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jo SANTA FEt NEW MEXI60, FRIDA Y, DECEMBER 5, 191 NO. 255. VOL. 50. Ifcj pa i L j DENVER BURIED UNDER A MANTLE OF THIRTY-THREE INCHES OF SNOW, WITH FIFTY INCHES RE PRRTFIl (IN CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. TDsmn Tim IIP OVER STATE.: MILK SUPPLY IS CUT OFF BY STORM Deliver, Colo., Dec. 5. At 1 o'clock this afternoon the government wealh er bureau records showed a snow fall of 33 inches .breaking all Denver rec ords. The district forecaster said that if the present snowfall continues un til evening as seems possible, the fall will reach forty inches. Up to 2 o'clock four persons have been reported to the police as missing. Two women were found unconscious in snow drifts last night. There were reports of building collapses, in which there was possible loss of life, but these were not confirmed. Undertakers served notice today that there would be no attempt at present to hold funerals. Many bodies are being held at undertaking establishments. It was announced today that no at tempt would be made to onen the city schools until the stort, .utes and the streets are clear. A mantle of aproximately 29 inches of snow covered this city and sub urbs today and the precipitation conti nued. The local weather bureau could give no promise of immediate relief. The snowfall of the last thirty hours established a new record for twenty eight years and approached the rec ord fall of 32.1 in a three days storm in April 1885. All street car and sub urban traffic was blocked. None of the railroads had sent any trains out of Denver since six o'clock last night and It was announced that, no attempt would be made to move any before noon today. Local telephone communication was impaired, principally because a short age of operators, at the central offices. Only by heroic Jef forts "were tiro tele graph companies enabled to maintain an impaired service with outside points. Advices from Colorado cities and towns showed practically no change from conditions last night, the snow fall varying from 10 inches on the plains to 50 inches along the continen tal divide. A compartively even tem perature slightly below freezing pre vailed and with little wind there had been no severe suffering from expo sure In the cities. Practically no reports had been re ceived from the range country and remote rural and mining districts. The police had received no reports of per sons dead Injured, or missing. Reinforcing the hundreds of men with pick and shovels, ordinary road scrapers drawn by six horses, were brought into use today in an effort to clear the street car tracks in the down town section, but up town little impression had been made on wet packed snow piled" high in the streets. Abandoned by the hundreds, deli very wagons, drays, hacks and auto mobiles were to be seen throughout the city. Almost no attempt was made by commission firms and job bers today to make deliveries, even down town,, and hotels and restaurants had their stores replenished by gangs of "men carrying supplies. Coal deal ers, milkmen, and others, who ordi narily make daily trips through the rltv were unable to care for their trade. Carriers delivered what little hat little , mail there was only within a radius of j one mile. No milk has been received since yes- terday. Reports from Central City , stated that a party of rescuers who ; last night went In search of eight min ers were lost. The stage from Boulder to Jlmtown vas reported lost with its driver. stage was reported missing near Bue na Vista. At 1 o'clock railroad ltrafflc still vas tied up. "Babies and invalids first" was the dairymen's slogan, mid efforts to de liver their product today was confined to this class. Port Collins was marooned today, the last train reaching that city at 8 o'clock last night, more than 2 hours late. Traffic and business were pract- Jcally suspended. Drnnonc AD BROKE! BY BIO SNOW' At Cripple Creel:, the tnermomeier .PMa was roonen mr me nnrmm ,, regdrJjug iiaudiine 0f pas- hovered close to the zero mark and liGamboa dike on October 10, last, col-, genger9 on Xos 3 and 4. In ad- heav ysnow driven by a stiff wind fell; onel Gaillard lay unconscious in his dition to passengers using No. today. The average fall In the district ; bed at the hospital here. 3 iocaiiy to Albuquerque and to . California points and No. 4 east- bound for Kansas City and Chi- TO SEARCH MINE FOR BODY cago, (also to Denver on Wed OF DESPERADO RALPH LOPEZZe JTti rl,Ui-n otirt Kansas ftitv for Bingham, T'tah, Dec. 5. The Utah-, Apex mine, supposed to be the tomb! of -Ralph Lopez, slayer of six men, i vas unsealed today. XTpon the remov-1 al of the double bulwarks at the exits, j . ,w rirtM Into the mine from Monday morning Lopez took refuge in the mine eight Until late last night, escaped with a days ago. after killing a fellow Mexl rush It was expected a posse -would can and three peace officers on Novem- im bMa to enter Detore nigui nuu n iit five feet. of snow was reported at La 'Junta while at Lamar lu bourn east-, ! orii Colorado, it was clear and warm, . ! wiili no snow. i Only a 12 to 15 inch fall of snow i i was reported from Leadville. near the I i summit of the continental divide. ; I t:iie.venne reported three feet of : 0ii,w 'with the weather clear and warm. The entire absence 01 snow was the information received from Grand Junction in western Colorado. The storm area appears to be local to the eastern slope of the Rocky mountains, extending east toward the Colorado state line and embracing southeastern Wyoming, eastern Colo rado and northern New Mexico; . TWO ARE SHOT IN STRIKE AT INDIANAPOLIS Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 5. Two strikebreakers were shot, one prob ably fatally, when a crowd of striking teamsters and sympathizers attacked a wagon of the Cobum Transfer com pany today. Jacob Sonenfield of Chi cago, was shot through the neck, and his injuries are believed to be fatal. Ceorge C. Williams of Cincinnati was wounded in the leg, A crowd gathered around the wagon, hurling bricks and other mis siles. When the strikebreakers began whipping their horses into a gallop a number of shots were fired from the crowd. Police reserves were called and ai'ler battering a few of the lead ers with their clubs, dispersed the crowd. Several arrests were made. Sonenfield and Williams wore taken to a hospital. THEDAV IN CONGRESS Senate. Met at noon. Ratification of Democratic currency bill program delayed. Consideration of Hetch-Hetchy cm resumed. interstate Cdhimerce Commission postponed consideration of trust bills. House. Met nt. noon. Hearing on LaFollette seaman's bill set for December 13. McGill-Dyer election contest set for hearing on December 15. Good roads committee agreed to be gin healings on many federal aid bills Monday. Passed resolution to make February the time for classification of lands oi Chickasha and Choctaw nations. Authorized Chairman Garrett of the lobby committee to read his report Tuesday. ' I. C. C WILL WAIT ON CURRENCY BILL Washington, D. C, Pec. 5. Anti trust legislation will receive, no de tailed consideration before the inter state commerce commission until af ter the passage of the currency bill. The committee decided to delay outlin ing a general program until the senate has completed its long daily sessions. COLONEL GAILLARD OF ENGINEERS DIES MAN WHO HAD CHARGE OF ENGINEERING WORK IN CULEBRA CUT OF THE PANAMA CANAL, DIES IN BALTIMORE OF ILLINESS CONTRACTED IN THE TROPICS. Baltimore, Md., Dec. 5. Lieutenant Colonel David Dubose Gaillard, TT. S. A., who directed the engineering work in the Culebra Cut division of the Panama canal, died at the Johns Hop kins hospital here today. Colonel Gaillard had teen a patient at the hospital since ugust 17, last, suffering from a growth in the head, ho result nf seven years' arduous , . , ttl rr,if,ni MimntA of the . He faie4 gVannaiiy, but I steadily, and for the last two months j. . ' , . , of coma due ,0 tne preagure of trie cranial growth on the bra)n ceHs Tne physicians finally brain cells. The physicians Anally decided some time ago that an opera-j tlon was useless . and might hasten death. He is survived by his widow and a son, Lieutenant David P. Gail lard, V. S. A. Both were at the bed side when the end came. Lieutenant Gaillard was born at Winnsboro, S. C, in 1859. He graduated froir . Point military academy In 1S81 and since that time had won many honors ; my honors; iii the ene neering service. A bill was introduced in congress ast month; promoting him to the rank of colonel j In recognition of his distinguished . .tflna .-lll. j,l,vnQtari In thp PTPftT engineering feat in tne t uieira sec tion of the Panama canal. WhenLul- search for the body of the desperado. As It was possible that Lopez was still alive, the deputies were prepared for another underground battle such as oc- currcd Saturday, when two of their Ho- .... vniort uwr si. was giver A loot A niPtfTM nr n tiisil-U I Ida 3 ; ! Hsmo I LU A. GERMER, ORGANIZER OF THE U. M. W. AND DIRECTOR OF THE STRIKE IN WALSENSURG DISTRICT, IS LOCKED UP. MILITARY COM MISSION INVESTIGATING. THE STORM CAUSES STRIKERS TO SUFFER Trinidad, Colo-, Dec. 5. Adolpli Gerner, international organizer of the United Mine Workers of America who has directed strike operations in the Walsenburg district since the strike was called and who was placed under military arrest early today at that place, will be brought before the mili tary commission tomorrow for exami nation. A number of automatic revolvers were found in Germer's quarters at Walsenburg and confiscated. The militia also seized a number of letters addressed to Germer which are being held as evidence. The military commission will set at Walsenhnre tomorrow and the cases of seven strikers, held for the murder of four mine guards near Laveta, will be among the first to be considered. Louis Zancanelli, held by the military authorities for the killing of Detective George VV". Belcher since Nov. 20, was formally charged with the crime in an information filed in the district court this morning by District Attorney J. J. Hendrick. The verdict of the coro ner's jury did not implicate Zancanelli and today's action is the first taken by the civil authorities against the pris oner, The military commission resumed an investigation of the Belcher killing again this morning and the finding will probably be made public during the day. About fifty strikers have applied for work at the mines in the district since yesterday according to reports received at the local offices of the operators. A hPHW snowstorm which accompa rt nied with a high wind has now assuiiy . ..... I.,. a nf a Vlw'nr,l f-nn. .iil the ni-onortions of a blizzard, con tinued to rage throughout the strike i;oue today, causing much hardship and suffering among the strikers hi the tent colonies and the soldiers of the national guard. Traliic is at a standstill and it is now impossible to move supplies to the outlying districts. Nearly three feet of snow has fallen and fears are entertained that the strikers and their families nearly 3,000, will sur fer from hunger and exposure before food and fuel can be supplied. Train service north of Trinidad is demoral ized. No serious wire trouble is reported. The storm interferring seriously with the limited coal mining operations and the supply on hand is not large. Because of the difficulty and ex pense that would be encountered in bringing details of soldiers now on j duty at outlying points to Trinidad ailU VVUIt-ltUUi&, ouuc j Kenehan and state treasurer, M. J-L-eddy have acceded to the request of General Chase that the men be paid at the several stations. Storm condi tions, however, have stopped the work of the state officials for the present and some of the soldiers may not re ceive their money for several days. MILITANCY NEVER WILL BE TRIED IN U. S. Washington. D. C' Dec. 5. Dr. Anna Hmvnrii Khnw. nresident of the Nation al American Woman Suffrage associa tion, outlined her views on militancy today Just heforo the close of the con vention. She asserted that militant methods never have been adopted and necr will be used in this country to tho hnllot for women, because , itutlonal method8 ot clvl. ' CALIFORNIA LIMITED X IS AGAIN IN USE. V " V Santa Feans and people coining , Fe aBain use ,ne . . known ' .. . T ,.,toH - onH i , , .. . ; Th8 wag a8Certained today by flowing Information sent - vexiCan bv Agent Har- 1 . vey S. Lutz, of the Santa Fe rail- ; .The Santa Fe has modified the Chicago and Kansas City for i T.nmv nnil Santa Fe." For some time the Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce has been making efforts to restore those i two famous trains to the use of 1 Santa Feans traveling to or from the capital and for tourists. This X the capital and for tourists. This action of the Santa Fe railroad of- ficials is. therefore, a source of X S much satisfaction to Santa Feans. S DIRECT PRIMARIES;CAR NOW ATTRACT ATTENTION MAY PROVE AN IMPORTANT FACTOR IN REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COM MITTEE MEETING, DECEMBER 10. --SENATOR JONES APPROVES OF THE INNOVATION. CUMMINS IS FOR SPECIAL CONVENTION: REFUGEES CONTINUE TO ARRIVE ON BORDER Washington, D. C, Dec. 3. The is-j sue of direct presidential primaries. brought into public discussion by 1'rcs-j Juarez, .VI ex., Dec. .".Although (ien-idc-nt Wilson's message, promises to I era Francisco Villa, with 7. "DO rebels, be an important factor in deliberations al.p wlthn ,( fpw mi(,s f chihuahua of the nepublic.au National committee j(o(av hp h.1(, )(), nctmi11y entered the Here December id. Many believe congress may provide i primaries that will do away with the need oF any nominating conventions before the next presidential election. It was pointed out today that if a direct primary law were passed before T) j,,,,!,.!,,.,!,,,, 0f an important con the 1016 election the need for a change fer,,Ilce wtn Carranza, head of the of Republican presentation would dis- pnnrnwni General appear. Senator Jones, a member of the law committee, returned to wasning'in 10- day and said plans were going forward for a national convention. "I am in favor of some form of di rect primary," he said. "One plan that appears to be sound would provide Al rect primaries in the state, with na- 'necessitated a more united understand tional convention, In which delegates;, nonnfirninB future operations. would sit in proportion to the vote in the states. Each state would apportion Ijiermosll-lo to proceed on to Chihua its delegates according to the strength for col,It,rence 0r1o go to Villa of the respective party candidates, and ,,.,.,. Should he decide to go the nation would make, the final choice." Senator Cummins, one of the most active advocates of rules revision, and chairman of the conciliation com mittee, appointed In Chicago last spring, declared today of presidential primaries should not Interfere with the holding of a special convention. "I am strongly in favor of direct primaries," he said, "but there is no assurance that the direct primary law will he passed, or at least that it, will not be long delayed. It is our duty to go ahead with the convention plans we have outlined and complete the refor mation of Republican rules that -will make the party machinery thoroughly responsive to the will of the voters." ANTI-SUFFRAGISTS NOW HAVE THEIR PRESENT ARGUMENTS TO RULES COMMITTEE AGAINST A COM MITTEE ON SUFFRAGE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO-DAY. WOULD AID SOCIALISM AND MORMONiSM Washington, D. C, Dec. 5. Jlrs. William F. Scott of New York, chair man of the legislative committee of the Guidon club opposed to woman suffrage, addressed the house rules committee today lu argument against a standing committee on suffrage. "Each successful suffrage cam paign," she said, "has been carried by an appeal to the people to rise against the law and the existing government under the dictates of self Interest. In Los Angeles, the suffragettes chanted to the beat of marching feet, as the labor unions and Socialist organiza tions torched bareheaded past the prison in which the McNamaras await ed their fate, "you vote for us and we'll vote for you." They urged that the federal gov ernment have nothing to do with the suffrage question; that it should be left to the states. In this she was supported by Mr. and Mrs. Rossiter Johnson, also of the Guidon club of New York. Mr. Johnson insisted that anv state desiring woman suffrage rs at liber - tv in hnus it "u'lthniit nnv nVan it ment of the federal constitution or any ac- declaration that he will not intervene tion of congress whatever." jny force of arms in our affairs, Mr. "In making anv advance toward wo- Hays asks the American congress to man Euffrage," said Mrs. Johnson, I give the executive ample power to call "this government would be playine in- on the national guard for active ser to the hands of the two forces within ivice. ho iTitort snte thnt ripsirp the re- The newspaper proceeds to eom- nublic's overthrow. These forces are! Socialism and Mormonism. The latter ! of thought. Indicated by the contraaic introduced woman suffrage into thisitory attitude of President Wilson and country while Utah was a territory, jof the chairman of the house of rep and Socialism is responsible for every resentatives committee on military af- other particle of political suffrage in this country or any other. Miss Alice Black well of Boston, op- ened the rebuttal for the suffragists before the committee. She asserted the anti's never had been able to show that more than 1 per cent of the worn- en of the country were opposed to equal suffrage. While the antl-suffra- gfsts, she said, were organized in sev- enteen states, the suffragists had or- (Continued on Page Four.) RANZA AND: VILLA WILL TWO REDEL LEADERS WILL MEET SOON TO DISCUSS FUTURE OPERATIONS-REBEL ARMY REACHES CHIHUAHUA KUERTA'S FAMILY AT VERA CRUZ. itv nt ,.-,,, vilI r.,..ds hH (.a,,ture of the city as a mere formality, as the civil gov ernor was ordered by General Mer cado lo turn the place over to the , , j 'v,.,,.w. ...... i iii - nnnism vnin tlm rebel enmmnnder. I 'rptlll.nod t0(jay from the vicinity of the ,if nf rhlh, ..,,. n.itilnl,t havine en- tered the city, to Villa Ahumdn, 80 miles south of the border. It was said recent events, such ns the evacuation of Chihuahua and the further extension of rebel territory, j V11 l0(1 v mmpBtefl Carraii?.a at by way of Juarez, he would have to travel through United States terri tory, crossing at Xogales. In that event Villa would come northward from the vloinitv of Chihuahua to Villa 1 i,n,a,i dio nonrpst imvn with tele graph communication. Villa hopes in his trip south of Chihuahua, after the conference with Carranza to win some victories through desertions by the thousands of federals who have been isolated and without pay for weeks. Mexico City, Dec. B. The family of Provisional President llin'rta is said to have gone secretly to Vera Cruz on Nov. 3d. They were living quietly In that city, where their pres-- ence is known only to a few intimate friends. The departure of the Huerta family on that date' on a special train gave rise to a report that the president himself had left Mexico City. The report in regard to Huerta was baaed on the fact that he boarded !the special early in the morning and accompanied his family as far as Tex- coco, a few miles out, returning later to the federal capital in an automo bile. Refugees Still Arriving Washington, D. C, Dec. Official dispatches continue to report the ar rival of refugees from Mexico at La redo, Texas, in large numbers. Mexi cans outnumber Americans and 'other foreigners fleeing the country, j Refugees from Tampieo are expected I at Port Arthur, Texas, Sunday, i In the Acauulco district where there 'have been many ami-American demon-j 1 strations, is reported worse, j m: 'armored cruiser California is at Man Izanillo within easy distance, j A belated dispatch from Chihuahua says good order was maintained when I the federals evacuated the town, and ithat no Inconvenience to Americans is 'reported. Kail communication be tween Saltillo and Torreon continues ! uncertain. Laredo, Tex.. Dec. S Kefugees ar riving here today said so far us they knew, all Americans had left Monterey, Mexico. Some of these Americans, it was said, were in such financial stiaits they had to be assisted by agents of the American consular serv ice. Berlin, Dec, 5. Francisco de la Barra, formerly provisional president of Mexico, arrived here today from Paris, on his way to Japan. He spent the greater part of the day with the Mexican minister to Germany, F. A. Delcaza. He did not pay a visit lo the foreign office to see any German offi cials. Mexico City. Dec. f.. Commenting nn tho Initiative in connection with the national guard taken by James Hay, congTssman from Virginia, in introducing the army volunteer bill in !!he house, of representatives at Wash- ' ngton. El Diaro, says: I 'rolloWlllg President Wilson's flat ment sarcastically upon the unanimity j ; fairs, The editorial concludes: In any event, it will always be a ! consolation to us that in the American j congress there are sucn icaaers :boar(i th.e Majestic yesterday. j Mann to defend us against the rage' Wjjnt Revenge. of the government. The situation is The threat of the parallel .0 that in France when Jules London 5 -The l Fabre and his friends defended us mil tant 'VTart or against the Second Empire which j lent metl ods trampled on us and which the govern- heir leader Mrs ment in the white house would HKe to ment in tne wuu. m !do." . I TAKE TESTIMONy IN PHILADELPHIA TELEPHONE CASE Philadelphia, I'a., Dec B Testify ing today In the sail of the govrnmeut : for the dissolution of the American ! Telephone and Telegraph company, -John A. Howard of Wheeling. VV. Va., , told of the collapse of a plan to take ' over all independent lines east of the' Kockv mountain!!. He was called by! (lie government to tell of the sale of ' the Interstate Telephone company oi New Jersey, to the Hell system, where-1 bv. he said, competition in northern : j Xnv Jersey was wiped out. 1 j On cross examination, Air. Howard i saiil the "Continental Telegraph and ; Telephone company, was organized to lake over all independent companies east ot I lit; ruckles, but went nuo tae hands of receivers- At the time of the collapse, is said, Independent tele phone companies In West Virginia, ! western Pennsylvania, anil eastern1 Ohio, bad been merged into the Na- j tionat leiepnone corporation aim v e.i e about to affiliate with the Continental, j Mr. Howard then told of negotia-i lions now under way in which it. is i planned for the Hell system to take over the companies of the National Corporal ion. The taking of testimony j will he resumed in New Wednesday. York next I MORE DETAILS IN TRIAL OF DR. WILLIAM B. CRAIG Shelbyville. Ind., Dec, 5 The de - fet i in the trial of Dr. Win. 13. Craig, hi' '-3 i.lleged murder of Dr. llelene Knabe, today brought out the fact that there was no light in the Knabe apart ment at the time Bcreams were heard on the night she met, death. Joseph Carr, who testilied yesterday for the stale on direct examination, said he heard screams coming from the apart ment about 2 -. T'.O a. m. Carr, on cross examination, today said he saw no light in the apartment. Ho was also questioned as to his rea sons for being late and said he had spent much of the evening in a wine room. RIVERS AND HAREORS CONGRESS ADJOURNS! I Washington, D. C, Dec. 5. The tent hatiuual rivers and harbors con- Kress adjourned today after re-electing j Senator Kansdell of Louisiana, presi- dent and passing resolutions endorsing annual federal appropriations for! river and harbor Improvements and a iwmonai poucy ,r ww.j. FRIEND OF CARNEGIE'S DIES FROM ACCIDENT. Orange, N. J-, Dec. 6. Alexander King, intimate friend of Andrew Car negie, and former vice president of the American Thread company, died at his home here today of injuries re ceived when he was run down by an automobile last Wednesday. He was 73 vears old. REPUBLICANS MEET TO SHAPE POLICY nnsT icrtltumur. Dl AM rnB MMINf! SESSION OF NEW YORK LEGISLATURE SENATOR ROOT IS CHAIRMAN OF THE CONFERENCE. New York, Dec. -The conference to shape the Republican policy at the1 approaching session of the New York I state legislature, brought to isow rYork city today practically all the men who will control the party s (les tinv between now and next election. nnil: There was no formal program ingestions were invited from all the elements represented. Hie result ex-, pected was a compromise between rad- ..i .i -,,ourv!itlvea and a legislative plan that would satisfy, CASE CANT BE TRIED. most of the Progressives. ! The famous case of the Lntted Senator Root was made permanent A States vs. Felipe Sandoval, charg- chairman. He said thai in view of;ed with introducing liquor nto the recent strange and disturbing i an Indian pueblo, which raised events of our political history and of j the question: -What is the status the restoration of control of the as-j of an Indian." will never be tried. SS senibly to the Republican party. lt Why? Because the defendant has had seemed wise to meet and clarify i gone before the Highest Judge. the situation. There was a tense in- A mandate was received from terest throughout the nation he said, the U. S. supreme court directing X as to the course of the party in the! the case to ! reinstated on the state of New York. He believed the docket of the V. S. district court party should have an affirmative and j- here. The death of the defendant for the benefit of iv was sueeested to the court by the whole people, The duty of the party, as be saw it, was to keep pace with the changing conditions of the times. "There must be a fair opportunity for expression of opinion by every member of the party," he said. MRS. PANKHURST STARTS etf HUNGER STRIKE IN EXETER JAIL Rvetor V.na. Dec. 5. Mrs. Emme- jline Pankhurst, the suffragette leader, , aj( ton-ay to be In a state of col- i . having started another hunger and thirst strihe since her arrest on - destruction of a mansion at iDEATH LIST IN FiftOn MAY m W W HI REACH 40 CREST OF TEXAS FLOOD HEARING GULF, BUT FULL EXTENT OF THE I DAMAGE IS NOW JUST BECOMING : KNOWN. ANOTHER RAIN MAKES ! MATTERS WORSE. PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY REACH $2,000,000 ,.,..,.,, Tx T,.,(. Henry Mar- Houston. tin, vice president and general mana ger of the International and Great Northern, was drowned at Valley Junc tion, in the Brazos river Hoods. Dallas, Tex., Dec. 5. With the crest of the Hood that lias been sweeping I through north and central Texas for I the last, two days now centered in the J Colorado and Brazos rivers about jiJearne, in the southern portion of the : state, it was estimated at noon that j the death list would total between I thirty and forty persons and the prop- U,. rlomtxro iimniltlt tn !l011f 82.000.- 1''' - ' - - ;". 000. Many of the dead reported since last night's estimate of 2(1, were ne groes whose bodies were seen floating in the lower Brazos river today. Conditions are rapidly improving at points where the water has receded. Hundreds of person driven from their homes by high water were report ed to have taken refuge in trees In the bottom lands about Hearne, the center of the Texas? flood district, early today. Many more refugees were ma rooned in cotton houses awaiting res cue. The flood death toll was set at 26, but, this number lias been increased because bodies have been reported floating in the current at several noinis. Hundreds of heart of .live stock have been drowned and scores of homes carried away. Despite hist night's downpour at several points, conditions in north Texas have Improved. in South Waco last night thousands of persons who had returned to their homes after Wednesday's high water receded, were driven out by a second jrise caused by a hear.-y rain. - . ; Many flood victims were taken into ithe town of Calvt-rt a f"W miles above Hearne today. Men who wore direct ing the rescue work, said they had seen bodies floating In the swollen Brazos river. A few towns are ask ing for tents for the refugees. SURRENDER IN REPLY TO TWO INDICTMENTS. New York, Dec. fi. Arthur A. Mc Lean and Kverett Fowler, indicted yes terday, charged with receiving and so liciting respectively campaign contri butions, contrary to law, surrendered at the district attorney's office today. McLean, whose home is in New j burg, N. Y., has been treasurer of the I Democrat in stat e committee for years. Fowler lives at Kingston, and has been called the Tammany "bag man." I Alter iu-tM!iii, "- h'"".M : furnished bail in the sum of $2,500. j Fowler also pleaded not, guilty and jwas released without bail as he is al ready under $o,000 bond to appear for Itrial on a previous indictment charg ing him with extortion. . p. i 1:..., rr itv ftlnl.onn CATHOLIC PT IS SHOT BY SOCIALIST Brussels, Dee. 5. A Catholic priest was shot and wounded here today by a Socialist, because he refused to join a funeral procession In which the red j flag of Socialism was carried. - 1 V SANDOVAL IS DEAD: X- v- influx -( warn 11. wrimii. uw - was counsel for the defendant when he was alive. It will be re- called that Sandoval was killed some weeks ago, by the ex-con- X viet. Joe Vigil. Wemys Ray, Scotland; several at tempts to destroy letters by pouring acid into mail boxes here and numer ous isolated cases of window smash ing. Moreover, it was said, the women had a plan to do something sensation al within the next 24 hours and the police everywhere kept a strict watch. In the meantime Mrs. Pankhurst re mained in Exeter jail, the authorities not having decided to remove her to Holloway. She has already com mence?! a "hunger strike." .i 13