MEXICAN MINISTER
CALLS MEDIATION
PLAN PURE FOLLY
X SUGGESTS MEXICO CEDE ♦
4- NORTH STATES TO U. S. ♦
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4- Washington, July 28.—The ♦
4 annexation of states in north- 4
4 ern Mexico by the United 4
4 States and a division of the re- 4
4 mainder of the country into 4
4 separate governipents was sug-. 4
4 gested by Senator Hitchcock, 4
4 of Nebraska, a member of the 4
4 Senate foreign relations com- 4 |
4 mittee, as a possible way of 4
4 bringing about pesfce in that
4 country. „ J
4 “The cession of a portion of 4
4 northern Mexico to the United 4
4 States in payment for the enor- 4
4 mous indemnity which must be 4
4 asked of that country for dam- 4
4 ages to American life and 4
4 property seems to me to be a 4
4 feasible way of settling these 4
4 claims,” said Hitchcock. “It 4
4 will, of course, be impossible 4
4 for that government to meet 4
4 the demands of the United 4
4 States in cash.”
Washington. July 28.—Secretary
Bryan told the foreign relations
committee today this administra
tion would make no immediate
change in enforcing the neutrality
law against shipments of arms to
Mexico. This indicates that Presi
dent Wilson wilt continue to refuse
to issue export permits to both the
Huerta and constitutionalist fac
tions.
Washington. July 26.—Ambassador
Henry Lane Wilson, on his arrival here
for conferences on the Mexican situa
tion with President Wilson and Secre
tary Bryan announced he had prepared
a memorandum suggesting the policy
the American government should pur
sue. While declining to divulge its
nature until he had submitted his views
to the president and Mr. Bryan, the
Ambassador criticised as impracticable
proposals for mediation by an Amer
ican commission.
Ambassador Wilson said he expected
to return to Mexico City by the steamer
sailing next Thursday from New York.
As to his conferences with the officials
here, he understood, he added, that he
merely was to transmit information on
the situation and resented the sugges
tion frequently made in the newspapers
that he would be called to account for
his personal acts.
“I recognize that the president and
secretary have a right, however,” he
' said, "to question me about anything.”
Resents Special Agents.
The ambassador described his treat
ment by President Wilson and Secre
tary Bryan hitherto courteous in every
respect except one—the sending of sep
arate agents to Investigate conditions
in Mexico. He severely criticised both
William Bayard Hale and Reginald
Delvalle, whom he declared were act
ing for the administration there.
"I don’t think Mr. Delvalle should
have been given the state department
code,” said the ambassador. “I know
he had it because he went to the sec
retary of our legation in Havana to
get help in deciphering it. Indeed, I
believe the Senate committee might
investigate the distribution of the state
department code to private individ
uals.”
The ambassador said he had every
disposition to carry out the wishes of
the president and Secretary Bryan.
Mediation, however, he looked on as
imposible because the Mexican federal
government would not entertain such
a suggestion. "I regard mediation,” he
added, "as venturing on dangerous
seas.”
Bitter Against Maderos.
Mr. Wilson was vehement in his
criticism of the constitutionalists and
the Madero family.
“The Madero family,” asserted the
ambassador, "have maintained a paid
bureau in Washington to poison the
public mind. As to the rebels, there
really arofnone except in Sonora where
there is an organized movement. Else
where they are bandits.”
The ambassador was asked about
Coahuila where Governor Carranza is
In charge of the constitutionalist
cause.
“There are bandits in Coahuila, too,"
he answered. “I don’t mean to say
that Carranza is a bandit, but in or
der to keep his men together he has
to allow them to loot and therefore
become bandits.”
Mr. Wilson suggested that hardly
inv one in Washington really under
stands the Mexican situation and the
characteristics of Latin peoples.
“Some of the proposals I have
heard,” he remarked, “sound like the
dribbllngs of mere children. For in
stance, the proposal to have foreign
powers from Central and South Ameri
ca act with us in mediating the trouble
in Mexico. Why, that would be an
overthrow of the principles of the
Monroe doctrine and the Mexicans
would resent that interference. I
know this proposal was once made by
John Barrett, director general of the
Pan-American Bureau of Republics.
Mr. Barrett and I have been good
friends and I have respect for him, but
t don’t think much of that suggestion."
Expensive Visit, He Thinks.
The ambassador met Mrs. Henry
Lane Wilson and his two sons who
.had preceded him here. Asked just
how soon he would finish his confer
ences, he said:
"I’ll certainly hurry them,” and then
added, with a laugh, “I understood
from the newspapers that my presence
in Washington is costing Mr. Bryan
t2,000 a day by losing his lecture en
gagements. Well, I must be an ex
pensive visitor.”
After he had breakfast Ambassador
Wilson hurried to the state department
where Secretary Bryan was waiting.
President Wilson had left to play golf.
It had not been determined if he was
to see the ambassador today or to
morrow.
At the end of a half hour's confer
ence with the ambassador. Secretary
Bryan, saying the talk would be con
tinued at 3 o’clock this afternoon, hur
ried to the capitol to meet the foreign
relations committee. He said he would
only discuss the Nicaraguan treaty
there.
Secretary Bryan would make no an
nouncement of his conference with the
ambassador further than to say that
Mr. Wilson had a made a preliminary
report.
Stenographer Takes Notes.
Mr. Bryan was asked about the state
ment that Delvalle had been furnished
with a copy of the state department
code, but beyond saying he never had
announced that Delvalle was an agent
df the state department, he'refused to ]
discuss the question.
Ambassador Wilson, however, re- 1
celved the correspondents in Mr.
Bryan’s office. While he was ques
tioned, Secretary Bryan’s private sec
retary made a stenographic record of
the interview, which turned out to be
not at all illuminating on the situation,
further than bringing from the ambas
sador a denial of the statement that
he had been asked to prepare a re
port on the mediation proposition. The
ambassador spent the first part of the
day going over copies of his previous
reports to the state department.
Later it was definitely determined
that Ambassador Wilson will not con
fer with the president until Monday.
He spent the remainder of the day con
ferring with Mr. Bryan.
Delvalle Sees Bryan.
Delvalle also had a conference with
Secretary Bryan, at which it was un
derstood he submitted something in the
nature of a report or recommen
dation based on his observations in
Mexico. Whether it related to Ambas
sador Wilson was not established. Both
he and Mr. Bryan declined to discuss
it. It became known today that Del
valle came to Washington from Mex
ico on the same train and the same
ship with Ambassador Wilson.
As a result of its conference with
Secretary Bryan, the foreign relations
committee will call on Ambassador
Wilson probably early next week for
an explanation of Mexican conditions.
The ambassador’s appearance will tie
arranged to occur after he has had his
conference with the president and the
secretary. rfhe committee will indorse
no line of fiction and reach no con
clusion as to policies until after the
conference with Ambassador Wilson
and a further one with Secretary
Bryan. ' '
Delvalle is a former California state
senator from Los Angeles. President
Wilson recently stated he had received
letters directly from him on condi
tions in Mexico. He is supposed to be
Secretary Bryan’s personal represent
ative, but Mr. Bryan has not disclosed
Delvalle's connection with the depart
ment.
State department advices today con
firmed earlier reports of the capture
of Torreon by the constitutionalists and
said the federals still held Monclova.
Consul Letcher at Chihuahua has
been instructed to demand the imme
diate release of Charles Bissel and
Bernard McDonald, reported held there
by the Mexiea,n federals in a prison
pen under sentence of death. The
state department has taken a morj
aggressive attitude than in most sim
ilar cases and has made representa
tions to the Mexican government both
through Lie embassy in Mexico City
and the consul at Chihuahua.
Bissel and McDonald are mining en
gineers. McDonald is said to be an
Englishman. They were charged with
attempting to take American refugees
from Parral.
STORES OF DURANGO ARE
DESTROYED BY REBELS
El Paso. T^x.. July. 28.—Practically
all of the larger stores in the city of
Durango and between 40 and 50 smaller
ones were destroyed by rebels when
they took that city a few days ago.
Ben Aguirre, who is in El Paso after
walking more than 160 miles to escape
from Durango, brought with him a
list of. the larger stores that were de
stroyed. The list includes;
Le Suize, German, general hardware;
Francis Martitima, "French, dry goods;
La Perla, Greek-Turkish. jewelry; L.
A. Elgancia, Servian dry goods; Puerta
De Vera Cruz, Spanish, groceries; Du
rango Clothing company, American;
Durango Mercantile company, Ameri
can, general merchandise; American
Grocery company, American, groceries;
Cafe De La Union; E. L. Lafiro, Turk
ish, hats; George Hitalak. Belgian.
HAY SAYS HUERTA WOULD
BLUFF WITH JAP SCARE
El Paso, Tex., July 28—Eduardo Hay.
special envoy from the Sonora consti
tutionalists to the American govern
ment passed through here today en
route to Washington to plead for rec
ognition of the rebels. Concerning his
mission, he said:
"We have the fullesj. confidence in
President Wilson. I am going to urge
him to let both sides in Mexico have
all the ammunition they can take into
Mexico and let it be a fair fight.
“This Japanese scare from Mexico
City is only a bluff ma&e by Htrerta
to provoke bad feeling against the
Americans.”
Ho was president, of the Mexican
chamber of deputies under former
President Madero.
RAILWAYS WITHDRAW
LIST OF GRIEVANCES
Last Obstacle to Arbitration is
Removed by Their Con
cession.
New York, July 28.—The eastern
railroads today withdrew their de
mand that their grievances against the
employes should be considered by the
federal board appointed to arbitrate
the demand for better wages and
working conditions made by the con
ductors and trainmen.
This concession apparently removed
the only remaining obstacles to arbi
tration. With this question disposed
of, t}ie railroad managers and the
labor leaders expected to t reach a
speedy agreement on the text of the
question to be laid before the board of
arbitration.
In a statement explaining their po
sition the managers said they have
made this concession because they felt
it was their duty to protect the travel
ing public.
After a brief conference with the
labor leaders, the mediators announced
that the articles of arbitration would
present the 16 original demands of the
employes without change. The only
point won by th.e railroads was an
agreement that the decision of the ar
bitrators should become effective Oc
tober 1 Instead of being retroactive.
KANSAN CAPTURED
HOPPERS GALORE
Farmer Has 119 Bushels
Of Field Pests To Feed
His Poultry.
Jetmore. Kan., July 28.—Elmer Math
is, a farmer who lives near Burdette,
has quite an extensive irrigation plant.
He put in 19 acres of beets, which were
doing fine when they were attacked by
the grasshopper plague.
Mr. Mathis proceeded on the work
of improvising a trap out of a header
and pans of water and crude oil. Ho
not only saved the crop, but caught
119 bushels of hoppers, the greater part
of which he has dried, sacked and
stored away for chicken feed for win
ter use.
An inspector from the Garden City
beet district was looking over Mr.
Mathis' beet patch not long ago, and
estimated its value to be at least J100
an acre.
Where Between 50 and 60 Workers Died
Above Ruins of factory. Below building in which between 50 and 60 m*t
death.
MUTINOUS SING SING
PRISONERS TAKEN TO
A UB URN TO END RIOTS
Ossining, N. Y., July* 28.—Six
ty convicts, the dregs of the New
York city criminal class, were taken,
One by one, from their cells In Sing
Bing prison today and placed aboard
a train for the state prison at Auburn.
Recent riots in Sing Sing caifsed the
warden to take no chances. Edcivcon
iylct was heavily handcuffed and shack
led and then chainod to his place in
the railroad car, which had been
brought inside the prison enclosure.
A hundred prison guards did this
work while in the state armory, not
far away, a company of naval militia
waited for a call to protect the town
In case the transfer resulted in a mu
Hny.
Howl All Night.
There was little sleep In the prison
last night. At Intervals some of the
prisoners would start to howl and bang
on their cell doors. The din would
,'lncrease as it was taken up down the
line of cells and continue until the
angry convicts had worn themselves
out. It was scarcely daylight when
the weary night shift of guards was
relieved by the keepers who had charge
of transferring the men to Au
burn.
When the first convicts were brought
out to the car, Sing Sing Buddenly
awoke. More than 1,000 prisoners
rushed to their cell windows and cursed
and howled and yelled threats at the
keepers.
The task of the authorities was by
no means over when they got the
prisoners aboard of the car. On the
train to which the car was attached
they expected to And friends and rela
tives of the convicts and attempts to
release the second term men might be
looked for anywhere between Ossining
and. Auburn. For this reason there
were almost as many guards on the
train as there were convicts. The town
of Ossining last night and this morn
ing was full of men breathing ven
geance against the prison authorities.
After he has rid the prison of the
second term men to be transferred to
Auburn, Warden Clancy expects to
have no more trouble keeping order.
The rest of the second term convicts
are to be sent away tomorrow. To
them and a few of their more des
perate sympathisers the warden at
tributes the mutinies that broke out at
•Sing Sing this week, the two Ares in
the prison 'shops and the attempt to
murder a negro convict whom the mu
tineers regarded as a traitor.
“BABY PAUL” OF “THREE
WEEKS” FAME TO MARRY
He of “The Golden Hair” En
gaged to Boston Girl—She’s
Very Happy.
HIS CAREER CHECKERED
New York. July 2S.—“Baby Paul,” of
the golden hair, known in London as
Clairmont Jocelyn Preston Arnot; in
New York as Paul A"'n, and in both
cities as “Prince Paul de Clairmont,”
self-alleged hero of “Three Weeks,”
Mrs. Elinor Glynn’s novel, and hero
also, since his arrival in New York, of
a series of adventures of a much less
romantic nature, is going to be
married. .
A World reporter? found his fiancee.
Miss Elizabeth Goldqa, of Boston, at
her New York residence, No. 434 Madi
son avenue, and Miss Golden did not
hesitate a moment in confirming the
news.
"Aren’t you a little in a hurry about
it?” she asked. “’We are not going to
be married until the first of Septem
ber, you know. But I am proud to say
the news is true. I have known M. de
Clairmont—you know he really is a
nobleman, with a title, over in Europe
—for a little over a year.”
At a suggestion that her (lance's ca
reer, since his arrival in this country,
had been somewhat checkered, Miss
Golden drew herself up and her eyes
flashed dangerously.
"Yes, I know all the terrible things
that have happened to him,” she said.
"But I know, too, that he never did
anything wrong. It was all spite a/id
jealousy. I believe him and trust him
in spite of everything that has been
said about him.”
Paul Allen Clairmont Jocelyn Pres
ton Arnot'de Clairmont first came into
public notice on November 4. 1911. On
that date he appeared in Bow street
police court, London, to answer to the
charge of stealing a diamond brooch
from Lady Abdy, widow of Sir Wil
liam Abdy.
He described himself, on his exami
nation, as an actor, and gave his age
as 22. It Is understood that Miss
Golden is somewhat his senior.
Lady Abdy gave up her case against
him after he had testified that she
had presented him with the brooch in
her room at the Savoy hotel, London.
“Baby Paul” promptly sued Lady
Abdy for damages for false arrest,
and won a verdict of one Tarthing.
He set sallYor America in 1912, ar
riving in July. Sought out by report
ers. he bashfully admitted his iden
tity as the original hero of “Three
Weeks.” v
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HOUSE BANK COMMITTEE
IS HOPELESSLY SPLIT
Washington, July 28.—Hopelessly di
vided in their attitude toward the pro
vision of the Glass-Owen currency bill
authorizing the president to appoint
members of the proposed board of con
trol, peace in the democratic sub
committee of the House currency and
banking committee seems far distant.
A bitter wrangle developed yesterday
and Representatives Ragsdale and
Bulkley criticised President Wilson
sharply for alleged Inconsistency on
this point. They pointed out that in
his book, “The New Freedom,” the
president advocated an entirely differ
ent course, opposing the centralization
of appointive power in the hands of
the executive. The president is now
known to favor that provision of the
bill as it now stands.
COMMISSION WON’T GO
INTO POSTAL AFFAIRS
Washington, July 28—Public hearings
will not be hold by the Interstate Com
merce commission on the expediency of
the changes proposed by the postoffice
department in the rates and zones and
weight of parcel post matter. In a
statement issued today the commission
says it has no Jurisdiction over t'le
compensation paid by the postal serv
ice for hauling the mails.
CHICAGO SCHOOL HEAD
RESIGNS HER POSITION
Chicago. July 28.—Mrs. Ella Flagg
Young, superintendent of public schools
of Chicago since 1909, announced her
resignation yesterday. Mrs. Young
gave no reason for resigning, but It Is
said her reason has been known for
some time to members of the school
board. Lack of harmony between Mrs.
Young and the board of education Is
said to have been the cause. The
board has changed complexion politic
ally with a change of administration
since Mrs Young's appointment, and
she has found it difficult recently to
carry out her plans.
CHEAP LITIGATION.
Kansas City, Mo., July 28.—Litigation
at 90 cents a case is the unusually
cheap price this city paid in settling
5,534 legal cases in the last 12 months.
That-record was achieved by the city’s
free legal aid bureau.
SNAKES BITE THREE
WHILE BABY DROWNS
Knoxville, Tenn.. July 28.—Three
children of Mr. and Mrs. John Cooper,
of Townsend, Tenn., were fatally bit
ten by rattlesnakes today, and while
Mrs. Cooper sought for them an In
fant she had placed near the bank of
a stream fell into the water and was
[ drowned.
BRYAN MAY GO TO
MEXICO TO SERVE
AS INTERMEDIARY
Knoxville, \ Term., July 28.—Inti
mations are given In sources close to
the Mexican embassy here that the
proposed plan of sending Secretary
Bryan to Mexico os head of a com
mission to try to bring about an
agreement to restore order/ may be
found acceptable to the Huerta re
gime. It Is pointed out that the ab
sence of anything In the nature of
protest from the Mexican government
thus far is significant- The Huerta
regime is displeased over the proposal
to shut off arrangements, but on the
other hand It would have nothing to
lose by permitting mediation to be at
tempted. The most stubborn opposi
tion to mediation apparently will come
from the revolutionists.
Consider Plan Seriously.
The proposal of mediation by this
government to restore order In Mex
ico is seriously considered among
senators and at the White House.
Statements that a policy of mediation
meets favor In official quarters are
being put out os feelers. This govern
ment Is anxious to know how a pro
fiosal of mediation would be received
n Mexico. If developments show It
would meet favor, then the president
with the backing of congress will take
it up and press It.
The grave difficulty In the way,
however, Is that If the United States
by its good offices should attempt to
bring about a general agreement to
submit to an election It would at once
find all elements In Mexico so dis
trustful, each of the other, that It
would probably be Impossible to mako
headway. The qfiestion the revolu
tionists would at once raise would be
what guarantee the United States
could give that the Huerta faction
would abide by any agreement It
made.
The treacherous murder of Madero
is not forgotten among the revolution
ists. The reason Is they prefer to keep
their hands on their gunB in any ne
gotiation that may be taken. They
are aware that the Huerta element will
go to any lengths to control the elec
tions.
AMBASSADOR WILSON IS
OPPOSED TO MEDIATION
New York, July 28.—Henry Lane
Wilson, ambassador to Mexico, re
turned to the United States today, pre
pared to place before President Wil
son and the state department his sug
gestions regarding a solution of the
troubled affairs In Mexico. These sug
gestions don't Include, he said, any
Idea of sending an American commis
sion into Mexico to offer ’ mediation.
Mr. Wilson opposed also a proposi
tion that a tripartite commission be
organized, made up of representatives,
of the United States and two South
American republics, to bring about
peace beuAjn the warring factions.
While demining to enter Into an ex
tondcd discussion of any plans or to
offer any remedy of his own. Mr. Wil
son characterized the mediation plan
as “all rot.”
The proposal for a tripartite com
mission, Mr. Wilson said, Is not a feas
ible one. “That is a plan of John Bar
rett, director of the international Bur
eau of American republics,” he said.
Favors Recognition.
M“hlle not saying specifically that he
favored recognition of the Huerta gov
ernment by the United States, Ambas
sador M'ilson said it was his view that
recognition should be given. In Feb
ruary, Just subsequent to the over
throw of the Madero regime, Mr. Wll
Ron said, ho sent to American Consul
General Hanna, at Monterey, a tele
gram requesting him to Inform all
consular officers under Mr. Hann’s jur
isdiction that Huerta had been estab
lished as Mexico’s provisional head.
"You should make this Intelligence
public," Mr. Wilson's telegram told Mr.
Hanna, to Inform the consular offi
cers. "and In the Interests of Mexico,
urge general submission and adhesion
to the new government, which will b«
recognized by all foreign govern
ments."
Mr. Wilson said today that he was
willing to reiterate this sentiment at
any time, either publicly or officially.
“'I stand absolutely responsible for
all telegrams and messages sent to the
United States consuls recognizing the
de facto government after the death
of Madero," said Mr. WHson. “This
was the only action to take In order
to maintain law and order. Under
parallel circumstances, for 100 years
back, the United States officers In for
eign lands have taken^the same ac
tion.”
Referring to reports alleging that
his own administration In Mexico waa
in a measuro responsible for the over
throw of Madero, Mr. Wilson said:
"That's all politics and It is a theory
that was long ago exploded to the sat
isfaction of the state department.”
COSTA RICA AROUSED
OVER BRYAN’S PLANS
San Jose, Costa Rea, July 28.—A
deep sensation was caused here today
by private cablegrams from Washing
ton stating that Secretary of State
Bryan projected a "United States pro
tectorate over the Central American
states.” Protests were printed in the
press and a public meeting of general
protest is announced for this evening.
BULGARS IN FLIGHT
BEFORE TURK ARMY
London July 24.—A telogram was re
ceived this afternoon from the Bulgar
ian minister in ParlB reporting that
Turkish troops had entered the Bul
garian town of PhJlippopotls; that the
populace was fleeing and the situation
was desperate.
MILITANTS BLAMED
FOR “UNDRESS ERA'
So Many Ape Men’s Gart
i Others Are Driven to Fol
low Their Lead.
London. July 28.—Now It is the
woman’s suffrage movement that li
blamed for what is termed the "un
dress craze" In modern feminine fash
ions. A vehement Indictment of the
present tendency In styles is made la
the Times bp a woman correspondent
who says that her sex Is guilty of aS
orgy of undressing, the end of which It
not In sight. She asks, in fact:
What Is to be the end? It is dif
ficult to see. But obviously, when
you have gone on undressing it is
certain that in time you come to
the end of what there is to take
off, and the only thing to do Is to
put on your clothes again. But
nobody can foresee when that
happy hour of sanity will be with
us.
The charges against the sex are tha|
women nowadays wear almost nothing
under their gowns, even In the dal
time: that petticoats went some time
ago: that stockings are a filmy sheatl
of transparent material, worn almost
as low by day as by night: display th«
leg fully half way up to the knee, aiM
show every movement of the limbs
almost of the muscles.
Dressmakers generally confirm th«
statement about women wearing lest
than ever. One says that two schools
of clients have to be considered—thg
dignified and the daring. The formal
Is the larger. The daring costumes
says the authority, are much loved by
Americans, but do not appeal to the
great majority of English women.
ASKS DIVINE AID
TO KILL HUSBAND
OF FORMER WIFE
Osceola, la., July 28.—Confident that'
he will get his former wife back after
killing her second husband, W, X,
Shetterly, who yesterday shot and
killed T. J. Allen, of New Virginia, on
a Burlington train, today does not care
what the authorities do to him.
“I have prayed to God for strength
and endurance to slay this man and I
have done my duty,” he said, aftsr he
was brought here from New Virginia.
Separated Three Years Ago.
Three years ago, while residents ol
Lormer, Shetterly and his wife separ
ated. He went to Aletha, Kan., to
live with his mother, and she went to
Winterset. A week ago he read that
Mrs. Shetterly had married Allen, a
meat shop proprietor at New Virginia.
They were married In Des Moines and
from that moment Shetterly said he
prayed for endurance to kill Allen, who
formerly was in business at Elm Grove
and Van Wert.
Two <days ago he says he left Kan
sas and came to Hanley, la. Early
yesterday ho walked across from Han
ley to St. Charles In search of Allen
and from there went to New Virginia,
getting off the train that Allen and hla
bride boarded.
He Followed Them.
Shetterly had never seen Alien.
When he stepped from the train he in
quired about Allen and was told that
Mr. and Mrs. Allen had Just boarded
the train for Osceola. The train was
Just pulling out and Shetterly swung
aboard the rear coach, almost falling
under the wheels. Then his search
for Allen began.
Soon he saw his divorced wife. Ap
proaching the man he asked:
"Are you Frank Allen?”
Allen unaware who he was replied,
“Yes.”
Sure of his man Shetterly whipped a
gun from his pocket and fired five
times. One bullet struck Alien in the
forehead, one in the right eye, one in
the cheek, and the fourth in the neck
as he foil from the seat. The fifth
bullet went wild. Alien died instantly.
There was a panic among the pas
sengers in the crowded coach. Many
jumped through windows and there
was a grand rush for the doors. U.
G. Wright, conductor, who Was Just
entering the coach, assisted by several
passengers, arrested Shetterly and took
his gun from him. _
CLAIMS DISCOVERY OF
RHEUMATISM- MICROBE
aria, July 28.—An Interesting com
munication has been made to the
French Biological society concerning
the discovery of a scintillating mic
robe, which does not belong to the
vegetable kingdom and which Is Sup
posed to be the cause of rheumatism.
These microbes which are only visible
under'the most powerful mlcroscopee
are termed protossoares, and are In
variably found tn the blood In joints
of persons suffering from rheumatism
While nothing definite has been give*
out concerning the discovery of thest
peculiar scintillating bacilli, there 1*
every reason to believe that French
medical science Is on the verge of an.
other great scientific victory.
MONKS ARE SHOT BY
SOLDIERS OF RUSSIA
St. etersburg, July 28.—To one at
I the Russian monasteries on Mount
Athos, from which the abbot and sev
eral monks had been expelled foj
heresy, the Holy Synod sent Arch
bishop Nikon on a Russian gunboah
escorted by an armed guard, to restorj
peace. When the troops surrounded
the monastery an alarm bell was rung
and the monks rushed toward th»
soldiers with their chests bared, shout*
ing; “Transfix us, in the name of thl
Saviour.”
Three monks were severely wounded
and several were arrested.
SENATE WILL APPROVE
LIST OF AMBASSADORS
Washington, July 28.—Nomination*
of James Gerard, of New York, for am
bassador to Germany; Frederick C,
Penfleld, of Pennsylvania, for ambas
sador to Austria, and Charles S. Hart
man, of Montana, for minister to Ecua
dor, will be favorably reported by th«
Senate foreign relations committee.
MOTOR CARS POISON
LONDON ATMOSPHERE
London, July 22.—A gloomy picture
Is drawn by the Lancet of what London
atmosphere may become unless steps
be taken to regulate the combustion of
petrol-driven vehicles.
Already an Increased murkinesa hi
evident. There Is quite a haze of petrol
fumes. With the growth of motor
traffic matters have become worse.
