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The Omaha Daily Bee Afrertlslng Is the Ufa of Trade W&Ot tlirougn The B to yonr en Insm, roar competitor's omtoror, ysar possible oattoiutrc TKF WEATJttfP Fair; Cooler VOL. XL1V NO. 17. OMAIIA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 8, 914- FOURTEEN PAGES. On Trains and at Botsl Wsws Stands, So. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. CONFIRMS STORY LIFE OF CARMAN WAS THREATENED t JTblin Howe of Philadelphia Corrob orates Statement Woman Said Would Kill Him. 1WTFE OF A FREEPORT MAN (She Asserts Hysterically that Doctor Ruined Her and Husband's Home. JTAMES OF PAIR NOT GIVEN Physician Declares that His Mate Is Innocent of Crime. SLEUTHS v CONTINUE INQUIRY Inquest Into Mnnlfx "Will ne lie timed Toilny If Grand Jury . Dom Not Tnke Cane from ' Coroner. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., July 7.-John Howe of this city, who was reported to have telephoned David Kennedy of Free port that a woman with whom How was cruising had threatened to Kill Dr. Carman, waa found here today, and con firmed the story told by Dr. Carman to detectives. Howe, who Is In business here, said that summer before last he Invited a Freeport man and hla wife to an outing on Great South Bay, L. I., In his motor boat. He would not give their names. "We landed at an island," Howe said, "and ran across David Kennedy and Dr. Carman. I knew them both. The mo ment we saw them" the woman In our party screamed and ran back to the boat. Her husband remained, surprised and nonplussed by his wife's action. I ran to the boat after her. I found her on a seat In hysterics. She was screaming That man ruined my husband and ruined me. I am going to kill him if It takes n Ufa time.' She picked up a paper knife shaped like a dagger and started to leave the boat. I caught hold of her and kept her back and asked whom she meant. Dr. Carman, she said." Refuses to Explain. Howe said the woman refused to explain her actions. When her husband canio aboard thb party returned to Freeport. "Neither of them spoke of the Incident again." said Howe. "I did not try to find out the reason for it and never gave It another thought until the murder occurred." Howe said he telephoned Kennedy of ilie incident nnd the latter recalled it und said ho would notify tho police. Howo also said he had a telephone message from Freeport today that dctec tlves,;liad.Kqne to the woman's house, buidld riot flnd.her at homoi Carman' Sal's' 'Wife Is fnuoticut. FREEPORT. N. V., July 7. Private ni.d county dctfcrcttves continued their Inves tigation of tho murder of Mrs. Louis Pulley, who was .so mysteriously shot whlla In the office of Dr. Edwin Carman. The inquest Into the murder, adjourned yesterday. Is to be resumed tomorrow provided the matter it not taken out of thq Coroner's hands by tho grand Jury. Dr:' Carman said today he veleoraid the arrival last night of tho head cf a national detective agency and ills mon. "If the county had not hired this man I would have done bo when the tnnuest was concluded," he Raid. "During Ihe Interviews this, man and his subordinate:! have had with my wife they did their Vest, Just as the county authorities did, tc mako her changQ her btory. 1 believe she has told the whole truth. The de tective chief Is welcumo at iur house any time. I hope he can find the lift son Who murdered Mrs. lialley and 1 will give him all the help t possibly can." LORIMER RECEIVER WILL PAY FIRST DIVIDEND SOON CHICAGO, July 7. An encouraging word concerning the condition of the de funct LaSalle Street Trust and Savings bank was spoken by the receiver, V. C. Nlblack, who said that he would H.ion be able to announce a dividend to depositors. "We are having little difficulty In col lectlpg on notes," said Mr. .Nlblack. "money Is coming In rapidly and I ill soon be able to strike a '.lalince and open up the receivership hoo-s. I b-ilievo j will be ready to pay depositors at least ?0 per cent on account by, the first part of Oct doer." The Weather Forecast till 7 p. m. Wednesday: For Omaha. Council Bluffs and Vicinity -Falr, not much change In temperature. Temperature nt Omulm Yesterday. Hour. 5 a. m "f 6 a- m i 7 a. m t sl. m i; 9 a. in 'f J'i a. rn 74 U a. m J 12 m 1 P. m l p. m 3 p. m i p. Ill 5 p. m 6 p. ni 7 p. in S p. m. .. ... 80 SI 80 Comparative Local Ileeord. I0H. Dili IMS. 1911. Highest yesterday 81 k& 0 31 Lowest yesterday .0 trfi 71 .5 Wean temperaturo i ,h b. ft Precipitation v W .W .00 .CO Temperature an! precipitation depar tures troin the normal: Normal temperature .6 Excess for the day.... ... 0 Total excess slnre March 1 Normal precipitation 13 noli Deficiency for the dn ......... .l Inch Total rainfall since, March l....ll.;0 nches Deficiency since March 1.. ...... .S3 neh Deficiency for cor. fc.ti). 1911. .W Inoh Deficiency for csr. period. 6M tncnes lleporlK from hlutloun al 7 l. in.. Station and State Temp. High- Rain, of Weather. 7 p. m. est. fall. Cheyenne, ciear 61 si .01 Daxennort. clour J .CO Des Moines, clear S Dodge L'lly, rt i-'.cudy... S! Lander, cloudy M North Platte, clear fcl Omaha, clear 78 Pueblo, clear 10 halt Lake City, clout'y. .. SS hanta Fe, cloudy 71 Sheridan, cloudy S6 Sioux r ity, rlear W Si 8 71 91 Valentine pt cloudy W SI I A- WELSH, Local Forecaster. HEAD OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PHONOGRAPH JOBBERS. GEORGE E. MICKEL. House to Inquire Into Missouri Pacific Default on Bonds (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, July 7. (Speclul Tele gram.) Tho hoUBO today passed tho resolution of Congressman Barton of tho Fifth Nebraska district, requiring tho secretary of tho treasury to send to tho house Important Information now in tho files of the Treasury department con cerning government bonds of the Missouri Paclflo railroad covering the 100 miles of railroad extending from Atchison to Watorvllle. Kan. Tho said bonds were Issued by the gov ernment when that line was owned by the Central Branch of the Union Pacific before taken over by the Missouri Pacific. In explaining this resolution of inquiry, Mr. Barton said that tho Missouri Pa cific has Issued bonds to the government In the sum of $1,600,000. that the accrued Interest In all "makes that amount now nearly $4,000,000, that the rood never has paid any part of tho principal or Inter est, being the only road In tho United States thut has not made good on Its subsidy bond, that when W. T. Thomp son (also of Nebraska), was solicitor ot the treasury, he rendered an opinion, ad vising the department to foreclose this property and mako collections, but thaA the departmentvjius never made a movo to so, hence, Mr. Barton's Intention to prosecute the matter until some uctlon Is taken. Ho' believes that a most Important st?p to this end. was achieved In' tho 'Passage today ..of .hls.rolutlon ot. Inquiryfor which 'he has been wor'kliiTTWfistrtSuStlS' since October of lust year. Young Woman May Decide to Run for Office A young woman, Miss O. L. Anderson, nearly entered the lists yesterday to run against numerous male candidates for the nomination for county superintendent of public Instruction. She went as far as tu pav her filing fee, but after talking over the matter of her eligibility wltu Election Commissioner Hurley G. Moor i uri Mim decided to refrain from filing, at least for the present. She still has . i . l 1. ,. l.rlmnfV ttn utiys in wmcn 10 cmer r , H4 tnlt wiiAn wtiA tnnno nil iter iiiiiiu iu the question of eleglbillty was not gone into any further. Authorities say that it i.o hnMn i flrat class teacher's certi ficate and Is a citizen and a resident of the county, she hus the necessary quall nHnn... She did not say whether sho could meet the requirements, and went away without even giving ner auurc. nt... wo- tmrrfiv out of her 'teens, and specified a preference for tho progressive party. Wilson Will Write Reprimand for Evans WASHINGTON, July ".The rfiprlmaiid which President Wilson ordered for Brig adier General Kobert K. Hvunj will take tho form of a letter from Secretary Gar rison, admonishing that officer not to dla cuss controversial subjects In public. At a banquet recently In New York. General Bvans. temporarily In command of tho Eastern department, vn rcporte 1 au referring to the 1'nltcd StuUa as "the most meddlebome nation." Although declared he had been misquoted. uen-iWl Evans admitted discussion of American diplomacy. Secretary Garrison's lettor will close tho Incident. General EvanB, who was relieved of tho command of tho Eastern depot l mcnt by Major General Wood, Is under orders to return to command tho Sec ml brigade of the First army division on the Mexican border. THRESHES AND SELLS WHEAT CPOPJBY JULY FOUR SIDNEY, la.. . July 7.-(fipelal.) -Seymour Howard, a farmer living one mile . civ hns made a now record In wheat harvesting. He dellvrr-d tills year's crop of winter wneai at w.n yator July . He had 10 acres and the yield was twenty-three bushels an acre The grain was of good quality and the price raid 72V4' cents. Dick Lindsay, the grain buyer, says It was the first wheat shipped from Iowa frpm-thia year's har vest, and It Is sold to be the earliest date for shipping Iowa wheat. DREAMED OF TORNADO AND IcTimir UAMn IN Fl PP.TR C FAN O I UUIN iir-iMu - ! BHBNANPOAH, la.. July 7.-(Speei-l.)-A. D. Coleman, a Farragut merchant. Is nursing a badly cut and cruised nana a the result of a sleep-walking encounter with his electric fan. Coleman dreamed a tornado was "coming and he scrambled out of bed and fled straight at the whli- WARBURG ASKS NAME WITHDRAWN New York Banker Named to Fed eral Reserve Board Refuses to Be Quizzed. NOMINATED FOR FOUR YEARS Indicates He Doc to Be Qucstio TELE' THE WHITE HOUSE No Indication Who May Be Chosen to Fill Place. CHANGE WILL NOT MEAN DELAY Financier Says He Does Not Cnre to nisciiKK nt Thin Time Ills Wtthilrnxvnl from Hoard. WASHINGTON, July l.-Paul M. War burg of New York today formally re quested President Wilson to withdraw his nomination to be a member of tho fed eral reserve board Mr. Warburir. a member of tho banking house of Kuhn, Loeb & Co., was noml- j natcd for a four-year term. When tho senate banking committee began examin ing personally all the five candidates nominated, Mr. Warburg Indicated he did not wish to be questioned by tho com mittee att a condition to taking the up-! polntmcnt. Today he called the White ' House offices by telephone and requested tho president to withdraw his nomination. There was no Indication who the presi dent might choose to fill the place. The change In personnel, however, will not further delay the actual organization of the new currency system. The aenato al ready has confirmed W. P. Q. Harding, A. C. Miller and Charles S. Hamlin us members of tho board, and they, with Secretary McAdoo and Comptroller Wil liams, who sorve as members ex-offlclo, constitute a quorum, which now may proceed with tho work. Later today JVr. Warburg communi cated with the White House officials and President Wilson sent him a telegram asking his to reconsider his declination to servo on the board. Senator Hitch cock of tho senate hanking committee about the same time received a telejfrain from Mr. Warburg declining to pear. bofore the committee. NEW YOKK. July 7. Paul M, War burg said today that ho did not care to discuss at this time his withdrawal from the federal reserve board. Mr. Warburg's telegram to Senate r Hitchcock read: I acknowledge receipt of your telegram cf yesterday, inviting mo to nppea. before vour committee. 1 cannot comply with this request because, feeling that tin ac tion 'of the committee last Thursday In withholding uctlon regarding my name. while favorably reporting the ramos of. tho. throe of the nominees ;weaie a smi tlon whlcir might impair ny usefulness as a member of federal resorvo bi.ard. I wioto the president on Friday uspect- fully reruestlng the withdrawal of my; nomination. Furtbcriiipro, while 1 should liavo been glud to appear beforo your committee. If li had deemed conference .with all of tho nominees necessary to guide its action, 1 feel that 1 should not do so after one nllipi ncimlnpe and 'niVKOlf had been rtngled out for cxanunatlon, Inasmuch as my willingness to servo on the rederal reserve board was bused on the hope that the scnato would appreciate my motives In accepting tho office, and would un reservedly extend to me that full sup port and confidence which should bo en- Joyed by all the members of the board IU it to effectively luiilll its nursion. Forty Thousand Ooal Miners in Illinois Idle, Says McDonald SPHINGFIELD, 111., July 7.-A des- peratc condition In the coal mining In dustry In Illinois was depleted by Dun can McDonald, . secretary Treasurer of the Illinois Mine Workers, addressing tho state efficiency and economy committee at Its meeting today at tho state house, considering reorganization of the labor and mining agencies of Illinois. Forty thousand of tho 90,000 members of his or der In tho stato are out of work, said Mr. McDonald, because of the overdoing of the coal mining Industry In Illinois. "Many of theBe miners are on tho verge of starvation," said the speaker, "as wo have not enough money In our relief fund to supply them all. Eighteen mining companies failed last year und probably more than that number will fall this year. Too many mines are being opened. There should be a law here like that In Germany, restricting the opening of new mines." Indicted Plumbers Plead Not Guilty PES MOINES, la., July 7.-Pleas of not gulltv were Moday entered In federal court bofore Judge Smith McPhcrson for each of tho thirty-six officials and mem bers of. the National Association of Mas ter Plumber, recently indicted on charges of conspiracy In resttnlnt of trade In vio lation of the Sherman anti-trust law. None of the defendants appeared In court. In person, tho pleas being tendered by counsel. Judge McPherson sot the' casea for trial on December S. The fed eral grand Jury Indictments wure returned lime 1 last. All of the defendants are at j liberty on bond. They reside In Iowa, i Illinois. Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, i Missouri and Nebraska. Several Thousand Rats Examined NEW ORLEANS. La., July 7.-Rat ex termination to prevent a spread ot the bubonic plague In New Orleans ws un dertaken today under the direction -of Dr. French Simpson, who was ordered here from New Tork by Surgeon General Blue of tho public health servio. Sev eral hundred men have been engaged by the city authorities to assist Dr. Simpson and the expert rat catchers who are ex pected today from Ran Francisco. Of the several thousund rats examined to date none has shown traces of the disease. A general cleanup along the river front was begun today. In Drawn for The Bee by Powell. IOWA INSPECTOR ACCUSED Speaker at Veterinarians Says Commissioner Sells Sick Cows. FOOD INSPECTION SLIGHTED llnwkeyo Officials Charged irlth NeKleutlnir Their Unties nnd ns IlelnR Ilcsponslble. for Spread of Tulieroulosls. Grave charges were made against tho commissioner of tho stato of Iowa, nt tho meeting ot tho Missouri Valley Veter inary association at the Homo hotel, when Dr. J. W, Griffith of Cedar Ilaplds, la., mado his report for tho committee on food and duiry Inspection. "Thero Is little Intorest taken In tlio food Inspection In Iowa on tho part of the veterinarians," ' said' Dr. Griffith. "We had one real dairy Inspector there a. few years ago, howover;vhose name was 'Wright.' "Ho did uctual Vork and mado numerous tests. But of late we have had a man for Inspector who has been known to sell diseased cows, himself. "At Waterloo, when they tried to pass an ordinance requiring that cows of dairies which sold milk In the city, be tested for tuberculosis, the commissioner sent a man down there to tell them that such an ordinance would bo Interfering with his work and said they could not pass uuch an ordinance. "I think that probably 8G per cent of tho dairymen are honest and would not sell mill: from diseased cows, especially to children. lllnenne Anionic Hok. "I find that tuberculosis Is growing rapidly among hogs fed on milk. The hogs so affected arc caught by the meat Inspection, but the children Just die. It tContlnucd on Pago Two.) Mickel Heads the National Phonograph Jobbers' Association ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.. July 7.-(8pe-clal Telegram.) Oeorge E. Mickel of Omaha was elected president of the Phonograph Jobbers' association ftt the meeting held hc,re laHt evening. This Is an association of American Jobbers and the business said to have been trans acted last year by the members Is three times as grcut as tho piano business of tlm "country. Attempt is Made to Poison Newly Weds ROCHESTER, N. Y July 7. District Attorney Horaco A. Fitch today began a John Doe Investigation Into an alleged attempt to poison Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Matrallles at East Uloomflcld. Enough parls green to poison d regiment was nlaced In tho Metralllcs well, according to County Bacteriologist Sanderson, who examined water taken from It. Mr. and Mrs. Matrallles were married -iv u'i.im mm Tt lit Intimated that an faired suitor for Mrs. Matrallles' hand, who was rejected, Is suspected, snd a warrant for his arrest Is expected. At midnight July 3 Matrallles heard a noise In his yard and saw a man running away. In tho morning quantities of parls groen wore discovered about the well. PROMOTER CONTRADICTS COMPTROLLER WILLIAMS WASHINGTON, July 7.--Comptrollef Williams, before a senate committee In vestigating charges of misuse of official letterheuds for promotion of a North Carolina gold mining project, today re iterated his previous statement that he u.. ini.r.it wtintAnAver ill the nrnn- iiau . 1U ,,,,u.w v . . m ' erty and denies that lie ever arranged a conference between the promoter and tho prospective hujer, Senators Pomerene and Swanson testi fied they bought sto k In the mine, W, O. Newman, tho promoter, contradicted testimony by Comptroller Williams that he had received no communication ubout the mine from Newman except a few tel esrams. Newman offered to produce let ters, but Senator Thompson, chairman of the committee, declined to receive them. Senator Clapp objected and said the let ters should be produce i ' 'iiiiiniiiHimmfflmffnwrr,ffnittnT-itH' Zt I the Pool or on Dry Land? PI I ; Jjg J j The National Capital Tuesdny, July T, 1014. The Senate. Met at H a. in. Investigation of charge of misuse of official stationary for a gold mlno pro motion was resumed by a special com mittee. Ilanklng committee continued examina tion of President Wilson's nominations to federal reserve board. The Ilnnse. Met at noon. Itesumed consideration of the confer ence report on the Indian appropriation bill. Captain Ubberoth Ends Long Journey to Wife's Bedside PHILADELPHIA, rn,, "jlilyTlAnptaln- P. If. Uberroth of the revenue cutter ser vice ended a Mco-mlto rai'e from Urialaska today when ho arrived at the bedside of his wlfo In this city; Mrs. Uberroth was stricken several weeks ago and a serious' operation bo camo necessary. Her husband, who was in command of the rcvenuo cutter McCul. loch In Alaskan waters, was notified and left on his long Journey fourteen days ago. His son, Lieutenant F. E. P. Uberroth, who was on tho battleship Ver- ment at Vera Cruz, was also summoned and arrived homo Saturday night. Mrs. Uberroth's condition today was unchanged. Sho refused to undergo the operation until hor' husband and son ar rived. Judgment in River Collision Case Will Be Ready Saturday MONTREAL, July 7. The Judgment of the commission which Inquired into the wreck of the Empress of Ireland will bo delivered next Saturday forenoon, accord ing to advices received today from Que bec. The collier Storstad, which rammed and sunk the Empress1 In the St. Law rence on May 29, was sold today In the admiralty court for $176,000. It la under stood that the purchasers were tho original owners. The Storstad waa held as security for damages In the 3,000,000 action brought by the Canadian Pacific railway, owners of tho Empress, against the collier's own ers. It will now be released as soon as tlio purchase money Is paid. G. A WILSON, UNION PACIFIC EMPLOYE, CALLED BY DEATH George A. Wilson, 711 North Nineteenth street, and for forty-three years con nected with the I'nlon Pnclflo here, died nt his homo last night, following a week or more of Illness from pneumonia, Mr, Wilson was one'o fthe best known men omployed In th emechanlcal end of the big railroad arid Is survived by his widow, one brother and three sisters. Mr. Wil son had lived In the same house for over thirty years. The deceased was born In Cornwall, Prince Edward Island lh 1S66 ,and camo to Omaha In 1871. The day after his arrival he entered the railroad's employ and hod been with them contlnuausly since. His mother. Mrs. Esther Wilson, a brother, James A, Wilson, and three sis ters, Miss Mario, Mrs. John Bryans und Mrs. L. W. DeValon. survive. ORIENT CONTRACTORS ARE ALSO BANKRUPT KANSAS CITV. Mo., July 7. The three construction companies which built the Kansas City, Mexico & Orient railway and which went Into bankruptcy with the road, were auctioned off on the steps of the federal building here today for 5 cents on the dollar. Benjamin 8. Harmon of New York City, representing the stockholders' com mittee, bought all three companies for nn aggregate of JHS.Oft). The Union Con struction company brought $50,000, the In ternational Construction company of Dclu ware was1 sold for $56,000, and the Inter national Construction company ot Texas for iio.ooa THIRTY REAL PROGRESSIVES That Many Actually Registered Out of Seventy-Six Delegates. DRAW ON THE OTHER PARTIES nepresentatlves to the. Stato Con vention Am Taken from tlio nanki of other Politi cal Factions. Out of seventy-six delegates ohosen by the Douglas county progressives for the progressive stato convention only thirty are registered oa progressives In the office of-tho election commissioner of Douglas county. It was tough ploklnff to find enough progressives to mako up a county delegation for the state convention, so the few bull moosers who gathored on the top floor ot the City National bank building 'In-convention had to Invade the rnnSts-of the republicans, the no p&rtyites, tho progressive republicans and oven ihe democrats to find enough men, to make a delegation. Thus when tho names of the seventy- six delegates are checked up tt Is found they are registered, or not registered, as the case may be, as follows: Progressives SO No party l null moose , , , 1 Not registered 17 Progressive republican i 9 nepuDiican 7 Democrat 1 Mike Murphy Is the lone democrat the bult moosers dragged Into the list of dele gates. George M. Rlbbel la tho fellow who registered as "bull moose," and will therefore not bo allowed to vote In the primaries at all unless he changes his (Continued on Page Two.) Few Westinghouse Strikers Return PITTSBURGH, Pa., July 7.-Tbo ex- pected rush of. strikers to claim their old Jobs at the plants of the Westing- house companies did not take place this morning, although a, hundred or more men were added to the working force In the electrio shops. Bta,te troopers and strike pickets were to be seen every where, but they experienced no diffi culty In maintaining the good order that has characterized the strike. Leaders ot the men declared the new workers were brought from Pittsburgh, but company employes said they were from the ranks of the strikers. Forger Escapes from Duluth Court House DULUTH, Minn., July 7-The police and county officers are hunting today for Harry W. Quell, confessed forger, who escaped from a room In the St. Louis county court house late yesterday, after he had pleaded guilty to forgery. Quell had gone under the aliases of At fred II. Stewart, F. W. Cameron, H. A! bert Stewart and F. W. Allen. He Is said to be wanted by the police of Omaha, Denver, Indianapolis, Memphis and Cin cinnati. PUBLIC FUNERAL FOR ANARCHIST ABANDONED NEW YORK, July 7. The public fu- neral and demonstration planned tor Saturday by anarchists and others In honor of three men and the woman killed by the bomb explosion of July 4, has been called off. This announcement was made today by Ionard Abbott, president of Free Speech league, who said the Board of Health had refused to allow the bodies to remain unhurried later than 9 o'clock tomorrow morning. It Is possiblo the victims will be cre mated and the public funeral held over tho ashes. This had not been definitely decided today. ALLEGED MURDERER OF JEWELER IS ARRESTED BURLINGTON, Wis., July 7.-Harold C, Schneider, wanted In Chicago In con nection with the murder of John II. Logue, a Jeweler, slain 'n ilia office in the MoVlcker's Theater bmUluj Decern' ber 30, 1912, was arrested today ut Honey Creek, near her HUERTA'S FORCES IN FRONT OF YERA GRUZJN REVOLT Mexican Commander Tells Funston Mutineers Are Planning to At tack American Lines. CARRANZA AGENT ON THE J03 He Asks Permit to Pass lines to Try to Persuade Revoltos to Qo Into Rebel Zone. MORE FRICTION AT T0RRE0N Another Break Between Carranza nnd Villa is Probable. TREASURER GENERAL JAILED Carranslstas Fear Villa Will Force Him to Sljrn Three Slllllon Pesos of Note Diverted to Chlhnnhna. WASHINGTON. July 7Brlgadler Gen eral Funston In a dlspatcn to the War de partment today confirmed roports of a. mutiny nmong General Huerta's forces before the American outposts at Vera. Crui. General Funston reported the Mex ican commander had Informed him of tho uprising and of the throat of tho muti neers to attack the American lines. If an attack should bo made In View ot Iho Moxlcan commander's action In notifying General Funston, It would hot be regarded as "an attack under orders." General Funston aleo informed tho War department that Marine Private Helnriclt Thobe, who recontly mysteriously disap peared, waa within the Mexican lines and unharmed, but gave no dotalls. Cnrransn Aaent nn Job. VERA CRUZ, July 7. Word of n revolt on tho part of a largo number ot tho fed eral troops stationed along tho line In front of tho American outposts reached constitutionalist agents In this city lata last night. Tlio advices conveying this Information also expressed tho fear that General Huerta, would send a punitive ex pedition from Cordoba against tho muti neers. In ordr to prevent a clash between forces loyal to Huerta and those reported In revolt near the American lines which might result in complications with the American outposts, Octavlo Campro, C&r rant&'a agent here, appealed to General Funston tor permission to pass tho lines tonight In order to Instruct tho mutinous troops to movo rapidly away from the neighborhood ot Vora Crux Into territory hold by the constitutionalists. Qonoral Funston, who had already betn Informed that unusual developments ot some kind were taking place within the federal lines, had given orders to tho outposts to maintain usual vigilance Ho refused Campra..;4,ocjtaeilV of the existing armistice', and In order to maintain the neutral position of tho American forces. Another Break Probable, Carransa's action In dismissing General Felloe Angeles from tho constitutionalist army, with Its prospects of another break with Villa, waa the principal topic of dis cussion today among constitutionalist agents here. Charles A. Douglas, General Carranza's counsel, declared openly that Angeles must bo removed from the situa tion before peace could be brought about between Carranza and Villa According to one personal metsaga from Villa, received here today from Torreon, differences between himself and Carranza are bolng satisfactorily adjusted. No mention was made ot General Angolee. Pending tho outcome ot the Torreon conference, Carranza's agents continued their waiting for his decision as to tho proposed conference with Hurts, s dale- gates. Juan Urquldl, secretary of tho constitutionalist agency who recently started for Moxlco on a confidential mis sldn, returned today. Hla friends urged, him not to Join Carranza because ot hla avowed support ot Villa, Treasurer flr.nernl Looked Up, EL PASO, Tex,, July 7. Tho release ! Serapplo Agulrre, treasurer general ot tho constitutionalists and a virtual prisoner ot the Villa taction In Chihuahua City.. was among the main issues ot the con ference at Torreon to adjust tho Car-ranza-VlIla dispute, according to Car ranza officials here. Agulrre Is the most prominent ot the twenty-four Carranza officials arrested some weeks ago in Juares by Villa mili tary authorities and sent to Chihuahua, the state capital. Agulrre still retains his title as treas urer of the constitutionalists and without his signature the 8,000,000 pesos worth of unsigned Carranza flat currency, alleged to have been seized last week by Villa agentn and smuggled Into Chihuahua, has been declared Invalid. Carranza fol lowers In El Paso declare that if Agulrre signed this issue while a virtual prisoner ot Villa's men It would not be recognized, as his act would be considered an Invol untary and unwilling one. El Paso police today continue their search for Santiago S. Wlnfleld, the con stitutionalist treasury agent for whom a federal warrant has been Issued In Wash Ingto. Wlnfleld has remained In Juarez. Alarmed by the "report that other Villa (Continued on Pago Two.) Mrs. Bacon Clears Herself of Charges and Goes to Hospital NEW YORK, July 7. Mrs. Dora Emma Bacon, having accomplished her an nounced purpose of clearing her name ot the charges which Captain Samuel Mar shall Bacon made In hla suit for divorce, was prepared today to submit to the dan gerous surgical operation which she de layed until she could defend herself In court for the sake of her children Jus tice Lehmann yesterday handed down the decision granting her separation from Bacon, the captain of a tugboat, and dis missing the suit for divorce. When told by surgeons several weeks ago that the operation might prove fatal, Mrs. Bacon applied to the couit tor an tmmedlato hearing ot the case thut she might enter a hospital free from worry occasioned by the charge