THE WEATHEE
FAIR
VOL. XXV. NO. 195. v
DEMOCRATS TALK
POLITICS WHILE
With Nothing to do Members
of House Build Air Cast
les For Future Use
SPLIT ON RULES WAS
FIGHT AGAINST BRYAN
Southern Members Take No
Stock In Talk of Tafi's
Winning Over South.
"(By Sheldon S. Clin.)
WASHINGTON, May 2. Demo
cratic members of the house And a
lot of time to talk politics while they
await the senate's action on the tariff
bill. There la quits a lot of hopeful
speculation on democracy's chances of
controlling the house In the next con
gress, and not a little of the gossip
has to do with the It 12 presidential
nomination.
Control House of Course.
Democrats are very sanguine that
passage of the tariff bill will result
In the loss -of a good many republican
seats In the house, for they figure
there Is bound to be a lot of dissatis
faction no matter what form the bill
finally takes; The republicans have a
majority of 47 In the house and the
loss of 14 republican seats, provided
the democrats hold all the seats tbey
now have, would give a democratic
majority, it is recalled that In the
congressional election following the
passage of the McKlnley bill the re
publicans lost 78 seats, so that a gain
of 24 seats doesn't look so hopeless as
It otherwise might.
As a matter of course, talk of) demo
cratic control of the next house Is
coupled" with speakership gslp. It
is conceded that Champ Clark would
be the leading candidate for speaker,
but. he would not without opposition.
Clark's leadership since he succeeded
John Sharp Williams at the head of
minority has not been an unqualified
success. , In endeavoring to line up the
democrats to co-operate with the re
publican Insurgents for a revision of
the runs he caused a lot of bittor
es .moi' th "democrats Who ur
ported the Fltegerald amendment, and
other splits resulted from the demo
!ttin tariff urogram. Still, he has
been able to hold a majority of the
democratic caucus nominee for speaK
er were It not for the fact that presi
dential politics Inevitably would enter
(Continued on page Six.)
MISSISSIPPI TOWNS
WILL GIVE BATTLESHIP
RIGHT BOM RECEPTION
First Time a Modem Fight
ing Vessel Has Attempt- "
ed to Oo Up River.
NEW ORLEANS TO LEAD
(By Associated Press.)
NEW ORLEANS, May 2 Soon af
ter the United States battleship Miss
issippi comes' Into the Mississippi
river on May 6 It will steam into the
harbor, tho hospitality of which will
be heartily experienced by word and
deed.
Retentions and fetes which will at
tend the visit of the ship to Now
Orleans, the first stop the man of
war will make on Its Journey up the
river, will e only the Initial roun'l
of welcomes which the Mississippi
will be accorded during the time It
floats In the great stream.
Plans are being made in the scy
eral towns betkeen here and Natchi
at which the vessel will east anchor,
for royal greetings to the ship.
The trln of the Mississippi to Nat
rhei wilt mark an epoch In the nav
igation of the Mississippi riwr by a
flrat claim battleship, being the flrit
time that a fighting vessel of this
class has proceeded so rar up me
river. The occasion will give thnu
snds or people their first opportu
nity of seeing battleship and Indi
cations ar. that they will fully avail
themselves of the opportunity.
The reception which It to be ten
dered to the officers of the Mississ
ippi on the night of Its arrival at
New Orleans will Do usco as m.
caslon for exploiting the deep water
advantages which the lower Mississ
ippi river offers. Seweral of the if
ficlals of the lakes to the gulf deep
waterway association are expected ti
be present,
GOV. JOHXSOX AT OLD POINT.
(By Associated Press.)
RICHMOND. May 2 Governor
John A. Johnson of Minnesota and
party arrived here tonight and to
morrow will make a day-light trip
down James fiver to Old Point, where
they will remain two weeks. Govern
or Johnson stated Ms trip is purely
one of pleasure.
LOAFI AROUND
THE
JEROME IN SUDDEN
FIT
TO
EXPLAIN ACTS
Insists on Taking Public Into
His Confidence After Long
Period of Silence
SETS PRECEDENT
FOR ALL OFFICERS
Audience Didn't Want to Hear
But That Did Not Matter
In The Least.
(Hi- Associated Press.)
NEW YORI May 2. William
Travers Jerome, district attorney of
New York, radically departed from
his usual attitude toward the public
tonight by stepping before a large au
dience, members of the People's In
stitute at Cooper union and declar
ing that he wished to explain the
conduct of his office, "to establish a
precedent which would make It dif
ficult for a pmblic servant to dodge re
sponsibility for his official acts.
There were numerous objections to
his taking the floor and It required
the efforts of the police to restore
ferder. (When be Ainally could bo
heard, however, there was a burst of
applause and the vote to allow, him.
the privilege of speaking, which was
then put to the audience, was carried
unanimously.
Officials Should Account,
heretofore Mr. Jerome has main
talned a policy of silence as regards
his office. But In his speech tonight
he said:
"It seemed to me that the public
officers In this city and generally In
this country, were not sufficiently In
touch with the persons who elected
them. It seemed to me that a public
servant should be appointed so that
from time to time ho can account to
the public for his stewardship, not in
kwrltton reports, where he could give
the thing the color he wanted, not In
newspaper interviews but face to
faca wlth the people who have the
right to vote.
"During the seven , years I have
been 'district .attorney more than oiw
hundred thousand criminal cases
have gone through my office. A
to many of them I could have no
knowledge. As 'to others I had full
knowledge. But I am not trying to
avoll responsibilities for my acts nor
the acts of my chosen assistants.
(Continued on page Six.)
OEFICERS LEAVE EASY
BERTHS TO GO ON LONG
THIRTY JllfS JOURNEY
Hundred Troopers Leave
Fort Meyer Today to Study
Battlefields of Virginia.
CAKAV AN OF SUPPLIES
(By Associated Tress.)
WASHINGTON, May 2 A thirty-
day march to be made by army offi
cers over the battle grounds or Vir
ginia for the purpose of studying
nrohlcms of warfare, was begun to
day when a long Hue of horses and
troopers equipped with all the para
phernalia of the field, left Fort Myer
Va.. under the command or Major
... ....in f the general staff, on the
way to Fredericksburg. Va.. where
... . - i t-. . . v, 1 pi vr iifri.
the column will De me. , v......
.v 7 Then the officers.
who are members of the general .staff
of the armv and of the army wr
lege will start on a ride over tho
route followed by Grant s army almost
a half a century ago.
el.. .iir,. marc h will be under the
command of Colonel It. K. Evans, of
the general staff, assistant to oencra.
Wotherspoon. acting chief of staff.
The officers and troops will reBch
KIchmoBd about May 1. after skir
mishes over many battlefields within
a radius of a hundred miles, will start
on a return Journey reaching tort
. nKmit .Tuna 3.
It was expected that the entire
group of officers would begin their
.u. ..!, hut finally It was decided
to have the horses and equipment sent
ahead to meet the officers at Freder
icksburg by train.
General Wotherspoon saiu.
u. th rMe was solely to enable the
officers to study war problems.
The column which leu rorx myr
todav made a striking appearance.
Eight large wagons filled with officers'
baggage was In the van and about one
hundred horses and troopers were In
line. Camp will be pitched tonight at
Accotlnk, Va., as in regular field ser
vice, and the usual army regulations
will be observed. At least two days
in k. .iuni at Fredericksburg. In a
study of the route of Grant's army.
Lieutenant William Overton win nv
charge of the various camps and of
the supplies. .
OF FRANKNESS
MHEVILEE CITIZEN.
USTIEVILLE. N. O-l
PRESIDENT IS Gill
POWER TO DECLARE
COMMERCIAL WAR
Under Maximum and Minimum
Features of Bill May Check
Discrimination
NO SIGN OF LET-UP
IN GENERAL DEBATE
Senate Will Meet Earlier For
Purposes of Expediting
Passage of Bill.
(By Associated Press.)
ivachimiithv. Mav 2. The gen
eral debate on the taAff is expectod
in continue during the present week.
and It Is now believed that it
will even extend well through
next week. The next committee on
finance is dlsnosed to allow the wid
est latitude In the general discussion
of the subject, but Is at tha ame
lime prepared to proceed with the
consideration of tbe schedules which
have been passed over 'whenever there
Is a cessation of the speech making
Senators Borah and Pyles will open
the ball on Monday, the former in
advocacy of an Income tax and the
latter In support of ntgn. amy on
ii.mhnr Renators Bradley, Dolliver
and Cummins have let It be known
that they would make general speecn
es during the week. j
Beginning tomorrow the senate
will meet datly at eleven o'clock, and
It necessary will prolong theslttlngs
later In the day than ordinarily. This
change has been ordered In the hope
that It will result In a more rapid
i.iin.niin nt business. In the house
the Philippine tariff bill will probably
bo reported on Thursday, 'oui n win
not be immediately taken up for' con
sideration. No other business will be
attempted, by the house during the
week. ' 'I ltS23
President's Broad Powers.
The senate bill which deals with
Hie maximum and minimum tariff
preooaitfon has. la the Judgment of
tariff experts, one very Important fea
ture. It practically vests In the
president the power to declare a tar
iff war against any nation, or to re
frain therefrom. It IS given to him
to decide whether or not any nation
Is discriminating against the products
(Continued on page two.)
MYSTERIOUS WOMAN IS
ANXIOUS TO INTERVIEW
BOYLE, THEJIDIIAPPER
At Jail Is Refused Admit
tance Prisoner in State
of Collapse.
TRIAL ON WEDNESDAY
(By Associated Press.)
MERCKIt, Pa., May 2. Another
mysterious woman has appeared here
In connection with- the Boyle abduc
tion case. She registered at the
Humes hotel here as Mrs. Anna D.
ForlH'S. of Beaver Falls, Pa, 8he
asked to see James II. Boyle, saying
she wanted to see If he was the man
who bftrt twice called on her daugh
ter recently. The sheriff refused her
admittance to the Jail. She arrived
here on Friday, the day set for
Boyle's trial and was In court when
the trial was postponed. She has re
mained here since the announcement
of the continuance. fihe Is said to
receive a large amount of mail from
Canton, Ohio.
The condition of Boyle this morn
ing was serious. It is uncertain
whether he will be In condition for
his trial on tho abduction charge
.set for Wednesday. He is in a state
of almost complete nervous collapse.
KIIXF.O BY TROIXEY CAR.
BIRMINGHAM, May 2. Mrs W. E
Leodford, of Powderly. was Instantly
killed and her child fatally Injured
by Bessemer electric car at an early
hour this morning In Elyton. The
leodford family was in a wagon
when the mules suddenly took frighl
and threw four of the occupants out.
Mrs. Ieodford and her child falling
directly on the track In front of the
car. Mrs. Leodford was badly mang
led and the child's skull was fractur
ed.
KILLED BY ELEVATOR.
BIRMINGHAM. May 2. Charles C.
Graves, a painter working ,on the
twelfth story of the Brown Marx
building today, painting the Interior
of the elevator shaft, was struck by
one of the elevator weights and his
head was crushed entirely, off. An
employee not knowing Graves was
above, started the car. .
MONDAY MORNING, MAY 3, I90i).
HUM TXIKt HKimW.HO AM TOU ?
nut tJmw wrMfAviNfr.rnr if ?
WAV ?-Vi leesA-a. mi.
' AT 01 SV Tr
vT,,fr" to'!" " V0"
AT THt om-vf AHY nenettw
to rvtowe nt tutt t mt05 o 1 Mo
cam o you -1 re,
ROD AND GUN CLUB WILL BECOME
; FAMOUS LOCAL ORGANIZATION
Plans so far Outlined Indica te that It Will Be One of the Most . Noted Sportsmen's
Clubs In the Country-r-May Maintain Permanent Quar
ters in the City.
Mr. Jamea IaJ Pugh of Chicago
who Is to be thO Head of the Ashe-
rtlle Rod and Oui club Which re
acquired the turning and hunting
privileges for term of ten years on
eighty thousand anSfe of tho Vander
bllt Pligah iSViresti nd the sixty
thousand acre tract of the Highland
Forest company which adjoins it, la
In Ashevllle and with Mr. J. M.
Chiles whose handsome home Is In
rimva Park and. )fau one of the
promoters oC the ieae went yesterday
afternoon to inspect me preserves.
Tha iCtUasSi bas-Jodloated-ut soma
iiMmu li imnnrijftfir in Ashevllle
and this section of the club which Is
to be formed to use tho fishing and
hunting rights but lias fallen short
of the mark. The club is to be ix
tenslvo In membership, embracing
nrnhahlv 9flo members, including tne
most prominent cltlsens of Chicago
and thus attracting many from a sec
tion which has not In the past felt
Interested here, and. Its plans are of
more than passing Itnerest.
Mav Have Club Rooms.
Not only will the "Backwoods
lodge" on the Vanderbllt portion or
tho lease be enlarged and converted
Into a club house ,but all the floxen
well built houses on the property
erected by Mr. Vanderbllt for use
hy his rannera and for renting will
be placed In the best of order for
use by families of the ciut mem
bers. And vet more Important Is the
nrnhihllllv ihllt ItlO flub Will tlHVe
club room of its own In Ashevllle
and maintain lis organization here.
Negotiations are now pending with
'5
EIRST PRESIDENT, DEAD
Declined Re-election I'ist
Fall and Was Succeeded
hy (Jen. Obaldia.
(By Asw ltcd Press.)
PANAMA. May 2. Dr. Manu-I
Amador, flrat president of Panama.
died shortly after four o'clock lliis
afternoon aftr a lingering Illness.
He was seventy-five years old.
Manuel Anvar!"r was one of the
prime movers In the revolution 111
1903 against Culumbla which led to
tho Independence of Panama.
He was a conservative. In lSTi.
against his will, he was elected pres
ident of Panama. He never took
office, however. fr a liberal revolu
tion was started and succeeded before
his Inauguration When at last he
was chosen president of Panama the
honor came unsiiirht.
Prior to the last presidential elec
tion he wrote a letter to his con
stituents derlining re-nomlnatlon an 1
Oeneral Ohatdla last December was
elected In his stead
WASHINGTON, May J. Forecast:
North Carolina: Fair4 Monday and
Tuesday with rising temperature; light
variable winds shifting; to moderate
south.
1.
Just Before Election And
I WOMDr WHO
T HAT ffrTJON l
"Ar 'j rs?rv ro
iflAte TO Ml
it
Mr. J. Ti. Oates to add to the five
story office building ho Is construct
ing on Pack square a sixth floor to
be used exclusively by the club as a
dub room for It members. In brief
the plan Is to have elegant quarters
here similar to those of ths Ashe.
vllle club.
That this arrangement has been
made cannot be asserted but certain
It Is that negotiations for a sixth floor
for such purpose are pending.. The
proposed 'quarters would be particu
larly appropriate, to the club's use
since although ths building wlll.be
1 h -hwt, f , Ashovllis lis -sixth
story would command a superb view
of Plsgah and part of tha land leased
by the club. The club Will be for.
mally organised as a corporation un
der the laws of Illinois In a week
or, two when Mr, Pugh, Mr. Chllos
and Mr. Adlekes go to Chicago which
will be on Tuesday. It - will hn
termed the Ashevllle Bod and Oun
club.
Mr. Pngli Plessed.
Mr. Pugh. who Is president and
treasurer hf the lub, with Mr.
Chiles. Wee-president, and Mr. If. F.
Adlekes, Jr., of this city who secured
and holds the lessen, secretary, Is a
gentleman of pleasing address and
a cltlsen of prominence n Chicago
where he Is at the head of the Ptlgh
Terminal company, a eoncern which
i has a warehouse of 100 acres space
j on tho lake front. Highly pleased Is
Mr. Tugh with what ho has seen o'
this section. He yesterday took n
1 automotillo ride In Mr. John flmath
i era' machine with Mr. hlles, Mr.
! Ailtekes and Mr. Kmathers, and won
PEACE CONGRESS WILL
BEGIN SESSION TODAY
Mirny Preliminaries Inci
dent to Meeting Held in
Chicago on Peace Sunday.
(By Associated f'ress.l
CIIICA'iO. May 2. The first for
mal session of the second national
peaee congress will be held In Chi
cago tomorrow sfternoon. Robert
Treat Paine, of liston. president of
the American peace soelely will pre
side. Heerealry of the interior Hallln
er will read president Taffs mes
sage to the delegates. Governor I)e-
neen will welcome the delegates to
the stale and Mayor liusae lo the city.
The congress will close with a ban
quet given by the Chicago association
of commence.
It is said that 1S00 will be In at
tendance. The program carries a list
of noted men. Including university
presidents. Jurists, lawyers, physicians,
business men and politicians. I.'nlver
sal peace will be treated as a scien
tific and economic subject.
Today's preliminaries to tho gath
ering were many. Tho most spectac
ular was tho "allent peace demonstra
tion" of 10.000 members of the social
ist party on the lake shore. Tho social
ists gathered at Orant's monument In
Lincoln park for half an hour be
fore going to the various meetings
scheduled for them. They said nothing
and did nothing and the police had
no trouble.
The ringing of church bells her
alded "peace Bunday." Special exer
cises were held In many churches.
President Hamuel Compere, of the
American Federation of Labor, spoke
at the Belden syenue Baptist church,
and Kdwln D. Mead of Boston, hi
the Union park congregational church.
o7 r
After.
1 m is ip ro liter
rr4r .). ear ii
wocr accet"il
shown, as Mr. Chiles expressed II
"part of the paved streets," and on
his return ha expressed hie admira
tion for Ashevllle and the mountains.
"It Is the most beautiful country t
have soon," declared h. "I feel sure
It Is safe to say It la the most bcau-
,tlfui In the world. My friend Chiles
had told me In the past of the at
tractions here, but I did not fully be.
Ileve him until S WW (or myoetf. No,
I have never seen oar preserves.
Imply knew from what Mr. Chiles
t14.fjat t oufbMo Jm taUroetod."
Promlnmt Members,
"The tlub to.be formed should ben.
fit Ashevllle should It not?" he was
ked.
"Decidedly," wws Mr. Pugh'i
prompt reply. ''We will have a large
club of prominent men not only 0
Chicago (but of other cities and they
will come here, as headquarters and
of dour so friends (Will follow Hnd
when theso see What you have hero
a number will certainly become res
Idents here,"
Mr. Pugh said that pending the
formation of the club It would not be
possible to furnish any list of names
but being pressed said that among
the members would.. be Mr. O, M
McCulJoukrh, vltr-e president rf.the
Chicago and North wostern; Lawrence
Mayworth, banker; James Hayworth,
a noted contractor; E. A. Bancroft,
1 president of the Union Lesgue club;
Mayor Busae; Joseph Busse, county
clerk; Hon. W. B. Iorlmer. These
were named off lisnd on ths request
for half a dosen members names.
WRIGHT BROTHERS ARE
T
Slop over in London to Re
ceive Honor Conferred hy
Aeronautical Society.
(Ry Associated Press.)
1lNDON. May 2 Orvllle and
Wilbur Wright, the American acTo
planlsls. arrived hero late tonight for
a brief visit (before Ihelr departure
for the tTnllod Btates. They have
enme to Knidand primarily to re
ceive the gold medal of the aeronaut
ical society, which will be presented
tomorrow evening, but It Is probable
the war office will take this oppor
tunity to make arrangements for th-
Wrights to supply the government
with one or morn aeroplanes.
They will be gtwn a luncheon to
nvirrow by a party of Kngllshmen,
each member of which has taken a
flight with Wilbur Wright on the
continent. In tho evening they will
dine with Oie aeronautical society
and afterwards receive the medal.
The aero club will entertain them
Tuesday.
The Wright brothers will remain
In the United Htates throughout ths
summer. In ftaptember they will go
to Germany to fulfill a contract they
have with the German government.
WOMEN KII.LKI BY TltAlV.
' (By Associated Press.)
CLEVELAND, May fi Two wo
men were killed, one boy was seri
ously Injured and three person were
hurt when a Pennsylvania flyer col
lided with la (carriage at Bedford,
twelve mile south of Cleveland to
day. , ,
grit
Associated Press
Leased Wire Reports.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
OF
IN MQLEMRIQTS
Mhi Webb of Adana Missions
Gives Graphic Account of
Armenian Massacre
GUARDS' DESERTED; .
LEFT WOMEN ALONE
Compelled to Abandon Their
Armenian Pupils to Save
Their Own Lives. ,.
(By Assodsled FreM.)
ADANA. Asiatic Turkey, May I. .
via Constantinople, May I. -Miss
Klliabeth 8. Webb, a missionary from
Hunker Iltll. 111., has written aa fol
low of the flrat day a th massa
cres in Adana, when the Olrl" school
to which she was attached wu In the
greatest danger:
"Our friend came to school usual
Wednesday (April 1). Although
we heard there wag muchv Unrest In
the city, wo went on With preparation .
for a school entertainment to be held
next day. Boon' nring oegan.
before noon we were afraid to send
the day cholar home. There: was
constant firing. We tried to to on wild
our annual meeting, but were Inter
rupted by the screaming In the atreeui
and the shooting, ,
VMr, Chambers attempted to ro to
the government building for ft uard,
but found It Impossible to vet through ,
the mob, Our Turkish children were
present and we thought It would b .
possible to send word of - our danger
by a Turk, who had corn to take
them borne. Accordingly, i noto to
their rather, and to th governor
were written, but there wm no ro
spnnse, " '' ' 1 4
In Mate of Rlogo.
"A night cam on fire began to
flare up In all direction and w were
fearful that the rioter 'would break
Into the school building. ! Finally,
shout o'clock there came a knock
at th gat and In walked tho English
consul. He left thre of hi guard
of Turkish soldier to tak ere Of
us, All through th night w geemed
to be In a state of " lege. 'r'
"ta th meantime ore about the
city had Increased and the sound of
shooting could bo heard from every
point. At last the consul ased, II
wa able to gpais tShly on man, but
thought Ihl one would b moro two
fut than th other three, who had run
away, 'Soon after ftres broke out In
the adjacent street. TJnlen : gome
thing wa done speedily our achoot
building must he destroyed, W had.
hung Turkish flag on nil aide of
the building, but this did not stop th
thotisanda engaged in the riot from
firing their weapon, although appr
Imtly they were not greeted against
u.
Tried to CliM lira.
"If our building burned, th ham
bora house must burn alao. Our only
safely seemed to b to check the
Dame. The women and girls carried
water, while the men out down th
shad and an old house in the corner
of our yard. A shed on the opposite
side of the street wa also torn down.
About this lime we were horrified to
learn that Mr, Itogaro nd Mr, Maur
er had been shot. It seemed that they
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(Continued on pngt two.
OTHER DETECTIVES IRE
MARKED FOR FATE THAT
OVERTOOK
Sicilian Who Was Arrested
in Chicago Reveals Se
crets of Black Hand.
THHKATH BEEN MADE
(By Associated Prces.1
NKW ORLKANft May I. The dec
laration f a Hlclllan arrested 1 Chi
cago last night that three detective
of the United Htates. Petroslno, Long
abardl and Dantonio had been marked
for death by (black hand society, was
not the first Intimation that Detso
tlve Jfrhn Dantonio of New Orleans,
one of the three officer mentioned,
had received of contemplated at
tcmjit on hi life.
A few days ago he wo advised by
a friend In Oilcago that there wo
plot on foot to kill him. ,
"I am not at all disturbed. said
Oantonio, "and I (propose to con
tinue every effort to bring black hand
criminal to Justice In th future,
I have done In the past."
Dantonio ha played a eonspleuou
part In rounding up black hand crim
inals In New Orleans Ino hi oc
cupancy for several years of ft place
on the local detective department
While he would make no rtate
ment concerning the mitt tor, , It I
thought he has: been an Important
factor In the discovery of facta here
that might have; a bearing on th
assassination of Detective Petroslno
In Italy. ' .
INI DESCRIBES
HORROR
I
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