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EVERYWHERE'S NEWS IN TABLOID FORM El Paso, Tex. News of "battle .be lieved to be raging between rebels and federals north of Torreon meager. One report says Villa's force was caught between two armies of federals, and is being decisively de I feated. Waxahachie, Tex. D. B. Davis, 63, burned to death in fire which destroy ed his home after he had twice be.en rescued." Houghton, Mich. Judge O'Brien Monday will hear arguments of miners' union attorneys on motion for change of venue in all strike cases and to quash indictments for conspir acy against union leaders. Aberdeen, S. D. Business section of Columbia, 20 miles north of here, wiped out. Fire. Started in dance hall. New York. Herald prints report that Col. Goethals may run for presi dency in ldlG.wjth backing of Roose velt and Perkins. New York. Hans Schmidt will not be electrocuted during week begin ning March 23. Appeal filed by his lawyers means sentence will be de ' f'erred for at least a year. Washington. Actual consideration in House of administration's anti . trust bills not to begin before middle of April. Joliet, III. Matt Seariak, gunman, escaped from penitentiary today. Had been appointed trusty few weeks ago. Was serving life term for slaying Au gust Beltzner, wealthy merchant, and Arthur Jack, saloonkeeper. Cologne. Woman school princi pal, called suffragette, sued, alleging slander, and won verdict for dam ages. Halifax, N. S. Steamer City of Sydney, ,which went on rock's yesterday,- being beaten to pieces by seas'. r" Berlin. Kaiser Wilhelm presented with sixth grandson when son -was born to Duchess of Brunswick, who was Victoria Louise .only daughter of Kaiser. , St. Louis. X-ray examination showed toe of Anna Pavlowo, famous Russian dancer, not broken. Dislo cated. Will be all right in few days. Keokuk, la. Fire in- Montrose de stroyed all but two buildings in busi ness Block. South Bend, Ind. Charles Kelley, alias "Baltimore Red," alias Harry Young, alias George Thompson, will be taken to Sandusky, 0., to face charges of killing Moses Price, Lakek Shore detective, killed Jan. 16 in en counter with train robbers. New York. Nearly 50,000 Irish men marched up Fifth avenue yes terday, in honor of Ireland's patron saint. Fayette, Mo. Dallas Shield, negro barber, lynched by mob for murder of Constable Joseph Gaines, when latter tried to arrest him. Washington. No officvial action regarding deportation of "Mother" Jones by Coolrado militia from Trini dad coal strike field tq Denver will be taken by House mines sub-committee investigating strike. Springfield, III. Petition of Chi cago City Railways Co., asking ap proval of $3,000,000 negotiable cou pon bond issue to take up mortgage bonds, received by public utilities commission. Racine, Wis. Frank Chumicek, 10, attacked by geese. Convulsions. Dead. Fort Worth, Tex. Fed. Judge E. R. Meek granted application for hearing on writ of habeas corpus to release 8,000 Mexicans at Fort Bliss. Oskajoosa, la. Carl C. Deweese, farmer, dead. Brother Isaac jailed. Charged with hitting him on head with club. . Indianapolis. Petition presented to state board of pardons asking par don of Silas Adams. Sentenced in 1912 to serve 2 to 14 years for white capping. New York "But I made $25," said C. E. Cashmore when Justice Ford