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THE WEATHER. FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS REPOK. ...... . . . Over Leased Wires. Washington, D. C., Dec. 16—Fore. cast for Arkansas: Fair Sunday; Mon- ' But Two Papers In the State Have day increasing cloudiness. This 8ervice. The News While It Is News. IMI—■ ■■'■ • ^ , TI1K SWT'NKL-RECORD IS THE ONLY PAPER IN HOT SPRINGS THAT RECEIVES THE FULL ASSO CIA TED PRESS REPORT OVER LEASED WIRES. ~~~ A PROTEST SENSITIVE OFFICIALS AT ST. PETERSBURG DO NOT LIKE THE RESOLUTION. Senate Will Act Next Monday Re. gardless of Protests But May Modify the Language of the Sulzer Offering. -- Washington, I). C,, Dec. lfj.—A pro test by Russia today against the abrogation of ths treaty of 18:i2 with that country in the form proposed by the Sulzer resolution, overwhelmingly adopted in the house of representa. lives, was followed tonight by the do. laration of senate leaders that in modified terms a resolution declar ing' tile treaty (at ail end would be put through tlm senate before the ndjournnuvu of that body next Mon day. Some senators went so tar as to say the Sulzer resolution containing various recitals said to be objection able to the St. Petersburg govern, nient, would be adopted but the con s'Vtsus of opinion was that the senate would strip the resolution of every, thins but a declaration of abroga tion, The point ppon which all dc > uiv« iv ogi v woo uini ncu ate would act on Monday, regardless of any protests that might he made, and n\ardl«88 of the negotiations that have been' in progress between Washington and the Russian capital. It was reported tonight that >r the senate should adopt the house resolution, which boldly declares that Russia has violated her treaty pledges the Russipit ambassador. Geo. Beakmeteff, would ask for his pass ports, and quit the country. At best it was said the ambastador would quit Washington "utiofricinlly” leaf. Ins an under official In charge, li became known today that at a White Honae conference last night Ambas sador Bakmeteff had expressed both to President Taf+ and iSecretary of State Knox the view of St. Peters, burg that the language of the Suizer resolution was objectionable. The conference was followed today by a second between President Taft U id iSecretary Knox. This conference in turn was followed by one between ,Mr. Knox md the Russian ambas sador. News of the Russiau stand created a decided sensation. The se nate was not In session, but there were a number of hurriedly called conferen ces at which the situation was fully discussed. Chairman Suizer or the house committee on foreign relations declared there was in his resolution whlch could be construed as an insult to '‘sensitive Russia'' and urged ‘‘sen ators to adopt It without modifica tion.” The firs tstlr over the announcement that had become aroused over the proposed action of the American con r-ivroo iii i.uiiiii^ uuu an kji mo ' om. medial and treaty reljations with that, country and that. International complications might ensue, soon was followed by another thrill when six members of the cabinet were sunt moiled to tlie white house late in the afternoon. Officially it was stated tlie cabinet had been called in council to pass finally upon President Taft's message on departmental affairs, W'hich will m> to congress next Thurs day. The meeting lasted for more thin three hours. Throughout the day an e..ort made In official quarters to minimize the Importance of the Russian ambassa dor’s action _ "Russia has made no formal pro. test against the abrogation of the treaty or against the Sulzer resolu tion*', declared Secretary of ‘Siiate Knox. "The Russian ambassador declined to discuss the matter in any way. Tlie ambassador, however, eagerly feought information "ffs to the probable attitude of the senute. President Taft today sent for sev. eral of the senate leaders and placed the matter before them. Tie s sad to have urged that the resolution of abrogation be modified. Tlie presi dent, it was said, had not given up .hope that the negotiations undertaken some time aso with the Kt. Peters burg sovernmen*. would meet with success. The dumiitnl for immediate by congress had become so insistent however, that ho would no’, attempt, lo check It. Senators and members of th( louse approved of what was characterized as veiled threat by Russia to.cut off all friendly relations with the Unit ed Stales discussed the matter free. 1?. Republic an leaders in the house were inclined to criticize democrats for bav'.ig required the adoption of the Sulzer resolution. They had en deavored, they said, to have the res., oiution amended. When that effort, failed they voted for it. in its ordi nal terms. The resolution was car ried .100 to 1, the only negative vote being cast by Representative Maltbj of New York, a republican. The democrats were quick to de fend their action and chairman Suit. er tonight issued a statement in whion he declared that everythig recited in the resolution waa true and that the Russian ambassador would not, at. tempt to deny it. Senator Culberson, of Texas demo crat, will lead the fight Monday for the adoption of his resolution, which is a counterpart of the house docu ment. ‘‘As a matter of fact there is Cloth ing offensive in the resolution. To say so is absurd and begs the question I drew the resolution very carefuny with a desire to say nothing in R to whicli official Russia or any friend of Russia could take exception, he aid, ‘‘The resohitNn is in diplomat, ic form and follows the precedents heretofore adopted by congress, only it is not as forcible and s<•> drastic in language as some which have been passed by congress in the past. It says nothing we do not mean and it means nothyig we have not said/' CUMMINS MAKES BOND! New York Bankers Given Privilege of Making Bond. New York, Dec. 16.—William J Cummins still Is in the Tombs to. night, though tills afternoon he cc$i fldontly expected to be free before .1 - Urt I 1\ . The former bead of the Carnegie Trust Company recently convicted of grand larceny, was allowed the priv ilege of making bcyid late yesterday when *he court admitted there was question of reasonable doubt as to his guilt. This afternoon Cummins was brought, before Justice Cohalan to he admitted to bail. His former Iton i was $50,000 but Assistant District Attorne Clarke today usked that it be made $100,000 now. After long argument $60,000 was decided upon. Justice Cohalan however, refused to accept, the bond until the certificate was filed. Cummins had packed his belongings tit the Tombs in full expectation ot leaving the prison tonight. MESSAGE ON TARIFF. Taft Will Submit Report of Board Next Tuesday. wasmngion, uec. in.—rresiuom Taft will send the report of the tar iff board on wool to congress with a special message Tuesday or Wed nesday of next week. The full re. port will be presented to the presi dent Monday. It will be a volum inous affair, consisting of aliout 50.. 000 words and innumerable tables of statistics. The tariff board today completed its final Investigation of the cotton industry. The report on that sched ule will lie given the president sliort Ij after the Christmas holidays. $5000 REWARD. Houston, Dec. 10.—Thorn well Fay president of the Southern Pacific in Louisiana, and Texas tonight offerea a reward of $5,000 for the apprehen sion of the slayer of Thomas Lyon who was shot and killed today in the Southern Pacific yards. Mr. Fay is. sued a stalement tonight in which lie declared sufficient protection is • lot given the shop employes of the road by the authorities in view of the strike conditions. Mr. Fay also declared the billet which killed Lyon was intended for another person whom he does not name, ELIOT IMPROVING. Colombo, Ceylon, Dec. 1. —Improve ment in the condition of Charles W. Kliot, president emeritus of Harvard University, who was recently oper ated on for appendicitis was noted today. EARTHQUAKE IN MEXICO f * * r - 1—■ PRESIDENT MADERO LAUGHS AT COMPANIONS WHO RUN FROM THE FALLING BUILDING. — Shocks Felt In Almost Every Part of Mexico—American Woman Dead as Direct Result of the Earth Shocks. Mexico City, Dec. 1C.—President Aladero, who lately proved his cool ness by making a flight iu an aero, plane, today demons! rated his abil ity to pass through the period of an earthquake without betraying signs of uneasiness. He was conferring with his cabinet ministers in the national paluctj when the seismic dis- j turbanoe, which rocked a third of the republic began. Scores of the palace occupants ran into the street but the presidot walked to a window overlooking the Zocalo and there re. mained, laughing at the terrified nundreds who ran aimlessly about the big square or sank to their knees in their prayert The shock here was felt at 12:40 and continued for a few seconds more than two minutes. The instruments registered an oscillatory movement I from southwest to northeast> Reports receivt^ tonight indicate : that the movement was felt a& far nnrth hk flna im ini n nnrl far Knnlil ' as the Isthmus oe Tehuantepec and from ocean to ocean. In no place was loss of life reported though in the Brute of Guerrero, especially in Ohiljancingo, tlie nnoviemoait was njuchvgreater, being of a terpidatory character. A few flimsy buildings were thrown down. In the capital telegraph and tele phone wires were mapped and for a time liie city was without iigili am,' electric power on account, of the breaking of cables, but aside from • be throwing down of a few adobe walls no serious damage was done. Oue old woman of the lower class was caught bmeath the walls of a falling hut and so badly Injured that she may die. Mrs. Dora Chenoweth, wife of an \merican dentist, is dead as an In direc- result of the earthquake. At •ho beginning of the shocks, she start, ed to run down the stairs into the street. Fright caused an attack of hear* trouble and she fell dead on the stairway. Two slight tremors almost imper ceptible, were recorded after the main shock. Otic or urred at 2:1b and the other ut X:13. VARDAMAN INQUIRY, ■ — ■ — «• Former Governor Seeks Injunction ■ Against Probe, _____ I Jackson, Miss., Dec, 16. —Counsel for lhe stale made answer todap to the hill of injumihvi filed by form er Governor James J<. Vardanian who sought to stop proceedings in Chan, eery demanding of (lie former gov ernor an accounting of certain state funds. General dental Is made of the assertions of Mr. Vardamna that political motiies were behind the suit ] and announcement is made that early next week a motion will be made asking that the restraining order now vi effect be dissolved. The authority of the court to issue t lie injunction is questioned. BOMBARDED MOSQUE. London, Dec. 16.—It is stated that the 'itirkislt embassy that the porte has lodged a protest with the iww. ers auaiubt the aloged action of the Italians in bombarding a mosque in northern region of Mena Yenemen at the time of prayers, killing nine and wounding many. The porte as serts that such an attack in an un defended locality is contrary to all the principles of inlernatioial law. EMBARGO ON MEAT. \’o Other Countries Have Followed England’s Example. Chicago, Dec. 16.—No further in. formation on possible action by con tinental European countries similar to England’s embargo against the meat sold by indicted Chicago packers was irC-flved by (hem today so far as can bo learned. Several repreoenta liveg of the wholesale meat compa nis admitted an apprehension that Germany, France and Russia might take the same action, although they declared there was nothing tangible upon which to base such fear. Seventy.five veniremen on a new panel w'ill appear for service Mon day. Eleven men are in the jury box. WOLGAST LEAVES HOSPITAL. -.- . «i Los Angeles, Dec. 1(1.—A<1 Wolsast w ho was operated on here for append icitis Nov. 30, on the eve of his scheduled fight with Freddie Welsh of England, left the bspital tulght and is now at Venice. Wolgast was feeling ‘'fine” as he expressed it and had no doubt he would soon be him self again. ‘‘I'm in fine shape ana now feel strong enough to leave the hospital and hope to he outside in another week.” SOUTHERNERS BANQUET. Champ Clark and Underwood Address New Yorkers. New York, Dec. 16.—More than 800 members and guests of the New- York Southern Society listened to speeches delivered at tlheir annual banquet tonight by Champ Clark, speaker ot the house of representatives, Oscar W. Underwood, chairmen of the ways and means committee of the house, and Jtidson C. Clements, chairman of tho Tn t*>ratn to i V imm^ron fUtnonlu I sion. Judge Clements urged publicity as an effective niewig for regulating vio lations of the interstate commerce laws. Mr. Underwood spoke on the tar iff and reiterated many of his well known arguments condemning the re publican theory 0f tarUTmaking. Speaker Clark confined his remarks to the prosperity of the South and predicted that it would some day be the most thickly settled portico of the United States. Seated at the guest table, were the president of most of the south, era state societies of New York City. Governor William Hodges Mann of Virginia and many prominent New Yorkers «aot affiliated with the so ciety. 89 ACCOUNTED FOR. Twenty-One More Bodies Taken From Tennessee Mine. Briceville, Tenn., Dec. 16.—Rescue ' parties in Cross Mountain mki« to. day hate located 21 additional dead bodies. This brings the total up to S4 dead an five rescued. 1 President Stephenson of the Knox ville Iron Company which oiierated the mine expressed the belief tonight that this number ac< omits for every man who entered the mine Saturday ' w* ** " '•'-IV FIfty^aine women were made wl. dows and 147 children left fatherless as a result of the disaster. 'In addi tion there are ten or 12 other de pendants. It is very probable that all bodies will be removed by 'Sunday night and the mine will resume work, according to President Stephenson, just as soon as it can be cleaned. It developed today that of the R4 men killed, only me carried life in. suranee. The relief fund has passed the J20, 000 mark. DURBAR HAS CEASED. Delhi India, Dec. Hi.—The great Durbar with Us round of festivities lasting since the arrival of the king.emperor and queen empress on December I was brought to a con elusion today. Their majesties left the camp In state procession, the road to the station being lined with iiritisil rtiiu I'mtiVt? tiuOp.S. K*ug George has departed for Napal on a shooting expedition. while Queen Mary has gone to Agra, OSTERHAUS COMES HOME. Liverpool, Dec. 16.—Rear Admiral Osterhause commander in chief of th^ United States Atlantic fleet, saiRtt today for New York on the Campa. nia. The same vessel also took as a passmger James V. Martin, who proposes to make a trip across the Atlantic in a bi plane next August starting from St. Johns, N. F. Mr, 1 Marti nexpectp to reach 'Ireland in forty hours. i SERIES OF PLANNED BY M’NAMARA TO TAKE PLACE IN MANY CITIES ON SIMULTANEOUS DATE. Elaborate Plans to Mystify the Law —California Wants Ortie Mc Manigal Back After Visit to Ind'anapolis, Iudia-'iai'Olis, dud., Dec. 16. The $1,060 paid monthly to John J. Me. Namara as secretary-treaeurer of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers for ''or ganizing pui'iwses," sad for which ho was not required to give any ac_ counting, wag inquired into today by government officials conducting tile dynamiting investigation before the federal grand jury. Efforts was made lo trace to the fund the fees given to Ortie McManigal for his work in blowing up structures erected by non union workmen. A |>oi*nt taken up by District Attor ney Miller was the purpose ot Mc Namara, according to McManigal. lo lave exi'losions occur at the same liour at cities widely separated. J, A. C, Badorf, a detective em. ployed by the National Erectors’ As sociation, who worked on this phase :>f the case, was before the grand Iiiry for several hours. According to McManigal J- J. Ate S'ainara caused explosions at Oma. !>a, Nei)., a.'id Columbus, lad., on the same night. It was in this connoc ion that McNamara is charged by McManigal with having said, "I want them to go off at the same time so they will wonder how the fellow was in Omaha and Columtms the same night. What J am going to do is to get about six or eight good fel <iii«I »I’r*s *vnl «a •* ♦ ^ «t*4Un * U nm i IU " " “*•'» * WH«*.H4U I-UWII4 ill around the country and I'm going to have explosions all come off at me time, one right after the other, [ will make them sit up and take rotice. ” It has been shown that on the Oma. la-Columbus affair on March 24, 19t\ he explosions were done by McMani ?al and J B. McNamara, the time tiefng arranged by telegrams sent •’i code to J. ,1. McNamara in Indian, limits. Reports have reached Indianapolis >f the intention of state authorities o start prosecutions for explosions cl their localities. “It is the duty of different juris iictions to assist each other in pros mut'og offenders,” said Assistant District Attorney Ciafrence N'ichois. 'County prosecutors in any state will lot have any difficulty in obtaining ■vidence from the federal authorities jut the evidence will be held by the ederal courts until all proceedings n this and other districts have been •ompleted.” Want McManigal Back. Lo» Angeles, Cal., Dec. 16,—8her f'f llcininell said toduy Ortie .•icManl ral couid not go out of the state of California urilees absolute assurances 'ould be given that the confessed iynamiter and accomplige of the Me. S'arnara brothers would be returned without extradition proceedings. The lnnounoemoit comes almost on the •ve of McManigal’s proposed transfer o Indianapolis to teetify in tne fed ral grand jury. SOLD LOADED DICE. Chicago, Dec. 16.—Three years in lie federal prison at Leavenworth was the sentence given today by iudge Landis in the Ifciited Slates District Court to Ku^ne Stockton who was convicted by a jury of hav i:g used tile federal malls in dispos ing of unfair dice, marked cards and crooked evkes which lie manufac. lured. ROAD IMPROVEMENT. Prouty Bill Provide* for $80,000,000 in Next Five Year*. Washington, D. C,, Dec. 16 —Ex actly $80,000,000 is proposed to be appropriated by congress for roads during tile next five years under a bill introduced today by Represen. tative Prouty of Iowa, who advocates national and stade co.pperetim In road count rut-tin and maintenance. He proixmed that congress appro priate and apportioi among the var ious state* $5,000,000 In 1912; $10.. 000.000 in 1913; $15,000,000 In 1914: $20,000,000 inl915 aud $30,000,000 In 1916. The federal expend!! tires on each road is limited to one half the total cost. . , «• 1 * WOULD STOP PICTURES. Washington, Dec, 1%.— UirotiKh her ambassador here today appealed to the state department to stop the exhibition in the United Slates of motion pictures aleged to portray the massacre of Arabs and Turks in Tripoli by Italian soldiers. The ambassador insisted the pictures were "faked’’ and had been produc ed by motion picture firms on Am. erican soil. The stale department informed the ambassador that it would do what it could toward stop ping the exhibition of the objection able pictures. CUITIKG DOWN HOOSE EXPENSES REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL $50,. 000 FOR EXPENSES BRINGS ON SHARP DEBATE. Republicans Accuse Democrats of Losing Track of Th*ir Econ omic Plans. Washington, D. C, Dec. iC.--A re quest for an additional $50,000 lor Hie expenses of tile house of repre sentatives and an attempt on the part of the '‘economy committee'’ of the house to cut in two the mileage ol Senators and Representatives, bod'd:, threw the house into a debate on «e$penses that is considered Ptoph. etk of the sessions that are to come. Uopublicsfih again char god the dem ocrats with having lost track of their economy program. Tlie reply from 'the democratic side was the intreduc. tion of a resolution by Representative Palmer of Pennsylvania leader of the economy board, to cut the annual mileage allowance from twenty cents per mie to ten cents per mile. The democratic forces spilt on the prop osition and the plan was voted down. Subsequent*? on a motion to re commit the urgent ITeficlmcy appro priation bill to the appropriations committee with instructions to cut down the mileage the Palmer forces again lost 98 to 129. Chairman Fitzgerald of the appro, prlation committee explained the $50, oot) deficient appropriation for the expenses of the house by tliviiliug some of the monthly exiteuse accounts of the investigating committees. The Stanley steel Investigating commit, tee. he said, was spending $2,700 a mouth, while extra stenographic ex penses were costing $2,000 a month. Later Chairman Stanley offered to explain the expenses of the commit tee to arty member who wivited to inquire about them. Tim house approved expenditures for a number of departments includ ing about $127,000 for the treasury da. partment, which Mr. Fitzgerald said was made necessary because the de partment, which Mr. Fitzgerald sam was made necessary because the de. partment had cut its estimates too low last year. An appropriation ot $105,000 for an immigration station at Philadelphia was refused. Members indulged In persoual lan guage when the proposal to cut down the mileage wa* taken up. Repre sentative Humphrey of -Seattle, said that members who lived near Wash ington were always trying to econo, mi/.e for the government at the ex pense of the members who lived far away. "You proposed to penalize members who have families,’’ he declared, "and to place a premium u-i bachelors. Any member of congress who wants to come to Washington, and leave his family at home, is unfit to be a members of the houae; and wiyone who wvnts to penalize the members who have big families, is not fit to be a member,’’ No change made in the mil eage allowances which are to sup ply the deficiency created by the spe cial session of congress. 'Hie at tempt to cut the mileage rate to ten cents will be made again before this session ends. ANTI TAFT _l '■ GIFFORD PINCHOT SAYS COUN THY HAS TURNED AGAINST PRESIDENT IN PAST. Says Demand for LaFollette and Pro. aressivc Policy is Insistent—Bass Also Sees Victory for Insurgents. Ilosloti, Dec. Hi. -That tlie develop ment of recent monUiH have mad impossible the re.uominatlu'i of Pros. 'dent Taft and that the country Is turning rapidly to l.a Follctte, as the next, republican presidential nomViee were among the declarations mads hy Gifford Pinchot, former chief of tho United States forest service, be llore a gathering of progressive, r publicans here, tonight. “Unless the republican party shall meet tho demand for the times l>y throwing Itself squarely into tho pto. gresaive movement, Its time of use fulness is past" said the speaker. Modern conditions demand modern treatment. The republic* party mu ' be cleansed of its open sores. Tie progressive movement, like every oth <>r great movement, must have a leader. 1 realize that this meeting not called in tho interest of any cun didate, but ’I should be concealing my iwn convictions K l failed ''to e> press myself on this point .Sim" the developments of recent months have made impossible tbe re-nomina. ion of Mr. Tuft, the country la been turning rapidly und rightfully o that pioneer among progressives, a obstructive statesman, fuii of cour age and comtnoa sense, Robert M I.a Kollette, of Wisconsin. See to 't that your delegate to the republi can nutional eouwntiou arc pledged to progressive trhtSpies. !■*•*» and a!! the time, this Is a fight for principles ’’ Governor Robert Ft Hass of New Hampshire, said: “As I see it, the object of the new progressive movement in politic* is actually and wisely to put In force lie fundamental principles underly. Ins our form of government; to give each voter an equal voice in the choice of elective officers or converse to prevent the small aud Influen. Mai group of men from controlling • be body politic for their ower selfish ■'imposes; or, again to keep the spe cial interests and great corporations from naming and controlling men in public office. Or, eft the other hand, for the advancement of Ills own per I soual ambitions. ’-It In full 11I' nriinimn In lli:i! if springs from the insistent demand of lie electorates at large, rather than from the independent leadership of individual men. It is an Interna, tloiiul movement, as evidenced by re. cent events all over the world.’* GASOLINE TANK EXPLODES. Geary, Okla., Deo. 16.— A blaze fol lowed by the explostc.i of a tank containing i.tkto gallons of gasoline it tiie Rock Island round houb© here ruined a motor car valued at >33,000, two engines and consumed 1,000 cross ■ties. The explosion shook thv> entlri town, shattering many windows near by. The total damage is estimated at over >50,000. BISHOP DEAD. Ixj Angelo Dee. 16.—The Rt. Rev. Join Mills Kendrick. Episcopal bish. op of Arizona and N■svf Mexico, dieu suddenly at ids home hero today. His widow who hug been ill for some time is not expected to live through the niuht. A daughter. living in Phoehnix, is also reported to be ent • ically ill. Bishop Koudrix was <5 years old, WOMAN WRITER DEAD. Williamsport, Pa.. Dec. 16.—Mrs Lilian Lindsay, aged 44, a writer who contributed to many of the leading magazines died in a hospital today after a long llucgs. She was frm tsrly of Atlanta, Ga., and Ckattnoog and was the organizer of sunshine dubs throughout the doutb. Most o' her life had been devoted to charity work.