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A: mm- THE STOi Temperature for th3 past 24 hours: Max. 38;Min.2?, Early Movements Were U ward Rallies and belling Streaks -Were Interm'1 vi jgALEIG-H. N.-C., SUNDAY. 'NOVEMBER 22, 1903-SIXTEEN PAGES Post; t?. r-1 ta tl 13 7 l : I ( l 1 3 V I SI W ! . No. 145 ' ; - - ' 9 mures Visit of Congressmen the White House Not Satis factory Simmons Disposes of the Report as to Receiving a Fee By TUA8 J. P2EXCS Washington, Nov. 21. Special. The president .gave an audience this morn ing to a delegation of congressmen from every cotton growing state, who asked that he recommend to conKTess that large appropriation be made and a roiiimission authorized to scientifically vork for the destruction of the boil weevil. There were sixteen 'members in the party, among whom was Repre jensative Pou of North Carolin. The president, after being informed as to :he alarming ravages of the pest, indi cated a disposition to bring the subject to the- attention of the country and rongress in his annual message. Mr. Burgess of Texas was the spokesman of the party., .'When he had concluded his presentation of facts relating to the danger of the boll weevil sooner or later spreading1 all over the south, the president took occasion to say that the matter had been brought to his atten lon by ""Secretary Wilson of agriculture. He then addressed a note in his. own handwriting to Mr. Wilson, which he placed in. Mr. Burgess' hands, request ing that official to write him " a few lines" with reference to the depreda tions ofthe pest and its impending danger to the cotton industry.- Later Mr. Burgess presented the note to the secretary and he announced that it would afford him great pleasure to com ply with the president's request. The president will confer with Secre tary Wilson, who recently went south 'by the weevil and takes a gloomy view of the success of a fight against the pest. - ...... . r I The impression of the delegation, who ipent about ten minutes with the presi dent. Is that he" was hot "fully impress id with the gravity of the situation. He remarked that he was being im portuned on all sides to discuss every thing in his message. The president aid positively that he could hot go bito . details, but intimated that he ; jvould refer to the situation, in a general ita'tement. ; . Specifically the plan which the South- j rn congressmen desire to put Into ef- feet is to have an appropriation of i 1500,000 made by congress, which money is totbe placed in the charge of a com. Yale Beats Sixleem The Crimson Played in Hard Luck and Poor Judgment. Chances to Score Were Lost Three , Times in the Game Boston, Nov. 21. Before a wonderful trowd numbering fully "40,000 people, Kho filled tha huge stadium on Sol Siers' Field from the ground up, .Yale vanquished Harvard this afternoon by i score of 16 to 0. Harvard played a superb game in attack all - the way th ough, but the crimson was severely tifuidicapped by poor punting, slow and Inaccurate passing, lack of head work at critical points, and fumblin that v-as heartrendering for the army of loyal Harvard men arid women "who aent to the battle field with hops. Yale's generalship and fierce playing, coupled with magnificent punting and eii directed attacks when the occasion required them, won the day. The teams ere about equally matched in point of Physical strength, and Harvard, "hen it. came to making ground, showed a marked superiority, but Yale made niore spectacular individual plays ana finished with a large amount Qf rtamlna. Still Harvard, taking into orsideration her ' poor., showing . in tnnes with smaller colleges, played in uch a plucky manner that after the ccr.nict thousands who wore the ctim Mn remained in their seats and eheer d each player individually, windine fcp with the soul-stirring song "Fair harvard." Yale had to fight for all she got At 'the end of the first half, during which Harvard did the most aggressive work. ! fhe score stood 5 to 0 In favor of the ue. a touchdown had been made by Kinney after a superb run by MetcalJ 'or 33 yards, but Mitehll missed the Koal Then in the second halt ts a direct result 'of two bloeked Rfcke, Koan, the bull-nocked tackle, -n-ho " orobably be Yale's captain next ails sEoosee!t 'SS JLX the boll weevil, and the fund will be used la a eampaigjv of extermination against the pest. - Secretary Wilson believes that little can be done except to-plant the cotton early before the boll weevil gets to work. . Cotton growers, however, declare- that early planting will not ac complish this end." The., absolute ex termination of the pert is regarded as the only salvation. , -The delegation consisted ' of Messrs. Burgess, Randell and Field f Texas, Messrs. Little Bmndidge and Robin son of Arkansas, Messrs. Bankhead, Clayton and Bowie of Alabama, Messrs. Bartlett, Maddox and Brantley of Georgia, Messrs Pujo, Ransdell and Breazeale of Louisiana, Messrs. Lever, Johnson and Aiken of South Carolina, Messrs. . Candler, Hill and Spigott of Mississippi, Mr. Pou of North Carolina, Messrs. Pierce, Patterson and Padgett, of Tennessee and Delegate McGuire of Oklahoma. .Messrs. Thomasand Klutta were also invited to accompany the delegation. .Senator Simmons denied today the charge that the firm of Simmons, Pou' & Ward, of which he was a member, received a $1,500 fee for defeating the London bill before the last legislature. This question arose in a bet made be tween Emmet E. Levy.' and John y. Jordan of Asheville. The bet was for $10, and Senator Simmons was made y- iit icicicc. . nic inane . ttj -wjw to the senator in the following tele gram "from " Jordan: "Emmet Levey charges firm of Simmons, Pou & Ward of having accepted $1,500 fee defeating London bill. You voted prohibition in Raleigh. Is that true?" The following message in reply was sent by Senator Simmons to Jordan: "Levy's alleged statement absolutely false, - except that I voted for a dis pensary in Raleigh. Firm of Simmons, Pou & Ward dissolved January 1st, 1901." . : . ... After writing the telegram Senator Simmons wrote Mr. Jordan a long let ter, in which he said, among other things, that the firm of Simmons, Pou & Ward, composed of himself, James H. Pou, Edward W. Pou and O. D. Ward with offices at Raleigh, Smith field and New Bern, was dissolved Jan uary 1, 1901," two years before the In troduction of the London bill. The sen ator said"that his- present law 'firm, that of Simmons. & Ward with offices only in New-! Ber n, did little, practice in RalelgftP"Mf .-"Simmons - further de clared that neither himself nor his law firm received one cent or any sum to defeat - theLondon bill 5 or to promote any other bl before the last general assembly. As to Mr. Jomes H. Pou, a member of the old law firm of Sim mons, Pou & Ward, Senator Simmons said he had understood that he (Mr. Pou) had been offered ' a large sum (Continued on second page.) HarVar to HothiBE year, -made two more touchdowns, Mitchell missing the first . goal but kicking the second. y Harvard lost at least , three royal chances to score. Twice in the first half the Cambridge ; men worked the ball to the 5-yard line. On the first occasion, with only two yards to gain on the third down, instead of taking another chance to " drive the ball through Yale's defense, Captain Mar shall fell back for a drop- kick on the 15-yard line, only to have the ball blocked in a way that made the Har vard crowd groan. Again( just a s Har vard J's attack was jat its best, the ball was lost on a fumble and "Yale was in high feather. . ' It was in the second half, however, that Harvard was certainly up against hard luck. Nichols, after the Yale line had been beatsri 'back to the 4-yard line, made a gallant dash for the goal line around the leu end. He was thrown by Rafferty, but had a chance to wriggle over the magic chalk mark when his head collided with one of the goal posts and half a dozen Yale men fell on him. When the heap was dis integrated the bail was" found to be less than a foot from the goal line and Yale got it on downs. That reverse took the starch out of the Harvard crowd, but- the rlaycrs fought on plucklly even with the" odds against them, and when th whistle blew In the rapidly approaching darkness the crimsons wera stiU hard at work in the middle of the .field. Many changes" were made in the second halt, "but . nobody was seriously hurt," There, was absolutely no alg gins as iri'; the .Princeton-Yale game, and thVberit of fee Jlng prevailed. Virrlnl e ; Indian 6 Norfolk, Va., Nov: 21. The game to day at Lafayette field between the Carlise Indians and the University of Virginia was a fiercely contested one and resulted in a tie. tach'team scor ing six points. Five . thousand people witnessed th frame. The principal reason why the Indian did not admin ister a defeat to Virginia was because the latter was the heavier team and the Indians . eould not break through the line. Virginia wasat leaatflfteen pounds heavier per. man. Each of the teams scored by a touchdown and goal. The feature of Virginia's play was a fake kick which gave" her the ball, and on the kick the touchdown was made and. goal kicked. In the last half, when It appeared that no . points would ba made, Carlisle got together and scored Six. . ; The odds had been 3 to 1 on Carlisle. Foot Rail cro At New Brunswick: Rutgers 0; Franklin and Marshall 0. At New York: New York University 0; Union li. At South' Bethlehem: Lehigh 12; La fayette 6. At Chicago: Northwestern 6; Wiscon sin 6. At Ann Arbor: Michigan 42; Oberlin 0. At Iowa City: Iowa 12; Illinois 0. At Annapolis: Virginia Polytechnic Institute 11; Midshipmen 0. BOYETTE TRIAL The Case Argued and Given to "the Jury Last Night Kinston, N. C, Nov. 21. Special. The defense concluded Its evidence in the Boyette murder trial this morning "when the state began its evidence in rebuttal. The evidence was all in and the arguments began at 3:45 this after noon. Five hours will be the limit of the argument, two and one-half hours for each side. The argument will be concluded tonight and the jury is ex pected to take the case by 10:30 o'clock. WHOLESALE GRAFTING Seventeen Former City Offi cials Charged With Ac cepting Bribes' Grand Rapids, Mich., Nov, 21. War rants were issued today for seventeen former city officials, charging them with accepting a bribe in conection with ;the famous Gacman-Cameron scheme for supplying the. city with wa ter from Lake Michigan. All the warrants are the result of the confession made by former City Attor ney Salisbury on his- return last week frornserving a two years terni in the Petrit house of correction for break ing the federal banking law in connec tion with the scheme. "While in prison Salisbury's conviction on a bribery charge in the state courts In connec tion "with the same ' matter . ;was af firmed by the supreme court, and. with the prospect of being returned to prison,-Salisbury went to the prosecutor's office and made a lengthy confession, which resulted In today's issuance of warrants. ' IN DEATH UNITED 1 "0 Samuel F. Phillips Buried by the Side of His Wife and Children , Chapel Hill, N. C, Nov. 21. Special. The funeral of Hon. Samuel F. Phil lips of Washington, D. C, was con ducted from the Presbyterian church here this afternoon by Rev. E, H. Hard ing of Virginia, formerly of this state, who is here temporarily. The remains were laid to rest In the family burying lot of the cemetery here, in which are bured his wife and two children. Many of the older citizens of Chapel Hill and a number of the faculty attended the ceremony. The law class, out of re spaot to the former instructor in law at the University, attended in' a body. The pall-bearer3 were Dr. Eben Alex ander, State Senator W. N. Pritchard, Judge J. C. MacR"e, Dr. Thomas Fuif fin, Messrs. A. S. Harbee, D. McCauley, H. H. Patterson and Frank Piekard. Members " of the family present were Mrs.. Pace, Miss Gertrude, and Miss Eleanor Phillips of . Washington, D. C. and John Phillips, U. S. A. Mrs. Max well of Florida was unable to reach here in time for the interment. M. P. CONFERENCE Board of Education and Dele gates to General Con- . fgrence ; Winston-Salem, N. C, Nov. 21. Spe cial. Rev. Dr. H. D. Elderdice, presi dent of the Theological Seminary, Westminster, Md., addressed the North Carolina Methodist Protestant Conference today. He spoke of the small number of young men . who are entering the ministry. Neglect of the old time family altnr and ignorance as to what constitutes a real call were among the reasons given for this.. The board of education, as sleeted by the conference, is composed of Revs. Yi'. A. Bunch. R, H. Andrews, A. Q. Dixon. J. D. Williams, Dr., H. R. Har ris, J. Norman Wills,. R H. Brooks, W. P. Pickatt. Thirteen of the-eighteen delegates to the general . conference, which will meet in Washington next May, were chosen today as follows: Revs. T, M. Johnson, C. L Whitaker, W. A. Bunch, T. J Ofrbura. 3. F. McCtilloch, R. M. Andrews, J. Dl Williams and C A. Ce cil. Laymen. VP. P. Elekett. J. Nor man Wills, S. R. Harris, R. H. SpelarM and J. N. MeClain - . CAROLINA GASES Matters to Be Heard; in Cir jcult Court of Appeals Richmond, Va,, ; November 21: Spe cial. The case of the Guardian Trust and Deposit Company and the Guar anty Trust and Deposit Company, ap pellants, against B.JP. Flshert,als, ap- : peilees; appeal from the circuit court , at Greensboro, N. C, was today cer tified to the supreme court on ques tions of law. When the court meets in Richmond in adjourned session. De cember 10,; counseLare cited to appear to formulate the . questions at law . on which the-, case will ; be certified to the suireme (Court. . A petition was presented today fori a rehearing "in case No. 473, F. M. Wirgman, et al, appellants, against H. ' H. Persons, et al, , appelleess; appeal from the circuit cc irt, at Raleigh, N. C, decided at this "term in favor of. the appellees. . - j A case to be called Monday is No. Ic9, Gastoaia Cotton Manufacturing Company, plaintiff In rmr, against Y. L. - Weils Company, defendant In er- ror, to the circuit court at 'Charlotte. N. C. It is to be reargued by Buryell, Walker & Ccmsler . of - Charlotte and Charles Price of Salisbury,- N C, for the plaintiff In error, and by Murray F. Smith of Vicksburg. , Miss., and Jones and vXWett of Charlotte for the defend rant In error. ! j Court will adjourn next week until i December ICth. DAY FOR VOTING Senate Program in Regard to Cuban Reciprocity Bill Washington, Nov. 1. At a confer ence of loaders of the Senate today- an agreement was reached to take a vote on the bill of the House of Representa tives, giving the approval of Congre-s to ; the Cuban reciprocity treaty, De cember 17. An effort wijl be madeac cordingly to bring the extra cession o a close the latter part of nojit week. If the' House Republicans will not con sent" to this program, as Speaker Can non and his - lieutenants- say they will not, the Senate wilV adjo-iirn' for three days at a time, whenever there stre no speeches to be made, until December 7, when the regular session will meet. President Roosevelt is not oppnsing the plan of ending the extra session, as he now fully, appreciates the fact that the friends of the' Cuban bill'Jfrave won their case, having a day set fora vote. " The bill will be roported to the Sen ate from the foreign relations commit tee Monday. - Before the' Senate meet3 Monday the Republican senators will hold a caucus and adopt the list of re organized committees. GOGHLAN REFUSED Gen. Reyes Wanted to Land Colombian Troops on the Isthmus . Colon, Nov. 21. Gen. Reyes, the Col ombian peace commissioner, presented a letter today to Rear Admiral Cogh lan, requesting permi?ion tn land Colombian troops in Panama territory. Admiral Ccghlan refused the requsst--The letter asked that the troops be al lowed to land outside 'the zone of the Panama railroad. t It is stated that Gen. Reyes says that lf.no satisfaction is received from Pres ident Roosevelt in regard to restora tion of Colombian authority and rights on the isthmus he Will start a political campaign through his Democratic friends in America and through the newspapers to deal with the presidency at the next election. Gen. Reyes also intends to try to compel the present administration of the United Staes' to withdraw the recognition of Panama, Seventy Panamain troops left here for Bocas Del Toro tonight. BRISTOW'S REPORT An Abstract to Be Made Pub lic on the 30th: Instant Washington, Nov. 21. After a refer ence at the White House between Presi dent Roosevelt, Postmaster General Payne and Fourth Assistant Postmas ter General Bristow, it was deified that the abstract of Mr. Bristow's report on the postal service scandals should :be made public Moriay, the 30th. The 'abstract will contain about 12,000 wcrdr, lit having been found impracticable to jcut it belcw that limit. The full re ;port of 110, COO word3, together with the - one million additional words of test!--tmony and exhibits, will not be printed 'for the information of the public until all the trials growing out' of the inves tigation have beep completed. WILU WRITE A BOOK; , ; ' ' i. Bryan Objects to Giving His Opinions to the Papers London, Nov. 21. The visits of Amer ican presidential candidates t Europe' are rare and Englishmen are prepared to take considerable Interest In the ' personllty of a man who twice has , been the nominee of a great party J The English newspaper undertook to satisfy this pardonable public curiosity and they have been trying to extract William J. Bryan's views in American fashion oft " all ' manner f subjects. They have been thwarted -nd disap pointed by the modesty and reticence of the distinguished visitor. He "pro poses, he says, at the end of his visit to write his own account of h' views and impressions of the old world and Its institutions, and does not want to forestall the result by scattered com ments. Why should he spoil the mar ket? Why, Indeed? GOMPERS AGAIN - . t - Vice-Presidents Lleced by the Federation of Labor Boston, Nov. 21. Samuel ' Gompers was today re-elected president of the American Federation of Labor by a large plurality. The following were elected by act clamatjon .First vice president, James Duncan, Washington, D. C, president cf the Granite Cutters' Union; second vice president, John Mitchell, presi dent of the United Mine Workers of America; third vice president, James O'Connell, Washington, D. C. . presi dent of the International Association of Machinist; fourth vice presicLent, Max Morris, Denver, member of the Retail Clerks' International Protective Association. APPEAL FOR CANTEEN Gen. Young Asks1 to Have It Reinstated at Army Posts Washington, Nov. 21. In his first an nual report as chief of staff of the army. Gen. S. M. B. Young makes an urgent appeal for the re-establishment of the canteen feature of the post ex change. On this point he says: ' In view of the fact that Congress, after a full presentation of the gen eral subject in the department's letter of January 8, 19C3, failed to take any action, I have some hesitation I again bringing this matter to the attention of the department. I do not feel at libertyhowever, to Ignore a reform al most unanimously advocated by officers who have the best interests of the army at heart and whose recommenda tions' are entitled to consideration. Since the original establishment of the canteen feature of the post exchange there has never been a time when the dominant sntiment.of the army did not approve that feature, as tending strongly -to -'promote morality, sobriety and dis'pline amongv the troops." FIRE IN AN; OLD . ; - DOMINiOK LINER The Monroe Goes Throush an Uncomfortable Experience Without Excitement New York, Nov. 21,-r-The steamship Monroe, the newest and biggest of the Old Dominion fleet, got In today from Norfolk with a- fire smouldering in her forward hold, but with her forty-seven cabin pasr-engers placid. They diseussei it with cheerfulness, wondering .why there were no fiamis or smoke coming from hatches to indicate' that there really was a fire. Captain John G. Hulphers, commo dore of the line, laughed when asked if he had considered the situation ahoarld the ship to be serious at any time, although he had been partially ovcrcome by smoke while exploring forward to find the fire. Wlum he passed the quarantine he asked the mariAe observer to rer-ort the firo to the Old Dominion Company and sug gest that tugs might be wanted. Then the Monroe proceeded serenely and ducked at the foot of Beach street with her customary smoothness and no rmoke pennants visible. It was off Atlantic. City at 9 this morning when seme passengers were still at breakfast that bailors on the forecastle smelt the smoke of burning cotton and tobacco. Tha lookout for ward went aft -and told Captain Hul phers. who, with First Officer O. W. Crowley, wen,t hunting for the fire. After deciding-it was in No. 1 hold the - captain ordered Chief Engineer Charleston to turn steam into the fire extinguishing, apparatus in that hold. Then the crptain went among the passengers and made a little speech, aylng that there was a Are aboard the ship, that it was a little one and not a bit dangerous, and that they need not be worried even If it should become visible to the naked- eye later. Meanwhile the"-captain and the chief ofScer, naturally anxious to know how the flro was getting on. got closer to It than anybody elso and were .tem porarily knocked out by smoke. Captain Hulphers said the thermostat In the held did not work as quickly as the smell of sailor in tha forecastle. It dM its duty some minutes later. When the Monroe docksd the fire boat came alongside and bejan" flood ing; the burning compartment. At the same time stevedores emptied hold No 2, directly aft. which was found to have escaped damage. The work of unloading went on as If nothlag w&a xrrong. Hold No. 1 contained peanuts as well as cotton and tob&oeo. Its eo-tents-'wili bo a -total loss, . feia 2B American President Marroquin Express es Confidence That the Public Sense of Jus tice Will Condemn the Action of the President Bogota, Colombia, Nov. 21. President Marroquin of the United States of ' Colombia, has Issued an appeal to the American people for justice in the Pan. fma case. President Marroquin has called upon President Castro of Vene zuela for aid. The appeal to Ameri cans follows: . "Tie President of Colombia to the American People: "The Colombian nation has Just been the victim of unexpected aggression and is in danger of losing the best part of Its territory. A military movement, not popular sentiment, was the origin of the proclamation of the independ ence of .Panama, "The: American government, which always had been held by Colombia to be its best friend and ally, prevented, with marines, loyal militia from sub jugating the traitors and checking the insubordination, "The solemn treaty between Colom- i bia and the United States, alluded to until the last momeruV by the Ameri can government, bids the United States not only to respect the sover eignty and onwership of the Panama j Isthmus by Colombia, but to help , the latter maintain them. The proceedings of the United States marines on the Isthmus and of the American minister here are an " i . violation of that treaty. "The Isthmus of Panama, the most coveted part of the globe and the most precious part of our fatherland, al ways has been respected by the na tions as a sacred trust confided by Colombia to the honor and power of the Americans. "The traditions of that great nation, the United States, as a mighty de fender ,f. right and bearer of the standard of civilization before the world, always - have, been opposed to the secession of territory and the 'dlsr memberlng.pf nations. Non-recognition of the Confederate states during the civil war confirms crrpha'Icaliy the application of this doctrine decisively at critical moments. ; "The American people will not per mit, I am sure, a violation of public trca.Ue3, thus denying their glorious traditions, in order to obtain-by force Thirty veMet D eatE m Men Fought Savagely to Es cape the Flames Soma Returned for -Their Savings and Per ished With Their Gold Altoona, Pa., Nov. 21. While over one hundred Italian railroad laborers' were a3leep in a shanty near LUly, Pa., on the Pennsylvania railway, ear ly today, the building caught fire, and before the foreigners could escape at least thirty-five were burned to death, and a score or more were seriously In jured. 1 The men were employed by McMen amin & Sims on the Pennsylvania rail way, doing improvement work. The shanty" was about 100 feet long, one story in height and built In the usual style of ,sueh quarters. The eastern end was devoted to the cooking and eating, while the men slept In bunks like sardines In a can. In the weetern end. There was only one door at each end and the windows wers few and small. , The fire Is supposed to have startea from an overheated stoye in the east ern end. The building burned like tinder and the flames were upon the men before any of them were aroused Then began a struggle for the outside and life. They fought and scrambled for the doors, and tfcs weaker were crushed down and " trampled. Others were roasted to death there. Those who strove for the doors were in the wildest sort of panic. They fought ana kicked, and among those who escaped there are many -who bear marks of the fierce strife which took place In their battle for life. A few get out of the small windows minus clothes and with their bodies rot by broken fas,- aiany of those who did manage to ret out had their ravings' of years In their tnmks which they left behind them in tits bxrtl&trg. Appeals to what Colombia Is ready to concede through pacific and equsJitabls ways. "Colombia heartily wtshes to strengthen th ties of frtsndfhlp and commerce with the United Statss srul givs vigorous impulse to th common" interests and to th greater power and flory of her oldest sifter republic Out ..is proceedlnf s of ths Washington government Interfere unhappily with good feeling In both countries, being a barrier in the way of a higher enter prise advantageous not only to them, but to humanity In general. "The Colombian people, tranquil ta th st-ength of their rights and being1 sure of the sentiments of justice and equity of the American people, appeal to the national conscience of the ITnlt-' ed States, which conscience constltutear a force superior by far to that of an; army and navy, in order to save the honor and integrity of our territory. "No matter what the procedure of the government at Washington may be, the persons nnd the property of citizens of the United States here re main confided to the traditional honor of the government and people of Colombia. United States Minister Beau pre and all Americans here are' sur rounded with every guarantee for their safety. My communications to tho United States and to th people of tha United States make manifest th sttl tude of my government on th Panama question. The situation In the Interior of the Colombian republic Is quiet. (Signed) "MARROQUIN." mm v Counterfeiter in Jail Winston-Salem, N. C. Nov. tl. Spe cial. William Morgan, a machinist, was tried before United States Com missioner Beckerdlte to day on. tho charge of counterfeiting. The evidence . against him is damaging. The sliver dollars and fifty cent pieces were nearly perfect. They could only b detected by their light weight. Morgan served a term In the Albany penlten--tlary for counterfeiting ten years ago. He was committed to jail today to await the next term of th federal; court at Greensboro. At the trial Mor-! gan said he knew of persons in town, who have been making spurious coin for three years. He told a witness that,' he had men assisting him. .Cottdn-Gin-Jlurned New Bern. N. C. Nor. Special. : The cotton gin nnd barn of Mr. Fpen cer, outside the city,- containing many bales of cotton, cottcn seed, peas, com and oatg was destroyed by fire this afternoon, a total loss of about J1.C0O. Mr. Spencer says the fire was due to sparks from the furnace getting In the cotton. " Jl? ire- Irajp A few succeeded In getting back, an for the sake of their hoarded treasure . they gave up their lives. One eye wit ness says he does not believe that a single man of those who returned suc ceeded in getting out again. In the ruins today some of the corp ses .cre close beside the hooped bandar . of their trunks, and melted gold and silver which had been kept in tbova receptacles Indicated that they had j fallc ' tbe'u cn and died with their treasure tn r arms. v The bodies were all burned beyond recognition. An Italian who looked at them todiy and who knew every man in the shanty was unable to Identify a single'' one. .s - " ... Whei daylight came this morning twecty-elght bodies were lying In tho rolns and parts of bodies at different points In the debris that swelled tho total up to the full' . number. Thoso who escaped were horribly burned, and were removed to the hospitals s at Johnstown on the first train, ten of them are now la a dying condition,. One pathetic Incident was that of s father who rushed back to save his 11 year old boy. When the searchers com across them the father was lying at the door, his hand gra?p!ng the remains) of some money and the son's hand, clasped around the father's waist. Because of the fact, that the bodies). were '. burned beyond all semblance ta , humanity, it has been Impossible up to tonight to identify any of the dead save the father and son mentioned above, and they only by tho fact that they were together. The rescuers this afternoon took oat. thirty bodies and laid thepi In rbws' . along the bank. Coroner Miller visited' the scene today. He will hold th in-, quest Tuesday. t. Asheville Sued for $5,000 Asheville, N. CL. Not. rL Special, Deputy Bhsriff Y.'VL Jones today ln stltuted suit against, th city of Ashe vllle for $3,000. Mr. Jons last sum mer, whito walking In French Broad. -avenue, fell tn & hoi , and broko his? , leg, . At the Urn of tho accident the city was doing soma work fca that street. It Is alleged thai the aeddeot ' was due to the city's aagUgcaoe 1 -,:
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