y .1 T. TC3 fTDXR: ..." ' M- J t ' " JUJLU JO" ASIlEVIIXE, N. 04 11. U5SDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 30, 1900. GDASTANOBEGliiS pniiTi rnfi pi m i imnii ai 16 trdvsls . throuati Land of Vonders on Last Day of ' , Westward Journey ULL TAKE IN AIR , i 'V. -AT SEATTLE NEXT Abandons Sermons And Such . In Hit Speeches For Plat-, , " nudes offolltlcs t SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 28. Presi dent Tuft tonight reached the Pacific ot, Just two weeks after his start from Boston. He will leave that city : at midnight, going south until Los '' Angela 1b reached. Then comes the .turn to the east. A great throng of people waited ' tor the president at the station an4 along the brilliantly lighted streets through which he passed, and there was cheering at every step of to way.. ' ' :''- The visit to the Alaska-Yukon fa eiflc ftxposltloh ,,wlll begin tomorrow. ' Alter luncheon hV will, make aa ad dross-il the National fcmpltheatre. To president Also wilt .imeakftat'J vano.uet at the exposition grounds during the .evenlnev ;,,' j Tfas president today passed through ' a refclon" WHlch displayed Hs marvels ' in tbJ" way of fruit raising. At North , Yakima, Where he passed the, fore noon and rhade an address, the. presi dent w one of the oldest "irrigated frai regions "in the "West, s putting Up lightning Rods. - Irt hl Vaklma address' the presl " flcjJt pitjd a tribute to Senator Wesley L. Jones, of Washington, 'who joined the party at Spokane; yesterday. Gov ernor Hay, of; Washington, In Intro 4. duL'Jug t he president declared that for i vice-residnt in 1012, he "placed in ri nomination Wesley ' Junes." ' 'Jin nominating Senator Jones for : a place on ths ticket," said the president, ''l do not seewhy Governor Haw should not' name him fbr the Jiresldtucyi. If you nominate' him for ran knowledge of his worth and abll Ity, s I Am doing here." ;: Polith-al l'latltudes. . . " V In the throng that greet.-d the president at the court hous were a large number of Urund army vetor- " t" : '.(Continued on pase four.) tiUNDRED, YEAR 'S OF PR OGRESS SEEN IN GOTHAM'S BIG SHOW Wright And Curtiss. Sail in Ait More Easily j Than Hudsoji or , Fulton SaiUd, The '.Waters' qfi The Hudson River. 'O.finX NEW TOPK, Bept. ta.ytttW Wright circled the great statute liberty at the entrance of New harbor la ' his aeroplane today w In ths upper part of the city hug dirigible balloons failed ,lnttori ouflly at their , task. ThrS, ' thenist day qt night of . the" Hudaon-yluw eetabratlon was a victory fo t hcavlnr-than-alr machines. B Wrlsht ana! Glenn II. Curtiss fa' successfully" from the aerodrfne Governor's Island in their nrnopr-pM polled bl-planes. 1 Both great dirigibles, map r1 spectlyely by Captain ThomaaBldwlq sml Gonraa L. Tomllnson. arfl fntert'4 in The New York World 10.00 Mon, Vnrk.lri.Alluinv rriL'fli Wer forced to descend because dt Bi'V;hani cal difficulties before the Ae" under way. Aeroplane HlgW. Wilbur Wright made tfiPpe tlonal flUthts and Curthtf made on brief, though successful ft Pn o! thlrtv Mconds duration. uaiuwi Wright again went aloft this tltnei did n go to any great h sight, ' but executed twb complete olrcies In, tha air, then made an excellent landing, while the crowd. Including, hhurtvar Curtiss, commented on the ease with which he -manipulated his craft. In all three Of his filghu today the Wright machine showed greater speed than that of Curtiss, but the. Curtiss flier s;mel to keep Its equilibrium better and remained on an even keel.-T Wright, in fact, met with one slight mishap in his first flight when a wing tip struck the ground on landing and considerably Jarred his machine. Balloon Race Plssle. The start of the dirigible balloon race to Albany waa considerable of a fiasco, but it is announced that the balloons will be ready for another at tempt at the first opportunity. . Temllnsoa was the first to start on the trip which h hoped would end at Albany. He got away at U.3 and headed north on the easterly side of the Hudson. Baldwin arwe at 11.52, shot out -tn Pull Together. y . - iw ::.n ri ' v .2mi zy e beyond us to n a faint idea showing, we nd to you a n to come mart est and ithering of prei ever x-ality. with hl dirigible landedln the Hudl'y over ine m.oa.e ot u mm. . , ., i J,,r ftir thJ8"" ""O oegnn traveling rowara ne son river less than an our alter tn ..,..,. , - w. ,t.ii fr,ur,I.n arter remains . r r. --- ... " "-I,. . m t 1 Jwas lost to view. but, a puff of wind ing- in the air froin lt a m., inapped one of hi, rudder ropes and p. m., came to oarfli near wnit w) forced ta in. The bal- Plalns twenty-tws . '"""' 00n came down easily. Captain Bald- starting point Jeltner or me "K';V,n threw out drar ., an1 ,ors ble pllou were Injured nor was eltherl the y. Rhod4 l8,Bndi craft seriousy damaged. , hPr,ew Jersey and North' Carolina, who uurttss w i -aw his plight, swarmed W his rescue earth.,At, seven o'clock In the morn-n aunchelt Bjildivln swung himself ing he maie a brief flight. Jnto fc boat without setting wet !- Two, hours later Wrignt maae ih Meantime TomHnson at a height of first ascent encircling uovernore-is-it three hundred feet had been land and remaining In he air rory0lnif northward overhead when both seven minutes. Atter an noun i-lfci, gasoline and efl tanks began leak Eng. Fearing an explosion, he was remaining in the air for six mlnuteslorced to come to earth on a, country and thirty seconds, attaining a speed giate near White Plains. Tbu feat estimated at fifty miles an hour and ie accomplished, without mishap, with a glorious sweep out over the Notohlfl Bauqhet . Bay1, passing entirely around the great The vice president : of the United emblem of liberty on Bedloes Island, lutes and the governor Of New York; Cnrtlsa' Machine KteasMer. he personal representatives of the " Wot 'content with' these speclarular mperorsof Cernmny and Japan, dip-. ..., w.iirht mode a third fllgnt atktnatlc representatives of twenty-tive S 3 o'clock Jhtxafternooit. 'before a lw.1,1 ,ni a, i mjl tia spaeyggfttafji I.. 1... u . L. - oumlon boats anil various i " p" t-"- """mm , lh,i ,, ,(1,h kUIcb of the fllf. lotel Astor ns the otticial guests of ...1.1..!, i i.i,iif used as the aviation le liuilson-T ulton celebration com ., .1.1 ...,.! iv,v tcw.ied their whlotics llsKlon. Thre were in addition the " " ' .. Sk...... I..I. I J !. mii. liiiie rose from tne ttrmim. ..... . ... ...... . .... ......... WHITNEY. TELLS WHY HE LEFT COOKS THINGS BURIED IN NORTH Explanation Disposes of On d jof Points Peaxy Has Harped on That Explorer Was I V Careless Of His Instnimenta anrl llAfnrf!tTilrl Knt TTnnw . Value of the Things. the presidency 1 shaft Kind to go , . .1.. (iihi ,.f the day. He did not attempt to tly'JlfjJ!0. DIED OF ' STRY SISTEfi-IH- ffH CRIME Bf Theory That She Adminis V tered Poison so Husband .Would Inherit Money. HARRIS DECLARES THAT HE FIRED SHOT ONLY TO SCAREJQFFASSA1LANT Editor Thompson Was Beat ing Him When He Shot into the fl round. . HELD WITHOUT BAIL Dawson, oa., Sept. 29. Follow. "1 n ot.,i.sv over the remains of Wilnajn .Glase. a wealthy bachelor, who atd August 16. Mrs. U J. At ! kirtaon. the wlf- of Glase'a half-broth er Was arrested this afternoon and inAinA in the Terrell county Jail Without ball pendlnK further Inquiry The examination of the stomach of rih rfvealeu. according to evidence ,iiiirti at a commitment trial held Tdu.... v. w. McLendon at " Sassir, a large amount of strychnine, oiifrh t kill several persons. - Tho mother of Glase died recently, Wvlri all her property to him. liklnsnn. the step-son, was not ..(......H In the will. Gliise lived With the -Atkinsons. His d'.-ath oc pnrred under mysterious circum' stances Kecent actions of Mrs. At kinson with reference t. , tho prop erty of Gtase. it l stated, lead to the examination Of the holy. lrs. Craw. A ..h 1,.llom of 1aW8on,- under rtiM.rtl.il! of the state authorities, per formed th autopsy. All the parties ur highly connected nnd pi nininent. The protteetition at the commitment triat was're-prepented hy Judse M. C. " ElwaruV'fwid Solicitor J. A. lalns an'l the'fief'nse hy Col. H. A. Wilkin son, of'rawsin. nldence' at today's hearing Indl- onted that Mrs. Atkinson nursed Gliioe during a slight illnnes and the phy- siclan In charge of the case complain ed that the patient's condition did not reapond to treatment. He died sud denly at night, Mrs. Atkinson and her husband being alone with him. JfDGE TTRXKR DEAD. Of four, TTnl'ed States Senator (Continued' on Page Three.) Lf ESSES HER SHilE SECOND SHOT -4- ithless Wife Cannot Bear Burden of a Lie Upon Her Conseiene-e. FATAL Warrenton on tne sirecia ui , piHEATE NED HEB EATENTON, Ca., Sept 19 Judge Joseph Sydney Turner, member of the tiit orison commission, former leg- ui.ir and ex-ludKe of the county 'court of' Painain. died at his hoi "Ver this afternoon at S.JS o'clock. WARRENTON,-; Sept. 29. Pro fessor J. I. Harris, principal of the Warrenton High school, took the wit ness stand in his own defense lute today and told the Jury before which he was on trial tor his life, why he .hn, mi fatally wounded W. A. Thompson, editor of The Virginia! on April 2 4 last. During the luBt two hours he was under examination. Harris remained calm and the prosecution was unable to contradict him. He said that he . the encounter with Thompson which resulted In the trag edy. When, however, they met and Thompson attacked him, he drew his revolver In self-defense but deliber ately fired Into the ground from a kneeling position Into which he had len forced hy Thompson's blows. He Hold he fired merely to frighten Thompson into ceasing the assault upon hiin. It was while he was ris ing from his kne-s. he said, that he fired the shot which Inadvertently took effect In Thompson's abdomen and resulted in his death twenty-four hours later. He xald that he had no Intention of killing Thompson. Harris reviewed the events leading up to the shooting. He said Thomp son hail heaped insult after Insult upon him for months preceding be cause of a dispute tney naa nan over a bill. When Harris was excused, rourt adjourned. It is believed the case will reach the Jury late to morrow. The state placed M. W. Slrother on the witness stand, when court open ed today. Strother, an eye witness to the shooting, described the affair. He was walking on the street With rro- feasor Harris, he said, when they were overtaken by Thompson who ottered an oath, apparently at .Harris, where. upon the latter stepped into the street (Continued on page tour.j ImksVIU.K, Oa.. Bept. 29 Mrs. In Fanning, widow of the slain unt Faulting, Jr., for whose mur- 'h.irles A. (iordon is on trial today on the witness stand made lHalional confession of intimacy Ciordon and ended her story by ring he told her he killed her find and threatened to kill her If ihould tell on him. am confessing because I don't to k to heaven or hell with a lit my lips," walled the unhappy oin through her tears at the end r sordid narrative. part lirr confession follows, and it has been made it Is believed (fcn's trhd will e,nd tomorrow: last time I saw my husband fij' said Mrs. Faulting, "was on Ml 20, 1909, when he left our hi about sandown to mall a letter ta father tit Munlck's Corner, 8. it inet Mr. fSordon In Florida and hlknown him three years. My hiid and I moved to several pi in Florida and each time Mr. fn moved also. We first became lilte at Jjoftman, Fia. uur meet irjontlnued up to the time of his The. night before the officers for Mr. Gordon, he spent with husband left at sundown and per time he had not returned several friends had supper with id we didn't wait for him. Just bl we finished supper Mr Gordon can, and calling me aside said: have done It. 1 have killed the kas very much frightened and fainted but Mr. Gordon, caught nil told roe to be calm, as he was raid. He then tried to get me toand help him bury the body, Inn fused. So he left the house aiurned in about an hour telling had buried the body. He said hi a great deal of trouble taking Continued on page four.) NEW YORK,Bept. J 9. The fol lowing deafyUrh has been received by The Associated jl'resa from, Harry Whitney theijfk Mavenhufter who arrived ai 8v : Jrain'a, N. F., yesterday by the' schooner, Jeaale, on his way horn) ' Vp V . ;'Btep1lvUfafWnaliig, Nw Found landv Selemi)c "So mivhy o4 thins ere being asked of me b different paper thit, I de sire to ifako .bjv following statement through Astotiatod. Jrese ,; . ?Mr i f Bot ntrnveOck to KtAh' fvVt?$M were the smalloay'Shj'Aj'verf went: to- the North Aretutf ws t klntt aatls- factorlly anf i e I Werk isiendinff purity on sa whlgh str ftirsd to mi eniireiw inerer wasino .-reason ATTEND BIE BARBECUE '. r ' Will Meet Neit Year ' at Winston in 'Conjunction with Other Employes. why the Jeanle could Hot ave gone back, but, not knowing, that, .Xr. Cook's thing left with me,wer ot such, importance as .they have alnce turned out to be, I did not -return. In addition, I bud promised the Es kimos, who were with me after musk oxen in Ellsmere Land, certain thing which, I expected on the ship com Ing for me, but they wer not aboard the Jeanle; I did not want to return and disappoint the men. Another reason was that I wanted to prolong ftif hunting trip. ' ' "' ' , nr w jmtssSSt t tto not tellers that eltHeT' Ir. Cook or Commander Peary if plaoed in my position would have done differ ently. Dr. Cook told me he bad been to the North pole and I wu pledged not to reveal thin fact to Command1 er Peary, but I rould say that he bad gone iurther north than Peary In "Commandar Peary, to my knowl edge, knew rbaolutely nothing about what had been left with m by Dr. Cook, .except that f mentlned Instru ments, clotheand fur- and alio a narwhals horn. Dr. Cook's belonging left In my charge wer placed in box es which were .nallsdi-up, t.Thn I aw th , Eskimo caver, them: with rocks.'. ' -.:...-'7-i-vx- ";' L,;No onit. poutd hv been Kinder to iutfiiirw m jnor' onsideratlon tnan commander Peary did while Wa on the Roossvelt and he said he would be very glad to have m remain aboard and return with him. Instead of Joining th Jeanl. . fHlgned) "HARRT WinTNBT. i Appru,to ; of Sand And )e Crushing Mecnwldah - f , ' "" ,,-, t j. ;, LYTLE ESCAPED BY . MEREST MIRACLE Records Smashed In all Evcnt ' so Traged y Counts For . But Uttlei ; ;:;.V'T- RALEIGH, N. C, Sept 2. The North Carolina Association of Post masters tonight adopted a resolution that the association meet next year in Wlnston-Solem and that the presl dent of the association confer with the president of the association of city and rural carriers with a view to hav ing these organizations hold their an nual meetings at the same time and pluce. The Idea of having these meetings at the snm time Is the out growth of a suggestion from Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Degraw hat such a plan would greatly facili tate the department at Washington In sending representatives to these con ventions. He even suggested that the association of North and South Caro lina and Virginia could be United In pne convention to the mutual benefit of all. Postmaster W. W. Rollins, of Ashe- vllle, was appointed today chairman of the committee on rules. About 150 postmasters are attending the convention. A big barbecue and Brunswick stew was served tht after noon. UGLY CHARGE MADE. JACKSONVILLE. Fla., Sept it. Dr. Charles C. Blake, a well known young physician, was arrested here this morning, charged with a'crlmlnal assault on Paulina I'uckaber, four teen years old. TV' girl's father. It Is said, tried to kill Klake last night, but was taken in charge by the police. Illake has many friends and they al lege it Is aaee of blackmail. 5TJTE DFFICEBS OBEY JUDGE NEMI TIRDIL In Responding toAVrit Stop off to See the Sights Chattanooga. ATLANTA, q ' Bept . Sheriff Thurman, of Dade county, and, Fed era! Oauger Charles R. Stegall, who have been lost to the government offi cials sonewher between) 'Chattanooga ana Atlanta, arrived ner tntr morn Ing. They were taken before United States Circuit Judge A. T. Newman and the hearing on the writ of habeas corpus waa continued Until Friday. The case of Collector of Internal Revenue H. A. Itucker was' continued until that day today. Sheriff Thur man was served with a warrant for contempt In refusing to obey the or der of Judge Newman to produce Stegall. He will have a hearing Frl day also. The case grew out of the attempt of Judge Kite, of the State court of Dade county, to fore Ganger Stegall to testify as to the existence of a dis tillery in a prohibition state, when the federal law put th oath of se crecy upon It revenue officers. When Judge FIte committed Stegall and Rucker, the Federal court issued writ of habeas corpus, but File defied them. Later he changed his mind and It now remains only to fix the punishment of the recalcitrant offi cials. ' ;. The men were due here last night but decided to see a little of Chat tanooga on the way, so remained there' until a night train. HO DEBATE IF IT WILL HURT PARTT GHANGES Bailey Willing Meet Bry an but Not at Risk of Los- . ing Votes. ... ATLANTA, rm.. gept. s More fully setting forth hi position with regard to fho proposed Joint debate on the question of free raw material between himself and - Will lam I Jen nings Bryan, at th Auditorium here. Senator Joseph Bailey, of Texst , to day seat1 the following telegram , to the Atlanta young men' democratic leaguo;',. . .'t.X I eiihorized my friend at El Paso to arrange a Joint ' discussion bo- WASHINGTON. Sept St. Fore cast: North Carolina: Fair Thurs day with warmer in east portion; Friday fair; moderate variable wind. COME TO BLOWS OVER POLAR ROW MACON, Ga Sept. 2. A heated argument between Robert H. Brown, president of the Central Georgia bank and Judge W. A. Poe over -the Cook Peary controversy today led to blow the judge using hi walking can with telling force on the banker. The prompt lnterefrence of friend pre rented an encounter that at one time promised to be serious. Th banker Instated that' honor go entirely to Dr. Cook, while Judge Poe was equally convinced that Com mander Peary wu the "discoverer of the North pole. When th Judge ques tioned th soundness of bl oppon ent's argument, th banker need tan ugly word, Jt Is said, which th Judge resented. - twon ,Mr. (Bryan and mfyself land they Undertook to do so but h ot Jected on the ground that it wouftd mllltt against democratic uocee It th next congressional , election.. In vleW of that statement by him I am not willing to put myself In th Po sition of urging him to do sttiat h lynk would be against the interest j our party, but If he houd chan Is mind about th matter' and eon' ient to th arrangement oa propose- would please ma-wry much to debate th qoestlon of free raw ma terial with him at 'AtU'nta whenever may suit hi convsnlenoe," A Gainesville, Texas, special to Th Constitution state that Senator Bai ley forwarded a similar telegram di rect to Mr, Bryan at Lincoln. Mr. Bryan ha not replied to th Invita tion. , '. Th following 4 tatlegram .was re ceived her tonight from Mr. Bryan at Lincoln, Neb: "The Constitution, Atlanta, G. , "Engagements already mad occupy my time until November, but I shall be glad to make a tariff speech in At lanta some Mm In November or Dew eember. I consider a debate objec tionable, however, for reason 'which 1 shall communicate by letter, k Sign ed) - - "WILLIAM J JENNINGS BRYAN. " While this would seem to preclude the probability of a Joint debate. It is not improbable that Mr. Bryan and Senator Bailey will be heard' her on the subject of free raw material, tthe addresses being delivered on aeparfit renlnga. ' 1 . v R1VKRHF.AD, U I.. Sept 29,Th mashing of every existing AmerloeMs' record for automobile racing on th . open road, and a spill which cost th , life of a. mechanician, James. Mates.' and serious Injuries to Herbert Lytlnt a well known racing driver, marked th running today of th Long Island Automobile Derby. Tbs event ws lock oar weptakes and wa run over twenty-two miles of hitherto uh tried road,- the- eastern extremity 'Of Long Island, between Rlverhead pnd Mattltuck. The casualtle wer caused by thn Iklddlng of ths Apperslon car; drlvsK by Lytle, a it neared an easy bend In th road two mile west of Mattl tuck, Lytle and Mechanician Bate had completed less than, two-third of th first lap when the sixty-horse ' power ens me tearing down a slight declivity at a rate of sixty-five mile an hour, suddenly lurched to one tlda Into deep sand' and overturned. Hop Ftsr tifttm. Lytle shot clear of the car end , landed' twenty, feet away on his bk. Bates, however, clung to (he machine and wa crushed under It a II turn ed turtle. Bate died an hour later. But Lytlo evn able, to rseognln hi wife and baby, who were hurried to hi bedside at th hospital immdi ately after the accident and tonight ther I hop of hi recovery,, -,t . ; : Th racing throughout wa th f tt st ever witnessed In open road con test In this country.' In the class for car aelllng at tl.261 to 13.600. nve laps, 11S.76 mile, 1-oul Chevrolet. la aBuIck,,'oh l on" ,o," "'' T mtm, Utos, 2 3-10 Sfcoltrtfl.-'bretiklng all reoerd for the class.. HI . speed averaged slightly In excess of seventy ' mile an hour. ' 1 Finishing second to Chevrolet In . thJVi class, Robert Btirrnan, also, drtv Ing a Bulck, covered the distance In on hour,'4 mlnut(, i!4 seconds, of, at a rat of 4 mite an hour,. J All lad I 'ast Time. In th class for vers selling from M.00O to 3,00ff the only entry, 4 (Continued on nag four)-' ' EX.EOVEF.ilf.rSl'JEElIT; . DIES 'IT E.ILTI1IE Rose from Newsboy to 1) tinguished Honors1 itt t Palmetto State. i" ie r t -'St'-' i i COLUMBIA,' F. C'iepL' For. mer Governor Mile B . Mi Sweeney at South Carolina, who ha been undri treatment at Mount Mope Retreat, in Baltimore. sine July II last. died at that institution at 1.J0 o'clock this morning. ? J or -the past week It had betm known here that the former governor wa critically 111 and hi wife went to Baltimore to be wltn hint. Sh wa present at the time of hi death, a also wa hi son, Etigen B. Mcgweeney, "( Th body will be brought tomorrow to hi old home st Hampton, B. C and interred there.. Former Goeernor Mefiweeney wa,g native of Charleston, 8. C wher h : was bora April II. 116. H ros . from a newslny to bar governor of th state, and held nany political office . In South Carolina besides being a member Of the state legislature ana president of tbsv South Carolina fresa assoclatloslV '. low fever In ChiVleston when Mile ... four vearaold. At ten. McSween- .v sold newvsouprrs rtn the street t Charleston and later clprked In a boo .tiMjlnsr whool at nluht. He served an apprentlceehfp In a Job printing office anr wor-d on new, paper lK .?tfirtrto Columbia. Mr, McSweeneV won the scholarship , In Washington and Lc university of fered by the Charleston iTypographl cal union, but t-ccaaee of , lack of mean to meet the necessary outside expenses ha wa iinable to attend only a hort time. i, m0V4 Ninety SU. Abbeville county, 8. C where be engaged In the publication of The Ntnetv Fix Guardian, contin uing In c horse of thai publication un til 1171. He, thn bA'am the pub lisher of The Jlrmaon County Guar dian at Hamm-'jn. B. C. From i 1 H iA mil f. was . chairman of the n.t amo-itlcVexentiv,eommlf- te. In ll he wa elected a meta bor of the Smith Caiwltna leglslaltir and In J0 governor ot the tat. For aeveral j-enra he Was a mem ber of the Bourh Carolina democrntlo executive, coiinittee and for elcltt , ha ...rved as president of ttie Sou I It Carollh Pa' itssociatlon. t