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THE WEATHER. ^ ^ HILL ASSOCIATED^FREES REPORT ^ Tha Nawa Whlla It la Nawa. --- THE ^ieel-record is the only paper in hot.springs that receives the full associated press report over leased wires. JH°L • ___HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS SATURDAY MORNING MARCH 25, 1911, _No. 194._ m STRIKE FOR LIBERTY I madero issues decree call, ing on INSURRECTO army TO WIN A VICTORY. Rebel Leader Now Has 1,500 Will Mounted Troops—Has Rabago Penned Up Outside City of Chihuahua, K3 Paso, Tex-, March 24 —'Seven hundred itieurrectos ha'e taken up positions between Chihuahua and Gen eral Rahagtus’ federal forces, accord j itW to imports from the war zone to day. Rabago is thirty 'miles north cf that city. The in sur rectos hearing of his march to relieve the metropolis of Northern Mexico hurriedly interven ed. The Insurrectos are part of the force of Francisco Madero, the revo lution president who is now said to have aboiEt 1,500 cavalry. With the suspension of constitu tional gtr rantees and fhe threat of instant death to any of the men cap hired in arms, Madero. it is asserted by hto confidential agents here. Is preparing to make a decisive attack wun a view or gaining territory as a base for showing Uiat a state of war exists in Mexico. Twenty bridges between Juarez and Chihuahua have been blown up with in the last two days. Oscar G. Creigh ton, who has had charge of the blow ing up of railroads is now at Mocte-1 nuua directing operations in the rear of Madero, Madero, his hand disabled from a recent wound, has issued a de cree calling on his followers “to strike a decisive blow r liberty,” The news concerning the where abouts of Madero was brought in py an American superintendent of a Mex "-fcsm r?yjEPad, •*«. with tour Amer icans traveled the 225 miles from Chi huahua “At 8*uz," eild the American, "we learned that Rebago was on In? | way to Casas Orandes when in olwdi- 1 ence to a call from Chihuahua that j the insurrectionists were becoming : numerous about the city, he turned j southward. Before lie got far he tou.id that lnsurrectos had surrounded the city about twenty miles out. We knew the insurrectos were there, for we had to iwuss through their ranks. Ra bago is now In the position of being cut off from the city and yet pushed toward it by an insurreeto army in his rear.” The posting of the notice of the sus pension of the personal guarantees at Juarez. Mexico, today caused intense interest among the people, who for three days have been constant fear of »n attack.. The nothe says that death will l>e the punishment of anv one who interferes with the railroads, •wierfoieuve with telegraphic commu nication is punishable by imprison hient of from five to twelve years. Only the president of the republic lias power to pardon No passenger trains have gone out vi ju-arez ror more mail nve wwn* •nd telegraphic- communication has ■ been cut off during that time, except ftcaaionalty for a few hours. The building of :nore fortlfi< aliens about Juarez was continued by the Mexican troops tod-iy, more bugs ot •and being placed about the roofs ot the main buildings- Camps of infantry • ere kept going about the environs to prevent the approach of insuriectos without warning. Criticises Caricristi. Washington, March ‘i\■—Dr. Vas <|uez Gomez, head of the confidential **ency of the Mexican revolutionists here, issued a statement today, criti cising the utterances of Dr. C. F. Caricristi who said yesterday thut President Taft would Intervene in Mexico If tranquility had not been re stored before May 1. Dr. Gomez as •erted that I)r, Oaraeristl was “not a member of any regularly established •evolutionary junta lti the United ^••tee, nor can he be in any way a representative of Francisco I. Madero, president of the provisional go'era ment. "W'hile believing that Dr. C.iricristi •»•>• be a sympathizer with the revotu •ionary movement,'’ said Gomez, “as •re many others In the United States 1 am convinced that the opinions given by th>it gentleman must be >ure Personal, as many of them are a& *°lutely contrary to the official pro* 6ram of the revolutionary party ami cannot In any way be considered in ‘he least aii official utterance from it.” ' Dr Gomez further asserted that his credentials had been signed by Fran cisco I. Aladero and hat it was his function as head of the confidential agency at Washington to make any reports on political conditions in the f nitcd States affecting the revolu tionary cause. He said the duties of the juntas at El Paso and :San An tonio were strictly commercial, to pro vide food and ammunition for the insurgents in the field. Recruits for Rebels. Del Rio, Tex., March 24.—It was learned here today that during Wed nesday night between fifty and one hundred unarmed Mexicans crossed the RU> Grande near Del Rio to join the insurrectos. Revolutionary sympa thizers here state that these men secured ammunition in Del Rio. and that guns were provided for in ad .vanee on (he Mexican side. The men, it is stated, are not American citi zens, but are native Mexicans from the state of Zacasteoas, who worked their way here to join the border forces Two troops of Mexican soldiers are ■ ■* *'*■**'no I l^T- 1/Cl Rio is being barricaded to resist at tack from a large foroe of revolution ists said to be in the mountains a short distance south west of hero. Rebel Suspects Arrested. Houston, Tex., March 24.—Many, perhaps hundreds, arrests have been made in the last few months of men aboard incoming passenger trains. The men are taken into custody on suspicion of being revolutionary sym pathizers. attempting to mobilize in this vicinity. <I>«st nigiit sixteen were taken from the Mexican International train and rushed to jail i»oste haste. Wednesday night, six men on the train from Tampico were taken to jail. They held tickets to an An tonio, Tex.. Tuesday night four others, svho said they were from California, were arrested- Every day for a month f.nd more, one or mot® men have been hustled from trains to jail without explanation Gen. Luque Not Dead. Laredo, Tex., March 24.—ilteports sent out of this city to the effect that General Luque, who has been promi nent in many battles between the Mexican federal troops and the in •urreetos, had been murdered and the body sent to C. P. Diaz. Mexican, are without foundation so far as <au o© learned here. General Luque is sa d to lie in command of the beleaguered garrison at Ojinaga. near El Paso, and little news of the trouble in that vicinity is available in local army or official circles, where It Is staled that no rejiort regarding the alleged nuird r of General Luque has tieen received. STOLYPIN TO REMAIN. S». Petersburg, March 24.—Premier iHtoiypin, who last Monday sent in hl“ resignation, has agreed to remain !n 'office and the cabinet crisis therefore is at an end. An imperial det ree issued today suspends M. Trepoff and M. Dernovo, momlicrs of the council of empire, from all sittings of the council until January, 1912. M Stolypin has Insist ed on the removal of these reaction ary opponents of his policy as the price for his retaining ofTice and it is understood that It was negotiation of this point that led to a prolongation of the cabinet crisis. MISS ELKINS CHAMPION. Pinehurst, N. O., March 24.—Miss I.ouise Elkins of the Oakmont Club, Pittsburg, was the winner of tbe championship title in the final of the women's event of the United North and South .Amateur Golf Champion ship today, defeating Mrs. W. West, of the Hungton Valley Club. Philadel phia. two up and one to play. Miss Barbara C Uewis. of the Philadelphia Cricket Club, won the president's or second division cup, MILLS TO CONTINUE. Manchester, England. March 24 — The mills represented In the Cotton Spinners' Federation will continue on full time, the American section, which proposed that operations be suspend ed on 'Saturdays for three months, finding only SO per cent of its mem het^hip in favor of the .proposal on ,he final ballot today. The consent of 9rt per cent of the member* la re quired to make a reduction of output compulsory. DIAZ LOSES ENTIRE OFFICIAL FAMILY RE SIGNS IN A BODY UNDER POPULAR PRESSURE. / All Have Been in Cabinet for Many Years and Demand Was for Young er Men in Touch With Con ditions. Mexico City, March 24 —The Diaz cabinet resigned In a body at a spe ciai meeting of that body today. The president deferred action upon the re signations The reason given for the action in an official announcement is the beliel that it will contribute to the re-es tablishment of peace and facilitate the reforms which are in contempla tion. Enrique C. Creel, minister of for eign relations, .presented the resigna tions in behalf of all of the minis ters. General Diaz thanked the retir ing members for their efficient and patriotic co-operation in the past and announced that he would postpone bis acceptance or rejection until later. The resignations included that o£ Ramon Corral as minister of the de partment of goberaacion, correspond ing to the department of the interior in the United States, hut not as vice president. Not one of the men who until to day formed President Diaz's cabinet is less than sixty-five years of age and a number of them are much older. With the exception of Enrique Creel, minister of foreign affairs, all have been members of the .presiuent’s official family for a great many years, and this act alone has been one of the grievances of the revolutionists, who have insisted tiiat the chief exe cutive should surround himself with representatives of the younger genera tion, men more closely in touch with the affairs of the people. Following are those whose resigns tions were received: Enrique C. Creel, miuister of for eign affairs; Ramon Corrales, min ister of interior: Jose Ives I.imantour, minister of finance; Oieogario Molina, minister of foments; Justo (Sierra, minister of education; Manuel Gon zales Cosio, minister of war and ma rine; Leandro Fernandez, minister of public works and communications; Justino Fernandez, minister of jus tice Without exception all these men have contributed valuable services to their country and to their president, but the popular feeling against them has been growing steadily since long before the beginning of the revolu tion. Ramon Corral is not so old that his age can be used as an argument against his usefulness; but ill health during the last few months has serv ed the same purpose, especially when it is taken into consideration that the man has not been .popular among a great proportion of the iieople from whose ranks the revolutionists aie drawn. Enrique C. Creel is not by any means In the decrepit class, but he too has fallen under the displeasure of the forces opposing the administra tion and his age serves as an excuse, What has contributed more than age, however, to his unpopularity among the masses is the fact that lie is a rich man aud incurred the •hostility of many in his own state «Chihuahua. That Mr. Creel is a diplo mat was demonstrated in the conduct Of his office as ambassador to the United IS bates and his record as a cabinet officer is considered gcod b> the conservative element. Jose Ives Limantour, that cabinet minister who it is reported will lx the only one tfc remain, is an old man but yet regarded os one of the shrewd eat and most able men in the nepub lie. There is an element which wit not be pleased at his retentions, bu there is none who can say he shoub be retired solely on account of hit age. Junto Sierra, minister of education entered the cabinet many years ag< •and to him is due largely the credi for building up Mexico’s schools. To wards him objection "has rarely beei made and ihe burden of praise tpa is h‘» far outbalances any condemn» ftlon that may have been given him The three men against whom th< masses have cried “old age" are Leai dro Fernendez, Justino Fernandez an* General Cosio. In years ."one by tlw>.-:< men have accomplished much in theii respective offices; but it is an oper secret that for tile last three or foui years their duties have material If lightened by distribution among su bordinates. The news that the cabinet has re signed spread rapidly throughout th( city. In all quarters it elicited favor able comment, but not all would go lar as to repeat the note of optimism sounded in the official statement o the resignations, that it would servt re -establish ‘peace, A wholesale change in the cabinet was one of the things wanted by the revolutionists and had it occurred several mouths ago, say rebel sympathizers here ,11 is not at all improbable that the re volt might have been averted The rebels still want that change and that it has come at last is grati fyiug but not wholly sufficient, they say. The fighting has gone too l’at for this to satisfy those who are con ducting the campaign and a nationa election with a guarantee of open gen eral elections to follow must be granted, insist the discontented ele ment, before the war is ended. That President Diaz and Minister Limantour have at last agreed on a program calculated to bring about peace appears to be indicated by this resignation of the cabinet members, the members of the diplomatic corps think It has been generally conceded that Minister Limantour returned to Mexico with the intention of urging the president along some line leading to a ipeaceable solution of the revolu tionary problem and the popular be lief tonight was that the action of the ministers today Is the indirect re sult of his representations. Elder Madero Talks. iNew York, March 24.—“We have expected something like this all along.” said Francisco Madero, Sr., father of the insurrecto general to night “It had to come. There is no doubt that Umantour will remain In office, however, and it is probable that he will construct a new cabinet. Diaz wil probably remain, but the insurrec tionists wish even more changes than in the cabinet. Reform must go all the I way back to the change of governor? of some of the states. Some of these by the way have been in office even longer than the president himself.’’ The Maderos were interested in learning the status of Ramon Corral. When told he bad resigned his cab inet iK>st .but not his place us vice president they predicted that he must go out of office altogether, BANK CLOSED DOORS. Mt, Vernon National Bank Closed as a Precaution. New York, March 24,—The Mount Vernon National Hank at Mt. Vernon N. Y.. suspended business this after noon, The institution has a ^capital stock of $200,000 and deposits of mou than $.>uft,000. 1U president, Herbert T. Jennings, was vice president of tht First National Bank of Oneontt which suspended business yesterday. The Mount Vernon National Han! is solvent, according to Samuel W Raymond being closed to Insure de jK/SlUilS ailU llt'UUUlS 11 lit l, l-l It'll iu terests would be protected in the fact of the suspension of the Oneont! bank. s_» SLATE MINERS STRIKE. — Charleston, W. Va., March 24.— Following a disagreement over th< price for removing waste slate froti mines at Boomer, W. Va., 900 foreigi miners went on strike at the work, of the Boomer Coal and Coke Com pany today. Trouble is feared unle.-i an agreement is reached within a lev •days. KILBANE SHADES ATTELL. Cleveland, 0-, March 21.—Jolinn! JCilbauet, of Cleveland, and Monte Attell fought a ten round exhlbitioi contest near here tonight. Refers Walter Kelley declared the bout i draw. Kilhane throughout the tlgh seemed to have Attell outclassed am was wonderfully fast. Both men wer fighting hard at the finish. , REVENUE OFFICER RETIRES. Washington, March 24.—Captal Worth B. Ross, commandant of th revenue cutter service, will be retire May 1 because of physical disability His successor will be chosen b -President Taft from the 288 captain ot the line. SMALL HAUL ROB IRON MOUNTAIN EXPRESS SAFE NEAR COFFEYVIU-E, , KANSAS. ■ Force of Explosion Destroyed Most of the Money—Got Only $100—Offi cers Pursuing in Direction of Oklahoma \ •Coffeyvllle, Kas., March 21.—‘Fed eral officers tonight joined in the search for the four masked men who early this morning blew up with nitro glycerine and robbed the express car »afe of northbound passenger train No. 104, of the 'St, l»uls, Iron Moun tain and Southern Railroad on a prai rie, 12 miles south of here. it was discovered late today that several packages of registered mail had been stolen. The officers imme diately hurried here from Kansas City, The value of the stolen mall is be lieved to be small. Passengers on the train were not molested. i\o new to the identity of the rob bers has been found. Federal officers, five railroad detectives and Sheriff headed for Oklahoma in a buggy after been running down rumors all day and are out again tonight. It Is now believed that the bandits headed for Ok la boa in a buggy after they had oommimted the robbery. Early reports were that about $L’0, 0<K) was taken from the wrecked safe. H. Wk Walker, superintendent of tit a Pacific Express Company, with head quarters in Kansas City, said tonight the total monetary loss, including the paper money that was destroyed by the explosion, would not be more thun $500. He doubts if the robbers got more than $100. If they got anything. "The safe carried no more than $.'i,000," said Mr. Walker “We have recovered enough of thin to insure us against the loss of mere than $500. Taking into consideration the amount of damaged money that we have found upon which we cannot recover, I do not see how the robbers profited more than $100 by their worn." Four charges of nitroglycerine used The last explosion tore off tile door of the safe and scattered its con tents broadcast. James Lynch, the engineer in charge of the train, tonight told the story of the robbery. "Shortly after we left Ikenapah, Okla.. for CofTeyville." he said, “1 saw two men riding on the ‘blind,* Turn ing the engine over to the fireman, 1 prawled I lack over t lie coal and order ed them to get off the train. “After a few words of argument, both men drew revolvers. They forced pte to climb into the cab and then cov ering bo^li the fireman and myself, or dered me to stop the train at cross ing three miies north of 1-enapah. As we approached the crossing, I saw two men standing In the center of the track.. ‘Stop here,' vaid one of the robbers, f stopped. “iStill covered by revolvers, my fireman and a were compelled 10 dis mount from the engine, go U> the ex press car and ask Express Messenger Russell 1o open the door- When the messenger did as requested, he was forced to climb out of the car. One of tlie robbers went inside and the other kept his revolver trained upon ! us. ‘Two of the gang stationed them selves on either aide of the tender i 'and kept up a constant fusillade down the sides of the train. No one ven i tured from the coaches, and all we had to do was to keep quiet and watch the operations, “After the first shot of nitroglyce rine which blew only the outer door ol tlie safe, the cracksman of the gang asked for a coal pick. Moore, the fire man, was marched to the engine t< i get the implement. The robbers hat ! previously compelled us to turn oul 1 the lights in the engine, and it t searching for the pick it was necess 1 sary to have some light s “Moore asked permission to oper the door to the engines firebox which the robber consented to. Moon got a good look at the robber. Moon says he would be able to identify th< i man." 0 —— d NICARAGUAN BONOS. Y Granada, Nicaragua, March 24. s <ew bonds are shortly to be issue ty the government to the amount o * $15,000,CM to tor the alleged purpose <if retiring old bonds. The public is skep tical of this legislation and the ma jority of the members of congress are said to oppose the loan. The exchange rate Is rising. CUB YOUNGSTERS WIN. Atlanta, Ga,, March 24.—Manager Frank Chance, of the Chicago Na tionals, put in his Yatuilgans against the Atlanta, 'Southern League, team this afternoon and the youngsters re turned a victory of 9 to 4, by good hitting, good base running and by tak ing advantage of the errors and wild ness of the Atlanta pitchers- First -Baseman Saier, of Chicago, got two singles, a base on balls, a double and a home run out of five times at bat, MORGAN GETS A BANK. • ' •New York, March 24.—J. F, Morgan and Company, Kuhn-Loeb and Com pany and the National City Bank and the First National Bank have ac quired «. large part of the National Bank of Commerce stock owned by the Equitable Life Assurance Society and the Mutual Life Insurance Com pany. These purchases together with the shares of National Bank of Com merce stock already owned by the latter Interests a majority 1 f tile stock of the Bank of Commerce. RUSSIA TO MOBILIZE Vladivostok, March 24-—Persistent rumors are current here that a mo bilization of troops soon will be or dered, The families of railroad em ployes on the Russian eastern lines are preparing to depart. TWO VICTORIES TOD INSURRECTOS REPORTED THAT FEDERALS DE FEATED IN TWO ENGAGE MENTS NEAR CHIHUAHUA. Messenger Says 160 Federal* Were Killed and 50 Taken Prisoner* at Chihuahua. Presidio, Tex., March 22, Via Mar fa, Tex., March 24,—According to a messenger who imported todwy to General Jose Oe La Cruz Sanchez, in command of the insurgent forces he sieging the town of OJitiaga, insurrec tos ruider the direct command of Francisco I. Madero have won an Ini i>oriant victory in the vicinity of the city of Chihuahua, routing the federal troops after 160 had been killed and 20 taken prisoners. The messenger came from the town of Fillmore, the terminus of the Kan sas City and Orient Railroad, the only line of communication out of Chihua hua not interrupted. He could give no further details of the reported bat tle other than that American physi cians were hruught from Ciiiiumliua to care for the wounded and the state jtndnt of an American train conduct/, r whom he quotes as saying that the _11 J II.. .. „ i. it. . .li .. 11 .w. I ft .. IRlIIVtU miv up VU c‘*» V "MO being pat rolled by insurgents. Fal more is in the hands of the rebels Another report rereived at the iu s arret: to camp today was that in a .clash at Chocolate Puss in the state of Sonora, the column of troops com manded by General 'Rabago was de feated. This report, however, is without confirmation. The daily battle between the oppos ing forces at Ojlnaga occurred today at Canada Ancha, a group of buildings mile from the Mexican federal posl tlon. Twelve soldiers were killed and thiee Mauser rifles were captured. Later in the day an attempt to re lieve an outpost, failed, and the rein forcements driven back into the city. VIOLENCE RENEWED. Engineer Shot in the Knee During the Strike Disturbances. Somerset. Ky., March 24—Violence was renewed along the lines of the Cincinnati, Kew Orleans and Texas Pacific Railroad here tonight when Engineer William O’Donnell was shot in the knee at Robbins, Tenu. The ' engine crew put up a stiff fight and 1 fifty shots were exchanged- O'Don ■ nell was brought here. About the same time an engine was fired on at King's Mountain, Ky.. and Engineer Prank O’Connor was shot t» the hip. He was aUo brought to tht - local hospital, Both of the firemen and 1 guards stationed on the two engines f escaped. MYSTERIOUS COCA COLA GOVERNMENT PROBES INGREDI ENTS OF MYSTERIOUS "MER. CHANDISE NO. 5." Manufacturer of Coco Cola Syrup Gives Partial Information as to Articles Used in Its Manufac ture, Chattuuooga, Tenn., March. 24.—Al though Judge Sanford yesterday ruled In the federal court that the iCwa Cola iieople must disclose the composition of the mysterious •'.Mer chandise No. 5," tile principal Ingre dient used In the manufacture of Coca Cola syrup, the government was not enlightened on that subject today In the hearing of the case of the United States agaliist forty barrels and t«en ty kegs of Coca Cola. In his testimony Dr. L, Schaefer, of Maywood, N- J., the manufacturer of "Merchandise No. 5,’’ said some of the extract of both Coca Kola were used in the manufacture of the tnys erious concoction Dr. Victor C. Vaughn, dean- of ill 3 medical department of the University of Michigan, sa d he could not dis cover any difference in. the condition of guinea pigs which he had given caffeine and those which he had given none. He said caffeine was not in jurious to guinea pigs, but admlttel two died during the treatment with the drug A third pig which had taken no caffeine also died. He would not say .positively that caffeine was not a habit-forming drug, but wag of the opinion it was not. Questioned by District Attorney Cox in regard *0 a book which he had written and which contained thestaic nient, that caffeine was a poison, Dr. Vaughn admitted that there were sev eral things in his book which were not true, and many subjects treated of which he had no knowledge. Dr- L. Schaefer, of Maywood, N. J., whose company manufactures "mer chandise .Vo, 5.” the principal and secret Ingredient of Coca Co'a, and which he sells to the Coca Cola Company of Atlanta, Ga., gave the process of making “Merchandise No, 5" used In the Coca Cola syrnp. He said the article contained a portion of l>oth Coca and Kola, Dr. John M. MoCandless, of Atlanta, analytic chemist, suld he had analyzed twenty-five cups of coffee obtained at various restaurants in Atlanta and found un average of 1.92 grains of caffeine to the cup. He had not analy zed Coca Cola. I)r MctCand'.ese was confronted by an article he had writ ten and which was published in 190'h while Dr, .YCCamllesa was state chemist for Georgia, in which he said with reference to the analysis of Coca Colu: “The worst thing I found in Coen Cola was caffeine.” The presentation cf this article evi dently confused the witness. Dr. J, A. Werner, of Chicago, who qualified as a chemist and pharmacist, said lie had analyzed Coca Cola, and found it to contain U21 grains of caffeine to the glass. He did not think caffeine is a poison. €*•• Werner Is the first of the experts yet examined who lias said that caffeine is not a poison. Dr. Werner's testimony had