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The Omaha Daily Bee Everybody Reads ttie day's hnppenlnR ovary day. If folk don't road jour store news every day, It's jour fault. THE WEATHEB. Cloudy; Warmer VOL. XLin NO. 179. OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY Kl, 1914 TWELVE PAGES. On Trains and at Howl Ifaws stand, Bo. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. DYNAMITERS WILL BE SHOT AT SIGHT IN RAILWAR BELT Martial Law Will Be Proclaimed Through the Transvaal and Orange Colonies. 41 MANIFESTO TO BE DRASTIC Government Will Attempt to Opcr ' 1 ate Trains Today. MEASURES TO SAFEGUARD ALL Regulations Imposed During a State of Siege to Be Introduced. FIRST BREAK IN CAPE COLONY Shopmen at- Salt River Vnlt ! Fcnr in Expressed 'Hint Strike May Spread Attempt to Wrcclc Bridge. PRETORIA, Union ot South Africa, Jan. 13. The shooting of dynamiters at sight Is to bo a feature of the. martial law to bo proclaimed throughout tho Transvaal and the Orange River colony. Tho proclamation will bo of a drastic character. ' Tho government will attempt to re sume the .full service of trains on nil the railroads tomorrow. Jn order to safe guard crews and passengers regulations usually Imposed only during a state of siege are to be Introduced. Mny Spread to Cnpe Colony. CAPETOWN, Union of South Africa, Jan. 12. Tho first break In tho ranks ot the nonstrlklng railroad employes In Cape colony occurred today at Salt River, about two miles from Capetown. Half of the men employed In the railroad shops ceased work. They formed a pro cession and marched In tho direction ot Capetown to hold a mass meeting. On the way they made an unsuccessful at tempt to Induce tho street car motormcn and conductors to Join them. As the railroad employes In Capo colony aro regarded as holding the key to tho strike situation, today's incident Is con sidered most Important, and the govern ment Immediately ordered tho mobiliza tion of tho citizens' defense force. Attempt to Wreck tJrent IlrldKC KIMBERLEY, Union ot South Africa, Jan. 12. A' desperate attempt wus mado early today to wreck with dynamite the great railroad , brlilgo at Fourteen Streams, about fifty miles north of hero cn the2 border of the Transvall. Tho rails were torn up by the explosion and portions of tho approach were damaged, hut the,, bridge Itself withstood the shock. . ,JciiLfh attempt' 'succeeded main lino Vo'nununlcfttloiiYfflUlJiai'e been cut be tween ,,Capetown and the northern cities, IncUfathg. Johannesburg, Pretoria and Marking. FRANCIS KOSSUTH MARRIES WIDOW OF HIS FRIEND BUDAPEST. Hungary, Jan. 12. Francis ICossuth, tho Hungarian patriot, was married' on his sick bed today to the Countess Benyorsky, widow of Alex ander' Benyorsky, who was a close friend of Kossuth. Kossuth Is 65 years old. Benyorsky, during a long and painful Ill ness was nursed by Kossuth and the countess. Shortly after Benyorsky'a r.eath Kossuth became dangerously 111. He was attended by the Countess Ben yorsky and their engagement follows. The marriage was to havo taken place next March, but Kossuth suffered a vc lapse and It was decided that tho wed ding should take place at once. TWENTY PERSONS HURT BY SEWER GAS EXPLOSION CLEVELAND. O.. Jan. 12.-Twcnty persons were Injured and fifteen build Ings badly damaged here this afternoon by an explosion of sewer gas In a tele phone conduit. A manhole cover was blown" 100 feet In the air and tho explo sion knocked down horses and felled peo ple In streets, stores and homes. A three story building at 118 Central avenue was partially wrecked. Samuel Miller was hurled through a plate glass window Into a store. The Weather For Omaha. Council Bluffs and Vicinity Fair; rising temperature. Temperature nt Onmlut Yeatcrdny. JIOUIS. UCb. 5 a. in, i 6 a. in 4 7 a. in 4 8 a. ni 3 9 h. in 4 10 a. ni 4 II a. m 81 12 m... 1 p. in 2 p. in 3 p. in 4 p. m G p. in 6 p. m io IS- lfi 19 20 20 19 7 p. m 17 8 p. m 17 1 CosuparaUve Local Record. 1914. 1911 1912. 19H Highest yesterday 20 8 -S 25 'lowest yesterday 3 6 27 0 Mean temperature 12 1 18 IB Precipitation ,,. 00 .00 .00 .00 Tem'peraturo and precipitation depar tures from the normal; Normal temperature 20 Deficiency for tho day...., 8 Total excess since March 1 1006 Normal precipitation 03 Inch Deficiency for tho day 03 inch Total rainfall slne March 1....23.7U Inches Deficiency since March 1 4.53 Inches Deficiency for cor, period, 1913. 3.31 Inches Deficiency for cor. period, 1912.13. &S Inches Report from Station nt T P. 31, Station and State Temp. HlKh- Rain- ui iveuuier. , p. m, Cheyenne, ctear ?A l)avemort. clear 14 Denver, clear ,.:) Des Moines, clear 14 Dodge Cltr. Pt. cloudy... 28 Lander, cloudy n Omaha, clear , , 17 Pueblo, clear zg Rapid City, clear 32 Salt Lake City, cloudy... 32 Santa Fe, pt. cloudy 0 Sheridan, clear 24 Ioux City, clear 16 Valentine, clear 32 est. fall. 42 .00 16 .00 St. .00 IS .00 31 .00 12 .00 20 .00 31 .00 4 .00 3t .00 M .00 4 .00 18 .00 42 00 indicate below zero. U A. WELSH. Local Forecaster, Cashier Felt Does Not Explain Share in Work of the Bank SUPERIOR, Neb., Jan. 12.-(SpeclaU-Efforts are being tnado to locate Cachler A. C. Felt of the failed First National bank of Superior, but so far they havo not met with success. A number of tele grams have been sent to surrounding towns In Nebraska with the purposo of inducing him to come to Superior to ex plain duplicate notes that havo appeared, but he has not yet arrived In town. It Is said that bankers from surround ing cities In Kansas, Missouri and Ne braska, when thoy got to comparing notes, discovered they hold paper that was evidently Intended for only one transaction, but was made to do for two. This, it is stated, absolutely docs not af fect tho condition of the failed bank, but is a personal transaction on the part of somo person and tho bank Is not In volved. So far less than J5.000 has been discovered In paper of this character. It Is authoritatively stated, however, that a group of men possessing ample capital stand ready to take over all good paper with a view of permitting realiza tion of as much as possible from tho as sets. A number of bankers from surrounding cities arrived here today. Among thorn tho ex-Governor Bailey of Atchison, Mr. Wallace of Exeter, M. Well of Lincoln, Judge Stubbs and Mr. Bunker of Kansas City. Tho State Savings bank Is running along as usual and caring for its greatly In creased patronage. A partition has been made between the two bankB. Both banks were formerly in the samo room. Examiner Scott will get his reports ready for the comptroller of currency somo tlmo this week. Thaw to Be Immune from Arrest on Old Charges if Given Bail CONCORD, N. It., Jan. 12. Harry K. Thaw, elated by report ot tho federal court commission, that his release on ball would not endanger public safety, remained In his apartments at a local hotel today, receiving messages of con gratulations and planning a series of visits within the state in tho event that Federal Judge Aldrlch allows him his freedom under bonds. Tho next movo In the case will bo tho filing by Thaw's counsel of a petition asking that the amount of ball be fixed, and a date for a hearing on the question will be set by court. Thaw and his attorneys are still at work preparing a brief ordered by Judjo Aldrlch last month in tho matter ot extradition and to which. William T. Jerome, special deputy attorney general of New York, will reply beforo the final court hearing is held, Several attorneys conversant with fed eral court procedure agreed today that Thaw, If released nn(Iertwnds. would be Immune Jn oVery part ot the fcdoral Jurisdiction' from arrest by. state Author ities' In connection with the murder of Stand ford Whlo or his escape from Mat teawan, pending the final disposition of the habeas Corpus proceedings In the federal court- It was suggested by one of the lawyers that It might be advisable for the prisoner to keep out of Now York as he might be detained there on somo technicality, though he probablv would be able later to obtain his release by a writ of habeas corpus. ' By order of Judge. Aldrlch copies of the commission's report were forwarded to counsel in the case toffay. Pink Shirt Twins Break Out of Jail BRIDGETON, N. J., Jan. 12. Two prisoners, known In police ctriles as the "Pink Shirt Twins," sawed and fought their way out of tho Cumberland county Jail hero early today. They cut away tyo bars of their cell and, using them as weapons, beat a guard and a trusty into unconsciousness. Thoy then walked out of the Jail. The escaped prisoners aro Harry Jor dan and Edward Halght. They were re cently paroled from the penitentiary In Philadelphia and were arrested here, sev eral months ago charged with burglary. Fourth Trial of Dr, Hyde Postponed KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 12.-The fourth trial of Dr. B. Clarke Hyde, charged wlllh the murder of Colonel Thomas H. Swobc, was postponed again today. Tho county prosecutor set forth that the case could not go to trial today as Hot because of a suit filed in the circuit court last Saturday by two Jackson county tax payers to enjoin the county court from paying the expenses of further prosecu tion ot the physician. Judge Porterfleld then set tho case for January 19. ' Kaiser Takes Course in Manual Labor POTSDAM. Germany. June 12. Empenr William for several days. past has Joined his Cay laborers In sawing and splitting wood on the Imperial estate surrounding Sans Soucle palace. He was advised by his physicians to tako a course of manual labor. Accordingly ho spends every fore noon on the grounds working zealourly with the laborers. His majesty is said to take great pride in piling tho fuel into neat piles for use ot the laborers In their homes. WOMAN KILLED IN AUTO UPSET fJEAR CARROLL CARROLL. Ia., Jan. 12. (Special Tele gram.) Mrs. Addle B. Davis, colored, was Instantly killed yesterday about 6:30 p. m., when an automobile In which shf was riding upset. The accident occurred on the road between Carroll and Glldden east of Storm Creek bridge. The par, which was driven by the dead woman's ron, Arthur, Is said to have been trav eling at a high speed, when a rut was struck Another son, David, who was sit ting with his mother at the time, was unhurt. E LEAVE COPPER BELT Chief of Counsel for Western Fed eration Latest to Take His Departure. LEADVILLE DESTINATI Cold Weather Causes the Relief REFUSE AID FROM OUTSIDE Strikers Inclined to Accept Only Union Offers of Aid. OPERATORS ARE OPTIMISTIC One Offlfinl Estimates thnt One Thousand Men Will Dc Added to Payroll Before Und of Week. HOUGHTON, Mich., Jan. 12.-Fuithor depletion of the executive forces ot the Western Federation of Miners was ap parent to day In the copper strike dis trict. The latest departure was that of O. N. Hilton, chief ot counsel for tho federation, who boarded a train early today, gtvtng Leadvllle, Colo., as his destination, and fact that he had somo cases coming to trial there as tho reason for his going. It also became known that Chnilos Tanner, auditor of tho federation, who was deported nnd re turned with Charles II. Moyer, had gone to Ishpemlng and Negaunco, In tho Iron district of the upper peninsula. It was announced by R. S. Mackenzie, who alone represents tlxi executive council of tho federation hero now, that both Tan ner and Hilton are to return. Below zero temperature, accompanied by snow flurries, caused some increased nctlvlty among union relief committees here today. It was said however, that except for additional requisitions for coal and firewood there would bo no greatly increased demands on union funds. A different story came from the office of Miss Clarice Jones, In charge of the Associated Charities In Calumet. Somo appeals for aid camo as soon us the of fice opened, and preparations wcro mado to handle a rush of applications It the storm continued. Miss Jones acknowl edged that ono of her difficulties was to persuade strikers to accept relict from any sourco other than the union. In this connection s"he recalled her testimony beforo Governor Ferris that during her Christmas campaign she had found many homes In which tho big heating stoves common among the miners' households, stood dismantled because there was not enough ,fuel available to keep it and tho kitchen ranges in use. Operator Are Optimistic. Among tno mining companies there was an optimistic- notor-based -orUho-daUy arrivals of "volunloer''- workmen "and tho fact that 400 more picked men nrq to bo Imported "this week. One mlno- official estimated that 1,000 men would be added to the payrolls before the end of tho week. Others, however, said they would consider themselves lucky if half that (Continued on Page Two.) Mother Jones Goes Back to Trinidad and is Rearrested TRINIDAD, Colo., Jan. 12. "Mother" Mary Jones, strike leader, who was de ported from the southern Colorado coal fields January 4 by the mllltla, returned to Trinidad this morning from Denver, As soon as her presence hero was learned by the military authorities sho was ar rested and taken to the San Rafael hos pital, where she was held incommunicado. "Mother" Jones left the train at the outskirts of Trinidad and later appeared at a local hotel. Sho was arrested shortly beforo noon by a detail of state troops, hurried out of1 the hotel, placed In an automobile and whirled through the streets with a cavalry escort galloping at full speed In front and behind the ma chine. Several hundred coal mine strikers lined 'the streets on either side and cheered wildly, while "Mother" Jones waved her hand In response. ' INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., -Jan. 12. "it s an outrago against tho consltutlonal lib erty ot our people," declared John P. White, president of the United 'Mlno Workers of America, when told of the arrest by jtho mllltla of "Mother" Mnry Jones at Trinidad, Colo., this afternoon. Mr, Whito said he had telegraphed pro tests against "Mother" Jones' arrest to, President Wilson, Secretary of Labor Wilson and Governor Ammons ot Colo rado. HISTORICAL SOCIETIES TO HOLDJOINT MEETING A Joint meeting of the Nebraska State Historical society, the Nebraska Terri torial Pioneers' association and the Ne braska Memorial association will be held at Lincoln from January 20 to 22, Inclu sive. For tho first It is the thlrty-sev. enth annual meeting: for the second the twenty-second und for the third its third annual meeting. On the evening of Jan uary 21 the Nebraska State Historical so ciety will give a reception and banquet In honor of Rogers Clark Ballard Thurs ton, president general of tho National Society of the Sons of the American Rev olution. The festivities are under the patronage of the Nebraska Society of the Sons of the American Revolution and the' Nebraska Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. MR. AND MRS. SAY RE WILL START HOME WEDNESDAY PARIS. Jan. 12. Francis Bowes Sayro and his wife, formerly Miss Jessie Wood row Wilson, were the guests of honor to day at a luncheon given by Ambassador and Mrs. Myron T. Herrick. Mrs. Anna Wilson Howe, of Philadelphia, a sister of the president, was among the guests. Mr and Mrs. Sayre. according to their present plans, will sail for "New York on Wednesday on board the Majestic from Cherbourg. The Drawn for The Bee by Powell. CONGRESS ISJACK ON JOB Hundreds of Bills on Minor Topics Introduced in House. TRUST MEASURES ARE WAITING Administration Bills Will Not Ap pear Until After President Heads Ills MesnaKC Copper Strike Inquiry In Proponed. "WASHINGTON. Jan. 12,-CongrcsS. got iiacli.towpEk., today .frosu.fram tho Jioll- day vacation, to be greeted by tho usual avalanche of bills and resolutions. . Bills' to. conserve rddlum on tho publlo iands of tho United States, for tho regu lation ot trusts, for various Inquiries and the usual grist of special measures poured through tho hopper ot tho house when Speaker Clark brought down his gavel. None ot the so-called administration trust hills, which have been In tho making in the Judiciary committee, made their ap pearance, however, and probably will not until after President Wilson delivers his special message after he returns here. In the senate a congressional Investiga tion of tho Michigan mlno strike proposed In a resolution by Senator Ashurst, was one of the features of the reassembling. Both houses got down to work promptly, with tho leaders determined to run the machinery at high speed and get away probably In June. PRETORIA. Union of South Africa. Jan. 12. The shooting of dynamiters at sight Is to bo n feature ot tho martial law to bo proclaimed throughout the Transvaal and the Orango -River colony. Tho proclamation will' be of a drastic charasttff. The government will attempt to re sume the full service of traliis on all the railroads tomorrow. "In order to safe guard crews and passengers regulations usually Imposed only during' a state of siege are to be Introduced. Mny Spread to Cape Colony, CAPETOWN, Union of South Africa, Jan. 12. Tho first break In tno ranks of the nonstrlklng railroad employos n Cape colony occurred today at Suit River, about two miles from Capetown. Halt of, the men employed In the railroad shops (Continued on Page Two.) The National Capital Monday, Jnnunry 1014. The Senate, Met at noon Senator Ashurst Introduced a resolution for a congressional Investigation of tho Michigan copper strike. Judiciary committee voted down the "open gate" resolution by Senator Cum mins for amending tlje constitution with out Initiative In congress. Chairman Overman of the lobby com mittee Introduced a bill to regulate lob byists. It was not a committee measure, Senator Works Introduced a bill for a tariff commission of nine members. Senator Owen Introduced a bill to regu late stock exrhnliKCfl. Senate adjourned at 4:8 p. m. until noon Tuesday. The House, Met at noon. Republican leader Mann absent be cause of a slight Illness. Nolan of California introduced a bill to pay a minimum wage of S3 a day toevery federal civil service employe. Resumed debate on the District ot Co lumbia appropriation bill. ltnresentative ItcCov Introduced a hill to prohibit Interlocking directorates among banks and trust companlos and Representative Webb Introduced his bill to strengthen the Sherman law. Representative Foster Introduced a bill to reserve all radium lands to the gov ernment. Mayor Elliott and the common council of Seabrlght, N. J., petitioned for a fed eral breakwater to protect the city against coastal storms. PoHtofflce appropriation, bill carrying pr,.2n,000 reported. Representative Isavy of New York Intro duced bill to revive the grade of vice admiral, with three on tho active list. Representative Trlbblo of Georgia Intro duced a bill to repeal tho federal bank ruptcy law. Passed District of Columbia approprla tlon bill carrying 111,173,000. Adjourned at j p. in. until noon Tues day. Performance Starts Again Colonel Bowen Blames Enemies for Retirement SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 12.-"My ene mies have reached mo at last." This Is tho comment ot Colonel W. II. C. Bowcn, commander of tho Twelfth In fantry and commandant of the Presidio ot San Francisco on orders, for his retire ment .which reached Here yesterday frsrs' Washington, Retirement was tinder the icKUlatloii..piovLdlne .Cor nn optional ago. limit for active service at years the ago rach6d by Colonel Bowen last Wed nesday. "I Incurred the enmity of men of high rank in. 1001," Colonel Bowen said, "when I criticised a departmental plan relating to army promotions. I have known ever sincd that thcro was a bitter personal feeling agalnbt mo and In the last, two years, particularly, things havo been done to make me uncomfortable." Colonel Bowcn detailed what he holds to bo a systematic persecution extending over ten years and Including two court marttals. Beforo the second one, ho said, hn was offered the privilege of retiring and re fused It. Both trials resulted In acquit tals. "With my retirement," he added, "they are able to get rid of a man who onco had tho temerity to speak his mind and is therefore personally objcctlonal and they are ablo to bring promotion 'to some ot their friends." Colonel Bowcn was ordered here- from Montorey a month ago with his regiment. , "The- orates In which our furniture was, brought are still In the yards," he said "They did not loso much time," Horse Coming Back, "Motor Car is Losing ! Popularity is Claim KANSAS CITY, Jan. 12.-The horse Is "coming back" and tho motor car Is di minishing In popularity, speakers asserted at tho annual convention of the Western Harness Manufacturers' and Dealer?' association, which opened hero today. Tho speakers charged the wane of the motor car wns duo to the fact that men purchased cars who could not afford them, often mortgaging their homes to do so, and that (he cost of upkeep was too high. Frank Jackson of Chicago, editor of a trade Journal who .delivered tho principal address, said 'tho outlook 'In the harness business "nt-vcr was better," "Tho peoplo are not forsaking the horse for tho motor car," Jackton said, "but are leaving the motorcar for the horse, The number of horses Is stoadlly Increas ing. More buggies were made and sold last your than In any previous twelve months for fifteen years. On tho other hand, the motor car business dropped off last year compared with the year be fore." Boy Will Be Hanged for Murder of Girl WASHINGTON, Jan, 12, The supremo court today refused to set asldo a death sentence of Texas courts on Leon Gar denas Martinez, a 16-year-old Mexican convicted of murdering Miss Emma Brown near Saragosa, Tex. Martinez asked the supreme court to release him because he Oared not appeal from tho death sentence because of the fear of mpb violence. Secretary Bryan is Back in Washington WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. -Secretary Bryan returned today from a ten days' speaking tour through the middle west. OIL BOOM IS ON IN BASIN Oklahoma and California Parties Are Leasing Lands, GUSHERS ABOVE GREYBULL Contract Provide thnt the Drilling Must Ilrstln Within KIkM Months Discovery of Natural flan In Important. RABIN, Wyn.. "Jan.- Jt.-(8peolM.)-Con-slderabln excitement has developed lu this vicinity during thr last (eyr days because ot tho activity -of 'rotiresdhtntlv'es ot oil colnpunles 'in seci'rlnirGasce on deeded land which Is behoved to llo within the oil 'and gas area. While thlH movement has been antic ipated by those who hac been In touch with what hos been going on In this par of tho basin for several months past, no move, was made in this direction until last week, when representatives of tho oil company of' which Roy Schcnck ot Choycnho Is manager began tholr efforts to get leases on lands lying In what la known bb the Basin Gardens, which lies within a mile or so ot the land upon which the Oreybull OH company "has found oil in fair quantities. Noting tho nctlvlty of this representa tive, others began to get busy and thcro wns at onco an clement of competition which was pleasing to those holding hinds In thnt vicinity, Charles Orchard, representing a California oil compony, looked carefully over the field and left W,lth Instructions that certain lands were to bo leased It ho 'should wire authority to do so, If that authority was not forth coming It might mean that the com pany's geologist wus coming to look over the field before action Is taken. Oltlnhonin Men Iluny, Mr. Seyerson. .who ! the representative of an Oklahoma oil company, has been located at Manderson .for, soveral weeks past keeping an pye,on the situation. He returned Inst week after a trip to Denver nnd then stated that he would at once (Continued .on Pago Two.) Six Chinese Spend Hot Time in Boiler Room NEW YORK', Jan, 12.-After n search lasting fifteen hours II. R. Slsson, in spector In charge of the Chlneso bureau of Immigration service, today found six Chinese stowaways who hud spent ten j days In tho boiler valvo room of the ', freight steamer Mossapequa. They had 1 subsisted during the trip froih Puerto, ! Mox., on a few handfuls of rice and the! dripping of condensed steam. Confine-! mcnt in tho room, which has an atmos-' phero of never less than 125 degrees Fab- 1 renhelt and no ventilation, had brought i all of tho stowaways to the verge of ' physical collupke. None of the Chinamen' had partaken of food during the thrre , days the steamer had been tied up here, j Two Buildings Are I Buried by Volcano TOICIO, Jan. 13.-A series ot U0 slight earthquakes shook the town of Kag; hi ma at the southern end of the Island of Klushltt today. They were followed by the eruption of a volcano on Sakura, a small island in tho gulf of Kugoshlma, wheie two buildings were burled In aehri. The earthquakes continue incessantly and j the work of rescuing the Inhabitants of Sakura by boats across the Intervening . three miles of water from Kagoshlma Is : extremely difficult. Ashes have fallen all day In Kagoshlma Itself and telegraphlo communication with the capital Is Interrupted. Work for I'v Thousand, WHEELING. W. Va.. Jan. 12.-The Riverside plunt of the United State Steel orporatlon resumed operations In full today after an Idleness of four months. Approximately 6.0W men are affected. MEXICAN FEDERALS WHO STRIKE FOR PAY ARE SHOT TO DEATH a Twelve Men Arc Killed During Up rising of Part of the Garrison of Ensenada. MUTINY NEAR MEXICO CITY Band of Federals Blow Up Track and Loot Train. SENDS REFUGEES TO MARFA Problem of Handling Fugitive Fed erals Up to General Bliss. NO CHANGE MADE IN POLICY Genera! Mnncllln In Itelcnacd c .'Certificate of General Mercndo Snlnznr nnd Orosco ainkc Thrlr Kncnpc, SAN DIEGO, Cel.. Jan. 12.-Twclvc re bellious .Mexican soldiers wcro killed at Rnsenada yestcrda'y as the rcault of a quickly suppressed revolt, due, It Is said, to tho failure of the Mexican government to poy off tho troops In Ensenada garri son. The report of tho revolt nnd tho death of tho twelve men was confirmed In Pan Diego today at the Mexican con sulate. It was also stated that conditions In Kusenada now aro quiet. Upon receipt of a telegram stating what had happened tho British sloop of war Shearwater hastily put to sea yesterday and arrived at Enscuada last night. The following telegram was received from Francisco Vnsqucz, military governor of the north ern district of Lower California, "A smalt part of tho garrison, consist ing of four toon men, roso up In arms but did no dnmoge, as fortunately the re mainder of the troops reproved the net by arresting all of 'the Insurgents. Tho town ot Ensenada Is now perfectly tran quil. "To antlclpnto alarming and exaggerat ing reports pleaso Inform the press of tho truo condition ot affairs." Mutiny Near Capltnl. VERA CRUZ, Jan. 12.-Today'H repo.' a show that tho cutting of tho Mexican railway between Esperanza and Maltrata on tho line from Vera Crue to the capi tal during tI7o night of January 10 was not done by rebels, but by part of a battalion ot regular troops garrisoning: Orizaba under tho command of Colonel Do La 1.1 uvo. Tho federal troops mutin ied nnd some of them attacked a geneial freight train from which they obtained a quantity of provisions and other sup pile. 'They then fled to the mountains, ilU-j '--uinlnit tho freight train and u. number of oil cars. Tills was (ho reason fpr tho .detention .at Orizaba of. Nelson i6'6haughnessy7 American charge d'af fftirft, who Wns on his way to the federal carmat. Tho remainder of the men of tho bat talion which mutlned at Orizaba, havo been sent to Mexico City, as tho federal government fears there may bo further dlssatectlon among them. WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-Dlspostlon of th a 2,000 defeated Mexican fedoral troops nnd refugees who fled to Presidio. Tex., from OJInaga will be entirely in tho hunds of Brigadier Gbneral Taskor 11. Bliss, commanding tho American border forces. Tho War Cepartment so announced today. General Ullss reported ho had authorized Major McNnmeo to move the prisoners to Marfa. Socretary Uurrlson satd there would bo no change In the policy toward escaping Mexicans, dcsplto tho fact that .the feed ing nnd enro ot so great a number will bo a problem. The prisoners will bo de tained under guard. General Bliss's re port contained this summary ot the bor der situation from Major McNuinee: "Still Impossible to obtain tho number of federals here. Am organizing them Into their companies and regiments; will rci port exact number as soon as known. On account ot the great distance from rail road, groat difficulty In securing supplies, together with the fact that they are In , mmcdlato vicinity of their enemy. t recommend that all prlsonors be for warded to Marfa for movement to such place as may be designated. Great num ber federals' horses here; am purchasing supplies necessary immediately. "General Mercudo hus furnished cer tificate In cubo ot General Muncllla; havo liberated him. Generals Salazar and Orozco, with, few followers, apparently havo made escape from OJInaga early lu (Continued on Pago Two.) "Stock Taking" In the Home Now Is tbo tlmo, Mrs. House keeper, to turn our attention to your towels and table linens. Hort over your stock and B3e what you have, then consider what you haven't and what you must got In order to have a comfortable supply on your shelves. Good linen 'is a good invest ment. It launders -better, wears longer and has a glossier look than inferior or mixed qual ities. Beforo you start in replen ishing your supply find out whore you can get tho best grades, at tho most reasonable prices. The .Bee advertise ments will help you. Look at them. There are certain standard kinds on which you can't go wrong. The Bee and other good newspapers will tell you who carries them. If you don't know much about linen, you can't do better than rely upon the word of the ndvertisors in Tho Bee. They have a reputation to maintain and they could not maintain it If they did not give you honest valuo for your money.