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The Omaha Daily Bee Advertising is the Life of Trade Va!k tfcrong h Th Sm to roar eas terner, y,n ar competitor's anstoTners, yor possible cnstoneH. THE WEATHER. Showers VOL. XLIII NO. 238. OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY .1, 1!14 FOURTEEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. REGULAR TROOPS TAKE CHARGE OF STR1KEDISTRICT Soldiers from Fort Leavenworth and Fort Russel at Trinidad and Canon City. MAJOR HOLBROOK'S STATEMENT Officer in Command Will Enforce President! Proclamation. STRIKERS. CHARGED WITH TRICK Miners, Hard Pressed, Agree to Sur render Arms. HAWKINS ARRANGES A TRUCE Strikers Get Out of Dangerous Place and Resume Fire. MAJOR LESTER IS KILLED Sarins Lull In EnRBgcmcnt Surgeon Goes- Fortrnrd to Resciio n Wounded Mnn and I Shot to Ilcnth. DENVER, Colo., April :. Tho occupa tion of Las Animas and Fremont coun ties by United States tioops, the con tinuance of negotiations between mllltla and strikers at Walsenburg for the sur render of tho latter's arms, the taking: of additional testimony at Trinidad at Pnrnnc Tt r ctlnV,, 1 nn 1 1 1 rv Into t h A , I , . I i .1 l.lii.t.l.l nur today. Federal soldiers who reached Frcmond county yesterday formally took charge of the district today. The Second squad ron of the Fifth cavalry reached Trinidad Jn a drenching rain and remained In the cars while Major W. A. Holbrook busied himself In arranging a camping ground. Several .hundred citizens welcomed the soldiers at the station, while San Rafael camp strikers continued their accus tomed occupations and diversions. One of Major Holbrook's first acts was the Issuance of a 'statement urging "all law abiding citizens to carefully read the president's proclamation and comply with tho provisions." This proclamation referring to the conditions in the Colo, rado strike districts said: "I do hereby warn all persons, engaged or connected with, aaid domestlo violence and ob tructfon of the laws to disperse and re tire peaceably to their respective abodes bn or bafpif the SOth day of AprlL" 4' Parley nt ViilsenbprE. The parley between Colonel Edward Verdeckberg and strike leaders at Wal senttirg' continued late today, but no In formation had been- Received at the Ad jutant general' office as to whether sat isfactory terms ,had been arranged for the surrender of the strikers' arms,, as proposed In the truce agreement late yes terday, it was contended by some strike leaders that they Intended t6 surrender to federal troops and not to the mllltla, MINERS ACCUSRD OF TREACHERY Alienation that Mllltla Officer Was Killed During Truce. DENVER. Colo., April 30.-Btate of- of Colorado was over. Yesterday and last night lawlessness In the southern strike zone had reached Its grimy climax, and nine Identified dead, with probably many more whose death was not reported by union officials had been added to tho long list of lives sacrificed In thS seven months' struggle of unionism against mine owners of this state. All Colorado figuratively stood aghast today when final reports of the bloody conflict at Walsenburg became generally known. The death or Major P. P. Les ter, a prominent physician of Walsen burg on the battlefield his body pierced with three bullet holes while he was striving to save the life of a wounded guardsman was one of the agencies which added to the tense and bitter feel ing. Thirty soldiers who had served in the mllltla under Major Lester, who was in' charge of the hospital corps, forgot their grievance with the state, and late last night hurried to Walsenburg to offer (Continued on Page Five.) The Weather Forecast till 7 p. m. Friday: For Omaha, Council Bluffs and Vicinity unsettled; proDaDiy snowers; sugntiy warmer. Temperature at Omaha Yesterday, Hours. 6 a, m. 6 a. m. 7 a. ra. 8 a. m. 9 a. m. ,.7..?1 13 U 10 a. ni. 11 a. m. .47 12 m.' M 1 p. in...... M 2.p, m,, it 3 P. ra 63 ! 4 P. m ,...51 5 p. m , 53 6 p. m.. 02 7 p. m ..SO 8 p. m 4 Comparative Local Record ... . . WH. 1913. 1912. Ull. Highest yesterday 64 ffi ei 61 JLowest yesterday tS 48 40 Mean temperature 45 72 W M Precipitation 00 .00 .00 ,o Temperature and precipitation depar tures from the normal: Normal temperature 87 Deficiency for the day , , 9 Total excess since March 1 go Normal precipitation inch Deficiency for the day u incb Total rainfall since March 1 1.65 Inches Excess since March 1 2lnch Excess for cor. period. 1913 1.63 Inches Deficiency for cor. period, 1912.. .63 Inch Reporta from Stations at 7 I. it. Station and State Temp. High- Rain of Weather. 7 p. m. est. fall. , Cheyenne, cloudy...,, 63 M .00 Davenport, clear 46 43 .00 Dcs Moines, cloudy ...4S 4 .00 Dodge City, cloudy 60 02 .00 North Platte, cloudy 62 64 . 42 Omaha, partly cloudy so si .00 Rapid City, cloudy 48 46 .04 Sheridan, cloudy 63 56 .00 Sfoux City, cloudy 62 M T Valentine, cloudy 4: 46 .32 T Indicates trace of precipitation. L, A. WELSH, Local Forecaster. AST0R-HUNTMT08 WEDDING Fifty Persons Witness Ceremony in Hopeland House. BRIDE WEARS OLD LACE VEIL Plans for Elaborate Church Wfd dins Were Chnnsed Because of Recent Illness of the nrldPKroom. STA ATSBURG , N. T.. April 09. Ham Vincent Aator, son of tli Colonel John Jacob Astor, Helen Dlnsmoro Huntington, has known since childhood, were big hero shortly after noon today In tl library of the Hopeland house, home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert P, Huntington. - Less than fifty persons witnessed the ceremony, and of these three were th? buperlntendtnts from the Astor, HUntlng ton and Dlnsmoro estates, respectively. The other guests were relatives und closo j friends of the families. Plans had been made for mi elaborate church wedding, but Mr. Astor's recent Illness, which threatened pneumonia, maCe necessary the abandonment of these plans. Eighteen hundred wedding announcements were sent out after today's ceremony, but the small company that witnessed It had been Invited by Informal notes, penned by Mrs. Huntington's secretary A fine rain was falling when the few,, guests from New York City arrived at Ik. jroAfn Iliinlttr.tn,i a.tntii. f!l!n rT m 1 ,w-v..o - had been posted at the entrances nJ orilv those whose credentials were un questioned were admitted. Mr. Astor himself Is a deputy sheriff of Dutches counly, and some of his fellow deputies acted as sentinels at tho gates. Miss Huntington entered tho room on the arm of her father. At her throat gleamed a gorgeous nccklaco of pearls, the gift of the bridegroom. Her bridal gown was of whlto tulle; with a train of white satin. Her lace veil had been worn by her grandmother, Mrs. Dlnsmore, apd by lior mother before her. Minn Ilnntlnsrton Mnltl of Honor. Hermann Oelrlchs of New York, an old friend of Vincent Astor, was best man. Miss Alice Huntington, sister of the bride, was maid of honor, and the little Misses Muriel Astor and Margaret Dows were flower girls. Mrs. Robert Huntington, the bride's mother, wore blue taffeta and chiffon. A screened orchestra of twenty pieces played the "Lohengrin" wedding march, and nev. Charles H. Duncan, rector of St. Margaret's church. Staatsburg, read the Episcopal marriage service. The wedding breakfast was served Ir tja4C0 "long room," adjoining the library. v 0fi Mrs. Ava Willing Astor, mother of the bridegroom, waa among tho guests. The young widow of Colonel Astor, al though Invited, was not present. Sho Is In the south . Groom Una Been III. Vincent Astor Is 2 year old; the bride ,ia 3D. She Is tall and blonde. H$, too. is tall. Both are lovers of the oUt Ot doors, andlfjjlnjjealth permits 'they probably""wilT take n.n extnnded honey moon VoyagA on his yacht, the Noma. .Until a week ago the young helr.td tne vast Astor estate, estimated ati from' $76,000,000 to S100.000.000, was confined' to his room in the Huntington residence. While visiting his fiance a month ago he became seriously 111 with an abscess on the lungs and for a time there was talk of postponing the wedding. Although his physicians permitted him to go out doors for tho first time only four days ago, young Astor Insisted there should be no delay. , It Is understood Mr. and Mrs. Astor will remain at their country home, Fern Cllffe, at Ithtnebeck, not far from the Huntington place, for at least a month. The Huntington family declined to give out any list or description of the many and handsome presents received by the bride. Most, of these were taken Im- mediately to safe deposit vaults Poughkeepsle bank. in a Lost Child's Body Is Found Hanging to Fence in the River ORD, Neb., April SO. (Special Tele gram.) The mystery ot the disappearance of the 2-year-old son of Mr. and Mip. A. C. Cage of Erlcson, Wheeler county, Ne braska, three weeks ago was solved to day by the discovery of the body of an Infant tangled In the barbed wire fence cross the Cedar river. The body wax found to be that of the Cage child. The child was playing with his 6year old sister, Mary, not far from the, river shortly before the disappearance. Tho older child's attention was distracted a few minutes and when she again looked toward her charge he was gone. The neighborhood spent a week In the search. The river was dragged. The place where the body was found was several miles below the place where it is supposed the Infant stepped Into the river, A farmer coming to town saw the object tangled In tho wires and. Investigating, found the body. Hope Abandoned for Men in Mine at Eccles, W. Va, KCCLES, W, Va., April 00.-Flfty or more miners today sought out the bodies of 172 miners entombed in mine No. C of the New River Collieries company last Tuesday. Six bodies were found at the bottom of the start. Others located will not be brought out until tonight. Reports from the mine were that many hndfuH hud hfn found, but no far thm was no Indication any of the miners had I escaped the explosion and its deadly after-damp. MILWAUKEE RAILROAD FINED TWENTYfOUR HUNDRED ABERDEEN, a D.. April S0.-(SpecIal.) In tho session ot federal court which opened here yesterday the Milwaukee railroad pleaded guilty to twenty-four counts of an Indictment charging It with having violated the federal law regulat ing the hours of labor of employes arid was fined $100 on each count, or a total or S2.400. The United States attorney ac cepted the demurrer of the defendant company to six other counts In the in dictment and they were dismissed. WARD LINER IS FIRED OH BYBOTHFECERALS AWeSATWICO a, Flying Cuban Flag, Target of Huerta rind Insurgent Guns. RITISH OFFICER PROTESTS 'Commander of English Boat in Har bor Files Remonstrance. REBEL ANSWER TO MEDIATORS Preparations for War Speak for Themselves, Say Insurreotos. SAI.THjI.O is tug nrxt ooai. Villa Epects to Put Fifteen IlrlRfiuIrs, Totnllnnr About Foflecn Tliou inncl Men,' Ilcfore City. VERA CRU55, April JM.-The Ward line tli!lTlr A tit 111 a nn flrf1 nn hv ViitHi thr d . d th b , . Tmn,eo ..... tcrdayi acc0rdng to a dispatch received . . . . . ... mere louay uy wireless telcgrapny Tom that seaport. The steersman of the vessel was struck killed. by one of the shots and The Antlila left New York April 18, and was flying the Cuban flag. The liner was first raked by tho federal guns and then as she wns running out from the city the rfbela from their position near the mouth ot tho Panuco river otxined fire on her. The commander of one of the British boats lying off Tomplco filed a protest with the federal and rebel commanders. i Answer from Rebels. CHIHUAHUA, Mexico. April 30.-An answer to the statement made yesterday In connection with the request of Latin American medlaries for an armistice, that the next move to be considered by the. representatives of Brazil, Argentino and Chile would Involve the constitution alists In Mexico, was made public here. Representatives of tho constitutionalists declared today that the preparations be ing made by General Francisco Villa to take tho field against the federal garri son at Saltlllo is the best answer to any possible request by tho Latin-American untrles who have offered their good fflceg to settle tho question at Issue be tween General Huerta and the United States to any request for a cessation of hostilities between the federals and con stitutionalists. Villa is expected to reach the front be fore Saltlllo Monday. Villa , expects to put fifteen brigades totalling approximately 15,000 men in front of gaUlllo. Tho movement against Saltlllo Is not. expected to divert rebel trooDs from Tamplco, the capture' of which rebels rc-; gard as a countercheck ugalnst reestab lliOlment of the embargo on arms, The Invpstmont of Saltlllo will mark the attack On, the federals' "second lino of defense," Torreon, San Pedro and Monterey already having fallon. Condition nt Mnsntlnn Serious, SAN DIEGO, Cal., April 30. With 150 refugees from various ports on the west coast of Mexico on board, tho auxiliary cruiser Glacier passed San Diego today bound for San Francisco. Original orders directed the Glacier to put Into San Diego, but these were changed. Sixteen refugees from Mazatlan arrived ! here today on the United States collier Justin. Eleven of them were landed, the remainder going to San Francisco. Those landed Here wore A. Llchtcn walter and wife; Henry Cohen, wife and son; Jacob Montis, wife and son; G. D. Kielnkburry, G, W. Beach and H. Hoker. Conditions at Mazatlan were reported serious, with the rebels Investing the town and the water supply Inadequate. West Coast Steamers Crowded. WASHINGTON, April 30. Reporting on general conditions on west coast of Mex ico Admiral Howard today reported the arrival Wednesday of tho South Dakota at Acapulpo, Raleigh at Maxanlllo and the Annapolis at Mazatlan. The Ameri can steamers Columbian and Nebraska left Sallna Cruz on the 2Uh. "All available steamers on this coast are crowded with refugees," the dispatcn continued. "Only three or four small steamers are able to make trips to San Diego. I have asked the Pacific Mall to have all their steamers stop at Mazatlan In passing. The steamer Benito Jaures sailed for San Diego full of passengers. ,Madre Islands, about 100 miles south of I wazauan, nave ocen evacumeu, pnsuners and wireless. The report from Mexico City that the port of Manzanlllo, on the Pacific coast, had been bombarded, by an American warship, was denied at the White 'House today, Investigation disclosed that a con flagration, said to have been of Incen diary origin, had occurred there, but that American forces had' nothing to do with It. The White House communicated with Secretary of the Navy Daniels early in the day with relation to the Manzanlllo report, and also the dispatches that Amer ican marines had landed at Rallna Cruz. Admiral Howard, commander of tile American naval forces on the Pacific coast, replying to inquiries from the secretary of the navy, told of the con flagatlon at Manzanlllo and also denied that American marines had landed at Sallna Cruz. Roosevelt and Son Reach Manaos Safely NEW YORK, April 30. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt and Kermlt have ar rived safely at Manaos, Brazil, according to a brief cablegram received by Theo dore Roosevelt, Jr., at bis office here to day. The message made no mention of the other members of the exploring party, but stated that the trip was unusually 'successful. Mr. Roosevelt declined to give out the text of the message. .He said he expected further word from his father. A later dispatch from Colonel Roose velt to W. Emlen Roosevelt of this city stated that he had been ill, but had now completely recovered. The nature ot the Illness was not mentioned. Now in Command on 11 1 11 " 1 " - ...I. 11 I.. - Leo Frank Makes His Second Appeal for Vindication ATLANTA. aa April SO.-Deelaring pbpular'c'lanior alone rcHlumBlblo for IiIb Conviction, l.co M. Frnnlt, tinder dealth Sentence for tho murder of Mary Phagan, today Issued a second statement appeal-, fng for vindication in tho eyes of tho general public. A motion for a new triul for tho condemned man 1h pending.. In a detailed analysis of testimony at his trial. Frank attempts to show that the story ot James Conley, negro factory sweeper, who testified that the defendant had attacked and then killed tho girl, was contradicted In various parts by eight white women witnesses. Tho Rev. C. R. Ragsdale, pastor of the Plum Street -Baptist church here, who recently made affidavit that he heard James Conley, a negro, confess the mur der of Mary Phagan, a 14-year-old fac tory girl, and then repudiated his sworn declaration, has resigned his charge. The action of the minister followed a visit of the committee from tho church, It was announced. A meeting of the church's membership has been called for tonight to take action on the resigna tion. Arguments on the pending extraordin ary motion for a new trial for Leo M. Frank, the factory superintendent under sentence ot death for the murder of Mary Phagan, will be resumed In the superior court here Friday. Madam Nordica is Dying in Java BATAVIA, Java, April 30. Mme. Lil lian Nordica, who arrived ,vue qulto 111 nearly a month ago, has had a relnpso and is sinking. The doctors glvo up all hope of her recovery. Sho had engaged passage for Genoa, where her husband, George W. Young of Now York, had ex pected to meet her. Mme. Lillian Nordica and her company left New York on a tour of the world last April. They were on board the Dutch steamer Tasman December S8 when this vessel went ashore In tho Gulf of Papua near Thursday Island. Rounml rittvs later the Tasman was pulled off and made Ha way to Thursday Island. Mme. Nordica was suffering from nervous prostration us a result ot ner experience. Subsequently she developed pneumonia and remained under a nhysl clan's care at Thursday Island until April 1, when sho left for Batavla on tho steamer Houtman. She took passage for Batavla against the advlco of her doctor. The National Capital Thursday. April 30, 101-1. The Seunlc, Met at noon. . Tbe Ifonae, Met at noon. Debate on naval appropriation bill rc- '""mmlgratlon committee heard Tlahl Bhutla Kyawgh Hla, an India broker In New York In advocacy of liberality toward Hindus In proposed exclusion legislation. Walter L. Fisher, former secretary of the Interior, testified before publlo lands committee In favor ot control of water power on publlo lands. Representative Ansberry for ways and means committee, favorably reported a. n Kill in ,ls(pnntA Tnmnu an headquarters of the customs district of Florida. Public building commission submitted ! report pruposinK iciunm iur siuriunru izallon appropriations, construction, lo cation und operation ot federal buildings, Shore at Vera Cruz Insurgents Now Control Mexican Side of Rio Grande BROWNSVILLE. Tex., AprjyU-SAsiCBR the first time during the present rox'oiu lion Mexican constitutionalists we In control of tho entire portion' of the north ern. .frontier- of. Mexico,. , which Is divided by tho Rio Grande from Texas. The 'ter ritory is $09 miles long and includes four strateglo garrison towns. The rebels completed their control of tho section this week, when Nuevo La redo and Pledras Negras were occupied without resistance Previously Mata nidros, opposite Brownsville, at the mouth ot the Rio Grande, and Juarez were the Important northern points under the sWay of Carranza. Tho federal garrisons of Nuevo Laredo and Pledras Negras evac uated after United States forces landed at Vera Cruz. Besides the four large towns the rebels also hold on the border Las Vacas, 01 poslte Del Rio; San Ygnaclo, below Nuevo Laredo; Guerrero and Mler. Small gar risons hold each town except Pledras Negras, where Colonel Murglas has L2u0 men. There Is no .large federal force north of Saltlllo now that Monterey has fallen and General Guarjardo has been defeated at Allende. The remnants of Guarjardo's force from Pledras Negras and of the Nuevo Laredo federal garrison are believed to be scat tered. Rumor of Change in Ownership of Missouri Pacific NKW YORK. April 30.-Rumor nf n change df control of the Missouri Paclflo railway from the Goulds to an Important banking interest were circulated In the financial district today. Thejt were sup plemented by dispatches from the west, stating that expert accountants and rail road engineers were making an inspection of tho system for the proposed new in terest Kuhn, Loeb & Co., who were mentioned as acting for the purchasers. declined to deny or affirm any cartlclna. Hon in the reported transfer. Feds and Rebs Are Fighting at Two Points on Pacific WASHINGTON, April DO.-Fcderallsts and constitutionalists are .fighting at Mazatlan and Acapulco, according to a dispatch received here from Admiral Howard, commanding the Pacific fleet. Admiral Howard reported that the news of mediation, "through A. B. C. Is favorably received by the better class of altlzens at Mazatlan. Message was sent through tho lines to the constitutional ists." MAYER AND REED HELD TO ANSWER FOR MURDER ABERDEEN, 8. D-, April 30.-(8peclal Telegram.) In tho preliminary hearing before Judge Crane of tho mounlclpal court, which was concluded today, L. W, Moyer and Robert Reed were held wlth outh ball to await the action of the state circuit court on the charge of murder ing Theodore Chrlstlanson, who mysteri ously disappeared on December 23 and whose body was found In a well on April i. The defense filed an affidavit of preju dice and asked for a change of venue, but Judge Crane overruled the motion. TROOPS LAND IN VERA CRUZ'MPI flUATS AS! General Funston's Forces Replace Bluejackets. MARINES WILL AID SOLDIERS City Goes nnek to Clrll Administra tion Subordinate to Martini Un Condition Nearly N'ormnl. VFiRA CRL'Z. April SO.-Vora crux went back to civil government today, under tho laws of, Mexico, administered by American officials. The civil govern ment, however, remained subordinate to martial lw. General Frederick Funston's brigade disembarked and marched to tho sand hill barracks and otlu-r quarters to re lieve Rear Admiral Fletcher's bluejack et?, who weni back to' tho mcn-ofwar. General Funaton established his head quarters In the barracks .deserted by General Mans, and Admiral Fletcher withdrew his staff. The marine corps was distributed to work with the army. Refugees continue ti. arrive and prep arations are being carried forward for their departure. Thu navy transport Hnncoek Is lying at Puerto, Mexico, to take nboard those coming down from Mexico City. It will bring them horo for transportation to Now Orleans nnd other ports on the transports Monterey and Morro Castle. Continued reports of fighting at Tam plco, that the battleships Utah and Florida wete being hold In readiness to sail, nnd that tho Dixie wai loading with marines for that port, all lacked official confirmation. ttaalnrii" In .orinnl. There are no evidences here that Mex ico Is In tho throe of a crisis. The shops, jicarrcd by rifle balls, again are busy. Women who hid In terror ot what they believed nonld bo tho conse-quf-ncea of the landing ot the foreign troops walk again safely abroad. Men who held close to walls In frar of snip era now go boldly about their business. The Inhabitants have taken a new and enlightened lew of the Americans. Tho release ot prisoners from the watersoakd dungeons of Fort San Juan de Von where many came forth blinded from the years spent In dark ness, was a revelation of the character and the attitude of the United States, Mexicans of the better class openly express gratification at the restoration ot order and the resumption nt business. But aiilde from the fact that the troops arc here, Vera Cruz knows little and only wonders when the Invaders will leavo or will, go to Mexico City. The progress of inrrilatlon Is entirely unknown here, but Is discussed with animation. Opinion among competent observers Is divided, some believing that Jlusrtn. by accepting the proposal for mediation In spirit as reported In Wash ington dispatches, Is playing for more time for a surprise as he ' djd In the Tamplco incident.. Shuttle trains continue to run from TeVa. Cruz '-to- tho point where General Mas destroyed the' railroad 16 the cap ital and thero meet passengers from trains, coming down from- M.exlc& City. Consul Canada says that practically all Americans In' his district have been ac counted for. Fletcher Praises Bluejacket. Rear Admiral Fletcher's order for the withdrawal of bluejackets Issued today, paid a high trlhuto to officers and men, not only fur valor In action, but also for Orderly conduct and the resourcefulness which resulted In tho quick restoration ot normal living conditions tor the citizens of Vera Cruz. The admiral pertonally thanked his command and declared.: "The highest honor la due those who gave their Uvea in the .service of their country." Among the wireless messages reaching Rear Admiral Badger's flagship was one from the cruiser South Dakota on tho west coast. It said the cruiser hail aboard sixty-five refugees from various J points. Roy Wilson, 10 years of age, possibly regarded by his parents, themselves as refugees, as tost, Is here In charge ot Cunsul Canada and a ftw American women who have undertaken 'his care until he rejoins hla parents. Roy lived in Tamplco and went to the capltol on a visit. He became separated from his friends, hut arrived here safely on one of the refugee trains. It was learned that his parents meantime had been taken out of Tamplco with refugees and sent to Galveston. Kemp and Heasty . Likely to File for the Governorship (From a Staff Correspondent) LINCOLN, April 80.-8pcc!al.)-Two re publicans who have been prominently mentioned In connection with the repub lican nomination for governor were In the city today on business. Senator J, II. Kemp of Fullerton, president of the sen ate at the last session, and Senator John Heasty of Folrbury, one of the loaders In that body. Neither of the gentlemen would deny or affirm that he expected to listen to the call ot tho people, but It Is probable that one or both of them may file for the re publican nomination. Senator Housty returned to Fulrbury this afternoon, whllo Senator Kemp re mained In the city over night. President of China Given Great Power PEKIN, China, April 30. The amended constitution for the republic ot China, which Is to be formally promulgated to morrow, Is notable for the widespread powers It gives the president. The docu ment as It now stands Is the work of n constitutional convention, which hat tten laboring lure since the middle of March. The president Is empowered to convoke, open, suspend, clote and dissolve the leg islature; submit to it the budget, as well as other bills, and refer back to the leg islature for reconsideration the bills al ready passed by It. The president has sole power to appoint and dismiss civil and military official, to declare war and conclude peace, and he will be in complete control of the army and navy, as well as of all expendi tures for these branches. POWERS TO HELP IN NEGOTIATIONS South American Envoys Seek to Broaden Forces Back of Move , ment to Avert Crisis. GOOD OFFICES ARE ASKED FOR- No Intention to Bring Pressure to Bear on Wilson. EUROPE IS TAKING INTEREST Several Diplomatio Representatives Consult Secretary Bryan, ARMISTICE ACCEPTED AS FACT Belief There Will Be No Fighting in Mexioo for Present. MANZANILL0 INCIDENT DENIED Tovfii Una .Sot llccu llomliardcd ns Reported and Mnrlnca llnve 'o( Ilren Landed nt Port of Knit la Cms, WASHINGTON. April SO.-It was as serted hero today on unquestionable au thority that tho South American envoys who aro accklnh to avert a crisis In Mexico have appealed to European go ernmenta for friendly offices to facilitate mediation between Mexico and the United States. Tho appeal, It waa dated, did not Include a request, as reported from abroad, that tho powers Use their Influ ence 011 President Wilson to name condi tions which would Insure success of the negotiations. It waa also learned that a proposal to General Carranza, as head of the consti tutionalists, to Join tho armlatlco pro posed between the United States and Huerta, has been made) by the mediation envoys. Tho proposal waa forwarded fo General Carranza following his accept ance of tho good offices of Brazil, Ar gentina and Chile, and Is a part of the Plan of the envoys to secure a general cessation of hostilities In all Mexico pend ing the mediation negotiations. Ponrcra Are Interested. The request of the powers, It is de clared, already has borne fruit, as nr eral diplomatio representatives of Euro pean countries have consulted with Sec retary oX State Bryan with reUtlpn to tho negotiations, Denials of previous re ports from 'abroad wllJwtlgarij to this matter, it was pointed out, were based on the report that the powers had been asked to Insist on a modification of the attitude of the United States. Officials hero who are In toilch with the negotia tions Insist that such action was not even considered, nnd that the friendly offices ot some of the European govern ments had been extended before the me diation envoys made this general request It Is believed here any step taken by tho European governments probably would be limited to emphasizing through their representatives hero the hope the meditation would be successful ineir aesire to facilitate this purpi There was no desire, it is said, on part of these governments to inte with the policy of President Wilson. I-SuToya Resume Session. The mediation envoys, Ambas Da G am a, of Brazil, Minister Nao Argentina and Minister Suarez of ( renewed their conferences today , the Brazilian ambassador had confi with Robert Lansing, counsellor of State dopartment. , President Wilson Indicated In with callers during the morning tha was hopeful of the situation. The ceptanco by Carranza of the principle meditation after he had conferred wt General Villa at Chihuahua Is regard In administration circles as significant. With the acceptance of the constitution alists forces, a general truce, as desired by the mediators, is believed to be In operation at present, although Us terms have not been defined, nor In fact, has thero been any formal asseptance on the part of any of the principals. Secretary Bryan waa duly notified yesterday of the belief of the mediators that their efforts to accomplish something definite would be greatly facilitated by the proclamat tlon of a general armistice. American Poller Tolerant. XfA ,1 . f n u . .,ni ...... , . ... .... I vi' wao iimue py mo 1 United States government, for the reason - that It first desired to ascertain the In j tentions of the 1 Alert a government. How , ever, Mr. Bryan said -today he assumed there would be a suspension of hostllt I ties. In the War department It Is stated there Is no present Intention ot attacking the Mexicans, If our troops and marines at Vera Cruz are left alone and no at- (Continued on rage Two.) Something for Nothing? Certainly! Here It Is! If there le any such thing as something for nothing It Is whnt newspaper advertising gives the Intelligent and thoughtful reader. Advertising costs tbe advertiser much money. The reader gets it as a bontiB for the price of the newspaper be buyB to post Mm on current events. From tbe advertising columns we learn HOW TO SHOP and WHERETO SHOP. Knowing these two things means increased purchasing ability. Purchasing ability means buying at a minimum of cost. Tbe advertising. columns yield steadily increasing profits to everyone who regularly and In telligently reads them. UittflBH