THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL.
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\OKKOIiK. N'KHKASKA 1'MMDAY DKCKMBKK 22 1911.
A
FORMER PRESIDENT'S NAME ON
NEBRASKA BALLOTS.
IF OFFICIALLY A CANDIDATE
John O , Yelwr , an Omaha Attorney
Files Petition With Secretary eState
State Placing T. R.'s Name on April
Primary Ballot.
Lincoln , Doc. 21. Theodore Roosevelt
velt it * officially n candidate for the
republican nomination for president.
Mr. Roosevelt's boom was officially
launched In Nebraska late yesterday
when the secretary of state received
u petition properly signed , asking that
the name of the ox-president be placed
upon the republican ballot at the April
primaries under the preferential voting
ing law. The petition was received too
late to be Illcil lust night , but was at
tended to the ilrbt thing this morning.
The Petition.
The petition roads as follows :
"To the Secretary of State of the
State of Nebraska. The undersigned
citizens and duly qualified electors
of the state of Nebraska , affiliated
with the republican party , hereby pe
tition and require that the name of
Theodore Roosevelt be placed on the
republican ticket as a preferential
candidate for president of the United
States to be voted upon at the republi
can primaries to be held on the 10th
day of April , 1912 , A. D. "
( Signed ) "John O. Yefser ( and
others ) . "
Aldrich Says He'd Win.
That Hoosevelt would be a formid
able factor if he should announce
himself as a candidate , was the state
ment of Gov. Aldrich of Nebraska ,
when asked his opinion on the filing
of the petition. Governor Aldrich , who
has been prominent as an Insurgent ,
nald that if Roosevelt made the race
he would carry this state.
La Follette Men Fight T. R.
Secretary Corrlck , of the La Fnllotte
state league by John O. Yelser in put-
action taken by John O. Yeiser In put
ting Mr. Roosevolt's name In nomin
ation for the presidency , made the
folowlng statement :
"While there are many sincere ad
mirers of Coir Roosevelt In Nebraska ,
no genuine progressive will bo found
voting for him for president. Genuine
progressives will recognize every
where that n vote for Roosevelt is a
vote for Taft. A vote cast for Roosevelt
velt by a progressive can have no
other result than to advance the interests
torests of President Taft for renomin-
ation. "
Secretary Corrick added that he did
not think the placing of Roosevelt in
the Hold will seriously handicap the
La Follotte forces in Nebraska.
Only twenty-five names are signed
to the paper which makes Roosevelt
n candidate and at the head is that ol
John O. Yelser , an Omaha attorney
Accompanying the petition is a lettei
from Mr. Yolser , offering to secun
just as many signatures as may bo de
maudcd by the state official , but call
ing attention to the fact that the lav
does not specify the number of namei
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necessary to file for the April nomlna
tlon.
Yelser Has Heard From T. R.
Omaha , Dec. 21. J John O. Yelser nl
his home here declined to say whethei
or not he had been authorized by Mr
Roosevelt to file a petition to put his
name on the official ballot. Pie admit
ted , however , that ho had been in cor
respondence with the former presl
dent.
"Nothing can now stop this move
ment , " said Yelser. "Under our law
the candidate has no duty in accept
ing the nomination nor has he an >
authority to withdraw his name , once
it is filed. Roosevelt delegates to the
national convention will soon file , ant
I have no doubt will be elected. "
CONGRESS TAKES VACATION
Quit for Holiday Recess , to Reconveni
at Noon Jan. 3.
Washington , Dec. 21. Both house !
of congress adjourned for holiday re
cess nnd will reassemble at noon Jai
S. The house adjourned at 2:31 : p. in.
and the senate at 2:34 : p. m.
SIOUX CITY WINS RATE CASI
Interstate Commerce Commission Or
ders Reduction Asked For.
Washington , Dec. 21. A contest be
twees Sioux City la. , and St. Paul , am
Minneapolis , was decided in favor o
Sioux City by the interstate commerc
commission.
The Sioux City Commercial clu
complained against the Chicago nn
Northwestern and other railroads
averring that the class freight rate
from Sioux City to points in the nortl
west were unreasonable in that the
exceeded the rates from St Paul an
Minneapolis to the same destination )
Both cities fought the Sioux Cit
contention , but the commission 01
dered a reduction of the Sioux Clt
rates to a point equal to the preser
rates from St , Paul and Mlnneapoll
to "substantially equal distant Bt :
tlons In the same territory. "
Long Thought Him Dead.
Ottown , Kan. , Dec. 21. Believing hi
brother dead because of a silence i
forty years , Mrs. Rebecca Power
wife of a truck gardener here , wt
CONDITION OF HIE WEATHER
Temperature for Twenty-four Hours.
Forecast for Nebraska.
Maximum IU
J' 'ltnuiu 25
, . 28
n icr 29.52
c t 28
f igo , Dec. SM. The bullotln Is-
. ) > ' tlio Chicago Btntlon of the
0 States weather bureau gives
E cast ( or Nebraska nu follows :
led and colder tonight ; Frl-
c . rally fair.
5 lay to receive notice that
. . . . . " , which occurred recently ,
she will receive the larger part of a
fortune of $115,000. Her brother wan
George Honnett , av newsboy of Chicago
cage , and his estate , she says , will
bo divided between Mrs. Powers and
n half brother , Charles Lovett of
Woostor , O
ADDRESSES THE SENATE IN SUPPORT -
PORT OF BILL.
THAT'S WHAT TREASURY'S FOR
"What a Christmas Present It Would
Have Been to the Men Who Made
Appomatox Possible , " He Exclaims
Predicts It Will Pass.
Washington , Dec. 21. Senator
Drown of Nebraska today addressed
the senate In support of the Sherwood
pension bill , which recently passed
the house. He predicted the passage
of the bill through the senate because ,
he said , there would be a roll call.
"If It could have been passed by the
senate by this time , what a Christmas
offering it would have been to the
men who made Appomattox possible , "
he exclaimed. "Complaint is made
that it would be too heavy a draft on
the national treasury. " said Mr.
Brown.
"What Is tlu > country's treasury for ,
but to pay the country's debts ? "
BATTERED 0 DEATH
CARL JOHNSON , NEAR FRIEND , IS
CAUGHT IN FLYWHEEL OF
CORN SHELLER.
Friend , Neb. , Dec. 21. Carl John
son , a young farmer , was caught in
a flywheel of a corn sheller near here
yesterday and literally battered to
death. His lower limbs were beaten
to a pulp , pieces of bone being broken
off and found lying on the ground
after the wheel was stopped. The
centrifugal force tore off much of his
clothing and threw It some distance.
REPORT PERSIAN BAM
Dismissal of American Treasurer-Gen
eral Is Demanded.
Teheran , Dec. 21. Serious fighting
between the Persian constitutionalists
and the Russian troops is reported to
have occurred. No details are given
in the dispatch from Labrlz , which
conveys the leport.
London , Dec. 21. It Is understood ,
according to a news agency dispatch
from St. Petersburg , that unless Per
sia decides today to accept the terms
of the Russian ultimatum demanding
the dismissal of W. Morgan Shuster ,
the American acting as treasurer-gen-
oral , the commander of the Russian
troops now concentrated at Kusbln ,
has been ordered to advance on Tehe
ran. The troops , who number about
4,000 of all arms , will in the event of
Persia's continued refusal begin their
advance tomorrow.
VISITS HOSPITAL AND DIES.
Schuyler Druggist , Calling on Sick
Wife , Drops Dead.
Omaha , Dec. 21. Harry Westveer ,
aged about 50 years , a druggist ol
Schuylor , with drug stores there and
at Fremont , dropped dead of heart
disease yesterday afternoon in one
of the rooms at the Clarkson hospital
while there visiting his wife , who woj
In the Institution. An operation being
performed upon her yesterday.
Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Westveer came
to Omaha , the latter becoming a pa
tlent at he Clarkson hospital. Tester
day Mr. Westveer was down in the
city and met a friend , W. R. Morse
of Clarks. The two went up to the
Aospltul and into the room occuplec
by Mrs. Westveer.
Mr. Morse was standing by the bed
talking with Mrs. Westveer , her hus
band a few feet away. Suddenly hi
staggered nnd fell into a rocklni
chnlr. The house doctor was imme
diately called and , reaching the roon
a minute later , pronounced Mr. West
veer dead. The body was taken ii
charge by Coroner Crosby , who de
cided that death was caused by tin
bursting of an artery leading to tin
heart. The ( body will bo taken ti
Schuyler for burial. Prior to his sud
den demise Mr. Westveer had been ii
perfect health , never having core
plained of any heart or other organl
trouble.
PAPER GRAFT
IS
"ADULTERATED" PAPER BEEN
SOLD TO UNCLE SAM.
PRECIOUS DOCUMENTS CRUMBLE
Discovery by the Congressional Joint
Committee on Printing of Fake Paper -
per Manufacture , Causes Complete
New Paper Standard.
Washington , Dec. 21. Discovery by
the congressional joint committee on
printing that "adulterated" paper had
been used for years In the government
printing office , today caused the an
nouncement of a complete new set of
government paper standards.
The paper adulteration was accom
plished by the substitution of clay for
the more substantial ( wood or rag
fibres , leading to the grave fear that
many of the printed records of the
government will crumble and become
unreadable In less than a century.
WON'T ACCEPT A REPUBLIC
_
Premier Yuan Shi Kai Refuses to Ac
cept Those Terms.
Pekin , Dec. 21. Premier Yuan Shi
ai in an official statement today
aid that he , without any qualification ,
efused to accept a republic.
iAYS KIMMEIJAS MURDERED
ew Mexico Rancher Declares He Saw
Man of Mystery Killed.
St. Louis , Dec. 21. The Republic
ays that John B. Swlnncy , a Now
lexlco rancher , will tell In a dopo-
Itlon of the murder of George A.
vimmel , the famous Niles , Mich. , man
f mystery , on Aug. 11 , 1898 , and of
winney's killing of Klminol's mur-
erer.
A. J. White , recently released from
Uiburn prison In New York , says he
s Klmmcl. He is now in a hospital
i Peru , Ind. , recovering from in-
uries received In a wreck.
According to the story , Swinney , R.
.1 . Snyder of Kansas City , a man
tamed Johnson and Klmmel went to
Oregon from Kansas City , July 28 ,
S9S. and dug for $10,000 supposed to
invo boon burled near Marshfield ,
Ore. , and while * the four were walking
n the woods Johnson shot Klmmel to
death and ho shot Johnson.
ALDRICH FORJENOM1NAT10N
Nebraska Governor Will File Candi
dacy Within a Few Days.
Lincoln , Dec. 21. Gov. Aldrich set
at rest some speculation as to his in-
entions by announcing that the latter
[ ) art of next week or the forepart of
the week following he would file his
iirimary petition for renomination for
; overnor.
There had been talk in some circles
that he would enter the senatorial
contest nnd that George Coupland oT
Elgin , regent of the university , would ,
among others , file for the republican
gubernatorial nomination.
Gov. Aldrich announced positively
that his filing for the governorship
would bo made , and that unless some
unforeseen circumstances intervened
o delay the perfection of the petition
t would be filed on the date named.
Further than to announce his inten
tion to file , the governor did not care
to discuss the situation.
PACKERS RAISE OBJECTION.
Claim Prosecution Did Not Clearly
State the Case.
Chicago , Dec. 21. Whether Dis
trict Attorney Wllkerson's opening
statement to the jury was clearly and
decisively stated as regards the al-
egatlon against the meat packers that
hey hud violated the criminal provi
sion of the Sherman anti-trust law
was to be decided by Judge Curpen-
er when the hearing was resumed at
10 o'clock today.
The court was expected to rule as
to whether counts 2 and 3 of the in
dictment should be stricken out , in
accordance with a motion of Attorney
Levy Mayer yesterday afternoon. Mr ,
Mayer's point was that the National
Packing company was not mentioned
in this portion of the Indictment and
therefore that they must fall because
the government contends that this
concern mainly fixed the price ol
meat. In the event the .court's ruling
favored the government , the packers
counsel were prepared to begin pre
sentlng their cases to the jury. How
long this would take was problematl
cal.
cal.It
It was expected that four of tin
counsel would speak.
Goodwin for Moving Pictures.
New York , Dec. 21. Following tin
settlement of the marital troubles o
"Nat" Goodwin and Miss Edna Good
rich , his fourth wife , by the paymen
by Mr. Goodrich of $615,000 to Mis :
Goodrich on her agreement to relcas
him from their ante-nuptial contract
comes the announcement that Mi
Goodwin was one of the promoters o
a moving picture company of Sai
Francisco , and that ho will within :
short time himself bo seen in movlni
picture plays to bo made by his con
pany.
THE ( LONG ) SHORT DAY OF THE YEAR
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DISEASE IN
INCOLN AUTHORITIES THINK
THEY FIND TROUBLE.
MEARLY 500 PEOPLE ARE ILL
A Pipe Dripping Contaminated Water
Into One of the City Wells at Lin-
coin , Is Believed to Have Caused
the Epidemic There.
Lincoln. Dec. 21. A one Inch pipe ,
ts use nnd direction unknown , but
with ono terminal opening Into the
argest of the wells which supply the
city with water , Is believed to be the
cause of UK- present epidemic of gas-
tro-lntestinal disease , resembling
cholera , which has attacked nearly
500 people in Lincoln , nnd of the epi
demic of typhoid fever which caused
a score of deaths in the city last Au
gust.
gust.The
The pipe was discovered yesterday
to be dripping contaminated water
into the well. At previous investiga
tions it had been dry and the water
authorities bad not suspected that it
was the scource of disease.
The well has been closed and meas
ures taken to remove the source of
contagion.
ACTRESS FAINTS ON STAGE
Daughter of Louis Morrison Suddenly
Expires in New York.
New York , Dec. 21. The audience
at Hammer stein's Victoria theater
thought It was all a part of the show
when Rosabell Morrison , who was
playing Dago Anne In Paul Arm
strong's sketch of the underworld ,
fainted on the stage as she was testi
fying in the court scene.
N. J. Morrissey , the detective in the
play , carried the actress off the stage
and summoned a physician.
Miss Morrison later was taken to
her home , where she died. Miss Mor
risen , who was the daughter of Louis
Morrison , a well known actor , in pri
vate life was Mrs. Mitchell Lewis.
NO SUCH DANCING.
Frisco Supervisors to Prevent Satur
nalia New Year's Eve.
San Francisco , Cal. , Dec. 21. San
Francisco's board of supervisors have
gone on record as opposed to riotous
observance of a new year , by adopting
a resolution for the "suppression of
excesses. "
Supervisor Murdock , author of the
resolution , is quoted as having said
at the supervisor's meeting :
"When ( society women dance on
cafe tables and young girls are car
ried out Intoxicated , I think it is time
for this board to do what it can to
stop it. "
The resolution adopted follows :
Resolved : That the chief of police
be urged strictly to enforce at all
times all laws for the preservation of
order regardless of the social standing
of the offenders.
San Francisco is planning a unique
Christmas eve celebration. It is plan
ned to have a mammoth chorus led
by a European opera company , aug
mented by trained singers from local
choral organizations render a Christ
mas carol. One year ago Sunday even
ing Tetrazinl , the famous prlma donna ,
sung In the open air in the business
center of the city.
WOULD PROVE AN ALIBI.
That Is the Only Hope of Colorado
Woman Charged With Murder.
Golden , Colo. , Dec. 21. With the
conclusion today of the testimony ol
Stella Forglone , ono of the star wit
nesses < or the state in the trial of
Mrs. Agenltna Garramone charged
with the murder of Mrs. Maria La-
guardia in a ravine near here on Aug.
20 , 1910. the defense began the pre
sentation of Its side of the case.
The defense will try to prove that
Mrs. Garramone was in Denver at the
time the crime is said to have been
committed , nnd upon proof of this
alibi the defense will direct its efforts
principally , It is said. Practically all
the defense will attempt to show , it ts
declared , will be that Mrs. Garramone
was in Denver on Aug. 20,1910 , nnd
was In that city for several days Im
mediately preceding and subsequent
to that date.
GRUENTHER FOR GOVERNOR.
Petition Being Circulated In Behalf of
Columbus Democrat.
Grand Island , Dec. 21. A petition
was circulated hero vesterduy by some
of the foremost democrats , placing C.
M. Gruenther of Platte county in
nomination us candidate at the demo
cratic primaries for governor. The
petition is being signed very freely.
This would mean five candidates in
sight for that office R. L. Metcalfe
of Lincoln , Tom Smith of York , J. H.
Moorehead of Falls City , and C. W.
Poole of Tecumseh. Called up over
the telephone , Gruenther , who is in
Plattsmouth , said he knew nothing
about the circulation of the petition ,
and would make no statement of his
intentions.
DIVORCE FOR LANGEVIN.
Court Grants Plea on Account of Hus
bands Relations with Mme. Curie.
Paris , Dec. 21. The petition for a
separation from her husband , present
ed in the divorce court here by Mme.
Langevln , was granted.
Mine. Langevin asked a separation
from her husband , a professor of gen
eral and experimental physics in the
College of France , on account of his
alleged relations with Mme. Curie , the
famous scientist.
Thes u it caused a great sensation
throughout Franco , and was the occa-
1 slon for several duels between par
tisans of one or another of the persons
principally concerned.
Virginia Vote Selling.
Bristol , Tenn. , Dec. 21. One hundred
and fifty indictments against alleged
ote sellers in Lee county , Va. , were
returned. It is said others are to fol
low today , as a result of the grand
jury Investigation into election irre
gularities ( luring the last three weeks
Bank Brings Suit.
Beatrice , Neb. , Dec. 21. The Farm
ers' State Bank of Pickrell last even
ing brought mandamus proceedings
against the board of supervisors to
compel them to designate the bank as
a , depository for county funds. The pe
tition sets forth that the Pickrell
bank has complied with all the provls
Ions of the statute , and that the np
plication as a depository was rejected
by the county board on the groum' '
that the state required a bank to put
up a bond for the security of deposits
of public money. The petition furthei
sets forth that the bank has paid 1U
levy to the deposits guarantee fund as
required by the state banking bean
under the law. The case Is set for i
hearing Dec. 2.
Government Loses One ,
London , Dec. 21. The governmen
has lost another seat in the house o
commons , owing to the result of tin
by-election for North Ayreshlre Shoal
A. M. Anderson , K. C. , the libora
member , returned at the last election
had to seek re-election on his nr
polntment as solicitor general fo
Scotland , and was defeated by Capl
D. F. Campbell , conservative , by ;
majority of 271 votes. At the last ole <
tlon Mr. Anderson won the seat by
majority of 238 votes.
MEAN
PRESIDENT TAFT SIGNS THE
LODGE RESOLUTION.
AGREEMENT FORMALLY ENDED
At 10:17 : O'clock A. M. Thursday Pres
ident Taft Formally Attached His
Signature to Resolution Breaking
the Treaty of 1832.
Washington , Dec. 21. President
Taft signed the Lodge resolution glv-
.iZ\ \ ' ftvt . "M-l It i Mi * ubiogsitlon
of the Russian treaty of 1832 at 10:17 :
a. in. , today
Washington , Dec. 21. The house of
representatives agreed to the senate
resolution to abrogate the Russian
tieaty of 18152. The action was by viva
voce vote. The only negative vote was
cast by Representative Macon of Ar
kansas.
PRAISE FOR TARIFF BOARD.
The President Says Its Work Demon
strates Permanent Need ,
j Washington , Dec. 20. In his special
message to congress , President Taft
characterized the report of the tarifi
board as the most complete and ex
haiistive statement of a difficult anil
complicated subject ever presented
lo a legislative body. He declares II
a moment to the thoroughness , in
dustry , impartiality and accuracy ol
the men engaged in its making. He
also dwells with emphasis upon the
fact that the report Is a unanimous
one and asserts the belief that it wlli
convince all of the wisdom of making
the tariff board permanent.
Neither the president nor the boart
proposes definite rates of duty. Mr
Taft holding that the function of tin
board merely is to present findings ol
fact on which rates of duty may bt
fairly determined In the light of ade
quate knowledge and in accord witl
the economic policy to bo followed
President Taft recommends that the
proposed revision adhere to a pollcj
of protection based upon the differen
ces in cost of production at home anc
abroad.
BONDS AGAIN VOTED DOWN.
Platte County Courthouse Propositioi
Rejected.
Columbus , Neb. , Dec. 21. The prop
osition to vote $100,000 bonds for !
lew courthouse for Platte county wa :
lefeated by about 130 votes , Owini
o bad weather there was a light vote
jut the city voted for the proposltioi
by about 5 to 1 , and the country pre
cincts were against it. Of the 2,00
r'otes cast , GOO were cast in this clt >
The bonds have been defeated Severn
: imes in the past. The bond propos
tion carried with it the locatlor
which would have been on the present
ent site , nnd the fact that a locatlo
on the north side of the truck , aa d (
sired , had much to do with the tun
Ing down of the proposition.
UNGLAUB ACCIDENTLY SHOT
Manager of Lincoln Baseball Teat
Wounded by Rifle In Maryland.
Lincoln , Dec. 21. A telegram froi
Chrlsfleld , Mil. , says Robert A. Uni
laub , manager of the Lincoln Wester
league baseball team , was accident !
shot and seriously wounded at UK
place while preparing for a huntln
trip. Unglaub was cleaning his rlfi
when the gun was discharged , tl
bullet passing through his right le
lodging In the back of the foot. Phys
clans have been unable to extract tl
ball.
TAFINEW
NEW YORK
WILLIAM J. BARNES , JR. , TO SUP
PORT THE PRESIDENT.
ROOSEVELT FAILS TO SEE HIM
But the Former President's Friend *
Seize Upon the President's Visit as
Opportunity to Reiterate that T. R.
Will Not Be a Candidate.
Now York , Dec. 21. 1'renldont Taft
wont back to Washington early today
with assurances from Samuel Koonlg.
republican county chairman , that he
would have the support of the Now
York county delegation at the coining
national convention. Chairman Koo-
nlg took the occasion of the presi
dent's visit lo slate that Col. Rooso-
veil was not a candidate for 1012.
While William Harncs , Jr. , the re
publican Htatu chairman , would not
confirm the report that ho and Mr.
Tnft settled their differences and that
Barnes promised the president his
support , the state chairman did say
this :
" 1 don't believe It Is my function to
press or urge on the republican oloo-
toratu republican candidates. I an-
sumo that whoever It ) nominated will
adhere to the principals that will be
adopted. "
Mr. Harnes added that ho would
strive to have the republican Htato
convention , which will elect dologateu
to the national convention , adopt a
declaration of principles that would b&
a clear and decisive expression of re
publican doctrine , "which to my
mind , " he said , "implies resistance to
political errors , half-thought-out ideas.
Ill-considered and dangerous de
mands. "
TAFT BACK FROM NEW YORK.
President Returns Home After Two
Days of Dinners and Talks.
Washington , Dec. 21. President
Taft , accompanied by Secretary Hllles
and Major Dutt , returned to Washing
ton this morning at 7:12 : o'clock after
two days of dinners , addresses and po
litical conferences In Now York.
DR. KELLY IS SENTENCED.
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Council Bluffs Physician Loses Appeal
to Set Aside Verdict.
DCS Molucs , Dec. 21. Dr. Harry
Kelly of Council Hluffs , the young
physician who shot Clarence Wool-
ntan of Council lilnffs and Kdmund
Sterzlng of DCS Moines , was sentenced
to eight years in the penitentiary at
Anamosa yesterday by .Tudgo Brad-
shaw of the criminal division of the
district court. The court pronounced
judgment upon Kelly following refusal
to sustain a motion filed by Kelly's
attorneys that the verdict bo aot aside
and judgment entered to conform with
the special finding of the jurymen ,
who voted Kelly was Insane at the
time of the shooting. Judge Brad-
shaw held there was nothing in the
answer to the special Interrogatory to
show that the jury believed Kelly's
Insanity prompted him to kill the two
men.
Attorneys for Kelly hold that the
verdict of manslaughter Is Inconsis
tent with the finding that Kelly was
insane.
COMMISSION PLAN IS VALID.
Is Upheld in Decision Rendered by
Ilinols Supreme Court.
Springfield , 111. , Dec. 2t. The Illi
nois supreme court this morning luiud-
ed down a decision upholding the con
stitutionality of the commission form
of government law.
PURSUING REYES.
!
But Mounted Government Troops Fail
to Locate Him.
I Monterey , Mex. , Dec. 21. Mounted
government troops , moving In groups
of twenty or thirty men and dis
tributed over a wide area followed
the elusive Gen. Dcrnardlno Reyes
Into the state of Tamaulipas. Latest
reports received In headquarters are
that Tuesday Reyes and his staff were
on the Vauqueria ranch , a part of the
Sauccda hacienda , but so far none of
his numerous pursuers have sighted
him.
him.Gen.
Gen. Geronlmo Trevlno's reports
continue to indicate that Hoyea is
failing to get recruits. This Is not re
garded as altogether indicative ot
Reyes' failure. The suggestion Is mada
that he Is not expecting his army to
fall In behind him and make a sort of
triumphal march , but that ho la son *
ing word to sub-chiefs here and thor *
and is calling on others , giving to all
Instructions for a concerted movement
to follow some signal from him.
Mexico City , Mex. , Dec. 21. Circu
lars bearing the printed signature , "D.
Reyes , " dated Nov. 1C , and announc
ing the "reform plan of San Luis Po-
tosl , " were distributed among the
newspaper offices In Mexico City lost
night. The "reform plan" contains
the usual denunciation of the Madero
government , and calls upon patriots to
it Join the "constitutionalist army" to
overthrow the present administration.
It provides for the naming of Roye *
as provisional president , and later th
naming of a president ad Interim ,
pending a new election.
1C The reduction of all tax and rovenu *
taxes is promised.