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PRICE FIVE CENTS
-VOL. XXVtf., NO. 200 '.
Long Threatened Blast
iotefflltd With Dead and Wounfy dRepUd That
Navarro
REBELS NOW CONTROL BRIDGES
WHICH LEAD TO
Insurrectos Ignored the Orders 0 Madero Who
Wished to Stand by His Promise Not to
f - Attack the City of Juarez.
EL PASO', May 8. At 5:15 this evening the Mexi-f
can revolutionists opened fire on the city of Jaurez.
The insurrectos have takenall the custom houses but
oneaji bridges and the bull ring.' The streets in
Juarez-are said to be covered with dead and wounded.
The United States customs- house has been hit by bul-;
lets severartimes. The casualties on the American;
side of the line thus far reported to be four killed and
nirie woUnded.- At 7 O'clock General Madero" returned
to his ' headquarters and denied that attack was, gen
eral He, said he was making every effort to stop the
battle and that those fighting had disobeyed orders.
The yet of i the insurrecto army; however, is holding
itself' in readiness to aid their comrades. ; a.' r"
, It. tASO. Tex.'. May .Insubordi
nation in the rank of Gen. Madero's
atttiy and.' tuet for the fight of which
. federal "concessions apparently had
deprived them caused a fierce attack
on Juarei which culminated tonight
In? a, careful rtrat of the lneurreb
t ittei r da)r 'of continuous flfhtlng.
The 119 .rebels who early' today
opened fire en the federal not only.
OaptUreO aORie OI UI important
JbokUi but carried the ' flf htlnc into
"Xlaare. FalUnjt reinforcement they
' The eaeualUea of the . lnaurrectoe
and, federal r.e notflinow tonight
oFtto 'h wr Hle4 n at Hut
twelve -wounded. ThM(aad of pe
ple ia,l Paao. dotted theroef tope or
lWaa 4he river bank In direct line, of
fire. Col. BteeTer, of the Fourth
United- State . cavalry, . proteeted .to
both annlee acainat the flra Intd
American . territory and It lessened
considerably thereafter. Nearly 1,00
American troops wsre massed on the
border keeping the crowds baok and
ready td respond to any orders from
Wsshlhgton.
' Tonight couriers galloped back and
forth .in an effort to" arrange an arm
istice to that peace negotiations might
be' resumed. Oen. Francisco I. Ma
dsro, Jr., Is a sad and downhearted
man. Hi efforts to prevent a gener
al attack was successful but only after
he had 'been bombarded with, conflict
ing stories as to the sctual .cause of
OF
ABOLISHED AND IN PUCE
IS MADE CABIRET OF TEN
Satisfactory Arrangements
. Regarding Importation
of Opium From India
CHINA AWAKENING
PEKING, May I. The long await
ed edict absllshlng th grand council
and lubatltutlng a constitutional cab
inet' of ten member wa Issued today.
The anglo-Chlneee agreement for
the immediate reduction and final ex
tinction of the export of Indian opium
to China also was signed. The opium
agreement between th Chinese and
dirrttsb government becomes operative
mmediaiW. it provides that China
hail annually aiminisn lis proaucuon
of opium proportionately with the
Indian export until it extinction in
ltlT. Or eat Britain agree that the
importation of Indian oDlum into
China shall cease earlier, If the native
production In that country cease.
The' cabinet as announced Is made
up f th present grand chancellors
with th addition of Liang Tun Ten.
the ' former president of the foreign
hoard, who 1 now traveling In the
United "States.
' Prlne Chin becomes premier and
minister of foreign affair and Na
Tang and Hung Shu Shan are made
vie prim ministers. Liang Tun Tet
la named Second foreign minister.
Othewise the president of the vari
ous board , become . the minister, re
spectively of their departments. Th
change is in Una with" the demands of
th national assembly for a constitu
tional oaotnet, , responsible " to that
body Instead of to the throne, but in
what respect the ; new ministry I
mad responsible to th assembly has
not been promulgated,
CITY
Sweeps Mexican : G$
is Wounded mihe First
UNITED STATES
the conflict Qen J Madero , tonight
thought . that remarks, attributed to
Col. Tambouret, of the' federal garri
son In Juaret, taunting, the. Insurrao
tos, incensed them. In a statement
Qen. Madero genuinely regretted the
occurrence. :t ,?t .
The fight lasted until dark and. fur
nlshed many a thrilling spectacle as
well . as . continuous terror for many,
Americans living along - the -river
bank.- .; 1. ( f-.t
- Adranoe Ouafd. ,
. About a desen' lnsurrectps .. ,wsr
sees, to eaaergs from , the .barrsa, h(llt
around Juares early (a th day. They
skulked along thrc-ngh the shruh.
bery -oward. he federal ttjraetaX4trf
Ing repeatedly t a Muad -f fedeMlt,
cooped up In kn adobe, hut.
The version of' the affair lvin. j.
the Madero headquarters tenlght wa
that the federals began -the engeg
ment. At any rate -the federajs soon
left their adobe, stronghold and fled,
pursued by the lnsjlrrectos. At the
head of the insurrecte band was a
Canadian; W. H. McKensle,- whose
pink shirt was. plainly visible- as he
pressed close to Juares. ..
-At the first few shots two federals
toppled over. Soon the federals aban
doned their. trenches and the .rebel
fired Intermittently for a few hours
without advanoing. ' About' 6 o'olock
the federals, brought their artillery in
to action and heavy cannonading be
gan. The federals gauged their Are .
well aind nor only shot shrapnel Into
IS RLIEO WITH
SWEET AGCOflO WHILE THE
HUE PRESENT
American Federation
Wants Protection Against
the Cheaper Foreigners
THEY MAY COME. HERE
ATLANTA, On., May '. (.The
union of all musicians 'into a . world
wide organization Is one of- th prin
cipal subjects before the .lfth an
nual convention of the American
Federation of Musicians which open
ed Its sessions here today.' More
than tee locals of the United State
and Canada are repreeented at the
convention. Jos. H.v William, of
Manchester, England ',1s th delegate
from England 'and also represents the
International Musician ' association
whose membership embraces every
civilised country. t
Probably the most Important gen
eral question In which the 'union
musicians of this country are inter
ested Is the protection 'of American
musicians against competition with
lew salaried foreigner and ' gear
srntations toward, thle .end bare
frequently -been adopted by the fed
eiatlon in the past Owan ' Miller,
secretary of the federation .today
stated that while the federation was
still fighting for thl ptotectlon. res
olutions heretofore adopted -have
been so lneffectlr that probably nqne
regarding protection will be adopted
by th present convention..
day, after which th visitors . War
Only on short session was held to
rnteriained .by the member of th
local vnlon. Tuesday also will7 be
devoted ta entertainment .while, th
business' sessions of the .convention
will, b held Wednesday and .Tnurs-
OF JU ARM
and it facets Are : Sud
Assam.
the Insurrecto advance ' but far -into
the oatlymg forces of the insurrecto
camp near "Peace Orove.1' where the
peaee commleelonen war to have
met today. .
i i 'fttib. Ot Ctwtom Hooee. r
The Insurrectos,' however, toolt ad
vantage of the river, bank and used it
iort protection, a the xeoarau bad
been i ordered dot" to - shoot Into SI
Paso. The rebels cam as far a the
Atchison, Topeka ft -Santa, T rail
way bridge, which Joins ' Juares and
El Paso, driving the federal beck In
town and taking possession of the
custom house. Carrying th fight In
to Juafes thw rehal entered the town
and, for. four, hour kept .up .continu
al) -fir. ' Insurrecto' reinforcement
reached the "-bridge later In the after
noon but did not.flre. They withdrew
at night under order from their
chiefs. " : -,; , . i-
-Kot; a few, American were' among
thoe wh etrtersd-Juarea Th first
person killed on the American pld
was Antonl Oarcla, who wa stand
ing by tbs aids of : The' Aesoolated
Press eorrespondent about tot, yard
from the advancing toswrreeto aero
th river. ; , A . woman . aitting on a
porch- several -Nooks within, the city,
was kit la th. wrist and abdomen by
two bullet. ' :' : , r , J
Americans KUIed. . t ;
' .About I o'clock tonight fodr Amer
icans were killed near th Santa Fd
bridge. The nam of on,-1 sup
posed, to be Camp, and hi home' 1
sal to bt in Webrasks, -wwi the oth-
r Had on his person a' memorandum
reading'. ""R. H. Fergusdrt ' Troop ir.
LThird oavairy. San Franrteo'. . The"
names ei toe ouiers, auiea nav not
been tetrned..- -. Olen Chenaanr: ' of,
Shreveport, La.: Mrs. Joseph. Moorei
head, Cdmund Heatch' and , LvlVll-
lalobas, of Bt Paso, .were among, thb4
woendad bnt not ff tally. , . ; j v
'There ww' occasional -firing tonight
Into Jurea,-but Oen. Navarro aeemed
to be tn complete command. ) f
In.th main Insurrecte csmp today
cenfualQn reigned. Order vega jttv
en for a general aUack tot thywr4.
eounterwandeTl'Jt-wu- argued . by
a email aetaenment nan niaot such
prrs It was the duty ef -the' rest of
the aripy to aid -the Vttaekers. .
, , nored Flags of Truik ,,'
- den. 'Made-co wavered in 'his deci
sion but Anally, decided to, stand, by,
his promise of last night not, to at
tack the city. Flags of true suffered
grpssly during. ths" day. An lbeurreoto
who bore, on was shot from his
horse. Those who were trying to par-
suede Oen.' Madero to make a fehetkl'
atuck, It Is said, reportsd itbat the
federal had fired on the truce-bearer
but this was not confirmed.
Oen. Navarro .was willing daring th
day at any hour to grant en armlstlde
but the insurrecto Ignored all ef
forts. In that direction. "f ,,
piBDMOtOii
' WILL- FIGHT IN COITS ;
FOR URPAJO
Proposed Settlement - Fails
to Meet With Approval;
From Holders of Bonds
SAY THERE IS MONEY
NEW YORK. Mav . The plan
which the 'directors, of ths Central' of
Beorgla railway announced liisC. Sat
urday for'setUement of suit' brought
by dlseatiaffed bond holders tor In
tereet wUI be opposed by a UfsJUght,
according to the protective cOMmltta
representing the three Issues .of In
come boads. .
In a long statssmnt glvenouf to
night it 1 alleged that "the .director
proposal te ty t7,4TI of rb 70,
000 da for4nteret for the-'. fleoai
year of 1101 nd fllS.OOO for'the In
terests of IMI and 11 out of a total
of ll.eoo.040 due "Is only a "We 'of
fair dealing and eoaapllane with th
eourt decision won by th bondhold-
The committees state ' that-?. the
have ths utmost faith m ths conrt
and that they hare Instructed .their
counr? t prepare for uch additional
legal action as may be suggetd ' to
enforce as sxpedltioualy as possibls
their claim- for full payment. .. "
It I alleged that th net -earning
of the railway . oompany tor tc pf
the last three year hays' bean'mor
than twloa the amount necessary for
the payment of such Interest TnTttTJ
"which .thus diverted from the, pay
ment of Interest only enhance ; ? thai
vain of the Central of Georgia stock
In th hand of tb IlUnol. Central
Railway company. "
. .; t ;? i
. ' , saw; mux BctwaaHj
IAK1S. Oev. Ifav .thi eMmtil
f th Flowers Lumber company-her,'
wa destroyed by fire this 'afternoon
with a om ot t.m.;'v. .j
(f
DEMOCRATIC
THEHOUSE
Twnty-Fou? Rept&1icans
That UemocroxM nav omootruy w or King jrgaiuzavon.- v anou simena
' r . rnmt$ From Republicans Are all- ChttrfuVy Turned Qoum.
"'"'' .'V.'.'i; I , i i,
WASHINOTOri; May ' t.-0Mrn
hoar of cbntinnou pounding at th
hand of th rewrblea minority of
the house of rspTosentattve falld to
mn' a singU ohang Ih th ' first
democratic tariff bfll, th "placing on
the frse 'list agriealtural rmplernents.
saaabiiaJk many othsr' anlcles. Th
Mil paesed 'th hM tonight by a vote
f'SSI ' to ' lot; that dmats .voting
solidly and mustering 14 ropubliean
wltn tnm THtscwna attrth m-
crata'had voted dawn r ruled out of
nrdef'nftora rhsto lOO amendment and
had 'dmenstrsstfuaeln rthal th
dewiotsatw enajority ,;wa m' complete
ahd 'Soth1y .working . maehtna for
the enactment sf isglslaaon. Mloorlty
Laadet Harm thraes. anHMmnt awr
amendment into: te aHrbete, ranging
all b wa,ieoisfffr rlcea, (ra land
v "Pg 1onr ttt tfcea that
mled t.afrrde, iwwai, -cheerfully;
voted down byn almoaknptld dem-.
ocratlc at,-, .
' ' Trtiadl :Trton Tawtlca.
An" sttmp t by Mr. Mnn to recom
biend ' the vblll to the committee- -on
way .and ; mean wa .tabled ty the
Ijouee., ,
. Tha, rspuljllcan flght. to amend the
bill, tiigab with an attempt 'to -make
the free admiMSlon df ' merchandise
Pt1y xinty to-,lmport. from. countries
that lh turn Admitted American , prod -uets
ffeb- Thl-, Was- followed ' by -f-fdrts.
to. Jiave .incorporated In the bill
prtyl!qns against . American mets.
live cttl and flpur; and to' Include
proVlslonp aimed, at ' countrtf that
ItDPOss 'restrictions on 'the export of
potash and. pulp wood. . ., .
, All . .of theee amendments .were,
rpwn, 6u,t ,fy Chairmen,' Alexander
end Chairman Hay, the. two ' presiding
officers' of the 'ay, as not; permissible
uttdsn tpe rules of the honss.,' .
GEORGIA OFFICIALS FACE
OF
r
Sheriff and Deputy Are In
dicie4. for Holding . Negro
vMJai-and Wife 1
, MACON.' On.'... May ,8.-Tbe, federal
grand Jury sitting here under Judge
Emery. Speer -' today returned ' Indict
ment;" against Bherlff J,' R. E Rogers,
Deputy1 Sheriff Joe Home, Luke Du
pree and wi 'e! Chauncey.Vll of Pu
lasltl countyr on "charges 'of p6nsge
and ,conpuicy.' The indictment' were
tsturnidjn hne'with a fengthy charge
lst; wesk ln ; which Judge Speer de
cisred vthat peonage eUtd ip Qeor-
gte-'-A -. ' t' '
.Today's IndlctmsnU have to-do with
CJyds aid ' Meade Wlmberty, negro
us -and , wife, who It ! charged to
tnV Indletmentav were '.arrtod ; by
Sheriff . Roger and Deputy Porme
and taraed over to - Dasree . and
a' debt' to- Rogers of 1 1 10. Th Indlct-
naanV charge that th negroee were
kept 'lava tt of unlawful servlture
until th debt was wiped out..
' WAf INOTOn. .May ' f-J-orecaet
for North Carolina; - Fair, warmer
Tveaday'; Wednesday t fair, , light . to
; mossrars aoutnwMt-wmoa. , n; ,t,, t,
"On the Anxious Seat'
FREE LIST IS PASSED IN
BY OVERWHELMING VOTE
Voted ty
' ' "BepUbllcansJOot Hai.
" The' republican deader', Ineludlnf
Bpalfr Cannon. Mr.. Mann,, and. Rt
k-eeeptatlve Payne,' formr( republican
leadsr,, roundly denounced' Ibe 4emo
crsits for denying ffesdom; of, debate
and amendment, AJr.. Cannon declared
that, never in- h history-of congress
had , hs right ot representayon on' th
floor of the , house been so,. Umltsd;
and lar.'Payn' asserted that th dem.
brls. would; be, discredited beae the
cpuntrif or their arbitrary .exercV o(
that jniwir.' Thf .democrats v smiled;
through .tf, all and on th: motion of
Mr Pndetwood, bey contlhued to turn
down the, 'repub;iiean ( apenmsnt.
They ruled out) amend mente . aoverr
WI-, f rloa, .' tre -nugar, , fr. 4rn
bra,.. free ' palnU, . druis,. slant, and a
'boat .ntir 4hlng..Tlnifter -qm
Mevlann apaeate, frwnrthw deniiljong
rt .th,olr,uvric4Ji i1. 'amend-"
manta; but In ,cli case. tbsUsmoorst-.
te.,majorliy' cheerfully. uttlnd th
cn- ', ,;.:;' ;-,v. .-: :;'.: u
Started Filibuster.
Atte four or Mve'hours'bf 'attempts
st - amendment 'the refiuBllcan' -fight
took en the comprei lorv of a fUlbuates;
'Once, when denied' a- vote , by th
chslrrtaiir Mr: Matin 'Inflmated' that
thd bill would -not pass In a ihurry.'
Following that the republicans redsa -edly
demanded rising vbtss; but In
tb'e Mr.Mann mado no" attempt to de
lay the final Vote on 'the'blll. fn all.'
the republican leader offered ' IJ
atneritfrnents" After ever 'parsgrap'h,
he renewed the a'tetnpt to . have a
countervailing clauss-'tfut'ln' so' that
'the free rates' woud" not' wppry to-countries'
charging" duties ' against similar
Am'sricah goods.''" '' ' :'C' '
1 The-' democrat steadfastly ) refused
to cut off debatar'or- lay themselves
open' to the charge Tiv'alh-g 'pse(l
METHODISTS ARE LIKELY
TOBararfilEM
Three,, Branches of - r Great
Church .May , Succeed in
Attempt to Unite . --
CHATTANOOOA, , Tenn.. . May , .
The sub-commlttes of the. joint com
mittee of three branches of Method
lem,. appointed to consider a plan of
federation, met this afternoon and to
night Ths result of ths deliberations
will bp . laid .before the commission
for action later In the week. ; Until
the report is presented to. ths full
committee no .lntlmstlon .of the. uni
fication plan will be, given out. for
publication. . Following are th mem
bers of the sub-committee on. plan
whleh met today, : . aa A
Methodtet Kplecopal Blsbop Cran
ston, Washington. D.. pi;, Bishop J, M.
Waldsn, -Cincinnati,' and ' ti. '. R. ' T.
Miller. Glnclnhatl, ' : ; ' 1
, ProtesUnt Methodhrt Ti H.'Lewl,
West Cambridge, Md.: -Rev. 'M. L.
Jennings, V. p., .Pittsburgh, and 0: R
Harji. Henderson, H." Q. .
Methodist Eplscofial, South- Blsho)
E. E. Hoss, Nsshvllle, Tennl Rev. F.
M. Thomas. D. D., Louisville, and W.
d. M. Thomas, Chattanooga -
, Regular, sessions of the federation
commission . will . begin Wsdnesdsy
morning and continue' until the busi
ness to. come befor It Is completed.
''',
.." will coirm t'K IX spsipjr;
fASHVILLE. Tenn.. May.!. At a
caucus 'of ths regular' of th major
ity in the general1 assembly tonight
It wa resqlved to prolong the seeslon
Indefinitely. Six or; seven' member
wilt show up n each hous esph-day
n'lth one of tbs regular presiding In
each house. The balance of th mem
bers, It Is said, -will return " to' thslr
homes. In the meantime ths -comptroller
and treasurer; will decline -.to
pay out any money t state Institu
tions ior' employes not expreesly: pro
vided for by tatatd,' k r -
lb bill under a gag rule.
. Republican declared th democrat
were giving, away American market
ano getting notning ,. in., r
turn, Uti Milk of 'Connecticut, Insist
4 the the Bill ought to b to amsnd.
d that it would "put a lvr under
plher nation that are , pot , dealing
fairly with th Unlt.d Bute." To
non of these 'changes, however,
would th democrat acced. ,
t " " V Mote) nevisios Coming-.
. MtnorHy Lsadsr ; Mann declared
that th democrats had not put slthsr
ric r rtce flour en th fr,iist, itm-
ply because they war product of
pouthsrn. state. ,,CnJrmn ; Under
wo f tha way and mean comml
tad. h' demooratle ;lader,--v Mpljf l
tb : reaeon ; rtoe ad not Men. maae
free w bnuM .tha. democrat did
niet knots how much ravenu It would.
cost th govrnmnk . ;. '
; ."Thl do not complete our tariff
legislation, aald Mr. Underwood, 'V
Intend this bill to , give th - farmer
cheaper, agricultural implement an
the city dwsllsr eheapsr meat and
bread. ' We ' could not' go beyond ' that
wltho endangering th revenue.
We, Intend to Uk up," in proper order,
ail torlff rate and . to adjust all of
tham." '
. BAXKQt . dies SUDDEXLT. .
! SAVANNAH, Q a.. May I John M.
Hogan, oaahler.of th Oermania bank
here and connected with banking In
stitutions . in Savannah for many
year, dlsd suddeny from an apoplsp
tlc stroks at his horn tonight. He
wa vie president of th local Hsr.
bsrnian Boolety. H wa born in 1141
st Philadelphia, '
ELECTION OF SENATORS
PREFERENCE IN SENATE
Question is Made' the Un
- finished Business but Will
Not be Pushed Now
WASUXNOTON, May I. After dis
posing of the technical parliamentary
obstacles Senator Borah, of Idaho, to
day, succeeded In having th senats
consider ths house Joint resolution to
amen the constitution so a to pro
vide for the election of If. S. Senators
by popular voto. Ths effect I to mak
the resolution ths unfinished busi
ness and thus glvs it preference.
; The order was mad on a roll call
but oat of 71 votes only Senators
Brsndsgee, Burnham, Oalllnger,
Heyburn and Penrose voted In the
negative.
' Senator Borah announced that he
had no- Intention of so preening the
resolutions to Inconvenience sena
tors who may desire to epeak on it
TWEJTTT INJURED IX WKBCK
' ELMIRA, N. T., May A pas
senger train on the Elmlre dc Cort
land division of th Lehigh railroad
was wrecked about eight mile north
of this, city todsy and 10 passeng
er were Injured, three of them per
haps fatally. . The train left Van
Etten about 4f minutes late and
wa making up Urn. When near
Flower' Crossing,- between Horse
Heads and Breeze port, the-' tender,
baggage ear , and two coaches were
derailed. The tender and baggage
car ran over 'the- tie - and passed
over a culvert. Th two -coach
ware thrown, down th embankment
and turned over.
TEXALPO IS CAPTVBCO.
- VERA CnvZ.. Mc, May O.-r-A ul
gram was rocetved todsy telling of
thO capture of Temalpo by rebels. No
detail war given.
PLAIN TALK FROM ,
PflESIDENT ABOUT
RECIPROCITY BILL,
uaMssn . ; ,
He Tells members of National ;
Grange That He Will Not c :
Argue the Matter J
BELIEVES TREATY WILL
BR1N0 MANY BENEFITS
And Says He Cannot Help It If .
Republican Fanners
Desert Party
WASHINGTON, May President
Toft indulged ift soms plain talk to
day In explaining to twnty-flv mem- '
ber of th Mauonal grang that h
doe not Intend to ply pollUo with
tha Canadian rcclprooity agrsemsnt
van f thd enactment of that meas
ur by congress eosu htm th farm. 1
r tot. Th preeldent told hi vlaU -
tor bluntly that he wa sorry to hear
that republlosn farmers war desert- '
Ing the party If the agreement goes
through,! hut fear of such desertion
would not change hie conviction as
to th wisdom of such legislation. H .
aid that he believed reciprocity to
b th boat thing for th whole county
and that he didn't intend to argue it,
N. P. Huir, spokesman for th farm
r, Intimated strongly that th farm
or doesn't Ilk reciprocity, and that
republican vote ar likely to b lost
If It Is passed. i,
' WUI Koi Argun Matter.
"I hve no dlsposltalon to Interfere
with th prosperity of thos who
mak up th boa and lnw of our
population the farmers and I am
convinced that X am In no way inter,
faring with iU" declared President
Taft, in reply to Mr. Mull. , .
"If I amIf w carry through th
treaty, and it turns out that It does
produc the Injury that you antii-i-pat
It can be repealed by a inKi
eongr. It doe not last longer timn
Ithsr ld! declare It to last. I am
eonvlnced that after It ha been giv
en ene year' trial neither aid will ,
think of reversing It, That la my'i-nn-victton.
I cannot go Into sn argu.
mens.
i , "Tou ay that tha republlosn frm
r ar going to desert if we put it
through.-. I am very norry if that is
toj be th ease, because I have a per
ronal liking; for th repbii n f , i.
r,7Jut a 'llttl mils tronnr tiuin
for ths democratic farmers., alihniinh
they ar all cltlsens of tha .-United
State - whose . Welfare I -must hold
equally In my care. v,
. - Convlotiosi la Deep, - t " 1
"But my coaviction with reaped t '
th advantage Of thl treaty 1 very :
deep, ' So far a th ffct of on
my personal political fortuns, it ought
not to Influsne me and doe not Indu
One m"tn th Slightest s I bsllev
thl treaty to b th best thing for th
whole country,' Including farmers,
merchants, laboring man nd alt, b.
caus I believe it I eontrary to aa-
tur, It I flying into th faco of r
providence, to put an artificial watt
Ilk that between thl country and
Canada and not get the' benefit that : .
will Inure to, people of th sams tra
dltlons, th same language and praet
Icallly with th same charactsr of la.
bor. I am willing to abide tha Judg.
ment of history the Judgment that
wll eome after th vnt' When you
gentleman com to see ths result1 1
believe that you. a falr-mlndsd msn,
will admit that you have been wrong
In yoar fear and that X hay been ,
right" ' . ,
RESIDENCE OF .HO '
BUHHED jlUCillOEEH-
Only Response to Calls for
Them to Oome Out Wu ,
Girl's Feebje Cry-t:
ALL LITTLE ONES
CHA.RLOTTESVILXJB, Va, May I,
Flvs of th sis children of Sanford,
Davis, a farmer residing near Freo
Union. Alberarl ' oouaty. . ' wer
burned to death in a Are that de
stroyed th Davis horn today. Da.
ilk and his wife and an infant es
caped. The dead children ranged
in age from I to If yearev They
slept in a room, on the second floor .
reached by narrow stair. When dis
covered ths Or already had eaten
II way to the stairway. Tbs frantia
father ft t tempted ,to reach the ream
from th outside, but, when at th
toji of the ladder, he was - nearly,
overcome by eraoke and heat. Davl
called vainly ,or -the chUdran to .
ebm to him The only . rospons
cam feebly from Estelle, aged 11, .
who erled: '. j; .v'V - :,!
- "Papa, X can't' get out; X am near,
ly atraAgied. to. death." ' .
CHEE3XED WOODROW WILSOX.
'i DENVIR. CoW Msy I. A dmon-
stratlon (contInutng r r f s
followed the met-- -. t.t
as a probable t
the next el-- .
iohnxin, ,
com"-