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CARRANZA ASKS fFOR MORE TIME - Says He Must Consult His Generals Before Par? ticipating at Niagara. PRECEDA STATEMENT MAY CAUSE TROUBLE \*! Mexico Amazed at Utterance Pebel Agents in Washing? ton at Loggerheads. ..?r? Tke.Trlftun? K??re*u.| ?hivgton, June 28. Ceneral Car- : i has telegraphed his agents in itigton that he desires more time ! : before giving a definite answer to the I ?al that he send delegates to , with the Huerta agents at Ni . Falls informally to discuss Mex- : Mltnn affair?. 1* was stated to-night HHat. while Carranza gives no definite er at this time, his general atli- ! ??bis Appears to be favorable to par- , ?HpUMtion. er?l Carran?a explains that, be- i naking a deci?ion, he desires to ' lit with his generals. He wishes ? nothing co.ui.-.ry 10 the "plan of ; 'ulupc" under which he is opcrat atad believes that he should ask Jvice of the military leaders and ot some of the influential and impor , m n of the Revolutionary eau.*?.-. A B C mediators were informed last night of (.eneml Carranza's latest message. It i.s predicted here to-night that Carraiua's final answer will be i Tuesday. The publication of the statement is? sued by Captain Breceda, ?arranza's military secretary, r.ow in \Va.?hin?gton on a special mission, caused a sensa *fton i? Mexican circles, and it is eon ?ffed ceruin that it w:!l create a ! it deal of trouble. of the statement was sent heral Villa last night. As it shows , Carranza has split with Villa, and ' i'i clos? ? friends are ??y attacked, it is believed certain ?ilia will be highly displeased and ?robable that the break between i .ider?, which Villa has been tryt(?f publicly to cover up, will be open aim irreparable. of State Bryan would say nothing to-day conrerning tlie refer :!i the Breceda .statement to ?nericaa Consular agent, George others, who has been detalle.I lo with Villa, and who" is known to (lose friend of the rebel military ? rhferentially blamed ?'c:s for the unfortunate state of attmrs ex'sting between Carra?a? and The only Maternent that could btaincd fr??m State Department of v.as the remark that "Mr. alar agent of the good standing." Washington delegation of Con- < stitutionalists i* becoming divided. Ap tly the hues tollow the direction ?personal feelings c?, ?? Villa and Carranza. Some are al ?ach other's throat?*. As nearly all are living in ame hotel, the situation is inter ? DENIED OIL MEN BACK CARRANZA Allegations Involving Waters Pierce Company May Be In? vestigated by Congress. [Fren Th? Tribune Bureau 1 linirton, June 28. Denials came various quarters to-day that my wrongful connection be ? itutionali.'.t fight for > and any foreign in rticularly the Waters-Fierce bncerr ?id 11. ('. Pierce, as was ?! i:i publi -I'.?'?! acccnntJ to-day i reproduced what pu i poned t<? ndence between Captain S. I (f. Hopkins, of Was) ington, counsel for in! agency here, am! Mr. Pierce, Captain Hopkins and eral ("arran7a. There may, however, be a Congres *on. Senator William ?gU?an Sm th iaaued :i statement to in vhich he indicated that he ???I tint great oii interest?-- were ? iblo f??r the revolution. Sen it an investiga? te with proprietj al tllBC if this sliould he dune, he there ?should ?be no political mo behind it. ?lopkins said C'?:it the corre which had been published at all accurate. He said that six ? une one hn?k?' into hil of ? d rifled his deak. il" will not '?o he thinks is responsible, He there is nothing v r(?il(r about his r?iatioiis with Mr. Pierce and General ? Ml /.ul'Hi;'ti, Cnranza's chief rep i. entative here, and Luis Cabrera, Conatitutlorialiat agent, i li?t there was not a cent >f forei'cn money behind the ?r?volution 1 muza. Senator Smith said, ?e ? to published correspondence: condition of affairs, wh.le eon isting ?-heretofore largely of frag evidence, with occasionally ?1 there a definite sworn Mate harmonized completely with the J_*?1<'t? drawn hy me and conununi o 'ho Senate several months ago. u! that the Mexican rebellion marten in the Washington, pre ..- BHerburne G. Hopkins, and marauders tiling u> ?Wwi iW?shiiii''o'i jimt?? nail from ? begi:.: i ; >???.(? .... : ;>on a composition of the dif tarrounding the Mexican Re? ?blic becaus" was absolutely noeoa iry for them ;o g-?t hold of the xov ninent, its ?resources and treasury In dot to pay back the favor? extended >*le form or another -.?> their t?elf tPmtd revolution. Nothing but the ??f Mexico and the right to ?1 out concessions and manipulate e railroads of the country ?*rfll ever ttftj the people who ai 9* for the present conditions of ?Whether the Senate will take coc ? ?it ions I am. although I am clearly of WR1GL_.V5_. ?let-it be your beneficial practice to CHEW IT AFTLR EVERY MEAL. RPET CLEANING v.F Hankinson 4th YF4R 'i ' ' V1?V \LY ?MKT'IUOS !? . / i 59?. ! i he opinion that tbe work which waa begun nnd marly conclueled b> our committee some months ago might with ' perfect propnet?, be taken up at this time, if thi? ia done there should be | no political motive behind it. There ? wan no political motive before and ! there should be none now." ______ I By Tel?cr.-?|?h to The Tribune 1 Niagara Falls, Ontario, June 28. - ' Apropos of correspondence between H. i (lav Pictce. Sherburne Hopkins and ' General Carran-.a. printed in "The . ork Herald" this morning, I.un ? \ican delegate, gave out a ent this evening in which he ?aid: "1 suppose that the correspondence published in to-day's issue of 'The , New York Herald' is genuine, as I con? sider it itnpossib." for a nev-apaper of ?tiding to pi-blish any document v ithout being certain of its authen- | tinty. As th-t correspondence con? tains allusions to me which are entire? ly incorrect. 1 think it right to con them. Wherefore I beg to state that I have never belonged to any political party in Mexico. "Precisely because of this, it was the ; '?n Francisco I. Madero's desire that I should continue as chairman of ' tbe board of ?iir ctors of the Nationa1 Railways*of Mexico. "It is not true, either, that I repre s? nt Lord Cowdray's personal inter? ests on the board of the National Rail- ? ways. It is equall:,' untrue that Lord Cowdrsy has the slightest say or influ? ence in the National Railways. "Since tbe organization of the com panv known as the National Railways of Mexico I have been a member of its beard, and in that time the com? pany has had no business dealings with Lord Cowdray." TfflRSTYMEDIATORS LONG TO GO HOME Hope Rebel Envoys Will Arrive To-day?Find Canada Strict? ly Observes Sabbath. K> GEORGE GRISWOLI) HILL. Niagara Falls. Ont., June 28. There la a rumor to-night that the Constitu? tionalist representatives will reach here some time to-morrow, and it is hoped that they will, as further delay can only add to the difficulties of those who have been working for peace. Dr. Naon, the Minster of Argentina, said to-night that he believed there Would be some definite word from the Consti? tutionalists to-morrow. There were no developments to-day, . only the usual quiet of a Canadian Sunday, broken occasionally by the ap? pearance of an American tourist. Sun- ? day is observed so strictly in these parts that all the saloons close at 2 ' o'clock on Saturday afternoon and re? main closed until Monday morning. As a consequence there is a great proces? sion of residents of Niagara Falls, Can? ada, over the toll bridge to the Amer? ican s-ide every Saturday evening, a procession which continues until al? most midnight, when the tide sets the other way. t?ton the playing of lawn tennis is against the law here, hut the medi? ators lend so strong a diplomatic at? mosphere t,o this little colony that there has leen no interference with ?he games piayed by any of the mem? bers. In the hotel there are dances every eveninc, except Sunday. On that night there is a sacred concert in the ball? room, which is dutifully attended by the manager of the hotel and his wife, who sit and listen in solemn state but by no others. Some of the young people in the mediation colony found an accommodating fiiend to play the piano one Sunday evening and danced once, but never again. The following i Sunday a heavy carpet had been laid I in the bal'room and a collection of set? tees gracefully grouped in the centre ??? ?he room, and SUMS then dancing on Sunday has been discourai-ed. carranzTbars villa followers Will Not Admit Them to Terri? tory He Controls, and Open Warfare May Result. ? ip_ to The Tril.n: ? | Juarez, M xico, June 28.- General Carranza has barred from territory i which he controls in Mexico all of I those known to be in sympathy with 1 General Villa, according to advices reaching here to-day. Carrnnza's order has kein A. Aguirre Bcnavides, broth? er of General E. A. Bcnavides, of Vil? la's army, from entering Mexico a' : Neuvo Laredo, which Carranza hies ; made his headquarter?, following his flight from Saltillo. Bcnavides, who was named by Villa as prosecutor of William S. Benton In the court martial, which Villa said was , held in Juarez, owns oil lands at Tam ' pico and was eager to go to that city. He ?vis re'uscd permission to enter any part controlled by Carranza. General Ramon Fraustro, president of the Carranza commission, which investigated the killing of Benton and of Gustav Bauch, is missing, and Car? ranza men believe he has been put to death by Villa's orders. Fraustro was lust heard from in Torre?n, following the forwarding of the commissioners' report to Carranza. Villa officials in Juarez admit he vas in jail in Torre?n, v he was released and went to Saltillo. The report, it is said, holds Villa responsible for Benton's death. VILLA~MAY TAKE SAN LUIS POTOS? Not Likely, It Is Thought, to Start for Mexico City Until Its Fall. -as Negras, June 2?*. Whether General Villa, having taken Zacatecas, will lead hi.? men acroas the distance between that town niui Sun Luis I'otosi along the branch of the national sys? tem of rnilroads is the question that is troubling northers Mexico, according to persons who have arrived here from icy and Saltillo. ?General Villa? the travellers say, ha? announced his intention of taking the subjugation of the Federal foi his own shoulders, and it is questioned by late arri\als if he would risk leav ' ing a Federal ?garr?aos in hia rear on the mare'i toward Mexico City, even though General Pablo Gonzalez and the division o' the northwest is on the way to attack San Luis I'otosi from the north. It will be necessary toi (ion zale/. to repair the railroad for some distance before he can attack San Luis Potosi.'and it is saiJ that it might be possible for Villa to cross over and ? take the town before Gontnlez could reach it. 'luv '?un* of General Carranza are a mystery, persons from Monterey ^ay. According to their statements he has promised to visit several towns in the north of Mexico within the next f??w weeks but whether he will take j Monterey as his temporary headquar? ters is not known. Carranza's pro? gramme, as announced before he left Durango and before the breach with Villa, has been forgotten. He said he would announce* his provisional cabinet and h?s d?claration of principles or ? m of reforms on his arrival at Saltillo. I CARRANZA SEEKING PEACE WITH HUERTA Secret Negotiations Said1 to Have Been in Prog? ress for Days. DICTATORS ARMY CHIEFS IN REVOLT Best Generals Refuse to Co-op? erate with Federais?Vera Cruz Guard Reduced. Vrr? Cru_, Juno _K. Secret peace negotiations between General Carranza' Bild Huerta have been in progress in ? the capital, according to Antonio Mag non, an American, who arrived from ' Mexico City to-day. Mr. Magnon said that representatives from Carranza had been in the capital several days ! in confer? nc.e with Huerta, but that j the details of the discussions were un- * known. It was thought in the capital that a peace agreement between Huerta and Carranza, based on Iluerta's resigns* tion. was certain to come soon. < ai ? ranza being forced to make some con- | cessions because of his disagreements ' with Generals Villa and Angclea. It I is reported in the capital that sup- j porters of Villa and Carranza have ?boon fighting near Monterey. Mr. Magnon also aald that Huerta's | volunteer forces at San Luis Potosi, ' including all the note 1 chieftains, such as General 1'ascual Orozco and Gen? eral Antonio Ro.'??*. had refused to co? operate further with the regular army or to withdraw toward the capital, but would fight the Constitutionalists in that region. The volunteer chieftains, most of whom arc veteran? of the three . years' border warfare. *.ere all fron- , tiersmen, and, according to Mr. Mag non, say that the Federal recruits are hopeless as soldiers and only hamper the actions of the veteran volunteer.?-. General .Toaquim Maas, Federal com? mander at San Luis Potosi, went to the capital on Friday to confer with Huerta, Mr. Magnon said, and was still there when Magnon left Mexico City on Saturday. Magnon said General Mua . whom he had known for years, con? firmed the reported action of Mie vol- ! anteara. The Federals are fortifying Aguas t Calientes against a Constitutionalist advance, but it is understood in the capital that Villa plans to direct his net blow against Queretaro. cutting both the National and Central rail? ways and compelling the abandonment by the Federal forces of much territory to prevent them from being cut olf from the capital. Mr. Majjnon saiil that he learned at Soledad that the Federals were gath? ering railway equipment for the nar? row gauge Interoceanic Railroad, pre? paring for the withdrawal of General Rubio Navarrette and his entire force, now stationed at the San Francisco ? railroad bridge, guarding it against a possible American advance. General Garcia Pena, according to Mr. Magnon, in still at Soledad, but there are many indications that Fed? eral forces ?before Van Cms are i" mt rapidly re?luced and that only a thin frings of rural guards will be left to maintain the outposts. Mr. Magnon said that it was gen? erally believed in the capital that the refusal of the volunteers to take orders from the regular officers would be a severe blow to Huerta, as the volunteers were his most trustworthy troops. -? BIG LINER STUCK BETWEEN ROCKS Continued from nage I the scene of the accident some time before midnight, and are standing by ! the Anchor liner ready to render any unce necessary. The Londonder? ry gunboats have not been recalled. The government ships which have I reached her are those which were pn | trolling the northwest Irish coast to prevent gun-runners slipping in and landing cargoes of arms and munitions I of war for the I'lsterilps. The/ were ?he airst to pick up h?->* wirslssa calls for assistance, and lost no time ii. dashing to her aid. They steamed through the fog at reckless speeel, ?iia renrding all danger to themselves. The California has on board 115 first cabin passengers, .',00 second cabin and i>00 steeraze, a total c*f 915. She he s been in the transatlantic service for 1 four years, has a tonnage of 0,000 and is commanded by Captain J. H. ('overly, ." votaran captain of the Anchor Line, rnd long in its Mediterranean service. When the California sailed from , Hum York she had on board the fol? lowing cabin passengers: Mr?. W. Alderson, Brooklyn; Master Stanley Alderson, Brooklyn; Miss l.dith Alderson. Brooklyn; Andrew Baxter. New York; Mrs. Robert Brod eriek. New York; Mrs. L. J. Byrne, laltimore; Oscar A. Brooktield, X? .?. York; William .-'. Boas, Charleston; Miss Genevi?ve Broaden, Akron; Mrs. A. P. Bird. Grcensburg; Mrs. Thomas 1? Bennett, Brooklyn; Mi>. William Bond, New York; John R. Clifford, New York; Mrs. Helen Gray Cone, , New York. Miss Otelia Cromwell. New York: Misa Mary Cromwell. New York; Charle? 9. Copeland, Baltimore; Henrietta Colen.cn, Rush.ille; Miss Grace I>?"?lsn. Brooklyn; Miss .1 Dnnwiddie, New York: Misa Marion I. I'unviildie. New York: William ' ' n n, Philadelphia: William .1. Doug laa, Newark; Misa Elisabeth Kavidson, Philadelphia; Mrs. Jennie V. Dodge, t'rooltlyn. Miss Mildred Dodge. Brooklyn; Miss Minnie Faston, Brooklyn: Miss Annie Juliet Earle, Baltimore; Kdwin A. Falk, New York; M?M Jennie Frazcr, New York; Mrs. George W. Fulton, Galv. ton; Miss Jewel) Fulton, Galvcston; Miss Eunice Temple Ford, Baltimore; White Gibson, Birmingham, Ala.; Mrs. , White Gibson, Birmingham; Master Whits Gibson, Birmingham: Miss MsD. ; Gibson. Birmingham; Lawrence God kin. New York Mrs. James Johnson. Brooklyn: Da* id Jamison. Philadelphia; Mi? Helen Johnston, Philadelphia; Mi? ? Fmma A. Klauser, New York; William Kemp. Glasgow; Mr.-. Marcus Kava naugh, Chicago; Mrs. J. Keeney, New York; Dr. Lee Davis Lodge, Biltimore; Edwil II. Lewi.?. Chicago; Miss Muriel Loo, Baltimore; Hugh K. Lorimer, Glasgow; Walter A. Lorimer, Philadel ! phia: Miss Margaret H. Lorimer, Phil? adelphia; Miss M. I. Lansdell. Balti? more; Symington Macdonald. Macdon ald: David Morrin. Trinidad; George S. Murray. Columbus; Miss Murray. Columbus'; Robert McLean. Pittsburgh; Annie F.. McClai. Baltimore; Miss F.lizabeth McDonald. Birmingham, Ala.: Mis? Florence L. Neill, Bay Rites; Francis O'Neill, Philadelphia; -Mrs. .Francis O'Neill. Philadelphia: George ' Ogg. Glasgow, Miss Carrie Ong, Co? lumbus. Mrs?. Alice W. Parsems, Brooklyn: Mrs. Laura S. Pattee, Boston; M.? Pattee, Boston; Miss D. tjuinn. New : York; Alexander L. Quinn. Boston: Elizabeth Quinn, New York; Charles B. Rand, Buffalo. Wyo.*, Mrs. (maries B. Rand. Buffalo. Wyo.; Miss Helen ??.and, Buffalo. Wyo.; Master Ralph ?tand, Buffalo. Wyo.; Benjamin M. taetall, Saratoga Springs; Mrs. Benju MARTIN W. LITTLETON, Chairman of Safe and Sane Celebra? tion Committee. NOISY FOURTH SURE, BUT MINUS POWDER Celebration to Begin When Thousands of Children Will Gather at Schools. ELECTRIC BULBS TO MAKE CITY OF FIRE Air Raer Up Hudson in After? noon?Music and Song at City Hall. "A noiseless Fourth and for New York -tut, tut!" said Martin W. Lit? tleton, chairman of the Safe and ?Ban? Celebration Committee. "We are only going to show them that u Fourth of July celebration can be a noisy affair without the assistance "of gunpowder and r?iuibs." According to Mr. Littleton, the noise wil begin at 10:10 ui th? forenoon., when thoueandl of school children will be assembled in all the school audi- , torium? of the live boroughs to take part in flag drills, folk dance* and any other fora <?f endeavor which ha* a tendency to tweftk the eagle's tail a?id I make the lordly bird scream. However, the real headquarters of the eai!y festivities will be at the City Hall, .??*!,( i ?? Speaker Champ (lark, Governor Glynn and Mayor MiUhel will make patriotic orations. At inter? vals a band of sixty pieces will play . national airs. William J. Lee. chairman of the nth letic committee, will lie the protagon? ist of the afternoon. I'nder his direc I lion '10,000 public and private school childreij will compete, in Riverside, ; Bennct*. Rescrvor an.l Jasper O.al parks foi silver cups to be given as ?prizes in running race**., potato races, 'jumping contests and wreatliug bouts. I'nder the auspices of the Aero Club of America aviation races will be held 1 in the afternoon. The flying machines, i to be handled by some of the most daring pilots in the country, will leave 1 Governor's Island at 3:30 and proceed ? up the Hudson as far as -?'puyten DuyrlL There they will turn and tra*/el aouthwurd to the Atlantic Yacht Club station at Coney Island. The night is to be made beautiful to I the small boy, even if the l.reworks, with all their baleful charm, are left out. The City Hall will he ablaze with electric lights, and altogether as lurid ai son? Arabian Night's dream. Cen? tral Park, Prospect Park, Riverside Drive, th? Pla?a, all the ?great breath? ing spots of the city will b? decked in twinkling bulbs, scattered their length. Professor Henry T. Fleck, chairman ' of the music committee, has announced thai ?luring the evening he will con? duct h (horns of 1,0(1(1 \oue-. in City Hall Park. The singers will represent the best amateur talent in the rive bor 1 ongha. Song festivals will also be held in other parts of the city. i Tammany Hall will celebrate the l_!'th anniversary of its birth and the . l'tHlh anniversary of the signing of the ? Declaration of Independence, with old time terror. ?Senator Jumes Hamilton Lewis will be the orator of the day at I the 14th st wigwam. To not? Mr. Littleton again, "it will be a Fourth with a punch in it." ! min II. Pa.'.all. Saratoga Spring-; Miss Jessie ?T. Robertson, Chicago; | Helm Edwin? Roberteon, Chicago; Mia? Juella Raber, Weleotarille. Walter Scott, Neiv York; Irving A. Sartoiius, New York; Dr. William H. Stack, New York; David M. Staebler, Brooklyn; Mr?. David If, Staebler, Brooklyn; Karl II, Staebler. Brooklyn; Patrick M. Sweeney, Brooklyn; Master Jarns Sv.eenc?., Brooklyn; Master Jack Sweeney, Brooklyn; Miss Amne Swee? ney, Brooklyn; Andrew K, Sanborn, V ilmington* Mrs. Andrew K. Sanborn, Wilmington; Mis? Helen Scott, Clin? ton; the Rev. W. Bertrand Stevens, New York. M. H. fang. Madison; Miss Jnne O. Thonip? in, New York; Miss Rath Tut [bill, Boatoijj Miss Susan Tiffany, Bos !ton; Mrs. Edward M. Worden, Salem; ? Law son Byron Wiley, Salem; Mrs. I.aw son Byron Witty, Salem; Miss Anita L. Wallace. New Haven; Miss Nelli? 'C D. Wallace, New Haven; Dr. Andrew George Wilson, Philadelphia; Dr. Theo? dore F. Wolfe. LedgeWpoo; Miss Mary ; Wolfe, I.edgewood, William Wason, Trov; Mr?. William Waso. . Trov; Mis? I. W. Wil???. Detroit; Frank R. Wal lece, Elizabeth. -. NEW SPANISH CRISIS Premier Dato Will Increase the Navy or Resign. ??.?.hi* to Tl Madrid. June '_;?. A crisis is again impending in the Spanish Cabinet, ow? ing to the opposition in parliament to 'the government's plan to build a sec? ond navy .??luadron. The Socialists, the Republicans and other minor uroiips are (irmly opposed to thi* ?course, on the ground that the present ! fleet is sufficient for the requirements of the country. On the other hand, if no more warships ate built, the navy | yards at Ferrol will be closed and i some three thousand men thrown out of work. Premier Dato announced to-day that I,- wil! ??_ parliament to \o!. Wednesday on the naval programme, ami thai, should he fail to obtain a I majority, he will resign. EXPECT CLAFLIN TO PAY 75 CENTS Lawyers Think Securities in New Company Will Be Part of Settlement. BUSY ON PLAN OF REORGANIZATION System Based on Lines of United Cigar Stores Company May Be Worked Out. Preliminary reports of the condition of the H. B. Clallin Company and Us .In n <>f dependent stores thus far made to the lawyers and others en? gaged in tiying to diMfiteBfts it? ni? mm now indicate that the earlier prediction? that the Claflin Company' would nay 100 cents on the dollar were based on too roseate a view. It j is said that 7? cents on the dollar is a? much as can be confidently looked for. Part of that may be in securities of a new company, and any scheme i looking toward a larger amount will : involve deferred payments of part of the amount in one form or another. Just now, according t<? one of the ? i I in the case, the. country bauk en to an unusual extent hold the key ' to the situation. The term "country banker" covers bank.3 outside a few of the larger cities, and there are 3,000 or more of them who hold this paper. Thus far they have not rushed for? ward to pledge themselves to any plan the bankers' committee may work out, prefrrria** t-o wait until they sas what President Alexander's committee pro- j poses to do. Another thing that holds ? many back is a desire to find out ?vhat the chances are of the original makers of the paper they hold meeting the ; obligation at maturity. Some of the makers arc good for their notes beyond all question. Others will have ?lifticulty in paying 100 cents. Inder the circumstances, some of the bankers are inclined to wait and sec ? what the makers can do. this on the chance of getting the face value of | Ike notes, rather than put them into j an?, scheme in which they ,?:tan?l to lose fart of their principal. I nload Doubtful Paper. There is no such reluctance on the part of those holding notes by doubt? ful makers, so that, as matters stand, the committee is assured of getting substantially all the questionable pa- ' per. while much of the good paper, aside from that held in New York and the larger citie.*. is held out. T?. what extent the small note holder will succeed in making trouble for the Alsxander committee and others who aro working to bring about a settle? ment is a large problem. The same applies ?n the small mercantile credi- ' ?tor, who, however, is coming forward rtry generously to aid the mercantile *'ee In straightening thint* "It would be impossible to give any ligures a* this time as to the propor tioa of mercantile claims that have ? come in with us," said .lame? N. Kosen 1.? i-.'. of Rosenberg. Lorii ? Ball, coun- ; ael for the mercantile creditors, "but I '?-m say that the results so far are gi-.t.f/ing. Thus far we have met with r..i opposition, and there is no reason lor expecting any. We are working with the other interests to protect cv.'ivbodv and aid in working out some n ni)-. heme that will be fair atyhtty and assure a minimum of loss." What this plan would be Mr. Kosen iierg .-aid no one could at this time ?tell, there being so many factors in- ' volved, and any plan depending upon the ir.dings of the expert accountants m thic and the other cities where there m.' Clafltfl stores. It would be a con : ule-rabie time, he said, before it coul?! I | expected that all this material would be available. In other quarters, it is said, these reports will not be as good as might i.i wished, not even in the parent house of the H. B. Claflin Company. In trade circles it is held that any inventory : taken by independent experts will show j :? larfl scaling off in prices compared with th? values at which many items have been carried on the Claflin books. This applies particularly to dead stock, or stock that moves slowly, which in trade circles is known as "greens," and to the real estate holdings, which at a s; le would not bring the prices at ] which they are carried on the books. BOW big this item will be no one can at prat oat ?ay. but it will materially redoes the surplus over direct lia? bilities of the Claflin Company, a? show:: in recent inventories, though it ui? show that the house, aside from contingent liabilities, is handsomely ? nt. So far a-, any plans have beert con- j 1 sidered, the one favored most looks to the creation of n system on the lines , of the United Cigar Stores Company, | with the Clafin Company in this city H the buying agency. The trouble ' with this scheme, however, is that v, hile the cigar business is standard? ised the drygoods business is not, and the $1,000 to $1,500 a year manager that can be depended upon to run a cigar store is not ?he type to be ?laced in charge of a bi_r department in a stoic, much less in charge of the : store itself. If any way can be fourni wksrehj this ??chenie can be arranged th? chances favor its being tried out. This ??theme contemplates Mr. Claf? lin remaining at the head of the house, i.i charge of the mercantile end, with ? representative of the bankers, ?vho must finance the reorganization, look .ng out for the money affairs of the concern. It also involves the winding, ' up of the H. B. Claflin Company as a ' jobbing house with a large force of men on the road at all times selling in direct competition with the manufact? urers of many of the lines they carry. The bankers' committee will meet to-day, and may have ?omc plan I to announce to the noteholders. The mercantil-' committee will have no fur? ther forma! conference until some com? mon bafis to work from has been es? tablished. There is no cessation of ac t vities in the Claflin house. Goods are ; being reevi.ed much as ?ormerly, the position of the seller delivering goo-ls ' now being better than Unit of the mr.ker or agent who sold last week, as j the recei'-ers are responsible now and :ure of paying 100 cents on the dollar, , while for goods delivered on the day of the receivership the sellers will ? have to v ait for their money. Goodl .-.re not iromg out in as large volume, credits being more closely scrutinized '.han formerly. ?'The Dry Goods Economist," the or? gan of the trade, is out with an appeal ir its current issue for merchants gen , erally to take a cool view of the Claf? lin troubles and not be stampeded into ? any needless sacrificing of value?. "The good merchant," ?ays the Econ? omist, "should not engage in any ?laughter of merchandise values for ierr that some competitor may be tempted to 'start things' in his town. "If he is engaged in business in a city where one of the stores affiliated wnh the H. R. Claflin Company is ?Itiietly eondue-ting its business, he may pro-peri** ?ho*- substantial evidence of hi-? gQod v ill by refraining from com? ment and from attempts to take com? petitive advantage of the event, throuf n newspaper publicity or otherwise. "This is a period when all good stores should stand together. Indeed, it may? be wise for the leading drygoods mer ?hants of ea?h community particu? larly those wherein a note affiliate 1 ?with the H. B. Claflin Company in lo? cated-to quietly meet and determine on due co-operative methods designe to maintain the balance of ".he loe;i situation. "In some centres certain misguide merchants may start 'Claflin reorgan zation sales,' and adopt otner regrc table methods tending to upset loci conditions. Any concern which indulg? in such a practice prematurely, ?j without justification, is to be several condemned. "M??an??/hile, no useful purpose wil be ?erved by speculating as to the ulti H???? ?? outcome of the (l.iflin aituatioi We are now on th?? eve of ?he mark? buying season, fit recomr.i th? merchant make hi? pluns, con ?r; lively and consistently, and no allow himself to be warped into hilling or hesitating attitude. Th real merchant shows his true mettl in h disturbed situation. He neve gets 'rattled* when there is troubl in sight. At such times he is maite of 'limrelf and of his business. "The underlying conditions of th frrwlc and of the ?-ountry are sound The crops will he of record-breakinj volume. T!,ere is good rei-son, indeed to believe that the country is ap pronching a great commercial expan sioti. Apparently, the Claflin disante ha?: to come. And, after all, it is bet ter that it should arrive near the en? of a period of so-called general busi ness depression than at the top of | spc.ulative boom." federals' abandon aguas calientes Villa Forces Engage Fugitives a Salinas, Killing and Wound? ing Four Hundred. *? Telegta*- io _*hs Tribus i Zacatecas. Mexico, June _8. - Agual Calientes has been abandoned by th? Fed?rala They will make their nexl stand at San Luis I'otosi. This is indicated in dispatches re ceived here to-day. One announced that General ?.. A. Bcnavides. com manding Ihe Zaragoza brigade o( General Villa's army engaged th? forces of General Benjamin Argumedo to-day at Salinas, half way between Aguas Calientes and San I.uis Potosi and killed or wounded four hundred of the Federals. The other dispatch sai?! that General Villa's army had reached the outskirts of Aguas Calientes and ?hat the town appeared to be without Federal defenders. General Argumedo was reported wounded during the Zacatecas battle. Federals in Aguas Ca1 ?entes were commanded by Genera! Jimenez Castro and tiiey had been augirmented in num? bers by the remnant of the army of General Bsrron. which Villa had driven from Zacatecas. It is regarded as likely that (?encrai Castro has decided to make a stand in San Luis Potosi, a more strategic point, and one closer in touch with Mexico City. It is believed that General Castro'.-, army, exclusive of the command of General Argurmido, numbers nearly fifteen thousand. Two train loads of rebel woumled were sent from here to Torre?n to-day to relieve the crowded condition of the many hospitals here. Practically every house in Zacatecas was converted into a hospital, following the great battle of Jas?, week. The wounded of both sides, numbering thousands, were? gathered into the homes 'of the people, women and . children volunteering as nurses and all physicians in the city giving their service?. Conditions soon be? came unbearable hit?! to save the lives of many who could not be reached with proper attention, ihe less seriously wounded were sent to Torre?n. The work of burying the dead and of clearing the streets of the debris of shattered buildings was continued to? day. More than one thousands grave? were dug in the waste of sand which serve ? Zacatecas as a cemetery, and the number of dead is being added to daily as the woundcil succumb. S ?pplies of food and medicines are now being received and the situation has been greatly relieved. For a time the lack of fooi amounted almost to a famine. _ _ t. R., FOR ONE DAY OBEYS THE DOCTOR Politics Tabooed on Saga? more Hill?Ban Put on Visitors. EVEN MALARIA CURE MAN IS REPULSED Colonel Attends Church at Oyster Bay?Feels Better, but Needs Rest. il ran a mtattCorreetotienL] Ovster Hay. N\ Y., .lime '.!?. ?)n the f'rst train in here this morning came a man to sec Colonel Roosevelt. He en? gaged an automobile and was driven to Sajranion? Kill, "here he announced ? to the maid that he bad an anpoint ment to discuss with tne Colonel. visitors to-day b*. Mr. Roose? velt's order?," ?be maul told him. The man was insistent. "Very important," he said. The young woman went in to i?**per.k witn Quentin. She described the ciller as i well dres.ed and apparently worthy ? of a hearing. Quentin came to the door "Mr. Roosevelt." he said, "is very ; sorry, but he cannot see any one to | day. If you car?? to intrust me with the message 1 shall be pleased to con? vey it." The vi.-.itor hesitated. "Well,"' he se.id, "I guess it will be I all right. Now, I have here the finest, surest cure for malar "Good day, sir," said Quentin, and closed the door. There were other callers, and though tl?ey had no cures for malaria they , WUtt not given an audience by the , Colonel. F.ven some Progressive lead ? ers who had motored down were turned i back at the door, finding it impossible . to break the day of rest plans. There wi's no politics in the vicinity ?f Sagamore Hill to-day. and nothing came from anybody closely in touch 1 with the situation. The belief that the Colonel's health 1 r!iininat?f?s him finally from guberna I torial figuring led the "experts" to re eounl the names of every Progressive | who had made more than two tr;p- to r Bay this year as n candidate . To make a short story long, the man who is picked by the piazza eters" is Harvey D. Hiiiman. I'm M Davenport. William H. Hot I'ainbridge Colby. Kxpert and unau? thorized add'tions will be made on ether rainy ?Jays. Thi.i morning the Colonel ws? oi* to attaad "rves at Christ Kpiscopa Chinch with Mrs. Roosevelt sr.d Ai ; cHe. Becaus? of the newspaper ac? colants of the Colonel'- slate of ?hafiHh fh?> church had more than usml, ' i.Tidaic? and when the Roo out miiiv in?i?iirif"? were madn of the Colonel as to ho.v he was feel ! ing. oh. I'm ?': right" Mr. Rooseye't I answered gingerly. "Ail I need is x little lest just a litt'e red." His movements showed no lack of Roosevelt ?an vigor. When the,Colonel retarned from Ins Brasilias expedition he told the town iol'v lie would deiner a le?.lure here , on the River of Doubt. It if. now ex ! thai he will do this soon after his Pittsburgh jump. Ho'/ever, if he is not. la belter physical shape I return than he is now, it may be aome tune before he gives the lee-ture. The most disturbed person in lo ft is John Puff, a negro admirer o* rh? Colonel. Sitting on hi? doort-.top. he was reading the New Vork papers th morning and mumbling over the re? ports of the Colonel's < ondition. "Looks like the Cunnel ?von't run," he remarked, "t'oursp, if the Cfl don't run there ain't gwine t'be no 'leeition." SEEK TO AID WHITMAN Whitman headquarters will be op? ened in Queens Borough probably next week. Republicans of Long Island ' City, nnd other sections of the borough;1 who favor the nomination of the Now i York County District Attorney for \ Governor are planning one of the big- j gest and most aggressive campaign s J to bring about Mr. Whitman's nomina? tion. John A. Porter will be in charge) of the headquarters. Sume of those behind District At-, torney Whitman's candidacy in Queen.?? are Joseph H. Dc Bragga. State Com mitteeman; Herbert C. Conklin, An-4 thony Moore and Theron H. Burden. Re-elects Dr. Weiss. The seventh annual convention ot* the Federation of Roumanian Jews of America, which was begun last Satur? day in lbs Hebrew Technical School for Girls. Second av. and 15th st., came to a close yesterday. 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