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Arizona republican., 1911-04-28
LITTLE MORE THAN BOY
 WITH SENSE OF A BOY
4 FOOLHARDY MEXICAN SUB
 LIEUTENANT.
Provokes an Encounter in Which His
 Command is Annihilated.

Mexico City, April 27.-Refusing to surrender or leave the train on which he and his command of thirty soldiers were being brought to the capital, a second lieutenant, little more than a boy, yesterday engaged in battle with four hundred rebels at Cajones Guer- rero. At the conclusion of the brief encounter the lieutenant and twenty eight of his soldiers were dead and the remaining two prisoners.
 The rebels were under the com mand of General Prudencio FigueroI. When the train stopped at CajoneS he sent messenger to demand the surrender of the troops Fresh from the military training school, the off cer sent back word that he had or ders to continue on the train. Little time was lost in beginning the fight. The rebels poured down the embank- ment on either side of the train and almost simultaneously shooting Was begun by them and the soldiers on the train. Passengers who had been implOring the young officer to yield were in panic.
 A bullet killed Luis Bustamante, a young civil engineer on his way to the capital to be married. Busta mante was kneeling beside a fright ened girl passenger attempting to comfort her when he was shot. At no time during the engagement did the federals betray signs of cow ardice With the blood of their com panions running from the doors of the little second class coach the men coolly fired into the ranks of their assailants until but two remained.
 Following the fighting an American talked with Figueroa He said he had been commissioned a general by Madero and placed in command of the troops in the states of Guerrero, Puebla. Oaxaca and Morelos.
 Ffgueroa added that he was now concentrating his forces for an at tack upon Iguala, whence he would march upon Cuernanaca. once. that point was taken there will begin a general advance by all the rebel forces in the south upon the national cap ital
Arizona republican., 1911-04-28
PROSECUTIONS CONFIDENCE.

When asked if he considered Mrs. Ingersolrs identification of James B. McNamara as the man who occupied the room in her San Francisco room- ing house under the name of J. B. Bryce, sufficient and final Fredericks asserted that he has other means of establishing the facet that McNa- mara and Bryce are the same man. He refused to hint as to what the means might be. The district attorney also said in answer to a question as to case that there would be none in the immediate future.
 Fredericks declared that he was ready to proceed with the trial to- morrow but he is in no hurry. He is perfectly willing. he said for the de- fense to have ample time. He de- clared, also. that in his opinion. there was absolutely no need for a change of venue. a subject of much unofficial talk here. He said there was little likelihood that there would be one, although that was a matter which rested with the court
 The union men here have done away with the committee which they re- gently appointed to make statements decided that publicity shall be given union affairs affecting the case of the McNamaras and McManigal, only through Job Hartman, one of their attorneys.
Arizona republican., 1911-04-28
FORD FOR REGULARITY.

District Attorney Fredericks is in receipt of a telegram from his assist ant, W. Joseph Ford. under arrest al Indianapolis for complicity in the al- legged Kidnapping of McNamara, stat ing that he expects to start for home in a few days.
 The letter from Ford to Eredericks, written last Sunday before he was arrested, and received here today. con tains the following paragraph. the only part of the letter which Freder- icks made public: There is some complaint that McNamara was not giv- en the opportunity he should have had when presented to court for identifi- cation, to prove that he was not a fugitive. I was not present however. but as I have at all times insisted that nothing but legal means be used. l presume everything is regular and that he will be given all the right the law entities him to at that pro- ceeding"
 Do you believe that you have a strong case against the McNamaras 9" Frederick was asked
 Wouldn't it looN like boasting to say that I have?" he queried in re- turn.
Arizona republican., 1911-04-28
Passage Of the Reapp0rdOR-
 ment Bill THE AMENDMENTS FAILED
One Contemplated Taking Future Reapportionments Out of Hands of Congress. InSurgent Senators Pocket Their Disappointment.

Washington, April 27.-The bill pro- viding for the enlargement of the na- tional house of representatives, from 3S1 to 433 members and the appor- tionment of these members to different states on the basis of population shown by the recent federal census passed the house this evening after vain efforts by members of both political parties to amend it.
 The proposed size of the house is Identical with that provided for in the Crumpacker bill. passed by the house last session, but not acted upon by the senate.
 The Houston bill as passed today leaves to the legislatures of the diff fereat states the re-arranging of the congressional districts of their states on the new population basis of one member for each 211,s77 inhabitants.
 Two important amendments proposed and defeated today were to put the re- districting power in the hands of the governors of states when the legislature failed to act and to limit the house in the future to a membership of 43O or or 433, leaving future re-appOrtion- ments to the secretary of commerce and labor. Each amendment vas viz orously champiOned by the republicans and had some democratic support
Arizona republican., 1911-04-28
.SHAFROTH ADMINISTERS
 GUBERNATOR|AL ROAST
Ask Colorado Legislature What It is
 There for.

Denver. April Ex-Governor Shaf- frOth exploded bomb today in the ranks of the democratic members of the state legislature by a caustic crit icism of their failure to enact the pledges of the last democratic plat form. warning them of the "aval- anche of public sentiment that is coming" and calling the attention of the people of Colorado to the condi- tiOns in the state house, for which he says, the democratic members themselves are responsible. The state bank guarantee law, which was passed by the senate and which has not yet been acted upon by the house, brought forth brOadside which is in the form of a letter to the lower house
 The bill no more resembles the measure promised the people than night resembles day." said the govern or. You have been in session 113 days, twenty-three days longer than any session in the last thirty years and not one pledge has been re- deemed. Is there any excuse for such failure? Are we to affirm the saying that the platform was made to get in on and not to stand on He who thinks such betrayal can be made without censure and condemna- ton little understands the trend of events now taking place in all parts of the United States in behalf of rule by the people"
 Governor Shaffroth concluded by urging the house to make the bill conform with the platform pledges
Arizona republican., 1911-04-28
THE FLUTTERING DOVE.
On Related Wings She Arrives at
 Chuhuahua.

Chihuahua, Mex, April 26.-Via La redo. TeX.-Orders received here from the Mexican minister of war to "cease hostilities in your zone." and also stat ing that it is imperative that you overtake General Rabago and inform him of the peace pact" halted today the preparations being carried out by the federal commanders in the move ment of the troops.
 Orders have been rushed from Mex leo City for the repairing of the rail- road into Ciudad Juarez. General Ra- bago's force is thirty miles north of Chihuahua and it is understood these soldiers are destined for service as guards for the wOrkmen on the rail- road line.
 When the order of the minister of war suspending hostilities received in this city couriers were sent to Rabago, and it is understood that his force will remain at present in camp pend ing peace negotiations.
 The situation in the interior grows daily more grave. Away from Ma dero's camp, peace talk has no place in the councils of the insurrectO chiefs. Couriers from the interior report that the insurrectos are rapidly adding smaller towns to their civil govern ment. The town of Rosaria. south of the Parral is reported to have been taken yesterday
 United States Consul Letcher con tinues to visit the American prisoners and see that they are properly at tended to.
Arizona republican., 1911-04-28

Los Angeles. April 21--So far as the defense is concerned 1t was an nounced by counsel tonight in the case of the alleged dynamite con spirators. that it will be conducted henceforward upon the theory that there is a Harry Orchard" problem to be dealt with in the forthcoming legal battle for the lives of John J. McNamara. secretary of the Inter national Bridge and Structural Iron Workers association and his brother James.
 The two McNamaras are now the only clients of the attorneys retained by the labor organizations and the legal fire of their defenders will be turned upon Ortie McManigal. the man placed in jail with them yester- day as an accused fellow conspirator.
 McManigal about whose alleged confession so much has been said and written was examined for three hours today by District Attorney John D. Fredericks
Arizona republican., 1911-04-28
TENURE
 AN OBSTACLE IA Stubborn Point in the
 Coming Negotiations A LIMIT MUST BE FIXED
Though Insurrecto Commis- sioners Say that Peace is Assured, Fl Paso Cores pondents are Quite Sure They are Secretive.

Fl Paso. Texas. April 27.-When the official peace commissioners who have not yet been n8med, get together here it is probable that there will be at least one difficult matter left for them to settle if they can; that is. the length of time Diaz is to retain his seat after the hostilities have ceased
 Madero at first proclaimed that Diaz must resign at once. but with the coming of members of his fam fly and the arguments they advanced he changed the front sufficiently to state that he would not insist on the presidents immediate retirement. He went no further into the subject. but h is known privately that he inform ed the members of his family that neither he nor his under officers would consent to the president filling out the term which has yet five years to run.
 He assenrs to the proposition that Diaz should remain al the govern mental helm until complete tran guilty has been restored but he holds tO the view that following the sigma ture of the peace articles. a specific period should be agreed upon for the president to accomplish what is ex- pected of him. and he should then. by the terms Of the agreement retire to private life. Therein lies the seed of possible failure of negotiations It k understood that this point has been avoided in the telegraphic exchanges so far, but it is said that the ques- ton must be settled within the next week.
 For purposes of publication the peace advocates here declare that peace is assured but efforts to secure any definite statement on the crucial point of Diazs future tenure of of flee meet with silence or evasion.
 A telegram from New Orleans states that Gomez. on his way here from Washington. has been delayed by washout and will not arrive un- til Saturday night
 That Francisco l. Madero is having trouble with his army is evident by the hand bills circulated Wednesday afternoon in the rebel camp west of Juarez The armistice apparently is causing many insurrectOs to desert. and few days more may make material difference The discipline will be increased by new rulings. and deserters are warned that they may not return to Mexico "at the triumph of the revolution without suffering the penalty of five years imprison- ment.
Arizona republican., 1911-04-28
INVESTIGATION OF CRAFT.

Washington. April 27.-A sensation was sprung in the house today when Representative Gardner of Massachu- setts introduced a resolution of inquiry in response to a charge by Repre- entative Diffenderfer of Pennsylvania, that money and influence were being used to give an eastern manufacturing concern a monopoly in contracts for shoes for the army and navy.
 Diffenderfer said he could prove. That Herman & Co. of Boston ab- solutely control the freezing out of every other competitor in United States for the manufacture of shoes for the army and navy"
Arizona republican., 1911-04-28
McNAMARA IDENTIFIED.

In addition to the alleged confession feature. other lines of attack and de- fense in the case began developing today. According to District Attorney FTedericks. Mrs. Ingersol, the San Francisco boarding house keeper. com pleted the identification of James Me Namara as J. B. Bryce today. and signed an affidavit to that effect.
 In consequence the woman is ex- pected to play conspicuous part in the forthcoming trial and probably will be made the object of vigorous attacks by the defense. On the other side it is stated by Attorney Job Hartman, who was with Hilton at the con- ferences with the prisoners. that the defense would be made on the point that the Times plant was destroyed and twenty of its men slain by an explosion of gas, which he said they had evidence to establish.
Arizona republican., 1911-04-28
PRESIDENT PRO ITEM. FRYE
 RETlRES.

Washington, April 27.-Senator Frye of Maine today rendered to the e-presi5ent his resignation as president pro tempore of the senate
 The senator is confined to his apartments and his friends, because of his advanced age, are apprehen- sive.
 It is probable that Senator Gal finger of New Hampshire will sue ceed him as president pro tempOre.
Arizona republican., 1911-04-28
WHAT McMANIeAL TOLD HIM

Los Angeles, April 27.-Herbert Brain, under sheriff of Los Angeles county, who had charge of McMan- igal on the transcontinental trip. said today that McManigal had voluntar- lily confessed to him that he blew up the Llewellyn Iron Works in Los An geles, receiving s200 for the job.
 Shortly after noon~ today Attorney Hilton stated that McManigal abso- lurely denied in the presence of wit nesses that he had made any con fession whatever. He said he would not be surprised if McManigal had confessed to the district attorney. but that such a confession was vitiated by the statement that McManigal had made to him and others.
Arizona republican., 1911-04-28
BERGER'S REFORM.
Socialist Member Proposes to Wipe
 Out Senate.

Washington. April 27-victOr Ber- ger. socialist member of the house of representatives from Wisconsin, in a resolution introduced today pro posed not only to abolish the senate. but to take the veto power from the president and authority from courts to invalidate legislation enacted by the house of representatives.
 All this is proposed as an amend ment to the constitution.
 ''The senate has run it's course" said Mir. Berger. Tt must some day. as with the British house of lords. yield to popular demands for its ref ormatiOn or abolition"
Arizona republican., 1911-04-28
uNIoNIsM NOT CRIMINAL.

Boston, April 27-"If believed that the success of unionism depended upon the commission of illegal acts, l should not hesitate one moment about sever ing my connection with it." declared John Mitchell, in an address before the Boston City club tonight.
 Trade unionism should not be con- demned for the occasional wrong dO- ing of some of it's members" he said, because the church is not condemned for the mistakes of its members, nor is the state or city for the occasional wrong doing of some of it's servants"
Arizona republican., 1911-04-28
INSURGENTS NESTLE DOWN.

Washington, April 27.-The insur- gent senators are not going on the war path over their disappointments in getting committee assignments.
 When Senator Gallinger of the con- mittee on committees today submitted the completed lists. Senator Cummins simply asked that their consideration be postponed until tomorrow. At that time. it is said, a protest for the sake of record only will be made because Senators LaFOllette and Bristow were omitted from the interstate commerce and finance committees respectively.
Arizona republican., 1911-04-28
DYNAMITE IN SUIT CASE.
The Discovery in the Union Station
 at St. Louis.

St. Louis, April 27.-A valise con- taining fifty-siX pounds of dynamite was found under the settee in a sec ond class waiting room of the Union station Wednesday night. and re- mained in the lost articles room until tonight. when a city detective opend the case and discovered the contents.
 There is no clue to the person who left the explosive in the terminal.
 The dynamite was thrown into the Mississippi .river, the percussion caps. fuse, and sweaters in the valise being retained in the hope of furnishing a clue to the owner and as evidence.
Arizona republican., 1911-04-28
REYES STARTS HOME.
He Will Probably Reoccupy Post of
 War Minister.

Paris. April 27.-General Reyes has been recalled by President Diaz and left for Mexico today. General Reyes has been in Europe nearly a year and a half formulating plans for the re- organization of the Mexican army.
 He has repeatedly affirmed his loy- alty to President Diaz and now re turns at the request of the executive to help restore order in Mexico and probably again enter the cabinet as minister of war.
Arizona republican., 1911-04-28
LABOR ATTORNEY EXPECTED IT

'I knew there was to be con fession.'' said Hilton, the Western Federation attorney. "as soon as talked a bit with McManigaL He said he would not engage an attorney until he had seen Burns, the man who arrested him. I knew something was up. and then in the presence of competent witnesses I asked McMan- igal the direct question whether he ever made the purpOrted confession or expected to make one He answer ed that he had not made a confession and would not make one. Twenty minutes later he was in the district attorneys office making a statement to shorthand reporters.
 'I made it a point to see McMan igal first Now if an alleged con fession is presented in court. We can present to the jury the denial"
 Hilton denied that he had stated. as reported today, that he knew i'm munity had been granted McManigal. When asked whether the prisoner had eXacted freedom as the price of turn ing states evidence. District Attorney Fredericks replied emphatically:
 Not by a d-d sight"
Arizona republican., 1911-04-28
DEFENSE HEADQUARTERS

After visiting the prisoners, Attor- ney Hilton today engaged offices, five blocks from the jail as headquarters for the attorneys and a corps clerks. who will be engaged in the trial He left tonight for Pomona. his winter home, where he was when he received notice from President Mover. of the Western Federation of Miners to come to Los Angeles and arrange for the defense of the alleged dynamiters. He will return on Monday Clarence Oar
Arizona republican., 1911-04-28
MAZATLAN THREATENED.
The City Said to be Surrounded by
 Rebels.

Nogales, Mexico. April 27-What is believed to be an authentic report reached this city from Mazatlan, a big port on the western coast. in the state of Sinaloa. saying that it was completely surrounded by rebels. who have cut off the water supply from the mountains.
 The Mexican gunboat began smelling the rebel position from the harbOr but yielded to the united protests of foreign consuls. ceased firing and put to sea Trains are not running to Mazatlan from the north, the rebels having burned the bridges. eighteen miles out. Trains south to Culiacan have also stopped.
Arizona republican., 1911-04-28
AN INsURREcTo REVERSE.

Washington, April PA severe de- feat of the rebels in the sate of Ia basco. Mexico. that has created a gen eral belief that the revolution in that state has been crushed has been tele- graphed by the American Consul Lespinasee. at Fronteras to the state department today. The consul says the federal troops are pursuing the defeated insurrectos.
 Forty-fiVe revOlutiOnistS were killed, many wounded and quantities of ammunition, nine small cannon were captured by the federals. The federal loss was ten killed and twen- ty-three wounded.
Arizona republican., 1911-04-28
McMANIGAL's NEW CONFESSION.

Attorney O. Nj. Hilton. chief coun- sel of the Western Federation of Miners. said this afternoon that he was convinced that McManigal had made sworn statements at that time Wrporting to fix the guilt for the Times horror and the other dynamite outrages upon the labor leader and his brother The statements of Dis trict Attorney Fredericks were con sidered significant if not conclusive
 But Hilton declares, however. that the state may be in the position of having an alleged confession that was denied before hand by the author of it.
 McManigaI will have no attorney. At least he told Hilton so when the latter called upon him at the jail to- day. and later District Attorney Fred ericks made the same statement for him.
Arizona republican., 1911-04-28
A CONDITION OF PEACE.

New Orleans, April 27.-Peace in Mexico cannot be assured for any length of time unless a definitive agreement is drafted, satisfactory not only to the revolutionists. directly controlled by Francisco I. Madero in the state of Chihuahua but to the rebel forces in the western. central and southern parts of the republic.
 This is in substance a statement issued today by Dr Vasquez Gomez.
Arizona republican., 1911-04-28
FEDERALS RETAKE TOWN.

Saltillo. Mexico. April 27.-Parris, a town recently taken after a hard fight by the rebels. has been retaken by the federals under the command of Major Manuel Villars.
 Following the taking of San Pedro de las Colinias by the rebels Elilio MaderO. a brother of Francisco I. Madero was made presdente muni cipale.
Arizona republican., 1911-04-28
BURNS ON THE "FRAMe-uP."

Chicago, April Civilian J Burns, the detective who brought about the arrest of the alleged dyna- miters of the Los Angeles Times building and who was himself ar rested in Indianapolis on a charge of Kidnapping the prisoners. is in Chi cago today en route to Los Angeles
 Burns has with him two suit cases full of evidence, documentary and otherwise.
 All this talk of a frame-up is
Arizona republican., 1911-04-28

row. he said would be in the city by that time
 Hilton met repeated reports that MT. Darrow was not coming, with the statement that he had received tele- grams from President Ryan of the iron workers, saying positively that DarroW had been retained.
Arizona republican., 1911-04-28
S. P OF MEXICO BRIDGE GONE

Tucson. Ariz.. April 27.-Passengers arriving today from the west coast of Mexico say that trains are not Op- erating below QuiIa. south of Culiacan. due to the destruction of a $40.000 steel railroad bridge At the offices of Epes Randolph. vice president of the Southern Pacific lines in Mexico. it is stated that Colonel Randolph is now in Mexico Investigating the eX- tent of the damage.
Arizona republican., 1911-04-28
CARELESS WITH CAMERAS.
Two Californians Inadvertently Shot
 Japanese Naval Station.

Washington, April 27.-Two Cali fornians. Richardson and Fletcher. ar rested in Japan as spies, because they photographed the Maizuru naval sta- ton. have been released and the state department has been notified by Am bassador O'Brien. They inadvertently directed their cameras toward the for
 bidden zone in getting a picture or the harbor from the deck of a steamship.
Arizona republican., 1911-04-28
THE COMIC SUPPLEMENT.
Its Denunciation as a Perverter of Children.

Washington, D. c. April 27-Crime and general perversity of mankind are due largely to errors in training children. Dr Tom A. Williams of this city said before the International Con gress of Child Welfare tonight. The comic supplement as a child pervert- er.' was declared by Mrs. E. K Kern. who spoke on the purity of the press"
Arizona republican., 1911-04-28
DEFENSE FUND ITEM

Seattle. Wash. April 27. - A fund of S5O.OOO to be used in defense of the McNamara brothers and Ortie McManigal, the alleged dynamiters and conspirators, was subscribed at meeting of the Central Labor Coun- cil here last night
Arizona republican., 1911-04-28

ridiculous" said Burns. Anyone who knows me knows better. I am a laboring man. and am sorry the ar rested men were connected with any labor union"