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The coast beacon., 1912-12-28
ESQ SOLDIERS ARE SLAIN
one of Madero's stronghoIds Annihi-
lated Near El Paso. Texas.

One Of Madero's Strongholds Annihl-
lated Near EI Paso, Texas.
El Paso, Texas Refugee Federal
soldiers arrived at Juarez to report
that the $50 Federal irregular troops
garrisoning Ascension practically
were annihilated when rebels attack
ed the town. about rs miles south
west Of Juarez.
The attack was made shortly after
midnight and fighting continued only
for a few hours. The garrison com
mander reports to Gen. Trucy Au-
bert at Juarez, that he knew Of only
fifteen of his men escaping besides
himself. He is hiding at a ranch, he
writes. THE fate of $50 regulars at
Guzman, nearby, is not known. 1t is
believed the town was taken by reb-
els before Ascension. The rebels were
commanded by Gen. Inez Salazar.
The revolutionists are reported as
mobilizing at the captured town.
Gen. Jose BIanco. with 800 Federal
troops, is moving against Ascension
from the Casas Grandes district to
the south. Rebela agents at El Paso
say that Gen. Pascual Orozco, Jr., is
in the field with more than two thou
sand men.
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STEAMER WRECKED
AND q LIVES LOST
TWENTY-FIVE LOSE THEIR LIVES
IN WRECK or THE VESSEL
ON THE LEDcEs.
VESSEL GOES DOWN IN GALE
The Furness Liner Florence Strikes
the Rocks on the Coast Of
New Foundland.

" Johns, N. F.-Twenty-two of
lAsp rEeniyseven members Of the
crew Of The Fuiness Line steamer
Florence from Halifax. N. s.. for st.
Johns, lost their lives in the wreck
Of the vessel on the ledges west Of
81. Shotts during gale. Five sur
Viors, who reached land in boat,
brought the news to Trepassey. THE
steamer carried no passengers.
Captain Barr Of the steamer and all
Of his men reached shore after the
vessel struck, but the inaccessible
cliffs of st. Shots prevented their
escape. The big tide, backed UP by
the northwest gale, made it impossi-
bic to remain there, and all hands
were obliged to put back to the ship.
Captain Barr felt confident that the
wind would go down, but Second Mate
j. Hedley volunteered to take four
men in one of the ships boats and
seek a more favorable landing place
farther along the coast. In the heavy
seas the captain was unwilling to
risk more lives, and gave his CON
sent to the second mates expedition.
With great difficulty Hedley and
his four comrades reached the shore.
They search in vain for some path
by which the cliff might be scaled
or the crew of the Florence helped.
They spent the night on the cliff.
AT daybreak Iiedley found that the
wind Shad been steadily increasing.
Hurrying back to the point off which
the Florence lay, he could see no
sign Of the steamer
Considerable OF her cargo of lum-
Der was floating along the shore, but
no small boats were visible.
The five survivors made a long and
thorough search along thes hore for
their shipmates but no trace of them
was to be found.
The coast beacon., 1912-12-28
Young Tree Bears e75 Oranges.

Gulfport.-As IS an illustration of how
well satsuma oranges do on the coast
and in Harrison county there has been
cited tree owned by Joe P. Wilson Of
Landon, four miles north of here, which
this season bore CTS oranges. The tree
is but six years old Other trees have
perhaps borne as well, but this tree
seemed to have good yield for tree
Of that age. Some few may also have
been picked off before the count was
made. The oranges from this tree were
sold for 20 cents dozen, yielding
$l1.20.
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~ALroN AuMMgRn HELD UP.
Railroad and Express offIeiaIs Claim
That Very Little Booty Was
Secured.

Springfield. Ill.-The "Alton Hum
mer." fast passenger train south
bound, on the Chicago & Alton rail-
road, was held UP By four masked men
near Hes station. four miles south of
here.
The robbers detached the engine
and express car, and compelled the
engineer to run two miles down the
track. where they used dynamite
in an attempt to blow open the safes
in the express car
According to railroad and express
officials the robbers obtained very lit
tie Of value. although. it is said, the
safes contained large sum Of money
and much ieweiry.
None Of the passengers on the tran
were disturbed.
The coast beacon., 1912-12-28
TAFT Accepts Yale Law chair.

Washington.-P Taft has
made up his mind to accept the prof
fer Of the Kent professorship Of law
at Yale. and probably will take up
his duties at New Haven early in the
spring. The president was said %
have determined upon accepting the
yale profesorship for several reasons,
He will not be restricted to lectures
to Yale students, but viii be permit
ted to lecture If he desires in other
law schools. or upon the platform. or
to engage in any other occupation
which he sees fit
The coast beacon., 1912-12-28
Aid Knapp Memorial Fund.

Jackson first answer to the call
for contributions from Mississippians 70
the fund to establish farm and coiln.
try life school in Nashville, Tenn, as a
memorial to DIR. Seaman A. Knapp, and
as direct result of exercises held
throughout the state by the schools was
check for $40 received by State Super.
intendent Of Education ]. n Powers
from Prof. J. C. FAINT of the University
Of Mississippi. Several hundred dollars
have been contributed by people in thi
state to the fund.
The coast beacon., 1912-12-28
Former Sheriff a Convict.

Jaekson.-A. P. Maeness. the Grenada
county man whose case in the suprem.
court, to which he had appealed ircn
conviction Of the murder Of George Gil
lon, in JANUARY, asi2, was reversed
owing to grave errors in the procedure
at hir trial. Is reported to be takine
matters philosophical|y. Nasucss is un'
der death sentence and reports are that
he has borne up well under tie oulsal
This man was once sheriff Of Webster
county and is man Of eonsidef,bIs
nears
The coast beacon., 1912-12-28

jackson. Ga.--During the past II
months Butts county has had an un.
nsnal plumber Of barn burnings, all
81 them Of incendiary origin, but 50
far MOI single one Of the flrebugs
has been apprehended. Some time
.eo two barns were burned at the
same hours IN the JenkInsbure sec
l,on one Of them being the proper
~ n Judge II. NJ. fletcher and the
other that OF }. w Williamson Blood
hounds were placed on the tran Of the
incshdiary and followed It into Henry
Sonnir within mile Of McDonoush:
The coast beacon., 1912-12-28
BIB EXHIBIT HAS RETURNED.
Attracted Attention at Land Show in
Chicago.

jackson. The large exhibit Of Mis-
sissippi grown cotton, hay, corn, wheat,
oats, rye and rice that attracted so
much attention at the recent Interna-
tional Land Show at Chicago, has been
returned to Commissioner of Agricul-
ture Blakeslee.
The exhibit is so arranged and com
piled that it will be ready at any time
to send to other shows either within
or without the state The products are
neatly arranged in Large square frames
of wood, with burlap back. Shipping
cases were made especially for the ex-
hibit, so that it could easily be handled
in transit, without danger of disturb
ing the specimens in the frames.
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Horror occurs at Christmas Show

Greensboro. N. c.-six persons
were fatally injured and score Sc
riously hurt at Ellin when a. esection
Of a school building in which the
Christmas entertainment was being
given collapsed. throwing 200 people
3 distance Of 20 feet. Fire added to
the horror. but the flames we're ex-
tineuished by those in the section
which held, though not until two wom-
en- and a girl had received fatal burns.
Three men will die from fractured
skulls and other wounds. The scene
Of the tragedy is in the mountains.
The coast beacon., 1912-12-28
cIoantie Fraud CHARGED to Six Me,

0I8aHrIC FFduu 1IIa' 90u 70 o'N WeT''
New York.-On a Federal indict-
ment charging fraudulent use of the
mails in promoting stock for mill
where the linen was supposed to be
made in day. six men were arrested
In raid conducted by postoffice In
spectors at the offices Of the Sterling
Debenture company here, The au-
thorities estimate that the yearly in
come Of the promoters in this and
other ventures has been more than
$1,000. 900. and that s1o.0oo,OOC Of the
publIc's money has been paid over
e them since they began business.
The coast beacon., 1912-12-28

st. Louis, Mo. -Brooding over his
separation from his wife. formerly
Miss Louise scarritt, minister's
daughter. who divorced him three
years ago and now lives with their
ive-year-old son. Eugene. at MiIledee-
vile, Ca. Dr. Henry E. FerreIl, aged
~ years. a major in the medical
corps Of the First regiment commit
,ed suicide here. by shooting himself
.wice In the head at his office In
he Fidelity building with revolver
which was hidden from him BY his
mother several days ago
The coast beacon., 1912-12-28
BLOCKS THE TIGERS.
Supreme Court Scotches Scheme to Fore
stall Circuit Court Action.


stall Circuit Court Action.
Vicksbmg. The supreme court, upon
application of w. j. voller, special coun.
sci for the state in the case Of 7. M.
Caughlin, issued writ Of prohibition
against Justices Easley and Piazza and
Richard Mogouin, constable, prohibiting
these officers from assuming jurisdiction
in the liquor cases upon the grounds
that the affidavits against these defend
ants are alleged to have been made in
pursuance of scheme and in a conspir-
acy to prevent the circuit court from try
ing said defendants upon indictments by
the grand jury and that this action was
taken to obstruct justice. The supreme
coimt's actioh win dispose 81 the magis-
trate court and of the Caughlin trial.
The coast beacon., 1912-12-28
State Hospital BOrrows.

Jackson. The sum Of 81 900 has been
loaned by the Merchants Bank and
Trust Company of Jackson to the state
charity hospital, the arrangements for
financial assistance having been made
BY Gov. Earl Brewer and DR.. s. H. Nc
Lean, president of the institution. The
appropriation for the institution having
been exhausted, Gov. Brewer and DR..
Mclean arranged with the bank to secure
the necessary funds to tide it over until
the legislature comes together again.
The coast beacon., 1912-12-28
Hollanders Nav Come.

Jackson.-Half hundred Holland
families may move to Mississippi to
engage in truck and dairy farming in
the near future. Right now the Hol-
landers are in Chicago, and they have
sent E. l. Van Dellen to this state to
investigate several land propositions
that have attracted their notice. Upon
his report largely will depend whether
they will come to Mississippi OF 60 else
where.
The coast beacon., 1912-12-28
Uncle sam discovers Death Tor Bugs

Uncle sam Discovers Death for Bugs
Washington Disheartened house
keepers, weary with long struggles
against the presence of bedbugs, cock
reaches. feas, clothes. moths, ants.
housefiies, rats and mice. may take
heart, for the agricultural department
has found remedy. 1t is hydrocyan-
ic acid gas DR.. +. o. Howard anil
C. H. Popenoe. the discoveries ac.
knowledge It will drive out also tbs
human inmates Of the house IN which
1t is used, but they may return later.
The coast beacon., 1912-12-28

Jacksonville, Fla-Judge John NJ
Cheney. in Federal court. handed
down an opinion in the Injunction
suit brought some time ago by several
local liquor dealers against the South
ern Express company The opinion in
part follows: ~That the Southern Elk
press company be restrained from re.
ceiving and transportine for any con.
sideration. Intoxicating liquors Of any
class or kind from any person Or per-
sons engaged in the liquor business
In the state Of Georgia to any person
OF persons N that state
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Organize 100000 Bank.

Jackson.-Among the new organiza-
tions formed is the Bank of Lee County,
at Tupelo. The organizers Of this com
pany have applied for charter of in
corporation, giving the amount Of cap
ital stock of the new bank at 100000.
The coast beacon., 1912-12-28

.Iaekson.-The complaint of citizens
Of Decatur against tho n. O., NJ. & G.
oilroad. alleging inadequate freight ser
Ire. was taken up BY the railroad COM
s'sn The railroads were notified
1t hellcr service must be maintained
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rhnrntnn sent ID Newton.

Columbus.-Dr. f. L. Thornton, who
has had charge Of tick eradication work
In this county, representing the govern
msnt, has beer removed to Newton, and
will have charge Of the work in New
ton county
The coast beacon., 1912-12-28
Clerk Kills Policeman.

Vicksburg. -Patrolman J. N. Hurst
was shot and killed by Walter Tucker,
his nephew, following bitter quarrel
and personal encounter. Tucker went
to the county Jail after the tragedy
and surrendered to the jailer
The coast beacon., 1912-12-28

leridian.-To guard against the ap
proach Of the boil weevil, merchants in
this territory are burying early maturing
cotton seed to sell in this district 70,
the coming season.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-10
WOODRUFF FOR HARMONY
Says Roosevelt Has Stirred Up
Bitterness in Party.

Timothy l.. Woodruff returned to Brook
lyn Yesterday after visiting President Taft
at Washington. The relative position OF
the Brooklyn leader did not appear to have
changed because Of his talk with the Presi-
dent. From all that could he gathered. the
Taft campaign in the borough will proceed
without producing any radical changes in
the organization. When Mr.. Woodruff was
asked II he had supplanted Naval Officer
r. J. II. Kracke as the representative OF
the administration. he replied:
There is no reason for factional differ
.ences in Kings County. We are all working
for the same end
Regarding the race for the Republican
Presidential nomination. he remarked;
- Il am convinced as a result Of my trip
to Washington that there is, no question
about the denomination Of President Taft
! hope those opposing President Taft will
remember that a campaign must follow the
Chicago convention. Mr.. Roosevelt and his
friends should not stir up 80 much bitter
ness as to jeopsrdize the election OF Presi-
dent Taft or 20 cause Republicans to vote
for Democratic candidate"
New-York tribune., 1912-03-10
WOMAN ROBBED IN SUBWAY
Youth Arrested Charged with
Snatching Her Bag.

The uptown platform Of the Grand Cen
trail station OF the subway was crowded
last night when womans cries Of Thief
were heard Mrs. Estella Brown. Of NO
$50 West 1920 street. who had just alghted
from a northbound express and had
crossed the platform 10 board A local. was
struggling with A young man, who was
making frantic efforts to free himself. Mrs
Brown said afterward he snatched her
chatelaine bag from her hand. The young
man, who said he was Joseph Rosenthal
eighteen years old. laborer, OF NO. p
East ll5th street. was seized by subway
guards and turned over TO Patrolman But
Ter. of the East 5lst street station.
Mrs Brown. who was faShionaDly attircd.
accompanied the officer and the prisoner to
the station. where the latter was searched
There were found on him SIS 3j and silver
penknife, which Mrs. Brown identified as
her property Tho chateaine bag was found
living on the subway platform and was re-
turned 10 Mrs Brown, who preferred
charge Of grand larceny against the pris-
oner Rosenthal. who denied knowledge OF
the theft, declared the penknIfe and the
money were his property. He will be ar
raigned to-day In the Yorkville Police
Court.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-10
MRS. GRACE HAD NIGHTMARE
Told Husband, Il Might Kill You
Any Time" He Says.

Atlanta March s.-"My wife shot me
.hera's no doubt in my mind she shot me.
intend TO get well. and just as soon as
TN ahlA 10 leave the hospital I will sue for
d,vorce have been stung-thats all there
is TO IT.
This was the first newspaper interview
given to-day by Eugene II. Grace. found
,ovsteriousIy shot In his home last Tues
dav His wife. Mrs Daisy Obie Grace
formerly Of Philadelphia. is held for the
shooting.
Grace further said that his wife told him
one morning. after she had emerged from
s,umber that had been troubled with un-
nleasant dreams: i might Kill you at any
time. Gene
Grace. II is said, told his attorney yester-
dav all about the Nightmares that he said
his wife had been having for three weeks
nrior 10 the shooting. The attorney said
Grace told him that when Mrs Grace
talked aloud in her dreams her former hus-
hand. Obie, who died in Philadelphia, wss
the central figure. and that ohie appeared
10 be menacing her.
Were these dreams real or feigned Is the
question that is puzzling detectives and
others trying to clear the shooting mys-
terry.
Mrs. Grace still maintains her innocence
while In jail.
A local police judge to-day received a
letter from a negro woman. Matte Gibbs,
who says her husband shot Grace and
robbed his home. Not much stock is taken
in her story.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-10
COURT FIGHT ON 0DEtE
Opponents Seek to Bar Ticket
Which Elk Governor Heads.
fBv Teiegrarh 10 The Tribune.


Albany. March 9-The right OF a ticket
headed bv Ex-Governor B. p. Oden for
state committeeman TO appear on the pri-
mary ballot as the regular Republican or
ganizat!on ticket is to be tested in the
courts. The action has been brought
through an application by Frank A. Daniel
for an order TO prevent Secretary OF State
I.azansky from placing on the primary
ballot as the regular ticket the names Sc
lected last Monday by the Congress COM
rnittee of the 26th District, comprising
Dutchess. Putnam and Orange counties.
Daniel holds that the designation Of the
ticket As invalid, as It was made by one
committeeman and four proxies.
Argument on the application will be
heard before Justice Morschauser, OF the
Supreme Court at White Plains, on Mon
day. The interests OF the Secretary OF
State will be looked after by the Attorney
General. Behind the suit are Senator John
3. Rose and ether opponents Of ex-Gov-
ernor Odell. There has been a bitter con-
test between the Odell and Rose factions
OF the Republican party in this district for
several years.
Joseph NJ. Dickey and Samuel X. Phillips
are the primary candidates for delegates
70 the rational convention. whose names
The Rose faction is seeking to bar from
the ticket
New-York tribune., 1912-03-10
GOES TO TOWER TO DIE.
BODY OF Young Man Found Hang.
ing in N. Y. Life Building.
May HAVE BEEN DEAD A DAY
Watchman, Going to Wind Clock,
Discovers Suicide Above
Thirteenth Floor.

The body of Young man believed TO
have been an agent for the New York Life
Insurance Company was found yesterday
afternoon hanging from the railing of the
iron stairs that lead from the thirteenth
floor OF the New York Life Insurance
Building, at No. 545 Broadway, to the clock
in the tower. Frank Gill. the watchmsn in
the building, who goes UP. In the tower
every thirteenth day to wind the clock,
found the body. He said that he believed
the man had been dead for at least day.
The door leading up 10 the clock is kept
locked and Gill was surprised TO find il held
only by the latch The body was suspend
ed from the railing about ten feet above
the floor by three strands Of strong twine
which had cut deeply into the neck. Gill
called Patrolman Coots. Of tho Elizabeth
street station. who cut 1t down
The man was apparently not more than
twenty-three, was light complexioned and
wore a blue serge suit and patent leather
shoes. In his lapel he wore an enamelled
pin bearing the letters "P. a. n. s. In
view Of memoranda found in his pockets
the letters are supposed TO stand for Perm
Amboy High School.
He had a letter beginning Dear Aunt
Julia" 81 am afraid I am losing my
mind" he wrote. and before anything
like that should happen ~ make any
trouble would end II all" The letter
was signed Fred" II was dated Valley
Stream. March :.
On the outside ~ the envelope was writ
ten, '429 \, Perth Amboy," and belo"
that. where the address should be. VAS
written, "R. g Wander Clute." In one cor
ner he had written: Lots 10 uncle Jew
elry 10 rop, with amounts from Insurance
commissions
In another was: Dear Aunt: Everything
YOU done for me sticks Ike hin. I am
serpent" Outside the flap of the en-
velope was written. Kisses 20 all
He had plain gold watch, two rings
one Of them a signet. bearing the initials
Fl w. s15 20 in cash. and box Of cap
sules purchased AT the drug store Of Bar
nekov g. Fetz. No 235 state street Perth
Amboy. There was also q memorandum
book. in which he had noted his daily OK
penses, which bore the name Joseph Nc
Intyre, No SIS West 1l2th street Mr.. No
Intyre was informed, and said that he
would 20 TO the Morgue, where the body
had been taken, and see II he could iden-
tify it.
Drafts Of letters which the young man
had begun and abandoned showed that he
had been in POOR health for several months
recuperate.
Mr. Mcintyre called at the Morgue last
night, but did not recognize the body.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-10
| URED AWAY BY HYPN0TISM
Wife Confesses She Had to Fol
low" Man She Detested.

Montreal. March 9.-The alleged hypnotic
influence OF Almcr Sequin. who claims TO
be an authority on psychology, and several
other "ologies," and who practsed here
under the name OF Professor Walton over
Mrs. Arthur IIucsser was the subject OF an
Investigation in the courts here to-day
Huesser applied for separation order
against his wife. lie said that she mao
left hin, for sequin whom he accused oil
having exerted a hypnotic influence oFe'
her.
Mrs. Huesser confessed the impeachment
and said that she was first hypnotized by
the professor while out for walk. lie
looked at her, she said, and she had to
follow him.
The mother OF the woman said that tnere
vas something weird about sequins inhu-
once over her daughter. as when ne W. w.
-----T sTe heartily detested ana uleu ~
Zen away from him. Sequin smiled CON-
nIacently while these references 10 I.S
rouers were being related and IN the w WI
pess box acknowledged his power over Mo
Huesser. - ,-.,tod
New-York tribune., 1912-03-10
COLONEL TO ANSWER TAFT
May Make Reply to Comment on
Columbus Speech.
rBy telegraph 10 The Tr,bun.


oyster Bay, March a-Colonel Roosav.lt
read President Tsfts reply to his Columbus
speech very carefully this morning Then
he went horseback riding as far as Glef,
Cove When he returned he told the re-
porters at Sycamore Hill that he woul1
come out soon with a reply to the Presi-
dent. This will probably be in the form OF
a speech from the stump"
The colonel said to-day that he would
"aggressively defend the great cause of
equal opportunity" by taking the stump in
compliance with the request OF Governor
Stubbs of Kansas, who wired the colonel
yesterday that he "owed II 10 his country
men" The Governor said the people Of
Kansas insisted" that Mr.. Roosevelt make
speeches in their state. II looks now as
though his tour would begin in New York
State and extend through Illinois and
Michigan before it reaches Kansas. In that
way the colonel expects to expound his
doctrine of preferential primaries more ef-
fectvely than through the public press.
They're fighting us tooth and nail on
this issue in Illinois and Michigan" said
Mr.. Roosevelt. Although the bosses In
Oklahoma instructed the delegates in the
I'd District for Taft, the people Of the state
voted ? to I for me in the primaries of the
state convention. II they had the prefer
ential primaries 7 would have four out os
every FIVE delegates"
A New York newspaper printed 2 story
this morning 10 the effect that Andrew Car
negie had given $4,000 TO Roosevelt ont
right to finance the great African game
hunt The colonel grinned when he saw
the headlines Suddenly he turned on his
heel and strode over 10 the library book
shelf and took down copy Of his African
Game Trails" He turned 10 the appendix
and strode over to the reporters.
Read that 80 he cried. pointing to one
of the paragraphs. II explained the au-
thors debt of gratitude 10 Andrew Car
negie and Oscar Straus. without whose
generous aid the scientific research involved
in the expedition could not have been sue
cess"
"Ha ha" he shouted IN high glee.
"They have turned on the light. have they"
Mr.. Roosevelt had no visitors last night
Tomorrow he will probably attend church
and on Monday he will make another pill
grimsge" to Mlneols for Jury duty before
Justice Putnam, al the Nassau County
Courthouse.