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, ' i Head the "Poultry nid Euil" ClassMcd Ad , , THE: ASHEWLLE: citizen. THE WEATHER: BAIN. CHINA FEARS THAT Under Her Magic Spell N 7 Oil EXTRA SESSION TO ACTOH TBEATY SPECTACULAR FIRE AGGRESSIVE MOVE F LI Million Dollar Loss as Old May Take Advantage of Un settled Condition Arising From Plague Accuses Governor of Obstruct Canadian Parliament Will Not lng Carrying Out of Wishes ; ol Majority . Syndicate Building Is De stroyed by Flames Endeavor to Reach Vote Be fore Congress Acts ' yQL xXVII. NQ. 136 J. ASHEjfflN: a, MONIUt MORXIXG, MARCH 6, 1911. ' , PRICE FIVE EOTSyj 4 - 1 i SAYS HE CIlIIliLLIlI MINNEAPOLIS MS - , v if RUSSIA WILL MAKE IN rati V 1 f 1 I f OR GOVERNORDIX NEAR r MORNING MUCH OPPOSITION ' BEING DEVELOPED AnU-RecIproclty Organized at Montreal With Branches Through Dominion OTTAWA, Ont.. March 6. Presi dent Taffs immediate cail for an ex tra session of congress in April puU a new face on the reciprocity situa tion and may In the opinion of some of the opponent as well as the cham pion of the proposed agreement save the cause of Canada from any peril It may have Incurred by the failure of the United States to endorse the plan. It 1 generally conceded that If a reciprocity session of congress had not been summoned and ratification had been left to regular session next fall, the Canadian advocates of the plan might have been disheartened and probably parliament would fol low the example of congress, leaving ratification over the succeeding ses sion. Hinustion Believed. The action of President Tnft con siderably relieves the awkward situ ation created here by the failure of the senate to endorse the agreement. The liberal majority at Ottawa to day declare that Mr. Taft has made good for his government the Joint agreement that each party to the bar gain should use Its best endeavors to secure legislative approval of the re ciprocity pact, and consequently they assert that the Canadian government must forthwith comgel ratification by parliament However, the fight, at Ottawa Is by no means concluded.' There will be a deal of opposition and as much de fending before a vote is reached. Both aides say today the government Is more than ever determined to put the measure through and the opposi tion' continues to show , resolute front to consummation. ; 1 -. Most Act QuIoWy ' 'Quick -action at Washington, action within month or so of the conven ing of the extra session, will be nec essary to avoid complications. If con gress has, not paved the way for par- ( Continual on Page Two) ROCKEFELLER'S PASTOR IN NEW YORK SAYS HIS JiTRYJS I FAILURE Has Received CaU to Big Church in SanFrancisco and May Accept TEN DAYS OF GRACE NEW YORK, March 6. Frankly mating the disappointment he had experienced In his ministry to the wealthy icongregatlon of the Fifth Avenue Baptist church, the Rev. Chas. F. Aked formally announced from hlg pulpit today that lie had received a unanimous find enthusiastic call to the First Congregational church of San Francisco, and stiid he had been unable to find any good reason why he should not accept. He regretfully arknowledned his fears that the great enterprises which he hoped to leud us pastor of one of the wealthiest churches In America, popularly known as the John t). Rockefeller church, were only "such stuff ns dreams are made of." Notwithstanding the ten-thousand dollar salary offered him when Tie came here from Pembroke chnpel In Liverpool, England, barely four years bko. and the recent Increase to 812, 000," or his ties of friendship Jn the metropolis, he did not see how he could contemplate a permanent min istry here under present conditions. He chafed under the failure of the Church to provide a larger edifice and undertake- larger enterprises. "So far as we can see today," he declared, "there Is no future for this church or for my ministry." He gave the Fifth avenue congre gation ten days of grace In wn;ch to consider the situation herore h should say definitely he, would accept the call to the Pacific coast. nKRKIS KIIJED SKVKR.VIj. MEXICO CITY. March 5. 'The presldente's municipales" of Hultzulco nnd Balsas, north of ChllpalnclnBo. In Ouerrero. were killed by revolution ists who sacked the towns several rlnys ago. seaprdlng to news reaching here tonight. Two hundred Infantry men nnd a company of artillery with machine, guns have been sent to Cvt dktrict.' The rebels are said to have taken to the hills upon approach of the federal troops. FIREMEN PERFORM HEROIC SERVICES Number of People Caught In Upper Stories Barely Es cape With Lives MINNEAPOLIS. Minn. March One of the most disastrous Arcs this city has ever known destroyed today the Syndicate block on Nicollet av, nue between Fifth and 8lxth street. The total loss is estimated at $1,000, 000 and it is possible that two lives were lost, although this has not as yet been definitely determined. Twelve persons were rescued from the upper stories of the building while the flames were roaring around them. Some of these sustained slight Injuries, but none was seriously hurt Origin Is Unknown, The origin of the flre Is unknown. The alarm was given by some passers t... n xTiiiiAt uAnnue. but before the firemen had arrived the tenants of the building, who were asleep in me upper rooms, began to appear at the windows, calling frantically for aid. A strong southwest wind was i.i,in. unH In a verv few minutes the west half of the building was a roaring furnace. in ment of Minneapolis was called out but It was totally inadequate to check the flames. Later a can was -m to St. Paul for help, and this was Im mediately furnished. The Instant the Are department ar rived men were rushed Into the build ing where the entrances were not al ready choked with flames and numer ous ladders were hastily extended to aid the people who were hemmed In by fire on the second and third floors. On the second .floor were Mrs. M. Buck and Miss E. Buck, proprietors of a lunch room. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Franson, Inga Franson, Miss Etta Parsons, Miss Merlle Downend and Miss Marie Heller were on the third floor.' On the fifth floor, Mrs. Mary Holllster and Miss Treler were hem med in flame. Thrilling ficrnes. The members of the Franson fami ly finding all exit by stairways and front windows cut off, made for the Are escape on the north side of the . - ,n ,! iirnrinrii i-i-i-' " .i w ( Cwsjtlimcd tin PaSC Two) AS CADETS ftT WEST POINT T( Examinations Will Shortly Be Held at Various Army Posts for Applicants GRADUATES TOO FEW WASHINGTON, March 6 J? spec ial examination of applicants for ca dets at the West Point has been or dered by the war department May 10 at a number of military posts throughout the countr. Kxplanutory of the statement the .general staff calls attention to the fact that for a number of years the cadet corps hns been 7d to S& below its full quota. It is regarded as of vital importance to the army that the institution turn out the larpcpt possible number of gradu rites. Relieving that many young men are deterred from tukinj? the examination' fy the expense of the long Journey to the Point, the. center of examina tion, candidate's will 1 examined at the nearest suitable military pout. To furjher stimulate applications, the department hereafter will make public the existence of any vacancies in the congressional districts, in fact the general staff began this campaign of publicity today by announcing the ex latence f 1-9 vacancies, present or prospective. The distribution among southern states, fololws: Alabama, districts 3, 5 7 and 9; Ar kansas, districts 2, 3, and ( Florida, district 3: Oeoritla. districts I and 4. Kentucky, one at large, districts 4 and 11: Louisiana, districts 8, 4 and 7. Mississippi one at targe, districts I. it., 4, D. B and 8; North Carolina, districts," 2. 5, 7 and 9; Booth Caroft na. district 1, S. and 6: Tennessee, districts 1. 4, and 8. Texas, districts 8. 7, 8. 10. 13 and 15; A'lrginia, dis tricts i and 1 0. i (.ami: went ki.kvkn ixxixgr. DALLAS. Tex., -March E. Wilbur Robinson's squad of the New York Nationals, mode up of regulars and recruits, battled the DiilliiS Texas league team for eleven Innings before Raining a 4 to 3 decision today. Score : Pallns .' 002 000 010 00 J S I V. Y 102 000 000 014 5 3 Batteries Hlrsch. Saxe. Phillip and Wllltnms; Robinson. Rusttr, Hen drlcks, Shonts and Hartley. GOVERNMENT NOW AIDING SUFFERERS Russian Papers Claim That Conditions Justify Military Occupation PEKING. Mar. 5. The fear of Rue slan aggression is increasing her. Re port published Jn the Jluaalan news papers aivd reprinted In the Peking nat iMm rrpAtlv exaxwerate the dangers from the pagu- Many of the high class Chinese rear a campaign -d ts alarm Euro mi and Justify mili tary occupation. Despatches from Harbin state that Kuosian mtuuir nirr.li nro. advnnatlnar occupation. The Vladivostok newspapers print warn ings of the danger of a Boxer upris ing but the Chinese government em i.hilrallv denv the possibility of such a thing, declartnif that the entire country 1 under control. The moasure taken to combat the plague beyond Harbin are not yet sat isfactory to the Russian government and the frontier la still closed to Chi nese. Outbreaks In Manchuria are an ticipated later owing to the distress occasioned by the long stoppage of transportation and the consequent In terference with trade. Agitators, probably affiliated with the Boxers, are reported to bo rousing the super stitious native but the government with the aid of the police la limiting their sphere of activity. Proclamations are also being Issued, explaining the nature of the plague and the masures which must me observed to prevent Its spread, f I , The melting snows in many places are exposing to view bodies which were hastily secreted during the early period of the epidemic so that they might not be 'burned. These are be ing collected into plies and cremat ed. The government Is removing famine refugee from Nanking and other cit ies iy that district to the home vrch they, deserted, some of them Hundred of miles away. . ... ' Supplies and copper coin are given to the sufferers sufficient for some weeks maintenance. A despatch from Shanghai say a Catholic missionary. Kftther Dannie, states that 16, 000- pcr sons already have died In Mengchen. TO BEGREATEST MEETING Many Notable Speakers has Greatly Added to Interest Manifested ATLANTA DECORATING ATLANTA, Oa., March 6. The Southern Commercial congress which meets here next Wednesday for a three days' session will be the largest and most Important gathering of rep resentative business men In the his tory of the Kouth if predictions of the officers of the congress now here do not fall. Several thousand dele gates are expected and a large part of the business section of the city as well us most of the public buildings will be decorated In honor of their coming. Managing Direc tor O. Oroavenor Dawe and Secretary Edward Quarles, who nave been here for several days making arrangemlnts for the con gress, say li will be the most brilliant week In the history or Atlanta. The list of notable speakers on the, pro gram has without douot r.dde great ly to the interest which Is being man ifested throughout the South In, the Congress, end It Is expected that the meeting will be of far reaching con sequences to the South. President Parker, of the ronferenca, and ex-(lov. David R. Francis, of Mis souri, who I on the executive com mittee, will also be present and take port in the deliberations. The exec utive committee will meet here tomor row and begin formulating plan for the work of the eongrer. AEROPLA7CE MKKTS MISHAP. LAREDO. Texas. March S. Word was received In this city early today stating that the government scouting aeroplane known as "Collier Lsr edo" had left Eagle Pans at 8.10 a. m. At 6 80 tonight a telephone mes sage whs received from Mlnera, Texas, a coal mining town 2. miles up the river, statins- that the aero plane had met with a mishap twelve miles south of Eagle Pafs and that the aviators had to land In the river bed but were safe and would return with their machine tomorrow morning. EXTRAORDINARY SESSION CONSUMED WITH TARIFF REVISION "it " 111 ' Tremendous Pressure Brought on President to Prevent Calling Extra Session. Many Did Not Believe Taft WouJd Make Good W Threat.- Conceded That ... Reciprocity Will he Paa$ed. , WA8HJNOTO.V, March S Notwith standing the poajtlvensss with which President Taft had declared repeated ly In all but direct and official lan guage that " unless congress should enact legislation to put Into opera Uon the Canadian reciprocity agree ment he would summon an extra session to resume consideration of the subject his fulfillment of that threat within two hour of adjournment wtas an actual surprise to many mem tier of that body, : tt wo especially, so In the senate. A late a an (tour before final ad journment yesterday, prominent sena tors and other about the capital made bets UuU hr would b no ex tra session, t. ' i ' : - TOlrBdbua JWworvit - Preasrure nothing, lee than tremen dous had been drought to bear upon the administration .and upon member of congress to prevent the calling of the extra scSMion. Until the last mo ment rumor were Incessant that a way would be found to avoid It. one of the most persistent was that there were In rprogress some kind of nego tiation between the president and the Canadian government looking to the withdrawal of the agreement by one party or the other, so as to give excuse for withholding the special coll. Another rumor was that thorn was some kind of an understanding be tween the president-gnd the republi can leaders In congress to the effect that on or more of the great, appro priation bills, preferably the general dltklency bill was to be "lost In the shdffle," so that the special session would be unavoidable, HUH another was that 'the lender had determined to hold up some appropriation bill In which the white house was especially Interested and at the lust moment makes It passage .conditional upon the abandonment of the etra session RAILROAD FIREMEN if GULL GENERAL STRIXE Seniority Rule Alleged Cause but May be to Elim inate Negroes from Road CINCINNATI, O., March 5. Fire men in the employ of the Cincinnati, New Orleans sr. Texas Pacific railroad today sent out ballots for a mall vote which v.yi decide whether a strike, shall be called on that system. While the notice, declares that promotion according to seniority. Is the main is sue, It Is understood that the firemen are Insisting on the elimination of colored men. Vice President Powell, of the Cln- I einnay. NewOrlraii A Texas Pactne, declined today to discuss the proposi tion which was presented to him yes terday. At the headquarters of the firemen It was stated that unless, fa vorable action In taken there may be a strike of men east of the Missis sippi and east of Ohio and Potomac river lines allied with what la known as the Cincinnati Southern system. WASHINGTON, March 5.---Forecast North Carolina, rain Monday, slightly warmer Tuesday unsettled moderate to east wind. Wm SHOWERS! 1 -s- (wy--j project The blockade of the appro priation bill In the njlbuster In both house yesterday tended to give color to these stories, Home get so far; a to say that if certain aeiiator had believed that the president would act ually make good hi threat they would have made strenuous efforts to pus the reciprocity. Whatever may beathe degree or absence of truth In any of these stories, there can be no doubt that the Issue of the presi dent's session proclamation met scant welcome at the hand of those mem bers of congress who after the stress of the present pest session will barely have time to go home for a brief re spite and te adjust their affair for another aeealoa which many think will extend fur Into the summer. There are those who bellsvV it will be se long a to leave only a "uonstructlve rcs" before the regular session be gin In December. Hpectilailng a to Length, ' At the present time any predic tion of the length of the special ses sion must be sheer speculation. The democrats of the house who will Inl late tariff legislation have had no time to Inaugurate plans. Any program prepared now or at any time within the next several weeks would ho sub ject to sweeping change dictated by contingencies which the administra tion., the democratic house, or the re publican senate could neither forsae nor control. The best Informed leaders of both the democratic and republican par ties, who are familiar with tariff question realize that whatever may be the sentiment there can be no sud den reduction of customs duties, It Is conceded that even democratic which will be bombarded with demands for radical modification of the tariff or even tho destruction of the protective policy must of necessity proceed with caution. SUNDAY BASEBALL GAME Players Not Disturbed Though Manager of Base ball Park Is Arrested HOT 8P KINGS, Ark., March . All-Americans defeated the Brook lyn this afternoon In a one-sided contest before a large Bunduy audi ence. The Initial public appearance of Walter Johnson, pitching for the Alt-Americans, was the signal for sn extended o vat Ton. Crawford's home Ttln and three bnse hit In five appearances at bat was the feature. Doe Owens, man arer of Whlttlngton park, was arrest ed by 'a conrtable from the prosecut ing attorney's office sent to the grounds to prevent any violation of the Sunday Isw but the constable did rot errrst the players, and no fur ther action will be taken unless In sisted upon by the prosecuting attor ney. Score: Brooklyn 000 001 000 1 10 All-Amer SO,? 000 S0- 11 1 1 Batteries Itsgen, Burke. Ryan and Erwln: Otey, Johnson, Walker and Manage, ATTEMPTKO TO OPEN RAIIKOAH Eli PAflO, Texus. March 8. Colo nel Pabago and 600 federal soldiers left here today to attempt to reopen the Mexican National railway to Chi huahua. No trains have been oper ating; since January t , Colonel Paba go -came in Friday after a week's trip down the same line. Chihuahua Is short on provisions iflth the railroad rut north and south and desperate effort is being made now too pen the line from here, MAY BE Many Conference. ' Democratic lenders of the house will have many conference during the coming session with members uf their party in the senate. This fact became known today wnon it wes an nouneod officially that expenditures win be considered In connection with revenues, Appropriation for the large pari have been In the hands of the house and senate committee on nppropria tions, There. have been a few excep tions such as the navy,, pensions and postofftee department. but ' for the most part the great bulk of expenot turns have been passed by overwork ed committees on appropriation. The effect has brm that expenditure K re gating millions have - been voted upon by the great body' of congress with little or no opportunity for, study of their merit, it wu In that way Hut the "billion cungrtss" wns ore ttttd, . It rest with congress whethtr the rspld. growth of estimate nrt the almost rapid growth of approprla tton Is to be checked. May Hi'VlsB Tariff, Home of the democratic leader wfio have tilven thought to this situation have come to the conclusion that they have a greater work than reforming the tariff. Confronted with the responsibility of Initiating any revision of the tirlff which may be attempted following action In the extra session upon the Canadian reciprocity agreement, the democratic leadors are already glv lng thought to the dilemma, They realise that If tariff legislation should be passed by the house which would provide Insufficient revenue the sen nits probably would at once smend t ' In the event of supremacy of the house (n conference, which Is not MODERATE TEMPERATURES FRE01CTEDF0RTHEWEEK May be Some Cloudiness But Springtime is on Way Everywhere WAHHINCTON. March 8. Indlca Hons are that the coming week will be one of moderate temperature with considerable cloiidnlee and well dis tributed precipitation according to tho prediction of the weather bureau.. The principal disturbance to cross the United 8tat.es during the week Is now off the north Paislllc coast, whence ft wilt move eastward, crossing the mid dle west Tuesday and Wednesday and the eastern states by Wednesday. This disturbance will bo preceded by rising temperature and accompanied by gen eral precipitation. It will be followed by a chnnne to colder weather In northern and central districts from the Ilocky mountains to tne Atlantic eoaHt during the latter part of th week. IMIAI,KI U H TO PIE. RICHMOND. Va.. March 8, Ed mond H. Steptoe. a linotype operator for The Evening Journal here aged 82 and married, but Without --children went to the operating room of his pa per today, turned on the gras which runs hi machine, placed the gas tube In his mouth, and died as a result of the Inhalation. He worked as tisual yesterday and one of his fellow work ment found him dead at his ma--ki...iwli Kn eniise for his suicide can be Imagined. He left no expla-J nation. GOVERNOR'S STATEMENT WILL HAVE NO EFFECT New York Democrats ? Must Hold Another Caucus to got Sheenan Out of Race ' ' NEW YORK. March 8. -After con sultation with his Tammany support- era, Win, V, Bheehiin Issued a state ment toduy in which he. accuses Uov- ermir UIx of "oustruetlng the' alee', tlon (tt the regularly ' chosen eanjl-t date of the .party ..lot the United, United Slate senator." and a that he will not withdraw as the liomo crtttla caucus nominee, ' Chas, K, Murphy. the Tammany! leader, sulci Mr. Mheehan's statement spoke for itself, , Ue would not add to it. - - . , The general belief at Tammany leader Is that Kheehan will still hold 71 Voles when the full effert of Oov ernor fix's letter has in de Itself felt. The governor's attitude toward Bhee hen has been na secret to Tammany for some time, and there was no ex, pectatlon tonight that it would pro duce any immediate result ., , Ko Chance for Uttlcton. , Friends or Martin W. Littleton . pointed toduy to the real slgiiillcnnri; irf Mr, Uttlvton's snlf-uhnriiiucinl ran, dldacy. They ay Mr.' Littleton rral laed fully that (nutters now st.ui J, no t'nltrd fl'ntos senator to fc.'m i the "state of New York ran l" McMe-l, without the support of Mtirphv i l, Tnmmnnv Hull, nnd that thCM " '. hi open letter, having link1'"' I Mr, Murphy, he dins not i support and ctmsucmrrf V, expect to be. elected eiMc; " he doe exprct, thef iv1, ' '"V ' event or a rr volt s-n!r leadership he ran)' be Aiilo tu :l -T he xontrlbutert to It. ( itlicclifln's fMmcmi'itt, Mr, Btirehan's sttitemetit Wi;ti . 'j VI regret to thM the . cffttlo gnvernnr nf the state htn yiild edMo th''oltcltBtiim of the Unii'! minority af the party who for weefct have been obstructing; lh election ol the regularly chosen Candidate of (he . party for United fitate senator, -That my position may not he mlsunde-r, stood, I now repeat what I said In my letter of Feb. SI, addressed to the democratic member of the leg) latures r ', -'t shall remain as . my party's candidate for United ' States senator' ss long a th party deslrrs m to do so, no matter what th personal consequences to me may be, nor a ill I, by word or deed, da snvtltlng thnt win Justify the minority In their ef- , forts to frustrate the declared will of th majomty. If. however, the ma jority of all th elected demoerotlo senators end assemblymen shall sign a rail requesting that the demorratlit caucus he reawemmed, I shall loyany abide by th decision fthat caucus, nnd If such exueus shall decide that another than, myself be chosen to carry the party standard which I hsvo been carrying since An. 'J, 19H. I will give to such candidate my unflusllfled snd , whole-hearted' support, hut short of such action t shall not be A Prty to the rtmtrur tlon of the principle of majority rule." T PROVE SERIOUS AFFAIR Revolutionists Have Gained Control of the Principal 4 Railroad f 3,000 TROOPS OUT WASHINGTON, March -Serlou revolutionary disturbance ' in Para guay were reported to the Stat de partment today by Edwin V. Morgan, Cnlted Wtates mlnistar , to Paraguay and Urguag. stationed at Montevideo In the latter country. Mr. Morgan was notified by the American consul at Asuncion, Paraguay, that aft arm ed movement had been begun, against Colonel Alberto Jfara, who recentis forced the resignation of President Oonda and secured his election -to the presidency. The revolutionist hv control of tho southern en of ,h railway between Concept" Ion and As uncion and 8,000 government troopr have been nt to oppose them. , AT traffic on the railroad has been. sus pended. The revolutionists with flvt vessels have started north on the t Palatte river, three of th (raft, flying th Argentine flag.' Th Argentlnt government ha demanded that these vessels which were aelxed an Febru ary 28 last be 'returned Immediately The Argentine minister at Asunclot who has been absent on leave I re-, turning to his pest aboard s gunboat. At ! the state department today' the belief we expressed that the revotiv. tlon wuld be, successful,
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