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VOL. 1.—No. 251.
THB WEATHER—Partly Cloudy.
BICHMOND, VA., TUESDAY, JfOVEMfiER 22, 1910.
PRESIDENT
IS SPEEDING
TORICHMOND
- Chief Executive of Nation
Will Be in This City
at 6:45 P. M.
THOUSANDS WILL
SEE FAMOUS SMILE ,
WHILE HE IS HERE;
Dine at Westmoreland Club
Tuesday Night—Indian
Chief Brings Food for
Presidential Break
fast
Everything ia ready for President
Tuft. Not only arc Richmonders wait- j
ing to honor him. but the news of. his
coming has spread throughout the I
State and residents of many towns are
hurrying to Richmond to catch a;
.glimpse of the famous “Taft smile" as '
the owner passes through the streets j
of the caydtaLpf the State en route for ;
,, feasting, sight-seeing or speech-mak- !
' ‘ Ink. 1
It will be Rh ihraond in particular that
will welcome the president, but it will j
be all Virginia in general. Striking:
proof of this latter statement was |
given at the governor’s mansion Tues- j
day morning when Chief Cook, of the
Pamunkey tribe of Indians, of New ]
Kent county, trudged stolidly up to the ;
front door carrying a long string o? j
Quail and ranvasback ducks.
The string of game was so heavy that (
It was all that the Indian could do to,
earry It. When he was shown into the ;
presence of Governor Mann he e\- '
plained. In the best English of which 1
he was capable, that it was “for the j
Croat White Father.”
His tribe had heard that the presi- j
dent was coming to Richmond, lie \
said, and they w ished to help In hi* j
entertainment. They had hunted dili
gently and the birds that he carried j
, were the pick of the kill.
Governor Mann thanked Chief Cook '
and accepted the gift. The quail and |
the ducks will grace the breakfast ta- j
bla Wednesday morning when I ■rest j
dent Taft will be the guest of Gov
ernor and Mrs. Mann.
President Tatt. accompanied by a
special committee of Richmonders, who ;
will greet him at Hampton Roads, will I
arrive in Richmond at 6:45 Tuesday!
evening. A few minutes later, as soon i
he has removed the stains of travel 1
and has donned evening clothes, he will I
be escorted to the Westmoreland Club;
for dinner.
Will Spoit at l.unolaam.
Lunch, on over. the President. aguiu ,
•sorted by the cadet*. will start for
the City Auditorium to deliver the ad
• dress. which. In the main, brings him '•
to Richmond Nominally he will he j
totdt-fjalng the Virginia Educational j
Conference, In reality he tvill speak
g before all Richmond or at least as
many of it* residents ua can llnu
their way into the auditorium.
The huge hall Will be thrown open
to the general public at ?. P. M. Re
served seats w U be held for person* j
entitled to them until 3:45 P. M.. after j
which they will go to the overflow.
The president will enter the audi- j
torlum promptly at 4 o'clock. Word ■
of his approach will precede him, and ;
When he sets foot Inside the hall he i
will be greeted by the stratus of "Am- '
_teli ac" sung by the high school , hor
ns.
After President Taft has taken his (
Si at on the platform the Right Hev. j
Robert (tlbaon. Bishop of the Kplsoo- i
pal Diocese of Virginia, will deliver j
*n Invocation. Governor Mann will
then be called upon to present the
President. The latter's address In this
Instance will probably be confined to
| topics relating t« education.
, Ikm Home Wednesday Night.
The address to the Educational j
Conference will practically mark trie '
termination of the President** visit
to the Virginia capital. He will leave
the auditorium and go directly to hla
own private car, which will have been
aetit to Richmond for the express !
purpose of hurrying him t>ack to his '
oftlcial home in Washington. 1). O.
IS}' midnight Wednesday the President j
will l>e back In the White House.
Besides President T. O. Wood and i
Secretary 8. W. Fletcher, of the in
dustrial department. Senator Charles
U. Oravatt, of Caroline, patron of
Agricultural school*, occupied a seat
ou the platform during the discus
sion of subjects assigned to the edu
cators.
•, Wednesday, of course, will lie the
big day bulh fur th« president and
Hot Richmond. It is certain that
crowd* will line the streets through
Which the president will pass. Secret
Service men have been here, and have
Satisfied themselves that all la as it
Should be. As a result. everyone
knows the line of the presidential
march and thousands will wait to sea
tile famous "Taft smile.'’
The cadets from Blacksburg will
also attract their due meed of atten
tion, and this military calvacade will
be increased by squads from Com
panies A and B, of the Richmond
. Blues, each accompanied by a ser
geant, and both under the command
of Lieutenant C. C. Uodelter, of Com
1, pany C. The Blues will wear full
dress uniform, and will march with
the cadets when the latter are re
viewed by the president near the Jef
ferson Jiavla monument.
The Kigbl-Swln* Trip.
The party which accompanies the
WWMnl on his sight-seeing trip
Wednesday morning, will occupy three
automobiles. The president's car will
cents second In the line.
After leaving the Jefferson monu
ment. the party will swirl out in the
eeuaty, past the site of the famous
Tavern, around by Seven
and Anally back to the city.
V. P. I. cadets are scheduled
arrive in Richmond at « o'clock
morning. They will be
the station by a detail from
of the three companies of the
under command of Lieutenant
on Math Page.)
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HORSES AND SI E IP
BURNED IN BARN
HGATH8VILLE, VA„ November 22.
—A large barn belonging to Mr. B.
I>. Oill at Rehoboth church, this coun
ty, wo* destroyed by (Ire at an early
hour loot evening. Right horeee and
fifty-live aheap, which were in the
building, were burned ,to death, also
the content* of the barn, which
amount* to several hundred dollar*.
The building was fully Insured, but
the content* of the barn are a total
loss. The origin of the Are Is un
known.
FEISTS FOR CODS
WOBK OF WOMEN
VIRGINIA HOl'SKWIVBS SUBMIT ,
TRMPTING THANKSGIVING MK
NfS IN VIRGINIAN CONTEST.
MANY REPLIES SENT OUT;
INTEREST 19 WIDESPREAD AND
ANSWRRS (ONE PROM AM.
suctions or
STATE.
Everybody In The Virginian office is 1
hungry. For thr past few days the j
menus Uv Virginia housewives submit
ted in the contest for the best Thanks- '
giving dinner menu have poured into >
the office until the air has almost been !
redolent with the fumes of savory j
viands. The only thing about these |
menus has been their lack of substan
tiality. They are alright In prospect, j
and only a vivid Imagination can pic- j
ture what they would he In material j
reality. One muat needs think that,
their embodiment In the real articles 1
would tempt the spirit of Epicurus to i
follow- the example of Professor James
and "come back."
From such an aasortm<-nt of menus. !
showing that the boasted fame of the .
Virginia housewife is no tinkling cym- '
bal, It has been difficult to choose the 1
best. The replies have come thick and
fast from all parts of the Htate. every
section of Virginia having responded
tf* this offer. In awarding the prizes,
the care of preparation anil form have
accounted as well a» the pleasing quali
ties of the dishes named, the excel
lence of which, after all. is a matter
of taste.
Ths Awards.
The awards of cash i»rn<a in the
menu contests have been as follows:
-Mrs. E. A. Lloyd, 21 IS Hanover ave
nue, first prise, IS.
MISS Lynda. M. Kohler, U04 Floyd
avenue, second prise, II.
Mr*. James A. Coleman, 15 Liberty;
street, Petersburg, Va... third prise. |1.
Tliet response in this contest has j
been so general that It has prompted >
The Virginian to consider other feat
ures of this character,
Th< winning menus were as follows:
Mena Winning first l*rl*c.
Oyster Cock tali
Celery. Stuffed Olives.
Cream of Pumpkin Soup,
tllhtet Patties.
Roast turkey. Cranberry jelly.
Candied sweet potatoes. Orcen peas.
Stuffed onions.
('old asparagus salad.
Pumpkin pie. Plum pudding,
t rackers Camembert cheese.
Fruita Bonbons.
Coffee.
Menu Winning Second Prise.
Blue Points on shell.
Tomato Puree with Croutons.
Olives. Celery. Pickles. Salted
Almonds.
Pastry Tim!>als with Sweetbreads and
Mushrooms.
Baked Fish. Potato Puffs.
Saddle of Venison. Jelly Sauce.
Wild Turkey with Chestnuts. Cran
berry Sauce.
Croquettes of Peas. Asparagus.
Waldorf Salad.
Individual Plum Pudding.
Pumpkin Pie.
Almond Cream. Fancy Cakes.
Assorted Fruit.
Coffee. Chees Sticks
Mints.
TIUrd Prise.
Lynhavtn Oysters on Half Shell.
Consomme.
Olives. Celery. Halted Almonds.
Koaat Turkey. Cranberry Jelly.
Ollilet Dressrng.
Smithtleld Ham. Brussels Sprouts.
Creamed Potatoes. Individual
Chicken Pie.
Veal Croquette. Oreen Peas.
Plum Pudding. Brandy Sauce.
Mince and Pumpkin Pie,
Caramel Cream. Assorted Cakes.
Fruits. Nuts and Raisins.
Crackers, Cheeee. Cafe Xolr.
THOUSANDS OEM;
VICTIMS OF FLOOD
FLOOD 1ST ANNAMK8E PROVINCE,
CHINA, CACHES HEAVY LOSS *
r
OF I JFK AND GRKAT
DAMAGE.
SAIGON, FRENCH INDO *
CHINA, November 2].—On1n|ii
to a midden flood in the Anno*
mew province and in Hwang*
N'gal, 1.000 native* are either
dead or nladaf. Four hundred
boat# are reported tone nad the
death toll la expected to' mount
even higher. The property lorn
la
CITY PHYSICIAN
QUITS HIS JOB
City Physician Kdward McCarthy,
of the Sixth district, has sent his
resignation to the city council with
the request that It be effective No
member ||.
Ur. McCarthy gives no reason for
quitting the municipal service. His
resignation will be acted upon by a
Joint session of the council to he
sailed later.
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CONFESSION
IS MAM BY
DR.CRIPPEN
London Times Says Man
Doomed to Die Has Ad
mitted Killing Wife
SELLS HIS “STORY”
TO RAISE MONEY
FOR MISS LENEVE
Self Arraignment a Thrilling
Human Document—Wills a
Part of Purchase Price to
Deceased Father
J.OMMIN, Nov. 22.—Dr. Crlppeo
h«« uuulniwd, according ui the Don- ;
Uou 'lime*.
’Hir imw spapcr wja the eonfcmkm
Is a thrilling human uoctuuem, rrpMe
with cold, callous details. It Is Mated
l liat Uie American doctor tan related
lie w note Mory of tbe murder.
It In understood that Dr. Crlppra In
srriuiglng with the livening limes to 1
give a die confeaMon did so In ordet
to get money to care lor hla partner {
In Might, ICUtd Clare Leueve, and lih
unborn cldid. He also stipulated that1
a portion of the money was to go to
Ida old father in California. .is an
act of mercy tile authorities hare kept
from the doctor the fact that his fa
ttier b. dead of a broken heart, and
Inc will go to the gallows without that
knowledge.
The toufewdon, It is understood, ;
tells of quarrels between Clipped and
hln wife, caused originally by Ids jeal
ousy of attentions paid to her by male
admirers. limy quarreled moat ol i
tin* time in recent years, he la report
ed to tiave mm Id. with ti)e result that
lie grew to depend on Mm Deneve for
sympathy. Finally Mrs. Crtppen hr
came cognizant or the doctor's rela
tion* with his stenographer and up- !
braided both of them.
Following a party last January the
couple had a bitter quarrel, at wldeti j
Mrs Crlpaen warned the doctor that j
site Intended to complain to the au
thorities and have both of them ar
rested. Because of this fact and his
knowledge that Sirs. Crippeo would
not divorce him in order that he might
marry Mlsa Leneve, tbe doctor, it Is
uudemood, said that he began to plan
to kill his wife.
He dhl so by administering the poi
son, and then hurled the body, hop
ing that by starting the story that the
had gone to America and mod there
hr might be able to ev ade suspicion.
Dr. Crippra insisted that Mias btm
ere knew nothing of the murder or
Ids wife, and says that her aoqaiual
was Junaided.
IV Thar* tm nt prist the
reafeeatea la detail te-day aad It
It unearned that the (all pehllra
tios Is hetmr withheld sstll after
t Hppea’s eseeuttea. Although
the flares dees sot se state, It la
reported la wetl-lsferased rlretes
that the dseuareat to largely In
t rtppea's owe head written sad
that It roe talas a host MN ’
wards.
The final Interview between Dr. trip- j
pen, who Is to be hanged to-morrow!
morning, am! Miss Unrve, took place t
this morning. It lasted twenty min- |
utes and was even more affecting than
their meeting yesterday.
Dr. C'rlppen had requested that his
last meeting with Miss Denote be In
private, but his request was denied,
and two svarders sat between me con*
demned man and his sweetheart. Both
Crtppen ai.d the girl were In tears
most of the time. Ctippen appeared
the braver of the two. and did must
of the talking. Ills attempts, how
ever, to lilt the cloud of gloom from
the girl were futile, and she was weep
ing hysterically as she was led to her
taxicab after the interview.
Crlpuen embraced Miss Deneve in
the final leave-taking and kissed her
fervently.
Ciippro la Heslgned.
With his last vestige of hope gone.
Dr. frippen Is calm and resigned to
the fate that must overcome him on
the gallows to-morrow morning. The
wife murderer Is standing up well
under the terrific mental strain, and
his jailors do not balteve he will
break down before the ordeal Is end
ed and his Ilfs has paid the forfeit
for his crime.
Humors that frippen has confess
ed are to-day denied emphatically,
though they were given wide circula
tion yesterday. The American still
protests his Innocence and expresses
the hope that hts wife will reappear i
some day and clear his name. I
Prepare* Scaffold.
William Plerpont. the official exe
cutioner, will not spring the trap to
morrow. The task has been dele
gated to Plerpont's assistant. John Hi
lls By a strange course of Eng
lish law Ellis is to-day In Penton
vtlle jail, almost as much a prisoner
as Crtppen himself. On reaching the
prison Ellis first inspected the gal
lows, which had been set up Just out
side the condemned man's cell, and
declared It wee In perfect working
order. RUle was then led to a peep
hole In Crlppen's cell, through which
he studied the doomed man Intently
for some time. He was figuring Crip
pen’s height and weight, so he would
know just how strong a rope would be
needed and the proper length to make
It to keep Crtppen‘e feet from touch
ing the ground when the trap 1*
sprung. Elite then adjuated the rope
on the gallows and tested it with
heavy sand bags.
Under the English taw the execu
tioner -will not he permitted to leave
the jail until he has performed his
gruesome task.
LILIES SENT HERE
FOR DAVIS SECTION
The beautiful Aacenelon ll|lea deco
rating the graven of Prealdent Davie,
Mra. Davla, Mra. Hayea and Winnie
Davla were eent from the altar unveil*
ed In the church at Biloxi. Miaa., laat
Wedneaday. to the Richmond Chapter <
to be placed In the Davla aectlon. The
altar waa placed In the church In mam*
ary of Margaret Howell Jeffereoa Da* i
via Hayea by the United Daughfeaaa of -
the Confederacy. ' - i
LAD KILLED
BYOWf^GUN
HUNTING
JAMES PARRUti, «OM OP PROMI
NENT LAWYER, ACCIDENT-,
ALLY DISCHJUMUEI WEAPON
AND PIERCES 1AJNG AND
HEART.
Little skilled in the use of firearms,
Janies Parrish, seventeen .years old.
son of Mr. J. Samuel Parrish, of No.
3014 Stuart avenue, was instantly kill
ed while hunting Tuesday afternoon
shortly before 1 o'clock by the acci
dental discharge of a shotgun which
! his father had bought for him just a
few hours previously, 1 The shot com
pletely tore away the left eidc of the
youth's body. *
The tragedy occurred in the wood*
on the property of |er. B. B. Pleas
ants, near stop 18, on the Seven Pines
road. Young Parrish was accompa
nied by Arthur Godfrey, another
youth.
Henrico county ' authorities were
immediately notified, - and ' Dr. J. F.
Blight, acting county coroner, and
Constable D. L. Temple hurried to
the scene. The body was viewed by
the coroner, who than had It removed
to the home of a nearby resident,
where it remained until It was brought
to the city.
Just Bought Gun.
Mrs. Parrish, ths dead lad's step
mother, told The Virginian that for
several days hie father had been
promising him a gun .and bought it j
only Tuesday morning.
Anxious to try the weapon, the boy 1
hurriedly arranged With his friend for 1
a hunting expedition In the county, {
He was little accustomed In the use
of firearms, and this le said to have ;
been the cause of hto death.
The young men had been scouring
the woods for several hours and met
with little success. They had been
In the thicket for sometime and were
walking towards SB open field. Car
rying the shotgun in an awkward po- ;
Kition, it is said, -Parrish jolted it.
and it was discharged, the bird shot 1
ripping a hole through his left side,
tearing his lung and piercing his heart.
I vath was instantaneous.
His companion fan tor aid. horri- !
f.ed. An excited crowd quickly gath- !
ered about the mangled remains of j
the young huntsman and Deputy Sher- 1
iff W. W. Sydnor was notified at the j
county courthouse.
In describing the accident to In- >
qulsltors Godfrey, who-Wes frightfully i
broken up. declared; (hat they were j
walking slowly, hto companion drop- |
ping the gun on the ground as he j
walked, and the Jar suddenly dis
charged the weapon. othtmilmn this
the young fnan could tfWNtouKng
With the body he a waited the ar
rival of hto father, whs hid been hur
riedly summoned, and who arrived
with the grief-stricken parent of ths
dead lad.
CULL LEGISLITIRE
TO AMEKD THE LEW
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LEDGER-DISPATCH URGES GOV
ERNOR MANN TO CONVENE
LAW-MAKER8 TO PERFECT
PRIMARY ACT.
(Special to The Richmond Virginian.) ■
NORFOLK. VA.. Nov. J2.—The
Ledger-Dispatch to-day editorially
calls on Governor Mann to convene the ,
Legislature in special session to amend
the title of the act legalising primary 1
elections, the same having been pro- j
nounced unconstitutional by two judges
here.
Because of this action election judges
in Norfolk and Norfolk county. Indict
ed for fraud In the August primary,
hat e been dismissed.
Governor Mann, when ahown the i
above dtepalch. said: "1 had not given
the subject of legalising the prlmary
ln Virginia especial thought at this
time, but 1 see no reason for calling
a special session of the legislature to
amend the law under which prosecu
tion failed In Norfolk.
"I am most heartily In favor of
legalising the primary. If ws are go
ing to have a primary, but I believe a
primary for the election of delegates i
to a convention to select the candidate I
Is the better way.
' Speaker Byrd Introduced a bill In
the last Legislature for the legalisa
tion of primaries, and It failed of
paseage. In the face of the last Leg
islature's refusal to pass that bill,
and In view of the fact that the same
men who declined to enact that meas
ure Into law would be the very men
summoned back to Richmond to vote
on the same measure, or one Identical
with it, 1 see no' wisdom in calling a
special session of the General Assem
bly and therefore shall not call It to
act on this matter.”
GOOD ROADS CARS
START FOR WEST
NEW YORK. Nov. Jl.—Carrying a
min» from Mayor Oaynor, of Now
York, to Mayor Mci-arthy, of San
Francisco, four "rood roads" auto*
mobUtata started from the City Hall
here to-day. They will follow what
ta known ae the southern route, and
are due at San Francisco on Christ
mas day.
The party comprises Enioat I* Fer
guson, representing the American Au
tomobile Association; Quy W. Finney,
representing the Olnelnatl good roads
Interests, and Charles Thaoher and
Fred Clark.
DISEASE RAMPANT
IN PHILADELPHIA
PHILADELPHIA. November JJ.—
An epidemic of soarlet fever and
diphtheria to-day grow to such pro
portions that the board of health
moots. Among the inetNntluua upon
which the eflMet ban hag-been eet is
lha WUllam Fenn -
0OTS MUST IHE
PROPERSCROOIIIC
TO BEJUCEESSFUl
So Declares Dr. P. B. Barrin
ger in Address Before
Industrial Educators
VA. “TECH” PRESID’T
SAYS MORE PRACTICAL
STUDENTS ARB NEEDED
State Teachers Assemble in
Richmond for Annual Con
ference-Prof. McConnel
Discusses Latin
Instruction.
i
I Success comes to only about one
: boy in fifty who leaves school at an
early age and goes Into the world
. without completing his education at
J high school or college, according to
Dr. Paul B. Barringer, president of
;the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, who
; delivered an address Tuesday before
• the Industrial department of the Vir
ginia Education Conference at Me
j chatties’ Institute.
j "The type of boy who succeeds un
1 der these circumstances Is an ever
1 lasting source of worry and study to
j college authorities," said Dr. Bar
ringer Jn the course of his address.
| "because of the numbers Influenced
s to leave school too early by reason
1 of his success. Such boys are rare.
) They belong to a type that could do
j almost as well w ithout any teacher.
I But this Is not appreciated by the
jkeneral public, and so the example
; stands.
! That the collegp should not rob the
'high school and that the latter should
j prepare a boy for life, above all else,
j was the keynote of Or. Barringer's
! talk. His general theme was the re
| latlon of the State College, of Agri
! cultural to the agricultural high
i schools.
Need Practical Student*.
“To-day,” he went on. “colleges
need more students of practical bent
Too often this class of boy finds noth
ing to appeal to him at high school,
and one year of study la about the
most to be expected of him. In equlp
i ping boys for college the high schools
i should seek to send them off better
prepared, for the boy on reaching
co.lege frequently things that he Is
mentally lacapabie when he grapples
this or that subject and finds that he
ts not able to comprehend It. In many
of such cases, lack of preparation is
the real trouble, and the boy not In
frequently leaves college totally dis
couraged.
“It is better that these boys should
be turned .down when they apply for
admission. Such a stand on the part
of the college authorities will do jus
tice to the boy and at the same time
tend to Improve the standard of prep
aratory schools.
High Schools Important.
“Upbuilding of the high schools is
easily the most Important question in
Virginia education to-day. First of
all, these schools should begin by giv
ing three-fourths of their curriculum
to studies of a practical nature, the
remaining studies being academic.
The second year academic and prac
tical might be more equally divided.
The balance might be Inverted the
I third and fourth years.”
Former Governor A. J. Montague
will preside as toastmaster at this
luncheon, and when the proper time
arrives he will call upon Mayor David
Crockett Richardson to introduce
President Taft to the guesta Then will
come a speech, which Is expected to
prove of far more than ordinary In
terest. i
Practical Appliance* Needed.
I Professor Lindsey Crawley, of Ap- i
pomattox, began with a ten minute
discussion of the "Aim and Methods
of Instruction,' declaring that no pupil
should be given Instruction in agri
cultural schools without an oppor
tunity for expression. In other words,
the pupil should not only have the
advantage of teacher and books but
practical appliances as well.
He was followed by Professor J. C. I
Stiles, of Chestar, who urged the use I
of experiment plots, whenever possl- !
hie. In connection with agricultural i
school training.
Professor J. H. Hutcheson, of Mid
dletown, discussing agricultural exten
sion work, said It was first necessary i
for the teacher In rural districts to j
mix with the farmer and as far as
possible give him new pointers on the
art of tilling the soli and getting a
living out of It.
Give Farmer Pointers.
“If the schools In the country are
to go ahead and succeed,” he said, j
"the farmer must be Impressed with |
the fact that the Instructor of his ]
children in agricultural subjects knows j
his business. After all. the farmer j
_(Continued on Sixth Page.) ' i
HUE TO OEfiUO
LOCIIl OPTION LOW
VIOLATOR IX WINCHESTER
HEAVILY FIXED, AND IN I)E
PADI/T GETS TERM IX JAIL.
(Special to The Richmond Virginian.) !
WINCHESTER, VA., Nov. 22.—The!
local Anti>8aloan League la making i
It warm for violators of the local op
tion laws, and yesterday secured con
viction In the Corporation Court of
Joseph Chrlsmore, who appealed from
the magistrate's court on two counts,
a flue of ttO and oosts being im
posed on each count
Chrlsmore. oOuld not raise the fine
and was given slaty nays in jail by
Judge W. M. Atkinson, on the first
count, and an Indeterminate Jail sen
tei * on the second. Chrlsmore will
a be. have to furnish $(•« bond as an
evidence of hts Intention not to make
further violation of the law before
he dan be released.
■■: v. ' V, A 1 , 11 7 I.-!'1 ■ r •
CHIHUAHUA AND PUEBLA
ARE EXPECTED TO FALL
BEFORE THE SUN SETS
I
Revolutionists Sure of the Capture of these Important Points
and Railroad Towns of Torrean and Gomez Placid
Reported to Have Been Taken
PRESIDENT DIAZ TAKES THE FIELD AT
HEAD OF LOYAL MEXICAN TROOPS
Government Seizes All Telegraph Lines and Employs All Its
Powers* to Crush Out Revolution Which Has As
jsumed Very Alarming State—Flocking Across
Border in Both Directons
CITIES CHIHUAHUA AND PUEBLA
TO FALL BEFORE REVOLUTIONISTS
Rebels loot Acambaro, free rebe
Twenty-seven killed. Rebels repo
me* Palaclo after 300 of Diaz's tro
Fierce fighting reported in Dur
country north of Monterey cut off
skirmishes reported along Rio Or
Mexican government commands
fifteen years.
President Ida* takes personal oo
calls Vice-President Ramon Corra
Reported 1,00<> Vaciui Indians n
port revolutionists. .
Francisco I. Madero, leader of r
Diaz at head of-rebels.
Serious outbreak reported at Or
teen officers and- privates who Jo
ly shot.
American Federal troops and T
border have failed to stop Mexic
Mexicans streaming across from
America to escape Diaz con scrip
i prisoners, but are defeated,
rted to hat e captured town of Go
ops deserted.
ango, Torreun and Parral. All
from communication and many
ande.
all telegraph lines for first time in
mmand of government force* and
1 from health resort to his aid.
ear Cananea will, take field to gup
evolution, south of Cuidad Porflrto.
isaba. where troops deserted. Nlne
ined rebels said to have been secret
exas rangers guarding Rio Grande
an importations of arms.
Touts and counter flood entering
tton.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Nov. 22.—
I Cipher dispatches received here by
j private persons sympathising with
Francisco I. Madero indicate that
the revolutionists will endeavor to
capture Chihuahua, the oapital of
the State of the same name, to
day, and predict the fall of Puebla.
It ts asserted that the Madero forces
have taken Torre on and Gomez
Plado, railroad towns. It is re
ported here that agents of Madero
.are on their way to Washington to
represent the revolutionary inter
ests and endeavor to present their
side of the argument to the United
States government.
EL PASO, TEX.. Nov. 22.—Un
official advice* received here say
that the government troop* have
| been eucceeaful in the fighting near
Parral, Chihuhua. The infantry
that was sent to attack the revo
lutioniste and miner* there reached
the town during the night and a
running fight began, which lasted
until to-day. The revolutionists
! finally retired, leaving behind a
dczen killed and a number wound
| ed. The casualties of the gov
ernment troops were reported to be
i slight.
EAREDO JUNCTION, TEX.. Nov.
22.—This town, the telegraphic gate
way between the United States and
Mexico, is practically closed to-day
to the transmission of news telegrams.
Under the guise of officials orders from
the capital citing military need, the
Mexican government demands the use
of the telegraph to the exclusion of all
press dispatches and inquiries,
j This move by the government to ar
! fest ail spread of news giving the situ
j allon in Mexico is a step even beyond
j the strict censorship which has been
! enforced since the lirst outbreak of the
present trouble.
■ Messages are being handled through
Galveston and El Paso.
EE PASO, TEX.. November 22.—
Heal revolution Is now in progress in
the state of Chihuahua.
Bloody fighting between loyal troops
! and insurgents is reported from many
places there.
A pitched battle is believed to be
I impending at Parral, where a band of
j revolutionists seized a dynamite depot
land took all the explosives and made
; for the hills. A train load of infantry
I reached the scene early to-day and at
1 last accounts was about to attack the
miners, who aro said to be entrench
! ed.
| The governor of Chihuahua, Gen
! eral JLuis Terrazas, has reported to
President Idas that an attack upon
the city of Chihuahua was expected
but that he was certain of the io>a!ty
of his troops and would be able to
protect the city.
All of the telegraph wires In
I Mexico have been commandered by
I the government and a system of cen
j sorship arranged. Every effort Is
being made to minimize the reports
of the disorders in the hope that the
Mexican revolutionists in the United
States can be kept in ignorance of
wrhat Is going on and so will not try
to aid the re be Is.
Prisoners Are Set Free.
> A force of revolutionists attacked
| the city prison at Aeambaro, Guana
juato, and set free all of the prisoners
there. Ranks augmented from this
source ransacked the town. They
marched to the municipal palace and
running out the officials, blew open
the safes and carried aw-uy all tho
funds.
While they were leaving the palace
the detachment of infantry arrived
and fighting followed, which soon be
came serious. Finally the unorganized
mob fled In every direction, leaving
many dead and wounded behind.
A force of. revolutionists made up
of citizens of Durango and soldiers
who deserted from the garrison there
was reported to-day to be besieging
Gomes palaclo In the eastern section of i
Durango, They have declared for
Francisco 1. Madero for president and
It was expected they would attack
the city as they are well armed and
have an abundance of ammunition. ,
Troops Being Massed.
Reports received by telephone from 1
the Interior of Mexico are to the effect ]
that troope are being-massed by all of j
the department commanders at every
stragetic point. Orders have been Is- 1
sued to commanding officers that all
Btamgsacy is to be put own at any
cost and this Is believed to Indicate
| bloody fighting’ In most of Central
! Mexico within a few hours.
There is intense excitement in tbla
! city where the Mexican revolutionary
Junta has Its headquarters. United
i .States marshals and secret service
| men are watching all of the promt*
nent leaders and they have bean
i warned that any overt act will be fol
j lowed by arrest.
; United States troop* are patro]UltgT
j the banks of the Rio Orande, pre
pared to prevent the smuggling nt
arms and ammunition into Mexico bar
J the revolutionist*. This, however, ndU
be a gigantic task because of the Im
mense amount of territory to be cov
I ered. Four companies of the Twenty
| third Infantry were under arms at
j Fort Biles this morning in readiness
I respond to orders to take the field
! an.d aid in the patrol work which were
’ expected from the department com
mander at any moment.
■ i
IWITHOLD FACTS ON
FIGHT AT DURANGO
MEXICO CITY. Nov. 22.—Th* re
j suit of the lighting; during the night
I at Durango, a city of 32.000, north
! of the State of Tepic, in Central Mexi*
! co. Is withheld to-day by military of
i flclals, who control the last remain*
Ing telegraph wire to the capital.
| Clashes between government troop*
1 and agitators commenced before g
P. M., after which telegraph wire*
Were cut. It is feared that with th*
approach of darkness the situation
grew In intensity and rioting doubt
less continued through the night.
Authorities here believe the Isola
tion of Durango, so far as outside
communication is concerned, is charg
able to revolutionaries.
1 Preparations by the Federal gov
ernment to attempt the ‘simultaneous
annihilation of revolutionists through
out the republic are visible about C
capital.
Troops and mounted rurales are 1
ing ordered into the district at 1
northern States, where the preset..-,
of agitation is reported or suspects*.
In this way they can combat the moth*
ods of the rebels in destroying *11
forms of communication other '
mounted messengers
The trouble at Durango, less
100 miles from Tepic, doubtless .
caused by the incendiary efforts
the student sat Tepic. where it is
ported they have planned other t
breaks. As if conforming to well
fined plans, revolutionists created
riots last night In Gomes Del Patactaw
Parral. Torreon and Durango.
Information received here that
dern, the recognized revolutlo_
leader, has assumed command of
large force on Mexican soli south
Eagle Pass plainly Impresses the |
ernment with the power of the revi_._
tionists in the northern rebel strong
hold.
ost*
DIAZ WILL DE
FUGITIVE, HE SA
. EI, PASO, TEX.. Nov. 21.
ftro T>iaz, president of Mexico, will
a fugitive within a month with
price upon his head.”
Elated by tales of revolu
successes throughout all the ni
States of Mexico, Senor lauro
a prominent anti-Dlax Mexican,
the Idas government has several tfefl
attempted to arrest within tha
two years, made this prediction^
day. He said that from
formation the revolution,_
day has all the north of Mexico.,
was so well organised and
the downfall of Idas Is a_„
.Perhaps the most dangerous
of the sttuatlon from the
point Is the news from C_
from 1,000 to 1,000 TauMa,
under their wrongs at tha "
the Diaz government, will
warpath against his rale,
revolutionists employ tfc
their attempt to o
tat ion there Is every
that the whole count
to Mas the horrors
added to the *
private;
which
Dins
7
ordinary