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Opportunity for Its Adoption Pre
sented to the People? at Elec
tion in Various Wards from
8 A. M. to 6 P. M. Today
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IS
Largest Possible w Majority,
However, is Desired in
I ts Adoption -
IIS NOW UP TP THE PEOPLE
Matters of.. Registration Ail Sett4ed
and Polling Places Have Been
Arranged Australian Bal
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.. ' Wilmington, N. C,
. March 14, 1911.
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Whereas, It appears that the
Registration- Books.' for the
Third Ward have been ' mislaid,
lost, or stolen, this is to notify
the qualified " voters of that
ward that they may vote upon
proper oath as to their registra
tion, until the closing of . the
polls, and they-are urged to at
tend to this as early -as possi
ble. WALTER G. Ma'cRAE,
Mayor.
1 4,'IIIII
It's now up tothe people of Wil
mington: '
Those who have complained long
and loud about the present form of
their city government have It in their
power to change conditions.
That power-lies in the exercise of
their franchise at the polls today and
it is essential to the success of , the
changed government . that the majori
ty for the commission-form of gov
ernment be overwhelmingly large.- '
A man who goes home or to? his
Place of business tonight without hiv
ing expressed himself at the. polls on
the subject of his local .government
u6ih io De forever aisoarrea iruiv
complaining of existing conditions v in
future.
I'rogressive citiias everywhere have
adopted tne new forth of government
and have prospered thereby; they
wouldn't return to old. conditions ' un
der any consideration and if Wilming
Tn is to become ,the "Greater -Wilmington"
that her loyal friends would
have her, action must be taken to
day! I
All arrangements for the election,
which will be under the Australian
"allot system, have been made and ev
W man should go to the polls and
yte today. The polling places have
been designated as follows:
f'iist Ward Market House, Fourth
ai"l Campbell streets
Second Ward Office of George Har
r's, iSsq., on Princess streets
Third Ward Giblem Lodge, Eighth
and Princess streets.
Fourth Ward Schloss', Stables
JJo'-k. near Front street.
Fifth Ward Engine House, Sixth
ad CJastle streets:
The election today is merely on the
Motion of whether or not the form
01 government is to be adopted. If
. then the second Tuesday before
general election in May, there will,
l; hold a primary for the nomination
" two candidates from each; ward.
r'nr from whom shall be voted for at
general election by the city at
,!n. The plan is fashioned after
uiat of DeMoines and has been pro
'" '.need by competent lawyers , all
; JKlt- foul, be desired. If. it 'needs
!""ndments or changes, these can be
""we at the next session of the Gen
"':i' Assemblv. ' ., v ; - 1 .
The ballot today is .yery simple' and
De prepared by, checking the
- "ire opposite the words "For"-, .or
a the lection booths have been plac-
m tne several wards and the polis
J111 open at, 8 A.' M.. and-closest . G
x, M- It is : Important -that Jevdry
PLAN
ASSURED
friend tof popular government present
themselves at the polls early and cast
their vote. No new registration is re
Quired and all who were registered for
the last, city election are entitled to
vote in this election. ,
Books in Third Ward?
It was discovered ' yesterday that
the old registration books in the Third
ward tftid- .been lost or 'stolen. Mr,
A. G. Hankfns, the registrar, was un
der the impression that an entirely
new . registration was .required and
made no complaint ot the books being
missing, until . some time during the
day. Where the books have gone to,
no one seems to be able- to tell. The
books are " kept in a vault at the of
fice of the City Clerk and Treasurer
and when they were gotten out,
It was not noticed until yesterday
that; the books for the Third ward
were missing. .Only ' about 80 new
na"mes had been registered and the
Mayor, Chairman Cameron MacRae,
or the Board of Elections, City Attor
ney McClammy and others at once
got busy. , It was decided after a long
conference last night that inasmuch
as it would be4 manifestly enjust to
deny the .riffbt of .franchise to voters
In the. Third .ward who are registered,
to allow all to vote who present them
selves' and take the necessary oath"
as to registration. Even if this De
not regular." it would affect only the
Third ward and with thte even thrown
out, it is not believed that it would
endanger the adoption, of the plan. It
has furthermore been decided thatat
the registration today only those who
have become 21 years of age or oth
erwise qualified since the books clos
ed yesterday will have the right to
legister. There will, therefore, be no
registration in the other wards of the
city today as was erroneously an
nounced heretofore. However, in
nearly all the wards there has been a
very substantial new registration
during the past week and with the
large number of names already on
the books, it Js a pretty safe estimate
that practically all voters who pre-1
sent themselves at the polls today
will be able to vote; that is if they
voted in the last city election. It is
important at any rate for every voter
to go to the polls today and cast his
ballot for the new and improved
form of government wherein ' rests
Wilmington's . only salvation from
present chaotic : and unsatisfactory
conditions.
The election today will be quiet but
there will be a very earnest expres
sion of the people for better and more
economical government It is .not
known" if there will be opposition it
is inconceivable how there can be-1-
but all friends of commission govern-1
ment should be on the look-out and
see that" not only does he vote" bet
that his friend and his friend's friend
votes. It is the opinion of some of
the best men in Wilmington, irrespec
tive of clique or faction, that the sub
mission ot the commission plan to the
voters today is the most significant
election held in Wilmington in a gen
eration and no man can excuse, him
self from a present duty in what is
ieally a crisis, in the town's history.
"Now is the time for every good
man to come to the aid of his party'
.. DR. J. S. OOX MURDERED.
Aged' Sanford i Physician Killed by
' Paul Wood. - .
Sanford, N. C, March 14. In a dis
pute.: over an old debt near here to
day, Paul Wood became angered at a
remark made by Dr. J. L. Cox, aged
80, ' and a" Confederate veteran , and
struckv him across , the head with an
iron pipe; Dr. Co died two hours lat
er.' Wood succeeded in making his
escape and has so far eluded a posse
.which "started in pursuit. .Wood came
here recently from 'the turpentine dis
tricts of Alabama. :
New; York, March 14. The ques-
t!nn riin'nlnc mrM OH the MetrODOli-s
tan tracks this Summer .'still lies In
the balance, according to an indica
tive item of routine business , at to-
niffht'e maoHrnr flf thft Stewards Of
the. Jockey Club. At the request of
the Jamestown Jockey Club, Cassidy
was. assigned to act as starter at the
Spring meeting there instead 6f A. B
Dade. Ft Jv. Bryan was "appointed
tward .'tb represent' the Jockey Club
at the Spring meetings at Jamestown
awd at Plmlico..
. Four Great' Picture.;: i' ,
, New songs and music-G rand Thea
tre todaj - . . -.--
Champ Clark Lauds "Dixie7
And Tells Young Men "
of Opportunities
"GO WEST" SLOGAN NO LOHG'Ell
Prophesied Victory for Reciprocity
Agrees That -He Would Make
Good Democratic Candidate
For President.
Chicago, March 14. Congressman
Champ Clark, of Missouri, the coming
speaker of the National House of Rep
resentatives, today amended the fam
ous saying of Horace Greeley, say
ing: ,
"Go West, young man; go West;"
and made it read:
'Go South, my boy; go South."
"The South is the place, and my ad
vice is to go there. You won't, eat ai
much' as you do here in the North, if
you do, you'll die. Your clothing. must
be iighter and therefore, less expen
sive. You won't have to buy enough
fuel t6 speak of and you can allow
your horses and cSttle to graze out
of doors the year' round.
"Believe me, the South is the poor
man's land, and you'll live to see the
day when the South is going -to be
the richest part of the United States.
"Why,' say, I know a man who made
$15,000 in one year off three acres
of lettuce. Sounds fishy, doesn't it?
.True,JJouh,or-I.took the jpains, to
find-out It's a great country, boys,
and if you want a good tip, follow my
advice. That is go early to the
Southland and grow up with its prog
ress." e
Congressman Clark "admitted" he
would make a -good Democratic can:
didate for President at the next elec
tion saying:
"Well, the Democratic party might
go farther and fare Worse and I
thinkit will."
He prophesied victory for the re
ciprocity measure and said of the tar
iff, "we can get by Mr. Taft with a
few schedules, we hope, where we
never could get past with ' a whole
bill."
Mr. Clark intimated that if Repub
licans in the next House didn't like
committee appointments, they could
hang for all the good it would do
them. Only he said it this way:
"Those who don't like the appoint
ments can take advantage of the
great American privilege of cussin."
REQUESTS THEIR RELEASE.
State Department Asks Mexico to Give
Up Two Americans.
Washington, March 14. An investi
gation having convinced the American
government that Edwin Blatt, of Pitts
burg, and Lawrence Converse, of- Los
Angeles, Cat., held as prisoners at
Juarez. Mexico, had been captured on
American soil, the State Departmentlwas promoted to the rank of major
today 'asked the Mexican governmentl
to release them. The request was de
livered to the Mexican embassy at
Washington. Blatt and Converse were
arrested February 22nd "and. confined
in the Federal prison at Juarez on
charges in connection with the revolu
tion against President Diaz.
Savannah, March 14. In the United
States circuit court, the taking of tesr
timony.In the case of the United
States against the Merchants and
Miners' Transportation Company for
rate discrimination is being contin
ued before Judge Emery Speer.
OUTLINES.
A stronger guards has been ordered
to the front by the War Department
to patrol the Rio Grande river, with
the object of preventing smuggling
of arm Several troops of cavalry
will be;, sent Champ1 Clark in a
speech in Chicago yesterday changed
the slogan of "Go West" to "Go
South" and urged the young men to
take advantage of j. the opportunities
of Dixieland In order that he may
furnish" the , district attorney evidence
in . regard to the Carnegie Trust com
pany, Banker Robin's sentence will be
deferred ,, for ' one month The dis
agreement between Russia- and China
over treaty obligations , ia , causing
much anxiety in the -Far East. ; If a
clash comes , there is some probabil
ity that J apan will take a . hand-p
President Taft met Mr. Rockefeller
at Augusta yesterday for the first
time. during his visit. r
New York Markets Money5 on call,
steady,"-at 2 1-4 t6 2 1-2 per cent;
ruling rate,' 2 3-8 ; closing bid, 2 3-8 ;
offered at '2 3-8; spot closed quiet;
middling - uplands, 14.65; , middling
gulf, 14 ,90. " FJour- was steady, with
a fair local trade; wheat, spot, firm;
No.. 2; ted 14 5-8, elevator, and '95 3-8
f.o.1 afloat - Corn, spot, easy;, new
No.2. dl. t O- D. anoat. ijais, sieaay ;
futures", .nominal. " Turpentine, firm,"
Several Troops of Cavalry
Detailed to Patrol frio
Grande River
PLM IS 10 STOP .SMUGGLING
Official Announcement From War De
partment Regarding Mobiliza
tion of Troops 'Patrol of
Frontier a Task.
Washington, March ' 14. The pres
ent patrol of the Mexican frontier Will
be increased in a few days by several
troops of cavalry from the mounted
forces now being' assembled in the
southern bordeStates. It is announc
ed at the War Department that the
increase wia amount, to six or seven
troops of cavalry, which will be add
ed, to the patrol of the Riorande
in order "to prevent the smuggling of
the munitions -of war , to the Mexican
revolutionists. y '
In making this announcement offi
cials of the War- Department emphat
ically declared that none of the infan
try regiments now mobilizing at San
Antonio, Galveston and San Diego
would be dispatched" to the border.
The increase in the patrol of the
Mexican border line wjll be made by
tne War Department at the request
of Brigadier General J Duncan, com
mander of the Department Of Texas.
Previous .to the receiptpf this request
the department had:' hit intendei to
augment the Southern JpatroL. Ae.re
gtfie1fToatie!M
are aireauy su eitueu a,
threev regiments of cavalry, one regi
ment of infantry and two companies
of the signal corps. Because of the
boundary line, over 1,500 miles in
length, the pafrol of the frontier is a
mammoth task. 'Constant reports are
reaching . Washington of the smug
gling of 'Irms and ammunition across
the river and it is the intention of the
American government to stop this
practice. That -part of the boundary
in the Southwest, which is marked
by an arbitrary line is regarded as
adequately patrolled at the present
time.
Lieuts.' Beck, Walker ' and Kelly,
who have been learning the art of avi
ation at San Diego, have been ordered
to San Antonio to determine the use
fulness of aeroplanes for military pur
poses. A reorganization of the army is un
der consideration by the War Depart
ment. The central idea of the new
plan, which is yet 'in the formative
state, contemplates the assembling of
a number of brigades of troops in var
ious parts of the country and giving
as many general officers as possible
actual field command. It is the de
sire to decrease the office work of offi
cers of commanding rank and to at
tach them directly to the troops in
the field. The scheme has not yet
been completely worked out, and, be
fore it can be put fn operation, must
receive ue- approval of the President.
Major General Arthur Murray, who
"general, today - will be attached for
the time being to the office of the
chief of staff of the army, taking Ma
jor General Carter's place as assistant
to general staff while General Carter
is in the South, commanding the
"maneuver division." Later when
General Carter has served his tour of
duty at San Antonio, General Murray
probably will be made commander of
the "maneuver division."
At Outs With Railroad.
San Antonio, Texas, March 14.
Capt. Normayle, president of the quar
termaster's department here, and the
Southern Pacific Railroad, are at outs
over the handling -of army freight.
The trouble became acute today when
the depot quartermaster threatened to
abandon the army yards in the Sou
thern Pacific tracks.
. According to Capt. Normayle the
big Harriman road has declined to
switch freight from the Intejmation
and Great Northern tracks to the ar
my depot near the encampment This
makes .it necessary to send-the sup
ply wagon four miles for tfie, Inter
national and Great -Northern, freight.
There' are several cars of clothing
and rations stalled on the Internation
al and Great Northern tracks because
the wagon method is not adequate to
the , demand.
Southern Pacific officials state that
the engines and, tracks are being used
to their fullest' capacity by their own
work and that to attempt more would
bring about a congestion of the yards
This view is no.f shared by the depot
quartermaster, but the railroad men
quote rulings of the' Interstate Com
merce Commission in support of their
position. v
Four of the -recruits who arrived
yesterday, developed cases of measles,
mumps and chickenpox. today and as
a' result all of the ,7.00. "rookies" just
brought to camp have been isolated,
They drill separately and receiw their
meals , away from the "regulars,:-'
Dallas, Texas, March 14. Eighteen
nurses affiliated with . the, i Texas'
branch of .the .Red Cr6ss, met here
, today and decided to volunteer their
Italians Hastily Depart From
Viterbo Where Trial is
in Progress
SITUATION IS PERPLEXING
Drastic Methods Adopted to Secure
the Necessary Men for Jurors.
Judge Has Decided to Im-
pose Heavy Fines.
Viterbo, Italy, March 14. Cavaliere
Blanchi, president of the court, today
set aboiA the task of getting a jury
to try the thirty-six members of the
Neapolitan Camorra. He invoked
methods that promised results despite
the terror that has filled the hearts
of citizens at the possibility of being
Obliged to condemn those whose
death would be pretty sure to be
avenged unless the entire dangerous
element of the society was wiped out,
When court opened today, the presi
dent at once imposed heavy fines up
on those known to have left town to
escape jury duty, and threatened
that he would have others who had
made excuses for not appearing when
summoned, brought to the bar by car
bineers. The forenoon was taken up in an
attempt to fill the jury benches. It
was a nervous day in Viterbo. The
residents who jhad hailed the ap-,
proaching trial as a boon because
uwould bring to town thousands , of
strangers who must be sheltered'-ahd
fed, have found themselves confront
ed with an alarming situation. No one
familiar with the workings of the
"Beautiful Reformed Society" haa
anything but sympathy for those who
shrink from the civic duty imposed.
Nevertheless progress was made',
and early in the afternoon all but four
of the necessary jurors -had been se
cured. At this point the resources of
the court failed and an adjournment
until tomorrow was taken.
The scenes in the courtroom today
was much like that when the trial
opened on Saturday, though there was
a larger proportion-among the spec
tators of women and of men who for
one reason or another, were not elig
ible for jury duty.
Thirty-four of the alleged instiga
tors of, or actual participants in, the
murder of Gennaro Cuoccola and his
wife, occupied the great steel cage
for prisoners and glared their hatred
at the informer, Gennaro Abbatemag
gio, who plainly enjoyed the icolatlon
of the smaller cage reserved for his
exclusive occupancy.
The priest Giro Vittozzi, the
"guard angel of the Camorra," in his
priestly garb, was again permitted
to sit outside the cage. The prisoners
followed the proceedings with real
or well feigned indifference. Police
and carbineers were scattered all
through the room and surrounded the
building. The accused were escorted
to court and returned to the prison
uader heavy guard.
It is hoped that the jury can be
completed and the introduction of ev
idence begun some time tomorrow.
Meanwhile police officers will be busy
trying to find many talesmen for
whom summonses have been issued.
RYAN TO GIVE STATUE.
V.
M. I. to Get Monument of Gen.
Jackson by Famous Sculptor.
Richmond, a., .March 14. It is an
nounced here thr.t Sir Moses Ezekiel,
the distinguished sculptor of Rome,
Italy, and Thomas F. Ryan, of New
York, have agreed to present to the
Virgina Military Institute at Lexing
ton, a bronze statue of General Stone
wall Jackson, who was a professor, at
the institute when theWar Between
the States broke out and that the me
morial will soon be ereeted. It will
be a replica by Sir Moses of the sta
tue wrought by him for the Daughters
of the Confederacy of West Virginia
and unveiled last September in
Charlestown. It represents Jackson
as he was first at Manassas. It is un
derstood tnat the interest of. Mr. Ryan
in the matter of providing the statue
was enlisted mainly through the rep
resentations made by Col. Joseph But
ton, of the board of visitors, of the
fnetitute.
CRUISER TO GUANTANAMCv
The
Des Moines Sails to Joirt
the
North Atlantic Fleet.
New York,. March 14. The cruiser
Des Moines, which arrived here from
Boston yesterday, sailed todayfor
Guantanamo, Cuba," to join, the de
tachment of the North. Atlantic ..fleet
left at that station.,
services should they.be needed in con-,
nection "with the army, mobilization on
the Texas border. , f
Mr,' Henry.
i Will sing "Louisiana .Lou,'
at Grand Theatre. 'V
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Ambassador at Washington
Makes Strong Appeal to
His Countrymen '
INTERVENTION TO MEAN WAR
Situation Throughout" Republic Not
-Improved Rebel Bands Still
Holding Forth Situation
, Discussed.
New York, March 14.; Before-Senor
DeLaBarra left for Washington today,
ne gave out nere tne proofs of an ar
ticle "which will appear tomorrow in
the Independent on the "situatio'n in
Mexico," urging, all his countrymen,
"regardless of all divisions of party,
all differences between men," to re
call the "sacred interests of our coun
try," and "to work together for the
progress of true Democracy and of the
best development of the motherland."
The ambassador penned this appeal
only last night after his conference
with Senor Limautour, the Mexican
minister of finance, and be considered
it so important that at the very last
moment .he had it crowded into the
locked forms.
Insurrecto leaders to whom the par
agraph was shown tonight said they
considered it an invitation to come in
to camp and its issuance makes more
noticeable a trend of event that has
been discoverable for the past three
days.
Underneath this current ran-a W
tr - tide of sympathy betwen country-
meft who , might be at odds, tb
were still countrymen 7 "Interven-j
Uon means .war.' said Senor Liman -
tur in so many words. "Interven-
uuu; ecuues ur. r asquez uouiez, me;
msurrectos agent at , Washington,
who has been here 'for the last three
days, "the moment ther is inter
vention there will cease to be an in
surrection. Both sides will mane
common cause against a common en
emy." In short, it became plain that two
streams of tendency were flowing to
a junction. On the one hand there
was a disposition on the part of the
insurrectos to open negotiations with
the representatives of the Mexttan
administration here, on the other
there was growing understanding be
tween the Mexican government and
the United States. Virtually Senor
Limantour is witling to have it un
derstood that if the United States
will take care of smuggling, his gov
ernment will take care of the. insur
rection.
With Senor Limantour and Secre
tary Dickinson, of the War Depart
ment, in town, the Maderos and Am
bassador DeLaBarra in the same ho
tel, the conviction grew that an un
derstanding between them would be
reached today, Gabriel Madero, a
brother of Gustavo, chief of the junta
here, let fall today that his father
had recently paid a call on Senor Li
mantour. One of his friends said
this afternoon that Gustavo had spent
part of the morning with Secretary
Dickinson, but the secretary himself,
dashed all these intimations witty cold
water.
"I have not been in communication
with the Maderos', either directly or
indirectly," he said. "My presence
here has nothing to- do with the Mex
ican situation."
The belief grows here, however,
among those closely in touch with
both camps that some understanding
will be reached. The Maderos are
considered the real brains of the rev
olution. They are not in sympathy
with the social movement in Southern
California.. None of the family was
willing today to discuss in much de
tail what would constitute a satisfac
tory basis of settlement. "What the
revolutionists are fighting for," said
Gabriel, the young, brother, tonight,
"is honest administration of the con
stitution. Theoretically, there is un
iversal suffrage, but we do not get it
We want honest elections."
Senor Limadtour was not much
more , definite. "It is true," he said,
'that there has been an intellectual
awakening among the middle classes.
They demand a larger share in public
affairs;-the government has been, crit
icised as an oligarchy. Reforms1 are
under advisement but I am not, the
person entrusted with formulating
them. I have been absent from my
country, and I prefer not to be pre
cise about them."
Rebels Driven Back.
Mexicd City, March 14. After hav
ing captured detach riient of 20
State troops, a band of 200. rebels was
driven from the town of Santa Eulalia
in the State of Chihuahua by 100 Fed
eral troops.; Their, victory was turn
ed iito. a; defeat!; Fifteen of their
number were left on the field dead.
The report of the engagement-, con
tained in a telegram -received here to
day: states tbai ibut;,one Federal sol
dier, was killed. '
; According to the message received
War May Be Outcome of Dis
agreement Between
China and Russia
JAPAN HOW SEEMS JEALOUS
Japanese. Fear Russia Would Obtain
Too Great Advantages in Clash '
With China Distrust and
Resentment. i
St. Petersburg, March 14. The Rus-so-Chinese
embroglio "has awakened
Russia to the fact that China's deep
seated distrust and resentment is res
ponsible more than anything else ( for
the failure of amicable negotiations.
Disquieting despatches from the army
of occupation on the Chinese frontier
have effected much concern here.
These advices describe a disturbance
among the soldiers over the poor qual
ity of the food provided for them. ;
An 'outbreak was prevented by the
commanding general, who. ordered the
governor general of Russian Turke
stan to adequately organize supplies
for the expedition. The task is com
plicated by the primitive character of
the country, and the bad roads, muddy
at the present season.
Political circles are interested In
Japan's attitude toward the Russo-
Chinese crisis. The recent speech at
io of Hijuin Japanese minister to
Rw'.wh' declared for the
h ,! v commtw "J
on, An .both capitals as a possible
Wffif .T
u &n outcome bf the cWgh with
china
Tel;grams from Harbin state that
,the staff of the Chiflese railway and
the empioyes generally have been re-
placed by Japanese and armed sol-
diers. Huge barracks. It is asserted.
are under construction at the princi
pal stations and the Japanese commis
sariat is gathering reports of the
quantity of grains held in private
stores in Kwantug province.
The military party s frankly favors
utilizing the crisis to strengthen the
Russian garrisons in the Far East and
to correct the frontier strategically at
China's: expense. This argues that
Russo-Chinese lelations are so strain
ed that nothing can be secured from
China amicably for many years to
come.
The cabinet, however, is firmly de
cided to restrict the military action to
the barest -necessity. This attitude
was determined upon at a conference
between Premier Stolypin and Fi
nance Minister Kokovsoff, who has
taTten charge of the affair during the
illness of Foreign Minister Sazanoff.
Russia's Ultimatum.
Peking, March 14. The Russian
minister, M. Korostovets, delivered
Russia's ultimatum to the Chinese for
eign board thisi afternoon. It caused
much surprise among the officials',
who seemed not to realize the gravity
of the crisis. .
It is pointed out, that for many
weeks the press, through Asiatic
Russia has been 'supporting the desire
of the military for the annexation of
Mongolia and Northern Manchuria,
but the Chinese foreign board does
not anticipate a serious invasion.
' Some of the Chinese express the
hope that the United States will inter
fere and propose arbitration, but. for
eign residents do not believe that the
American government will take part
in any of these controversies except
when actual American rights and in
terests are affected.
16-YEAR FUGITIVE IS CAUGHT.
North Carolina Convict Hat Lived Pu
right Life in Kentucky.
Lexington, Ky., March 14. Warden'
G. P. Sale, of the North Carolina State
penitentiary, left here today for Ral
eigh with T. B. Whitson, who was
arrested here last week, accused as a
fugitive front prison.
Whitson admitted that he escaped
from the penitentiary sixteen years
ago while serving a thirty-year term
for murder.
Since his escape Whitson has lived
an up-right life in Kentucky, and. has
amassed a comfortable fortune. A
movement will be started to obtain a
pardon for him. ,
the Federals were surprised while at
tending a service in one of the church
es at Santa Eulalia. For three hours
they defended their position, but by
means of dynamite bombs the rebels,
destroyed tjhe buildingr and took its
defenders prisoners. Late in the af
ternoon reinforcements arrived and
the rebels 'were forced out of the
town. . ;
Wilson to Mexico, City. -
Mexico City, March if; Henry'
Lane Wilson, j American ambassador
toMesico, Is expected to arrive late '
Thursday evening,, according to advic
es received? at the embassy. - "
- Yesterday s Mr'.. i i Wilson s left Crar?'
fordsvllle, - .nd., where he. went to-,
I visit his mother, -who is ill. " -
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