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frank merit and replying vigorously.
From inen on Clio train, occupied by
Rabugo, it Is learned tli.it when tho
train was slopped the soldiers Imme?
diately prepared Cor buttlo and began
putting out ;t heavy skirmish line bit
tho other side of Oie train, while
others unloaded ?< machine gun and
began mounting it behind the embank?
ment.
Many \re Killed.
A large nutiiber of the inch were in
Hie lirst ear behind the engine. Many
these were killed <>r Injured l>y the
derailment of the coach. The wound?
ed w'erc placed in the ditch beside the
track and everything possible done for
their care.
Uabago had about I"." men of hb?
own command and from lf?n to 200
men 61 'lie Eighteenth Battalion --f in?
fantry, which has been fighting prac?
tically for the last ten days.
At T o'clock this morning t ill''
IIring could i>c distinctly heard in
juurez and also the sound of the be
cusibnal discharge of artillery; Orozco
is sat.] i>< have a mountain howitzer j
v, Ith him.
Uabago had about 000 men Iii he j
trenches, und the battle continued all
day. which resulted in heavy losses on 1
both sides. This afternoon he escaped j
from the position hi which he had been <
hemmed in by the insurgents and 1
slowly made his way to-night toward j
.Inure/., followed by the Insurrectos.
-. who hnrrnssed bis rear guard. It is re
liorted that Clou era I Navarro with a
? Jurgc force is coining up rapidly from
Chihuahua, and may reach Juarez be7
f6i ?? d.iu n.
\ 11 tick Del a j ed.
? . Austin. Tex.. February Adjutant ? 1
'General rieiiry Mulchings has received
the foilowhiK telegram from Major N j
1. Lapowskl at I'd Pateo:
"Orozcb defeated Federal forces ten J
iiilies south of J(uarez this morning; \
rapturing all arms. including field
glihs. Attack on Jim rex was delayed
oh accounl of this tight. Expect il J
id |ie Moh'duv or Tuesday.
(Signed) ??l.AI'OWSKI."
".Innre/. K'ej to the Arch."
S'ew VOiicj February .">.?"Juarez ifc j
the key t'i t'to urcli. If .luirev. falls
tin Mexican administration will fall; ?
?;i\< us .!;?:!:? :. and we shall have the
. btintrv 1:; sixty days."
Tili/ was Hie wrtv Gustavo A. Ma?
dero, broth*.-:" of Francisco 1. Madero.
loader "t c < revolutionary forces In
Mexico, iimthetl lip to-night the latest I
advices from the front. *t
"All the new: received to-day." he ;
cent inn-.-I. "?vc construe as highly fa- ?
viirabin t.i our cause, but it seems to!
iti iiii error In strategy that the fed-,
enii forci-s were allowod to advance
by rail on Juhielz, when It was In the)
power of the revolutionaries to cut {
coinmunica lions." t
Sehpr Ma loto now estimates the total
federal fctces in the state of Chihua- j
hua at 4,0(10 and the rebel forces at j
RifiOtj; I
' The y iveniment/' he said, "has sent
S;01M) :n-ui into the state, and half of
these have deserted. The federal troops
tin conscripts, many of them convicts, j
lighting iigaihst their own hearts, and I
when they encounter us sind are forced |
to give ground, their withdrawal does 1
not eon'itP.itto a retreat; it becomes a
dispersal. Tiioy vanish, dissipate, de?
sert in a body at , ach check Tho ?hr
? gageme-iUt thus far fought have proved
that one insnrrecto is worth six fed?
eral soldiers In the Held. Our men are
you 11 u men; lighting for their hleals.
"If lunriiz falls, the moral effect
would ie incalculable. .Ninety-live per
cent, of tin nation secretly is disaf?
fected ho.v bill fear of Diaz and his
savage repr'i'.'ilsi has kept them und 61 1
cover. Hive theni the signal, and the !
whole r:our.try will burst into flame. ?
There ,\ill In news to-morrow of an- ,
other state In revolt. I
"Yes. as your Mr. .lames R. Gnrfield ;
said yesterday at Toledo, this Is real '.
war. Diaz will never live to see his \
armies triumphant. If Juarez holds
li will he for us only io retreat into the j
mountains, Into country cverv inch nf '
which i< friendly to us, and bitterly 1
hostile io a ptirstiihg enemy. Even if
the revolution were held to tho north.'
It would tnk< yens to subdueAi with]
all the foro.i s the govei'ument can com
: miihd." 1
Senor Madero estimates that the ef?
fective federal army Is 21,000 men.!
and I hat the insurrectos have 1 1 .?;0u
''"?a in tliv ti< id and control eight!
states out ol twenty-seven.
\ccordiiig to Madero. (he f ev olution-I
ary force i: scattered through three i
parts of the country?the northern
border st'itos from the Pacific coast
to N'uevd Leon oil the Atlantic; tho
central s-'tates of Zacutocas, Durango',
und Sah Luis Potosi. and the southern '
states of Vera Cruz, Pu'ebl? and Oax
Bca.
Tlic bulk of the rebel forces are In
Die border states Of Chihuahua and
Coahuila f3,i.00 men), and the states!
south of .Mexico City, where ?.OOn men i
are In Lie Held. In short, says Ma
<i>>". Lie government is .surrounded by
hostile territory on all sides, and the1
uprising i-i, h. 1 oa.l revolution.
Feel JVo I nciislness. 1
Mexico City, February r..?"We are
'"' SU>'C Ion that it %\ ould be the
best thing that the revolutionists
fcfrculd take Cludad Juarez. Wo would
then have them in a position where
we could quickly surround and cap?
ture them."
Ehriqiie C Creel, Minister of For?
eign Relations, who lias the eontldenco
,f General Diaz perhaps more than
any other of his official famllv, and
is in constant touch with the Chief
i.xecuiivft on affairs of the nation,
answered as above a request for an
official expression regarding events
on the border.
"I may add," he said, "thai govern?
ment officials feel no uneasiness what?
ever ever the possibility of an attempt
to lake Juarez We are reasonably
t.dnflderit that Colonel Tariiborrel. in
charge of the Federal troops at that
) oini with :i,00(l men at his disposal)
v. i!) he aide to control the situation. '
Train Hears Many Wounded.
LI Paso, Tex.; February r?.~Mail ad?
vices front Chihuahua to the Herald'
to-day say that a special train bus
arrived there from the northeast
bringing many wounded from the vi?
cinity .,f coyome. Chihuahua, where
tip rebels defeated 1 lie Federals and
killed 107.
The correspondent says the death
list is confirmed i,y several mining
men. all of whom report the people
Iii that region arc oul of supplies und
almost starving. I'm man says h<
saw nineteen Federal wounded, guard
*ti by; soldiers, and thai he -?aw also
a Wagotiload of mil forms taken from
Federal dead.
Tension Is Growing.
La redo; Te::. February' .'? Tranquil?
lity prevailed along (hi- nort henst 01 n
border of Mexico to-day. but Withal
licit Incidents indicated that, tension
? In growing. in Nue.vn Laredo the
usual Sunday serenades were given.
b\u the numbers gathered were great?
ly reduced. So far. however, no un?
ion aid Incidents have been reported
Nothing is known here of Fraud.-co I
Berry{s for Clothes.
Last week of t he sale of Man?
hattan Shirts.
Soft aim stiff bosoms are
bot Ii i h t he sa le.
$l.BO Manhattans at $1.15. I
?2 Manhattans at $1.45.
$3 Manhattans at $1.88. j
Can't have too many Shirts,
you know. :
Mtulero. 11 io rebel leader; who was ex- !
pected to cross into Mexico last night I
between Laredo find Magic Pass.
high ting In Iteported.
I'll I'aso, Tex.. February 5. ? Fighting '
i; reported to-nlgbt between li?0 Fed-; j
erals and ijoo InsUrrectos under Alanis. I
12"- miles east of JUurcvc, opposite San
Misii iti... Tex.
The Federals attempted !?> impress i
eight men at Cinluue, capable of bear?
ing arms, into service, but the men,
'l|ed to the American side and ate be- !
;nu cured for by United States troops
Three hundred refugees from that i
section have crossed the rivet to-day J
and a l e ;i t Vsleta. Tex.
Leave for the Itorder.
Washington, p. C, February A
troop of cavalry stationed at W? :-t
Point. X. 'S'., ami a company of the;
Signal Corps from Fort D. A. Russell
left to-day for Ii I'aso. Tex., lot ser?
vice along the Mexican border, ac?
cording to orders from tin- War I"'
part iheitt.
All Havana Sees Aviator Circle j
Morro Light?
house.
Havana, February ?NV'itli practi?
cally the entire population of Havana
looking on. .1. A. D. McCurdy, who re?
cently crossed the straits of Florida
In a fi ft y - horsepower biplane, made a
magnificently spectacular flight to-day
from the drill grounds at Camp Colum
bid to .Mono Lighthouse, which he clr- i
cled and returned. A few minutes af
ter nine McCurdy s aeroplane was seen!
topping Principe Hill at a high alti?
tude. It was coming at great, speed j
against tt stiff eastrly wind. Passing
OVjer San Ln/.uro Hospital, the aviator
left hind behind and swept across the
shallow outer bay at an altitude of :t00 j
feet straight for Morro. lie circled
thi great lighthouse; fifty feet above
the lantern, Swinging to the left Mc?
Curdy darted seaward, then wheeled
again and circled the tower once more
ami straightened out gracefully on the !
return course.
The official time for tno round trip
was 11"> minutes, 12 seconds. The esti?
mated distance was eleven miles The
prize for the ilight was $;!;<. offered
by the city. This, however, is open to
competition until February i'>.
A great reception was accorded Mc?
Curdy this evening at the Alhisu
Theatre. Vinn-President Alfredo Zayas |
presided, and presented McCurdy with i
the purse of 15.000 given by the ITa
I vtina Post for his flight from Key West I
to H ;t van a.
JAILS FRIEND AS JOKE
Accuses lllm cif Horse stealing After n
Sparking,
Washington. Pa., February 5.?Be?
cause he unhitched and concealed the
horse of Carl Smith while the latter'
was seeing his best girl at Bcntleyvllie :
on Thursday night. Walter Ferguson/
aged twenty, son of a wealthy farmer,
is to-day occupying a coll in the coun?
ty jail hero, unable to secure his re?
lease under bail awaiting action of the
February grand jury on a charge of
horse stealing.
I Ferguson and Smith have been
j friends for years, their fathers' farms
adjoining. Two weeks ago, when
Smith left the home of Miss Myrtle
Anderson, his sweetheart, after ap
evening call, his horse was missing
On Thursday night. Smith had a simi?
lar experience
Yesterday lie started on investiga?
tion, learned that Ferguson had boast- !
od having forced him to trudge homo
twice, and immediately had his formet
'< friend arrested on a charge cf horse;
j stealing.
Ferguson's friends came to Wash?
ington ti,h: afternoon and tried to pro?
cure his release, hut learned the offense
Is uubiiilable.
: "BARNEY BIRCH" WOUNDED
j_
j rhicngo Politician nu(I Saloonkeeper
Shot b> I'ntrick Oner ill.
I Chicago, February 53.?C. I". Beiische,
I .i saloonkeeper, belter known as "Bar
j ney Birch." was sln.t by Patrick
I Guer'n, also w ?.11 known politically 'n
I < itleago.
I t hierin is a brother of "Kddie"
J Ouerln, once sentenced to life 1 tu -
{ prisonmehi on Devil's Island for a
J crime committed in Paris. Mddio
Gherln escaped through the instru
jinentailty of |?at Hhoedyj the sporting
I man. who died recently, Patrick Gucrlri
i having assisted materially in the os
; I cu pc.
f?v&V <2i 5t is t*ie' naturc of women to sutler
^^jNfr^M ^&?^rr (?3j iwcomplairiingly, the discomforts and
^^1%*Y\ t\?? VV Vi v-A\\V v;fs?. fcarr. that accompany the hearing of 1
\f \3 HiP ^WWwfec hildren. Motherhood is their crown- '
* $k fe^ :n? glory' ftud tn?y bravo its suffer- j
_x ^^?M ff^3. S?v "s>vfT> (fss in8s *or tho i?y tliat children bring.
H^^a oJy^XX vS^V XV V^ca No expectant, mother need suffer,
\?k3 >?fc) howevor, during the period of wait?
ing, nor feel that she is in danger when baby comes, if Mother's Friend, is used
? in preparation of the event. Mother's Friend relieves the pain and discomfort
caused by the strain on the diilereut ligaments, overcomes nausea by counter?
action, prevents baekacho and numbness of limbs and soothes the inflammation
of breast glands. Its regular ueo fits and prepares every portion of the mother's
Bystern for a proper and natural *^x>v M ^
ending of the term, and it assures ^yr&rlk 6?^^f^> C3:
for her a quick and complete recov- ^^^%%j^^^j^-^*^1- l^tk. f3fo
cry. Mother's Friend ? is t?old at ' xit*? ^^^D^?a/
drug stores. Write for free book for *>?ua.-2xs32^&,
expectant mothers. Y&f^ "^?k^N. fffo "^(p?v /fsV
i
Trouble Dyer Postal Economy
Orders .May Cause Removal
of Sonic High Officials.
IRRITATING ORDERS ISSUED\
Postmaster-General's N ame Used I
to Coerce Employes, Con- j
trary to His Orders.
Washing ten, February R.?A cohdi^ I
lion of inefficiency, Insubordination and !
mismanagement lia.s been developed in |
the operation of the railway mall set'- .
vice that is likely to result In an up?
heaval and perhaps in a reorganiza?
tion.
Postmaster-General Hitchcock is !
thoroughly incensed over the situation, i
and makes no concealment of his in?
dignation. F..-r a long time lie has
been conducting a personal investiga?
tion into the operations of the railway
mail service. His inquiry is not con?
cluded yet. but facts thus far devel?
oped indicate plainly that it.^ results
are likely to ho drastic.
Rumors reached Washington from i
several points thai changes in promt- j
nenl officers ' f the railway mail ser- i
vice, were imminent; indeed, it was re- J
ported that resignations of the Second
Assistant Postmaster-General, Joseph
Stewart, and chief uf the railway mail
service, Alexander Grant, had been i
submitted to Mr. Hitchcock.
It ein bo said on authority of Mr. \
Hitchcock himself that neither of these!
officials have resigned, and Hint their
resignations have not been railed for.
Mr. Hitchcock to-night expressed him?
self its entirely satisfied with the ad- I
ministration of the office of second as?
sistant by Mr. Stewart, for whom per?
sonally nr- I officially, he entertains a !
high regard; hut he expressed himself j
as much dissatisfied with the manage- j
mciit of lite railway mail service, par- j
ticularly ns respects t*.ie personnel. i
His Investigation, ho indicated, had'
disclosed the fact that orders had b icr j
issued by subordinate officers of the j
service placing upon the employes un?
reasonable burdens, in some instances !
humiliating ones. These orders wer?
promulgated in the name of the Post?
master-General, although he knew'
nothing about them until his invest I - '
gat ion brought them to light.
The orders were issued, to,-, Mr.
Hitchcock pointed out. "notwithstand?
ing the fact that T had issued general
instructions that In the carrying out
of proposed improvements in the ser?
vice no additional burdens should be
placed upon the employes, as I believed
that in the development of our effi?
ciency system Hie hearty good will of
the employes was absolutely nee es- '
nary.'*
Mr Hitchcock said that the only I
change in the status of the railway I
mail clerks was caused by an effort j
of the department to effect a reason-!
able readjustment service so us to
oeiualir.e the hours throughout the
country. Through the operation of this
system the hours of service of fo?><
clerks wore slightly increased, while
these of others were reduced The
general purpose was to have th* mn:-:
imttrn of employment not to exceed six
and a half hours n day. In the work?
ing out of this system. Mr Hitchcock
suggested that the railway mail clerks
had not been forced downward, and tin;
service in no respects had been curtail?
ed: on the contrary, die department's
eeiorts had been to obtain. through
Congress, improved nhysical and finan?
cial working conditions, while striv?
ing to keep the service apace with the
development of the country.
TRIES TO EXPLAIN LETTER
'?Murder" Doctor Having Trouble With
His "Coiifcsyluii."
St. Petersburg. February ?.?The trial
of Dr. Pantchenko and Count Patrick
O'Brien de Lassy. lor the murder of
Count Vaasili Bouturlln, was continued
to-day. Pantchenko spent eonsielerabi?
time trying to explain away the. mean?
ing of a letter written in France which
oc had previously confessed, referred
to the poisoning of Count Yassili and
his father. General Bouturlln.
Further details of the conclusions
of the- medical experts, which were
unfavorable to Pantchenko, show that
the count died from hypertrophy and
degeneration of the heart muscles,
which were over-lilled with blood. A
second distinctive symptom, they tes?
tified, was the sanguifluous condition
of the body, which was covered with
violet-colored marks from ruptured
blood vessels, both symptoms being
characteristic of diphtheria. The ex?
perts held that the poisoning undoubt?
edly was due to n toxin, most prob?
ably dlphthcrlal' in character. The
sole detail lacking to make an absolute
diagnosis was the absence of
dlphthcrlal spots in the throats, but
this they accounted for by the fact
that not bacteria, but a poison gen?
erated by them was injected.
The register of the Grand Hotel was
introduced as evidence. This sfhowed
that De Lassy was a guest there from
May 11 to May 17. 1910.
According to Pantchenko's original
confession. De Lassy paid the expenses
or a trip which he made to Cronstadt
to secure a toxin. This was about
May 11, but lie Lassy claims that ho
did not arrive here until May 12; hence
Pantchenko could not have receiv ed the
money from him. ?
A witness for the crown narrate.i
episodes in De Lassy's life. Do Lassy.
he said, once invited two provincial
landowners to meet three members of
the Cabinet. He hired men to imper?
sonate them, and they played their
parts to perfection. As the. result of
i lie masquerade, Dc Lassy pocketed
WILL FIRE ON KATAHDiN
hum to Re Used to Test Hie fchfect of
Ttvclvc-lnuh Shell?.
Washington. February r>.?The moni?
tor Tallahassee left here for St. Mary's,
on the lower Potomac River, where on
Monday she will fire her big guns
i against the rain Katahdih with twelve
i inch naval service shells loaded with
high explosives.
I The target composed of twelve
i inch nickel steel Krupp armor; sup
I ported on a structure erected on the
, deck of the Katahdin, which will be
l from five lo seyen miles distant from
I the Tallahassee
Tho tcsl if :<>t the purpose of afford?
ing ;t comparison between the dariiage
inflicted on the monitor Puritan by the
high-power charges recently exploded
against hi r turret and side, and that
which <?;.), be wrought upon* the armor
of the modern battleship by the ordi?
nary naval service shell. It- will ho
witnessed by it party of Congressmen,
who will leat'o here .Monday morning
on the torpedc-boat Railey.
Pound Dead In lied.
Asheville. N. C-. February e. ?Dying
in bed partially clothed, the dead body
of Patrick Coleman, apparently of
Niagara Falls, N. Y., was found by U
waiter in a local boarding house this
afternoon. Detters found In bis pocket.
indicate that the man came from the
? it v mentioned.
Colemah crime-' here three weeks ago
I but nothing is known of his ante
.???dents or his faniMy connections. I!.
! was a man about 'thirty-two years old
I Death is believed to have been due t
I heart trouble.
The Song That Is Sung
and Whistled on the Street
Popular Songs and Music, the
Latest Hits of the Musical World
?Any and All of Them, Now and
Always,
tandard
Operatic and classic slice! music.
AiSU Music Dooks at loivcftt prices*.
Regular and Red Seal Records.
Largest stock in the South. Standard
prices. Easy terms,
213 East Broad Street.
"Helen Pink" Is a Variation of
Coral in Three Shades and
Is All the Rage.
-Miss Helen
Washington, Februar:
Taift's fondness for pink has resulted i
In the President's daughter being com- i
plimented < y having a new and cxqtti
sitc shade of. that popular color named
f< r her. and the "Helen pink" promises I
t" have great vogue In spring and j
summer fan:ics.
The color is a variation of the fash- j
lona'ble coral pink, and Is shown In
three tones, the deepest being almost
us dark as 3 coral. It is. say Its spon- j
sors. far kss trying to tho average per- '
son titan the old-fashioned rose pinks,
and is .llsb easy to combine artistically
with other shades.
Miss 'raft's fthdncss for pink is pro- j
verhial. und A as never more remarked '.
than when sht chose it for the pre?
vailing color of the gown she wore at
her coming out reception. This was a
frock of vvltlte'.satin, veiled in chiffon
ot a pink somewhat like the r.ttv shade.
Mls.s Talt's wardrobe contains several
fetching Creations in pink, which is
pronounced i > her friends to be "her
color." The White House belle's com- !
plosion I.? of a fairness which c.?n stand
ihe challenge of the most trying tones '
of p:nk. hut she prefers the coral j
?-hades which have been so much liked I
this season. -
Miss 'iatt is not the first White
House debutante to be thus honored. '
for Miss Alice Roosevelt's name was
used In the christening of a shade of
blue. whl?*h, as tho "Alice," was every?
where worn. The enterprising manu- '
facturer who named the "Alice" was
cheated of Iiis laurels,, for well-nigh
every nine put on the market thai
season was called the "Alice."
Tho new pink is so distinctive In
tone that It. cannot readily be dupli?
cated. It Is so beautiful that It 1?
assured of a wide popularity, and the
"Helen" will reign supreme as fash?
ion's fa Did t cry during the coming
spring soison.
Negro Still at Large.
Wilson. N". f* . February .".-?Clues '
that led officers to believe that Louis',
West, murderer of Deputy Mumford, I
had been surrounded near Kenly last ,
night, failed. To-hlght .Urn Simnis. a j
Wilson negro, was arrested here on a
statement of Mary Voting, that he I
wan in the house during the shoot?
ing, simnis denies tho charge. Other
suspects are being held elsewhere.
Chief Olovtr's condition is more un?
favorable.
Ulcers, Old Sores, Eczema,
Bone Pains Cured by
B. B. B.
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I wax nillieted ?villi rheumatism, suf?
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Speaker-Elect Has No Patience
With Those of Pessi- I
mistic View.
Springfield, Mass.. Fcbliiury 5.?De?
claring that he is an optimist, and
that lie believes the world 1m growing
better, Roprcsentative Chain p Clark, of
Missouri, Speaker-elect of the next
House of Representatives at Wash?
ington, delivered a message of "Hope
and Courage" in an address lo-duy be?
fore the Young Men'3 Christian As?
sociation here.
If the world were not growing bet?
ter. Mr. Clark said, then the school
system, about which America boasts
and which costs so much, was an ig'
nomlnlous failure, and all religion was
Uj/allure. and he did not believe either
to be true. Why so many good peo
plo believe the world is growing worse
was explained by Mr. Clark as a mat?
ter of evolution of communication;
that nowadays any place on earth is
in reach of the telephone und tele?
graph, and 11 man may do a thousand
gootl things and never get his name
in the newspapers, but the Hist time
does, a bad tiling "ill it goes."
Mr, Clark said that when he went
to Missouri thirty-live years ago the
average number of homicides in Pike
county was between four and live a
year, and now they average less than
one. That, he be'Uevcd, was measur?
ably true of every other county in Hie
country.
Signa of Improvement.
Up to ten or fifteen years ago a
prize fight could be pulled off In any
State w'th absolute impunity. Now
there Is not a single State in which
it is not a penitentiary offense- Up to
comparatively recent years a duel
could be fought In any State without
any fear of serious consequences. Now
there is no Estate 'n which It Is hot a
felony. In conclusion, Mr. Clark said:
"Thanks lie to Almighty God, -wars
are becoming rarer and rarer. One
tiling which the flying machine will
accomplish will be to put an end for?
ever and forever to all wars. Lot-!
teries have been stopped. Institutions
for preservation of morals, relief of!
human suffering:-, for perpetuity of!
our institutions, are springing up on
every hand. The idea of reformation;
of criminals, rather than their punish?
ment, is taking a deep hold on the minds
of men. There is more money to-day de?
voted to charity per capita than cvet
before. Controversial religion ban
passen, and practical religion Is at
hand. The masses of the people arc
waking up to the fnct that polities
should be purified, demanding primary
electicn. senatorial elections by popu?
lar vote and other important reforms.
"Of course, we have not attained the
millennium. This mighty republic is
built, not for a day. but for all time,
one and Indivisible, destined under Go,}
to ii? the dominating Influence through?
out the world in all the centuries yet
lb be." I
(Continued Front x-irsi Fuge.)
of Senators ry direct, v.Re. Tlie tile
gram is as follows:
"The joint resolution proposing in
amendment 10 the Constitution pro?
viding for the election of United Slates
Senators by direct vote will le act -n
upon by the United State-} Senate wirb- ?
In a few da>s. It Is no; certain that
It will receive the necessary two-thirds
vote it is certain that 00 per i;en'..
of the people are in favor it. Will ,
Lie Senate represent pubii ; sentiment
upon this? :jo you know how yo.ur
Senators star.'" '' If their posit'bn * ia
In doubt, wire and write them. Bring
the force, of public op IV. an to iear
upon them. Jt is a criti.-il time. Your i
Influence may determine w , result, j
W're them to day."
Washington, D. C , February 0.?Ro?
bert S. Brudicyi head of the American
potash buyers, who alleges unfair dis?
crimination by Germany in the pus
sage of a potash law levying u lux
>n excess production at the mines, is?
sued a statement to-night embodying
the argument of the buyers submitted
to the Secretary of State, Mr. Kno.x,
in refutation of the brief filed recently
by the German potash syndicate-, with
President Taft and his Cabinet. The
American buyers claim that the excess
tax praetlcnly invalidates tho Contracid
1 they had made with the Schmldtmonn
interests, which arc independent of the
synd'eato, because the Americans hud
contracted for larger quota of potash
than that allowed Hie Schmidtmann
mines.
Mr. Bradley declared that his argu
! ineni applied equally as well to the
1 German answer transmitted by Count
\ Von Bernstorff, the German ambassa
j dor to the State Department, last week.
I provided Germany's reply and the. brief
I of the syndicate were alike as has
j been reported.
\ Mr. Bradley says it never was (nil
? muted to him directly or indirectly
that the German government was con?
templating legislation imposing a
heavy tax em potash production until
ten days after lie had made ills con?
tracts with independent interests and
that Geheimrat Kcrripncr, president of
the potash syndicate, in tho presence,
of the entire American potash buyers'
committee in New York, threatened the
invalidation of the American contracts
through u bill already introduced into
the German legislatinc. Which ho stated
"would be passed unless some compro?
mise- could b? reached." *
Mr. Bradley made public also 11 tele
j gram received twelve flays after he
htnl made his contracts from Mr. Pax
1111111, then president of the German
Potash Syndicate, asking for ri confer?
ence with him "regarding the export
I duly and other legislative measures
planned by the German government."
Mr. Bradley says:
"Why should the President, of the
German Potash Syndicate, an official
of the. Prussian government, wish to
consult with me. a. private citizens of
the United States, in reference to any
legislation proposed by the" imperial
government of Germany? I ask that
the tlelegram be mxplained on any
theory other than lhat I have held
valid contracts at that time which
would seriously interfere, with tho
plans of the syndicate and the gov?
ernment to perfi?i>iate the monopoly of
potash in Germany and the United
Stat es."
Commenting on Germany's recent
proposal to submit to arbitration the
question of whether Iho Americans or
the Gormalis are liable for the pay?
ment of the penalty tax, Mr. Bradley
declared lhat if Iho Schmidtmahn in
I forests were forced lo pay the tax by
the decision of (lie tribunal, the Amer?
ican contracts would not be fuIflUeJ,
became the KcHmidtiutihn interests
Would be forced to surrender their
potash at a heavy ions.
! AT STATE UNIVERSITY
One to Be Erected by Athletic Association as Its
Headquarters, and Other as Annex to col?
onnade Club by Alumni Association.
I Special to The Tlnies-Dlspalch. ]
Chariot lesvllle, Va.. February ."..--Although !
conditional upon it.-i ratification l>y ir.t
t>cn era I Alumni Association., a plan, proposed
by tin- executive coihjtnltfco of that organi?
zation. Involving the erection by tho Uen- ,
eral Atheltlc Association of the Unlreriltj
of Virginia <?'. a handsome building to ho?
used an headquarters, and tho building
of an expensive annex to tlie Colonnade Cliih
building, to be nnanced by the General
Alumni Association and used tr> accommo?
date ylsltlnit nbimnl. will b<; executed before
tlu> beginning of another seesioth
The tteheraj Athletic Association will B[?-r>.i
Immediately about 135,000. n good part of
which !s already In hand, on a largo build- '
in? t)( t*di latest architectural pattern; to
tie located on the plot of (.?round Ju*t above,
the grandstand that faces on Lambeth, Kind.
Thly an'D'mt ilo?? not Include the cost <?<
the site, it will contain lockers, hatha and
all necessary equipments for dressing pur- :
poses fur visiting players and the members j
r>r the I6c.il ntliletle squads.
The General Alumni AssrxMution plan-' I i
sp'tol Tl'.fO on o handsome unnex to the
f'olonniid? Cliib. en wijst rahce, to coiitatn
dormitories with baths and all modern con
\entence tho uVe ef viHitin-j alumni.
Tli'-" two buildings have long been tn the
contemplation of l"?th ilie fSfio-rnl Athletic
Association and the Alumni Association,
though the original Idea of the latter body
wa* t" construct a memorial hall.
Onf of the principal fibiect!" Incorporated
In th? alumni plans was to provide a Uiulnir
hall for Hie alumni, but the subsequent
erection of the Coniit nni building obviated
die necrsflty for stich rv lin.il. With the ti -
ganlzatlon'bf the Colonnade, <"lut>. t?o. nddl
tlor:" prov|?:r>.-i wo a mad.- for entertaining
ateinnl.
Preliminary plan* for the Athletic Asso?
ciation's prbpoted but'dlng wer?? drawn about
Police Arrest Officers of the
Madison, Who Complain
About the Albemarle.
In a raid yesterday morn Ins on the
Madison Club. 712 East Franklin
.Street. Policemen Gentry, Grlflln and
McGowan, of the First. District, ar?
rested A. F. Donald, president, and C.
L. Brown, secretary of the ?club on a
! warrant charging them with operating
a gambling resort- At the same time a
jwarrant was Issued for E. G. Kidd,
I vice-president, who was out. He learn?
ed of the warrant, and surrendered
himself later.
The men were balled each in tns
sum of $300. A. J. Bradley went on
the bond of Donald and Brown, and
Donald went on the bond of Kidd.
Only Donald and Brown were in the.
club at the time of the raid, and there
were no members present. No gamb?
ling paraphernalia was discovered.
A member of tho club complained
after tho raid that the police should
direct their attention to the Albemarle
Cluh. where, ho said to the olflcers,
there was so much gambling that he.
had to give up his membership in that
and join the Madison club. On this
information tho three ofTicers went to
the Albemarle Club, and searched it
from cellar to garret. They found
only the negro cook. He told them he
was the only man in tho bouse, and a
search proved that his words were
true. ,
In giving their occupations, Donald
sold that lib was a merchant; Kidd; a
clerk, and Brown, a salesman. Donald
and Kidd live in South' Richmond.
WENDLING TO LECTURE OX
HOUEItT E. LEE TO-NIGH'!
The Academy of Music was tilled to
its capacity yesterday afternoon by
Interested men and a few women to
hear tho noted lecture, "Tho Man of
Galilee," by George R. Wendling, who
won h namo - in Richmond lust week
for his series of talks In answer to
"Modern Doubt." Yesterday'a lecture
was a repetition of that given the
previous Sunday.
To-night, in t)ie auditorium of the
Jefferson Hotel, Mr. Wendling will
lecture on "Robert E- Dee," said to be
a masterpiece in the way of a histori?
cal lecture. It is expected that fully
1,000 people will hear him.
Negro Killed by Train.
r.Spocial to The. Times-Dispatch. |
Durham, N. C, February R.?Jesse
Dolman, colored, liretnnn at the Pearl
Cotton Mill, was killed last night by
an incoming Norfolk and Western
train. Holnian was seen lying on tho
left, side of the track; near the. mill
Ills head was next to the rail. Do wan
struck by tho pilot. There was n curve
at this place;- and the engine wan in
ten foot of tho sleeping man before
the enelner discovered him.
Hvo years ago by Paul J. Vn\z. of Wa
tun. Dr. W. A. Lambeth stated that the??
plan?, though they would need conslderabl?!
?? ? .?lato?, would be used, ami that when tin;
Alumni Association sanctloiiH the n?u |jb?n
at Its meeting Iti June, work on th-j li il db
will begin at once.
, OBITUARY
Thohiaft Carter.
I .special to The Tlmcs-Dlspatch.)
Lynchburg, VaM February 6.?-Thqinas
t arter, aged seventy-two. a native of
Buckingham county, who had lived lierp
eighteen years, died to-day after a lotig
illness. Me was a Confederate veteran,
ami hud ben totally blind l<>r twehti
years He is survived by his wife, two
daughters und two sons, who I'CBtda
here, and u sister, Mrs. Jane Garnet,
of Grt-enbrier. W. Va..
Hev. J. W. Click;
[Special to The Times-Ufa patch. I
Hariisonburg. Va.. February 5.- -Rev,
J. W. Click, aged fifty-seven, mihlstei
of the Church of the Brethren, died
to-day near Bridgewatcr. lie leaved
u wife and seven children.
.11. Crenitiinw,
[Special to The Times-Dispatch )
Ashland, Va.. February 5.?M. Creh
shaw. aged ninety-three years, died to?
day at the- home of 11. P. Tiller, In Han?
over county.
Punera| services and interment will
be held at the home at l o'clock thle
afternoon.
DEATHS
HELFERT?Died, nt the residence oi
his mother, 2009 Venablc Street, Sun?
day. February 5, f?ll, at Sir, P. M .
THOMAS S. youngest son of Mrs. M
Iii. and the late Krank Helfen, aged
t wr-n t y-t hi ee years.
Funeral notice later.
BLUNT?Died, at his residence. South
Richmond, Sunday morning at 2:30.
TilOS. II. BLUNT, aged sixty-three.
Besides his wife lie leaves one son.
J. V/., anil one daughter. Miss Mary
Fll en.
Funeral win take place THIS
(Monday) AFTERNOON 3 o'clock
from Bninbrldge Street Baptist
Church
Bristol and Abingdon papers please
copy.
McSPARRAN?Died. February 5, 1011.
at 2 P. M., JOSEPH LEROY. infant
son of Rev. Joseph L. and Grucia
Walker McSparran.
interment private.
Baltimore* papers please copy.
HA VISON?-Died, at the residence of
his parents. 213'-' Pleasant Street.
ROLAND E. DAVISON. aged ten
months and twelve days, infant son
of E. C. and Laura L. Davlson.
Funeral from the resldenco THIS
(Monday) AFTERNOON at 2:30 P.M.
HARPER?Died, at the residence of
her sister. Mrs. Martha Stubbins.
1715 Washington Street, Sunday
morning. February T>, at 2:20 o'clock
MRS. SUSIE HARPER, widow ol
John Harper.
Interment in Oakwood MONDAY
at 4:30 P. M.
Raleigh, N. C, papers please copy,
i.Wi I ELTON? Died, at the residence r.f
his brothers. 2317 West Gary Street;
.JAMES T. Wl 1 ELTON, aged twcnly
; three years. He is survived by two
brothers. Jo hp. and F. Dick Whelton.
Funeral notice later.
McCULL?UGH? Died, at the home <.f
Mr. George Storz, No, S10 Bartott
Avenue. Brookland Park, Sunday
evening. February ft. at 6:10 o'clock.
MR. JOHN H. McCULL?UGH. in the
fifty-fourth year of his age. Re?
mains at Bliley Undertaking Parlor:
Funeral notice later.
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