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The Sentinel=record., 1911-03-08
Troops From the Missiouri.

Omaha, Nebraska March Two thirds of the fighting force of the department of the Missouri, nearly 800 men, are under orders to pro ceed at once to Mexican border.
 Company D, signal corps, Fort Omaha, is among the troops to move
 Two troops. Fourth cavalry, Fort Meade, headquarters are ordered to El Paso, Tex, while other troops in the department are ordered to Fort Sam Houston. All are to go fully equipped for field service with ten days rations and 200 rounds of ammr- milton.
 All available medical officers and sanitary troops will join in the move ment
 The Thirteenth infantry had previ- ously been ordered to the Philippines to relieve the Seventh, sailing from San Francisco on April 5, but this order was suspended
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BALLINGER'S
 RESIGNATION
SECRETARY OF INTERIOR QUITS OFFICE TO RETURN TO PRI-
 vATE PRACTICE OF LAW.
Says Conspiracy to Defame His Character Has Made Him Poor Walter L. Fisher, of Chicago,
 Succeeds Him.

Washington, Manch 1.-The resig- nation of Richard A. Ballinger, of Seattle, as Secretary of the Interior today was accepted by President Taft and Waited l.. Fisher, of Chicago, was appointed as his successor.
 It appears in the correspondence be- tween MT. Ballinger and the pres- dent, which was given out in full by the White House. that the secretary 5 resignation has been in the presi- dents hands since January 19; that 1t was held in suspense at the urgent request of the president and that the latter at last accepted it only at the urgent request of MT. Ballinger.
 In giving his consent to the secre' tary's retirement, Mir. Taft empla- sizes his faith in the integrity, the motives and the official standards of Mir. Ballinger aud his indignation at the methods of those who assailed him. saying that he has been the
 
 subject of one ot the most unscru- pulous conspiracies for the defama- tion of character that history can show"
 The secretary late today in writ ten statement given out at the interior department, expressed the intention to return forthwith to Seattle and, after a rest resume the practice of law. He says that his defense has cost him not less than $25.0OO and that he is now a poor man.
 At the same time he declares it his purpose to prosecute the arch con- spiraters who have been following me with the assassi s knife"
 Walter Lowrie fisher, MT. Balling- CTS successor, who will assume office as Secretary of the Interior within d few days, is a Republican, and it was said at the White House that Senator Cullom, senior senator from Illinois was consulted in regard to his ap- pointment. His appointment gives two places in the cabinet to Chicago men, Secretary MacVeagh of tae treasury being also a resident of that city.
 MT. Fisher has been notably active in the movement for the conservation Of natural resources and is a vice president of the National ConserVa- tion Association, of which Clifford Pinchot is president. Officers of that association, whose headquarters are in Washington, express themselves as pleased with the appointment of MT. Fisher.
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Mexico Not Alarmed.

Mexico City, Mex, March 7-The Mexican government has no reason tc doubt the word of the state depart ment at Washington that the move ment of the 10000 American soldiers to the border is for nothing more than military maneuvers designed as instruction for senior officers.
 We don't believe that in the situa ton as it is at present there is any occasion for intervention by the United States or any other power No American property has been dam aged by either side and so far as know, no complaint has been made by any American"
 Enrique c. Creel, minister of for eign relations, commented as above tonight upon the dispatch from Wash ington regarding the mobilization of 10000 troops in the vicinity of the in ternational border. Nothing in the events which have transpired in Mexico mp to the present time, in the opinion of Mir Creel, would justify in tervention. No representations ne said, have been made to the Mexican government by the United States, Great Britain or any other nation that foreigners had sustained any loss or had been placed in jeopardy to an extent that would event suggest the necessity for outside interference.
 "The situation in the north, and fer that matter throughout the republic is entirely satisfactory" said Mir Creel. News has just reached us that Madero has practically exhausted his money resources. He has just made an attempt to raise two million dol lars, guaranteeing the debt by q bond issue and has failed. Since the |activity of the United States in plac ing troops along the border to pre- I serve ser the neutrality jaws that supporl which the rebels have had from with, in the United States Is falling away.
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GIFT OF BALL GROUNDS.
Marlin Springs Presents Giants With
 Fine Ball Park

Fine Ball Park
 Marlin. Tex, March 1.-The test of the relative merits of the teams of New York Nationals that were bested at Dallas and Waco last Saturday, finally reached a climax this after noon when they were pitted against each other for the championship of Marlin as we'll as for the ice creain and tickets to the motion picture show The Waco team won by a score of , to 8.
 Before the game started the mayor and aldermen of Marlin arrived at the grounds in an auto and presented Manager McGraw with a deed to~fhe property that the city had given to the New York Club fer training pur- poses. They also had moving pie ture machine on the grounds to per petuate the event.
 Speeches were made by the mayor and Manager McGraw. The deed was made out to McGraw personally, but he asked them to change it so that the New York club could hold the title. The park covers five acres, and is one of the best baseball grounds in the country. It is worth about s4,00O.
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Looks Like Intervention.

El Paso, Tex, March Many Americans believe the recent arrest by Mexicans on Texas soil of Law renee Converse and Edwin Blatt was one of the reasons for the action taken by the government. The Amer ican consul in Juarez has proof that the boys were kidnapped in Texas and wired the state department ask ing that their release be demanded
 Americans also see in the destruc- tion of American property in Mexico an excuse for intervention. The Mexico Northwestern Railroad has been cut to pieces by in; urrectos be- cause it carried Mexican federal troops and the Southern Pacific line in the Yaqui River Valley has been treated likewise.
 The rebels have also notified off cials of the Nacozari road (Phelps- Dodge property) and of the Southern Pacific line between Naeo aifd Can anea and Nogales and Cananea, that the lines will be destroyed if federals are transported. Since then the Mex ican government has forced the trans portaticn of it's troops. The rebels say they will destroy the lines as soon as they got to them.
 Many Americans are stockholders in the National Lines destroyed.
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FOR
 RECIPROCITY
CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER EN- DonsEs PROPOSED AGREE
 MENT WARMLY.
Expresses Loyalty to England and Scouts Annexation Scare--pro- claims Benefits of Closer
 Relations.

Ottawa, Ontario, March 7.-The re- ciprocity agreement was endorsed. loyalty to Great Britain affirmed, an- nexation secuted, the development of Canada proclaimed and friendship be- tween farmer and manufacturer rec commended to Canada in the honse of commons today by Sir Wilfrid Lalf-s rier, prime minister of the dominion. in the first speech which he has de- livered in the reciprocity debate His views against annexation and for good relations were especially emphasized
 It was once the conviction of every American president, he asserted that Canada should become a part of the United States. Although 1t was fiatter- ing, he said, to American pride that the territory of the republic should extend to the whole continent, he urged that hds neighbors should re- member that Canadians were born under the same flag as the ancestors of the American people a flag under which Americans may have suffered oppression. but which to Canadians had been and is more than ever, tle emblem of freedom.
 If you have founded nation based on separation from Britain" he said, remember that We Canadians have set our hearts upon building a nation without separation and in this task we are far advanced. The blood which | flows in our veins is as good as yours and if you are a proud people, though We have not your numbers, we are as proud as you and rather than part with our national existence we would part with our lives"
 | The prime minister's speech is re- garded in political circles as the most important utterance that has been made on the Canadian side of the line. The interest with which 1t was anticipated was shown by crowded galleries and by the fact that scores could not gain admission.
 The premier's remarks were receiv- ed with approving demonstrations De scrbing his ideal of the relationship between the United States and Can ada, Sir wilfrid sand:
 There perhaps may be a spectacle nobler than that f a united conti- nent, a spectacle, which would as tound the world by it's novelty and grandeur, a spectacle of two peoples
 living side by side, separated only by an invisible line, with not gun drowning across 1t, not fortress on either side, vita no armament one against the other, but living in har mony, in mutual confidence and with no other rivalry than a generous emu ation in commerce and the arts of peace.
 "T the Canadian people I would say that if it is possible for us to ob- tain such re'ations between these two young and growing nations, Canada wiil have rendered to old England, the Mother of nations, nay, to the whole British empire, service un- equalIed in it's present effect and still more in its far reaching conse- quences."
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Regiment of Cavalry, under Colonel James Parker from Fort Oglethorpe, Ca, which are expected to detrain at Fort Sam Houston on Thursday. By night large area of the reservation had been staked off and made ready for tents. This work will be continued tomorrow.
 Early in the day Colonel Clem made arrangements with the San Antonio Water Supply Company to extend d water main to the reservation, which has heretofore been used for cavalry drill and as an aviation field by the .aeronautical detachment under Lieut. -B. D. Foulois.
 Work on tue trench for the main was begun yesterday afternoon.
 In line with the suggestion in the Washington dispatches that this movement of troops was not unpre- ditated is the significant work of Captain J. E. Cusak, chief of the eommissionary, who recently dnvesti- gated the local markets of Texas in regard to commissary supplies, awarded contracts to San Antonio merchants and took bids for supplies at Galveston for the troops that are toN garrison Fort Crockett there. Cap tain Cusack said tonight that ample provisions were being made to take care of all the troops ordered here
 Local wholesale grocers have been notified the government will probably take all the provisions it has con tracted for. The grocers, in order to prevent a scarcity of food in town, have wired to eastern and northern points for additional supplies.
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WAYS AND MEANS MEETING.
Committee Considers Tariff Revision
 and Chairmanship.

Washington, March 1.-The demo- cratic members of the house commit tee on ways and means made some progress today in their work of con- sidering tariff procedure and com mittee chairmanships, but after two sessions they had no announcement to make as to concrete results.
 Thre were various reports in cir culation about what the committee had done so far, including vote of seven for Fitzgerald. of New York and six for Burleson. of Texas, with one member webbing, for the chair. manship of the appropriations com mittee, but members of the commit. tee said that no final vote had been taken. The choice for the agricul- tural committee is expected to rest between Lever, of South Carolina and Beall. of Texas.
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Activity at Galveston.

Galveston, Texas, March 7.-Pre- parations have been made for tentiug and provisioning three provisional regiments of coast artillery which have been ordered to Galveston. The first of the companies is expected to arrive here Wednesday from Mobile. Ala. Four thousand coast artillery men will be Galveston's allotment of troops at Fort Crockett.
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HENRY HEADS COMMITTEE.

Washington March 1.-The rules committee. which was chosen by tha ways and means committee yesterday held it's first meeting today and elect sd Robert IL. Henry, of Texas, chair man. March 2S, the committee will begin holding daily sessions that will continue probably until congress con- venes in extra session Aprip 4. There is a wide diversity Of opinion as to what change should be made in the rules.
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This is the statement which MT Ballinger issued this afternoon:
 q shall immediately return to my home at Seattle and after securing necessary rest will actively take up my professional work.
 The president has so fully ex- pressed his confidence in me in his letter that have Only to add that I go cut of office feeling that no man could have been more Loyalty sup ported than have been by the presi- dent ut ali times and he has my last ing affection and my support. in so far as my feeble efforts may be of value.
 T give up my post without any re- grets. except that of parting with most agreeable associations. In fact, am as happy to be free of the bur dens of the office as I was reluctant to assume them.
 The department in all it's bureaus is in a better state of effective or ganization than ever in it's history iD wlich I take pride and wish to accord to the chiefs and other officers a full measure of just commendation for the energy loyalty and devotion to the public service. Their assistance and cooperation has been of great grati- Ilcarion to me.
 ''The great burden of departmental work. added to the strain of contend ing against assaults from wicked and dishonest men, has seriously injured my health and the cost of my defense has not been less than $25.O00, leav- ing me poor man.
 Tt is my purpose to prosecute t1e arch conspirators who have been fol lowing me with the assassins knife. The country shall know fully the in. justice of the attacks upon m
 The retirement of MT. Baliinger
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and the appointment of his successor bring to close the most sensational incident thus far of the Taft adminis- tration; indeed, one of the most spec tacular battles in recent political ais tory. It began with a difference in conception of policy toward the treat ment of public lands, especially the forest preserves, between MT. Ballin- ger and Clifford, Pinchot then chief forester of the United States, whose bureau was part of the department of agriculture. MT. Pinchot's views of these matters had been more in accord with those of MT. Ballnger's predecessor, James R. Garfield.
 Open warfare broke out when the charges relating to Mir. Ballinger's ad- ministration of the public lands, es- pecially in Alaska and more particu- larly to the treatment by the general land office of the so-called Cunning ham claims" coal lands in Alaska were filed with the president by MT. Glavis, then field agent of the land office. As a result of these charges Glavis was dismissed for insubordi- nation by order of the president. Sub sequently Chief Forester Pinchot ad- dressed a letter to the late Senator 
 Deliver. in which he espoused the cause in which Glavis had fallen, and he. too. was dismissed by the secre- tary of agriculture, likewise, under orders from the president.
 From that time on the battle ragged with increasing heat and finally vua- minated in congressional investiga- tion. The committee could not get together on the subject of it's report The democratic minority on the com mittee "stole a march --.f the republic ans and at Minneapolis met as a quo- rum of the committee and adopted a report finding Secretary Ballinger guilty of the charges against him and demanding his removal from office.
 Representative Madison, of Kansas, an insurgent republican, also issued report hostile to the secretary. Later the republican majority at Chicago adopted a report signed by the repub- licans except MT. Madison, which ex- onerated the secretary. None of the reports was acted upon in any man ner by congress, to which they were submitted.
 President Taft from the outset has been active in the defense of Secre tary Ballinger and his support of his cabinet member has never wavered. It is doubtful whether on any subject connected with his administration he has been more emphatically immov- able. The attitude of his mind on the subject is clearly shown in the letter which he wrote today to Mir Ballin- ger, in accepting his resignation.
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DEFEAT INCOME TAX.

Little Rock, Ark, March With but three votes in the affirmative the arkansas senate today defeated the resolution providing for the ratifica tion of the proposed amendment ta tae United States constitution pro viding for an income tax. The resolu- ton had been passed by the house but was opposed by Governor Dona ghey in his recent annual message.
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Reqiment From wyominq.

Sheridan, Wyo., March 7.-Colonel Thomas F. Davis, of the Eighteenth infantry, received orders today to get into readiness with his command to report for duty at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. In an hour and forty-five min utes. four hundred and fifty men at Fort Mackenzie were prepared ts move as soon as transportation is provided.
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government and the insurgents. Tle insurrectos would be subdued, he said, but he could not place a limit on the time necessary to bring this about. The insurgents had, in their knowledge of the country and the mountain passes an immeasurable ad- vantage over the federals. But he could base no estimate upon personal observation, he said, as he knew of the situation only through friends, many of whom had written him in Paris.
 For himself Senor d.imantour de- nied a report that he intended resign ing from President Diaz's cabinet and one that he might reconsider his de termination not to seek presidential honors. He declined at the last cleo tion to run against Diaz and he had no ambition to become president. He did not want to enter politics. The office of the minister of finance should be as far removed from poli- ties as possible. he thought.
 C. Romero, the Mexican consul gen eral; Manuel "A Esteva, vice consul, and D. P. Bennett, vice president of the National Railways of Mexico, met Senor Limantour at the dock He and his wife were accompanied to their hotel by Edward Thalmann. son of Ernest Thalmann the banker whose automobile was awaiting the boats ar rival in Hoboken.
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JUNGLE JOE" BUSY.

Washington, March 7.z@Fiye hun dred dollars night for one hunnsed nights" was an order telegraphed to- day from western lyceum bureau to Representative Cannon. of Illinois. the retiring speaker of the house.
 Too busy" was in substance th8 reply telegraphed back hy MT. Can non. The offer prescribed that Mr Cannon could name his own speaking dates on ths circuit.
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San Antonio, Tex, March 7.-The order mobilizing an army of 20,000 men found the military department of Texas equal to the emergency. Brid.- en. Joseph W. Duncan, commander of the department received the first news from Washington Monday at midnight. Tae next message came ot o'clock a.m today and a third at o'clock ann
 At 4:01 o'clock this morning Gen eral Duncan had Colonel John l.. Glenn, chief quarter of the depart ment, out of bed. At daylight Gen eral Duncan Mai. C.. H. Morgan, his acting chief of staff and Colonel Clem were on the six hundred acre govern ment reservation on the Austin road, which will be the site of the encamp- ment The orders had commanded the department to prepare camp and provide subsistence and forage for 20.000 troops, and before sun up, a corps of surveyors was in the field laying out lines and driving stakes for the camp of<he Seventeenth Regi. rent of infantry under command ot Colonel John T. Van Orsdare from Fort McPherson and the Eleventh
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ARMY BEING
 MOBILIzED
ENTY THOUSAND U. s. TROOPS BEING RUSHED TO
 BORDER OF MEXICO.
War Department Reticent and Many Rumors as to Cause of Movement Are Rife-Mexico Not
 Alarmed.

Washington, March 7.-Twenty thousand United States troops and two fleets mobilizing for maneuvers in the neighborhooG of the Mexican border
 The largest movement of the kind ever undertaken in this country ,n time of peace.
 Declared by White House and de- partments concerned to be only for the purpose of training of officers and men in COG operative work.
 A division of three brigades of in fantry and an independent brigade Of cavalry with headquarters at San An tonio. Major General William H. Car ter commanding, and Brigadier Cen erals M. P. Maus F. A. Smith and B. w. Hoyt.
 A brigade at Galveston; Brig Gen A. l.. Mills.
 A brigade in the Los Angeles, Cal district, Brig. Gen. Tasker H. Bliss, commanding.
 Two thousand marines to gather at Guantanamo--600 now on the fleet there, and to be Landed at once; 700 on the Prarie and 700 on the Dixie, to leave Philadelphia for Guanatamo Thutrsc q Eridau
 Four arnored cruisers-Tennesse Montana. North Carolina and Wash ington (3.S0O officers and men)-to assembled at Guantanamo; ear-Ad- miral Sidney A. Staunton command ing.
 Most of the Pacific fleet to assem- ble at San Pedro and San Diego, Cal, Rear-Admiral Thomas, commanding.
 Washington. March 7.-The most extensive movement of troops and war vessels ever executed in this country in times of peace is }how under way, by order of the president, as com. mander in chief of the army and navy, the objective being tae country north of the Mexican boundary and the waters of the two oceans at either end of t.
 Twenty thousand soldiers-more than one-fourth of the army of the United States-of all arms of the service, are moving toward the Mex ican border; four armored cruisers comprising the fifth division of the Atlantic fleet, nave been ordered from Northern waters to the naval station at Guantanamo, Cuba, and most of the Pacific fleet is, or shortly will be, on it's way to assemble at San Pedro and San Diego, Cal, and 2,000 marines are preparing to make the Guantanamo station their temporary headquarters.
 It was officially announced at the White House and at the War and Navy departments today that the pur- pose of this mobilization, unprecc dented, save in war times, is the training of officers and men under service conditions and practice in CO., operation between the land and naval forces. Unusual pains> were taken by all officially concerned in the matter to give this color to the sudden activ- ities. but these statements were ac- cepted with increasing reserve.
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ADMIRAL FREMONT DEAD.

Boston. March 7--Rear Admiral John c. Fremont dropped dead here tonight.
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THE WEATHER.

Washington, March. 7.-Forecast for Arkansas: Fair Wednesday and Thursday.