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ASHEVILLK, N. C, TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 8, 1910.
IB IS EXACTING
HEAVY TOLL FORA
IITEMf S DEATH
Three Negroes Lynched and
Others are Slated For
Similar Treatment
DEPUTIES FIRED ON
BY TWO NEGROES
One Officer Seriously Wound
ed and Another Slightly But
Latter Fights on
TAMPA, Fla., March 7 The lost
of the three negroes Implicated In
the murder of the two deputies and
the fatal wounding of the third, was
lynched at dusk this afternoon In the
l'almettos on the banks of the Mana
tee, river. He had fallen asleep und
when he awoke was Razing into the
barrels of a dosen rifles and shot
guns. Even then he showed resis
tance and reached for his rifle. In
a second he was riddled with bul
lets. .
The dead:
Samuel Stribbllng, contractors'
Superintendent. Tampa; Deputy she
riff Edward Matthews. Wade Kills,
negro; Sam Ellis, negro; unknown
negro.
Pobably fatally injured:
Deputy Sheriff J. B. Morran.
Second Day's Hunt.
One negro lynched and two white
men desperately wounded, marked
the second day. of the man hunt in
Manatee county, following the kill
ing of two prominent white men
Sunday by negroes near Palmetto, a
small town forty miles south ui
Tampa.
The end la not yet asd the news
of. the lynching of othey negroes is
expected at almost any hour. Armed
posses tonight a.re literally scouring
Manatee county and guards have
been placed on every road leading
out' of the county.
Sam Ellis, one of two negro broth
ers, charged with the responsibility
of . the trouble, was riddled with bul
lets by a posse tolay. not however,
before he and hi brother, Wade
EWa TTiaa mortally wounded Deputy
Uheriff J." ' B. Morgan and seriously
wounded Deputy Max numett. Wade
Ellis escaped.
At daybreak Deputies Morgan arid
Jlurnett, who were placed ou guard
at a bridge, sftw two negroes np
proaehlnif and commanded them to
(Continue)) on pntro two.)
PREVENT HIS FATHER S
Shot Him ami Brotlier-in-Law
Dead Two Hours Re
fore Time for Ceremony
FLED TO MOUNTAINS
VNIONTOWN, Pa., March 7. "If
the old man tries to marry that wo
man I'll kill him and I II kill you for
letting him do it," was the Ihri:
made by It. Frank Smith, a rich far
mer, some weeks ago. Today he is
a fugitive with a reward offered for
his capture. This testimony was to
day unearthed by She riff P. A. Jones,
who has been working on the case
and gives the story of the killing '
aged D. I' Smith by his son. I! Frank
Smith, who later killed his l.rot lu r-in-law,
Evans Moscr. the man to whom
he had made the threat (pioted above.
It appears that I . P. Smith did make
an attempt to marry Mrs Manna
Wolf, and the son made good his
threat, killing not nn'y his father, but
bis brother-in-law lis well. The day
the mnrdered men were burled wan
to have been the wedding day of the
elder Smith. Two hours before b.
hhot dead by his own son the rich ol.t
larmer had made arrangements to
drive to Uniontown the follnw'nv
Wednesday with .Mrs Ilanna Wolf
und marry her.
Toe lirst murder was that of t!r
elder Smith, who while returning
f: om church last Sunday n'trht was
killed on,the coulter., road leaditiK
bis home. He was shot through the
back with a Winchester. Throw'tig
the life'ess body of his father into the
I 'ishes by lh roadside and hastily
placing a half-loaded revolver in the
stiffening hand, attempting to show
suicide, B. Frank Smith, the son,
rushed up the rood to the home of his
brother-in-law. Evans Moscr. an 1
killed him, tresis making good , his
threat.
Since that time thirty-nine deputy
sheriffs, with orders to shoot first and
explain after, have been scouring the
mountains. on several ncrnsions
Bmltn, who still carries his Winches
ter, has been sighted, and many soots
tuive been fired at him. It is thought
that he was wounded some days iiinee
by ct long shot, as he was seen to lim:
and blood was found at the stot
where Im had been when last shot r.t.
(Continued on page four.)
LEADERS CLAIM TO
HAVE CALLED OUT
125,000 STRIKERS
But Police Figures Reduce That
Number to Less Than 20,000
Workers. Additions Are Ex
pected Today.
PHILADELPHIA, Maiih 1t-K the
compulation of the Philadelphia po
lice department ie correct and the
officials declare it to be based on a
careful and complete canvass of the
city less than 20,000 workers have
responded to the call for a general
tie-up of the city's industries.
Tonight Director of Public Safety
Henry Clay issued the first detailed
statement purporting to ahow the ex
tent to which the long heralded la
bor movement in support of the
striking conductors and motermen of
tho Philadelphia Itapid Transit
company has affected the Industrial
life of the city. It came at the elope
of the first full working day under
the general sympathetic strike order
which became effective last Friday
at midnight.
In brief it showed that a total of
18,407 men were on strike out of a
total of 176,193 persons employed In
the shops. Industries and occupa
tions. Establishments and occupa
tions enguirinir a total nf 1 9 1 ieia
hands were entirely unaffected by the
general walk-out order, the police I
canvassers reported. , , !
t'emflle ling Statement.
The leader of the general strike
movement, however declared tonight
that at least 125,000 were out In I
obediance to the general strike call j
and that there were practlchl assur-j
anees that 25,000 more would Join
the ranks of the striker, tomorrow, j
The day was nbsnlutely the most
peaceful, not only since the calling
of the general strike but eclnce walk
ing out of the carmen more than two
weeks ago. A minor demonstration
following a big meeting of working
men In labor lyeeum this afternoon
was attended by some disorder and
atoning of cars, but the police speed
ily ipielled the disturbance. Tonight
there was absolute quietude accord-j
Jng to. the pojlcc reports In all parts j
or tne ciiy up 10 a luui nour, wnn
every indicatlonthat the night would
pass "without outbreak .of any sort
worth mentioning.
Mayor's statement.
Mayor Keybnrti late todny de
clared that the sympathetic strike
was over so fur iw the city adminis
tration wan coneerned, added (hat
the aftermath could safely be left
to the efficient police department to
handle satisfactorily. Word that the I
CONVICTION OF GRAFTER
E
T OF THE STATE
Snyder After IIcaringNews
Submits But Declares lie
Is Innocent
SAYS HARMED NO MAN
PHILADELPHIA, March 7 The
1 conviction of Willlum P. Snyder and
James ,M. Shnniaker, charged with
conspiracy to defraud the state in
connec tion with the furnishing of the
state eapltol was affirmed by the
state Supreme court here today. .Sny
der was a former state treasurer and
Sbnmaker a former superintendent Of
public buildings and grounds.
Former Auditor General Snyder
speaking of the Supreme court's de- j
islon. s-tid today:
"The highest tribunal in the state
has decided my ease adversely and H
becomes my duty to submit myself
to the processes of the law.
I am compelled to suffer an Im
prisonment that to mo is worse than
death itself without having clone my
fellow man or my state an intentional
wrong, or ever having knowingly
committed :i c riminal act. I have the
fullest confidence in our courts and
from my youth up was taught to re-
I lepe-ct our judges, and those feelings
remain unchanged although in my
rase 1 know there hits been awful
miscarriage of justice."
VIRGINIA REJECTS
INCOME TAX MEASURE
rtlCH.MONI). Va., March 7. The.
Virginia house or delegates tonight
rejected the proposed Income lax
amendment by n vote of '.4 to .17.
PF.H STItlKK?
(ILICN'.V FALLS. N. Y.. March 7
The .International Paper company Is
threatened with another general
strike. At Corinth. N. Y.. six hun
dred men already are out because a
back tender was discharged and It
wart learned today that the pulp sul
phite workers have matured plans
for a general strike March- 20 for a
' ten percent Increase In waged and no
Sunday work.
order for federal troops, had been
cancelled, Indicated that the authori
ties believed that the worst of the
trouble over.
Transit conditions showed to every
appearance, , continued improvement
during the day and evening. There
was less necessity for the presence of
the police on the curs and even tim
id people are beginning to show a
disposition to' ride.
Polk' Figures.
The police department made a ear
ful canvass today of the city's Indus
trial establishments and visited cm
I loyers of all classes of labor In an
effort to get actual figures of the
number of men on strike, which
showed a total of 18,407 persons who
responded to the general strike call.
The labor leaders scoffed at the police
figures and declared that fliey were
something like 100,000 too low.
An important orcfer was issued late
In the day by the commandant of the
Philadelphia navy yard which for
bids the granting of the leaves of ab
sence to men in the yards und on the
vessels of the station during the strike
troubles In this city. The effey-t of the
order will be to keep the jacklcs from
getting mixed up in any way with
strike disturbances and involving the
government authorities In possible
complications with the legal keepers
of the peace.
one. of the incidents of the day in
the strike movement was a parade of
u small band of men. in Allegheney
avenue which was broken up by the
police without Just cause, the men
claim. Clubs were used freely and
the marchers were dispersed. Two
nrresis were made.
Builders Condemn It.
The master builders met late todny,
adopted resolutions condemning the
sympathetic strike and discussed ten
tatively action against some 'of the
bodies of men who joined the gen
eral strike movement. Four thou
sand men und Women today attended
i moss .meeting of the strikers in La
lwir -Lyceum,, at Sixth and Brown
streets. Pratt, M alien. Murphy. Tra
e cy and others of the strike leaders
addressed tho crowds. The city ad
ministration was bitterly denounced
fur Its attitude In Ihe present crisis
und the speakers were especially ve
hement in criticism of the eniploy-
(Conlluiiecl on page four.)
WILL SOMEBODY PLEASE
TELL COMMUTE WHERE
THAT LOBBY IS HIDING?
Wires for Ship Subsidy
Law are Being Pulled by
Experts, but What Kte.
MKMB'K'S Til I? EATEN' I
WASnt.VflTo.V. March 7. The
ciue8tlon of whether there is a lobby
working for the enac tment of a ship
subsidy law and threatening members
of congress who are opposed to such
a measure Was again before a sub
committee of the judiciary commit
tee Of lie house today Representa
tive Stoenerson. republican, of Min
nesota, who made the original c harges
on the floor of the hotiSi-. was again
before t'oe committee and submitted
: numbe r of h Iters said to show that
several congrc ssmen were being
threatened with de feat for re-election
II they opposf'd ship subsidy.
The letters were addressed tee Rep
resentative norland. democrat,
Missouri; Lenroot. republican, eef
Wisconsin, anil Kusterman. republi
can, ctf Wisi-onsln. and w -re from the
Merchant and Marine league. It is
this organization which Mr Steener
son charges with menacing him with
letters Hnei newspaper articles. Sev
eral prominent men, Including ex
fiovernor Merric k, of Orjio, ami John
Hays Hammond, are vice presidents
e f the league.
Represe ntative Humphrey of Wash
ington, who Introduced the adminis
tration ship subsidy bill this year, of
fered to produce the secretary of the
league to testifv regarding the- letters,
but Ihe committee ruled that It hart
no power to subpoena witnesses.
The committee will hear further
statements, .heewever. before deter
mining whether a forms! investigation
shall be made by congress of th--ship
subsidy lobby charges.
I'AHMI US' FATAL f'KHIT.
rcriOEFIFLD. H. C. March 7.
Following a dlspiile ovenj a debt, Hor
ace Hammond Tend W. F. Vance,
nromlnent farmers of this county,
engaged in a pistol duel on a crowded J
streel- here todny. resulting in, thej
elenth of the former and the serious
wotindlnii or the latter. Vance is in
Jail.
SyiJ?'- FUND TO RllmM
Hf Jl ADVERTISE U IP
-lift rf&HE YUE It illWlff ySJ
I ' I "P ' ! ' " ':
on risii)T a Y7r. C A VCTWI TDH4 Jl WTTl. Rtf
BVfLT IF
Returns Froirf Pittsburg' Where He Interviewed Leading Capitalists who Will Aid
In Completion of Weaverville Line If Local Support Is Forthcoming,
j Believe Proposed Road is Good Proposition.
President R. dJi lleiwland. of the
Wcavervllle line, returned to Ashe
vllle Sunday afternoon from Pitts
burg, where he spent a week for the
purpose; of Interesting capitalists In
the extension of ths railway which
Is Intended to gives Ashevllle another
outlet to the wet. Mr. Howland
reports that the bankers that he saw
were well pleaseej swlth the Ashevllle
proposition- and Were ready should
this city do Its onrt. to subscribe,
liberally to tho extension of the elec
tric railway. . . i
"All that is ntssded npw." said Mr,
Howland. 'la for VJjple yf
vtlle to become interested In the rail
way and lose their present Indlf
rorence. The PlttsburiT and other
Northern bankers that I saw. have
the money ready for financial sub
scription for the line, hut they de
cline tee subscribe unless there Is a
financial support coming from Ashe
vllle. They say Hint they know that
Ihe new railway Is a good thing.
I.,, e ulll thev liave the idea that
the road can t l much If It meels
with such weak support from the
people of AshiMlle."
on his return to the city Mr.
Howland hud a number of Inte-rest-Ing
announcements to mnku In con
nection with tin Weavervillet (line,
I'lcluellng t ho- matter of Increase, of
e epilpment, and al the plan that
ihe company has In hand towards
holding air ship ascensions at W'eav
ervllle during Ho coming summer.
It has been announced that the
SUCCUMBS ID i WOUNDS
Powell His Slayer is Re
moved t iVnitentiary to
Hst-ape I'liiliiiltli'ViolciK't'
me'eiTl.AVl) Ni:
Deputy HherllT '
Ifax county. .V '
the effects ef "i
eelved at the- b
March 4 when "
Senator Travis .
Kltchin, brother
and t'ongressm ii
state, Travis . 1 1 I
Improve.
(Jovernor Kit' 1
man Kltc-hln. an
K, N. C. March 7
W. Dunn, of I in !
. died today from
bullet weoind re
is of K. Iv Powell
latter shot stae
I Asyman Paul
i Oovernor Kltchin
Kltchin, or this
Kltchin coin inue to
i, brother of Asy
ed early today.
The removal of
prison at itnh lc-l
effect.
rowell to the- state
has hael a imletiro-'
ItKATF.N DKATH.
BAVAXNAII, Marc'.i 7 Van
Davis, a white n.an, Was beaten to
death at IJurnsnb . this county, this
afternoon by a negro who used a
heavy stick. Tie negro, whoso name
is McKeever. scap'-d.
mm
WASH IXflTt "V. March 7. Fore
cast for North 'aroliiia:; Fair and
colder. .
Who Comes Next?
PEOPLE OF CITY WILL HELP
Muthodist conference will hold its
annual Chataueiua at Weavervlllo
and In the course of the next sev
eral weeks a start will he made in
construtlon of the Chatauqua hall.
, New Kuulpnient.
Tne new equipment will consist of
thre new cars, each of a seating ca
pacity of 84 persons, simitar, to the
largo car that Is now operated from
this city to Wcavervllle, jind , tha
delivery of these cars . which jtra
known as the "Combination, mbur
ban," to be used both In wlntr an
summer, manufactured by . t. . C.
Brill & C... of Phlldelphl. WIM e
mado' during the spring months- ThTe two Reroplanea ara'ary aixpsn
second car of this type ordered by
the Weavervlllo line Is flhlshed and
will bo shipped to Ashevllle short-
, . , . ..... i... ..I .1... It.,., urlfh
I ty to lane oie imii e eoi cu! .,
the first car which has given satis
faction. In addition tei these four
large double truck cars, thiit the
company will operate this summer,
! there are seve ral smaller cars which
j will be put in service whenever
I ded. The Weavervlllo line Is
building up a substantial fn-lght and
express business und when the' busy
time arrives It will operate a special
car for Ibis work.
When the slimmer tourist season
opens It Is expected that the trave l i
on the Weavervillet line will bo very
heavy, and the big cars will bo muc h
needed These cars are- Judged by
those- In Ashevllle. who have ridden
ou tho one now In service to be t In
most comfortable und easiest rrtn-
T
EQO THAT PUTT WAS DUD
Says She Will Xow Con
tinue Her Fiht as Wid:
mv of Senator Piatt
I Jl'DKBIil'ItU, Col., March 1.
Thank Hod," was the ejaculation of
Mae Wood when lold today of the
death of former .Senator Thomas (,'.
I lair
"I shall continue mv fight now ns
the- widow or H.-nator Piatt," she ad
ded, "and I shall fight to that end."
I'or two years Miss Wood has lived
almost alone- on her ranch on the
e rest of the bills that overlook tho
Platte river.
"It would have been better far
better for me had he died years
icko." she- continued. "The new
trouble I am having over this ranch
is doe entlre-lv to the Plait Influence,
lie and his friends tried to say that I
was Insane and the wonder Is that
they did not get me under lock and
l ey In a New York mad house."
SPARTANS GATHER
FOR THE FESTIVAL
SPA UTANBI'flO, H. C, March 7.
Tickets for the sixteenth annual
(tooth Atlantic States music festival
go on sale tomorrow at 9 a. tn. The
festival this year Is held April 13.
14 and 15. At midnight there are
thirty persons In line before the box
office and others will falling In con
stantly between now and -the hour
set for opening the doors. The sale
of nut of town seaw has been unusu
ally large.
AFTFH "OI.WI" FIlArnS.
f'HIf'AOi . Marc h 7. Determined
to rid Chicago of alleged oleomargar
ine frauds, the state food commlaalon
er today filed twenty-three ne cases
In the municipal courts and prepared
Information against two hundred mil
ter, lee. frocerv und meat merchant.
nlng In which they have ever ridden.
The car are equipped with . lr
brakes and on account . of their
splendid construction, will be able
to remain In Wet In. accidents, al
though It la believed that these wilt
bs few , upon th well constructed
Wcavervllle Una, Tha road passes
through a beautiful stretch of coun
try for; nlna mile and tha scenery
i as pretty, as can be seen from mny
(iloctrlcal line In M Bnuth.
j ' Concerning th airship -Mr. Mow
land aald that alt preparation wars
made for ths ascension In July,
slve machines and their dimensions
are, length. S feet; width, it feet,
and height, 11 feet. They ara of
the type kpown as tho Palman ma
chine, and ore similar to those uscnl
by Pnuhliin, tho great French ftoro
mutt, In his world-record ascension
In Ixis Angeles. They can travel
forty miles and when they are placed
In use at Weavervlllo they will be
In charge of expert aeronauts from
New York. At present thn engines
are being tested, and am It Is ex
pected that they will prove satis
factory it will then only be neces
sary to wait for the decision of the
court on the suit of Ihe Wright
hrolhers, who desire to keep tits
moniifacteurers nf the "Fulmnns"
rrom Infringing their patent. It is
the belief of Mr. Howland that tho
Falman manufacturers will win the
case.
T
T!
RACE WITH SNOW SLIDE
Canadian Paeifie. PaHsenger
Train Makes New Record
for Fast Railway Rutin
VANCiM'VFH, 0. C. March 7. A
I'anaillan Pacific passenger train had
ie thrilling race with a gigantic snow
slide Bunehiy Just each of Field on the
western slope of the Kockles, It was
learned today. The engineer opened j
the throttle and the train dashed e
down the grade, escaping by only a
few feet. The train was west-bound
express No. 97. The engineer heard
plainly the thunder or the avalanche
booming down the mountain side. He
opened the throttle und the race was
on.
Tho last cur had Just got by a steep
point when the slide struck the rails.
An enormous mass of packed snow
and Ice, tarrying three big trees
trunks, covered the rails to a depth
of twenty feet
The train was stalled at Field and
news of the slide was not received
until today.
This evening only twenty bodies
had been recovered from the debris
of .Sunday morning's accident near
Itogers Pass on the Canadian Pass.
SAYS HATPIN IS
PUBLIC NUISANCE
CHICAGO, March 7. Women's
long hatpins were declared to be
"public nuiiance" and a "anti-hatpin"
ordinance was ordered drawn
up by the Judiciary committee of the
c ity council today. The action fol
lowed a week's crusade against the
hatpin, which culminated today In a
public hearing. The ordinance will
stipulate that hatpins worn in public
places "ahall not extend more thm
oii-half an Inch beyond the crown of
the bat". It is to be presented for
action by the illv council next Mon
thly night. .
PEK REFUSES TO
SUBMIT HIS PROOFS
TOTHEGOMMITTEE
if Naval Snob Discovered
Polo he Makes no Effort
to "Come Across"
HE SAYS HE'D LOSE
MONEY ON THE DEAL
Enthusiastic Blatherskites
Want Congressional Recog
nition for Him Anyway
WAHMINClTt iV, March 7. Com,
mander Psnry declined today to sub
mlt to congress tho proofs nf hi dis
covery of tha North pole. : M sent In
rare of Representative' Alexander, of
New York, a statement written In tha I
third person and addressed to tha
sub-committee of ths house eommlt
tee on naval affairs, lit 'which ha i
forth hi reasons fur refusing to semi
bis duta to the committee. The slate!. .
ment follow:
Commander Peary and hi friend -aay
that contracts signed month ago . '
with his publishers render tt Impos
sible to make hla record and sclen-
title data public now, . It would not
only subject Peary to heavy daman
a lose which he cannot meet, having
just extricated himself from debt In
curred In conneeelon with hi various
.expedition, but it would be breaklnr
faith with hi publisher which he Is
unwilling to do under sny circumstan
ces. After hearing statements by Repre-c
sentsllv Hobson, of Alabama, -, and' -Moore,
; of Pennsylvania, urging : tha .
granting of a congressional, reward to
Peary Irreapectfve of the question of
hi proof, tha committee adjourned -until
Wednesday without talcing art--.
tlon, . ' - . '
Of the committee of seven memlier
It 1 known that three are opposed to
granting recogntlan to OommstieW
jl'aary, unless the proof of his dis
covery of the pole are submitted to
jptmgres and mad public,
, Hoth Mr. Hobson and Mr. Moors
Vigorously urged ths comttiHtea-ljjeiajt.
to huaor Commander Pesry without '
further quibbling over the proofs.
The former declared that the granting
of the rank of retired rear admiral ,
waa none too much honor to bestow
Ha argued that the endorsement of
Peary' proof by the Natlnat Oro
graphic society wa sufficient evidence, '
Representative Macon told the com- -milte
that since h publicly declared ', 1
a few day ago that h would Inslstj .
upon seeing tin. Peary' proqfs and.
wa opposed to any "legislation In the
dark" on the subject, he had received1 .
letters containing three thousand sl-. -natures,
endorsing his stand.
5
CAPITAL SOCIETY MUST
NOW EXTEND WELCOME .
TO SALES-LADY BRIDE
Seeretary of Htnte'i Sorr
Places Golden Hand on
Department Store Girl -
SENT FROM SCHOOL
1'HOVIDENCK, It. I,, March 7.
Wearing ft broad wedding band of
gold and with a large diamond en
Hitgement ring sparkling on a finger
or her left hand, Mis May Boler,
twenty-one years old, until recently
employed In a department store of
this city, tonight coyly claimed Phi
lander C. Knox, Jr., the twenty-year
old son or the secretary of state as
her husband.
"W'ij were married In Burlington,
vt., Munday evening at 7 o'cloclt by
a minister," she confessed tonight.
The first revelation of the romance
proved rather disconcerting to young
Knox. News of hi effo'rts to obtain
et marriage license preoeded bis re
turn, early today, after a three days
Hleaence. iteftislng to-tell .principal
French, of the-Morris Heights school,
w here he) was a pupil, whether or
not he had1 been married, he at first
was confined to his room and later
was expelled from the institution. At
noon he had luncheon at one, of tho
hotels here, but later disappeared.
With James E. Oillen, a youthful . .. .
friend of Knox, the young woman,
who says she la Mrs. Knox. Jr, re
turned to providence today In com
pany with young Knox. Oillen, aod
the young woman went to tho apart
ments of Miss Holer's mother. Where
they remained undiscovered until the
middle of the afternoon.
TO RECLAIM LAXD9.
NEW ; ORLEANS, March T. Re
clamation of Southern swamp land
was advocated by B. ' P. - Yoakum,,
chairman of tha director of the fit.
Ioul and Ban Francisco railroad In
an address delivered tonight before,
he New Orleana board of trade. Miy
Yoakum was one of several speakers
who called attention to the area of
rich Southern lands, r ;