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EX PASO ALD EL PASO, TEXAS, Saturday Evening February 15, 1913-26 Page, THREE SECTIONS TOD VY. Week-End Edition JAii.xt WKATHBR PORBCAST. Fair Tonight and Sunday; Colder Sunday. IX MENINGITIS FORGES TEXAS LEGISLATURE TO ADJOURN Speaker Excuses All Members of the House Until March 3 The Senate on Monday Will Take the Same Ac tion Representative Harris Says Bill For 700:Mile Congressional District For El Paso Will Not Pass. AUSTIN. TKX, Feb. IS The Texas legislature disbanded today un til Kerch X, due to the presence of meningitis among the -members of the house. The death of two members and the critical illness of a third was the eau&e for this action being: taken today. Speaker Terrell, excused the members from further attendance, -with' excep tion of members from Travis county, who will, with the speaker, adjourn the house from day to day until March 3. This is the official statement issued today by speaker Terrell: "Owing to the fact of the death of two mem bers of the house and after' an exami nation showing that judge J. C. Hunt, of Randle county, is afflicted with meningitis, and. after the consultation with the governor and attorney gen eral, the speaker excuses every mem ber of the house except the represen tatives from Travis county, until March 3, at 9 ociock, subject to a change by telegram to each member of tne house. The speaker will remain and, with one representative of Travis county, will adjourn the house from day to day. In case conditions do sot improve a longer excuse will be giren by the speaker." Immediately after this announce ment, the members began leaving for their homes sad by tonight there will be only a few left. When the senate meets Monday, it is expected that the same action will be taken in that branch. FREE TICKETS TG CAMPBELL El Paso Herald-to Send Chil dren of El -Paso as Its Guests Saturday. ALL LITTLE FOLKS TO -BE GUESTS FRES tickets fqr the Campbell J shows! Kvery child in El Paso j - will be supplied by the El Paso Herald with "free tiefcets for all the attractions of the Camooell shows on its' opening date la Kl Paso next Sat urday. The Herald has arranged to buy out Kim With the Happy Family. the show- for its opening day and has not done it "bv halves." Every attraction inside the big enclosure will be open to the children of El Paso a guests of The Herald. Realizing that the children are all its friends. The lerald wishes to entertain them as Fuch. The free distribution of tickets will be made at the lobby of The Herald building next Saturday aftir noon, beginning at 1 .ociock. There are no strings to the offer, the only qualification necessary to receive a ticket is that the recipient must be a child Each child will be given a ticket admitting him or her every attrac tion inside the grounds. For the entire afternoon or evening, the little ones of El Pao may thus enjoy the attractions at the show as Kuests of The IU -M The Campbell shows have been win tering in Kl Paso, preparing for m. ,r ! "hrrwil? onaL 22itK,tSSLM SUKM , .. ----- -'-T- -,'-r ;., i sia, rrqce ana -itaiy, toaay ana tne span and new and will show for aloTeeK1 was hoisted aniid enthu "eek ln El Paso, going from here to siastic demonstrations by the Cretans. MRS. ORNER MUST BE TRIED FOR FIFTH TIME Midland, Tex, Feb. 15. Mrs. Agnes OraeriBiMt staBd trial for the fifth time on tie charge of ? 11 year eld darter, Lilly, in El Paso. The fowth trial, held here , has . xeoalted in a mstrial, the jury failing to agree and being ducBarged. It is said tbe jury stood seven for conviction and five for acquittal. j When the jry was discharged by the court, Mrs. Orner became hysterical. On x.a u it wseu tne venBe Mrs. Orner will again be tried. SENATE OE Representative Harris leaves tonight for his home at El Paso. Represen tative Burges is already there. Following the death of two members this week, representative J". C Hunt, of Canyon City, was taken ill Friday, with meningitis. Redistricting Bill Killed. Representative Harris said last even ing that there is absolutely no danger 'in the senate redistricting bill as now agreed upon passing in the house, es pecially as to the proposed 1 Paso district which is cut out to be 764 miles long. Mr. Harris said he will never agree to ny suclj monstrosity. The sub-committee having in charge the house congressional bill, made an effort to meet yesterday afternoon, but failed to get a quorum. It is said in legislative circles that the senate redistricting bill tentatively agreed to by a majority of the sena tors, is not satisfactory to even the majority that agreed to it, and some further changes are likely to be made. The bill, It may be said, is not satis factory to a majority of the members of the house. The house congressional redistricting committee through a sub committee is still working on a bill and when this committee makes its report, many radical changes are-expected to come to the surface as compared with the senate measure. There are alao several prospective candidates for-congress in the bouse, hence the solici tude for a bill that will prove all right in every respect. TO PROBE THE IT GovernorOrders Hearing for Boys Who Were Suspend ed by Faculty. j PARENTS SECURE i ORDER FOR PROBE A' CSTIN, TEX., Feb. 15. Governor Colquitt last evening decided that those vitally Interested in the strike at the A. & M. college, which resulted in the dismissal of 466 stu dents.' shall be given a hearing by the beard of managers of the college. This -was the result of an appeal made yes terday afternoon to the governor by former state senator E. G. Senter, of Dallas who is representing seme of the striking students aad their par ents. The governcy- addressed a communi cation' to -Walton Peteet. chairman of the boaxd. to grant the hearing to any one desiring same and who are in volved in any way in the strike. The governor, however in doing this ad vised Mr. Peteet that he stands by bls former action in sustaining the board and college authorities in dis. missing the students, in the interest of discipline and for the future good of the school. Earlier in the day there had been a mass meeting held at a local hotel of those interested, presided over by sen ator Senter and which Tvas attended by some of the boys in the strike and their parents. At this meeting, senator Sen ter laid blame for the conditions at the college on the board and faculty. Arizona and California, where they will continue to show for the remainder if the winter months,, passing on later up the Pacific coast on their annual tour. H. N. Campbell, owner of the shows and boostmaster general J. Sam Hous ton will be on hand Saturday to see that The Herald family is well taken care of. They like to see the little folks have a good time and will eooperate vith The Herald In seeing that they are well taken care of. There will be rides on the Ferris wheel, high in the air; visits to the lions, and admis sion to everything on the circus grounds. The animal show, the animal circus, the fat boy, the lean bo. the midget woman, the .minstrel shows, the vaude ville shows, the happy family of monkeys and many other attractions will be seen absolutely free. All that is necessary is to get a ticket at The Herald office Saturday afternoon. PROTECTING POWERS EVACUATE ISLAND OF CRETE Athens, Greece. Feb. 16. The Island a A a vrvk -dnrll r atro ntla toil lit ! a Pro&wers, great Britain. Rus- oi the case to El Paso county, where " j i STfil AIDS Emilio Vasquez Gomez, erstwhile provisional president of Mexico for a week in Juarez, later a prisoner in jail at San Antonio, now out on bond, is again a self-appointed provisional president of Mexico. The following telegram explains itself: Columbus, N. M., Feb. 15. Editor El Paso Herald: "Yesterday afternoon I entered the territory of the Mexican revolutionary camp at Palomas, Chihuahua. I was declared provisional president to sustain the plan of San Luis, reformed in Tacubaya and Villa de Ayula, and to organize a cabinet in accordance with authentic documents which are going by mail. "Emilio Vasquez Gomez." Mexican Loyal Troops Are Using This Building As Fort i-ji- r k icuj.r Jim Lt. L f i!-LLL.-','il sS? JTj mjufjecs. jjv crszj?j7s. "jvzxrero ctrr. NE W FEDERAL BUILDING DOUGLAS APPROPRIATION IS FOR $300,000 HERE TO COST $300,006 WASHINGTON. D. C, Feb. 16. An appropriation of $300,009 , tor a new federal building at El Paso, -(Texas. is contained in the omnibus public building bill which was reported to the house today. For tbe federal" building at Douglas, Ariz., an appropriation of 4100,000 is made, in both of these cases the grounds are now owned or their purchase has pre viously been authorized. Corpus Chns ti. Tex is to-be provided with $70,000 increase in the limit or cost of the building there. v The total appropriation of the bill is $25,643,800, including a proposed building for the interior department not to exceed a cost of $2,500,000. Purchases for sites are authorised at REBELS BURN ALL RAILROAD STATIONS Rebels are swarming over the coun try south of Juarez, according to an employe of the Pearson lumber inter ests, who reached Juarez and Kl Paso Friday ,pn a handcar. He came from Pearson, where the English-Canadian company recentlv closed one of its big mills and says he round rebels all tbe way up the railroad. He declares th-jy have destroyed every bridge, station and car between Juarez and Gunman, a distance of 76 miles. This confirms the report that an. or der has gone out to the rebels to mobi lize, near the border to be readv ln at tack Juarez if Madero wins ln Mexico City and the Juarez garrison remains loyar. or to combine with the Juarez garrison and march south into Mexico if Diaz wins, in which event the Juarez garrison is expected to espouse his cause. CONSUL IS NOTIFIED OF GOVERNMENT PLAN American consul T. D. Edwards, or Juarez, received a communication from secretary of state p. q. Knox Friday officially notifying him of the dis patch of battleships to Mexico and the mobilizing, of American troops to go to the republic should the necessity tJlt Sie ,Alnerln consul in Juarez was asked to communicate this to the federal commanders at Juarez and Chi huahua, but the railroad and telegraph was down and It was impossible to send the message to the state capital In stead Mr Kdwards transmural ih. message to CoL Vasquez, of the Juarez garrison. i t'u V -XI fur TlflCU ""3 ... -., ..wa . VWW. ' Socialist "Would Scire Kallronds. The threatened tie up of 54 eastern railroads by the proposed strike of firemen was the basis o,a resolution for government ownership of these railroad properties, introduced by rep resentative Berger. of Wisconsin, So cialist. lemorlar to Sherman. President Taft, his cabinet, the en tire house of 'representatives, the senate, the supreme court and the dip lomatic corps assembled today in ihe senate chamber at memorial services for the late vice president James S. Sherman. Both houses suspended business to hear addresses eulogizing the late vice president by president Taft, speaker Clark and many senators and represen tatives. ENGLISH PRESS ON INTERVENTION j & London. Bng., Feb. 15. In an editorial today, the Morning 3 Post says the situation ln -O- Mexico fully Justifies the American naval and military & & preparations and that the & 2 United States morally Is bound -O- & to intervene -if the rights of foreigners are threatened se- $ riously. & Discussing editorially, the situation in Mexico, the Daily Chronicle says it realises the United States cannot ig "nore It but that' the newspaper does not envy Mr. Wilson the problem that is awaiting him. It says the American expansionists talk of annexation, but that probably would require, more troops than Great Britain needed to annex the Boer republics The Daily News 'says it thinks there is no ground in law or morals for American Intervention, but that president-elect Wilson wil have difficulty in resisting the pressure in favor of intervening, which would mean annexa tion after a long and costly war. CRUISER ARRIVES AT MAZ.VTI.AN; WEST COAST RHKOuTBD Q.UIET San Diego, Calif, Feb. 15. The ar- ! mored cruiser Colorado, which left i here at 10:46 a. m...Tuesday, arrived at .' Mazatlan Friday, according to a radio- ! j gram received from rear admiral ' voutherland. The, message said every- mm,' was nmet at waaatlan and no . Jistarbance in the vicinity had been reported. Messages from Capt. Plunket. of the South Dakota said that the cruiser would arrive at vcapulco about da light bundaj morning. l BNATION OF SALAZAR IS MIRCHINCTO JUAREZ Plan to Join the Federals in Juarez and Overpower the Maderistas. MADERISTAS ARE LOYAL TO MADERO 1 TROUBLE is expected in Juarez. Gen. Ynex Saiaaar. with 1500 mounted rebels. Is now moving on Juarez from Barreal, SO kilometers ??ut2; ccrB,S to reports received by - . k-u. irxnauuinry junta, saia- , zar is expected to roach Baucbe tonight and enter Juarez Sunday to narticlturt articipate with the federals In a friendly demon st ration ofthw Dia forces. A clash may then occur with the Madariata voIbb teers now ia Jnr tx-i. I "bei Junto Friday night, the details ot r,.tr.""e",'n Tere..arr?JBed- The fXV p J:18 Ior tBe Iecal rebel i .- s c.uu we river Saturday after noon at 1 ociock and Join with the fi Tf, fw rriBOn ln ohHng a celebra tion of the downfall n XfJ. j .i.- t victory of Diaz, but "after th- ! r?tU,?Ctm.?,,i that tbe k"16 Jfexico li.J1 been w"nned. the revolu tionary leaders had to call it off. Federals Confer With Rebels. Federal officers from the Juarez gar- ZVl ln ""e'-Pnce with the reb fiM" E1, PH rpy "tent and agreed .n tiSJfn,ur,h5vlnf the celebration. iSi-M., he ,fedJ5rf sanrtson would Join, the federal officers say. The only fear In Juarez is that the Maderista volunteer force would attempt to op pose the Invasion of the El Paso Mexi cans and trouble would result. Salazar is e-pectcd to reach Juarez some time Sunday and will have a suf ficient number of rebel soldiers to sup press any Madero outbreak among the volunteers that may occur. For this reason, the domejistration will take place if Salazar arrives, it is said. Maatrinlnn Are Loyal. Of the 1000 odd government forces at Juares, nearly one-half are irregulars officered by ex-insurrecto chiefs who fought in the Madero revolution ana have since remained loyal to the presi dent. CoL Ignacio Kscarate, the volun teer commander, has declared that in orent of Hadero's defeat, he will dis band his troops. "We will quit If Madero does, he declared today. Regular For Diaz, But Col. Juan N. Vasquex, a regular, insists that be is la full command or the Juarez garrison. Rebel agents say that Vasqnes and his officers tend to ward recognizing the Diaz revolution. Tbe rebels offer to bring Gen. Salazar. who leads more than 1300 reoels. into Juarez and assist the regulars if any trouble occurs with the volunteers. Salaxars forces for some days have been camped within 50 miles of Juarez, along the Mexico North Western rail way. E.mlsary to Rebels. Manuel L. Lilian, rebel agent, is on a tour of the district below this point in an effort to prepare the various rebel chiefs for a combination with fed eral troops. It is said that the possi bility of American intervention would also be dlacsssed with the revolution commanders. Rebel agents here declare that inter vention would bring a combination of 1 ail men HOW rn, mu inu .uj m- tasion of alien troops would be hotly contested -by both rebels and federals in border states. Goes to Orozco'a Cnmp Aho. Lujan went to visit the camp ot Salazar and also the supposed location of Gen. Pacual Oroxco Jr. The emis sary was Orozco former confidential agent, and representative at nasning toTd-uring tKTeiThX of the Oroo j revolution. I.Hjdn Says Salazar toiniqs. Lujan returned today from a visit to Salaxar's camp and reported that nnriVr nn lrcumatances would the reb els make an attack on Juarez. They expected, however, to enter the town peacefully as the Carraveo rebels had done at Chihuahua city. In case of trouble between the regular and vol unteer troops. Lujan said. Salazar was ready to assist the regulars if they Joined the Diaz revolution. "Gen Oroaco's whereabouts remain ln doubt," said Lujan. "I could not find him. Smtaaar claims complete leadership of the northern rebels in view of Oroaco's disappearance, and I was made sole rebel agent In the Vnited States. Probably I will rep-r-sent the northern revolution in any conference at Mexico City." Senor Im Jao. a lawyer, was Oroscos emissary to Washington. . QUIET. IK CHIHUAHUA. Mesaees received at the Mexico 'orth Western office Saturday morn ing from Chihuahua by way of Laredo saul that eer thing was quiet in Chi- ( Mffn or'th? Noarthn VeteRepalr work i! now in progress on the Juarez an Ision and the bridges that have been destrocd b- the rebels are being re- paired lj section crews. UNABLE TO FIND MEXICAN SENATORS MAKE DECLARATION IN STREETS THAT MABERO IS A FAILURE Also Declare to the Crowds That Intervention Is Certain and That Taft Has Ordered Troops to Mexico British Embassy's Announcement Last Night of Madero's Resignation Proves to Be Premature. M EXICO CITY, Mex., Feb. chamber of deputies this morakjg the majority of the senate left for the national palace this morning to demand the resignation of president Francisco I. Madero. They were accompanied by Francisco de la Barra and the Spanish minister to Mexico, but on going to the palace they did not suc ceed in finding Madero. This gave rise to the report that Madero had fled the city. From the carriages in which they had driven there the senators informed the public: "President Taft has just .telegraphed the British minister that American troops are coming to the Mexican capital. We consider intervention in evitable." The Mexican senators also informed the populace that they considered that pr&ident Madero had been defeated. The open declaration by Mexican senators that American troops were coming to the Mexican capital and that intervention was inevitable; the refusal of president Madero to resign, even when the majority of the senate sought him al the national palace to urge him to do so; resumption of the aibttery battle m the streets, without decisive advantage to ekher side; refusal of Felix Diaz to consider an armistice until Madero and his cabinet have resigned, were the developments of the day k the revolt in the Mexican capital. NO INTENTION OF RESIGNING. FoHowmg the announcement by the British legation that Madero had re signed in the interest of peace and to prevent further bloodshed, tfas morning found practically no change m tbe situation. Madero declared that he had j99(P'TC9ivH6Hl9CxMZRKZw)B9 J8WMlOS 91 An unsuccessful attempt to arrange an armistice wist Diaz was followed by an executive session of as many senators as could be persuaded to risk their lives by leaving their homes. At the close of the meeting a majority of the senators made up a delegation which attempted to interview the president and urge hist to resign, but Madero was not to be found. REVOLTS IN MANY LOCALITIES. Froa outside of the capital come reports of rebel apristags. At Ozumba, Miraflores, La Compaaia, Cahlco, Tlalhuan and San Rafael the federal troops have revolted, killed their officers and declared for Diaz. EFFORTS FOR PEACE FAIL. Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson and Pedro Lascurain, the Mexican foreign minister, were in conference for several hours during the night. Their efforts to arrange an armistice were in vain. Diaz, the rebel leader, refused absolutely to hear of peace until president Madero and his cabinet had resigned. Diaz's firmness in this respect was indicated by the actmty of his gunners, who continued the bombardment at intervals during the night and after dawn in creased their fire until it was more violent than at any previous stage of the seven j days fighting. A PESSIMISTIC FEELING. Most of thoee in Mexico City who knew president Madero's constancy of pur pose and stubbornness were pessimistic today regarding lbs rosigaatiea. Others, however, believed he would yield to tbe persistent demand made by men high in public life. Francisco de la Barra, the former provisional president, played the part of peacemaker today and promises to become as notable in this crisis, as he was in the adjustment of the differences oi the Madero revolution -which terminated in the overthrow of Porforio Diaz. INTERVENTION EXPECTED AT ONCE. The presence of the war vessels of three foreign nations at the port of Vera cruz and the developments of the past six days appear to have coaviaced even the Mexican cabinet ministers tsat ft would roreign intervention be delayed much longer. This has been bluntly urged on pres- ' dent Madero as a motive for his resignation. DE LA BARRA WORKS FOR PEACE. I Francisco de la Barra. former provisional president. accearDanied W Rn j Felipe Angeles,, a federal commander, ionutuo uug morning early. Following the conference de la Barra announced that Madera had authorised him aad Gen. Angeles to confer with FeHx Daiz and Gen. Manual Mondragon, rebel leaders, on the question of arranging an armistice. Madero proposed the naming of a commission by each party to contrive a plan for a solution of the situation. DIAZ REFUSES ARMISTICE. De la Barra immediately made a visit to the rebel position and conferred with Diaz, pointing out the difficulties of the situation and urging the acceptance of the plan for an armistice in view of the imminence of foreign intervention. Diaz replied to de la Barra that he could conaiAer -on 9rrsw .-j v.i. v- J would enter into no negotiations until he was notified of the resignation of Madero I the vice president and the entire cabinet. Diaz's ., i..j president Madero. SENATE IN SPECIAL SESSlftw Many of the senators did not attend the special session of the senate this morning, as they declared they were unable to traverse the city the foreign minister, to the first vice president, indicating: that the members? the upper house should assemble to discuss means of settling the present situation. Minister Laocurain declared after the meetnr rf PL.TrL.. w fff " wdd xeaign. TlprerfdentThT sawas anions ts s1" the difficulties m a patriotic manner with. ,L m..Z.vi i ., appeared impossible. - LD w MIliESJLPCI) CITT EXICO CITY Mex., Feb. 15. Fighting continues between the Diaz rebete and the loyal troops supporting Madero. The rebels are cfrect- mg meir are agamst the national Madero out The Mexican mmkter at Havana asking for perauMton for Cuban marine f ,aad and lo Mexi Cky as a guard for mSBJSLS OPEN The rebels opened a bombardment of (Cont'.ntJ on MADEfl 15. After an executive raeetiBg k the TAFT DBJflHS MEXICO CITY rXTERVEXnOW STOR.T Washington, D. C, Feb. IS. At the white house, it was stated that president Taft had sent no com munication to the British minister, directly or indirectly, and tiiat the position of the United States as to Intervention was unchanged. President Taft and secretary Knox at an early conference today were hopeful that president Madero -would resign. Confidential advices are said to show a. strong sentiment throughout Mexico for peace. Ad ministration officials here have great confidence in xtye ability of de la Barra, former ambassador to the United States and provisional president at the fall of Pe-rflrio Diaz, who has- been suggested for that office if Madero steps down. QOH 5Q " be a mark of great forbearance should. went to the palace for a. conference with .. w&uiv& vtwussm, !. La LAND US palace, m an effort to kill or drive telegraphed to the go-, eminent today & rr Tnk, , .rnr, t thTCuban legator, FIRE EARLY. the national palace early this morning pitje 5