THE ASHEV1LLE CITIZEN'
THE WEATHER:
BAIN
Complete Associated
Press Reports
VOL. XXVII., NO. 192
ASIIEVILLE, N. 0.. MONDAY MORNING, MAY 1, 1911
PRICE FIVE CENTS
E
A DESPERATE ST ATE
OF AFFAIRS EXISTS
IN CANTON, CHINA
SIX MiLLIOn FIRE
EIGHT ARE KILLED IN
WRECK OF SPECIAL
BEARING TEACHERS
A6I Will BE OWE
OF
ID
11
IVEEKJN CONGRESS
BROKEN
PROMISES
HUGH ACTIVITY
OF REPUBLICANS
Report on Free List Charges
Wilful Deception Through
Many Years
REPUBLICAN TARIFF
MOTHER OF TRUSTS
Even President Taft 1s Quoted
as Speaking Against
roily tie Meads
CiUxi-u Bureau,
Coiltfrca Hull.
(B II. i:. .'. ilrvaul).
V.A3H1NUTOX, April . Chair
man Underwood I:, his report for the
farmers' tree list bill, with the recom
mendation that it pass, 'clulma that
the exemption from.Outy of all aiy
ticle affected will reduce the tarilf
revenue only llu, 018.495. This
amount, hi- says. Is inconsiderable in
compuri.'on with the great saving and
advantages to th. American people.
The report of the committee tells of
broken promises made by the repub
lican party, and hays that the demo
crat wre swept Into power to make
an honest revision of the tariff sched
- ules.. ..The Canadian reciprocity bill,
,f which ha just passed the house, does
J Jlof so far enough. President Taft Is
j, quoted, reveral times to prove that the
republican , tariff is the mother of
' trutts. nil the democratic position
' on iio, question of tariff duties the
rlghf.ous one. liepubllcan promises
; encr republican performances are
compared. The pledge of the Chicago
plittoim and the Payne-Aldrh h tar
iff low are used as illustrations.
- "l et put statements by or from the
rep;'1. Mean administration concerning
inx st ipatiens miulo to ascertain the
rii int f production of domestic
nm! i'irri; :i co"pei:r;-; articr." ravs
the r ' ; "t ' 'r ' c ensu'ered In
the '' - ' :? - ; ' k lire In
'he
" ... . .. .. i-orr il'tee f
eh; :e 1 -repubHcnj with vMru'lv j
flc'-vtyini t"e p rple year after year.
8rninor':y report of the senate se-
' rrr-!Ue on w-nges and prices of
ci i-ir.'iijt- en untitled tp ths senate
J i- "- 1S1Q in vsed against the
in 'f 'irtces and the
r "' " f :' 'c report rade
T" ' th. -Iff. (2) trutJ.
ei 11 i a '1. rr-i-Vc pi'ic-. iiml (111 in
Cr ffi1 --. ,., - I;.."
fn-K er f ?ppVtnl Ttft and the
rervhl'' i ' l-il form of 190H are eon
(.iiIikm"I on I'iiio Four.
HTISE SBCinLIST PARTY
IS OFFEBEB FC!i DEFENCE
OF mm BROTHERS
Whole Affair Declared Das-
f r
tardly Attempt of Organ
ized Capital on Labor.
WILL RAISE FUNDS
HUSTON'. April 30. The full
strength or the socialist party In
Amerlcu was offered for the defense
of John J. and J. R McNamara, who
are charged with murder in connec
tion with the explosion at the Los
Ansreles Times building, by the na
tional executive committee of the
party now in session here.
A telegram was sent to President
Y. M. Ryan of the Iron Workers un
ion, reading as follows:
"The national executive committee
of the socialist party offers the entire
power of its 4,000 organization and
its press, consisting of ten dailies,
over 100 weeklies and ten monthlies
In all languages, to be used In the de
fense of the McNamaras and any
other help within our power."
A communication was also addressed
to the locals of the socialist party
condemning the arrest of the man as
"suggesting a deliberate plot," and
laimlng the prosecution of the men
as "Inspired by the National Manu
facturers association and that the
whole affair was "a dastardly con
spirac, jn the part of organized cap
ital in this country to crush organ
ized labor hy crime and violence."
The communication calls upon the
locals to raise money for the defense
of the accused and for carrying on
an aggressive campaign for socialism
In California, and particularly In Los
Angeles. i
Among the members of the national
executive committee in session here
Is Congressman Victor I Berger of
Milwaukee.
STEAMER IS TOTAL LOSS.
KEY WEST. Fla., April JO. The
British steamer Hannah M. Bell,
which ha been on Elbow reef for
two weeks, la a total loss. Capt.
Thomas and his crew have abandoned
the vessel aa ahe has broken up In the
heavy weather of the past few days.
She was bound from Norfolk to Vera'
Crus with Coal. The wrecking tug
Roosevelt, which left New York to
render tsatetance, has been advised
by wire leas to return to New Tork.
Rebels Strong in Numbers Are in
Arms Against Manchu Dynasty
and it is Feared That Many of the
Troops Will Prove Disloyal.
I
HONG KONO, April SO. All ad
vices reaching here from Canton in
dicate a desperate condition of af-
! fairs in that city. There are thirty
i thousand soldiers within the walls,
; and there Is great fear that many of
i these will prove disloyal If It appears
1 that the rebels arc able to gain the
upper hand.
Ilcbcbi Strung In Numbers.
The rebels are strong in numbers
and have carried on their work of de
struction with fanatical bravery.
They made an attack upon the pro-
i vlncial arsenal, but were repulsed by
the troops under loyal officers. Many
of .the revolutionists were killed while
sonic of them fled to an unoccupied
rice store and built a barricade with
hundreds of bags of rice. The troops
found great difficulty In assaulting the
barricade, owing to bombs, which the
rebels threw with freat accuracy. ,
Finally the store was set on fire,
while the troops -remained at soma
distance to pick off those who might
seek to escape the flames. Thirty or
more of the rebels were burned to
death, while others committed suicide
with their revolvers rather than be
taken.
I Oppose Muiicliu Dynasty.
j There has been a gathering at Can
i ton lately of those opposed to the
Maftchu dynasty. A few days ago sev
eral hundred arrived from Hong
Kong. The plot to overturn the gov
ernment was betrayed and the lead
ers of the movement urged the vice
roy's bodyguard to Join forces and
kill the Manchus. Thin the body
guard refuaed to do. with the result
tV.nt i-.-Hon thA Htfnck WUJt made UDOn
' h- nfri.ini r...l;ti.rn o n( the vtcerov a
few days ago the revolutionists were
roiled.
Troop Remain Ixyal.
There are certain bodies of troops
which may be depended upon not to
abandon the rulers to their fate, and
all attempts hy the rebel to- Induce
.them, ijaik;mgwwmtiLM
proved futile. But the rebels, Work
Ins together in a well devised plan,
have succeeded In doing much dam
iiire to property. In addition to killing
Forne of the officials. The faniily of
the viceroy is now living on a gun
boat. SVu Sum, a Chinese who sras edu-
In Japan and wears Jrfiropean
LABOR WILL
MAKE DESPERATE FIGHT
FOB LIS OF ACCUSED
Gompers With Important
Leaders of Labor Holds
Conference for Defense.
NO DEVELOPMENTS.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. April 30.
Samuel P. Oompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, ar
rived today and Immediately went Into
secret conference with forty leaders
of national and state labor organi
zations. After the conference, Mr.
Gompers said the McNamara case waa
discussed and that the executive coun
cil of the American Federation of
Labor would take charge of a defense
fund which would be raised by con
tribution from the various labor or
ganizations of. the country.
A meeting of the executive council
Is to be called soon by Mr. Oompers
who said the session would probably
be held here. Futher than this, Mr.
Oompers would not dlscusa the action
of the labor leaders.
Besides the local men present. Wm.
J. Spencer, secretary of the Building
Trades of the federation and Frank
L. Mulholland of Toledo, attended.
Mr. Mulholland la an attorney for
the national organization and will be
one of the lawyers for the defense of
the three labor men now in Jail In
Los Angeles In connection with the
explosion In the Los Angeles Time
building.
Detective Burns, who brought about
the arrest of the three men. Is still
In Inllanapodls. seeking evidence
against the men. He said there were
no developments today and that he
expected to start for Los Angeles to
morrow.'
GOLDEN JTBILEE.
BALTIMORE, Wd., April 10. The
first of the 'nation-wide observances
of the golden jubilee of Cardinal Gib
bons' ordination to the. priesthood
and the twenty-fifth anniversary of
his elevation to the cardinalate, took
place here today In Immaculate Con'
ception church. The cardinal presid
ed and delivered a brier sermon, sol
emn high mass -was celebrated by
Rev. E. J. Qulnn, C. M.. of Brook
iyn. N. T. The congregation contri
buted over .one thousand dollars a
the fund for the erection of the Car
dinal Gibbons memorial hall at the
Catholic university in Washington.
I clothes, Is the leader of the move
ment. Both he and his confederate
came to Canton from Singapore.
While the authorities have not been
able to capture these men. a number
of suspect have been arrested and
promptly decapitated. It Is feared,
however, that some of these wero en
tirely Innocent.
The American gunboat Wllmlnglon
is now at Kliamlen, the foreign onn
cession, which la on the point above
the city southward of the western
suburb and facing Macao fort pas
sage ADVOCATES GENERAL STRIKE
ST. LOUIS, April JO. Addressing
a meeting of laboring men In Union
headquarters today, Wm. D. Haywood,
once tried and acquitted for compli
city in the death of former Governor
Stunenberg of Idaho, advocater a gen
eral strike throughout the United
Btates on the day the McNamara
brothers are brought to trial in Io
Angeles for alleged complicity In the
Time explosion.
The meeting was under auspices
of the socialist labor party and there
was a large attendance. Officers of
the socialist labor party, following the.
address of Haywood discussed plans
for gaining newspaper support for the
movement and appointed delegates to
work to Interest laborers in the pro
posed strike.
SIX MORE STATES NEEDED
NEW YORK, April 30. Twenty
nine states according to reports re
ceived here have ratified the pro
posed income tax amendment to the
federal constitution. Before the
amendment can become a law It must
be approved by six more states mak
ing the total number In favor SS or
three fourths of the whole 46. Ar
kansas and Tennessee were the only
kansaa and TenneaM were the only soath f the city , hall fchant o'clock
iiwias!
6TORM SWEEPS, KANSAS
TOPEKA, Kan., April SO. A storm
driven by a high wind swept north
western Kansas today. Sallna and
other towns report a temperature of
34 degrees, a fall of 68 since Satur
day. TD
INHUMON OF GREAT
STRIKE OF MACHINISTS
Waistmakers and Bakers in
New York Will Swell
Numbers of Strikers
FOR EIGHT-HOUR DAY
NEW TORK, April 30. Ten thou
sand or more men and women In
three trades will go on strike tomor
row, May daW, say labor leaders here.
By tomorrow night not a wheel will
be turning In a single machine shop
here, they assert, unless employers
grant the demand for an eight hour
day. To those figures the leaders
add 4,000 machinists who walked out
Saturday. The machinists strike over
shadows the two others which have
been called by the waist makers and
bakers, these affecting only Isolated
shops In Brooklyn and on the east
side. The machinists are demanding
an eight hour day In New York and
Brooklyn, Yonkers and Hudson coun
ty. N, J.i and the waist makers In
certain shops threaten to walk out
to protest against the restoration of
conditions which existed before their
recent strike. These they say. Include
a return to unsanitary surroundings
and a cut In wages. The bakers, It
Is claimed, will strike In scattered
shops for better sanitary conditions
Labor leaders expect two thousand
workers or more In these two trades
to walk out
One of the largest employers of ma
chinists has addressed a letter to each
of the 250 employers notifying them
that there can be no compromise with,
their demands and that their places
will be filled.
MTXICIPAL LEAGl'E TO MEET.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.. April 80.--Richmond,
Va., to 1111, and Los An
geles In 1112 are the two Usee
chosen for the yearly meeting of th
National Municipal league. An
nouncement of the action of the ex
ecutive committee was mads today by
Clinton Rogers Woodruff, secretary of
the league.
TORNADO STRUCK REDALIA.
8 ED ALIA, Mo. April I. A tor.
nado struck Sedalia today and dam'
aged property In a path two blocks
wide and a mile and a half long. A
number of houses were torn from
their foundation and large tree were
snapped off,
Starting In HayJJShed Fire
Rapidly Spread Over BusI-
V ' -i
ness Section fw City
ONLY ONE LIFE IS
KNOWN f BE LOST
Firemen In Desperation Dyna
mited Bulldlngsto Check
Rush of flames
BANGOR, Me., April 0. Property
valued at upwards of 000. 000 was
destroyed, hundreds jo' people made
homeless and almost the. entire busi
ness section of the Uty devastated
during a conflagration which at mid
night tonight was bettered to be prac
tically under control A although the
fire waa still burning i many places.
A light rain fell - h helped to
check the Are. . One.lA Is known to
have been lost, an unknown man who
was killed by a fallfajt wall. Mayor
Mullen called out the local company
of the national guard nd placed the
city under martial rule. Portland
Lewlaton, Augusta, OHJtown. Brewer
and every other plcj within reach
were asked for -help and sent It.
Dynamited Paintings
Already a score of tutldlngs have
been blown up In sH Wort to check
the flames and. dynamite Is still be
ing liberally used. Tta fire started
in the hay shed of J. Fifnnk Green on
Broad street and In short time
was sweeping through th city in
northwesterly dlrecttonj? Before mid
night both aides oft: Exchange street
from York toj 3tat4 Jboth sides of
State street from Kenqislceag stream
te Broadway, a considerable part of
Central and Franklin streets, nearly
all of Park street and ;fartow street
was In ruins and th flamer had malR
Inroads of neatly a mils Into the beet
residential section is Broadway, Cen
ter and French stree. f-' , ,
lint Spread , JRapWIy
Fanned by a Wgh 'wind, .an insig
nificant fire' whlchlstfttd 'near (the
corner of Broad md..f tfn Ion streets.
soatk f the city, ball hhtmt t o'clock
business lection -of the chy and swept'
uncontrolled Into the residential sec
tions. Half eg hour after the first
alarm had been founded nearly a doz
en buildings were In flames and the
fire was. eating Its way northerly up
Broad and Exchange street on either
side of Kenduskeag stream. In lis
path , were banks, office buildings,
the public library and other struc
tures, all of which were reduced to
ashes.
The "lt'y wis soon shut off from
telephonic communication by the
(ContltvBfd on page ne.)
Presidential Possibility Will
Talk on Pacific Coast
and in the West
TRENTON. N. J.. April 0. Gov.
Woodrow Wilson will leave Princeton
next Wednesday for a four weeks'
speaking tour of the Western and Pa
cific coast states. Ills Itinerary In
cludes Kansas H'ty, Denver, Los An
geles, San Francisco. ( Berkeley, Port
land, Seattle, Minneapolis and HU
Paul. Lincoln and Chicago. It Is
stated In the governor' behalf that
the swing around the circle Is not a
campaign In any sense. All through
the winter and spring he has been
receiving Invitations from organlxa
tlon and groups ( admirers In the
West to visit and address them. He
has, It Is said, declined Invitations
from purely political or partisan bod
ies. It Is said he will discuss poltlral
Issues on the trip only In a broad,
non-partisan sense.
TORSADO CA1KF.8 DF.ATII
ST. JOSEPH. Mo . April 30. A
tornado early today caused the death
of Harvey Dean. 4 ytura old. and the
serious Injury of hl father, Henry
Dean, at the family home In Avenue
City.. He recently completed a storm
cellar which caved in and buried the
Dean family beneath several feet of
earth. Mrs. Dean escaped with only
light bruise and burrowed , he way
to the open air and summoned, help.
QiOWER&
WASHINGTON, April 10,-Fore
cast: V--.; :'-ff -;.
North Carolina Unsettled Monday
land Tneaday, with occasional bow
ers; cooler Tuesday m west and cen
tral portions; moderate south - to
south wee wlitd becoming variable
Tuesday, -; ;' -v.
Three Fatally Injured Lives of Two
Despaired of and Many lOthers
Hurt. Spreading of Rails Believed
to Have Caused Wreck.
EASTON, Pa.. April SO, So far as
It la, possible to ascertain here and at
(he scene of the accident, eight per-'
sons were burned to death, three fa
tally Injured, two others so seriously
Injured that their lives are despaired
of and scores of persons were cut and
burned and bruised, some of them
dangerously. In the wreck of the
teachers' special from Utloa, N. Y
to Washington, D.-.C.. on the Balvl-dere-Delaware
division of the Penn
sylvania railroad at Martin's creek
yesterday afternoon, '-
The line was reopened for traffic
today. Bones of eight persons have
lieen taken from the debris and. the
wreck crew have quit work...,
List of tlio Dead, ( ,
The missing, given up as dead, are:
Misses Beasle Walker,. 8oph!
Knolt, Louise Llndeman. Sarab Jones
and Mrs, Mary Allen, all teachers ot
ITttca. and Miss Susan Sessions, of
Utha; Harry Wllmer, Trenton, N. Jf..
bnggagemaster of the train; lames
Bicknell, Philadelphia, tourist agent
for the Pennsylvania railroad. .
Mis Eleanor Rutherford, a teach
er' in the Utica school, died In the
Easton hospital, as did Walter Van
Oye, of Trenton, engineer of tha iil
fated train, and Charts Pearson, con
ductor, of Btroudsburf, Pa. ; .
Miss Augusta Lyto, of mica. I In
a serious condition In the hospital
suffering from burns and shock, and
George W, Parsons, of Lgmbertvllle,
N. J., fireman, is so severely burned
that neither Is expected to survive,
SilMtt as, to Cause.
This morning Dr. J. J- Qulncy. local
health officer, took X-rsy pictures of
th injuries of Miss Frederic
Schwab and , Mlt Mary Conderon,
both Utica teachers, and found that
each had sustained a fractured arm.
Both ths young women and 'all th
other New .Torkera, excepting Miss
Lyte, ars resting comfortably and th
hospital authorities se ho cause for
I ; -tj0ea j-ff Icialm. of . lha toM
of the accident. Qn. F. L. Sheppard,
of the Pennsylvania railroad, was al
the wreck today but refused to make
a statement. He hurried bark to Jer
sey Cltv. other hnh officials have
been at the scene.
Rushed Into Death Trap,
It Is the general belief that the
rails spread and caused the train to
leave the track and plunge over the
embankment to destruction, carrying
Its load of humanity. Trackmen had
been at work at the point of the dis
aster
and It is alleged that the tracks
were Jacked up. that no signal was
FOR POLOTROPHY IN JUNE
British Army Officers Will
Do Battle With Ameri
cans for Polo Cup .
LAKEWOOD, N. 3-, April JO. Pre
paratory to the International polo
match to be played at Westbury. L. I..
May 31 and June 3 with a third and
deciding game. If necessary, on June
7, promises to be replete with assi
duous practice by players from whom
will be chosen the rival teams to re
present England and America.
The six British army ofTlcers who
have some from England and India
to give battle for the International
polo trophy expect to do most of their
practicing at Lakewood, N. J., field of
Oeo. J. Gould.
The All America team of H. P.
Whitney (captain)) Devereaux (back)
and the Waterburys. also is prac
ticing on one of the Gould Oeorglan
court polo fields. Although the above
quartette has not announced officially
as the team lat Is to defend the cup,
It comprise the four players who
went lo England two years ago snd
recaptured the trophy, which John
Wataou and three British army offi
cers had carried off from New port it
years previously and barring acci
dents, it Is assumed that they will
defend it. Captatn J. H. Lloyd, the
leader of the British, has not an-
' nounced which fonr of his six British
cavalry officer now here will compete
Sgalnst th Americans.
XO FtTtTH Elt DEVELOfM ESTS
LOS ANGELES, Cel., April .
There were no developments In the
dynamite conspiracy case today. John
f"J. and Jas. B. McNamara and Orti
McManlgnl the defendants spent :
quiet Sunday In Jail. All three de
clined invitations to attend church
services In the Jail.
The arraignment, scheduled to oc
cur not later than . Wednesday, ma
be deferred. It was reported In of
ficial quarter today that the arraign
ment might await th arrival t at
torneys representing the Natimal
Erectors association ' who, It Is said
will assist In th prosecution ei th
McXemare. v v; iiv.'S
out, and that ths engineer, believing
he had a clear track, rushed into
what proved to be a death trap at th
rat of fifty mile an hour.
One hundred and five excursionists
were registered at th Martin's Creek
hotel last bight. Many of them went
home on the special that was run
down by th Delaware. Lackawanna
4 Western railroad last night,; and
others, Including those who had been
taken to farm house and hotel t
Belvlder. N. J., and Btroudsburg,
Ps.. left for I'tlo today, A number
of t'tlcan came. down to JEasto to
look after th dead and injured.
Dr. Hennessy, of Utica; was among
thosf"wha i remapi at th Martin
Creek hotel iasllilght, Sh Assisted
th Injured, and while doing so she
was suffering Intent pain from a a
vr Injury to th spin. r " "'
(ta Caused Kxplosltrtl.
The, txplosWn that occurred at th
wreck last night was due to th Igni
tion of las In a tank under the dining
cat, the' only tar which did not go
Into the ditch. A Dying fragment
of th tank struck Hsrry Francis, of
Tituivtll, P"-, tudnt at Leray.'
tta cotjee, on th head and Inflicted
an ugly h. '" 4 -: -v
White Charles Pearson, the conduo.
tor, lay planed In th wreckage, he
suffered excruciating pain and had a
premonition of death, . He said to
W, , Cummlngt, district passenger
agent for th Delaware; taoka wanna
it Western railroad, who lay pinioned
ever hi prostrate body, that he knew
he was going to die. , If took Cum
mingg by th hand, saying he could
not see. It was later learned that
Pearson' eyes were burned out. Cum.
mlngi managed to free himself-and
later assisted In extricating the man
lied body ot the conductor.
( Pit l'IOOTTY,lRAp.
SUWANBU, Tenn.. April 10. Dn
Istry la th University of the South,
died today age 65 year. Dr. Pig
otty was born in Maryland and was
a graduate of Johns Hopkins univer
sity. He Is survived by his widow and
one son, Charlea, of Baltimore.
QV1KT AT FEZ.
FEZ, Morocco. Sunday, April tl.
The cl(y Is quiet but the stock of
provisions Is low and mains threaten
th populace. There have been no
further attacks by the rebels, among
whom dlasenslons appear to be spring
Ing up.
OHIO LEGISLATORS WERE
GUILTY OF TAKING BRIBES
Detectives Laid Clever Trap
to Catch Them, Including
Phonographic Record
COLUMBUS, O., April 30. Admls
slons were made tonight by three de
tectives arrested last night as alleg
ed lobbyists In the general assembly
that they had successfully manipu
lated a trap for legislators suspected
of participating In bribery. Five
legislators were named by the detec
tlces, including one representative and
tour senators. A senate attache alao
was named. It is admitted by Prose
cutor Turner that a device to record
conversations was placed under a
couch in the hotel room occupied by
the detectives snd that incriminating
evidence Is In process of presentation
to a Jury. There are reports that a
number of legislators will he Indicted
and that a legislative investigating
committee will he appointed.
The three men arrested last night
were employed by the Manufacturers'
association and they admit that they
offered an - paid bribes so ss to gain
evidence against assemblymen.
Their arrest were made on war
rants sworn to by Dr. Oeo. B. Nye,
representative from Pike county, who
said they had paid him money to de
teat a bill to admit mutual Insur
ance companies, now barred from the
state, and the woman's nine-hour
bllL
STORM DID MUCH DAMAGE
WARRENBURO, Mo., April JO.
Additional details of the tornado
which swept a path across northern
Johnaon county,, yesterday, destroying
core of houses and barns, disclose
th fact that at least one life was
lost Kelly Fain, 10 year old, was
carried a quarter of a mile by the
wind and thrown against the ground
with uch' fore that nearly .every
bon In hi body was broken and hi
brain were dashed out.- Hi mother
waa struck by flying timbers and mayj
dls.' Hi father's horn, a mansion ofi
Antebellum days was demolished.
i-LtMBERS THREATEN STRIKE.
: PHILADELPHIA, AJrlJ 10. A
threatened efrik of. ths Journeymen
plumbers la the only May day labor
disturbance anticipated in thl city.
Senate Committee Will Hold
Hearings Upon Canadian :
Reciprocity Treaty
FARMERS FREE LIST.
WILL PASS HOUSE
Democratic Leader Prcpar.
ing for Further Revision .
of Tariff Laws'
WASHINGTON. April 10. Thr)
weeks f the extraordinary session of
th sixty-second congress has passed
Int. history with a record of rapld
Hr lelMof(by th hou, ? ; Th en.
ate Ie ril'4lr torganiiwdj to' transact ,
business tut jn fcMt)' to eonsldr '
that pf j' of the democratic program
already disposed i by, ; tha.i lower -branchy
Canadian miproclty I th
only measure, now' being considered
by th senate, and that probably will
not be . before It for discussion for
several weeks. . The flnanc commit
te, to which, it wag referred, ha rts- -termlned
to grant hearing on th bill
which would carry t,n reciprocity
agreement Into effeet A!, Vo, .
How long committee deliberation ,
Will ba prolonged , .i j problematical, ;
buv'Ui prospect ar for lengthy
discussion befor th 4, msur
merge from commttt,
:;.'s;- : To; Dt'tnrmine rrocwdurie. '
Tomorrow tt Tuesday,' th finance
committee wilt meet to . determine
upon a plan of proceedur oft the rc "
Iproclty moMure. ' It practically ha
been decided that all Interests dmlr
ing' tOs be - heard i Will , be welcomed.
Chairman Penrose, of the committee,
is In favor of th blU, and the major
ity of the commlite ; opposed to It.
The prevailing opinion is that it will
be reported to the senate without any -recommendation,
as was th ra lost ,
session. Senator )tone, of Missouri,,
will ddross ih ent tomorrow on
th reciprocity bill and endeavor to .
explain mini of - the mlsrprenta
tlon that have faen mde rewarding .
the nrenoeed agreements After hiif'
Thursday I probabl again, with d
Jnurnmnt from Thursday until Mon
day to follow. There no pronct '
of the senate considering th hou'
bill providing for poptlr election of
enator. election publicity of con
gressional campaigns, or reapportion
ment until th reciprocity Issu hs
ben decided. . - l-
Week In th Hon - -.'
In th house the democrat ' ar
keeping up the rapid legtalsUv pace
and most, -If -not all, of th coming
week will be devoted to discussion of
th farmer" free list bill, qhairman
Underwood demonstrated hi dslr to
hasten action nd alao to glv all
member a chanc to b haard, by In-'
itlng upon It o'clock V th hour to
convene Instead of noon. It I prob
abl that debet will b closed Thurs
day or Friday; that it wilt b passed
there 1 no doubt, th democratic mp
port being almost solid, reinforced by
the vote of a few progresslv repub
licans. : v:"'"v'''v A''.' .
'.IT
POURED VOLLEYS IKTB IT
And Then Was Wrecked on .
Torn Up Balls .and Sev
eral Passengers Killed
FAMOUS BOTANIST ONE
MEXICO CITY, April .. 10. Th
week end special train for Cuarna-
aca, seventy-five mile south of this))
city, was shot up and wracked by
rebels last night at El Paso, a fw
mile from it destination, Thr
passengers and negro porter war ;
killed and several, others injured. To
engineer Is missing. Among the
killed was Pr, Pehr OUsen, botanist"
of repute, who formerly was attached
lo a department of lh Mexican gov- -
ernment aa an expert in ruooer UU;
tur. ' ' ' ' -
Th engtnemsn was signaled to stop
but orowded on steam instead, fearing;
that an attack was Intended. -
A the train rush jat th point
where the rebel wer stationed a vol
ley was fired through the window of
the chair ear. Once out of .range of
th flrtng the tsaln slowed dowv but r
not lh time to avoid being t. parti
wrecked through the tearing up of ,
th track.. The locemotlve was ever
turned and it waa believed that th ,
engineer was burled beneath ti; :i"
. Traffic over th Cuernavaea line 1
suspended. u Is not expected that
any International controversy will en
sue as the result of th killing of Dr. .
Olasen, for t is doubtful If be could
establish bis right to cltiienhlo In
ny country. . '. '
He was bom In Finland but when
a boy went to Australia. From Am.
trail he went to California, where
he became an Instructor in i it
the University of Cul."