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THE SUNDAY CITIZEN THE WEATHER: FAIR OA PACES AX TODAY ,VOL. XXVII., NO. 66. ASHEVILLE, N. C, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEM UK It 25 1910. PRICE FIVE CENTS j BANKS HELD LIABLE COTTON BILLS F Decision first Important one In Extensive Forgeries of bills. SOUTHERN FIRMS ARE HELD RESPONSIBLE Bank Discounting the bills held to Ouran tee Their Genuineness. NEW YORK, Dec., 24 The ef fect of a decision la the cotton bills of lading cases rendered here by the Supreme court JuHtice Newburger, is being discussed today among the In terests Involved, including cotton ex porting firms, bankers and represen tatives of big foreign mercantile houses. The case is the first one growing out of the cotton bills of lading frauds to be decided, and while its import was apparently not realised by others than the parties immediately involved when the case was first decided on Wednesday last, the mercantile would today seems to have awakened to the .posslblltles in volved In It. The Judgment found by the court was one for $39,000 against the Han over National bank in faivor of the cotton exchange firm offsprings & company. Started In Frauds. The rise of the litigation was In the big cotton' bills of lading forger It perpetrated last spring in the name of two firms, Knight, Yancey 4 company of Decatur, Ala., and Steele, Miller & company, of Corinth, Miss. Drafts through New York banks were negotiated with attached bills of lading purporting to show that large amounts of cotton had been delivered to railroads In Ala bama for shipment to foreign pur chasers. It subsequently ,was diis- . covered that the bill" of lading were S,.rlng cam, Just tfdt that the endorsement by the First National Bank of Decatur, Ala., which first discounted the draft, vested title in the Hanover National bank of this 'city, and that whien the Hanover National bank collected the money It was considered to have warranted (Continued on Pago Four.) El AT DAGGER S POrNTWITH IL Government Issues Edict Commanding Provincials To Cease Agitation PRINCE DENOUNCED PEKIN. Dec. 24. The government and the national assembly Issued counter-defiances today. In the lengthy edict, the throne ordered the return home of the pro vincial leaders who are now In Pe kln agitating for the Immediate con vocation of a general parliament and instructed the viceroys to em ploy arms to prevent further assem blings in ,the provinces, and to treat the agitators as revolution-tries, pun ishing them in the severest man ner. The assembly's counterblast took the form of a memorial to the throne which recites in scathing terms the the actions of Prince Ching, whose office is that of ad visor to the naval department, but who is of such influence in the gov ernment that he has borne a great share of the attack of the progres sives, and that of his associates in the grand council, by whom It is nsserted the country has been steadi ly impaired Arguing that u con stitutional regime has been begun nlready, and that therefore Ihe gov ernment Is no longer vested In Its entirety In the person of Prince Chun, the regent, the memorial states that the throne does not have the right assumed In the edict of De cember 18, In whleh the memorial for the creation of a constitutional government are rejected.. The memorlnl calls for the imme diate establishment of a .ministry responsible to the people. Tt is re ported that the government Is mov ing troops with the purpose or sup pressing any outbreak. LARXED CHAMMOY " NEW YORK. Dec. 24. The annual report of the ranking committees of the United States national lawn ten nis association issued today again puts Wm. A. turned at the top of the singles list and Hackett and Alexan der In the doubles. The basis of ranking is practically the same as in HI previous years. MINISTER KILLS M E ID E Went to Church to Drive Min ister From His Pulpit During Conference. WHEN EJECTED OPENED FIRE ON ASSEMBLAGE Deputy Collector Was Destroy Ing His Still While he Was Away. JASPER. Ala., Dm;. 24. Carl I.lng erfelt, an alleged moonshiner and a well known character of this section, was shot and Instantly killed this af ternoon at Mount Plzgah Baptist church, Gilmer county, by Rev. W. J. Ktmmon. It Is alleged that linger felt went to the church during a ses sion of the church conference, broke down the door when denied admit tance, and attempted ti drive Mr. Kimmon from his pulpit. LJngerfelt was ejected from the church. In the church yard ho opened fire on the minister and the minister's two broth ers J. If. and G. H. Kimmon who also ministers. The ministers were armed and returned the lire, Unci T- felt fell from the first bullet fired by W. J. Kimmon. J. 11. Kimmon was shot by IJngerfelt. but not seriously wounded. A striking co-inoldonce In connec tion with the tragedy is that at the same time the duel in the church yard was taking place, Deputy Col lector Hopkins, of this place, was de stroying a large illicit distillery with in half a mile of the church, Unger felt being the alleged operator of the "plant." The tragedy is said to have resultetd from a crusade the Kim- mons had waged on Illicit distilling. SECUET fcOCIETIES RICH. NEW HAVBNT, Conn., Dec. 14 Properties' of the various secret so cieties at Yale are valued at nearly one million dollars according to the new tax list of the city assessors. In all 47 pieces of realty are held, the richest society being the Cloister, oth erwise Book and Snake of the scien tific school, with realty appraised at J90.000. ENGINEERS ACCEPT TEN PER CENT INCREASE IN WAGESANO STRIKE IS OFF Means an Increase of $192 Per Year for 33,000 Em ployes of Various Lines OTHER CONCESSIONS CHICAGO, Dec. 2. The wage dis pute between the Brotherhood of Lo comotive Engineers- and the sixty one railroads weat, north, and south of Chicago was settled here today. There wjll be no strike. Instead, the engineers get an average increase in wages of 10 1-3 per cent of their 1910 wage scale, giving them a Christmas promise of an average f approxi mately $192 for ec.ch of the 33,000 men involved, for each subsequent year. Specifically the agreement pro vides for a raise of forty cents' a day for all engineers, with a differential In addition of 2 ft cents for 215,000 pound engines, an added differential a r 75 cents a'day Tor the smaller Mal let engines and a differential of $1 a clay for the heaviest Mallets. In a letter to I'nited Mates Com missioner Charles V. Nelll, who, as mediator under the Krdnian act brought the settlement out of what seemed a su e disagreement. Grand Chief Engineer Warren H. Stone, of the Brotherhood, gave an the reason for accepting the terms offered, the suffering and loss whleh would attend a general western strike. Numerous specific working condi tions arrt improved by the agreement signed formally late today, and en gineers are given control of electric and gasoline motor cars used as lo comotives, with an increase of 50 cents a day in present wages . Host lers under the protection of the en gineers get an increase of 25 cents a day. The new' rate Is effective with the signature of the agreement today. Al'IHTOIt OF VIRGINIA RICHMOND; VA. H. F. Donohue. of Fairfax, county court house, for mer member of the state senate and at present editor of The Fairfax Her ald, was appointed state auditor by Governor Mann today to succeed the late Colonel Morton Marye. UP MEETING E IKS iuuii mniLu KILLED OF Cars Piled up at Mouth oITun nell of Norfork and West tern Stop Traffic. PASSENGERS ALL ESCAPED INJURY Mall Car With Its Load o Christmas Presants Was Badly Smashed. ' ROANOKE, Va.. Dec. 24 Four mail clerks and helpers were killed and several men were Injured In the wreck of passenger train number 1 of the Norfolk and Western railway in tunnel number 6 near William son, W Vs., at 5 o'clock this af ternoon. The train left Columbus, Ohio, at 8.10 o'clock this morning en route to this city and Norfolk, Va. Just what caused the wreck has not been ascertained. Tho locomotive, tender and the baggage and mall cars were thrown from the tracks. The mall car was badly wrecked. At work In the mall car on the heavy Christmas malls, the clerks had no chance of escape. Four of them were killed aad one seriously hurt. Engineer Koblnson and his fireman, whose name is not known; were both slightly Injured. linggugenuiHter K. II. Edward of this city sustained serious Injuries. and Charles N Davidson, of Colum bus, O., was badly hurt. The wreck age choked up the tunnel and it will be some tlmo befpre the debris can be cleared- away and traffic re sumed. None of the passengers on the train is reported Injured. The dead, employes of the railway service, are: James R. Herndon, of Roanoke, Va.;. Carl C. Qoode, of P8&CA-W- V,l Howard JCJBeU. of Franklin," Ohio; Lama W. Dowdy, of Pearlsburg, V. The train was being drawn by two engines which left the track at the entrance to the tunnel Mail Clerks Dowdy and Herndon have families and had anticipated (Continued on pace four) r FREEDOM PRESENTED BY LENIENT GOVERNORS TO II Scores Pardoned by Various Executives Throughout The South MINOR OFFENDERS UTTI.E ROCK. Ark., Dec. 24 Eleven convicts were freed from the Arkansas penitentiary today, their pardons coming af Christmas presents from. Governor George Donoghey. The crimes ranged from larceny to criminal assault. EI.EVEV IV MISSISSIPPI JACKSON, Miss., Dec. 24. Gover nor E. F. Noel, with the issuance of three pardons today, announced that extending of clemency for this year an complete. In all eleven pris oners were given their freedom ae Christmas gifts. TWENTY IV IXMTIKI.VVA RATON ROUGE, Ijk., Dec. 24. Twenty prisoners at the state peni tentiary were givn pardons today by Governor Sanders. Each man on being released was presented with a new suit of clothes and IS. TEXAS FRF.KS SKVKNTY-FIVF. AI STIN. Tex.. Dec, 24. Seventy flve r on li ts of the state peniten tiary will walk out tomorrow free men. having executive clemency be stowed upon them by Governor Campbell. It Is probable that the holiday pardons will total a hun dred before New Years. SIXTY IV At,AnM MONTGOMERY, Ala.. Dec. 24. Governor Comer has granted pardon to sixty prisoners serving sfntences for crime In this state as his Christ mas presents to them. Amopg them were a few in for serious offenses, but most of those pardoned were convicted of minor crimes. SIX KJIXFJ BY GAS, KENTON. Ohfo. Dec. 24. Monox ide is supposed to have caused the deaths of two women and four men whose bodies were found today in two rooms, heated by a gas stove which was burning when tbs building was. entered. I WRECK EXPRESS TRAIN Did ever you tfclnk of the pletur At dawn of pie Christmas day, When Santa Claus, tried by his glft- beartng ride. Step out of hi wonderful sleigh? ;' i Fl Production of Her Letters Leads iq Settlement of Her part in Suit TOUHH, FRANCK, Dec 24. The series of sensations that has enliven ed the trial of "Count" and "Coun tess' D'Aulby tie Qattgny reached a Umax today when, the Duchess of Cholseul praluit formerly Mrs. ChatisiijIUaUlt J!t J'atiwv fJBaUn. handohed lief ' act itsutlons that D'Aulby and his wife had conspired to swindle her out of IVOO.OOO In the ale of spurious paintings. M. Bernard, for the defence, asked the public prosecutor, to strip the proceedings, I ut this was refused and he trial continued. The evidence was concluded and an adjournment was aken until January 2. The withdrawal of the Duchess theoretically weakens. If It does not destroy the foundation for the prose- utlon. it i understood that she was ctuated to the conclusion by a prl ate agreement concerning the dispo- Itlon of the letters In the possession D'Aulby and alleged to have been written by Mrs, Paine. D'Aulby's Imdon lawyer. Hehrend. who had pot-session of the Duchess' Ueged letter, testified that an Ki rn pt had been made to break Into nd rob his office, ic added that he had seen a I-iter v ten-by Paine In which the American confirmed the picture contract with D'Aulby. As the court adjourned there were some cries of "long live D'Aulby." DfSASTEROUS WRECK ON 'AN ENGLISH RAILROAD Eight Passengers Killed and and Many Others Serious ly Injured KIRBY-KTKPII Bff, Eng.. Dec. 24. Eight iHiKfi i tigers were killed, some if them In-iintly and the others burned to di-uili, and 25 more Injured iti the wrei-k of the Scotch express near Ha wen .hincOoii today. The expr. !- carried KtiO persons iound for tin ir homes In Scotland to spend Christmas. H was running at Its ordinary speed when near the Junction II ' Hided with a pilot en gine and Wii-" derailed. Klre broke out in the wreckage ami the whole train with Ho- exception of the loco motive and ii rear buggugn ear was reduced to aKttes. The scene of the accident was high up in tho Pi nnlne Hills, the loftiest section trawrsed by railway In Eng land. WEATHER-FAIR z WASHINGTON, Dec. 24. Forecast for North Carolina: Fair 8ttnday, colder In eastern portion; Monday unsettled: probably rain by night; I to northeast winds. Home Again His reindeer ail at a tiled and feeding, He hastens to kiss til good frow, And at her behest alts down for a rest, A-wcary from toenail to brow. SPECIAL TERM ORDERED ER Governor Kitchin Complies With Request of Promi nent Residents of County RALEIGH, N. C, Dec "14, Al the request of the commissioners of Granville county, Odvemor Kltchln j today ordered special term of Su perior court In Oxfor to try Na than Montague, tha negro who out raged,: murdertfli it4,btirnr,4 v $fi MaHIa Sanders , and Wiirderaa Jisr : father, J. I flanders, and nla lit- tla granddaughter, Irena Overton, burning all three bodies tr. tha San ders residence, which he set on fire to hide his crime. Tha court la to convene January 18, with Judge Geo. W. Ward presiding. CREW REFUSED TO OBEY CAPTAIN'S ORDER IN STORM Food and Water Gave Out and Seamen Became Sul len and Intractable SAVANNAH. Oa.. Dec. 24-An-nounclng his intention of bringing charges of muting against his crew, Captain Foxwell, commanding the schooner Grain Seymour today told of a bailie with a storm at sea which threatened to swamp his vessel. The schooner left Owens Ferry on the Kaltllla Iilver November 22, with a cargo of lumber for New York, A day or two after entering the Atlantic, a storm was encountered, resulting in serious damage to the schooner and blowing her a thousand miles out of her course. Tho food finally gave out and the water supply ran so low that Ihe crew of seven men won limited to a few cupfuls a day. Several days hko the schooner Jennie B. was hail ed ut sea and gave Captain Foxwell food and equipment, enabling him to reach Tybee Island, where his schoon er nan picked up yesterday by the pilot boat Estill, reaching this port lale last night. Captain Koxwell says the crew re fused to ol-y bis orders. No state ment could be obtained from the members of the crow. KILLED WAITER AND THEN APOLOGIZED KT. UiCIB, Dec. 24 Enrngeil be en use a steak he had ordered In a restaurant was not served promptly. John Bennett, aged HI years, a news boy, this afternoon drew a revolver and killed James Coalas, an em ploye of the restaurant. Tlennett then excused himself to the other diners for the disturbance and walk ed out. He was arrested two blocks from the restaurant. FOU)W DIAK PREPARES P J BRIDGES DESTROYED. EL, PAHO, Texas, Dec. tt. A tel ephone message from Superintend ent George Ruttledge. who went down with the El Paso and North western train on it trip south today, reports that the revolutionists blew up at least six bridges, nd probably more, after stealing a train Thursday night Dear Santa Claus, jollies of fellows! And dear Mrs. flanta Claus, tool She takes oar of Wm so he's always in trim To corns, bringing presents to you SCIENTISTS WILL PASS May Get Rear-Admiralship If His Claims are Prop erly Supported WASHINGTON', Deo. 14. -Another phase of tha proposed honoring of Captain Robert E. Peary, with a raar admiralship in racogtittlon of hls'Aro- tic achievements developed today whan It waa eat Vtw1imX pt pr en is as proof of his having reached 'tha North polo together with othtr testimony on that point, may b pass ed upon by other scientist at tha in stance of th house naval affairs com mittee, When thsy ars submitted , at : (in early meeting of th commutes. It I suggested, several scientists should bt asked by tha commute to sxpress their opinion of hi collateral evi dence, th scientists to be seloctsd on trie basis of not having figured In th previous discussion of th quastlon und of unpmjudlced view Both Representative Macon, of Arkansas, and Roberts, o' Massachusetts, who are most conspicuous among those against the pending bill, will devote considerable attention to "- details of th question during th holidays. LICKED HOLD-UY MAN IN When Judge Asked Wit ness What Happened He Showed Him Literally CHICAGO, Dec. 24. Dr. Patrick II. Hays, who Is 10 year old, bul athletic, soundly pummelled a man In Municipal Judge lilies' court today, and was unrebuked for th surpris ing attack. It came about In this manner: When Dr. Hayes wa attacked by Edward Ileyers, an alleged pickpock et, and hold-tip man last night, the physician punched Meyers until the latter cried "quits." Dr. Hayes called a policeman and had Meyers taken to Jail. "What did you do, doctor, when this man tried to rob you," asked Ihe court today when Meyers was arraigned for trial. Wl'.hout making reply Ir. Hayes Jumped at Meyers with the. agility of a young man. wised the prisoner by tho collar of his coat, threw him against k bench, struck lilm repeated blows with his clenched lists and wound up by hurl ing Meyers to the Door of the court room and sitting upon him. "There, Judge, that's what I did," sold Dr. Hayes as he lootnned his hold on the frightened prisoner. Meyers, who Is 34 years old. was held to the grand Jury on bond of M.ooo. ' ' YtirB CAW NOW "HOLD DOWN JOB", DUBIJV, Oa., Dee. 14. Marshal Rrastu Raffleld, living near here, this afternoon shot and killed Thai and J. A. Thhrpen. brothers, and -ally wounded th third, Claud Tlfigpen. Raffleld wa appointed marshal last Thursday and this af ternoon the Thlgpen brother noti fied him that he. like hi piedeces sor, would have to leave th country or be locked up. I TO CRUSH REBELS AT 0 Rl EJFELL B LO I Insurrectos Have so Far Bee Able to Drive Federal Troops Back. . , NOW ON DEFENSIVE AND AWAIT REINFORCEMENT Rebellion In Chihuahua Wi Probably be Putpown in Month or so. CHTIIUAinTA, Me.. Dvc. 1.1 via Rl Paso, Tex., Deo, 14. A spec I -representative of Th Associate Press, who nag been with th Inaui rooto for two week returned t. day by mule team. Ilia Judgmei of the situation In thl gut ba summarised in th tatment the General Navarro has been fougi hack from th offensive to the d tensive, but that th reinforcement now at hand will crush th robelllu within a month or two. Today wa spent by tha fdr troop In loading food on th c and In making other preparation f. th campaign, tt 1 their progrm to take Mai Paso, th present rh stronghold. Thl 9 no taken, a Jun tlon will toe formed with Navarro u der tha troop which have con overland from ' Sonora. - j Ilaa Sending .Many , . The Insurrecto lost on chant I of creating a nation-wide revolt whe they failed to crush Navarro at cei ro Perleti) . He Is now strlettv o' tha defensive at Pednrnagle. Whl he Is under order not to take th; offensive, he I In a defensive li sltlon which tho insurrector ranm attack without disaster. Naverro . original force was acarcely mot than a police force which a mi guided government ronsldered sui (It-lent, Dta la now lending an arm Arrival from the front todn brought AonArmatlnn of the tat ment that Navarro eteouted ft mm bnr o( clvllllnn at Cerro I'rletn, T) number I givennow ,,12, twnn' two in th village proper, and ten i a hamlet nearby. ; Thai story urn told her today In convtnctng d'etat Last Saturday th revolutionist ex. cuted . prisoner a a retallator measure, The were loyalists tal en at Guerrero three or four week ago, They wer given trur of roua-tt sort and convicted of tree el ery while being allowed th oonshi ration .of . neutral. : TALKED OVER TELEPHONE AFTER SHOOTING HILISEL - . Young in His Club An nounced His ' Intention: and Tried to Execute thee NEW TORK .Dec, l4.-After flrin 11-callbr bullet Into hi head. Joh Rice propped himself on his elbow o th floor and, calling for th tele phone receiver, calmly resumed - on vernation he had been holdln with a young woman at th other en t the line. " '" . - 'You should see m now, Kay," li eald, "I'm an awful mesa."' ,:. This little episode took place la th Chatham Club early today. Ric wu sitting with several friend when utl denly h Jumped up and went to th telephone, - ... "I that you, JlayT" he Inquire when the ring wa answered, an hen after he had th reply said "I't going- to do it" With that he pulled a revolve from his pocket, and placing th man zle at his right ear fired twice, dror red to th floor and resumed hi tei (phone conversation, -. Hu; V- It was said at th hospital that h has an even chance for til life. I) would not say why he tried to ki himself. . FIREMEN WANT TO GIVE TOO LIBERALLY AUGUSTA, Oa Dec. Jt.Chb Frank G. Reynold, a personal frleti of the Into Fir Marshal Horan, i Chicago, wa today forced to insb that the men of his department seal down their voluntary contribution t the widow and orphan member the Chicago flr department, who lo; their live in th Morris plant fir. to one day pay.- . . i Every man of th depnrtmen rank and file, wanted to give tw day pay from th current weel Mayor Buss wa notified thl at ternoon by wire of the action. j rotm-X)RNEBE BACT I JACKSONVILLB., Fla. DC I4.-I Th racing association ha added t the card Monday a handicap race b. tween man runner, a mule, a ra horse and an automobile. AH w) croa th wire at approximately t; same time. Simon Slick, the mule, by ilopgraa out of Ph.- afns Rtid th prid of the Evet -Uui.n.
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