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VOL. XIV: NO. 75. 4
PEACE IN MEXICO
WITHIN TEN DAYS
Explanation of the Recent
Governmental Changes
1 Made by de la Barra.
HE DECLARES THAT PEACE IS
ASSURED AND THAT DIAZ
. WILL RESIGN AND AN ELEC
TION WILL BE HELD WHEN
SUFFRAGE WILL NOT BE CON
STRAINED LIMANTOUR WILL
BE A CANDIDATE.
By Associated Press. ' ' - !
San Antonio, March 28. Explana
tion of the recent governmental
changes at' City of Mexico, recall of
Limantour from Paris, the arrival of
Francisco Madero, Sr., and his son,
Gustavo, in this city and . the depar
ture of De LaBarra from Washington
for the new position in the Mexican
capital, were all explained today in
.interviews with Don Francisco and
Don Gustavo. Tentative peace pro
posals have been made and on the ad
ministration side have been . acted
upon. " '
In the view of Francisco peace is
assured. If not within ten days,
within a month at the furtherest.
Diaz, It ia reported, in a message to
the Mexican congress, will insist that
peace be concluded. One of the basis
of concessions, it Is beieved, , will be
the resignation of Diaz and the hold
ing of an election where suffage will
not be constrained.
Diplomatic exchanges had proceed
ed sufficiently, Senor Madero, added
to make It safe to state that the office
cf vice-president, ;for the time being,
, at least, and at present occupied' by
Senor Corral, whom -he " called ob
noxious, would be abolished.
DIAZ WILL RESIGN.
The predicted resignation of Corral
will leave the functions of the office
of vice-president to the new foreign
minister, de la Barra, Senor Madero
said. Diaz will save his face by re
maining in. office for for four or six
months and then resign. He will
plead the weariness of his many years.
It will then fall to de la Barra to be
come de facto president and to call an
election. The administration party it
Is said and believed by Senor Madero,
-wilJ-hoeL.imantour; the minister of
finance, as its candidate for the high
est office In the land.
Senor Madero said ho was not cer
tain whether Llmantour would accept
the nomination, but believed that it
would be tendered him. He said that
the meeting place-of the plenipten
tiaiies had not been determined upon.
but that probably it would be at San
Antonio.
News that Senor Madero had stated
that the struggle in Mexico was about
to end was received with, the greatest
pleasure by Americans here, who have
money Invested In the country south
of the Rio Grande, and by Mexicans
' who have risked their all in the fight
to bring official Mexico to a belief
tn the claim that the Mexican peo
ple, brought out of bondage by a
benevolent despotism, are now ready
and capable of taking the reins of
government into their own hands. '
Senor Madero, accompanied by his
son, Gustavo, arrived here this morn
ing and repaired to the home of his
son Alfonso. At first he declined to
receive reporters, but this afternoon
changed his mind and made the an
nouncements given In the foregoing.
The Interview was brief. Senor Ma
dero was then whisked away In an au
tomobile, but the purpose of his leav-
. lng was not stated.
. . Senor de la Barra, the new foreign
minister, is expected to arrive on a
train due here tomorrow. "Whether
he will stop for a conference could
.not be learned.
BANK FAILS.
Knoxville, Tenru, March 28. A
special from Bristol, Tenn, says: The
, Citizens Bank was today placed In the
hands of E K Bachman. as receiver,
upon application of R. I Blevlns and
others, who filed a bill In chancery
court alleging -the bank was Insolvent.
It Is charged that the bank had loaned
almost its entire capital stock of $100.
800 to a lumber company.
STEAMER AGROUND.
Cape Haytien, Haytl, March 28.
The German steamer. Allemania of the
Atlas Line, which sailed from New
York last Thursday for Haytien ports.
Is aground off Pointe Mardi Gras and
In a dangerous position. Her ten pas
sengers are safe.
Secret Service Men Expect to
Explode a "Black Hand Bomb
By Associated Press.
Chicago, March 28. United States
secret service operatives are about to
txplode a "black hand" bomb that Is
expected Anally to bring to Justice of
fleers and members of the body that In
a little more than 100 years has
claimed more than forty lives and
caused a relga of terror in the Itallao
district here.
The threat upon the life of Judge K.
M. Landls, of the United States dis
trict court, it was learned yesterday
was but one feature of a program A
threats and blackmail that baa been
LEGAL BUTTLE
COX CASE
COMPLICATED
THREE JUDGES ARE SWORN OFF
THE BENCH IN THE CASE OF
THE CINCINNATI BOSS PRO
CEEDINGS AGAINST TWO MORE
JUDGES STARTED.
By Associated Press.
Cincinnati, O., March 28. There ap
pears that in all probability the lesjal
tangle preceeding the trial of Georg.J
B. Cox for perjury will reach the su
preme court of Ohio within a day or
two. This deduction comes - from a
move made today by attorneys for Cox,
after Judges Swing, Smith and E. A.
Jones had been ruled oft the bench by
Presiding Judge Thomas A. Jones.
The first step today was a decision
handed down by Presiding Judge Jones
that Judges Swing and Smith, against
whom affidavit, charging prejudice and
bias in favor of Cox had been filed by
Prosecutor . Hunt, ' must vacate ' the
bench. The affidavit, filed by Cox's at
torneys, asking for the elimination of
Judge E. A. Jones was then made and
promptly sustained by the presiding
judge. Hearing on the mandamus pro
ceedings against Judge Chas. Hunt and
the injunction prohibiting Judge Gor
man from trying the Cox case wer-j
then begun. After the end of the argu
ments the court announced he had
taken the case under advisement.
Meantime attorneys for Cox had
given notice of appeal to the supreme
court of Ohio.
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STILL AGROUND
REPORTS ARE SHE IS IN A SERI
OUS PREDICAMENT AND TUGS
CANNOT GO TO HER ASSIST
ANCE. By Associated .Press.
Tampa, March . 28. The steamer D.
N. X,uckenbach Js still aground on 'the
reefs of the New Ground shoals to
night and reports from Key "West in
dicate the vessels is in a serious pre
dicament.
The treacherous nature of the. coral
reefs in this vicinity makes it a peril-
lous undertaking for vessels of suffici
ent size to be of use to the Lucken
bach to reach her. Available tugs
from Tampa have been summoned to
the assistance of the steamer.
BELIEVED STEAMER LOST
WITH ALL HER PASSENGERS
By Associated Press.
Brisbane, Australia, March 28.
Cargo from the overdue interstate
steamer YonagaL bound from Towns
ville to Mackay with 63 passengers
and a crew of 70, was washed ashore
today.
It is feared that the vessel has been
lost.
The Tonagal Is owned by the Ade
laide Steamship Company of Aide
laid e. She was built at New Castle
in 1903 and registers 1,825 tons net.
THE MADEROS HAVE
REACHED SAN ANTONIO
By Associated Press.
San Antonio, Texas, March 28.
Francisco L Madero, Sr., and Gustavo
Madero. respectively father and broth
er of the Mexican insurrecto leader,
Francisco I. Madero, Jr., arrived here
today. They went at once to the
home of Alfonso Madero, whose home
is here and where the local . junta
meets.
The Maderos said that the reunion
was a purely personal affair, but the
impression prevails that matters of
moment are to be .considered in con
nection with peace proposals.
carried Into the midst of the govern
ment's department of justice in Chi
cago. The recent threats upon Judge Lan
dls. upon Jurors "and yesterday upon
the life of a member of Assistart
Chief of Police Schuettler's staff, are
expected to hasten the scheduled ar
rests. It is known that numerous Italian
secret service men imported from New
Tork in order to prevent them from
being marked by the organization un
der Investigation, are at work seeking
evidence to be used In the govern
ment's moves.
TOM JOHNSON, ON VERGE OF DEATH,
DISOBEYS PHYSICIAN'S ORDERS
IVIEVAJ QF JOHNSON MrTrrTplf
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Cleveland, Ohio, March 28. Despite
conflicting rumorconcerning the con
dition of former llayor Tom L. John
son and the anxiety felt by hie
friends, no definite statement as to his
I SUCCESSFUL
BLEW SAFE OF LANCASTER,
TENN., INSTITUTION, SHOOT
UP CASHIERIS
MAKE ESCAPE?
HOME AND
By Associated Prtts.
Nashville, Tcnn., March
special from Cartbage, Tenn.
:s. A
says:
After blowing theBank of Lancaster,
at Lancaster, this' county, at 1 o'clock
this mot nirig, exchanging volleys with'
the cashier, W. T. Simpson, . and
shooting up his home, four robbers
escaped, carrying with them approxi
mately J3.000 in money.
The robbers, before beginning opera
tions, cut all wire communications
with the outside world.
RACE QUESTION COMES UP
IN AN ART INSTITUTE
By Associated ress.
Chicago, March 28. The race ques
tion came up in the art institute yes
terday and for a time threatened to
disrupt a class when a white girl
who had been recently employed as a
model refused to pose while a negro
student remained in the room.
After a consultation with his fellow
students, the negro artist to whom
excepti(h had been taken, relieved the
situation temporarily by walking from
the class room.
PITTSBURG WILL DEMAND
A COMMISSION GOVERNMENT
Bv Associated Press.
Pittsburg, March 28. A ' special
train carrying 250 representatives cf
civic and business organizations left
here today for Harrisburg, where they
will appear before the legislature this
afternoon demanding the enactment of
the "Pittsburg plan." Under the pro
posed plan Pittsburg would have gov
ernment by commission, with the ref
erendum, Initiative and recall as fea
tures. AGAIN ON TRIAL
THE INFORMER, - GENNARO A3
BATEMAGGIO, CONTINUES HIS
REVELATIONS OF CRIMES OF
THE BAND.
By Associated Press.
Viterbo. Italy, March 28. The trial
of the Camorrists, the adjournment of
which on Friday interrupted the re
cital of th,e informer, Gennaro Abbatc
maggio, was continued today.
Continuing his revelations today.
Abbatemaggio described a burglarv
committed by the Camorrists at the
home of Count Dauquino in Naples, ia
which he participated. " There was a
Quarrel over the devislon of the booty,
which amounted to 120.000.
The leaders in the Camorra, Includ
ing Cuoccolo, for whose murder tha
thirty-six prisoners are being tried.
Enrico Alfano, the alleged head of the
organization, and De Marinis. demand
ed' so large a share of the spoils that
none of those who actively partici
pated in the crime received more than
150. One Camorrist, who got nothing,
denounced the burglars to the police
and some of them were imprisoned.
ROBBERS
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condition today was issued from ' the
sick room.
"He is as well as he was yester
day." came the announcement. A re
port in general circulation is that Mp
Johnson is growing weaker. '
10 QUIT I
GENERAL STRIKE (ON ILLINOI3
CENTRAL WILL BE CALLED
APRIL 1 IF DEMANDS ARE NOT
MET.
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By Associated Press.
New Orleans, March 28. A general
strike o fthe telegraphers employed
by the Illinois Central railroad will
be calledon April Jl r ithe denyi nc
of -the men'fcVa 20 per cent inorete
in wages Is not granted, according -t
local representatives of the telegraph
ers. It was stated that a strike vote
had already been taken, resulting in
95 per cent of the 1,600 telegraphers
employed by the Illinois Central de
claring In favor of a strike if their
demands are refused.
A conference Is to be held In Chi
cago Thursday between H. B. Per
ham, of St. Louis, representing the
telegraphers, and W. L. Park, gener
al manager of the Illinois Central.
It Is claimed by the telegraphers
that the road has discharged more
than 300 opertaors within the past
few weeks.
ARMY OFFICER
COUNT VON SCHLICHTING, A GER
MAN INSTRUCTOR IN THE
TURKISH ARMY, KILLED FOR
VENGEANCE.
By Associated Press.
Constantinople, March 28. Count
von Schlichting, one of the German
instructors in the Turkish army, wan
shot dead on the parade ground today
by an Albanian soldier. .
It was an act of vengeance, the of
ficer having reprimanded the soldier
for slackness. The assassin was placed
in chains.
CELEBRATES
HER
104TH
BIRTHDAY
By Associated Press.
Muskegeon, Mich, March 28. The
possessor of good health and retain
ing almost unimpaired faculties, Mrs.
Marie Esther Sturgeon has celebrat
ed her 104th birthday. It Is said she
has attended church regularly for 100
years.
Wants For Workers.
There's a place somewhere
that's available for you if you are
proficient In any line of work be
it stenography, bookkeeping, sales
manship, any of the trades, man
agement, or any of a score or more
of the many lines of endeavor that"
are open to energetic, capable
workers who are willing to give
full service value for money re
ceived. There's a way to get in touch
with just the position that will suit
you best make use of the Journal
Want Columns.
1
The Journal Want Ads have lo-
ited many a worker In a good 2
cated
position they are
available at
small cost and are
in their returns. -
"quick action"
Read The Journal Want Ads.
Use The Journal Want Ads.
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SHOTON PARADE
CITIZENS FA VOR B OND
ISSUE BY THE COUNTY
FLORIDA FEE SYSTEM
.
Example No. 3.
Case State Jno. A. Rowe,
Charge Train riding.
Examination Sept. 5, 1910.
, - Tried Sept. 7. 1810. "
J Plea Guilty. -
COSTS.
JUSTICE COURT
: Taking affidavit ...... , .
, Issuing warrant
r v Docketing case
" i 4 .Issuing one subpoena
, Swearing three witnesses
Entering Judgment
"Writing committment ......
Filing two papers
CONSTABLE
I Arrest' of prisoner ..........
, Return on warrant .........
Copying two subpoenas ......
Serving two subpoenas
f Return one subpoena .
' Mileage
Committing to jail ...
SHERIFF
. ' Recommitting to jail
. Release from jatt
Board ...
CLERK
Docketing case .......
Indexing case
Inform?.ton. writing oath (20c), administering oath (9c),
affixing 8r1 (10c), filing (5c).,.....
Issuing capias
Issuing writ fiere facias ......
Calling, swearing and recording Jury . .. ...
Filing two papers
Entering sentence ..........
COUNTY SOLICITOR
Total costs
COUNTY BOARD REJECTS
BIDS FOR JAIL FURNITURE
Proposal of Marston & Quina
Over S4.C00 Lower Than v
v
ONLY TWO BIDS WERE RECEIVED,
AND THEIR REJECTION FOL
LOWED A LONG EXECUTIVE
SESSION REASONS FOR REJEC
TION NOT MADE ENTIRELY
CLEAR TO THE PUBLIC.
After having been In' executive ses
sion for more than three hours yester
day afternoon, the board of county
commissioners, for reasons which were
not made entirely clear to the public,
rejected both of the bids submitted for
supplying furniture for the new county
jail building. There, were only two
bids submitted, the board having failed
to provide copies of the plans and
specifications for this work except at
the expense of the bidder.
The two companies bidding on the
proposition were the "Van Dorn Iron
Works, of Cleveland, Ohio, represent
ed by Marston & Quina, local agent,
and the General Fireproof Co., of
Youngstown, Ohio. The bid of the Van
Dorn Co. was for 88,70, and was ac
companied by a certified check for 2E
per cent of the amount. The bid of the
General Fireproof Co. was for 813,
406.91, the bid of Marston & Quina
being over $4,000 lower than that of
the other company. These bids in
cluded Venetian blinds.
The Blount Construction Co. wjs
awarded the contract for furnishing
the Venetian blinds for the jail offices,
amounting to 8456. Both of the other
bidders submitted proposals for these
blinds, but that of the Blount company
(Continued on Page Two.)
BE SHORT OIE
PRESIDENT TAFT WILL DEAL
ONLY WITH THE RECIPROCITY
QUESTION JN MESSAGE TO
CONGRESS.
By Associated Press.
Washington, March 28 Taft's mes
sage to the extra session of congress
which will be convened Tuesday will
be exceptionally brief. He has de
cided to deal only with the reciprocity
- & 1. Y. tr A n
' Later the president may
send an-
other message urging the enactment
i Qf Law making the tariff board a per-
I manent institution. He has been as
sured by the temporary board that it
will be ready with & detailed report
on the textile schedules by December
1 and that the chemical schedule may
also be ready.
MESSAGE wILL
In Escambia county.
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A. W. SMITH, ONE OF THE
MOST PROMINENT LAWYERS
OF BIRMINGHAM, FOUND DEAD
IN OFFICE.
. By Associated Press.
Birmingham, Ala., March 28. J. A.
W. Smith, one of the most prominent
attorneys in Birmingham, shot him
self through the head at noon today.
He was found dying in the office of
Julius W. Davidson, in the Woodward
building. Before shooting himself he
placed a law book under his head.
He died at 1:10. His age was about
50 years, the son of the late Governor
Smith. He had been In poor health
recently.
AVIATOR IS KILLED IN
FLIGHT OVER THE SEINE
By Associated Press.
Paris, March 28. M. Cel. an avia
tor, was killed this afternoon in at
tempting a flight over' the Seine at
Puteaux. At the height of two thou
sand feet he lost control and the ma
chine crashed down.
The aviator was picked up desper
ately hurt and died in a few hours.
CAUCUS FAILS TO SELECT
A DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
Albany, N. Y., March 28. The
Democratic caucus failed again to
night to seleta a candidate for United
States senator.
CHINA'S REPLY SATISFACTORY.
St. Petersburg, March 28. The Rus
sian foreign office has telegraphed the
Russian minister at Peking that
China's reply to Rusia's ultimatum
is satisfactory and expressing the em
peror's gratification over the happy
termination of the negotiations.
ilSELF
Col. Roosevelt Warmly Defends
Conversation of Natural Resources
By Associated Press.
San Francisco, March 28. As a guest
last night of the Fairmont Hotel at a
family dinner of the Commonwealth
Club, 700 of whose members were pres
ent. Colonel Roosevelt warmly defend
ed conservation of natural resources.
He upheld the nation's right to safe
guard the forests and water power if
interference with the states proved
necessary, but declared he was not
opposed to the doctrine of the stats
right to protect its property so long as
it did so.
"Shall i we surrender our Alaskan
lands? If so, to whom? To that mag
nificent aggregation known as the Gug
genheim syndicate of Colorado and the
Morgan syndicate of New Tork? Thus
in h interests of matters of local Im
Believe This to Be Best
Method of Paying For
County JaiL
LARGE NUMBER GATHERED AT
THE COURT HOUSE YESTER
DAY AFTERNOON AND DIS
CUSSED THE MATTER, BEING
UNANIMOUS IM THE OPINION
OF THE BOND ISSUE AND RE
QUESTING SPECIAL ELECTION.
At a meeting f the board cf county
commissioners held yesterday after
noon, at which quite a. number of citi
zens and tax payers of the county
were present. It was decided to Issue
bonds to pay for the construction of
the county jail boil ding now neaxing
completion.
A number of the crttaens present
made short talks In which they ex
pressed themselves as favoring the is
SDlnjr of the bonds for the necessary
amount of money to pay all Indebted
ness on the bn riding, and after hear
lng a number of these expressions, on
motion of Thos. C Watson, It was
unanimously - vted to request the
commissioners to call an election for
the purpose of submitting the bond is
sue. It was stated by the chairman that
the total amount necessary for ths
completion of the building would be
approximately $200,000. This Includes
the furnishing of the building. Th.
chairman also stated that the board
had borrowed 830,000 from a local
bank In order to meet the payment of
the first. Installment of warrants,
which falls due on April 1.
The matter was fully discussed' and
the laws relating to the Issuing of
bonds was read and explained by the
county atorney, R. Pope Reese, and
various questions were asked and
answered on the subject.
A USELESS EXPENSE.
Some of those present stated that
they had deemed It unwise at the time
of the commencement of the Jail
bunding to build this Jail, while oth
ers thought It unnecessary to still re
tain the present court house property,
but all were of the opinion that as
matters now stand the bond issue is
the proper thing. , r -v
.' Among those prei?enl who made
talks favoring the bond issue were;
John E. Stillman, C A. Dexter, Dr.
F. G. Renshaw, R. Pops Reese, A. V.
Clubbs, A. M. Avery, W. K. Hyer. S.
C Plnney, F. C Brent and Thos. C.
Watson.
The term for which it Is proposed
to extend the bonds is thirty years,
and the election will be called as soon
as it can be legally done. It is neces
sary to advertise the election for thir
ty days, and the clerk will make out
the advertisement and begin the pub
lication of it. within the next few
days.
MAY "ISSUE OTHER BONDS.
Immediately after the adjournment
of the meeting with the citizens, the
board went Into another session and
G. A. Waterman, secretary, of the
Commercial Association, addressed the
board and asked that a committee
from the members of the board of
county commissioners be appointed to
confer with a committee from the
Commercial Association In regard to
having an election for the purpose of
issuing bonds to raise money for the
road and bridge fund of the county.
It was agreed to appoint the com
mittee and the chair appointed Com
missioners Arthur Davis and Peter
McLellan on the committee to confer
with the committee from the Com
mercial Association. '
No date has been set for this con
ference, but as It Is the desire of all
parties concerned to Includo this
proposition in the call for the other
election, if possible, the meeting will
probably occur within the next day or
so.
AFFIRMS DECISION FINING TWO
MEN THE SUM OF $45,000
By Associated Press.
Phoenix, Ariz., March 28. The su
preme court of Arizona has affirmed
the Judgment of the lower court of a
year ago fining the Grant Brothers of
Los Angeles 845,000 for the violation
of the contract labor laws in im
porting 45 men from Mexico for rail
road construction work.
It is expected the case will be car
ried to the United States supreme
court.
portance and self-government we are
asked to turn over Alaska's great re-,
sources to capitalists of Colorado and
New "York."
He wished, he said, to save wealthy
men from the ruin they would bring
upon themselves If they could have
their way in monopolization; It is be
cause I am against revolution and ths
doctrine of the extremists among so
cialists and because I wish to secure
this country against the time when the
Have-Nots shall rise against the Haves
that I want to see the doctrine of con
servation prevail in order that the
whole people shall enjoy their posses-1
slons Instead of permitting a few men!
to create a monopoly on them that
would result in a reign of violence and
disorder." . j
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