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The Omaha Sunday Bee PAET ONE- NEWS SECTION PAGES ONE TO TWELVE THE WEATHER. Showers VOL. XLII1 NO. 4G. OMAHA, SU, RNING, MAY 3, 1914 FIVE SECTIONS-Tl 11 lmVEKJIlT PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. RUIZ SUCCEEDS ROJAS IN HUERTA FOREIGN OFFICE Retirement of Foreign Minister, Who Has Been Conducting Ne gotiations, Causes Surprise. MEDIATORS CONSIDER CHANGE They Say it Will Not Affect Prog ress of Exchanges SIGNIFICANCE IS NOT KNOWN New Official in Line of Succession for Presidency. GERMAN WOMAN KILLED BY MOB Mrs. Clara Eeokmeyer Dragged Through Streets of Capital MISTAKEN FOR AN AMERICAN Uloters Thought German Kins She Wore Around Her Neck IVni an Attempt at Ulsirnlne -May (top Dnll FlghtliiK. WASHINGTON, May 3. Licentiate fis tevan Bulz has been appointed minister of foreign affairs In the Huerta cabinet of succeed Portlllo y Kojas, retired. The Spanish ambassador hero was officially Informed of the appointment by cable this morning. He Is communicating the new appointment to the mediators. HUli, the new foreign minister, was un der secretary of Fortlllo y Rojas. He has assisted In the mediation nego tiations and It Is authoritatively stated that the change will not affect the con tinued progress of the mediation plans. Ruiz had been referred to as probable Huerta commissioner In case the media tors proposed a commission representing oil parties to the controversy. The, Spanish ambassador, Mr. niano, carried the cable announcement at Ruiz's appointment to the Argentine legation. Tile mediators were at once called to gether and a conference began with the Spanish ambassador taking part. Will Not Affect Negotiations. The mediators stated that the retire ment of Portlllo would in no way affect the negotiations. It was pointed out t.iat the acceptance of the Huerto ar.vcrn ment, both of good offices and of tho' armistice, was In complete fo.w, so that; tho retirement of the ministry was con strued by the mediators as bolng merely , the change of one man and no: cf great significance on the main Issues of medi ation. Outside the mediation conference the tearing of the Ruiz appointment caused widespread speculation. The fact that he had .been mentioned as a prov able Huerta commissioner in case the mediators proposed a commln'on 'o nt tle the entire trouble, led to thu nellef that Ruiz would pursue the sauu friendly policy shown in the negotiation up to this time. But in some nur.crj it was felt that Huerta himself wad directing" affairs with a stress hand, and that Ruiz was more amenable '.o Huerta'a di rection than Portlllo y Rojas had , been. In. Line for Presidency. It was pointed out that, according to tho Mexican constitution, the minister' of foreign affairs succeeds to I In pie: dency In caso of the president retire ment whenhere Is no vice president as Is tho case now In Mexico. Hence Por tlllo was next In line for the presidency and Ruiz Is now In that position. Senor Ruiz has been In tin Mexican government service In various capacities for many years, but has never affiliated himself with any particular ta,K-,n. IKs position has been analogous to that cf an assistant secretary In our State de partment. German Woman Killed by Moll, VERA CRUZ, May 2. That Mrs. Clara Beckmeyer, a German woman, who, ac cording to rumor, was mistaken for an American, was killed by a mob In the streets of Mexico City on April 27, Is the news brought here today by refugees from (Continued on Page Two) The Weather Forecast till 7 p. m. Sunday: For Omaha, Council Bluffs and Vicinity Unsettled, probably showers. Temperatnre , at Omaha Yesterday. Hour. Dear. - u a, ni w - I Can, A 7 a. m!. 52 r. S a. m 52 ti 5 a. m Kl T 10 a. ll SS rri 11 a. m 67 i? m . S! L ip. in. $D E - ' w Ti 3 P- m 01 4 n. m tr G P. m...... iU p. m m 7 P. m 63 CoruparutlTe Local Record. UR 1313. IMS, 1311. Highest yesterday 65 71 u fit Lowest yesterday B 63 62 38 .Mean temperature.. &8 63 74 11 Precipitation. 02 .86 .05 .oo Temperature and precipitation depar tures from the normal: Normal temperature 68 Kxcess or deficiency for the day.... x Total excess since March 1... 7$ iNormal precipitation 12 Inolx (Deficiency for the day , .10 Inch Total rainfall since March 1.. 1.67 Inches excess since March 1 OSlnoli Excess for cor. period, 1913.... 1.51 inches Jjeflelency for cor. period. 1912. .84 neh X Indicates trace of precipitation. L. A. WELSH, Local Forecaster. cm AMERICANS ARE IN PERIL One Hundred Refugees Sixty Miles from Tampico in Danger. LAUNCHES SENT AFTER THEM English anil German Crnft Dis patched Ui Illver to Bring: Thcni to Unite. I State Wnrnhtp lu Harbor. OALVUSTON. Tex., May 2.-One hun dred American refugees living along the Tames! river, about sixty miles from Tampico, are In peril, nnd Engllsch and German launches have ueen sent up the river to bring them to the American warships anchored In tho outer harbor off Tampico. This was learned from the refugees brought hero from Tampico on the tqrpedo boat destroyers Flusscr and Preston and released from quarantine today. Fighting between the federals and rebels still continued Intermittently at Tampico, said the refugees and, during a three-hour engagement last Wednes day a shell struck an oil barge belong ing to the Waters-Plcrco Oil company and exploded, cutting fire to the barge WASHINGTON, May 2. The cruiser Yankton, which Is bringing to the United States Nelson O'Shaughncssy, former charge of the American embassy at Mex ico City, Is bound for New Orleans, In stead of Galveston, as reported yester day and should arrive next Tuesday. Mr. O'Shaughncssy is expected to reach Washington on Thursday for a confer ence with the president. Sailors and marines who were killed at the occupation of Vera Cruz will be honored with funeral cervices of a na tional character on the arrival of their bod.es aboard tho United States emitter Montana nt New York, tho Navy depart ment announced today. From New York the bodies will bo sent at government expense to the homes of relatives, and Secretary Daniels said that naval honors would be accorded at burlul services where desired. Secretary Garrison late today tele graphed to Governor Colquitt of Texas offeiing to send 490 men of the regular infantry troops to Brownsvlllo if the gov ernor would withdraw that number of stato m'.lltla now stationed ut tho border town. Mr. Garrison also has asked Gov ernor Colquitt to withdraw 125 artillery men 'of, tho state mllltla, in which event he would replace them by regular artil lery. A. B, Emery, manager of jan English owned" mine, wftdw1li3eWrted,'td havo been held for rantom by Federals a: Zacatecas, Is safe and well In Mexico City, according to a dispatch to the state department today by Consul Canada at Vera Cruz. Tho consul reported that "the matter of ransom has been settled or the demand for ransom was waived tho consul's dispatch did not Indicate. . Almost 200 American refugees who fled from mining districts In Sonora have re turned to their former homes thore. Con sular representations received at the Stat department today saldtwenty .Amer icans were back In El Tlgre and about 160 had again taken up their employment at Nacozarl. Other reports tell of the safety of many refugees for whom Inquiries had been made at the State department. Admiral Badger has also reported the arrival at Tampico yesterday of the Hen ley and Warrlpgton with fifty-eight refu gees from Tuxpam. The Hancock brought 432 refugees to Vera Cruz yesterday from Puerto Mex ico. The Terry sailed for New Orleans with 608 refugees and there are now about 100 refugees aboard the Morro Cas tle. All destroyers. Admiral Badger report's, have recently been refueled. The reserve flotilla has been ordered to proceed from Pensacola to Charleston for overhaul ing. All of the flfty-slx wounded men at Vera Cruz are reported doing well. Joseph Oallaux Challenges Rival toFight Duel PARIS, May 2. Joseph Calllaux, who was re-elected to the Chamber of Depu ties In tho general election held last week, has challenged Ferdinand d'AH llcres, the liberal candidate against him, to fight a duel. M. Calllaux resigned the ministry of finance after the killing of Calmettc, editor of Figaro, by his wife last Murch. The challenge was sent, It Is explained here, because M. d'Alllleres Insulted the Mamers voters by posting bills saying tlcan electors would refuse to become "accomplices In crime." Ex-Governor General of Canada Succumbs COWES, Isle of Wight. May 2.-Tho duke of Argyll, son.-ln-.law of the late Queen Victoria and former governor general of Canada, died tonight at East Cowcs, aged C3. GURNSEY COW MAKES NEW WORLD'S RECORD PHILADELPHIA. May 2.-Nearly ten tons of milk and the equivalent of more than 1,260 pounds of butter In a year Is the world's record production of the Guernsey cow, Mary Illlma, owned by Captain E. B. Cassatt, at his Chester Brook farm at Berwyn, near here. For the 365 days, ended yesterday, the cow's record is 19.671 pounds of milk, 1,071 pounds of butter fat. The work of the cow was supervised under the advanced register regulations of the American Guernsey Cattle club. Representatives of' the dairy division of the United States Department of Agricul ture and of the seven prlnolpal dairy states conducted tho tests throughout the year. MEADY TO GO ANY MOMENT, GOSSIP ASSERTS Expected in Well Informed Mexico City Circles He Might Resign as Situation Grave. IS IN SERIOUS PREDICAMENT Mexicans Attack American Outpost Nine Miles Out of Vera Cruz. WIRELESS APPEAL FOR HELP Supporting Troops Are at Once Or dered by Train to Scene- ENVOYS MAKE DECISIVE MOVE Ask U. S., Huerta and Carranza to Name Agents to Meet Them. CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON South Amcrlcnu Mediators Call an Bryan, Asking- Htm to l)e Ignate American Rep resentative. MEXICO CITY, May 2.-The situation In Mexico City today had every appear ance of becoming Berlous for tho admin istration and In well-Informed circles It was expected that Provisional President Huerta might resign at any moment. Attack Amcrlcnu On(iol. VERA CRUS5, Mexico, May 2. A con siderable force of Mexicans attacked the American outpost at the water plant, nine miles out, at 11 o'clock this morning, ac cording to a wireless message received here which a3ked for aid. Supporting troops wore at onco ordered forward hy train from Vera Crus to El TcJcr, where tho waterworks., aro.. sit . . --in; V ..,-; uated, No intimation was slven In' the wireless 'message las to tho size and Identity of the attacking force. Stake Decisive More. WASHINGTON, May 2. Tho three South American envoys who have under taken tho task of pacifying Mexico by diplomacy today mado another decisive move In their plan by requesting the United States government, G6neral Huerta and General Carranza to appoint representatives to confer with them In Washington. Ambassador do Gama of Brazil and Minister Naon and Suarez of Argentina 'and Chile, respectively, called on Secre tary Bryan asking to designate the United States lepresentatlve to attend confer ences of the mediators. At the same time they telegraphed the head of tho government In Mexico City, as well as the constitutionalist chief, to the same effect. Brief Statement Made. No announcement of the subjects to be considered by the representatives of the three parties to the mediation, or of tho powers or functions of the now envoys, was made, except for the following brief statement, which was Issued through the State department on the authority of th three dlp!uinatu: "The mediators havo delivered to this government und aro sending out to Gen eral Huerta and Oeneral Carranzo re quests that representatives be appointed to confer with tho mediators." Tho proposal to bring together specially designated representatives who would be conversant with tho viewpoint of all fac tions In Mexico nnd the position of tho American government was the result of Rn all-day session of the South American envoys. The suggestion had been mude to them from varlotls quarters, that much time would be saved and tho problem of exchanging views simplified by such a! process. j Handsome Jack is Given Life Term CHICAGO, May 2Sentcnce of life Imprisonment for the murder of Mm. Emma Kraft, a Cincinnati widow, wai imposed on John B. Kcetters today by Judge McDonald. Koetters, known throughout the trial as "Handsome Jack," almost collapsed as the Judge spoke the worda which cut him off from free society forever. "I did not do It," were his words, as he was taken back to Jail by bailiffs. 'The testimony agalnet me was -perjured." Koetters was found guilty of killing Mrs. Kraft with a hammer In a Chicago hotel In November, 1812. She was In fatuated' with him and gave him money. GOULD RETIRES AS HEAD OF TWO RAILROADS HORT SMITH. Ark., May 1-GeorKo J. Gould of New York was retired as presi dent of the" Kansas & Arkansas Valley and the Kort Smith fc IJttle Rook rail ways at meetings of the newly olooted boards of directors of the two roads to. day. K. J. Pearson, vice president und general manager of the Missouri Pacific Iron Mountain system was elected to suc ceed Mr Gould in both instances. I w Aj stpww ', ultra : ML.. ML1B tnn n r r n w? www x wwmmm e USH ' J SWT!? lor iiiti "t-Q i' iut.ui ' REBELS WiWW SALTILLO Heporf of XfftbXeOitV 'ITy'tfio, raerais rremature. TWO EXPEDITIONS ON THE WAY Troops Leavo Torreon and Monterey for Next Objective rolnt Ex tensive Campaign Is Planned. CHIHUAHUA, Mex., May l.-CVla El Paso, May 2.) Reports of the evacuation of Salti)lo are premature, It Is officially stated here. The rebels expect an Im portant battle before the city Is taken, and for this purpose forces are now n motion from Monterey and Torreon. A review of the troops, headed by Car ranza and Villa, was held today and to night. The two leaders, members of tho cabinet and the military staffs ami a number of lesser officials participated In a love feast at the gubernatorial palace As tho troops were passing the Foreign club General Carranza espied an Ameri can newspaper man among the spectators. He halted the procession while he turned aside to shake the foreigner's hand. The net was plainly Intended to make evident to Mexican onlookers that the official at titude toward Americans is. friendly. In fact, every Mexican understands that anti-foreign agitation or demonstration means death to the offender. Whon Carranza leaves here It Is un derstood that the constitutionalist capi tal moves with him, first to Torreon, and then, with Ilttlo delay, to Monterey. Prom the latter city ho will direct tho cam paigns against Tampico, Saltlllo and, after that, against San Luis Potosl, Zacatocas and Aguas Callcntes. The rebel-American phase of the occupation of Vera Cruz, which for a tlmo after tho Issuance of Carranza's note to Secretary Bryan looked grave, Is considered closed. Gen eral Carranza assumes and Is believed to have official reason for so doing, that tho Americans will leave Mexican soil Im mediately upon complete triumph of the revolution. Chicago Boy Killed While Playing War CHICAGO, May 2.-"! am an American scldler and you are a Mexican." said Louis Karasluskl, 12 years old, to Ed ward Lelanlewskl, 10 years old. "You ara sentenced to bo shot." The boys ycre playing "war" yester day in a shed in the rear of their home. Edward backed up against the side of tho shed, closed his eyes and folded his hand.i behind him. He was playing the part of the Mexican. Louis backed off, aimed a revolver and fired. Kdward fell dead. The boys had not known tile re volver was loaded, A coroner's Jury re turned a verdict of "accidental death." The National Capital Saturday ,Mu 11, Mill. Tbc Senate. Mot at noon. " Took up consideration of agricultural bill. Tbe House. Met at noon. Debate on naval appropriation bill re sumed. r Judiciary oommlltco leportod to house omnibus anti-trust bill. Agriculture committee continued liwr lrg on anti-futures und grain stamlurdlza Hon bill. Olfford Plnehot before public lands com mittee advocated conservation policies and approved bill to govern and open water power on public domain. Did it Ever Happen to You? (TAFER J I JUST dAlrtr TOUT mM, roa rax, latest VefiRireWS J X, XMSaMU I HI III1 H 'ifeCa Murder in Hop Alley is Start of Inter city Toiig War ST. LOUlfl, May J.-"IIop alley," Uh local Chinese' quarter, extending over tin area of flvo blocks In tho downtown busi ness section, was excited today as a result of tho murder of Haw Lin Shuck, a Chinese Immigration officer of th United States, last night and the subse quent prediction by Lee Blng, "Mayor of the alley," that the shots which killed Shuck would Inaugurate a. t6ng war In St. Louis, Chicago and New York. More than two ecore denizens of tho alley, Including the "mayor" and Helon Davis known as "qtieeh of tho alloy" were taken by the police to be held pend ing Investigation of the mystery murder Tho police are seeking an undersized Chinaman, said by leaders to have been sent hero from Chicago or Now York to put Shuck put of the way. A bunch of roses handed to htm In the houso from which he had Just departed, Is believed Uj- the pollco to have Identified the im migration agent to his stayer. Shuck was killed as he stepped from the alley with tho flowers under his arm. Ho was shot four times and stabbed. The motive for the murder, as advanced by Blng, waa tho desire of New York nnd Chicago tong men to establish in St, Louis a branch of their society, which Was strongly opposed by Blng and Shuck. , Carl Schroeter,. Famous Inventor and Chemist, Dies CHICAGO, May 2.-Carl Sohroctor, civil engineer, chemist and Inventor, who mado seveial fortunes and expanded them In tho Interest of science, died yesterdny on the eve of perfecting an Invention which ho had hoped und expected would bring him still another fortune Friends will pay the expenses of his funeral which was hold today. FrlendB say Schrooter devoted nearly twenty hours a day to work In his little laboratory. As engineer he superintended the construction of modern office build ings In New York and- Chicago. As a chemist ho evolved formulas for water proofing which are In extensive use to day. As an Inventor he patented a coke oven and a starch which makes lace cur tains fireproof, In tho role of Inventor Schroeter hal perfected a dry distillation process of dis posing of mixed refuse- and had planned to give a demonstration of It to city of ficials In chargo of the cltyB garbage problem, within the next few days. Mr. Schroeter was born In Germany sixty-eight years ago. He served through the Kranco-Prusslan war us an officer of engineers and was decorated with the Iron Cross for bravery and for engineer ing feats. TIE ELECTION IN HURON IS DECIDED BY LOT HURON, S. D., May 2. (Hpeclal.)-The secondary city election held here this week having resulted In a tie, Daniel Wagner and Kd F. Wilson eaoh receiving M6 votes. Jots were drawn today to do olde the election and luek was with Wil son. The contest was for the office of city commlrslnner, and the decision In case of a "tie Is left to change by tho laws regulating commission governed cities. SDFFSWAMWW CITIES S55$a5S a.phyxUUon or CHICAGO LTNE TWO MILES LONG r ' " Procession ot Awfpinoblles Is Fea ture In Knaaas City Parade Parades in New YorU, Bos tou and Philadelphia. CHICAGO, May 2. Thousands of wo men In many of tho larger cl:ls through out tho country today gave active ex pression of their desire for th extension of the right to vote by Joining fn parades, attending mnss meetings anJ by word ot mouth seeking to advanw the cause of votes for women. Chicago suffraclsts, with ii marching column two miles long, claimed credit for the monster pan.de of tho day. Now York women contented theniselven with n series of open-air meetings In various public squares and a huge mats meeting In the evening. Tho staid streets of Philadelphia were enlivened by a parade of suffragist, most of whom carried bunchvs cf claflo dlls, while anttsuffraglsta sporti.d red roses In distinction from thulr marching sisters. Pittsburgh suffrau'r.ts paraded and later attended a mass moiling. Kan sas City women staged a motor car pa rade and distributed hundred i of leaflcto telling tho need of womenM votes. Tho feature of Detroit's participation waa a mass meeting to be held In the evening. Several hundred women were In tho downtown streets selling binner. badges, etc. A street demonstration ty Indianapolis suffragists was held lu that city. At St. Louts a parade of sixty automobiles vaa the feature of the day. Several mass meetings, were held in the evening. Hundreds of smaller cities throughout tho country participated in tha day's celebration. Mourners Continue Marching in Front of Standard Office NEW YORK, May 2,-Althougli Jnhn D Rockefeller, Jr., was miles away at his father's estate at Pocantloo Hills, "mturners" continued their marching to day In front of the Slundard Oil build ing In lowor Broadway, us a protest against the atrlko In the Colorado coal fields, In which Rockefellers aro Inter ested, A warrant was Issued today for the ar rest of Marie Cans, an orator of the In dustrial Workers of tho World. It was based on affidavits setting forth her re peated threats against Mr. Rockefeller. A squad of detectives went out to find tho woman. Miss Converse and Mr. Morgan Engaged BOSTOIS, .Mass., May 2. Announce ment of the engagement of Junius Spen cer Morgan, sou of J. Jlerpont Morgan of New York, to Mies Louise Converse, daughter of Frederlek Shepherd Con verse of this city, was made by the yqung woman's parents today. The announcement was not unex- expected, although a few days ago Mrs. Converse said a report of the engage ment was unauthorized. Iincni Mr r. Morgan Is a senior at Harvard. MILITIAMEN OR GUARDS BLAMED FQH DEATH FIRE Soldiers, Watchmen, or Both, Started Tent Colony Blaze' Killing Women and Children. CORONER'S JURY'S VERDICT Garrison Orders All Parties to Sur render Their Arms. ALL PARTIES SEEM PLEASED Mine Operators Sy it Means End of ' the Confliot. THREE MORE BURNED TO DEATH Boardinc House of Nonunion Men at Oak Creek Set on Fire. OWNER ORDERED TO CLOSE UP Scene of Disturbance 1 In NortU nratein Part of State anil Far Removed from Other Points of Trouble. TRINIDAD, Colo., May 2.-The flro which destroyed tho Ludlow tent colony on the night of Apr.l a), causing the death of thirteen women and children, waa otarted by militiamen or mine guards or Loth, according to the verdict rendered by the coroner's Jury hero lato today. No responsibility for the killing of Loula Tlkua was fixed by tho Jury, which con tented Itself by finding that he, with seven other men, were shot In battlo. It had been charged by strikers that Tika received a blow on tho head which frac tured his skull. The verdict of the deaths ot womon mid children decided that: "Ccoclla Costu, Petnn Vujdcx, Rograta Pedregon, Clovla Pcdrcgon, Luscy Cbsta, Orafrlo Costa, Ulylra. Valdes,. Mary Valdez, Kqlalla Val de. Rodolfo Valdes, ' Frank t?ntrucaw nd-Joe Potrucct ,ctt ; v flro, b?l$"LU't by the DUrnln ot ,l18 tea of the Ludow tent colony ahd that th fire on the tents was slartod by militia men, under Major Hamrock and Lieuten ant Llnderfclt, or mine guards, or both, on April 20," Separate Verdict, A separato verdict was rendered on tho death of Alfred Martin, a militiaman; Premo Larsle, a noncombattaiit; Louis Tlkas, Frank IS. Robins, James F. Fyler, John Bartollto and Charles Costa, strikers, and Frank Snyder, a 12-ycar-oId, boy, Tho Jury found that they "caitw to their death by bullet wounds In tho battle botween militiamen, under Major Hamrock and Lieutenant Llnderfclt, and mine guardu, one- such, and strikers on the other, said battle held In or about Ludlow on April 20." The Jury was composed of Caslmlro Cruz, foreman; Gcorgo Stracy, M. W. Babcock, M. K. Nash, F. J, Dpveton and J. W. Bartlott. , SInst Surrender Arms, WASHINGTON. May 2.-Unaer author ity of tho president, Secretary of War Garrison today Issued a proclamation calling on tho people In tbe strike dis trict of Colorado to surrender all anna and ammunition to tho United States army officers now In chargo at the va rious troubled localities. Secretary Garrison'!, proclamation, ad- dressed to Major Holbrook at Trinidad, Is in the most sweeping terms and demands) the disarming not omy or strikers, but the mine guards. The text of tho proclamation follows: "Whereas, under existing circum stances the possession of arms and ammunition by persons not in the mili tary service ot the United States tends to provoke disorder nnd to excite do mestic vlolcnco and hinders the restora tion ot normal conditions of peace and good order, 1 do, by the authority of tho president of tho United States call on and direct all persons not In the military service of tho United States, who havo arms or ammunition In their possession or under their control to deliver them forthwith to tho officer at the placo herein designated. Receipts will bo Issued (Continued on Pago Two.) What is YOUR opinion of Omaha Real Estate? Sco advertisement In the Classified Section toddy, -J (