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u. i THE WEATHER: , FAIR. $.. FILE : ASHE VIELE CITIZEK Associated Press Leased Wire Reports. T0L. XXV. NO. 224. S1IEVILLE, N. C, WEDNESDAY-MORNING, JUNE 2, 1909: PRICE FIVE CENTS. candidates are pulling wires Outside while the The Snail's Quandary. E SHIPPMlTy CONVENTION WORKS INSIDE NEGRO CLAMORSAT EM COURTOFJ Contest For Secretary of the Association Overshadows All Others, Even Contest For Presidency. Missouri in Desperate Struggle With Indiana For the Position . WORTS OF COMMITTEES ARE INTERESTING READING ))jnhf Broad View of Lnrap, Pnhlir fWctmnc i4nJ Mate Important Recommendations as to Matters of National Interest The thorough organ ization of the T. P. A. was shown yesterday by the dispatch anl thoroughness with which it disposed of much business in the warning and afternoon sesatons. The 'capacity of Its hard working mombers to enjoy ploy after labor was In evi dtgee at the brilliant ball given them it the' llattery Park hotel last night. II was a day of results as well as pleiiure. Not all the work Is confined to the convention hall for there are constant aeftlnis (if committees on whom the convention relies greatly and because at which It accomplishes results, and tin (nore of live Interest is the ex ritinf contest going on concerning the "election of a secretary, the contest being between Secretary Louis La Btainne of St, Louis and Schuyler T. JOHN S. UARWOOD, luYluiioml, Ch'm. Leg. Com. and for ten years was manager of the Indianapolis school board. The friends of W. E. Jenkins of Marylund are supporting him for ap pointment as chairman of the lttglsla tlve committee to succeed John 8. liar wood, resigned, while Virginia is back ing Julian Williams of Alexandria, Va. This place Is also somewhat subject to the contest. Next Meeting Plow. Ami the selection of the next meet ing place Is also involved In the con tent for the place of secretary. Phila delphia, Chattanooga, Portland, Oma ha and Salt Lake are candidates, but It Is agreed that the vote fer secre tary will deelde this matter. It Is said that Missouri Is supporting Chat tnnooga while the "Indiana faction" Is alleged to favor Portland or Den ver. Hut everything In this line de pends on the support accorded the two candidates for secretary. LOUIS OC1IS, Cli'm. Roads ami Utilities Com. ft TODAY'S PKOGHAM. 0.30 a. ni. Huslness session. 11 a. m. Ladles' trolley ride. 3.34) p. ni. Business session. 4 P. til. Memorial service-;. service1.; 8.30 J? T. P. A. night at Auditorium. '-ft riesolved, That this convention adopt the following: . 'The Travelera' Protective as soda tion In convention assembled, repre senting forty thousand opmmerclal travelers, respectfully petition congress for Immediate action upon the tariff question, believing that Its early con summation will promote great awak enlng of the best Interests of our country. Be it furthermore resolved, That a copy of this resolution be at once telegraphed to the vice-president of the United States and the speaker of the house of representatives." Committee Report. Yesterday morning's session was de voted to the reading of the report of amendment In the preface by Mr. Fisher of Oregon was accepted by the mover as was one by Mr. Rubin of FRANK R. CRANDALL, St. Louis, Cli'm. Railroad Com. jjv 'f FAMO US BADGER FIGHT CAME OFF LAST NIGHT A T THE A UDITORIUM T. P. A.'s and .Their Victims Gathered in Force to See Ferocious Bull Dog Disturb the Atmospnere With an Unresisting Badger Excitement Ran High and Heavy Odds Were Laid on Dog. Indiana Man Pulls the String. " Great Interest In Sentencing of Tenn. Sheriff Charg ed With Contempt DEFENDANTS ASfT FOR REHEARING Request Is Granted In spl.to of The Protest of the Gov ernment Attorney I Afv:? i vi'-;', . I r ; J v- I 1 , fit, s V-jl . i - y J Did yott see the badger fight? Well you missed It,' If you did not, ft was great to any th 1 least The badge w4 there and a pect iiar tpecinen of a badger at tnat. posr inai was able to fight and hold his own with the dog. But then jwny men tion those trivial thing hea there are ao many other tntereatinf thing to mention that marked th tight he of th calef fK5a4r4r the trrtptholr ort-w b'V&4: Asheville thank to Joe Booth Cdo not forget the major, tier the. New York delegation who actied their parts like old time tragedian.) But to go-. baek. They were all there people from every state and clime and they had money with them too. There was a great deal of -the cola of the realm In evidence and. a Judge from Arkansas by the name of Martin was willing to put up julte a lot of It at once and, on the badger too. That was the funny part of it. They were all there, from California to Mains and the gulf and they were In earnest to get the right tip on th.- betting. Crowd Gatliein. , Now to come down u the particu lars of the much talked of badger light. Tho crowd began to assemble about ten-thirty at the Auditorium for the fray(?) Some came In full dress, some In white flannel :irtd some in every dRy dress. The hi tting began at once and was lively. The odds on thf; dog and It was hard to get bets on the badger. The dog was there and he was a fine xpeclmen of dog llesh weighing more (han a hun- dred pounds. This no doubt Influenc ed many of those who had a little spare money, Mr. Chaa. O, Lee was there and took a quiet Interest In the affair. The badger waa not seen un til after the curtain was drawn up and then It was hid under a box. The betting started at three to one and lot of promise were recorded. No money waa taken a that was against the law and you know the T. P. A. would not In such an Important af fair as a badger fight break tltat law in even one 4uta -o, not tM kntghU as their bond and It proved ao, teo. Now after the betting hsd gone pr. guile a while the light (lashed and the curtain went up amid much Ml-" souri cheering Several men appear ed on the stage and chief among them was major Joe liooth who owned the budger. At once they began fat urn tie over the Judge and referee. No man should hold tho Important post of Judge or referee who hod placed any of his "Ion green and neccsftary wherewithal" on thlmflght. The name of Miller was called for Judge and referee hut then he had as much as twenty-live up so he could not serve. JudKe Martin of Arkansas did some (nil talking about this time and Miller was not to be Judge. Heavy BetH. They then continued the betting fof the last time and several more bets were recorded and only recorded, mark you. And then the fight. One Joe Oaln by name who hails from New Albany, Indiana, had consented to release the badger. Release Is the word, for In this exegesis It mean pulling th rope They had asked Mr. C. C. Hudson of New York who wa a member of th committee, but Mr. Hudson, naq., de clined to act, o that position of hon or was given to Mr. Joe. Cain of In (liana, . , Cain to U Iteaeue. At a quarter past sleven th betting topped and -every on wa on the qui viva for the fray.' -The atage waa Ail ed with 'men ahd th doc waa there. I He -was held baok by snklh' force trdm wWrto' oirie ; Mr", Cain took his , coat and rolled up hip trousere. It wn a serious moment In the history Of tl)o badger fight. All were alert. A few beta were made at tho last mo ment and the rdpe wo about to be pulled which would release the badger and tho fight would be on. The door were linked and the guards on the Outside watched for fiillce or members Of the f P. C. A. The fight was to come off. Mr. Cain stood at the end of the rope ready to pull when Major Booth counted three. The audience became quiet All betting had stop pod. A pin could bo heard to fall. The voice of the major resounded throughout the auditorium railing, "One." In a moment "Two," then "three" and then the Hon, Mr. Joe Cain of New Albany, Indiana, pulled the rope. If you want to know more about the badger flgbt as It happened ask Mr. Cain. He can tell you much bet ter than any one else. There was much applause and cheering a the rope was pulled and suffice It to say nolMiilv was arrested. (By AaMM-lated Prem.) . WASHINGTON. Juna J.In the case of former, Sheriff Bhlpp and hi deputies, Jeremiah Gibson, and of Luthe William. Nluk Nolan. Henry Fadretf, "and William Mayer, all of Chattanooga, Tennessee, charged with contempt of the Supreme court of th United States, In connection with th lynching In 105, of negro named Ed Johnson, the court today postpon ed th passing of sentence to permit the prisoner to file petition for a re hearing. The cases therefor go over until nt term, the prisoner malnlng out on bond, ', The corridor outalde th court room waa densely crowded With persons wishing to get av view of the six prin cipals. Only a few of them, how ever, were able to get Inside a tti apace wa almost entirely taken up by attorneys and congressmen, Including tho delegation from ' Tenheeaee, In the throng outside was a negro who was loud In hla charge of dlscrlml nation regarding admlMlon. ft wa observed that but two negro,, and they practicing attorney, wert In th court.' ;;. ,:4,.: , Shortly before no'on, Unjfed State Marshal, DunUp. of the east Teonea- 'wfjUelri'lt, brought Mia 'prisoner to the . ootitt and they were assigned aeau in iba.Maj of aha mom,- Wha the Judge had taken . their' aooua tamed places, Chief JUatlc - fullei lieckoned to the defendant, to om forward. Marshnl Wright." of , the court, announced that In obedlnce to the writ of attachment he produced the Itodlea of the defendants. BIS MOTOR CARS LEAVE ON ENOUfUNCE flUN OF FOUR TflDKUO IllLES I GEORGE SHEA OF TH LOSES L She Iliil $20,KX) lietwccn tho Sheets atxl Now Six' Believes in Banks. I'ltF.n II. MACIXTIHK. Hillailelpliiu, Cli'm. Press Com. Wan of Indianapolis, the strong Mis '0fi and Indiana delegations earn Playing politics to tile limit to land oan.lidato from Its state. Mi uri h,,s 64 delegates here and In "na OS and in a sense they have dl vJt'J tin- delegates into "Missouri fac tion'' and "Indiana faction" and each ' WjlJuriK vigorous claims of winning, "ther ..irieers are involved in the fight ni (aueuses of state delegations are 'fii.nt, the Indiana and Missouri P'onli running their caucuses into 4 "'clink vesterday morning. Political Log Rolling. There are trades and talk of trades "f van , us offices to get votes for the "nvtary's place and ecen so Impor 'nt a place as" that of president I "'secondary consideration nnd In fact Is to a degree involved In the con- Tlie candidates for pn-sident " Mr. p. J. O'Meara of Indianapolis 'N Mr. Thad. Howe of Chlrago. Mr Hudson of Louisiana announces Ntltiv,!y that he will not be a candi- ( ine r'iuon for the warmth of font. -st lies In the tact that the "'Tetary Is elected each two years hiie ,,tt,er officers are elected an mally. While Mr. O'Meara is fr..m "'liana he has strong support from Jlissoiirl and this makes some of the 'ndiana faction" a trifle suspicious '"it Missouri may be "stringing" them a view to getting vote for La--aume. Mr. O'Mearn's friends how v". Insist that ho la being supported " his tnertta and point to his eminent rvicea to the organisation. He to a " president of the Indiana division L. W. M'KXOWN. Cli'm. Kniployniciit Com. MAX n.WNKH, Columbus. t.a Ch'ni. Hotels Com. Yesterday's sessions were devoted i Louisiana, the resolution as adopted (o the consideration of the reports of 1 being as follows: committees which wen- of much in- j "Whereas, our country is about to teres! and well presented Today williont,,r upon an era of great recupera te general business taken up and It fl jn our noustria, and commcr. is quite possible that the election of officers and the selection of the next ''"" Interests, therefore be It meeting place will lie called during ' the national legislative committee and the day or at the niht session. j that of the national railroad commit- Opcncd With Prayer. Us feature being the unanimous When the convention was ciuo-n i" order by President Gray at 10 30 yes terday morning National Chaplain Rev. Homer T. Wilson tntrooiieeu i;r S. it Helk. pastor of the First Meth odist church of Atlanta, to deliver tho Invocation. Pr. Hclk. a tall, tin" look- adoption by a rising vote, taken with a great show of enthusiasm, of the resolution offered by delegate J. P. Wollcrstein of Maryland directing the sending of messages to congress urging SEATTLE, Wash., June 1. Mrs George Shea of Uultirh, Minn., re ported to the police last midnight that she had been robbed of S -0.000 In cur rency. Mrs. Shea Intended to Invest tho money In property h- re. Her husband shipped the money to her by the Great North- rn Express company which delivered the package to her on Thursday. Ymterday Mrs Shea on leaving her sister's resldenc hid the 120.000 between the sheets of bed. On returning home at night she found burglars had ransacked the house and stolen the treasure. NORTH CAROLINIAN RAI. Ing man, "jestingly told the dclcgntc Immediate action on the tariff mca that he was a North Carolinian ny birth and a Georgian by adoption. iestiriKlv assuring them that "1 am a Methodist by choice but belong to the T. P. A ," and produced laughter by his suggestion to the delegates that -v.,,, nr.. no win the 'Ijnd of the sun The character of the T. P. A. oranl zation is Indicated by the reports of the committees named. These are lenpthy documents, printed In pam- nhli.t fnrm r.alv t nr ifln.M Kn Inn ml Sky' and' for fear you won't get high-I (h of rea,Jng , er enjov yourselves while here. The, prayer was briefly eloquent ventlon. Thev are as concise as com- Oppose I'ri-.' Leaf Tobacio. pletenesa will allow, prepared with Telegrams were read from mem-1 can-, ably written and marked by hers at Nashville and Louisville urs-! thorough Information of the subjects ins the association to oppose tariff j treated. The conservatism which free leaf tobacco. characterises them is a marked fea- On motion of Mr. Johnson of Ten-, ture and the appreciation accorded by nessce the minutes of the previous the convention to them Indicate the meeting were approved. public spirit Which pervades the dele- Action on Tariff. gates. Mr. J. P. Wollcrstein by uaanlmou' 1 Logl-datlve Committee. . i ... n rnoliitt.in nrrtnff I The rpnort of thm leffislMttvj. nnm. conwni iiiiniuuiLu a " i ' . " congresa to take Immediate action on j mittee was presented by Chairman the tariff question and a roar ot ap- ..w..s ..s p la use greeted Its reading. A slight (Continued on page, four.) WASHINGTON. June 1. Captain Frank Krwin, aged sev nty, a native of North Carolina, and a onptaln In the Confederate army, dlod her, to d-ay. He was an employe of the post- office department. NO INJUNCTION WILL ST Vice Chiineellor Oarrison lieiuoves Olwtiu-lcH from Path of SoutlieVn Steel. COPPER OFFICIAL IS TAKEN TO THE T !FMR WASHINGTON, June .- Fore cast, North Carolina: Fair Wednes day and Thursday light variable winds. . ( lly Associated Pres ) NEW Yoltk", June 1 Vice Chan cellor Garrison of Jersey City, today refused to grant nn Injunction re straining the organization committee of the Southern Steel company from proceeding with the organization cf the Southern Iron and Steel com puny. The court dismissed the order to show cause which was obtained by Hnrrison II Schiller, a minority stock holder The Southern Steel company Is an Alabama corporation and was run in dependently of the steel trust. The 1907 panic put It In bankruptcy court anil to adjust Its affairs the reorgani zation committee comprising the hold ers of tho 13,000,000 first mortgage bonds, was appointed. A plan Wa formulated for organizing a new cor poration to be known as the South ern Iron and Steel company. A ma jority of the stockholders approved the plan and the company was Incor porated under the laws of New Jer sey, with a capital of $27,000,000 to take over the assets of the old con cern. The plan may now proceed. COMMISSION IXISKS. He Must Stay in Durance Vile Until Missing Books Are Recovered. Long Drivt; front Gotham to Seattle for the 200O Trophy.- , .., MAYOR STARTS RACE NEW YORK, June 1. George Hag. Iln, vice president of the United Cop per company was taken to the Tombs prison today and must remain there, under an order of Judge Lacombe, of the Culled States district court, until the missing hooks of the compuny, which conlnln the evidence upon which the federal district attorney seeks to convict V. Augustus Helnze, are produced. A similar punlshmert also hangs over Sanford floblrison, a promlm-nt director of the company whose case will be further considered by Judge Iicombe tomorrow morn ing. Both men are alleged to have per mitted the spiriting away of the books while under subpoena. Haglln testi fied before, the grand Jury thut he hud over-heard Robinson and one of the Helnze brothers, conspiring to remove the books and had Interposed no ob- J Jection. , (lly AMWKlated free.) NEW YORK, June 1 five motor cars competing for a f 2,000 trophy of fered by M llobert Ouggenholm start 1'ii from the New York city hall on a 4,000 miles endurance run to Seattle. Mayor McClellan sent them away With n gold-mounted statrlng pistol at ' o'clock precisely the Instant that President Taft pressed the button In Washington that officially opened the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition In Seattle. The cars: No. 1, 15 horse power Ford run about, Frank Kullck, driver, H. B. Harper, relief No. 2, l&-horse power Pord runa bout. H. W. Scott, driver, C. J. Smith, relief. No. 4, CO-horse power Acme, George Salesman, driver, Jerry Price, Kay It. Sheets, and J. A. llemstreet, relief. No. S, 40. horse power Hhawmut; F. A. I'ettlnglll. driver; C. H. ('hapin and It. II Messer, reliefs. No. , 45-liorse power Itala; Gus Lechleltner, driver; Albert llejlows and l H Whlttemon, reliefs. At the lust moment a Stearns car withdrew. There were originally thir teen entrants. II'I'ILS ICSCAPK. WASHINGTON. June 1. The tet case of the Southern Railway against the Interstate commerce commission Involving the right of the commission to fix the charge for the re-conslgn-ment of hay shipped through East St. Louis was decided today by the Bu against the commiseioa. UETItOIT, Mich.. June 1. All the ptlplls of St. Caslmlrs parocohlal school escaped In safety this morning when fiflre broke out on the second Poor. About thlry-five hundred of the nine hundred pupils were in the building and rushed down the stairs end fire esoapea without injury. The lire damage waa $&,000. KILLED BY BOLT FROM CLEAR SKY (lly Associated Pre.) At'GtW. Oa., June 1. A special to The Chronicle from. Anderson, 8. C. says a bolt of lightening that came from an apparently cloudless sky late today killed Jim ftyrd, a negro plow hand on the plantation of Mr. J. A. Clinkacales, south of Anderson, and ni so the fine mule he was working. Sam Olnkacales, the young son of Mr. J. A. Clink scales, who was plow ing two hundred yards away, wa knocked down. Ills mule wag also knocked down by the bolt. "DK KING is IIorr., MADRID. Jane 1. King Alfoneo, while playing polo today, fell from hla horse. He suffered a. asrere apraln of the ankle, -
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