DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD. Motto: All The News When 1 1 Is New. State Historical Society VOL. 22. DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1014. no. ?r T . V K f w S 015 f REBEL 8HELL8 SET BESIEGED MEXICAN CITY AFLAME IN FIERCE BATTLE. AMERICANS SAFE ON SHIPS Other Foreigners Are In Range of i Guns Huerta Forces Retreat To wards Capital When Menaced by Za pata's Troops U.8. Men Seize Light. Vera Cruz, Mexico, May 12. News that Tamplco had fallen Into tuo hands of the Moxlcan rebels was received after midnight on Monday by a battlo ahlp In the harbor here, which picked up a wireless message conveying the news. The dispatch reported that tho federal losses bad been extremely heavy, and that all foreigners who had remained in tho city were seeking rofugo on tho warships In the harbor. The British warship Essex will sail for Tamplco Immediately to protect tho lives and interests of British citizens. Juarez, May 12. The most desper ate fought battle of tho present Mexi can revolution was fought on Sunday at Tamplco, according to reports reaching constitutionalist officers hero. Some of tho oil wells and tanks wero burned and a portion of the town was razed by flames. All Americans have been taken aboard tho United States warships, but other foreigners are scattered throughout the oil well district, the section of tho battlefield that tho United States suggested bo made a neutral zone. Tho constitutionalist . generals refused to adopt this sugges tion. By the light of tho blazing oil tanks, flred by stray shots, tho rebel artillery men hurled shot after shot from 20 heavy field guns into tho Btrongly en trenched position held by Gen. Ignaclo Morales Zaragoza, in the center of the tow,n, sweeping tho breastworks with a hail of shrapnel in an effort to open the way for a dash by Gon. Pablo Gonzales' Infantry. Tho 20 French field guns captured by General Gonzales at Monterey and placed in position before Tamplco have done tremendous executlbn, the French shrapnel bursting with the ut most precision In sharp contrast to the home-mado shells used by Villa In his battles about Torreon. Seven thousand constitutionalists under Gen. Pedro Gonzales and Luis Caballero wore engaged. Reports have reached hero that a strong force of constitutionalist cav alry is in pursuit of Gen. Rodrlgo Quevedo, nominally a federal who has raided on both sides of the border, and is driving the brigands toward the United States line. Vera Cruz, May 12. Peace dele gates passing through Vera Cruz on Sunday brought nevs that strong forces of Zapata'B troops within a few miles of Mexico City in the AJuaco hills had caused tho federal soldiers to withdraw into tho capital. Tho populace of Mexico City Is more panicky as the result of tho Zapata advance than because of the possible rupture of tho American armistice and General Funston's move toward the capital, which the1 better classes consider infinitely preferable to tho rebel chief's dreaded outrages. Vera Cruz, May 12. President Hu rtas three peaco commlsioners, Emillo Rabasa Augustln Rodriguez and Luis Elguero, arrived hero on Sun day on their way to Niagara Falls, Canada, where tho conference between the mediators and tho representatives of tho parties concerned for a settle ment of tho difficulties between the United States and Mexico will bo held. Washington, May 12. Medlll Mc Cormick of the London Times, Har por's Weekly and the Chicago Daily News? Richard Harding Davis of tho New York Tribune, A. J. Sutton of tho Washington Post and Walter Whiffen of the Associated Press, newspaper correspondents, wfio were arrested by General 'Huerta in Mexico City, have Tjeen released. This Information was Teceived by the state "department on Sunday through the Brazilian mlnlstor at Mexico City, Senor Oliveira. Mexico. City, May 12. Foreign Min ister Rujx has telegraphed the South Neither the White House nor the ambassador would make any state ment as to tho conference, but tho re ceipt later of a dispatch from Mexico City stating that Foreign Mlnlstor Ruiz had protested to themedlators that several United States torpedo hoots with a transport and tender had landed a party on Lobos island, eight miles off the const, nnd taken the light house, was bollevod to have been the purpose of the ambassador's unusual visit to tho White House on Sunday. The mediators had held an early conference previous to tho ambassa dor's call at the White House and this mooting on Sunduy indicated develop ments of more thun ordinary import ance. Vera Cruz, May 11. According to a report recolved here, Prlvato Parks, -Ni.W-VWVWW. $75,000 Damages to Worker. White Plains, N. Y May 11. A Jury awarded $75,000 damages to Oscar Fried, who sued tho New York, Now Haven & Hartford railroad for tho loes of two arms, Train Robber Gets 25 Years. Annlston, Ala., May 11. The Jury in the cn.se against Marshall Moon for robbery of a mall train on tho South ern railway, brought In a verdict of fullty Moon was given 25 years In tho federal prison. orderly for Lieut Col. Elmore F. Tag gart, who disappeared Inside of Mexi can lines with two of Colonel Tag gart's horses, was put to death by thd Mexicans near Tojera. This Informa tion, however, was not regarded as conclusive. Washington, May 11. Startling de velopments took placo in tho Mexican situation Friday. Tho City of Moxlco was officially roported to bo in immi nent danger of capture by tho forcoa of Generals Zapata and Villa, aided by revolting federal soldlors of the command of General Velasco. To prevent the city from being loot ed nnd tho foreigners of all nationali ties outraged, among them Louis d'An tin, a clerk nnd Interpreter of tho American embassy, President Wilson consented to tho plan of tho army to dispatch heavy reinforcements undor tho command of MaJ. Gen. Leonard Wood to Vera Cruz. General Funston Is Impatient at the prospect of delay. In his dispatch ad vising tho war department of tho sit uation, ho recommended that tho navy hold Vera Cruz whllo ho proceed with his command of 4,500 men to Mexi co City. Ho oxprcssed supremo confidence In his nbility to mako the trip and cap turo Huerta's capital. According to reports, he has equipped trains with sandbags and machino guns, nnd was prepared to start if authorized to do so. Tho president, however, decided against any such precipitate move ment. He does not want to capture and occupy Mexico City If It can be avoided. General Huerta's protest against tho strengthening of the American lines around Vera Cruz, taken in con nection with the reports that General Maos, tho Moxlcan leader, has troops far outnumbering tho United States In close proximity to the seaport oc cupied by the Americans, has aroused fears of nn attack that might result in a catastrophe. That tho protest of General Huerta has not delayed peace plans was dem onstrated, however, when the A.-B.-C. mediators were notified by the Huerta government that the Mexican delegates had left Mexico City Saturday for Niagara Falls via Vena Cruz and Key West. General Funston's plea for more troop3 haa been met with the decision to dispatch additional forces to Vera Cruz as quickly as possible. San Diego, Cal., May 11. Two Americans wore killed and two others seriously wounded whllo defondlng the Clnco mine stamp mill near Guad alajara from an attacking force of Mexican federals, according to a tele gram received by H. E. Crawford from British 'Consul Percy Holmes. Mediation arrangements are going forward in spite of tho serious aspects of tho military situation, which com mand tho greatest attention at the mo ment Justice Lamar of the Supremo court and Frederick William Lehmann, former solicitor of the department of Justice, are definitely slated as media tors on the part of tho United States, if the conference Is held as scheduled at Niagara Falls, Canada, week after next RULE BY JOHN D. OR U. S.? Executive Board of Miners' Union Says It Is Now Question Which Is Bigger? Indianapolis, Ind., May 11. That "It 1b not tho part of wisdom for tho miners in tho organized states to en gage In a general strike at this par ticular time," was tho report on Fri day of tho special committee to tho International executive board o! tho United Mine Workers of America, in session here. It was decided, how over, to push tho strike In Colorado, and an appeal for financial help wad Issued. It follows in part: "Will you eld them (the Colorado strikers and families), In their strug gle against John D. Rockofeller, Jr., and the interests which ho represents? The request of the president of the United States through his personal representative that Mr. Rockofeller uso his influence In behalf of peace was refused. "When ho denied the president's re quest, he assumed to bo bigger than the government itself. Shall such n condition be tolerated by a free peo ple? Is Mr. Rockefeller and tho Inter ests which ho represents larger and more powerful than tho government of the United States?" The Colorado report vehemently at tacks John D. Rockefeller, Jr., de claring that he, by "ono word, favor ing a settlement through a meeting between tho representatives of tho coal companies and tho representa tives of tho striking employes," could havo avoided tho loss of life and dam age to property In that stnto. Dies Suddenly In Bank. Kewanee, 111,, May 11. O. F. Yocum, owner of tho Yoqum bank of Galvn, ono of the wealthiest men In western Illinois, died suddenly in his bank of heart trouble. Now Governor General of Canada. London, May 9. King Georgo ap proved the appointment of Prlnco Al exander of Teck as governor general of Canada to succeed tho duko of Con. naught, Posse Socks Four Bandits. Middlotown, Cal., May 9. Mounted posses are hunting for tho four bandits who held up tho Wells-Fargo Express company office at Middlotown, in Lako county, shot dead tho agent, Hamilton Harris, and fled with about ?50. FLEEING FROM MEXICO CITY BY RAIL wjjBBBtegVjMR jjy' iHIBBAjltN e?Sx V' v KLS 4wH& "5 " lunuiiuiiiiimiuiiiiuiiiiiiiiuAuiiiiimuiiumuuimi This is a trainload of refugees from about thirty miles bjlow Esporanza. IN SECOND SHOCK IN SICILY IS CEN TERED ABOUT CITY OF RANDAZZO. BIG PANIC FOLLOWS TREMOR Over Ono Thousand Are Injured by Shock Queen of Italy Sends Cloth ing and Medicine to Af flicted Ones. Rome, May 12. There was another violent earthquako in Sicily Sunday, but it was In a different section from tho ono of Friday night. Tho shock waa most severe at Raudazzo, on the northwestern slope of Mount Etna, some-fifteen or-twenty miles from the section affected by Friday's shocks. There was -a panic at Randazzo, which is a town of 10,000 inhabitants. It Is not known whether there wore any casualties as a result of the shock. Catania, May 12. Throughout tho night rescuo parties, surgeons, Red Cross attendants, soldiers and priests worked among tho ruins of the vil lages on tho eastern slope of Mount Etna, which were devastated by tho earthquake. Tho list of known dead is placed at 200 nnd 1,0000 injured, but it is believed that many are still un der tho wreckage of houses. Surgeons performed operations in the open by torchlight. 0 Bodies lined tho road and every ef fort was made to identify tho victims, as many of them will be Interred at sunrise. , Cardinal Franclsca-Nava, archbishop of Catania, gathered tho survivors at Bonlgardo around an al tar erected on the lava and celebrated mass. ' Proiessor Facl of Mount Etna ob servatory said that tho intensity of this earthquako was greater than at Messina in 1908. Mount Etna hasl been in constant activity for nearly three years. Some of the railways have been repaired and aid is arriving. Bread still is urgently needed and there is much suffering from lack of water, as the acqu'educts have been broken at Garbatl, Bonglardo and Llnera, all of which aro without a drop of water. Queen Helena has sent clothing and medicines to tho afflicted districts and has notified thoso in charge that sho has sot to work again as at tho time of the Messina earthquake. KM NEWS FROM FAR AND NEAR aiiMai Chicago, May 11. About two hun dred passengers wero shaken up and a score injured in a freak collision be tween three streot .care, at Clark and Randolph streets. Dallas, Tex., May 11. Col. Milton Park, ono of tho founders of the Pop ulist party and a leading figure In tho Farmers' Alliance, died at his home horo, aged sixty-eight Washington, May 11. Tho statue of Commodore John Barry will bo un veiled next Saturday with Imposing ceremonies. President Wilson and his cabinet, tho speaker of the house, tho chief Justice of the United States and other noted men will attend. Excuse Two Becker Jurors. Now York, May 12. Whon tho mur der trial of ex-Pollco Lieut Charles Becker was resumed Edward E. Van Emnn, Juror No. 4, and Robert L. Bax ter, Juror No. C, wero excused from sorvlco by Justlco Seabury. Well-Know llllnolsan Dead. Vandalla, III., i.Iay 12. Judge George T. Turner died hero of apoplexy. Ho was presldont of the Farmers and Mer chants' bank. He was twice elected probate Judge and served ono, t,orra In tho stato legislature. QUAKE iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiliuTiiiiiiiiiiii Mexico City crossing a great viaduct HONOR AMERICAN DEAD FUNERAL 8ERVICE8 FOR SAILORS AND MARINE8 HELD. Bodies Brought by Montana Are 1 Drawn on Caissons Through New York to Brooklyn. New York. May 11. President Wil son, congress and the nation paid trlbuto today to tho memories of tho seventeen bravo American sailors and marines who lost their lives In tho fighting" that attended tho taking of Vera Cruz and whose bodies wero brought back homo on the armored cruiser for burial. Tho Montnnna arrived In New York harbor yesterday afternoon, having been mot Saturday off tho Virginia c'apes bySecrotary Daniels and a..par ty ofnavy department dfflcidlB aboard tho presidential yacht Mayflower. President Wilson enmo up from Wash ington last night, and the congres sional delegation arrived early this morning. , When tho Montana anchored off tho Battery yesterday tho bodies of tho dead bluojackots and marines woro landed at once and placed on caissons which w,oro parked on tho south side of the plaza In tho Battery and guarded by a detachment from tho cruiser. At 9 o'clock this morning tho order wnB given for tho funeral cortege to move. It was a solemn and Imposing procession, with detachments from tho battleships Wyoming and Toxas, tho Now York naval militia, tho Span ish war voternns nnd numerous civ ilian bodies in line. A halt waa mado in City Hall plaza in Manhattan, jvhero school children chanted a hymn in honor of tho dead. Tho funeral services were hold at tho Brooklyn navy yard. Prosident Wilson was tho only spoakcr, nnd his address was an eloquent and touching trlbuto to tho bravery nnd patriotism of tho dead, and a consoling of their bereaved relatives. Standing back of tho president wore tho members of congress named to at tend tho services. Tho commltteo from tho sonata comprised Senator Robin son, Snulsbury, O'Gorman, Vardaman, Gnlliger, Kenyon and Brady., Tho houso dologatlon consisted of Representatives Fitzgerald, Colder and Maher of Brooklyn and thoso repre sentatives from tho homo districts of tho dead men: Groon, Vermont; Dlot rick and Thatcher, Massachusetts; Donohoe and Loguo, Pennsylvania; Dale, Doolin, Goldfoglo and Griffin, Now York; Stevons, Now HampBhlro; Wilson, Florida; Walsh, New Jersey; Sabath, Illinois; Slomp, Vlrglnn; Bartlett or Walker, Georgia; Dupro, Louisiana, and Witherspoon, Missis sippi. Complete Jury to Try Becker. New York, May 9. Tho Jury box In the trial of ex-Lieut. Charles Beckor for the murder of Herman Rosenthal Is filled. The following men composo tho Jury: M. F. Blagden, bond salesman; James M. FauBt, real estate brokor; Thomas W. Edwards, chemist; Ed ward E. Van Ewan, retired salesman; Ambroso V. Fnrdaye, broker's clerk; Paul V. Camors, retired oaleBtnan; Robert L. Baxter, clerk; WJlloughby R. Smith, clork; D, L. Holbrook, me chanical engineer; Philip Loff, retired morchant; Walter Ooodyear, book agent; Gilbert Schawl, manufacturer. Two Killed In Train Wreck. Greensboro, N. C, May 12. Two men voro killed when 22 loadod freight cars wero ditched near Hills boro. A third man woe roported miss ing and it was feared ho was burled In tho wreckage. Three Women Burned to Death. Newark, N. J., May 12. Throo wom en sorvnutB were burned to death and ouo man waa Injured and thirty families had a nnrrow escape 'from death when llro deotrpyed tho Aldlno apartmouts hero. I FARMERS URGED TO ENFORCE EFFECTIVE QUARANTINE ON CHOLERA. GOSSIP FROM STATE CAPITAL Items of Interest Gathered frm Re liable Sources and Presented In Condensed Form to Our Readers. Westorn Newspaper Union News Servlo. Sorura, tho prevention of hog chol era and tho precautions to bo taken by farmers is tho subject of warnings being emphasized by tho state board of directors, Farmors nro urged to en force nn effective quarantlno whon cholera breaks out on a farm. It is a mistako, it Is claimed, to noglect sani tary precautions and to rely wholly on Bcrum. Tho serum Is usoful, not bo much to euro sick hogs, as to provont other animals from taking tho dlsonse. Tho following precautionary meas ures nro necessary: "Do not locato hog lots near a public highway, a stream or a railroad. "Do not allow neighbors or strangers to enter your hog lots and do not go Into your neighbors' lots. If you aro compolled to pass from ono hog lot to another, clean your shoes nnd wash them with a 3 per cent solution of tho compound solution of crosol. "Do not put new stock, either hogs or cattle, In lots with hord already on tho farm. "If hog cholora breaks out, soparnte tho sick from tho apparently healthy animals and burn the carcasses of all dead hogs on tho day of death. "If hog cholera appears on tho farm notify tho stato veterinarian at once. "Serum Is furnlshod from tho Btato agricultural college Tho department of agriculture does not distribute serum direct to farmers." Aboriginal Implements. Nebraska university museum has been furthor enriched by another con signment of aboriginal Implements from eastern Nebraska's underground houso rulnB from R. F. Gilder of Om aha, which havo arrived at tho stato mueseum. Tho objects contained In tho shipment comprlso nn oxceptlon ally fine lot of decorated pot rims, bono and stono Implements, shell spoons, digging tools manufactured from the shoulder blades of buffalo, bono needles and punches, arrow heads, a largo assortment of stono knives and bladeB, grooved and un grooved stono axos, peculiar In doslgn to tho builders of tho underground houses, sandstono Implements for smoothing tho shaft of arrows nnd spears. Tho shipment of spoclmona Just received at tho stato musoum is tho lasj; of tho material secured by Mr. Glldor lasj year whllo acting ns archeologist in tho field for tho uni versity and is considered n splendid addition to tho anthropological collec tions which have mado tho Institution famous. Beef Producers' Day. ' Tho second annunl beef producers' meeting will be hold nt the Nebraska University Farm, Lincoln, Friday, May 22. At that tlmo tho experimental cattle fed during tho winter will bo on exhibit Visitors will havo an oppor tunity to Inspect tho different lots of cattle and compare the ratlbns fed. Tho figures giving the results of tho year's work will bo given out. Tho forenoon will bo given over to an In spection of tho grounds, experiments, live stock, otc. The regular program will bo given at 1 p, m. Last year boot producers' day proved to bo tho event of the season. Indications are that the meeting this year will be hot ter than last. Tho first manuscript for volumo No. 05 of tho Nebraska supremo court re ports, which will bo printed by a firm at Columbia, Mo., has been forwardod from tho office of Clork H. C. Lindsay. Printing Commissioner Ludl has gone io Columbia to seo that tho right ma terial is furnished for the Job. Undor tho contract awarded the noxt ten volumes will bo printed by a firm thero, Tho price to bo paid Is $1.45 per pago for 500 copies. Each volumo contains In the neighborhood of 900 pageB, making tho total coBt of tho ton volumes between $14,000 and M5.000. Agricultural College Exhibit at Fairs. Tho state fair, as well as flvo county fairs, will receive exhibits this year .'rom tho Nebraska college of agrlcul uro. Tho fairs to receive it are aB lollows: Clay county fair, Clay Con ler, August 25, 2G, 27; Saunders coun :y fair, Wnhoo, September 1, 2, 3, 4; itato fair, Lincoln, September 7, 8, 9, I0f 11; Fillmore county fair, Geneva, 3optambor 16, 17, 18; Nemaha county 'air, Auburn, Soptombor 23, 24, 25; 3ago county fair, Beatrice, September 19, 30, October 1. Although a largo jumbor of applications woro received, ho fact that thero aro sixty fairs In .ho stato, all having tholr dates In rapid succession, made it Impossible 'or tho" commltteo at tho university 'arm to uccedo to all of tho roquoats. limited funds also prevented long rjps from Lincoln. . Chief Gnmo Warden Gus Rutonbeck lodlncd o issue licenses to selno In iiiblic water of Nobrnska last year Ml adheres to that paljry this year. Jurhij; tho year l?t2 betwepn 200 and 00 licenses tp soirjo wore Issued by In ate Etme warden. GHOLEMSMHTA ION The Mode in Gowns of Taffeta NO MATTER what tho variation of style, tho smart gown of taffota follows tho Hues as sot forth by Kurz inan in tho full model shown horo, with moro or less fidelity usually less. For great is tho lngonutty. which has boon brought to bear In adapting tho French modos to that trlmuess of expression which Ameri cans admlro In their clothes. For a slender flguro tho tnffota gown plcturod is altogether good style. It is not to bo considered by any other, but embodies llttlo touches and dotails uaoful to anyono who con templates Joining tho throng that Is taffeta clad. Tho rather low cut of tho bodlco shows tho lnfluonco of tho comfort ablo nnd gracoful Chinese collar, and its border of three thicknesses of folded not is beautifully soft and bo coming. Tho kimono blouso shows tho sleovoo smaller und worn without an undersleovo. Tho fullness of tho skirt at tho front has boon dispensed with in many American models. It Is sug fixated by a flat plait or replaced by throo horizontal plaits in a plain front. But on a slim flguro tho bunchlness Charming Hats THREE charming hats for thoi lltflo miss who is not far beyond tho dignity of her ilrsj hat are shown in tho illustration given hero. They aro of tho simplest kind, and tho homo milliner can hardly fall it alio chooBes to copy tho stylo and trimming. When tho child has been fitted with a shapo, hero aro shown three attrac tive styles of trimming from which to chooso la finishing lti At the bottom of the plcturo a shapo Is shown to which a velvet- crown has been ap plied, Tho crown is mado by cut ting a circle from silk or volvot, from 14 to 16 Inches in diameter (or a llttlo longer for an older girl). This is gath ered about tbo edgo and sewed to tho base of tho crown of tho shapo with Its fullness distributed evenly Mes saline satin 'ribbon five to six lnchou wldo 1b arranged in a wreuth of shal low loops about tho bnso of this crown, Between tho loops, acroBB tho front imull chlffou rosea are placed In llttlo 1 of this plcturod design is wearable. Tho pnnntor drapery, edged with, a ruffio of tho material, Is an extreme development of this Idea. It has been retained in muny gowns, but so modi fled as .to do away with awkward bunchlness and width of tho hips. Tho. blouse Is loose, well adjusted ovor a wide girdle, and cool looking; Tho girdle is mado of a bias width of silk extended Into a rosotto which, supports a bunch of forget-mo-nots at tho center. Tho narrqw. band of velvet about tho npek, finished with a Uny bow at the left, and a bracolct like it on tho wrist, aro lovely llttlo items that overy possessor of a passably fair hand, arm or nock, should .seize upon. They mako tho skin look very white, and nro in keeping with tho gown, to which Jowols do not seem to be long. Tho hat, too, is noteworthy. Of Inco, velvet ribbon, and flowers, it tells tho samo story aB tho gown a story of our llttlo masquerade In tho fashions of other days which bespeak tho gentlewoman and may perhaps re- fleet something of her typo. for the Baby Girl clusters. Thero Is a bow with ends at tho side, and the hat Is lined with a thin wash silk and kept on the bead by a flat elastic cord. At tho fop, val laco in a dainty pattern Is gathered in two rows about the crown at its base. Velvet ribbon, an Inch and a halt wldo, is laid' In- Hutlngs (that is shallow round loops) in a wreath between the two rows of laco. Little bouquets of roses and "snow flowers" nro placed at each sido where tho brldlo o! volvot, that goes under tho chin, terminates. Colored vel vet Is usually chosen for children's bats. Slmplost, but most unusual of all, tho llttlo hat at tho right is trimmed with silk-covered buttons, rings, and silk tassels applied to a plain collar of velvet an iuch wldo, which Is laid about the crown pf tho baby's Uttla shape, JULIA BOTTOMLEY. 6