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WOB BEHEADS
Is OTED GENERAL
Pedro Montero, Guayaquil's
Former Idol,- Is Dragged
, from Court Room, De
capitated and Burned.
HIS ARMY DEFEATED
BY QUITO SOLDIERS
Captured, Victorious Leader
Sentenced Him to Prison
When Townsmen Inter-'
v vened and Slew Him.
, Guayaquil, Ecuador, Jan. 26. Gen
eral Pedro.Montero, formerly the hero
of the Guayaquil populace, was Bhot
by an angry crowd today, dragged Into
the street, beheaded and burned.
Montero last November was pro
claimed president by the troops sta
tioned here, but handed over the pro
vincial leadership to General Flavlo
Alfro. The revolutionary army went
from Guayaquil to meet the govern
nietn troops from Quito, who, under
General Plaza's commund, defeated
them and eventually forced Guayaquil
to capitulate. Montero, with other
leaders, was captured on January 22.
ljust night Montero was brought be
fore a court martial and sentenced to
1 years' imprisonment Plaza pre
sided over the court martial. When
he announced the sentence crowds of
angry people who surrounded the gov
ernment palace awaiting the verdict
- -
shouted violent protests. The excite-1
ment imreasea nu i. e muu
into the court room, riddled Montero
with bullets, seized the body, and
dragged it into the street, hacked the
head off and then started a fire
uround the head and trunk.
EFFORT TO
PfiOl EJSBAFFLED
Federal Court Orders Attorney
to Put McNamara Check
books in Evidence.
Indianapolis, Jan. 26. Attempts to
withhold J. J. McNamara's , check
books from the government's Investi
gation of the dynamite conspiracy
were blocked by Judge Anderson to
day In an order directing Leo M. Rap
papert, attorney for McNamara, to
appear Immediately and turn in the
evidence required. Rappapert claimed
that whatever checkbooks stubs and
cancelled checks McNamara had given
him were privileged communications
and could not be demunded as evi
dence. Distrlot Attorney Miller argued that
the grand Jury wanted tho checkbooks
to find out what McNamaru did with
the S1000 a month allowed him as
secretary-treasurer of the structural
iron workers for organizing purposes.
Miller said the money "was expended
to transport dynamite and nitro-gly
.. corlne about the country and to pay
the exnenses of mon who blew up
oluces." - -
' Five explosions in ' Kansas City,
y Mo.. all directed against Iron
worn contractors who employed
men on an "open shop" basis,
were, Investigated by . the fed
eral grand Jury yesterday through po
lice officials of Kansas City, who were
said to have learned facta relative to
thn Identity of the dynamiters.
Only one of the explosions, that of
Auirust 23. 1910. when a bridge was
damaged. Is credited to Ortle Mc
MRnlmil. Evidence that ope subse
n.n emloHlon and three previous
' nnna wprA AITS irned by men other
than McManlgal und the McNamara
brothers. Is said to have been given
h. lurv. , It -was also snown
vonm. ciiv fliriired In the dynamiters'
,.h.m. tn hnva explosions occur In
distant cities on the same day, for
the blowing up of a viaduct there on
July 2, 109, w simultaneous with
bv dynamite of a bridge
tit Hteubenvllle. O. The destruction of
nlaces was declared to
have been directed from Indianapolis
k t..i..urih. the reauiness oi
men at Steubcnville and Kansas City
being announced through a coue raw
rnmnn , a ' llvervman. who
rented vehicles In which J. J. Mc
Nniiara and his "dynamiting crew
made trips to Muncle. Ind., where
quantities of dynamite and. nitro
glycerine were kept, testified. Hun-
' dreds of pounds of explosives, later
transported in suit cases to various
cities, were said, by McManlgal to Have
been curried to and from Muncle In
buggle.
( hatlwlck SUy Become . Bishop
. Wan Francisco, ' -
Ni-w York. Jan. 26. An Unconfirm
ed1 report has It that Rev. John P.
chad wick, chaplain of the battleship
Maine when it was destroyed In lla
nna harbor, will be made bishop of
n rim. i-v-a. Ftither Chiirlwlck Is
i i i i if hi, r8pli's h.'i"1 5 ''
CHECK
Arrested Woman
in a Bath Tub
Constable of Pennsylvania Town Took
Delimit Prisoner to Police Sta
tion Cluri in Blanket. '
Pittsburg. Jan. 26. John Rudolph,
who has Just signed to play In the
outfield of the Newark team of the
International league, and his four co
defendants in an assault and battery
charge are anxious wanting to know
what penalty, if any, awaits them for
attempting to arrest a woman clothed
only In dampness.
"Con" Rudolph was elected as a
constable of Natrona at the last elec
tion, and be with others attempted to
arrest Mrs. Mary Korparty for disor
derly conduct. The woman had dis
robed, according to the testimony, and
taken refuge in a bathtub. The con
stables broke down the door, rolled
the woman in a blanket and bundled
her Into a cab. When she arrived at
the station she preferred charges of
assault.
Saddened Hubby
Denied Divorce
BcaiiH Murt Risk False Terth, Im
K)rtcil Hair. Cork Legs, Court
Tells Disillusioned One.
Boston, Jan. 26. Under opinion by
Judge White of the Suffolk divorce
court today "beaus and belles when
marrying must run their chances of
false teeth, imported hair and cork
legs."
The opinion was rendered in dis
missing the action of Harry Zukow for
ion uniiuiiiieiii ui ma marriage uii uitr
ground that ,' wlfe concealed a de
formity until after the wedding.
Such defects," said the judge, "are
common to humanity and . must be
chanced in contemplating connubial
bliss." .
E
Ott THE
Records 'They Denied Knowl
edge of Produced in Court
by Prosecutor.
Chicago, Jan. 26. A ruling In favor
of the government In the prosecution
of the 10 Chicago packers was made
toduy, when Judge Carpenter allowed
the Introduction in evidence of 36
original margin sheets of the Na
tional Packing company for the first
eight months of 1910.
Tho defense denied knowlcuge or
these sheets until they were suddenly
produced In court by the prosecu
tion. SEA CLAIMED THE LIVES
OF
Summary of Losses in List of
V. S. Merchant Vessels
Published.
U'ashinirton. Jan. 26. Tho sea
claimed the lives of 196 porsons with
325 vessels during the fiscal year, ac
cording to a summary of losses In the
list of merchant vessels or tne uniieu
States Just Issued by the bureau of
navlsatlon. In sailing vessels, iom
chiefly bv foundering, 107 people went
down while 87 lost their lives with
steamships.
The principal disaster of the year was
the foundering of the steamer Arka
dla, which sailed from New Orleans
for Porto Rico with 37 persons aooara
and never was heard from.
FOR GOUGE PARDON
fiiivrmmr AniM-afcd to In Ik-lialf of
Man (Sentenced for TniiiH-rliis
, with Tax Books.
Gazette-News Bureau,
The Hotel Raleigh,
Raleigh, Jan. 26.
W. C. Newland, V. L. Lambert and
V. B. Council appeared before th
onvornnr today In the Interest of i
iiuninn for' A. M. Gouge, convicted nnd
sentenced to 20 months on the chain
gang in Mitchell eounty for tamper
Inr with tax books. The supreme
court affirmed the verdict of the lower
court but the govefnor respited Oonge
until February 1.'
CHINESE REBELS MOVE
Expedltloimry h)rcc at Wu Clmng
Begin tne auwn uu
Today.
London, Jan. 26. The Chinese rev
,.iiHl,.nlsts' expeditionary lorces
at
wu.Chanif began a . forward
move'
ment toward Pekin tonay c""'V""
IS
SPRING
PACKERS
Tien TslB dlRpntrn n '-
,. Tclo-Hph company.'
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France and Italy Negotiating
to Settle the Manouha Incident
Questions of an Extremely Del
icate Nature Yet Require
to Be Adjusted.
Rome, Jan. 26. Conferences over
the : Manouha affair continued today
with Premier Glolitti, Marquis Giulla
no, foreign minister, and Mr. Barrere,
the French ambassador, as principals.
A settlement of affairs is now practi
cally assured, which will, it is be
lieved, satisfy France and Ituly,
Franco and Italy, it Is understood,
are agreed as to the principle in the
settlement of the Munouba affair In
volving the arrest of members of the
Red Crescent society while passengers
on the French steamer Manouha, en
route to Tunis.
The negotiations, which still con
tinue, are directed towards seeking a
formula which, while fully satisfying
France, will at the same time safe
guard the dignity of Italy.
France demands that the matter be
restored to the status quo ante, after
which the differences can be referred
to The Hague. On this point Italy Is
confronted by two questions:
First, if the Turks are really what
they claim to be, ought Italy simply
to release them, or hand them over
to France?
Second, In event that some of the
Turkish prisoners prove not to be
physicians or medical attendants, but
belligerents, ought Italy to require
ruurantee if aha hands .them .over to
France-lhat. they will not be, ..allowed
tt reach tho Turkish campT ,
These are questions. It Is urged, of
an extremely delicate nature, requir
ing much tact, but it Is confidently
expected that a full agreement will
be reached.
AN OVERALLS FACTORY
ORBAKIZEOJJ MURPHY
Capital Stock $50,000 Machin
ery Ordered, Work to Be
gin at Once.
Special to The Gazette-News.
Murphy, Jan. 26. The nianufactur-
ng Industries here are to be further
Increased by the establishment of an
overalls factory, the Murphy Ovorull
umpany having just been organized.
The capital stock is ID0.000. K. J.
Darnell of Tate, Ga., ia president; J.
U Smathers of Murphy, secretary and
treasurer; W. It. Rice of Andrews,
manager. The machinery for the fac
tory has already been ordered and
work on the building Is to start at
once.
Murphy ia fast assuming an Impor
tant place af a manufacturing center
In the weatern part of the state.
Various factories have been establish
ed here In the pant few years.
SLAIN FOR HIS GOLD
South Carolina Man Suspected of
the
VM order of a 11 ospcx tor In
California.
Auburn, Cal., Jan. 26. Herman
Bremer of Charleston, S. C, Is In the
jail here pending the grand jury's In
vestigation into the murder of
Thomas Kallletun, a prospector. Ruf-
lleton, accompanied by a man alleged
to be Bremer, left Auburn last April
on a prospecting trip. A tew aay
later he was found dead with his skull
crushed. The gold he carried was
missing. .
PEACE PLANS FALL
Collawc of Negotiations to Knil Strike
u IjttMrence Mill Has Depress
inir Business KITet t.
Lawrence, Mass., Jan. 26. The
strike of 20,000 operatives in the wor
sted and cotton mills here fighting
against reduced wages, has settled
down to a protracted struggle between
corporations and former employes.
The collapse1 of peace negotiations
had a, depressing effect upon business
mon. '
8 KILLED IN QUAKE
81i(M'k In the Ionian Islands Proves
. More Serious Than at First
. Reported. t
Athens. Greece, Jan. 26, The
earthquake yesterday was more dlsas
trous than was at first reported. In
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.Ht-versl oth-r shocks were fH today.
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.'"iimiii.m "A-K-RViKF.. g) TTtrcarx.
Society Girl Is Deserted
24 Hours After Elopement
Granddaughter of Millionaire Tobacco Manufacturer Who
, Was Married to Chauffeur Under Romantic Circum
stances Wednesday Asks Police to Find Miss
ing Husband.
Louisville Jdo. 26. Deserted 24
hours after .Tiei' elopement with a
chfiuXfeuiv Mr?- fl KJMiams,
a society giTi,.oaay asaea tne .pvuee
to find her husband, Ed. B. Williams,
age 21.i The pair were married under
Church Membership Gain
' in -United States Small
New York, Jan. 26. The. member
ship of all the churches tn the United
States increased 594.000 last Vcar, ac
cording to statistics prepared by Dr.
II. K. Curroll, .formerly director of
the religious census;. This was an In
crease of less than 1.7 per cent and
'not at all satisfactory," . comments
Attempt to Crucify Man
Worshipped as Savior
Lodz, Russian Poland, Jan. 26.
The timely arrival of tho police toduy
prevented a band Of fanaticul woman
from crucifying a man they adopted
as "tholr Saviour.,"; Tho sect was re
cently formed by a Moravian woman.
They selected a man named Kowalksl
whom they worshipped as a savior.
"HELL HOLES" OF STEEL
TRUST HUE DISCUSSED
Washington, Jan. 26. The "hell
holes" of the United States Steel cor
poration were discussed at the hear
ing before the senate committee on
education and labor today, consider
ing the house bill which would im
pose an eight hour Jabor restriction
on all government contract work.
Chairman Borah said some indus
tries had gone so far as to need fed
eral attention. i
"From reports of, the department of
commerce and labor on the steel In
dustry," suid the senator, "It is shown
the steel corporation is paying mit
Hons of dollars in dividends and yet
they have In their "hell holes" men
who work 12 hours a day, seven days
In the week and others who work 18
to 24 hours in one shift. No man
who has taken the oath of office can
ignore this."
General Counsel Enery of the Na
tional Manufacturers' association de
clared manufacturers generally ob.
jected to being made the vicarious
victims of abuses In one Industry.
Taft Appeals for Aid to Chinese.
Washington, Jan. 26. President
Taft personally and as president of
the American Red Cross today sent
out an appeal for funds to relieve
China's famine-stricken .people. Taft's
pica, says: "Millions of human beings
are now lacing starvation. An agent
of the American Red Cross who re
cently travelled throughout the fam
ine district reports conditions of star
vation of the most terrible nnd np
pHlHt'tr character."
romantic circumstances Wednesday
by a Jeffersonvllle magistrate,, , The
husband disappeared yesterday. - ' -
1 TBe- brlde is ft. daughter of Robert
F. Nock and a granddaughter of the
late John Finzer, millionaire tobacco
manufacturer.
Ir. Carroll. He says the number of
ministers and churches Is Increasing,
but the average net increase In the
Methodist Episcopal and Protestant
Episcopal church shows the greatest
proportionate gain In members, 204,
000 over 1910. The Roman Catholic
church shows the greatest numerical
gain, 230,000.
They urged him to allow himself to be
crucified to enable them to prove the
truth of their tenants by his resurrec
tion. Kowalksl's faith wavered, but
ultimately 30 determined women took
his house by storm and were proceed
ing with his Immolation whon the po
lice appeared und put a stop to the
sacrifice.
MR. BRYAN FAILS TO END
THE CLARK-FOLK FIGHT
St. Louis, 'Jan. 26. William J.
Bryan's efforts to settle the conflict
between Speaker Clark and former
Governor Folk for the Indorsement of
the Missouri democrats for the pros!
dentiul nomination, produced no ma
terial results today. "
Bryan here yesterday suggested a
division of tho Missouri delegation as
between Folk and Clark the candidate
to be dropped who received the smull
or number of votes on the first ballot
in the national convention at Balil
more.' Former Governor Stephens, i
Clark follower, made the proposition
to Bryan, who In turn presented It to
the managers of eacN faction. Each
refused to consider any promise.
Judge Virgil Rule Issued a state
statement that Clark's managers
would not compromise.
FOUR HURT IN FIRE
Masonic Temple and Tool Company's
Plant ltroyed by Flames at
Anderson, Ind. -
Anderson, Ind.; Jan. 26. The' An
derson Tool company's plant was to
day destroyed by fire. The loss Is es
timated at $100,000. The Masonic
temple was damaged to the extent of
120,000. Four firemen were Injured
In fighting the flame. .
The loss on tho Masonic temple Is
covered' by Insurance.
STAND PATTERS
PUN 3RD PARTY
Ultra-Conservative Republi
cans Consider Putting Out
Ticket Should Taft or
Roosevelt Be Nominated.
DISAPPROVE POLICIES "
OF ADMINISTRATION
Say Chances of Success Are
Slender Anyway and They
Desire to Reorganize
the Party.
Washington, Jan.' 26. Should either
President Taft or Theodore Roosevelt
be nominated and a radical democrat
like Governor Woodrow Wilson or
Champ Clark be the democratic choice
there Is a strong likelihood of "ultra-
conservatlve republicans putting a
third ticket In the field. Certain mem
bers of the "standpat" group long
dominant in the house of representa
tives are occupying a position aloof
from both Mr. Taft and Mr. Roosevelt.
Their ideas are. probably best repre
sented by the position of William
Karnes jr., republican state chairman
of New York, who desires a national
platform specifically repudiating the
initatlve, referendum, recall' and other
so-called progressive policies.
Speculation on the probability of the
progressive republicans forming a
third party ;' should President Taft
head the republican and .a conserva
tive like Governor Harmon the dem
ocratic ticket has been so general as
to obscure the likelihood of the ultra
conservative republicans taking simi
lar action Bhould the republican and
democratic candidates both be radi
cal. The situation now developing as a
result of conferences between . these
conservatives ts similar to the senti
ment of conservative democrats which
put Palmer and Buckner Into the
While Representative Cannon and
other "standpatters" are still on speak
ing terms Svith the administration. It
is no secret that they regard Mr.
Taft's policies with disapproval. Nor
can they bring themselves to consider
with composure the return of Mr.
Roosevelt. In their eyes the chances
of republican victory this year are
stender, and those of President Taft's
renominating are dwindling. They
feel that no better service could be
done than to put In the field, even
although destined to defeat, a third
party nominee on a platform which
they believe might serve as a founda
tion after defeat for a reorganization
of the republican party.
In the event that Mr. Roosevelt
should be nominated it has been sug
gested that Charles Nagel, secretary
of commerce and labor, would be an
available candidate for nomination on
such a platform, but, of course, there
would be no expectation of drawing
Mr. Nagel Into any movement against
the candidacy of Mr. Taft.
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COTTON ACREAGE CUT
Meeting Is Called for Feb. 17
The Plan Is tp Diver
sify Crops.
Gazette-Nlews Bureau,
The Hotel Raleigh,
Raleigh, Jan. 26.
Declaring that the cotton crop ex
ceeds the demands and means a loss
to producers, Commissioner Graham.
President Alexander of the Farmers'
Union and President Mitchell of the
Farmers Alliance today Issued a call
for the farmers Interested In the crop
to meet at the court houses of their
respective counties on February 17 to
agree to a crop reduction. The plan
is to plant an acre In a feed crop for
each acre planted In cotton. The
time for action has come, says the call,
DUKE PLEASED
Democratic Simplicity of His Recep
tion at Washington Delights Con
naught Quit Sts'cs Tonight.
New York, Jan. 25. The Duke of
Connaughd returned to New York this
morning from a visit to the president
In Washington. The duke was de
lighted with his reception at Wash
ington and was especially pleased
with the democratic simplicity mark
ing the ceremonials at the White
House and at Ambassador , Bryce's
home.
The royal guests conclude their visit
and return to Ottawa tonight The
duke, duchess and the Princess Pa
trlcia spent their last day here sight'
seeing.
Negro Murderer Sentenced to Die.
New York, Jan. 26. John Cain, the
negro murderer who ran amuck with
a knife last May, killing three per
sons and wounding six, was today
sentenced to lio. in thvi electric rhnU'
nnrlnr the we. kef Cat) i.
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BY EXPLOSION
Engineer Killed and Fireman
Hurt as Boiler Blows up
Westbound N. Y. Cen
- tral Flyer.
FOUR DIE IN CRASH
ON GEORGIA CENTRAL
Freight and Passenger Trains
: Collide in Dense Fog A
Mail Clerk Is
Injured.
Oneida, N. Y., Jan. 26 New York
Central train No. 49, a fast passenger,
westbound, was wrecked two miles
west of this place today by the explo
sion of the locomotive boiler. The
train was running at full speed.
Engineer Britzsky was instantly
killed and Fireman Kene was scalded
about the arms and one leg was brok-
en. The passengers were uninjured.
Leesburg, Ga., Jan. 26. Four men
were killed at 6:45 o'clock this morn
ing In a collision on the Central of
Georgia railroad between eastbound .
passenger train No. 8 and a westbound
extra freight. The dead:
J. T. Taylor, engineer, Macon.
G. W. Gassett, engineer, Fort Val
ley.
G. O. Lindsay, Eufaula, Ala.
Negro fireman, unidentified.,
The cause of the wreck has not
been ascertained.
The trains came together In a dense
fog on a straight track two miles from
Leesburg station. A confusion of or
ders Is blamed. Both' engines were
demolished and the mail, baggage and
several freight cars were overturned
and wrecked.
G. L. Simmons, a mail clerk, was In
jured. The passengers escaped. . "
Report Says Glasscock Bears
Note' Signed by Several
Governors.
New York, Jan. 26. Governor
Glasscock of West Virginia took
luncheon with Colonel Roosevelt to
day. Roosevelt was asked: "Is It,
true that Governor Glasscock Is the
bearer of a. note signed by several
other governors asking your position
regarding the presidential nomina
tion?" "I don't know of that at all," replied
Roosevelt.
It Is understood that . after the
luncheon Governor Glasscock may say
something.
Washington, Jan. 26. Representa
tive Nicholas Longworth, recently re
turned from a visit with his father-in-law,
Colonel Roosevelt, was a White
House caller today. Longworth would
not say whether he talked politics
with the president or with Colonel
Roosevelt.
UNTERMEYER'S VIEWS
ON THE "MONEY TRUST"
Says Country's Financial Condition Is
Duo to Funds' Concentration a
New York.
Washington, Jan. 26. The house
rules committee today resumed hear
ings on the Lmdbergh resolution for
a special Inquiry Into the "money
truBt," with Samuel Untermeyer of
New York as a witness. Mr. Unter
meyer was satisfied congress could
not legislate Intelligently respecting
the trust or monetary system until
the question of the concentration of
the "money power" was thoroughly
understood. Untmeyer Btated there
was no such thing as a "money trust"
In the sense that the word "tryst" w
applied to Illegal combinations, but
he believed the proposed investigation
woud dostabliBh that - the present
financial condition Is due to the con
centration of the funds of great cor
porations In New York city.
FIRE ON CAR
Memphis Iowte Seeks Perwms Who
Riddled Coach Conveying Strike- '
Breakers from Work,
Memphis, Jan. 26. A posse under
the leadership of deputy marshals
with blood hounds Is searching the
outskirts of , the city for the persons
who during the night fired 100 or
more shots Into an Illinois .Central
passenger coach which was conveying
shop employes, many of whom were
strike-breakers, to Memphis after a
day's work In the Nonecannah yards.
Practically every window In the car
was smashed. When the flrinit ben an
the passengers dropped to the flour
and none were hurt.
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