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The Omaha Daily Bee ' ' nifAlTA "WTlIWTlOI A T Atl-VTTVTn l-nuirnT l it r. A .la- i ) 1 1 niMi it ii nnt Like a Better Job? "Von cnn have It. for the asking liy "slug n Situation Want Ail In. Tho Ike. THE WEATHER. Unsettled; Colder VOL. XLU NO. 211. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MOKNING, EEBEUJAJtV 19. tSOtMlTBBN PAGES. SINULK COPY TWO CENTS. HOUSE SHERLOCKOS TO FIND OUT CAUSE OF ILp PRICES Another Investigating Committee Named at Lincoln on High Cost of Living. BRYAN'S ONIONS PLAY PART Legislators May Ascertain Where Commoner Makes Money. RAIL PROBERS ON THE JOB Hold First Session to Inquire Into Board Orders. GOOD LAWS NOW IN FORCE Inquiry Mny tlcnnlt In Convincing Latvninkern There Are A 1 irmly Some (Jooil Acta In thr Statutes. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Neb.. Feb. IS. (Spectan Tho house of Shcrloeko the Monk pro vided for another Investigating com mittee this morning to see what rela tion there are between tho hlfthcoat of living and the wholesale grocers and fruit dealers, and the cold storago com panies of the state. Foster of Douglas said he knew the wholesalers to pay 5 cents a hundred pounds for onions and sell them for 11 per bushel, the 100 pounds making two bushels. Foster did not explain these onions were raised by W. J. Bryan in his Texas orange grove, but this will be one Point to be dug u pby the Shorlocks. The Sherlocks went after tho state rail way commission this afternoon, and others . are beginning to rubber foot around the state officers, while another batch of Burns is to get busy as soon as possible to look into the matter of surety bonds paid for by the state for state officers and their deputies. Mnnj- Keep n it Governor. It Is probable the committee which makes the greatest record In Its work will be continued to' discover from the legal department of the state what has become of the suits brought by the rail roads to knock out the 2-cent fare law, the Aldrich 15 per cent freight reduction law and other laws of a similar kind enacted In 1907 'before the progressive bull moosers were on earth. According to the legal department the cases referred to are aln the federal court at this time. All the testimony has been taken in tho case of the Rock Island and part of the testimony has beet? taken in the Burlington-case.' The cases have not been submitted for the renaon there are similar coses . Rending in the United States supremo court from Missouri and Minnesota. The decision In these cases is being looked for every day. tinira Already In Force. According to the legal department Ne braska is not In a position to ask that the cases be hurried along, because, thanks j cases uo iuu tcu uiuuki ucvwojt vimimD to a legal department created before the bull moosers infested the country, the laws mentioned are all In effect In this state. Should the cases be decided In favor of tho railroads, against Missouri and Minnesota, it is possible the railroads may be able to secure an Injunction against the operation of the laws In Ne braska, But, before the Sherlockos are through the state will bo made acquainted with the wherefores of everything on the earth, below the earth and above the earth max be. It was reported that an eastern news paper had two Burns detectives here during the first part of the session, but upon meeting so many detectives In the house. It Is presumed they left, out of courtesy to other members of the pro fession. Drneserioiv Hill Killed. The house this morning killed tho Druesedow bill to permit witness to be summoned to disclose the hiding place of goods bought on the Installment plan. Davis of Douglas made a fight against the bill. The bill received forty-eight votes and Druesedow was unable to se cure a call of thi house. WILL PUBLISH AMBJiBMUXTS House Fall to I'oss IIIU CIiiiukIiik Present System. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 18. (Special.) Though the house sat quietly the othef day and recommended for passage tho bill by Bollen to change the constitution so that hereafter proposed amendments should be sent to each voter In the state through pamphlets instead of publish ing them in newspapers, it waked up to day and killed the bill on third reading, and refused to bring it back to life when Norton tried to pup air Into Its lungs. When the 'bill came up on third read ing Bollen rose to a question of personal privileges and explained the good points of his bill it would save money to the tax payors. He assured the house that the oppo sltlon to the bill came -from the news- j papers who would lose the money they now get from publUhlng the proposed I n not rare, he said. I It all the papers opposed the bill, he In- . j.j n i..n rlcht uflnr It until It was signed by the governor. When he failed "get enough vote, on ,u. first shot. , (Continued on Page Two.,) The Weather For Omaha, Council Bluffs and Vicinity Unsettled and colder, probably snow. , , Hour. Deg. PZr U 5 a. m - O So, m'.V.'.'.'.'.'.'..'.'. 42 Fj 9 a. m Tju a. ni ii 11 a. m M )T 12 m - K Li It. m J v. ... Ml E 5 pi mi!!i!i!..'ii oe D 4 p. in.. 68 I'. Ill V 6 p. in - U 7 p. m . a t p. m , .. 4 ?SsV Bsf Wilson Will Have Family Reunion on Inauguration Day PRINCETON. N. J., Feb. lR.-Thoro will Ikj a Wilson family reunion at the White House Inauguration day In which all the close relatives of the new president will participate. Plans for It arc announcod by Mrs. Wood row Wilson. It probably will be held' at the hotel where the president-elect will be the guest of his cousin, John Wilson, of Franklin. Pa., and Mrs. John Wilson. Columbus II. Birch, per sonal aide to Governor Wilson, will go to Washington tomorrow to arrange details for tho family party. It probably will be grouped together In the presidential re clewing stand for the Inaugural parade. Thlrty-flvo people will compose the party, about twenty of whom are relatives. Members of the new cabinet and their wives may be added later. All will be present at the White House at luncheon Just after the Inauguration ceremonies. Besides Mrs. Woadrow Wilson and her three daughters there will be tho gov ernor's brother anil sister, Joseph." It. Wilson of Nashville. Tenn., and Mrs. An nie W. Howe of Philadelphia; Wilson Howe of Washington, D. C a son of Airs. Annie W. Howe, nnd Mrs. Wilson Howe: George W. Howe of Columbia, K C. ami Mrs. Perrln C. Cothrnn, son and daughter of Mrs. Annie W. Howe; Prof. Stockton Axon of Princeton uni versity, brother of Mrs. Woodrow Wll son; John Wilson of Franklin, Pa., a cousin of the president-elect, and Mrs. John Wilson; Mrs. Thomas W. Woodrow of Denver, Colo., aunt of Governor Wil son; Mrs. James Woodrow of Columbia, S. C.. cousin of the governor, her two sons, James Woodrow, Jr.. and FItz wllllam McMastcrs Woodrow, and her daughter, also Miss Helen Woodrow Bones of Rome, Ga., a cousin of Gov ernor Wilson. Wilson's Anti-Trust Bills Are Now Ready for His Signature TRENTON, N. J., Feb. lS.-Governor Wilson's seven antl-trnst bills this nftor noon passed the house In exactly the snine form as they passed the senate last week. Tho bills now go back to the sen ate, the body In which they originate.!, for formal transmission to the governor. Objections to the seven anti-trust bills fathered by Governot Wilson came to him from an unlooked for quarter today when a group of state labor leaders sug gested the possibility that the bills might be construed as affecting labor unions. They called tho governor's attention to the provision In one of tho bills which would prohibit "any combination or agreement between two or more cor porations, firms or persons to create re strictions in trade, to limit the produc tion or increase prices." Secretary .Henry F. J Hirers of the New Jersey Federation of Labor showed the governor a letter he had received froni President Gompers of the American Fed eration of Labor, advising an emphatic protest against the bills unless the fol. lowing amendment was Incorporated In ; the act In question: , i Nothing shall be SO COnntrnpri nr hnM ti . , &t$Zg'?0tStnk jcKMmie wages, nourn or moor, sanitary " umcr uunumuns 01 moor- The governor pointed out that tho a;t restricts "persons dealing In commodi ties." He said that the courts of New Jersey have consistently held that labor was not a commodity, tut there could be no application to labor questions. The governor told the labor leaders that the amendment suggested by Mr. Gompers wouhT invalidate all the seven anti-trust acts and would be held as class legislation. Legislature Will Investigate New York Police Force ALBANY, N. Y.. Feb. 18.-The New York state legislature today adopted a resolution providing for a searching In vestigation of the New York City police situation by a Joint commltteo of five senators and six assemblymen. The com mittee is to report before March 20, with drafts of bills to carry its recommenda tions for a reform of the police depart ment Into effect. Tho resolution recites that "recent de velopments have disclosed that police of. ficlals In New York City are allied with violators of the law and have revealed . . . L i u"m,n,slrnl'n f criminal laws, such conditions demand . Immediate legislation to the end that the confidence of he people In the official, charged with the maintenance of law and order be re9torcd- UHttl ANU SIS I til SHU I BY FELLOW COUNTRYMEN CIIHVENNR, Wyo., Feb. M.-(Speclal.) Nick Colokotsas. a Greek laborer, em ployed by the Union Pacific, this morn ing twice shot and probably fatally wounded Mike Kanalos, aged 28, a fellow countryman, nnd shot nnd fearfully beat up an unidentified Greek womnn, aged 19 years who Is reported to be a of Ka".tt,"' Both the victims are ' ,tn cunty, '10,s1"lta'' The ma wl1 Probably die. bjt the woman, in spite of III spite of ! hf '"J"1"; " of her youth and 8 . T. . u v. 1 fart that then wr nn w tnRAa tn t d n 'act that there , were no witnesses to tho and Ujat "red -n i huuhiiiii wtiift uunuin iu Ultut i Bill HU English, are In a most serious condition, the police were handicapped In getting the details of the tragedy and Cplokotsn secured several hours' start In his flight. BILL EXTENDING WORKING TIMtr flC PIDI C nonnPCn I IIY1C Ur UlnLO UrrUoLU (From a Staff Correspondent.) INCOLN. Feb. 18.-(8pecial Telegram.) In a hearing before the labor commit tee of the senate at the close of this aft ernoon's session 8. F. $30, by Grossman of Douglas, extending the hour of labor of girls from 10 p. m. ta 12 p. m. was rec ommended for Indefinite postponement. Frank Coffey, representing the labor unions, ex.Labor Commissioner Guye and Mis L. Eaves of the state university ap peared against the MIL IMMIGRATION BILL PASSEOJVEB VETO Senate Overrules Negative of Presi dent Taft by an Overwhelm ing Vote. HOUSE LIKELY TO DO THE SAME Literacy Test Finds Only Eighteen Opponents in Upper House. FEW, SUPPORT TAFT IN DEBATE Lodge Charges Steamship Companies Behind Opposition to Act. REPRESENTATIVES WILL DECIDE Advocates of l.nvr HcMrtctlnK Ini tilurntlmi Declare Mensnre Km- lirncea I.iirac Number of Inipnrtnnt Hp forms. WASHINGTON. Feb. 18. Tho Hurnett Dillingham Immigration bill, vetoed by President Taft because It Imposed a liter acy test upon Immigrants, was passed over the president's veto In tho senato to day, 62 to 18. The overwhelming mnjorlty given at the end of n short debate In which President Taft's attitude was criti cised vigorously has strengthened the probability that the bill will be passed over the veto In the house when It is called up tomorrow. Support of the president's position was voiced In tho debato by but few speakers. Senators Lodge und Dillingham, leading the fight to override tho president, de clared the measure outlined so many im portant provisions for the exclusion of criminal, diseased nnd Insane aliens that 'grqnt harm would result to the United Stntds If It did not become law. "I fall to understand why It Is that the United States alone among nations Is not thought to have the right that all nations have to say who shall come within Its borders," said Senator Lodge. "It is tho only country In the world whero It Is argued that people born In other rountrles who never hnvc seen tho United Ktutes are entitled to certnln rights therein. Would Exercise IMkIiL "It Im for Iha rltlrona flf the United states to say who shnii come into their i country. That Is a primary right. Still less do I understand this extreme oppo sition to requiring that an Immigrant shall be able to read before he enters the United States. We do not allow a man to become n part of our body politic unless hn can rend and write his name. "We do not hesitate to apply a literary test to our own people. Why Is It we should .hesitate to apply It to a foreigner? "The opposition "to this test at bottom; Is, tUn mtitm opposition that !: made to every offort to Improve our Immigration laws or restrict In any degree the num ber of Immigrants. It comes from tha steamship companies. For twenty-five years wo have met that opposition at every turn, It .is here todny." "My reason for supporting the bill," said Senator Williams, "Is that I nm afraid of Ignorance. I am afraid of tho man who strikes oufbllndly to overcome the wrongs he thinks exist." Machine Gun is Stolen from the - American Troops EL PASO, Tex., Feb. 18. A machine gun of the Thirteenth cavalry, platoon nt Hachtta, N. M disappeared Sunday night, according to reliable reports re ceived here today. It is believed that Mexican rebels came over the border and stole the piece. Major Clark, district adjutant at Fort Bliss, declares no report of the theft has been made. However, the disappearance of the gun Is fully verified. United States troops since' Monday morning, when the piece was missing, have been searching the border for a traco of the missing artillery. Hachtta is nearly twenty miles from the nearest point on the border and how the gun was stolen Is, unexplained. A large quantity of ammunition for the gun also disap peared. The occurrence Is Mmllar to an Inol dent at KI Paso during tho Mndero revo lution, when rebels kidnaped an old can non from the center of the town, return ing the piece ut the conclusion of hostil ities. Some days ago General Inez Salazar, the rehpl Cnln tti Tl it A n r- r -r cf knoatul that some of his men would steal a ma- chne gun from United States troops. rebels evaded the border patrol near Columbus. N. M.. this week and Imported iiM0 sulu of khak, unlforma and al, equal number of pairs of shoes for tho use of Salazars rebel army. Wolz Retains Seat in Upper Chamber 'From a Staff Correspondent.) I LINCOLN, Feb. 18. (Speclal.)-The senate committee on the contest from ttiA TTIM, Atetflft In ...(.Ink U CT XT " " "" "" '"" Horn, a democrat, rnntealed (hn wont George F, Wolz of Fremont, decided in favor of the latter this nftprrmnii nr. 1 .j , ,,, .,, i.,i. ,,. j -.,."-. ,w .UUIH ,11V IJUIIUID, WiaillllllK ! that there wa no ev tdence Introduced ,howlng a wrong count " S. S. Shiner of FTemont appeared as attorney for Vah Horn and C. E. Abbott for Senator Wolz. NEBRASKA DIVISION OF SONS OF VETERANS MEET j From a Staff Correspondent.) COLUMBUS, Neb.. Feb. 18.-Spcclal .......... I . I. , ' ' ciiijr-mniu annual en- Icamnment of the Nebraska rilvlslmi Hnn. ,0f Veterans, began Its two days' session In this city today. There Is a fair repre sentation from over the state. The first day has been devoted to organizing and receiving the reports of the division of ficers with a theater party In the even ing. Tomorrow will be devoted to the elec tion of division officers and locating the next annual encampment H, W. rtogers of Fremont, division commander, is piesldlng. . Pity Me flN Hakb. WHAT rVOULi I pjjsjP ?stNATe. I QBY M0ft.KINS TOft. THIS CORPOJTIO) From the Chicago News. MISSING BOYS ARE FOUND Harkness Kountze and Tom Kinsler Located in Council Bluffs. HAD SLEPT OUT ALL NIGHT Klilnuiilnir Theory in (Uvcn Up am Soon us the Incidents Prior to Their Illsniiiienrnnoe rAc I,enrneil. After, a twcnty-slx-hour search by the police and, sheriffs' departments of Omaha, Council Bluffs and South Omaha, Harkness- Kountze, thcii-ycar-old sOnVf Luther Kountie, and Tom Klnslir, 13-year-old son of Albert V. Kinsler, were found at S o'clook lost night at tho home of Kd McDcrmott In Council Blufrs. The boyH were not kidnaped, but had only fallen victims of the wumlfrlust fuver. Not a single word was uttered when Mr. Kinsler walked Into the McDcrmott home nnd motioned the boys to follow. Both boys silently stepped Into a wait ing automobile and u few minutes later were at their homes, eating supper with their families as though notlAng had hap pened. After Harkness Kountze had eaten sup per, he went straight to bed, without say ing a word about his ndventures to any one. Young Tom Kinsler took a bath be fore going to bed, but he, too, was silent. Tho lads ran away from home Just "because." It might have been that young Klnslor feared the consequence of "hookey" play ing and Induced young Kountze to Join him, or, as Mrs. Kountze snld Inst night. It might havo been merely the spring weather innoculatlng the boys with wan derlust fever. Sleep Out of Doors, Anyway, they roamed about the street of Omaha until about 9 o'clock Monday nlrht and then went to Council Bluffs. They slept out On an open hillside near St. Bernard's hospital all night, nnd thin In the morning went downtown boasting I of their adventure to other little boys they met. Ed McDermott. a student at Crelghtnn living In the Bluffs, when he read In the morning newspapers of the disappearance of the two Omaha boys Identified them in his own mind. Mr. Kinsler was notified by telephone and McDermott was asked to locate tho boys It possible. Shortly beforo 5 o'cloct they were found, penniless and quite hungry. When McDermott Invited them to hav something to eat they eagerly accept J, and It was while they were In tho midst of their meal that Mr. Kinsler enmo In Young Tom Kinsler had K. which he had earned shoveling jinow last month, and this was used for food and candy and the llko during the twenty-six hours that the boys were away from home. Would Not TulU. When reporters called at the-homes of Mr. Kountze and Mr. Kinsler to talk to the runaways they were denied pormli . 4 ' ston. "I haven't talked to them myself," said Mr Kinsler. "I want to have my ooy teli me all about It of his own accord, and he may take his time about doing It. ' Immediately after tho finding of-tle two boys the police of Council lllutf". South Omaha and Omaha were notlfi id and the officers and private detective seeking the lads were oalled off the case. Detectives Murphy, Itlch Sullivan ami Lahcy, Captain Dempsey and Officers Hell and Emery spent the entire day scouring surrounding towns and private detectives and deputy sheriffs searched every place In Omaha where the two boys would be likely to go. Mrs. Kountze had tears In her eyes whn she talked to reporters, but the tears were those of Joy. "I don't believe Harkness will do It again I think about one taste will prove enough. Of course I was worried ter ribly when he failed to pu( In an ap pearance yesterday, but now that it Is over. I can't say that I feel so badly. Running away la a trick that every boy plays soma time during his carter.' Brother of a President HAT. WOULT 'THt- .'WBLtt J? YOU GOT This don't fought' WU Mltst uphold fcltSNITY OP FAMILY Seward Boy Missing; Fears He Has Killed His Fellow Student SUWARD. Neb.. Feb. lS.-(8peclal Telo grnm.) Chailes Frost, a student at the Lutheran Normal school here, which pre pares teachorn for tho Lutheran schools, Is missing and a searoh made by practi cally every member of tho school and many citizens of ewurd has tailed to locate him. This afternoon while on tho college campus with a number of his companion, ope of them fell In an- epileptic fit, nnd as Frost had been Wrestling with him Jutt n moment before some of his com panions told him he had killed the lad. It was Frost's first experiences with spilepsy, and in terror ,he started run ning from the field and was sou nlost to sight. In a few moments the young men realized what he felt and spread ho ularm and a county-wide search was be gun. Frost left without his hat and thinly clad. Up till a late hour tonlglt no trace of him was found, and his friends begin to fear that he will not be found alive. Tho young man was 16 years of ago. clad In a plain gray suit. He Is curly headed, his hair being dark brown . Morehead Will Head The New Jersey Civic Division in Parade WASHINGTON. Feb. IS.-Porsplrlng gontlemen, portly and otherwise, are to bo encountered these days on every rond Itotinclng up and down on horseback. Equestrians who liave never beforo been In the saddle have hewn requested to act as marshals In the parade. There ore 300 martyrs to tho country, nnd they were given orders today to go Into train ing. It developed that because of tho fact that several governors propose riding at the head of their state troops, a number of suite delegations will be headed by the governors of other states. New Jersey's civic division will be led by the governor of Nebraska, while tho civic delegation from Pennsylvania will follow In the wake of the chief executive from some other state, Governor Tener of Pennsylvania having arranged to ride In tho military division. It was announced nlso that Tmnmnny Hall, with l.WW "braves" and 2(0 musl clans, will have the second place Irfthe line. Governor Sulzer of New York will lead the delegation. The third position in the line will he given over to the collegians. BROWN WOULD PROVIDE NEW PUBLIC. BUILDINGS (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. D. C, Feb. l.-(Speclal Telegram.) Senutor Brown Introduced amendments to the public grinding bill today providing for the following public buildings: Alliance. 1125,000; Wahoo, 1100,000; Au burn, JC8.000. MorKim Continue to Improve. NEW YORK. Feb. 18.-J. P. .Morgan continued to Improve In health today, according to n, cablegram sent by htm from. Cairo, Egypt, to his son, J. P. Mur gan, Jr. The cablegram said Mr. Morgan was "feeling better and much stronger' today. The National Capital Tnrmlar, Krhrtinr? 1H, llia. The Senate. Key Plttman of Nevada was sworn In to complete the term of the late Senator Nixon. District of Columbia committee agred to report favorable bill prescribing eight hour day for women workers In the Dis trict of Columbia. Senate opened on Immigration bill, with agreement to vote at 3 p. m. on lis repassige over president' veto. The House. Considered tnUcsilausous UsUlatlon. - Elect! SAY THB. THE POINOAIRE IS INAUGURATED New President of France is For mally Installed. CEREMONY BRIEF AND SIMPLE M. I'ulllrrex, ItetlrluH I'rrnlilni t , AInkrs Short Address unit Turnn Office Over to Hncrmsnr, Whn Makrn Short Tnlk. PAWS, Feb. 18Tho Inauguration of Haymond Polncnlre as president of the French republic, for a term of seven yenrs took placn today with simple cere monies. Thero ws' a great display 'Mf popular cnthuslnsm as the new chief executive proceeded to the Palace of the Elyssec. Premier Brlnnd, early In tho afternoon, called at the prlvute resldenco of the president-elect. The two then proceeded In a fnur-horse open carriage, escorted by culrasslors through tho Avenue Du Bols Do Boulogne, tho Avenue Des Champs Elyssncs and tho Avenue lie Marlgny to tho palace. In spite of zero weuther the btrcets were lined with people. A school holiday had been proclaimed nnd most of the children were on hand to cheer and wave handkerchiefs nnd flags. Orrmoiiy In Ilrlrf. As tho president-elect's carriage entered the couit yard of tho palace, a battalion of Infantry came to salute, whllo the trumpeters played a fanfare. r M. Fallleres, the retiring president, with Emlle Loubet, the only other living ex- president of the French republic, received M. Polncnlre on the steps of tho palnce nnd walked with him to tho reception hall, of which M. Fallleres delivered a brief address, at the end of which ho transferred the seat of office to M, Poln calre. The lutter, In n few remarks, ac cepted tho responsibility of his new post. President Polncnlre and Kx-preBldent Fallleres kissed each other on both checks and at the same moment the guns on the Palace Des Invalldes begun to thunder n salute, announcing that the presidency had changed hands. I.rulon nt Honor Ulliliiui. Genernl George A. Florontln, grand chancellor of the Legion of Honor, then Invested President Polncnlre with the insignia of grnmi master of tho order. Oddly enough, President Polncnlre, al though he hnd recommended many bun. dleds of people for the decoration of the Legion of Honor, had never until today himself received the ribbon even of the lowest grade. After luncheon President Polncnlre es corted Ex-presldent Fnlllcres to tho flat he had cngnged for his future residence, 'which Is In the Hue Francois Premier, near that of United Stntes Ambassador Myron T. Herrlck's. President Polncalre then returned to the Elysee, whero he, for the first time ns president of the tepubllc, presided over a meeting of the cabinet. The principal streets of Paris were dec orated all day with bunting. Crowds promenaded the city singing the "Mar seillaise." Receiver is Asked For Paper Bag Trust TItENTON. N. J., Feb. JS.-Chancellor Walker In the court of chancery today fixed March 8 for a hearing of a .peti tion for the appointment of a receiver for the Unloji Bag and Paper company a New Jerney corporation with $27,000,00.1 j of nuthorized capital stock, engaged In the business of tho manufacture and sulo of paer bags, paper and pulp and wood, with branches In various sections of this country and Canada. TWO-MILL POOR LEVY FAVORED IN COMMITTEE (Fro n a Staff Correspondent ) LINCOLN. Neb., Feb. IS. (Special.) The revenue committee uf the senate re ported fur general file this afternoon Senate Kile No. 374, by Itanruiann of Douglas, favoring a 2 mill levy for sup port of Ut ixior ol Douglas county. J NAOHVILUa j madf.ro deposed by troops: hi) erta made president Federal Military Commander Pro claimed Chief Executive in Re ward for Treasury. MADERO FAMILY IS ARRESTED Sudden Turn Follows Conference Between Emissaries of Generals. PEOPLE APPLAUD NEW RULERS Former Popular Idol Prisoner in the National Palace, x INSURGENTS WIN IN FIGHTING Attempt by Fallen Chief to Sacrifice Cabinet Fails. ANOTHER AMERICAN IS HURT bllnn V. tillmnre, Mnnnnrr of l-nr Mrrliiiitli'iil Plant, In Shot Three TlmrN In the Forrnrm l)n' Ilorlopniriils. MEXICO CITY. Fob. IS. President Mn dero has been arrested In the natlonnl pnlnco by General Banquet, backed by his troops. General Vlctorlnuo Huertu. the military connnnnder of tho federal tioops, has been proclaimed president. This followed a conference between icprescntntlves of Iluertn nnd tiencral Diaz. Gustavo Maduro, bi other of tho presi dent, was arrested about thu same time in a restaurant by General llutrta. I'routlM .Shunt fur New llriiluic. Whllo Mud ltd and thu other members uf his family me under arrest In the pnlnco tho crowdH utc running about the strcckH crying "vlvuu" for Iluurtn and Ulaz. President Mndero earlier this afternoon made an offer to Felix Dlar. to bring about tho resignation uf Vice President l'lna Suurcz und thu entire cabinet, but hu himself remain in office. Thu president then was in very low spirits owing to the luvcrsca mot with by the federal troops. . Order to-Ccn lflrliiK. Jlucrta's attempt to communlcute' with Diaz this afternoon precipitated n sharp battle In which tho rebels opened up with a terrific fire of small arms. A 4 o'clock the order to "ccustS filing" brought the battle to a close. An official order was issued by the new government opening thu cables for tegu.ar service. The censor, however, refused to leave his post for a considerable tlmo after thu Maduro government had been ousted. President Madera early today agreed In principle to tha appointment uf a presi dent ad Interim. Tho announcement that Madcro had agreed to tho appointment of a provi sional president was madu on thu au thority of Mexican Foreign Minister Honor Lnscuralu. The news of Madero's decision became known In the early forenoon. At that hour the position uf tho govern ment was weakening and thu federal troops wero apparently becoming de moralized. The situation of the government forces becamu so critical that one strong de tachment of tcdorul troops retired from the capital before noon and marched 'n the direction of Cuernavaca, forty miles to the southward. It was found shortly a?ter dny light that the rebels under Felix Diaz had materially extended their lines and wcru threatening some of thu federal positions. About 10 o'clock the fire became hotter and the big guns of the. rebels nt tho arsenal were brought Into play on tho national palace with a flerco fire. Thd palace Itself was threatened with an at tack byv bodies of rebels who had made a sortie. p American Is Wiimiileil. Silas F. Gllmore, an elderly American, who Is the manager of nn important meoifanlcal works here, was struck In his right forearm by three bullets to day as he was unconcernedly wulklni; along Collma street. He ran Into the middle of a skirmish between detach ments of rebels and federals. Firing went on practically the wholt night from both tho federal and rebel positions. In the total darkness It was Particularly attractivt? real estate bargains are offered iu Tho Bee for your consideration to day. If you care to make an investment in a home -and get easy payments, you should be sure to go through tho opportunities listed for your benettit in this paper today. Be sure to watcli Tho Bee classified, pages, each day. They contain tho best real bargains. Tyler 1000.