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THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL. , , , . T1IM NOUKOLK AVEKKIA" NBWS-JOUKNAIj Fill DAY DKCKMliKH ill 1909. TO WORK FOR LOWER PRICES ANTI-TRUST LEAGUE FORMED WASHINGTON , D. C. SEVERAL CONGRESSMEN JOIN II The Purpose of an Antl-Yrust Leagui In National Capital 'Is to Brlni Prices on Necessities of Life to i Reasonable Figure. Washington , Dec. 30. To comba the trusts and attempt to bring dowi the prices of the necessaries ofjlf to a reasonable figure , Is the purpos of n movement which will bo Innugi rated hero tonight by the organlzatloi of a national anti-trust league. The proposed league has the supper of n dozen congressmen and many o these will bo present and take part 1 : the formation of the association. I : the opinion of loaders'of the movement mont , more can bo accomplished b ; Huch nn association than by loglslc tlon. COMMISSION HOUSES LOSI Traders Exchange at Ka as City I Declared a Trust. Kansas City , Doc. 30. Judge L. I True of the district court In Kansa City , Kan. , today declared that th Traders Live Stock Exchange assoclt tlon , operating at Kansas City stoc yards , Is a trust whoso methods vl ( late the state anti-trust law , and o doreel the association dissolved , rei derlng a decision In the suit brough against the association by the nttoi noy general of Kansas. The Trader Live Stock Exchange association 1 composed of 185 members who dez principally In stackers and feeders ca tie not fat enough for slaughter. The state brought a suit against th association two years , alleging tut the methods of the concern place auch restrictions on trade "and con morco as to violate the anti-trust laThe \ The Co-operative Ltvo Stock Con mission company , also the Kansc City stock yards , filed the origin ! complaint against the Traders Llv Stock Exchange association. In th : complaint It was alleged that the assi elation boycotted Jho members of tt Co-oporatlvo Live Stock Commlsslo company , of whom. t ere xare , mo ; ' * , * llmn"4XfO members. The'defendant n soclatlon will nppeaf "tho case to tl supreme court of Kansas. An action similar to the ono brougl against the Traders Llvo Stock E change association Is pending agalni the Kansas City Llvo Stock exchang TELEGRAPHERS TO ARBITRAT There Will Probably Be No Strike e the Big Four. Cincinnati , Dec. 30. An agrcenjei to arbitrate the dispute between tl telegraphers and the management i the Big Four railway was reached t day. Announcement of this was niai nt the close of a conference which dl cussed the ultimatum submitted by tl men yesterday. Today's action pr eludes the possibility of an Iramediai strike. BANK CLERK TO JAIL Bookkeeper and Teller of Pittsbui Bank Short $30,000. Plttsburg , Dec. 30. Charles Vore lea , bookkeeper and teller of the Wor Ingman's Savings Bank and Trust coi pany , north side , was committed jail today on charges of ombezzlomer It Is alleged ho appropriated $30,000 the bank's funds on or before Decei ber 29. The information is made 1 n bonding company. TAFT RUYS BALL PARK Brother of President Now Owns Ph adelphla National Grounds. Philadelphia , Dec. 30. It was 01 cially announced this afternoon th Charles P. Taft of Cincinnati has pi chased the grounds of the Phlladolph National League baseball club fro John I. Rogers and A. J. Reach. It stated that Mr. Tnft Is not a stockhol or In the baseball club. , Will Debate With Smith. DCS Molnos , Deo. 30. Attorney Ge oral H. W. Byors , who has authorlz the announcement of his candidacy 1 congress In the Ninth Iowa district opposition to Congressman Smith , day says says ho will resign ns atti noy general nt once and debate the sues of the day with Judge Smith the same platform , If the latter \v meet him. Guy Feoly of Wnterli speaker of the last Iowa assembly , a State Senator George Cosson , nssl nnt In the office of Mr. Byers , ted announced their candidacies for att ney general. Prominent Englishman Dies. Paris. Dec. 30. Earl Percy ( Her Algernon George ) of London , a me ber of the British parliament and f merly British undersecretary of ai > of foreign affairs , died hero today fn acute pleurisy. It was rumored tl he had been shot In a duel outside Paris a few days ago. Those stor were denied today by attending phj clans. Funeral of Alnsworth Murder Victim. Alnsworth , Nob. , Dec. 30. Special to The News : The funeral of Jake Davis , the man murdered Monday night , was hold this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. J. 'A. Johnson , former pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church hero , had charge of the ser vices. The preliminary hearing of the man and woman arrested for the mur der , will bo held tomorrow. PEARY HAS EARS FROZEN A'cy , GETS TASTE HOME . , ' HIS AUTO .STICKS IN NOWDRIFT The Commander Is Compelled to Face a Cold Wind In Light Evening Clothes and to Walk a Mile Through Snow In Low Shoes. Washington , Dec. 30. Long oxperl < once In the frozen arctic stood Com mander R. E. Peary In good stead last night when his automobile stranded In a snow bank In the remote sections of 'Maryland while ho was onrouto tc a friend's house for dinner , and was compelled to face n bitter wind In light evening clothes and wade througl deep snowdrifts In low shoes for o mile or more to obtain assistance. Mr. Peary's ears were frostblttei and It was necessary to give the mom hers vigorous snow treatment bofon they became normal. DEAD MAN FROM EREMONIi Unknown Victim Found In Kansas City Likely Frank Cavender. Kansas City , Dec. 30. J. T. O'Don nell of this city today viewed the bodj of the unknown body of a man foune dead In Kansas City , Kan. , last.Sundaj and said ho believed It to be thato , Frank M. Cavonder , a section foretnai ' ' ' of Fremont , Nob. ' * Trainmen Return to Work. Bui to , Mont , Doc. 30. Tlje striken ' who as members of the Brpth'erhoot of Railway Trainman .wont out In'syjh pathy with local members 'of thf switchmen's union , returned to worl at the Northern Pacific yards hen today and the situation Is now normal Taft to Jry to End Strike. Cb.It.-dgo , Dot. * 3tr. President Taf will use his good offices to end th < strike of the switchmen In the north west and thus avert a threatened general oral strike of crafts affiliated with th railroad department of the Amerlcai Federation of Labor. HE NEEDS OORBETT'S ADVICE. Jeffries Can Gain Many Pointers Fron "Gentleman Jim. " New York , Dec. 30. "Jim" Corbet may not be In Jeffries' class today ai a fighting man , but ho may bo able t < give the giant many a good pointer 01 the game. In his time Corbett was i master of ring science. Jeffries learn ed more In the three weeks of tralnlm ho did with Corbett at Carson Cit ; than in half a dozen fights. Corbet was at his best then a masterful bo > er , a splendid , clean cut , swift am aggressive fighter. He gave Jeffrie ; many a hard rap In the training quat tors. I remember when Jeffries first ai rived , a powerful novice. Corbet would say , "this one on the nose , Jeff,1 and land according to schedule. Tc ward the end of the training , It's true Jeffries had improved so much tha Corbett had to be careful , for the glan was developing speedy footwork am a crushing body punch. He was be coming a very dangerous man. Corbett and Jeffries didn't box llghl ly. They fought every day. It wa great work for Corbett. It would b a fine thing for Jeffries if anothe young giant like the novice Jeffrie could appear and join his camp In th Sierra Madre mountains this wlntei Then , with Jim Corbett to advise nn add the fine polish of craftsmanshl to his work , he'd be fit to fight Join t son or any other living man on nex July 4. i "Is Sam Berger managing all of you i affairs ? " I asked Jim Jeffries a fei 3 days ago , having In mind things thn had been said about Sam. "Ho certainly Is , " replied Jeff. "Ho1 a smart follow , and he Is getting mor coin for mo than anybody else eve did. Sam's a smart fellow , all rlgh He's on the level with mo , too , That' ' a more Important thing In a manage than Just being smart. " Many a fighter would be glad to sa the same thing. Managers who ar both "smart" and on the level are har to find. Usually managers of flghtoi are too "smart" to bo on the leve They want all the money In sight , an look upon the fighter as merely a coi venlent stepping stone to sudde wealth. Robert Edgron. Thompson Loses Case. Lincoln , Dec. 30. Oscar Thompso : a member of the senate from Cumlr county has lost out in his efforts I force the Northwestern to decree tt minimum weight for a car load < o sheep. Thompson contended bofoi n the state railway commission that 1 t was unable to load a car of sheep ( > f lambs to the minimum of the car. Tl is | hearing was had before the rallwt ( { commission , and the commission r fused to Issue the decree prayed for. IS FOUND DEAD ERNEST RUNS WITH VICTIM OF ACCIDENT NEAR VALENTINE. PROBABLY STRUCK BY A TRAIfv The Red Man Was Bruised up a Goot Deal and Both Legs Had Been Brok en Section Hando Pick up the Bed ] Along the Track. Valentine , Nob. , Dec. 30. Special t ( The News : An Indian by the name o : Ernest Runs With was found doat east of town by the section Imudi about noon. It Is thought ho had beer struck by a train some tlmo in the night as he was bruised up a gooi deal and had both legs broken. The sheriff took charge of the body and brought It In town to await the re turn of the coroner. ENUMERATORS' TEST EASY. Census Director Durand Sets February 5 as the Date. M'ashlngton , Doc. 30. Any persor if good Judgment , who has receivei in ordinary common school education can readily and easily pass the tesi to bo given applicants for consul enumerators' places on February 5 the date finally sot by U. S. Censu ! Director Durand , according to an announcement nouncemont from the census bureai today. This will bo a comforting assurance suranco to the several hundred thoue 1 and who are believed to be contcmplal ing application for the places. It was emphatically stated at tin bureau that the test will bo an cml nently reasonable and practical one similar to that applied to applicants a the Twelfth census. It will consist o filling out a sample schedule of popt latlon from a description , In narratlv form , of typical families ; and , in th case of enumerators whoso work wil bo in the rural districts , they will b called upon to fill out an addltlona sample schedule of agriculture , fron Information furnished by the censu bureau. All persons , whether women or men who may desire to become censu enumerators must bo citizens of th United States ; residents of the sur e'rvisor's district for which they wlsl to bo appointed ; must be not less thai 18 nor more than 70 years of age must bo physically able to do tin work ; must be trustworthy , honest am of good habits ; must have at least ai ordinary education and must be' abl < to writp plainly and with rea'sonabli rapidity. Those who can comply with thesi requirements are Invited to put li their applications , as there will hi at least 68,000 enumerators' places ti be filled by the middle of March ii preparation for the enumeration begin nlng April 15. Application forms , with full Instruc tlons for filling In , and complete in formation concerning the test and tlv method of appointment , can be securei by writing to the supervisor of consu for the supervisor's district in whlcl the applicant lives. All applications properly filled In must bo filed wit ! the supervisors not later than Januar ; 25'as ' any received after that date cat not be considered. 'ARSON HUNTS ON SUNDAY. Comes to Town for Groceries with Blj Bag of Rabbits. Pierre , S. D. , Dec. 30. The Rev. Mi Mason , who conducts services at Mid land , S. D. , lost the stick on which h cuts notches for days or forgot t < cross off the right number of days 01 his calendar , and thought Is was i good day for rabbit hunting. He started out and after filling hi game bag went to town after groceries In the meantime , his congregation hai gathered for the morning service. Th pastor falling to appear they got alon as best they could without his asslsl ance. ance.When he came In after his grocerle and found all the stores closed he b ( gan to make Inquiries and did his bee to make amends for his shortcoming by giving the congregation a rousln evening service. AN EPITAPH FOR REMINGTON. The Artist Suggested the Inscriptlo for His Monument. "He Knew the Horse. " "He Pictured the Vanishing West. " Rldgefleld , Con. , Dec. 30. These tw characteristic Inscriptions probabl will be placed on the tomb of Frederl Remington , the artist , according to a announcement made hero following hi death. Both were suggested som years ago by the artist himself. Remington first attracted the attoi tlon of the public by his representi tlons of horses. Later In life , he hi came filled with the ambition to raak a lasting record of his own pecullc vision of the west. His Interest , ho\ ever , was not In the west of the pro ent day. "The west Is no longer picturesque he said a short time before his deatl "It Is no longer the west of the bea tlful and the stirring events. " Across Continent In Wagon. Brookhaven , Miss. , Dec. 30. One < the most unusual journeys on recoi was accomplished on the arrival hei late today of T. J. and Jesse Gatts. 1 n covered wagon they traveled froi Brookhaven to Seattle to attend U Alaska-Yukon-Paclflc exposition. The returned la the sam ? .manner. PRIMARY LAW DANGEROUS. Shaw Says La Folletto and Hears Would be Chosen In Primary. Indianapolis , Dec. 110. "If dlrcci primary laws nro safe and can b < operated wisely them their scope cat bo extended , " said Leslie M. Shaw ox-secretary of the treasury , In ai address to the Indiana teachers asso elation here. "If the electors of a given part ] can wisely choose a candidate for governor ornor In a great state under the dtrcc > rlmnry system , then the electors o D given party with equal wisdom cat select a party candidate. If Theodon Roosevelt , William H. Taft and W1I lam J. Bryan were to die today am candidates for the presidency won o bo nominated under the direct prl nary system , Robert M. LaFollotU vould bo the candidate for the ma orlty party and William R. Hearst o : ho minority party. What their plat forms would contain the most imngl native and radical , not to say rovolu tlonary , would not dare to predict. " BOYS ADMIT A BURGLAR1 TWO YOUTHS CONFESS BREAK ING INTO MERRIMAN STORE. HAD ROBBED SAFE OF ABOUT $81 Cherry County Sheriff Brings Tw Young Burlars , Wilson and Corel ! ! to Valentine Ona Is 23 , the Othe But 16 Years of Age. Valentino , Nob. , Doc. 30. Special t The Newn : Sheriff Rossetor returne from Merrlman at noon bringing Wi son and Coreill whom ho had arresl ed for burglary. They had broken int a store and stolen about $80 from safe. Wilson is a man of 23 , whll Coreill Is just a boy'of 1C. They hav both confessed. SCARLET FEVER AT VALENTINI All Public Gatherings Prohibited b City Council. Valentine , Neb. , Dec. 30. Special t The News : There are several case of scarlet fever In the city and ther : 'ms been ono death already and th town has taken precautionary mean of preventing it from spreading , a they have forbidden all public gathei Ings such as theaters , churches , etc until they have the fever under coi trol. TRAINS MEET AT NELIGH. Parsenger and Freight Come Togethe Ip Front of Nellgh Depot. Xallgh , Neb. , Dec. 30. Special t The News : A slight head-on colllslo between the eostbound early mornlm passenger train , No. 2 , and an oxtr westbound freight , occurred just ii front of the Nellgh depot this mornlnf The passenger locomotive was mashe on the front end and the drawbars 01 the mall car pushed out. The passer gers were slightly shaken up , only one the 5-year-old son of Mrs. Dickinsoi of St. Edward , Neb. , being severel ; hurt He sustained a scalp wound. The passenger train was on time The freight tried to stop but the brake failed and the wheels slid along th frosty track. Dr. W. L. Conwell o Nellgh was summoned by Conducto Leach to attend to the injured bo ; * and the other passengers who wer shaken up. The mall car was pushed down t Oakdale by the freight engine , wher It was turned around and run Into Noi folk. The freight engine drew th train to Norfolk , the passenger engln being out of commission. , Seward Man Killed. Loveland , Colo. , Dec. 30. L. I Hatch of Seward , Neb. , aged CO , wa fatally Injured" on a ranch near her in a peculiar manner. He was wall ing in front of a team drawing a loa of hay , when the wagon was upse and the team ran away. Mr. Hate was knocked down and trampled b the horses and the wagon wheels pas : oil over him. Ho died In the night. ADVANCED SCIENCE IN PRISOh The Invention of a Big Lemon Ma Bring Convict Freedom , Stlllwator , Minn. , Dec. 30. Charle Price , for five years supervisor of o1 orything growing on the state rosorv about the Minnesota prison , in whlc ho has been Incarcerated since Decen her 18 , 1890 , on n life sentence fc murder , will bo reported before tli state pardon board at Its next mee Ing for release on the basis of hs | coi trlbutlons to science and the state. A party , entertained by Warde Wolfer at his homo for Christmas dl : nor , during which a member of tl state pardon board was present , b came Interested in an Immense lomo : like fruit on the table. The fru weighed three pounds. Price , havlr been Introduced as the grower of th fruit In which the guests became i torested , explained that It was a lemc ho had created by grafting a lemc and a grapefruit , and which could I grown In Minnesota or like latltud The grapefruit does not retain Its ide tlty In the graft , the resultant growi being adapted for lemon pies and lei onado , both of which products of tl fruit were served on the warden board. TAKEN ALIVE FROM A MINE HEROIC SUPERINTENDENT NEAR I LY DEAD WHEN RESCUED. RISKED LIFE FOR A LADOREF After Having Been Entombed Twenty eight Hours In a Smok-Fllled Cut Superintendent Brown Is Taken Ou In Dying Condition. McAllster , Okla. , Dec. 30. After ha ; Ing boon entombed twenty-eight hour In n smoke-filled cut of the "Bolon Darnell company's coal mine nca hero , Superintendent John Drown wa rescued alive but unconscious thl morning. Had his rescuers failed t reach him. Brown would surely hav died within another hour. As it Is hi condition Is serious , but the inln physicians believe he has a flghtln chance for life. Brown , who Is a well known minln man of Hartford , Ark. , risked his llf In a heroic attempt to rescue Angel Asnlcar , a shot ilrer , who was or tombed following an explosion on on of the lower levels of the mine lat Tuesday. Brown apparently had nc reached oven close to the point whor Asnlcar had been overcome , when h himself succumbed to the foul gase and smoke that choked the varlou passengers. The shot flrer's fate stll remains unknown. INTO RIVER WITH HER BARI Former Nebraska Woman Ends Llf of Self and Child In Indiana. Evnnsvllle , Ind. , Dec. 30. The p < lice of this city believe that Mn Dorothy Patrick of Bee , Seward coui ty , Nebraska , Is the woman wlu her in he holding 1-year-old baby arms , leaped into the Ohio river hen both losing their lives. Mrs. Patrick and child were di sorted hero by her husband six week ago in a railroad station. It is sal that Patrick , who was on his wa south with his family to buy a farn left his wife waiting nt the static and eloped with their servant glr Mrs. Patrick secured work hero an left her boarding place with her chll several days ago with the remark the she was , "going to end It all. " INJURED WHILE COASTINI John Setzer of Nellgh Breaks Thlg Trying to Avoid Accident. Nellgh , Neb. , Dec. 30. Special t The News : While coasting down th academy hill John Setzer , the enl child of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Setzer , ra Into a tree with his sled , resulting 1 the fracture of his right limb betwee the knee and hip. It was In the al tempt of keeping the Bucklnghar brothers from a similar accident thn the young man sustained his Injun Dr. W. P. Conwell was called and n duced the fracture. DIETRICH MUCH BETTER. Former Nebraska Senator's Condltlo Gives Hope for Recovery. Omaha , Dec. 30. Favorable report have been received concerning "th condition of former Senator C. E Dietrich , who has been at the Metl odlst hospital for the last four weeki His improvement has been quit marked In the last few days and I expected to continue satisfactorily. MINY HURT IN TENEMENT FIR Six Firemen Injured Rescuing Thos In Danger of Death. New York , Dec. 30. More than score of persons were Injured , five/ them possibly fatally , In a fire whlc swept a big tenement on Belmont a1 onuo , East New York today. Six c the Injured wore firemen who wer overcome by smoke and hurt In aldln Imperilled people in the blazing strui ture. ture.Soine Seine of the tenants escaped to th adjoining buildings , but when the fin men reached the scene the fire 01 capes and the upper windows wer crowded with panlcstrlcken peopl ready to Jump. All were deterred an rescued by ladders , except one womai who Jumped from the second stor window and was badly Injured. In ono room a family of five forolgi ers was found unconscious and cnrrle to safety by firemen. A dozen persons were taken to tli hospitals suffering from smoke Inhal tion and burns. Shallenberger to Confer. Lincoln , Dec. 30. Governor Shnlloi berger sent a letter to Governor Ila kell of Oklahoma acquiescing in tl : suggestion of the latter that a coi jforonco of the governors of Nobrask Oklahoma and Kansas be had to ado ] a policy concerning bank dopes guaranty laws In view of action i courts declaring Illegal the enac ments of Nebraska and Kansas. Go ernor Shallonberger announced h willingness to co-operato and suggeE ed January 18 at Washington \vhe there Is to bo a meeting of many go crnora an the tlmo and place. Bryan Ucaves Cuba for Jamaica , Santiago , Cuba , Dec. 30. William Bryan sailed from hero for'Jamaica. P.flN'ITION ) QF THE WEATHEH Temperature for Twenty-four Hours Forecast for Nebraska. Maximum , 11 Minimum 1 Average f Barometer 29.GS Chicago , Doc. GO. The bulletin , Is Hiicul by tlio Chicago Btntlon of the United States wenthor bureau gives the forecast for Nebraska as follows : Fair tonight and Friday ; warmoi cast portion. TAFT GOES TO WEDDING PRESIDENT ATTENDS MARRIAGE OF NIECE IN NEW YORK. MISS LOUISE TAFT THE BRIDE The President , Accompanied by Hit Daughter , Helen , His Son , Robert , and His Military Aide , Captain Butt Make the Trip Together. Washington , Dec. 30. President i Taft accompanied by his daught'ot I Helen , his son Robert , and Captain Archibald Butt , his military , dde.flofi hero today nt fl nVlnnlr nvfirinMnp Pennsylvania railroad forte to attend the wedding of his niece , Miss Louise W. Taft , daughter of hU brother , Henry W. Tuft , to George II Snowden of Seattle. The party will return hero tomorrow morning. IN A GONFERENGI Meets With Other Western Congress men to Talk Irrigation. Washington , Dec. 30. Representn tlve Mondell , chairman of the committee too on public lands , assembled In hi committee room a number of roprc sentatlves to discuss Irrigation affairs There were nearly twenty represents tlves from so-called Irrigation states among them being Representative Klnkald of Nebraska and Burke o South Dakota. While no concerted action was tal < en , a committee was appointed to hi added to at a meeting today looklni to drafting a bill which will providi an annual appropriation outright o through bond issues of $10,000,000 ti carry to completion projects whlcl have already been started. George , Kusler lm.s Jieoji npjir/lntei postmaster at Artas , Campbell'pounty S. D. , vlce"A. A. Ludwlg , resigned. Bids were opened at ( he treasur ; department for the construction of ai extension to the public building at Be atrlce. The bidders were W. G. Camp bell , Lincoln , Neb. , $45,476 ; Hnzletoi and Wall , Chicago , $47.000 ; P. M. Hen nessey , St. Paul , Minn. , $47,935 ; General oral Construction Co. , Milwaukee , $49 , BOO ; Northerft Construction Co. , Mil waukee , $50,340 ; Northwestern Con structlon Co. , Wauketon , N. Dy $ { 53 , 000 ; J. H. Weiso , South Omaha/$54 , " * 872. _ % ! Miss Helen B. Robertson ofrlndepen dence , la. , and J. J. Dlckson of Abet deen , S. D. , have been appointe < clerks In the forest service nt Mlssou la , Mont. SHIRTWAIST MEN MAKE OFFEl Manufacturers Throw Out Hint o Compromise Girls Stand Pat. New York , Dec. 30. Although sug gestlons of compromise were throwi out today by the manufacturers , tin thousands of young women shirtwals makers who are putting up such n re markable fight for the recognition o their union , remained firm In thel declaration that their essential poin must be admitted. "The girls are willing to comprc mise on a reasonable basis , but the ; will Insist that their union bo glvei recognition. They are satisfied tha the conditions would not be tolerate * without a recognized organization ti back them up when trouble comes. " This was the declaration made tc day by one of the group of society we men who have rallied to the supper of the young strikers. Mrs. Charles Beard , wife of Profec ser Beard of Columbia university , I chairman of the committee of arrange ments for a mass meeting In the In terest of the strikers to bo held Ii Carnegie hall Sunday night , next. AI leged unfair treatment of girl picket I by city magistrates will be protestei ' against at this meeting. 1 The employers have called a meol Ing for this afternoon to consider tli situation and draw up a compromise No Reward Was Offered. Washington , Dec. 30. Specific de nlnl Is made nt the war dopartmen of the story published that a rewar of $10,000 had been offered for th ciipturo of Colonel James Gordon , wh will succeed the late Senator McLat rln of Mississippi for alleged parclp tatlon In the conspiracy of klllln President Lincoln. The records c the war department contain nil n < tlces of rewards offered In conncctlo with the assassination of Lincoln bn nowhere In them Is the name of Co onel Gordon. Heads American Baseball Assoclatloi Chicago , Doc , 30. Thomas M. Chi' ington of Louisville was elected prcs dent .of the American Baseball assi clntlon attho regular meeting of th nRsoclatlon. NO SLAP AT UNCLE SAM ? MEXICAN SENT TO AMERICA DI8- CUSSES 2ELAYA AFFAIR. SPEAKS OF HARBORING THE MAN Governor Creel Declares That the Of fering of Refuge to Zelaya by Mexico ice Is In No Senas' nn Act of Un friendliness to the United States. Washington , Doc. 30. Governor En rique Creel of Chihuahua , special en voy from Mexico to the United Statca In the Nlcaraguan affair , gnvo to tha Associated Press today a statement regarding his mission to this country. Governor Creel declared that ho had accomplished his task with gratifying results. The resignation of Zolaya and suc cession of President Madrlz had ended many difficulties and prevented nn- nrchy , ho declared , and pence and pa triotism were now finding their way on both sides In Nicaragua. The grant ing of asylum to Zolaya by Mexico , said Governor Creel , was In no sense an net of unfriendliness to the United States , 'ZELAYA DISCUSSES SITUATION , < Claims Score of American Marines Fought and Died In Battle. Mexico City , Dec. 30. "Mr. Knox Is not my judge. I am answerable only to my government. " Jose Santos Zolaya , who arrived hero from Saline Cruz thus replied tea a question as to what attitude ho would assume should Secretary Knox seek to extradite him from this coun try. Zelaya refused to discuss such a probability , but strongly Intimated that the secretary of state would not have the right to request his presence In the United States. "I have no feeling against the American people at largo nor the gov ernment , " ho said. "Secretary Knox has been systematically misinformed and public opinion in the United States has been prepared against me , but the real facts must become known In time and it Is to time I trust for my vindication. "My relations with the proceeding American government were exceed ingly friendly. The situation contains many unique conditions both for our owu "people , , in. CoutralAmerica and the Amerlca'ns. Secretary Root had .the complete confidence of Central America and his policies were drawIng - Ing the people closer together politi cally and commercially. I am afraid the attitude of Secretary Knox is un doing all that work throughout Latin America. " Zolaya said American , nmrlncs en gaged in several recent ? battles in Klcarngua and that twenty of them were killed. Ho said : "Do 'you know that there were 400 Americans fighting with the revolu tionists at the battle of Rama ? Do you know that at the battle of Colorado rado Junction , on November 1 , the bodies of twenty American marines were picked up on the field by our forces , all dead , and all from the American gunboats anchored in the river to protect American interests ? The official explanation given mo was that these men wore deserters. " ' I Zelaya believes the confederation of all the Central American republics ( will ultimately be brought about , as i he says 'the great masses of the peo- 'plo are unionists and the principal 'obstacle ' up to this tlmo has been the selfish attitude of persons in power animated by private Interests. He favors a central government for I the new republic rather than a strong federal government , explaining his meaning that under a central govern ment the various states would pre serve their Identity , having office to transact such general business as might concern the whole of Central 'America ' and leaving each of the pres ent republics more or less Indepen dent and Handling Its interior affairs. j Uncle Sam Just Laughs at It. Washington. Dec. 30. Statements made by former President Zolaya that the United States marines participat ed in the battle between the govern ment troops of Nicaragua and the rev olutionists were received hero In un official circles with amusement. While neither thefafllclals of the marine corps I nor .those of the navy department would dignify the statement by dis cussing It , It Is known there nro not 400 marines on the coast of that coun try and that on November 1 when the battle of Colorado Junction took place , there were none nt all. I So far ns the statement goes that the men were deserters from the Amor- lean war vessels lying off the coast , no desertions have been reported and It Is declared It Is unlikely any of the , men liavo deserted. The only force of marines of any magnitude Is on the west coast , and these have been grant ed permission by the governments of Salvador and Honduras to land on the 'islands on the bay of Fonsoca. WHY ESTRADA WON'T QUIT. Doubting the Sincerity of New Head of Nicaragua , He Will Fight On. Washington , Dec. 30. Doubting the sincerity of President Madriz who has. made representations to the revolu tionary army In Nicaragua , with the
