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SANTA FE, JVW MEXICO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1913.
NO. 264.
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VOL 50.
FEDERALS AND
U. S. TROOPS
SHOQI
SHOTS EXCHANGED ACROSS .IKE
BORDER TO-DAY AND ONE FEDE
RAL SOLDIER IS KILLED MER
CADO MAY TARE FIELD AFTER
VILLA.
CHANGES IN U. S.
SHIPS ARE ORDERED
Presidio, Tex., Dec. 18. An ex
change of shots between Mexican and
American soldiers on the American
side of the line two miles west of Pre
sidio, resulted in the death today of
Luis Orozco, a federal regular.from
the army of General Mercado.
The Mexicans fired the first shots.
Orozco who lived several hours, ad
mitted after being shot, that he and
his companion had crossed to the
American side with a note and that
when they were halted by the Ameri
can sentries, they fired.
' . ' May Take Offensive.
,- Ojinaga, Mex., Dec. 18. The dis
patch of large quantities of rations
across the border from Presidio to
day, following the receipt of urgent
messages from the war department at
Mexico City, ordering General Salva
dore Mercado to take the offensive
against the constitutionalists gave
rise to the belief that the federal
troops which have been entrenched
here since their retreat from Chihua
hua were preparing to attack the Villa
forces. Mercado had previously stat
ed that unless the rebels attacked
Ojinaga soon, the federals would
leave for the interior. He then an
nounced that he would try to recap
ture Chihuahua, but it is believed
here that should he actually assume;
the aggressive he would more likely
move toward Juarez, which is less
strongly defended than it was before
Villa took a large part of his army to
Chihuahua.
Some of the federal officers today
expressed the belief that the capture
of Juarez would be more advantageous
to the federal cause than that of Chi
nuahua, on account of the importance
of the former place as a port of entry.
Quiet at Tampico.
. Wtvoi. into.., Xi O-, nflo. w i,Sneval
changes among American warships in
Mexican waters were ordered today.
The gunboat Wheeling will go from
Tampico to New Orleans, so her crew
may have a shore leave. The gun-
T "t; Meco The Truise'r
New Orleans has been ordered from
the Pueet sound yard to relieve ihs
cruiser Maryland at Topolbampo.
The battleships Connecticut and
Kansas1, detained at Guantanamo,
Cuba, on their return from the Medi
terranean cruise, because of small
pox on the Ohio, probably will proceed
for Vera Cruz, within a day or two to
relieve the New Hampshire and Louis
iana, which will sail north.
In the meanwhile the battleship
Michigan will remain on duty in the
gulf until relieved by the Ohio, which
has been ordered to Charleston, S.
C, for fumigation. Reports from Rear
Admiral Fletcher telling of the resto
ration of order at Tampico, came to
the navy department which gave out
this statement:
"Wiring from Tacoma at Tampico,
10 p. m., Admiral Fletcher advises
that nuiet continues in the city. A
norther is blowing. He reports that
the German steamer Bremen has sail-
d for Vera Cruz. The Hamburg-
American steamer Bolivia 1b remain-
ing there."
British Cruisers Leave.
Vera Cruz, Mex., Dec. 18. The j
British flagship Suffolk and the Ger
man cruiser Bremen returned today
from Tampico, leaving only American
warships there.
WEALTH OF OTHERS
CONDUCTS HIS DEFENSE.
Tnm Tjio m t n,n 1 Tnaonh i
Moriartv alias William J. Leehan. aimilitary. he BaId that he had "Hport repudiating charges of wholesale
stenographer, was placed on trial in
the supreme court today for the mur
der of Mrs. Caroline C. Turner, the
pretty wife of an employe on the Lake-
'
wood estate of George J. Gould. The
woman's mutilated body was found on
April 29, 1911, in a clump of pine trees i
not far from her home. j
Moriarty has no means, but the j
wealth of his former employer, Mrs.
Jasper Lynch, a society woman of
Lakewod colony, has not been spared
to defend him. In the cluster of law
yers she has employed in his behalf,
she sat today, directing and aiding
them. Society women crowded the
little court room.
MORE EVIDENCE IN
GRAFT INVESTIGATION.
New York, N. Y., Dec. IS. The
grand jury heard further evidence to
day in connection with the awarding
of contracts for the construction for
the Croton aqueduct, a new phase of
District Attorney Whiteman's inquiry
into political graft. The witnesses un
der subpoena were expected to sup
plement the story told yesterday by
Anthony C. Douglass, a tunnel builder,
that although the lowest bidder, he
failed to get the contract for the con
struction of the Hudson river siphon
after he had refused to contribute to a
certain politician.
GOVERNOR AND
UNION MEN
IN CONFERENCE
Denver, Colo., Dec. 18. Delegates
!to the state labor convention here, to
jthe number of several hundred, slart-
ed at 10:30 this morning to march on
the state capital to present to Gov.
B. H. Amnions their demands for the
abolition of the military commission
in..jthe Colorado strike zone and for
tlMT'dismiBsal of certain militia officers
objectionable to the labor element.
The parade passed " through ' the
principal business section of the city.
Upon reaching the capitol, the labor
delegates filed into the senate cham
ber, which had been set aside for their
reception. Governor Amnions and
other state officers then entered the
chamber to hear the complaints and
demands of the convention. The
meeting lasted until nearly ? 'clock.
In his address to the delegates, fol
lowing the formal presentation of
their demands. Governor Amnions de
clared that he had steadfastly main
tained a policy of enforcing the laws
and that he would continue to do so.
He did not agree to withdraw the
state troops from the strike zone, to
abolish the military commission, nor
to dismiss Adjutant General Chase,
Major Townsend and Judge Advocate
Boughton,-against whom charges had
been made by the labor delegates. He
agreed, however, to make a personal
investigation of all charges and asked
the labor convention to appoint a
committee to assist him in this.
The governor declared that there
was no Intention on the part of the
state authorities to try prisoners be
fore a military court, and that all pris
oners held by order of the military
commission would be turned over to
the civil authorities at the earliest
practicable date.
He declined, however, to state spe
cifically when the prisoners would be
turned over.
When the meeting was called to
order, President John McLennan, ol
the Colorado State Federation of La
bor, called upon Eli Gross, chairman
of the policy committee, to state the
demands of the labor delegates. Gross
said that the resolutions adopted by
the convention last night embodied all
the demands and complaints of the la
bor men, and that there was no occa
sion to enlarge upon them.
John R. Lawson, of the United
Mine Workers of America, said that
the convention wanted to know what
would be the attitude of the governor
With, regard to the militia in the strike
zone.
Governor Amnions then took the
floor. He began by saying that he had
received many complaints regarding
the conduct of the militia from var
ious' bouiucb, ana mat an Tvere being
investigated.
"My policy today, as it will bo in
the future," he continued, "is to en
force the law. If I had any other
policy I should resign or be made to
I don't say that I have not made
mistakes. I tried to prevent the strike
in every honorable way. I followed all
suggestions that might bring about a
settlement.
'Things were so bad that there . was
only one thing for me to do, and that
was to send the troops. I went far
ther than the law gave my power in
keeping strikebreakers from being im
ported.
When I failed to settle the strike
the only thing to do was to send the
troops, protect the credit of the state
and enforce the laws. I am doing that
now and will do it in the future.
"I am not out for office and will
never run again, but I am going, to do
my duty to the fullest extent, regard
less of what happens to me In the- fu
ture." In the midst of the governor's ad
dress, Eli Gross asked when Robert
Uhlich would be released from jail.
"i can't answer that now
replied
the governor.
j an instant there were hisses and
cat-calls from some of the delegates,
Chairman Goss pounded with his gav-
el, and when order had been restored
he apologized to the governor for the
demonstration.
John R. Lawson then added his apo
logies to those of Gross and reproved
the delegates and spectators who had
joined in the hissing.
Attorney General Fred Farrar was
loudly chered, when
questions as to the legal status of the
agreed with General Chase. He de-'
clared that in his opinion the military
commission had exceeded Its author-
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cado.
Among the speakers were
Mrs. I
Adolph Germer, wife of a leading mine
worker official who was arrested at I It was said at the treasury depart
Walsenburg after her husband's arment that the Investigation was or
rest, and Lieut. Governor Fitzgerald. - dered as a result of sweeping allega
STATISTICS ON COTTON
SEED PRODUCTS.
Washington, D. 0, Dec. 18. Statis
tics of the cotton seed products indus
try tor the present cotton season, an
nounced by the census bureau today,
show 289,118,000 running bales of lin
ters had been obtained and 2,281.276
tons of cotton seed had been crushed
prior to Dec. 1. The number of cot
ton seed oil mills and other refining
establishments active during the per-
I lod prior to Dec. 1, was 850.
ALLEGED BOOOTLEGGER
KILLED IN KANSAS.
Bonner Springs, Kans., Dec. 18.
Rolla Harvey, an alleged bootlegger
was killed and two other men were
wounded here today in a fight that en
sued when a posse of fifteen men sur
rounded the city hall, on the second
floor of which Harvey was suspected
of conducting a "joint." More than
fifty shots were fired.
STATES MUSTOUST GEORGE
RATIFY TH
CHANGE
REPUBLICANS ADOPT REAPPORTION
MENT SCHEME AND APPOINT A
COMMITTEE TO TAKE MATTER
UP WITH THE STATE ORGAN
IZATIONS. PLAN MUST BE
APPROVED BY JAN. 1, '15
Washington, D. C, Dec. 18. Ratifi
cation by Republican state conventions
or state organizations of the reappor
tionment of delegates to national con
ventions, adopted by the national com
mittee yeBterday, is to be urged as
soon as possible according to mem
bers of the committee who remained
here today.
The first formal stepNwill be made
in an address to the state organiza
tions to be issued soon by a special
committee appointed by the national
committee for that purpose.
Charles B, Warren of Michigan, Is
the chairman of the special commit
tee and associated with him in draft
ing the message, will be former Gov
ernor Hadley of Missouri, and Gov
ernor Hatfield of West Virginia.
Mr. Warren announced today that
the special committee would meet im
mediately after the holiday. The
message will contain the details of
re-apportionment scheme, which was
adopted with only seven dissenting
votes and afterwards made unanimous.
Approval of the plan must be made
by January 1, 1915, by conventions in
states representing a majority of the
votes in the electoral college.
The reorganization plan adopted,
came as a compromise which reflect
ed the views of many committeemen
that southern representation should
be reduced, but not brought to the
vanishing point. It reads as follows:
"Confident that the action of this
committee, representing as it does,
practically the unanimous sentiment
of the Republican electors of tho
states, will be ratified by the Repub
lican electors of the states,
"Be it resolved, that this committee
shall issue a call for the national con
vention to be held in 1916 to nomi
nate candidates for president and vice
president in accordance with the fol
lowing basis of representaion: Each
state shall be entitled in such con
vention to four delegates at large;
one delegate at large for each repre
sentative in congress at large from
any state; one delegate from each con
gressional district; an additional dele
gate from, each congressional district
in which the vote either for Republi
can presidential electors in 1908 or
for the Republican candidate for con
gress in 1914 shall not have been less
than 7500 and that for each delegate
chosen an alternate delegate shall be
chosen in the same manner and at the
. same lime 10 aci m u. u.
...... - . nf
uie delegate,
"Provided, however, that the above
basis of representation shall not be
made the basis of call for the nation-
al convention to be held in the year
1916, unless prior to January 1 1915,
Republican state conventions held un
der the laws of the states, or called
by the Republican state committees
of the state in such number of states
as are entitled to cast a majority of
the votes in the present electoral col
lege, shall ratify the action of this
committee in respect to determining
the basis of representation."
Acordlng to figures submitted by
the sub-committee the new plan would
reduce the total number of delegates
from 1083, as in 1912, to 933. The
southern states would have 164 dele
gates in all.
M'ADOO COMMITTEE
FAILS TO FIND FRAUD
Washington, Dec. 18. An investi-
in response to!gating committee, appointed by Secre-
tary McAdoo, today completed a rt-
graft in the purchase of government
supplies involving many millions of
dollars. Byron R. Newton, assistant j
secretary of the treasuryr is chairman
of the committee which inquired mi-
nutely into every phrase of govern-
jment supply contracting.
tions by disappointed bidders for con
tracts who, as soon as Mr. McAdoo
assumed office, began to besiege him i
with compliments.
BOMB SHATTERS A
HOUSE AT CHICAGO.
Chicago, 111., Dec. 18. Windows in
buildings within a radius of a block
were shattered early this morning
when a bomb was exploded under the
front porch of a two Btory frame
building in West Twenty-third street,
injuring a 14 months old baby and
wrecking the front of the structure.
Three Italian families occupy the
house.
RAILROADER RETIRES
AFTER 15 YEARS OF SERVICE.
Des Moines, Iowa, Dec. 18. W. M.
Whiteton, general manager of the
Rock Island lines east of the Missouri
river today, announced his resignation
to take effect January 1, ending 15
years of service.
FROM JUNIOR
REPUBLIC
FOUNDER OF THE GEORGE JUNIOR
REPUBLIC AFTER TEN YEARS, IS
DECLARED UNFIT TO CONTINUE
WORK HE SO SUCCESSFULLY
STARTED.
WORKED FOR THOSE WHO
NEVER HAD A CHANCE
New York, Dec. 18. Removal of
VV'm. It. George from active participa
tion in the affairs of the George Junior
Republic at Freeville, N. Y., founded
by him more than ten years ago, is
recommended by the state board of
charities in a report adopted by the
board yeBterday afternoon and made
public today. George's moral conduct
is severely condemned.
An investigation begun more than
six months ago resulted in the recom
mendation. More than fifty witnesses
in six states were examined with re
gard to charges of loose living made
against George by three young wom
en, former members of the republic.
The oldest of the charges dated back
to 1904, the most recent was several
years old. The testimony was un
printable and no verdict as to whether
the charges were proved was render
ed by the committee under whose di
rection the investigation was made.
Notwithstanding, the board Btrong
lv condemned the conduct of George
in dealing with members of the repub
lic and adopted resolutions recom
mending that no more girls be re
ceived at the Republic and that those
now there be Bpeediiy remove'd to oth
er institutions. A dozen other recom
mendations concerning the adminis
tration of the Republic's affairs also
were made. "
George has not been actively con
nected with the Republic for some
time. His retirement from the direc
torate of the national organization of
the Republic, it is believed Is fore
cast by the report.
The George Junior Republic was
founded by William R. George as a
harbor of refuge for bad boys. Its
pioneer members were the toughs of
the old Bowery, the youths who said
they "never had- a - chance." These
young men under George's direction,
governed themselves in the Republic
which he founded. George was a ben
evolent despot.
He was called "daddy" George by
his proteges and his chief aim, he has
often said, was to bring back to an
atmosphere of home life, the way
ward boys and girls, afterwards ad
mittedwho had Btrayed.
From the model at Freeville other
George Junior Republics were fash
ioned throughout the country.
George is 47 years old. He has
been in poor health for more tliau a
year.
The report of the committee to the
board wh,ch wag adopted by the board
utilizes to a larire extent the test!
mony Qf the wUnegBe8 examined
i by the committee of the Repilbiic's
i trustees. Most of its recommenda-
tlons ' concern the administration of
, Rpmlb,ic tlle future. of George's
conduct, the report says, in part:
"In view of certain confessions and
statements regarding his, (George's)
exercise of hypnotic Influence on the
citizens of the Republic, and his ad
missions of lapses of memory as testi
fied before the joint committee of the
national association of junior repub
lics, his presence in the institution is
clearly undesirable,"
It was brought out in the course of
testimony taken by the committee of ;
trustees that George' had practiced
hypnotism to such an extent that he
could hypnotize himself standing be
fore a mirror. It was also testified
that George frequently hypnotized
members of the Republic.
Among other criticisms the commit
tee pointed out that the Republic was
considerably in debt, having during
the past year exceeded its receipts by
about $22,000.
THE DAY (N CONGRESS
Senate.
Met at 10 a. m. and continued de
bate on currency bill.
House.
Met at noon and debated a bill to
discontinue the federal government's
payment of fifty per cent of the muni-
! I ovnoncofl nt trio I nerrir-r nr I n-
lumbia.
Colorado and Michigan mi
UUliia Jsr:u n-i'-t; i ,7 jm nifr-niB iu lu ' 1
UUUBU uumuiiiicc iui uuugi caaiimai
vesiigatiou or sinices in inose states.
GERMANY FINALLY TURNS
DOWN PLAN FOR EXHIBIT.
h
Berlin, Dec. 18. The collapse of the
German parliamentary movement in :
lavor of official participation In the The conipiajnants charge that the
Panama Pacific exposition at Sanjrnlcn pacinCl which owns 70 percent
Francisco was followed today by thejof the votng stock of the St. Joseph
dissolution of the committee which has; linei has Bpent an exCeSSiVe amount
been tormea to organize a great non--of
oliicial exhibit.
The bureau of information for those
desiring to exhibit is to continue in
existence, but otherwise the scheme :
tor a collective uerman exniDtt is
dead..
DELS ALLOW
MINES TO
OPEN
PROPERTIES IN THE TERRITORY UN
DER CONSTITUTIONALIST CON
TROL MAY RESUME-MORE RE
FUGEES LEAVE CHIHUAHUAEUROPE
HAS NO MONEY TO LEND.
ANOTHER REVOLUTION
MAY BE FOMENTING
Hermosillo, Mex., Dec. IS. Mine
owners In the territory under the con
trol of the Mexican constitutionalist
government may resume the operation
of their properties whenever the see
fit. It was announced today by Igna
cio Bonillas, secretary of industry in
the Carranza cabinet, that if mining
men desiring to work mines located
in the states of Sonora, Chihuahua,
Slnaloa and Duronga would apply to
the constitutionalist department of
foinento, colonization and industry,
located there, they would receive the
necessary permits to resume opera
tions. Under Mexican mining laws, mining
property may not be worked until for
mal permits to do so have been issued
by the federal government. It was said
that many American and other foreign
mining men holding property In the
territory mentioned had found it im
possible to secure the proper authori
zation from the government at Mex
ico City, and for this reason the min
ing industry in tho north was In a
state of stagnation.
Gomez Has Following.
El Paso, Texas, Dec. IS. A special
train bearing 500 more refugees from
Chihuahua reached Kl Paso today.
Among them were, the employes of
industries owned by foreigners In and
near Chihuahua. They repeated
stories told by earlier arrivals that
conditions In the Mexican city since
its occupation by General Francisco
Villa, the rebel commander, were
such as to warrant the departure of
all foreigners.
A story that a new revolution was
to be started against both Huerta and
Villa by Emilio Vasquez Gomez was
not credited here. The supporters of
Gomez have been constantly in evi
dence on the border and their issu
ance of the proclamation in the name
of Gomez was regarded merely as a
repetition of former occurences that
have never led to anything. The new
est proclamation promised the support
of General Orozco and General Sala
zar, who are now in the federal army
and of Felix Diaz, none of whom ate
here. Nor is the whereabouts of
Gomez known here. It was said that
.Maxmo Castillo, at present operating
with a band of bandits south of the
New Mexico border, was to form the
nucleus of the new revolution.
No Money In Sight.
- Paris, Dec. 18. The efforts of the
Mexican government to raise money
in Europe in order to meet the inter
est on its obligations falling due in
January have thus far been futile.
The Paris and London banks which
took $7,000,000 of the loan authorized
by the Mexican congress in the spring,
and an option on the unissued re
mainder, decline to exercise their op
tion even for a few millions.
The Mexican minister of finance,
Adolfe de la Lama, now in Europe,
brought with him authority from Gen
erad Huerta to Intimate to the banks
here holding the option that they must
either exercise It or surrender it. The
bankers refuse to do either.
A threat has been conveyed to them
cautlousiy lnat their option may be
revoked, so that the unissued portion
of the loan may be placed elsewhere.
The bankers have replied resolutely
lhat the contract cannot be revoked
summarily, as Mexican credit would
be in a worse position after such a
revocation than it was before.
Vera Cruz, Mex., Dec. IS. The Rus
sion minister to Mexico, Dr. Alexander
de Stalevski, conferred here today for
some time with John Lind, the person
al representative of President WilBon. I
The Russian diplomat is on his way to
visit the Panama canal. He sailed on
bord the Morro Castle for Havana.
STOCKHOLDERS
WOULD FORCE
R. R. DIVIDENDS
Omaha. Neb., Dec. 18. The cause
of the protective committee of minor
ity stockholders of the St. Joseph and
p j-.nd
Island railroad against the
Pacific Railroad company to
JTnion
restrain certain improvements on a
j portion of the former road and enforce
ithfl nnvment. nf dividend! on St. Jo-
jgeph and Gran(j siand stocks, began
the federal court today before
Judges w H- Munger and T. C. Mun-
ger.
the earnings of the line on improve-
ments beween Marysville, Kans., and
Grand Island, Neb., with a view to us
ing that portion of the road as a sec-
tion of a proposed new Union Pacific j
main line between Kansas city ana
the west.
AMENDMENTS I
TO CURRENCY !
BILL TABLED!
Washington, D. C, Dec. IS. An
other modification of the currency bill
lo permit clearing house associations
to continue their present systems of
hank examination and report has been
agreed on. Protests Trom clearing
house associations saying the useful
ness of the associations would be de
stroyed under the restrictions of tho
bill, caused the clia.uge.
The senate debate continued today
with a limit of fifteen minutes for each
senator.
Senator Hitchcock's proposal to in
crease the goiu reserve rrom oa iu
15 percent was tabled by a vote of 42
to 40. .
Senator Erlstow asked whether the
Democratic managers had decided to
drop deposits guarantee. Senator j
Owen replied that there was "nothing
in the rumor" that such a conclusion
had been reached; but he would not
say whether the provision was to be
retained in the bill.
Another amendment by Senator
Hitchcock to increase from $3,000,000
to $5,000,000 the capital required for
each regionul reserve bank was tabled
43 to 40.
Another Hitchcock amendment to
force a vote on the direct question
of whether the government or the
hanks should control the regional
banks, was also tabled. Senators
Root and Oliver, Republicans, voted
with the Democrats. Senator Lane,
Democrat, joined Hitchcock and the
Republicans in Its support.
Senator Hitchcock's amendment pro
posing public ownership of the slock
nf federal reserve banks also was
tabled by a vote of 41 to 37.
Senator Hitchcock's last amend
ment proposing to substitute the bank
reserve of the Hitchcock plan for the
Owen provision was tabled by a vote
of 40 to 35. Senator Owen then pre
sented the amendments agreed on by
last night's Democratic conference,
and they were agreed to.
Representative Underwood predict
ed on the floor of the house that the
currency bill would become a law on
Monday or Tuesday and said he would
then offer a resolution for congress to
recess until January 12. He added,
however, that there were "one or two
points of serious disagreement, be
tween the senate and house. Mr. Un
derwood thought congress would ad
journ finally about June 1.
TESTIMONY IS
TAKEN IN THE
FUEL CO. CASES
San Francisco, CaU Dec. lS.-;The
annual report of the Western Fuel
company, for 1909, read by President
John L. Howard to the directors and
again to the stockholders, informed
them that on coal imported in that
year from Australia, the "over run"
was $21,875. That is, during the
year, the company sold that much
more coal at current prices than It
had actually received or was in pos
session of.
President Howard's report was
ready today to the jury which is try
ing President Howard and seven oth
er director officers and employes of
the Western Fuel company, for an al
leged conspiracy to defraud the gov
ernment of customs dues and full
value on imported coal, by an elabor
ata RVRtem of short weights, which
netted the company since Its incorpo
ration in 1904 $500,000.or half Its capl-
tal stock.
David Norcross, secretary of the
company, was asked what this over
run meant.
"The books would show," he said,
"that we had sold that much more
coal than we bought. The coal in
question was Imported by ships re
turning in ballast from Australia, and
was bought "by the Western Fuel com
pany on the showing of weight made
by its own scales, at from $7 to $8 a
ton, later to be retailed to San Fran
cisco dealers at from $8 to $9.
From a scorched and water-soaked
ledger, containing the minutes or me
board of directors, that had passea
through the great fire of W06, counsel
for the government read entries show-jwaa
ing the dividends paid by the com-jtne
Danv. Since 11)04 ttiey have averaged
between 10 and 12 per cent a year.
CABINET DINNER
TO-NIGHT AT
WHITE HOUSE
Washington, Dee. ' 18. President
Wilson will give bis first cabinet din
ner tonight at the white house. A few
invited guests outside the cabinet will
be present, among them John Purroy
Mitchell, mayor-elect of New York.
The agreement to vote on the cur
rency bill in the senate with prospects
of its being brought to the president
for signature next Monday or Tuesday,
have made Mr. Wilson's plans for a ling the last few years nettel him
vacation -wore definite. He will leave lahout $100,000, pleaded guilty to bur
Washington immediately after signing jglary yesterday. He will be sentenced
the bill and will be away for at least Saturday.
two weeks, and possibly three. Bastian's young sister, Josephine,
It has not yet been announced to whom he brought from Germany and
what place the president will go, but j for whom he fitted up a $10,000
the selection is said to be narrowed j home from the proceeds of his burg-
down to some point on the Mississippi
coast, or Asheville, N. C.
Later, it was officially announced
at the white house that the president
would take at least three weeks' vaca
tion and that the diplomatic reception
will be postponed to a date to be an
nouned later. ,
The president, accompanied by his
eldest daughter and his physician, Dr.
Cary T. Grayson, took a long automo
bile ride in the forenoon.
lODY OF GREAT
PRELATE LIES
INSTATE
RAMPOLLA, PICKED BY MANY TO
BE POPE SOME DAY, NOW SLEEPS
AS HUMBLE CLAY IN VERY ROOM
WHERE HE OFT WELCOMED THE
FAMOUS TO HIS PALACE.
HE LIVED THE "THREE
SCORE AND TEN" YEARS
Rome, Italy, Dec. IS. Lying in
state, in the very room where he once
received the great of this world, is the
body of Cardinal Rampolia, once re
garded as the successor of Leo XIII.
and until his death yesterday looked
upon as a possible successor to Pope
Pius X.
All that is left of the famous diplo
mat and churchman, of the great sec
retary of state under the great Pope
Leo, now Is resting under a black
cloth with silver fringes. Nearby
stands a column with a terra cotta
group representing St. Peter's boat
tossed by the waves.
The drawing room of the Rampolia
palace where the body is lying in
state is draped in red and decorated
with oil paintings. On one side is a
small altar on which myriads of wax
tapers burn.
Once more Rampolla's name is on
every one's lips and there is many an
expression of sorrow at the departure
of another great prelate who figured
for so many years in the ecclesiastical
and social life of Immortal Rome.
The funeral services will be held in
St. Peter's Cathedral and there Is
every reason to believe that thousands
of the faithful, besides numerous pre
lates, will there pay a last tribute to
the famous cardinal.
Sorrow in Santa Fe.
The news of the death of Cardinal
Rampolia caused sorrow in Santa Fe
for the famous prelate was 'mown and
much admired by several Santa Feans.
"He was called the 'cardinalone', or
'great cardinal,' even in Rome, ' said
one of these friends, "and never was
a title conferred more worthily. A
man of handsome appearance, of a
noble Umily and possessing great
wealthy iVwas regarded as a formid
able candidate for the papacy should
Pope Pius X die, although some
though that at the age of three score
and ten, Rampolia might well shirk
the great responsibilities of pontiff."
The cardinal's death was discussed
In ecclesiastical circles in this city to
day, but beyond expressions of sor
row, no statements were made for
publication. ,
His Brilliant Career.
Cardinal Rampolia, Count Mariano
del Tindaro, was born August 17, 1843,
at Polizzi, in the Sicilian diocese of
C'eialu. Having completed his studies
in the Caprauica College at Rome, and
having taken holy orders, he studied
diplomacy in the College of Ecclesias
tical Nobles.
In 1875 he waB appointed councillor
to the papal nunciate at Madrid.
Two years later ho was recalled to
:IRome' and a,)polnted secretary of the
propaganda for eastern affairs, and
for extraordinary ecclesiastical af
fairs. He was consecrated titular
archbishop of Heraclea in 1885, he re
turned to Madrid as nuncio, but was
shortly afterward created cardinal and
appointed to the papal secretaryship
of state.
New to the sacred college and free
from traditional preconceptions, he
was admirably tilted to carry out tne
papal policy under Leo XIII. Rigthly
or wrongly, he was held personally re
sposible for the 'rapprochment' with
France and Russia, and the opposition
to the powers of the Triple Alliance;
ian(i tlj8 attitude had Its effect on his
;career when Leo XIII died. Rampolia
undoubtedly the favorite among
"papabili," but the veto of Austria
iwas interposed, and the vote of the
Sacred College fell to Cardinal Sarto,
i who on the 4th of August, 1903, be
came Pope as Pius X.
Cardinal Rampolia at once resign
ed his office as secretary of state,
being succeeded by Cardinal Merry del
Val, and ceased to play any conspicu
ous part in the curia; though he Con
tinued to be looked upon as a man
who might one day become pope.
BURGLAR "DE LUXE" TO
RECEIVE SENTENCE
San Francisco, Dec. 18. William
Bastian, known in police ci'des as
the "De Luxe" burglar, and whose
operations in prosperous homes dur-
laries, watched the proceedings.
STILL SOME PROFIT
IN THE RAILROAD GAME
New York, Dec. IS. The annual re
port of the Union Pacific railroad,
made public today, shows that it made
a profit of approximately $59,000,000
on the sale of Its Northern Pactflo
and Great Northern shares and a
profit of about $16,000,000 on Its South
ern Pacific shares. . ;
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