- I ; was THE WEATHER Circulation Q tiftrt Daily Over OjUU II, voii xxvin N0. 2 ' ASIIEVILLE, N. C.t TUESDATp MORNING, OCTOBER 24, 1911. PRICE FIVE CENTS I n f u 11 it urn "ii ii n CITIZEN EVERY INDICATION liiiiTiciE IlLOCCf Sun Made His Appearance Yesterday; Grounds Are In Veiy fair Condition EVIDENCE AGAINST BOSTON MINISTER OF SERIOUS NATURE The Latest Member. FINE PRACTICE BY: BOTH AGGREGATIONS Quite Probable That Bender and Mathewson Will be Opposing Twlriers PHILADELPHIA, Pa.. Oct M. After having been postponed for the fifth time, there 1 every Indication tonight thai th fourth game of the world's championship series between the New York Giant and the Ath letics will be played .tomorrow after noon, at Shies park i The sun .which made its first ap pearance in this city since Monday, Oct. 16, shone brightly all day and aided by a northwest' breese 2ut the playing field In fairly good condl Hon. The diamond is In far batter shape than the outfield, but sS liberal use f huge sponges by a sore of men hnder the supervision of Ground Keeper Schroeder cleared the outfield of the numerous .rivulets. By t o'clqclr-Tbmorrow afternoon If the sun ahlnes brightly up to that time iy"T thought that' the outfield w4tt-ie practically normal. Both learns took advantage of the pleasant weather to " prepare for what la thought will be one' of the most bit terly fought games of the present series. A thistles Warmed Cp Manager Mack had his men on the diamond at Shlbe park for fully two hours. The greater part of the time was devoted to batting practice. .With Danforth, Martin and Coombs serv ing up their benders, the players took their regular turns at batting and sent the ball to all corners of the field. Baker, the sensation, of the victories thus far, scored by the Ath letics, was the star in today's bat ting main. In live successive turns at the bat he thrice drove the ball Into the enclosure between the tem ; . perary low wooden fence and , the right field well and later sent the bal over the right field fence. Old ring, who had been absent attending his slater's funeral, took part In the practice and will be In tomorrow's game. While the other members of the world's championship series were polishing up their eyes, Bender and Plank were warming up with Thomas and Lapp on the receiving end. Both the Indian and the big left hander had plenty of speed and judg ing from today's preliminary that sec tion of the team to face the Giants tomorrow will be one of these men. The astute manager of the Athletics, Vwevrr, will not admit that either Bender or Plank wil go In. When the hatting practice had nearly con cluded Mack sent Coombs in to pitch to Lapp, his battery mate. Coombs' speed was terrific and as It Is known that he is anxious to again face the Druggist From Whom he Bought Poison Divulges Important Bit of Damaging QohyersationPerpTexr . ing Problem FprProsecution. BOSTON. Mass.. Oct. tS. A start ling bit of evidence which has been In the hands of the police for several days, but which they have carefully guarded, leaked out tonight and promises to cast additional Interest on the case of Rev. Clarence V. T. Richeson. the Baptist minister charg ed with the murder of Avis Llnnell. When the police gave out the state ment of Wm. H. Hahn, the. Newton druggist, where the Camorlage pastor is alleged to have bougnt cyanide of potassium, the drug that caused the death of the Llnnell girl. Jey said the pastor had asked Hahn for a poison which "would kll a dog at his home, which Was about to give birth to puppies." Tonight It is atuSed on authority that Pruggiat Hahn addeu another sentence to the conversation he claims to have had with Rlche- son, that the minister also said: . "I want a poison which will kill the puppies without killing the dog." Druggist Hahn declared, it Is claim ed,' that he stated that he knew of no medicine or drug which would do this. The police attach considerable algnlncence to thla version of the conversation. ' . "' While the state waa collecting Its evidence, the Hev. Richeson late . to day faced two leading members of his church and declared: I am Innocent aqd will prove it when the time comes." Bays Ho Is Innocent, The two men, A. F. Watson, treas urer, and E.- E. -Hughes, both of the Immanuel Baptist church of Cam bridge, visited the accused man in his cell today, as did the Rev. Geo. Holt, the Rhode Island clergyman who 1 to marry the younger sister of Violet Edmands to whom-Mr. Richeson was engaged. The pastor's protestation of his Innocence was made to each visi tor. - ' V Another visitor was his sister, Mies L. V. Richeson, of Saranac Lake, N. T., who spent 'nearly an hour at the door of cell 7. where the pastor is oonflned In what is known as "mur derer's row." l ' - AH that money ead , the. legal pro I dared hl fortune waa at the com mand of th defense. - One perplexing problem confront ing the prosecution is the apparently long time the cyanide of , potassium: acted before it caused Mias Lipnell s death. The radlcel examiner, Dr. Timothy E. Leary, ' in his report de clared that death ensued twenty-five minutes after t king of the potion. To the police this aesms strange as cyanide is supposed to causa Instan taneous death. Various explanations are advanced for this seeming. Inconsistency. On Is that an' overdose of the poison act ed as its own emetic. Another Is . that the poison had deteriorated through .chemical action. This matter will, be' ascertained by an analysis of the cyanide of potassium in the Hahn store, to see If that purchased by the minister had lost Its strength. ' In view of that fact that the cause Is now In the hands of the district attorney and will be presented to the grand Jury on Thursday a special sit ting having been called to avoid a hearing before the municipal court, which would divulge the evidence to the defense the police declare that no mora material secured by them would b given nut to the press. The defense, represented by Judge Jamas R. Dunbar and his son, Phil lip R. Dunbar, still maintain silence as to what stand will be taken 'when the case eomes to trail. Intimation was given tonight that by Wednesday a statement wifl be forthcoming: apparently will be, forthcoming. In addition to the statement of Moses Grant Edmands, father of Rlcheson's fiancee, that the minister would have the best counsel money could secure further assistance baa BELIEVES HIM GTJIlTMSS LYNCHBURG, Va.. Oot H.T. V. Richeson. fattier of Rev. Clarence, Richeson, the central figure of the Boston murder mystery, left Ms home In Amherst county today for Boston for the announced purpose bf seeing and consulting with his son. Before leaving Amherst Mr 'Richeson ex pressed, confidence In the Integrity of his son and asserted A strong belief In his innocence," " -'' : The elder Richeson admitted to a' correspondent at Amherst that thsre REVOLUTIONARY SPIRIT IN CHINA IS SPREADING OVER ENTIRE COUNTRY Persistent Rumors That Rising Have Been Planned For Next Few Days . Within Immediate Vicinity of Capital Newspapers Displaying urfaterlJegree V I ; of Temerity Subject of Indemnities is Complicated. ' ' v V: fees! on can provide to aid R4oefOJ-seam t- a strong iwB tJar6in-. t,eB revolt. stantlal evidence being woven around his son but still h believes In hi PEKING, Oet..- l Tha revolu tionary spirit la Sow manifesting it self 'In M ' north, vand the south. Those whs have .heretofore believed tha . northern provinces might rally around the goverhmsnt are now of tha opinion that jseeesslona win fol low In rapid succession. The precau. t'oniry measures. taken In Manchu ria, where the eminent does not show Cha antlJgovernment spirit In th ar north, j, . - i Thtre are; oarslstent reports . that rtnlns have lean planned for the next lew days in the Immediate vl-i-Inly of tha capital. It may ha that these will not be, ' fulfilled, but they (ndtoata a, widespread sympathy with The dlpletnatla corps has discussed tha itflnaait itf fnsiatainlna commun- Innocence. He and his family stoutly j lcatlon betMn Tien ' Tain and Pe- gaged to the dead girl, but that hia Interest In her ended In an admlra- beeifi promised from his own family, tion for her voice, which they, say he Assurances of support came today I believed should be cultivated. They from Dr. Wm. A. Richeson, of Am- think h had no other Intention, how herst, Va., a wealthy uncle who de- ever. their favor.; they being the only as- tsU.ilird dynasty. It 1 is artitii'd tr.nt such machlna- tionx svlH pruve K.ia dangerout to the Manchus than any one else, be cause It la known that tha rebel or ganisation elsewhere is able to re slialn its adherents. Tha Manchus however, are apparently following a weak and , vacillating policy, which conceivably mlgiht ba followed by desperate , measures. A prominent Chirrest official of western education, In discussing tMs possibility, gave It to be ! understood . thaij precaution against such a maneuver should, not ha , overlooked., Tha Increase ' In tha activi of 'tha pra hows elthet rtftiKV: er ;relaaalIo.n. at tht.fl!th'h ship, whether from venality or sym pathy on (the ' part of the polire Is unknown. The newspapers publish repnts of ebel victories which have not yet been attained and of gov king. The military eomanders report onlv sufficient troops t protect the legation quarter Jtt Peking and the: ernment calamities mora serious than . . . 3 a mi f-.i w . . a K mix ffna1 mmA In a An- which number ADproxlmately 1,00; ir. they fcr dlnplaylnr rter d rnnHntiod on nro three) RAILROADS Mir HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY INJURIES SUSTAINEDJBy EMPLOYES Commission Having Matter in Hand Decides to Rec- . ommend Action. TO PASS UPON EVIDENCE IN M'RAEMUROER CASE First Venire of Thirty Has Been Exhausted and Another Called For MRS. M'RAE NERVOUS NEW RULES OE PROCEDURE DESIGNED TO CLEAR! S. Arguments Will Be Cut Much Shorter in the Fu ture to Accomplish It. ONE CASE DECIDED MEETS AGAIN TODAY WASHINGTON, Oct. 23. The em ployers' liability and workmen's com pensation commission today practical ly decided to recommend the enact ment of a law providing for the in surance of employes of Interstate rail roads against Injury by accident by requiring the roads to make payments for any injury Inflicted. No binding vote was taken, but it was admitted that the commissioners were unani mously favorable to the direct pay ment plan and to confining the oper ation of the proposed law, to employ ers on roads engaged in interstate commerce only. Some members of the commission first were Inclined toward a more sweeping application of the statute, based on the policy which prevails In Germany and other European coun tries, but after devoting the entire day to the consideration of the r-wes-tlon the committee decided that the conditions, in the United States sre not favorable to general governmen tal insurance. The plan adopted is the prevailing one In Great Britain And while it requires direct payment from the employer to Injured em ploye the instrumentality of the national government Is Invoked In carrying It Into effect. The commission wss not so fortu nate In dealing with other points at Issue. One of theae Is the question whether the proposed insurance should be compulsory upon the rail roads, and thla and other questions were left ope i. The commie foa will continue lis sittings tomorrow. OPELOUSUS. La., Oct 23. When couirt adjourned today two Jurors out j stitutlonality of of a panel of 30 veniremen had been selected in the trial of Mrs. Zee Runge McRae on the charge of mur dering young Allen Garland on the morning of September 21 in her room in the McRae home. Two Jurors acaapted were Nathan iel Gtllory, a cleTk, former marshal of Eunice, La., and Walton Gulldry, a young farmer. Both are married men and have children. Only 15 of the 30 men summoned responded to the call. The sheriff was ordered to have another panel in court tomorrow morning. Mrs. Mc Rae appeared calm In court but was more or less nervous In face of the serious charge against her. All nerv ousness, however, disappeared as the trial proceeded aa one venireman after another was examined and ex cused. Her little llrl, aged 8, be came weary during the trial and fi nally went to sleep in the arms of her father. MrjLJtcRae's aged mother from Mississippi and her sister, Mrs. Lewis, of I'ort Worth, Texas, and her two sons visited the accused after court had adjourned for the day. The accused was not -under" guard when she later walked out to the bal cony leading to the rear . stairway where she held a short consultation with relatives. She is a fairly stout woman of apparently 3S years, has deep blue eyes and a firm mouth, in dicating character. During the time she sat In the court room members of the order of the Easteir Star, a Masonic organisa tion for women, said to be giving her assistance, sat near the prisoner and watched the proceedings of the court with interest It Is now believed by the court of ficials that the trial will last through out the week. Citizens summoned for duty on the Jury show no deste to serve, many of the veniremen halving endeavored to avoid service by glVlng more or less flimsy excuse. WASHINGTON", Oct. 23 Tha con- the Massachusetts state for the distribution of the estates of persons missing for more than 14 years was upheld today by the Supreme court of the United Statei in the only decision announced. The case arose over the distribution of the estate of a nurse. Miss Mabel Allen, who Is said by somo to have re-appeared since the suit over 'her property came to the Supreme court. The court today, however, did not decide whether Miss Allen haa been found or not. The court promulgated new rules for its procedure designed to avoid the future clearing of the docket which has resulted of late in cases being two or three ye.s on the docket before they can be taken up for consideration. After arguments Involving the legality under the Sher man antitrust law, of rallroada com bining to regulste traffic across the Mississippi river at Ft. Lonla. had been ccmpleted, attorneys began the argument of the appeal of Freder ick A. Hyde and John H. Schneider from their conviction of conspiracy to defraud the government out of land on the Pacific coast "Am i the fkst victim,"' Inquired A. 8. Worthing, at torney for the defendants, aa he be gan the argument He waa referring to the new rulea. The chief Justice as sured him that he was, consequently only three hours were allotted to the argument of the case instead of four. Hereafter the time for oral argu ' ment ef casea will be three hoars In stead of four. A new rule provides for a summary docket, on which will be placed cases which the court be lieves should be specially expedited. The court -will arrive at a decision as to these after a motion has been pre sented to it to "affirm" a decision in a court below. Only half an hour will be, allowed each side for argument on cases on this docket The court also . reduced from one hour to forty-five minutes tha time allowed for the argument of "mo tions. ' . ) and t.100 respectively. . Consequently In a serious emergency Japan would be available from tha garrisons at Porth Arthur and Dalny. Foreign Intervention Aa yet th legations have not con sidered sarloualy th suggestion .. of an English papor in Shanghai that the Manchus when desperate might endeavor secretly to encourage the Ignorant multitude to: "attack for eigners and thereby attain foreign In tervention which would militate In gree of temerity than usual. . F.arly Attack Esnccteil General Yin Tchang, the war min ister, seems to have pushed hi troops through the passea on the Honan Pupeh border wlthjout resistance. Some, therefore are of the opinion that he Intends to atack promptly. He haa. however, fewer troop under his command than heretofore sup posed. It Is not generally believed that he has above 16,000 of wthleh only two battallijns are Manchus.' They , are guarding Vxm railway in the rear, , Other troopa intended for the Hankow campaign have not bean tent awing to tha rear of tnair as sertlon. ' There wm also nsceaalty tor 6h retention of a strong fore near Faking. ' - ' - It la bsllwsd that General Tin Tchang, Manchu-llke, desires to give battl although; tha half hearted splr It of this troooa do not. On tha oth' r hand Tuan Bhl JUL Chlneeef lika, IS temporising with Pie rebels. Tuan Shi Kai haa refused to leav Chang T in tha special ears which iiave been' asnt for him, -but thera la ert denca Jhat lie haa dispatched trusted adherents of former days as emla aria to tha rebel leader If; Is believed hat he ' la endeavoring to resch a compromise between the r beta and throne on the basis of lm mediate conatltutlonal gttvamment The foreign customs commissioner at Cheng-Sha haa telegraphed tha In spactor general of customs tier that the city revolted. The official war killed and the viceroy fled. The for eign custom man took refuge In river boats. , . It Is , officially reported Plat the diplomatic body haa Informed th Chinese government that It Is un able to reply on the aubjeet of in demnities wuhksh is ao complicated and Important that China had better ap proach Individual vrnmenta O'UCl. PRES. FINLEY SAYS A NEW TRAIN FROM .5 AS V Schedule of Great BeneM to This City Wlllbo lnaug- . '.'V wa-.jf iti urated on That Date NEGRO WHO MURDERED TWO MENIS AT LARGE Dogs Have Been Unable to Take Trail of Negro Desperado. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Oct. 2J Sur rounded In swamps, five miles below Tuscalusa, by fully 100 men, John Harrison, a negro desperado, who lias murdered two men, Is still at Ir.rge tonight. So far the dogs lia-'e been unable to take the trail and while every avenue of es' ape is belrg guard ed as closely a possible, It Is believed that the negro will never j:.ow him self to be taken alive. The community was stlrrrd eeter day when it became known thn- Har rison had shot and killed rhomoH Coops, a deputy, nt North Port, Just over the river while resisting arr-st. A big posee soon stsrted in pursuit snd when it b'lime known that Brown Horton wt.o wss fading the pursuers, had also been killed by the negro, this morning Just before day break, excitement was at a hith pin h. Horton wss one of the best known young men In Tuscaloosa. Karly to- Of THE DEFENSE UPSET Talesman Believed Dyna mite Caused Explosion, Challenge Denied Defense LOS ANGELES. Cal.. Oct. 21. Le gal machinery In the McNamara mur der trial revolved to such effect to day that at the close of court, a problem which had bothered every body concerned since the first day of the trial, wus solved In the opinion of counsel, and five talesmen were excused for various reasons. The half t-nipty Jury box was filled sgaln and only ten men of the original ve nire of 12D were left. lt- denying a challenge of the de fense against Talesman Geo. W. Mc Kee, baaed on the ground that while MrKee had no prejudice against Jas. B. McNamara, the defendant. Ije be lieved the Los Angeles Times was blown up by dynamite. Judge Bont well upset a cherished contention of the defense. The ruling was bssed upon the court's belief thst In spite of McKee's opinion he could snd would bo a fair and imparllsl Juror. That the ruling in MrKee'e rsue will STRIKE TIF TELEEHAPH Railroad Officials Declare There Is No Apprehen sion of a Strike. WASHINGTON, Oot. !. With the recent return of E. II. Coapman, vice president and general manager of the Southern Railway company, the tele graphers of that aystem who are ne gotiating to avert a threatened strike for a H per cent Increase in wages, look to a speedy settlement There haa been a long delay In the negotiations caused by absence of railroad officials at various Intervals. The ( greatest secrecy Is being main tained on the part of the railroad officials. They maintain that there is no a- pre hanston of a strike which leada the telecr&phera to believe there la a possibility of their obtaining at the last moment a substantial raise. Un the other hand Mr. Coapman'a fre quent postponement of negotiations which hsv been pending for almost t two months, give them a cause for IT WILL LEAVE HERE ; ;v AT 7.10 EACH EVENING Southern Makes Good Its Re cent Promise to Give Ashe ; vllle Increased Facilities . Followihg the"1 statement la the Cltlien yesterday morning to th ef fect that AshevlU .would soon b favored with an improved train ser vice. Vie President Culp of '.the Southern last night telegraphed to " Passenger Traffic Manager 8. K. Hard wick, who I a guest at the Bat lory Park for .th. .Western North Carol Inov Boosters' meetings that President W. WV Flo ley has instructed that additional passenger train ser vice be given between .U city an! oh eaat , Ashevllle people and Inhsb. Itanta of eltle between -Ashevllle and Salisbury, '. who are desirous 1 of v , chedul which, will-. Allow than to spend u' day In this city shopping, as well aa those people who are Inter ested in a train lervtoo to New York city, which win ba convenient for all purpose; will be greatly Interested to larn that within a short time this etty will ihsve direct .connection with New York city on a very convenient chedul. Th new train service which ; will allow a person in Hickory to leave th'tt plac at S.IV a. m. and grrlv hare at 10 a, m, and return Co Hickory at S.lt p. m, on the new train which will doubtlfSs he num ber 10, at 110 p. m., which win re. carve connection "with tr tra'fc of th Murphy branch, wthtch arrives her at 1.65 p, m. ' Pino Equipment '. , -' Arrangements are undsr war to have the new train operate through Pullman drawing room steeping can teach way between Ashavllle and New tor lty and the schedule win be nprov Ornately a follow;! leav New fork at lt.10 p. m.i leav Waxhh V toilet, 0.10 p.; m,, on train nuin ler Hi. laav Salisbury t, f a. ,m.; leav ' Hickory , at 0.19 a. , rn., making alt local stops between , Hick or y. and. -Ashev(He and arriving in this etty at. 10 a, m. Leaving Ashevllle the new ervlc provide for . a tram which will . leave here at 7,10 p. m. arrlv In at Salisbury at 11.15, midnight At that city It will anlted with train number 10, wftlch arrives at Waah Ington lty at 10.40 a. m. and will arrlv at New Tork at 4.41 p. m. In addition to th great improve; ment which will be afforded Aahevlll In the trading facilities with Hick ory and intermediate1 points, thla ssr. vie allow a traveler to reach New Tork etty at a vary convenient hour, whan connection can .be mad easily to other cities of the eaat as well a northern cities and noarby point In upper New York and on Long Island. President Finley ha also instructed that improvement be made , in - the service of train number 11. and II, fOontiimod on ! Three) " 1 1 1 '.' 1 , ,.r " 1 1 r A TJIFT STILL TBftVELING : WITH SAMEJ1LD SMILE- Regulars and Insurgents ' Join Hands in Welcome to South Dakota. SEVERAL SURPRISES sighted the necro and nichardon fired killing Hortun Instantly. Pow ers returned the fire and darted fur ther into the swamp, escaping un'n- It! 7m FAIR counsel. mijj srccr.Ki)s holden. ATIANTA. Oct. 23 Hiram Hill, of Meriwether county, was appointed to the Bupreme court of Qeorgla today to succeed Judge Horace M. Holden resigned. Mir. Hill will resign from the railway commission of which he la a member to accept the place on the Supreme fcench, hi term begin ning November lit Mr. Hill Is a grand son of the lata Hiram Warner, who was chief Justice of the Oeorgia Supreme court for many years. OS TO JACKSOJfVnXE WASHINGTON. Oct. 21. Forecast for North (Carolina. Fair; continued cool Tuesday and . Wednesday; mod-leume their Journey to Jacksonville, erata aorta wind oa th coast 1 Fla., tomorrow morning. . ATLANTA. Oa.. Oct. 18. After a two days' rest and entertainment In this city, the Olldden tourists wll re- which has already been offered, has been iVnored by the. telegraphers, who demand nothing short of whst they term a reasonable advance, If they cannot obtain the desired 24 per cent HAD REQIIsmOX PAPERS NEW ORLEANP. Oct. 22. Edward F. Hoffman, agent for a boiler com pound, waa arrested tonight and turn ed over to Rochester, N. Y., officers who csme with requisition papers. The offlrers say Hoffman Is wanted for obtulning money under false pre tenses In the Insts.nre getting 11,035 from Oeorse A. Gillette, of Rochester, on an alleged fake Insursnce policy. It Is snld Huffman orlalnally came from West Vtrrfnla. He was indig nant when arrested but he wss eordl- ABERDBEN, 8. U, Oct IS.Tha republican regular and Insurgent! t of South Dakota Joined forces today' to make President Taft'a last day In ". h state a pleasant one. Th truce was mora or less of an armed oneJ V however, for the Insurgents on the . president's special train did not hesi tate to declare that If Mr. Tft got ' any delegates at all from South, Da'. kota he "would have to fight mighty f hard for them." The regulars said' v that the estimate that four out Of; ten delegates for Mr. Taft waa ' too j -low and there would be some sur-l -prises in the state next year. Then 5 presldent and Secretary HlileaMaW ' ened with Interest to both side , olU the story. Ending 'hi three day' tou0 :: . of the stat up (her near th South ' Dakota line tonight President Taft: swung back to the south and to' - ; morrow will enter, Minnesota where " the 'tLttle between the insurgents andn- :; the regular wage warm. He will be! In the midst of that fight on 'Wed nesday while on Thursday he goe ln to the "enemies" country, Wisconsin,!'"" 1 the home of Senator LaFollette. , . His principal tariff speech wa'd; Hvered at Turon. the crowd listened, In silence to his explanation of three ' bill which be disapproved. - -j ' Kenator Qambls aiau t Crawford, bhej ally greeted by the Rochester of-1 IMtor representing h ' LaFottetta fleers upon hi arrival at th u:ion. I ing of the party In t've state, were' Th requisition will go before the j with th , president Vtrook-hout -governor tomorrow. day. ' '

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