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DEFENDED BY
SOCIETY WOMAN
MAN ACCUSED OF MURDER
HAS FRIEND IN FORMER
EMPLOYER.
No EyewitneSSes TO Murder and
Evidence of Purely Circum-
stanial Nature.

TOMS RIVER, y. J. Dec. IS
Society people OF Lakewood colony
remained in the supreme court until
late tonight ~ the FIRST DAYS trial OF
Joseph Moriarity. alias William Lee
han. a stenographer. whose defense
on the charge OF numbering Mrs. Car
oline &. Turner in 1871. Is being sun.
ported by Ms. casper Lynch. a veal
my woman by whom Noriarity was
once employed. Mrs. Lynch. beliey-
ing in the prisoners innocence. has
employed counsel TO argue his case.
Ihe prosecution tonight, after
calling about dozen witnesses. had
not concluded it, case No one saw
Mrs. Turner killed. Two phvsLcIans
testified to-day that death was due
10 sunOcation. not TO blows from n
cub. as the authorities believed AZ
the time. Noriarity's defense. il Is
is that narty OF auto
lnobllists killed Mrs. Turner and car
f1ed her body into the patch OF pine
woods where il was discovered
Testimony was introduced today tr
snow that Moriarity Cuarrelled with
MS wife on the NIGHT at the murder
He'd from the house when she called
the police and that inyestigators of
Mr. Turner's death found near
Moriaritys home The lid of "A Daste-
BOARD box which the woman had car
ried containing nesdlework Tho
cover OF the box was found al a spot
where the prisoner is alleged TO have
told witnesses That be hId while -
police we're IN mis- home.
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LONG DRAWN OUT LABOR
FIGHT COMES TO END IN
L. s. COURT.
American Federation of Labor
Was Behind the Fight and Will
BE Partially Liable.

NEW YORK. Dec. 1S-The United
Statee court of appeals today decided
the famous Danbury hatters case in
favor OF ID. =. Loewe 4 Co. the plain
tiff and against the United Hatter- OF
North America. The court affirmed q
judcment in favor of the LoeWe COM
pany against the hatters' organization
for S..l30.
With interest and costs the iude.
ment now amounts 20 S252.uuO ~
the first trial. held in 1909. the plain
tins obtained a judgment for 1922 2iU
Sustaining the second judgment
Judge Coke declared that IL was no
longer debatabie that the antitrust
act i- applicable TO such combinations
a. are alleged in the complaiut' and
that the act made no distinctions ho-
tween classes OF combinations or ind
viduais The court neld that II had
been clearly established that the plain
tlffe were engaged In IAN iuterstai -
t'Isinc-s and that the defendants are
members Of trades union and affiIi-
ated with the American Federation of
Labor. zone % tho objects Of the latter
organization being 20 assist lis mem
beers boz any iusfifa1ic boycott and
with financial help ion the event of
strike or lockout
a Yelled Threat
II was hown at fhe trial that fu
March. cor. the United Hattera had
resolved ~ unioniZe tho factory Of
the plaintiffs and that Mr. Loewa had
beon Informed bv fhe union officials
that tho h1ffcrs would resort 10 the
ueual method ir case tlrfr plan
should meet with opYrs ition. ON IuIv
q. i9'2. ih" plaiCiihs' emTloyes vcre
fror tiuuod or page Wiz,
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ROMANTIC MEETING:
ROMANTIC WEDDINGS:
ROMANTIC HONEYMOON

Special TO the Intellisencer.
FAlRMOkT. W. Va. Dec.
ia RENAME. of the past
few months terminated In a
wedding on Baltimore d
Ohio railroad train today
when Miss Eva Ruth Musser,
. student at The Fsirnont
Normal college. CT this city,
was married at Oakland. Nc.
~ the coach of the train, 20
Mr.. Gerald NJ. Smith. attorney
and platform, lecturer, OF
Clarksbure. A few months
ago Smith, vino is a graduate
OF west Virginia university,
leetured on The Social Evil''
at the local Y. ~. c. A., and
later lectur-d On another sub
Joet 1t Elo Normal college.
He met Miss nusscr. who
lives near Parkerssure. and
they became infatuated with
each other. Today Mr.. Smith
came here from Clarksburq
and the two left for Cum
ber'and. Md. They sent a
telegram ahead and the pastor
met them at the depot. while
the county clerk was on hand
with the marriage iieenas. The
pastor entered the coach and
preached the wedding cere-
nony. and the train proceed
ed toward New York city with
the happy couple on board.
They will spend scme time in
the EAST.
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TO Be CHARGED
WITH MURDER

80. 30 Hs.H... f. tI. Irt.ursr.rr
IAIiNpNI. vs.. So. Urc u.s. .T be-
.IhF. t.tf .rr. .IEl .raud I.rv " q
hn called fn .ntr.tisIt, fhe murder ~
iifitho b''.I fI. IHIfIu msrchart
In vas dubbed In death last rirhf
N1HW IrH. 'eaUk.. a -'ltisl minor
.'-i dirt 90 Cooke hospital today
500. .nrEI fOD r.u. is locked uu iu
I" county jain and lYrata Hfftr con.
r'Iu'I over fl. lTuIr When fI.
post murteW examination was held
p '.daL if dew .lOrri tUat Dcfrst had
n'. skull crushed cu each sids and
' .N" htch from three blows bt the
hfsrnHN lHt welded hv hir aseaiI,nf
i Hl.0 nHI hie chest bones crushed
hf Wlgnf' blow Hcr14s fne s1o.f.
.fo. .art' alleged tHnf when ho had
IinINl" with Tho merchant In tho Iaf.
store the merchant Grabbed tho
baseball h1' and struck him Uo saws
1' IAN from fh" store huf that Defoat
''I.""'n nim and fnHt when outeiGo
n' rf'nrHDd fhe l1t from tho mcr.
n'u' and defended himself
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Currency Bill A Law
BY Monday or Tuesday
CONGRESS MAY THEN TAKE
HOLIDAY RECESS TO
JANUARY II.
All Opposition Amendments Voted
Down and All Points of Differ
ence Are About Settled.

WASHINGTON. ID. G. Dec. Is
win the Democratic legislative ma.
cnlnery running smoothly, the admin
istration currency bill TODAY moved
rapidly toward its final passage in the
senate. The last of the opposition
amendments to the measure was voted
down. and Senator Owen began the
presentation OF the Democratic amend.
ments calculated TO perfect the meas
ure. which we're adopted without
meeting strenuous protest.
Legislative leaders declared tonight
the end of the currency fight was I'm
sight. In the House. Speaker Clark
and Majority Leader Underwood ex-
pressed the opinion that the measure
would go to the President and be
written into law by Monday or Tues
day al the latest Mr. Underwood an
hounced his intention OF Offering an
adjournment resolution. which would
give Congress n holiday recess until
January IL. just as soon as the bin
was passed. Informal conferences on
the measure, he said. already had set
tied all but few disputed points of
the differences between the two
houses.
The hnal effort OF Senator Hitchcock
and the Republicans TO put some or
their ideas into the bill were voted
down one after another to-day. the
Senate operating under the agreement
TO limit speeches to fifteen minutes
each. and hurrying the debate along.
Then Senator owen presented the
amendments agreed on by the Demo
cratic caucus last night The opposi-
ton did not insist on roll calls and
the amendments were adopted with
little debate until Senator owen pre-
(Contiuued en- p.1s .-,,.-
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PRESDIO. Texas Dec. 1S-An exchange shots
Mexican and American soldiers the American miles
OF Presdo resulted in the death of Luis Orozco to-day,
regular from the army of General Mercado.
The Mexicans fired the first shots
hours admitted after being shot that he and his
crossed to the American side with that
matted by the American sentries they fired.
AS the shooting the border became
united States headquarters warning
mander that the shooting not be repeated.
According to witnesses the American
where the shooting took place
hiding in hut 300 yards from the river
The Americans toward the investigate Mexican
rushed from the hut and started
called to them TO halt The only a
one of the fleeing Mexcans Then the
and of the fedea dropped The firing as he
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Ell PASO, Texas. Dec. ls.-More
refugees who arrived at the border
to-day reported that before General
francisco villa. the rebel leader. al
lowed their train to start from Chi
huahua City. Mexico. he exacted from
the Mexican families sums ranging
from $1,000 TO $1,000. The refugees
were mostly Americans and wealthy
Mexican families. who had closed
their places OF business since the
rebel occupation of the city.
They said General Villa permitted
those who had passes to board the
traln. but as II was about to leave he
personally appeared and obtained as
sessments. One Mexican merchant
SAID ne got on the train 10 avoid pav-
lns iI So,VVo. nut later decided to paw the
demand rather than remain in Chi
huahua. The Americans said tbev
mad been permitted TO go unmolested
Inc only business transacted I'm
thihuahua AT present IS that pertain-
ing 10 the confiscation OF properly bv
the rebels, according 10 the refugees
To Have Personal Talk.
Geofse Z. Carothers. United States
consular agent at Iorreon, who is on
special mission TO Sevilla. CON
ierred with some OF the refugees. IL
- understood Mr.. Carothers was sent
10 talk personally with Villa in re-
gard 10 the recent events in Chi
huahua
Rebel headquarters at Juarez 10,
DAY had Jdvices that the federal
troops now al Ojinaga on the border
opposite Preside. Texas, would az =
tempt soon 10 interrupt communica %
tIon between Juarez and chihuahua
me rebels were convinced that anv
move by General Mercado's federal
FORCES would be 10 cut villa off from
the border. Word came from Ojinaea
that the fedcrals were carving scr
eral months provisions across the
United States border.
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WITHIN THE LAW

NEW YORK Dec fs Ouo O.
ii'lhI'. formerly a member of tho
banking firm of OTTO Weirza 4 r,.,,
rany, Med 20 voluntary petition o.
hHrkruufcv late TODAY In which D.,
Hf"s that his Liabilities and asea.s
gre unknown. ils gives. however F.,
I O' creditor with secured claims
f"'HIng 100000 and oT ursecurrI
hood of g. 900 U0u
Tho lieInI' nrm was Uuf fu hank
rIuirV iu 1000 and after boIr~ for
frar Iu tho hands OF receiver .Io
petition HHs finally di m'e.rd
D'tO 4. IirInls is brother 0f D.
Augustus fIelnlr
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Speaker Clark Goes
After Republicans
MINORITY LEADER MANN
PAINTS GLOOMY PICTURE
OF THE COUNTRY
Under Democratic Tariff. Which
Brings the Speaker From His
Chair With Retort.

WASHINGTON. Dec sS.-Speaker
CLARK left mis- chair in the bouse To-
day to challenge the patriotism or
Caiamiiy liowlins" Republicans, af
yer minority Leader Mann had made
n speech DIcturing the country in the
throes of business and industrial de
preston as n result of Democratic
tarih legislation. As the "greatest
caiamity howlers in America. q" the
speaker presented Senator Root OF
NeW York, former Speaker Cannon.
chairman Hilles of the Republican
National committee. former Governor
iadIev OF Missouri. and Representa-
tive Mann.
Vigorously defending the new tar
IN law. Mr.. Clark declared thai ~
there had been any hoidup In bus,-
ness u was simply because Drudcnce
was being exercised He said The
Wish was he father OF the thought
WIN the republican leaders. and sug-
sested that Il was strange that no
one else aad seen signs OF falling
prices These men" continued
speaker Clark. propose TO Iet into
me newspapers every day. dav after
DAY. that the country is going TO The
uoSs ana business u going 10 the dogs
ana people that never thought OF "A
rahic VIII begin 10 study about II
but bN All .linking men this will bs
considered mons trous and unpar-
dOnable performance
Painted Gloomy Picture.
representative Mann had painted a
gloomy picture OF the country under
the Democratic tariff and the threat
OF political control Of banking and cur.
reucy
Throughout the country" he said.
Wherever men are congreratcd there
is thqt quiet discussion going on now
Wnich. when cold weather strikes The
country Will end In roar and a howl
mat viii even penetrate the ears OF
me dcat statesmen on the Democratic
side or the aisle. Men with wives and
children. willing 10 work. who we're
at work three months ago are now
seeking the opportunity. The Prrsi
dent could do much to-day toward re-
'iving confidence f ne would The
Democratic side Oi this house could do
much. but they are pursuing the f,fu.
ous policies which they have talked
about on the stump go many years.
We are not justified Boo keeping silence
ON the situation
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recent militant meeting angry refer.
'N''. "'fr mfdo fo Der treatment
coupled with threats of rcyang.
In" explosion did not dHma-a the
Ifh hNi Do" surrounding Iirh wall
where .' abuts ON tho garden was ao
h'lI damaged That Dr. VIII need rc.
building
NO arrests have been made. and
apparently there are mo- clues 10 hr
'1Iru.r. buf DO la said that tho hoY.a
las been occupied recently by Nfra
lHN"}. an arden militant and ha
I''n utilized as a rendezvous for euf
.f'.'"s n" H'"usl t0 the inmates uf
'Ir prison
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OWNERSHIP
UNPROFITABLE

Special Dispatch to the InteIiigeucer.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1S.-Clarence II.
Mackay. president of the Mackay
Companies. being asked what he
thought of Postmaster General Burle.
sons report that the government take
over the telephone and telegraph lines.
said:
The Postmaster General is mista-
ken in his idea that telephone compa-
nies are subject TO the post road act
Of Congress OF 1866. The Supreme
Court OF the United States. In the
Richmond case u74 L. s. 56D said
that they are not "Gn denominating
the telegraph business as being mo-
uOpOlistic In its nature he Is also mis-
taken. II there ever has been more
continuous. keen and even bitter com
petition than that between the Postal
and the West Union I would be plea sed
TO know when and where.
The money question. however. is
the main question. Nine hundred mil
lion dollars would not be lOoh-in.
The Bell Telephone Company alone
would demand more than that. Then
ont telephone companies and farmers
lines scattered all over the country.
The entire bill. including telegraph
lines would be about S2.OOO.OOu.Ou0.
which j.. about twO-thirds Of the ma
tional debt at the close o. the Civil
War. when many intelligent men de-
SPARED OF the solvency Of the Re
public
How England Loses.
"Nor l. this the worst Judging
from English experience that vast sum
would be entirely lost. because under
government management the Operat-
ing expenses wear by year would eN-
coed the income. The following fg-
ures from O. report of the postmaster
general Of Great Britain show a total
annual loss. inc ncuding interest paid
and fresh money extended. Of Sf.fs1 -
423. &1.24N2is. sS.uNl $50. S59l1 COS
and g. G2G 9S5 for the wears 1905
1909. 1910. 1911 and 1919. respectively.
"Ono of the worst complications
thai would arise would be- in regard
% tln contracts between the telegraph
com nautes and fN" railroads ENGLAND
found this ont when if took over the
telegraph lines and then had 10 Uav
fhe railroads on enormous sum fo got
'ull control Of tho telegraph lines.
whiCh were built ON The railroads and
iu hich the railroads had AN interest.
fle same as in this country The Eu~-
lish railroads we're not modest boz their
demands. aud the result was that
perfectly enormous aud unexpected
sum had 10 DO Maid bv the Government
90 Tho railroads 90 get I'D Of those
contracts
And "s 20 service government scry-
'Ce would hc joke as compared with
present service lf YOU don't believe
ID F.t trv the servlce telegraph and
tclcT bone in Europe
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Suffragettes Blow Up
Wall of Holloway Jail

LONDON. Doc Am attempt Of
tr.bufed to suIrareffcs. Va. made f1.
niRht tD blos up part OF tuo south.
east vail Of HolloNay JAIN br fIe er.
plOsiun of fHu bombs There ara Ls.
iiefod tu have been -srrefed Ir tl.
r1rdrr ~ house ad IpiuIug fha IaT
Tho part OF fn" wall attacked .as
'rar tIr cells lr tI.rh aurfacrftoe
ro rsua confined
fi-s N.rIr' Pfir0. sentenced fu fs
'.f'a fr0rorwruf for ar.on. Is
'rIy Hnffrf'f" af present Iu fHr
. 'fe0I fIaf .hr H4. Lrau
rlt e. 20 .c..l..- ...1Ir. Hmi af
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Judgment for $4,000
Against Hatter's Union
MRS. VANcOURT PUTS
TANGO ON THE MAD

SPECIAL % The Gntellirencer.
eNSkERSsURG. w. Va
oee. 1s.-Mrs. Floyd Vaneourt
ot Tango w. Va. (yes. honesty.
inquired IN a sensational incident
at the Baltimore & Ohio Rail
road passenger depot here this
evening. She attacked a police
oh.eer who had warned her 20
refrain from USING bad Ian
guage. The woman fouort ike
uger when arrested. and il
TOOK '"o officers to land her in
tne city prison. where she was
charged with disorderly con.
duct. Her actions served 70
put Tango. = new oil town /,
the southern part Of the State
on the map.
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NO PEANUT Trust.

WASmNGTON. pec Is There ia
no peanut trust and tho price Of the
peanut is larcclv determined hy The
size ~ crops loo the United States and
spain. according 90 iuvcstiratora ~
IN" Department ~ Justice who have
oucluded an inquiry ON the subject
4 .harces made to- Attorney General
VIC REYNOLDS that dealers IN Virginia
ana North CarlOtnR controlled tho
market and hNcd prices have not
been borne out by tho Investigation
Hnd 2 SUIT under tho ant-trust act
o. not nov contemplated
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SHOT The GIRL

NEW YORK. Dec IS Annie Msv.
or. o. seventeen. year old Hrookfyn rirt
refused fO plOpp with Joseph Schu.idf.
aged twenty. tonight and Schmidt
shot her in the face aud then com.
m.tied suicide The girl will recover.
he Two had been friends for sev.
fraI months. according no the police.
and SrnmiIts jealousy had been
aroused because other Youths paid
the rIri attention The tragedy 10.
uifhi was enacted in tho street "a few
blocks from the girls home
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at GIaymas today and sharp skir.
mish took place with the insurgeut
ouiposts. 4 Federal column of sbout
l.poO men assaulted the hill, M tho
rebel base below Hcrmosillo and re-.
tired after meeting q hot FIRE
Conditions ~ the Guavmas mort are
reported As critical. with scantv food
supply and no funds TO pay the troops.
Conditions More Favorable.
WASHINGTON. Dec 1S-State de-
Dartment officials expressed tho opin
ION today that conditions IN Mexico
were more favorable" No infim.
alton was given as 10 the nature OF
changes inthe situation regarded ss
Indicating Improvement Much inter.
est is manifested here in the cvclonic
disturbances In the fnarccs of
Mexico. involving runs on banks and
me issue of currency without secur.
.iN regarded as substantial Tho
opinion was expressed I'm some uuarf.
ers that the Huerta government
might receive financial support from
the large land and mine owners i'm
northern Mexico. who have hereto
Tor" been supposed 70 occupy an af.
utude Of neutrality as between tho
coniondtns factions. but who NAV
nov adopt allegiance 10 the fIuertn
cHuF" 1s q result of the confecation
oi lhoir properties bv General villa.
the rebel leader
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LONDON. Dec According 10
thc Liverpool Iourntf OF Commerce a
severe Atlantic rate war ie Imminent
Az thc British aud contircufai lines
afn preparing fo meet tho Uambure.
American cu' iu rates and there g. A
lI1,,- p''t ihat th" uoolirg 3Erccmcn nj
will not bc renewed iu January.
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NIf- .l| IfI.I r.H .H f.a HUf.If' ecuIlr
ClANkSHl re. w Va Dec Is
~ thr age OF u'nrtv.fNe wears nd.
ward N'akp. prominent aud widely
known retired farmer ia dead M the
home N son. lee Blake. near Rock.
lofd. lhi- county after an illness OF a
CumpIica OF diseases
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WAsWfNCTOW. Dec. no. Forecast.
Onto and western Penney rarfa Fsf-
FridaV, Saturday increarlrr rfoudIrrr.
snd warwer. ur0hrhtv followed bv rsf.
90 night. vfriahIe Winds.
West Vir~'nia Falr rriday. ssfHrfa,
TEL ana warmer.
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VERA Cruz. Mexico. Dec Us ~
3. reported here ur good authority
chat p column Of 600 Fcdrrala. under
command Of General DO I1 tiaet. mu.
tined near f.ncou Antonio. In tho
general iu MoNIrO CIfV Tho nufI-
nrers are said 'o have shot their orr.
GERS and Joined foro.a .ifh fHn ".
uafa adhercnfF TITO INSURGENTS ara
still reported fn hn Zoo considerable.
force about .u miles rom Ttmplr0
sh1rn Skirr1Ish
IiENND-lllD. 'f.NIra I.r fk a
fOr'Ie was made hv tho Federal force
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MEXICAN FEDERAL FIRES ON
u. S. TROOPS and IS KILLED.
GEN VILLA ISSUES NOTICE HE WILL GUARANTEE \ RIGHTS
OF ALL FOREIGNERS AND ALI. MEXICANS WHO
HAVE NOT SUPPORTED HUERTA

Returning Refugees From Chihuahua Being Up
Washington Reports Conditions More
Banks Continues at Mexico City-Ammuiten Shy.
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CHIHUAHUA. Dec. 1S.-General
Francisco Villa, the rebel military
chief. issued a notice from the state
palace today that he would guaran-
tee the rights OF all foreigners and
all MeXicans who have given no sup
port TO the Iluerta government. He
provided for the seVerest penalties
should any of his soldiers attempt
10 loot stores or violate the rights Of
non-combatants.
General Villa wished IL 10 be known
he was in every way in accord with
the wishes OF the United States that
the persons and property or foreign
ers would be respected. At the same
time he said it would be his policy.
both in Chihuahua and during MS
campaign southward. to deal -lmmar-
lily with all people who lena aid 10
General Huerta. He asserted the rev.
Olution had progressed TO point
where its success and the downfall
OF the Huerta government was as
sursd.
Villas Statement
1t has been necessary 10 deal
promptly and perhaps harshly with
certain elements which have at
tempted TO block the progress OF the
revolution" said General Villa, par
ticularly in reference to the Spanl-
ards, whom II wes necessary TO eX-
pei. This has brought about great
hardships. In the future the policy
and the denomination of those who
are leading the revolt against Huerta
will be clearly understood. General
Carranza and myself are in complete
accord"
wireless station is being install
ed in order TO open communication
with General CarranZa's headquarters
at Hermosillo. Mexico.
General CaranZa is expected here
soon. u Is then Villas intention on
a tn al lfah n
form Of civil government independent
Of that ct Mexico City Local condi-
tions. Interrupted BY the closing of
he stores are being restored as rapid
~ as possible. The Constitutionalist
money is in circulation. General VII
In has endeavored 10 reopen the
mines and smelters and is anxious 10
reawaken industry as fast as the
rebel territory il extended
Working on Finance Plan.
MEXICO CITY. Dec lS=The rem
Al the finance department today to
work out their plan 10 save the Cen
trail bank and its dependencies in the
states. There Is little doubt that
their plan viii be adopted and that
President Huerta will issue decree
making state bank notes legal tender
Long lines Of note holders formed
I'm front OF the Central bank to-day.
hut diiatory paying and the eXCnange
OF only 20 per cent Of the amounts
handed in again served 10 prolong
the hopes Of those who have these
notes in their possession The acute
ness OF tho financial situation H. not
greater than that OF the military SIT
uatiOn. although no news Of important
field operations has been received.
The rebels In all quarters are hold
ing their own and 30 is regarded as
probable that those now concentrated
~ Victoria will soon move southward
against TampicO. Advices up 20 e
O'Clock tonight Indicated thar Tam
ricO has been free from attack
several days and reported that no
rebels were In sight The govern
meut stores ~ ammunition Boo tho
capital ~ is understood. have been
dangerously reduced and failure 20 re-
ceive a consignment from Jauan is
said tO be causing concern ar the
palace