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VOL. XXIX, NO. 278.
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"I know nothing of the result of
the conference at Old Point Comfort
between representatives of the rail
roads and the corDoration commis
sion except what I have seen in to
day's papers," declared Oovernor
Craig last night, when asked for an
expression concerning the ending of
the conference between the railroads
and ths corporation commission.
"I have always earnestly desired
that the differences between the peo
ple of North Carolina and the rail
roads might be amicably adjusted,"
continued the governor. "If they be
not adjusted before the meeting . of
the general assembly, I feel sure that
the general assembly will take vigor
ous action to remedy, in some meas
ure, the injustice that the people of
the state ' have suffered by discrimi
nation against them In freight rates.
"Whenever Mr. Travis, as chairman
of the corporation commitwlon, shall
submit to me any basis of settlement
I shall carefully consider the same
and pass upon It after mature delib
eration. This is a matter of the
highest Importance. It affects the
welfare of all the people of the
state. It has received the attention
of the men of the state most inter
ested in our prosperity.
"A public sentiment has been
aroused that demands the just set
tlement of this question of great sig
nificance; a settlement just to the
railroads and Just to the people,
"I am ready to leave for Raleigh
at any time that my presence may
be demanded by this matter," said
Governor Craig, in conclusion. "Noth
ing shall delay It or be in the way.
o far as i am concern ea.-T- ,
No Recommendation.
Chairman Travis, of the corpora
tion commission, stated at Raleigh
yesterday that the conference had
failed to reach a complete agree
ment on the freight rate question.
He said that the proposed reduction
would be presented to Governor
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GDNSTITUTIQNIUSTS GET
S1TY OF SAN LUIS PQTOS
Horcastetas Brings In Won
" derful Story of the Rout
of Federal Troops.
EAGLE PASS, Texas, July 27.-JsTot
only Torren, but the city of Ban
Luis Potosi, capital of the state of
that name, has been captured by con
stitutionalists, according 'to Lieuten
ant Colonel Luis Horcasltas, of the
constitutionalists force, who arrived
In Pledraa Negras early today. It Is
also reported, but not verified, that
five cities of Cullacan and Ma rati an,
in the state of Sinaloa, have surren
dered to the rebels. Horcasltas saye
he was overtaken at Cuatroclenegas
Friday last by a body of constitu
tionalist cavalry which had taken
part in the assault on Torren. Fight
ing continued on Monday and part
of Tuesday, the federals surrender
ing on that day. The constitution
alists captured a carload of ammuni
tion,, many rapid-fire guns, twenty
cannon and 1,600 prisoners. Losses
were unknown but were heavy on
both sides.
At San Luis Potosi, Horcasltas said,
the constitutionalists captured an en
tire train load of provisions and muni
tions of war. Four thousand men
have been dispatched to attack Bal
tillo, according to Horcasltas, who
reported that he did not encounter a
single federal between Zacatecas and
Hermanas, a distance of 500 miles.
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Representations, Drastic in Phrase
ology, Are Made To Mexican
Government Demands Prompt
Arrest and Punishment of Soldiers
Who Shot Chas. B. Dixon.
WASHINGTON, July 27. Strong
representations, the most drastic in
phraseology that have been made
since the present administration came
into power, were made to the govern
ment in Mexico today. .
The United States government de
manded not only the prompt arrest,
court martial and punishment of the
Mexican federal soldiers who shot
Charles B. Dixon, an American lmmi
gratlon official, at Juarez, Mexico, but
the Immediate release of Charles BIs
sell and Bernard McDonald, mining
managers. Imprisoned by federal sol
diers at Chihuahua city and said to be
threatened with execution.
So serious were these Incidents re
garded in official circles that they
overshadowed largely the theoretical
considerations of policy which the vis
it of Ambassador Henry Lane Wllsoi
has brought to a climax. The ambas
sador himself was so exercised over
the developments In Mexico that he
dictated two strong telegrams, one to
the embassy at Mexico City and the
other to the American consul at Juu
rei, and while Secretary Bryan slight
ly modified their tone, they were dis
patched. Ambassador-Wilson declined to dis
cuss the affair but he will probably
explain his views on such happenings
when he meets President Wilson at 2
o'clock tomorrow for a general ex
planation of conditions.
The president has Ambassador Wil
son's long report, and today he studied
it carefully. After an early confer
ence tomorrow with Secretary Bryan
he will be prepared to inquire of the
ambassador what remedies he would
suggest. .
Silent Now.
In the meantime, the ambassador
would given, o Inkling of tlje recom
mendations he lias in mind, beyond
tfie general, statement ...that , hir plan
would counsel frlefidly relations be
tween Mexico and the United States
and 'protect llkelse' the interests of
American citizens.
The ambassador's long experience
with outbursts against American cit
izens such as those against which the
American government lodged a pro
test, will make him an Important fac
tor in whatever policy is adopted to-!.-
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10 KILLEi
Swung to a Telephone Pole
After An All-Day Search.
No Excitement.
DUNBAR, Ga., July 27. John
Shake, a negro, was lynched here hue
today by a mob which captured him
after an all-day search through
swamps. The negro was swung up
to a telephone pole in the heart of
the local negro settlement and his
body riddled with bullets. HI corpse
was left hanging.
Shake was supposed to be the
burglar who last night shot and dan
gerously wounded J. F. Hammook, a
local merchant. Hammock visited
his establishment late last niglit and
discovered a negro In the act of
rifling the place. Ordered to come
out, the Intruder loaded a shotxun
which he found In the store, and
emerirtn flrel two charges into Ham
mock's body.
Hammock was able to give a de
scription of his assailant, and citizens
armed themselves and started in pur
suit Immediately. Bloodhounda today
led the searchers to the edge of a
swamp fifteen miles from here, where
the negre was captured. Members
of the posse were forced to wade
through water up to their necks to
reach the fugitive.
It Is sa'.d that Hammock recog
nized Shake as the man who ahot
him. Hammock was taken to Macon,
where he was placed in a hospital.
It Is thouzht that he will recover.
Everything Is quiet at Dunbar.
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count of yesterday's events at Juares
and Chihuahua The demand that
the soldiers at Juarei be court-martialed
and that tho guilty be punished
ia a much more pointed request than
haa heretofore been voiced by the
American government. Although Mc
Donald," who Is Bissell'a fellow pris
oner at Chihuahua, la reported to be
an Egyptian subject, the demands for
protection covered both Individuals
and the American consul at. Chihuahua
was ordered to go to the extreme of
precaution.
Secretary Bryan was at the state
department a short time today confer
ring with subordinate officials In the
Latin-American division. He stated
later that the Investigation constitut
ed the only action that would be
taken for the present but that the
American government Intended to pur
sue Its Inquiries vigorously.
Reports Confirmed.
Telegrams corroborating "press ac
counts of the shooting at Juarox
reached the state department today.
There it little information about the
status of McDonald and Bissell. It
appears that they were en route to
Parral In an automobile to bring out
refugees when arrested at Santa Ros
alia. The machine was confiscated
and the two men taken to the city of
Chihuahua where news of their im
pending fate was carried to the bor
der by Americans. While the demands
today were directed to the Huerta
government, the constitutionalists, ac
cording to reports here, are making
every effort to gain favor with the
United States by affording all possible
protection to Americans and their In
terests.
Pleaded for Release.
, Mexican Consul Miranda and Gull-
lermo Porras, former secretary of
, state vQXy Chihuahua, asm. Interceded
for the release of Dixon, after con
ference with tho United States off!
clals,, who represented to the Mexi
cans the grave Impression that had
been produced in Washington by the
news of the shooting of the inspector.
- The demand of Consul Edwards was
in vigorous language. First telling
the Mexican authorities that Dixon
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OWK WILL ATTEMPT
L
Militia Cannot Wait On the
Copper Companies to
Play Waiting Game.
RIVAL PARADES
CALUMET, Mich., July 27, Whia
ties will blow and call back to the
copper mines those employes of the
companies who are willing to work
tomorrow morning, if the operators
carry out the wishes of the state
military authorities In control of the
strike zone. Decision to attempt a
general resumption of work was
reached at a conference between
company representatives. Sheriff
Daniel Crune and General P. L. Ab
bey, today, the officials pointing out
to the operators that with tho entire
organized militia of Michigan guard
ing the Houghton company mines,
their requests for protection had been
compiled witn ana that the state
could not afford to have the com
panies play a waiting game In an 'at
tempt to "starve out" the union men,
v nue mis conierence was in ses
sion the union leaders were addreRS
ing a mass meeting of several thou
sand men, women and children in a
skating rink In Larlum, urging the
men to stand fast.
i ne meeting adopted a protest
against the presence of troops, In a
communication addressed to Gov
, ernor ierrls. This was carried to
' Lansing tonight by C. E. Mahondy,
vice-president or the Western Fed
eration of Miners.
Sunday was a day of demonstra-
' Hon by the military as well as the
unions. While the strikers and their
families were marching through the
Rtreets a battalion of Infantry under
.Major Kramer was sent through La.
num. Thousands of spectators
watched the rival parades, but the
crowds 'ere apathetic.
1 . FOCR KILLED rv WRECK.
I IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich,, July tl,
. Four persons were killed and one
j was seriously Injured last night when
; the Copper Country limited, on the
Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul rail-
i road, running between Calumet and
h!cAgotryp0eewb!chJth
wind had blown across the track at
PRESIDENT WILSON ASSURED THAT
HIS PROGRAM OE, CURRENCY REFORM
WILL RECEIVE FAVORABLE ACTION
Republican Leaders, Anxious To Get Away from Seething Capita) Have Decided
That There Is
with
WASHINGTON, July H. Presi
dent Wllsdn has received Assurances
from leaden in congress that nls pro
gram of currency reform will receive
favorable action at this session of
congress. These assurances have
been made In the face of the sharp
split amongst democrats of the house
banking and currency committee, and
in spite, also, of the desire' of many
democrats in the senate to delay cur
rency action until the December ses
sion. .. . ' ; "'. . '
, Jiapld progress , jmad!t
the tariff bill in the senate, and
th president and his ; congressional
advisers have been encouraged at the
prospect ojhe tariff bill much larg
er than had been expected. Repub
lican senators, defeated at every turn
in their efforts to amend the bill,
have given way on much of their op
position; and the democrats propose
to push the revision bill rapidly dur
ing ths coming week.
While th9 democrats of the house
currency committee have found It
Impossible to agree on the Glaus
Owen currency bill, the house lead
ers and President Wilson believe the
measure can be whipped into shape
In a democratic caucus If necessary
to adopt that course. The president
has been conferring with "Insur
gents" one by one, and has secured
EXPECTED TO OPEN AT
BUCHAREST WEDNESDAY
Serious Fighting Continues,
Greeks Refusing Even
Three Days' Truce.
TURKEY'S ACTION.
LONDON, July 27. The Balkan
conference is expected to open at
Bucharest Wednesday, but meantime
serious fighting continues. The Greeks
refused Bulgaria s request for even a
three days' truce and, after heavy
fighting, have gotten through Kreflna
Pass, - defeatinv the Bulgarians . at
Slmekle capturing tnree siege guns
and driving the Bulgarians back on
DJuma. The Greeks claim they anni
hilated the whole left of the Bulgarian
army and that they have forced the
Bulgarians back along the Struma i
valley to DJuma, on the Bulgarian
frontier. Unless peace speedily is ne
gotiated another great battle is like
ly to occur at Struma.
No news was received today of
fighting on the Servian frontier, but
the large numbers of wounded men
arriving- In Belgrade indicate severe
engagements.
Tho concert of the powers seems
a nowrlM aa before to ajtnnt anv
united action against Turkey. The
UN E IS HinTI HAS FOREO U FORGES
Porte, however, has disavowed the ai- t0
tion of Its troops in penetrating old Representative Ragsdale, who c
Bulgarla. and no further advance of ferd th Henry-Kagsdals Insurgent
Turkish troops has been reported. The amendments to the bill; Represent
Turks claim their spoils at Adrlanople atlv" H"HeIy oll. Represent-
consisted or 150 guns, GO.UOO rlfiea
snd 1,000,000 sacks of corn.
There are frequent reports of atro
cities and massacres by Bulgarians
and Turks. Izzet Pasha, the Turkish
commander In chief, reports that Bul
garians murdered 300 Ottoman soldier',
who had been taken prisoners near
Kliley Edlnje, while an admission of
Turkish massacres of Armenians at
Malgarst and - Bodoeto comes from
Constantinople in a report that a
number of Moslems have been sen
tenced todeath orjtojong Imprlspn-
ment tor implication w . ins
Nothing to he Gained by Delaying Tariff Bill
Useless AmendmentsOther
their views and ascertained tht
strength of jthelr opposition.
It Is believed the bill could bs
taken Into a caucus with the back
ing of ths president, Democratic
Leader Underwood, Speaker Clark
and Chairman Glass, and could bs
perfected there and given the en
dorsement of ths democratic party.
Further efforts will be thus mads this
week to bring the house committee
members together on the bill, but
should ths attempts fail ths admin
titration is prspssseVt. push ths our
rency measure into ths nous without
delay. . ,
Rapid Work.
The tariff .bill has gone through
its early stages in the senate with
unexpected rapidity. Few members
have attempted to make general
tariff speeches, and It Is believed the
debate will be meager during the next
two or three weeks. The wool
schedule has been practically com
pleted yesterday, and the earthen
ware tariff will be taken up tomor
row, with Senator Stone In charge of
the debate and amendments on the
floor.
Interest in the revision has flagged
throughout the week, and Indications
point to less republican opposition as
the bill promises. Senator LaFollette
has not yet entered the debate. He
NEW PLANS REGARDING
Bill Will Be Kept In Con
ference of Committee
Democrats.
WILL VOTE ON IT
WASHINGTON, July 27. Con
fronted by apparently Irreconcilable
differences among democrats of the
house banking and currency commit-;
tee on the pending currency bill, the
administration tonight changed Its
plans -for getting the -measure
through the committee and the house.
The scheme of Chairman Glass 'to
take the unfinished' bill out of the
hands of committee democrats and
send It to the democratic house cau
cus, which failed on Friday, was
abandoned after Chairman Glass to
day conferred with President Wilson.
The bill will be kept in the con
ference of the committee democrat,,
this week, according to the new plan
and they will be forced to Tote on
the esHcntlal of the measure. The
administration supporters believe
they will be able to out-vote the so
called Insurgents by
lo to 4, or 11
allvs agio oi ra iiepro'
sentatlve Neely, of Kansas, are the
tour members listed as doubtful. If
the disagreement of these four can
not be dinp(ued of by discussion and,
argument, they will be voted down.
Then the administration will decide
what further course to pursue with
the bill.
The administration foes appar
ently were encouraged today and ad
vanced ths belief that the president,
despite the unhappy outlook, would
be blsjoetjlijbn!throughjoth
ends ef the oapitel, practically sn-
Gossip.
has employed two experts for many
weeks in the preparation of eubstl
tutes for many schedules of th dem
ocratic tariff. When these are of
fered ths Wisconsin senator is ex
peoted to lead a hard fight for their
adoption, and democrats leaders ars
looking forward to that phase Of ths
oil! si most likely to cause delay.
Senators LaFollette sod Bmoot will
offer substitutes for ths democratic
woolen tariff. In ths last two see
stans of congress Senator LaFollette
.has engineered fights is the senate,
resulting in ths adoption of a com
promise woolen bill, the measure later
vetoed by president Taft A concert
ed effort Is to be msds on th repub
llcan sids to break up ths democratic
ranks on the fre wool Issue, but
democratic leaders Insist their woolen
tariff will go through by safe mar
gin of democrat! votes and without
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Mexican Situation.
Congress Is standing by as to ths
Mexican situation, waiting for an out
come of negotiations now going on In
the legislative departments to form
ulate any definite sxpresslons as to
a Mexican policy.
The president Ims encountered fur
ther opposition In ths senate, to re-
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NAVE DISARMED REBELS
Chinese Bluejackets Patrol
. Shanghai to Prevent Any,
Looting,
liONDON, July J. A dispatch to
a news agency from Shanghai says
the foreign naval detachments have
disarmed the Shanghai rebels and
that Chinese bluejackets ars patrol
Ing the borders to prevent looting.
According to a dispatch to the Dally
Telegraph from Bhangal, dated mid
night Sunday, an armistice has been
announced to permit negotiation be
tween leaders of the rebels and gov
ernment forces. The correspondent
says there was no fighting Saturday
or Sunday and that the southerners
are leaving Shanghai disheartened.
"It Is now generally admitted,"
says the Dally Telegraph's Peking
correspondent, "that th situation
cannot be solved by force of arms.
Peking already has dispatched all
her possible troops and unless Mon
golia and Manchuria are abandoned,
further reinforcements are Impossi
ble.. Three northern troop ships es
corted by two gunboats are du any
moment at Shanghai wit hreinforce
ments for the arsenal."
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Her Liberty to Stir up
Another Riot
POLICE TOO MUCH FOR
THE RIOTOUS CROWD
Fun Starts When Irate Wo
man Invites Mob to Wreck
the Premier's Residence
LONDON, July IT.-eylvls. Psjik.
hurst, ths militant suffragette, who
was out on license under ths "crt
and motiM law," was ths leader of it
luffagrette demonstration today
which surpassed all previous Bunday
afternoon affairs of ths sort During
ths rioting whloh followed Miss
Pankhurst was rearrested and takes.
to Ilolloway Jail,
Ths meeting, held In Trafalgat
equars by ths Men's federation fur
Woman's Suffrage snd ths east-end
branch of ths Woman's Boolal and
Political union, had been announced
in advance, Snd this fact, and also,
a rumor that a charge upon PremJif
Asqulth'l rssldencs was planned,
brought enormous crowds Into ths
square. '
On to Downing street," was ths
watchword, and but for vigorous work)
by ths mobilised police, who arrest-'
sd Miss Pankhurst snd twenty men
and women supporters, thers would
havs been window smashing snd per
haps worse damage at ths premier's
house. Th procession bl men and
women marched from Whits Chapel
to Trafalgar squtrs with constant!1
growing crowds following. '.
ITsyed "HarsHM!,"'
It enter jd tht squsrs with ths bsnt.
playing ths Marseillaise snd planted
banners on ths plinth of ths Nelson1
column. Miss Pankhurst msds a
dramatlo appearance from among ths
crowd snd was dragged to ths plinth) ,
amid great cheering. When ht
demonstration -had subsided she snJu'
an Impassioned ipssch.
"Ths time for speaking Is ovsr,"
she said. "Deeds, not words, srei
wanted. Lt us all go to Downing
street- .-..v- J
She concluded by saying shs was
going to efy ths authorities snd
carry resolutions to the premier's,
residence herself, A roar of approval1
greeted this announcement and in an
Instant Miss Pankhurst, with a bun
dle of papers In her hands, was swept
off ths plinth by ths mob snd ths
squars was a mass of sxcltsd and'
struggling psople, . 4
Ths hugs crowd, Miss Pankburit
loading, moved down Whitehall to
ward Downing street A platoon at
police, which had corns sit double
qulok from Scotland Xard, formed a1
cordon across ths road, which was
effectively aided by a blockade of
wheeled conveyances. .Mounted po
lies rode Into the crowd, scattering It
and driving ths people down various
streets, Whlls officers in plain clothes
got possession of Miss Pankhurst)
after a fist fight with her bodyguArd'
of east-end youths.
The mounted men cleared a wty
for the prisoner to a can. Miss Pank-I
hurst was driven to Holloway Js'l
to serve ths remainder of her sen'
tencs or tay until shs Is again T.-
leased through a hunger strike. In
the station house shs struggled ds
perately with the officers snd smash,
ed a window with v. ruler. .
After Ml3 Pankhurst had been
taken Into custody, two women wars
arrested for throwing atones at Mr,
AequHh's windows. During ths riot
ing severed policemen were badly in
jured. TWKNTY KEVE X inTRT,
BOULDER, Colo., July J7. Twejls
ty-seven persons were Injured, some
seriously. In a wreck on Switzerland
trail, near . here, today, when four
cars filled with tourists overturned.
The cars were on the Bio Grande,
Bouler Western railroad. Among
the probably - fatally-Injured - were -Mrs.
Martha Chalfont and Miss
Blanche Chalfont Shlnnoston, W,
Va.
All suffered internal Injuries sn
suts from breaking glass. -
THE WEATHEK.
WASHINGTON. July ST. Forecast
for North Carolina: Thunderahoweri
Monday and probably Tuesday, llghf
to moderate variable winds.
Cable Lis. Wis.
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