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THE WEATHER:
FAIR.
VOL. XXVII., NO. 109.
T
Assuring The Passage by The
House of Proposed Agree
ment With Canada
CONGRESSMAN WEBB
IN OPPOSITION
But Opposers Bow to Ma
Jorlty and Make Caucus
Action Unanimous
JVASHINOTON, Fob. 6. Favorably
action of the house on the Canadian
reciprocity agreement was assured to
night when the caucus of democratic
representatives formally pledged the
party to vote for the agreement.
The resolution Indorsing the Cana
dian agreement was carried 90 to 22.
On, motion of Mr. Clark, of Missouri,
the action of the caucus was made
unanimous.
The 22 who voted against the res
olution, it was explained later, wore
those who had voted for free lum
ber, etc., and their action In caucus
was to make their position consis
tent. It waa stated that they would
vote with the party.
The resolution as adopted by the
caucus follows:
"Whereas, the Canadian reciproc
ity agreement negotiated by the re
ciprocity commission of the Domin
ion of Canada and, the president of
the United States, while not formu
lated In accordance 'with democratic
platform demand, Ic a. reduction of
some of the. prohlbl'ive schedules In
the Payne tariff Iw, and will tend
to expand the -''trade ' of the United
States in the Dominion of Canada
and is In' part a recognition of the
principles, the democratic party
hfta contended for In the en-press
and In its platforms; therefore, be it,
"Resolved, That this caucus endorse
Hit) Canadian reciprocity agreement
and bind ourselves to vote for a bill
carrying it Into' effect. '
, The caucus unanimously adopted
a resolution by Mr. Cantrtll t,t Ken
tucky declaring that the caucus be
lieves, that every American farmer
should have-M hl rhirioal-tne- trfi
formation bf'the production and
stocks on hand of agricultural pro
ducts and pledge ourselves to at
tempt to bring about that end by
legislation."
The, anti-reciprocity democrats were
given , free rein at tonight's caucus
of the house democrats at the capi
tol. Most of those opposed to the
(Continued on Page Four)
Minor Details of Wedding
Are Being Kept Se
cret Now
BRILLIANT AFFAIR
NEW YORK, Feb., 6. Miss Helen
Vivian Oould and Colonel John
Orahame Hope de la Poer Horaly
Hereford, Baron Decics, she in a short
skirt, he in a sack suit walked
through a rehearsal of their mar
riage at St. Bartholomew's church at
4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. None
but the bridal party the eix brides,
maids, the two parents, the ushers,
the best man, the bride and groom
themselves and their Intimate rela
tives were admitted but a crowd of
Idle Inquisitive, reporters, photo
r i.raphers and cranks jostled about
the church railings.
The greenery was in place this af
ternoon but the color scheme of the
floral decorations 1b being kept a
recret. "People will Just have to
uess", said Miss Vivian, her face
sparkling with fun. None of the
bridesmaids has yet seen the wed
ding drees. That. too. is being kept
a secret. "It's from New York and
it's from Paris and lis hlte and
that's really all there is to It, you
know". Ha Id Klrvgdon Oould.
There will be no public display of
the wedding gifts, but one estimate
bas it that they number tblree hun
dred and represent a value of J100,
eOO. The cost of the trousseau and
the bridesmaids gowns is placed at
130,000. The cost of the church
decorations at $20,000.
' Miss Gould is eighteen and Lord
Decies forty four.
She is the second daughter of
George J. Gould and a grand daught
er of JayGould.
Lord Decies Is a member of the
Irish peerage, has been 23 years In
the British army and is a devoted
horseman. He and Lady Decies will
leave for Egypt and the upper Nile
on an extended tour. The place of
the honeymoon has naturally been
kept a secret but It Is supposed to be
the Oould country place, Georgian
Court at Lakewood, N. J.
HOUSE DEMOGRATS
PLEDGED
SUPPOR
0
RECIPROCITY
THE
CUIUS LETTER
IN POISON TRIAL
Dr. Pantchenko Gives Varying
Explanations of What
Letter Means
DID DeLASSEY WRITE.
LETTER IN QUESTION
One Plan of Poisoners Was to
Place Deadly Drug In
Harmless "Medicine
ST. FETKRSBimO, Feb. 6 Count
Patrick O'Hrlen le i-nsay, who, with
Dr. Pantchenko, is being tried for
the poisoning of Count Vassili Bnu
turlin, occupied the center of the
stage at the hearing today. Ttie pros
ecution is endeavoring to establish
that Le Lassy wrote a letter to
Pantchenko relating to the pi in to
poison both General Houturlln and
hiu son.
The letter, which wns typewritten,
waa found among Pantchenko's pa
pers at the time of his arrest. The
envelope was missing and Pantchenko
explained that ho had thrown It
away, The authorsh'p of this letter
has been attributed by Par.tehonlto
to De Lassy who stoutly denies this.
As a test De Lassy was instructed to
re-copy a portion of the letter on
his own machine, which was brought
into court . today. Surrounded by
gendarmes and typewriting experts
he wrote two linos with great dif
ficulty and then foigned eye fntltrne.
An examination of the lines showed
that ho had made one gross error.
The experts were about evenly di
vided. One government expert de
clared that the letter had been writ
ten on De 1-assy's machine; and
that It was written on a Union rra-
chlne but that it was Impossible to
state whether it waa De lasuy'i or
somebody else's. .'
One expert for the defense declar
ed definitely that the letter had not
been written on De Jessy's njach'ne.
Others took the ground that the data
was sufficient to warrant any "such
conclusion. -: ;; ':
The let ter In Quest lou.
"Phb Interpretation 'ofthe letter is
also presenting difficulties. The let
ter bears no date and reads as fol
lows: "Dear Doctor: Received your let
ter but could not nee you, as I was
not alone. Could do nothing here
as the weather was too cold for
Iodine but commenco In short while.
Shall soon come. In expectatb n.
(Con(lnsel on Page Four)
SHOULD PEACE PROPOSAL
EAIL DECISIVE BATTLE IS
TOBEfOOCHTTHIS WEEK
Bonilla Is 111 and Peace
Awaits His Reply to
Terms
TRANQUIL NOW
PUERTO CORTKZ, Honduras, Feb
6 in th event of the failure of
General Manuel Bonilla, leader of the
revolutionists and President Daviia,
to agree to peace negotiations as pro
posed by the lnit'd States a decisive
battle probably will be foiiKht this
week at I'imierto. Twenty miles
south of San Pedro Kola. Hostilities
in the northern part of Honduras
have ceased pending the reply of Gen
eral Bonilla to the American propos
al The American gunboat Wheeling
It ft here this morning for Cciha,
where General Bonilla is ill, to get
the revolutionary- leader's reply to the
peace proposal which was, submitted
to him Friday by Commander Davis
of the T.iconia. General Cartas, gov
ernor of San Pedro, Is gathering gov
ernment forces at Plemento and is
understood ot b.'.ve l.'.OO men and
five field pieces.
Geiienl le Christmas is still here
with a small bodv of revolutionists,
awaiting the out, ome o fpeace ne
gotiations. Several hundred of his
men arc at Tela and another small
body Is vamped on the Ulua river,
ten miles east of Puerto Cortez.
Puerto Cortex nod San Pedro are
tramiutl. . The American and British
lorces are in ch:irgf of the two towps.
The revolutionary gunboat, Hornet
in command of Ensign Bruce, arriv
ed here this morning from Truxillo
and anchored in the harbor.
STRANGE DEATH OF CHILD
FREDERICKSBURG, Va.. Feb. 6.
Mrs. Carrie Bayne, of Westmore
land county, found her youngest
child, bov of 1 x months, lying dead
in hr home today. Only a few
moments before she had left him
playing with his three-year-old sis
ter. It is surmised that the infant
was struck accidentally with a piece
of wood by his sister.
PROVES
BAFFLING
ASHEMEEE CITIZEN.
ASHE VILLI; N.
CULLOM GUILTLESS
E
No Fraud Was Practiced In
Election of Senior Senator
From Illinois
LORIMER CASE IS
FULL OF CORRUPTION
Burton Makes Strong Speech
Against Seating Lorimer
Accused of Bribery
WASHINGTON, Feb.. . A de.
tense of Senator Cullom of Ills.,
formed the most striking part of an
address made in the senate today by
benator Theodore Burton, of Ohio,
In opposition to the report of the
committee on privileges and elections
by whichi Senator Lo rimer of Ills.,
was exonerated from the charge of
obtaining his seat by means of bribe
ry. The reference to Senator Cullom,
who is Mr. Lorrlmer's colleague, was
called out by the a statement made
In the senate by Senator Bailey of
lexaa, during the excitement inci
aetit to close of Mr. Root's arraign
ment of Mr. Lorimer last. Friday,
(speaking of the existence for years
c a fund In connection with the ses
kions of the Illinois legislature. Mr.
Bailey, whm supports Mr. Lorimer,
said that the means used to elect Mr.
Lorimer were the same as had been
employed in the election of Mr. Cul
lum. Mr. Burton said: I 4
Aji Injustice Done.
"The senator from Texas, no doubt
unwittingly, did an injustice to the
senator from Illinois In his remarks
last Friday in averring that Mr. Lar
imer's election is invalid, so is that
Of the selor senator.
One conclusive answer to any
such groundless Inference is the
method of the election of Mr. Cullom.
He was nominated at a primary by a
majority of 60,000 votes and it would
be, most unjust to- him to compare
the circumstances under which he
was chosen with the corrupt and dis
honest methods" prevalent la 'the
legislature tff IKOs.'.' ' ' .
Mr. Burton discussed the allega
tions against Senator Lorimer largely
on legal grounds. Without attempt
ing to unravel thle testimony, he pro
ceeded upon the theory that certain
facts had been proven and then un
dertook to show through precedents
aa established In the United States
end Great Britain that the election
(Continued on Page Three.)
Is Ready to Get Shot Gun
If Constitution Is Not
Enough
USES UGLY WORDS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. A thor
ough Investigation is to be made into
the sensational Incident which oc
curred in the house last Saturdiy,
when Representative Mncon, of Ar
kansas, made a bitter verbal attack
upon a newspaper mnn because of an
article, which appeared In a 'oc.il pa
per. The proposed "Inquiry Is to be
undertaken as the result of the adap
tion by the house today of a reso'ti.
Hon offered by Representative Gard
ner, of Mass., providing for an In
vestigation of the Incident by a sub
committee of the Judiciary commit
tee. This committee Is to report Its
conclusion to the house by February
18.
The action of the house followed
an addresH bv Mr. Macon today wren
ho referred to an experience upon
the adjournment of the house on
Saturday when he declared he was
approaehed on the !loor of the bous-
by a newspaper reporter whom be
had prev lonsly, during the session,
denouneed as ;i "wilful, deliberate li
ar, a dirt) little pilferer of words and
a contemptible little ass."
The reporter, Mr Macon Jsnid,
called him a liar. "But he was well
away from me when he said It,"
added Mr. Macon
Mr. Macon also asserted that the
reporter was accompanied to the
Moor. by a number of his friends from
the press gallery.
"The question Is Just this," Mr.
Macon concluded "Are the members
of this house to be protected by the
constitution, or must they protect
themselves with shct guns? If the
latter Is to be the policy. I want to
get my gun today "
Mr. Macon Insisted that for some
reason the newspapers had been i;n
friendly to him ever since he came
Into the house.
DECLARES
RING BAILEY
C, TUESDAY MORNING,
NEW ENGLISH
WITH US
Lord Lansdawne in House of
"f. Denounce Proposed
LONDON, Fet l.The ; formal
opening ot the , new parliament today
was marked by , Honreous ceremony
and waa attended by Kins; George and
Queen Mary, and their eultes, most
of the tiltniltgrtes nf hn empire, mttny
members) f the diplomatic corps end
all others who could crowd within
the doors of : Westminster. The
speech from the throne was brief flnd
formal and made small refer ones tu
the great issues; that' underlie the ns
sembling of the , members' for ' the
present session.'
, It opened with s lillal reference
to- the death of Kins; Edward. " The
only references to foreign affairs
were a mention of the fact that ne
gotiations had been opened with
Japan for a new commercial treaty
and allusion to the friction In Persia
over the disturbance of British trade
routea A casual expression of in
terest In the approaching Imperial
conference was rnsde.
UftDWFORFRlJS
IRRESIEOINLDUISILE
Selling Stock in Fake Wire
less Companies is Charge
Made Against Man
WASHINGTON, Feb. Postmas
ter General Hitchcock today was id
vlsed of the arrest at Doulcvllle ot
Wm. Russell, the, alleged secretary
treasurer of the Pouthwcstern Wire
less company with headquarters at
Louisville, which concern has been
charged with using the malls to de
fraud. Borne of the promotes of
this concern were connected former
ly with the Collins FIreless company
and the Continental Wireless Tele
graph and Telephone company and
are reported to have ifpened busi
ness In the Southwestern territory,
suspecting that the postal authori
ties were after the latter Companies
for misusing the mails. The method
of this concern, which has been op
erating only a few months In Louis
ville, are reported to be similar to
those of fhe eastern companies, who.se
officers have been arrested by the
postal Inspectors and now ar await
ing trial.
ItODY NOT FOUND.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. I.. Feb.,
Federal agents have taken charge of
the search for tnie body of Postmaster
Richard L. Ashhurst of Philadelphia
who mysteriously disappeared from
the million dollar pier a week ego
tonight.
Fred Nelson of the secret service,
who is Investigating the esse, said
today that it was Ms belief that
"Postmaster Ashhurst Is not drown
ed, but he probably disappeared for
reasons of his own."
WASHINGTON, Feb., .Fore
cast: for North Carolina; fair west,
clearing; east portion Tuesday, colder
southeast portion;, Wednesday ' fair
moderate northwest to north winds.
FEBRUARY 7, 1911.
Keeping Him Busy.
PARLIAMENT OPENS
UAL GORGEO
Lords and A. J. Balfour in
Treaty Between Canada and
and Are Criticised.
Only , two proposed '- legislative
measures were montluned spsollieally,
"Proposals,", said- (he hint, "wilt b
submitted without delay for settling
the relations between the two houses
of parliament with th object of se
curing an effective, workta consti
tution." , , 1 v . . t
1 Both Lord Lansdowne, la ths houi
ot lords, and A. J, Balour, lit the
house of commons, the respective
leaders of the opposition, took occa
sion to denounce the reciprocity
agreement between th United State
and Canada but -the evening Sfton
of parliament w mainly Uvot4 to
getting the legislative ship under
way.
Notkw of Veto BUI.
Premier Asgulth gave formal notice
of the veto bill and his intention to
claim the whole time of ths house
until the Kiister recess, so ho could
get the veto bill disposed of before
the coronation.
lxird Ijansdowne Intimated that the
house of lords wits still reedy to re-
EFFORT TO BREAK WILL OF
Family Avers That Member
of Theosophist Society
Exerted Undue Influence
ATLANTA, Ha.. Feb. 8. Charging
that Mrs. Annie Hanson Garrett took
advantage of knowledge gained while
she was a member of the Theosoph
Ists to Influence the late Major J. F.
Hanson ugalnst hlu wife and daugh
ter, also members cf that sect, suit
was filed today by Mrs. Estelle C.
Hanson, the widow and Mrs. Fannie
Hanson White, the daughter, to break
Major H-inson's will.
It Is averred in the caveat that
Mrs. Oerrjtt made Major Hanson be
lieve that the members of the family
who were members of the Theosoph
ist cult could not possess any proper
ly Individually, which Is denied by
Mrs. Hanson. It Is declared also that
he was made to believe by Mrs. Gar
rett that all other member of the
family were his enemies.
provisions hud been made by Major
Hanson in his will for Mrs. Hanson
and her daughter with the condition
that thpy first must withdraw from
the Theosophist society.
PRESIDENT SIMON
AT HEAD OF ARMY
PORT All PRINCE. Haytl, Feb., .
President Simon, who left here yes
terday on the dispatch boat Nord
Alexis for Gonalves, landed there to
day and is now marching rapidly to
wards Ch Haytlen at the head of a
large lody of Iroojst.
An attempted rising at Joomel,
iihout thirty miles from Port Ail
Prince, has been repressed. Th-re
have beon disorders In several
places, resulting In some fatalities.
Several officials have been arrested
and summarily shot.
'BIIOK. DAY" OV THE BOWERY.
NEW YORK, Feb., . This was
"Bhoe Day" down on the Bowery and
a timely one, too. Bno-w began fall
ing Just as state Senator TImmothy
D. gulllvan's aides began the distri
bution. In all five thousand pairs of
stout shoei snd an equal number of
pairs of heavy woolen socks were giv
en out. No question was asked of
thJose who held tickets that had been
Issued at "Big Tim's" Christmas din
ner to the poor of the Bowery ex
ce'pt the size of the shoe the pros
pective wearer desired.
US CEREMONY
Horn of Commons Doth
The United State
fotlate "with the government pn the
necessary changes In ths constitution
of the tipper ehambsr and th rela
tions , between th two houses.
' " 'An Awkward lllHiult-e. :
lames lUmsey McDonald, who to
day was' sleeted chairman of the la
bor party, to replace Oeorg Nlcoll
Barnes, who retired on account of
illness, 'characterised M)r, Balfour's
declaration of the reciprocity agree
ment as an imperial disaster as the
most awkward .and oolosse.1 blunder
n.h4 v heard in parliament,
X wldil,id Criticism. . -
" " Th Drlme mluistati. m. answer to
the opposition speeches, said that for
the present It would be wise to with
hold criticism of the reciprocity
agreement. It was certain as the
rising of the sun that sooner or Inter
the United States would have been
bound to have to level the tariff wall
with Canada.
It Is expected that the debate ch
the address will be carried over Into
next week.
MANUFACTURERS APPFJH
AGAINST PROPOSED TREATS
And Makers of Paper Have
to Answer Numerous Per.
tinent Questions
WASH INOTON. Feb. (.Manufac
turer! of print paper faced a Are of
questions today when they appeared
before the ways and means commit
tee of the house to argue in fsvor of
the retention of the present duty Im
posed upon their product by the
Payne-Aldrlch tariff act rather than
the reduction that is contemplatsd In
the proponed reciprocity sgreement
with Canada.
Both republicans and democratic
members of the commutes piled the
paper men with inquiries as to why
a descent In the duty was feared
when the reduction had been follow
ed by an Increaso in the price of pa
per rather than by a decrease. The
general reply was that the Increase
had been a mero return to normal
prices after low prices Incident to
tariff agitation. After the paper In
terests are heard the committee will
listen to reports of Other Industries.
The hearings will close on next
Thursday. The principal address wss
made by K.' M. Hugo, of Watertown,
N. Y Arthur C. Hastings, of the
American Pulp Paper association of
New York, and F. J. Bensenberner,
of Wisconsin also spoke.
PRISON SENTENCE
FOR BANK WRECKERS
PHILADELPHIA. Pa Feb., 6
Pleading guilty to charges of wreck
ing the American Trust company of
this city Dr. J. Kanler Crawford and
Joseph 8. Crawford, brothers, and
vice president and secretary-treasurer,
respectively, of ths Institution,
were each sentenced to three years
In the county prison and fined fSOO
In Quarter Sessions court today. The
American Trust company waa closed
by state bank Examiner Tabor In No
vember 10, when an examination
of the books gave evidence of the
concerns unhealthy condition. . A
further examination of the trust Com
panies books showed alleged - gross
manipulation and fictitious and
worthless loans amounting to $I8'-600.
Citizen Want Ads Bring
Results.
PRICE ITVE CENTS.
SENATOR LOD BE IS
Probably Remembering his
Recent Close Call For Re-.
Election In Mass.
MANY TROUBLES.
WOULD FOLLOW
Declares Proposed Plan Would
Leave Government at Mercy ;
of The States , ,,
WASHINGTON, Fib. Reslstmra
to the uttermost, of the attempts W
transfer from Coatross to the vsx
rioua state legislatures the rontrol f
ot the time ana manner of electing
wwm hhmiii mm lIUWWt
by the' resolution, providing for their
election by direct vole of the people
waa advised by Senator Iodw e(
Massachusetts, In a speech la the
senate today.
Mr. Lodge waa speaking In oppo-
sttlon to the proposed new amendment
to the constitution aa a whole, tut
he found an especial mark la the
portion placing' the direct manage
ment of the details of senatorial
elections In th various state legla
latures.
Deolarlns; that the proposed ohanr.e '
In this respect "strikes at the very
foundation of the national govern,
ment," Mr. lodge said that the pirn
violates the plana of the framerg of
the constitution. , . ,
At Morcy of fttauw. ' .
"It la now proposed," he continued,
to put! tha- United States govern
ment so far aa the election f sen
ators -la concerned at the mercy i f
the states, It Is proposed to take
front: the United, States any power to
protect Its eltlsens In (he exercise of
their;, fights, no ; matter . hour, great
the need might be . for such protec.
tlon, f this amendment should te
eom lMr 11 states Including per
hups a minority of tht ; population,
could at any moment - arrest the
movement of, the government at d '
stop all Its operations." . -
'The senator denoonced-as a "mock.
wrtf in. pi n.un am 'i u
posed legislation la progression, Not
only was It a mockery but It was
"retrogression and r-actlon ,of an
extreme kind."
"If adopted it would," ha wtnt rn,
"carry the government back to the
controversies and the struggles , nut
or which the constitution waa bora
and which beset and endangered iba '
Infancy of tha tlnttsd States."
ATTEMPT DH JUAREZ BY
INSURGENTS IS THOUGHT
TO HAVE BEEN ABANDOTiED
: ; S
But Report of Where
abouts of Rebels Are Still
Conflicting I
JUAREZ NERVOUS
EL FAB80, Texas, Feb. l.The ,
belief prevails In official circles to
night that General Pasqual Orosco
has abandoned, for' the , present at
least, his plans to attack uaret.
This has relieved the tension that
has existed across the Intematlcnal
border for four - days, but Mexican
military and civil officers bars not
abated thslr vlaiisaee. No definite
knowledge Is obtainable tonight as
te the whereabouts of Orosoc's forces.
Mexican officers are inclined to credit
the report that the tnsurreeto chief
tain has retired to Samalayuea, Ma
supply camp, 25 miles south if
Juarex, to effect his lone delayed)
Juncture with General Blanco's 00
troops.
Contradictory advices todsy from,'
the tnsurreeto junta, state that Oiv
sco Is camped ten miles west of
Juarex, within easy striking dis
tance. The same advices report that
he was Joined early today by 0n
eral Jos,, de la Lux Benches and sj
considerable force of rebels.
As to his Immediate plans of earn
palgn advices are' equally conflicting
One report says that Orosoo plans
to go south tonight to meet Oensrat
Navarro's federal troops, marching
overland from Chihuahua to the re
lief of Juarea. Another states that
Juarex Is still the objective point of
Orosco and that fie la planning' a
surprise attack.
Although business In' Juare , waa
partly resumed today there Is con
slderable nervousness among resi
dent. .,,,.'
GOVERNMENT tCEB '
NEW TORK, Feb. . Tha govern
ment brought suit today in tha Unit
ed States District court against Julls
Oheme. retired Fifth avenue pic
ture dealer, for the forfeiture ff if '
Imported paintings valued at $7S.0C0,
The complainant charges that ';-tha
pictures were brooglit In at a re
duced . valuation and tha government
cheated out of .customs duties 1
fraudulent invoices and affidavits.
OPPOSEDTODIRECT
V0TE0NS1T0S