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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-08-03
General Carranza Declines
Mediation Plan, if Huerta
is to Be a Factor
BRYAN LEAVES TODAY
Is Going On TOur.-President In.
structs Him to Refuse Sen.
ate Documents.

Washington, Aug. 2.-The admin
istration policy of: cancellation in
Mexico met with two rebuffs today.
First, General Carranaza, leader of
the ati-Huerta faction in Mexico. de-
clined to be a party to any mediation
plan in which Huerta enters as a
factor.
Second, the Senate has taken the bit
in it's teeth and will find out all about
the Mexican situation, and the State
Department has declined on the ad-
vice Of the President to send to the
senate the official documents on file
there, which would clarity the siuta-
ton. >
The senate has summoned before it
Mrs. Madero, Alfonso Madero and
Colonel Eduaro Hay, the military and
diplomatic representative of the Con-
stitutionalist party in Mexico.
Neither the State Department nor
the White House had any answer to
make today or comments on the fail
ure of the Cancellation policy.
Secretary Bryan had no comment
to make today on any of the phases
of the Mexican situation and on none
of the facts presented to him. He
announces his intention of going
away on tour tomorrow.
Some of the officials at the State
Department took umbrage at the
statement that Secretary Bryan had
asked for 100000 to provide for a
general heigara of American citizens
out of Mexico. These officials, Secre
tary Bryan among them, adopted the
peculiar view that his act was only
in line with the policy of the govern
ment which is carried out in the
sporadic cases in which INDECENT or
unfortunate stranded American citi-
zens are brought home from foreign
countries.
The reports of the State Depart
ment today say that a large number
Of revolutionists, conducting guer-
rilla warfare are investing"
Southern Nuevo Leon on the north
and east of San Luis iPotosi. The re-
ports also show that Carranza forces
are about to attack the federals at
Montcova. This is to be a decisive
battle, according to the strategists
and the War Department They say
that If the federal are beaten at
Montcova they must retreat on Mexi-
co City and that the revolutionists
by winning that battle will have con-
troll OF more than one half of Mexico.
Military men here say that Carranza
holding such strong position, would
not be likely to accept anything less
than the removal of Huerta as the
president of Mexico.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-08-03

other business concerns will be af-
fected by the failure. Two we'll known
men connected with the defunct bank
are f.. A. Rolfe, president, and Eu-
gene Williams, cashier. There are not
enough particulars available at this
hour to form any estimate OF just
what the extent of the failure will be.
The bank is said to have done some
thing like 100000 or 100000 bust
ness annually.
Excitement is running high over
the closing of the bank. Judge K. A.
Rolfe president Of the bank, left here
in company with his brother, Fred
Rolfe, of Wynne, Judge S. II. Mann
and Judge r.. j. Williams in an auto
mobile for Cross county, where, it Is
said, an application will be made for
receiver for the defunct bank be-
fore Chancellor f. ID. Robertson
The Bank of Forrest City was the
county depository and it is stated
that something like 100000 of public
money is involved in the failure.
st. Francis County Protected.
DR.. J. S. Shields, deputy county
treasurer of ST. Francis county. says
the bank OF Palestine, C. M. Wilkin-
son, president, is the legal depository
of st. Francis county's funds and that
the county treasurer's office holds the
Bank of Palestines receipts for the
100000 of the county's funds that
have recently passed through the
county treasurer's office, and that this
office is in no way involved. Treasurer
Upton could not be found this morn
ing. but his deputy says his chief il
wholly in the clear.
For the past few years it is said
the funds of the st. Francis levet
board have been handled through the
Bank of Forrest City and 40 bank in
Eastern Arkansas has welded more
prestige and greater power and in.
fluence in the financial world. TIL,
crisis here precipitated by the closing
of the Bank of Forrest City's doors
has left no school money in sight an,
number of county teachers here to
day with their warrants have been un
able to get them cashed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-08-03
QUIET REIGNs
IN COPPER COUNTRY
TROOPS WILL BE RECALLED
SHORTLY IF PRESENT CON.
OPTIONS PREVAIL.
Congressional Investigation May BE
Had II Governor Fails to
Settle Strike.

Calumet, Michigan, Aug. 2.-That
efforts will be made to have a con-
gressional Investigation of labor
campaigns in the Michigan copper
regions unless Gov. Ferris inter-
cedes and settles the strike of $4,000
copper miners, was the declaration Of
Federation leaders tonight.
According to plans the probe will
be similar to that recently conducted
by a senate committee in the West
Virginia coal fields.
The situation throughout the dis
trict today was quiet. Unless further
disturbances occur the troops will
be recalled Saturday it was said.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-08-03
NINETEEN men
CREMATED in Mine
Horrible Catastrophe Visits
Mining Region Near
Brookside, Penn
HEAVY EXPLOSIONS
Victims Sons OF Farmers Living
Nearby.-Fire Threatened
Valuable Timber.

Pottsville, Pa Aug. 2.-Nincteen
ously injured as the result of an eX-
plosion of dynamite which occurred
at the East Brookside colliery in the
west end of this county at noon to-
day. The tons of dynamite exploded
with a roar and tremendous power.
which shook the massive mine pillars
and props" as though they were
straws and sent sheets of flames
shooting along the gangways and
breasts seeking an outlet. Part of this
flame struck a "pocket" Of gas which
had gathered since the fire boss made
his inspection this morning and a
second and more deadly explosion
occurred, overwhelming Superintend-
ent John Lorent and resCuing par
ty who had gone TO the aid of the men
injured in the first explosion.
For five minutes the bottom of the
mine, which is 1900 feet below the
surface, reached by the deepest shaft
in the anthracite region, looked like
fiery furnace with the miners with
in reach of the flames lying PROSTATE
on their faces where they had thrown
themselves to avoid breathing the
flames. The heat, however, either
scorchcd the lives out OF most of these
men, or the severe conclusion and
flying rocks killed them.
A second rescue force succeeded in
reaching the bodies of Superintendent
Lorenz and Harry Schoofstall. Lor-
enz was brought to the hospital at
Pottsville and it is said he will recov-
err.
and the rescuing force in helmets
containing stored oxygen was soon on
the scene. Millions of dollars worth
of fine red ash in the coal region is
threatened by the fire and the officials
of the Reading Company, after first
doing all that could be done for the
killed and injured, rushed it's "fire
car" to the scene of the accident and
under the personal direction of Cen
eral Manager Richards, the flames
were so circumscribed that danger of
the fire spreading passed.
The Brookside colliery has fewer
foreign employees than any other coal
-
the employees are sons of farmers
nearby and on account of this account
the catastrophe drew to the mine
frenzied farmers and their wives for
many miles around who were anxious
about their relatives.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-08-03

]. r. Lloyd was q business visitor
in Little Rock yesterday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-08-03

Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish, ST., dictator
of New York and Newport society,
whose home. "The Crossways,' at
Newport is soon to be the scene of
one of the most elaborate balls ever
given at the fashionable summer re-
sort. 1t will be a Children's Fairy
Tale Ball, and all of the guests will
wear expensive costumes representing
the characters in the childrens rhyme
books