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LE-GITIZEH. Citiien Want Ada Bring Results VOi; XXVIIL, NO. 65 ASIIEVILLE, N. C, WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 27, 19U PRICE FIVECENTS ; THE ASHE Willi I ill m . mi ) i, THE WEATHER ' , FA1E JOOHTIil FAILS TO GET AHNULMEHT OF HIS MARRIAGE DETAILS OF PLAN FOR MEAT MERGER TOLD ALU EARING Armour. Swift and Morris In terests Planned to Merge In 1902 is Allegation ILL HAVE TO DO WITHOUT "TEDOf" 'Next Years Leap YedrHoprayl COTTON WORKERS' AT PEACE LOCKOUT HARDLY PREVENTABLE NOW DINNER Vatican Rejects His Petition a ad Gives Reasons For - - Taking Such Action ,COtfNT WILL TRY AGAIN JN MIDDLE OP JANUARY Count Bonl do Castellane Has t 1 Seen In Rome Using All ol His Influence ROME. De. S W vattcan ha ' declined In (rant Count. Hunt de Castellan au annulment of his mar - iKe wtth Anna Uould, who is now h Duches of Talleyrand and Sa- n. Countess 4 Castellan wu granted a dtvorue from hr husband 'und given th custody of tnoir three ' children November 14, 11)06. About a j'mr ago Count Bonl applied to ilia Vatican lor annulment, of the titarrlage. ""' . For several montha paat the con ; gTegation of the council hua had unaor, advisement the process re ceived trvu the archbishopric ot ,.' Pails concerning the', cane. When : Mgr. Amette, archbishop of Paris, came to Home recently to receive the rod hat, he gave to the pope and Cardinal Gennarl,- prefect of tna congregation of the council, all the detail In hi possession concerning ; the caae nd the situation of the artl involved. Count Bonl came to Rome on De , cember 2u for the using of all pos sible Influence to obtain his object. Jo' this he was not opposed by the Ouoha ot Talleyrand. The decision vt the congregation of the council, ! .however, .. which was communicated i - to 'him yesterday, . rejected his peti tion for .the annulment. The ground v en"' which- the application was de- ! tiled wjK' summarized as follows: . Grounds for Denial I - ''A marriage celebrated and con- infmmated, if. performed according to Jn law of the church, as, until ! proved to the contrary, it was in the: case of, the Castellane-Gould marriage J 'Indissoluble: There are eertaln, .Impedimenta which. If ex- iRtrng .beforer the marrragey- can pre vent Its- oelebratlon, or if celebrated its Ignorance of them render the marriage Invalid, in which case the ohurch can proclaim that the union of the parties never in reality ax itteA. . But )n the' arguments brought forward by DeCastellane no such im pedimenta have been shown.'' Cunt Bonl left here 'tonight for ; Tarts.- He expects to return to Rome About the middle of January. It is thought that he will bring forward new points on which" to base en ther application for annulment. y INTO SANITY ' OF EHOIERROR'S SON BESUL1T0F SHOOTING Latter's Father Testifies to Escapades, Low Compan ionship and Scholarship HIS ECCENTRICITIES SEATTLE. Wn., Dec. 26 Inquiry .Into the kanity of Malcolm C. Pat Hereon, son of former Governor Mai--cotm R. Patterson, of Tennessee, 'who shot and wounded K. T. Seal "on, December 7, was begun today 'Vy a commission of physicians. The first testimony was concerning a se rious illness in Memphis which, it la said, affected young Patterson's mind while be was a boy. The ill ness, it was testified had resulted in later years In attacks of epilepsy. Former Governor Patterson testified that during his son's school days he failed to attain more than avmed locre record. He resorted to low com panionship, refusing to associate with " persons of his family's social stand ing which frequently led him Into many- unseemly escapades, one result ing In his being slashed across the face with 'a knife. The father fur ther said that one time he received a telegram saying his son was ser iously III in a Denver hospital. He went there and found the boy In perfect health. Finally he sent Mal colm to the roast In the hope that his health and mind might be Ueved hie son was not sane. - Cap tain O. Haver, of the Memphis po lice testified that young Patterson had , been in frequent brawls and that at one time ne waa held ten days in the city Jail. He did not be? 1Uv. th nrinnnor ann- tf!1l.' """ ' 1 . SEATTLE, Wash., Dec -2. When tMaloolm C. Patterson, son of former Governor, Malcolm R. Patterson, of yeonwiee, . shot and dangerously Vtounded It. T. Seal at Port Orchard, ijic ember C he was suffering from alcoholic epilepsy, or "dlpsomnta" ln- - dtsVed by drinking continuously for trk years, ft ' fh-jft. waa the finding of the lunao -Trt :r fpilroeI M Page T1v) CONTRACT READ TO JURY BY GOVERNMENT Contended that Prices of meat Were fixed and Competi tion Was Suppressed CHICAGO, Dec. 26. Detail of the plan for a 1500,000,000 merger of the Armour, Swift and Morris - Interests In 1002 by which the government contends It was sought to control the meat Industry of the country were revealed today in the trial of the ten Chicago packers before United States District Judge George A.- Carpenter. Ttt contract which was dated May SI, 1902, waa read to the jury and offered in evidence by counsel' for the government.' The original agree ment was produced In court by Al bert H. Veeder, attorney-for' Swift and company, . who was called by the grand jury , as its first witness. .' At torney Veeder testified that the plans for the merger were abandoned and that In March, 1903, the National Packing company was organised to operate certain lndepentent packing companies purchased with a view to Inculdlng ilnem in the big company. Term of Agreement. Under the terms of the agreement the three large packing corporations; and their subsidiary i companies, to gether with recently acquired inde pendent companies were to be merg ed into one concern. Armour, Swift! and Morris were to receive bonds and preferred stock of the new company in, payment for value of their tangi ble property. In addition to this the promoters were to receive $25,000,- 000 worth of the - new company's stock tar intangible property and a large' Mock of common . stock For their good will, this amount to be fixed by tjje earnings of the different plants during the first year . of the new merger. i - The. promoters lnndr "tof-borrJow 190,000,000 to finance, the corporation Tha Appraised valuation of ,. Armour, Swift, Morris and their ' subsidiary companies waa given at $180,000,900. Bach of the three promoters deposit ed 11,000.000 with a Cthloago bank as an , evidence of gqod faltjh but they were compelled to drop the (Continued on Pago Four) " - ' " '!. ; FLYNN'S MANAGER iS HOT ON TRAIL OF COLORED Black is Guaranteed $20,000 Win, Lose or Draw for Finish Fight WOULD BE IN NEVADA SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. 26. Jack Curley, of Chicago, manager of Jim Flynn, the Pueblo heavyweight, announced today that he would guar antee Jack Johnson $20,000 for Shis share of the purse, win, lose or draw, for a finish fight with Flynn for the heavyweight championship of the world. Curley declared he would se lect Nevada as the battleground as he insisted that the fllht be to a fin ish and he did not thlrrk it could be staged elsewhere. Curley expects to be In Chicago next Saturday to confer with Johnson after the Flynn-Caponl bout scheduled for tomorrow night. In Chicago, Cur ley will meet Harry Pollock, promoter of events at Madison Square Garden, In New York, and discuss a proposi tion made by Pollock in a telegram today. The message to Curley says: "To match Flynn with Johnson, $25,000 purse. Ten rounds. Will meet you in Chicago." s Curley said tonight that ha was not In favor of a ten-round bout. "Johnson might go pretty strong for ten rounds," ha surmised, "We prefer twenty rounds or to a finish." COfLD FIGHT iy NEVADA RENO, Nev., Dec. 26. From a logi cal standpoint there Is nothing to pre vent the- staging of the proposed Flynn-Johnson battle on Nevada soil.' The law enacted In 18S7 for the bene fit of the promoters of the Corbett Fitzalmmons bout. Is still In force. "NOT ENOUGH." SAYS JOHNSON CHICAGO, Dec. 2C -Jack Johnson was positive In asserting . that -he would not fight Flynn -ror. leas- than a $30,000 purse.. , "I n willing to meet Flynn any where In the world,. he said, "but the purse' must fc for 1)0.000." Fbrmer President Not In Sym pathy With Sentiments that Will be Expiessed PRESIDENT TAFT TO BE CHIEF SPEAKER Nearly Two Thousand Prom' Inent Persons Expected to be In Attendance NEW TOHK, Dec. 26. Close on the heels of one great' peace meeting which was broken ' up by disturbers opposed to the ratification of Presi dent : Taft's proposed treaties with -England and Frances disagreement have arisen over what la being plan ned as one of the greatest peace din ners the country has ever seen, to 'be held here Saturday night. It de veloped today, according to a rnemoer of the oommlttee In charts of the dinner, that former President Roose velt had replied to a semi-official in vitation to attend the function, at which President Taft will be the prin cipal speaker, With a letter declaring that his sentiments were wholly at variance with those to be expressed at the affair, and censuring as "trai tors" to their "principles all who ac cepted Invitations to the dinner with out agreeing with Its purposes, , Situation list!UHttPd s To arrange a peaceful program the executive committee of the national cKlzen' committee In charge of the dinner met late today and discussed- the situation. At a meeting of theii executive committee last Wednesday)! a resolution was adopted In executive session authorising an official invi tation to Mr. Roosevelt, but the secre tary who was told to send the lnvi-i tatlon did not do so in a formal way but wrote to Mr, Roosevelt first to, learn his views. A member of the committee who would not have hlall name printed, said tonight that Mr, Roosevelt had replied 'with a seven-'! page letter In effect as stated above,, leaving no doubt whatever that ho'; would not attend In , any clreum-- stances. lit another interview today; Mr. Roosevelt implied his ' Intention not to attend. -John Temple Graves was selected today as toast master of the dinner,. at which it is expected to seat 1,100 prominent persons, including a whole special train load of. diplomats from Washlnrton, A letter received from President Taft today was read, He agreed to be present and to make a speecn. REYES SECURES THAT HE ILONEIS RESPONSIBLE Wishes to Gain Pardon For Followers, But Nothing For Himself , ADMITS HIS DEFEAT LINARES, Mex., Dec. 20 "I alone am responsible and wish to assume all blame for the affair," said Gen eral Bernardo Kcycs tonight. "I asked clemency and even pardon for the few men who followed me, but as for myself, I ask nothing. I shall of course be Judged according to the law." he talked of his failure to overthrow Reyes' white head was bowed as the government and of his prospects, but at other moments he assumed an attitude of cheerfulness, never, however, one of braggadocio. He Is dcloatecl and frankly admits It. How soon he will be taken from here and placed on trial for sedition, he does not know, but he assume It will be tomorrow. Clad In ciothing sent to him by friendly citizens of Llnurs and lodged In the home of Predcrloo Gomez, a man politically opposed to him, Reyes today received both friends and foes as well as those merely curious. Yesterday he denied himself to callers, perhaps for the reason that his clothing was In tat ters and his shoes but patches of leather. Today the street in front of his temporary home was filled with hundreds anxious to catch sight of the man who for almost a genera tun ruled them from his seat of power in Monterey as governor of the state. The more Influential forced therr way through the crowd to greet the old man and Linares as a whole was In holiday mood because ol the fame of her guest. Reyes declared that the situation had been misrep resented to him. "I waa . told." he aald, "that a soon I crossed the border the people would rise, that In Chlvara there were waiting me 000 men. Do you know, how many ' I found there? OneAlthough too late at last I realised the ' people wanted no more war. I - might hatw - main tained a guerrlla warfare but I con sidered that unjustifiable and deter mined to surrender. Now my' desire at that I may be the only victim." MISSIONARIES REPORT. THAT CITIES ARE QUIET. BUT ROBBERS PLENTIFUL , - , . . j ! ' .. cl,; Notorious Brigand Said to Have Collected Band of 2,000 to 3,000 Fo)lower$Settla- ' w'i' V f. ' ' ' ",.,,..'" ment of Question of- China's Future Government Expected Within "Two , or Three Days" Students Urge Republican Government. HANKOW., Dec 28 Eighty mis slonaries, majority ' of whom are Scandinavian and American have arrived, her Xtom the Lao how and Fang Cheng , district In In prov ince of Hu-Peh. Th missionaries were escorted from their station first by revolutionary troop and; af ter by . Imperial ? soldiers. They,' re port that the cities In the pnovlnc are peaceful bMt the country. U In fested with robber. i The Rev. C. W. Iandaht.a mis sionary ot ths "Hague's synqide mis sion In Talplng Tien at thf request of the villagers . took comtnand of an improvise ntlitta for, proteotion against rebbarj, and with,' the assist ance of the .48pl captured -a rob ber spy.; Tb tevelutlonists sent out a small cavalry force and killed many, of the robbers. The -remainder of the 'band then iaubrnitted and Mf. Janda.ht departed: for Hankow. Consular . reports from . Cheng-Tu capital of the province of Cse Chuen MORE MAIL WELL SODN BE CARRIED BY T Postmaster General Says Great Saving Has Been Effected by Change NEW YORK, Dec. 20 Postmaster General Frank H. Hitchcock intends to extend the practice of carrying second class mail by fast freight trains. He so stated in an answer he filed In the United States circuit court today in -the case of the Re viuw of lievlews company, which complained of discrimination because its magazines were carried by freight instead of by mall trains through the middle west for distribution to far distant points. The postmaster general say the government lost (ev en cents a pound on all second class matter transported from New York, to the Pacific coast by mall train in 1007-1(01, but that since early this year when the fast freight rule was enforced on certain periodicals issued at Intervals of a week or more a savin of $1,400,000 has been mndc. iThe rule has so far been applied only to the so-called third central section, but as soon as contracts ' with . railroads in other sections ex- plre the rule will be enforced there. 'This says the postmaster general will make an annual saving of 13,- 000,000 In the transportation of sec (ond class mall. VAULT OF SERVIAN CHIEF DESECRATED VIENNA. Dec. 28. The vault In St. Mark's cemetery in which reposed for many years the bones of Kara George Petrovitch. founder of the Servian dynasty, has .'been desecrated. The skull of the former Servian chle baa been stolen, but the decorations and lings Were not touched. The cof fin of Queen Perslda was not opened. There is no clue to the deseorators. Kara-George (Black George) of George Czemy, was a peasant, born In 1761, who became In 1606 the leader of the Servians In the revolt against Turkey. He defeated the Turk, captured Belgrade and liber ated Servla. He was driven out of Servla In 101$ and was murdered In 1017. THH WEATHER. WASHINGTON, Dec. 26. Forecast for North Carolina: Rain Wednesdays corner in extreme western portions; Thursday fair much colder, brisk southwest to northwest wind. dated December 6, say complete an archy prevail la the . surrounding oountry. There ha been much rob bery and . the people have - burled their money. The British consul .at Ichang province- Hu-Peh writing en December II, says that there I se, rlous danger of an anti-foreign out break therei - i r 1 u ' " I ", ' ' Robber m Isirg""' ' I i A' letter from San Fu says- that Or, Smith, a missionary pt the tCng Ush Baptist mission and hi wife attempted to take th Chinese school girl to their home in tha north of Slan Fu. A band of - robbers- at tacked hem seised Mr. jSmlth, broke both , hi' arm and1- stunned ;' hlifri. -They ' xashed his 'Wife ' on -tha t ier. and left thm both for -dead," but they revived and wfcr "' conveyed back to Sinn Fu, Wang, Tien Chung, the notorious brigand, who ha com mitted many robberies iri th-western districts of th' province of Hon an Is reported to have collected .a band of 1,000 or 1,000 followers.' INTEREST REVIVED IN TER; Latest Development is Ap pearance' of Head of For mer's Alma Mater '"' ', , .- -: 1 BOSTON, Deo. 26. With th com ing trial of the Rev. Clarence V. T. Kltheson. charged with the' murder of his former sweetheart. Avis Ltu nell, less than two' weeks away, pub lic Interest. In the case was Increased considerably by the development, a ;.: One of these development was th appearance ot the Rev. Geo, E. Horr, president of the Newton Theological Institution,- where the accused clergy man prepared for the pulpit, at the office of District Attorney -Pellltler. Althoug.ii no statement was given out at the conclusion of their conference, it is believed tha district attorney questioned. Dr. Horr as to his knowl edge regarding the engagement of Richeson to Mis Linnell. An- at tempt to have a private trial of the accused minister was made today with the filing by a local attorney of a petition for the Incoming legis lature to enact a statute which would cause the exclusion -from tha court room of ail person not connected with any case which involve th de cency and. morals of the community, As the legislature convene on the third of next month, rapid action In adopting -' the proposed bill would make it effective In the Richeson case. Three hundred summonses wer issued today upon voters to serve on t.ie special Jury panel. "SHIPPING THl'ST" NKXT WASHINGTON. Dee. 26 Consider ation of a Joint resolution providing for a special Investigation of ui "shipping trust," la to be pressed In congress . soon after the holiday. Hearing on a resolution Introducea by representative. Humphrey of Washington directing th apointment of a special committee 'to make the inquiry, will begin before the house rule commute January li - - "The committee contemplates a thorough hearing on the resolution," aid Chairman Henry today. " Th Humphrey resolution- direct m searching investigation Into'' the mehtods and practices of various line of ships, both of the United State and foreign countries engaged in the United States over-sea or for eign commerce. It further direct an Investigation of American ship and railroad interested In, or controlling the coastwise commerce of the Unit ed State a to tlie method of these line In forming conference,: pool or other combination In Violation of th anti-trust law, . , rmocr sfttijemkat gooN .. NSW- YORK, Dec. l-eltleinnt of th .'question of the future gov ernment In China, now the subject of the peace conference between rev olutionaries and, th Imperialist at Shanghai, . I expected "within two or . three .' day," according to a ca blegram received her today by th Columbia Chines Student Club from Tanh Shao Yi, representative of Premier Yuan Shi Kal. Th message I -an nwer to a long cablegram seht, to Tang Shan Yl yesterday, by th club in behalf of th Cblne sludsnta of th United State which was asked to .deliver th -premier ith a copy, to Wu Ting Fng, chief of. th revolutionary delegate. ra The students i.rirci I ha a.lnnttnn hf a republican . form of government. In, reply Tang Shao Yt y, "t ear neatly wish that th situation my h peacefully settled, and I will do my best to s-tvs the people. I ! peat that a settlement will b reach ed within two or three day." President Gives Order That .'Sanitary Laws of Zone Must be Complied With WASHINGTON, Dec. 96. President Taft today settled the vexed question of allowing the practice of Christian science or other non-medical method of healing the sick on th Panama canal sone. Th executive order mad several months ago which member of the Christian Selene church feared would prohibit their method erf heal ing, was modified o that there can be no doubt to th lawfulness of such practice. Th original order provided that any on who wished to practice medicine, surgery, dentistry, pharmacy or mld-wlfery on th canal son must be licensed by th lmrd of health. A modified by the president the order shall not b construed 'to prohibit the practice of the religious tenet of any church In th ministra tion of the sick or suffering by men tal or spiritual mean without th use of any drug or material remedy whe ther gratuitously or for compensa tion, provided that uch sanitary laws, orders, rules and regulation as are now or hereafter may be In force in aid canal son are complied with," The order as modified take effect Janaary L BELIEVED SHE HAD POISONED CHILDREN KEN EC A FALLS, N. Y Dec. 26. Driven frantic, It la thought, by her belief that she had given her two children poison In mistake for medi cine,. Mr. Anna Curl, wife of' a promnent merchant of Waterloo, Seneca county, sought to- save them from a death of torture today by slashing their wrists with a- -paring knife. The distraught woman then tried to commit suicide by making ug ly gashes in her own wrist. All have chance to recover. - ANOTHER MKKMAGE COMING ' WASHINGTON. Dec. It For th next week. President Taft will work on message to centres dealing with ecenomy and efficiency- In the gov ernment : department. Today the president - received- preliminary re port from the economy and efficiency commttte. Indicating that many mil lion might be saved ech year if duplication were avoided and change made In th operation of. th various bureaus. The full report will be,mado to th president In time to be sub mitted to ongra nxt month with a message. Nothing(Has Occurred to War rant Hope of 160.000 Being LocRed Out Today , , ' SERIOUS SITUATION IN LANCASHIRE. ENG. General Suspension of Work In Cotton Districts likely to be The Result MANCHESTER,' fcnf.. 'Dav. . Nothing has happened t? warrant the hope that the lookout of 160,000 cot ton worker In Lancashire can be averted. The lockout I scheduled for tomorrow and officially both side maintain an uncompromising attitude.) Th weaver In , the Halnn mill at Accrtngton. wnt on strike December 10, because ot the employment . of non-union labor. Two day later th committee of th Lancashire Cotton pinner and Manufacturers' assncla- tion decided to lockout the -worker In all the mills belonging to th fed-, eration a a -protest against the at-' tempt , of trad unionist to force weaver to Join their rank. Today, was general holiday and few cot ton men remained In Manchester; therefore it Was not pomtlbto to rr tain th view of the majority, but among some there Is a disposition to', refer th dlepute to the industrial coundl of which Sir George Asqullh th noted strike Dottier, I president. Original Case . Meanwhile she original cause of th, dispute th refueal of a man and bis; wife to Join tha union at Accrlngton 1 likely to be removed. It is said that th man ha agreed to Join and that hi wife will leave town. ; - Th federation fl-f master cotton spinners will meet her tomorrow stuli It I expected in event of a general 1 hut-down of th weavtnf sheds, that they will propose the early closing of the spinning mill In Lanntshtre, a It i pointed out that it would be ruinous to continue spinning yarn while the loom are Idle. Th' would cause a general unpriBlon of 1,'ihor In th cotton district,' . mmim of cell lELEPHOSEIflTEEESTSll NINE SQUTHERn SUITES t .'! 1 t ' jg J " i t ff, j, A, r Director!, of Companies In volved Wlli Vote on This ' - Step Next Month PLANS DETILED NEW YORK, Deo. . An oper ating amalgamation of the Bell Tele phone Interests . In, nine ' Southern state Will be voted upon next monO'i by th director of the companle Involved, It was learned her today.i Ths proposed change I In lit) with' other recent changns ' for . greater economy and efficiency made by th A merlcan Telephone and Telegraph company, It wa announced and m braces th creation of a new operat ing district. r j. i t hould tfi plan be approved th( Soul hern Bell and Cumberland Tel- ihen companle will be operated a a unit with W. T. Gentry of Atlanta, now president of th Southern Boll rom;any a president of both' com-! p-'nl t James B. Caldwell, president, ct th Cumberland company, It to r' Ported, will become chairman of the' board of director of th Cumberland. Thu disposition of minor official of -.!' companle Involved will be- d, termtned later, it wa aald, but Oder pxoably will be no drastic ohanrea. Th present territory of th Southern' Pell company with the exception of1 v:ltila and West Virginia and th' entire territory of th Cumberland would thu be placed under on op eratlng head, who would direct tt ephone affair In tfii Carolina, Gear-j gla, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi.) Louisiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee,' It is planned to plac Virginia, and! Weet 'Virginia In a new operating dlW trlct consisting of those states, Mary-1 land .and the . District of Columbia, -; with M. II. Ruesler formerly of Pitt.' burg,, vie president and general manager with headquarter at Balti more. No time ha been set for th operating of th amalgamation of th Southern .Bell and Cumberland corn-t panle but should the ' plan be ap Moved it probably would go Into ef- feet about February 1. Botl concern are controlled by the American Tel ephone and Telegraph, company and it Is planned to allow each-to retain it - present corporate . form, - th.' change being desirable solely from an) administrative and operating view. I point and to bring about . greater ef'. ficiency of service. , LYNCHBURG VOY LYNCHBURG, Va.. Lynchburg Y. M. V. Wanhlnaton - and li e i il--bt at basket bail l'v t-t 11 -T'