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F- ,St aAtSTTt-V BAJS TBM HOfT tIftSSir' ABBOCIATIO PRtSM U. pi (1 (1 Weather Forecast: . , PROBABLY RAIX. " 'V mm M j JTOLXVIII NO. 276. , , . ASHEVILLE, N. C, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 31, 1913. ' ' ' : : ' PRICE 5' CENTS' HINV UCT CV; T IHITVUMin IHK I I LJ MM 1 uiiiuli I imilU ill IMS CASE Mass of Irrelevant Testimony Oven Merrlmon Says Adams Supervises Collections., COURT REFUSES TO ENTERTAIN COL. LUSK Sevier States That "He Was Offered Money to Make Affidavit, By P. H. . Thrash. Many witnesses ware examined at the Investigation which the mayor nnd board of aldermen, sitting as a court of impeachment, are making into the record ,of Police Justice Junius O. Adams, with a view to de termining his fitness, 'or unfitness for office. In a mass of . irrelevant testi mony these were perhaps the chief features: Testimony of George Cathey that Judge J. O, Adams had person ally tried to collect from him a liquor bill for the Paul Jones company; the testimony of- J. 'Q. Merrlmon that Judge Adams was in' direct supervi sion of the firm's collection depart ment; testimony of Pete Sevier that p. H. Thrash offered him $20 ''for his time" to go and make an affidavit that Judge Adams personally "dun ned" him for liquor bills; testimony of W. H. Wyatt, corroborated by that of former Chief Lyerly, that two large jelzures of whiskey were turned back (rom City hall by order of Judge Adams because, "there was no evi dent that It was to be offered for sue.' : '' The refusal of the court, on objec tion by the Adams defense, - to per mit Col." V. 8. Lusk, as attorney -lor Mr Thrash, to attack Sevier's story of the alleged attempt to bribe was toe most Interesting event of the aft ernoon from a legal viewpoint It tras a distinct ' victory for the de fense. ' - ' ' Sevier was the first witness of the ifternoon. He admitted that he op erated the "Battery Park bar," but Insisted that he received only one let ter from the Adams' firm the West s hetmer letter and declared that he ; made a payment of only 110 on that i account He said . he told Judge Adams that the liquor was not for him, but to be used at a , hanqutr Then the witness was examined In regard to the statements attributed to him in affidavits published in The Gazette-News. He admitted he agreed to make an affidavit setting forth the facts contained In the Thrash affida vit, but protested that he did not want , "to get mixed up In It." This as "the Saturday before Christmas," he said. On Monday, he said, Mr. Thrash again saw him and he again endeavored to put Thrash off. Con tinuing, he swore that Thrash offered him 20 "for his time" if he would abandon a proposed ti Ip to the coun try nnd make the affidavit Subse quently he was overtaken In the country by an automobile In which were Mr. Thrash, a reporter for The Gazette-Newa and a notary public. Attain he refused to make the affidavit or to produce the receipt from Judge Ailnms, he sa!d. That was the last he heard of the matter. Colonel Lusk here endeavored to attack the witness' testimony, but It was objected that he had no standing an attorney In that court and that he must file charges. Colonel Lusk objectod that he never heard of an Continued on page four. ' ; KILLED III E M. and 0. Passenger Train DitchedSwitch Lock " Was Sawed Through Mobile, Ala.. Deo' 31.--What rail ed officials deilare a deliberate at tempt to wreck Mobile A Ohio pa enger train No. t, bound for St. at a siding 12 miles north of "l city last night resulted In the pitching of the engine, express and baggage cars and the death of the firemen and serious Injury of three other persons. The engineer threw on the emergency brakes as the train truck the witch and saved the pas angers from Injury. Fireman Hodge was scald od to ath beneath the engine The mors erlously Injured who were brought her were W. H. RKsn, engineer; f" P. HumrthriAt, express n.4f)ngr( nd H. Christian. ngro porter, 1 Railroad onicU.1. who Investlsated ' wreck s.lrt thut the lock whlcli! Md ih w.,4 . 'ugh and the switch opsned, LE5 GDVERNIWENTREINS Every Effort Made to Kesp Official - Business From The President. Washington. Dec; 31. Three com petent secretaries are busy at the White House endeavoring to keep all official business away from President Wilson unless it is of such importance to require reaching the presidential ear. While President Wilson is en joying tne galrny Climate of Pass Christian; Miss1., and recreating on the golf links of the southern resort. Jos eph P. Tumulty; his private secretary, Is keeping the White House machinery going, handling hundreds of letters a day and settling off hand executive questions that would, worry any but a seasoned White House secretary. The president left his full staff at Washington' when he went south for rest and pleasure.: Mr. Tumulty, with the aid of Assistant Secretaries For ester and Brahany, has been able thus far to handle the affairs of state with out an appeal to his chief, and no mall or message, except those coming directly through official channels call ing for a decision from the president, has been forwarded to his southern headquarters. .'. .- - . Secretary Tumulty Is following. the example of his chief and endeavoring to .get as much recreation as possibly during the recess of Congress. He has not been able to let go of the White House reins for a whole day thus far, however, and his rest con slstsin a dally walk of an hour and 15 minutes, an occasional trip over near by golf links and.short excursions by automobile to nearby points. - The flood of mail that descended on the White House when the success of the currency bill became certain has abated somewhat since President Wilson left Washington but hundreds of lettersarri-ve dally bearing upon the organization of the new banking system and offering the president sug gestion and advice. , "Will Not Be Party" to Plan Of Incoming Adminstra . tion, He Says. ' :"ew York. Dec. 31. Rhlnelanderi Waldo, for nearly four years police I commissioner of New York, put on his hat and walked out of headquarter! today. In a letter to Mayor Kline he said: " . - ' "It appears to be the desire of the incoming administration not to ap point a commission but to have an acting commissioner appointed by me regain In charge of the department. I will not be a party to the plan." r. Waldo's resignation leaves the city without a civilian police head un til Jolin Purroy Mitchel, who takes office tomorrow, can name one. It had been announced that Douglas I. McKay, who had heretofore tendered his resignation as first deputy commis sioner effective at noon, today, had rescinded his action and would remain In charge. Mr. Waldo, departing, called a halt on this scheme. . "After noon," he said, "the police department will be In the hands of Chief Inspector Max Schmlttberger. The mavor will have to appoint a commissioner or go without one. AH of the deputy commissioners h,ave re signed to me," v CHRAGED WITH HIRING , MURDER OF MINER Colliers, W. Va.. Dec. 31. William Bildebeck, assistant superintendent of the Colliers' mine of the Pittsburgh and West Virginia Coal company, was arrested today charged with "aiding and abettlnn" the shooting of Jim Lp-1 gan, a striking miner, who Is ee to have ,oeen ecnousiy wrara "j Mike Potaskl. a striker. According to Mies Kannle 8culllns, a social worker, of St. Ixuls, who ha been working among the families of the striking miners and who brought about Potuskls arrest, Potaskl told her Bildeback had offered him 350 to shoot Logan. , 8trlkers and their families have been living in tents since the strike was inaugurated last September and there has been much disorder. FORMOSAN PLOTTERS PUBLICLY EXECUTED Tokio. Dec. 31. The public execu tlon of 13 Formosan conspirators was carried out at Taihok Formoa, to day, according to despatches received by the government here. The con spirators were sentenced to death In rnnn.rtlon with a plot discovered 'early In November to overthrow Jap aneso rule In Formosa. . The plotters had planned to ralre an army of 100. 000 Kormorans to massacre the Jap anese garrison, and turn over the is- I land to China. ; He-id the 1J plotters sentenced ,p...ih us r.thrrs utre cfndemnso 'long terms of Imprisonment. HT 1 10 TYPHOID CASES Records for 80,000 Men in 1913 Prove Prophylactic Treat- ment Has Wiped - Out Scourge. SOME DOUBT EVEN AS TO THE TWO CASES There Were Seven Cases in Navy Where Immunizing Was Instituted a Little Later. " . Washington, Dee. 31. The army go through the year 1913 with only two cases of typhoid fever in the en listed strength of more than 80,000 officers and men. One was that of a man who had not been immunized with the typhoid vaccine and was be lieved to have' contracted the fever before he enlisted; the other case was among the troops in China and thorugh the' man was Immunized in 1911 the history of the case is In doubt. The navy, which adopted the vac cine later than the army and did not make its use at once compulsory, had among Its 80,000 jackles only seven authentic cases of typhoid in the year ending last June. Four of those were treated at a remote tropical station where the vaccine had deteriorated. . Such Is the wonderful record of the prophylactic treatment .which has wiped out one scourge among the na tion's defenders, and ' which many medical officers believe has had some thing to do with the decreasing rate of tuberculosis. - . ' Under the direction of ; Surgeon General Blue of the public health-ser- 'VicTnanv4.-tlMUiajMla -a - , aa44iirnTi- i n'meiicrfa'n'r ships have been ;' treated I wun me serum : at tne government s marine hospitals. ', . ... r Before the resort to Immunization, typhoid cases in the army averaged about . three per thousand enlisted strength, on In the neighborhood ' of 250 cases per annum. In 1910, be fore the beginning of the treatment, the rate was 3.32 per thousand; in 1911 is dropped to .80; in 1912 to .26; this year the rate is practically nothing. ,i " Some scientists have thought that the prophylaxis Involved an Increase of liability to tuberculosis. Army sur geons who have been analyzing their figures feel that they , have estab lished the fact to be exactly con trary. The Figures. '.-'... . Here are the figures showing the number of cases of tuberculosis among the soldiers: In 1909 there were 4.70 per thousand; In 1910 the rate was 3.79; In 1911 it was 3.74; and last year 3.49. It is admitted by the surgeons thut the reduction Is due In some degree to the more careful examination of recruits, but the fig ures at least show that the prophy laxis treatment has not increased tu berculosis. 'The difficulties In extending protec tion to sailors Is said by naval sur geons to be much greater than In the case of soldiers,' owing to the fact that the former are landed In strange ports, going to all sorts of places and eat . all kinds nf food and generally are beyond the watchful eyes of their superior officers. Typhoid cases in the navy.- which In 1911 numbered 3.S1 per thousand, dropped to . 67 cases, or .92 per thousand. In the fol lowing year. During the current year up to October 1 the percentage was only .80. Where typhoid occurred among those who had been treated the cases were mild and the convales cence rapid. The fleet urgeon of the Atlantic fleet now .reports that the prophylactic has practically eradicat ed typhoid from the fleet. j BERLIN COVERED WITH 14 INCHES OF SNOW Berlin, Dec. 31. The German capi ta! was covered with 14 Inches of snow at noon today and-the fall still continued. A heavier snow storm has been recorded only once In 30 years. Near Halle, a passenger train crowded with people proceeding to their- homes to spend the new year holiday was blocked by snow at mid night and the people were still pris oners at noon today. ', Reports from other parts of the empire show that the snow fall is general. The gale on ' the north coast has subsided and the floods are abating in the low lying cities where great damage was done. ' j . T" ' . SCHMIDT JURY UNABLE TO AGREE; DISCHARGED . New York, Dec. .11. After deliber ating 36 hours the jury trying the caMe of Hans Schmidt, formerly rector bf St. Josephs church, amused of the murder of Ann AUmu.ior.- rpora lot about 1U o cmcR last nignt mat u to ,ould not racb an agreement and was I discharged. 1ST ISItllE - 3 Election on 'Issue! of $50,000 For Water aid ' Sewer February 'feritk. - - With all members 'resent except W. E. Britt who is fJV; Florida, trie board of aldermen of West AshevlllA at the regular meetlni ..jjast . -night. unanimously voted "to ' tall an elec tion on February 14, for the purpose of submitting to the people of . the town the proposition otpssuhig bonds, to amount of (50.000 for the purpose of installing a water and sewer system for the town. ? k. .(. ; Gallatin Roberts appeared .before the board for the Buokej A Water com pany and asked' that thtscompany be granted a franchise for . 30 years to supply water for the tovrrt. The mat ter of granting this franchise was dis cussed very freely by .jall;!merabers of the aldermanic body and by E. B. Atkinson, Rev. E,,A. Brown and sev eral others. It developed1 during the discussion that , the members .of the board were of the opinion , that It would be better for the rrjwn to own the water system than for siny private corporation to supply the;, water. - .Act ing upon this, the matter of granting the franchise was ordered gabled for present. '' 3 ' . E. , B. Atkinson then, presented : a resolution to the board) in which' it was stated that the time had now nr rived for the city to have an election ,and he called upon theVboard to call the election for the purpoeo o? voting bonds. 1 This resolution ;was discussed by the members and by several citi zens present, and .It was ; decided to call the election for Feburary 10; and officers for the election were appoint-, ed by the board as follows: James R. Reynolds, reglstar; S. .., Hall ?' and James Patterson Judges.- i ' : ' Y-t -5 . .: - When the matter of callii.g the elec tion was disposed of the .board passed several odinances, about -i or 30 In copied from. Bourne's code of the city of Ashevlile.i , , v V ''--fv One. ordinance that Was recently. nasqed hv tlii hoard miV'Vn!Wl' km eral permii'4havmg asked- that it be changed. It was the "hog ordinance," which read that no one could pen hogs with In 300 feet of any residence or public street. This was cut down to 150 feet. The board voted on the Asheville ordinance pertaining to Sun day closing, and after a general dls cusion It was decided to pass tho or dinance; that Is, that only drugstores can stay open on Sunday. The board decided that no drugstore could sell anything except drugs, however. The vote was very close on this, ordinance and the mayor's vote decided It. May or A. Im Bright, aldermen H. A. Brown W. V. Felmet, voted for the ordinance as It passed, and aldermen J. C, Pen land and Dr. J. G.. Aneifrson voted to leave all stores open on Sunday, oaaa rm?e,ratls,flOMsB-dK , i Several other matters of minor Im portance were taken up by the board and the session was one of the longest yet held. . ' ? ' " It Is understood, from parties who say that they have discussed the subject with West Ashevllllans today, that the board's action In calling the election has met with the heartiest approval of a large number of the citizens. While it was Impossible of coures to see all. of them today It is believed by many residents of tho town that a large majority of the cit izens will vote to Issue the bonds when the election comes up In Feburary. FLEET S FATE IS STILL NOT Nothing Heard i From Ships Sinos Sterm Struck Them Christmas Day. Mobile, Ala., Dec. 31. The passing of another 24 hours without word from the fleet of sailing vessels pre sumed to have encountered the, gulf storm of Christmas day, today Incress ed the fears of shipping agents here as to their fate. The schooners Ulenaf ton, Harrison T. Beacham and M. A. Achorn which sailed from Mobile, and the bark Teresa and schooner Dara C, overdue from West Indian porta, arc the objects of great apprehension Eleven sailing vessels in all are un reported and known to have, been In the storm.. Fears have also been expressed for the schooner Hartney W., which 'ac cording to reports from "the Ship Is land quarantine station near Gulfport, found It Impossible to anchor In the gale oft .Ship Island Christmas eve. The has not reached her destination, Gulfport nor has she been reported. The schooner Doris, bound for Pensa- cola from Havana also is unreported. HOnilS IS ACQUITTED OF : his committal to the Mattewan asy- SOUCITINCJ OF BmK8!um tending to show on his part any , ..., . Vickaburg, Miss., Dec. 31. O. A.' evidence to the contrary , . , H.KaH. a ytutr.' senator WflO Wb4 ' . ' .ith r-nolvtne nnd solicltlns: ' A 10 cent boxof shoe uolish will .. i.ii... amutttcrt todav bv a Jury ix'fors whii'h lie had been on trlul for several weeks. . ' Tils ! GHESTERTDWfJ Rescue Deemed Necessary Dur j jng Trial lot Confessed -s'v-"jf -.. '.jr-. ,; .. Murderers of James R. Coleman, PRESENCE OF MILITIA MAKES DISSATISFACTION Preparations Made to Try the '. Three Negroes, Confessed ; 'Murderers of Mrs. y1-- Jefferson' Irby. , Chestertown,. Md., Dec. 31. The second battalion of' the fifth regiment, Maryland National guard, consisting of fou ft companies - from BajKlmore, j arriveu nere eariy toaay ax tnoTequest of the Judge of the Kem. .courtly court who beljeyed, j:heir presence necessary during' theVtrial of the", two - negroes, Norman Mabel and James Farraway, for the murder of James R. Coleman. . The troops marched to the jail and went ' Into camp around the county buildings. Tbey .carried fvi , field equipment and a plentiful supply of ammunition. Brigadier General Chas. D. Gaither is In command. General Gaither Is also acting as the personal, representative of Governor Goldsbor ough. ;'.-;'. v '...;, . ;.. :-.:t s ' The troops were received Insllenee by the few persons assembled at the depot. .Their coming was totally un expected, as order had been restored since the indictment of the negroes who already confessed ' their guilt. The judges were apprehensive, how ever, that there would be "another outbreak, if the verdict i should ,. be against the sentiment of the commun- 1 ly' ,"."" l ' mtiw. CWeMudgwOonstable. declared that the court would tolerate no dictation. The court did not know any of the evidence and therefore could not, say what penalty would be Imposed. "It the evidence Is of such a nature that these men should not be hanged," said the judge, "we want to be. pre pared to have the soldiers take them away without any demonstration." Farmers and others from the out lying district began arriving early for the trial today. Considerable dissatis faction was expressed over the pres ence of the troops. The streets were . an Vnr Mnf.liTprq. .-. Augusta, Ga., Dec. 31. At midnight, Tuesday nlEht Sheriff James Smith and Deputy Sheriff Tarver, of Jeffer son county, left Augusta for Atlanta to get George and William Hart and Robert Paschal, the three negroes who confessed to the murder of Mrs. Jef ferson Irby near Wrens, GaU several weeks ago and who were taken to At lanta for safe keeping. A special ses sion of the Jefferson county Superior court has been ordered by Judge Raw tings to begin tomorrow and the ne groes will be given a speedy trial. Sheriff Smith refused to say which route would be taken from Atlanta to Augusta, as he wishes to avoid any mob that might be gathering with the idea of lyncnlhg the negroes. He exnected. however, to have a company of soldiers accompany him ana nis deputy and the negroes to the county seat of Jefferson county. SIMMONS PREDICTS A PROSPEROUS YEAR Raleigh, N. C, Dec. 31. At New bern. N. C. last night United States Senator Simmons said: '"I predict without hesitancy tnai the coming year is to be 'the most prosperous which this country has ever had." His address was at the annual dinner of the Newbern cham ber of commerce, at which he was the guest of honor. Introduced as a fit. man for the next president. Senator Simmons de clared he was in no sense a candi date: that Woodrow Wilson was the greatest president - since Washington and should be kept In office as long as the constitution allowed. He said Mr. Wilson was a man who could not be Intimidated, and a man who seeks the good of the whole people. THAN COMMISSION - TO SIT JANUARY 7 Concord, N. H., Dec, 31. The com missioners appointed by the federal court to determine whether public safety would be endangered by the liberation on ball of Harry K. Thaw, notified counsel today that a public hearing on the matter would be had January 7. In accordance with the order of the court , all ' Interested parties may offer evidence at the hear Ins respecting acts of Thaw 'since ; disposition to do physical harm or so further than a 1100 diamond pin i mward limiting a teiiow p.i-nr a ' tleniun. New Orleans Picayune. ED TO EiEHT PEOPLE OiE. IFEDERftLS FACE in TrmniiPiiT r IN IH,!H''IHJI in iliiliiilii .. . .... I i . r - .i ' ' . Many Injured. J ag Frsm Flames FV families Are ttvyel eless. New York. Dec, ,31. Eight persons. fiv4 men and three'women, were killed m an eaflv morning tenement house tire at 96 Monroe street In, the crowd ed Ulastside today. Fifteen persons were injured,-four, seriously by jump ing front . fire escapes.- . v -An hour before1 dawn, the tenants In the . house were aroused by the cries of persons In the street Finding escape by way of the stairway shut off, i tucj -..lunuru i-lits 4UO BKapn tJ1-L forms; " Many became excited ' and 1 jumped before the firemen could raise ! ladders. , ome made their escape over ' th"roofs of adjoining tenments. 1 .The dead: .. ; , . i , J " MRS, J3ECKY KAPLAN, 5 5 years! old, a widow. . .- BARNEY KAPLAN, 18, her son.-. " I)WIS KAPLAN, lfi, another sons . SAMUEL COHEN, 84. ' ' - , L r ISAAC VVEISBERG.A 50:, , iMrs. TEARL WEISBERQ 50, t GUSSIE MAZZIN. 19. ISRAEL GOLDEN. . - The ;Mazzln girl, afte asslBtiug her father rd ,thor .nrt u Vth. the fire escapes; lost ;her liestd ftnd Ve- i turned, to her room where ,he. found dead. -The bodles of Mrs: Kap- neooaiesotiHra.is.aip - and Samuel .Cohen, a lan. her sons. J 1 tailor, who occupied room - with Tw ! A 7 them- -wr,- faund-ftnMh. Wtlfcvfloiw.l. W!?r, 9&t Vmm:0?1 U T,Pi OnMrt wa. n.inri flBi in hiiifrom General Villa to.,-dnve the . fed, ;rh.nfthrooVTth-rweis bed on'. were in their apartment, on the, third j tloor.'i v-"- . - - v .'i-r; ; , - More than fifty families were -made homeless." "Many fled half clad ltt.'thS biting .early mgjrning air and were w -as started by an Incendiary, and nZTT. ! nvestigation was " Begun. TheP firsl" w'5t!,:t?f,t,f T .tarted in .the: Mil tmf.the ground .fc1? i?! :ghtlnf remai I started flopiv, cutting off ,'scape by the stair ( vih" ' - ISJH E. Pinkham Makes State ment Outlining Policies ' : . ..'I', :, To Be Pursued. Honolulu, Dro. 31. L. E. Plnkham, the riM-ly appointed governor of the territory of Hawaii, received a warm reception on his arrival here yester day. A large' crowd assembled at the dock to greet him as he landed from the steamer Honolulan. A parade was held In his honor in which marched hundreds of Filipinos who were sent here by Mr. Pinkham wheh he was acting as immigration agent In the Philippinea Later In the day Governor Plnkham Issued a statement that had been eagerly awaited regard ing the policies he will pursue. The assertion made here that the new tariff law would prove disastrous to Hawaiian planters was denied by the governor. The statement declared, there was urgent necessity for the partitioning of large tracts of land so that some homesteaders would be given opportunity to own farms. The large area planted in sugar, the state ment pointed out, was vastly dispro- I portlonate to other crops. Referring Indirectly to tne Japan ese, who have the largest percentage of onrollment in the public scnoois of the islands. Governor Pinkham predicted that aliens born here and having the right of citizenship would soon dominate the local government. He said the policy must be pursued of Americanizing them as rapidly as possible. TO Secretary of State Silent as to Conference Between En voy and President. Washington, Dec. . 31 Secretary Bryan back from his holiday in, Florida, was early at .his1 .desk .today going over Mexico dispatches which accumulated In his absence. - Mr. Bryan would not discuss John Lind's forthcoming conference with President Wilson at Pass Christian, Miss., or the reasons which had promptel the president's Mexican rep resentative to soek a personal inter view with his chief. He said he did not know whether Mr. Lind would come to Washington. In official circles, it was suggested that mmii new announcement regard- ! Ing the policy of the United Htatcs towards Mexico miKii u after Mr, Lind s report to I'resiueni Wilson. Ketrelaiy nnd Wis- Bryan trrivcu torly today from Miami, Fla. fYTFRMinATinri uii Liimimu iuii Almost Entire Remnanet Northern Division Jn Pre- sido Has Small Chance of . OfEspape. ' l' SLOGAN OF FEDERALS' : ' - IS MNO SURRENDER' President Wilson Officially No tifled 1 That John Lind Will Reach Port. : Tonight.. ? Presidie.Tex.... De'c. ' Sl.Pracjicalrl- ; ' ' lly the entire remnant ot the northera : -ufUV" .itftvlslon of the Mexican federal (trmy the federals cross the border into th ?' United "Sfctes they: vjfll be ' Ifrreated ' "'M"e. u u ley tonunM phQiiiciiio atVi; v. 'for 4$ hours, they '' are; threatened j - S,' S-V. 3" i - ;... w-- j :. -v, ' fe'tailiw,; . hr Xr F W , " vumi it viiiiiuaiiua wnii iiu yijwjur.i art ; liaf 4ri twp ijaj-s' battle" fought ai ;J a'ggrefsiv.fl'ght4 w,hts hi' ..has terrorized ' the , federal troopa-jidi wjiich already has sent ; scores of them : In : flight i across the,; American boTder. . unknown; Conflicting sreports arrived ! UnPresidlolridflV' conoeif nincr..thp..ttiim- e ,bers ..wsupdeA. and : dead, .but always , the greatest number, of, conjectured ' 'fatalities were on "the sideot'the fed- have -been 4iffenual,'.:Sigainst'-j--,th ! guerilla tactics of General Ortega' and 1 his men. .'. , '.. . .. "f. '. ' Beginning of End. . . . ; The resumption of the battfe this morning was expected to be the be ginning of the end,' for Ojlnaga was tightly surrounded and ' the fighting must almost be hand to hand before the government troops could be dls- ;, lodged from their ' trenches- and the fortifications of the town. - ' i No surrender was the slogan under which the! federal generals entered th battle tftday. American army ' men commanding the troops here on , border duty,, forecasted that the re- ' suit would be' flight. ' They kept a . close patrol on the Rio Grande,' now and then capturing a deserter, dis arming htm and driving him back , Into Mexico. Extensive preparations were made by . Major McNamee, com- 1 manding the American forces, to check any impetuous retreat into the United States and to care for addi-j tional wounded federals. , ., The rebels yet must take the cir cular line of hills which protect Ojlnaga t before they, direct their fire into the' heart of the federal fortifl- 4 cations. With the heaviest artillery , directing shot and shell at the hill fortifications, however, ; it - appeared ' but a matter of hours before the rebel , cavalry would enter the little Mexi can village.. The federal army has not the guns to 'match the rebels, and it depends mainly, upon Its rifle fire and the protection of a few mountain guns. Demands S250.000 Ransom. . Chihuahua, Mexico, Dec. '31. Two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. gold, has been agreed upon by General Villa, the rebel leader, as the ransom , he will accept for the release of Luis . Terrazas, son of the Rich Mexican land .owner, who has been Imprlsqned here for five weeks on the charge that he had supported General Hucrta. , The money is to be paid by Lul Terrazas, sr., who has been negotlat- ing at El Paso for the release of hn son. The prisoner is to be brought to the border under safe conduct The women members of the Terrazas fam ily already have gone to the border. When the federal army evacuated. Chihuahua,. Terrazas, sr.,. went .with them but the son remained behind tc look after the estate. He was arrest ed by General Villa on the entrance, of tho rebels. General Villa has prepared , hit march south pending the outcome oi the Ojlnaga battle. . IDENTITY OF BODY IN TRUNK IS CONFIRMED New York, Dec. 31, The body ol lbe ;p,ah found In a trunk on the easl side Monday has been positively Iden tified as that of John Kremen, a polish laborer, r who has recently been em ployed bn road work near Garrison, IN. X ,- 1 - Detectives- have ascertained -thai Kremen was at the laborer' , rami: The police are strong in the beliof thai the slaying of Kremen was caused some grudge against him by Garrlsor laborers. Inspector Faurot Is person all conducting a search throughout Xp Jersey. looking for a looking for a msn ?M i irram i a.v,:U .,.. -.-. I with him In Garrison.