The Daily Industrial
WEATHER :
Occauon&l rain today
and Thursday; fresh, pos
sibly brisk northeast winds.
News is first, last and all
the time a NEWSPAPER
for all the people.
VOL. II. NO. 8
PBICE: FIVE CENTS
LAST EDITION.
GKEENSBOBO, r C. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER. 17, 1906
LAST EDITION.
AW M
News.
GRAIN STORAGE
5
HE TESTIFIES
Ex-President of Chicago Board ol
Trade Tells How Owners of
. Elevators Dodge.
TITLE TO GRAIN IS
TRANSFERRED BY THEM
One Witness in Interstate Commerce
Commission Hearing Objects to Far
mers Handling Product Grain Deal"
ers Most Honorable Men, He Says.
Chicago. Oct. 1(5. XV. S. Jackson, for
mer president rif the Chicago board, of
trade, called before today's session of
the interstate commerce commission to
testify as to the practice of owners of
elevators storing grain' contrary to law,
asserted that he has known cases where
grain has been stored in elevators that
belonged to the owners of the ware
houses. . :
In such cases, he stated, however, it
is the custom' to transfer the title of
the grain before storing it, thus in a
way complying with the. letter of the
law. After the grain is removed from
the elevators, he asserted, it is retrans
ferred to the original owner.
Several, other grain men testified that
such practice is in vogue" and stated
that they do not consider it a violation
of the law.
I. P. Kumsey, for fifty years a mem-
ber of the Chicago board of trade, then
took the stand and declared that he is
unqualified! v in favor of the grain deal
ers' associations and oj discouraging
farmers in the elevator business.
He concluded his testimony with the
remark: "The grain dealers arc the
most honorable men as a class in the'
world."- .
T
IMPERIAL SOLDIERS
ASS1STINRDBBERY
Uniformed Thief Arrests Burgo
master and Treasurer and
Takes Funds,
NO CLUE TO MASQUERADER
Berlin, Oct. '1(5. A unique and daring
robbery was committed at Coepcnick, a
small town' sevenjiniles east of Berlin,
today. The robber, in 'e uniform of
a captain of the guards, met a dctach
i ent of twelve men on a street in Ber
lin, who were returning from targ;
practice, lie produced a forged cabi
net order authorizing him to take com
mand. The men recognized his authority
nnd he then ordered them to march to
C'epenick.
Vpon arrival there they proceeded L)
tre town hall, arrested the burgomaster
7 ml the treasurer and took possessii n
of the cash. $1,000. The robber de
tached several of his men . cof.dw.-t
1 l,o prisoners to headquarters in 'Ber
lin and ordered the reni.iinlcr to hold
possession of the town hall for half an
hour, lie then rode off alone in' the d'.
rectioM of B rlin with the money.
The' burgomaster and the treasurr.
were greatly mystified at the meaning
of their arrest. Upon their arrival in
custody at headquarters !n Bci'lin they
!; rued that the ostensible captain was
a fraud nnd were immediately discharg
id. The bogus captain has not been
heard from, and the authorities , are
without any clue whatever as to his
identity. ,
BOSEBEN GOES SEVEN
FURLONGS IN 1.22
?' ' 1 ! :
JOHNSON'S GREAT HORSE CREATES
NEW RECORD IN RACE AT
BELMONT PARK. ,
Xew York, Oct. 1(1. -P. C. .Johnson's
Itoseben, carrying 12(1 pounds, created
n new world's record for seven furlongs
in the fifth -race at Belmont Park to
day, lie stepped tho distance in the
,, J. , an -American
MWherhe"finished and the phenomenal
time was hung out, by the ollieial timer
the big crowd rose 'and gave the greut
sprinter a rousing cheer, which lasted
for several minutes, in spite of the fact
that he was ouoted at one to eiirhtv in
the betting, tind they were unable to
bet on nun.
Mellody Gets Decision,
Boston, Oct. 10. Honey Mellody, of
Charleston, was given the decision over
Joe Wolcott, the welter weight, at the
end of a fifteen-round bout before the
Lincoln Athletic Club in Chelsea tonight.
I
STANDARD OIL
CASE WILL GCM
Evidence All in and Closing Argu
ment Will Be Made This Morn
ing Trial" Death Knell of Trusts' '
Says Lawyer.
Findlay, 0., Oct 16. That the case of
the Standard Oil Company, of Ohio, on
trial for conspiracy against trade, will
be in the hands of the jury tomorrow is
confidently predicted tonight by attor
neys for both sides. The evidence is
all in, and argument progressed for four
hours today.
The jury 1ms yet to hear Attorney
Kline for the defense ami the closing
argument for the state by Attorney
General Ellis.
Prosecutor David began his argument
at '. 10 o'clock this morning after two
witnesses had testified for the state and
the defense had closed its case with the
submission as evidence of single docu
ment, the decision of the supreme court
of the state declaring the defendant
company "not guilty" in the contempt
proceedings of 1900. Mr. Phclpj follow
ed Mr. David for the prosecution, and
Mr. Troup occupied the balance of the
day after 5 o'clock in making the open
ing argunjent for the defense. '
The prosecution told the jury that
there, never had been an actual cessa
tion of the Standard Oil trust of 1882,
as shown by the evidence; although the
form of the organization had been
changed. The defense made the main
point that while the evidence showed all
the so-called subsidiary companies to
be owned by the Standard Oil Company
of New Jersey, not one syllable of evi
dence had been adduced to show that the
defendant company was so owned.
Attorney Phelps for the prosecution
told the jury that the present was the
most important trial ever held.
"It is the beginning of the end of
OTHER INDICTMENTS
E
E
No Possibility. Says Defendant's
Counsel, of Charge Against
Mrs. Thaw.
CLEASON HANDICAPS JEROME
Xew York, Oct; lfi There was a re
vival of interest today in the case of
Harry K. Thaw, charged with the mur
der of Stanford White, when in court
District-Attorney Jerome intimated that
there might be other indictments in the
case.. ';.
The statement by the district attorney
was made in the course of an nigument
before Recorder fidff against the writ of
prohibition restraining the district-attorney's
office from further preliminary
action in grand jury proceedings in the
murder case.
Following the hearing Clifford XV.
Hartridge, Thaw's counsel, called upon
the prisoner at the Tombs. After hi-
visit the lawyer explained that Thaw
had read the evening pa peri an ;l feared
from what he had read of the proceed
ings before Recorder C.off that an at
tempt might be made to indict his wif j
or other 'members' of the family. Mr.
Hartridge said that he had merely called
to set Thaw's mind at rest, as there was
(Concluded on page 2, column 4.)
. G. D. B. REYNOLDS
SPEAKS IN YADKINVILLE
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR CON
GRESS DELIGHTS LARGE
AUDIENCE.
Special to Daily Industrial News.
Yadkinville, X. C., Oct. 16. The Hon
C.eorge I). B. Reynolds, Republican can
didate for congress, spoke in the court-
i house here today to about BOO people.
Mr Reynolds was introduced by S.
VMieT Williams, Esq., and for one hour
j and ten minutes he held the large
I crowd spellbound, v
Notwithstanding a severe hoarseness,
,, , ,
tl,c 8l,ppf,h 'as eloquent and was re-
ceived with enthusiasm. The time was
entirely given to national issues and
contained arguments which it is impos
sible for his opponent to answer. The
speech will long be remembered by the
people of Yadkin county.
Sir. Reynolds goes from here to Davie
county and will speak at Coolcemce to
morrow night.
trusts in the I'nited States. It is the
death knell of the trust."
The Standard Oil Trust agreement of
1882, Mr. Phelps said, was responsible
for every trust on this continent it was
the original trust, lie reviewed the
first ten years of this trust until it was
ordered to dissolve by the supreme court
of the state. This decision, ordering the
dissolution, was explained to the jury.
ihe first part ot it. Mr. ' Phelps said
was broad. It ordered the defendant
trust from further performance of the
trust contract. If the decision had ended
there, he said, the present trial would
not have lieen necessary. It was the
part of the decision which followed and
went into details as to' just what was
to be done that had caused the trou
ble.
There were three provisions in this
latter part of the decision first, that
the defendant trust was denied the right
to recognize the trustees to be the own
er of its stocks; it was prohibited from
permitting the trustees to vote the stock,
and, third, from ''disbursing any divi
dends through or to the trustees.
These provisions, the same court in
the contempt proceedings found had been
complied with, although as a matter of
fact, the same trusters had gone to Xew
Jersey and perfected another organiza
tion whereby the- same commercial ends
were accomplished. Mr. Phelps 1 told
many commercial stories to illustrate
bis points and kept the jury continually
amused. ...
Mr. Troup, who followed Mr. Phelps,
presented the case for the defense.
Much lias been said, he began, about the
(Concluded on page 2, column 2.)
TWO MEN BLOWN TO
BITS BY DYNAMITE
IN EOLOJILL MINE
Miners on Night Shift Meet Death
From Blasting
Charge.
CAVE SIGNAL FOR EXPLOSION
Special to Daily Industrial News.
Salisbury, Oct. 10. Burgess Cox and
Bill Frazier, two miners- of Gold Hill,
fifteen miles from Salisbury, were, killed
last night about ten o'clock by the ex
plosion of dynamite in the mine where
they arc working.
The men were on the night shift,
upon which there were fifteen others en
gaged, and had placed half a dozen cart
ridges preparatory to making the shot.
They gave the signal for the discharge,
which is made by electricity,: and be
fore they nad got a sate distance awav
they were blown to pieces.
BQtn Domes were badly mutilated and
partly buried under faliinjr dirt. Thev
were not taken out until this morninz
at aoout tnree o clock, when an under
taker prepared the bodies for burial.
One of the men was married and had
a family. This is the first accident in
some time at Hold Hill.
P. XV. Brown today lost a fine horse
in a most unusual way. The animal is
very spirited and yesterday, ran away,
but did no damage. Today while on
Fisher street, the animal became fright
ened and started to run, when it fell
on the pavement, breaking its neck. The
horse was worth $:100, and was a beauty.
The county candidates on the Demo
cratic ticket are nt Cold Hill today and
speak at Rockwell tonight. Tomorrow
the Republicans start their itinerary and
will keep up an active warfare until
the close. John M. Julian is alternating
between the pencil and rostrum and is
kept in the country much of his time.
From .Johns Hopkins University hos
pital there comes the news that Engi
neer I'eter D. Uoueche. who suffered such
severe injuries in the Biltmore collision
last winter, is improving after the op
eration, and that the surgeon who per
formed the operation believes the leg
will be saved. Since the injury hardly
any improvement has been shown, and
no sign of healing ever appeared, Mr.
Koucche was hurt more than seven
months ago, and not until he went to
Baltimore has he received encouragement.-
- - ' . -,
Husks 75 Shocks of Corn in io Hours.
Rending, Pa., Oct. 10. Harvey Petti
eoffere husked "5 shocks of corn in 10
hours on the farm of William Dietrich
today. ; He claims he can hink ten
shocks in one hour, nnd is willing to
meet any person in lierks county on a
wager.. -
Ends Life Walking With Family.
Princeton, NJ., Oct. 18. -.Jacob Geis
mar, curator of the University Geologi
cal Laboratory, Committed suicide to
night by drinking cyanide of potassium
while walking with his wife and son on
tha street. He died in twenty minutes.
MRS. JEFF DAVIS
DIES AFTER
LONG ILLNESS
Succumbs to Pneumonia In Her
Apartments In cw York
Hotel
DAUGHTER WITH HER
WHEN SHE PASSED AWAY
"Mother of the Confederacy" Had Been
in Poor Health Since Last Winter, at
Which Time She Was Critically 111 for
Several Weeks. '
Xew York, Oct Hp Mis J. fi-.rson
Davis, widow of the president ot the
Confederacy, who had been ill for a
week at the Hotel Mai'stie in this city,
died at 10.25 o'clock tonight. Death was
due to pneumonia, induced bv a severe
cold which Mrs. Davis contracted upon
her return from the -Adirondack, where
she bad spent the summer months.
Although grave fears were lelt, from
the first, Mrs. Davis' wonderful vitnlitv.
which brought her safelv through n sim
ilar attack a year ago. gave hopes of
ultimate recovery until last night, when
a decided change for the worse was evi
dent, and the attending physicians an
nounced that the end was near. Jt was
then believed that Mrs. Davis could not
survive the night, but she rallied slight
ly during the early hours of today.
Shortly after 7 ociock this morning
she had a similar attack and the Rev.
Xathan A. Seagle, rector of St. Stephen's
I'rotestnnt Episcopal church, was hur
riedly summoned to give religious com
fort to the patient in her last moments
of consciousness.
The clergyman .-'remained some time.
and an hour later it was announced that
Mrs. Davis hail lapsed into a state of
coma. The period of unconsciousness
continued to the end.
At the bedside, when death came were
Mrs. .J. -.-Addison Have- of Newark, X.
.)., the only surviving daughter of Mrs,
Davis; .Jetlcrson Davis Ha ves, a grand
son, who is a. student at Princeton uni
versity; Mrs. Charles K. J'.aleson, a
niece; Dr. and Mrs. (iiistav Webb, the
latter a granddaughter. 'nnd Dr. Robert
H. Wylie. who, with I Jr. Webb, had cared
for Mrs. Davis throughout her illness.
J. Addison Hayes, husband of Mrs.
Davis' only living child, had been sum
moned from ('cdorado Springs, and was
hurrving across the continent when a
message announcing Mrs. Davis' death
intercepted him.
Mrs. Davis has for some years made
her home in this city, where she had a
wide circle of friends. Throughout her
illness, solicitous inquiries regarding her
condition were continually made at her
apartments.
SERGEANT KILLS LIEUTENANT.
Particulars of the Tragedy in the Phil
ippines Not Yet Received.
'-Manila, Oct . lT. -First Lieutenant
Robert B. Calvert, of the Twenty-fourth
infantry, I'. S. A., has been killed by
Sergeant Taylor, of the Twenty-fourth
infantry, at Alhera. province of Leyte.
Particulars of t lie tragedy have not
been received.
SUPREME COURT DENIES '''
SLAYER WRIT OF ERROR.
Washington; Oct. 10. Justice White,
of the ''supreme court' -of the I'nited
States, today denied an application for
a writ ot error in the case ot (Jomniau
der Johnson, of Horry county, South
Carolina, under sentence of -death on the
charge of murdering Harmon Grainger
in 1003. ': ,
CATCH NEGRO SLAYER
E
FARMER WHO GAVE HIM SHELTER
RECOGNIZES HIM AND EF
FECTED CAPTURE.
Roanoke. Ya., Oct. ltt. After eluding
his pursuers live days, John Hardy, the
negro who killed Policeman K. M. Heard
during n rnid on a negro dive last Thurs-
iday night, was captured today ten miles
from Koanoke. Hardy went to the home
of Preston Shillings, a farmer, and asked
to be allowed to rest, saying he was ill.
He was recognized by Shillings, who
gave him a bed. J.nter three farmers
entered the room and jumped on Hardy,
Ihe negro in an attempt to use a. re
volver, which he had under the bed-cov
ers, discharged the weapon, tho ball
passing through his own head, inflicting
a dangerous wound. It is said Hardy
has killed three men, lie is m Roanoke
jail. .
As a precautionary measure Mayor
Joel II. Cutchln tonight closed all the
saloons in the citv anil gave orders that
they were not to open again until he
says so. Several knots of men are late
tonight on the streets, mostly in the
vicinity of the jail, but a lynching is not
probable. Hardy is in a precarious con
dition.
O'Brien Beats Cooley In Third.
Tjos Angeles, Cal. Oct. 10. .Jack
O'Brien beat Cooley in the third round
and Trimble in the ninth round.
President of Venezuela is Dying
5
it mi m
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmaammmmmmmmmmmmmmummmmmmmmmmmmm
CIPRIANO CASTRO.
The President of Venezuela who is Reported to Be Dyne Castro Has Long
Been 111 and it Was Declared at the Time of His Recent Abdication
That This Action Was in a Measure Due to His Health.
CA S TR O OF VENEZ UELA
IS SAID TO BE D YING
President of South American Republic, Long III, Afflicted
ith a Fatal Malady and End Is Soon
Expected.
Port of Spain, Trinidad. Oct. Ac
cording to advices received here from
Caracas, the condition of l'i evident t'as
tro, who has been' ill for some time, has
become worse ami it is probable 'that his
disease will soon result fatally. .."; '..;
If he dies it is expected -'that a revolu
tion will bc started, (ieiieral -Mont ilia is
arming forces in the west.
Castro is an Andean Indian and his
political opponents refer to him when
he is not around or an't get at them as
ll.e ..'Monkev of the Audi-s." He. has
itnnn nMii-' in wilil ii-A in Venezuela
twenty years and has been president live
AND CREW OF NINE
HIT
Boat Sent Out for Plunging Ex
periments Is Reported
'':"'.' LOSt.
FIVE BOATS SEARCHING BAY
Biserti. Tunis, Oct. HL The .French
submarine l.utin left this port this morn- j
ing for plunging experiments.-. Signals
received, at U o'clock' tonight reported!
hir disappearance. Two torpedo boats,
and three tugs have gone nut in search I
of the 'submarine-.- No further news of
hi r has been received.
It now appears almost certain, accord
ing to news received at a late hour to
night, that the crew of the Cut in has
suffered' a fate '-similar to that which
overtook the crew of the submarine Par-
fadet here last year. The crew of the
Lntin'.numliered fourteen men under
coiuninnd of Lieutenant Phoepen.
.Admiral IWIIue. commander of the
Tunis naval division, who -went out on
board a tug, returned 'at '.a. -late hour
tonight, and said 'that owing to the
heavy seas and the obscurity it was
imiMissible to continue salvage opera
tions until dawn. The tligs and torpedo
boats, however, will remain near the
place where the l.nlin made her (inal
plunge, all through the night. One of
these boats reports that its drag en
countered resistance as though a vessel
were lying at the bottom. ,
The government- snlvaae steamers be
longing to this port, which are at pres
ent ''about to assist in raising a French
schooner wrecked on the const, will re
turn in the morning and participate in
the work.
: The British consul general here pro.
posed to the French resilient general
to telegraph to the British admiralty
at. Malta for salvage assistance. This
oiler was accented and powerful salvage
r.pparatus will be sent at once to the
scene of the catnstrophe.
' The Jaitin is a single screw steel sub
marine boat built nt Rochefort in 1901.
She carries a complement of nine men.
She ii. 135 feet long and has a displace
ment of 185 tons.
Paris. Oct, 16. M. Thomson, the min
ister of marine, has received an official
(Concluded on page 2, column 4.)
4. " X "
5 &iijs " w- '
1.
. t"
pmm i ii
' years, (n 100;! (icncral Mains -made an
' unsuccessful ell ort to down Ca-tr, who
Incensed the New oik and ficrnilid',z
! Asphalt C'oiup.Hiv ami the J-rem-h C able
.Company of giving -funds-to aid the le
! 1 elliou. Castro has been in trouble with
; nearly all the ureal loremii powers be-(iiiuse-
of his lend.-ircv to violate his obli
gations. He is inordinatelv vain and be
lieves that he is one ot the nnlitarv ge
niuses of the age. lie relcrs to himself as
the "Restorer." and had his portrait put
on the Yenczildan stamps, taking t :e
pliu-e of liolivar. the great liberator. Jt.
i is said that ho has -'made millions' of
idol la rs outof the presidency,
CORTELYOU WILL
SUCCEED SHAW AS
OF
Certain Succession of Postrras-
ter General Creates Wide-
spread Interest.
OTHER CHANGES LIKELY
Washington. Oct. Hi
cation here today ol c
insistence -'Hint Post in;
ti Ivou is to become
-.Renewed publi
iliitiet gc--ip and
-ter-l.encral t'or
seeretarv of the
treasury upon the retirement ol iv-ere-t.ny
Shaw in 1-elnnaiv. created much
intcrc-t, "hi governi. i"in ..'.'circles, :.
It ha long been known here among
those who have reliable inid.- inturnia
lioil that the eoune.'tio fit Air. I ortel
you's u.Vtue with t lie "c.isnrv di'OMl't
nieiit; is bused upon a soliil .' founda! ion'.
While il is far in advanc' ii the ;inie
for 'changes certain to- come in the- eabi.
net, it is believed to lv? ;n positievK
settled lliat Mr. t'ortclvon will -become.
'oiTctarv of the treasury as that I.es
lieM. Shaw will reine.
'"'The other ehiiiiL'cs di'cused 'depend
wholly upon the rouie e ri'tiirv lion
n parte will take. He nmv become At
torney ( lereral.
Ainhas-ador Mevei is positieviv slated
for a cabinet position, possibly secretary
of connneive and labor, bv the translcr
of Air. Mcte.ili to the. navv,
POSTMASTERS NRMED AT
CLINTON fl CONCORD
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT APPOINTS
. M'ARTHUR AND BUCHANON
AT LATTER PLACE.
Washington. J). C. Oct. lu.-Tlie con
test over the postmaslership at ( linton
has been settled by President Roosevelt.
He has named H. .1. McAithur for the
place, succeeding Daniel P. Dameroii, re
signed. Tho president has also ap
pointed Moses L. Huchanon postmaster
at Concord, in place ot (.corgc L. Pat
terson, removed.
960.000.000 BIT
IjUUU
OF PAPER STILL
DEEPIIYSTERY
All Connected With Famous Phil
adelphia Will Contest Keep
Client.
CONFIDENTIAL SECRETARY
MURMURS "I TOLD YOU SO'
But What it Was He Told and Why He
Told It is Shrouded in a Maze of
Talk on His Confidential . Relations
With Dead Millionaire.
; Philadelphia..' Oct.'. Hi. Much interest
has been -arouse-! as to the nature of the
.-mysterious-': paper which halted the
Weight man xiiluinrUHlO will contest in
the orphans court vesierdav. l-.dward
T. Davis, the conhdential secretary or
the laic William eight tnaii, said to
day.' -
"Refnre going into: court yeterday I
remarked to mv wile: I he will contest
will not last 'as long as some : people
think dn f.n-t. H will eiid with', my own
te-timoiiv. il a certain paper written by
Weightnia u. to which I was the only
witness, is still in existence and in the ,
possession ot Mrs. Walker. I his paper,
il culled for and produced, will explain
whv Mr. eight man made his daughter-
Mrs. Walker, his sole legatee in
his will ot lS!ir. and so conclusively gat-,
isfv the atlornevs ot Mrs. ister that
no codicil exists that they would most
llikelv abandon the case. , This proved to
I be the. result. ' .
hen asked what was written on t ho
paper. Mr. Davis said:
"Having served -Mr. Wcightman for
more than twentv-tive years. 1 see no
reason whv I shouhl violate his con
lideuce now because he is dead."
Mrs. Jones islcr, who was the wife
of William W eightmnri, a son of the
millionaire chemist, but, who re married
after the death of the younger Wcight-inan-
nisi itvjtcd the suit to set, aside the
will ot Mr. Weightinan on behalt ot
her miner daughter, Martha A eight
innn. I nder the terms ot the will na
probated the entire estate was lie-,
ipieatlied to Mr. eiehtnian s onlv sur
viving child. Mrs. Walker..
Old Woman Hermit Burned to Death.
1 Phoenixville. Oct. 10. While burning
i hrush at her home on the ontsikrls of
the town this afternoon. Miss Maria
i Dachmaii, an old .hermit, received burns
1-which caused her death several hours
I later. She was 7 years of age. and for
twenty years had lived as a recluse.
EME NORMAL Ai
j Still Some Muttering Among the
-j Strong Partisans. Liberal
and A.oderate.
YELLOW FEVER NOT FEARED
Havana. Oct. Id. licporis rccened
here troni a.l over 1 lie island snow that
! agricult ural operations are being grad
luallv resuuied. I here are no turllier
' signs of discontent with 1 "he -'exception of
complaints t lint some '.of ..the .Modern to
i ollicials ought
to he ic:ii"n'.l. .
The Liberals
iilc talking about the
'displacement of ccrlaiu .if l lie more yf
: I'cnsicl- . pari '.san iillii'-iai .(roni high
goveniineiual positions. Imi ik: move in
iihat ilirection Ini- ' liivn made, by the
j leaders..'. ' " -.. ':
I Strongly Mo'.lei-iit'e p.-Vru-aii eontiniio
I to be :dis.aiisi;e .and a-seit t hat the .
peace eonitnis-inners ,h Idle licre should.
; Irive con-iillc.l. more w ill) the- represcn
Itatives i.f conservative IiiimV . inter-,
j ests. :..:?
While t liere is. s(. me apprehension with
ilcMMI-d to v. lion eer. the siluatiou is
1 not reuarded sv. v-.pcciilllv uaiigeiMlls,
I lie nnml.cr ol i':ii-s under Irealmcnt ot
Havana lliis c.';im is ten. innkiiig 4
tulal for ii.tob.r of thirteen.
jHEEKIIS TALKS TO GOOD
CROWD AT ASHEVILLE
DESPITE RAIN TWO HUNDRED AT
TEND SPEECH-MAKING IN BUN
COMBE. Asheville. X. C. Oct. Ii!.- Isaac M.
Meekins spoke to the Hepublicans of
Asheville in the courthouse of this place
tonight. His speech was one of the best
heard here during the campaign; bad it
not been for the rain the courthouss
would have been well filled.
As it was, Ins audience numbered
about 200 of the leading Republicans of
l'.uiieojiibe county.