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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-13
SAN ANTONIO. TEX. March il

SAN ANTONIO. TEX. March Ia
cruiting troopers for the Ninth and
Eleventh regiments OF cavalry, belisv-
ed to lie the first due TO see services
along the Mexicon frontier
Nearly 500 rockies have been
rushed to San Antonio and attached
to the Elev enth. which now numbers
1900 men. or within one hundred of
war strength. and a similar number is
being sent from various recruiting
stations to fill out the Ninth, due to-
morrow from Fort d. A. Russell.
These two regiments will probably
leave this week for scout duty along
tic border. to aid the already over
worked troops now along the river
preventing the smuggling of arms and
ammunition. 1t is noticeable that few
leaves of absence are being granted
and that they are not I'M
packing their personal effects, so they
can leave on an hours notice. All
stock tourist cars used In bringing
cavalry here IL being held on side
tracks. though other rolling stock 10
being gotten out of the way az rapid
w ~ possible.
The railroads have received orders
to hold themselves In readiness to han
die troops. and have replied that with
in 1--WE hours of the time an order Is
given they can start moving south
ward.
1t Is significant that OF the immense
orders for provisions awarded the
department the past few
days only small supplies have been
delivered to this camp. = major por-
s1En sbeiug purchased for delivery On
trains. 1t IL rumorcd at the division
camp that nothing will be done before
the arrival Of Major General Leonard
Wood, chief OF stan. who - expected
here tomorrow or Wednesday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-13

Ninth and Eleventh Regiments
Will Be First to See Ac-
tive Service
FIGHT AT CASAS
GRANDE FiERCEST
OF REVOLUTION
Madero Awaits Reinforce
ments Before Making An
other Attack on the
Town
TWO DAYS OF THE MEXICAN
WAR.

TorreOn.-Three hundred reb-
els, tearing up railway tracks,
defeated In tive engagements
with 100 feeraIs- Sixty rebels,
six Americans reported In the
number, and twenty federais
killed.
Aqua Prieta-Thirty-A ave killed
In battle between SEQ rebels and
500 government troops, rebels
finally refrenttnG.
Mexico Cffy.-Band Of 100 i'm
surrcctos cut \ to pieces ut San
BartoiftO. Fifty reported slain
and twenty-seven captured.
Tia Junta. Lower California
Armed bands piliaging ranches,
numerous casualties being re-
ported.
GaiveSton,-Soldfe attacked
negroes and Mexieans In red
light district. after flndin9 SOL
dler from camp Crockett lying
In street with \ knife wound.
Tive houses fired by soldiers.
Police and Are department cali
ed. Several mfnor inJurics.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-13
AWFUL SCENE IN
MINNESOTA MINES
TEN BODIES RECOVERED FROM
PIT CRUSHED INTO UNRECoG-
xIxABLE MASS.
SIXTEEN IN THE MINE YET
raAws OF PAST FEW DAYS he
LEVIED TO HAVE CAUSED
TRAGEDY COSTING LIVES
OF TWENTY MEN.
SIXTEEN IN THE MINE YET

VIRGINIA, MICH, March 13--Ten
bodies. crushed almost into an un-
recognizable mass OF flesh and bones
had been recovered early to-day from
the NORMAN open pit mine at Viz
ginia. where a cavern occurred late
Saturday. burying twenty-six miners
The other sixteen bodies had not been
reached. but the mine ofiicials arc
bending every effort to expedite the
work OF recovery. A large force In
working night and day. but there Is
mo reason 10 suppose. that any Of the
men will he taken out alive. The
ten bodies thus far recovered lie at
0leason's morgue. which Is besieged
by wives. children and relatives OF the
dead men.
The cause of the catastrophe liz at
tributabie 70 the thaws OF the last few
days suddenly loosening boulders end
earth and forcing the ore body to
slide toward the bottom Of the pit.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-13
A Supremacy
Profane Penitent

The Richmond Virginian IS
deluged with requests for copies
Of the. issue Of February 27th
containing the editorial on "A
Supremely Prolane Penitent. Z
Although there were q large
number Of extra copies printed,
these were soon exhausted. IN
order to supply the demand for
the editorial and to give others
who have not read it. and wish
to. an opportunity do %, the
editorial viii b reprinted On the
editorial page 81 the virginiaa
Of Thursday. March 10th.
You desire ! copy send n your
order.
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Eleven Killed and a Dozen
Wounded in Clashes Be-
tween Firemen and
Strike-BreakerS
WARNING STRIKERS
FIRE ON TRAINS
FROM MOUNTAINS
Dead are Negro Firemen, Who
Displaced Strikers, and Two
Deputy Sheriffs--Traffic
at Stand-Still

SOMERSET, NY, March Ia
Crescent Route" between this city
and Chattanooga, Tenn, h ~ Q
,,.Andstill to-day M the result Of
the armed clashes between the
striking firem1n and strike
breakers, In which eicven have
already been killed and q dozen
or more wounded.
Tho strike resulted from the
refusal Of the railroad officials TO
give assurances that the white
flrcmcn should have preference
over negroes In the matter Of
promotion. since then the efforts
Of tho railroad TO an the places
Of the white strikers with negroes
has resulted In daily armed con-
flicls.
Those killed include nine negro
strike breakers and two white
deputy shertlls. All were fired ON
from the mountain sides ns they
were riding i'm the cabs 0f pass-
Ing engines. James Carl. another
white detective, Was fatally
wounded last night rs the train
on which hn was riding pulled
into Glennary, Tenn.
Five negro fircnsen had been
killed ~ VARIOUS times since. but
the climax came last night when
four Other negroes and the two
deputy slaeri6s were killed In
fierce II sottng Mt Somerset and
Glsnnary. Tenn. Since then all
traflic on the road sonth Of hero
tsna s~,unxa<H
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Morning Edition
Of The Virginian

The reception of the Richmond Vrgnian has been very
gratifying In the first year of its life has attained position
in the and confidence of the public realized in the
time by any other paper started in Virginia And its
circulation has grown that best shows how the people
regard it. 1t already has circulation Of which older in
this and other cities would be proud Its influence felt from the
beginning, has grown with marvellous strides generally
recognized.
There has been brought to bear the Vir
gnian the issue morning edition. As the
has grown this demand has become and general
widespread has become this demand and general
ested the feeling that such paper is needed in the morning
field that the management has the matter Of issuing morning
edition seven per week. under serious consideration 1t
know how real the wish of the public and that end
invites expression from its patrons and friends Such
preston may be made filling and mailing to The Richmond
Virginan once the coupon printed below
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EXPLOSION WRECKS
BUFFALO PLNNT

BUFFALO, n. u, March f3.--
Fire following an explosion in
the Wood Products COmpany's
plant at noon to-day caused the
death of one man, serious injury
to another and property loss
amounting to $a5O.00O.
As the fire reached the tanks
containing about 10000 gallons
Of alc0h0l they began TO explode.
scattering flresnen ut work ON ad-
joining buildings.
49, William, Clinton a fireman. WAS
blown 70 pieces.
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strike May Become General.

CINCINNATI, O.. March IA
complete tie-up of the Queen and
Crescent, and possibly all Southern
railroads. IL threatened to-day as =
result Of the strike OF the white fire.
men on the former road.
Committees from the Brotherhood
Of Locomotive Engineers and from
the switchmen's and trainnen's un-
ions have notified the firemen that I'M
less their strike IL satisfactorily set
tied within the fetx few days these
organisations also viii strike.
There ID grave possibility or the
strike extending to all Southern rail-
roads whore negro firemen are en-
ployed.
Three freight trains are being held
up near Kings Mountain. KY, 12O
naIIcs from Cincinnati. bat armed
mountalnecrs and strikers, accord
Ing 10 . telegram received By Vice
Presidents Powell Of the Queen and
CnMcenA rSAlSoad., Powell has as)ed
the authorities nj Kings Mountain
20 take action.
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BATTLE BEGINS To
SAVE MRS. MElbER
ALIENISTS WILL TESTIFY THAT
DEFENDANT is INSANE FROM
AWFUL HARDSHPS.

ALBANY. n. T.. March 1.-THE
real battle to save Mrs. Edith Mel
Der from the electric chair for tho
murder Of her little son. George.
comes this week.
When the trial was resumed to-day
the main testimony for the State was
before the jury and II was expected
that the defense would be able to
open late to-day or tomorrow. The
Introduction OF the woman's confess
sion made to the Rochester police
was . blow to the defense. but its
effect Was minfmixed by the admis-
sions drawn from State witnesses
that Mrs. MeIber has suffered greatly
for the past six years. The attorneys
for the defense expect &c show that
hardshipe and lack Of even sufI1cient
food had undermined her reason.
BY order Of Justice Howard the
police guard about the building was
doubled to-day and the riotous scenes
that have marred the trial heretofore
were absent.
The defense win cali three doctors
70 testify that Mrs. Melber u insane.
PENDANT on the stand will not be de-
cided until the State rests
Morning Testimony.
detective. testified that he arrested
Mrs. Melber in the Rochester depot
January Is. He said she told him
her name was Edith James. of Troy,
and that she came there looking for
work. She later admitted that her
right name was Melber.
What did she sAy ut police head
quarters" asked District Attorney
Alexander.
when told her that boy was
m, rdered IL q swamp near Albany,
aht said: sMerciful heavens. II my
icy u murdered. Fsred Teller did IT, !"
I'VE then asked her who Fred TEL
Ter was. and che said Il was her cous-
u. who agreed TO take her son to
Chicago and care for him.
Attorney Duean. for the tiefense.
xeAd tho alleged voluntary confession
INA asked the witness n nhS MD
When accused Of the crime n Ro-
ch1etor. 81 am innocent. would not
kill nay own flesh aud blood: al. my
Cod bring me to him. this y terri
Nczuire aid that waa hsr ststs-
Hnent nj later ahe broke dawn ana
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Details OF Fierce Fight.

EEL PAso. TEX. March Is.--Tha,
the lighting at Casas Grande. in wl1ief
Madero's company of American axfif
lorymen was practically wiped otat
was the fercest OF the revolution ~
far. was further indicated to-day r.
the stories OF refugees who reachl2
this city. They confirm the re1,6S Z
that Madero has been unable to n3fI
arother assault on sthe town.. bufs
waiting reinforcements. which Az
route. ya
The latest advices say that It1r11
ant Colonel GiuseppI GtrA hAldf
L. q. De Lara. at FIRST reported m
are alive, although wounded CO.
Eduardo May. personal aida III u
cesco Maderc. Is = prisoner VI IL
Madero III . letter rAca3vxd
says that the defeAt was ~
blunder by his scouts, Thex NN3t E
out to locate the federal e6ff1 =
mtnts under Colonel CueIiays EH7
ed t. do sn. and the I4tteF. =
the revolutionary arnlx N me Al
cut the American ars Eiiery So1{
To pieces and ccrnpeIIed IT, E
army 70 retreat. II II ~ 2ss2
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yonrnal Reh,skce ~

WARRINGTON. lEarck n
huke wae 0tferGd M tAo n
t,on to-day Nv fAc As1px - X
Fegi1tcrs Z oent- flc4n1 On
military sexy1eav twhle6 M
y - o.
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WASHINGTON, ID. c.. March 49,
That $500 political prisoners In Mex-
leo are in danger of being murdered
NJ result Of the declaration Of par-
tial martial law was the assertion to-
day Of Juan Sanchez AEcoIia. revoit,-
tionary leader, who was held III fkfl
here for forty days at the instances " 4
Diaz. Azcona issued the following
statement: -
The establishment of military law
in Mexico means three things--whole-
sale murder, unrestricted sack and
anarchistic riot.
The revoIntionists Will continue Is /
make war. but it will be Civilized
warfare that they win wage-not ~
outrages OF barbarism.
The reign OF murder will be START
ed with the slaughter OF the $500
or more political prisoners now con-
fined in Mexican jaiIs. They will s.
nned up against a wall and shox.
Heretofore Diaz has not dared u q
snoot them--aithough all Mexic0
KNOWS he has wished to-becauan n
he feared the questions of the Unite6
states and perhaps other nations. Hut
now his troops can murder them. 81
~ may seem paradoxical, but th6A
revoiutionists are glad that this n III
pc SO. Mexicari polfffcal prisones@1sss
Know that they must die. Being shoe
VIII save them from lingering deafhass
from disease or starvation 1 apAAEI
authoritattvely. for some OF my reIn.
tives have been arrested on trumpe{~
up charges. and have died horrtbloS
deaths. Ez
Again. the wholesale slaughter of
political prisoners cannot but bring
thonsAnds Of Dew. Recruits Is Al < rcssoss,s
futionary ranks. Every political nris.
oner who dies will become a marfyr
His relatives and his friends PERHAPS
now undecided will become revo1la-
tionists- Military Law estabIished "
Dfax will more than double our
ranks"
MEXICO CITY. March i8.--KEesp
far the Mexican officials, under the p
rcctfon OF President Diax and 60
rating through the 'ssuspension q I.
constitutional guarantees, win 6
IN summarily executing iISsaarreroS NJ z
ana their sympathixcrs has not
definitely determined. II u lily.
however. that the actual 1nsurweuafS y
VIII nos be scared BY threats a. dca4h &
inassnuch as thcy wOuld be In = - /.
sition to make reprisals On federn1
0mcers and men who are capauKxs1 III
The bandits who have been Orleraf1 \
under the guise of aiding shc rev0,Is 3
ton, but simpIy In order 20 hc abrm
to loot and murder will ufOubeedla1
retire from the scene. &
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-04
Saloon Politicians Are
Satisfied With Progress
OF Mayors Recall
Roys' Political Play of Shutting Down Lester Mar
tin Bout and Catering to Sandberg Political
Power Will Cause Recall Election

What appeared to b hope
less undertaking of the Royal
Arch to secure the recall cleo
tion of Mayor Fawcett has take
en- on new lease of life wilh TIE
additional names secured because
of the shutdown on the Lester
Martin bout. Disappointed sport
fans caring little who was lead
ing the ecall placed their names
on the petition and without douJt
it appears that Fawcett must
stend the test of an election
Names also have been attach
ed to the petitions by persons who
understood that the petition ask
ed for recall of the entire COM
mission. Commissioners Roys
cut fine political shin dig whom,
after a conference with Chief of
Police Malony he decided to an
ger the sport fans. At the same
time he played to the Sandberg
political powers by allowing the
dives to run as open as ever.
Roys could as easily have let
the sport fans witness the boxing
contests as permitting the dives
to operate. Men who think-since
they signed the Fawcett recall,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-04
SIGNS
THE RECALL

Mayor A. V. Fawcett this morn
ing signed at the top of the list
on one of the recall petitions got
ten out in the Royal Arch cam
paign against him.
Il said l would sign it, and /
have done so," said the mayor.
Il want the people to vote. !
want to know whether they want
the saloons to run the city or not,
and if they are for me or against
me | want to know it.
when / started this anti-treat-
ing ordinance / knew / was GO
ing to have a fight with the Royal
Arch. ! know these fellows and
/ knew / was getting into the big
gest fight l ever had, but before
they are through with me they
will know they have had a fight.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-04
PUBLIC WILL WATCH
BIDS ON NESQUALLY,
MAY BE TOO HIGH

The bids for the completion of
the Nisqually power plant Gei the
city will be received by Con.m,s-
sioner Law son Monday. Law So l
says he expects several applicants
for the job, which is estimateu TO
cost $I,010,000 to complete.
Contractors say the estime;e is
highNauG that the Job shold "be
done for at east S100,0U', Il
$500, 900 below the estimate, de-
pending on the discount t.dt has
20 be allowed for the power plant
warrants.
The actual cost of comple.;Lg s
the plant is said not to ruL reei
about 100000, which Houic
leave over 100000 profit tc go
ont -
Unless the bids get down con-
siuerably below the million mark
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-04

after tho fight episode ealfze
that Roys put one over on them"
He deliberately placed their
names on the recall petition by
stopping the fight. At the same
time he soothed the Sandp> fg po-
litical powers by giving them a
last fling
Tho impetus given the recall
by calling sff of the bouts has
caused the Royal Arch members
Il satisfaction which they little
rocked of last week. Commissions
CIR Roys Is lluded to the skies by
the Royal Arch and In this ro-
spect no secret method is pursued.
Mr.. Roys is 1T so far as the sa-
looms are concerned.
The Royal Arch, however, Will
not come into the open and plat
form against Mayor Fawcett. The
saloon element evidently consid-
ers that 1t would be a fatal mis-
take to be prominently identified
with the recaii.
Whatever the voters at largo
may think of Mayor Fawcett az
mayor, his recall, II effected,
will be due to the supreme eff
forts of the Royal Arch. I,
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it's likely there will be seine in
Tract.
Lawson says several contrac-
tors will bid and it remains to
re seen. There are rumors nat
he only real bidder will be the
Nisqaully Contracting. company,
which now has the job of digginp
the tunnel, but that couple of
straw bids will be put in to make
1t look all right.
If the estimate is not cut Ilore
than 100000, 1t is stated by
men who have figured it, and who
have been looking into the facts
of the proposition, it will indiCs lie
that there has been a conc. ed
movement on the part of rome
body to shut out all but one firm.
The people are going to watch
this job carefully.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-04

WILL PETERSON STAND PAT WITH MOUNTS ?
NEWcOMbE PARDON
ASKED OF GOV. HAY

A petition to Gov. Hay, asking
for the pardon and release of
Charles f. Newcombe, sentenced to
hang for the murder of Martin
KValshaug, appeared on the
streets today. The petition cites
that Newcombe was but an in
strument in the hands of a strong
er character in the commission of
the crime" and has not been
treated fairly. The circumstances
of Mrs. Kvaulshaug trial are not
ed, and prayer is made that if
Newcombe be not pardoned, the
governor commute his sentence
to term of years in the peniten-
tiary.
1t is said that several societies
have undertaken to secure sigma
lures for the petition.
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Commissioner Torger Peterson
has already decided the case with
reference to j. M. Mounts,
charged with illegally squander-
ing of county money in building
roads.
He is to be one of the judges
to sit on the evidence and hear the
issues, but without waiting for
the hearing ePterson says he
thinks there is no truth in the
charges.
OF course, he thinks the affida-
Wits of "a reputable citizens with
no axes to grind are false and that
Mounts is innocent.
Naturally, Torgy Peterson
judges the case before it is heard,
and apparently finds Mounts an
honest man. Peterson must stand
by Mounts.
And Peterson may be depended
on to do it up to a certain point.
When 1t gets so warm that Peter
son must either shoulder part OF
the blame himself or ditch
Mounts, then watch Mounts get
the cold shoulder.
The haste of the commission
er, however, to rush to the rescue
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-04
COMMITTEE
FOR RECALL

Following is the committee Sc
lected to take charge of the gen.
eral recall petition decided upon
at last Monday nights mass meet
ing:
u. e. Harmon, II. G. Rowland,
Charles Drury, John S. Ellsworth,
B. A. Crowl, T. v. Copeland, ]. F,
Fitch, George d. Dunn, Frank G.
Hart, Frank A. Magill, Mrs. F. G.
Wright, Mrs. A. E. Danforth, Mrs
J. w. Brokaw, Mrs. w. H. Udall,
Mrs. w. w. Osborne.
The form of the petition has not
been decided upon as yet, but will
be out within a very short time.
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'of Mounts and prejudge the case
on which he must sit as a juror,
lis significant.
The other commissioners did
not find it necessary to do so.
Looks queer to the average
citizen whose money has been
Isquandered.
In the meantime the case has
been set for hearing, and Mounts
is to come in with a written an
Iswer to the charges by next Fri
day.
After that the evidence will
be sifted in public hearing.
How Peterson is going to get
away from those affidavits will be
interesting.
The records of the court house
throw some additional light or
the facts as related by the citi
zens in their affidavits. Men who
worked on the roads swear in
their affidavits that they drew pay
for teams and gave the money tt
Mounts, and that the horses be
longed to Mounts, they being Civ
en- jobs on agreement to turn ovel
to him the fee for the team.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-04
HAMS MAKES
APPEAL FOR
JUSTICE
(By United Press Leased Wire.

(By United Press Leased Wire. J
NEW YORK, Feb. 4.-From
his cell in Sing Sing, where he is
serving sentence for the killing
of William e. Anilis, Captain Pet
er G. Hams today issued a pathet.
ic appeal for Justice" to the sec.
Iretary of war.
Hams declares that he resigned
from the army to avoid being
dropped from the list for the sake
of his children. He says that An,
mis- debauched his wife and de.
stroyed his home in his absence
on government duty.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-04
"GUMITIS" NAL BE
THE NEW MANIA

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
LOS ANGELES, Feb. A.
Physicians at the receiving hospi-
tai today are wondering If new
disease that might be called
"gumitis" has been discovered,
following the arrest of Edward
Panline, who when taken into
custody was in a downtown street
yelling at the top of his voice,
carrying a gum-vending machine,
his clothing plastered with daubts
of the sticky substance and chew
ing a wad that from it's size indi-
Gated an outlay of at least 25
cents. He is held for observation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-04
SADLER DONE
INJUSTICE BY
FALSE REPORT

tBy United Press Leased Wire. J
EVERFTf, Feb. e. The re-
port which was sent out yestt :
Iday statiny at M. v. Sadler had
beer swindli. the public with
flake subscrsi tions to magazines
Twas an error and did Mr.. sadler
Ian injustice as be was really look
ling tor such men as the report
made him out to fe sa1lef ID
state mara. : for the tisaaskeea-
er Easy Payment club and & on
the trail of .veFaI men WHO haFa
bean collecting money On Slowing
magazine offeIs r;i1n1( H14 s,l=
hofity fsonl the pabI's6efa
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-02-04
CORNERSTONE
BEING LAID

The cornerstone of the State
Historical society building is be-
ing laid this afternoon on the site
recently bought from the High
school ground.
Governor Hay and a large
crowd of legislators and public Of
|ficials of the state are here for
the celebration and program Of
interesting ceremonies has been
ARRANGED, with the Masonic order
|of the state in charge.
Judge Jeremiah Neterer OF
IBellingham Will have direct
lcharge of the services.
Following the formal exercises,
the citizens of Tacoma will BAN
lquet the visitors at the CONNER
Icial club this evening.
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(By United Press Leased Wire.
SHANGHAI, Feb. 4.-Great
alarm is felt here today for the
safety of American missionaries
working in the famine districts
and every effort is being made to
get into communication with
them. Not word has been re-
ceived from the Americans since
the hunger-maddened mobs start
ed piliaging villages, and it is