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General Felix Diaz escaped from
Mexican soil on october q. takihs
refuge on the United States gunooa'
Wheeling at Vera Cruz. He was trans
ferred IN the Louisiana and from there
10 the battleship Michigan, later oelns
mt aboard the steamer Esperah1a'
which reached Havana on Monday ias''
AS long ago as October ID the CUBAN
government was warned that pano
of Mexican conspirators were planning
70 kill General Diaz, who was then on
his way from Europe to Mexico The
Cuban government took precautionary
measures and Diaz was closely suaroed
when he landed here.
There were rumors OF other plots
against Diazs life when it was learned
that he was 10 return to Havana
late Vera Cruz dispatch reported tha'
Diaz had left behind him there aliegeo
nroof that an agent Of the government
nae on his way 10 Vera cruz with
orders TO take Diaz TO Mexico City,
dead or alive.
caneral Dlaz was the candidate ol
the National Democratic party Tor tne
Presidency. He had been sent out o'
the country by General Huerta as heac
~ q special Mexican mission to japan
but returned to carry on his campaign
When he arrived at Vera Cruz on oc'
tober % he found the situation DC
tbreatening that did not dare TO &c
to the Mexican capital.
General Huerta sent Diaz an invita-
ton to go TO Mexico City, and sent ar
envoy TO try 10 induce him TO accep'
the invitation. He declined to DO SO
and finally made his way TO the Amer
lean Consulate, from which he escaped
TO L launch which carried him to 'nf
Wheeling.
General Felix Diaz is a nephew ol
General Porfirio Diaz, the former Pres
ident of the republic. He headed
revolutionary movement at Vera Cruz
a wear ago, which was promptly sup
pressed. He headed the revolt agains'
President Madero in Mexico City las
February. which ended in the over
throw of Madero and the assumption
Of the Presidency by General Huerta
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-07
COUNT VON ROSENBERG
ARRESTED AS FORGER
Man Wanted for Daring Grimes
Caught When He Arrives
as Ship Steward.
POSED AS A NOTED SINGER
Knows Nothing of Music, but
His Impersonations Enable
Him to Get Thou
sands on Checks.

When the United Fruit steamship
Zacapa came in yesterday from Colon
and other Caribbean ports man whom
Pinkerton detectives had been watch
ing for four months walked 10 the end
Of the pier and waved his hand to a
stockily built steward who came on
deck after most OF the passengers had
gone ashore.
A half hour later two lieutenants
from the Central Office and two Pinker-
ton men threw the steward 10 the floor
of the pier and clapped handouts on
his wrists.
When they had him safely behind
steel bars at Police Headquarters the
police announced that they had ar
rested Constantine Rosenberg, alias
"the Count Won Rosenberg" one OF the
most accomplished and daring forgers
who has appeared in New York in
many years.
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A London dispatch received in this city
last night said that Mr.. Mccomos was Ill,
and the physician in attendance was
doubtful whether his wedding would take
place to-day.
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Draws Knife on Pier.

Rosenberg. whose forgeries have been
many and for large sums, was NOT
easily caught yesterday. When hiding
aboard the ship failed TO protect him
he broke through a crowd OF persons
on the deck, ran down the gangplank,
rushed into a corner near the pier en-
trance at South street, drew a long
knife and showed fight.
Florencio Constantine. the spanish
tenor who has sung with the Metro
politan opera Company is one oil the
persons Rosenberg has impersonated.
He also has travelled as Riccardo Nj
ouero, a wealthy Cuban sugar grower
While the Pinkertons have long hst
of forgeries credited TO Rosenberg the
specific charge upon which he was ar
rested Yesterday was the passing oil
forged check for 5000 OH Thomas Cook
& Sons. tourist agents. in obtaining SIX
500 travellers checks.
Rosenberg, who speaks six Ian
1usges. was extremely resourceful
while masquerading in the uhlteu
States and Canada as Constantine the
tenor. Although a lover OF music ne
could not sing a note, but this little
matter didn't bother him. II was his
habit when registering at a hotel as
Constantine to call the clerk aside and
ask him not TO mention to any one that
- .,o, tho great tenor,
when 1t becomes known that am
the singer" he told clerk at hotel
in Watertown, II am annoyed by re-
ouests TO sing. Much as ! would ike
to please people and sing for charity
have not the time"
But He Doesn't Sing.
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FOREIGN,
MISCELLANEOUS.

Trouble Ahead for Yuan shlh-kai'.'.
Dinner TO James Bryce. .........''''-
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twenty-one and his wife less than
twenty, his fortune began to soar upward
and he has kept a steady gait toward
the top. OF the children born of this
marriage there are living Adam Black.
Hugh Williamson, Agnes Hart. William
Bauchop. jr., James and Jessie.
Mrs Wilson is devoted to her home,
a much more stately one than the lit
tie cottage to which she and her hus-
band repaired after their marriage In
Ar,tot Just thirty years ago, but filled
with the simple treasures bequeathed
by beloved Scotch ancestors. After her
husbands election to Congress she dis
liked leaving the home or permitting it
to go into the hands of strangers. So
she cheerfully put her husband into the
capable hands of her eldest daughter,
who bears her mothers name, and she
has kept the home in running order in
Blossburg. MIR. Wilson and his daughter
pay alternate visits to this dearest spot
each jealousy keeping account with the
other that not a visit over above the
bargain was to the shara of either.
Miss Wilson is naturally attached to
the native land of her parents. Scotland,
and it is her hope when she can spare a
long holiday to visit all the spots hal
lowed In the family annals. Hitherto she
has been much too busy for such diver
sion. but it may be possible both for Mrs
Wilson and her daughter to sail UP the
Firth of Clyde and see the wonders which
the years have wrought since the childish
eyes of her husband and herself gazed
upon it. They have many relatives living
about the old place and such a trip would
mean months of purest joy. Miss Wilson
is thoroughly familiar with all that con-
Germs the old home of her parents for
they both keep apace of events across the
water and. like all the Scotch. they ad-
here to all their old traditions and delight
in telling the folk tales. Mr.. Wilson is a
welcome guest when the Caledonians
gather and no one can clap more heartily
when the old border songs are sung or
some Scotch epic is declaimed. He is also
poet of some ability. But they are the
stanchest of Americans and deeply i'm
bued with the spirit of this country.
Miss Wilson has inherited her parents
love OF the classic writer's of Scotland.
OF these she is partial to Robert Louis
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She came in contact with MI Wilson
when his little daughter was just out of
swaddling clothes and the two have been
friends ever since. Mother Jones had
just come down from West Virginia,
where she was engaged in the throwing
Oil OH the troubled waters and trying to
get the miners into a union where ali
the equities of the case would receive at
tention She was rather worn and spent
after her three weeks work. but Miss
Wilson put new heart into her She en-
gagged a taxi, took her about to see
everything new since her visit five years
ago and then had the kindest and most
sympathetic friends to meet her at
luncheon.
Such little acts as these are what have
gained for Miss Wilson a place which
could never be obtained by mere political
prestige or even academic knowledge of
labor conditions. For this reason she
will possess an Importance quite apart
from her fathers rank or her mothers
status as a cabinet hostess.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson are natives of the
land of the heather, and both come from
that portion of which the old song says
Where the broom is blowing bonny in
the North Country about the Firth Of
Clyde not far from Glasgow. Mr. Wilson
WAS but eight years old when his parents
came to this country and settled at Ar
not. in Tioga county. Pa. Mrs. Wilson
was the daughter of Hugh Williamson
and his wife, Agnes Hart, both natives
of Glasgow. Mr.. Williamson came out
to try his fortunes in the new world
about 1872.
The Williamsons knew the Wilson's in
Blantyre on the Clyde, and the families
located near each other in Arnot. The
friendship between the young folks de-
veoped into something more ardent as
the years went By and young Wilson wed
the daughter of his parents country
folks just as soon as he had position
which promised livelihood 1t was only
place in the nearby mines but the
young people came of sturdy stock and
their largest possession was hope 1t
proved a commodity which soon had tan
gible value and Just a year after the
marriage. which occurred in 1888 when
the present cabinet official was barely
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rubber tribute. the savage soldiery rush
ing hither and thther, the husband
doubled up at the. door of his hut, his
limbs still twitching In the last throes Of
death. And that last creation of the
sculptor's brain-the finest of all, per-
haps-"Distress." 1t is the heroic. more
than life-size figure of a man. naked
his head sunk upon his breast, hugging
his body with his clasped arms. the legs
tightly drawn together. the whole pose
suggestive of the utmost extremity of
mental misery, shame. despair.
Then I made. a venture.
1.-The final destinat ton of these bronZes,'
/ said. You refuse to sell. The collection
ought to stay with the bronzes: it is one
great whole. What will you do with
them?'
I had heard rumors of the gift to
America. I was not. therefore, SO sur
prised as you will be.
My wife Is an American he said.
And I have been to America a great
many times, and have met with universal
kindness. have lectured all over Amer
lea: newspapers have interviewed me,
criticised my work, and without any ex-
ception they have all been SO kind it has
touched me. l have therefore absolutely
arranged that the whole show. as 1t is. Is
finally to go to the Smithsonian lnstitu-
ton The offer has been made and &C
cepted. But want to keep the things as
long as live, and am in no hurry to die.
All this is agreed on. I have talked this
over with Nelson Page, who Is great
friend Of mine, when l stayed with him
in Washington a short time ago.
Loath to depart l strOlled about the
rooms. Details of the collecton-not
mere arms--would fill a newspaper page.
1t is not one collection. but several: otner
explorers and collectors have ceded their
treasures to Mr.. Ward, happy to see
them adequately. surrounded and pre-
served. What story attaches to this worn
gold watch. pocket compass and survey.
or's tape in It's leather box. all framed
behind glass. Were they Livingstone
Mr.. Ward knew his old servant Iied i
Pagani. These sandals, l know, belonged
to Tippo-Tib.
This work has been done because
love it," he said. And il l have had a
little talent for the thing, ard II fortune
has favored me to do exactly as please,
vet each work has cost me pain like a
woman bearing a child. l have gone
through periods when l thought it was
not worth while, and the next day felt
more hopeful and pulled 1t out OF the
mess. Anything worth while is ike that'
YOU must be at times absolutely discour-
aged and you must rescue 1t afterwards
The thing that. goes all right from the
beginning is no good.
Many people ask ME, Why do you do
these ugly negroes? Why not do things
that can be put in drawing room? But
even If a man does ugly negroes and
knows what he is doing and manages to
get his soul into it, there will some day
come along the men who understand
Mr. and Mrs Ward. whose magnificent
country place is called Rolleboise, live
and entertain much In their Paris town
house during the winter and spring.
They have two daughters. One is mar
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Second HEAD MODELLED
By HERBERT WARD.

or eight big statues. the idea was to
make something symbolical-not an alb
SOlutely realistic thing like wax works In
an anatomical museum-but to make
something which demands two different
requirements: the thing must have the
at the same time 1t should fill the re-
quirements of the art of sculpture. That
man tpointing to the chieftain) take him.
One man is no good; one man represents
nothing. l want that bronze to repre-
sent not one chief. but a hundred chiefs.
When you pass five years of the impress
sionable age from twenty lone to twenty
six. and when you are naturally in sym
pathy with people. interested in all you
see, 1t seems to me that it is bound to
dominate your life. And that is the whole
story" he concluded. simply
begged him to tell little more l
drew him up to the warrior.
The standing warrior" he said LAS a
rule warriors in sculpture have their
arms flung out, are full of movement. but
l have been present at deal of fighting
and have seen, alas, a deal of killing
and it is my experience that the man who
is the most Intent, absolutely. on killing
somebody. is the man who is so intent
that he keeps himself in. knitted together
like a modern boxer. Having seen much
fighting, when l come to do figure like
this. my idea is to represent all | have
seen OF many instantaneous visions of
battle. AS quick as lightning He does
not represent one warrior, but a hundred
warriors
"Sculptors and painters as a rule" he
continued, go through long course of
training in which they are Influenced by
classics. and any original feelings they
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fathers Office. Gifts Of all kinds would
nave been poured into her lap since
coming to Washington. but she declined
everything except those gifts acceptable
to all of the gentler sex, flowers. books
or perhaps dainty box of candy. She
was always a CHEEKY little person in the
once. FOND OF nosegay on her desk, a
Dr1snt bit of color al her throat and
passion Tor having everything most or
derly and pleasing to the eye.
nave 'oeen interested in labor topics
all my life." said Miss Wilson, land
naturally, since my father devoted his life
70 the STUDY and improvement of all in
Guided under that term 1t is such a
fascinating theme and one which is pecu-
liarly adapted for women to study and to
understand. Being practical stenog-
rdpher. | Joined that union and am quite
proud OF my connection with that body of
seii-supportlng women. / have also been
interested In the minimum wage question.
but there are so many qualifications that
just to enumerate them would be tedious
mud 1t very inspiring to note how many
women are devotng their lives to such
study. are giving that time and their
means to solve the problems which have
arisen as result of our complex civilza-
ton. 1t has always been a joy to hear
some of the work explained. | attended.
not long ago some of the local sessions
OF the mothers congress. This Is a great
work and is arousing interest for the
vital things. Knowing how to do things
scientifically will mean much in q few
years for children and 1t certainly means
a great deal now FOR women who have
leisure and benevolent intentions.
Il have always loved the work in
which | have been engaged under my
fathers direction, and SO II has filled
my days rrofitably and with keen en-
joyment. But l have seen much of
Washington on its lighter side and have
never failed to enjoy that too. ! only
wish the days could be longer. for there
are so many important movements on
hand. SO many interesting people TO meet
and TO listen to, so much of interest and
profit to see that / find the hours too
short l shall always continue my work.
/ have been too long engrossed in ma
tional movements working toward an
end which we all desire to give up
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BIZ EERBIRT WARD.

or. and elected to one of the three most
exclusive clubs Of Paris. the Cercle de
l'Union Artistique, called Familiarity the
Epatant, whose great garden terrace Is
noted by everybody at the corner OF the
Rue Boissy d Anglas and the Avenue Ga
brel on the Place de la Concorde.
For all of which I am very grateful,
he said. as If reading my thought. There
is a sense of freedom and of enthusiasm
about Paris. You know that there are
people all around you doing things, doing
the same thing that you want to do; and
although you do not visit them, you
feel as If you also want to do your best
with all your heart and SOUL And when
the thing is done-here's the point. the
thing | find SO sympathetic-when they
look at the thing you have done, they
do not look at it at once with a critical
eye and Immediately seek for technical
defects, but they seem to have the
faculty of looking and asking what the
man had in his mind when he did it.
They are not afraid of something new.
They are. very tolerant, do not jeer or
condemn as in other countries which are
governed by academies or schools or of
convention. They ask first. What does
that man feel? What does he want to
represent? When you know you are
going to be judged like that. you do
things You would not believe you could
do
We walked round the studio, among
the noble bronzes. THE Chief" 1.-The
Warrior The Mother and Child THE
Man in Despair" THE Draughtsman."
THE Firemaker.' 1.-THE Witch Doctor"
and THE Idol Carver"
In all these things" he said. seven
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Stevenson, Burns and Scott, and she
takes an occasional peep into the schol
arly Edinburgh Review and the leading
periodicals. of the North Countrie. She /;
also fervent American and has a knowl
edge of history, of law and the details oil
legislation which would do credit to a
learned don. Though she keeps faithfully
adding to this fund, especially where II
pertains to those divisions of economics
which are her special study, she is far
stocking or a strong minded woman
Our home city is one Of those small.
hustling municipalities SO typical OF
Pennsylvania, she said. land we have
every diversion needful. became too ab-
sorbed in my work to feel much interest
in that great part of feminine activities
just now-athletics. I have kept very
well and hearty in spite Of this neglect.
though this, of course. is contrary to the
accepted doctrine of how to be healthy
and happy. l like all the sports. how
ever, and take an occasional dip in them,
In the summer. Reading is my
chief diversion. and / find all too little
time to read all that l wish.
Every day something new comes up.
and one needs two or three pairs of eyes
to keep UP with the really good articles
which come out relating to the questions
i'm which I take so great an interest. L
can think of no existence possible with
out giving as much time as possible to
reading, and after reading thinking lS
good occupation-to ponder over mean
inss and solve them for yourself 1t
makes life more vivid. as it were, In
the trend of events or course
1 like music and hear all of 1t j can.
To this little glimpse of her prefer
ences Miss Wilson might add that she
likes pretty clothes: that she likes girls
of her own age. and that she has many
friends with whom she chats and walks
whenever she has an hour or TWO OF
leisure She seems to find most happi-
ness i'm her work and in aiding others
She belongs to many philanthropie SO
cieties and frequently visits the poor.
She is fond of children, and to her own
little sisters and brothers she has been
an affectionate and capable second moth
err. Looking young for her years. which
are. to be sure, few enough it seems in
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much noise lately namely. for economic
reform, for the welfare OF working wom
81 and children and for the development
OF the higher ideals in the various united
labor Unions This is Miss Agnes Hart
Wilson, eldest daughter of the former
representative from Blossburg. Pa, now
Secretary OF Labor.
Though in the early twenties. Miss Will
son has a list of achievements which
might make veteran envious. She went
through the public schools of her home
city. Blossburg. IN phenomenal time, fin
ishing the grammar course and taking
short but comprehensive system in book
keeping. shorthand and typewrting be-
fore she was sixteen. Taking her di-
ploma, she was competent to enter her
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ties this year. the winner, well, IL Is
likely TO be his son.
II in Paris society. you remark the
american hostess who, perhaps, best
gather round her representative English
French and her own people, we'll, 1t is
his wife.
If. i'll the Place de la Concorde of a
spring day. you envy an Anglo, Saxon
looking clubman, lounging on the terrace
of the Epatant, with the red ribbon of
the Legion of Honor in his buttonhole
and trife of white in his mustache.
we'll. il is he again.
And II is still he when. outside Pezon's
menagerie or the Kongo village. you see
two old broken-down Zanzibari gloat over
a gold-piece and watch retreatng fig
ure. 20 Bwana wangu, Let me follow
him. Alikua rafiki angu sana. He was
my great friend"' How many a wretched
lost one. come with lions to Hamburg or
with rubber to Brussels has he not pick
ed up. and staked. and cleaned and en-
couraged. and perhaps taken them to his
studio. to pose, Once. at a Belgian
kongo exhibition. passing group of
Bangal warriors. he heard his old native
name called: "Nkumbi.'
The friend of every African in Paris.
ceive help and smile from him-for old
times sake. He knew this black people
at their best. in other days.
But you should see him in his studio
building of the Boulevard Berthier The
entire upper floor is a museum, and a
double one. unique in the world The
mere collections of the Belgian kongo at
Brussels are. perhaps. greater in guam
tity: but nowhere will you see such
quality. And nowhere else these brood
ing types in bronze,
The soul of primitive Central Africa.
All this is past and gone-he waves his
hand Ii is1.no more. See these broad
knives. Whe. the first men, untaught
and cropping after art and beauty tried
to give decorativesSorm to usual objects.
they made their kliffA,fifG leaf: see the
ribs The first dyed des9eunAthey took
grass-cloth. tied stones in smaisaeags of
It, cinching the tie with grass string
and then dipped the cloth. AIf'was dyed
except the varied circles round the neck
Of the tied stones, where the grass string
kept the cloth dry. The talk -dru.l-the
telegraph before the telegraph-the trun.
Of tree. as hard as iron is followed nut
laboriously by mans hand reaching In
and welding simple knife. He pounds
its two sonorous notes, bonn. BOOM bonn
boom. bonn. BON. bonn, BOOM" The
Morse code-they had ID thousands of
years ago. the negroes of Central Africa
Here is a fan that belonged TO the wife
Of the man who killed Emin Pacha We
are on the edge Of disappearing world
But what arc these. stately bronze fig
ures. heroic, solemn. obviously breathing
the dignity Of another epoch: The War