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ALBERT THE
GOOD, KING
. OF BELGIANS
New Ruler of the Belgian
Kingdom Swoni Into
Office Today
IS WELL RECEIVED
Brussels Today Tore Down Her
Mourning Draperies and Flaunted
Gay Colors In Honor of the New
Rnler Crowds of Visitors Greatly
Increased Over That of Yesterday
and City is Today Teeming With
800,000 People Crowds Cheer
and Give the New King a Joyous
WelcomeMany Foreign Rulers
Present.
(By Cable to The Times)
Brussels, Dec. 23 Brussels today
tore down the mourning draperies
and flaunted the gayest, of colors.
For Leopold the Bad was burled and
the reign of Albert the Good began.
ine good-looking young man,
handsome In the uniform of a lieutenant-general,
stood before the rep
resentatives of his people and the rul
ers of the world. He swore to uphold
toe law, the rights of his subjects,
and the national unity. By that rite,
simple in itself, a king was made.
The prince of Flanders had become
Albert I, king of the Belgians.
L,ong dp r ore dawn the city was
astir and hours before the time set
for the beginning of the ceremonies
the streets were crowded, every win
dow along the king's route was filled
nnd fringes of humanity blackened
the roofs. The . crowds were rein
forced today by thousands who did
not come to see the funeral of Leo
pold, and It was estimated that fully
600,000 was the population of Brus
sels, normally 200,000.
Solid ranks of troops lined the
streets through which the king
passed.
The members of the lower house
wore y vening clothes. It was sig
nificant that the 35 or more social
ist delegates were absent.
. The enthusiasm of the populace
was infectious ;at the slightest op
portunity dignity gave way to cheers.
The entrance of the queen was such
a chance. Smiling and bowing, she
made her way down the close-packed
aisles and entered the state pew.
"Vive la Reine!" the cry went up,
and there were salvos of cheers for
Crown Prince Leopold, and for the
other royal children, Prince Charles
and little Princess Marie, who Is
Bcarcely more than three years old.
About the queen were the repre
sentatives of foreign rulers: Tne
Cuke of Aosta for tHeSking of Italy;
Prince Henry of Prussia, Prince Ar-
thur of Connaught, the Archduke
Franz-Salvator, Infanta Carlos of
Bourbon, the delegate of Alfonso; the
Prince of Saxony, Prince Ferdinand
. of Roumanla, the Duke of Vendome,
and he Prince of Hohenzollern.. Mln
uster H. L. Wilson and Secretary U.
G. Smith represented the United
States.
Besides the royal princes the queen,
was accompanied by Leopold's daugh
ters, Princess Clementine, his favor
" Ite, and Princess Stephanie. The
Countess of Flanders, the Duchess of
Vendome, and the Duchea of Hohen
sollern were also seated near the
queen. -
A suggestive incident was the de
parture of Princess Louise, the
daughter Leopold moHt hated, for
Buda Pest while the festivities were
on.
Without the incessant cheering
and firing of royal salutes gave no
cue to the approach of the king.
There came a lull in the buzz
within the chamber. Then suddenly
two ushers appeared,
"The king!" they cried, and Al
bert, handsome and valiant, walked
rapidly into the chamber, while a vol
ley of cheers Bhook the decorations.
He walked quickly to the dais of
the throne, opposite the chair of the
president of the senate.
The cheering continued till finally
the king was forced to rise to the
throne as a sign that he desired
silence. ' ., '
Then, amid, all the pomp of a rer
Joking nation, he went through the
simple ceremony of the Investiture.
Standing at the foot of the throne,
his head bawfl and his hands ex-
. tended as if .In benediction, he re-
neated the oatn that maae mm nng;
"I swear to observe the constitu
tion land the laws of the Belgian peo
ple, to maintain the national' lade-
pendence and the unity of the terri
tory." ;
His last words were drowned by
cheering.
Then King in name, he mounted
the throne to deliver his speech.
The king repeated the words that
both th Leopold's had said before
him, "My heart knows no other am
bition than to see you happy."
He spoke of the nation's loss in
Leopold's death; of foreign sympathy
of the prosperity of Belgium) . He
asked divine aid in making his reign
all that Is expected.
When the last! trooper had passed,
the king went to the royal palace
and the people turned their atten
tion to the making of a truly royal
holiday.
BIG BATTLESHIP)
TODAY
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 23 Uncle
Sam's, biggest battleship, the Utah,
was launched today at tPrte New York
Shipbuilding Company's yards at
Camden, N. J. Before a crowd of sev
eral thousand. Miss Mary Alice Spry,
of Salt Lnke.daughter of the governor
of Utah, christened the monster ves
sel. When the great fighting machine
slid down the ways, the cheering and
the whistles from all the craft on the
river laster for several minutes with
a tremendous din.
Many distinguished guests were pres
ent, there being, besides Governor Spry
and his family, a congressional dele
gation, representatives of the Utah
legislature and government and, naval
officers. -
The Utah, more powerful "when com
pleted that the delaware or the North
Dakota, Is the fifth fighting craft of
the United States of the all big gun
type. She has a length of S10 feet on
the load water line the over length
being 5211-2 feet. Her beam is 881-4
feet and her draught 28 1-2. Her dis
placement, 21,826 tons, is 2,000 tons
more than the Delaware or the North
Dakota,, and she is expected to make
iS3-i knots,
'ine armament win inciuae ien s-
inch guns, mounted on five turrets
each turret having 8 1-2 inch armor.
The guns will be entirely handled by
electricity. She will also have sixteen
five-inch guns. Her main armpr belt
Is 10 inches thick.
VARDAIiIAN TO
SUCCEED M1AUR1N
Jackson, MasB., Dec. 23 James K.
Vardaman who came into national
prominence by his bitter attack on
President Roosevelt a couple of years
ago, was today declared to be the
Choice of Governor Noel as the suc
cessor to United States Senator A J. '
McLaurin, who died suddenly lost
night at his home In Brandon. Two
years ago Vardaman ran for senator .
against John Sharp Williams and was
defeated by a narrow margin after a
bitter fight. Vardaman advocated the
disfranchisement of the negro and lost
on that Issue.
Trouble Maker to Go.
(By Cable to The Times.)
St. Petersburg, Dec. 23 The per
sistently reported preparation of 60,
000 troops for service on the Man
churian frontier will lead to the re
signation of Foreign Minister Iswol
iky, according to authoritative de
clarations made today. Iswolsky has
been regarded as it maker of trouble
In the cabinet and is slated to go. '
, .
Prime Minister Improving.
Washington, Dec. 23 The Ameri
can legation at Bucharest this morn
ing advised the state department that
ine conumon oi iu prime uiiuiaici
for Roumanla, who was shot by an
anarchist last Tuesday, is slightly
improved. ; J
Forecast till 8. n. no. Frldav.
For North Carolina: Fair, continued
cold tonight and Friday.
For North Carolina: Fair and con
tinued cold tonight' and Friday; light
to moderate northwest Winds.
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
The northeastern disturbance has
continued to move very slowly, east
ward with Increasing intensity and the
crest of the principal area of high
pressure has advanced to the middle
Mississippi Valley. The weather has
moderated slightly In the central
north. Temperature Is atlll below nor
nia4 In all other s-ctlons, with .the
freezing line extending -Into no-thern
.Florida..; Clear weather prevails to the
Mississippi River, but it is cloudy In
the Southwest and rain is falling in
Texas. '" v " (
The weather will continue fair in
this vicinity tonight and Friday with
very little change in temperature. ; .;.
.' LA. DENSGN, .."
I ' section Director.
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CHINESE FARMER
SUES FOR DIVORCE
(Special to The Times.)
Wilmington, N. C, Dec. 23 Lee Sing,
a prosperous Chinese farmer about
two miles from the city has Instituted
proceedings for divorce against his
mulatto wife, Entelle Lee Sing. The
fact that a Chinaman Is suing for
separation from his wife a mulatto,
makes this action probably without a
parallel In southern courts. Sing al
leges bigamy and other charges in his
complaint. The cause, has been started
In the superior courts here, papers
having been refused in one of the
South Carolina counties where the wo.
man formerly resided. The plaintiff
contends that the defendant was mar
rled when he took her unto himself in
1908 and that no divorce as secured
by her in the first mentioned instance.
Sing is worth a great deal of money
which he has accumulated in the
growth and sale of Chinese vegetables.
He alleges that he has provided boun
tifully for the molasses colored spouse
and jiow seeks a divorce as she left
him some time ago.
DR. QUACKEN'BOS TO LECTURE.
Famous Physician to Lecture Here
Next Monday Evening.
Dr. John D. Quackenhos, a very
gifted physician of New York city.
and a member of notable medical so
cieties and scientific societies all over
the world, is to lecture here next
Monday evening at the special invi
tation of the Raleigh Academy of
Medicine His theme will be "The
Philosophy, Therapeutic Value and
Present Status of Mental Sugges
tion" . He.is tb" - of Mrs. Ralph
B; Coit, now of Raleigh. He Is of
great repute in the field of physical
research and has written several
books on that subject As yet the
place where he is to speak has .not
been selected, but due notice will be
given as to this. His coming to Ral
eigh is quite an event and physi
cians and others are showing no lit
tle interest in it.
Hungarians to be Deported.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
u Washlngtonf Dec. 23 Twenty
eight dependent Hungarians are to
be deported tomorrow from the Kills
Island immigrant station. They
have been held by the immigation
authorities at Hits Island since Octo
ber 31. They were bound for
Shreveport, La.
FLOODS DO MUCH v
DAMAGE AT LISBON
(By CableMo The Times.)
Lisbon, Dec. 23 Two ships were
sunk and every vessel in the harbor
was imperilled today by the, floods.
With great damage done to the coun
try, the river Oporto was still rising
today. The schoonetsjarsteln and the
tug Mars went to the bottom as did
a dozen loaded scows, which were
washed over the bar by the river. Ef
forts were made to get all ships, un
manageable In the swift current, into
the open sea.
ASSAULTED SENOR FRIAS.
Charge of Uruguayan 'Legation Says
Petite Brunette Assaulted Him.
Washington, Dec; 23 Mrs. Flor
ence Carland, a petite brunette, at
whose home, 2117 California avenue,
Northwest, where -the Uruguayan le
gation was located until a few weeks
ago, was arrested by central office
detectives . yesterday afternoon,
carged with assaulting with a silk
parasol Senor Alberto Nin Frias, sec
retary and charge d 'affairs and in
terim of the Uruguayan legation.
Senor Frias charged that Mrs.
Garland assaulted him at the home
of Mrs. Mary C. Milmore, 1713 Cor
coran street .where the charge has
been quartered for two weeks. He
also Asked that she be arrested be
cause of threats made against him.
Mrs. ' Garland says that she was
engaged to marry Senor Frias but the
latter broke the engagement.
JOHNSON-GLASS.
Raleigh Man Weds Enfield ilrl
Ceremony Solemnized at Halifax.
. (Special tor The Times)
Halifax. Dec. 23 There was a
beautiful wedding solemnized here j
this morning at eleven o'clock, when
Mr. J. L. Johnson, of Raleigh, took as
his bride Miss Mary Eliza Glass, of
Enfield. The news of the marriage
will come as a surprise to the friends
of the young copule.
v The groom is a popular man of Ra
leigh and holds a responsible posi
tion with the Johnson & Johnson Co.,
of that place. . ' -
The bride is one of Enfield's fair
est, daughters, well-known in social
circles. '
Mr. and ,Mrs. Johnson left Imme
diately after the ceremony for Raleigh,-
where they will make their
home, residing at 113 South Blount
street. V " "
OFTHE STATE
MEET HERE
Semi-Annual Session Will Pro
bably Adjourn this After
noon BANQUET LAST NIGHT
Considerable Business Transacted
yesterday Afternoon Quite a
Number of the Plan-makers Here.
A Most Enjoyable Banquet at the
Varborougli Last, Night Second
Day's Bewtion Began This Morning.
Meeting Will Prolmbly Adjourn
This Afternoon.
Tin second and last d:iv of I li
snmi-annuul meet In? of l ho Nort h
Carolina Architectural Association
found quite n number of North Caro
lina's lending 'architects present, when
the. meeting -was'ealled to order In
the rooms of the chamber of com
rrferce this morning. Most of the
morning session Was devoted to dis
cussing matters .of interest to the
craft. . . ,
The Banquet.
The most enjoyable feature of the
meeting was the banquet held In the
dining-room of th.Yarborough House
last night beginning at 9:30. o'clock.
Mr. C. C. HbokJ: of Charlotte, per
formed the duties of toastmaster in
a most admirable way. Among those
who responded to toasts were Messrs.
Alexander Stronaeh Hill C. Linthi
cum, N. Underwood, G. H. Chasmar,
L. L. Hunter, and J. F. Leitner.
The following menu was served:
Oyster Cocktail
Green Turtle, Clear, en Tasse
Celery Hearts
Fillet of Trout
Potato Croquettes Sliced Tomatoes
Young Chicken
Crumbed and Fried, Cream Sauce
Roast Turkey, with Cranberries
Asparagus French Peas
Punch
(The. kind .the. Architects like)
Stuffed Quail Candied Yams
Fruit Salad
Vanilla Ice Cream, Assorted Cake
Crackers Coffee Cheese
Those who gathered around the
festflve board were: J. S. Leitner,
Wilmington, president; Frank K.
Thompson, Raleigh, vice-president;
Franklin Gordon,, Charlotte, secretary
and treasurer; Chas. C. Hook, W. G.
Rogers, L. L. Hunter, Eugene Stem,
Charlotte; F. A. Weston and W. S.
Brewer, Greensboro; Hill C. Linthi-
cum, Durham; Mr. Notherop, Win
ston; H. W. Simpson, New Bern; J.
T. Turner, Wilmington, C. W. Bar
rett, H. P. S. Kellar, and C. E.
Hartge, Raleigh ; Mayor J. S.- Wynne
and Alexander Stronach, Raleigh; N.
Underwood, president North Carolina
Master Builders' Association, Greens
boro; J. N, Longest, vice-president
North Carolina Master Builders' As
sociation, Greensboro; B MacKen
zie, secretary and treasurer North
Carolina Master Builders' Associa
tion; D. J. Rose, Rocky Mount; J. T.
Morris, Greensboro; W. B. Barrow,
J. F. Coffee, B. W. Baker, A. R. D.
Johnson, Clarence Johnson, John T.
Jones, Mr. Stevick, G. L. Vinson,
Nick Walker, G. A. Oldham, Raleigh;
J. B. Dobson, Atlanta; Harvey Mil
ler, Pittsburg; G. H. Chasmar, Phila
delphia, R. B. McClamrock, Greens
boro. WrlghtsvlHo Chosen.
The North Carolina Association of
Architects concluded its semi-annual
meeting today about 12:30 o'clock.
The next meeting will be held at
Wrightsville, July 1-2.
Very little-outslde of .routine busi
ness was transacted today. Among
the various things of interest to the
association discussed was the matter
of making changes in the laws rela-
tlve to the qualifications of architects
A committee was appointed to go into
this matter and confer with Insurance
Commissioner Young and make such
recommendations as it deemed wise.
It was also decided to have an ex
hibition of plans and specifications of
various buildings at the next meeting.
This will add greatly to the iniierest
of the meeting and be of great Value
to the members, allowing them to
make suggestions and exchange ideas
for the betterment of the association.
After the meeting adjourned, the
members, under the guidance of Col.
Fred A. Oidsysecretary of the cham
ber of commerce, visited Christ
.church; - the capltol.aod other !ntet
eating buildings ofthe city..
NARROW ESCAPE OF
MINERS FROM DEATH
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Wllkesbarre, Pa., Dec. 23 Climbing
up a blazing shaft, four miners es
caped today from the burning Capouse
mine when all hope for them had been
given up. 'with a marvelous display
of strength, coolness and fortitude, the
four men, defying smoke, flames-nml
ashes, crept up the framework of the
perpendicular hole and emerged black
ened grasping, in the heart of the
crowd that surounded the shaft, vnin
ly seeking a way to send aid.
When the fire broke out, the quartet
was strapped in an obscure corner of
one of the lower levels. The other
miners fled to safety, tumble to turn
n. hand in aid of the four believed to
have been cut off.
' Face to face with death, the. pris
oners mapped out a clever .and daring
plan, and followed it with desperation
that brought success and life.
WOMEN AFTER DOCTOR.
Prescribed Whiskey For Minor Ail
ments and W. C. T. lT. Had His
License Itevoked. .
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 2?, No
more controversies with the mothers'
of the (' .T. II.. thank on! i
That is I lie sad refierl ion of Or.
(3. A. Meyer, of Buffalo, Mo.
Dallas couirty is "dry". The wo
men of the W. C T. U. there, begin .
to Hay things about Dr. Meyer pre-1
scribing whiskey for earache, toolli-
ache, stomachache, lame back, and
other complaints. Dr. Meyer re-
sen,ted it and wrote a letter to the
local paper, in which he included a
prayer for the women for what he
termed their shortcomings.
The women and their nlale friends
took the matter before the state
board or health and Dr. Meyer's
license to practice was revoked on the
charge that he had been guilty of
conduct .unbecoming a physician in
prescribing whiskey for minor ail
ments. Meyer appealed to the circuit court.
The ease has
this manner:
been compromised in ,
Meyer is to be put on a year's pro
bation. If at the end of that time
the W. C. T. U. and the state board
of health believejiis conduct is ahov
reproach he will be restored to all
the rights of a physician. In the
meantime he will continue his" prac
tice.
WIFE HAD COLD FEKT.
Husband Objected and Tore Up the
Pillows Judge Sustains Husband.
Chicago, Dec. 23 "She can't warm
her feet on my back," said Paul Gella
to Municipal Judge Crowefin answer
to his wife's charge of assault, and
the judge, hearing the story, took the
same view. '
"Your honor, he was going to
strike me, and tore up the pillows!
and did everything he could to be
mean, explained Mrs. uella.
"He said, Get your cold feet off
me,' and I just said I guessed I had
a right to put 'em there if I wished.
Then he got up and flew around the
flat."
"She used me for a warming pan,"
said the husband. "She said if I did
not like it I could get out, which I
did."
"I'll dismiss the. defendant," said
the judge. "I think he had good
cause for complaint."
Smallpox On Liner.
New York, Dec. 23 The liner
Prince Adelbert from Hamburg was
held up in quarantine today by a case
of smallpox. The patient, a woman,
was taken to a hospital and five oth
ers In the same steerage compart
ment were held for observation.
Market Will Be Closed.
The city market will be closed at
9:00 o'clock Saturday, Christmas day,
nnd will not be opened again until
Monday morning.
NORWEGIANS WILL
GO TO NORTH POLE
New Orleans, La., Dec. 23 Captain
Thorvald Nielsen, one of the best
known Norwegian shipmasters who
have sailed out of this part in the
Central American trade will- leave for
Norway to taxe command of a polar
Lsxpedition soon. It was stated that
he had -been selected as the most suit
ahlA in talro chnrffA nf thl
the
tenmshin Fram which is belne fitted
up by the Norwegian government to )
take an official party to the North
Pole. The Norwegians have doubts
as to the authenticity of the discovery fought to save thbiti.
of the Nortlj Pole by either Peart orj The RaUo building is located at
Cook and intend to discover it them- 9th Btreet and Qrand avenue and the
J2te&jwt r2id",2atthree' other corners .re ocenpledtby
years on the polar expedition, ' as ind.-h Grand Avenue M.. E.
thorough exploration willbe made. ,'.inflrcli hulMing..: ."n
BROKAW ON STAND
Testifies
In His Own Behalf
In Divorce Suit
Was Nervous and Avoided Looking at
His Wif When He Told His
Wife lie Had Taken a Walk She
Culled Him a Liar.
(Ry Leased Wire to The Times.)
New York, Doc. 2:! An unusual
ly large crowd today thronged the
supreme court at Mineola, 1j. I., to
hear W. (Jould Brokaw, millionaire
ynctsman, testimony in the suit of
Mrs. Mary. Blair Brokaw against, him
for separation and flit), 000 alimony.
Edward Weiss, the ntlorney whose
illness halted the trial yesterday,
was on hand.
Ilrokaw, though ho has figured in
several suits, never before was a wit
ness and he appeared to be nervous.
On tho day he was first expected to
testify, he was prepared for the or
deal by a dress rehearsal examina
tion, conducted by his own lawyers
hciore going to court.
Brokaw first told of his honey
moon in Canada in 11107.
"W"' went lo lin Seville Hotel. I
tllillli. When we let in lied. I , n 1 we
neni to :-o many thai 1 am not
sure," lie said.
Hi- gave his wife a hunch of flow-
w. he said.
"Rllf "Kod me where I had l.iecn.
1 I"'" I ''! laUen a walk and
H!le tried, you're a liar! Yon have
biCn to see a woman,' " the defend-
nnt testified.
He denied he had been drinking.
Mrs. Brokaw, heaily veiled, enter
er the court room. The witness
avoided looking at her. He was ner
ous and fldigeted constantly.
RIG SHIPMENTS OF WHISKEY.
The Richmond Whiskey Houses Are
Doing; An Enormous Business.
(By Leased Wire to The Times!
Richmond, Va., Dec. 23 As a dls-
tribuiiiiK pouivt f or h -entire south,
well as for many states of the
middle west, Richmond at. this season
has been shipping probably more
whiskey to dry sections than was
ever sent out in the same length of
time, from any other city in the
country, not excepting New York and
Chicago. This declaration is based
on statements made by leading whis
key dealers and on estimates furn
ished by rep resell I at ives of the ex
press companies.
The hulk of these big shipments
have been consigned to individuals
in North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and
the various dry sections of Virginia.
At the same time enormous quanti-
ties of distilled
spirits have been
shipped lo Texas, Indiana, Florida,
and Illinois,
indications are that at least 40,000
gallons of whiskey are shipped from
this city daily. The whiskey estab
lishments are working night and day.
PEARY REFl'SES TO TALK.
When Asketl if He Would Submit
Proofs to Copenhagen.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Washington. Dec. 23 Command
er Robert E. Peary, U ,S. N., return
ed this morning from New York,
where he was a guest last night at a
banquet given by the New England
Society.
When he was asked if he would
consent to submitting his proofs that
he had found the North Pole to the
University of Copenhagen, he said:
"I have no comment whatever to
make on that subject."
He was then asked:
"if the National Geographic So
ciety should express its willingness
that your proofs should he so sub
mitted, would you object?"
To this inquiry he reiterated:
"As I have said, I have no com
ment to make on that subject what
ever. I refuse to discuss it."
BIO EIRE IN KANSAS CITY.
Six-story Structure in the Center of
the City lestroyed by Flames.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 23 The
Rialto building, a six-Btory structure
in the center of the business district,
was destroyed by fire early today and
adjoining buildings were damaged.
The loss is estimated at $300,000.
The fire started at 4 o'clock, from
some unknown cause and an hour
later the Rialt'o building, In which
many of the city's most prominent
physicians have their offices, was en-
tlrely destroyed, with its contents,
f iremen lurnoa men- uumiuu m
adjoining buildings as soon at u was
seen that the Rialto was doomed and
BATTLE STILL
tRAGES ABOUT
CITYOFRATiIA
But Estrada's Victory is Com
plete and he is Capturing
Every Stronghold
SIX HUNDRED DEAD
Zelayan Forces Have Been Practical
ly Annihilated and Remnant of
Army is Cut Off From Retreat
Total Number of Dead Is Sid Hun
dred and Estrada Captures 2,000
Prisoners, 1,500 Rifles and a Mil
Hon Rounds of Ammunition
Among Prisoners Is General Gon
zales, One of Zelayn's Leaders.
(By Cable to The Times)
Blueflelds, Dec. 23 Via Galveston,
Texas, Dec. 23 General Estrada has
won a complete victory at Rama. The
Zelayan forces have been practically
annihilated. Those not killed,
wounded or captured, are cut off
from retreat. ' "'
Six hundred are dead on both
sides, the government loss being by
far the greater. Two Americans are
among those killed of Estrada's
army. ' Estrada captured more than
2,000 men, 1,500 riflles an da mil
lion rounds of ammunition . Among
the prisoners is General Gonzales,
one of Zelaya's two leaders, who
was in command of the forces.
Yesterday's fighting was resumed
at -daybreak today. After seven
hours of stiff guerrilla and gunboat
fighting Estrada's forces held Tatum
bla Hill and K.alteva, as well as the
outer works at Recreo. This position
commanded both the right and left
flanks of the Zelayan army. The
revolutionists were recruited during
the night and under Generals Fo'rnos
Dinz and Emiliano Chamorro, moved
on the main fortifications in strong
array early in the morning.
Zelaya's troops were well entrench
ed above Recreo but General Luis
Nena, who with General Correomo,
moved up the Rama river Sunday
and yesterday took the Tatumbla Hill
by assault, was in a position to com
mand the lines of retreat from Re
creo, as well as the lines of com
munication through the interior of
Managua. General Fernos Diaz in
command of the field for Estrada,
led the main attack up the Mico
river yesterday with the gunboat
Falcon. He was supported on
either side of the stream by strong
columns and on the narrow penin
sula between the Mico and Sequia
rivers the hottest fighting occurred.
Here the troops charged through the
bush against Kalteva three times be
fore the position was finally cap
tuned under sharp machine gun fire
from the gunboat. The revolution
ists had about 1,400 men engaged
here, the lines extending fully three
miles. It is difficult to get at the
exact number of the dead as the
ftghting was largely in the bush and
it will take some time to recover the
bodies.
General Diaz and General Chamor
ro personally did some brilliant fight
ing. Fifteen prisoners, several hundred
stands of arms and 30 or 40 Zelayan
wounded were brought here from
Rama last night, and were cared for.
It is known that six prisoners taken
by the government forces In the fight
at Kalteva were Immediately shot.
Street Car Robbed.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Pittsburg, Pa., Dec. 23 At the
point of revolvers, two highwaymen
at an early hour this morning held
up a Millvale Btreet car at Crouse's
Stop, Millvale. Binding and gagging
tue motorman and conductor, they
took $25 from the latter and fifty
cents from Jhe former, and made
their escape. "
Paper Mill Burned. . " '
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Downinton, Pa., Deb. 23 The 8.
N. DIcking ft Son paper mill here was
destroyed by fire today, one mad be
ing killed and several hurt. Adjoin
ing property was threatened, Includ
ing the Pownlnton National Bank.
Leave Hospital.
Mr. Harry Noel, who has been lit
Rex Hospital for some time lutrerina;
from injuries received by falling
from a Seaboard bridge, Utt thin
morning for hit home l& Ttriinla.
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