ALL-DAYJATTLE
Diaz Troops Repulsed In Attack
on A(ua Prieta.
REBELS RETAIN ADVANTAGE,
ftullets Again Main In Douglaa, AHt.,
nd Seven Citliana of United State
Arc Wounded American Want
emethlng Done to Protect Live.
Agua Prieta, April 18. After seven
teen hours of almost Inreaaant Unlit In
ifce battle Ik-t ween he Mexican fed
raJ and Insurreetoa ram to an end,
with the rebela Mill holding almost
er position they had at the Mart,
aKnonfth during the night the federala
e-arried the hat tie to the borders Of
the tOWh.
Just before nightfall the federal cav
alry, each horse with two or three
stirs men ollnclna to It. made Ha war
ag a narrow ravine whi( h extends lo
artthln 400 yards of Agua Prieta. Here
the) extra men dismounted and the
aorsr were taken bark for more un
til eeveral hundred Infantrymen had
Khered 4 lose to the beleaguered
n Then darkneaa came.
Thla force crept up to the crest of
the embankment and opened a severe
Are upon Agua Prieta, shooting Into
very building within range of their
guns, the rebels replying from the
boll pen and every available cover.
The federals a!o brought to their aid
a three-pound piece stationed to the
eoutheast and were pouring shells into
Uie city.
. following the onslaught upon the
town, Balaaarla Garcia commander in
chief of the rebel forces, crossed the
line and surrendered himself to the
American officers, but the loss of their
commander had no apparent effect
Upon the determination of his forces,
who kept up the fight with the name
courage that had characterized their
Action during the day.
200 Federala Killed.
The most Important battle of the
Mexican revolution was fought lure
between 1,600 federala, under com
mand of Lieutenant Colonel Diaz, and
1,000 rebels, under Kalasaria Garcia,
iind resulted lu the repulse of the
former.
The bin tie. however, wbb not finally
decisive. Two federal machine i-uu
re in possession of the rebels and the
federals had Buffered a loss estimated
by the rebelB as at least 200 killed and
wounded. The rebels gave their own
loss at twenty.
At the beginning of the battle, re
gardless of the warning given by the
fritted states govern meal 10 the lead
era of both forces, a rain of bullets
poured into the American town of
Douglas, and when the day was over
It was ton 11 -i that seven non-coml;it
nt residents of that city had been
wounded. It was a day almost of ter
ror In Douglas.
List of Douglas Wounded.
O. K. Goll, Tombstone, scalp wound
en the side of the head, while watch
Jag the battle from fourth street,
Douglas.
E. Arce, Douglas, wounded instep.
Prank WllllRms, blacksmith helper,
ehot in back while standing outside
Of the so called danger zone. Wound
OAngi :oua.
Jack Hamilton, Douglas, wounded In
beck while watching the battle with
forty others from the top or an adobe
bouse several blocks from the inter
station a) line.
Jesus Alcantara. Douglas, Mesh
ground in leg.
Mrs. Larson, severely cut bv shat-
glass of kitchen window of a res-
ice.
John Keith Douglas, wounded In
ieg while walking on the street
Soldiers Forced to Seek Shelter.
More than half of Douglas was un
4er fire from the beginning until the
end of the battle. The United States
asom house was in the direct range
Of attack and aoldlers near there
Were forced th seek shelter.
When the battle began. Colonel
flhnnk. commanding the i nlted States
troops rushed his four troops of cav
alry to the line and took every possi
ble precaution for the safety of the
Citizens of Douglas, keeping them out
Of that portion of the city which was
eoeslilercd to he mo-t exposed. This,
towel ill did not save Americans trom
Injury Kvery Indication points to a
eeaumitiou of fighting today, ir the
federal. should prove successful It
means that the battle will be carried
to the atreete of Agua Prieta, with In
ereasiut; menace to the citizens of
Douglas. There is a movement among
the lead lag oftlaeaa of Douglns to send
A large number of telegrams to Piesl
elent Taft asking him to safeguard the
Uvea of American citizens.
OR. a CLARK HYDE.
Supreme Court Gives
Him Another Trial on
Swope Murder Charge.
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NEBRASKA NEWS
Eighteen Irrigation Measures
Passed at Last Session.
OFFICIALS ARE WELL SATISFIED
REED TO PROSECUTE HYDE
Law Firm of Which He la a Membei
Retained by Swope Family.
Kansas City, April 1 S. It became
known that United States Senatoi
James A. Heed and his law pnrtner.
Thomas A. J. Martin, will be employed
by member of the Swope family to
assist the state In the second prosecu
tion of Dr. B C. Hyde, charged with
the murder of Thomas H. Swope.
These lawyers assisted the state in
the first trial of the physician. John
H. Atwood, formerly a member of
Senator Reed's law Dim, who also as
sisted at the first trial, will not take
part In the next trial, according to
present arrangements.
The employment of 8cnator Reed
may delay the next trial, as the sena
tor will remain in Washington until
the special session of congress ad
journs. PRESIDENT TAFT DRAWS LINE
Warnt Mexican to Keep Fighting
Away From Boundary.
Washington, April 1". President
Taft Is determined that battles be
tween Mexican federalists and Insur
reetag shall not be fought on Amer
ican soil. He 1 equally determined
that the lives of American noncom
bntunts shall not be endangered by
the forces ol' President Diaa and those
of General Modero. future combats
between the rebels and the forces of
the Mexican government must not bo
fought out so close to the American
line as to put In Jeopardy the lives
and property ot Americans. Through
the state department the president
notified the Mexican government that
it must see to it in the future that no
such unfortunate incident as that at
Agua Prieta, near Douglas, Ariz., when
two Americans were killed and eleven
wounded, be allowed to occur. Through
the war department and through the
depaitment of justice the president
sent the same sort of warning to the
leader of the Inaurrectos at Agua
Prieta.
The Mexican government, accord
ing to the view at the state depart
ment, will he held accountable Tor
the loss of life and Injury to Amer
icans of Douglas, Arix.. during the
fighting between federals and Inaur
rectos at Agua Prieta.
Proposed Reduction of Wool Tariff.
Washington, April 18. FYoni an au
thoritative source It was learned that
the lemocratlc revision of the wool
schedule contemplates reductions of
alKiut ."in per cent on raw wool and
substantially 40 per cent on manufact
ured article. This revised schedule
is not yet ready for submission.
Price, State Engineer, Saya Reguhj
tiona Now in Effect Will Produce
Revenue and Aid Development
Change Made In Fee.
Lincoln, April 18. A set of eighteen
comprehensive irrigation measures
were passed at the recent session of
the legislature, nearly ell of which
were Introduced by Senator Hoagland
of North Platte. AH of the measures
had the emergency clause when passed
by both house and became laws when
they were approved by Governor Aid
rich.
The billa were the product of the
legislative committee of the State Irri
gation association The men who
drafted them were J. 1. Halligan and
J. G. Boebler of North Platte, W. P.
Byron of Gothenburg, f. W. Wllllama
and H. O. Hunt of Bridgeport, Fred
Wright of Scotts Bluff and O. W.
Gardner of Gerlng.
The slep forward that western Ne
braska has taken In the last two yeara
has made a more satisfactory system
of irrigation legislation necessary and
on that account men who lived in that
part of the state Interested them
aelvea In the matter. Most of those
directly Interested assert that the
state now has a thorough and efficient
set of laws and declare that the solv
ing of the water problem will be sim
plified In the future.
The secretary of the state irriga
tion board. State Engineer D. D. Price,
also saya that the state now has a
workable and revenue-producing set
of Irrigation laws. Several changes
were made under the new laws In the
schedule by which fees are collected
for water usuge. When1 the former
fees were $2 straight, they are now
as follows: for storage reservoir, $5
per 5,000 acre feet; water for irrlga
tton, $5 per 1,000 acres; for power
purposes, $5 per fifty -horse power;
for any other useful purpose, $5 and
expenses; for proposed dams, 50 cents
for each foot In height nnd actual ex
pense of examination.
HER EASTERHAT ABLAZE
POISON IN RHUBARB
Botanical Expert Say It May Have
Caused Death of Mra. Crezier.
Lincoln, April 18. That ordinary
rhubarb, at a certain stage if Its de
velopment, aometlmes contains highly
active poisons has been determined,
and is fixed as the probable cause of
ibg death of Mrs. M. W. Croxler and
the severe illness of her husband, both
of whom were poisoned at their home
In University Place last week. Other
vegetation found in the Crozler yard,
from which the poisonous dish was
taken, proved to have no dangerous
qualities, according to an analysis
made by Dean C E. Bessey, head of
the botan! al department ot Ike fni-
versity of Mebraaha.
According to Drs. Mayhew and Ever
ett, who operated upo 1 : r. Croxler,
rhubarb at times develops dangerous
toxins, which, injected Into animals,
have caused conditions similar to
those In the Crotler case.
6IRL HAS CLOSE CALL
Mi Eileen Wlleon'e Clothes Catch
Fire While Riding Motorcycle.
Lincoln, April 18. But for the as
sistance of a family who saw her body
aflame and rushed to her aid, Eileen
Wilson, whose clothes caught Are
when she was riding on a motorcycle
with Harry Baker, might have tab
fered an appalling death The HyaftA,
who went to the aid of the girl,
grabbed rugs and portieres from their
house and managed to extinguish the
flames which enveloped her.
The manner in which Miss Wilson's,
clothes became ignited ts mysterious,
but it is thought that wben she sat on
the motorcycle directly over the tank
she shut the air off In acme way and
that caused ti e tank to leak and be
come overheated.
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Central City Woman Loses Headdress
Because of Locomotive Spark.
Central City. Neb.. April 17 When
Mrs. I) H. Burke, the wife of a wealthy
fanner living west of the city, was
driviag home she met with a peculiar
mishap She was wearing a fine new
Easter bonnet and in some manner j
the sparks from a passing locomotive
lodged in the elaborate trimmings and
set them on (lie.
She dbl not notice what was happen
ing to her headgear until the train had
passed and her little daughter, who
was riding with her, screamed out in
alarm at her mother's blazing head
dress Mrs. Burke had difficulty in re
moving the hat from her head, as it
was stayed by several strong hat pins,
and she was somewhat burned in the
operation.
T0.CH00SE ENCAMPMENT SITE
Board of Nebraska National Guard
Meets April 24.
Lincoln. April 18 The military
board of the Nebraska national guard,
General E. H. Phelps of this city,
Colonel F J Mack of Albion, Colonel
O. A. Bberly of Stanton, Brigadier
General Storch of fullerton and Colo
nel J. M. Blrkner of thla city will meet
here April 24 to decide upon the date
and location of the annual encamp
ment to be held the coming summer.
It is thought that the men will be
taken to Ashland, as for several years
past, but it I understood that two or
three other cities are anxious to enter
tain the guardsmen and a change
might be made in their behalf
C. V. TH0RNE ARRESTED
GUARDSMEN TO COME HOME
Other Officers Will Be Sent South to
Attend Maneuvers.
Lincoln, April 18. Captains Johnson
of Stanton and McCormick of Nebras
ka City, officers of the Nebraska na
tional guard, who have been partici
pating in the army maneuvers on the
Texas border, in accordance with or
ders issued from the war department,
will leave San Antonio this week and
their places will be taken by Major J.
H. Paul of St Paul and Captain H. A.
Jess of the Fremont signal corps.
Stays of two weeks will be granted to
each pair of national guard officers
who attend the maneuvers, it is said
at Adjutant General Phelps' office, and
men will be sent south as long as tho
movement continues.
D'ax Issue Call for Volunteers.
Mexico City, April 17 A geueral
fall for volunteer soldiers to serve for
alt monies we posted here. The call
is made to all citizens between eigh
teen and forty-five years of age who
gteeire to lend Ibeir services to the
country The pay 1 50 cents a day,
besides clothing and equipment The
customary inducement or advancement
la rank and pay to those who prove
eyorthy 1 included.
McCoy Declared Bandit.
Bellerontaine, o April 17 Timo
fby McCoy was identified by two men
a the bandit who recently held up
aod robbed passengers on a Big Ktour
train in M uncle, Ind. McCoy was ar
festeri here.
Chicago. April 17 Closing prices: '
Wheats-May, 8'ic; July, 86:S,c.
Corn-May. 4SV ; July. M0 5u',c. I
Oats May. Sl".,c; July, 31 'a31fcc. j
Pork -May. $15. 5; July. $15.r."v
lard May, $8 12';..; July, $8.25.
Ribs -May. $8.70; July, $8 27'-..
Chicago Cush Prices No. 2 hard
w heat. oJi 92'... c; No. 2 corn. 50;
50' jc; No. 2 oats, a 1 ' , fi 32' ,c.
Chicago Live Stock.
Chicago. April 17. -Cattle- Ktct-ipta,
18,0tui; shade higher; beeves. $5 20 !
6.85: western steers, $4 905 90; :
sto( kers and feeders, $4. 10&5.85; cows
and feeders, lb.7l9B.tO; calves, j mi
1 " Hogs Receipts, 30.000; 10c .
higher; light. $ti 35i 6.65 j mixed, $6 20
065; heavy, J6l4f; plga. $6 35
G6 6V bulk. $6 30(16 50 Sheep Re
celpts. 20.000; steady; natives, $3009
t7o. westerns. $3 154 70; yearlings, I
$4 40$ 5 50; lambs. $4.756 6 15
South Omaha Live Stock.
South Omaha. April 17 Cattle i
Receipts. : c.on, strong; beef steers, '
$5.556 6 30; cows and heifers. $3 85 ft
5.45; stockers and h eders, $. onfr 0 85;
bulls. $4 5005.25; calves, $5.256 7 .'.0
Hogs- Receipts. 4.500; 10c higher;
heavy. $5 8065 95. butchers. $6 00
10; light. $6.156 6.25. Sheep Re
ceipts, 5.000; 10615c bJgher; ewes.
$3.5064 25; ".' i' 1564 65;
lambs. $4 50
PROF. DAVISSON IS BURIED
Funeral of Head of Agricultural Col
lege Held at Lincoln.
Lincoln, April 18. 'The funeral of
A. E Davisson, the late principal of
the university school of agriculture
was held here at the family home.
Rev. M. A. Bullock conducted the ser
vices. Chancellor Avery, Deans Davis
and Bat!) ett, Professor Barber, Dr.
P. L Hall und Superintendent A H.
Waterbouse were the pallbearers.
Burial was in Wyuka cemetery. A
large number of friends, students and
former pupils of the deceased pro
fessor attended the services.
Principal of Schools at Morrill Unable
to Furnish Bond.
Morrill. Neb. April 18 C V.
Thome, principal of the schools of
this place, was arrested upon com
plaint of Luther Murphy, who alleges
that he fears Thome will kill hlin.
Thorne was taken before Just be
Woodn an. and upon a number of wit
nesses being examined, was held to
the district court In bond of $2,000, I
which the defendant failed to furnish,
and he was turned over to the sheriff
Thorns has been hMviiiir eoiiwideru Mm I
tiouble In the administration of the.
schools, which Is largely the cause
ol his present predicament
Oxford After Farm School.
Oxford. Neb , April 17 F A Mitch
ell. J A Divan, Roy Moore, A E.
Smith. P. H Gupton. Adam Walters.
. i. siruve ana u I.,. Anderson pre j
sented petitions to the people of the
town.-, aloim tin- St Francis bran.-h
asking the bo-ird of public lands and
buildings to locate the new agrieul
tural college at Oxford. They secured
several hundred names and found the
people anxious to do anything they
could to help locate the school here
John Dinsmore Near Death.
Lincoln, April 17 John B. Dins
more of Suttou is seriously ill at the
home of his bister in law, Mrs Matte
eon, in this city. His physicians say
that he is making a brave struggle to
resist, but they declare that It ia only a
question of time until he will succumb.
Cattlemen Harass Settlers.
Tincoln, April 18. Edward Ohne
sorge, a Kinkaid homesteader from
Sioux county, was In the city to get
Governor Aldrich to interfere, If possi
ble, in the alleged differences said to
exist in his section of the state be
tween border cattlemen and settlers.
The absence of the state's executive
gave the western Nebraskan no chance
to pour his tale Into the governor's
eara, but his private secretary, L. B.
Fuller, assured Mr. Obnesorge that in
all probability Governor Aldrich would,
upon hi return, transmit the facts to
the federal government.
Test for Chiropractors
Lincoln, April 18. The supreme
court will hear argument frlday in a
test case to decide whether the new
art of chiropractic healing may be
practiced in this state without the
regular medical license. Ex-Governor
Silas A. Holcomh, also a former judge
ol the supreme court, will prosecute
the case in behalf of C. f. Wilson of
Broken Bow, who was found guilty of
violating the law relating to the prac
tice of medicine in the state without
a license
Young Lepinski End Life.
Hast'ngs, Neb., April 17. Count
frank Lepinski. a barber, aged thirty
four, -on of Anton lpiriskl, shot and
killed himself in his father's shoe
shop. He has lately brooded over a
reparation from his wife, who obtained
a divorce three months ago on the
grounds of non support and drunkenness.
Stella Citizen Dies Suddenly.
Sella. Neb. April 18 - S. R freed,
fti aged citizen, came in from his gar
den complaining of difn.ult breathing
and di'd of heart failure in a few min
utes He leaves a widow and daugh
ter, Mrs Violet Hays, here and son,
Will Freed lg California
Johnson Appointed Prison Chaplain.
Lincoln, April 14. Governor Aldrich
nsmed P C Johnsou of Tecumseh as
chaplain of the state penitentiary. The
Methodist clergyman was a member
of the session which terminated only
Monday of this week
To Observe Mothers' Day.
Lincoln. April 17 Governor Aldrich
isBued a proclamation designating
Sunday, May 14, as Mothers' day,
and urging the people of the state to
observe it.
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The Architect's Office
"There are a few details regarding the plans
for your new house I want to talk over with you.
Can you come down today ? "
Local and long distance Bell Telephone service
is the most valuable asset in a business man's office.
Local telephone service keeps the busy man
closely in touch with his local customers and long
distance connections are a constant need when quick
communication is needed.
NEBRASKA TELEPHONE CO.
T.H. BEESON, Alliance Manager
GARDEN HOSE
8, 11, 13, 18 cents per foot.
Lawn Sprinklers
25 cents lip.
Kentucky Blue Grass !
and White Clover Seed. P
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Careful attention is given to
the welfare of each pupil in
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