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Atlanta Georgian., 1912-05-29
Rebel Plot in
Havana Shattered

HAVANA. MAY -. a plot for ne
zre uprising in Havana came to light
TO-DAY hen a rebel spy was captured
and complete plans of the conspiracy
we're found upon him Many arrests
havc been ordered it is reported al
though tae government profeeses 10
fears. stating that beside the several
hundred trained troops remaining here
thousands Of armed volunteers are
ready to spring to the city's defense at
a moments S notice.
Atlanta Georgian., 1912-05-29
Nothing Like It
Ever Put Over Before.

A1NC4 4 Ab ONCA JCAOl
There was the very deuce to pay in
tho Slaton gubernatorial camp Friends
Of Slaton had characterized The peo-
pie Who brought on The Watson Eel
der row as the very outside limit Of
boneheads
Something had to be done to make
Watson's following think that Wat
sons demands upon the convention had
been met. AT least in a measure other
wise, trouble in the state election. and
the red headed person" made and say
Ing UNPLEASANT things
SO il WAS decided % force Watson
on the delegation. over his every rro-
test--to steam roller him into submis-
sion, but TO mash him 2ut into nat
heroic form If harmless
There never WAS anything like 1t put
over in Georgia politics before. and
There probably HeVer win he again
lt accomplished tho Impossible hv
accomplishing nothing lasting or con
elusive. II mixed OH and water. hut
somebody win have to keep shaking the
bottle etornslH ~ Il viu not stay
mixed
Ihere Is no possible chance that
Watson VIII now head the delegation.
Or know the reason why. IS he eald
he would Reing might, smart man
IN many particulars. however. he
doubtless knows The reason why. an
right by.this time
He can not MT his voice in Raui-
more unless the delegation permits
Atlanta Georgian., 1912-05-29
Peace Overtures
Rejected, He Says.

NY friend, j. J. Brown" continued
Mr. Watson. came to me last night
and said Fielder wanted to know If 1
would meet him in conference to talk
things over.
II unhesitatingly refused to meet
Fielder for any purpose.
such overtures Of peace as had been
made to me before Brown saw me we're
made upon basis that ! felt l might
consider. But when 1t came to meeting
Fielder and talking things over with him
baked.
u nave finally and definitely deter
mined TO put this matter to test in the
convention.
Watson and Watson delegation
viii go TO Baltimore-or Fielder, and
care not whom. will go"
That's all ana that is my last word =
Atlanta Georgian., 1912-05-29
Montann to Give
Six to Clark

BUTTE. MONT. May % With the
delegates strongly favorine Clark the
Democratic convention OF Montana
convened here today Before the ses-
sion began leaders IN the partv as
sertea Clark vas sure ot an instructed
delegation The siN dslegafes were ell
e. ee cho en- BY the coni entiun.
Atlanta Georgian., 1912-05-29


OF Jewels valued at 100000 and there is no
clew
The thief evidently mad perfect knowl-
edge of the house
Miss Nfsbet suspects no one and the po-
lice have nothing on which TO work.
talk at the proper time. but that right
now there we're others VINO wanted 20
talk.
After measure Of quiet had been
restored. h NJ Blackburn of Atlanta.
offered resolution, after delivering an
impassioned pro- Watson address
Judge Twiggs On Table.
The Blackburn resolution, which vas
adopted was al foil ,os.
Resolved That this convention rec
ommend to the state convention tomor-
row that the selection Of delegates At
large to the national Democratic cor
vention at Baltimore be made by pre-
senting for ballot each name separately,
and that such names he voted on sep
aratey.'
Then the crowd began believing for
Watson again.
While he was speaking the disorder
grew. and finally Mr.. Watson got mad,
and moved to adjourn. Amid the eH-
citement, Judge Twiggs. Of savannah,
got upon a table and made Watson
speech that held the mob for 4 white.
The Judge was a Woodrow Wilson
man in the late primary. it seems. but
the crowd didn't care. Ii didn't want tu
hear anybody but Watson, anyway
And it continued vociferously to eN-
press itself accordingly.
Felder's Name Unmentioned
Realizing that the confusion was
there to stay ard that adjournment
might as well he taken resolution in
dorsing Mr.. Watson for delegate a
large to Baltimore and for the chair
manship ofttbo delegation MAS crovde Il
through and the big meh dispersed
That uag sll there vas - the meet
ing. 1t did not insist upon any singh
demand previously made by Mr. Wat
son. save that he he named delegate
to Baltimore.
Thomas E. Felders name was not
mentioned in the proceedings Nj.
Watson's one reference 10 SHINING
cells" was the nearest the meeting ever
got to taste of the Fielder Watson
row
Atlanta Georgian., 1912-05-29
WATSON RUNS BIC
CONVENTION OF
DEMOCRATS
Loses First Vital Encounter
Over the Unit System. But
RegainS Control.
Continued From PAGE One.

the crowd would not have It, His
friends and his enemies seemed about
equally divided. SO Far az their noise
making proclivities Vere concerned
Atlanta Georgian., 1912-05-29
GA. GIRL ROBBED
Of $4,000 GEMS
Savannah Home Is Looted by
Daylight Thief in Absence
of Family.

SAVANNAH, GA, MAY 29-As q result
Of having left her home upguarded for
two hours in the afternoon, while she
went visiting Miss Marie Nisbet, daugh-
ter OF John Nisbet. is depioring the loss
OF Jewels valued at $50 600 ana there is no
clew.
The thief evidently had perfect knowl-
edge of the house.
Miss Nisbet suspects no one and the po-
lice have nothing on which to work.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-17
Marine Disasters Center
Around Newfoundland.
Islands ICe-bound Shores Are
Strewn with WreCkdge.
Gloucester Vessel Owners Don't
Regard Fleet In Great Danger.

Gloucester, Mass, Jan. 16-Despite
the fact that many thousands of dol
lars worth of fishing vessels and
equipment and cargoes are ice bound
on the New England west coast, the
Gloucester owners of the fishing YES
sells do not regard the situation as
perilons. Neither vessels nor crews are
regarded in danger, although unless
the embargo is raised the cargoes of
frozen fish will return a loss instead
of a profit to the vessel owners here
AT the Bay of Islands, where most
of the Gloucester fleet is imprisoned
by the ice, there is open water, and
consequently. little danger of the
schooners being driven ashore or
crushed in the ice unless a hurricane
of unusual violence should develop.
The entrance to the bay is choked with
ice and the west coast of Newfound-
land has a frozen barrier extending
along it.
1t was With the intention of saving.
IL possible, the valuable cargoes OF
frozen fish, which represent a large
investment of the local vessel owners,
that the treasury department at
Washington was requested to send the
revenue cutters Androscoggin and
Gresham to Newfoundland waters to
attempt TO break the ice blockade.
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He Asks Prominent Weekly
To Let Him Alone.
The Weekly Explains Why Il
Has Withdrawn His Name
From Editorial Page as It's candi.
date for Presidency.

Now York, Jan. 16.-The current
number of Harper's Weekly contains
the following editorial announcements:
TO our readers:
We make the following reply to
many inquiries from readers of Har-
per's Weekly:
THE name of Woodrow Wilson as
our candidate for President was taken
down from the head of these columns
in response to Il statement made to
us directly by Governor Wilson to
the effect that our support was affect
ing his candidacy injuriuusly.
THE only course left open to US, in
simple fairness to Mr.. Wilson no less
than in consideration of cur own self
respect, was to cease to advocate his
nomination
I'VE make this explanation with
great reluctance and the deepest re-
greet. But We cannot escape the conclu-
sion that the very considerable num-
Dor of our readers. who lave eo-oper-
ated earnestly and Loyalty in advance
ing q movement which was inaugural
ed solely in the hope of rendering a
high public service are clearly enti-
tied to this information.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-17

The claim of the strikers and the
mill homogeneous SIS TO conditions
are widely at variance The strikers
have now accepted as an nnalterable
tact the 81. Their original demands
for the retention of the 56-hours wages
for 5i-hoars work were. and are based
upon what they declare to be a fact-
that the mill arrangements during the
two weeks OF operation under the Sc
hour system. This was accomplished,
the strikers claim, by starting the ma
chinery a minute or two in advance
of the set time at each working period
and keeping it running a minute or
two later, and by so speeding up the
looms and other machinery in the
mills by various devices as to force
the operatives to do considerab bly,
more work in a given time than under
the former conditions
1t is the contention of the strikers
thar more work has been done dur
ing the "A hours work each of the
past two weeks than accomplished
under the 5G-hours labor plan. De-
clarine this to be true without doubt
they object to having their wages re-
duced by the equivalent of two hours
work a week, a sum averaging from
30 TO 20 cents for each employee.
To these arguments the mill men in
brief interviews have denied the
charges of adding several minutes a
day 10 the working time and of speed
ing up the machinery. The general
position of the mill owners is contain
ed in a statement by President Will
liam A. Wood OF the American Wool
en- Co, which follows in part.
Continued on Page Twelve.)
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THE COAST WRECK. sTREWN.
Many Fishing Schooners Driven
Ashore in Last Weeks Hurricane.

Curling, n. F., Jan. 16.-Reports receiv-
ed here from various points along the
west coast of Newfoundland show that
the blizzard which ragged all last week
caused the loss of two Newfoundland
fishing schooners in addition to the two
Gloucester vessels, the w. +. Morrissey
and the Helen G.. Wells, previously re-
ported wrecked. Besides these four large
craft. several big power fishing boats
were destroyed. Details of the wreck of
the w. E. Morrissey, just received here
by wireless from Point Rich, far up the
west coast of Newfoundland, indicate
that the hurricane, last week, was as
heavy blow as has ever been known
along the shore. The Morrissey, which
was at Bonnie Bay, set sail for Bay OF
Islands, 30 miles to the south. Hardly
had the schooner left the shelter OF
Bonnie Bay before she ran into a south
east hurricane of such force that nothing
could stand before it. The schooner was
Continued on Page Twelve.)
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.


Bal'oting separately the two houses
of the Mississippi Legislature, Tues
day named James X. Vardman to
succeed United States Senator Leroy
S. Percy, whose term expires in
March. 1918. In joint session. Wednes-
day. the election will be ratified.
Variman defeated Mr.. Percy in last
summers primaries.
y secret meeting of st. Louis shoe man.
ufacturers was held. Tuesday, in Boston.
presumably to consider their relations
with the United Shoe Machinery Co. Re-
Gently a movement was started In ST.
Louis to establish rival shoe machinery
company. Jackson Johnson, F. G. Rand.
F. w. Brown, A. c. Brown. w. F. McEl-
roy, ]. II. Ballard. A NJ. Roblee, T. Z.
Burrows and e. B. Guess We're among
those at the conference.
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Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington. Jan. 16.-Cold weather
continued through. Tuesday. over the
Atlantic seaboard and. Tuesday morn
ing, the lowest temperatures thus far
recorded this winter in Florida We're
reported, readings being al the freez-
ing point over the central part of that
state. There have been local SHOWS
in the North Atlantic states. as re-
suit of the presence Of a disturbance
of considerable intensity in Nova
Scotia. The indications are that the
warmer weather now prevailing
throughout the West will advance
East and produce a general rise in
temperature throughout the Eastern
state, Wednesday and Thursday A
disturbance now covering the Rocky
Mountain region will advance East
and cause unsettled weather. Thurs
day.
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Stop Your Quarre|ing and General Fool
ishness, Or United States Will Take
Charge Worked Too
Hard Havana "AStOniShed. ="

Washington, Jan. 16.-The state de-
partment has served notice on Presi-
dent Gomez that the United States
will intervene in Cuba If further at
tempts are made by the Veteran or
ganzation to nullify the law prohibit
ing the influence of the military in
political affairs in Cuba
The attitude of the United States
scented, today, to the Cuban govern
ment
The situation in Cuba as now re-
ported causes grave concern to the
government Of the United States.
THAT the laws intended to safe
guard the Republican government
shall be enforced and not defied is
obviously essential 10 the maintenance
of the law. order and stability indie
spensable to the status of the republic
Of Cuba. in the continued we'll being
of which the United States has always
evienced and cannot escape a vital in
terest.
The President of the United States
looks to the President and govern
ment of cuba to prevent a threatened
situation which would compel the
government of the United States,
much against its desire to consider
what measures it must take in pur-
suanee of the obligations of its rela-
tions to Cuba"
The notification of the American
government was served upon Presi-
dent Gomez through American Min
lister Bcaupre at Havana Senior Mar
tin-Rivere. Cuban minister to the
United States. was urapprased of
the action except through the press
and declined To comment upon it. He
attended The diplomatic dinner at the
White House tonight where he met
Secretary Of State Knox. as we'll as
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GIVES EVIDENCE.
MCManigaI Tells Of the
Omaha Conspiracy.
Under Instructions from MCNa-
mara, Went There JuIy,191O.
Was Chosen for Job" Because
Familiar with Dynamite.

Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 16.-"When
you arrive in Omaha to blow up the
power house, you will be met by
somebody who will show you where it
is"
That statement, said by Ortie E.
McManigal, the confessed dynamiter,
to have been made to him by John J.
Mcnamara, the convicted secretary
treasurer of the international Asso-
citation of Bridge and Structural Iron
Workers. was inquired into at the fed
eral grand jury's investigation of the
dynamite conspiracy, today. MeMani-
gal says, in response to the instruc-
tons from Mcnamara he went TO
Omaha in July, 1910, to blow up the
power plant OF an open shop con-
tractor and was met by man, whose
name he gave.
MECHANICAL said the man told him
he had communicated with McNa-
mara about the job To be blown up,
the man himself could not do it be-
cause he was not experienced in ex-
piosives. and so MeManigaI was
chosen.
The evidence was in line with that
being gathered by the government to
ascertain who. if anyone, besides those
already known. were implicated in the
hundred or more explosions scattered
over the country in the last five years.
1t was about the time of the Omaha
job" according to Mechanical. that
Mcnamara said to him: Il am going
To get six or eight good fellows and
station them about the country so that
explosions will take place in different
cities all in. one night and they won't
know who is doing it
McManigal is to be kept continuous
~ before the grand Jury for the next
three days. describing orally and
Continued on Page Twelve)
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ence. The committee then voted to
this effect
Following the meeting Sec Supple
issued a statement as fellows:
A Fair Offer.
The State Board of Arbitration and
Cancellation offered it's services as
mediators with a view To an adjust
ment of the textile controversy. to the
strikers assembled in City hall.
1t proposed a conference of the
two parties to the dispute to meet in
the presence Of the board and discuss
the differences with view to a
friendly agreement to settle the pres
ent difficulty. and if possibly to regu-
late the peaceful settlement in such
future difficulties as may arise. The
employees consented to the proposition
and expressed a Willingness to accept
the invitation at such time and place
a. arranged.
The Situation
The demands Of the strikers at the
present time are that the mill owners
shall grant them an increase of Is per
cent. in the wages which they receiv-
ed. last week. under the 54-hour law.
Cribs is equivalent to an increase Of
abous 10 per cent. in the wages for
merlE paid on 56-hour basis; double
pay on all overtime work and the
abolition OF the bonus or premium
system. These demands have not Yet
been presented to the mill owners, ii
is Understood The original grievance
of tie strikers which precipitated the
strike. last Friday. was that they be
paid for 54-honrs work. the same
wages which prevailed for sc hours.
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

As result of an explosion of a can
Of powder in the home of Jersey Wells,
a farmer of Perry county, near the
Letcher county line, Mrs Wells Null
len and two small children We're killed
outright and Wells was mortally
wounded, according to telephone adj
vices received at Whittsburg. Ky,
Tuesday.
Daniel J. Mccain of Chelsea, the
well-known motorcycle operator, and
formerly pacemaker for James F.
Moran and the late Hugh Mclean,
was sent 10 Westboro Insane hospital,
Tuesday. BY order of Judge Albert d.
Bosom in the Chelsea court. Mccain
sustained a severe electric shock a
few years ago and has been in a high
~ nervous condition ever since. He
is wei, known in the sporting world.
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Submits Figures from the
Books Of Morris & Co...
To Show Government Figures
On Profits Are Too High.
Claim Net Returns from l,t56,622
Cattle, Only 81 Cents Per.

Chicago, Jan. 16.-ln an effort to re-
flute the charges made by the govern
ment, the defense in the packers trial,
today, submitted figures from the
books Of Morris &s Co, showing that in
1907, 1908, 1909 and 1910. 1,156622 cattle
were killed at the company's Chicago
plant on which the total net profits
realized by the sale of fresh meat and
by-products was $1,00S. 215. 7s:.s or, 55S1
cents a head.
The net profit on fresh meat in this
period was one-eighth of a cent a
pound, according to the books of the
company.
This information was brought out in
the cross-examination of Harry A.
Timnlins, chief accountant for Norris
& CO. He explained in detail the ac-
counting system in use by Morris &
Co and assumed personal responsible
ity for the various changes made in
the amount of the allowances for by
products in figuring the test cost of
beef
The witness said he ordered the
changes without consulting with the
defendants. Edward Morris and Louis
II. Heyman, and denied ever confer
ring with Representatives of Armour
& Co., Swift & Co. and the National
Packing Co, in figuring the test cost
Of beef.
Timmins read a statement. show
ing the total pounds of fresh meat
shipped to Philadelphia. New York
Boston, Chicago and ST. Louis in 1908,
1909 and 1910. The figures for Boston
were respectively 25,391.14 So,T7o,24S;
35,41S, 292.
The total shipments from all branch
houses outside of Chicago and St
Louis in 1908 We're 22f, 095, 22S in 1909
pa, 76v,23S, and in 1910, s91. 5S1 S31.
The witness said that in figuring the
test cost of fresh meat, the shrinkage
selling commissions and freight We're
not included. Timmins said the gov
eminent condemned about $500 cattle
which Norris & Co killed in 1910 Theil
carcasses were made into fertilizer
but the stock man received full price
for such animals, as they were bought
and paid for before being inspected by
the government.
Timmins said that $3.50 a head would
CONTINUED on Page Seven.)
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President Taft, but before leaving the
legation he said he did not expect to
discuss the matter, even informally
with either
1t was on reports of American Min
lister Beaupre that todays note was
based. Minister Beaupre announced
today from Havana that in defiance
to a decree issued by President Co
mcz forbidding officers of the army
ana rural guard TO participate in
politics, which also is prohibited by
military law, many army officers and
rurales attended a meeting, Sunday
night, of the National Council of
Veterans. an organization of veter-
ans of the Cuban war for indcpend-
ence
The veterans have been active, in
the past three months, in attempting
TO have displaced from the civil SER
vice persons who sNmpathized with
the Spanish cause in the rebellion.
The dispatches, today, indicated that
the veterans We're threatening ia
coerce members of Congress now in
session. to ndllify the law regarding
the participation of the military in
politics.
This move convinced the state de-
partment that the situation was the
most serious that had presented itself
since the veterans move began. It
had been evident to the department
that President Gomez was practically
powerless to resist the movement I'M
less he receives substantial support
from the outside.
The declared purpose of some of the
veterans to make ineligible for public
service a large element Of the pepula-
ton because they sided with Spain in
the revolution had been pointed out
as Inconsistent with the individual
Continued on Page Twelve.1
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SOCIALISTS NAME CANDIDATES.
Choose George Allan England of Bry-
ants Pend, for Governor.

Portland Ne. Jan. 16--The result
of a vote taken by the Socialists of
Maine, through the local organiza-
tons has resulted in the choice of the
following;
For Governor George Allan Eng
land. Bryants Pond; State auditor.
Jacob p. Enemark, Portland; con-
gressmen, Israel Albert of Portland,
1st District; Barlow, Bath, I'd
District; u. L. Putnam, Monroe, Sd
District; H. w. Thompson. Vanceboro,
4th District.
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CEDAR LOGS BURN.
Newcastle Lumber Co. Loses 2,0oo, 900
Cords, Tuesday, at North Arson.

North Arson, Me. Jan. 16.-Two mil.
lion cords of cedar logs. owned by the
Newcastle Lumber Co. went up in
flames, today, with loss estimated
at from $4,000 to $4,000 Employees
were dynamiting logs. which caused
the fire
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Osaka, the Venice of the East" has
population of about 10000 and is
rated one of the most important
manufacturing and commercial cities
of Japan. 1t is situated on the Island
of Hondo. on the two banks of the
river Yodo and is visited by travellers
for its Buddhist temple and it's pic
turesque canals, spanned by 1900
stone and bamboo bridges.
1t has been the scene of frequent
CONGREGATIONS. mainly because its
buildings are mostly fiimsy bamboo or
wooden structures, built close to each
other and very inflammable. An off,
cial report Of the damage in the city's
great fire" of Aug. l, 1909, gave the
Continued on Page Twelve,
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THE WEATHER.
FAIR.

Washington, Jan. 16.---Fda'ecast for
New England: Fair, Wednesday;
Thursday, cloudy and warmer: brisk
west winds, diminishing and becoming
variable
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Boston Forecast.

Boston, Jan. 16.-Forecast for Bos-
ton and vicinity: Fair Wednesday
and probably Thursday; rising tenn
perature. moderate west to southwest
winds.