The times dispatch. [volume], February 13, 1912, Image 1

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MAY AMEND RULES
FOR JORDAN BILL
Enabling Act Advocates
Try New Tactics to
Gain Point.
PRIMARY MEASURE
IS NOT REPORTED
Committee Has Hearing and De?
fers Action for Week?Bill
Passes House to Prohibit
Treating in Saloons?New
Tax Commission Propo?
sition.
Convinced at lost that there Is no
hope ot aicurlng a two-thirds vote In
the House o: Dolegatea In favor of
taking up the Jordan prohibition en?
abling bill out of its order. Its advo?
cates yesterday devised a new courso
of procedure It Involves nothing less
than amending the rules of the liouso
to suit this particular case.
C. W. Throckmorton, of ilenrico. of?
fered the resolution provld.ng for a
caange In the rules. It proposes that
a men majority vote shall be autll
clcnt to call up a measure out of lt3
regular place on the calendar, pro?
vided It has been called up for three
successive days, a majority voting for
It In each Instance, but failing to se?
cure the roquulte two-thirds. It will
be readily seen that this provision Is
planned to change the specific situa?
tion.
Must Walt rive Hayn.
It Is necessary, first, that this rule
bo printed, which has not yet been
done. Then, after printing, it must
lie on tae Speaker's tuble for live days,
being reau In the morning hour of
*??:!. day. It may then be considered
and voted on by lha House, a majority
vote being ncceiaary for Its adoption.
The Throckmorloii resolution was re?
ferred to the Committee on Rules,
whence Ii may possloly be reported to
tliu House this rnormng.
Rending ihn expiration of those five
days, the House will have a rest from
the prohibition agitation. Mr. Jordin
made Ms usual motion yesterday to
take the bill up and It was at first de?
feated by a viva voce vote-. loiter
somebody recalled that this would not
comply with the terms of the proposed
amendment to tha rules, and on a mo?
tion to reconsider, a toll call was
had. It revealed the fact that the
prohibition cause was growing weak?
er, through resentment on the- part of
tu'mbcrs tit thi repetition of efforts
?ind the waste of time.
Then Mr. Jordan announced that he
would not make the motion again un?
til after the rules are amended. This
cannot be- done- before Saturday, at the
rarllost.
The enabling act made It* appear?
ance In the Senate yesterday. Intro?
duced by Senators Walker. Mapp.
Kaundera and Wast. No effort has as
yet been made to secure a hearing for
'.: In committee
Primary Hill Deferred.
Hopes for the passage through the
l-'enato of lh- Byrd-Featheraton bill
legalizing primary ejections are- not
especially bright. A puollc hearing
wus given last night, and, but a few
minor objections were raised to the
measure, Lleutc-nunt-Govcrnor J. Toy
lor Ellyson and others suggested
amendments; which were not regarded
as highly mate Iii.
Bui ufter a short executive session,
on the bill, it was announced that the
Committee on Privileges and Elections
would .meet again next Monday night.
It had been hoped by Senator Feather
*ton and Speaker Ryrd to secure a
report last night.
Antltreutlng 111 ]I I'an'ed.
By a vote of jii to 2J, the House
passed the Fitzhugh bill, prohibiting
treating In saloons. A penalty is
provided for both the- person who
treats and the one w'.io accepts. A
i-.lgn must be placed 1 nsaloons read?
ing: "Treating Prohibited by Uw."
ih addition to disputing ot tnls
measure, the House neur.y clcarcel Itf
calendar of uncontested uouse bills on
their third reading.
The Senate transacted the largest
volume of business of the sei&ion,
passing many bills on their nrst
redding and advancing many others. ]
Much progress was made with the.
calendar, with the result!that the time
of consideration for Important meas?
ures Is near.
It Is possible that the sterilization
bill will be reached In tha ilouso to?
day, and. should the debate on It be
short, there i.- a bare possloillty o:
re-aching the woman's college measure.
Tills, however, is considered unlikely.
New Tax CoinmlsMou Pruvkamu*.
In executive session this morning at
11 o'clock, the rlouso Finance com?
mittee will consider the new amend?
ments to the Byrd Stute Tax Com?
mission bill. These changes were
presented to tlie committee yesterday
morning and urguec. by the Speaker
Mid bV Dr. l>. S. Freeman. Tliej were
opposed by Hugh A. White, who urged
the reporting of his s< grcyatie-n lull, I
or at leust that the commutes secure
facts on which to base a plan tor'
complete separation oi the objects of
taxation.
As already outlined, the Byrd plan1
provides for it commission of three '
,,,,.??the State Tax Commissioner, ih.j !
st ue Accountant and lite Assistant
Assessor of Mineral Lands. They would
visit each county, and would have j
hearings In each congressional ois-1
irict to determlni upon valuations of
property. Tiie matter:; would be fought
out In local courts. A tax rate board
is also provided, IjO reduce the State
tax levy In ease the assessment were
Increased, while corporation property
is to be assessed by the State Corpo?
ration Commission, the Governor, the)
Auditor, tho Tax Commissioner and
the State Accountant. Mr. Byrd issued
a statement last night covering the in?
tent o' Hie bill.
Inquire Into Institution*.
A commit tee, composed of one mem
b, r Of the Senate and two of the
House, will be appointed to work -in
; Vacation and examine Into the business
(Continued ,Oh sixth page'
INSTRUCTED FOR CLARK
-
Speaker Gets 120 More Delegaten to
Mlnnourl Convention.
Kansas City. Mo.. February 12.?In?
structed to support Speaker Champ
Clark as Missouri's only candidate for
ih? Democratic nomination for Presl- I
dent, 12<> delegates to-day were se?
lected to represent the Domocrats of !
Jackson county at the State conven?
tion In Joplin, February 10.
In ths third legislative district the
supporters of former Governor Folk,
who until his withdrawal last Satur?
day, had been expected to ninkc a fl^rht
for representation, Joined In the In?
dorsement of Mr. Clark, and a resolu?
tion praising both Clark and Folk was
passed
Oklnboma Splits.
Oklahoma City, okla., February 12.?
Incomplete returns from Democratic
precinct conventions mat were held
throughout Oklahoma Saturday Indi?
cate Speaker Champ Clark and Gov?
ernor Wilson will have about an equal
number of Instructed delegates at the
State convention on February 22, when
delegatea will be named to the na?
tional convention.
Tnft la Indorsed.
Denver, Col., February It?The Re?
publican State Convention to select
delegates, and alternates to the na?
tional convention will meet at Colorado
?Springs March 27. This was decided
by the State Central Committee hero ;
to-day.
President Taft wag Indorse] for re- I
nomination, the vote Selng 103 to lf). I
By a similar vote an amendment in
dorslng Theodore Roosevelt was lost. I
GOVERNOR ENTERS DENIAL
.MaKca JJcteuitr of lltn Administration j
in Hawaii.
Washington, February 12.?Governor ?
Waiter i . l- rear, of Hawaii, nus madi
a complete denial of cnargud med wltn
beciutary of tue lniertoi Fisher i.y 1
Ueiogati :> Callknaole, or the isiaudi |
wiio Charged luat tue Governor's ud- i
ministration was incompetent; mat in
taliud to administer tue land law*
properly; did not encourage immigra?
tion, ?hu that he- operated in? jjov
eminent in tue Interest ot tne sugar
companies.
The Governor declares that his hand
- lilts ol the public lands always uas
oeen In tne ititeresis of tne small
homesteaders, nut that natural con
onions and difficulties of agriculture
in tue is.amis make small numcsiead
lug an extremely precarious occupa
lion, and tnal it is almost uiiposaiuie
to Induce American Immigrants to set?
tle In the Islands. He HUDmils that
under hla plan ti.Oeo selected European
immigrants nave been auueu to tue
Territory's population.
To the charge that the Governor]
"winks at transportation extortion," i.e
argues tnal the blame lies wltn Con- |
Ureas, wnlch, ir.ougn Importuned, uas
refused to extend tne Interstate com?
merce law to steamsi.ip companies that
ply between the several islands and
ll.e mainland. Ti.e railroads tiave
been so conducted, ne anus, "Unit there
has been no noticeaolc complaint
against them."
Governor t rear closes hll reply with
a summary of retorms Introduced un?
der his administration. Tnest include
reorganisation of finances, revolution
ot the tax system, extension of public
Instruction and aids to agriculture.
NO MORE MIXED MARRIAGES
Germuua Mar \ot Wed Natives of Sn
moan l*l-ua*.
Berlin. February 12.?Dr. Solf. tht
new oecrelary ol ctate :ur tne Coio
nies, nas issued an order fortuduihii
in tnt- tuitire ail marriages betwueii
Wnttea anu natives In lue .wo ?ainoao
isianus oeioiini.'ig lo i eiinaiu.
Cuiidren oi marriage* aeietofor* i?<- ?
ga.... contrauieg win oe legaraeu as jf
Wlltte olrtu, D?I OflSprlcg ot tile olnei
uii.oiib customary in tne ulanda win uc
e.asaeu. MUlOllfc tile colored Or UatlVt.
population.
Tne- order comes aa a culmination
ot a long agitation against mixeu mar
riagee mid wnicn a largo proportion
o; the white coionisla anu even Ol tne .
imperial odiciais In German Mamoa
have entered, and which were tuicr j
aied anu even protected by lor'mer ad -1
ministrations in the colonial office. I
The insiiiuilon now is legaided as'
a danger to German prestige In th?<
islanuo and even as a menace to ine
future of tne colony, a:, according to
the official standpoint, white colonists
Intermarrying with natives very oiten 1
sin? lo the lower cultural level or tho
aboriginal population, while the chil
dron, inheriting the bad qualities of
both parents, form an undesirable eie- I
meni ot the population.
MARTIN GETS APPROPRIATION !
Goverumeul Will expend ?33.uoo at !
Thimble Skoal*
? Washington. February 12.?Senator I
Martin to-day got two Itenia of ?liier?
est to Virginia through the Senate.
One of these provides for an appro I
prlatlon of nb't muri than Ql>u foi
the completion o: the light and toy
signal station ui Thimble Snoala, in
Chesapeake Bay. Tlila appropriation.
Was asked for by the government au?
thorities because of the fact thai ThJm- !
ble Shoals guards the approach to :
Newport News Norfolk and other:
nearby cities, and is one of the most
Important points on the Atlantic coast. ;
With ih s uinouht available the fun
and lig.it station will be thoroughly
equipped.
Ine other matter provides payment
ot $201.76 to Paymaster Wm. B. i:og
civ, United Stales Navy, for repairs
done to the Seaboard Wharf and Ware?
house Company, of Newport News,
damaged by the United States collier
Brutus June 1. I9r??.
These Items will now go over lo j
the House and probably will receive)
the attention of Representative Hol-i
KNOX OFF ON TOUR
leaves for Ills Diplomatic Vlall to'
soittticru Republic*.
Washington, February 12.?Secre?
tary Kiion left hero to-night for Palm
Beach. Flu., where he will remain |
about a week, and then embark bill
the armored cruiser Washington feir '
Colon, io begin bis diplomatic visit to!
Central America, South America and
the West Indies.
The exact Itinerary of the secre?
tary's trip has not been arranged, nntt
Is likely to I.,; kept open until thei last
mom. nt to receive advices from the
American diplomatic representatives In
the various capitals to bo visited.
TRAINMEN PROTEST
flu Not Wimt T?elr Orders issued in
.Spanish.
Mexico City, February 12.?The'
grievance committee of the Order of
Railroad Conductors is holding a ses?
sion to protest against the recently'
Issued order that train orders should
be. given In Spanish. Appearances seem I
lo indicate that, no agreement bc-twoon |
tin conductors and the company I31
likely.- It Is reported that the head
of the conductors' organisation has
been appealed to.
TAFT BREATHING
AIR OF DEFIANCE
Assails Democrats and
Predicts Republican
Success.
NO LONGER DOUBTS
ELECTION R?&?LT
Says Democracy, as Usual, Is
Doing Wrong Thing at Right
Time by Cutting uif Battle?
ships and Re?ucing Army.
Speaks at .Lincoln
Dinner.
New York. February 12.?President I
Taft brought his celebration of Lin- 1
coin's birthday to a close here to-1
nignl with a speech to tne Ropuollcan!
<-'iub. in which ne breathed uenahcel
to tne Democratic party, ueciareo that i
It was n.a ueliet that the Republicans
would triumph neat Noveiitoer, aim I
iu?ue it plain mat nc uau little syin
P?1 thy v.-iin inoue ot his own po.u.c-U
latin Wtiu coal ineilioeives progio
sives, but wno are poiu.cal emotion?
alists or neurotics."
ins spOeon came almost at the end
nl a strenuous day liiai took Jim 10
.Newark ami range, J., anel gave
mm six hours in Sow lorn, in w men
to aiienu Lue poitiicui dinner ami drop
in ,il tne oanquuie of tue Retail L?ry
tiooos Association aud tne Orauuaicj
Ciuo. Leaving tor vvuamngion iiiie
lu-lligiil, the iTeBiOenl is uue uacK in
tVabiotigion early to-morrow.
t.e.u ArtBUrmK i e.e^ruuis.
While at tne uaiiquei ot ihe Re?
publican CiUb the r'ic.-..UeIU reeetveo
telegrams assuring mm lhat iwu
Otiegules lo lue JlepuuuCin .National
Convention iruia ins i>igutn Virginia
CoIiBie;-.-ionai UiStliCl ur.u two mine
from Alak.iaa. an picugvd to support
mm, nau uecii e?veic.. .o-uuy. Aiioiilcr
leigtaill aacUicu .'tcbiuunt ll.ai tile
Coiorauo Republican cutifj central
vuiiiin..11? nan ui.ii,,i t-tl ior lall l>y "
vote of 103 to 10.
Otto T. iiamtard, former Republican
nutiiusie ior mayor ol .?ew mim ??s
loaEiuiohler. aim at Hie gue=l table
were tormer ?uttod sutu? bcimiui ,
. cuauuejey -'i- uepew, BUile Cni?lriii?n
1 iviiiism barnes, jr., aim i'luibnj i
'i.ouorun, S. s. Ko;mc, pres.uciu oi
? tne New Vorn county commute*, aim ,
I rteury W. 'full, mo i tesiOfc?i.'a brother.]
! llepuolicah rsat.unai Conim.-ie?.maii
\ William U wa-ru, wno reubeu to at?
tend ine l'resiuoni'ii luiiib u^use Olli-j
tier to meinoeio ot to? national com-j
miltce last uecemoer. aisu aitenueu. j
I i i.e fleelUeltl ?llucrteu tile Ueino
I era Is especially tor their proposition
I to reduce the United ataics army by
eliminating one-third oi us cavalry i
ami t>y oeparltug ??from the. time hon- j
ored i>oncy of uuumg uatii year two
new battleships to me navy."
?it, consiuering our many responti- i
oililles in all purls ot tne worin," lie
said, "1 think tnls a great mistake. ]
Certainly tnu diminunou in the sddl
LlOlic to OUt licet GUfelll not 10 be con?
sidered until the Panama Cai,a. is com?
pleted. , i
Wrong Thine at Right rime. j
"In otner words, our Democratic;
friends are doing me very thing lhat
they arc alwavti reputed to do, they I
are doing the wrong thing at the right
lime." j
For many reason.*, ihe President I
said, the Republican party could bo I
regarded as the parly of progress
That party, he said, had provided fori
the "close regulation of corporations i
give:; privileges by the State." had J
passed and amended the interstate
commerce act, the employers' liability I
law ond a law for a inm.ir- bureau, I
had provided workmen's .-o upenratton i
und mediation between railroads utiJ I
t.ie.r employes. It ,v i, willing, he
adtJtb, to perfect tho JudYial , et- 1
dure of tne Federal courts, would re- '
vise the unit m accordance with
sounti principles o: economics, had uu
vu/..cea a poncy ol conservation and!
stoo.i tor worm peace.
".tien praise Lincoln to-day and at- '
tack tne Republican party." liu said, i
"allugcttior luigeuul of tne lacl mat !
in Lincoln's lite tne man and tne parly I
were to eioseij uUitcd in aim and .
achievement mat the history of the one !
is me History ot tne otm-r.
''There arc t..oje who look upon tho'
present siiu.it,on as lull ot evil and
corruption and as a tyranny tu wealth,
and who in apparent despair at any
ordinary remedy are seeking to puii
down ihbsc things which aav?. tuen j
regarded as the pillars of the terriple :
of freedom .in,; representative g^v- '
ernment and to reconstruct our whole
t-ooieiy on some new principle, not !
definitely formulated, and with tile
Intelligent or intelligible forecast of I
the exact constitutional and statutory j
results to be attained.
"The Constitution was framed to I
give to ail in.'ii equality of right be- {
fore the iaw and the eciua'.lty Of op- i
porluniiy thai such equality of right
before the law was Intended to se?
cure. A review o.' the history of this
country, with the mutations In the
personnel of the individuals that have |
gone to make up the people, will snow
that never in the history of the world
has there been such equality of op?
portunity (is in these United States,
and it lias been secured by upholding j
as sacred the rig.it.- of Individual lib?
erty and tho rights of private prop- I
erty In the guaranties of the Federal |
and State Constitutions.
Progress Agalnnt Abuses.
"We have permitted the establish?
ment of corporations and the acquisi?
tion of power throng!', the corrupting
use of money In politics, so as at limes]
to give a few dangerous control in I
legislation and government, but due- I
lug the last ten years much progress
against vich abuses has b.-en made.
"The Republican party has come to J
recognize that high tariff duties en I
courage combinations ot capital by
suppressing competition, to take ad?
vantage in the domestic prices charged,
of the excessive rates of duly, and that
that Is a much safer system which llnf
Ha the duties to the measure of the till'
fcrenco between the com: of production
(Continued on Second Pngc.) j
Arrests of 54 Labor!
Leaders Expected Be?
fore Nightfall.
ALL MEN WANTED
ARE WITHIN REACH
From Boston to Pacific Coast
Officers Arc R?ady to Seize Al?
leged Dynamite Conspirators
Who Waged War Against
Open Shops?Names
Carefully Uuarded.
Indianapolis, Ind., F< bruary 12_On
the cvo of the arrest ot the men in
dicted In the, dynamite conspiracy cusl\
it v.-as reported to-niKnt mat trio
number of defendants would be liity
lour. Tne arreato may take, place to
inorrow.
.Many othcers in one labor union
and one officer Hi eucu of UMi oti.ur
uiiiona are believed id be involved, it
is unciuratoou mat tue uelenuuiit* west.
OI Sail LuKC City. Ulan, UlCiUUU oniy
ii.'. .?> UoCtf names aireau) nave oeeu
mentioned in connection ivltn prosecu?
tions or muiciinentta tuunu un tne i'a
cine coast, und tnut no Individuals
west ui suit UiKi; C.ty not neretoio.'e
Involved diu uuuer' luulclmeht nere.
Many cities in tne feast ui.u in Uniu,:
Illinois anu ?tlssourl ure said lo be
ine points irom which me Federal au
in?ruie? expect to receive teports Jl
arresie.
.uost of the defendants! wnose names
have been kept ace ret, out who have
been unuer Federal . sp.ouage since
tnu lnuKiiiients wore returnee, a week
ubo. are reported a? now bc-li.g w|lh?n ;
reavh and, as the capiases for the ar
rests have been delivered to l'n.tedj
mates marshals in tue respective
districts, it la beilevtd tne apprehen?
sion o: the men practically will tuKo I
pi e within a few hours alter word ]
hu been sent by telegraph for the au- {
thoritics to act. Proeuoly a numner I
of the defeiioauts will be beyonu ?m- I
mediale seivn.g of ti.e cap.SSes, nut
the plan is to take as many as pus- i
slbie oi them into custody on the same
day.
A labor leader in Boston, several
each in New Vork, Cleveland and De?
troit, at least five In Chicago, one each
In Peoria, St. Louie, Kansas City ,u0..
New Orleans. Puiiad.-lphia, Milwaukee,
Ilarttorc, Conn., li.iiialo. Cincinnati,
and about five men In Indiunupolis aro
helevcd to be a^iong those Indicted,
^ix Indictments are said to pertain to
men living in Salt Lake City and west
of there.
Whetner the arrests would take
pln.e to-morrow. United Stales Dis?
trict Attorney Charles Wi M.iler re?
fused positively to state, but It was
learned that such was the plan mapped
out by the government to-nignt. and
thut it would be carried out unless
some unforeseen obstaci-. developed.
Frank M. Ryan, president of the In?
ternational Association ci Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers, wea at hla
he-aceiuariers to-day discussing with
his officials reports that members ol
hit, union were Included among those
indicted.
John T. Butler, of Buffalo, first vice
president; Herbert S. Hockln. of Do
'rolt. second vice-president und acting
<ecretary-lreasui er, and Frederick
Sherman, business agent of the local
in Ion In Indianapolis, are among those
?vho have consulted with Mr. Ryan.!
ilr. Hockin succeeded J. J. McNamara.
*.he convicted dynamiter, as secretary
treasurer of the union.
Denies lie In Hiding.
Denver. Col., February 12.?In an In?
terview here to-day with Henry W.
Lelglelter, a former member of the
executive hoard of the International
Association of Bridge and Structural
Iron Workers, who was present at tb<i
board meeting when John J. McNam?
ara was arrested charged with dyna?
miting the building of the Los Angeles
Times, said he took it fr r granted that
one of the indictments at Indianapolis
was for hint.
L'elglelter came to Denver for his
henlth. and Is working .it his trade. Ha
denies that he has hem hiding, and
denied that he or Eugene Clancey. a
fellow member of the executive board,
had betrayed organization secrets to
detectives .is he says William .!.
Burns alleged.
Piltman Believed
Mi's. Surratt Innocent
Cincinnati, ?>., February j2.?Al?
most fifty yearn after tbc assassina?
tion of Abraham Lincoln, the pen
of lieu Pit nun n, plnuecr atcoogra
pucr, ivbo acted nn official stenogra?
pher at the Irinl of tbc conspirn
liire, linn revealed facta nupporting
Iii? belief that Mrn. Mary Surrnit,
? be vtomnn hung With (brcc other
ennnplrotiim, wna Innocent of the
crime for which she won executed.
The ?internenI wna written by I*i 11
ninn Just before bin denth here 11
year ago, anil appears in lhc March
Issue of a Cincinnati inngnzlnc, A
portion of I'lltnihu'a ntatemrnt 1st
??Thut >lr?. Surratt, who ?11?
banged with three mule conspira?
tors concerned In a plot to nnnan
ilnntc. President Lincoln und other
government oillrinin. entirely
Innocent of any prior knowledge of
ur participation In iliimc crimen In.
to my mind, beyond uncntlon. My
conviction Is based un the following
fnetni Tlint nn oflii'lnl recorder of
the trlnli OH tinvlnui hennl every
word of the tcnfl.ny; nn compiler
of the published volume. 'Lincoln
Annannlnotlou Trlnl'i more *linn nil.
n> having prevlonn to the Irin!
written down from Cic linn of the
principal wltncahen Ihctr alorlen of
ttlml they knew or ntiout which. In
1 heir employment of apics, they und
learned. I have had the best up.
jinrtunll}' of forming n true opinion
im 1? ihr until or Innocence of Mr*.
Siirrnlt."'
THRONE OF CHINA
IS TOPPLED OVER
Manchu Dynasty Quits
After Ruling for Three !
Centuries.
REVOLUTION
IS COMPLETE
Final Edicts of Abdication Is?
sued, in Which Empress Dow?
ager Yields to Will of the
People?Work of Forming
Government Now Will
Proceed.
China's First President
Naturalized American ;
WnnhlnKtnn. February 13.?Or.
fan Vnt .Sen, flrM PreMdent ol the
Chinese republic, Is a naturalized I
A mcrlcun.
The Uepartmrnt of Commerce anil
I.nbor so held In 11104, mi the ground
thin Dr. Sun, vi ha lind been horn la
Ihe Hswnlinn InlaudN, hud been en?
dowed with American clt Iseunblp
by the net of 11H10, vijilch provided
h eovrrnmenl for llnwnll nnd de- !
elnrcd ull cltlseas of the territory '
to br 'i:i,,.?., 0f the United States. ,
Peking, February 12.?After occupy?
ing the tnrone of China (or nearly j
three centuries, lite Manchu dynasty, I
represented uy the child Emperor, Pu I
ii, ubauaied to-day. Three ed.cti
v.ere issuou?the nrst procialtnnc an
uicatlon; tue secouu uVuilng wan tne
ealh.OUbnnie.nt Ol the re,.uu..c, anil tile
tuiru mg.iiti tiiu maiiituiiaucu oi peace
ana apptoying tne couuiuoua agrueu
upon uy i lie imperial Prem.el', luan
sill Kai, auu iue rupubiicaus.
Tne text ot tile lust tutorial edict
issued uy tne throne at noon to-day
I is as :Oliows 1
"W e, n.o i^mperor ot China, have r^
spectiutiy received to-duy tun toilo.v
iiig ouiCl troiii the hands ui tier 1
lUAjabiy, tne uonager liu.pi ess:
"in consequence ui nie Ujir.s.ng ot |
the repuutnun uimy to whien nie peo?
ple ot tne provinces ut Cnii.a nave re- ;
Hponoeu, tne empire Is seething l.Ko
a nulling caldron, ana the people are ;
..ittngeu in misery.
"iuan chi Ka. was thereloro com
mantled lo dispatch commissioners in
order to comer with the republicans
I With a view to the calling of a ha?
j tional assembly to decide on the tu
i tui e form of government. Months
I iiavu elapsed and no settlement is
now evident.
The Will of Heaven.
I "The majority of the people arc in
j favor of a republic. From the prefer- j
i ence of the people's beans tne win ol
' heaven is discernible. How could we ;
j oppose the desires of millions ior the j
' giury oi one fatally?
j "Therefore, v.c.. uie Dowager Em-j
press and me Emperor, hereby vest '
tne sovereignty oi me Chinese empire
in the people.
"Eci 1'uan Shi Kal organize to the:
i full ihe powers of ihe provisional re- |
, publican government und comer with i
[ the republican's as tu me methods of?
; union assuring peace ill (he empire
ana forming a great republic willi the I
: tin.on of Manchus, Chinese, Mongols, >
' Mohammedans and Tibetans. !
i "We, the Empress Dowager and the]
1 Emperor, will thus be enabled to live |
! in retirement, free of responsibilities j
and cares ol enjoying without inter- |
ruption the nation s courteous treat- j
me-nt." *
At an audience yesterday the Fm
! press Dowager thanked Yuan Shi Kal
[ for his successful eftorts in obi.oin- ;
ing good treatment for the Imperial |
j family from the republicans. The pub- ,
? licallona ot tho edicts has given pro- 1
; lound relief in every one in Peking,
! both foreigners and Chinese. ' The
arrangement is considered a skiitui
' compromise, and it is believed lilt j
; terms will satisfy the republican*. The
j first cdi.t provides thai tne terms |
shall be comniuu'catud to the foreign
legations for transnilastion to then
rtiupe'ettye governments, the object be?
ing to record world-wide the. reptlbli
; can pledges.
In cent.,deration for abdication the
republicans make the following eight
pledges to the Emperor:
"First. t,he Emperor shall retain his '<
title and shall be respected as u for- i
eigii monarch; second, he shall receive:
Jan annual grant of 1,000,000 taels until I
jthe currency is reformed, aller wh.ch i
I ho siiull receive $4,000,000, Mexican;.
\ third, a temporary residence shall be 1
provided in the Forbidden City, und
j later the imperial family shall reside
I in the summer palace, ten miles oui-1
side of Peking; fourth, ho may ob-1
I serve the sacrifices at his ancestral I
, tombs ami temples, whicii will be pro-1
! lecled by republican soldiers; fifth; ,
j ihe great tomb of the late Emperor
I Kwang ^u will lie completed and the'
funeral ceremony fittingly observed at
I the republic's expense; sixth, the
: palace attendants may ho retained,!
?but the number of eiinuciis cannot he
increased: seventh. the Emperors
property will be protected by the re
i publice, eighth, the imperial guards
' will bo governed by the army board,
? the republic paying their salaries." I
Point .Not Mentioned,
j A contended point as to whether I
i the throne shall be perpetuated ??! will I
terminate with the present Emperor's
death, is not mentioned. Four pledges
for the treatment of the Imperial kins-,
. men l td low:
Firs', the princes, dukes und others
having hereditary titles shall retain
j their ranks: second. Ihe nobility shall
I have the rights and privileges of or?
dinary citizens: third, their private
properties will be protected: fourth,
the nobility shall be permitted exemp?
tion from military service.'
The Peking authorities are taking
military prccuatioris, but there have
been no disorders in the capital it is
expected, however, thai disorders' will
Occur throughout Hi.- Interior.
The legations consider lhat the first
phase of the revolution has been con
(Continued on Tenth I'.igl'.)
CUDAHY COMPANY INDICTED
Liable to Pine of $132^500 for Sellin? ZU
Worth of Oleoranrgarlne.
Atlanta, da., February 12.?In order
to sell $1 or |j worth of oleomargarine
a day in Atlanta, the Cuctuhy 'Fucking
Company hae laid itaelf open to a fine
of $132.000. according lo an indictment
returned against the company to-dav
In the United States Court. This un?
usual punishment has been invited, so
the government charges, by petty II
I'-gal trafficking thai in all could have
profited the packers not more than $1.
OOo. The Information presented to the
grand jury was that the company sold
about sixty pounds of t leomargarlne a
day to Thomas Hopkins, already under
indictment as an ''oleomargarine block
ader," and received for ll about 7 cents
a pound, or $1.20. It la alleged In the
Indictment thai In order to cover up
the sale of ao much oleomargarine to
one man, the company falsified its
booka to show thai the quantity waal
being distributed among several Atlan-j
ta restaurants. Indignant proprietors I
of the restaurants named have dented
using oleomargarine, and appeared be?
fore the grund jury as wltnesser
against the packing company.
Revenue officers raided Hopklns's
butter stand last summer and seized
several hundred pounds of white and
colored Oleo. Later Hopkins was ar?
rested and indicted. packing houses
art: required by law to render month?
ly statements to the government us toi
details of oleomargarine sales, and as
none of them showed where Heipklns
had obtained so much of the product]
an investigation folllowod, resulting inj
the Indictment to-day of the packing
company on 265 counts. The maximum
penalty on construction would be S132-:
500. I
POLICE CALLED IN
Turbulent Republican Contention Spll'.t1
at Snrannab. i
Savannah, Ga., February 12.?Aftet I
the police had been calico upon to c|uel|
disorder at the First U'=,irlei Republi?
can Convention here lo-uay, the dele
gates split Into two factions, und two
sets of delegales to the national con?
vention at Chicago were elected. The
majority, or "posl-ollicc crowd," did!
not instruct delegates, and only in- '
dorsed "the Republican admihlstra-i
tton."
"The other faction beside? Indors?
ing the work of the present admtniatra I
Hon. Instructed its delegates to vote
for President Taft for tne nomination |
The trouble arose shortly after Ihn ]
opening of the convention, when con I
tests from four counties were present?
ed for action. Delegates regarded at
followers of Henry S. Jackson, col-j
lector of Internal Revenue at Atlanta
precipitated the tumult In attempting'
to get control of the convention through
these contests. When finally ejuleted
by the police the Jackscn men, nine- j
teen in number, withdrew to another!
hull, and elected William Jamos and B.j
W. S. Daniels as delegates to the na?
tional convention. Alter the with-'
elrawal of tne Jackson men the "post
office faction." numbering twenty-two
delegates, under the leadership of
Henry Blun, Jr.. postmaster at Savan?
nah, settled down to business. Mr.
Hlun and J. C. Simmons were elected
ns national convention delegates. A
continuation of to-day's fight is prom?
ised at the State convention In Atlan?
ta on Wednesday.
DRAWS PISTOL ON NURSE
Story Told on Stand by Witness in \
Sueeu Cusc.
Tort Wurth. TeX., * ebruary 12.? ,
That J. Li. bnteu, on iriai tor iimr
der in connection wun tne itnnng ri
A. G. Boyee, or., urew a revolver U'ulU !
quesiioninu inu nuioe who is alleged I
to have uided Mrs. Sneco lo escape
from a local sanatorium at tue Hin?
Joe disappeared wltn a. G. Boyce, Jr.. I
was UuniiUed on u.tauituuiion to-day I
by j. it, Bowman, brotner-ln-law of
Kneed. The nurse escaped through a I
tviuddwi according to Bowman.
other Utah inis, Bow man s testimony
developed little considered Important.
W. IV. Keith, o: DulhtS, preceded ,
Bowman on the stand. Ho told of
masting Lioyce, Sr., aiui Edward .
Tnrockmorton m the lobby of a local
hotel several hours belore Boyce was
killed. Tnrockmorton, regarued by ?
Hie state as Its most Importanl wit- ?
Hess, was laken ill two weeks ago and i
died several hours later, la tue course]
of conversation, Keith said, ThrocK- ,
morion, discussing the cioperoent of I
the younger Boyce and .Mrs. Sne'ed,
their subsequent duiemion In Canada
and the return of Mrs. Sneed lo eon
Worth, suggested thai witn'n a month
the two would be together again.
The elder Boyce diu not mane direct
teply, Keith testified, and indicated]
liiat he did not caru lo discus.- tue i
subject. I
ELABORATELY CARRIED OUT |
Syrian Custom* Observed ut Weddinu '
lu St. Paul.
St. Paul, Minn.. Fobruary 12.?Amid
i00 candl.-s and ijuei guests. Moses 0
To..y. son of George Toby, a Syrian
rnorununt, was married to Victoria bin
nie, of Buiie. Mom., ut nis father's
residence hi this city yesterday. ,
Tne ceremony was the closing fea- ?
lure of un elaborate Syrian wedding
thai bus been In progress since lust
Tuesday evening. Fellow-countrymen
and wives came from all parts of the
L'nlted States io attend wnat they .le?
e-lure Is the greatest Syrian wedding
tnat has tiik-n place in this country
In twenty years The ceremony was
performed by Rov Nicola 12. Vannoy,
rector of St. George Syrian Greek u.
tliodox Church. Kearney. Neb.
Various foods and wines were Im?
ported fron.' Ine native land, and not
an Americaii dish wna served lb the
six days.
From Wednesday <>n ihc bride and
groom occupied a specially prepared
corner of the parlor, where they re?
ceived t lie guests and were enter?
tained by the Syrjan sword dancers.
FUGITIVE ASKS PARDON
fluurler of Century Ago He Made r.s
??ape From Jail.
New Orleans, February 12.?After
stating that lie has been a fiigltlvi
from justice for nearly a quarter of ?
century, a man wno given his name .i.
W. B. Pulue. Wookn, Oklahoma, Ins
applied to the Louisiana State Hoard
of Pardons for pardon, pal tic was sen?
tenced to three years In '.lie peniten?
tiary from Webster Parish. May 27,
1SS7. He nerved nearly two years of
the term und escaped from jail, having,
as he says, "grown tired of prison life."
Paine was only eighteen years old
when convicted, and since that time he
has married und has ittvorul children
Mine. XvrdlVn III.
Huston. Mas.-.. February 12.?Mine.
Lillian Nord lea was unable to slug at
the Boston Opera Hons, to-night be?
cause of a slight Illness, ilcr pliysl
uluu found site had neuritis.
POLICE CALLED IN
BY REPUBLICANS
Warring Factions Hold
Separate Meetings
Amid Disorder.
MOORE ROASTED
BY JOS. BRADY
Calls Former Chairman Stool
Pigeon of Royal Cabell?Taft
Indorsed by Both Elements,
and Two Sets of Dele?
gates Elected to Con?
ventions.
A critical political situation, which
almost reacted tho proportions ot a
riot, and which necessitated a hurry
call tor tho police and re-iulred lntor
ference on the part of otneers to pre?
vent Sdi'ioua truuoie, too* place last
.Herat .it ouiviueie iio.il, .. hero a niaas
uonvuntton ot tne KejiUoiican party ol
tne city Waji SClledUiuu to oe neiu for
lliu purpose oi electing a city com?
mittee alia ddiegates onu allciualea to
tue aisiriot Slid slate conventions. It
was tne climax to lue ugh. u. o,.pos?
ing taciiuii?, wmc.i nas been in pro?
gress ior mure nun two ye ns, i wo
'distinct and separate meetings were
heiu. two commuters ai.u 1..0 not*
oi oeiegaie.ii to ine conventions were
elected, it men laeiiou atuea within
us rignts win he a question prooauly
for tne citato Executive Committee to
determine.
Cnurge Political Trickery.
Bach siue cnaigeu tne outer With
political trickery, une siucs conicnacd
that it sougm to previtit a piickuU
meeting ot local Fcueral ofRceholders,
wiiue the other contended mat it mid
been duped by a hign-hahaed proceed?
ing wmcn was a gross violation of
unman and property rights.
At a mealing ot tlio city Republican
Committee aoout one week ago, C,
lUugway Moore, cnairmaii, was dl
ilvum to lease Uelviaeru mill tor the
purpose of Holding last nignt's mass
meeting. This w a3 iioue in uue torm.
.Mr. Moore leased tne hall from s:?O
o'clock lor the reniainuer of lue nignt.
lUeivln Fibgennelntar, forniur cnuir
man ol tne coimniltee, and wno was
j ousted more mac. a year ago by tho
so-called ottlceholding trust, later ap
' plied 10 tho rental ugents to lease
I tne hall for last night from ?:ao until
7 o'clock. This plan was curried out.
When Mr. Moore and other members
of the party appealed to hold the
meeting at MJ0 o'clock it was l'ouuu
? lhat the hall was occupied by nearly
l.ouo cheering men, who taxed its ca?
pacity to the utmost.
Police Colled in.
The police were culled to eject those
who occupied tho uinull auditorium,
and EeRoy Brown, of J. Thompson
brown ?v Co., rental agents for tlio
hall, was notified. Mr. brown and Ser?
geant shoemaker Bind Oiliest' Lei as re?
sponded to tlie call, bill were uuablo
to make any one leave. Leaders of
those present said that a call nan been
issued tor a mass-convontion, open 10
ail Uepubllctbus, ana they were there
tu wiine-a the proceedings, and ih
I tended io re-main.
! When the nour for calling il.e meet?
ing le> Order arrived UCOl'gti A. rlunsOII,
mho staiaris with Joseph P. Urady, clerk
of tho United States olsirict Court, and
ttlr. l' legeiliieiniel, .is a leader or tho
faction opposing Mr. Moore, Post?
master Edgar Allan, Jr., unu Uoytil K.
Cabell, ComiulSbioncr of internal lieve
nue, read the call whlcn had been sent
forth ior the meeting, and demanded
lhat Mr. Moore call the meeting to
order. As there was no response from
Mr. .Moore. Mr. Hanson announced that
in the absence of the chairman he
would u-k M. I.. Salomonsky, a mem?
ber 01 the City Committee, to net as
chairman. Acting In that capacity, he
called the mcotimg to order, amid loud
cheers from ihe supporters of tho
Flegonheimer-Brndy-Haiison faction.
P.outine work was entered upon and
Mr. Flogenheimer w_ss unanimously
elected chairman amid load appluuau
and cheers. Members of the commit?
tee and delegates and alternates v. era
also elected.
Urnd.v Attnrk* Moore.
Mr. Brady was given the privilege
of the floor und made a sharp attack
upon Mr. Moore, whom lie character?
ized CS a StOOl pigeon of Mr. Cabell.
Wit . a lew remarks Mr. Hanson
said lhat it was the purpose of tho
meeting to perfect a roorgan.za'tton of
the Republican party in Richmond, and
that they had not assembled there to
cast aspersions upon any one.
After tho election ol the delegates
g'Vtm below und the adoption of the
lollpwing resolutions the meeting ad?
journed :
"Whereas. It Is the sense ot the Re?
publicans of the city of Richmond, in
mass-convention assembled, that our
greatest power, strength and Influence
may be manifested in all votes east
by our delegation elected to uttend
the district convention 10 be held In
i the city 01 Richmond. Va., on Monday,
February 12. I.'M2. and the State con?
vention to be held in the city of Roan
i okc. Va., on Tuesday. Mareli 12, 1912:
"Now. iviorcfore, Be It resolved.
That the delegates and alternates
elected by this mass-convention, be,
and they are hereby Instructed to veto
as ,1 unit on all matters coining be?
fore said district and State convc-n
t'oiis. nu a majority if said delegates
may declare.
"JOS. P. BRADY,
"JNO. L. G RUBBSf,
"R. E MAI IA BEY,
"Committee."
1 a 11 tide 11 cr In Tnft,
"it.- it resolved by the Republicans'
ol the city of Richmond, Va., In ina*?
mcetlng assembled, at Beivldere: Hall; ?
ui said city, on tho 12th day of Feb?
ruary. 1912, pursuant to the call of tho
City Committee:
"l'. That wu renew our allegiance
to the Republican party, and express
our confidence in the patriotism bC
P.CHldent Taft and his administration,
That we heartily Indorse tlio
present Republican State oro.\i.!r?iloi?
Of Virginia, -and Commend oil.' elislr-.
man, Hon. Baacom ? C Sb n.p. 1 ,r Iiis
obis management of our, party aialre,