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THE A SHEVILL" CITIZEN THE WEATHEB FAIR. . ' CITIZEN WANT-ADS BRING RESULTS ASIIEVILLE, N. C THURSDAY MOKX1XU, DECEMBER 26, 1912. VOL XXIX- NO. SL PRICE FIVE CENTS. The Day After It Was Like This. WITH EAGERNESS LITTLE PROGRESS . . TO GOTO JURY Argumen's May Close Tonight Or Early Tomoi row Says Lato Report Birthplace of Woodrow WIJ - " son Has Completed All Arrangements t I uimou viuvoiiiuivh iir&amu Take Kindly To the Pro posals of Allies STAUriTQflr AWMTS'ROYftL SPREAD WAS PUCE OVERTURES DYNAMITE TRIAL 13 ALMOST READY Bill 9B0 f.itil : ftl LUllUUil f.lllib WSUlO Liu TO f M 1 XrofiAsue jy WONT YTORK COKOFRERSQri lUTlHTl SON 60NF1P.ES WILL CLOW FROM NEIGHBORING HILLS Prominent Men of the U. S. Senate and Congress - 'will boon Hand STAUNTON. V.. Dec J5.-;With All arrangement practically complet ed, Staunton ,th birthplace e( Wood row Wilson, president-elect enthusi astically await the arrival of It dl tlngulalfed ton next Friday night. ; which will mark the beginning of the celebration In honor of hi home coming. The city I In gala attire for - the celebration -ed no event In Vir ginia In recent years has attracted more attention. Elaborate preparation have been ,nmde to extend the president-elect a " rnyal welcome. Probab'v the mt pectaoular feature o' the lehrtlon .will be the heralding of the arrival la Vlrginlp nt the dlstlnrMad visitor by the glae ef bonfire Prom , time Me special train crease the state line at Alaxandls until It arrive In Staunton the s-wemo'-'s approach will . be signalled by hundreds of bonfire.' The rehr.tUn will bring.to Staun ton prominent membrs of the Cnlted States eenate and house of represen , tattves, itate officials, Including Gov ernor Mann and hosts of friends of the president-elect. The climax of entertainment will come Saturday when a parade participated- In by fed eral. state ahd other military organi- cations and civic bodJes will be re viewed by the president-elect. Mr. Wilson tw scheduled to arrive In -Staunton at 7:60 o'clock Friday morn. Ing ', An appropriate -welcome will t extended to him at the' station, after which he will be escorted to the , house wh-o he was born, the Pres byterian rmne, when his father was pastor of the local Presbyterian r hurch. There be will be received by the Rerr K M Frailer as the official rerresnta.tlve of the city and his hot during his visit, Friday evening there will he a torchlight procession and a local street demonstration with ad dresses by prominent visitors to the city. On Saturday morning an Informal reception will take place at the home of Dr. Frailer, at which the guest of honor will receive all state, county and city officials, honored visitors and member of the. Wilson celebration committee. After that will come the military and civil parade. I nthe afternoon Dr. Fraater will deliver from the front porch of the Mary Baldwin seminary an address of welcome to Mr. Wilson to which he will respond, following this the president-elect will hold a public re ception at the seminary. At night an old southern dinner will end the fes tivities. POLITICAL CRISIS AT LISBON SAID TD BE 11 T HING STAGE Deadlock Between Conserv atives and Democrats is of serious Nature. CONSERVATIVES LEAD. ' LISBON, via the Frontier, Dec 25. The political crisis arising from the deadlock of the conservatives and democrat I developing rapidly. The conservative element predominate In the cabinet while nearly half the member of the Portuguese parlia ment are democrats. Both parties are endeavoring to organise a coup D etat - ' : The . conservatlvee chief, Dr. Al meida, waa hastily summoned back from Swlterland. and hi arrival here we made the occasion of a mobster demonstration on the part of conserv tlves. The democrats replied with an equally imposing counter-demonstration. " The government, alarmed at the possibility of trouble, turned out all available police and troops, as soon as' the steamer aboard which Almeida was a passenger was docked, there was a tremendous uproar of chers and .groan, and the demo crat made a determined rush, with the object of capturing the leader of the rival party. , A riot ensued. Dr. Almeida was ex tricated front hi perilous position by 'cavalry, which charged through the mob and he was sent to hi home In a automobile under military 'escdrt The baffled democrats paraded the street for many hour. The troops are kept under arms constantly) as important happenings are likely at any moment The president of "the republic has .asked the premier to pardon tree srch bishop of Braea and the bishop of Portalagra and Lamego. who the vicinity of the clash at Glenn and were condemned last February ta i McDaniel streets, three year banishment from their 31-4 Neither the white man or the ne oceses and to grant amnesty. to ho- I gro, between whom the trouble atart- Roast Turkey with Cranberry Sauce Delighted Hearts of The Long Termers NINETY-EIGHT "TURKS: 50 GALLONS OF GRAVY Never In History of American Penitentiaries Has Such a Dinner Been Served V " ATLANTA. Ga Deo. ; M. There waa a genuine air ot Christmas cheer about the dinner served today to the lit prisoner at the federal peniten tiary: Plenty of roast turkey with oranberry sauce wa eet before War den Moyera "boarders" In th prison mess hall to the accompaniment of Christmas melodic and ragtime songa Never before In the hirtory of American penal Institutions have the Inmates of one enjoyed such a spread. The warden explained to his charges when they sat down to dinner that he believed that every man was en titled to be happy at least one day out of 3K. He wuthed the prisoners "many merry Christmas and many happy New Tears" and he touched a responsive -cord when he expressed the hope that they would spend them "outside." . took as the toad. Ninety-eight fat turkey, weighing 1,0(0 pounce, ftOO pound of drees-' Ing, ((4 pounds of mashed potatoes and 0 gallon of gravy were prodded for the feaat and no one was denied when he asked for a second "help ing." When each prisoner took his place at the tables he found before him a plate plied high with turkey and dressing and potatoes. First there waa a prayer hy the chaplain and then a brief speech by the warden while the -prisoners eat silent with bowed head. A flash light explowlon brought them outlet their reverie with a start an Instant before the big gong clanged out Its welcome Invitation to the men to "ro to It" Frightful dam age ,was mfllcted upon those nlrvety iht rater Wrd th flr,t oharg After that It wa Just a question how much of the hour and a half allotted for the meal would be used up before every plate waa clean. Prifton Orchestra. All the while the prlon orchestra wa busy dispensing cheering muslo and now and then th diner would top eating long enough to applaud. A quartette of negro prisoner had to respond repeatedly to call for more "ragtime," the popularity of which class music wa prolan by th dem onstration after prisoner John Bull!- fftniMfiw Face) Mil ARE SERIOUSLY INJURED III ITLANTIJICE RIOT Eight or Nine Negroes Bad ly Mauled in Clash With White Men. WHISKEY CAUSED IT. ATLANTA. Ga., Dec. Il-Two white men were injured, one perhaps fatally, and several negroe were hurt In a race clash here this afternoon In which a score of persons participated. The Injured white men are: Ed. Tumlln, boLlermaker, cut in legs and back; unconscious. Emmett Howe, tinsmith, cut la lung and back. Fhyslcsui saild tonight that Turn Wn probably would not live until morning. Howe ,it Is thought will survive his injuries, the knife wound received by him not being especially deep. Estimates of the number ol negroes receiving minor Injuries vary from three to eight None of the negroes wa captured, they having , been dis persed by the white men before the police reserves, who were called out a a result of the clash, arrived on the scene. Witnesses of th trouble told the police that the clash occurred from th trouble that arose when a white man attempted to purchase whiskey from a negro who was said to be run ning a "blind tiger." The two be came Involved In a fight and Tumlln rushed to the assistance of the white man when other negroes joined m the attack. Tumlln was stabbed and knocked to the ground by two negroes, who then attacked him further with large pocket knives, according to the Infor mation gathered by the police. Howe then ran to Tumlln and the unknown white man's assistance, only to be felled and cut by the negroes. Other white men then Joined In the attack on the negroes and the latter dispersed soon afterward. When the police reserve arrived the trouble waa over and all the negroes had fled from eaV hair been caotured by the DoDoe. ARE LONG WAY YET FROM FINAL SETTLEMENT Ambassador from Montenegro Believes that He Is Not Getting His Share LONDON, Dec 2 5. The expedition with .which the Turkish government ha decided upon counter proposals lead to the assumption that' they will be equally wide from what are likely to be the eventual terms of the peace treaty,a were the demand of th allies, and that there (till is a pro longed process ot bar gaining to be gone through before the Turkish Balkan conference Is ended. ' Austria's failure to demobilise, hew- I ever. Is a greater source of dlsqulet- ude to all concerned than the task ef arranging peace. This Is more es pecially the ease with the Monte negrln delegates, who today-were eon. slderably excited ever the rumor that now Austria has obtained what she want from Bervta, she wlihe either to prevent Montenegro from taking Soutart by Incorporating It In Albania, or to make (he Montenegrin occupa tion of Snutart the price of Austrian occupation of Mount Lowe hen. This mountain, which rise to a height ot about S.100 feet almost perpendicu larly, dominates the gulf of Cattaro, (.the greatest Austrian m.al stronghold In the Adriatic. But now Montenegro with It batteries on Mount Lows hen commands th gulf. M. Uyuskovttch haa declared to all the ambassador that , Montenegro would rather be 1 exterminated than yield- Lewehen or renounce Scutari. He said: . "It naturally I absurd to speak of declaring war agalnat Austria but It Vienna had any uch pretention she would have to wipe out every eoul In Montenegro. I myself would he there, sword In hand and I would sell my life dearly." , ; --" ' Moreovefr-ft waCVellevM that Russia would rvef permit the anni hilation Of the small kingdom which for centurle hV. represented .the Slav stronghold on the Adriatic shores and In this e aim action addi tional attention Is drawn to the fact that Russia Is taking means to pre vent her oontlft'ue.d war preparation from becoming knci. ' TUB WFjATHER. WABHTNOTOK," Dec. J 5. Forecast: North Carolina: fair Thursday and prnfcably Friday. CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES TOOK OT FORMS AT THE CITYOTCHARLOTTE One Man Killed and a Bad Negro, Whiskey Filled, Buns Amuck. OTHER CAR VINOS. CHARLOTTE, Dec. II. Lonnle Weaver wa accidentally shot and killed by his friend Whitfield Ward while hunting this afternoon a few mile from th city. In rising from a log Ward' shot gun was In soma manner discharged, the load taking effect In the mouth of Weaver death being Instantaneous. Ward at once summoned help and upon the arrival of the chief of po lice gave himself up. He was re leased without bond. A bad negro, Charley James, li quored heavily this afternoon and shot up a house containing a sorts) gathering. He hit nothing but cleared the works. Policeman Preseley was called In, the negro left by way of window taking the sash with him. A chase of several blocks ensued dur ing which the "cop" emptied his own revolver and borrowed one from a "colored gentleman" present At one period of the race James turned and emptied his gun st Presle7 hut wm finally run to earth after a chase ot a couple of miles and was found to be "barked" In the side and foot Walter, Hazel and Jesse Morrow, three negro brothers, carved John Fllteon, llkewls colored, practically Into ribbons last night One la said to have done the holding while the other two sliced. Fnilson ws left for desd. but will probably recover. The trouble seems to have Ijlen too much Christmas spirits and the fact that Ellison got the better of Wal ter Morrow In a fight Just before the other Morrow turned up. . "Remarkably quiet for Christmas." say the police, but still there were twenty-four marriage llrenee Issued yesterday, breaking the record. KOCR-OCT BROWN WINS. NEW YORK, Dec. 2 i. "Knockout" Brown, of New Tork, defeated Young G red well, of Newark, in a ten round bout In Brooklyn this afternoon, the referee stopping fh content la th seventh roun RESCUED PASSENGERS OF TVRRIALBA TELL THRILLING STORIES OF THE SEA i i Many Say They Had Prepared for Death When Their Stealer Grounded on the llry Coast Thoughtof theHl-Fated Titanic and Put ....,.. f .... . NBW ' YORK, Deo. , 15. The 11 passengers and IB ef the erew of the United Fruit company s teaman In Tur. rialba, ashore alncol yesterday morn ing At BiiganUne Ihoal. nln mile north of Atlantic City arrived here tonight on board the United Bute revenue cutter Ben a, . "The cutter had atJbd bv the tranil. d vessel all last nlgJt nd at I o'clock this morning nassenrera nart nt tha crew and the baggage and mall wer safely transferred and the Seneca started on Its Christmas journey to mis port, in sea was smooth and th weather fair when th transfer was made and the passenger exper ienced tittle discomfort , A Christ mas dinner wa brtwidad br the affl. cers of th Beneca.' , k "It wa not s bad as you thought It was." vouchsafed an eMerlv man a he stepped, first among the rea- nllAif naaaanaaM m ' - 1 I. - r--- -i ' w ii. a .uifuiiin at an East-fiver plr tonight "W nad plenty '10 eat and drink on hoard th Turrtatba." . Scarcely a hundred relative and friend of th passengers were wait ing at the pier, for wireless message during th day had brought word that all on board th stranded steam er were safe and that th Seneca was on her way with th reaeu party to th company! ptr. .. . . . .. , - Badly Damaged. ' According to report brought here, th Turrlslba lies with propeller dam. aged, stern post cracked and rud der missing. With good weather the vessel will b ivej, it Is expected, though her cargo of bananas may have to be toasad ovarhnarA . . Th. Beneca arrived at quarantine shortly atter dark and was boardsd by cus tom omcert Passengers reported that several hours earlier th- Daht. Maria, sister ship ef the Turrlalb. outward bound, met the 8enecn. The Santa Maria's Passengers lined the rail and cheered the rescued men end women on the cutter. , According to stories told by pas sengers on reaching here tonight many ot them prepared for death hy drowning after the Turrlalba, steam ing through a snowstorm on her way from Jamacla, West Indies, to New T President-Elect Suffering with "Grip" Decides to Take Day of Rest. PRINCETON, N. J., Dec. 2 J. Pres-Ident-eleet Wilson spent most of Christmas day In bed, suffering from a slight attack of la grippe. . He caught cold on Monday, it was learned today, and hie automobile ride to end from Trento yesterday added to his Indisposition. Tit turned his holi day, therefore, into a day of rest and whll other folks were busy cele brating In traditional Christmas fasn Ion, he remained quietly In his room, sleeping a good part of the time. "Mr. Wilson Is much better to night" said Mrs Wilson, as she came out of the house to visit a neighbor. "He had a llttl fever last night but It I much Improved now." Tonight the governor and his fami ly received friends. In the morning the Wilsons found their stockings filled, as the custom of Santa tDaus still prevails with them. Presents from outside the family came In wa gon load. Th secret service men and cor respondents, who have hod a little frame house hVjIIt for them across the lane from the Wilsons found It a com fortable shelter today, though It at tracted the curious. . Th secret servlc men are on duty day and night but not until today did they have a place to keep warm and keep an eye cn the bouse. Th wipa?g has swaos M, ft Their Trust in Prayer. York, grounded on th Jersey sand In the early hour of yesterday. "We were reooncllfl to Tur fate," narrated Pollc Inspector Edward B. Hughes, of thl city, returning with bl wit from a trip In. search of health. "We talked about th' Ti tanic and we can now appreciate omethlng of what th poor, passen ger on that Ill-fated ship experi enced." - ' i "Every one prayed when th Worm wa at It height and those men who had wlve. wa-rwell, ; you can think It over yourselves, young men," ha said to reporter. : ? "I think , wtinclt th eVad bar at 1:11 In a; morning. 1 "imm other cam pur on deck t see what Waa th nailaa fcf thl kiiiu. ( " w . " yivuiiitf aVIHIK tion th ship 'apparently quivering a It ihe was going to break, Th weath er was thick, t it wa snowing and th wind wo from the northeast. ' 'Then the engine wer cut down .and all that could be heard wa th noise or breakers striking agnlnst th hip. Later the engine wer reversed and efforts were made to back OS th fr, but th ship did not respond." Wlrrlea Colls. Wlrele messages "for help wer sounded end soon a reply cam that th Seneca ws on her way. Early .In th afternoon a motor boat try 4ng to reach th vessel wa iwept by a giant wave against hr sld. Those on board th Turrlalba pulled the life boat on board to save her from being dashed to piece by eom- Dr. According to passengers th lit, boat wer lowered yesterday after- .noon and those on board war pro ps led to enter them but the steamer wa heavtng so heavily that the pas senger were unabl to stand. A few minutes later the Seneca hors In sight and a small hoAt with seven men came along. After a conference It was decided not to try transfer until 'he water became smoother. The light wa passed In comfort and wir ly today the transfer begun with flv boats, two from the Seneca, on from he TurrtsJha and two from a near tif llf saving station. The trans AGAIN IN JUICE VILE Government Now Charges Him With Larceny and Robbery Is in Jail. SAN ANTONIO. Texas, Dec. II.- Colonel Pascual Oroxco, father of General Pascual Orozcu, leader of the Mexican revolution In the north, wa released from confinement In the mil itary prison at Fort Sam Houston to W under bonds for 12.609 on th charge of violating neutrality law He was Immediately rearrested by th civil authorities on : a warrant In which th Mexican government charge him with larceny and rob bery, alleged to hew been committed In the state of Chihuahua. Orosco waa placed in the county jail where he will, under the law, remain net more than 40 day, during which tin the Madero government must make a showing of Its evidence against the prisoner. . 1 Orosco, under an Indictment found by the federal grand jury, wa placed In the military prison a month ago. A fsw day ago hi attorney asked for a writ ot habeas corpus before; Federal Judge Maxey, at Austin, and , th rourt ordered Orozco's release ipon making bond, which the court fixed at 2,1 09. The prisoner found bond today, but after a convent's wi lenrawtaa, 11 shipment waa mad without miahen pn 4 comparatively smooth let,. wo- ."a.auu enuaren going flrt -Th 4Maor were landai In iia. . eat a belated Chriatma dinnw In New xoro. , v KEARCH FOR KEOIUX ' COLUMBUS, Oa., Dee.' tl.Poi tonight failed to find any tract of Howard Davl. a negro, who Is wonted on Oi charge of ahooting and killing Deputy Sheriff Busaey Wright tight mile from here yssterday. ; After th shooting th negr ttarrl carted himself In an abandoned house, and, hsartry armed, defied a posse to attempt to capture him. Sheriff whh despatched relnforoement to th puss irom this city and when the houss wa entered thla momln it found that th negro had scaped dur ing uio nignt Th search wa continued during th remainder of th dor without result 111,000 FX)R WIDOW. BOSTON, Dec. II. Olft totalling ,ri,vuv ana an assured Income for mj wiaow ii an marries again are provided for in the will nt RbM n McQuillan of Dedham, member of th nrro ot a, morrs and Bemsnt com pany, of Boaton. If Mr. McQulllen marrlet again gift of 11.000 will be made t ha with the beat wishes it hae in... nustmna, and in addition to a trust fuss ( II0.000 will be set asld from .hi estate, the Income to be paid her during life. HI daughter, Catherine, J similarly remembered If h wed though by a smaller sum. ROBERT ADAIR XLUm. ABERDEEN, Mis., De, ll.Roh- ert AdalT, prominent planter, wm shot and Instantly killed during a quarrel with Jess Reeves, also a planter, at a Christmas celebration near Aber deen thla afternoon, ; Reeves fled Into Alabama and ha not been captured. SANTA GLAUS SID NOT E Dropped in - and ; Filled Christmas Tree of the Three Taft Children. " ' WASHINGTON, Dec. 25. Despite the absence from the white house of the president and Mrs, Taft the pres idential residence surrounded by snow covered lawns and tress, was filled with the yuletide spirit for th three children Helen and her two broth ers, Robert and Charlie the sot po; c ii pants, had set up In toe blue room a huge Christmas tree from which they distributed gifts to their many friends. Thl 1 the first Christmas that th President and Mra Taft have been absent from th whit bouse, ttefore the President and Mra Toft left for Panama they made arrange ments (or distributing presents to their friends. Testerday and today wer devoted by white house officials to that par pose. Each employe of th white house received a turkey. Several cabinet officials wer out of town for the holidays. Member of the diplomatic corps, with other notable In th city, attended service at various churches and then (pent th day quietly at hem. ' Few mem- JURY MUSf VOTE ON EACH DEFENDANT Twenty-SU Counts Aflalnst Each Defendant In Case Verdict May be Late INDIANAPOLIS, Deo, 21. Th coses of th forty labor union officials accused of promoting th MiNaror dynamiting ploU In the Irou worker strike against employer of non-uu-ton labor will go to the jury within 31 ) hour or possibly soonr. At the close ot argument tomorrow night or on Friday morning) Judg Anderson will Instruct to th jury. It is understood that th court' outlin of th law a to what testimony shall . be applied to certain defendant will requlr about an hour. Juror will then retire to deliberate a to th guilt ot th men who headed by Frank M. Ryan, president ot th International association of Brldg and Structural Iron Workers, wer brought her three month ago from cities scattered from Boston to Lo Angeles to figure as defendant in hat I ald to be th most Important trial of It kind vr held In a federal oourt Th Jury, which will be asked ta return a separate verdict for ach de fendant, 1 composed entirely of far mer or nierohanu from rural; dis tricts ot Indiana . " To Voto on Each Defendant Th fsfct that th Jury must vote n each defendant aftr considering th tMttmony, the court hold appli eabl to him Ut th boil for a btif that verdict will not returned In less than a day. There are twenty-six count agslnst eaoh defendant, twen-ty-flv of which provid a maximum penalty of .11 mnlli fmpniaunment and one which provide a maximunt Imprisonment ot two years. The gov ernment contend that the penalties for th offense charged are cumula tive In th dls-retlon ot th court or a total possible penalty ot tlilrty-nlna" and on half year , , Th room in th federal building Iq which the Juror hav teen kept un der guard for three month wer to day mad ready for th ma of exhl. Wtlon to be turned over to the Jury. Ram Exhibition. These, , exhibition includ revolvers, shotguns, pleoe of Infernal machine and clock work attachment used by Ortl H. McManlgaJ and the MqNam ara brothsr on th dynamiting pe dltlona and letter written by Olaf A. Tveitmo and Bugen A. Clancy, San : rnclco, and J. B. Munaey, Salt Lake, wio ar charged with compile Ity In the Los Angsle Time eiplo Ion. Bundle of other letter In wh;la Frank C, Whb, New York, Philip A. Cooley, Nw Orleans John T, Butler, Buffalo, and business agents of the Iron worker union are accused of dl rooting explosion on non-union Job also ars to b placed whh the Jury. 0EL1RATIC CAUCUS TO .7, Changes in Membership Makes Early Action Nec essary, it is Stated. - BLOOD IS SCHEDULED, WASHINGTON, Dec. 23. Com-1 mlttee assignments In th house of' representative made necessary by changes In membership will be oonald ered at a democratic saucus. which haa been caled for January 7, and an nounced today. The chairmanship of the commute on foreign affairs, made vacant by the election of Representative Sulser a governor ot New Tork, 1 one of th Important place to be filed, and It la probable that the place will go to Representative Blood of Virginia, wh I now acting chairman. To succeed former Representative Hughe of New Jersey on the way and mean committee Re-preaentatJv Ansberry ot Ohio I said to have been selected. Th caucus also will award th chairmanship of th committee on pufbiio lands, contest for which Is be tween Representative Ferri of Okla homa, and Representative (Iraham Hllnota The outgoing chairman If Uovernor-eloct Rablneon, of Arknas, whoee Inauguration-, like that of Gov. ernor-elest Cox of Ohio, a nitn!"T of the appropriations committee ::! n it take place until later in the i . Ther are a numbur o can. Jltf Htm pa iManoy on the
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