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VOLUME XXXXIV
OF TENSION MARKS
Wilson and Bryan Discuss
Situation and Also Re
port From Niagara
MEDIATION STILL IN
PRELIMINARY STAGES
Huerta’s Representatives Desire Con
\ stitutionalista Participate on Same
I Basis as Themselves or Not at All.
No Further Battling of Moment
Washington, May 24.-—Evident ab
sence of tension marked the Mexican
situation in Washington today. Nc
foundation for alarming rumors con
cerning the basis of mediation nego
tiations developed; there were no tan
gible developments in the matter o:
constitutionalist representative and af
ter a morning conference between th*
President and Secretary Bryan, thos*
officials abandoned consideration of the
Mexican problem for th© day. Th*
President went automobillng and Sec
retary Bryan with his wife and sor
drove lnt^o th© country.
The President and Mr. Bryan went
Ier th© entire situation, discussing
rtlcularly a long report from the
lerican commissioners at Niagara
11s.
Mediation in Preliminary Stages
There is reason to believe respon
le officials look on the mediation
still in its preliminary stages and
nk it is progressing smoothly. The>
uld be pleased were representative*
General Carranza present, but dc
t consider constitutionalist represen
.Ives indispensable. A man close t(
» administration declared obstacle*
informal representation were founc
t so much in the attitude of Genera
rranza, as in technical objection*
iln Niagara Falls. Huerta's repre
itative there, it was suggested, de
ed to have the constitutionalists par
ipate on the same basis as them
ves or not at all.
^o further battling of moment be
een constitutionalists and federal*
.s reported from the front. Const!
.ionalist headquarters confirmed th*
lort of the retirement of Genera
lla from Saltillo, but explained ii
is due purely to military considera
n, Torreon being a better base foi
5 advance southward than Saltillo
e retreating federals destroyed th*
lroad from Saltillo and General Vill«
s transferred his base to Torreon
5 principal railroad center in north
l Mexico. The escape of the retreat
? garrison from Saltillo is admitted
Junta Proposed
[Jnofflcial advices reaching Washing
i from Niagara Falls were that th*
uth American mediators were mak
j determined efforts to bring abou
e establishment of a junta to goveri
jxico pending the holding of an ©lec
n, the Junta to be made up of a mar
osen by Huerta, one chosen by th<
nstitutlonaltsts and & third chosei
the mediators.
While constitutionalist representa
es here insisted they would consen
Bucta an arrangement the word fron
agara Falls was that the mediatori
ve not lost hope of bringing abou
is solution.
Prepare to Replace Tracks
Vera Cruz. May 24.—Apparently con
iced that the United States will ad
re rigidly to the armistice agree
»nt. officials of the Huerta govern
mt are preparing to replace the trad
mg the line of the Mexican railwa;
rn up by General Gustavo Maas.
The general purchasing agent of th
‘xican National railways called a
igadier General Funston’s headquar
ps today and asked if the Americai
mmander objected to the restoratioi
the lines. He was assured th
nerlcane would be glad to see th
rvice restored and was told th
nericans never were able to under
md why General Maas destroyed sev
al miles of the line. The Mexican of
dais declared that the work of re
aeing the track probably would b
firted immediately.
This action, follows the decision t'
range for the exchange of mail wit;
pxico City and interior points, begin
ng tomorrow. Tt also gives prospec
clearing up the congestion afc. th
stoms warehouses of freight for th
terior.
American officers hope within
eek or two to see full trains goinj
rough to the capital without chang*
i© most rigid Inspection of frelgh
id baggage will be maintained her
prevent arms and ammunition fror
ing taken into the Interior. The Hu
ta officials probably will continue t
arch passengers and to demand pass
>rts of all foreigners on train
oceeding either way. Presum
>!v the Mexican inspection is to b
ade at Cordoba, if a through servic
resumed.
The troops passed a quiet Sunday
i© weather waB hot and basebal
tines and other attempts at spor
oved languid exhibitions.
Constitutionalists Continue
Victorious March—Situa
tion Requires Attention
GEN. CARRANZA MAY
YET BE REPRESENTED
Mediator* Working Rapidly. Hoping
to See Established in Mexico New
Provisional Government Before
the Rebel* Can Seize Control
Niagara Falla, Ont., May 24—The ot»
servance of the Sabbath at Niagara Palls
challenged criticism from the punctilious.
There were no conference or even “con
versations” until almost midnight. when(
the American delegates gathered for a
short talk. Mediators. Mexican and Amer
ican, attended church services and walked
In the parks, or spent the hours reading
in their rooms. Sunday is at all times a
holy day In Canada and this seemed par
ticularly quiet.
Reviewing the work of the first perid<|
of Pan-American mediation, the story can
easily be told. After playing at foils, for
two or three days. It became evjdent that
the hours for serious business had ar
rived. The Mexican delegates themselves
felt this the more keenly. The constitu
tionalists were continuing their victorious
march and soon the situation at the Mex
ican capital must receive attention.
Mediators Working Rapidly
Should the Huerta government collapse
as the constitutionalist army approaches,
it is realized that chaos and anarchy may
result. This might alter the entire situ
ation. The mediators are working rapid
ly, therefore, hoping to see established in
Mexico City a new provisional government
that may he accorded prompt recognition
by the United States before the consti
tutionalists can seize cdhtrol. The medi
ators believe a government set up by con
stitutionalist arms cannot last long If un
recognized by the United States and the
world powers. A revolution would be in
evitable. Hoping to avert such a contin
gency they are relying on the United
States to enforce a strict embargo on the
exportation of arms to all factions in
Mexico.
The diplomats do not believe Carranza
can reach Mexico City in less than two
months because the federal army is de
stroying the railroads as it retreats and
gathering more strength in the thickly
populated regions. Should Carranza still
be in the field when an agreement is
reached here on the kind of provisional
government could be set up, the mediators
believe the influence of the United States
> may be relied to bring the constitution
alists into harmony with the plans set
forth In the conference. The mediators
are taking it for granted that the United
States desires to bring ab >ut the pacifica
tion of Mexico immediately and that this
country did not believe that while the
mediation proceedings were in progress
the constitutionalists could capture the
Mexico City government. In fact It is
said to be the opinion of the principals In
‘ the c^se here that the United States might
1 persuade the constitutionalists of the fu
; tillty of their advance, unless they ara
wiling to abide by principles for a new
government laid down in the conferences
here. The mediators are understood to be
. lieve that even if the constitutionalists
. reach Mexico City before an agreement
is reached here the American governmnt
will not extend recognition until thesa
: principles are complied with,
r Prom the mediation proceedings here
Is expected to come a declaration of prln
i ciples on which a provisional government
t will be based. This the United States
- and other world powers will be expected
i to recognize. This mediators disclaim any
i intention of dictating the Choice of a pro
» visional president. Suggestions as to per
i sonnel on the initiative of the Mexican
; delegates, but a tacit understanding as to
- who will be acceptable to the United
- States will be sought before the agree
- ment on principles is signed. It was made
plain today from sources close to the
s mediators that after the principles are
once agreed on, the selection of perspns
> for the provisional government will be
1 comparatively easy.
t Commission Proposed
, While the mediators already have
. made some inquiries about certain in
dividuals, nothing definite has been de
i elded on. The suggestions have taken
r a wide range. The Idea of a commls
. sion to take charge with a provisional
t executive Is one of the plans talked
> about.
l In considering the question of per
- sons, the mediators believe there are
j many men In Mexico not Identified
- prominently with either the Huerta re
j glme or the constitutionalists who
- would be fitted to head the govern
. ment during Its transition to a legally
j elected administration.
At present unless the constttutton
. allsta are willing to suspend hostlll
I ties and enter unconditionally Into me
(Coatlaueg os Fag* Tot*)
IMPORTANT DECISIONS
MAY BE ANNOUNCED TODAY
nited States Supreme Court Reconvenes Today Following Two
Weeks’ Recess—More Than One Hundred Cases Await
ing Decision, Among Them Three Rate Cases
court. These Include the validity of
the "grandfather clauses" In Maryland
and Oklahoma: the right of former
slaves to Inherit from one another: and
“Jim Crow" legislation for all passen
gers In Oklahoma.
Several antitrust suits are under con
sideration. The court has before it the
ouster of the International Harvester
company of America from Missouri and
the fining of the same company In
Kentucky counties on charges of being
a member of the trust. The antitrust
suit against eastern retail lumber
dealers Is still undecided by the courts.
So Is the validity of the Kentucky stat
utes allowing farmers to pool their to
bacco.
Among other important cases before
the court are those Involving the va
lidity of vows of poverty In Catholte
orders, the California oil land contro
> versy, and the Titanic liability case.
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BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, MONDAY, MAY 25, 1914
DELEGATION FROM COLORADO STRIKE
REGION WHO APPEALED TO PRESIDENT
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Accompanied by his bride and
sey of Denver called at the White
and other mine owners of Colorado
Petrucci, a pale, wan little woman
children burned to death when the
battle at Trinidad. Others in the
her two children, six and four yeari
tie, and Mrs. Pearl Jolly, “the he
New York in the hope of obtaining
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SUFFRAGISTS GIVE
POLICE AND CHURCH
OFFICIALSBUSY DAY
Sylvia Pankhurst and Fol
lowers Provide Biggest
Excitement in Vic
toria Park
London. May 24.—Suffragists gave the
police and church officials a busy Sunday
and they themselves In some cases re
ceived rough treatment from crowds who
showed their resentment at the recent
interference with the King and the dam
age done to pictures.
Sylvia Pankhurst, who was arrested
again under the "cat and mouse" act, and
her East End followers, provided the day's
biggest excitement. A great procession
that marched to Victoria park, on the
way picked Sylvia Pankhurst and chained
and handcuffed her to 16 women. This
party was surrounded by other supporters
armed with staves.
The police allowed the procession to pro
ceed, hut when the park was reached they
got the militant leader and those chained
to her Into the park, then shut the gates
against the rest of the women. The wom
en In chains put up a stiff fight, but the
police finally broke the chains and ar
rested Sylvia!' They allowed the others
to go.
Outsider the gate the police with great
difficulty broke up a furious struggle be
tween male suffragists and antl-iuffra
glsts.
At Hampstead Heath suffragists called
on the police for protection against a mob
which rushed their platform with cries
of "Duck them. We will teach them
to Insult the King."
The police surrounded the suffragists,
most of whom were women, and finally
got them away in safety.
Many women chose Westminster abbey
and Newcastle cathedral today to make
church demonstrations. At the abbey
prayers were chanted for Mrs. Pankhurst,
protests were uttered against the apathy
of the church In the matter of the forcible
feeding of women and an appeal was made
to the bishop of Down, who was preach
ing, "to prevent the torturing of women."
A protest also was made against women
being "turned out of the house of God,"
and there were loud cries of "Shame on
the church!”
The women fought against their removal
and it was a considerable time before the
disturbance was quelled. Similar scenes
were enacted in Newcastle cathedral,
where some of the women had to be car
ried from the edifice and then were com
pelled to seek the protection of the police
from the hostile crowds outside.
London, May 24.—Suffragettes raided
numerous streets in the west end of
London early today, smashing win
dows. Several of them were arrested.
The populace rushed a suffragette
meeting In Hyde Park today and tore
down the platform from which speech
es were being delivered. The police
escorted the suffragettes to safety.
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Vice President to Be in
Decatur, Ga., Tuesday
Atlanta, May 24—Vice president Mar
shall will be the chief speaker Tuesday
et the quarto-centennial celebration of
the founding of Agnes Scott college at
Decatur, Ga..; near here. Educators from
various colleges In the north and the
south will attend. >
Sumner School at Reform
Carrollton, May 24.—(Speolal.)-Tomor
row marks the Inauguration of the sum
mer Normal sohool, which opens In the
Pickens. County High school building at
Reform. From reports /a large number
of teachers from over the county will at
tend this summer »hd better equip them
selves In their chosen profession. Some
of the tbeet educators’ «*thecounty h»v®
beta secured tar the werk in the normal
women and children of the strike ref
House and appealed to President Wilsc
to submit to arbitration of their diffe
in black, went to tell the President
state militia of Colorado fired on thi
party included Mtr. H. H. Thomas,
; old, respectively, both of whom had
■oine of Ludlow.” After seeing the
an audience with John D. Rockefelli
OF NEW HAVEN TO
Three Summoned Before
Commission to Testify in
Probe Into Affairs
of Company
Washington, May 24.—Three direc
tors of the New York, New Haven ami
Hartford railroad, in addition to those
already summoned, have been served
with notices to testify before the in
terstate commerce commission which
will resume its investigation into af
fairs, of the New Haven Tuesday,
rheir names, announced today, are De
Ver H. Warner, I^awrence Minot and
J. H. Elton.
Mr. Warner and Mr. Minot served
on the board part of the time that
Charles S. Mellen was president of the
New Haven and Mr. Elton still is a
Hrector of the road.
A representative of the commission
has been in New York several days
with a view to determining the physi
cal condition of William Rockefeller,
who the commission had been informed
was unable to appear at the hearing.
H. M. Kochersperger, a former vice
president of the New Haven, also Is
reported to be ill, and Samuel C. Moor*
house, whom the commission desires to
hear, is said to be still confined to his
bed at his home in Connecticut.
L»ewis Cass Ledyard, George F. Ba
ker and George McCulloch Miller, New
Haven* directors, and E. D. Robbins,
former counsel of the road, it is said,
are ready to testify, and it is prob
able that one of these four will go on
the stand Tuesday.
Chief Counsel Joseph W. Folk asked
tonight what recommendations were
likely to be made in the commission’s
report at the conclusion of the investi
gation in the way of laws, said that
would be a matter for the commission
to determine, and that he could not
discuss possible suggestions.
After the completion of the New Ha
ven investigation the Interstate com
merce commission will begin an in
quiry Into financial affairs of the Rock
Island under the direction of Judson
C. Clements.
RUSSIAN JUDGES
BACK FROM PRISON
Helsingfors, Finland. May 24.—After
serving eight months imprisonment for
refusing to enforce a law conferring equal
rights on Russians with Finlanders in
Finland, which passed the Duma but not
the Finnish senate, the entire high court
of Vlborg, consisting of 16 judges, re
turned here today.
An immense crowd welcomed the Judges
and cheered enthusiastically. Mounted
gendarmes rode the sidewalks, using their
whips on the people for "unlawful cheer
ing.”
The Judges were confined In the Kresty
prison at flt. Petersburg.
TODAY’S AGE-HERALD
1— Evident absence of tension marks
Mexican situation.
Mediators at Niagara Falls.
Marines guard Prince William of Al
bania.
Funeral of Dowager Empress In Tolclo.
Supreme court reconvenes today.
Constitutionalists shells endanger Jap
anese craft.
2— Was the Anniston ehief lured to hi*
death Saturday?
Home rule bill to pass third reading.
2—Holland letter.
State news section.
4—Editorial comment.
6—Mvetery shrouds killing of Meyers.
Fatally hurt In auto accident.
Chautauqua concerts well attended.
Summer features at public library.
6— Sporta.
7— Marlon Harland hints.
8— Believed Congress will not adjourn be
are late in falL t
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•ion of Colorado, Judge Ben B. Lind
n to force John D. Rockefeller, Jr.,
fences with the strikers. Mrs. Mary
thRt she had seen her three little
■ miners and their families in the
another miner’s wife, who had with
been under fire in the Trinidad bat
President the party proceeded to
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Presbyterians Make Protest
Against Recommendation
of Report of Systematic
Beneficence Committee
I
Kansas City, May 24.—Women of the
Presbyterian church In the United States
(southern) will face a crisis in their his
tory tomorrow when the general assem
bly, in session here, will act on the
report of the systematic beneficence com
mittee.
The report contains a recommendation
that the women’s council of the church
no longer be permitted to spend its funds
without approval of the systematic bench -
cencc committee. Advocates of the wom
en's movement object to this suggestion
on the ground that the department is
but two years old and to submit its
finances to the supervision of the com
mittee would take the heart out of the
women’8 work.
They also will raise the cry of “taxa
j tion without representation.” The women
have no voice In the affairs of the sys
tematic beneficence committee and there
is only one woman who has any con
nection with the general assembly. She
Is Mrs. W. C. Winsborough of Kansas
City, superintendent of the womens
Council.
The committee will argue that all the
revenues of the church departments
should be administered through one agen
cy. Only the funds of the women’s coun
cil are exempted at present.
Today almost every pulpit in the city
was filled with the visiting ministers and
laymen. Two of them denounced Andrew
Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller by im
plication for opposition to denomination
al educational Institutions, which the
speakers attributed to them.
“We must stand shoulder to shoulder
and deal face to fare with the needs of
our educational institutions,” the Rev.
M. 10. Melvin, educational secretary of
the Mississippi synod, said: “If we don't
we will have no church to stand for
at all. »
*1 believe that Into the charter of every
denominational college should be written
a recall provision relating to the trus
tees and that this recall should be in
voked against any of the board of trus
tees "who listen to the call of gold.”
The Rev. R. K. Vlnsoi. of Austin. Tex.,
made a strong appeal for churches to j
start a campaign for permanent religious
affiliations with religious institutions.
Where Warships Are
in Mexican Waters
Washington. May 24.—American war
ships in Mexican waters were located to
day as follows:
Vera Oux— Florida, Utah. Wyoming,
Arkansas, Minnesota. Vermont, New .Jer
sey. New Hampshire, South Carolina,
Michigan, Louisiana, North Dakota, Mis
sissippi, Virginia, Georgia. Nebraska. New
York, Prairie, Hancock. San Francisco.
Nashville, Eagle, Vestal, Culgon, Ontario,
Sonoma, Patapeco, Patuxent. Jason,
Orion, Lebanon, Patterson, Sacramento,
Chester.
Tampico—Connecticut, Des Moines (oft
city). Dolphin (off city), Birmingham,
Dixie, Henley, Warrington. Drayton, Cum
mings, Jouette, Ammen, Fanning, Jarvis,
Beale, Cassin, Jenkins, Burrows.
Campeche Banks—Yankton.
Arista—Albany.
PltchiUnque—Jupiter.
Lapas—Whipple, Preble. Hull.
Santa Rosalia—Annapolis.
Mazatlan—California, Iris, Paul Jones,
Perry. South Dakota, Nero. Justin, Hop*
kins Truxtun, Glacier.
Topolobampo—Lawrence, Stewart.
Tuxpan—Paulding.
Galveston—Trlppee.
San Bias—Yorktown.
Los Penos—Raleigh.
Mep-molMo— Maryland, Chattanooga.
Acapulco—Cleveland.
Lobos Island—Arethusa, Vulcan. Osark.
Alvarado River—Paducah
Puerto, Mexico—Tacoma, Salem.
Guaymas—West Virginia, New Orleans.
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NUMBER 1!)
PRINCEl lor
Insurgent Supporters of
Essad Pasha Threaten Ex
istence of New Regime
ALBANIANS DIVIDED
INTO THREE FACTIONS
_
Almost Insuperable Obstacles Prevent
Evolving State Out of Albania.
Austria and Italy Send War
ships to Durazzo
Durazzo, Albania. May 21. Prince Wil
liam, of Albania, formerly Prince \\ il
liam Wied, upon whom the rulershlp
of Albania was conferred by the powers
last February, again is tn the palace of
Durazzo. guarded by Italian marines.
Outside of tho city insurgents’ supporters
of Essad Pasha, former minister of war.
who a few days Hpfn was deported,
threaten the existence of the n«*w regime.
The insurgents demand that they be al
lowed to confer with Prince William,
who had taken refuge aboard th$ Italian
cruiser Misurata. Prince William, ac
companied by tin* staff of the Italian
admiral, came ashore lust night, and to
day was followed by the Princes* Sophie,
hut their children and suite remained
aboard the cruiser.
Conditions in Durazzo and the sur
rounding district were quiet today, but
the Prince and Princess are ready to
le-embark should danger arise.
Almost insuperable obstacle*, in the
opinion of practiced obeervers, have stood
in tho way of evolving a state out of
Albania. The race* is divided Into three
factions by adherence to the Moham
medan, Catholic and Orthodox religions,
and there Is further trilml and clanish
subdivision with thte blood feud in full
force, and little power of cohesion in a
language scarcely reducible to writing.
Revolution Precipitated
Albanians were favorites of the old
regime in Turkey and lose to high rank
but. the attempt of the Young Turks to
reduce Albania to a government; draft
recruits and collect taxes, precipitated a
revolution. The Balkan war intervened
and the Albanians, resentful after the re
prisals, were blamed by the Turks for
betraying their cause by their indiffer
ence to the success of Turkish arms.
The troops of the Bankan alliance over- (
ran Albania without opposition except
that at tho fortress of Scutari and Janni
na. Austria's determination caused Al
bania to be evacuated by the Balkan
troops, and added to their list of Balkan
states. Five or six different govern
ments. including a republic were set up
in Albania In the interim.
Turkish hopes that Albania might re
main under the suzerainty of the Sultan
were disappointed at the Jxindon confer
ence. which decided that Albania should
be an autonomous state and that a prince
should be nominated to rule over the
country. In tin* meantime a commission
of control, composed of one representaa
tlve of each power, was appointed to or
ganize* the administration with the aid
of a gendamerle.
Prince William, of Wied. was t lie ruler
selected by Essad Pasha, the former com
mander in chief of tht* Turkish forces at
Scutari, made a dramatic move in pro
claiming himself king of Albania. A
few months later he was reported to
have been elected governor of indepen
dent Albania and when eventually a min
istry was formed early this year he be
came minister of war. After the arrival
of Prince William, difficulties arose, and
on May IS, Essad Pasha resigned. Immed
iately a revolt began. Essad Pasha firing
the first shot against the Prince’s palace,
according to reports. Detachments were
landed from Austrian and Italian war
ships and the former minister of war
was arrested and placed on board the
Austrian warship Swgetvar. He was
sent on the first outgoing steamer to
Italy.
Rumored Treaty Signed
Home, May 24. - According to a dispatch
to the Tribuna. Prince William of Albania
has signed a treaty of abdication. This,
however, has been - onfirmed and the
exact situation in Albania is obscure.
The Italian minister at Durazzo, In a
dispatch to his government, says an en
gagement between the insurgent* and the
gondamerles. result el In the capture of
the Dutch officers or the gendamerle.
The dispatch further indicates that Pilnce
William, under compulsion, has signed a
document conceding certain of the insur
gents’ demands.
It is understood thut both Austria an I
Italy are sending additional warships t«i
Durazzo.
SUFFRAGISTS WILL
CONVENE AT JACKSON
Jackson, Miss.. May 24.—(Special.)--The j
woman’s suffragist convention Is to he |
held in this city next week beginning {
Tuesday, and quite a number of promi- |
nent ladies from over the state are ex
pected to he here. Mrs. Annie Kinkead |
Dent of Yazoo county is president of tho |
organization. This movement is not very
strong in Mississippi, but those directing
Its affairs declare it Is growing, and that
by the time another legislature shall have
been elected and assembled at the Capi
tol Its influence will be such as to com
mand more consideration than at the last
session.
STREETS TO WITNESS
FUNERAL IN MO
Body of Empress Dowager
Drawn Through Streets in
Car Drawn by Oxen
AMERICAN COLONY
VIEWS PROCESSION
No Pageant of Such Solemn Grandeur
in Japan Since Funeral of Mutsu
hito—Emperor Pays Homage
hy Heading Address
Tokio. May 24.- A million torches and
lanterns illuminated Tokio tonight when
the body of ttn> Empress Dowager Haruko
was borne through the streets tn a beauti
ful funeral ear drawn by white oxen.
There had been no pageant of such solemn
grandeur here since the funeral of Em
peror Mutsuhlto. a year and a half ago.
Practically the entire American colony
viewed the procession from various point*
of Vantage. It Is a rule that no Japan©**
subjects may look down upon a royal
personage from elevated points, whether
the royalties ho dead or alive. Tn strict
observance of this every door and window
above the* first floors along the funeral ' *
route was closed and dark.
The ceremonies tonight were the cul
mination of a series of services held dally
since the official death of the Empress
Dowager on April 11. Her actual death
occurred two days earlier at Numadsu,
but tradition prescribes that no member
of the Imperial family can die outside the
capital, so the body of the Empress waa
conveyed to Tokio, and driven smartly to
the Aoyama palace In a closed private
carriage. At the palace she "officially'*
died a few' hours later.
Special Temple Erected
In the six weeks since then a special
temple was erected on the Yoyogt mili
tary Held, southwest of the city, where the
main funeral service was held. In the
morning the service of "Installation of the
spirit" was performed with great cere
mony. The Emperor, the Empress,
Prince* and Princesses of the blood were
present to pray before the shrine.
Hy noon crowds, augmented by thou
sands from the country, tilled the streets.
The people stood for hours waiting for
the cortege.
At dusk when the Illumination of the
route had been completed the imperial
coffin was placed In the funeral car at
Oayama palace, and the procession
formed with a large military force at Its
head. Amid dull yellow and white ban
, hers and torches came the funeral coof-'
I mlsslnners, accompanied by their secre
taries and court servants dressed In
ancient robes. Interspersed were men
bearing evergreen trees.
The advance of the cortege was almost
noiseless, the streets having been covered
with a thick layer of sand. The funeral
flutes were heard as the funeral car ap
proached. It was lead hy Baron Hatano,
minister of the Imperial household, *
striking figure in white, whose wray wa*
emblaeenod by torches.
Three white oxen In reserve plodded
ahead of the two which were yoked to til*
funeral car. The car was of cubic form,
with Its Interior exquisitely lacquered,
partly In black and partly In chestnut.
Bamboo blinds hung from the square
opening and brass curtains from the side. ,
The oxen wore covered with a rare white ,
cloth and their horns wero won".vith
material of the same texture. The peo
ple bowed and wept as the Imperial hearse
advanced.
Later came hundreds of priests and
hearers of the court gongs and the «n-'
hours, unr] of many colored streamers?
und banners. The princes of the blood, 1
each with Ids retinue, holders of hlKh
Imperial orders, lordk-ln-waltlng. members
of the diet and several regiments of mili
tary and bodies of marines swelled Jhe
line.
A sacred gateway marked I hr- entrance
to the temple ground The KmpSQD? and
Kmpress had already arrived and were
seated on a throne near the principal
shrine, while the diplomatic corps. Includ
ing Ueorge VV. tjuthrlc, the American am
bassador. hud also taken their pluces Is
a reserved section. •« • -v
Hlandlng watch flr.», in Imltutlnn of
those used In the Imperial court yards In
ancient days, made up of pine fuggots,
were ithlase In various parts of the tempi*
In Iron baskets set on tripods.
Handsome Offerings Made
\Vh»*ii the funeral car had been drawn
up before the chief ahrlne the dirge wa*
chanted and food offerings were given.
Other offerings included gold brocade,
dun-asks, silks and silk thread, all placed
in a box made of willow branch©*.
Tin* Emperor paid his homage hy refill
ing an address. He wa* followed hy other*
representing the court and the empire.
The.-ie over, the curtain* were drawn be
fore Hie shrine and the imperial coffin
was Igirne to u special train conveying It
to Moinoyama, near Kioto, to he laid
away In a plot of land near the mauso
leum of the Emperor Mutsuhlto. At the
departure cannon thundered from 81 d
nrigawa hay several miles away and a.
vatt body of mourners bowed their last
reverences.
President Sends Wreath
Tokio, May 21. The President of the
Putted States sent a silver wreath and
there were floral tributes from the heads
of many other nations.
In commemoration an imperial ordi
nance was Issued commuting the punish
ment of many persons serving terms of
lip prison ment.
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RAIN OF BULLETS FALL NEAR
LAUNCH OF JAPANESE SHIP
New International Element Enters Into Mexican Situation
When Constitutionalists’ Bullets Fired at Launches
Bearing Provisions for Beleaguered Federals
Endanger Japanese Craft
On Board United States Steamship Cal
ifornia. Maxatlan, Mexico, May 23.—(Via
Wireless to San Diego, Cal., May 24.) A
new International element entered into the
Mexican situation today when constitu
tionalists' bullets, fired at some launches
that w-ere bearing provisions to the be
leaguered federate In the city, fell dan
gerously near a launch oelonging to the
Japanese cruiser stationed here.
The commander of the Japanese war
■hip Immediately forwarded a protest to
General Obregon, constitutionalist com
mander.
So far no concerted movement of thd
constitutionalists to take Mazatlau Ims
been attempted. A desultory artillery Hr#
has been kept up by ooth armies, who
seem content to occupy their fortified
positions
A report has reached the American Meet
stationed here that the constitutionalist
commander at San Bias has forced * 1
lean sufficient to pay his troops.