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THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN. THE WEATHER: FAIR. Complete Associated Itms Reports VOL. XXVII, NO. 147 ASHEVILLE, N. C FRIDAY MORNINO, MARCH 17, 1911 l,ilTHriQGlED COMMITS SUICIDE III SI After First Attempting to Kill Two of His Townsmen Powell Kills Self PANIC IS CREATED s - IN RALEIGH DEPOT Hotel Man of Sanford Brooding! Over Fancied Troubles, V-;- Attempts Murder RALEIGH, N. C, Mar. 16. At four o'clock thl afternoon wnll the Un ion depot waiting room wa crowded with people' for the outgoing trains, Henry Ul -Powell, proprietor of the Stanford Inn at Sanford. committed suicide after shooting Chas. H. Smith tn the arm and attempting to kill rtnnoan R. Mclver. All three men came here this morning with a dele gatton from Sanford to appear be ,r. tk. rnrnoratton commlaalon ask ing for art additional train Between Ralelch and Sanford, . 1 Powell ha been proprietor of the Sanford Inn for many years, having srevtoualy managed a well known re ort hotel near Southern Pines. He t-ecentlv heard that Smith and Mc lver were planning to erect an oppo altlon hotel in Sanford and this had - been preying on his mind for ten days. This week one of the friends who came with them to Raleigh warned Mclver tnat roweu s mina was warp ed from broodlnt over the rumor of rival hotel and had deep feeling against any one interested In such an enterprise. When Powell aw Smith and Me Iver enter the waiting room this af ternoon, he beckoned to them and thev annroarhed. Like a flash he drew one of the two revolvers he had tn his overcoat pocket and fired at Smith, who raised his right arm. the bullet cutting his sleeve and inflicting a rlesh wound. Turning suddenly Powell fired at Mclver who was moving away amid the throng and the bullet nar rowly missed him and several by standers and buried Itself In the wall nearby, Evidently thinking he had killed both men, Powell placed the WHWM Willi -Miailti KUU mil BL? TV .ul ,1,0 1113 l.. UL V 11 1C, Id 1 1 i 11 n te the tile floor, while a number of .. ladlea fainted. : . Was Ghastly Sight. Blood and brains made a ghastly rniCE FIVE CENTS DID LIMANTOUR GO BACK TOMEXICO TO NEGOTIATE PEACE? St. Patrick's Day. Mexican Minister of Finance Was in Conference With' His Govern ment and Insurgent Leaders at Same Time. -Agreement May he Reached. Continued on Page Four) NEW YORK, March !. The aud den departure from New York of Be nor Limantour, the Mexican minister of finance, after a week of confer encea and' negotlationa. the precise nature of which has not hitherto been clear, la now explained by the understanding that he haa succeeded in effecting a tentative plan by which substantial reforms are expected to he put In force by the Mexican gov ernment and the leading insurrection ists, being satisfied, are to aid In re storing peace. Conferences tn New York. The presence here at the Hotel Astor of 8enor Madero, the rather of the provisional president, together with his three son (brothers of the provisional president), the faot that Limantour has been through three generations the confidential adviser of the Madero family, and the fact that IJmantour and the aenior Ma dero have been In conference while Important messages have been going back and forth from the minister to Mexico added significance to the situ, atlon. While In Paris before he left for New York Limantour declared through an Associated Kress inter view hla belief tn the need or a num ber of reforms te meet the Just wishes of the Insurrectos. When leav tng here yesterday he said: Mistake Have) Been Made. "Mistakes have been made, perhaps some of them serious; but the fact is not -peculiar to Mexico. Marty re forms have been brought about In re cent years. Others or even greater Importance are under way and may be made public In the near future." Simultaneously a dispatch from Mexico announce that President Diss In a conference with a number of cltlsena of AMasotlan assured them that he was adopting certain of Li mantour' 'suggestion of reforms. Senor Limantour, bears with him a full exposition ofthe dmande of the Insurrectos, which It la hoped will be acceptable to the Mexican govern- Bient an d -made t baaia of-peace. This hope Is obviously not without a degree or reeling. Aiier ma con ferences with Madero. senior. Mr. Li mantour communicated rreeiy wim authorities at Mexico City and on Tuesday evening received a long tel egram which he regarded as wiffl- ln Immediate capital ot hla etent to warrant him setting out for the country. Very Delkwi Position. The Maderoa were aaked a number of pointed questions rhls afternoon, "You must realise," they said, "that we are In a most delicate position. We cannot talk freely now but hope Boon to make an explicit statement. Why do you not ask Senor Liman tour for your answer? Hla return Is awaited in Mexico with the keenest Interest. They went him there to straighten things out," Terms could not be perfected,-they said,, without the co-operation of their conferees In the field. They expressed their distrust of any prom ises that the Mexican government fcWght make and said it would be Im possible to perfect negotiations If It were to be a condition precedent that they should first lay down their arms, since that would mean that the Isadora would be hanged as a pre llmlnary measure and tha reforms never carried out. Radical Reform Demanded, "The Insurrectosi" said they, "do mand radical reforms and a thorough change In the personnel of the ad ministration by having fair elections,' No settlement could be accomplished until there was an opportunity to confer with the Insurrecto leaders at tha front, and there hsoV been no time to consult them. Neither -had they any mind to accept overture -with auch promptnaaa aa would be mlscon strued by the government Into an avl denca of weakness. ,A jr BALFOUR ECHO EHOflflSEMEHT OF PRESIDENT TAFT Arbitration Speech Made by American president Ap-; peals to England OPPOSITION LEADER IN HEARTY FAVOR MVST HAVE ANOTHER ELECTION. TL,PASO. Tex March !. Peace wlU sot be acceptable to the Insur rectos under , any conditions unles President DIas first agrees to declare his last election Invalid and consents to another election, according to Qon- aales Garxs, the Insurrectos' provl slonsl secretary of state. : Cecondly, ha, must agree to grant all Mforms dSmsad by tha- inaur- rectos. Both sides must meet on equal terms and without the surren der of arms by the Insurrecto. Se nor Oarxa, In substance, made this reply this aftenoon to the statement (Continued on Page Three) IS FINANCIER ROBIN AS HETELISJF0PEBIIT1S Is Being Examined in Con nection With failure of Carnegie Trust . THERE WERE OTHERS NEW YORK. March 16. Smiling and debohalr, Jos. O. Robin left the grand Jury room early this evening after more than two hours' question ing in connection with the Investiga tion Into the affairs of the defunct Carnegie Trust company, whose fail ure followed the crash of a string of Robin's Institutions. The self-convicted banker In a statement given out afterward on ad vice of hla lawyer, expressed delight that 'the others might be led to trial for aiding in Intrigues In which he claims he has been made the scape goat. In verification of the old adage that "murder will out." says his statement, "this murder of a man's business, hla personality and almost his life. Is coming out sooner then I could have hoped." He pre dicts for "the others" that their "ef forts In getting away with It are com ing to an Inglorious end." District Attorney Whitman would not say Just how far Robin's testi mony before the grand Jury had gone toward involving others but declared Robin would be called as a witness again tomorrow. OFFICERS OF NATIONAL EU1R0 MAY EXPECT TO GET OROERS VERY SOON Already Over Three Thou sand Have Offered for Duty on Border CHINA WILL AGREE WITH FEW AT A TIME INSCRANCE CO. ALL RIGHT ALBANY, N. Y., March 16 In a statement Issued tonight Superinten dent Hotchklss of the state Insurance department, declares thfc after an Investigation of the Metropolitan Insurance company .directed especial ly to a study of the "vast Insurance feature of Its business, the state must permit corporation to write Industrial Insurance or. else it must prohibit the writing of such Insurance by prl- vri corporations unci write u iisen. In his Judgment the state is not yet feadv In samime euch burden. WASHINGTON. March II With the District of Columbia. Kentucky and Wyoming still to be heard from, 3,1 8(T officers of the organised militia have accepted the war department's invitation to participate In the pres ent military operations In the south ern border states. The war department today com municated by telegraph with Oen. Carter at Snn Antonla and Oen. Bliss at San Diego, asking for definite In formation as to how many irillllla officers can be accommodated by their commands at one time. As soon aa this Information Is received the department will call upon (ha adjutant generals of the states and territories to select the officers who will constitute the first body of mili tia officers to be sent to the "front." According to tentative plans form ulated by the department 250 mtlltta officers will be sent to Oen. Carter and thirty to Gen. Bliss at a time for a maximum service of two weeks each. By rotating the men at this ratio It is expected that all of the state guard officers who have accept- J ed the federal government's Invita tion, will be given an opportunity to participate In the maneuvers. Cspt. De Chambrun, the military attache of the French embassy, It Is said at the war department, will visit "the maneuver division" at Ban An tonio as an observer before the camp la dispersed. The Oerman military attache is slready with Oen. Carter. Newspapers of Country Are Crying Out Against the Proposed Action EVERYBODY TOD A Y WILL BE" A WEARING O' THEGREEN" FOR 'TIS ST.PA TRICK'S DA Y United Irish Leagu of America Sends Remittance of $10,000 to England, Cheering Metsagts Are Received From Irish Leader in Pari iamtnt. Home J" Rule Believed to be in Sight for Ireland, ACCEPTS ESTIMATES PEKING. Mar. 16. The Chinese government declares its Intention of agreeing to the point at issue with Russia and Is now drafting a reply to the recently received ultimatum along this line. The foreign board states that It Is prepared to accept the estimate of Russian consulates In the places specified by Russia, and also promises to take measures re garding Chinese monopolies In Mon golia which will permit Russian sub jects freedom in trade In Chinese goods as well as In the goods of oth er countries. It Is expected that the Chinese government will endeavor to obtain permlsaion to Impose tariffs for the purpose of protec ting Its prestige The newspapers are crying out against the Inability of the govern ment and deplore the fart that the country possesses no navy, ha but an Ineffective army and Incapable foreign board. Petitions praying the throne tu reconvene the Imperial assembly Im mediately are being circulated. LONDON, Mar. I . In honor of tit, Patrick' Day an4 th near approach or horn rule- for Introduction sev. eral of th Irish leaders tonight Is sued formal statements and greetings on tha occasion of the national an niversary. Thesa Included John B Redmond, chairman of the Irish par llamentary party gnd (halrman of tha United Irish Laagu of Great Brit Jnr Wm. O'Brlan, M. P., for oork and leader of the independent nation alists and Lord Dunraven, president or tha Irish Reform association. H. H, Asoulth, tba prims minister and A. J, Balfour, ex premier and leader of the opposfrlw 1n ttr kKre of commons, declined 'to sna.ka any comment on h . Ml It? of horn rule, refusing to break th Ironclad raadltton atainst cabinet members giv ing an Interview. ADD EVERYBODY TODAY k"8t. Patrlck'a day tha home rule runt ...mi t.. . i , i a next year and after that great re form demanded by th domperaaie of England, Scotland and Wale. W ara proud that St. Patrick's day. 1111, finds Ireland full of hope and eager expectation. We all bellv that the parliament bill will be passed Into law tn a few week and, that thus th last obstacle to home rule will be removed. The breakdown of th house- of lord barrier ha been due to Ireland. Ona of our most power ful aids ha been and Is today th sympathy of the American people. (Signed) JOHN REDMOND." Nationalist Party United. "Cordial greetings to our faithful kindred in America on the occasion of our national anniversary. All sec tions of the natlonsllst party are ready for co-operation tn testing to tha utmost Mr. Asqtilth's home rule pledges. He Is certsln to offer a con siders hl. measure of devolution next i year, If hi bill abolishing th lord' veto can b forced Into law this sea son. . Therefore, Mr. Redmond and th members of th 'All-for-Ireland' party are entirety aa one In support Ing th bill. ., .:.: i "Th dlftrnc between ua I thai Mr. Redmond? friends bellev that th veto bill and horn rul can beat b carried by constituting th Irish party, for all purposes snd at any cost to Ireland other matters, a wing of th liberal party, In their party warfare against the unionist We, on th othar hand, bellev that Involving Ireland in British early quarrels W ,hll b making It Ira Po0! t, rarryvhom yul galnat opposition e ad aa lrUkj protectant minority, driven to bay, whll If Ire- land' strength was wisely employed nothing would be easier than to bring about settlement of both the "lord and th horn rule problem by gen eral consent, In the better spirit which Is now beginning to show ltlf in th unionist party snd among our Protestant countryman. . "Th next sis months will shew which Is th more farseeing policy. In the meantime let us alons hop for th beat but not hop for too much. (Signed) "WIIXIAM O'BRIEN." Home Rule to Pall? "I Wish I could honestly say that tomorrow' sun will rise on bright prospect for Ireland but I cannot. Home rule will not, In my opinion, be constructed out of tha destruction of (he British constitution and If It were It could not be subject tn a so cialist single rhamber parlfsmsnt at Westminster, Judging by their ac tion In killing the land purchase act I have little faith In s horn rul bill satisfactorily s to fins nee emanating from the radical party, and f dread lest Ireland should ha cosened Into th gcptano of a measur doomed to fsllur and horn rul b lost for- "Ireland haa mad enormous fieri nee. . flit ha paid heavily in ad vsni for what T Nobody knows, and id mating mem sue na been ma MUvr4 into an abundantly fals nnancial position. In : view of th fao v that . vntn years havs elapsed sine th bom rult bill cam up to th hous of lord snd that muuh water he sine flowed under London bridge th theory that th lords' veto la th tol obstacle Is man irestiy absurd. "Irsland I to arag th chestnuts out f th fir, if gh tan, for th red teal t aat, and th will get bum That nam rul wilt com I at ear tain a that th sun will rise tomor row, but It will com, 1 think, as a messure consonant with a : strong well balanced imperial parliament and framed along federal line and generally ecquleaced In, though not neuesaarlly universally spprovsd. 1 (l not bellev that it eny b achlavtd by th policy and th tactics at pre- nt employed That I my honest opinion, and I can give no other, lf events prove m to b ntlr.'y wrong no on win o Dstter plessed than I shall b. ttignadii "DUNRAVEN." , IRISH I RAfirE RENDU 110,000. BOSTON,, March M.A cheering nt. Patrick's day m w sent to day to John E. Redmond and hi col league In th British house of com mon tn th form ot a lit, 400 re- tnlttanc - from th I'nltsd . Irish league of America. This It the ninth contribution of f 10,000 sent to th Irish- party nine Mr. Redmond and hi rnllgue vis ited thl country to attend th Buf falo convention last October. Time Has Come When Two Great Countries Should; Have Arbitration Treaty ; lXlNDON. Mae. 11 si. I-..'. Grey' endoraamant e n..... Taft arbitration auitm ... ended amid cheers In the hous A,f nlm' ooay oy a J. palfour. th leader of (h opposition, who in th OOUrs Of his IHMli k.a w aw no difficulty In th way of carrt ing out, nrst, ueh an arrangement b. twn thl nounlieip Mjt k.. th,ii.j ; State. , !, "Th lata nvarmnut aa n. - - - ...... M ' - 1 W : to carry out an srhlmiu. iu. ... t,,tt;n,U(1 tlc'f said Mr. Balfour, . np mat tnr I a gensral fu In la America that th iim h. when the two great countrie may at least be bound by treaty t rfr II questions s which eould PDBly produc anything so hnrrlbi a a war vtii mem i. om aruitratioa Ul Uunal. . , Unionists Ara tXnda,. "Th serratarv r,i .r. i.. will find no hoaHler frtVtid at aueh a policy than thos in th, unionist party." Th first break In th. nhnnm approval whluh greeted HI Edward Uray1 arbitration proposals in tha hou of eummont earn from Joha Dillon.; member fur Hut xi.. : declarsd HIT Kdrd speech as a gi gantlo red herring most sucafuiiy drawn across th path of discussion of th naval sstlmstu. Th.r. .. aid, nothln diffrnt front th Orry prvpoMia i rum what Lord "allnbury Mail In ...i ,.l .. . .ww w vfc . wiin in vnltta 1 uta except th (mporution of in onensiva, osrsnstv and Coerclv a. llano against other power. , - il gr4vly nubt whelhsr thl would be found to h of tdvantss if th Pruunsbl tllilda na np-1,1.1,,,, f.ki omaJI natlonalltie struifiing agkintt lnjutic pf aeaking frdom. Thty rfrrl only td rhlghly tmplret whicn wf Invited to twmbln for th pur- " PO of coercln othsra who a ,,M submit to arbitration, "Whst about tha rnlln ... alltle now crush.d undsr th htl of .1 ins great mpirs," asked Mr. Dll. Ion. "What If Bnnt'uLul e ..ki. . tratlon against British occupttlon r Pr!a against th Anglo-Russia agrmntf" ' , , M wa xtrmtv slniil t ih. Immsdlat frct at sunh . argtimsnta, ven if it war xnuihi. , nsgotiat It ELEGTROCUTIOHI LIKELY MRS.IUIELBER IS GUILTY MBS. BRYAN WAS ROBBED IN NEW YORK TRAXQl'Hi AIjOSG RAILROAD. HAVE REPAIRED RRITMil-X MEXICO CITY. Mrch 16. A uf flcient number of bridge along the line of the Mexican Central railroad having been temporarily repaired train service from Chihuahua south. 'resumed yesterday bv the operation or stub trains, was announced headquarter today. LAREDO, Tex., March 16 Except; for minor disturbance near Tamplco, j tranquillity prevailed along the lines' I of the Mexican National railway to- j oay. rranie soutn rrom Lareao is uninterrupted and telegraphic com- I municatlon with Mexico City, except for a minor interruption south of Gonxales, haa not been hindered. One j company of Infantry leave Neuvo La redo today, presumably for the town of Montemorelos, .the center of the I at disturbances reported between Tam plco. and Monterey. NEW YORK, March !. Mr. William Jennings Bryan was robbed at a matinee theatre performance In this city last ataturday of a seal hand bag containing lib and valuable . .. K. n , , . , i , u n urn , i u in men r-TLViiL uivcii. Mrs. Stephen B. Ayras. wlfo of a re cently elected New York congress man whose guests Mr. and Mr. Bry an were while here, made public the fact tonight. Mrs. Ayere explained that Mrs. Bryan had placed the bag with her cloak In vaoapt eat in front of her at the theatre and after the play was over th bag had disappeared. Minimum of Twenty Years in Prison is Sentence Im posed by Judge LIGHT BILLH-RKDl'CKD. WA8HIJTGTON, Mar. 16. A th first direct result of the government' anti trust suit asaJnat th aocalled electric lamp trust th department of Justice haa received Intimation that the prices of all electric light bulb will be reduced Jl ,1-1 per cent all ovai tha WalUd State, ALBANY, N. Y . Mar. 16.-A min imum sentence " 20 year at hard labor in Auburn prison and a maxi mum of life Imprisonment wa Impos ed today by Justlr e Howard on Mrs. Edith Melber. following her conviction of killing her only child by forcing acid down his throat In a desolate Al bany suburb on night of Jsnuary last. A verdict of murder In the sec ond degree was returned by th Jury after about two hours deliberation. After giving the verdict seversl Ju ror sought Mrs M Iber s counsel snd one of them with tears In hi eyes explained thst the Jurors had Mreed that the rendering of suih a verdict would not keep Mrs. Melber from the Insane asylum! Ifotie la demented, but would operate to prevent her connnc ment In such an Institution with the choice of a dlerharx later on in san ity proceedings. REVENUE OFFICERS HUE v l'.l Washington- Mar, 1 0. Forecast for North Carolina: Fair Friday and atat urday, rising temperature, light to mwderata north wind becoming var iable, ... - .... " 7 Desperate Fight, One Fatal ly Shot, Another Loses Finger and Other Runs KNOXV1LLK, Tenn., Mar. II A special from Bristol says on Officer shot and fatally woundsd, another with nnger shot off and a third frightened from the scene Is th result of a battle between three women on one side snd a trio of revenue officers on the other at 1onn Fork, near th Pike and Letcher county border In Kentucky Wednesday afternoon, ' Deputy Marshal 1. Martin Potter and Possemen Charles flinlth and Car- fleld mllwood, of Plkevllln entered lh Long Fork section to arrest Chas. Tarkltt, aged 20. charged with moon shining. Tackitt, though armed, sur rendered without resistance but his mother. Martha Tackitt, (0 years Aid, wa angered at the presence of the officers and with her daughters, Nan nie Tackitt, aged 1. snd Mettle Tack itt, aged H. concluded they would give the ottUftt battle. . Th aged mother with a Colt' pistol and th eldest with a sixteen gsuge shot gun opened fire upon the men. After sev eral shots hsd been fired ftmitn fall mortally wounded, being shot through three time, while Hrnallwood lost a finger and had the crown of hla hat pierced with bullets. Hmlth who was; fatally wounded, la a member of on of th best families In the county. Th boy wa then taken In charge by hla I mother, not an officer being on th AFTER SIXTEEN YEARS OF FREE1.IJSJICK III PEN Whitson and Two Others T.naa.4 VfMM fl A 4 An1 UVVtsVjV VU at IVUI WMIr'VsV Prison 16 Years Ago WHO MURDERED SHERIFF I Case Against ' Lewii West and Stetson at Wilson Goes to Jury Today FEELLINO IS STRONG WIIitON, N. C. Mar, H No vl denca was offered by th defense in th rss of Loul Wst and ' John Htetson, nra desperado on trial for th murder of Dputy Oorg Mumford and shooting of Chief of Po lice A, O. Glover, and Immediately RALEIGH, N. C., Mar. II. T. B. Whitson, who escaped from the state's orison her 10 year aao. while serv In 00 vsara for murder and who wa flr th ttat cloasd thl afternoon captured In Lexington, Ky last week, h argument of counsel ws begun, waa brouaht back todav bv Warden Four speeches wr mad befor ad' T, p, gale. Whitson state that he - Journment and It I expected that tha oaptd with two others, on of whom esse will b given to th Jury by noon wa dressed In citizens clothes which he stole from the guard' quarter and forged a note to the guard at th tomorrow, from th evidence, coupltd with th lack of a defsns thr ta hardly a shadow of a chane for th main gnt to the effect that ha wa to prisoners to escape th severest b.. eoma down from th tockad and ally of th lw, electrocution. report at the office ' The prisoner then took his place on the sfor leads snd turned Whitson with another prisoner out Th tr wllnesse today were Chief Olover and Rheriff Sharp, Glover (old of th attempt to break lwn lh! door of the shanty In Wlhch tha farts- Th. self m.de gu.rd then marched ".,",'' r1? 'li Whitson with th othr prisoner who wore stripe, up the railroad track th killing of Mumford at th band of West after he staggers from th to frwdom. Th other prisoner were hnt' " " hf later cuht. but Whitson went ot l-i. cher county, Ky., where he mVd and bought farm, amassing a com- fortabl fortune. Beside his wife. Whltaon ha seven children In Ken tucky. EIGHT LIVES LOST ON GREAT LAKES CLEVELAND, O,, March 1 Eight lives were lost a result of th gal which swept th lake yesterday and last night. Th "liver "prey of Erie. Fa., prtd by th Sooth Fisheries company, of Cleveland, went down oft this harbor early today, Th crw, consisting of seven men and a boy, took : to th tug's llfsboat and gro not t shoot again, Tba bast of, tha argument of th prisoner's coun sel I thst there wa no premsdlta lion on th part of West whom they admit fired th fatal shot They ara making strong fight for BteUon. contending that th evidenr doe not co'luslvi-lf ho that h w pre ' nt.' :i. v?viv,,v;:v--. .Z Owing to th feeling against th prisoners It 'wa deemed Inadvisable ' to bring the prionr from Jail for a night Session of court, - MISAPPROPRIATION CHARGKO ; LOflBVILLK. Ky.. Mar. H.Thre federal Indictment charging the ma. . Ing of fait entries, mlsapproprlatloa of tha bank' fund and conspiracy to defraud, today wer returned against rowed for4 th shor but war dash- Clint C, MeCarty, president ot tha d a tha braJrwatr and ownd- . rim National Bank of Louisvllia,
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