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113. CODIl TIIE OFFICIAL 11(10 OF OREATCITY CiCslcI Ccrenzny This After- 3 Ccnferrlcg FreEics VV cf Cily oo Arctic Explorer AN UNUSUAL Arrived la the City this Morning and fs'the Guest of flonor of the City Patrick McGowan Says flew York er Rave Ho Doubt of the Achieve- - mente of Dr. Cook Freedom of , the City Granted Him This After. '-. ooo JIm Been Granted to But FMr People Before and ta An Vn SRwaUlanorwRepUea to Barrlll Charges. ' '(y Leased Wire The times') . New York. Oct.- .16 Despite the ' attacks being made upon him from all sides, Dr. Frederick A. Cook, the Arctic explorer is today the official hero of this city. , Dr. Cook arrived here this morn ing from Atlantic City and imrae diately found himself the guest of honor of New York while prepara tion weregoing on for the official ceremony this afternoon conferring upon him the freedom of the1 city. -The statement of Patrick F. Me- Gowan, president of the board of al dermen, was hailed with delight by the' explorer's friends "when the city official said; "Thereis no doubt in our minds abodt the achievements of Dr. Cook No jmatter what others may say about hlnvw i !lJleirevlm( giving honor to Whom honor is dfieh Dr;: Codk has brought fame to America and to the cfey i 'ew 'York particularly, be cause of his residence here, by :the . greatest discovery f the age. There for it w pniy ntttng mat we snouia .The freedom of the city is very . rarely granted. Few Americana have been accorded it. It was first grant ed to George Washington. The Mar quis DeLafayette enjoyed it, as did Charles Dickens and Prince Henry of Prussia. . The meeting of the board of al dermen was called for this afternoon. The' ceremony of the presentation of the freedom of the city was scheduled to start with the reception of a sub committee-of the board at the wal dorf -Astoria by Dr. Cook, the sub committee to act as escort for him and his family oh the; trip from the hotel to the aldermanlc chamber. . President McGowan of the board was on the program to read an en grossed address of welcome, the ex tension of the : freedom of the city being Alderman Walsh's part. , The . other features included the presentation of a gold medal com memorative of Dr. Cook's achieve ment by Dr. Roswell O. Stebblns, of the Arctic Club of America, and an address by Anthony Fiala, the Arc tic explorer. . "' Dr. Cook is astounded at the state ment of Edward Barrlll, the guide who accompanied him on his ascent of Mount . McKinley. Barrlll has stated that Dr. Cook did not reach the summit of the mountain. "If expedition of experienced mountaineers will follow the route J took anil will go to the top of. Mount McKtnle? ihey will find there the re cords Which I have , deposited on at taining the summit of the mountain In the manner described In my book, To the; Top of the Continent.' "' That was the reply Dr. Cook to charge in the affidavit alleged to have been made in Seattle oh October 4 by Barrlll, guide .and companion of Dr. Cook In bis ascent of Mount Mc Kinley. This affidavit,' made public yesterday, declares, that JMr. Cooft did not reach the summit of Mount . McKinley, never reached ' a point nearer the summit ' than fourteen miles, and published as a plciure of the summit a photograph taken on a small peak r twenty tnlles : diitant therefrom. 1 . ;' .x; v;"1--;-. --: -, "The statements of BarriU are ab solutely - false in every particular," Dr., Cook continued; "1 am framing a reply and Will make it public at the earliest possible moment. : f: 'T cannot understand why BaVrHl should hate made such a statement If he "Was acting under normal' con ditions." .: - ' INSTANTLY KILLED. J CoUB. L. Aoeraathy, of Mecklenburg Ctuity, Shot and Killed by His ' 0OBU- -' f k ..(Special to The Times) , Charlotte, Oct.- J5-A distressing tragedy " occurred here yesterday morning lb which Col. ft. L, Abef aathy, a prominent farmer. Of MeckV Jenburg, Was shot by his son. ; He . had been acting queerely . for some days past and It is though that his mind i was unbalanced. Yester day he nd his son,' Reuben, had aq altercation and Colonel ; Abernathy tried to shoot his son, Who held the pistol in such a; manner that It was discharged and killed, his father. ' j - Colonel Abernathy had gained a state-wide reputation, and was a good and patriotic citizen. ; He was mar ried and had several sons and daugh ters. He had man excellent quall-J ties, but In some respects possessed characteristics which his friends designated as peculiar. ' One of these, and the one which perhaps led to the tragedy yesterday morning, was that which caused him to lose" control of himself so easily and give, free rein to his anger;. but even 'here there seemed to be a . re deeming .quality. When the mo ment had passed the heat of anger soon cooled and then Colonel Aber nathy was always nhtdy and filling to meet the other party on half-way grounds and heal the breach in friend ship. -' v No Derision in Compters Case. (By leased Wire to The Times) Washington, Oct. 15 The decis ion In the appeal In the contempt proceedings against Samuel Gompers, John Mitchell, and Frank Morrison, In the Bucks Stove and Range Com pany rase, win noi oe nanaea aown by the D!strlct of Columbia court of appeals until next- week. The court has adjourned until next Tuesday, when it is probable that the decision Will be;nnnounced. PRESIDENT a Dancelcr to ta D8DBr DIAZ WILL CROSS LINE Taft Reaces Flagstaff Arizona and Will go to JS1 Paso Tomorrow Diaz and Taft Will Shake Hands Across Border Line Both Will Pay Calls In Foreign Territory- State Department Has Completed All Arrangements To v Discuss Peace for Central America. (By WILLIAM HOSTER.) Flagstaff, ArK., . Oct. ' 15 Presi dent Taft reached here at 7 a.' m. to day. Winslow and Holbrook are still to be covered in Arltona before the territorial line is crossed over Into New Mexico, where short stops will be made at Gallup and Wlngate before Laguna is reached where the Pueblo Indians will perform a, dance for him. - Albuquerque will be reach ed at 6: SO o'clock today and a five hour visit will be paid , and then the president will press onto El Paso and the meeting With President Diaz of Mexico. -,. -.,. Advices received by the president are that the state department at Washington has completed all ar rangements with the Mexican officials for the Important meeting of the presidents. : President Dlas will cross over Into the United States first and meet the president; and later in the afternoon President Taft will return the call. . If Mexico and United States should formally enter Into a compact to preserve -. the peace -of Central America, that Would mean the end of the reign of reckless government and revolution that has retarded the progress of the - Centra) American spates for the past 200 years. It is practically certain tnat tne two presidents will touch upon this question, at tomorrow's meeting. Moreover, President Taft will be given an opportunity to meet some of the Mexican statesmen and thus further add to his already wide knowledge of men and affairs in sis ter nations. -' ' j ; ;L Much Is hoped for by the officials of both nations', also through the pop ular features or tne meeting tomor row, comprising banquets', proces sions, etc., whjch will bring the. cit izens of two nations who reside on either side of the border into friend ly relatlobs. . " Taft will leave EI Paso at 8 o'clock tomorrow night. AD all day . ride Sunday will briag htm to 8an Atf tdnld, whence he will (depart late Sunday night for Corpus Chrlstl, where he wil Ibe the guest of his brother, Charles P. Taft, on the lat ter 's ranch for four days. mm Mm EM ALFONSO IS A PRISONER IN THE PALACE , OemonlrallOBS ' Held Everywhere it mm crisis Uprising That Will h Nothing Short of Civil War is Imminent Dem onstrations Have Bern Held : Throughout the Country and Bomb Outrages : Have Been Reported From Barcelona- Scenes of Disor- ' der Over Moroccan Question in the Halls of the Law-makers -Hold of the Military Has Been Enforced - Squads of Troops Keep Streets of Madrid Clean. (By Cable to The Times) Madrid, by courier via Mendaye, Oct. 15 King Al.onso is practically a prisoner in hid palace and an up rising that will be nothing short'of a civil war with the overthrow of the monarchy for its object is imminent today as' a result of the popular anger over the execution Of Dr. Francisco Ferrer. Bomb outrages were re ported today from Barcelona and throughout Spain demonstrations have been held. To add to the crisis, the ministry was interpellated by the opposition oh, the Moroccan situation when the Cortes opened today, aud scenes of disorder followed in the halls of the law-makers. If .j Alfonso ventures beyond the palace grounds he will probably pay with his life for the execution of the Bnrcelonan radical school master. To add ,to the gravity of the situa tion the king fa reported to be at outs with Premier Maura and .the ethers of the ministry. " . Alfonso, Inclined to leniency in the case of Ferrer when, the papers or the court-martial before which he was tried were sent to Madrid for re view, was overruled by the ministry and the death sentence upheld. The king was dissuaded from ap pearing before tho enraged populace only with the utmost difficulty. He Imagines that his popularity with his subjects is as great as ever and he insisted for a time on going before them in an attempt to quell the ris ing storm. In the belief of his ad visers hlfr appearance would be the signal for war. The hold of the miliary has been enforced. Whole regiments have been taken from the reserve and de tailed to police duty. The guard about the palace ahd the homes of those officials Who would be the first to fall before the angry mob has been doubted. In spite of the censorship, reports of the disturbances abroad and the disfavor with which the Spanish gov ernment Is Viewed have reached Mad rid. They were laid before the king officially by Premier Maura, and Al fotiso is reported to have flown into a rage at the showing. The congregation of more than two people on the streets Of Madrid Is the siknal for the activity of the troops. Squads of mounted men keep these thoroughfares clear. There have been many minor clashes but the details are carefully kept secret by the au thorities. It is reported that there have already been several casual ties. :. : ; ' In Barcelona the military force, al ways heavy, has been doubled. Halt a dozen bomb outrages haVe occurred in spite of the reinforcing ' of the troops. Scopes of anarchists and other suspects have been thrown into jail, and the arrests went on today whole sale..,: One of the gravest dangers In Spain is the threatened uprising of miners in and Jabout' Bltboa. , Troops, have been rushed Jo the district, but clashes have taken jlac in spite of all that the government can do to keep the malcontents quiet. ITALIAN LABORERS RIBBED. American Bandits Hold Up Train and Get S5.000. Montreal, Oct. 16 The, Dominion police are today n the trafl of Amer ican robbers who' held up a train of Italian laborers, and robbed them of 15,000 near Alexandria, Quebec, a town near the New York border. A gang of bandits Is believed to have oeen implicated in tne roonery ot sev- several branches ot the provincial bank in the last tew months and With the robbery of the Plnotock postof flce In Wright county. DETROIT IS THE FAVORITE IN THE BETTING TODAY For The First Time Since Series Began Detroit Leads Id Belting Odds BIG CROWD EXPECTED Supreme Confidence of the Dctrolters Rests on the Fart That in No Game After the First Have the Tigers Scored Less Than Four Runs and Have Demonstrated Their Ability to Get Next, to Any Pittsburg Pitcher Tigers However Are in a Badly Crippled Condition Jones, Who Was Run Into Yesterday Will Hardly Be Able- to Play Tomorrow. . (By Leased Wire to The Times) Detroit-, Mich., Oct. K. For the first time since the world's series be gan the Tigers are favorites in the betting in their home town. Odds quiekly have switched from 10 to H that Pittsburg wins and 10 to 8 that Detroit wins. Around the hotels odds of 5 to 3 that Detroit wins were freely offered and not accepted in quantities sufficient to shorten the odds. The supreme confidence of the Detroiters rests on the fact that in HO game after the first have the Tigers scored less than four runs and they have demonstrated their ability to get to any pitcher Pittsburg has worked. The final game is set for tomor row in the greatest baseball series for the world's championship that has ever been seen. The fact that the Tigers are the favorites is odd in view of their crippled condition,' It Is believed;-todajl4Jaal,jQlarke wjilKAams in" the box, as he has pitehgd In tW games in which De troit lost. Wild Bill Donovan may go on the mound for the Tigers. Mullins' superb performance yester day is still One of the main baseball topics and he may be sent in again, The thrilling situation in the se ries with the teams neck and neck and the final game near, has set De troit baseball crazy. If any male res ident of the town from six years old up is not a fan, he hasn't been dis covered. That the grandstand will be packed to the roof and all the rest of the .grounds packed when the last contest is pulled off tomorrow is a certainty. If ever a capacity house turned out to view a game the bail park tomorrow will have it, Pitts- burgers are already beginning to ar rive in order to see the climax, and it is expected that a delegation of thou sands will be on hand from the Smoky City. It Is admitted that the Tigers are in a bad way as a result of the collision in the ninth yester day, Tom Jones is in his home, where he insisted on being taken Instead of to a hospital. He probably will not be able to play tomorrow. He was carried oft the field unconscious after Wilson had run into him at first. Jones' neck and spine Were injured and he could be removed from the park only in an ambulance. . Charlie Schmidt, the catcher, is suffering from a badly cut leg which was Injured in the last Inning when he was blocking Abstein off the plate. Morlarity is practically assured of place in the Tigers' line-up, in spite of his bad left knee, which he hurt when Wilson slid into third af ter stealing on Abbaticchio's strike out In the ninth, at the critical mo ment of the game. PROGRESS OF THE NIGARAGOAN REVOLT (By Leased Wire to The Times) Waslngton, Oct. 15 Advices received by the state department this morning from United States consuls In Nica ragua indicate that the revolution in that country has asstimed" serious proportions. The Nicarguan govern ment has closed the port of Blueflelda, this step being taken to avoid claims on the port . of . foreign governments later if the port should fall into the hands of the revolutionists, who would collect the custom . receipts. ' The United States consul at Managua tele graphed that today Managua would be placed under martial law. Th. department regards the. situa tion as grave, and It Will take meas ures 4o" protect' American Jnterests in Niciragua. HEAVY HAIL STORM BREAKS PLATE GLASS (By Leased Wire to The Times) Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 5 This city was bombarded for ten minutes last evening by the heaviest hailstorm which has ever been recorded in At lanta, when the actual size of the hailstones ranged from the dimen sions of a hen egg to those of a tea cup, between $20,000 and $80,000 worth of plate glass , and window panes were demolished, the trans portation facilities tied up for a sea son and half the city plunged Iruo a panic of fright. Hundreds of teams were set to flight, in mad panic by the unnatural behavior of the elements: live electric light wires were snapped in twain. One hailstone actually weighed, showed seven ounces. The daniage was distributed all over the city, not falling heavily on any one place .office buildings and skyscrap ers being the largest sufferers. Street cars were taught in the storm, win dows broken out and passengers drenched, but no serious casualties fire reported. Reports from towns around Atlanta report the same con ditions but no serious damage. Telephone and telegraph wires were put out of commission for a time. CONDITION OF ARMY Annual Report of the Inspector General Inspector General Gnrlington of the Army Submits Beport to Secretary of War Trops Should be Quarter ed Where They Will Come in Con tact With People Too Many Ofli-1 cers Absent From Post. (By Leased Wire to 'jne Times.) Washington, Oct. 1 5 The annual report; of Inspector General Garling- ton of the United States army was submitted to the secretary of war to day. It is in part as follows: "It is believed the army is greatly in" need of increase, of the infantry shd'HeW artillery ahd reorganization of the cavalry. Legislation to this end, would, -no doubt, be facilitated by quartering the troops where they would come, closely in contact with the people. This may be the more readily accomplished by abandoning isolated posts as rapidly as may be practicable and stationing the troops In thickly settled communities and keeping them at. their stations for longer periods. "There is a general complaint from all directions that the service is more or less crippled, especially in genera! instruction, discipline, and efficiency, as well as in target practice, by rea son of the large percentage of officers constantly absent from their com mands, by detail or otherwise. "On June 30, 1909, out of 846 of ficers assigned to the Philippine di vision, 192 (nearly 23 per cent) were absent. "The following recommendations of Major Morton with respect to for eign service and incompetent field officers deserve consideration: "The inefficiency of an officer be comes more prominent and f greater effect for evil as he rises in rank. When field rank is reached, particu larly if the officer be in command of a regiment or post, this is especial ly noticeable. The elimination of physically incompetent field officers is now well provided for, but there is no way yet provided for eliminat ing an officer who, while physically and morally sound, is lacking in the qualities necessary for a successful commander of men. This is having a markedly detrimental effect upon the service, and the passage of a law that shall provide for the elimination of professionally incompetent field of ficers, at the same time providing against the doing of injustice to in dividuals, is strongly advocated." NEW ERA IX CUIXA. Octobei14 Marked An Era in the Es tablishment of Constitutional Gov ernment. London, Oct. 15 A dispatch to the Times from Pekin says that Octo ber 14 marked an era in the estab lishment of constitutional govern ment in China. In obedience to the imperial decrees of-October, 1907, and July, 1908, ordering the estab lishment of provincial deliberative assenv ilea, elections were held and the assemblies met for the first time on Thursday. An edict Issued on Wednesday re news the imperial admonitions to the members of the assemblies regarding their' deliberations, and' to the Vice roys and governors regarding their spervision of the deliberations. It also exhorts all to display loyal patriotism so the country may attain strength and prosperity. The event may be of great historical Import ance. GREAT DAMAGE FROM STORM IN CENTRAL SOUTH Georgia, Alabama and Eastern Tennessee Suffer From Wind and Hail THREE DEATHS KNOWN Believed That the Death List Will Swell Materially As Reports Come Prom the Stricken District Crops Much Damaged by Hail One Town Destroyed Telephone and Telegraph Service and Street Car Traffic Tied l'p at Chattanooga Hailstones As Big As Oranges and Property Loss Will Reach $100, OOO. (By Leased Wire to The Times) Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 1 r, Meagre dispatches received today tell of heavy dp mage done by the tornado in Georgia. Alabama, and eastern Ten nessee. Three people are known to have been killed and it Is believed that the death list will swell materi ally as reports come in from the stricken district. Rain and hail fell. Many streams are flooded and the hail stones, which were unusually large, did much dam age to crops. One town, Denmark, in Madison county, was destroyed. Fire broke out and got beyond con trol, in spite of the terrific downpour. Eighteen buildings were whirled from their foundations and many others were badly-damaged. Albert Barnes, a resident pf Denmark, and his little child, were killed and Mrs. Barnes huvt. when their, house collapsed. Thomas Helm was killed at his home near Mulberry, Lincoln county. Dyersburg, Covington, Stanton,' Bu ford Station, and a negro settlement near Wartrace, were heavy sufferers. The negro settlement was destroyed. Three inches of hall fell at Hixson and an electrical display tied up street car traffic and the telephone and telegraph services al Chatta nooga. Sweeping east from Tennessee the storm did much damage in Georgia. Reports from Alabama show that much damage was done there also. Immense hailstones, some as big as oranges, fell and the property loss will be more than $100,000. At Rome trees were uprooted and roofs torn off. It. is probable that all crops will be seriously damaged in tho path of the stonn. A dispatch from Decatur, Ala., says that the town is flooded and that much damage was done by hail. CONCORD POSTOFP1CE. Contracts to be Let for Postofflce Building in Ninety -Days Oldest Woman Dead. (Special to The Times.) Concord, N. C, Oct. IB Mark M. Morrison, prominent in mercantile social and political circles, died at his home in Harrisburg and was bur ied yesterday at the cemetery of that place. Mr. Morrison was a promi nent Woodman, and he was buried witi the honors of Harrisburg lodge. One of the oldest ladies of Concord and perhaps the county was buried Wednesday at Oakwood cemetery, aged ninety-eight years. The government postofflce build ing for this place is a go and the con tract is to be let and work begun in the next nTnety days, so say our ser vants at Washington. The lamentation of our people like Rachael of old that would not be comforted about the Southern rail road running its double tracks two mites to the right of town straight ening these lines, escaping hills, has about subsided. CHARLOTTE NURSES GOON STRIKE TODAY (By Leased Wire to The Times) Charlotte,. Oct. 1 15 Incensed -by the treatment accorded theni by the new superintendent, a northern man, according to their statements, all the nurses In a local hospital went on strike today. They declare that the northerner's - ideas of discipline do not agree wltfi their own ideas 'of chivalry and dignity. 4 V -
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