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VOL. LXXX. NO. 170.
NEW YORK, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1913. Copyright, 1013, ty t Bun Printing and PubUihing Attociation.
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EUROPEAN WAR
AGAIN FEARED
Russia's Reply to Austrian
Demobilization Note Re
garded Seriously.
CONFLICT OP POLICIES
Rumania May Invade Bulga
ria, Which Czar Will Sup
port With Arms.
ALLIES' MOVES UNKNOWN
Humors of Turkish Failures in
finllipoli Are Still
rnconfinned.
Sprrul Cable Dttpatch to In 3cx.
Ixxiox, Feb. IT. The general Euro
pean situation arising out of the Balkan
difficulties has become threatening
BKAln, If not actually critical. The
chief source of alarm la over the rela
tions between Austria and Russia,
which, according to several statements
ascribed to semi-official sources, have
In nowise Improved as tho result of
Prince von Hohenlolie'a mission to St.
Petersburg, notwithstanding the recent
hoj.eful announcement from Vienna.
Chief of these sinister signs la a
telegram from St. Petersburg to which
the mornlntr papers attach prominence.
This says that tho Czar's reply to Em
peror Francis Joseph's suggestion as to
demobilization was short and decisive.
It referred to the long standing friend
ship between Austria and Russia, but
added that the attitude of the former
country In tho last few years had Im
pelled Russia now to announce her In
flexible resolve to support the Interests
of her Slav brethren. At the same time
the Czar said he thought that means
could be found to keep peace, having re
gard for the essential bases of the Aus
trian policy in the Balkans.
The absolutely divergent views of
Austria and Russia, respecting the pro
posed boundaries of autonomous Al
bania seem to be the chief cause of the
trouble. But the tension between Bul
garia and Rumania seems to be hardly
lets disturbing. It Is said In Vienna,
where, by the way. It Is well to remem
ber pessimism Is nurtured wherever
Russia Is' concerned, that If Rumania
Invades Bulgaria for, the purpose of
seizing SUIstrla and other territory
hlch Bulgaria refuses to cede to her
Russia will set her armies In motion In
behalf of the Bulgars. Such a .step
In all probability would evoke an Aus
trian countermove.
It is maintained in Vienna that the
mission of Prince Ilohenlohe was prac
tically a failure and although the offi
cial papers, possibly Inspired by Count
von Berchtold, the Foreign Minister,
continue to express confidence that
P'ace will be preserved a less optimistic
tone 1 held elsewhere, even by the
members of the diplomatic corps.
In Berlin, where also there Is much
reselmism, the official Xorth Ocrman
Onzettc is trying to calm the anxiety,
although Its utterances are grave and
none too certain.
Meanwhile there Is an absolute dead
lock between Rumania and Bulgaria
and It Is understood that M. Ohlkn. the
Rumanian emissary, who went to Soda,
Is about to return to Bucharest to con
sult his Government.
Th Powers are doing their utmost to
harmonize the conflicting views of these
two countries, but thus far without suc
cess It Is natlsfactory to note that so
far Rumania has not begun to mobilize
hr forces, but the danger is rapidly
Increasing that the national clamor will
force the hand of tho Government.
Amid these lowering clouds tho strug
p'e between the Turks and the allies
If almost eclipsed temporarily. There
Is nt. nws of further Importunt tlght
nc There are muny belated accounts
of tho failure of Knvcr Bey's expedition
tn'l other Turkish failures on the Gal
i'l'Oh peninsula and those who have led
to rumors of the capture of the Bulatr
lines )v tho Bulgarian. These, how
ever, art- not confirmed.
Francis MeCullagh In a dispatch to
'he hnilu .Vrtr.i and Leader quotes
Hrr'.h officers of tho warship Zea
latvl.a which has Just arrived at Con-f-'.iM'n
ipIo, as saying that the Greeks
n. f yet landed on tho penlnBUla
r.f." ns recently rumored at Baslka Bay.
"ir have the Greeks bombarded the
r end of the Bulalr lines nor have
tv I'. , sarn captured them.
I " Hoy, according to the Con
s a: -, .pie correspondent of the Daily
i hm:, (.. jias returned to Constantl-t-p.e
after having been driven to take
f on u Turkish warship from a
demonstration by Ottoman
' " i The same correspondent re
! r' a mutiny of 2,000 Turkish troopa
i irl, across the Bosporus from
n'mople, and says that fighting In
n Is going on.
"ri- reports emphasize the chaotic
'"' ' 'ns nt Constantinople and the
lipr.ps disorganization of the Govern
or nt forces in consequence of tho in
!" '. to feed the hordes of men brought
lr"m Anatolia. The Cabinet Is said to
br ki-n up into rival camps und riven
with disagreements. Grand Vizier Man-
ud Hhevkct Pasha is said to have
l- n completely converted to tho neces
nt of making peace, but the younger
members 0r the Ministry are determined
to keep up the fighting.
despatches from Bofla say that Bul
garian sappers boarded the Turkish
"'ir i.p Assar-l-Tewflk, which has been
!ior. near Rodoato for several days,
na bleu- her up. It is also asserted
fr im tue same source that Bulgarian
artillery sank a loaded transport In an
Uimpt to land Turkish troops at
Oiarkeul.
The nature of the mission of Hakkl
''a-ha, the former Grand Vizier, to Lon
"on is still unknown.
The foreigners In Adrianoplo have
Continued on Fourth rage.
MRS. MARCUS WANTS CHILDREN.
nrmertlnic Wife, Who Confessed
f.aek of Mother have, tJetn a Writ.
Montclair, N. J Feb. 16. Mrs.
Dorothy Cooksey Marcus, who left bcr
husband, William Elder Marcus, Jr.,
and their two small daughters several
months ago after admitting that she
loved neither of the girls enough to
deter her from Iter purpose of going
away, has begun habeas corpus pro
ceedings In tlie New Jersey Court of
Chancery to recover the custody of the
children. The case will come up before
Vice-chancellor .Stevens In Newark on
March 4. She will be represented by
Lum, Tamhlyn ft Colyer of Newark, and
Kdwln B. Goodell of Montclalr will ap
pear for Mr. Marcus.
The Marcus children, Linda, 3 years
old, and Jane, 2 years old. are with their
grandfather, William Elder Marcus, ut
his home, 206 Upper Mountain avenue,
Montclalr. He Is the head of Marcus ft
Co., a Manhattan Jewelry firm.
Mrs. Marcus sets forth in her peti
tion that after travelling with her
father, George B. Cooksey of Santa
Barbara, Cal., in England she decided
that It was for the best Interests of her
daughters that she take them. She had
been unable to sen them since her re
turn, she said, and hnd been denied cus
tody of them. She cannot endure the
rigors of winters and summers In this
climate, she said, and wishes to take her
children to tho Pacific coast.
Before going away Mrs. Marcus said
she married her husband because of a
girlish impulse and ndmitted that she
had never experienced mother love In
the usual degree.
FIGHT TO SAVE MAM
ON STORMSWEPT SHIP
Seaman on the Baltic Lost Af
v ter Struggle on the
Deck.
All liners arriving yesterday had tus
sles with tempests. The Baltic of the
White Star fleet met the worst of the
blow early on Thursday morning when
all passengers who were not seasick
were asleep.
Several towering seas curled over
the port bow, smashing the emergency
lifeboat and badly damaging two other
boats. A solid mass of water smashed
the port engine room skylight and
flooded the engine room; "cataracts
rushed down through ventilators nnd
crests rising us high as the bridge
spilled some of their spray into the
open ports of passengers In staterooms
on the promenade deck.
At the height of the tumult Able
Seaman Patrick Ward of Dublin t
came Insane. William Keane, A. B
who had Just emerged from the door
of the hollfjw mast on the main deck,
having come down from the crow's
nest, saw Ward get out of his bunk
and start forward.
Keane asked his shipmate what was
the matter and Ward answered, "It
anything happens to me tell my two
sisters in Dublin Keane asked what
was going to happen and Ward an-1
swered, "Nothing." and then ran toward 1
the port, or weather rail. j
Keano nnd a quartermaster grabbed
Ward's clothing, but at that moment a
big sea Mnote the ship Just forward
of the spot whero tho three men were ,
and Kenne and the quartermaster were
hurled along the torrent through on
alley. Another seaman who was com
ing forward was knocked down and
filled with salt water. Ward vanished
In the ferment.
The quartermaster threw a self-lighting
life buoy after Ward, nfter setting
up the cry of "Man overboard'" and
Capt. Ranson stopped the ship and cir
cled around the lighted buoy. Launch
ing a Ufelwat was Impossible. Nothing
was seen of Wnrd.
The officers of the Baltic complained
of n scarcity of linen on the trip. They
get their linen washed In Queenstown
and It was so strmy that no effort was
made to iut it uboard there when the
Baltic took on the Queenstown pas
sengers. That Is why there was a little
less than the usual spick and spanness
among Capt. Ranson's staff.
The Provence of tin- lrench Llnei
was boarded on Thursday morning by)
several big seas, which ripped out thei
casing covering the electric wires under1
the eaves of the chart room, tore away)
a section or tea ran nnu nnwe nnu
bent a lot of Iron rods of a skeleton
railing forward.
Although she shipped much green
water, the Hamburg-American liner
Kaiscrln Auguste Victoria, from Ham
burg, 'Southampton and Cherbourg,
was undamaged. Franz Polster, the
Kaiscrln's purser and the veteran of the
line, will go on vacation on his return
to Hamburg and will come out as the
purser of tho new giantess Imperator.
He has served twenty-three years as
purser. He was purser of tho steam
ship Hamburg when she took the Em
peror William to Morocco In 1907 and
received the decoration of the Order of
tho Royal Crown.
STICKS TO HIS BURNING SHIP.
Cant. Dalldorf llrports Ilrnrrry of
Alexandrian Skipper.
The British freight steamship Alex
andrian, from Greenock for Barbados,
was disabled by an explosion that set
her afire and she put back and reached
Liverpool on February 5.
Capt. Dalldorf of the German steam
ship Hesperus, In last night from Avon
mouth, did not know this when he
turned In nt Quarantine his report of
encountering tho Alexandrian on Fob
ruary 1. He may be relieved when he
reads this morning that tho Alexan
drian's skjpper, Capt. Brown, nnd his
men subdued tho fire. Capt. Dalldorf
says the Hesperus offered three times to
tuke off tho skipper, his wlfo and his
men, nnd Cnpt, Brown each time re
fused to abandon ship.
The Hesperus stood by twenty-four
hours and then proceeded. The re
port of Capt. Dalldorf ends thus: "At
the time tho sea was quite rough and
In my opinion the vessel would soon be
come a total loss nnd tho crew perish."
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SWEENEY MAY NAME
MEN WHO GOT GRAFT
Conference Held to Decide if He
Shall Be Scapegoat or
Witness. N
TO FACE ORDEAL TO-DAY
Whitman Beady With Volumi
nous Evidence on Graft Col
lections in Harlem.
Police Inspector Dennis Sweeney,
against whom two Indictments will be
handed down to-day, hnd n conference
In Jersey City yesterday which will
have a strong Influence on the atti
tude of the man who must shortly face
an ordeal In court.
It Is believed that It was there de
cided how Sweeney Is to act, whether
he will follow tho example of Capt.
Walsh nnd lend the District Attorney
directly to the man who acted as a
clearing house for the combined graft
of the city In its final distribution, or.
stand and tuke his medicine, assured
of powerful Influence to obtain mitiga
tion of any punishment he muy receive.
Just how many were nt the confer
ence, whether they were principals or
representatives of policemen or poli
ticians was not learned last night. Be
yond n hint that the conference took
place In a Jersey City hotel nnd lasted
the greater part of the day there was
no Information as to time and place.
But It was also said that agents of the
District Attorney followed the Inspector,
who is now tinder suspension, nnd saw
who met him. It was added that some
of those who conferred with Sweeney
may be surprised to receive a message
to come down and see Mr. Whitman
within the next two or three days.
Inquiry at Sweeney's home brought
the Information that he was out, over
In New Jersey, and not likely to return
until late.
Yesterday was Sweeney's last twenty
four hours free of a charge formally
made by the .law and It was necessary
for him to come to some decision. The
Indictments which have already been
voted will go out to-day with a bench
warrant If he does not give himself
up and thereafter It Is likely that he
will rind more Indictments coming down,
not only against himself but against
men who were on his official staff. A
confession by cither of the two men
who may find themselves indicted to
day or to-morrow would lay bare every
thing. The amount of evidence In the
possession of Mr. Whitman now tills
more thnn one big legal envelope. This
was obtained In the Saturday tour
through Sweeney's district and Is not
only documentary but direct. It not
only takes In the precinct of which
Cnpt. Walsh was the commander but
the other four precincts of Sweeney's
district and It comprehends the disrep
utable hotels as well as saloons and
other resorts.
Sweeney got the money direct, ac
cording to the witnesses whom Mr.
Whitman saw and whose affidavits he
now has. These witnesses supported
their statements by checks and other
documents. The inspector went after
not only saloons who openly violated
the laws but aNo those that tried to
keep straight. There Is one case of a
Harlem saloon keeper particularly fla
grant. This man did not keep open
after hours and Is said to have refused
to give up the regular levy to Sweeney'.!
collectors. He was arrested for violat
ing the law In some resjiect and, accord
ing to his affidavit, he had to pay 20o
to get the raiding policemen to "throw"
his case down In court. Thereafter he
came up cheerfully every month.
The grafting, according to the evi
dence obtained, was open, flagrant and
continuous. It had been estimated that
Sweeney got about 14.000 a month from
tho hotels of the clas of the Avenel
run by Slpp; th i amount received from
saloons good and bad was much more
than that. There are yet the gambling
houes, the Illegal resorts, the street
omen nnd the tlathoue thieves to be
heard from.
The John Doe Grand Jury will go In
session this morning and It will have a
busy time of It. Just ns a cleanup on
some of the cases Policeman Hartlgan
will appear ns a witness called on sub
poena. It Is not known whether Har
tlgan will confirm Fox about passing
nlong the Slpp money, but he will have
a chance to do so. It Is safe to say
that this Is the last time he will re
celve a subpo?na. Thereafter he will
find the Inquiry directed without his
assistance, although ho may find his
name Involved.
There may be other witnesses to trace
the money which passed from Walsh
nnd Sweeney ultimately to Slpp, Ed
ward Newell, tho lawyer, already under
indictment on a charge of getting Slpp
to leave the Jurisdiction of the New
York courts, Is still at St. Luke's Hos
pital and cannot come before the Grnnd
Jury. He Is better, it Is reported, but
will not be able to get out for a week,
Tho names of other witnesses were not
given.
Jacob Rouss, partner of Louis J.
Grant, who were attorneys for Fox, nnd
to whom, nccordlng to Fox, the $1,200
went In Its course toward Slpp, was a
visitor on Mr. Whitman yesterday after
noon. There aro dissensions between
Mr.Grnnt nnd Mr. Rouss on certnln mat
ters, but Rouss himself declared after
ward that ha had not talked about
the caise to tho District Attorney. Mr,
Whitman would not say what they
talked about. Tho ono point not yet
cleared Is as to tho attitude, of Newell
when ho gets out. If he will udmlt
that ho received tho money, that will
leave only the ono broken link, which
can easily be repaired.
Tho Currun Investigating committee
meets this morning at 10:30 o'clock. It
will take up tho Detective Bureau, but
Emory Buckncr, counsel to tho commit
tee would not indlcnto yesterduy how
be was going nfter tho matter.
KUTtJiNU KAII.RUAIt 1(1 MOVIKKAI..
Steepen lvo Uraad Central lUlly 7:45 I'. M.
Particulars UK) Broadway, l'bone NlOMadlson.
Aft.
EX-SENATOR HALE STRICKEN.
Wife and Son flnmmoned After At
tack of Paralrata.
Washington, Feb. 18. F,x-Benator
Eugone Hale of Maine has been stricken
with paralysis at his home In this city
and his condition alarms his relatives
and friends. Mr. Hale has been 111 for
several days, but it was not until to
day that more than a very few of his
closest friends In Washington know of
It. No one of the family, nor tho attend
ing physician, would discuss his Illness
In uny manner, saying It was only slight.
From a close friend of the Senator's
It Is learned to-night that paralysis has
made Its appearance In a certain form,
although the physician thought the out
look somewhat less alarming to-night.
The former Senator's wife and their
son. Col. Fred Hale, were summoned
hastily last night, and they arrived this
afternoon from Maine. It has been
known thnt the Senator was not In the
best of health. He rama to Washington
only recently to witness the closing
days of the Republican administration,
of whluh he had been so important a
factor for many years.
LITERACY TEST SEEMS SURE.
Iinmlarallon Bill I.IUrlr to Be
Passed Over I'rrslilrnt' Veto.
Wasiiikoton-, Feb. 16. Leaders In
Congress In both Senate and House ex
pressed the opinion to-day that the
Immigration bill will be passed over
President Taffs veto.
Senator Lodg will call the bill up In
the Senate to-morrow and Is confident
that he will have tho necessary two
thirds to pass It.
The chief anxiety on the part of the
advocates of the bill has been as to the
outcome In the House. Representative
Adair of Indiana and other members
of the Immigration committee said to
night thnt there was no doubt that the
House would furnish the necessary two
thirds vote.
Representative Burnett of Alabama
said to-day that on two separate votes
on the bill in the House the ratio in Its
favor was two and a half to one and
three and a half to one, and that on n
real test vote it was ITT to "4, or 24 more
than enough to give the necesary two
thirds to override tlje Presidential veto.
"It Is my Judgment after canvassing
the situation In the House," said Repre
sentative Burnett to-day, "that the bill
will be passed over the President's veto
In twenty minutes after It reaches the
House."
(Ottawa, Feb. 16. The Dominion Gov
ernment is deeply concerned over the
possibility of the passage of the literacy
test Immigration bill vetoed by Presi
dent Taft. which comes up In tho United
States Senate to-morrow. All the large
transportation Interests are against It.
It Is urged that serious delays, ex
pense nnd suffering would follow execu
tion of such a luw along tho entire
Canadian border. It Is estimated that
10,000.000 travellers a year would be
affected. Trains would be delayed, pas
sengers removed at unseasonable hours
for examinations, nnd It is believed that
serious Injury would follow to trade re
lations between the L'nlted States and
Canada.
RALPH HERZ MARRIES AGAIN.
I.nlu t.lajfrr'n l-'ormer llaaband Wrdi
Mri, 1,1-nh Harden of rrr York.
Sa.v Frncisco, Feb. 16. A midnight
wedding nnd n hurried flight to Sacra
mento were the culminating incidents of
a month's courtship thnt launched
Italpli Hens, former husband of Lulu
Olaser, an actress, nnd Mrs. Leah Har
den of New York on their second matri
monial experience here last night.
The ceremony was performed by
Judge Ijiwler, and was witnessed by
I-ndy de Bathe (Lily Lmgtry) and
Harry Cosgrlff. n well known athlete.
There was a hurried wedding supper
and the bridal couple departed on the
2:20 train this mornlnr; for Sacramento,
where Here: resumes hl.i work on the
vaudeville circuit.
Mrs. Herz. who came from Augusta.
Ga., was the former wife of James Har
den of New York. Her first meeting
with Ralph Herz occurred in this city
less than a month ago, while he was en
gaged at the Orpheum.
Ralph Horz, comedian, was for
merly the husband of Lulu Glaser,
musical comedy star. They were mar
ried on May -3. 1P0T, at the Little
('lunch Around the Corner by the Rev.
Or. Houghton. They separated on No
vented 10, 1910, nnd Miss Cllnser se
cured a decree of divorce from him In
Chicago In January, 1011. She alleged
cruelty.
BOSTON CRACKSMEN GET $12,000.
HIovt n Sute In lie Daytime In a
"nnrtrft Illalrlct.
Boston, Feb. 16. Cracksmen blew
open n safe In the big grocery store
of tho E. E. Gray Company at Black
stone nnd Hanover streets In daylight
to-day and got away with J12.000, The
Job was discovered to-night when a
watchman went on duty. He left the
store nt 9 o'clock this morning.
The safe Is In the otllce on tho second
floor of the building, which is In the
heart of a congested district. The rob
bers drilled a hole near the combination
knob, tamped In a small amount of
dynamite and exploded the charge by a
wire from an electric light fixture,
Tho explosive destroyed the mechan
ism of the lock nnd tho door was swung
open. Tho cracksmen did not bother
with nnother safe which contained only
the books.
ALMA GLUCK ON EAST SIDE.
Si nun Klaht Sonus nt the Mnsle
Me lit) n I Nrtllcnirnt.
Alma Gluck of tho Metropolitan Opera
Cnmnanv nniicnred unannounced at tho
Muslo School Settlement In Th'lrdl
street yesterday and sang eight songs
for tho sixty children of the senior or
chestra and their friends.
A woek ago she went to the school
with Mrs. Rudolph E. Schlrmer of the
advisory board nnd then promised to
sing yesterday because she liked what
East Side children are accomplishing
there. The settlement has 850 pupils at
23 cents a lesson und 600 on the waiting
list.
N'n ronnoltsrur omlta AMiOSTl'RA BIT
la punchtii auU fancy drink.. Aat,
MEXICAN TRUCE IS SUDDENLY
ENDED AND FIGHTING RENEWED;
TAFT QUICKLY CALLS CABINET
MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT MADERO.
He Assures THE SUN
Protect Americans.
National Palace, Mexico City, February 16.
To the Editor of THE SUN:
The Government is in a situation to give all sorts of guarantees
to Americans on condition that they withdraw from the zone of
firing.
We have the situation under control and have silenced the fire
of the enemy. They are deserting in great numbers.
To-day a truce of twenty-four hours was agreed upon in order
that the non-combatants might leave the firing zone.
I feel confident that without much bloodshed the arsenal will
fall very soon.
FRANCISCO I. MADERO.
REPLY TO MADERO
SENT BY PRESIDENT
Reassuring Note Despatched to
Mexico After Xi$rht Cab
inet Meeting'.
XO TROOPS ARE MOVED
Relief Is That V. S. May Throw
Influence to Have Ma
dero Quit.
Washington, Feb. IT. At 1 o'clock
this morning It was announced ut tho
White House that at a midnight Cabi
net meeting a note to President Madcro
had been drafted and will be sent to
him at once. It will be mode public
later to-day after the President Is as
sured that Madero has received his note.
The note despatched this morning la
In reply to numerous messages from
Madero inquiring of President Taft as
to the authenticity of reports current in
Mexico city that thi' United States was
determined on intervention In Mexico.
The first message to this effect, ask
ing what was the policy with egr.rd to
intervention, was received by President
Taft Saturday afternoon and others
...ai.i tn.Hav
nnr irtr.in,
The note to Troflident Mndero sets
rortn ine poucy .u
aoopieii uy i rcHiurm nn nn
to Mexico, and that this policy will be
continued. The note also assures Ma -
dero that no troops have been moved
by the United States nnd that no more
I warships have been ordered to Mexican
.
waters.
At tho same time President Taft took
advantage of his direct communication
with President Madero to warn him
again that the United States stll Insists! Tuesdiv niornlnir -it ' 'een President Madero and Gon. Dias
upon proper measures being taken for , T last Tuesdaj mornlm, at Um , omW a( oco(,k t))s ufterno(,n
the protection of American life nnd Tablas, a station about half way be-; At S o'clock this evening they stopped
property In Mexico and looks to him. tween here nnd Tamplco and robbed tho .fighting, evidently for the night. Ma
as the head of the established Govern- express car and the flrsa class passen- dero seemed confident. With Gens,
ment of Mexico, to take such steps as o the,r mo . anj'nrmsl, ! Huerta and Angeles ho had revievvod his
will Insure the safety of American m- (hpr I troop, who cheered him
terests , The truce was broken when Gt-n. Olas
Secretary of State Knox spent almost , They appropriated $.00,000 in gol.l j dl,COV(.rinl thut tnf, ,,-cdPr:l,, wcrB
the entire evening with the President and bills which was being transferred digging entrenchments and advancing
lust before li ociock ine t-resiuent uu
the Secretary of State were Joined by
the other members ot the Cabinet, who
had been summoned from their homes.
All declined to dlscups the purpose of
the conference when seen as they wero
going Into the White House. The im-
preslon is growing here that the United
States Is f ndeavorlng to bring Its In
lluence to bear on the stuatlon in Mex
ico city In the hope of bringing to an
end the Intolerable conditions of tho
last week.
Ambassador Wilson's despatches re
ceived yesterday bore evidence that the
diplomatic corps had already discussed
the question of his proposed resigna
tion with President Madero, though
what they said they told the Mexican
President did not come from their Gov
ernments, Madero made an angry reply to these
unofficial representations and It is now
believed that It Is likely they will oo
renewed with tho whole weight of the
United States Government behind them,
Tho breaking off of the armistice be
foro the hour set in the agreement
made yesterday Is regarded here as giv
ing the situation a new and dangerous
turn. It Is known that tho President
regards It as n great menace to the
safety of Americans and other foreign
ers In Mexico city, especially as Ambas.
s.idor Wilson was yesterday In the midst
ot nrrangements to send a iarge number
of American women and children to
Vera Cruz by rail.
MADERO'S APPEAL TO TAFT.
Text of Ilia Mrunur Aaklna; Prrel-
dent Not to Intervene.
Mexico Citv, Feb. 16. The message
which President Madero wired yester
day to President Taft and to which no
reply has been received reads as fol
lows: 'I have been Informed that tho Gov
ernment over which Your Excellency
dtgnltledly presides has ordered to set
out for tho ports of Mexico war ves
sels with troops to dlsemWirk and come
to this capital to give guarantees of
safety to Americans. Undoubtedly the
Information which you have and which
led you to take this action Is inexact
and exaggerated, for th lives of Ameri
cans In this capital are at present In
no danger It they will abandon the zone
of fire and concentrate in certain point
That His Government
Can
of the city or Its suburbs where tran-
qulllty Is absolute and where the Gov-
ernment can give all classes guarantees.
"If you will order that Americans
resident here do that, following the pre-
cedent established by your own orders
previously Issued Note: This refers
to the proclamation last spring advis
ing all Americans to leave danger points
In the republic all danger to the lives I
of Americans and other foreigners will
bo obviated.
"Regarding what material damages
may be suffered by foreigners, this
Government Is ready to accept all re
sponsibility according to the obligations
of International law.
"Consequently I ask your Excellency
to order your men of war not to dis
embark troops In Mexico, as this act
will cause a conflagration and terrible
consequences of more extent than the
ones we have to contend with at pres
ent. I assure your Excellency that this
Government is taking all measures
necessary , In order that the rebels in
the Cludadela (the Arsenal) will do the
least harm possible to lives and prop
erty In the capital and I have hopes
that everything will be peacefully ar
ranged In a very short time.
"It Is true that my country at this
moment Is passing through a terrible
crisis, and the disembarkation of Amer
icon troops would only increase the
dangers of the jltuation. and by a very of backing on the part or the United
lamentable error It would do grfct I stntes Government
harm, to a nation which nlways has Ambnssndor Wilson reported to
been a oyal friend to thp United States. Washington thnt he had got many
ri,J,.aS C , ,,,,he d.0nf"S Americans out of the city during the
surrounding the establishing of true nrmstlce. Some will hoard ships at
democratic government here similar toiy,,rjl Qtuz
th"i L1 ,W, AlZn i?.1"11, ., T1,erp lN" n'uc" 'r of bandits .-Wong
I the equitable. Just sent!- fm Xe.xns bon,or- G C(,,qu,tt haS
menu i that have been the criterion of ! Illmle uwt for man
your Government, and that undoubtedly
renresent th aenHmenta nt thi r-rnt
, . "
1 American people, whose destinies you
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1 REBELS GET $700,000 IN TRAIN.
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Take Arm nnd Cash.
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San Lrts Iotosi. Mexico, Feb. 16.
j Cerlllo Hernnndez and a band of
,. ,i
t,y t lict National Bank of Monterey to
Mexico city.
For greater security the bank had
sent this money via Tamplco. but the
rebels appeared to nave louoweu ine,
, shipment until It arrived where they '
j C0UtI eafly secure and get away
with it.
The second class passengers were not
disturbed. O. P. Wolff, chief engineer Tnere wnR vcry , ,lpavy Run flr
of tho National Railways, nnd S. O. nffl but Gen. Huerta had placed Maxims
Tnylor, constructing engineer, were onjon tho roofs of tho tallest buildings In
the train In their private car. The the neighborhood of San Juan market
rebels fired a number of shots Into this
car and Wolff fired one shot in return.
No one was hurt.
The rebels got a quantity of petr -
leum and sprinkled it over all the cars.
proposing to burn the train, but among
the passengers was Liccenclado Alfred
Munoz, who nt one time defended the
Cerlllos In court nnd nt his urgent peti
tion they quit. They detained the train
three hours.
ATTACK GUGGENHEIM MINE.
Ilelwla I'lrr nn Amrrlenna and
Wnnnd One Itm Car Pllulit,
Svn Luis Potosi, Mexico, Fob, 16.
Rebels have attacked the American mine
known as Tiro General, near Charcas,
tho largest copper producer In the State
and tho property of the Guggenhelms,
employing about twenty American en
gineers and experts.
Approaching the mine headquarters
the rebels flred at close range Into the
house, wounding W, J. Link In tho legs.
The Americans then fired Into the mob,
killing eight, so far ns is known, and
wounding many others.
Tho rebels retreated, but seemed to
Jie planning further uttnek, bo the Amer
leans assembled a train of Uix cars
with a work train, loaded their families
and arms Into tho cars and ran wild
into San Luis Potosi. I
The mine must be left to fill with
water
A I LA NT If OAHT MM',
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aii Steel i:iecirlc ; U fined 1,"!!!"'.a,1,S-.'
' ij(e,
Diaz Finds Federals Digging
Trenches and Fires On
Them.
ARMISTICE CUT IN TWO
Zone of Battle is Widened
After Morning of
Peace.
AMERICANS FLEE CITY'
Maderistas Are Massing Evi
dently to Attack the
i Arsenal.
DIPLOMATS' EFFORTS FAIU
Mndero "Won't Quit anil Diaz Re
fuses to Stop Unless Ex
ecutive Resigns. '
Fighting was renewed in the streets)
of Mexico city ut 2 o'clock yesterday
afternoon when . Dlnz discovered the
Fedornls dlgslng entrenchments and
bringing up guns. The firing censed
at 8 o'clock.
Thus was broken nn armistice which
wa.8 to have lasted until H o'clock last
night.
The zone of battle was enlarged and
at night Federals were massing in
front ot the palace. They were evi
dently preparing for another assault
on the arsenal.
President Taft cnlled another mid
night meeting of the Cabinet Inst night.
It Is thought in Washington thnt the
pressure brought to bear on Mndero
, to resign uiuy soon have tho weight .
troops nnd says that he will order the
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to the Itio
Hie burning out of tho Mormon
colony of Diaz has been continued by
Kdgtir Lunt, n Mormon, of Pearsons,
Chihuahua, who has reached El Pa no.
TRUCE ENDS; FIGHTING BEGINS
Trench DIkkIiiu Send rVllclntna nnd
Federals tti Ilnttle Anal".
I Mexico Citv. Feb. 16. The truce be-
heavy guns. The rebel commander 1m-
mediately turned hit Maxims upon ti.e
' Maderistas. holding that the President
11.111 WUIUll'U IIIU tl I 111 19 111 V. WIIICII was to
have lasted until S P. M
At nightfall machine guns on the roof
of the arsenal were sweeping San Juan
Plaza, south of tho Alameda, whero the
i Federal troops had taken iiosltlon for
I renewal of the assaults on the rebel
fortress.
and was attempting to get Into closer
range of the arsenal.
In the late afternoon there wero sor
ties from tho arsenal and Feliclstaa
and Maderlsias fought with tho bayonet
In the narrow streets between the mar-
kt't and the citadel.
The hand to hand fighting was furi
ous on tho west side of tho Plaza do
San Juan and near tho large factory of
the Buen Tono Cigarette Company. The
ancient church of San Jose de loa
Naturales was subjected to the Inces
sant volleys from the rebel machine
guns and was damaged. There has been
considerable loss of life, but It has been
Impossible to get estimates from Fed
erals or rebels as to the cusualtles.
The American residents are safer to
day than nt any time since tho revolt
began. Although Madero and Diaz
agreed early to-day on a twenty-four
hour armistice? they broke the truce
after twelve hours. This gave sufficient
time, however, for the American Am
bassador to remove hundreds of his
countrymen from the centre of tho city
to the Colonla Roma and the CoIonU
Juarez.
Near tho American Embassy In the
Colonla Roma the Americans now have
an Improvised city of their own, They
have established an American bank, a
cablo otllce, a police force, a hospital
service and even a fire department. Capt.
Burnslde, tho Military Attache of the
Embassy, commands a volunteer guard
of 300 men who are armed with rifles
i and revolvers. This guard Is policing
the district.
Americana rirt Their Propcri j .
Tho twelve hour armlstlco permitted
many thousands of Mexicans as woll
a the foreign residents' to secure sup
plies of rood, imumng ana outer uoi's-
sarles from the centre of the city. In
truce Amsrican3 ln autumrbllM