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THE ARIZONA REPUBLICAN
THE REPUBLICAN.
Fair, Candid, Straight
forward A newspaper for
all the people.
ARIZONA Fair anil somewhat
warmer Sunday; Monlay fair.
PHOENIX, ARIZONA, SATURDAY MOANING, APRIL 13, 1912.
TWENTY-SECOND YEAR
14 PAGES.
14 PAGES
VOL. XXII. NO. 327.
THE WEATHER
LEGISLATURE
HAS QUITE
A
BIG CONTRACT
Lawsmiths Have Cut Out
Most of the Frills and Are
Now Getting Down to
Work on the More Im
portant Measures
LYNCH DELIVERS
CAUSTIC REMARK
Says Legislature Spent $300
Worth of Time on Rail
road Bill and Then .Told
Roads to Follow Their
Present Plans
The Arizona legislature is now in
the business of law making- clear up
to its neck. The resolutions anil
memorials that go with the opening
weeks are well in hand, invitations
have been extended to notables, tho
factional line-up is well established
and ::on bills have neon introduced.
The work now consists in picking the
bills to pieces and winnowing the
chaff out of the grain. This is largely
committeo work. Finished legislation
comes slowly as compared with the
rush of raw material. Most of the,
gentlemen now have their big bills out
of their systems so the flood of hills
is subsiding.
Yesterday the printer brought back
to the house four bills that aggregate
204 printed pages. One is an insur
ance code to govern the operation of
all insurance business; another pro
vides for a public school system; an
other creates drainage districts, and
the fourth amends the penal code in
scores of places. Also, there were
other bills reiwrted. These are the
particularly big ones.
Yesterday the .senate got in ono new
bill, attended to a lot of minor busi
ness, pushed some legislation along,
and spent the rest of the day discus
sing the proposed law for creating a
board of equalization. The house re
ceived four new bills and pushed along
some of the others. In committee of
the whole most of the work consisted
of expounding .the art of practical
railroading from a lawmaker's view
point, and by railroading is meant the
operation of train service. There was
no'f mention of stocks, bonds, dividends,
freight and fare rales, combinations,
or "trusts. Those are scheduled under
other heads. Speaker Bradner came
over to the legislature from Benson
with three railroad hills and yester
dav the house went gunning for them.
Ono of them, the electric headlight
bill, got away with hardly a scratch,
hut the other two rere badly pep
pered. In fact. Mr. Bradner took a
sh6t or two himself at one of them,
but they all got through finally in
one- form or another.
The most badly used of the t.iree
was the bill limiting the number of
cars in freight trains to fifty. There
s now no legal limit but tho practice
the Southern Pacific company is
run seventy cars and it was finally
decided to place tlu limit at seventy.
Mri Lvnch, at the conclusion of the
bill 1 1 .said: "We have now spent an
hour and a half and about $.100 of the
state's money telling the railroads to
kep on doing just as they have been
tlolng, and I move the committee rise
and recommend the passage of the
bill." . ,
One important measure that passed
the house yesterday was house bill 18,
authorizing the state and municipali
ties to engage in industrial pursuits.
This is regarded as a progressive
measure, but the vote was 24 to 11.
and all the negative votes were cast
bv democrats.
Senate.
Immediately after opening yester
"day the senate received a message
from the governor appointing Ora
Stalev. of Globe. A. K. Stabler, of
Phoenix, and E. A. McSwiggen. of
Prescott. members of the state board
if education.
Homer Wood, of Yavapai, offered
rfi resolution inviting Woodrow Wilson
to visit the senate and it was car
ried along with " the house concur
rent resolution inviting Champ Clark.
Under second rending and refer
once V bills the following action was
taken:
Senate bill l0-r. Sunday closing of
- barber shops, was referred to the
, committee on labor.
Senate bill 106. child labor law. re
ferred to labor committee.
Senate bill 107. providing for elec
tion this fall, referred to committee
on suffrage and elections.
House bill 60, vacancies in office,
referred to judicViry committee. .
Committee ReDorts.
TTmiKo ioint resolution 3. San Diego
exposition site commission bill was
reported favorably by the appropria
Inns committee.
Senate bill 15, code commission was
amended and reported favorably by
the judiciary committee and made a
-inooinl order for the afternoon.
Senate bill .7. pertaining to Mohave
nnnritv bonds, was reported and on
motion of Mr. Lovin was indefinitely
postponed. The committee on educa
tion, recommended confirmation of the
board of university regents, the two
normal' school boards, and the board
i.
(Continued on Page 8)
REBEL CHIEF
13 PUFFED UP
WITH DIGNITY
Orozco Seems to Be Hunt
ing for. Trouble With
United States
Government
ASSUMES REAL
HAUGHTY MIEN
Conditions in Mexico Point
to Something of Lull
in Turmoil for
Present
Associated Press Dispatch
CHIHUAHUA. April 12. United
States Consul Marion Letcher, sta
tioned here is not the American con-,
sul so far as General Pascual Orozco
is concerned. Orozco made this state
ment in the course or an interview
today. He declared that inasmuch
as tiio United States does not recog
nize the belligerency of the liberals,
the latter cannot recognize hiin in an
official capacity. Anyway, he added,
he doesn't like the language of cer
tain communications from Letcher.
Letcher was not perturbed visibly
when informed of his official ostra
cism, for no matter how official Oroz
co might wish to have their relation?,
he cannot but treat the general mere
ly as a Mexican citizen, notwith
standing his real importance as pres
ent master of most of northern Mexi
co. Orozco's declaration of official os
tracism includes also James I. Long.
United States consular agent at Tar
ral. A series of incldrnts led vo the
climax. Icss than a week ago a
rebel band went through a Mexican
Central train bound from Chihuahua
to Juarez and seized letters and 'docu
ments carried by the passengers,
Among the latter was some of Letch
er's official correspondence with tho
state department at Washington.
Letcher prote-stcd against the act.
Orozco declared the fact that, the
letters were not entrusted to mails
conducted by the rebels was an Insult
to them, not?o mention the fact
that by using passengers Instead of
mails the rebel government was de
prived of legitimate revenue.
in mnohislon the consul was in
formed his letters were in the post-
office and that they were at his ms-
nosal as soon as he saw f.t to aiwx
official Mexican postage stamps.
Another Incident wmcn incn-aw-u
the tension between Orozco, Letcher
Tt..' was thr. execution of Thos.
Fountain, an American soldier fight
ing under Villa. Both ieuven-u .i
i,Kt. Kiifi to have been signed by
President Taft, in which the latter
requested that a stay of execution nv
granted, but Orozco refused.
-itmfvi77 Anrfi 12. Cantain Sil-
vestrc Melendez and a small detach -nf
lihAmls were ordered today
to occupv Sierra Mojada. No resis
tance is expected. Large properties
owned bv the American Smelling and
Reflnig company are nere.
vrniFOTK. Mo.. April 12. Zack
Farmer, formerly a resident of Mo
berlv. was shot and killed by rebels
at Irapuato.- Mexico, yesterday, ac
nr.Hnir to a message received by his
sistor today. He was an engineer
employed on a Mexican raid.
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HE KILLED THE DOG.
Bow-wow was Victim in Tong War
at San Jose.
Associated Press Dispatch
r. . TAor a M.ii 10 nniietH driv-
en by smokeless powder from high
rower rlues and big nore ikkm.,
lirnn., thn lmnses of Whites
.ltijvil liuutib"
and Orientals for a few minutes to
day when an attack on mp o'
headquarters started a resumption of
the tong war. More than -fifty shots
vero fired and one Hip tSing was
. - .11 nln
badly wounded. The -oniy inner
"-n-no o cnwii rinf that barked
Hill v r
at the heels of a Hon Sing man as
he was running to a nnung pi.m;.
The Chinaman wheeled and put a
. ., . ...
bullet tnrougn tnc nogs ie.t.
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THE BIGGEST YET.
Monster Dry Dock Gate is Launched
at San Francisco.
Associated Press Dispatch
SAN FRANCISCO. April 12. The
largest dry dock ever constructed was
launched here by the. Union Iron
Works today. It will he taken 'io
Honolulu where it will be placed in
the government one thousand foot dry
dock in Pearl harbor. The gate Is 12G
feet long 20 feet, wide and 43 feet
deep. It cost $130,000 and will be
operated by electricity.
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WILL INVESTIGATE.
WASHINGTON. April 12. (Special)
Congressmen Hanna. Alcott, and
Henslcy. subcommittee of the house
committee on Indian affairs, left to
night for Arizona to investigate the
Pima Indian reservation and the
Roosevelt irrigation system.
FEELS CERTAIN OF
BROTHER'S SUCCESS
Charles P. Taft, of Cincinnati, Gives
Out Statement Accurately Sizing
uo Political Situation.
Associated Press Dispatch
WASHINGTON. April 12. C. P.
Taft, of Cincinnati, brother of the
president, who was a guest at the
White House today, made a state
ment tonight that the president is
absolutely certain of renomination
and re-election.
"Democrats everywhere admit ho is
the only man they have to fear," said
the Cincinnatian. "If attacks upon
him were based upon faults of his
administration or upon his conduct
in office, it might bo 'different; but
it must be borne in mind the only
real opposition to him is founded
upon prejudice ami appeals vo passion
the most dangerous things to the
future of this country since the Civil
War."
CHARGED WITH MURDER,
William Schmidt is Arrested For
Crime Committea Last
January.
Associated Pre Dispatch
SAN FRANCISCO. April 12. El
mer Schmidt was arrested today on
a warrant accusing him of tae mur
der or Maria Groff. of Salt Lake.
Mrs. Groff found dead -in her bedroom
the night of January 20. A few days
later the police sent out a description
of a man known as William Schmidt,
an inventor. It is said he had been
with the woman shortly before her
murder. She had been assaulted and
strangled
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COMMITTEE IS READY -TO
FILE ITS REPORT
Says Its Investigation of Labor Con
ditions' Does Not Bear Out Many
Recent Published Statements.
Associated Press Dispatch
NEW YORK. April 12. The com
mittee named by the United States
Steel corporation to investigate labor
conditions in its mills and furnaces,
returned here today alter a visit to
Gary, 1ml., the Illinois plant. Home
stead. Pa., and -other places. The
committee's report will bo read at
the meeting next Monday. .It -states
nothing could be found to warrant
the statements made that a condition
of slavery existed in the mills, and
that on the contrary every possible
means have been taken to improve
labor conditions and make the work
of the men as easy ns possible.
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HARMON SPEAKS 10
LARGE AUDIENCES
Ohio Governor Addresses One of the
Biggest Crowds That Ever As
sembled in Omaha.
Associated Press Dispatch
OMAHA, April 12 Governor Judson
Harmon, of Ohio, ended two busy
days in Omaha with an address at
one of the biggest mass meetings ever
held here. In the course of the day
he made two addresses, one at the
Stock Exchange In South Omaha and
the other bdfore the Commercial
club. Thb afternoon was spent In
getting acquainted with hundreds of
democrats who came from nearly ev
ery .part of the state to meet him.
Neither speech touched on national
politics.
The governor was given a warm
reception tonight at the auditorium,
which was crowded.
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FIRE AT OMAHA.
Big Blaze Started in Packing Town
Just After Midnight.
Associated Press Dispatch
OMAHA. April 13. The worst fire
that has visited Omaha's retail dis
trict in years started shortly after
midjiight this morning (Saturday) in
a sfx story building. A general alarm
brought all the fire apparatus of the
city to the scene.
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WOULD END THE WAR.
Associated Press Dispatch
ST. PETERSRURG. April 12. It was
officially announced that the powers
made proposals for mediation today
to Constantinople, .with a view of
bringing an end to the war between
Turkey and Italy.
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WILL WALK OUT.
Associated Press Dispatch
MEXICO CITY, April 12. Ameri
can engineers and conductors, will
leave the employ of the national rail
ways of Mexico In a body April 17.
All officials of the unions left to
night fr tl,e United States.
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ARBOR DAY IN PENNSYLVANIA.
HAKHlatiUKU, ra J,pru x. uuv.
Tener has issued a call for the ob
servance of two Arbor days in Penn
sylvania this, 'spiring, tho first com
ing today, while the second will fall
on Friday April 2C. -
CLARA BARTON
ENDS LONG III
USEFUL LIFE
Was Founder of Red Cross
Society and Probably
Best Known Woman w
m
America
BODY GOES TO
CHILDHOOD HOME
End Came After Many
Years of Faithful and
Patient Work on
Behalf of Others
Associated Press Dispatch
WASHINTON. April 12. Miss Clara
Darton, founder of the American Red
Cross and probably the most widely
known American woman of her day,
died at the home of the Red Cross in
Glen Echo, Md.t this morning at nine
o'clock. She was 'ninety years old.
Miss Darton suffered an attack, of
pneumonia in February 1011, had a
relapse and the case became -chronic.
She went last summer to her old
home at Oxford. Mass.. and returned
to Glen Echo In feeble, health in the
autumn. Muscular weakruss of the
heart developed and for weeks her
condition has been serious. Her mind
was undimmed almost to the last and
she was Teady with quick' repartee
that made her sick room a place of
cheer.
A great regret of Miss Rarlon's was
tha? during the last month her en-feeble-d
condition made it necessary
to suspe.nd work on her autobiog
raphy. She had broug'ht' the work
down only to the beginning of her
public career as a Civil war nurse.
She had outlined to her nephew. Ste
phen Rartnn, the salient points in
lier public life for the completion of
the work.
The last years of the great Red
Cross nurse were spent in retirement.
She maintained a winter home at
Glen Echo, but passed part of each
summer at her birthplace in Massa
chusetts. She retired from the presi
dency of the American Red Cross in
1901 and since had no affiliation with
the organization of which she had
been the head since its establishment,
largely through her effirts more than
thirty years ago.
Members of her household were
reticent about discussing Miss Bar
ton's withdrawal from this work, con-'
tenting themselves with the state
ment that she retired when more
ambitious ones came forward.. They
sent 110 notification of her passing
Cither to President Taft or the exec
utive bod' of the Red Cross.
Miss Rarton will be buried where
she was born. On a slop6 of the
little cemetery at Oxford, with her
father, mother, brothers and sisters.
she will be laid hard by where her
cradle was rocked.
Funeral services will be held at
Glen Echo home Sunday. Because
of a wish of Miss Barton's expressed
shortly before her death, her long
time friend. Mrs. John A. Logan,
will deliver the eulogy. Miss Rarton
leaned toward Universalism but was
a member o" no church. The funeral
party will leave here Sunday even
ing and further services will be con
ducted Monday noon at Oxford by Rev.
"W. E. Rarton, of Chicago, a cousin.
and Rev. 1'.' H. Eplcr, of Worcester.
Mass., both Congregationalists.
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WEST MAY BECOME A
CENTER OF INDUSTRY
Expert Believes Time Will Soon Come
When Coast Will Have Mills
and Furnaces.
Associated Press Dispatch
' WASHINGTON. April 12. A- vision
of a great steel manufacturing-' plant
on tho Pacific coast in the -comparatively
near future drawing from the
billions of tons of western ore yet
untouched, and supplying the coun
try when the great eastern mills
have become idle because of the ex
hausted ore beds: formed the burden
of the testimony given today by Jo-
Hcnli iSellwood. before the house stcei
committee. His testimony pointed to
California particularly.
Within twenty-five or thirty years.
Sellwood predicted, the ores now con
trolled by the United States steel
corporation will be exhausted. Then
the country must turn to the west
for ore, cither shipping the ore cast
or bringing west the coke and coal
to melt it.
He said in Utah there are known
to be a billion tons of merchantable
ore. For several years, he said, he
explored the Utah ores' for Hill, Gates
and Harriman. f hey considered those
ores a reserve. Sellwood thought the
time will come when it will be prac
ticable to build steel plants on , the
Pacific coast. He told of the time
when Gates and others .considered
erectine a steel mill at Los Angeles.
With the completion of the Panama
canal tho availability of western ore,
he said, would Increase.
PLENTY OF ORE IS
YET IN TIE
Expert Makes an Estimate of Almost
Three and a Half Billion Tons
Not Yet Mined.
Associate I Press Dispatch
WASHINGTON April 12. The total
merchantable iron ores in the United
States, exclusive of southern ores in
Alabama. West Virginia, and .Mary
land, and small deposits in Colorado,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania, were
today estimated for the benefit of
the house steel investigating commit
tee by Joseph Sellwood, an expert,
to be as follows:
'The Lake Superior district, a bil
lion, eight hundred mfilion tons;
Utah, a billion; Wyoming, a hundred
million; California, two hundred and
fifty millions; New Mexico, a hund
red millions; Texas, fifty millions;
I.ake Champlain district, a hundred
million; This Is a total of three bil
lions, four hundred millions.
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LEVEE BREAKS.
Large Section in Mississippi and
Arkansas is Overflowed.
Associated Press Dispatch
GREENVILLE. Miss., April 12.
The Mississippi river levee at Pan
ther Forest, nineteen miles north of
this place on the Arkansas shore
gave way late today. More than two
hundred square miles of rich farming
lands and several prosperous towns
were inundated. Sixty townships in
Chicot. East Ashley. Drew and Desha
counties in Aarkansas, and Last Car
roll, parish in Louisiana are affected
directly. So far as known there wn
no loss of life- '
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WHITE IS COMMANDED
TO TAKE A VACATION
Morman Leader Says The Lord Ap
peared And Insisted That he
Take n Rest.
Associated Press Dispatch
KANSAS CITY, April 12. "The
Lord appeared to me in gieat glory
and told me I ought to quit wor
for at least a year." said I. N. White,
apostle of the reorganized church of
h T.n.ttpr riav Saints, in a letter
received at the general coference to
dav. White is now taking a rest at
his home in Oakland. California He
wrote in the letter that He had re
sisted suggestions from friends" that
he take a vacation, "but when the
Irri commanded, I obeyed.
nh-..-iionno to this divine 'di
rection. I ask the authorities of the
church to assign me light work if
I am to do anything at all tne com
ing year."
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KEYSTONE PRIMARIES
WILL BE HELD TODAY
District Delegates to Both Democratic
and Republican Convention's
Will Be Chosen.
Associated Press Dispa'ch
PHILADELPHIA. April .Penn
sylvania's delegations of seventy-six
members to both the democratic and
republican conventions depend on the
result of tomorrow's primary. Roth
parties will vote directly for G4 dele
gates, two from each congressional
district. The remaining twelve Will
be chosen at state conventions, dele
gates to which also will be chosen
tomorrow.
Supporters of Roosevelt have named
a comnlete set of national delegates
and alternates. Candidates of the
regular organisation have declared
for the nomination of, President Taft,
but will not he bound by instructions
from voters as the president's name
does not appear on the ballots.
Both wings of the democratic or
ganization have declared in favor of
the nomination of Woodrow Wilson.
In many districts there will be con
tests between the "rbguVirs," who
supported National Chairman Guffey
and the "reorganizers," who are fol
lowers of Congressman Palmer.
Delegates pledged to Champ Clark
appear on the ballots in many con
gressional districts and in individual
instances candidates have declared in
favor of Harmon and others.
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MARSH WAS MURDERED.
Body of Wealthy Man Was Found
Near Lynn Boulevard.
Associated Press Dispatch j
LYNN, Mass., April 12.- George F.
Marsh, a wralthylsoap manufacturer,
with his body pierced by five bullets,
was found lying near the Port of
Pines boulevard today. He was murd
ered while riding in an automobile,
according to the .police theory. Marsh
was 71. A sum of money nnd a gold
watch on the body indicate that rob
bery was not the motive.
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ENDED IN DRAW.
Associated Press Dispatch
KANSAS CITY, April 12. In a ten
round bout Clarence "Wildcat" Ferns
and Charles Pierson, of Denver, ended
in a draw here tonight.
FISHER TALKS
E
BY PRESIDENT
Draws the Line Between
Militant Progressive
and Constructive
Statesman
WARMLY DEFENDS
ADMINISTRATION
Secretary Points Out That
Federal Issues Are to
Be Decided By
Campaign Associated Press Dispatch
LINCOLN, April 12. Speaking to
night In support of President Taft's
adinin'rtration. Secretary i the In
terior U'ai'er Fisher dec'iro that
"absolutely regardless of the bricks
that are thrown by either side" the
president had pressed forward to the
goal of accomplishment of real meas
ures for the advancement of the
Interests of the whole people."
"You can be pretty sure." he said,
"that any public man is in the middle
of the road when he is attacked by
big business upon one side and by
those who are seeking the advance
of ersonal interests on the other."
Fisher said he entered the cabinet
"because nothing but lack of con
fidence in the sincerely high purpose
of personal interests on the other."
refusal of such a call."
"I became president of the Conser- i
vation League of America at the sug
gestion of Roosevelt and Gifford Pin
chpt," he said. "I was for Roosevelt
for president when he was only lieu
tenant colonel. In 1S96, when he
hadn't yet been nominated for gov
ernor of New York. 1 was one of a
little group of enthusiasts from the
city of Chicago who flung to the
breeze a banner inscribed. 'For Pres
ident In 1004, Theodore Roosevelt.' "
The secretarv declared confidence
in President Taft had deepened into
conviction with closer acquaintance
and greater knowledge of the ability
and energy with which he was al
ways working for the promotion of
public welfare."
"I understand Senator LaFolIctte
recently told you he came to Nebras
ka because Nebraska people are pro
gressive," said Fisher. "That's the
reason I have come to Nebraska. I
claim to be 'a progrnssive republican
and I wish to say something to you
nb'riUt so-called progressive policies.'
.1nd then return to the republican
nomination for president.
"I believe the position of President
Taft 'has been misunderstood and
misrepresented. I myself had the dis
tinction of being under the suspicion
of both radicals and reactionaries.
My claim to being a progressive is
based, not upon mere advocacy of
progressive policies in a theoretical.
academic way. but on practical ef
forts to serure definite results, es
pecially in movements for the short
ballot, the direct primary, the ref
erendum, and the recall."
He said President Taft had taken
the progressive attitude on all these,
that the president believed in the
direct primary, presidential preference
in an "increasing but conservative use
of the referendum." and that the only
application of the recall he has op
posed is that of judges.
"Upon all these questions." said
Fisher, "genuinely progressive men
disagree about the iorm anel extent
in which these changes in govern
mental methods should be adopted by
the states." To make them the test
in the selection of the republican
nominee for the presidency was to
divide men who should act together.
The real issues of next November
are to be federal issues, sucli as the
tariff and regulation of trusts.
"Here again the difference between
the militant reformer -and the con
structive statesman is well illustrat
ed in the attitude and action of the
president. His tariff commission lias
for the first time given to congress
and the country real facts upon which
constructive tariff legislation can be
framed. I think it is entirely within
bounds to stato that not one of the
president's critics has made a suc
cessful or even serious attack upon
these roDorts."
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BOTH ARE ASSIGNED.
Here Are Ccmmittee Assignments
Drawn by Smith and Ashurst.
Associated Press Dispatch
WASHINGTON. April 12. Senator
Smith of Arizona, was today placed
on th committee on public lands.
District of Columbia, irrigation, geo
logical survey and railroads; Ashurst,
on public buildings, pensions, Indian
affairs, industrial expositions, conser
vation and game.
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RIVER IS FALLING.
Associated Press Dispatch
CAIRO. Apr. 12. The river has
fallen two-tenths of a foot since yes
terday. The Mobile and Ohio rail
road has announced it will, resume
passenger traffic tomorrow. Traffic
south will not he resumed for sev
eral days.
WORK DON
Y TO REST
CLOSE BESIDE
L
Gen. Grant Will Be Buried
With Military Honors
in West Point .
Cemetery
PRESIDENT IS I
. DEEPLY MOVED
Mrs. Grant Receives Mes
sages of Sympathy
From Every Part
of Country
Associated Press Dispatch
NEW YORK. April 12. General
Frederick JDent Grant will be given
a full military funeral in this city
and will be buried at West Point,
where' military services .will also be
held. '
This was announced late today aft
er Brigadier General Tasker H. Bliss,
now in command of the department
of the east. Lieutenant Marion
Howse, the dead general's military
aide, had consulted with Mrs. Grant,
and Captain Ulvsses S. Grant ni;
'who arrived today from Washing
ton. The funeral will be delayed
ten or twelve davs until the arrival
of General Grant's daughter. Princess
Michael Cantacuzene-Sporansky, now
in Russia. The princess cabled she
will leave at once.
Tomorrow the body will be re
moved to Governor's Island, the head
quarters of the department of the
east, and will be placed in tho chapel,
of Cornelius the Centurion where It
will lie in state, under military guard,
until after the funeral.
The general's widow received many
telegrams of sympathy from all parts
of the country. One of the first de--livcred
was from President Taft. It
was as follows:
"Mrs. Taft and I extend to you
our heartfelt sympathy in your great
sorrow. We mourn with you and
cherish the memory of him that ha3
gone, and of our long friendship with .
him. He rendered great and loyal
service to his country.
"William lr. Taft."
The Roosevelts sent the following:
"We are inexpressibly shocked and
grieved. You know what an affec
tion we have felt for you both.
"Theodore and Edith Roosevelt."
A messaage from Archbishop Ire
land said:
"I am sorely grieved at hearing of
the death of General Grant. I beg
leave to offer you. in your great trib
ulation, the tribute of my deep sym
pathy. America loses a most worthy
citizen and a most loyal officer and
soldier."
Lieutenant Howse said tonight a
statement had been prepared yester
day, which was to have been given
out today, setting forth the facts re
garding the illness of Gen. Grant anU
Indicating that the patient was im
proving in health.
"The apparent mystery connected
with the ilmess of General Grant was
due only to the fact", Howse added,
"that It was hoped by withholding
the address of the general from the
public" he would be protected from
the worry incident to the receipt of
mail, transaction of business, arid
similar Intrusions."
CHEYENNE. April 12. A private
dispatch, said to have been sent by
an official of the war 'leyartmPnt, .
stated that Frederick Fun3ton. senior
brigadier-general, will succeed Gen
eral Grant;, and Brig. Gen. Clarence
R. Edwards, chief of the Insular bu
reau, will succeed Funston as briga
dier general of the line.
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FREIGHTS GO DOWN
Interstate Commission Makes Radical
Cut in Wool Rates.
Associated Press Dispatch
WASHINGTON, April 12. Radical
reductions in freight rates on wool,
both In sacks and bales, transported
from western points of origin to
eastern destinations, have been pre
scribed by the Interstate commerce
commission,- It holds the present
rate of $1.15 a hundred on sacks
from Colorado points, and from St.
Louis not to exceed eighty cents. rKe
reduction means a saving of half a'
million annually' to wool men in Utah,
Idaho, Wyoming. Nevada and Mon
tana. 0
REPORT PROGRESS.
Associated Press Dispatch
PHILADELPHIA, April 12. The
sub-committee of miners and opera
tors who are endeavoring to frame a
new working agreement for the an
thracite miners and companies. held
two sessions today and reports that
progress was made.
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HEARING POSTPONED;- ""
WASHINGTON, April 12 (Special)
The Sloan hearing by the , senate
judiciary committee has been post
poned until tomorrqw. Judge, Lewis
and I. Seaborry of Phoenix are here,
representing Gov. Sloan. '.J.
BOD
HUDSON
