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'I VOL. XXVHL, NO. 29 REYES ARRESTED BY U.S. MARSHAL Ex-Commander - In - Chief of Mexican Army Considers Arrest as Persecution -ANIMUS NOT HARD TO s FIND." HE DECLARES Denies That he Has Aided or Abetted New Revolution In Native Land SAN ANTONIO. Tex., Nov. 11. General Bernardo Reyes, commander ln-chief of the Mexican army during . the regime of President Dlaa, was ar rested today on an Indictment return ed by . the United States grand jury at Laredo, Tex., charged with con spiring aglanct a friendly govern ment. Oeneral Reyes waived exam ination and. made a bond of $5,000 to Insure bis presence Monday morning before United States Commissioner Edwards. His trial will be held at Laredo at a date to be fixed. The arrest of Genera Reyes, who was earned with several other , as In volved in an alleged plot against the Mexican government, comes as a cll . max to rumors of an Impending revo ' lullon which have been rife for set ral week. Several' days ago promV nent followers of President Francisco 1. Madero, who are In San Antonio, flatly charged that General Reyes was . arranging an uprising from this side of the border. ' '. He describes his arrest aa "ridic ulous." - - "I consider it persecution,' he said, ' "and the animus is not hard to find. As I have always done, I again .deny that I 'have tn any manner aided, abetted or considered a revolution in Mexloo nor -have I Joined in ' any con spiracy to secure one. He placed the blame on the Maderlsta. FOUR OTHERS ARRESTED LAREDO, Tex. Nov. 11. Besides - General Bernardo Reyes, four Mexi cans of prominence and the sheriff of Webb county, Texas, are charged in Ittfltetweais "iutui uud-n--ho United ..State District, court at Laredo Joday with fonspirlng to violate neutrality laws of tlx United States, fiuedelfo Reyes, son of the general; ' Antonio Magoon, of Monterey; Sevlero. Vallareal of Laredo; Amador Sanchex, 'sheriff pf-thls county and the private secretary of General Reyes are those named In the Indictments. Bandies, MagorTf and Vlllareal were taken In to custody - at Laredo. Instructions were telegraphed to Ban Antonio for the arrest of the others. Today's indictments came as a cli max to an Investigation by the federal grand Jury which has been In progress for several weeks. VIGILANCE RENEWED MEXICO CITY, Nov. 18. The ar rest of General Bernardo Reyes In Son Antonio for an alleged violation of the neutrality laws has not caused the Mexican government to relax its vigilance. President Madero and his advisers believe the odds ,re against the success of another Rebellion, but (ContJnned ow Paste Font I EIGHTEEN MEN ENTOMBED IN WEST loll MINE HE THOUGHTJB BE DEAD Result of Explosion Caused by Coal Dust Was Thought to be Safe RESCUE PARTIES VIVIAN, W. Va., Nov. 18. Eigh teen men were killed In the bot tom creek mine Of th Bottom Creek Coal and Coke company here, as a result of an explosion caused by coal dost today. Four other men who ' were in the mine at the time of the explosion were rescued. Five of them were engineers connected with th Croxler Land association, which leases the coal to the Bottom Creek com pany. Immediately after the explo sion rescue parties went to work and succeeded in rescuing alive Alexander ' Williams, an engineer and three oth 'r men. Williams' companion engl "j peers, all of 'Whom resided In Elk ' Horn. W. Va., were not found. They ware W. H. Henderson, T. Williams, E. H. Harvey and Chaa. Brewer. , The rescuers tonight had succeed ed in finding the places where all ct the entombed men but one were lo jeeted. It was believed that all would I be brought out of the. mine tomor row morning. State District Mine Inspector Nicholson hurried here and took charge of the rescue work Tin majority of the entombed miners were colored men or foreigners. 'The Bottom Creek mine was con sidered safe as It was equipped with a steam Jet system for dampening the workings. A .sixteen foot fan was used for ventilation and day tamping utilised ' for shooting. In spite of has precautions, the coal dust ex-1 plosion occurred. . FOR CONSPIRACY PREMIER T IKS F flTEDFERE S China Cannoi Establish Re. public Quickly Enough to Prevent it. lie Says ACTS OF LAWLESSNESS ARE ON THE INCREASE Business and Finances Are Reported to be in Very Bad Shape PEKING, Nov. 18 -Premier Yuan Shi Kal believes China cannot es tablish a republic with sufficient dis patch to prevent foreign nterference. Therefore he is endeavoring to re establish the monarchy. This la his present attitude a expressed and im plied, to members of the national as sembly, foreign ministers and others whom he has seen.- The premier be lieves or pretends to believe that the urovlnces of Chi-Ll and Ho-N'an are safe, although It la well known tiiat only force retains them to the gov ernment. He says the masses in most of the provinces are not rebellious, but that th provinces seceded with out giving the matter much thought and very little pressure would bring them back Into the fold, particularly If Wu Chang is recaptured.' Some members of the legations -think Tuan Shi Kal has the capture of Wu Chang in view and that the renewed Tig-ht- Uig around Nanking today and yeS' terdav is Drellmlnary to an atack upon Han Tan. Many provinces re port marauding by rebel bands and there are persistent rumors, that sev eral foreigners have been killed at 8hen-Si. LAWLESSNESS INCREASING WASHINGTON. Nov. 18; Affairs In China apparently have reached auoh a point that neither the rebels nor imperialists are able to check the acts of lawlessness. Advices to the State department today say brigandage is on the Increase In various parts of the empire. . Business and finances are reported to be In bad shape.. From Rear Admiral Murdock, com mander of the American navl forces In China, comes reports' that Nan king Is- cut off from communication with the outside world' by railroad and telegraph. and that the natives are leaving in disorder. All the mission aries , except three are reported to have left Nanking for Wuhu. There are no disorders in Chee Foo but . ,!,, i i f-m v.m.i w. the decisive battle of the revolution is thought to be impending, are to the effect that all Americans are now outside the walled town with the ex ception of six members of the Red Cross. Th naval, officers report that it will be difficult to protect foreign property Inside the walls because it is so widely scattered. The revolu tionary forces are still concentrat ing. They now hold all of the terri tory in the vicinity of Nanking. The imperial warships captured by the revolutionaries or surrendered volu- tarily after the flatting at Hankow ,re reported to be lying at Chin Klang. IDS ANGELES CENTER OEM TO Socialist Delegates Appeal to Labor Federation for Socialist Mayor DAY'S PROCEEDINGS ATLANTA, Ga., Nov. 18. Alleging that the enemies of organized labor bad made Los Angeles, Cal., the bat tleground of a movement declared to be designed to crush and Intimidate unionism, socialistic delegates today appealed to the convention of the American Federation of Labor to help them elect Job Herrlman mayor of the California city. The soclalistists submitted resolutions touching on the matter which were recently adopted by the executive commtee of their party at the suggestion of Congress man Victor L. Berger. The resolutions set fortfi the alli gations against the so-called enemies of labor and declare that a victory would materially help the case of the McNamara brothers. President Gompers assured the so cialists that tha organisation would do all In Its power to elect Herrl man. ' """.'Th' convention' of the federation waa iff session but .a short time to day, again adjourning early to, permit t'a committees to work. It ia under stood that the resolutions commit tee as decided to report adversely on tha motion requesting Gompers and several other! eaders to resign from the National Olvic federation and the resolution proposing Initiative In electon of federaton officers. OREIGNERSWILL ASIIEVILLE, N. C, CHICAGO PACKERS SECURE DELAY IN C11IL TRIALS Defendants However Were Unsuccessful In Getting Writ of Habeas Corpus GOVERNMENT COUNSEL OBJECTS TO DELAY Judge Frank In Saying he Doesn't Know What Good Short Delay Will do CHICAGO, Npv. 18. Counsel for the Chicago packers Indicted under the Sherman antt-trusct act succeed ed late today in getting a delay until next Wednesday In the criminal trial, which was scheduled to begin on Monday In the United States District colrt. , The delay was granted by Judge C. C. Ko'Msaal In the United States Circuit court, where, earlier tn the day the defendants 'had been defeated In efforts to make effective a writ of ha beas corpus. An appeal to the United States Supreme' court was allowed by Judge Kohlsaat on Ms decision. After deciding to quash the writ of habeas corpus and ordering, the de fendants remanded to their sureties, Judge KoMlsaat agreed to delay form al entry of his decision and order until Wednesday morning. Thls.lt is asserted, will postpone the opening of the criminal trial of the packers long enough to permit the Indicted men to get their sppeal to the United States Supreme court, before they au tomatically accept Jurisdiction In the District court by appearing at the trial there. BlHirp Objection James Sheean, of counsel for the government, made sharp objection to this delay. "It has taken eight years to get a plea of 'not guilty from these de fendants," said Atorney Sheean to the court, "and trow six months after the 'not guiftyj plea has been entered, t.ie trfal ha been begun and these de 4 f eoAats haitwid Jury. -"'-'. - ; protest at any further delay, and 1 submit that counsel for tJa defen dants has but one purpose in making hJs request for time, and that purpose is delay." ' Judge Kohlsaat, In discussing the request for delay, said: "I do not see "'how you will be any better off a week from now that you .. . T Brill having the formal entry of the order made until Wednesday morning. RESTRAINING ORDER. CHARLESTON. S. C. Nov. 18. In the United States Circuit court to day Judge H. A. M. Smith issued a temporary restraining order forbid ding the' proposed consolidation of the ' Maple. Dillon and Humor Cot ton Mills under title of the Dillon Mills company. The order was Issued In the care of J. H. Lane and com pany vs. M Maple. Cotton Mills et al. The decision Is expected to have a statewide effect in effectually pre venting the merger of corporations without tho unanimous consent of the stockholders. POLICEMEN GUARDING E XT Gov. Willson Fears Historic , House May be Fired by Discharged Employe CHICKENS POISONED FRANKFORT, Ky., Nov. 18. Po licemen are guarding the executive mansion of Kentucky tonight assign ed there st the request of Governor Willson. Fears that the historic house may be set on fire or thst food taken In for the use of the governor's household may be poisoned are re sponsible for the guard. Some time ago Governor Willson discharged an employe who had worked on the place. This employ continued to gt his meals from the executive kitchen until the governor foud It out and he was ordered from the place. The next development was i the poisoning of the governor's chickens, followed tonight by the placing of the guard. MORRIS WINS ANOTHER PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 18. It took less . than three minute for Carl Morris, of Oklahoma to show his su periority over "Bill" Bass, of Vir ginia, tonlgnt at the National Athletic club. After sparring a few moments, Morris cut loose and swung rights and lefts to Basst body and head and In less than two minutes the man was flat on hi back and the referree stopped the bout. Bass was complete ly outclassed, Neither man- showed a-ny form. , SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 19, 1911. "Derned CLAIMS THA T ROOSEVELTS PEOPLE'S PULSE FOR A Representative Henry Not Taft and Wickersham, But Predicts he Witt Find Road to Presidency ' a Rocky One "Steel Trust Candidate" WASHINGTON, Nov. 18. Declar ing that Theodore Koosevelt makes Alexander Hamilton look like a nov ice as an advocate, of absolutism, Rep resentative Hdnryypf Texas, chairman of the house committee on rules, Is sued a formal statoment today In en swsr to the former president's views on the trust question In his recent editorial 1n, the Outlook, Mr. Henry assert that Mr. Roose velt, through his f "message" is feel. Ing th pulse -of- the American people for third term, that he t trying to "discredit Mr. Taft and Mr, Wicker. rlsham" and predict h Will -nno nt'".. lnB to the reremTrTocKy while h is running for a third term with th eteel trust snugjy sitting stride his shoulders." " i Awalla Roosevelt ' The democratic chairman who re cently 'made public proposed amend ment to the Sherman law providing that trust criminals be forced to wear "felon's stripes," assails MT. Roose velt chiefly for what he terms his ad vocacy of "legislative - courts" and VAROAMAN MUST TELL WHAT Several Thousand Dollars in State Funds Not Fully Accounted For JACKSON. Miss.. Nov. 18. Alleg ing that when he retired from office In 108 several thousand dollars in state funds were not fully accounted for suit Was Hied in the chancery court ..of Hinds county late today seeking to have former governor, now United States senator. Jas. K. Vardaman, make explanation. The suit was filed by Attorney General A. 8. Hudson. The Mississippi Mank and Trust company, now suspended as the In stitution in which Mr. Vardaman kept hie personal as well as official deposits, is made co-defendant. The bill alleges that the former governor made overcharge nd double charges tn rendering expense accounts for visits to state institu tions and thst public moneys and private bank accounts were mixed. ; NOT MICH SHOOTING The Texas man who shot twenty four times at his brother-in-law and missed every shot has a . rival for the poor shot belt in Oklahoma where a man shot at his own head four times and mlwed. Then his wife had 1ilm arrested for disturbing the peace. Houston Post. ROMANS FIRST TO DIVIDE DAY . ' In i3 B. C. the nomans" first divid ed the day Into hours, when a sun dial was placed In the temple of Qul- rinus at Rome. In the ninth century. the Kngllsh king. Aifrde. taught -his subjects to measure, the flight of time by candle three Inches to Durn an hour, and six candles to burn In 14 hours. , WASHINGTON, Nor. II. Forecast: North Carolina: fair Sunday and Mon 5..- fit day; moderate west wind if my Cigar Ain't at all Backward in Saying Teddy . is Trying to Discredit "legislative executives.'" He quotes from the former president' editorial the following reference to the Stand ard Oil and Tobacco trust decisions of the supreme court: "It Is contend ed that In these recent decisions th supreme court legislated so It did; and it had to; because congress had Signally failed to-do its duty by leg islating, but where th legislative body persistency lea ves open a field Which is absolutely Imperative, from tha public standpoint, to fllli then no possible blam attach to th offi cial or officials whe, step In because they have to ami who then , do the needed' Wtmr"i"trir-tnterst of th people." ' ' : "Abo!ttt:im Jtnn Mad" "This Is absolutism 'run mad," mt. Henry declares.' "NeVf In th 'his tory of America did any man, living or dead, advocat such rank, miser able and rotten doctrine. The ad herents of Alexander Hamilton should tenderly take up his ashes, make due apology for his being novice In tha doctrine of absolutism and remove bis OF Want Responsibility for Collision of Two Steamerfll Rightly Placed LONDON, Nov. 18. The hearing of the cross actions arising from the col llalon of the steamship Olympic with the British cruiser Hawks oft the north coast of the Isle of Wliht on September 20 waa oommenced In the Admiralty court before Sir Samuel T. Evans, the president of the court, today. The suit, which were brought re spectively by the owners of the Olympic against Commander Blunt, of the Hawke, and by the admiralty a gal net the liner' owners, being heard simultaneously, ax likely to be prolonged. Both plaintiff allege neg ligence in navigation, and the verdict will carry liability for enormous dam age Incurred by both vessels. The plea of the steamship people la that the cruiser,' as the overtaking vessel,. Improperly attempted to pass to the southward of the Olympic, while the admiralty alleges that the passenger liner took too wide a sweep tn entering the Solent, and, drawing close to the port side of the Hawks, caused the latter vessel to swerve to port toward the liner. It Is also de nied that the cruiser was the over taking ship. Captain K. J. Smith, of the Olym pic, told of the collision. He said that the two vessels had traveled parallel for some time, when the Hawke sud denly turned quickly and collided with the liner's quarter. Aked if the sud den swerve of the Hawks was due to the suction from the liner, he said that his experience opposed such a theory. BLACKHAKD LETTERS. NEW YORK, Nov. 18. William B. Pettus, alias Wm. Russell, coun terfeiter and self-accused murderer, was arrested tn a Park Row saloon this afternoon by police Inspectors who charged him with having writ ten letters demanding 1200 under penalty of desth from Postmsster Edward M. Morgan. Pettu admitted his guilt, the inspectors say, declar ing that he was starving and needed a "big bunch of money to put me on easy street." . Th Inspectors sent a decoy to Russell and Pettus was arrested when he claimed It. Pettus 'claimed Kentucky as his home and said he waa discharged on October 12 from the' Fbrt Leavenworth orison after serving term Tor count e patting-, Gone Out." FEELING THIRD TERM - .": ' :.v c ArJ '" : '"''-. 'v sacred urn to soma quiet and seques tered spot and give way to th real thing, to one who has views.'' Mr. Henry attack th proposed federal trust commission, asserting that It robs th state or their pow er to deal with corporations, "this proposal la vicious beyond 'descrip tion," h say. '"Corporation would. Immediately ral a hundred thous and Issuable questions and point and tush to the bosom of th commission for settlement. They .would pile tip their controversies there . and th commission would not be able to et Ue them in a hundred years.'.' Charg- Inr that th trust commission Is Mr. Roosevelt' lsu th Texa congress man y:. , ,; t . :?:.::-: r-'; '.This, win make hjm th candidal for, the steel trust , which be defends and th advance of the reactionaries. not the progressives. . Ia my opinion h4 is harnessing himself up with the wrong crowd and on a mighty bad Is sue ana even Mr. Taft and Mr. Wick s rah am can whip him In hi party.' Increases its Mileage by 33 1-3 Per Cent and Is Given New Inlets NORFOLK, Va., Nor, ll.Inore- Ing Its mileage by, about II 1-2 per cent and giving it an Inlet Into a very large portion of the. Piedmont seo- ton of North Carolina, th Norfolk Southern railroad or the interest be hind this system, tiave acquired the Raleigh and South port, the Durahm and Charlotte and th Aberdeen and Asneboro railroad and their subs! dlarle. Th Raleigh and Southport, extend Ing from Ralelrb to Fayettevtll, N, C, has a track of About f 0 mllss and the Durham and Charlotte, ex landing from Colon to Troy, N. C, trackage of about 10 mil, and th Aberdeen and Asheboro, extending from Asheboro to Aberdeen ha trackage of about HI miles. Adding this new trackage of about of 820 miles, the Norfolk Southern, when all new connections are made. will have a total trackage In Virginia and North Carolina of between 840 and 160 miles. GOMEZ' PLANS MEXICO CITT. Nov. II: Emnlant Basques Oomer, who retired from the cabinet last August at th request of the provisions) president, lienor V la Barra,. writes a letter to Imparclat In which he outline the plan for a revolution, the aim of which is to ov erthrow President Madero and place domes in tha presidency. He would declare the October elections void, dissolve congress and establish tho Ideals upon which the last revolution was founded. The movement Is di rected specifically against "the politi cal faults of Madero and above all the arbitrary and violent .Imposition of the vice-president." - - GREAT CHURCH PLANNED WA8HINOTON, Nov. 11. One of the handsomest church edifices In th country Is to be erected here by the southern Methodists, according to plana made known tonilht. Wrk will begin within six months. The church will cost 1600,000, which I to be rsleed by subscription. Almost half of this 21T,000 already has been raised by Rev. Geo. 8. Bexton, sec retary of the representative southern church commission, who has made a campaign through the south to raise .'fund, NORFOLK SOUTHERN HAS ACQUIRED THREE ROAO PRICE BTVB CEMTB T TO ETERNITY ,01 TIE FUMES OF GAS Bond of Strong Love Severed In Most Tragic Manner at New York,. NEW STOVE IN THEIR BEDROOM KILLED THEM Doctors Believe That They Went Few Hours After They Had Retired Nir YORK. Nov. ill. A depl sentiment! attachment that for eighty-four years hound together th live of Mr. Ada U Ssnford and her twin sister, Mis Bv L. Eno, who had been separated for scarcely more than a day since they wtr born, cam 'to an ' end ; early yesterday morning when both . were accident ally aaphyxated while asleep In , the home of a great-nephew, John Eno : Humatom No, 141 - Wilson . street. Brooklyn. , ( - . The old women,-whose horn waf In New Britain, Conn., recently com pleted a tour of tha world, and war preparing to divide a conildernbl ; fortune among their relatives. They Intended to settle on each what they believed h or she deserved . from them, reserving ' for themselves only sufficient to carry them safely to th 1 nd of their days. Th disseverance of their fortune was to have, been th closing met of their live. They were unusually healthy for' octogenarians, ana retained a lively Interest in llf. Wednesday night, fol lowing their: usual custom, they re mained up until after 11 o'clock, when Mis Eno suggested thst they play a gam of whist. But th other member of tb family war tired.' all decided to to to bed; : New Caa fttove In Bedroom. . A new ga stove was placed In the bedroom occupied by th sisters. This was done to fulfil a request mad by them that the room. he kept wtrm, ( "Let us sleep Int tn th morning,' they called to their great nephew a they prepared for bed, That was the- last Mrr-Hitmason and hi wlf heard from them. Shortly ftr noon yeiterday, Mrs. Humsson, who had refrained ' from making the least noli about the house during th morning for fear of disturbing the-twins, knocked 'at their' door, Receiving no reply 'she entered end saw them with their hands folded aa If asleep.' She could not arouse them, and, detecting th odor of , perceived s what had happened. ' s, ; Whn th ltr retired for the night they turned th gas low so that a small bias -would' be retained throughout the nlgbt. Tht light was extinguished In som manner, possl gly by a sudden xcs pressure when the gas was turned off In the other parts of the building. The win dows In their room were closed and th door ws hut. ' 'They probably dlsd a few hotira aftr they retired," said br. 3. W, Fleming, "Had thy been younger: and their vitality not been at auoh . a low ebb they probably would have been awaksned by th. gas and epd injury.". , i They met former PresM.nt n vslt whan h was touring Egypt, and (Contlnned on Page Three.) DF TROOPS OK MEXICAN BOBOER 111 B Neutrality Laws Will be En forced Even if Necessary to Use Soldiery CLOSELY WATCHING WASHINGTON, Nov.. II. Com manders of the American troop now'. In the vicinity of th Mexican bor-, der today war ordered to bold themselves In readlr.es to proceed t Immediately upon request from the! proper federal officials to enforce th neutrality laws of th United States. Evidence of a well defined revolutionary plot which appears' to have its base In tha northern part of Mexico has come to the-state de partment.' Agents of the department -of Justice, and the American troops along the border have been ordered ' to closely watch for and prevent any vlolstlon of tha neutrality law, Oen eral Duncan, commanding the ( de partment of Texas, has InformeJ th -department of : various , : rumors ; of revolutionary activity. ' - ., Should the department of Justice agenta dlacover that any plot are . being hatched on this side of -th- line they will Immediately make ef forts to discourage them. In this work they wilt have the help of the . American soldiers along the border as the order today command them to keep themselves In readiness for service. EI Paco and San Antonio ap pear to be the centre of trouble Just now According to th Information of th war department. . Th Mexican In those place shewing great unrest and sign of political activity. SISTERS PASS OU
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