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EIGHT PARTS
INCLUDING
Star's Sunday Magazine
And Colored Comic Section
She
WEATHER.
Generally fair, with seasonable
temperature today and Monday;
light west winds.
PULL REPORT ON PAGE THREE.
No. 4&5.-NO. 19,303.
WASHINGTON, D. C., SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 3, 1913*
FIVE CENTS
MINE EXPLOSION!!
KILL 18. INJURE 2,
IN PENNSYLVANIA
Five Heroes Meet Death as
They Try to Rescue
Doomed Mates.
COAL AND IRON PLANT
AT TOWER CITY A WRECK
Dynamite Which Caught Thirteen
Men Is Followed by Crash of
Liberated Gas.
DEAD BODIES THROWN FAR
Beal Story of Tragedy on Line of
the Philadelphia and Beading
Railroad May Never
Be Told.
TOWER CITY. Pa.. August 2-?Eighteen
men were killed and two seriously in
jured today in the East Brookslde mine
of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal
and Iron Company, near here, by a dou
ble explosion of what is believed to have
been dynamite and gas.
Thirteen men died In the first explosion
and five went to their death in the sec
ond blast after an heroic attempt to res
cue the first victims. One of the rescuers
escaped.
The dead are:
Daniel M. Qinley, aged forty-eight, tire
boss. Tower City; leaves wife and seven
children.
Henry Murphy, fifty, fire boss. Tower
City; wife and three children.
John Farrell, forty-nine. foreman,
Tower City; wife and ten children.
Howard Hand, twenty-one, laborer,
Muir; single.
Harry Hand, twenty-four, miner, Mulr:
wife and three children.
Jacob Kopenhaver, twenty-six, shaft
man, Reinerton; wife and two children.
Thomas Behny. thirty, miner, Reiner
ton; wife and two children.
John Endlse, Carrenl Campani, Victor
Seane, Cevedia Orosiano.
Five unidentified Italian workmen.
Two of the dead have not been recov
ered- They are Daniel Farley, forty-two.
fire boss. Tower City, wife and six chil
dren. and John Fessler, forty-six, miner.
Tower City, wife and two children.
Supt. Lorenzo, who was taken to the
' Pottsville Hospital. Is in a serious con
dition tonight The doctors said that his
upper and lower extremities were Jxadly
burned, and there is sllfht chance of his
recovery. Harry flchoffstal is the other
Injured man. He was burned and bruised.
Fixvt Explosion Dynamite.
It is not known exactly what caused
the explosions, but the miners at the col
liery are inclined to the belief that the
first explosion was that of dynamite and
the second was caused by gas which had
been liberated by the dynamite explosion.
The dead were scattered about for a dis
tance of a quarter of a mile. Only three
, men were taken out alive and one of
these died on the way to the hospital.
Supt. John Dorenx. sixty years old. was
In the mine when the first explosion oc
curred. He was rescued several hours
later. Harry Schoffstall was another
taken out alive. 8upt. Lorenz was found
crawling a!ong the ground trying to make
his way through the debris to safety.
It is possible that the real story of the
explosion may never be known, as all
who were In a position to know were
killed. While Supt. Lorenz was In the
mine at the time of the first explosion,
he was about 0W> feet from It and It Is not
thought that he knows the cause. He
was not in a condition to talk tonight.
Killed in Three Ways.
The men were killed in three different
mays. Some of them were violently
hurled against the side of the tunnel In
' which they were working and crushed.
Some were burned to death by the ex
plosion of gaa and others were suffocated
by the after-damp which always follows
explosions In mines.
AH but five of the men kilted were
r readily identified and it is believed that
ihe other five might easily be identified
also if any of their relatives had lived in
the vicinity With a few exceptions all
of the foreign workmen were brought
here from a distance.
The East .Hrookside colliery employs
about 5UO hands. It is situated on top of
. the mountain, about two miles west of
Tower City, and within the same dis
tance of a half dozen other little mining
tiwns in the Williams valley. The col
liery closed down Thursday evening for
tht week, but Charles Portland, a min
ing contractor, who has a contract with
the Reading Company to drive a tunnel,
kept some of his men at work. There
*vas a half dozen "muckers" at work,
whose duty Is to load the debris blown
*?y the blasts which are fired at night.
There was also a "mucker" boss and a
blacksmith and his helper. All were at
work in the tunnel, which is about a
quarter of a mile from the slope entrance
to the mines.
Inspecting New Work.
4 r>orenz and Mine Boss Farrell
were m the mine making an inspection
of some new work which was to be done
and were about 600 feet from the tunnel
In w hlch Italian workmen were engaged.
It was shortly before noon when the men
on the surface heard a rumbling noise
and from the mouth of the slope and
from the air passageway at the fan
house there came clouds of dust. The
outside men knew In an instant that
there had been a bad explosion and a
rescue party was quickly organised. The
party was composed of Olnley, Murphy,
Schoffstall. Behny. Kopenaver and How
ard Hand. Frank Unger also was In
the party, but he was recalled to the
lamp house to K?st the lamps ready for
other rescuers who were to follow. ?
The six rescuers were lowered in the
slope, a depth of 1,200 feet at a pitch of
eighty degrees, down to the fifth lift next
to the bottom of the mine. It is Judged
that the second explosion occurred about
twenty minutes after the first. The res
cuers had time to walk about 000 feet
from the mouth of the slope, where they
were found dead.
Five of the foreign workmen were
found dead In one pile in the tunnel. A
number of men were at work on the lift1
above the one where the tunnel was be
ing driven, and the concussion blew out
the lights on their caps.
As soon as the nature of the accident
became known word was sent to the of
ficials of the Philadelphia and Reading
Coal and Iron Company at Pottsville.
and they responded promptly and sent
the mln? rescue car to the scene. In the
party were General Manager W. J. Rich
ards Division Superintendent E. E.
Kaercher, Mining Superintendent P. E
Brennan. Chief Engineer Michael Doyle,
^Iine Inspector Price snd Outside Super
gflMflansI on Twelfth JPa?ej
GOMEZ WILL LEAD
WAR M CASTRO
President of Venezuela to Per
sonally Lead Troops Against
Rebels.
GOVERNMENT OFFICERS
SAID TO HAVE BEEN SLAIN
Federal Army Hopes to Crush Dis
turber in the first
Battle.
WILLEMSTAD, Curacao. August 2.?
Juan Vicente Oomes, president of Vene
zuela. has determined, according to ad
vices received here from Puerto Cabello,
personally to lead his troops against the
rebels, who, under Gen. Cipriano Castro,
are now Invading Venezuela.
President (Some* went today to Puerto
Cabello, a seaport about 100 miles east
of Caracas. It Is reported that he in
tends to embark on the warship Maresa
Sucre, formerly the Isla de Cuba, which
wa? purchased by the Venezuelan gov
ernment from the United States last
year, and proceed to Coro, the town in
the state of Falcon, where government
officials are reported to have been killed
or imprisoned by adherents of Castro.
Communication Broke.
Since the revolution broke out tele
graphic communication between Coro and
Caracas has been Interrupted and reports
from the Venezuelan capital say the gov
ernment has received no definite news
from the state of Falcon, where Castro
is supposed to be operating.
Troops are prepared to leave Caracas
for the coast ports where, It is presumed,
they will be transported by warships
to the state of Falcon. Forced recruiting
on a large scale. It Is said, is being con
ducted at Caracas.
CARACAS, Venezuela. August 2. ? It
was reported here today that all the
Venezuelan government officials at Coro
in the state of Falcon were surprised
by former President Cipriano Castro and
killed or taken prisoners.
Large Army Prepared.
An overwhelming government army has
been prepared and is ready to march
with the Intention of crushing Castro
and his followers in the first battle.
In a proclamation dated Coro, July 27,
Castro says in part:
"War has become inevitable! I declare
myself in campaign against Juan Vi
cente Gome* whose treason and usurpa
tion of poorer since 1906 have become a
real catastrophe calling me from private
life. _ ,
"Crime wntofcde its Jjorrible wince oeer
the whole republic of Venemela.
Called a Traitor.
"The crazy and ferocious Gome* bean
on his forehead the eternal mark of a
traitor. His brutal look and his per
fidious smile encourage his few follewers
to finish the ruin of the fatherland.
"Heroic Venezuela acclaims me again
to revindicate her rights.
"I am a slave to honor and duty and
I accept the honor.
"My program in regard to domestic
affairs is to save my country from
threatening anarchy and my foreign
policy is to join hands with civilization
and progress on the basis of equity and
justice- . , ,,
"Everybody in Venezuela should take
arms and contribute to the salvation of
the fatherland."
Bryan Keeps Silence
as to Attitude of U. S.
on Castro's Outbreak
Cipriano Castro's return to Vene
zuela. followed by yesterday's dis
patches of his seizures of officials of
the Gome* government at Coro, pre
sent to the State Department another
Latin-American puszle which is any
thing but a welcome addition to those
already pending.
While Secretary Bryan yesterday de
clined absolutely to outline the atti
tude of the United States toward Cas
tro. the day's developments made it
evident that the United States was gel
tins into touch with the situation.
Henry F. Tennant of New York was
nominated and confirmed for secretary
of the legation at Caracas, and will
hurrv to Venezuela on the protected
cruiser Des Moines, sailing from
Brunswick, Ga., from aL Guaira tomor
row. The legation is now in charge of
a clerk.
Will Name New Minister.
Secretary Bryan, after a conference
with W. W. Russell, late minister to the
^Continued on Second Page.)
I YESTERDAY IN CONGRESS.
Seaatet
Met at noon.
Senator Bryan discussed parcel
post rates and regulations and ad
vocated one-cent postage.
Resumed consideration of tariff
bill, taking up wood and pulp
schedule.
Senator Walsh. Montana, demo
crat. emphatically indorsed entire
tariff measure in speech.
President withdrew nomination of
Adam E. Patterson, colored, as
rejrtster of Treasury and appointed
Gabe E. Parker, Oklahoma, Indian,
Instead.
Foreign relations committee prac
tically decided upon abandonment
of proposed protectorate over Nica
ragua and asked to have Secretary
Bryan submit new treaty emitting
that feature.
Senator Hughes introduced bill
providing lawyers of good standing
only shall be eligible as ministers
or consuls to countries where ju
dicial powers are conferred on
theee officers.
Passed bill permitting entry in
bond and duty free foreign ex
hibits for Panama-Pacific exposi
tion.
Confirmed nominations of a num
ber of postmasters and of Henry
F. Tennant as secretary of lega
tion at Caracas.
Adjourned at 6:10 p.m. until noon
Monday.
Not in sea*ion; meets noon. Tues
day.
House Committee Represent
ing All Three Parties Aroused
by Tour of Slums.
FIQID DIRT AND DISEASE
RAMPANT AMONG HOVELS
Representatives Reed, Walters and
Wallin Promise Their Aid to
Cue Conditions.
Democrat, bull moose and republican,
as represented on the House District
committee, expressed themselves in no
uncertain terms yesterday afternoon on
the subject of the alleys of the District
of Columbia, after a tour of some of
the worst of the slums. The trio was
composed of Representative Reed of Sew
Hampshire, democrat; Representative
Walters of Pennsylvania, progressive,
and Representative Wallin of New York,
republican. There is no politics in the
impression they received. Every one of
them says:
"It is a bad situation. It never should
have been allowed to exist. We will do
our best to cure it."
The three congressmen went through
some of the alleys, under the guidance;
of Dr. Norris of the health department,
and saw a problem different from any I
of those with which they have been
dealing in their own home tawns.
Each Member is Experienced.
Each of the three members of the Dis
trict committee has had experience in
municipal affairs, and has had practical
problems to face. Representative Reed,
as mayor of Manchester, N. H., for sev
eral terms carried a reform program
through, in the face of opposition that
would have scared a less doughty fighter;
Representative Walters, as a newspaper
editor and publisher and leader of move
ments of all sorts in JohnBtown, Pa.,
knows the city problem as well as any
man <m the District committee, and Rep
resentative Wallin, a manufacturer and
home builder from a middle state city
in New York, has dealt with big tasks
all his life. L t
"This situation never should have oc
curred," said Representative Reed to a
Star reporter. "The fault lies with the
way the city was laid out. If. in the
first place, the alleys had been made
minor streets or 'back streets,' as we
call them in Manchester, Washington
would not be facing a task today which
will require perhaps millions to accom
plish. This alley situation here is the
worst I ever saw. Never have I seen
such squalor as I viewed in the four alleys
we visited. It will cost a heap of money
to get the alleys made into minor streets,
a* you call them, sad the money should
be rrr* ao as to get one hnndssd cents
for each dollar expended.
No Alleys in Manchester.
"In the' city of Manchester we have
& single alley. The blocks and streets
there are all at right angles and were
laid out that way seventy-flve years ago.
I believe personally it is the finest town
on the American continent, and the ar
rangement of its main streets and back
streets would be interesting to study in
connection with the problem here. The
back streets do the service of the alleys
here?the ashes and refuse are taken up
from them and there is not a house in
the town which cannot be surrounded by
the fire department.
"Of course, if Washington cleans up its
alleys there will have to be some provi
sion made for the housing of the people
who are ousted. I understand that there
is a concern which rents sanitary houses
at a 5 per cent profit here, but my own
impression is that there would be more
philanthropy in it at a less profit.
Should be Finest City.
"Washington ought to be the finest and
most beautiful city on the continent.
Every American who comes here swells
out his chest as he looks around and sees
?his' city; and that's one reason why
Washington should be ashamed to have
Its alleys continue. Along this same line
of City Beautiful, a word about Penn
sylvania avenue might not be out of
place. Here is the best known street in
the country with a lot of shacks on one
end of it. Would it not be better to have
some tine government buildings on Penn
sylvania avenue?"
Representative Walters, the progressive
member of the District committee, said
he was shocked to see the condition In
i the alleys he visited;
"It's a problem you won't find any
where else, I am convinced," he told a
Star reporter. "It is different from the
tenement problem in the bigger cities,
different from the squalid boarding house
problem of the mining towns. There are
disease and dirt galore in the alleys here.
Tuberculosis is rampant in the homes
where the washing of the city is done.
We simply must make minor streets of
these alleys, with the accent on the
'must!' I am perfectly willing to make
a study of the conditions, so that 1 can
help with the legislation which is before
the District committee now.
Dislikes Interior Playgrounds.
"There Is a question in my mind con
cerning the efficacy of the interior play
ground, such as has been made out of
old Willow Tree alley. That public space
Is now hidden from the street and is as
far removed from detailed supervision by
the police as was the alley itself."
Representative Wallin, republican, took
the view of a business man:
"In the first place." he said, "It should
never have happened. There never should
have been Inhabited alley a But now
that we have them here they must be
cleaned up."
Meantime, the so-called "alley crusade"
has slackened somewhat, but the bills be
fore the District committee may be re
ported out if the lid is ever taken off the
House and a few "rush" items are allow
ed to be taken up for debate and a vote.
The temper of the House at present
seemg to *?e in favor of the sort of legis
lation needed to change the condemna
tion laws and distribute equitably the
cost of making minor streets. The in
equality of some of the assessments in
previous condemnations is what has stood
In the way of recent conversions of alleys
Into minor streets.
It may be remembered that both Rep
resentative Underwood and Representa
tive Palmer, leaders of the majority,
gave their hearty approval to a proposed
law to clean up Washington's alleys, and
they said some time ago that they had
no doubt the caucus would permit the
District committee to report out the alley
bills n. w before It.
Queen Authorizes Hew Cabinet.
THE HAGUE, August t.?Queen Wil
helmina today Intrusted P. W. A. Cort
Van Der Linden, a councilor of state
and former minister of justice, with the
formation of a cabinet from outside the
parliamentary ranks. This course was
taken owing to the failure of attempts
to form a cabinet from the usual
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kkiQ'fM ACUTE CURRENCY PROBLEM.
ABATEMENT
IN BALKAN
Bulgaria's Counter Propoj
Believed tr^h^e
Maximum Demands.
BUCHAREST, Roumania. August 2.?
Bulgaria's counter proposal presented at
the Balkan peace conference here today
is regarded as constituting her maximum
demands, and, consequently, the abate
ment of hostilities to some extent is con
sidered pretty certain.
Peace will be signed, according to the
opinion expressed in diplomatic circles,
on the basis that points regarding which
an agreement cannot be attained shall be
reserved for decision by the great powers.
Bulgaria's proposals.
LONDON, August 2.?Bulgaria submit
ted counter proposals to the demands of
the allies at the Bucharest peace con
ference touay, according to a telegraphic
dispatch from Bucharest, Roumania, to
tne Exchange Telegraph Company.
The Bulgarian proposals stipulate that
the frontier line shall start at the old
Bulgarian boundary and run southward
between Kumanovo and Egrl-Palanka.
thence between Veles and Istlp across
the Vardar river to Murlchovo, near Mon
astir, and then by way of Moglen, Geo
ghel and Kllkish and to the west of
Seres, across the Struma river to the
Gulf of Orfanl.
Such a frontier would give Bulgaria
possession of the towns of Kotchana,
Istlp, Strumltsa, Seres and Kavata.
Bulgaria declined to recognize the al
lies' claim for an Indemnity or to enter
Into any negotiations concerning that
subject.
Bloodiest of the War.
The Dally Telegraph's correspondents
with the Greeks at Salonikl describe the
recent battle between the Greeks and Bul
garians in the Djuma district as the most
hotly contested and sanguinary of the en
tire war.
The Bulgarians, the correspondents
say, reinforced by 60,000 men who had
been withdrawn from the Servian fron
tier, made an unexpected attack on the
Greek left wing. The fight raged for
two days with varying successes, but
victory finally rested with the Greeks,
who recaptured their lost positions.
The Greek losses were 2,000 men
killed, including many officers bearing
historic names, and between 6,000 and
7,000 wounded.
THREATENING ID REBEL
Insurgent Democrats Do Not
Want Currency Bill Rushed
Through.
In spite of the assurance from ad
ministration democrats that the cur
rency bill would be carried triumphant
ly through the democratic caucus, Au
gust 11, Representative Ragsdale of
South Carolina, one of the so-called
Insurgent leaders on the banking and
currency committee, declared yester
day that no rushing tactics would be
tolerated when the bill is presented to
the caucus.
He believes there Is still a chance
for the Insurgents and the republicans
on the banking and currency commit
tee to combine and upset the adminis
tration plana
Could Rule Report.
Representative Ragsdale, with Repre
sentatives Eagle of Texas, Neeley of
Kansas and Wingo of Arkansas, favor
the agricultural currency amendments to
the bill, and should they remain firm, by
combining with the seven republican
members of the committee, could force
the majority in the House to act on a
minority report. There are twenty-one
members of the banking and currency
committee. The insurgent democrats
with the republicans would have a ma
jority of one, should an opposition alli
ance be formed.
A reprint of the bill as amended by the
banking and currency committee was
made yesterday and the committee will
meet tomorrow to take the formal vote
on referring the bill to the party caucus
?1
Blue Sky" Bill Approved.
MADISON, Wis., August 2.?Gov. Mc
Govern today approved the "blue sky**
bill, bringing all investment companies
operating In Wisconsin under the su
pervision of the state commissioner of
banking and requiring detailed reports
of all transactions.
Change in circulation since The Star's
last change in advertising rates.
Daily Average Circulation*
From the published sworn statements of The Star and Times.
The Evening Star July, \9\Z 62,672
July, 1911 55,021
Increase, 7,651
The Evening Times Ju'y, 1913 40,664
July, 1911 45,690
>,026
THE EFFECT,
Last Month's Advertising.
The Evening and Sunday Star, 729,442 lines
The Evening and Sunday Times, 367,981 lines
"Just About Doable."
I
SHAFT AT BRICH1W00D
TO HONOR WAR VETERANS
Gov. Sulzer Appoints Commis
v siorr to?rect a Monument
at Brightwood.
A commission has been appointed by
Oov. Sulzer of New Tork for the purpose
of erecting a suitable monument at Bat
tle around national cemetery, Bright
wood. to commemorate the services of
the 25th New York Volunteer Cavalry,
which participated In the battle of Fort
Stevens. July 11 and 12, 1864. John H.
Wolfe of this city, who was a member
of that regiment, has been named as one
of the commission. The other members
are Abel B. Parks of White Sulphur
Springs, N. Y.; Col. Henry C. Bro&s of
New York city, and Gabriel F. Currey of
Liberty, N. Y., with Gov. Sulzer as chair
man.
Mr. Wolf is not only familiar with the
battlefield of Fort Stevens, as It was
then and is now, but has taken a great
interest in the members of his regiment,
with many of whom he corresponds.
Bore Brunt of Fighting.
When Washington was threatened by
the Confederate army under Gen. Early
the 25th New York Cavalry was the first
regiment to reach Washington from the
Army of the James. It bore the brunt
of the fight on July 11, and all the men
of this regiment lost in battle were kill
ed in the first day's fight.
This regiment distinguished itself, also,
at White House Landing, Va.; Charles
City Court House, Va.; HaJltown, Va.;
Duffieid Station, Va.; L^etown, Va.;
Bunker Hili, Va.; Berryville, Va.; Ope
quon Creek, Va,; Opequon, Va.; Fishers
Hill, Va.; Front Royal. Va.; Luray, Va;
Port Republic. Va.; Woodstock, Va.; near
Conrads Ferry, Va.; Newtown, Va.;
White Plains, Va.; Upperville, Va.;
Snickers Gap, Va.; Flint Hill, Va.; Madi
son Court House, Va.; Jacks Shop, Va.;
Columbia Furnace, Va.; Mount Jackson,
Va-; Harrisonburg. Va.; Roods Hill, Va.;
Staunton, Va.
CHANGES in department.
Commerce Appointments and Resig
nations Are Announced.
The Department of Commerce yester
day announced the following changes in
its personnel:
The temporary appointment of Louise
H. Berner, as clerk, at $900, in the bu
reau of foreign and domestic commerce
has been extended.
In the bureau of standards Milton S.
Van Dusen has been probationally ap
pointed as laboratory assistant at $900
and R. P. Fultz has been temporarily
appointed as shop apprentice.
Herman TryggvL seaman on the
steamer Osprey of the bureau of fisher
ies, has resigned and John* Wilson has
been appointed to the place.
Mauritz O. Nelson has been proba
tionally appointed as deck officer in the
coast and geodetic survey.
In the lighthouse service the appoint
ments of L. J. Gamage as assistant
keeper of the Cuckolds light station. Me.,
and Thatcher T. Kelley as additional as
sistant engineer on light vessel No. 47.
have been terminated; Walter C. Roweli,
first assistant keeper of Mosquito Inlet
station. Fla.. has resigned, and George
N. Baker has been probationally ap
pointed as second assistant keeper of
Fourteen Foot Bank light station. Del.
if AH BOG HALTS W0BSHIP.
Drives Congregation Prom Church by
Vicious Attack.
LaA CROSSED Wis., August 2.?While the
ooogregation attending ft. Mary's Catho
lic Church was absorbed In worship to
day a mad dog rushed into the building
and created a panic among those present.
Driving all persons from the edifice,
the deg attacked them so fiercely that no
one dared approach. An officer from cen
tral polloe station, inducing the mad ani
mal to pursue him from the churofc, dis
patched It ovUMa
HUERTA IS DEFIANT,
WILL NOTGIVE WAY
Says He WiU Brook No Inter
ference by Mexicans
or Foreigners.
REGARDED AS ANSWER
TO CONCILIATOR'S PLANS
Says Diaz Is Going to Japan and
He Also Sends General
Angeles Abroad.
MEXICO CITY, Answrt 2.?Fore Urn
Interference fen the conduct of Ms task
of pacification wHI not be tolerated by
Provisional President Huerta.
He proposes to stay In the presidency
utd will brook no Interference on the
| pnrt of nntlonnls or foreigners.
This deternalnntlon was expressed la
a statement Issned Inte tonight by Dr.
Aureltnno Urrutla, the Mexican minis
ter of the Interior, on behnlf of the
provlslonnl president.
"General Huerta will not resign," Dr.
Urrutla said. "Much less will he permit
nationals or foreigners to take a hand in
I a question In which is involved his honor,
land that of his nation.
U. S. Will Not Affect Him.
"I will say still more?that Gen. Huerta
has contracted an obligation with the na
tion and with the entire world to estab
lish peace in the Mexican republic. This
obligation is in the way of being ful
filled. If. when it is realised, our gov
ernment has been recognized by that of
the United States, we will rejoice. If it
has not, we will lament it. We will not.
( however, change our attitude of defense
I of national honor and dignity."
The declaration of the minister of the
interior is regarded in political circles
here as the government's answer to the
Mexican deputies who are promoting a
movement to bring about an understand
ing between the Huerta administration
land the rebels.
Says Diaz Is Going to Japan.
Gen. Huerta today authorised the state
ment that Gen. Felix Diaz, who was re
cently appointed special ambassador to
j Japan to thank the Japanese government
for its participation in the Mexican cen
tennial in 1910, will continue on his mis
| sion to Japan.
Gen. Felipe Angeles, one of the gen
erals most loyal to the late President
Madero during the bombardment of Mtx
I ico City, who had long been confined in
prison, charged with the execution of
Innocent young men during the nghting
at that time, was sent to Europe today
' on a special military commission. He will
sail from Vera Cru*.
FOUR MEN ARE KILLED
IN ELECTION BRAWLS
Primary Election in Kentucky
Leads to Two Fights Which
Result Fatally.
LOUISVILLE, Ky.. August 2.?Three
I men were killed and one seriously wound
ed in a general fight that grew out of
today's primary election in the upper
Buffalo creek precinct, Owsley county,
according to a special dispatch received
in Louisville tonight from London, Ky.
The names of the dead men are given as
Gilbert Harris, Clalbe Gilbert and Harris
Gilbert, and that of the wounded man as
1 Sid Gabbard.
At Stearns, Ky., Homer Powell was
I shot and killed in a quarrel relating to a
local contest. The authorities are seek
ing Burrell West, who is accused of the
I crime.
No State Officers Involved.
Many townB. counties and legislative
I districts in the state nominated candi
dates for various offices today under the
new primary law. No nominations for
state offices were involved, there were
few contests and the vote was light.
In Louisville the democrats nominated
Dr. John H. Buschmeyer for mayor, and
the republicans George T. Wood, both
with no opposition. The progressives
chose Wood F. Axton. Numerous con
tests for county offices brought out a 50
per cent democratic vote. The progres
sives, with one contest, polled' a 30 per
cent vote, while the republicans, with
two minor contests, polled only a few
hundred votes.
BRIDE'S TEARS ARE FUTILE.
Husband of Two Weeks Locked Up
for Embezzlement.
NEW YORK, August 2.?With his weep
ing bride of only two weeks beside him,
Harold F. Sawyer was arraigned in police
court today on the charge of embezzling
funds of the Blackstone Hotel, Chicago,
where he was recently employed as clerk.
Sawyer said he was the son of Dr. A.
P. Sawyer, a Chicago physician, and con
fessed, the police say. that he had lied
after his father had refused to make]
good small amounts which he had taken
from the hotel cash till. He persuaded
Miss Margaret Hamilton, telephone oper
ator in the hotel, to elope with him and
they were married on their arrival here.
The young woman fainted when she
learned the charge against her husband,
and when he was led to a cell to await
extradition papers from Chicago she beg
ged frantically for his release.
Four Affected by Hydrophobia.
ROCHESTER, N. Y., August 2.?Elise
Parish, writer of children's verses, and
Mrs. William Sterling of Plttsford
sucked the wounds of two children bit
ten by a dog at Miss Parish's summer
home. It was later determined by Cor
nell chemists that the animal had rabies.
All four now show symptoms of hydro
phobia and are und?r treatment.
Financier Kills Himself.
WINNIPEG. Manitoba. August 2.-Ar
thur M. Stewart, formerly manager of a
large trust company here and one of
the best known financiers in western
Canada, committed suicide by shooting,
at his summer home at Selkirk, Mani
toba, today. The cause of Lb# aulcids
Is unknown. ^
POLICY ON MEXICO
HAS BEEN FORMED
BY THEPRESIDENI
Will Not Countenance Any Par
ticipation in That Coun
try's Affairs.
HAS NEVER THOUGHT OF
AN ARMED INTERVENTION
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
to Hear Former Speaker of
Mexican House.
IS FOR CONSTITUTIONALISTS
Latter Announce If Huerta Will
Get Out They Will Make Peace
and Guarantee Its Be
ing Kept
The formation of a belief in official e*v.
cles that President Wilson has formu
lated a definite policy of non-interfer
ence in the internal affairs of Mexico,
and a statement oy constitutionalists in
Washington that the minute Huerta gets
out. If he will, peace will be in sight and
that they will guarantee Its being made
and kept, were the principal develop
ments late yesterday and last night tn
the Mexican situation.
At the same time, there came an an
nouncement from the constitutlonaslsts
that Gen. Eduardo Hay, former speaker
of the Mexican house of deputies, has
been selected by them to go before the
Senate committee on foreign relations at
the meeting the committee will hold
Wednesday for the purpose of hearing
the constitutionali8tss' side of the case.
Is Pesquiera's Chief of Staff.
Gen. Hay is chief of staff for Got.
Pesquiera of Sonora and has been tn
Washington for several days. His fa
ther was an Englishman, who moved to
Mexico, and Gen. Hay speaks English
perfectly. Gen. Hay, it is stated, will go
before the committee and tell in detail
of conditions in Mexico at the present
time. He is said to be a man with a
thorough grasp of affairs in Mexico and
fully equipped to discuss all Its phases.
The consUtutionalists are well pleaseA
witn the opportunity to get their view*
before such an important body as the
Senate committee on foreign relations,
and expect that the story to be told by
Col. Hay will have an important bear
ing on any future action which the com
mittee may take.
Not to Hear the Maderoa.
It was reported last night that Mrs.
! Madero, widow of the slain President ot
I Mexico, and who is now In this city,
would alBO possibly appear before the
Senate committee, but this was definitely
denied by M. Peres Romero, confidential
agent here of the constitutionalists and
brother of Mrs. Madero. It was also re
ported that Alfonso Madero, brother of
the slain President of Mexico, might also
be invited to appear before the commit
tee, but Mr. Romero announced that no
one but Col. Hay would speak for the
| constitutionalists.
Two developments yesterday empha
1 sized the trend of affairs in Washing
ton toward an attituae on the part of
the administration of friendly non-inter
ference.
Discourages Big Army Idea.
It became known that the President Is
conference with the members of the
House military affairs committee had dis
couraged the idea of making prepara
tions for a volunteer army.
Likewise, Secretary Bryan's request for
an appropriation of HUO.OOO witn which
to transport destitute Americans from
Mexico in emergencies developed a feel
ing in official circles that the American
government would endeavor in any crisis
to remove Americans expeditiously from
the trobuie zone.
This procedure. It is felt, would min
imize the chances for international diffi
culty, as any destruction of property
would be cared for through indemnifica
tion, and there is every indication In
cidentally tnat the Wilson administration
will pursue a vigorous policy toward re
covering damages to foreign property la
Mexico.
j Never Thought of Intervening.
With Americans out of Mexico, or at
any rate those parts where chaos may
develop, the United States government
would feel less responsibility for the
progress of events there, and would as
sume the role of an observer rather than
a participant, the latter poeition being
one which, despite strong efforts from
many quarters, it is fairly well determin
ed President Wilson will not countenance.
He never has allowed the thought of
armed intervention to enter his consider
ation of a solution for the Mexican prob
lem. but, on the other hand, bis efforts In
working out a policy for the American
government in th.s situation and those
like it in the future are directed toward
a peaceful program.
The administration, while hopeful that
peace negotiations may bring the two fac- .
tions to a suspension of hostilities, rea
lizes that with the resignation of Huerta.
or any other political change, Americans
may become alarmed, and the desire to
obtain funds with which to care lor those
who may be anxious to leave Mexico is a
precautionary measure.
Bryan Remains Here.
Secretary Bryan, who had expected to
leave Washington last night to resume
his lecture engagements, remained In the
city, and no announcement was made re
garding when he might go away. No
serious complications In Mexico were re
ported of a nature to cause him to post
pone his trip.
Hope that the Mexican factions will
agree on a provisional president to suc
ceed Huerta still prevails here- The con
stitutionalists, however, are making re
peated representations that If permitted
to obtain arms on an equality with the
Huerta government they wou.d soon tri
umph and restore the country to peace.
Following the recent discussion In Mexi
co of what is said there by lawyers not
connected with either side to be "the ne
cessity of having Vasquez Tagle, former
minister of justice, serve, at least, for a
day, In case Huerta gets out or is forced
out, as provisional president." Washing
ton diplomats well Informed In Mexican
affairs believe that Senor Corrvarublss,
if he could be persuaded to <-otne back
from Europe, would be an ideal man to
serve as provisional president, pending
real election* Inasmuch as it is *pid toft