THE AS E CITIZEN". Associated Press. Leased Wire Beporti. VOL. XXV. NO. 235. A81IEVILLE, N. C SATURDAY MORNING, .1UNH 12, l.X)!). PRICE FIVE CENTS. THE WEATHEE: CL0UD7. HEWCL i TOTAL T EVERY Ship Enroute to Naples Was Stranded on Onoof The Ames Islands HAD fOUR HUNDRED PASSENGERS ABOARD Details of Rescue by North German Lloyd Ships Must Ma vo Been Thrilling (By Associated Press. ) NlBW'VOBK, June 11 Ntws reach ed New 'York this afternoon that the Cunard liner Slavonla bearing 110 c abin and, three hundred steerage pas sengers, stranded today off Flores Is land In the Azores group. After hav ing Steamed successfully more than half way across the Atlantic, the ves sel which left this port for Naples on June 3, la tonight almost a com plete "wreck, but thanks to the timely aid rendered by North German Lloyd liner Princess Irene and Hamburg American lines, Batavla, which were nearby, every passenger, according to best reports Kecar waa taken off In safety. Both rescuing liners were also bound for Naples. All Reported Safe. First reports that the Cunarder had run aground, reached here shortly before four o'clock in a message dated Velaaas, Azores. Island, to the North German Lloyd from Captain Peterson of the Prtnzess Irene, saying: "Took on board Prlnzcss Irene 110 cabin passengers from S. S. Slavonia at southwest of Flores Island. The three hundred steerage passengers on Hatavia. Slavonla probably ' total wreck." When the message reached here the Cunard office had had no advices whatsoever and It heard first of the ' accident through the North German Lloyd. Southerners On Board. Among' the Blavonla's passengers, whose addresses ceuld be learned to nigh PrStvMd-Mrs. George Grif fin -prownell and Miss Brownell,. of Alabama. Professor Brownell has been ,, attached to the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa since 1898. Another .passenger was Miss Mary O. Ware, thought to be from Birming ham, Ala. The transfer of passen gers was, HO doubt, accomplished with the usual thrills and dangers atten- (Continued on page six.) ANTI-BLOCKADE UW IS lltfOL EXAMPLE OF LECISIM BLUNDER Provides That Officers Shall Spill Liquor and Bring It As Evidence. THEN GET REWARD GREENSBORO, N. C, June Deputy Sheriff Crutchfleld Wednesday hi rested W. R. Boulden on a warrant Issued by Justice D. II. Collins charg ing Illicit distilling of whiskey. Iioui ilen promptly gave bond in the sum of three hundred dollars for his ap pearance for trial Saturday. Of his two sureties, one owns the land on which the distillery was found, an I the other owns the mill that grinds corn. Boulden lives In Jefferson town ship fifteen miles from Greensboro. The state or county raiders who lo cated the blockade plant did not find imynody to arresttxAwtand;ma arles anybody present, but did find some of the beer tubs or barrels In Bnul den's barn. They brought all the out fit to town and have found that tt was purchased by Boulden from the widow of John Prim, who was killed here by revenue officers two years ago. while resisting arrest for alleged I loekadlng. If the defendant is bound over to court, it will be the first ease for Illicit distilling every tried In the Superior court here, the United States court heretofore having a mifaopoly of such tllHK The officers who -captured the al leged blockade outfit and who natur a'ly ycpeet the twenty dollars reward provided for by an act of the last leg islature, "as expenses to the sheriff in enforcing the law," are finding that this, like so many others relating to prohibition. Is something of a curiosi ty. This law provides, as a condition to the payment of the money by the rommlMlonwi that the still and the material out of which the liquor is made, which is found on the premises. shall be produced before the county commissioners," etc. As to the liquor found, this law nrovldes that it "snail be poured on the ground at the place where found." In this nuw. the officers did not find he stilt worm, ft having been toted away, though the furnace was still suivor SAVED ARMY GETS BATCH OF NEW OFFICERS JUST GRADUATED Secretary Dickinson Delivers Diplomas to Class of Hundred And Three TWO CHINESE AMONG LIST OF GRADUATES Usual Throng Attends The Closing Exercises of Mil itary Academy (By Associated Press.) WEST POINT. N. T., June 11. Commencement day exerlcses wore held at the United States Military academy todayv Secretary of War IJlcklnson pre sented the members of the graduating class with their diplomas and address ed them. Met by a cavalry detach ment acting as an escort of honor, ho was given a salute of seventeen guns upon reaching the superinten dent's quarters and then witnessed a reviewed of the entire cadet corps under the command of Lieut. Col. F.1 W. Sibley. The exercises-at memorial hall were attended by a numerous throng which Included many distinguished West Point alumni. Secretary Dickinson in presenting the diplomas reviewed the achievement of the military academy and commended Its traditions to pres ervation by the graduates. Secretary Dickinson said In part: "Today the eyes of all our people are turned to you with profound In terest, hope and confidence, for they are Investing you with a sacred trust that of maintaining the glory of an Institution which has greatly enrich ed the civil life of the-nation and has always been its chief bulwark In time of war. Faith In Our Officer "Whatever distrust on account of military establishments may have ex isted, or yet exists In 'the mind of some of our citizens. West Point is eeirli-h- 3swrwhelmt enaral. confidence of oor people and will have their continued support for the fulflll meat of Its great purpoeses as design ed by Washington, who advocates Its establishment as an object of pri mary Importance and that It should be 'permanent.' " General Horace Porter, who grad uated from West Point In 1860, ijtrti-i i-.nn ri ri - -ii-i-i-i-i-i -r - - - - - - - - - - - (Continued on pagie five.) SEABOARD AIR LINE TO BE REORGANIZED WITH Pan Proposed Is Issue of Income Bonds and Retire ment of Notes. REDUCES CIIAROES. (By AssoclaU-d Press.) NEW YORK. June 11. Definite action toward the dissolution of the Seaboard Air Line Hallway company receivership was taken hero today. Although no official statement was issued, it was learned that the gen eral re-organization committee had met and practically agreed upon a plan of re-organization by which fore closure of the property Is to be avoid ed and the existing first mortgage four percent bonds will remain un disturbed. Money to pay on the receivers' cer tificates and other immediate obliga tions wllf be raised by the Issue and sale of Income bonds. It is expected that the re-organ izatlon will be effect ed without assessing either the pre ferred or common shares. It Is planned to retire 3, 000,000 of the collateral trusts three year ana ten year five percent notes before ma turity. As now outlined $3,000,000 are to be called on December 1. and $4,250,000 on January 1. 1910. there Is automatically terminating the re ceivership. The plan also provides for the dissolution of the voting trust on January 1. 1909. A saving of not! less than twenty percent In fix-d charges is expected under the propos ed plan. An official statement embodying all tr-eso details probably will be Issued next week. The banking houses as sociated with the reorganization com mittee, include Hallgarten and Com pany and Blair and Company. NO RACIXG AFTKll 1011. TALLAHASSEE, Fla.. June 11. The Sloan bill putting a ban on race track gambling in Florida became law today when Governor Gilchrist affixed his signature. The new law provides penalties for the holders of bets as well as the gamblers. The provisions of the law will not be effec tive until May 1, 1111. SENATE ILL HOT CONSIDER 101 TAX SCHEME NOW Again Postpones Conslderat Ion After Bailey Makes Startling Charges LA FOLLETTE ATTACKS ALDRICH S COURSE Declares He Should Forfeit Leadership of Party by His Record on Tariff Bill (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, June 11. Income tax shared with the wool schedule the attention of tl)e senate during the day's sitting of that body and after discussion of an hour or more Its further consldi ration was postponed until June 18. This action was the result of a motion made by Senator Aldricii, which followed a charge by Senator Bailey that undue Influence was being brought to bear against the proposed Income tax amendment sto the tariff bill. Mr. Aldrlch de clared that ho knew of uo such effort, but pleaded for the postponement of the question until the! schedule should be disposed of. - Late In the day the senute refuged by the decisive vote of B9 to 8 to recommit the wool sched ule to the committee on finance on motion of Mr. Cummins, and thus finally concluded the consideration of that schedule. Only the progres sive republicans supported the mo tion. This vote which followed a long, and animated discussion of the sched ule, which was Interspersed with many personalities. AMrleh Losing Confidence. Openly declaring his opinion that Senator Aldrlch had lost the confi dence of other republican senators which a leader should have, Senator LaFollette made a determined fight to compel the adoption of amend ments to the wool schedule of the tariff bill which were yesterday pre sented by himself. There were two doaen o more- of these proposed mod. lflcatioiis."ftnd they were Intended-to consolidate Into one class, classes one and two of the present wool schedule relating to raw wools and to (ix an ad valorem rate of forty-five per cent, while the present third class was transformed Into the second class and a late of thirty-five per cent provided, the intention being to substitute ad (Continued on page four.) GEN. GRANT SPEAKS AT UNVEILING OF THE LEE STITUEATJCKSBIIBG On Spot Where Gen. Lee Di rected Troops Pays 0 low ing Tribute to Soldier. FATHER FOR PEACE VIOKSBUItO, Miss., June 11. Several thousand Confederate veter ans -witnessed the unveiling of the herols statute to Oeneral Stephen Dill Lee here today. The splendid monument, designed by Kltaon, stands In the national park upon the exact spot from which General Lee direct ed 1 be movement of his troops dur ing he seigc of Vicksburg. The parade formed at noon and headed by General Fred D Grant. C. S. A., and an escort of cavalry, pro ceeded to the national park. Th Warren light artillery fired a general salute and then Henry Watterson called the assembly to order. As Mr. WatterSon censed speaking two. little hoys unveiled the statute They were John O. I.cc nnd Iee Har rison, grand ' ns of Oeneral Lf while the general's son, Blewett Lei of Chicago, stood at their side.. When the enthusiasm had died down General Clement A Evans, command er In chief of the Confederate veter ans, formally presented the statute in the federal government on behalf of the people of Mississippi and the Con federate veterans. When General EvafsV finished am' Mr. Watterson arose to present Gen eral Grant, who had been dlrerted tw the federal fhvernmont to receive the monument, a storm of applause ro-ok' out and continued for nearly twent minutes. General Grant referred to his ac qualntance with General Lee which h. said continued through many yean and afforded him the greatest happl ness and gratification. He reviewed the career of General Leo, who died leaving an untarnished record, and memory deservedly honored with ad miration and respect, been use of hl noble life and character, of which hi surviving son and friends will be eve proud, and which, all -who follow him. may emulate. "In tho shadow of this beautlfn statute, built to Ihe mem dry of thi: J4j(sja1nnjsjarUVT"aV knightly and chlvalrlc soldier. I arr (Continued on page two.) MAN RAN FOR HELP AND LEFT THREE WOMEN TO GRAPPLE WITH BURGLAR aBaaaBaaaBaaiiiiaiaiMiiliiWMMiHM They Clung to Intruder Desperately Until He Had to Cut Them Loose With Knife. Escaped and Left His Automobila As Clue to His Identity. OYSTER BAT, ,; L.' I, June 11. The Mlsxea Bessie and Ada Townsend, daughters of tin. Beekman Town send, a widow, who lives on the Mill H1U Road, una their cousin, Miss Kil ty Halsey of Great Neck, bad a des perate fight with a burglar here early yesterday morning-. They were slash, ed with a knife and barely escaped with their Uvea, e, V Miss Bessie Townsend, who Is about thirty year old, and r. stater, wh Is about tweBty-spcpif -0otU on thoaond tWr of tha Townaand residence, and Miss Halsey had an ad Joining room. Mra. Townsend. who is about aeventy-flvo years old, has a room on the aume floor. . Heard Illm Creeping. Abut one o'clock Miss Ada Town send awoke and thought she henrd some one moving about an the floor below. Then she head a step on the RtAlrs, and somo one came quietly along the hall to the door. of her room. She sprang from nfld.Just as the door was opened and a, masked man appeured. With a cry tha arous ed every.one in tho house, Mies Town- send flew at the man .'and grappled BDDYOE LONG LOST MAN FOUND IN SEWER DITCH Was Supposed to Have Been ' Murdered, But May Have Been an Accident. CHARLOTTE, N. C, June 11. The dead body of E. V. Moore, who dis appeared mysteriously the night of May 19, 1902. via unearthed today bv workmen excelling for a sewer ex tension In Dilworth, a suburb. Moore quarreled with a stranger at the fair grounds the nlKht of bis disappear ance and was supposed to have bee i murdered and the body hid. Personal iffertu were found on the same spot the next day but no clue to the body nor any trace of the mlso ing man was unearthed until today. The sewer exiin.itlon was open at the time and the police think Hint be may have fallen into It while Intoxi cated. He left a widow and two chil dren and the r, mains were turned over to the fumilv today fur burial. POSTMASTKRH NAMKB. WASHINGTON. D. C. June 10. Postmasters haw- been appointed as follows: llonnfoid, Yancey county, John W. Hoblri'.n, vice M. D. Hunter removed; Brower'a Mills, flandolph county, Dempeey Auman, vice Joxcph Ftlter, resigned: Newell, Mecklenburg county, John W. Allen, vice K. M. Hodges resigned. Whlchurd, I'ilt county, Lee It. Whlchard. vice W. It. Whlchard, Jr., resigned. WASHINGTON, rjuno 1 1- -Forecast: North Carolina: Partly cloudy Saturday and Sunday; light variable winds. Not Choice so he Gets THAI AHi,WLl llis5' vjf a0Ur with him. While her sister Bessie Jumped out of bed, and running to A window, raised the sash and called for help. Miss Bessie's cried of "Mur der," "Help!" were heard by David Malone, who was on his way home from a dance. He ran to the house, ond, when he learned the situation, ha hurried to the summer residence, o? William C. Camononl,a brothr-n law of the Mlssea Townsend, who Uvea near-by.., Mr, , Caroonpnli ,dre4 quickly, and.-Uking his revolver, hasi toned to the Townaend' home 'aceom pan led by Malone, but before they1 could reach there the burglar had made his escape. They Cling to the Burglar. When seised by Miss Ada Town send, the burglar had tried in vain to mnke her loosen her hold. She clung to him, at the same time screaming lor help, nnd the man drew a knl'C nnd cut her left wrlHt. but not very seriously. Ity this time Miss Ilalsiy had come to her cousin's assistance nnd Miss neasle Townsend, after send ing Mulono for help, nlso went to aid her sister. Miss Ada Townsend wns so FXbnusted that she had to give up CAUGHT GAMBLERS AT POINT OF THE PISTOL But Finally Crawled Under Bed to Try to H ide From Officers. (Special to The Citizen.) WILSON, N. C. June 11. For some time the Wilson pollen have been wis to the fm t that a gambling Joint whm IxIiik maintained In the s-eond-sor of I he Orange hotel on Rust Nui.Ii slreet, by two negroes lllanks Mow ond Jim Thompson but for evidence sufTi, lent to convict they were slow to pull the crowd. Wednesday nigh! between tile hours of 9 nnd -10 oY..ek, officer Warren, V Illinois and CorheO worked their rabbit foot and made n successful raid, capturing seven of the black-legs ri lit in the in I. on approaching lb" house Officer Williams was left oi, guard below the stairs to see that none iKcapcd from the window route; Of ficers Warren nnd Corbett going aloft anil stationing themeslves one nt -,- i h door that none might get away. Simultaneously tin-tie two officers, with the buttH of their pistols rappi 1 on the doors and demanded enlran-. 'I he door at which officer Warre.i via standing guard was cracked open when a lighted lamp came hurling in his direction. Pop went hl pistol, up wnt the sash of the window, ou; P-npi-d a negro and before Officer Wil liams, who was on the ground, could get a shot at him. be was gone like a bullet from a rille. Then out leaped another dark object which tin- groiin I policeman took for one of his brother offlicre. and lie, too. made his escape. Artcr the smoke had cleared away the two officers on the upper floor entered the room and their beady eyes could be seen shining from un der a bed. from lblnd doors, boxe. etc. They were lined up and locked up for the nlirlil and this morning be fore Mayor lirlggs thev had a hear ing nnd were bound over In the sum of 'one hundred each for their ap pearance at the next term of Wilson smcrlir rourt. They are a desperate cang some of thern live In Wilson vhlle others hall from Rocky Mount and Mount Olive Their names be ing; Chaa. Evans alias Chas. Stover alias "Pg Head." Hanks Hlow, Ar thur D. Kelser, Wallace Dixon, Wal ter Scott, "Kid," McKoy and Henry Battle. it. the struggle, but her sister and cousin boldly threw themselves upon the man and tried to disarm him.. In the fight Miss Halsey was stabbed in tho arm and was nit on the head several times with a Jimmy, and Miss Bessie Town si nil received two wounds In the chest, Injured ai they were the women Pd to give up the fight and the burg tar rushntli down atalra and fled, II had- barely- f One' When Mr; Camonortl arrived with Malone. An alarm was give,- neighbors t Joined tn Uta pursuit of the burglar, but not a trace of him was foun An Investigation showed that the btirgler had cut the telephone In th) Townsend house before proceeding to plunder It. He had got In by forcing a kitchen window In the rear of 'h i house. A small Min k rmmlxiut we discovered later In the yard III th riar of the house. No owner run be round for the muchlne, nnd It Is sup posed that tho burglar rode to the biMwe In It, but could not Use It In his escape lis he feared to drive out oil the road after the alarm had been given. COTTON MFGR'S TO AT Matters of Interest to State Association to Come up for Discussion. (SM'ciat to The C'ltln-n.) CHAilLOTTK. N. C. June 11. The Cotton manufacturers' association of North Carolina will convene In thl i 'ly on Thursday. June 17, for a gen eral discussion of those matters that are most vitally conne ted with tin cotton manufacturers' business ill thH fine. In addition to Oi" open dis cussions, of which there will b latK-e number participated In by tie leading mill men of the statu nnd from other mill centers, there will be pii-sc-iit a delegation of railroad men, who have lawn invited by the local i oinrnltt.-e headed by Mr. It. M. Miller and it Is proposed to bold an im portant (onference with these gentle- ii en, for the purpotwi of bringing out new matleis relating to the frelulil biiMinvss, und to glvs the maillilai -ti.rers a direct opportunity to discuss with the railroad men the old nucs tlou of freight rates. The mill mm Mtlll billevi! that there lire some con cessions that ought to hi, made li, their business hy the railroads an-l should nothing else appear on th program, this i-onferrnoi with 'lie railroad men would be of sufficient import to bring to the city every cot ton manufacturer In North Carolina. Mr. Miller also announces that a smoker will be held In the pleasant 'luarters of the Southern Manufac turers' club on South Tryon slreet, to which all of the cotton manufactur ers and the visitors from outside thi slate will Im guests of honor. The North Carolina a-ssoclatlon Is a comparatively young organization hut lis member Include nearly all of the li.ulllig mill men or the state and Its ower has already been felt in the cotton manufacturing world. The membership In the association has proven of no little value to the mem bers, and the oragnizatlon Is adding to It membership annually a large quoto of new men. MRS. GOULD DIGIT CAfaEHDWHUSBANO SPENT HIS MONEY Did Not Know Whether Big Restaurant Bill Was His or Hers COURT REBUKES HER FOR LAZY MEMORY Modern Methods of Marrying Actresses to Spend Mill ions Shown In Court (By Associated: Press.) NEW TURK, June 11. What peared to be the lasy memory of Mra, Katherlne Clemmons Oonld todaj from Supreme court Justice Dowllnaj who la hearing her ault fur separation against her husband, Howard dould. Mrs. Oould will probably rsmaln) on the stand throughout tomorrow, A uncertain a waa the wltfisss'a memory at times, aha did not fall to take advantage of that very fact, when occasion offered. Once she apologised rur her Inability tq tall whether cer tain restaurant cheeks war hers on not, saying that was not Interested lis knowing "how her husband spent hla money," and again she ctiuhl not tell whether a diamond pendant valued at i:i,3Q0 had been bought hy her, .or her husband for "another,"' Delanoe Nleiill, Mr. Clould'i coirtael, ' protest ed vigorously against this Insinuation, and Jostles Dowllng with soma as perlly ordered It stricken front h4 record, f r t, j i 1 ' The amount- of ' assorted Jewels, tailors, costumers and ' bootmaker' bills continued to. make the apectainrt admitted to the court room, gasp and tare, Tho articles f purchased " ln eluded the pearl ropa which tha wlt- nesa wore yesterday and today, listed at 127,000? the disputed pendant al l.'l,800;' the diamond Chain at $19. 800; -.a diamond diadem at 124,(108 and a sapphire ring ai- ,(I0Q. Huuti llttu things a worth of silk- stockings at a -tlnis r 11.121 " for Bhoea were trivial hy comparison. Tv0 titilor-madi sttMa wera' ordered t, cost of 10,107. i Mrs. Oould Identified a letter which hud passed between counsel for botli sides. It was dated November t J, IU07, nnd was addressed ' to Mr. Hhearn. It went on to say that Mr. Oould had run up 179,778.81 worth of hills in that year, Notice waa given that responsibility for these bill would not be continued by the defn ditut. The alimony allowance, of 125,000 was to be paid tu Mrs. Ooubi in monthly Installments. Her lllue Hap Farm, Hclancey Nlcoll questioned Mrs. Oould slsiiit the lllue (tap farm near Lynchbury. and the witness said aha paid $'10,000 for It, After Mra, doubt had t"ld what she had taken from Castle Oould to the Lynchburg farm, Mr. Nlcoll, asked tha Witness her age, but the court etdused her from an swerlng that or from telling whr she hud been born, Mr. Nlcoll asked the witness If aha hud ever travelled with a Wild Weat (Continued on page four.) S MERCHANT PRINCE ISBURIEDIN ROYJIL STYLE Proprietor of the IjouVro I'laiiiied His ObscriuieM with Prodigal Nplendor. (Hy AMMii'latctl f'ress.) PAUIrt. Juan II. Not for years hue Paris wltm-ssecl a spec-lac) of sucri pomp a nd magnificence at was seen today at the funeral of II. A. Chuu- liard. proprietor of the Magnslns du l.ouvre, from the church of the Mad- lellie. While the iood taste of M. Chail- chard'K fr iends lirougtit about the sup pression of the gorgeous Iiuls XV caval' :olc that the del eased had plan- lied. Hi" irlweciiilns were curried nit n a Irulv royal scale. The Imposing pi-'M-essioii em orted iy a squadron of Ira-slers anil several battalions if Infantry, literally forced Its way) thi..,ih the Kirfeta. Tho hearse. which was drawn by six black horsea i iiparlsoiM-d in the trappings ot mourning, wns preceded by three fu-ni-ial cars banked high with the rarest flowers and S.fino employes of the .ouv-re store. The group of mourn rs behind the hcarsr- ronsiRtd chief ly of beneficiaries under the will of M. ' "haui-hard and his servants. Ona rurrliigr, was riccuplnd hy Mndum IIoU sin, who had been a close friend of M f'hatichard for something Ilka thirty years and wns left millions. Here and there hisses were heard from the rougher classes who hat been Incited by the socialist newspa pers. These JiSirnnls have been con trasting M. Chauchard'a limited lega cies to charities with those of Madame Itotirlcault, the widow of the proprie tor of the Hon Marcho stores, who A down years ago left her entire fortune of f 20.000,00(1 to the ators employe and religious and charitable Institutions. (Continued on page four.) A