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SI 6 o THE WEATHEE: VOL. XXVII, NO. 106. RAILROADS FIGHT Conductors Claim Extra Work Required of Them Would Endander Passengers OFFICIALS PROMISE TO CHANGE FORMS So as to Expedite Exchange of Mileage For Tickets at All Large Stations RALEI&H. N. O, Feb.; "J. At a hearing on the mileage book ques tion by the joint legislative com mittee on railroads this evening of Raggett's senate bill and -two house - bills requiring1 rail roe. d to have mile age pulled on trains, conductors, or the Southern. Seaboard arid Atlantic - Coast Line testified that to pull mile age on trains endangered lives of passengers in that the conductors could not properly operate trains with this additional work. Passen ger Traffic Manager S. H. Harlwlck . of the Southern, General Passenger Agent'Jtyan of the Seaboard, and James H., Pou, counsel tot the A. C, I, argued against the proposed legislation. The- ' railroad officials Stated that printed forms are being prepared to eliminate the Inconve nience caused In waiting for ticket agents to write destinations on tick ets given in exchange for ', mileage, and -that two ticket windows will be kept open at all principal stations In the future. An early report from the committee Is .xpected. Against Piedmont County. In (he senate today when the un favorable report wfs made u:i tho Piedmont county bit!, Senator I'oyden offered his minority report aigued by ' four members and it was made n speoial order for next Thursday at li o'clock. There was also the fav orable committee report on the bill establishing Avery county out of ' Mitchell, Caldwell n:id Watauga, and Senator Stgmon offered an amend ment Insisting on immediate action. , There was objection - by! Senators bill was made a special order for next Wednesday nlRht at 8 o'clock. - During the debate Senator Brown, chairman of the jornt finance rom mlttee, made a vigorous appeal to the senators to serlojsly consider the state's finances In the light of pau per counties, which, he paid, is the fContlnned on Page Fonr.i RHLEVITALIfriS or IS Yesterday Was Able to Take Small Part in Services MANY MESSAGES PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 3. The vi tality shown by the most Rev. Pat rick J. Ryan has completely puzzled Ms physicians. Notwithstanding that o bulletin was issued last night stat ing that the aged prelate would pro bably not live throughout the night, he awoke today refreshed by several hours of sound sleep. Today his condition was more satis fying than if bis been fdr nearly a week. Besides receiving half a dozen calltrs he told an amusing joke on Cardinal Gibbons and ' signed his name to an important document which had been brought to the ca thedral residency by the council of several Catholic charities. When Father Kavanaugh, the arch bishop's secretary, chanted mass to day, the distinguished patient re sponded and later he Joined with Father KavanauKh in singing a hymn. He psid close attention to the read ing of several letters which had reached him In today's mall and was particularly pleased when his sec retary read a note from president Taft in which the president expressed the earnest hop- for the archbish op's apeedy recovory. Dr. J. Ryan Devereaujc of Washing ton, the archbishop's nephew, who is assisting the other physicians, said today In comemnting ort his condition: "It Is the most marvelous instance of vitality that I ever have come In contact with." WOMSE AT MIDNIGHT PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 3. The physicians in attendance upon Arch bishop Ryan state! at midnight that the condition of tha aged prelate had grown rapidly worse since early In the evening and 'bat "it Is remark able that he is ali.'e." The heart action became so weak that the pul sations were scarsely perceptible. I)r LePlace said tonl?ht, "The vitality of the archbiahop v most remark able. His life is hinging by & plun der rord. It does not seem pos sible that he can survive- many hours." PDOPQSEO CHANGE IN MILEAGE RULES THE NEUTRALITY LAWS Additional Troops Called Out to Guard Length of Mexi can Boundary TWO THOUSAND MEN ARE ON PATROL DUTY MexicoClaimsThat Insurgents Have Been Passing Through American territory WASHINGTON. Feb. J The acute revolutionary situation along the northern border of Mexico today monted the American government to rush twelve additional troops of cav alry to the frontier to preserve the neutrality of the United States. The American military forces will prevent not only the movement of revolution ary bands from this country into Mexico, but also will prohibit defeat ed rebels with arms from seeking refuge on the territory of the United States. This action was based upon strong representations by the Merlean- gov ernment' to the effect that armed bands of revolutionists have been en tering Mexico at Isolated places along the southern boundary of the- United States., Furthermore it was declared that the revolutionists have crossed the Rio Grande from Mexico, enter ing the United Statesfor the purpose of making their way undisturbed through American, territory and then re-entering Mexico for the purpose Of operating against a strategic point. In reply to the protests of Mexico, the' United States has assured that country that every measure will be adopted with a view to preventing any violation of a neutral attitude on tho part of Americans. Cavalry on Guard. Of the twelve companies of caval. ry consisting of about 7 50 men or dered southward today, four will be sent from Presidio, Calif., six from Fort , Meade, South Dakota, and two from Fort - Wlngate, New . Mexico This .will lnke ' the totaij. rnllltary representation of the fnited States collected along the frontier 22 troops of cavalry, or about 1600 men. The troops ordered south today will be stationed along the border from El Paso, Texas, to Oalexico, California. In view of the critical situation at Cludad Juarez, just across the line from El Paso, four troops of the (Continued on Page Fonrt. INTERCOLLEGIATE RULES Shortens Periods Between Quarters in College Football CHANGES OFFICIALS NEW YORK, Feb. 3. Ths Inter collegiate football rules committee did a little more surgery on the PJ.mo at a meeting in New York today With E. K. Hall, of bait mouth, as chair man and Walter Camp as secretary, the committee decided that inter missions were too lontf, and reduced the periods between the first and sec ond and the third ru fourth quarters from three minutes to two m. mites. A new rule was adopted permitting teams by agreement to transfer su pervision off of side play upon the line of scrimmage from umpire to head linesman. Thp linesman, how ever, Is to report any infraction to the umpire. Another new rule adopted provides that throwing a player to the ground after the referee has declared tl.e ball dead may bo considered unnecessary roughness. An amendment was adopted allowing ml' three men to j walk up and down the Held on each, side of tho line;, the present rule al-l lows 'Ave men. If the bull a'vlden-l tally strikes nn official, provides another amendment, it shall n be come dead but play shall continue. A new rule adopted specifies that all penalties umkr the rule regulat- J ing the forward pass shall be ooplledj ironi ine syoi oi me uovn mm ikl on the spot form which the piss was made. The committee transferred the duty of keeping t'r.io from the field judge to the umpire and In rule 18. section two, which provides that a player In catching for a lat shall not bo tackled or shouldered until he has caught the ball and "taken more than one step In any direc tion," the word "taken more than one step in any direction" were stricken out. COTTON BROKER DEAD NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 3. John F. Talmage. president of Dan Taimage Sons company, rice and cotton bro kers, died here today Rged 60 years. His death was due to a complica tion of diseases. MUSTBEQBSERVED ALONG BORDER LINE ASHEVIE ASI1EVILLE, N. IDIfiECT ELECTION OF SENATORS WILL Borah of Idaho Succeeds in Placing Resolution as Un finished Business REPEATED EFFORTS RESULT IN SUCCESS Democrats and Insurgents Again Combine In Senate on Important Measure WASHINOTON, Veb. 3 After a Series of thrilling .experiences. Sen ator Horah, supported by progressive republicans and democratic senators, made tremendous advances through the lines of the olt guard republicans and placed the resolution for the elee Uon of senators bjCdlrect vote of the people In a moat Advantageous posi tion squarely In front of the enemy's goal. After taking a number of re buffs, the Idaho" senator, with per sistence not often witnessed In the senate, pounded. away until he landed his restitution in place on the program and); It, must come up' every day as the undhished business. The moment the Lorlmer case was laid aside today. Senators Nelson and Borah clamored for recognition, vice president aoerman saw Mr. Nelson first and gave him. the floor. He moved to tako up the bill to re gulate the leasing of Alaskan coal land, whereupon Mr. Borah moved to lay that motion on the table which failed 36 to 41. Most senators thought this settled the question. Af ter the senate had proceeded with the Alaskan bill Mr. Nelson gave way to Senator Warner to make' a motion that the senate adourn over Monday. Mr. Borah jumped Into the fray again. H aald he would object and that he did so because It had become ap parent that senators opposed to his resolution would not give considera tion to It if tboy could help It. He demanded a roll call on the motion to adjourn until Monday and this flroe he won by a small margin.' , Ilcwmcs X'ttflnMied RuhIimmm r Thusnceu'raged, Mr. "Borah asked that his resolution be made the unfin ished businesa of the senate. From the previous roll call It appeared that Ms resolution might be given this preference and M. Penrose hurried ly moved an executive season. Such a motion under the rules of the sen ate may be made at any time antl (Continued on Page Konr.t PRESIDENT OF KGNOUBAS APPEALED TO PRESIDENT TAFT FDR INTERVENTION Must Stop Revolution Be fore Getting Loan Made WASTE OF LIFE WASHINOTON, Feb., 3 The ex planation of the action of the Amerl. can naval forces In landing at Puerto Cortex In Honduras and in undertak ing to Intervene between the govern ment forces and the Insurrectionists with a view to bringing about a set tlement of the difficulty In that coun try without further bloodshed was had today when tho state department made public ,he tcxt of telegrams exchanged between President Taft and President Davlla of Honduras within the past six tays. Fro mthls telegraphic correspondence It ap pears that In seeking to restore peace between the warring factions In Honduras President Taft is slmplv conforining to the earnest wish of President Davlla who telegraphed him last Sunday as follows: t "The government of Honduras is resolved to approve the lua n'conven tion. For this suspension of hostili ties Is necessary in order to prevent the useless shedding of blood. If your excel loncy can lend your val orous Intervention to the end that war may cease the people and gi. -eminent of Honduras will have cause again to thank the United States and Its president for the Interest they are taking for tranquility President Taft's answer was for warded last Tuesday as follows: "I have received your excellency's tlgram as evidence of your sincere desire to prevent usctas bloodshed and disastrous waste of the already depleted resources of your country and as a fresh token of youi appre ciation of the fact that the govern ment of the United States is animat ed solely by a sincere desire to do what it can within proper limits to further the prosperity and welfare of the people of Honduras. "You will hav elearned from our minister of what this government has been able to do in offering Its good offices to secure peaceful ad justment of the pending difficulties and to prevent fratraotdal conflict" The president accompanied this BE SPECIAL ORDER (Continued on Pace Four) C, SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 4, 1911. vV , S IO . . SENATOR ROOT OF. NEW YORK MAKES POWERFUL At Same fime Arraigning Hale in Tremulous WASHINGTON Fh. . enator Root of New York today leaped sud denly to a position sf " leadership among- the antl-Irimer forces In the senate and caused the ess tempora rily to be lifted ,abov th attack .tip on the Individual so as to bars ths dutch on the nam at the state of Illinois. ( When Mr. Rdot concluded, Senator Hals, the veteran republican leader of the seiats, pleaded with tremulous voice for spme t fottitl ot the... stats, and he suggested 8euiitir"0uVlora, u make reply tot Mr. Hoot's speech Which would exonerate not Lorlmer, but Il linois. "Rotten to Ui Core" 'I refuse to believe that so great a people are rotten to the core." said Senator Bailey of Texas. "If we are to try senators on the general mis conduct bf legislators, then the sena tor whose right Is challenged now s wot the only man who must yield his scat. Ills colleague, Mr. Cullom,' was elected by one of these legisla tures and no man here believes that he was a party to any of these evil practices; but still the case of Lorl mer la the case of Cullom." Senator Lorlmer had numerous de fenders who replied to the attavk up- RQMOTIDNDF PEARY NDT LIKELY AT PRESENT SESSION Matter Goes on . Private Calendar and Will Hardly Be Beached WASHINOTON. Feb. 3. -Consid eration of the senate bill promoting Captain Robert Iv. Peary to be a rear admiral In the navy wa Inde finitely postponed In the houie today because of the Illness of Representa tive Bates of Pennsylvania, who has the measure In charge. When the bill was passed over on the private calendar Representative Mann f Illi nois served notice that the matter "in all human probability" never would be reached aicaln tils seeslcn. lie declared that the public calendar was crowded and the next private cal endar day Is two weel'.s away and. according to precedent, always is dis pensed with at that late date In a short session. Mr. Mann endeavored to call up the bill himself so as to permit Rep resentative Macon of Arkansas, to deliver an address lie has prepared on the Peary matter and in opposi tion to Hie. proposed reward to the explorer, biM wss appealed to by friends of Mr. BaVa and withdrew his motion. Mr. Macon succeeded In rettlns recognition on another bill, but when he announced that he proposed to say a few things about Mr. Peary. a point of order was made against him and sustained by the chair. . aYTi'vTnTMtf ' vh t "JTorA- Hflpni.'w'( s-v., cast:- North Carolina, rain, Saturday, warmer east portion: Sunday fair. moderate en vwvuiu able. in 6HOWER& The Dawn is Breaking. SPEECH AGAINsYlORIMER Methods in Vogut m Stat Tone Begged Some One to of Slandered State. rl on him and ths method of his election which was rnad by Mr. Root - Chief among them was Penator Heyburn of Idaho, a member o the Lorlmsr in vestigating; committee, who charged that some persons had entered Into ths attack upon Lorlmer In ths spirit of; a man hunt . Before Mr. Boot had proceeded far K developed that he went beyond tho position of others who have condemned ths election of Lorlmer as having been accomplished by bribery, ,Hs dismissed as Imma terial the bontraversy vr ths nuea Hon of eliminating the'soveij aUged tainted r ballots from ths total Vote on jotni ballot as wU af from ths number received by Lorlmsr. , Klertkm. Invalid -: Ths rottenness shown by the tes timony contended Mr. Root, was suf ficient to Invalidate ths slsction of Lorlmer and he asserted that all of the following of Lee O'Nsil- Browns, the democratic leader in ths Illinois assembly were corrupt and ths votes of that following should be elimi nated. Few senators left their seats dur ing the speech and the galleries were crowded while hundreds of others In the corridors were waiting for chances of admission which never came. ' "We are bound," continued Mr. OLD FEUD BREAKS OUT IN STREETS OFSPARTANBURG Despite Repeated Arrests Feudists Continued Fight ing In Public SPARTANBURG, 8. C, Feb., S Bullets flew In the business section of J the city and passengers by railroad trains were terrorized when the Lees snd Flemmlngs of near Oollghtly. this county, who heve been engaged In a feud for years, clashed this after noon following the postponement of the hearing Ir. a prosecution of Ro land and Crelghtln Lee by Roland Flemmlng on a charge of assault and battery with Intent to kill. The combatants were arrested ana relieved of their weapons but releas ed upon furnishing bond for appear ance. Soon after there was a second outbreak and the clans were arrested again but again released upon fur nishing additional bond. One of thje Flemmlngs bought a shot fun to re place his confiscated revolver and the others armed themselves With whips and sticks and another battle follow ed which resulted In six of the com batants being arretted for the third time Once more they were released under bond. They then left the city but It is feared there will be another outbreak when they return tomorrow for ie heurlng In themayor'a court. COMPROMISE SUIT AGAINST BROKER ATLANTA. Ga., Feb., . An nouncement was made here today that any claims against Telamon Smith Cuyler, the Atlanta broker by the Canadian Cottons, limited, ot Montreal, will be sdjusted by arbi tration and a suit against Cuyler to recover about 140,000 on a cotton transaction has been dismissed, Cuyler Is confined In a sanitarium, where he was taken on bis arrival here yesterday after leading d friend a wild chase through the Carolina mountains following his disappear ance from a Southern railway train last Saturday. His condition is .Im proving, according to bis attendants. of Winch, tfo That Senator Speak on Behalf . A Root,' "to net upon ths universal knowledge that ths facts WS havs es tablished Implicate others than those absolutely known to . havs ; been , In volved. .. -..V:' ':'! -: . !: .;' Mr. Hoot reached ths conclusion that deducting ths seven tainted votes, Mr. Lorlmer had been left without a ma jority, "a fact which," hs said, "lowii IdHtee hi elntolon." ' This1 was usually true, he s M, whether the cojh 'on fur l 1 ml t . . n Used either to t., e Lo . i r so or to reduce I , , , -''"' iSwiiM-iMrmirw iMtt. ' Mr.'Jtoot Inveighed strongly against the methods by which. It la sought to sustain' Mr. Lorlmsr. He declared that ths senata could not afford to sanction such methods. "If they stand the senata cannot stand." ha said. "If they stand ths government of ths United States cannot stand." . - Mr, Root characterised Browns And his thirty followers as a band "robbers" and declared that all of their votes should be rejected In Lorl mer'a election. The conclusion of Mr, Root's speech was marked by an unusual scene. Mr. Hals of Mains took ths floor and with Plce almost tiemulosa, (Conrtnued on Page Four) END OF ZELAYAISLI WHAT People of Republic Are Not Enemies of United States Says Leaders NEW ORLEANS, Feb.. I. "The end of Zelayalsm In Central America" Is ths interpretation given by Central Americans in New Orleans today to ths dispatches from Waahinaton an nouncing ths practical capitulation of Miguel Davlla, president of Honduras, Dr. Fausto Davlla, ths choso per sonal friend, and adrvlaer of General Bonllla and who for many years oc cupied a prominent position in ths official life of Hondurtas tonight gave out ths following statement to The Associated Press: The end of Zelayatam In Central America Is accomplished through ths defeat of Davlla and honest govern ment In Honduras wlU bs rs-ateb llshed through the recovery of the reins of government by General Man uel Bonllla. "Kverybody will welcome tbs good offices In the V. S. in aiding to re store the country to peace snd pros perity. Americans and American capital will be welcomed to Honduras by General Bonllla, Any negotiations that ha may make necessary for re. financing the country will be con ducted with American flnancers. There will be delay In arranging for whatever bond Issue is necessary. "With ths possible exception of few partisans of Zolaya, there is not a single member of our congress who would Injur American Interests." CON1TSCK RECEIVERSHIP. '." - NEW ORLEANS. Feb., I. In an exhaustivs report filed In ths 17. 8. Circuit court special master In Chan cery D. B. H. Chaffs recommended that ths receivership '; of tho Bins fields steamship company bs continu ed and that the Injunction restrain ing the United Fruit company from attempting to eontrot the farmer be mads perpetual. -(. . . Citizen : Want ' Ads Bring ' Results. ; r v , price five cents; DESPERATE IlEGRO:. SHOOTS OFFICERS" -AriDHSESCAPE , - i-fi't i i. v ? i . . - w, Thousand Armed Men Scour ing counlry at Night For ! Murderer ' '. . ' GOVERNOR CALLS OUT STATE TROOPS Officers, Were Attempting to Make Arrest When Man Opened Fire on Them ' WJLBOtf, N. CV Feb.. .-Thls, town la laboring under ths greatest sxcltement of Its history, cause by ths cold blooded murder of Deputy BhsrlfJ Osorra Munford and ths probable fatal shooting ot Chief at -Polio A. O. (Mover thla afternoon by a netro dsaparado, tiama unknown, whom th of Soars wr trying to ar rest , i ; . - . , .',, ....", . AttMnpteo, Arrest. " ""' .:i -' Thla morning th . offk-lals her wer notified to look out for negroes who broke in a store at Dunn last - night and atola several pistols and , othar merchandise. Thla afternoon,' on of the negroes was loeated In a- negro house near th Norfolk-Southern railroad yarda and the officer went to th house to muke the ar rest. 'Deputy Munford and' Chief Glower went to the front door md policemen Warren and Wayne .o! guard at ths . rear. :'As Munford and, Olover entered th front door, th. ttegro opened fir. : Munford Wss shot through ths head and Clover ' through both .lungs. The former died In less than an hour and the Int." ter la expected to dl at any moment. :.;; ." - Hroka For Utterly. ' Immediately upon seeing th of- flcwrs fall, and bfor either of th -ofiicors stationed at th rear couU run around to th front, th necr. darted out of the front door it " I e iKd, Bloodhounds wer brom; t b'T tin a special train and ar no sin the trail. posses in auto- ... .l. ' ' '"I n f-'ot ra Scouring ti nearby 'Country and to military company, ; reinforced by hundreds of. eitltena. Is on duty pfele ttlnaT tha roads to prevent th groe's sscap fornt ths territory la which h la supposed to to hiding. Sevrl arrests war mad, but par tie who witnessed th shooting el onorated th prisoners. Teellnf la running high and ltmnt la most lntans. Ovsr thousand beavliy armsd men ar soourlnf vry Inch, of ground in this section and should tho nsgro lall into ; their handa . lynching would ausa llttla aurprls. TROOPS ORB3lED OVt RALKlOH, N. O..' rb,, I. OOV- ' amor W. W. Kltchln tonight ordered1 company K. second regiment Wllaon, light Infantry. Captain Wllklna, to bt . subject to tha order of th ahriff of Wilson oounty to prevent a lynch-, Ing or any undue dontatoiratlon thera as th outeom of th shooting to deathTof Deputy Shrlff Munford and wounding of Chlsf of Polio A. O, Olover by a nsgro whlls th ofncra wsra attempting to arrest -him, t ti. GERMSADUIIll CAOSEiKl'SDEATH Dramatic Scene in Ruaian Court Room During . Trial . EVIDENCE . STRONG ST. PB5TER8BORO Feb. Th ;, trial of Dr. Pantchonok and Count O'Brien da Lassy chargsd Willi mur der In ths poisoning f Count Vnrsllll Houturlln, D Lassy's brother-in-law continued today productK Of aen,. satlon after sensation. Testimony was adduced showing that Pantche nko h4 secured tube ot both diph theria and cholera grma, which h had- -Mprentd wr required for sclentlllo purposes. Ha declared h had given th tubes Ot cholera to D ; Lassy with whom h mad th Jour ney to Cronstsdt to gat than. Th diphtheria toxin b said h had thrown away. A commission of md Ical experts testified that Boutrsrlin's death was due to poison and that ; th poison could havs been diphther ia! toxin. -''' ' Through tho reading of th Teport by the experts Pantchenko lost color, and ha fidgeted nervously la his chair a h watched them. Th prisoner' agitation heightened whan tha pre cutor announced th . result ot - th medical evidence. In addressing th presiding judg ha said: "Pantchenko during the trial her postponed his sxplanatlons until th testimony of th. med local experts had been concluded. Perhaps Pan tchenko now. will find It poesrbl to answer the Question .whether hs in. (Coo tinned .am fag ) ' ;-"-'-''-i.J.ii.