THE ASHEVXLEE CITIZEN":
VOL. XXV. NO. 286.
ASIIEVILLH, N. C, MONDAY M(!;1N3, AUUUST 2, VMK
PIUCE FIVE CENTS.
ass
SHOWERS
nnCQSworn Dariyr
DUuu Average for July
'iff
13
1ITT0 STATE
: ! WILLBEAS DRY AS
U SAHARA TUESDAY
: A fc
;',ust go Through Purgatory of
Temporary Prohibition Be-
fore Real Thing Comes
; HALP COUNTIES WILL
VOTE ON QUESTION
Dry's Worked Smooth Came
of Politics so That Dry Coun
ties do Not Vote
1 (Br Associated Press.)
X COLUMBIA, S. C. AugUHt 1 Oil
Tuesday of this week Houth Carolina
will be added to the fold of state-wide
- prohibition territory whii'h now em
braces well-nigh all of the Southern
states However, the drouth In this
'state is to be temporary unless the
I voter In the twenty-one wet counties
that are to hold local option elections
on Tuesday. August 17, declare for
, perpetual dryness.
I Due to the strategy of the prohibl-
i tlonists In the South Carolina legis
' lature, the drys have all to gain and
' , i, nothing to lose In the approaching
contests. Literally, this state is "half
- .' and half," twenty-one counties being
' already in the prohibition camp, and
--.jj exactly the same, number being offi
: daily, engaged in the sale of Intoxl
. cants under what is known as the
,s , j;county dispensary system.
I I I Double-Crowaetl Wet.
f The law enacted at the last session
of the legislature took no account of
te territory already dry, providing
only for elections in the wet counties
to determine whether they should re
main wet or join their sisters of the
white ribbon camp. Further, that the
folk In the dispensary counties might
have a taste of prohibition before de
positing their ballots, the prohibition
ist had it provided that all dispen
saries shall close two weeks before
the elections' and remain closed until
the result of the election Is known.
Will Be Dry Month.
iJwl-.re.'n front- Um - wta
5, when Attorney General Lyon dellver-
ed an opnlon to the effect that the
result of the elections would not be
;'known" until officially declared by
the state board of canvassers, which
.means that county grog shops will
be closed for at least a month. As
''Governor Ansel has concurred in this
opinion, it stands and any attempt to
. open the dispensary before the vote
? (Continued on pa go four.)
T
E
SERIES OFEARTH0UflKES
People Living in Tents Ex
posed to Elements and
Continual Rains.
FAMINE THREATENS
(By Associated Press.)
MEXICO CITY, August 1. Details
which are now beginning to arrive
from the state of Guerrero, show that
the recent series of seventy-three
earthquake shocks in the valley of
Mexico and along the Pacific coasts
were the worst experienced In many
years. It is now certain that the towns
of Acopulco and Chilpaiielngo have
hcn practically destroyed. What the
earthquake of Friday failed to do
was accomplished by the '.Ktrongcr
one of yesterday, which either level
led or rendered uninhabitable every
building In these places. In addition
to the ruin caused by the earthquake.
Acapulco now faces a famine. All of
the markets were destroyed in the
shocks of Saturday and the country
people are afraid to bring more pro
duce into the town. The people are
camping in the public squares. The
few buildings tha.t remain standing
are being levelled by dynamite, as
they are little more than tottering
walls that- are constantly falling as
new shocks come on.
People; Are Suffering.
During 4h heavy shock yesterday
the water ' In the. tiarbor receded a
distance of thirty-three feet and then
rushed back, covering the dorks and
piers.
The people are sufferinng consid
erably, not only for want of food, but
because of their exposed positions.
The tents In the public squares and
streets do not serve to keep off thi
heavy rains which fall at this season.
Funds aro being raised in Mexico
City to relieve the distressed of Guer
rero. In Mexico City the shock of yes
terday was heavier than any yet ex
perienced. As th- work of examina
tion conUaues, mora and more evi
dent-of -damage is found. But so far
as-laArgxwn.BU lives were lost in he
last-agitation,, Many tourists who were
(Continued en page six.)
NEGRO DESPERADO
LEADS POSSE ON AN
ALL NIGHT CHASE
Keeps At med Men at Bay Dur
ing Six Mile Pursuit From City
to Craggy Station. Finally Sur
rounded in Thicket.
Pursued by a itosse of determined
officers and M-oile anntd ultli shot
guns, revolvers, ami rilles, harried
from one hiding phut) to another, but
coiiNtuiitly keeping bin pursuer at a
safe distance- to the rear ivitli bis
own pistol, Will Oar In ml, alius IXrt
Simmons, a negro, ewcaed the slsits
fired RfUT him throughout a long
clmse down Hie. French Broad river
but HIM llnally brought to hay about
mldiliglit uear Craggy station and was
surrounded, ami hemmed In In a
llilckct.
In the darkness the officers thought
It best not to try to force the dcer
ado from Ills position and milking
sura Uiey bad bliu safely liemmed
In, Nat down to wait through the
downpour of rain until daylight
should make either Ids cairture or
worse poHstbla.
The report of a pistol shots on the
Southern railway bridge across the
French Broad river late In the after
noon first attracted attention to the
iegro and caused considerable ex
citement in the river section. No one
was seen pursuing the negro but he
fired back of him as if to Intimidate
pursuers.
Several persons went to Investigate
the shooting and the negro turned his
gun on them firing several shots and
then took to his heels.
Officer Baylies Notified.
The chse began about six o'clock
when a telephone message came to
Policeman Haynes at Riverside park
from some one, he does not know
whom, asking him to help in the pur
suit of the negro who had been
shooting at various points along the
river. In company with Otis Daven
port, an employee at the park, and
several others ho went up the river j
When they arrived at the railroad I
bridge they learned that a few mln-t
utes previous to their arrival a ne-J
gro had stood on the bridge about
fifty feet from the end and fired aev
era4 hotl tmcht want, the - city
If to frighten baek pursuers. Nearly
a doxen people hnd gathered there In
the excitement. Th officers and 'his
companions then went down the river
and met Mr. N. H. Turbyflll. an em
ployee of the Bingham school. Mr.
Turbyflll Informed them that he had
en a negro lying down on the side
of the mountain with his arms crossed
over his stomach as If In pain. Mr.
Turbyflll also said that ho under
stood the negro had gotten up on
FAILING TO GET OUT OF
ASYLUMTHISTIME,
CAN TRY 10 INFINITUM
Will Furnish Diversion
which Thaw Millions Can
Easily Afford.
EVELYN TO BE CALLED
(By AsHoclatctl l"res.)
WHITE PLAINS, N. Y.. August 1.
Harry K. Thaw's bgal light to
prove himself sane goes on again to
morrow before Justice Isaac Mills.
District Attorney Jerome of New
York, will begin the session probably
with the presentation of more alien
ists' testimony and the Introduction
of reports made heretofore in support
of the contention that the prisoner is
a lunatic II is likely that Kvehri
Neslilt Thaw, who has already testi
fied against her lmslNind. will be put
on the stand again by the state
When Mr. Jerome is through. Thaw
will be examined by his counsel and
Justice Mills will continue to aHk the
prisoner pertinent questions.
Kven if the present habeas corpus
suit Is denied, I he Thaw case will not
be settled. If he loses he may begin
a fresh proceeding on a new suit.
In making another petition he could
say he did not deny that he might
have been insane at the time of the
latest decision but that he was now
sane and accordingly demanded his
release. This can go on under the
present habeas corpus system in this
country as long as the Thaw family
cares to push it.
K. OF C. PREPARE
FOR CONVENTION
NEW ORLEANS, August 1. Pre
paratory to Tfi'e national convention
of the Knights of Columbus at Mo
bil", which will convene next Tuesday
the board of directors of the order
and the supreme officers will meet
here tomorrow morning to give at
tention to several preliminary matters
of Importance. Most of the officials
arrived here today. The principal
matter for discussion tomorrow will
be the proposed Investment of an ad
ditional tion.000 of the surplus of
the organization.
sight of two or three men ami firing
two shots had pressed on toward
Craggy rapidly. It was then about
seven o'clock.
Ifc-puly Sheriff Notified.
Mr. Haynes and one other of the
party then returned to the park while
Mr. Davenport and the others press
ed on Id pursuit. About one hour af
ter this a telephone message was re
ceived asking that the deputy sher
iffs Join In the pursuit. They were no
tified and Deputies Mitchell nnd Jor
dan drove out to Craggy where they
Joined the rest of the posae who had
collected together there hearing of t'he
excitement. Tiler- were nearly twenty-five
men In the posse comsed of
farmers In the nelghobrhood and they
were well armed. Two policemen
from the city also Joined the posse at
Craggy.
Garland then took to the woods for
saking the road and mude every en
deavor to elude the officers and men
by dodging from one part of the
woods to another and climbing the
mountains and then dashing back In
to the valleys and hiding among the
laurel thickets.
Posse Surrounds Him.
As they neared Craggy the posse
which had been keeping him well In
reach spread out and began to sur
round him. Hut Ciarland by his won
derful ability as a sprinter and his
constant dodging in the darkness was
able to keep the men at bay. He had
a liberal supply of ammunition and
he used It freely but nobody was in
jured.
After an hour of this chase In the
midst of a heavy woods and while the
rain was coming down In torrents the
negro took refuge tn the center of a
dense thicket. The? heavy rain hin
dered the chase somewhat and the
pursuers were compelled to slacken
their, sneed. - Many of thorn were not
familiar With the topography of the
land and the trails were almost Im
possible to find In. the dark. Tho
only way to detect his exact where
abouts was by the crackling of a twig
or his falling over a log.
About two o'clock this morning the
report came Into the city that his hat
had been found In the wands and a
hole had been shot through It. The
(Continued on pae three.)
PRESIDENT TIFT READY
IE
Shipping Papers and Docu
ments to Hummer Capital
at Heverk'3r.
WILL CO THIS WEEK
(By Associated, Press.)
WASHINGTON, August 1. It was
stated at the while house today that
President Taft does not expect to at
tend the open-air pageants at Olou
ocster, next Wednesday. The president
had accepted an Invitation to attend
the celebration, contingent upon the
adjournment of congress. Mr Taft
will not leave Washington until af
ter the tariff bill becomes a kiw and
no one predicts the passage of the
bill through the senate, prior to
Thursday night at the earliest. After
signing the bill the president will
leave for Hevvrley where In; will havo
a stay of sonic thing more than nvte
weeks before starting out on his long
trip through the West and South,'
The senate having retained the BPq
propriatlon of 125.000 in the vfrger
deficiency bill for the president' tra'
citing expenses, only one obstacle ie"
mains as a possible bar to 4he rip.
That is Mrs. Tall health, and 1- n
continues in improve as gtead'y as
she has since taking up her reeden'e
at the summer capital, the pre!(l",,'
trip will be assur-d . .'
The executive Torce whltywt'1 1
taken to Heverley is rapidly f aking
its plans for the transfer of lne scat
of government from WiwhCKI"" to
the Northern seashore, tiff' furni
ture ami file rases filled W,h "'"cu
ments which are likely to needed
for reference will be shipp '1 '" , Hev
erley on Wedncsiluy. Th president
hopes to get away cjthc Friday 9f
Saturday afU rnoon.
TWO KIl l.l l) OX 'BACK.
NEWBEKBV
.VBEKBV. S C.J'!"si i
s Williams and V"', tal,k
were killed near f' ,niH '
n bv being struck I"ssen
ack on the Columbf. N'cwber-
Charl
night
ternoon
ger track on tlx
ry and Iaiirnt railroad
The men
were walklnar on the tr
sk and did
not notice the approach ' ,n
Both were horribly mar"1-
train.
Making
SPAIN MEN A
E VER Y SIDE ADOPTS SE
Leaders of Revolution Imprisoned and Executed by Scores Citizens of Fighting
Age Compelled to Remain Within Kingdom to Await Conscription
The Death List at Barcelona Grows.
(By Anaorlate: Pre.)
LONDON, Aug. 1 Tel.-
graphing from Cersbe, Runday, 4
Thu Timea correspondent says
the revoluttonarlM are the 4
masters of all fhr village in
Catalonia having poed the
authorities. He gilda that th 4
republican flag Is een ralaod"
at l'ahifrugeil, twenty mile
southeast of Oerona.
CBHEBE, France. Spanish Fron
tier, August 1. The latest news re
ceived here from Itarcelona is to the
effect that fighting between the troops
and the revolutionaries continues
fiercely. It Is reported that forty rev
olutionaries have been shot wluhout
trial at the Mnnijuoh fortresses,
among them lielng Hmllllano Inglealaa
editor of The Progreaao, the organ
of Deputy Itoiix. chief of the repub
licans in Barcelona.
The situation in I'alamos, the cen
ter of the cork Industry, Is reported
to he alarming :i nl fears are express
ed for the safety of the foreigners
there.
VICE CONSUL'S MURDER
.
Bears an Kvil Reputation
and Has N Kriends Even
Among Own Race.
NEW YOISK. August 1. Wong
Bow Cheung, as h has. Been Identi
fied, or Matilda Woiing, as tie insists
on Isdiig naoe'l. the undeisl.el
Americanized Cln"'1" cook, who sle.l
bis vice ronsu'. Luk Wing -s-
ter.lay, was -.rr .itie I before th cor
oner tc.dai' "id 'ommltted to Ho
tombs li await result of the In
iiuest t' be loll Wednesday. lb
slept H.iunilly aiel well, but si-einn
depressed and n f-ses to answ r
qiK-'lioin, if
las friends.
Ci).ieu on in m ! p v na ne .has n. lo i
ijj at" no oni
What seamy Information the p-d,'
Can gather about Idm Is wholl io
hi discredit Tb- .'verago Chlnam.in
Is frugal und in d'isirloua, but vVoiig
hhd the repute':"'! In Chinatown of
being a hard dm I -r, an unaiead
worker und cb .
cash
Wngshlu H lb
sul here, cannot
Wing, whom to
gentle and pam i
treated th- pi i
anything to excu--
i"y In want
'he Chinese -,..
o'-v that Dr. i.ni.
"w aa the n,oi
'g of aide, -v-r
' harshly or did
he assault.
8HOWER&
WASHINGTON, Ang. 1. Fore r a. si
for North Carolina: Showers Monday
and probably Tuesday; light to mod
erate winds.
Hay While The Sun
CED BY SEDITION ON
OFFICIAL DEMAL8,
PAK1H. August 1. Although offic
ial Hpaln in I ni mines the Catalnnlan
Insurrection and Insists that the re
volt bus been crushed, a fur different
story emanates from the frontier.
Kefugma and travelers declare that
trto revolt is still rampant and that
desperate combat contlnus at Ba
calona, wtisr nfty vavolutktnarlea are
reported to have fceen wounded tft
conflict which occurred aa late n Hat
urday night.
Information concerning the actual
situation in Harcelona and the rest of
the province Is rarer tonight than
ever before. Although some of the
news from the frontier Is from revo
lutionary sources, and therefore open
to suspicion, morn naliuble intelli
gence leads to the belief that although
Hnreelona Is calmer the Insurrection
ists haw,, tuken to the suburbs and the
outlying country where they are sow
ing the seeds of revolt and Inflaming
the populace to maintain the strug
gle to the bitter end.
Sllnnlloii Critical.
Barcelona province Is In the hands
of prowling bands of workmen, heav
ily armed, who occupy the railroad
and hlghw.'ivs to prevent communi
GETS SOME RARE PICTURES
Made Specialty of Immod
es(y of Women and Used
Tlieiii in Sermon.
(Sy liil in Tin- Citizen.)
MINNKAI'Ol.lS. August 1. If
doubt luol existed in the minds of
manv as lo li in currying out threats
mad-- seeia day ago that he would
jdiotot-raiji women appenrlng on thu
sli.-ts In kiiboos. It wan dispelled
ttlien tlx it.-v (1 I.. Morrill delivered
Ins initialed lecture In a theater
h. i. ibis morning The sermon was
heard by u parked house, mostly wo
r 1 1 n.
At bast twenty-five pictures of
Minneapolis women In Nlcoliet avenue
were IliroAll upon the screen. Homo
won low necked dr-ases, while oth-ii-
w-re shown with tight fitting
- lollies. Kxpomirc up t' the knees by
. v-ral who were photographed was
ih inoHl Hliiitllng part of thu lllus
iiations. Or. Morrill also threw
sren- H of .m ral animals found In
i In London zoo and compared the
women Willi them.
"Any woman who Is Immodest
eriooi;)! to hold her skirts up to her
kne-s on the principal thoroughfares
of Ibis cllv should be placed In the
Kiime category with these animals,"
In- paid. "It Is Indecent exposure at
best and ny woman who cares so
little as that about herself should be
considered no better than an animal."
Dr. Morrill spent mist of yesterday
afternoon securing the photographs.
He got i veral of his subjects una
wares l'r-ouent attempts were made
by men escorting women slated for
an exposure to demolish the camera
and on- barely missed breaking the
b-ns. The pantor was threatened by
several with prosecution.
Shines.
VER E POLICY
cation and who refuse entrance to
new comers. Casaan de la Zelva is In
the hands of (he revolutionaries, ami
at Paliimo. where the monastery was
fired upon and the monks tortured,
the situation l described! as alarmlngf
and the lives of foreigners enduti-
L Th opinion In aaml-ofnclat Circles
hr, cmcerntnf (Spain's Internal lt
nation Is pessimistic, and the belief
Is expressed that the trouble Is not
yet over. Official Madrid announces
that Barcelona Is tralnqull, but qua!
Hies this statement with the words
"this Is especially ao In the center of
tho city."
Stringent Mcsumrca Taken.
From Melllla comes the news of
another ambush and several officers
bolng wounded before the troops suc
ceeded In extricating themselves from
the attack of the tribesmen.
Rumors are afloat that a general
strike will be lituivched tomorrow at
Madrid and that a strike Is being or
ganize In the Blscayan region. All
persons subject to military duly are
forbidden to leave Spain, nnflor grave
(Continued on page three.
WOULD "SIC" HAIRWORM
ON THEPESKY MOSQUITOES
New Orteann May Try New
Method of Exterminating
derm Breeder.
(By Assoclati-il Press.)
NEW OIll.EANH, Aug. 1. A nf
method to be employed In the cru
sade agnlnst the mowpilto, which In
sect, accredited with being the means
of spreading yellow fever, has been
fought unremittingly by Nw Orleans
for the past several years, Is being c
tlvicly urged "by Councilman Krawley
of this city, -whoso theory Is to set an
Insect to cati h an Insect. He asserts
that this principle has the bucking
of the United B lutes marlne hospital
service. t 1 i h l-"
"It has been proved," declared
Councilman Krawley, "tbaf what is
commonly known aa the lualr worm
has a family fued with the moUlto.
Wf. should confront tho mosquito
with this worm. We should convey
the latter In large) ijuiintlt ! to the
swamps, morasses, gutters atd cistern
and leave them in soak to wait their
hereditary enemies."
It remains to be seen wthcther or
not the councilman's suggestion Will
meet with practlial acceptance.
NEGRO RAPIST
SHOT BY POSSE
(By AsMM-lati-d Press.)
NORPOI-K. Va.. August 1. Will
Blake, a young negro, who Is alleged
to haw criminally assaulted Mr
AlUe Jermey. sixty years of oge yes
terday at her hums In Norfolk oosinty,
was captured thin afternoon by a
posso which has 'been on his trail for
many hours. Blake was hiding under
a s hoolhouse when captured anif In
trying to escape was shot down and
fatally woundod. Threat of lynching
were heard but tonight Blake Is kxtfc
ed safely In the county Jail. The n
gro Is about twenty-five years oM
was recently released from the pen
Herniary. . 4 . .
uHEKMOliEAfiD
U ST
FROM TARIFF BILL
.
No Disposition In Senate to
Delay Its Passage Through
That Body ,
DEMOCRATS WILL
EXPOSE ITS FRAUD
Insurgent Republicans' Will
Also Voice Their Oppo
sltlon to Features
Bjr Associated press.)
WARUlM.iTON, August 1. Unless
something happons tu provoke heated
discussions of a polltloal character
the new tariff tdll should be enacted
I ,1 1 .1 1 .. ... .. .1 aHn,lHnt. - - -
slon of coittrress adjourned before
the end of (he present week. In
quiry among senators as to the adop
tion of the conference report on th
IMytte-Aldrlch bill Indicates tha de
bate will not be eo extended as tt
threatened to he before the conferees
reported. Tha senate will meat at teu
o'clock tomorrow. The session prob
sbly will begin at that hour each day
and will continue until six or 'seven
o'clock dally till the report Is mdopt
od. If It is found there ere 'mora
senators to speak than have already
given notice, It la possible' that ssa
Ing sessions may tie hold. '
Awlrttill In Itaate. ' '
Senator Aldrlch la determlimA hat
tha conrerencs report . shall nnt . ba
carried ov.er Into next week, lie oes
not expect to occupy vary; much tfme
himself. Ms said today he would not
speak longer than an hour or td and
other members of tha ootrtraltte
would occupy comparatively, HUM
time. It la probable that senators
who were opposed to the placlne; of
hfdea on the free list will have aome
Hiiiiiv.1.1 mi nit that aiiblm-t .and., all .
01 the republicans ,wn vowa against
the ! bill when It was on ltgnaaaa
Intht sanait wilt tk occasion to
fWm their iu)tlon,. on tJh
senators will vote for the adoption of.
tho eonferoncs report and ot
them are expected to vols 111 th. neg
ative. .. , , r
No rillbusterintr.
Honator Culberson, loader "of tha
minority, is authority for the 'slats
men t that the democrats wll debate
the conference report thorougtity,. bul
will not filibuster against luC'tfdop
tkin. inatori Daniel and " fifclley;
members of ttw committee on' finance,
will spk at hrtigth against the adop.
tlon of the conference report Snfl take
the lend In voicing democratic oppo
II Ion to the new tariff bill.
Borne of the senate leaders predict
a votir will be had on ths oonfersnc
report as early aa Thursday nd tha'
special session of congress can M
brought to a close on Friday.
V )
II
Not Known Whether lie la
Short in Accounts With"
Fruit Company. , in
CIIABLOTTE, N. C, August t.-
The liivestlgatlon of the affairs pf, tM
Cltlw-ns' Bank and Trust company t
Bout hern Pines as far as It ha prog
ressed" shows that Cashier Oeorge A.
Kimball was short In his accounts at
least fifteen thousand dollars.. How"
much more the directors cannot say.
A notice was posted o the ' closed
bank yesterday giving the status 0'
affulrs. It transpires since KlmbaH'g
departure that he took With him th
books of th Niagara Orape "
Krult company, of which he wag
rlettsurer, and whether Klmballs spec
ulations hae extended to that con
cern is a matter that Is worrying ths
directors.
Kimball was last heard from a
York Beach. Maine. He has a wlf
and several children. His crooked
nisn was covered by means of a loose
leaf ledger system and he is said to
have lost th money In speculaXJon.
ENSIGNAHCEN'S '
BODY BROUGHT HOME
NEW OBI.EANH. August 1. Es
corted by guards of honor from Unit
ed Htates naval and army forces, th
body of Enalgn Hugh K. Aiken, Who
lost his 111V m an explosion ,n
bunkers of the cruUer North Carolln
st Naples, Baly. on July 11, wJH b
interred In his home city hers temor
n,w. The body arrived here tonight
from New York. '
JUDGE BRYAff PEAl. ,
ROANOKK. Va.. August l.-Jodg
- . - . I -1 Uw.,am MihA Mil OTB4I'.
Ided over the Boanoke polkMJ looort
hero for the past six years, ana wn .
was one t me mayor of this city; die
today at Northampton after , an -tlr
ness Of several mvmu
r
J