a street cur n-. Ident near the capltol. ' TO RFBTOIIK HIM NAME (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON. April . J. II Snellen snd son, of Washington, D. C, were today awarded the contract for restoring the name of Jefferson Davis to the tablet on Cabin John bridge, from which It was removed during 182. Their bid was $147.78. The work must be completed by May It. WASHINGTON, April . Force sot for North Carolina Continued cool, fair Saturday; Sunday warmer In In- tertorr light northwest to north winds. WASHINGTON. April . President !Taft heard protests today agalnnt the 'Increased duty on gloves, hosiery. ' pineapples and lemons, provldi-d In 1 the Payne larlft bill. State Senator Travis and John Mcformlrk. of llrooklyn. N. Y., representing Import ers of fruit, told the president that . the increases on pineapples nnd lem ons would have to be borne by the ! common people. The Increase on 'lemons which It was declare j amounted to twenty cents a box would practically be prohibitive and I leaves American growers In absolute 'control of the market. Kenneth Harnhart representing one of the lar gest department stores In Chicago, accompanied by Francis fllmmona and Edward D. Wlnslow, also of Chicago, protested against the Increase of duty on gloves and hosiery. They were presented to the president by Secre tary of the Treasury MacVeagh. JURY FAILS TO AGREE TUG AND CREW LOST IN TRIAL FOR MURDER IN STORM ON LAKES Man Who Shot Rival Just! Bits of Wreckage Dispels After WcddiiiK (lets An-, Last Hope That Vessel other Chance For Life (Ry AsMH'laUol Press.) PLAQUKMINK, La., April I. At May Still he Afloat (By Associated Press.) i'I.KVi:i,A'l, O., April . The even o clock tonight me jury in ma, finding of additional pieces of wreck case of state against Fabian F. Itou- aite tonight from the Ashing tug vey, charged with th murder of Prof. "i A. Floss, which disappeared ported that it was-,n' B,orm "n ke Erie Wednes- 'my niis pruciicauy aispeiieu me Be lief that the tun Is afloat. Alrhnuah upon discharged by Judge Schwlng. j .or,.M ,,f persons have searched not T1k- killing of Van Ingen occurred I a body has been recovered. Fred Van Ingen, hopelessly disagreed and woe there on October 3 of last year, while he was seated by his bride of a few hours in the chulr coach of a Texas and Pacific trair en route to New Orleans. Bouvey's attorneys attempted to show that he was decidedly attached to Miss IWiorvr. and that he smarted under the knowledge of a great wrong which they attempted to prove Van Ingen had done Miss Rhorer before hla marriage to her. The widowed bride testified that she loved Van Ingien, bad never 'loved Bouvey but bad repeatedly rejected hisa as a suitor for her band. r: ': ..': -- :: .. -"' ''':-- The crews and passengera consisted of eight mn. They were Captain Willlum Parry. John Dslley, Pteit Ollboa. Peck .Mackenzie, Frank Wes-i-hh-r. John O'Donnell. Joseph Mar tin, Henry Anderson and a boy of the native of Campbell. With the exception of Weschler, whose borne Is in Brie, the missing men were residents of Cleveland, . , KWINBIUXE ILL. v, LONDON, April Algernon Char les Swinburne, the poet and essayist. Is critically ill with pneumonia., Mr. Swinburne Is seventy-two year old. i,. -

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