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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-29
UNITED STATES MAY INTER
VENE.


w AcHINUION, DE T., SPECIAL
Unable to send additional marines
TO Nicaragua in time TO assist the
Americans and other foreigners
who are threatened with annihiIa-
ton by the rebels under Generals
Zeiadon and Mena, the State De-
partment today ordered Major
General Wood, CHIEF of stan of the
army, to hold soldiers at Panama
today for instant movement ON
Nicaragua.
General Wood accordingly ord
cred the Tenth Infantry at Pan
anna City to be prepared TO en-
bark on the Collier Justin imme-
diateIy word shall be received
from Minister WeitzeI that more
troops are needed to preserve
peace in Nicaragua.
That the State Department is
tired OF tempOriZing with the
rebels was apparent today from
dispatches from Minister WeitzeI
that he has pePemptOriIy inform
ed General Mena that Managua
is place of refuge and the Unit
cd States would not permit an
other bOmbardment of the Can't
tai.
To strengthen this uItimatum
the American marines, 475 strong.
have been deplOyed about the
city, equipped with service guns
and ammunition, and will open
fire OH any rebel forces which at
tempt TO shell or advance on Ma
nagua.
The rebel victory at Leon, ac-
companied by a frightfuI massa-
ere Of Federal soldiers, has shown
the United States the revolution
lists are guided by no sense of the
decencieS of civil warfare and the
state Department considers IL
best to deal with them without
gloves.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-29
JURY'S VERDICT IN
ROSENTHAL CASE

NEW YORK. Special Louis
LlDDy, part owner of the gray
murder automobile, was discharw-
eel from custody following the in
quest Thursday.
Outside the corOner's court he
was met by his mother and Sis
terS, who greeted him with tears
and hugs.
Libby seemed unConcerned.
The verdict arrived at by the
"coroncr'S jury" was as follows:
we, the jury, find that Her
man KosenthaI met with his
death on the morning of July
10th ut 1 o'clock in front of the
Hotel MetrOpOIc. Forty third
Street, between Sixth Avenue and
broadway, from "a bullet wound
IN the brain ana the upper law
and tongue, fired from a revolver
or reNolVerS held i'm the hands of
"a person or persons unknown 10
this jury
Assistant District Attorney
Robert Rubin represented District
attorney Whitman at the inquest.
the latter being engaged at the
arralsnment of the police officer
ana five gangSters.
After Mr.. Rubin addressed the
coroner'S jury the calling of wit
ncSSeS began.
policeman w. j. Farrell, of the
west FOrty-Scventh Street Sta
non, who was in the dining room
Oh the Hotel MerOpOle when
KOScnthal was asSaSSinated. was
an important witness. Farrell
testified that while ROSenthaI was
sitting at n table i'm the dining
room "Bridgie" Weber entered
ana walked around the room. A
moment after he left ROsenthaI
arose and walked out upon the
street.
Several shots were fired imme-
dlately afterward. Weber was
greatly excited, the witness said.
Police Indicted.
w nile the five defendants were beini
rralSned in the Court of General SEES
IONS on the murder indictment and tn
nquest was going on, the grand iur.
anded down an Indictment agains
'olicemen James G. White and John {
.Ielherton on charge of perjury
neSe oI1cers were members of Beck
strong Arm Squad" and are al
s$ed TO have carried out the frame
p arranged by Becker against Ri.
ack Zelig, the gang leader
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-29
GOVERNMENT TO
Decide STRIKE

NORFOLK, VA Special.-NOr.
folk and Southern Railroad eouI-
neers who have been threnteninp
10 strike because OF the cOmpany,S
FAILURE 10 deal with cOntendins.
wage questions. Dlaced IN
case for their part In the hands az
the government for mediation ana
adjustment and agreed that ncfioU
shonid De postponed until new
authoritative head OF the Norfolk
southern IL named, providing the
company agrees that the matters
at issue shall be adjusted at that
time. ''
Nj. w. CadIe, of Cleveland. O..
grand assistant chief engineer of
the brotherhood OF Locomotive
EhElneerS, who has been here in
connection with the wage ouesfFou
leaves tomorrow for Richmond for
adjustment OF pending organization
matters there. From Richmond he
goes 10 Cleveland for n board meet
Ing Monday.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-29
ENGLAND Will
HAVE AN EXHIBIT
Despite the Canal Bill Great
Britain Will Aid the
Exposition.

LONDON SPECIAL Great
Britain served notice upon the
United States Government today
that il will participate i'm the
Panama Exposition i'm San Fran
cisco in 1915, despite the action
OF the United States Senate i'm
passing the Panama Canal adj
niniStratiOn bill.
England had entered formal
complaint against the bill which
was alleged to be n violation OF
the Hay-Paunccfote treaty and
her hcSitancy i'm accepting the in
Nitation TO take part in the worlds
lalr had led to reports that there
would be no English exhibit.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-29
Torn White Skirt Picked Up on Bank
OF Canal-NegrO Also Finds I}rOk-
en- Hammer-POIice Believe
Murder or Suicide.
RIG MONn. -SnecinL

I III MOND, NA.=SpecIal.-
In the weeds near the bank of
the canal which carries water 10
the pOWcrhOuSc of the Virg& -
Railway and Power Company a
negro man this morning found a
torn white skirt. broken wedge
hammer and a pool of blood. and
the police who were immediately
nouihed are trying Co solve what
they believe TO be either a muir
der or suicide mystery.
The skirt and hammer, which
were picked up near the foot of
Seventh Street, have been turned
over TO Detective Sergeant For
rest Bailey.
An examination of the garment
at police headquarters showed
that IL was of excellent material
probably caShmcrc-and that il
was deliberately trimmed i'm places
with white silk braid. The skirt
was evidently worn by an unuSu-
ally large woman, as il is quite
long. and moderately full at the
waist.
The man who picked il up-Joe
Stuart. of Bacon Strect-Save il
at once To the police. IL had evil
IDENTITY been out in the rain most
of the night, for il was soaking
wet.
Ii had been torn apart straight
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-29
STATION WINS BY
LARGE MAJORITY

ATLANTA, GAa Special.-JOhn
W. station, president of the State
senate, swept Georgia for Gov
ernOr n Wednesdays Democratic
primary, carrying 1873 counties,
according TO the returns, with a
popular majority over both of his
opponents that will exceed so
900.
station will have 81 out of 1856
votes in the State convention.
which meets in Macon next We'd
nesday.
United States Senator A. o. Ba-
con has likewise overwhelmingly
defeated III. III. Perry for the SEN
ate, carrying fully 1870 counties
and possibly more.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-29
REPUBLICANS GLUED
TO MAST IN FEAR

WASHINGTON, ID. C., Special
Joseph p. Amin, in the Wash
ingtOn Herald says; When il
comes TO sitting tight, the Repub-
lican member of Congress asIridc
the political fence makes "A cham
piOn bronco tWiSter look like "A
novice these days. He il tied.
glued and welded to the topmost
rail. and the heaviest artillery
from the camps of the RepubIi-
can and eX-RepubliCan candidates
fails TO shake him.
Leaders from both camps have
tried Representative Porter. of
PlttSburg. brought Il message and
an ultimatum from the Washing
ton or third party in PENNSYLVANIA
TO Republican members from that
state couple of weeks ago. The
message was heard and the uIti-
matum ignored. Thursday Chair
man HilieS, of the Republican
National Committee, came 10
Washington on a similar errand.
His reception was diScOuraoinS
and the results nil.
Representative Porter was not
able TO exact pledges even from
the Republican members from the
keystone State. where the party
machinery is in the hands OF the
Hilles, after a couple of "staI-
warts had whispered a few
words of friendly warning in his
ear, yesterday declared he had
not come to ask pledges, but
merely 10 engage in friendly
talk fest with his congressional
friends before they scattered with
adjournment.
Following Il meeting of the Con-
sreSSionaI Campaign Committee.
MIR. HilleS held an informal re-
ceptiOn to Republican members.
The invitation had been general,
but the response was restricted.
In point of members, ME affair
was "a frost. \ fcW regulars
came in TO shake hands with Mr..
H1iieS, some drawn more from
feelings of personal fricndiincss
than because of political eXpedi-
ency. Progressive members were
conspicuous chiefly by their alb
sence. Woods, Kendall and Hau-
gen, of Iowa; RccS, of Kansas.
and La Toilette. of Washington.
however, stopped i'm to shake
hands. Uncle Joe Cannon, en-
scOnced in a comfortable chair in
one corner OF the minority room.
viewed proceedings and smoked
cigars with the boys"
NO ENTHUSIASM.
In so Tar as MIR. HilIcS' mission
was the garnering of pledges of
support for President Taft. il was
a failure. 1.-THE fence for OurS''
is the cry among Republican
members of Congress, who view
the present chaos i'm the party
with terror. Neither the broad
sides OF Mr.. Roosevelt nor the
pIeadings of Mr.. Taft will sway
them. The seat on the fence is
not always particularly desirable,
but it's far preferable to a lead
ing part i'm the political mix-up
which faces the Republicans in
the national campaign.
There are "a bare handful of
Republican members who will
support either Taft or Roosevelt
openly this fall. The remainder
will stay quietly i'm their districts
and try TO save their own bacon.
If ever party loyalty was at IA
greater discount than now, the
oldest member at the Capitol does
not recall the time.
Moreover, and I'm addition. Re-
publican members are none too
friendly i'm their feelings toward
the National Committee and its
attitude toward them. They feel
that the Congressional Campaign
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-29
AMERICANS ALARMED.
WASHINGTON Ii ~ g..

~, w. Ne - OpcCltls
More tllan 200 Americans, alarm
ca at the eXccSScs OF the victory
MAD reV0lutiOnistS, are crowdinr
INTO the united States legation at
NiahaSIia, Nicaragua, according to
uIspatches TO the State Depart
ment today from Minister Welt
Eel.
twenty-five American women
and children have been taken
aboard the Collier Justin and The
guabOat Annapolis ut Corinto.
ana every available man from
theSe vessels has been landed to
protect foreign property in Mica
ragua.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-29

Roosevelt made a speech on the
tariff the other day in Rhode Island
lie was very successful indeed. The
best friends of the "system"-those
most fearful that it will suffer injury
are satisfied that he did not do il
the least harm. He demonstrated that
me tarliI IN mis- hands will be as safe
as 1t is in the hands of President Toft.
ana the world knows that Bill Taft
would not harm a hair Of the tariff
lnIants head.-Charlottesv Pro-
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-29
BIOGRAPHY OF
A noted SENATOR
LIFE RECORD OF BOB TAYLOR &c
BEING PREPARED BY HIS
BROTHERS.

BRISTOL, VA Special Refer
ring to the biography of the late SEN
ator Bob Taylor, Tennessee's most in
teresting and unique character, Hon.
aired a. Taylor, one of the three
surviving brothers who are writing II
said:
Almost my part of the manuscript
is ready for the printer. My part Of
the biography tells of my brother in
politics and on the lecture platform.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-29
MENA REPORTED
TO Be CAPTURED
United States Marines Are Rushed
to acknowledgement Gov
eminent Consents to Inter
vention of United States.
Corinto Inhabitants Flee.

NEW ORLEANS, La. Special.
Private cablegrams from Blue
field say that General Luis
Mcna, leader OF the Nicara~uan
revolution, has been captured by
the Liberal party and is being
held Il prisoner.
The details of the capture arc
not given, but Mcna is said 10
be in Leon.
y Liberal uprising has been cx-
pectcd for some time. although
the acknowledged leader of the
party, General Irias, is now in
Costa Rica.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-29

Nearly everybody except those pro-
gressives who are misguided into the
new party understands that the new
party is simply a means for Roose-
velt and those interests who are pay
IlB ms expenses to get what they
want There is really no new marty
1t is only the same Roosevelt and the
same class of practical gentlemen
parading under slightly different col
ors.-Advance.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-29

~ AT thelr annual session at Bristol,
the clerks of courts of Virginia Dassed
a resolution the sense of which was
mat the clerks would agree to the
west resolution, adopted by the State
senate, at the last session, and pro-
Vldlng Nor reports from the clerks
as 10 the fees received by them from
all sources whatsoever. The clerks Of
courts certainly are magnanimous to
agree to abide by an act of the
State lawmakers.-N e wport News
Press.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-29
FIVE HUNDRED ARE
MASSACRED IN WAR

WASHINGTON, ID. C., SPECIAL
"A dispatch from Managua. DELAYED
in transmission, tells of the mas
sacre OF u garrison of 500 men at
Leon. After the surrender by the
government troops they are said
TO have been cut to pieces by the
enemy.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-29
First District Primary Saturday

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES VA.-Special.-
The Democratic congressional pri-
mary to name the candidate to repre-
sent the First Congressional District in
the next House of Representatives, to
be Voteo for at the November cleo
ton, will be held in the First District
on next Saturday. The candidates are
William A. Jones, of the oNrthern
Neck, present representative, and S.
r. Buxton, Of Newport News. Mr..
Jones has represented the district for
% years.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-29
NO HOPE FOR EARLY
SETTLEMENT OF WAR

PARIS. Special-A Rome dispatch
published today iu the Echo DE Paris
states that Italian diplomatic circles
have been assured that peace will be
concluded with Turkey by October or
November at the latest
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-29

10 American industry. This wear
sees no innovation. The Demo-
cratic candidate, DIR. Wilson. is
Brlan and Parker over again.
without the OratOrN of one or the
legal training of the other: buf
win the free trade prcjudices of
both seemingly intensified. III il
not unkind To discern that DIR.
wilson Is a pcdagOguc. NOT n
statesman, in his mode of thought.
academic, rather than practical.
no OF me hrst time in the memory
vi my oldest hearer the country
WitheSSed convention held In
D"ic"So TWO weeks since. In which
aneTe WAS no roll call of delegates
no ballots cast; where. red ham
uannas were preferred fO the Sf,r.
"hu stripes; where the scene NVaS
Schrlet over much, like the nac OF
uhhrchH, not red, white and blue.
THE TARIFF.
Both of the opposing parties rs
nnuI1 win equal Vehemence the
present tarln under which our
country has 80 markedly prospere1
1hey abuse the Payne AIdrfch IaN.
Mithout stint and without reason.
' .hriH act has closed no fac
Tory mas put out the fires In no
iurnace, has thrown no mechanIc
or IabOrer out of empIoNInenf ~
nus opened no free soup houses for
starving families deprived of m
wage OF the bread Garner; IL has
FORMED no bread line of faded. dis
henrtened seekers for employment.
Nearly ten millions Of dcposifOrs
ia the savings banks had Inst vear
inid away four thousand millions Of
dollars, while every branch OF
moral, social and educational bet
terment has received vital Impulse
and generous support.
wherein can the thoughtful cfti-
zen see promise Of a betterment i'm
the frantic cry for IN CHANGE
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-29
Aviator on for Gun.

CHARTERS, FRANCE Special
Aviator FrantZ left here to dv
TO Hamburg for the Pommery cup.
a dispatch from Mons said he had ar
rived there safely and later LETT on
his journey.
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Committee bids fair to lose en-
tirciN it, identity and become
swallowed up 10y the National
Committee. ana this without any
prospect Of actual assistance from
the National Committee.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-29
$4,000 Fire

COLUMBUS, OHIO. Special Fire
which broke out this morning on tne
sixth floor Of May and Companv's
store on High Street, in the heart of
the business district. resulted in a loss
tents ~ WI
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-29
STORY OF GREAT MASSACRE.
WASHINGTON. ID. G. SnecinI

Y III.
Minister WcitzGl has COniirmcd
the press report of the harrowino
slaughter of 500 federal soldiers
III Leon by the victorious rebels.
General BurOn, the federal
reader, was murdered i'm cold
blood, and two of his men. said
10 De Americans, named PhiIIiDs
anu Harvey Dodd, the latter n
MlSslssippian, were killed while
seeking refuge I'm n hospital.
t1ghting lasted all day. and
great loss of life is reported.
me American minister rcDorts
that the situation is growing
steadily worse, and asks that more
troops be sent to- Nicaragua i'm
hlediatcIy. He had evidently nor
received word of the 1900 sailors
ana marines who will be en- route
10 Sorlhto by saturday night.
consul johnson, at Corinto. in
Iori'leu the State Department. to-
udy tIlat rebels have captured n
huihDSr OF towns between Leon
ana Chinandega, among which
are located n large sugar DIanto-
tiOn ard Nicaraguan central dis
uIIcry, containing five million
pesos worth of alcohol.
IL is reported that presidential
aspirations are causing diSSen-
SION in the rebel camp, Marcos
Nalrena, PauliOn Cooley. General
Neladon and Francisco n. Bocn
DeIn$ urged for the presidency Inv
thelr respective adherents.
1t is hoped that this dissensioD
may prove severe enough TO nrc-
vent me rebels making a concert
ca attack upon COrinto before Tho
arrival of the DenVer's men ON
Sunday. VII
Inc transport Prairie left Ports
mouth, \. H., last night for
Philadelphia, where she will take
ABOARD $50 marines on SATURDAY.
sailing Immediately for Panama
Inc cruiser California will leave
san Francisco today, carving six
hundred sailers and sixty ma
rlneS. She will go directly 10
Corinto, landing u rOrcc there. il
necessary.
State department Officials TO-
uay lald stress on the fact thar
the landing of marines i'm Mica
TaSua has come as the result of
direct requests from the Diaz COW
ernment and does not constifute
technical Intervention.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-29
REPORT CONFIRMED.

NEW ORLEANS, La Special.
confirmation of capture of Cen
cral Mcna and the fall of the CITY
Oh Leon was received here this
morning by Consul General Juan
d. LaVala, Of Nicaragua.
LaVaia says Liberals and Con-
scrNa'lNeS VIII now combine TO
crush McnaS followers.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-29
BECKER Denies HE
PLANNED FRAME-UP

In the New York murder case the
followinS indictments were returned
yesterday:
Lieutenant Charles Becker, accused
of having plotted to kill Rosenthal.
William shapiro, driver of the gray
automobile in which the gangsters
went 10 the Hotel Metropole and
killed ROSenthal
Jack Reich. known as Jack SulH-
van, accused of having given the sig
nal for the murder.
Frank CirOfici, also known as "Daro
Frank"
Frank Muller, known as Whitley
Lewis"
Harry HorOwitz. known as "Gyp the
Blood"
Louis Rosenzweig, known Lefty
Louie" gangman alleged to have heen
IN the automobile
The four last named are the ones
accused of the actual shooting.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-29

NEW YORK; Special Police
Lieutenant Charles y. Becker, one
OF the chief figures i'm the ROSen-
tlaI case, was taken to the Court
OF General Sessions from the
TOmbs today for arraignment be-
FORE Judge Grain i'm Part L on the
first Indictment brought against
MN, which charges him with
killing the gambler.
This carly indictment. however.
was practically quashed by the
blanket indictment returned by
the grand jury yesterday. On his
way TO court Becker denied that
he had engineered a frame up"
TO gain influence over big Jack"
SeIlg. East side gang leader.
Testimony is said 10 have been
given the grand jury that il was
Big Jack Sclig, who is said 10
have secured the paid killers for
Becker when the latter cOncoctcd
his alleged plot to put ROsen-
thai out of the way.
Harry HOrOwitz (Lcfty Louic),
Jack Sullivan and DaSO Frank
CiroiiCi were rounded up and
taken to a ROClIaway Beach hotel
a week before RosenthaI was
killed. All were well supplied
with money and were apparently
being held until chance offered
to get ROscnthaI.
Samuel Spiclbcrger. clerk of
the hotel, according TO this re-
port, told the grand jury that the
party spent the time apparently
waiting for a message from New
York. The members OF Police
Lieutenant Charles \. BecIxer's
strong arm squad are expected to
DC indicted by the New York
county grand jury tomorrow for
manufacturing" evidence against
big Jack" SeIiC.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-29

NEW YORK. Special Dis
trict Attorney Whitman spent
most of his time today i'm arrang-
ing his evidence for the trial of
Lieutenant Charles \. Becker.
who, with six others. was indicted
for the murder of Gambler Her
man ROSenthaI.
Becker will he the first of those
indicted to be placed on trial.
Whitman was also interested i'm
dispatch from Detroit. Mich.
which stated that another ROSen-
thai suspect, believed TO be either
"Gyp the Blood or Lefty Louie
was under arrest there.
When arrested the Detroit pris-
oner had in his possession many
newspaper clippings relating to
the ROSenthal case.
\ thorough investigation of
charges of graft in connection
with the ROSenthaI case will he
started early i'm September. when
supreme Court Justice John n.
con opens an extraordinary term
OF the supreme Court.
According TO the plans of JUS
tice Con and District Attorney
whitman today a sweeping John
Doe graft investigation will be
started ut the beginning of the
session. At the end of the second
week the inquiry will probably be
suspended, SO that one of the al
legged murdererS can be placed on
trial for his life.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-09-27
STOLEN MONEY RETURNED.
Eank Find Packages Stolen From Car
lying On Doorstep.

Eestern Newspaper Cnipn News Service.
Pensacola, Fla.--As a result OF the
mysterious return to the First Ma
tional bank. some time during the
night, of $4,000 stolen while being
delivered to the Louisville and Nash.
vile pay car at Flomaton, Ala, sew
eral days ago, a conference was held
between officials of the bank and pri-
yate detectives and special agents in.
yestigating the robbery. ~ =
The package containing the money
was in the original wrapping, as made
up by the bank employees, it is said,
and was enclosed in a newspaper. Il:
was found lying against the grating
Of the back door of the bank by the
negro janitor.
This indicates, according to the Of:
ficials that someone with previous
knowledge had prepared in advance
the dummy package, containing maya.
zine pages, which was found in place
Of the money when the shipment was
opened in the Louisville and Nash.
vile pay car.