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sssssssiesi HE ASHEWLEE CITIZEN. THE TOCHER: Citiien Want Ada Bring Results. VOL. XXVI., NO. 341. AS1IEVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY MORNING, SKPTEMBEJi 27, 1910. PRICE FIVE CENTS JtmmtotfmM future mfraaM.... tiftiwgiti,',ywBirtfciiwt, T 0 CORONER'S JURY FINDS DR E tl Summing up by Coroner Left Practically no Choice For His Jury NOTHING SAID ABOUT THE LENEVE GIRL Second Chapter of Crlppen Story Sends Doctor Step Nearer to Gallows LONDON, Sept. M.-T-The coroner's Jury today brought In a verdict that Mm. Cora Crlppen, known on tha Htage as Belle Elmore, had been wil fully murdered by her husband, Dr. Hawley H. Crlppen, an American dentist, After listening to the tes timony which was presented and hearing the summing up of the case by Coroner Schroeder, who summar ized the evidence pointing to the murder, the jury was left but littlo choice. The inquest has been dragged out longer than usual In order to give the police time to search for evidence. They are still hunting for a witness, and expect to bring at the trial more testimony tending to Identify Belle Klemore's body through tfte agency of a piece of flesh found to contain a car. The case will come up for trial at the next criminal sessions which are scheduled for October 11, and will probably be called up about Oc tober The Coroner's Cliarge In summing up the case, the coro ner said that the evidence resented concerning the Identity of the buried body was unusally slim, but that there was little doubt that the re- f mailns were human. Although the physicians frankly said that they could not swear as to the sex on anatomical grounds, they agreed, the coroner declared, that all indications pointed to the mutilated flesh be ing that of a woman. He pointed out that Belle Elmore had completely disappeared nd that the body had been found in her husband's cellar. Other evidence as to the identifi cation of the body, the coroner con tended, was (he testimony given by several women that Belle Elmore bore a scar, and that the doctors had reached the conclusion that a mark (Continued on page four.) LITTLE CABINET PARTY WIS HELD AT THE WHITE HOUSE UNTHJ-ATE HOUR Gravely Announced That the President Is' Really "Keeping Mind Open" DOWN TO BUSINESS WASHINGTON, Sept. 26. The cabinet house parly at the white houBe is in full swing tonight. Eight of the nine members of the presi dent's official family moved In today. They held a formal session in tht cabinet room of tho executive ot lices during the afternoon and con tinued their informal discussion ol affairs of state at a luncheon which began at 1.30 p. m., und did not end until nearly four. During the late afternoon the various cabinet of tler returned to their respective de partments, but gathered again at the white house for dinner and a long evening talk on the south veranda. The president's forthcoming appoint ments to tht supreme court served as the chief topic of discussion to day. They were taken up after the department heads had made brief reports a to codiMohs in the vari ous branches of the government ser vice. It is said there are no outstanding candidates' for the " supreme court vacancies. The president is keeping his mind open. He has discussed and will continue to discuss the va rious qualities of men who have been suggested for the bench, but there Is little chance that his final selection will be made before the time for congress to convene in De cember. From the time It meets In Octo ber Until the senate confirms a new appointment by the president, the supreme court will proceed without a chief justice. Nothing has hap pened to hange the well founded Im . pression that Governor Hugh wlil be made chief Justice, but his re nomination win not be announced until the senate is In session. LENOIR' LAWYER SUICIDE. WILMINGTON, Sept. 26. Emmet Blackmore, 2i years old. member of leading eastern North Carolina family and an attorney of Lenoir, N. C, committed suicide today GUILTYOFMURC GAYNOR'S ENEMIES HELPING HIM DUCK THE NOMINATION He Does Not Want to be Candidate ForGovemor; Upstate Democrats Do Not Want Him.and Field Will Unite Against Him. ROCHESTER, NT. Y-, Sept. 26. The opponents of Mayor Gaynor de voted today and tonight to prepara tion for the struggle against his se lection for the head of the demo cratic state ticket which now seems likely to be the distinguishing feat ure of the two days remaining be fore the state democratic convention. The extent of this opposition is dif ficult to define. Friends of Jas. S. Huvena declare thai It covers the western half of the state, and some of the more enthusiastic assert that there is no real demand for the mayor's nomination outside of New York. At present, the Havens men head tho nnti-daynor forces, but when tho supporters of the other candidates arrive, they hope to en list their aid on the common ground that the elimination of Gaynor is the first requisite toward ensuring the success of anybody else, no matter from what Bectlon of the state hi halls. The opponents of Gaynor, II is said, will urge upon Chas. F. Mur phy, the Tammany Hall leader and others that It will be dangerous to depend too much upon the popular sentiment In Oaynor's famor engen dered by his attempted assassina tion; that but for this sympathy Judge Gaynor would not have his present lead for the nomination and that It is not strong enough to weather the strain of a hard cam paign. I'p-Ktalo Against lllin. The manner in which the Mayor's candidacy 'was assailed by some of the up-state leaders here, surprised those who came to Rochester with the belief that Gaynor sentiment up state was so strong that his nomin ation depended only upon the an nouncement of his willingness to run. ' These men declare that Chairman Dlx informed them ' privately that the inference drnwn from tho state ment he made in New York last week regarding the strength of Gay nor sentiment he found throughout tha state was exaggerated. They have Investigated te mayor's politi cal attainments, and they assert thnt they will show the New York lead ers that Mr. Gnynor's attributes do not qualify him to lead the party In tha state this fnll. Tho Havens men admit that they have no assurance of the support of Wm. R. Hearst If their candidate MILITARY CADETS ARE PUT UNDER ARREST FDR Restrained of All Liberty and Cut Off From Recreation THAT CODE OF HONOR WEST POINT. N. Y., Sept. 26 Although tho special board of In quiry will not report on the case for several days, drastic measures of dis cipline were still being meted out at the United States Military academy hs a rewult of tho cadets having twice administered the "silence" to Captain Rufus E. Longan, an Instruc tor. The following orders wcro Is sued today hy Lieut. Colonel Fred erick W. Hibley. the commander, who has the situation in charge during the absence In Washington of Major General Larry, the superintendent, said: "I'ntll furlher orders, cadets will confine themselves to their rooms. During release from, quarters from immediately after breakfast nd from Immediately after dinner until call to quarters, cadets will confine themselves to the limits of area-of J barracks and the cadet sentinels will he pasted ten minutes after drill and"0 'eBr" a against sending a Taft will make inspection every halt j delegation-tu 'Chicago, and he and the hour" This means that the entire corps Is practically under arest, denied all one not officially connected with the Military academy. The order will 1 remeJn in force until the return of General Harry, who is expected, to morrow. It is not often that the "silence" treatment is inflicted upon a superior officer and the present Is the first that 1ms occurred since Captain Lindsay was "silenced" ten years ago. An Inquiry resulted In that officer's being relieved from the military academy. . Until the board of Inquiry makes Its report to General Barry, there probably will be few developments. In the meantime the board will hold sessions from o'clock in the mom' Ing until 3 In the afternoon. With all recreation abolished, foot ball practice necessarily has been temporarily suspended, and all hop (Continued on page four.) receives the nomination, but they call attention to the fact that the New York editor supported Mr. Ha vens when he ran for congress, and hope that this course indicates that Mr. Hearst has forgotten the fact that Havens opposed 'him when Hearst ran for governor In 1906. GAYNOR DON'T WANT IT. NEW YORK. Sept. 26. Mayor Gaynor Issued tonight for the first time a formal statement saying that he Is not a candidate for the dem ocratic nomination for governor. Nowhere In tho statement does the mayor say, however, what course he will pursue in the event the nomina tion Is thrust upon him. He indi cates that he prefers to serve his full term as mayor, but at the sum ttme emphasizes the fact that he feels no moral obligation to do so. The statement, dated St. James U I, September 26, is In bhe fori i of a letter to John A. Ilx. chalime" of the democratic stale committee and in part follows: "I have further considered the matter as you request ud whan you called on me here with Mr Mack last Wednesday, but can only reiterate that I am not a candidate for the nomination for governor.. This must have been well known all along, for I have written It to many people during the last six months. I am not Influenced In my course by asser tions made here and there that 1 made an agreement or compact dur ing mayoralty campaign to serve out the four years if elected. These false assertions arc made by persons who opposed me and voted against me and would do so again. 1 made no such agremcnt. I .certainly did not make It with those who opposed me and voted against mo. I could have had no compact with them. It takes two sides to make a comjinct. Nor did I make it with those who nom inated and supported mo. They did not ask for It. I did aay of my own notion asd- at lhaNieo,uest of no one that I purposed to devote the next four years to the service of the city. Hut this only started a hue and cry against me that I should make a pledge or compact to that effect which I refused to do. and If 1 had made, a pledge that oukf not pre- j -- ri iiiLruirtVMM Continued on page four.) DF PALMETTO STITEIRE WITH THEPROGHESSIVES About a Dozen White Men in South Carolina Re publican Convention TAFT IS IGNORED COLUMBIA, S. C. Sept. 28 The much heralded plan to wrest control of the republican political organiza tion of South Carolina from the ne groes did not materialize at today's meeting of the party's state conven tion, which was overwhelmingly con trolled by negroes opposed to the national administration. Although the ' Lilly White" element of the republi cans was conspicuous by Its non representation, for the first time in several years a white man, J. W. Tolbwl, of Grc enotood, wits elected state chairman, Kiippliintlim' Kij mond II. Deuse, colored, of Darling ton. A resolution endorsing the admin istration of 'resident Taft was not even proposed. Tolheit led the tight negro leaders complained that it was through tho connivance of Dease with the whlto leaders that Taft del- egates to the national convention were selected.. Tolhert has long been one of the leaders of the ''black and tan" element of the party. A state ticket was not named and the question of making congressional nominations was left to the several district conventions. J. It. Levy, a ne gro, was elected state, viee ohairman over T. L. Grant, a Charleston ne gro, who two, years ago was lined up w ith the Taft forces. Grant charg ed that he had been "counted out" and left the convention violently de nouncing the party organization In this state- Out of the ninety odd "del- legates present there were less than a dozen white men. r It's Like K siri rfW L y fr re Two ) v SHALL ROOSEVELT RULE AND RUIN?" IS SLOGAN OF He of The Glasses and The SARATOGA. N.j Y-, Sept. Saratoga seethe in a political tur moil tonight, the v of on of the most important- republican conven tions ever held, " fTho Old Guard U making Its battle In the Issue "shall Theodore Roosevelt rult the republi can party in the (tut of New York 7" Colonel RooeevtSVttdMfQed here late today and within Ave minutes had plunged into the situation, taking full command of the progressiva forces and rounding up the wavering unpledged delegates. The ebb and flow of the political tides finally set In for the progressives tonight and the colonel, after a conference with his lieutenants, repeated his declaration made at Troy today; "We have beaten them to a fraszle, and the trophies are ours." ItooHCVcIt Arrives. When Cnlontf Roosevelt came Into Saratoga he was met at the railroad .tat Ion by Lloyd C. Grlscom, Hepre lentatlve, I'arsonn and Otto Barnard and hundreds of delegates' and townspeople. A procession was form ed, and headed by a Troy band, marched to the United States ho tel, where the colonel was rushed to the second story piazza to make a brief speech In response to the crowd. , LONDON BANKERS MAY Believed That Johnnie Bulls May Seek Agree ment With Americans WASHINGTON', Sept. 29. It was said at tho treasury toilay that com mittee of London bankers will come to New Yofk soon for a conference with American financier In the hope of coming to some agreement on the question of guarantee on cotton bills of lading. Tho English bankers have nxked tho American National banks to guar antee bills of lading on exported cot ton. Under tlie national biink act that would be Illegal. Hankers have asked Comptroller of the Currency Murray to give n liberal interpre tation of the national bank act to permit them to do so. but the comp troller has refused. It Is understood the American bankers are now look ing for some legal way to guarantee the bills ami have liivlt.il the Ilrlt Ish luinkers Into a ronfenence- Tho Kiiglish banks are standing firm on their ultimatum not to ac cept any cotton Mils without guar &ntw after October XI. WASHINGTON?. Kept 2.--Norlh Carolina; generally fair Tuesday and Wednesday, light variable winds- This After a Famous Run. OLDG UARD ON Grinning Teeth Declares Frazzle" Sherman Makes no Boast But Best Tomorrow. "Good luck," hi shouted, waving his black sombrero hat to the crowd "I shall not try )to make any speech now. I'll make my speech tomor row." Then, before tha crowd could rush In on him, the colonel swept away to hi headquarters where, with hi lieutenant, he obtained the latest In formation concerning the (Ituatlun. Vice President Sherman came to the village this morning from Utlce and went quietly to hi room. Few knew of his arrival. Mr, Sherman had nothing to say and spent the most of the day talking with friend In a veranda of the hotel. Mr, Sherman, It wa learned, entertain no very exalted hope of hi election to tho temporary chairmanship, but he says he Is In the fight. Ovation for Miemtan. The vice president, however, came In for a spirited demonstration to night when a marching club of some 200 member with a band arrived from Utlca. Mr. Sherman met "the boys from Oneida," a he called them, and maivhed with them once uround the great court of the United States hotel. The marchers carried small American flags and the vice president and his friends were raptur ously cheered by the Old Guard del egates nd their cohorts. The pa-1 PEACE CONGRESS MEETS AT KNDXVILLE EXPOSITION Addresses Made by Sever-j Rome, Naples and Buda al Prominent Peace Ad-1 pesth All Report Many vocates of Country ' Deaths and New Cases KNOXV1LLK. Tenn, Hcpl. (2 Tho Appalachian Peace congress convened here In the auditorium at the exposition grounds this afternoon, when speakers of national reputation were heard. The program was di rected by Mrs. Hclva Lockwood of Washington, D. C-, wtio delivered thu leading adderss of the afternoon on tho subject, "Our government Is upending millions of dollar for war whips. " Her address wyis a pica for arbi tration for all disputes between na tions arid a review of thu Immense coNt of maintaining armies and na vies. A poem entitle "I'eae," by Mrs. Maude Itoundtree of Birming ham, was road by Ira Hell Carter, if Philadelphia, who also read the ad dreui of Mr, Alfred Love of Philadel phia, on "Universal brotherhood and the work of the peace union." The feature of the night program was an address on "International peace Instead of standing aimles," by Robert Htlen of Washington. Miss Mabel S. Hoard man of tho Red Cross soclely also spoke at the night ses sion. In addition to her address, she read an address sent by Mr. Jno, Bar rett, director of the Bureau of American Republics, Which discussed the question, "The American repub lics of Spanish-America and our In ternational relations.'' An address by Miss Ira Boll Car ter of Philadelphia on "Peace In the bom," closed the evening. BATTLES EVE he Has Beaten Them "to a Hopes For The rado then lad them to the bund aland and the vice-president wa cheered and urged to matte a speech, ''rtAnllftman O; fri' Mi1 !'4IM4liftlnMi point to -the fact that about 5,000 of you' prefer to hear your voice than to 'hear mine; ' t hall not ensure you that I will speak In ' the convention but rather, I ; will my that' I will peak In the convention, tomorrow II a majority so will. I I ways bow to the will of tha majority, which l my only bos, I desire to express my thank to the stalwart body M Oneida county business men, regard less f party, who have com here to answer the clap-trap of the opposi tion. . "Oentlemen, I am her and you are here because w are republicans agio us to do what w can to pro duce party harmony end party suc cess. " With the arrival of Colonel Roose velt, the Old Ouard doubled It ef fort to capture the palm of victory. Lieutenants of Wm. Harnes, Jr., whe I leading the Old Guard forces, aa) tonight that they have made a few gains, but are not ready to claim . majority of the convention, Th wavering delegate ar being eagerly sought by both aide. Mr. Orlscou (Continued mi Mign four.) CHOLERA RAVAGING THE HOM K, Kept, 2 . Professor Doria chief of the board of health, an t nounced today that there have beet J four cases of Asiatic cholera tl Home. One of these proved fatal while the others have recovered The origin of all has been traced t Naplep. lulling the past twenty four hour four new cases and three death hvi been reported In the oulhasteri district, There was a cabinet meeting todaj at which the minister deliberated on meaaures necessitated by the i iiicnco of cholera at Naples. Kpeclal eotiKlderatlon was given to the ques tions of shipping and emigration. Oetaehments of police, and lf) carablnlerl have been sent to Naple to annul t In the enforcement of tht sanitary measure. M'm:i)i.vo ix XAPLEh. NAPLES, Sept. 2 Two cases ol cholera were officially announced In this liy today, and one In an' ad- Joining town. The municipal authori ties have ordered the destruction of the oyster beds which are situated close to the sewer line. BlIJAPKSTII ILS IT. BUDAPEST!!, Sept. HI. There j have been XI case of cholera end It death, according to the official report In Hungary, during the 'past i 41 hour. ; ,,, , STATE GOMMITTEE- GIVES ROOSEVELT E After Acrimonious Debate Re iterates Selection of Sherv ? e.t., man as Chairman ; " ADMINISTRATION BEING , DRAWN INTO CONFLICT Vice-President" Declares M Was Chosen' Because of' His Official Position ' St'AHATOGA, N. Y Sept S. By, a vote of ti to IS the republican tat committee t m special meeting tonight reaMrmed it 'selection of Vto President' Sherman over Theodora Roosevelt as temporary chairman of th tati poavtntlon. which onvne tomorrow. , ', ThJ action, ' victory for th Old . Ouard, wa taken after Vlca Presi dent Sherman had crested a sensa tion with a letter asking that the committee Investigate th - charge that hi selection a temporary chair man wm brought ; about through trickery, and Mating that If tha charge wer sustained ha would not WV , , - J ' : After a heated argument In whloh the loaders of both the Old Ouard and tha progremilve gave ihars ac cession of their conviction th com mittee by a vot of tl to It resolved: "That Mr,, Sherman be Informed that hi selection w mads without mlaraprssentatlon a an answer to hi letter." . , - - At times th argument waxed so bitter that to sava what appeared to threaten an unfortunate situation, Representative JT.' Sloat " Ktaaaatt moved that the whole matter be laid on tha table. But thi wa voted down, the Old Ouard leader d daring1 It to ft" an attempt 1 to gag them and , prevept those . members who rpfed'.fOr' VIco, President Sher man fronr explaining, their votes. Mr. Sherman' Letter The " oomsitltt " had scare gone tats sfslo-' when Calrrrmn "Wood, ruff announced that he had a letter from Mr. Sherman .'which ha read. It follows: ..'''.,'" J . "To th 1 members .of tht republican Stats Committee: ; "Hon. T. L, Woodruff, fjialrman: A you know, X have no ambition to preside aver the state conventloa to convene tomorrow. As you also know I wa akd to preside, not aloae be-. caus I wa part of the Taft admin istration, but because It, wa known that. In response t tha president's request, r had spoktn for th admin ltrtlott for him on several occasion In different section of the country because It wa known that I had been staunch supporter of the president during hi entire term of office; be- i cause v?as known to be an especial ly ardent. supporter and advocate of the basic principle ofths party. My ; nam was prevented to the state com mittee n accordance With custom la ' state and nation. ' I ' solicited ho man support, not to gratify per onal ambition. In that respect I had none, ' . . w ,m ' . "The charge ha sine been made in eoms quarter that my (election whs accomplished In the tta com mittee by mean of deception aiid mlarojiresentation. ' I do not bellevs it. So far a I am personally con-., cerned I know the Statement to be ibsolutely unfounded. Even to do th party service, I am unwilling to serve . In the face of anch charge if well founded, t therefore k that at the oommitteo 'i meeting " tonight the ohargc o publicly made ; be' with equal directness and publicity lnves- tlgatc; that the majority of the state committee whb originally favored ray - selection may each declare whether or not his preference wa based UP- en any statement which bore any col or of misrepresentation or deception,, for. If such be the fact, I ar that my name be not presented to the convention for It temporary presid ing officer tomorrow. STATE AUDITOR DIXOII ' IS DEAD IT RALEIGH .- ssssBweaBssas) : ''.. ' Succumbed Last Nfeht to Another Attack : of An--gina Pectoris "r.'.'.1 AdO R REBUKE RALEIGH. N, C, Sept- J.-Stte Auditor Benjamin Dixon died here f. tenlohl t ll.te o'clock as th re- ! suit ef an scute attack of angina, l pectoris. AudKor Dixon was bora la 14. - H was an officer m the Ofv- '-- 11 war, major In the Second regl- . ment of North Carolina volunteer. He was formerly superintendent ot the Masonic OriShan asylum at Ox ford, N. C, a few years later wa mad ' president Of th Greens boro Female college In 1190 Major' Dixon ns elctI state auditor of North Ca l was servin his thlrd t , ' taken UL , .
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