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,"t!i-wi' ryr- sy y .' 4 tm&tvmxt fttttueir. PRICE TWO CENTS MT. VERNON, O., TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 1911 No. 27 ESTABLISHED 183 yr nw -r p v PRESIDENT TO LIT MESSAGE f Will Confine Discussion To Canadian Reciprocity Democrats Id Caucus Ratify Assignments Made By Com mittee On Committees, Elect Officers And Outline Measures That Will Be Considered At Special Ses sion Of Sixty-second Congress, Which Meets Tomorrow-Rules Stop Filibustering Washington, April 3. The Demo crats have completed their program (or the opening of tho (special ses sion or tho Sixty-second congress, which opons tomorrow noon, and tho Republicans are expected to put the finishing touches to theirs at a cau cus to be held tonight. All signs point to harmonious action by tho Republicans at tho meeting. All tho regulars will bo In attendance, and present Indications are that most of the Insurgents will attonu. -Representative .James .IU -Mann of minol.1 will' be chosen as the Repub lican minority leader. There will bo no real opposition to him. Represen tative John W. Weeks of Massachu setts, who litis had something to do with tho so-called "eastern move ment" started some time ago, will not be a candidate He made nn an nouncement to this effect. Tho "east ern movement" was planned by mem bers' from New England and the mid dle Atlantic states to capture tho minority leadership for an eastern member. President Taft has not completed his message, but It' Is rumored that the document will be short and to tho point, being confined exclusively to a declaration In favor of the rati fication of tho Canadian reciprocity agreement. Harmon Among Visitors. Among tho prominent Democrats prosent for the opening are William 3. Bryan and Governor Harmon of Ohio. Govornor Dix and Governor Wilson are expected to arrive before tho gavel falls. In a party caucus the 'Democratic mombers of tho new liouso of repre sentatives adapted without change tho committee assignments, tho econ omy program and tho new rules pro pared for tho coming session by the committees thnt have been working during the last month. Important changes In procedure nd a genornl reorganization of tho houso will result from the action of the Democrats. The powor of naming committees wan definitely taken from tho speaker by tho rules and lodged In the bousoMtself. Committee members are to bo elected by tho house, not only In the first Instance, but also in the filling of vacancies. A saving of $182,000 In the annual cost of running congress Is promised through tho cutting out of superflu ous employes and Inactive commit tees and through tho abolishment of the time-honored extra month's pay. Appointive places are all put into tho hands of ono committee, a spe cial body to be known as the com mltteo on organization, and the scramble for congressional positions will center about Its door. At thj caucus a legislative pro gram was adopted and officers were elected as follows: Clork, South Trimble of Frankfort, Kr. Sergeant-nt-arms, U. S. Jackson of Indiana, who defeated William H. Ryan of New York by a vote of 114 o 97. Doorkoepor, Joseph J. Blnhott of .Virginia. Po-.lmnster, William M, Dunbar of Augusta, Ga., elected on tne tnira ballot, defeating R. G. Dremncr of Now Jorsoy, 104 to 94. Ex-Congressman Robert Gordon of Ohio and J. A. Williams of Iowa were dropped. v Rev. Kenry N. Couden nf Port Hu ron. Mich,, who for many yews' has . . ' ' Jli'Htffffc stlfeiitMitf iirtfeiT'i'til MitMftoktiyr SENATOR O'GORMAN Takes Chauncey Depew"s Sent In the Senate. WHAT OHIO GOT. Following in the list of Ohio Dem- ' ocratle Congrcpsmon favored with committee appointments: ' Allen Elections No, 2, postomce. ' .Ashbrootf Postofllce (chairman),' colnujro, public buildings - ' Anderson District of Columbia,1 lnvjlld ponHlons. ' Annberry Elections No. 1 (chair- ' mnn), education. liathrlck Naval affairs, expenses ' of publlu buildings. ' llulkeloy Banking' and currency, patents, war. ' Claypool Publlo lands, election of ' president. . ' Cox Appropriation. ' Denver Rules, Insular affairs. ' ' Francis Claims, revision of laws, liquor trafflo. ' Gocke Treasury, Interstate com- ' nterco. ' Tost Merchant marine, Indian af- ' fairs. Sharp Foreign affairs, railways and canals. - ' Sherwood Invalid pensions (chair- ' man), navy. ' Vliltacre Elections No. 8, asri- ' culture, ' VhIto Mines, pensions, Industrial ' arts and expositions. ' been chaplain of the house, was unanimously re-elected. Legislative Program Submitted. A legislative program was submit ted by Chairman TJnderwoou of tho ways and means committee and adopted by tho caucus. It is designed to limit tho activities of tho extra session to such questions as popular election of senators, Canadian reci procity, tariff revision, Investigation of governmental departments, con gressional reapportionment, state hood for Arizona and Now Mexico, genoral deficiency appropriation, Dis trict of Columbia legislation and pub licity of campaign contributions. Tho important changes in tho rules under which tho new congress will operate are: -The selection of committees by tho houso. '' A provision to prevent filibuster ing undor the rule giving authority to discharge committees from consider ation of bills. A provision permitting amendments - Burning of New Caused a mmm1mmAtmmmjlnmmm lflMlilllMiffr?T POT'S HE burning of New York's cupitol at Albany means a financial loss of Q at JnuMt $7,000,000 to tho tute, H means a loss In the way of t that cunnot be estimated and papers found on Major Andre when be -avas captured nt Tnrrytown, the first charter of Trinity church, ftew York; many confidential letters written by George Wasldngton und other documents were destroyed. Indeed, the finest , collection of Americana extant was utterly ruined. The library that whs burned r'wn s more thuu 100 years old, and it can never be duplicated. The building Itself cost about $25,000,000, though it was not worth one-third of that sum. Only ono public building in America, tho city hall nt Philadelphia, was mora costly, and even nt that the building nt Albnuy was not completed and never would havo been finished according to the architects' plans, as the fouudntlon was not sufficiently stable to support the huge tower designed l surmount tho structure. The loss emphasizes the necessity for tho better protection of valuable documents and for tho realization of the fact that ever if a building is fireproof Its contents are not J to appropriation bills whenever these amendments will result In rotroncn ment of national expenditures. Authority for bills to come up twice for passage under tho unani mous -consent privilege. Representative Underwood of Ala bama is chairman of tho ways and means committee, Representative Fitzgerald of Now York chairman of tho impropriations commltteo and Representative Henry of Texas chair man of tho committee on rules. Union Springs, Ala., April 3. Two hundred men stormed tho' Jail here, took Henry Phillips, a negro, accused of assault on Mrs. Mary Brltts, and started with blm to Goshen so that Mrs. Brltts might Identify him. Tho mob carried the sheriff along as a prisoner in order to prevent tho offi cer from ralsInK a posse to interfere. 10 LYNCHES NEGRO IN AHA TOWN ASSESSOR S GET IJNE Columbus, O., April 8. Tho state board of agriculture has sent out blanks to tho rural assessors of the stato, nBklng for statistics on agri cultural conditions. Undor tho stat ute assessors are required to furnish this Information. The board asks for this Information In furthorunco of Us plan to promoto agricultural produc tion in tho state and to preach the gospel of "Stay in Ohio.", Among tho questions -ore these: How many acres of woodland In your 'townsMp7 How many acres of waste and incultivated land? How many acres formerly used for farming pur poses are now worn out and not cul tivated? How many farmers in your .. York Capitol Loss of $7,000,000 according to ofliclal estimates, but It, historical documents and priceless relics that Is Irreparable. Suph tilings as the Not Her Missing Daughter. Boston, April 3. Mrs. Grace Sto venson, mother of Grace Stevenson, tho girl who disappeared from her home in Brookllno April 26, 1,897, and who hns not been Been since, hold a personal interview with I&1sh Mar garet Anglln and was satisfied that she is mistaken In her belief of years that .the actress Is her missing daughter. Mr's, Stevonson based her decision on the" fact that Miss Anglin has brown oyes, whllo her missing daughter had blue oyes. Beforo Goshen was reached, how ver, tho negro confessed, and he tma at once hanged to a tree by the oadaide and riddled with bullets. Uttle drops of water From a practiced hand. Make a corporation Orow to beat the band. Ivoulftvllle Courier-Journal. N ABANDONED LAND! township spray their fruit treeF? What was tho loss In dollars during the past year by disease among llro stock? How many persons have gone from the township to other Bta'es or Canada? How many farmors have movod from the farm to some city o" town in last two years? Is it difficult to secure hired 'help for farmers? Train Guns on Aeroplanes. Norfolk. Va., April 3. Fourteen battleships of tho navy will tomor low open tiro on nine or more noro planoa. Tho aeroplanes were built at the navy yard. Tlioy are made foot to a float and will be allowed to soar to a height of from 900 to 1,200 feet jtimtAvj. , DINNED IN POND Cleveland, 0., April 3. A ro-enact-ment of the Battlo.of Lake Erie by three boys on the pond of the elec tric light plant at Bedford resulted In one real casualty. Angelo James, 7, Impersonating Perry, was drowned when his rowboat, doing service as the battleship Niagara, capsized. Tho prompt action of Frank Stevens, 11, guarding tho shore from attack, saved tho life of Robert McKeeban, 10. who was in tho boat with Angele Pataskala, O., April 3.-Seated In the same carriage, the divorced par ents of Elslo Hcnthorn, tho 15-year-old victim of Donald Moreland's re volver, followed tho body of 'their daughter from the church to tho cem etery. Beside the mother sat her present hu3band Frederick Trout Moreland, who is in the Licking county Jnll at Newark, asked permis sion to attend tho funeral. Tho sheriff denied the request Columbus, O., April 3. Governor Harp-.ou is In Washington and today he will appear In the supremo court of tho United States for tho Chesa peako & Ohio Railroad company in an old case in which ho hns been In tereBted for 20 years. Tho case Is that of Jean D. MoKell of Chlllicothc,' administrator for the estate of T. J. McKell. Tho amount Involved Is nearly $2,000,000. Partnership. Mr. Lately Married But, dearest, I thought we had planned to go to the 6pern this evening? Mrs. Ditto Yes, love, but I have changed our mind. Puck. Converts 6,000 Llmaltes. Lima, O., April 3. Billy Sunday completed his six weeks' evangelistic campaign here, with 6,000 conver sions nnd a free-will offering of $13,000. LIVE STOCK AND GRAIN CHICAGO Cattle: Beeves, $5 256 30; Texas steers, SI SOSfS 80; western steers, U fOQE R0; Blockers and feeders. J4 000 S S5: cows nnd heifers, $2 75S 00. Calves J5 OOffiS 75. Sheen and Lambs Native sheep, ?3 00(!j5 30; western, J3 25 (?r. 25; native lambs, 5 00 G 35; west ern, 5 2000 41; yearlings, J4 600!! CO. Hogs Light, $0 E5fi)G 85; mixed, $G 30 6 80: heavy, $6 1O0G G5; rough, $G 10Q 6 30; pigs, JO I50G 90. Wheat No. 2 red, SaUCfSV.ic. Corn No. 2. -tGV'iGUGJSc. Oats No. 2, 20c. PITTSBURG Cattle: Choice, $6 E0 6 G5, good, G 15G 40; tidy butchers, J5 754?G 10; heifers, J4 006 00; fat cows, bulls and slags, $2 005 75; fresh cows, J25 00G0 00. Calves Veal, J3 0087 50. Fheep and Larsbs Prlrao wethers, $5 00 S 15; Rood mixed, $4 C5Q4 30; lambs, J5 00 6 75; clipped Iamb3, 14 000)5 60; spring lambs, SID 00012 50. HogsHeavy hogs. Si; 8500 00; heavy mixed, J7 000 7-10; mediums, $7 2007 25;-heavy York ers, S7 2007 25; light Yorkers and pigs, S7 40. EAST BUFFALO Cattle: Export cat tie, $5 O03 60; whipping steers, $5 800 6 10; butcher cattle, J5 35G GO; heifers, St 1005 75; fat cows, 53 6005 35; bulls, $1 S505 60; milkers and springers. 125 00 040 00. Calves S3 0008 25. Sheep and I.nmbs Mixed sheep, S5 00f5 10; weth ers, S5 2505 40; owes, J4 5005 00; lambs, 6 00CJI7 00; yearlings, S5 5O0G 00. Hogs Heales, 6 706 76; mediums, J7 000 7 15; Yorkers, S7 2507 30; pigs, S7 45; roughs. SG 00: stags, 14 755 00. CINCINNATI Wheat: No. 2 red, 880 lc. Corn No. 2 mixed, 4849c. Oats No. 2 mixed, 32403Jo. Itye No. t, 95097c. Lard 18 6508 75. Bulk Meats (9 76. Bacon U0 624. Butter Cream ery extras, 20Ho, creamery firsts and sec onds, 2O025Ho; dairy, 1802Oo. Poultry Springers, 18025a; hens, 1554c; turkeys, l!20o, Eggs 12W014V4C. Cattle S2 25 00 10. Sheep 12 2504 15. Lambs Si 60 OG E0. Hogs Butchers and shippers, 16 8R0G 90; common, S3 9007 00, CLEVELAND Cattle: Choice steers, 15 9006 15; good to choice ateers, 15 600 00: heifers, 14 5005 25; fat cows, 11 25 04 60, bulls, H 7505 25; milkers and jtpringers. S20 OQ0CO 00. Calves S3 00 down. Sheep and Lambs Mixed sheep, SS 50 EH 00; ewes, S3 50; best clipped cheep, S4 2504 50; clipped lambs, S3 500 6 50. Hgs Heavies, 16 6006 70; me diums, J6 S507 00- Yorkers, S7 15: lights, 7 15; rouchs, J5J; stags, 14 5006 00. TOLEDO What. S6!ic; corn, 47Ho tats, Sfio; rye, 90c; cloverseed, S3 97. VCTI III, lilt II v DARIN IN EAST III llll li KILLED AS BOMB FALL Juarez id Over plosion Police Slop Traffic From American' Side Of River And Re fuse Information Concerning Affair-Salvador Madero Ventures Across Line Attao Laredo And Is Promptly Jaiied By Authorities, Who Accuse flint Of Being Un Way To Chihuahua El Paso, Tex., April 3. Ono soldier was killed by the second of three mys terious bomb explosions in tho Cailo Diablo, or red light district of Juarez. Tho state prison Is in this neighborhood and it is believed that an effort was being made to break the prifon walls and release the pris oners. Police at onco put heavy guard over the dlstrlcL The streetcars had stopped run ning r.nd automobiles from here were turned back at the bridge by Mexi can officials, so the telephone Is the only means of communication, and the Juarez police refused to tell the El Pafo police anything. A. short time before the explosion Jess Bur chell, a racetrack man, was shot by two regroes Jn Juarez. This shoot ing had created excitement, and the bomb explosion following threw the city into nn uproar. GETS INTO TROUBLE Uncle of Incurrecto Leader Nabbed by Mexican Police. San Antonio, April 3. Salvador Madero, brother of Francls'co I. Ma dero, Sr., tho head of the local Mexi can insurrecto Junta and the one who was recently talking about tho peace that ho nnd Senor Limantour were going to conclude In Mexico, was arrested by the Mexican federal au thorities tho minute he crossed tho bridge into 'Mexico. Ho is now held in the Jail at Neuvo Laredo "incom municado." Tho arrest occurred while the train was standing at the platform. When representatives of the Mexican secret service stepped up to Madero and told him he was under arrest, he de nied his Identity, nut he was taken to the ofllco of the military comman der nnd there, by comparison with a photograph, his identity was estab lished. Madero wps put in a cell without tho privilege of communicating with his friends. When he admitted his identity he said that he was hurrying Coats If Just the garment for th uncertain April days. Light weight, rain proof and very sightly to wear makes it a most desirable garment to own. See our Coats, you will like the fit and superior fin ish and above all the price is the lowest for first class material $5 to $10 and all sizes 34 to 48. Roe Emerson 104 South. Main St. "WHERE THINGS ARE Mysterious Ex- irom san Antonio, wfiere he Cad been spending- a week with his broth er, to the bedald of his aged father, who was .dying In Monterey. The of ficers of tho Dlas government be lieved, however, that he was one of the much-advertised peace plenipo tentiaries of the Maderist3, who was en route to Chihuahua to meet Fran cisco junior. When news of the arrest of Ma dero came to San Antonio and' wan conveyed to the home of the Maderoa thero was great consternation. Those of the family remaining at home said that Salvador Madero had come to San Antonio four or Ave days ago tos confer with his brother, Francisco,, Sr,, on the matter of an arrangement for a peace conference, but that ho was nothing more than an adviser and that he had been loyal to tho Diaz government. He had been sent here at tho behest of Ltm?ntour, they said, and it was true that he was hurrying to Monterey to be at tho, bedside of his father CALLS ON ML Cleveland, O., April 3. Former Mayor Tom L. Johnson, who has been III In bed for more than two weeks,, entertained "William J Bryan in his sick room. "He was foaling fine," said Mr. Bryan, after the visit, refer ring to Mr. Johnson. "We didn't talk polities ' Grave DI(jor Falls Dead. Cleveland, O., April 3. Henry Otto, a crave digger, fell dead into grave he was digging in East. Cleve land cemetery He was found some time later by passersby, Apoplesy was the cause of death. I Mt. Vernon, O. WHAT THEY SEEM"