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VOLUME XVII.
ABILENE TEXAS SUNDAY FEBRUARY 16 1913.
fcUMUl 44.
"Hands Off' Mexico for Present Decision of United States;
Colquitt Wires Taft to Rush Troops to Texas Border
IN SNEED TRIAL
AST PROGRESS
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MEXICAN GOVERNMENT PUTS
STRICT CENSORSHIP ON NEWS
SENATE DEMANDS RESIGNATION OP MADERO WHO TELLS
SPANIIH MINISTER HE WILL DIE BEFORE GIVING
UP OFFICE OF PRESIDENTS
GENERAL DIAZ AGREES ON NEUTRAL ZONE
American Consulate Will Be Protected By Rebel Commander And
Refugees arid Non-Corabatnnts Are Being Collected
and Conveyed to Place of Safety
From Shot and Shell.
nv associated press.
WASHINGTON FEB. in. 12::t7 A M. "HANDS OFF" MEXICO FOJl
THE PRESENT "AB THE DECISION REACHED BY PRES. TAFT AND
CARIN'KT AFTER A PROI.ONGED SESSION UNTIL AN EARLY HOUR
THIS MORNING.. AFTER REVIEWING THE SITUATION ESPECIAL
LY RELATIVE TO PROPOSAL OF ARMISTICE IN MEXICO CITY DUR-
ING WHICH NON-COM nATANTS ARE TO RE' REMOVED. TAFT AM)
ADVISERS DETERMINED TO REAFFIRM NON-INTERVENTION ATTI-
TUDE OF UNITED STATES HIT AT SAME TIME TO KEEP ARMY
AND NAVY READY FOR INSTANT ACTION. IT WAS PRACTICALLY
DETERMINED THAT NO FURTHER COMMUNICATION WOULD GO TO
PRESIDENT MADERO AT THIS TIME. HE HAD ASKED PRESIDENT
TAFT TJ) REFUSE TO INTERVENE. '
8PECTAL TO THE REPORTER.'- - - - .. - n-
AUSTIN TEX. FEB ID. GOVERNOR COIXJQUITT TONIGHT WIR-
ED PRESIDENT TAFT TO SEND SUFFICIENT TROOPS TO PROTECT
THE LIVES OF AMERICANS JUST ACROSS TIIK RORDER FROM NEW
LAREDO AND THAT UNLESS SOME DECISIVE ACT 10$ IS TAKEN
AT ONCE THE GOVERNOR WILL DETAIL THE STATE MILITIA TO
THE RORDER.
THE GREAAT COST TO THE STATE IS THE ONLY THING WHICH
DETERRED THE GOVERNOR IN THE MATTER. HE WILL CALL THE
ATTENTION OF THE LEGISLATURE TO THE MATTER IN A SPEC-
IAL MESSAGE. AS IT WILL COST APPROXIMATELY f 100000 TO
MOVE THE TltOOPS. UP TO ELEVEN-THIRTY TONIGHT THE GOV-
ERNOR HAD NOT HEARD FROM THE PRESIDENT ON THE MAT-
TER. THE TELEGRAM TO PRESIDENT TAIT FROM THE GOVERNOR
THIS EVENING IS AS FOLLOWS-
"THE SHERIFF OF WERH COUNTY ADVISES ME THAT THE REV-
OLUTIONISTS HAVE JUST CAPTURED NEW LAREDO ACROSS THE
RIVER FROM LAREDO TEXAS AND ARE NOW IN POSSESSION OF
THE CUSTOMS HOUSE AND THE MUNICIPAL PALACE THE GARRl-
SON JOINING THE REBELS.
"I AM ALSO RECEIVING REPORTS OF INCURSIONS OF MEXICAN
HANDITS INTO TEXAS FOR THE PURPOSE OF STEALNO HORSES
AND CATTLE ALONG THE UNPROTEOED UORDER.
"I ASK THAT YOU SEND SUFFICIENT TROOPS TO LAREDO AND
RROWNSVILLE FOR THE PROTECTION OF AMERICAN LIVES AND
PROPERTY IN TEXAS. IF NOT CONVENIENT TO DO SO I WH.L
SEND THE TEXAS TROOPS TO TAKE CHARGE OF THE SITUATION
ON THE RIO GRAXDE. .2 I
"PLEASE ADVISE ME WHAT WILL RE DONE."
Ily Associated Preen.
MEXICO CITY Feb. lfi. Difficul-
ties 111 getting tltO HOWS tO tllO 6llt-
Hldo world worn Increased tonight
whim thu Federal Government placed
u ceiiHorhi) on all telegrams leav-
ing -the capltul.
Tho Senate met and demanded the
resignation of President Mndero de-
claring Umt the United Statea would
Intervene.
President Maduro could not be lo-
omed by thu Senators but ho told the
Sptufsh Minister that ho positively
would not resign. Ho Htild that ho
would dl tirttt.
Roth Hldou auked to grnnt a truce
for twenty-four liourH and Gonerul
Iluorlu agreed on a trueo until elev-
en o'clock.
Geuoral' Dins ban uKreed on a nou-
tnil zoiiq around tho Amorlenn cpu-
uuluto to bo protected.
RofiiKOpH uro belnu collected nnd
convoyed to n place of mitety
Ily AbHoclated Press.
WAHH1NOTON Feb 10. The bat-
tleHhln VlrKlula nuuoiiuced It8 nrrlv
ul In Tnmplco Mexico tonlRht by
wlroleBH.
Uy ABnoclatcd Press.
MEXICO CITY Mex Feb. 15.
President Mmloro. ttila inornliu; au-
thorized Col. Do La Hurra who was
announced Inst night us Mail tiro's
HiiroeHHor to co General Felix Dlut
nnd offer to nettle tho difficulties
through tho appointment of u com-
mission. Do Lu Burnt urged Gonorul D1m
to accept tho terms tutylng that there
whs Imminent danger of foreign in-
turventlon In case bo refused. Dlax
said that the only terms ho would
accept would be thu resignation of
President Maduro nnd his entire cab-
inet. De la Hurra left and tho cannon-
ading of the city continued.
HohhIo Holds Rrlef Session This
MornlMff.
At the suggestion of Senor Pedro
Lascurlau a Senate session was
called but numerous Henatorn through
apparent fear of bullets failed to at-
tend A brier Bitting was held in the
forenoon today.
After adjournment Senor LiiBCur-
lan declared Hint it was by no moans
curtain that J'rcaldcnt Madoro would
resign.
Unconfirmed rumors say that soino
of tho Bunutprs favored demanding
tho resignation of Madoro.
Cuba Auks to Gusrd lit. Legation.
The Cuban Government today ask-
ed permission of tho Mexican Gov-
ernment to send murines to guard lis
leeatlon In tho City of Mexico. It is
not known at this time what tho ans
wer of tho Moxicun Government will
be but it does not seem likely that
tlio rcuucBt will bo turned down now
Wax i'HNMeit Fire IH Mil DlrectloHS.
Tho Dliu cannon this morning ex-
tending their Hrlng eono llrcd lu all
directions nud 11 heavy exodus of uon-
cabatHUU began
Hi hns In XtHmn all 7dkL
Tho rebel gun wero In spasmodic
actlw HMrly all Hlgkt Friday night
Tk fikral artillery continually fir-
e4 bck VleroHly.
The heavy night cannonading wan
m. 1r f pa a ) r- (
HIPlritJMi "h t' &e?il AJt- & iiii jS'1? "'"jfif4-' vaSBjZ
VIEW OF CITY
"ss&yt-
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tnl;cn to mcnit that President Madoro
tins not resigned nud Unit such nil
announcement might be merely n
Government ruse.
Senate Dciiiand JtcHlgnalloii of
.Hnilcro.
After an oxeeutlve meeting in the
Chamber of Deputies the majority of
the Senate left for the National Pnl-
aetviit 1:24 p. 111. today to deinaud the
resignation of President Madoro.
They were accompanied by Fran
cisco De In Rarra and the Spanish
Minister to Mexico.
Rebels Fire on National Palace.
Tho rebel artillery threw shells at
the National lnlanLu where thu sen
ators were endeavoring to (Wise n
(iiiMitiH for lirlnirltiL' nbotit nouVu be
tween the- Go eminent and the rebels
led by General Felix Diaz.
(Jenerul Uouthardinrnt Continues nil
.Homing.
The general bombardment by tile
rexoltttlonlsts of tbo Federal posi-
tion continued nils tho morning Sat-
urday steadily and the cannonading
was heavy from both sides.
A series of sharp engagements oc-
curred at various points oer tho city.
Ail the Federal forceB nnnw Into
action tit times during tho tiny with
much gun and infantry Hrlng to
Which tbo rebols made nhnrp replies.
The Gou'rnment batteries In Ala-
meda Park cnuio Into action as well
us another near the Colonla railroad
station and still another on Sau Junn
De Lotrnn east of tho rebol position.
Hopes of Pence Fallen ('"mplclel
Flat.
At 2-01 p. m. Saturday afternoon
tho hopes of peace seemed to have
rallen completely flat. Artillery Is
pounding away.
4Udero Dented Resignation Frlda)
Mght.
Dy Associated Press.
NEW YORK Feb. Hi Just before
tho Mexico eublo olllce closed Friday
night It was rumored that President
Madoro denied bis resignation which
Mm HrltlHli Location olllclally an
nounced ami also TTOiiortcd that
Federal night attacic nail iteen iicguu
on Goneral Diaz Not one word wim
hoard from Mexico up to ton o clock
Suturdny morning
jTYONE
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SORNB IN .TUARKK
OP MEXICO SEAT OF MEXICAN WAR ACTIVITIES
IE AMERICAN KILLED: ANOTHER
WOUNDED: ARMISTICE ARRANGED
UY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
MEXICO CITY FER. 15 1.24 A. M. AT A. LATE HOUR IT WAS RE-
PORTED THAT AN ARMISTICE HAD DEEN ARRANGED TO ALLOW
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PROTECTED 'ONE RUT OWING TO
CENSORSHIP THIS HAS NOT 11EKN CONFIRMED.
R M. MEREDITH AN AMERICAN WAS KILLED TODAY WHEN' A
SHELL SMASHED INTO PORTER'S HOTEL AND EXPLODED. A
STRANGE FATALITY SEEMED TO FOLLOW MEREDITH. WHO WAS
WOUNDED ON TIE STREET A FEW DAYS AGO RY A HURST t NO
SHELL. SIDNEY SUTHERLAND. OF SALT LAKE CITY .WAS RADLY
INJURED RY EXPLODING SHELL TODAY.
ARTILLERY DUEL CONTINUED IN THE EARLY PART OF THE
NIGHT. IT IS REPORTED THAT THE I.QYALTY OF GENERAL ULAN.
QUET TO THE MADERO CAUSE AND THAT OF HIS TROOPS HAS
REEN SUSPECTED.
Tuft and Kno Want IHndero lo
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By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON Feb. 1ft. President
Taft and Secretary of War Knox hope
that President Mndero will resign
say confidential adviser
The report of thu resignation of
Francisco 1 Mndero as President or
Mexico .which was spread broadcast
ou-r tho world Friday night Was a
mistake it was found today and De
La Rarra Iuih not succeeded to the
presidency as was announced.
Would Force .Modern lo Resign.
The erroneous rcpor.t grow out of
the fact that there is a strong move-
ment on foot in the capital to force
the resignation of Mndero but this
had not been successful up to noon
Saturday
Nucio I.nredo Cuplnrcd by llcbcls
Ry Associated Press.
LAREDO Tex. Fob. lit. Nuavo
Lnrcdo was captured by tho rebels
this afternoon without a single shot
Bhot being tired.
Pascunl Orozco Sr. headed a small
I..1111I that .Went to tho Federal bar
racks and tho government Boluiors
formally announced their allegiance
to tho revolutionists.
Everything Is outlet tonigut.
American Mine Looted; American
Wounded.
fit Aaennlnlnri Prnttlt
BAN LUIS Potnsl Mux..
Feb. 1ft
owned by
Tho Tiro General Mines
Americans was comnlclcly
looted by
liandlts today ah American
num-
oil Link was wounded.
('Micral Rebel MoiciiichI Tnnarn
luarez.
Ry Associated Press.
EL PASO Tex. Fob. 15 A gen-
eral rebol movement toward Juarez
began today.
Sclliold Hotel Damaged .Saturday
By Associated Presa.
1X)RT WORTH Feb. IS. Tho Sol-
bold hotel was damaged to the ox-
tent of ten thousand dollars by Uro on
Die fourth floor xariy tbH JiiorniUK
So 0110 was Injured.
Naturally a benuU doctor likes to
demand a hnudspmo fee.
t
WttflCO. NKAU El PASO TU11KATEND mRKDKrS.
i a a ct cy $tp $ pjk ccuo ct a
$ lrMIf.TH TUB'TKDST"-!
O Iiv Associated PresH. . O
DETROIT Mich.. Feb. 1ft.
(? Tho eleven "Rath Tub" Trust O
v defendants who wero convict- O
O ed Friday today wero lined 0110 if
- dollar to one thousand dollars $
C each. "X
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SAFE RI.DWN AT .WILMKK.
RobberH Kncaie on Hand Car Willi
f'MHK) Belonging to While
Ranking Co.
DALLAS Tex. Fob. 1ft. The
White liauklug Company's nfo at
Wllnwif lipitr here was dvnamlted
this morllng and about three tlioiiH-
jind dolllrh stolen. The rotiuers es
caped of a liundcar.
Fhrill hhiI Bnw"
Occaflonnlly f man-manages to re-
main fgionmtliioiwlthstnndlug the
enons 01 n 1001 woiuen 10 pin. nun
wise.
-rf'
"Pldillo HHill Hnir."
A nlitvni- uiMiti In nun whoso ClOV-
nnmcu la tinvnr lllllllonsntlilv felt 1)V
those wlit whom Bho frequently conies
In cont
FiddllHnd Ilow.w
When I girl Is learning to smoko
elgarettel she 1b apt to make nor sou
Blck; nftlr learning to smoko them
sho makes other people sick.
qfttJSlHIJBPPBOOaC
FIRKMKX AND KNOINKKKS -REJECT
TERMS MADE.
ny Associated Press.
NEW YORK Feb. 15. Tho
oIllcorB of tho Flromcn and En-
gineers unanimously voted to-
day lo reject the amended arbi-
tration plan submitted last
night by tho eastern railroads.
ao0noaKftaoano
TEXAS HO
HAS AD URN D
THIRD CASK MKXIMHTIS RIIKAKS
(H'lV TWO DKVTIIS II.W1MI
ALREADY (M'UrilRKD.
REP. HUNT IS STRICKEN
Speaker Terrell After Conference
- Willi GoKrunrniid Altornci Gen-
eral KxcttsPH Kiery .Mem-
her I'lilll March .
By Associated PreBs.
AUSTIN Feb. 10. The third caso
of meningitis Iik tho Houso dovelon-
lUJounieiPiintli March Jl! &" .'
Speaker Terrell aftor n conference
with Governor Colquitt ami Attorney
General Looncy annoiinced tbnt lie
would cxcilBO every nipinber of tiio
Jiouso rrom attendance until March a
una oruor Delng Hiibjeot to change b
telegraph.
Speakor Terrell announced that bo
would remain and with 0110 Repre-
sentative from TrnvJs county would
ndjQiiru tho House from day to day
and that If conditions do not improve
tho TeccflB would bo further oxtotl
dcd.
Representative J. C Hunt of Can-
yon City Is the third victim. Ho has
tho disease in the ccrebro-splnnl form.
Hon. Thomns McNeal of Lockhurt
Representative in tho Houso from lh
Eighty-Sixth DlBtrlct died from core-bro-Bplua)
meningitis In Austin Friday
nrtnrnoon after being III from Tues-
day night. Ills death fallowed almost
Immediately after that of lloprcscntn-
tlvo I.eo Killlugswor'th who Huecom-
bed to tho dlscnso Tlinfadny after-
noon nt 2:110 o'clock.
Senate Adjourns to Feb. 21.
Special to tho Reporter
AUSTIN Feb. in. Without concur-
rent nctlon tho two branches of tho
legislature have practically disban-
ded tho Houso until March :i and tho
Senate until February 21 and as n re-
sult tonight tho legislatlvo halls are
almost deserted most of tho members
deciding to go homo during tho lute
rim. Tho meningitis scare which re-
sulted lu the death of two members
and tho sorlous Illness of n third is
responsible' for thfH condition of af-
fairs. Following the statement Issued
this morning by Spdakor Terrell in
which all nlcmbers wore excused ex-
cept tho two from Travis eounty. UiIb
afternoon tho Speaker oxcused tho
employees of tha House which means
they will receive their pay during tho
Interim.
Senator Terrell of Mcl-onnan county
was advised this afternoon by Lieu
tununt Governor Mayes who Is at
Hrawjuvood. that tho Senators would
he excused until February 21 and thut
tho same would bo douo with tho of-
ficers of tho Senate.
Senator McGregor of Travis county
was delegated to ufct with Secretary
Howerton of thu Semite to recess from
dny to day until February 2L There
uro only eleven senators here and
should there be it quorum hero bo-
twecn that period it would bo posslblo
to transact business but this Is un-
likely. A resume of what has been
accomplished by tho Thirty-Third
legislature during tho month thut It
hua been In session reveals some in
teresting facts. Thoro has been Intro-
ducud in both branches u total or ui 1
bills of which 613 wero House and
301 Senato bills. Tho total number of
billa pased lu U19 House and sent to
the Senate G3 while the number of
Bonate bills passed ftaally wut Kent Is
the House is 29. The 1loua a4 gen-
ate broke oven in pasmge or eaeh etfc
er's bills; the llomw Imvl pai4
sun: will ki:st i:akly mov.
ry impohtim' wltvkssks
having ti:.4tipii:r
COURTROOM IS PAOCED
tiltiicHM SHlHrday AflemnoM TeHSfi4
ItpfrmtiiHl Pared Plor of trntk
rollntre" Two SliehU R-frc
l llore Whh Killed
Special to tbo Roportor.
VERNON Tex. Feb. ir John Real
Sliced paced the floors of tho ''Death
collage" on Polk Street In AtimrJHo
through tho still watches or tho night
ror two nights before bo killed Al
Boyeo In front of tho church ncros
the Btreet Sept. L 1012 a witness
In his trial testified Ibis afternoon.
Heard '('rjiwlrjt TrcntlHff
II. V. Cuntroll. at that Umo mnnn-
gcr of the Amnrillo offlco or tho Wes-
tern Union Telegraph Company nnd
occupant of one of the cottages next
door to that occupied by Snccd said
that he waft troubled with insomnia
Friday anil at intervals in his fitful
sleep he could hear the ceaseless tren-
ding of n lone ncrsoil lu tho dnrl.ened
house next door
Cnntrell had. just "returned from nn
onHlern trip Friday afternoon beforo
the killing Saturday afternoon.
Mrs CautroR testified that she heard
the walking Thursday nnd Frloiiy
nights. Mrs. Cuntroll said that she
went Into the "Death Cottage" Frlda j'
morning by the kitchen dour bcllor
lug that trumps had been there and
as she reached tho middle room she
heard footsteps In tho front room and
ran nut to the cottage beyond occu-
pied by Mrs l)la Garrison.
' Did you heat voices In tho cottage
nt night?" Senator Odoll or tho proso-
ruttoti asked her.
"No" she answered "only tho walk-
ing and every now and then cough
lng'r
State Will Rest Karly Xar.
All but one or two witnesses of min-
or Importance have given state's evi-
dence In chief and the state wilt rest
Sneed Ih Th Stand Last.
All the testimony given by the states
oyew Itncsses nnd nil the testimony
of other state's witnesses has been
that tending to prove that Snccd was
disguised when ho shot Royco down
will ho repented by Sliced himself-
when ho takes tho stand ns tho last
witness for tho defense.
Capf. Sajdcr First Witness.
Capt T. S. Snyder or Clayton No
Mexico father of Mrs Lolin Snood
arrived Saturday afternoon and will
ho tho first witness for tho defense.
He will be followed by Henry Bow
man of Plnuo who married the sif-
ter of Mrs. lsna Snccd and who de-
scribed the dreary Christmas of the
llttlo Snccd children In 1011 befom
their mother who had alojiciLwlth Al
Doycc to Canada had bees found.
Courlrssw Packed Satwrttay
The court room was packed to cal-
cify Saturday nnd more women than
iiBiutl occupied tho front scats.
six Senate bills and tho Senate h
passed tho- same number of llouae
bills. This makes only a total of 12
bills passed by tho present Legisla-
ture which has reached the execu-
tive department. During the present
session the two branches of tha Leg-
islature adopted six concurrent reso-
lutions tbo latter uejng tho reaolu-'
(ton .ratifying tho protioscd amend-
ment to tho Fodoral Constitution pro-
viding for tho election ot United Slatou
Senators by a dlre-to of tho peo
ple.
Twe X ).
Mrs. J S. Smith Wife of 8periteo-
dent Smith of Taylor county public
schools who ywi In very yeeenrioua
condition Friday night and Mutuntar
was reported to be much improved at
eloveu o'clock last wight. The teer
twin sons of Mr. and ilrs. Smith were
also reported to bo delng nicely.
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By Aseoakited Prw. '
WA8HLNCTOX re 11.
llouw and Seneto hwnNte to-
day baj a cev la yMr
tho urwt-lilHiMAu "i-
graUe Mil ever b vee t
r'rwWt rii. Tjwtdetf eeM
that they cowM 4 It kr
nmrtflH
if
TYPKWKITf m FS.U&
Ouo No. ft 01lr0(QJLMltloii.
for (10 cj1i. orMft JMt ifw tfaly uay-
mcuts of IfcQtflMlioutbl Also ode
No. 3 OUyjjMIn condif on for 15
cash orjprtl oAftWtthljl payment.
OthorJ(lrrKalilnMwrtri. Offloo
Hourly and PwttfeVomkuty Ket
Side Pino Street KdMiidbit Pboeo
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