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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-22
ALL COLOMBIANS
ARE TO BE FIRED

PANAMA. Dec. 21-The anti Co
lombian sentiment has grown 10 such
an extent that an open letter has
been addressed 10 President porrae
iemanding the expulsion from the
republic Of tha couRtry's detractors
and On" dismissal Of an Colombisns
holding Government, positions I'm Pan
anna. further demand is made that
the police corps shall be- composed
exclusively of ranamans At present
about on-third Of tho teachers efarf
In the schools of the republic is com
posed ~ Colomhians. and there is n
large sprinkling of them in th. polico
dgnartmenf
Tho leaders OF the anti COLOMBIAN
movement express the opinion thar
there are not enough Panama.
teachers to supply the schools. teach
cr7 from chile or Spain could be- On
fared
u d. reported that another ami.
colombian dowonetrafion BE- beinr
ARRANGED for Thursday next. bus tbo
government win probably tato rteng
10 prevent "a repetition az the srenes
of last Thursday night. when reverst
houses occupied by Colombians were
stoned
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-22
CurrencyBill to
BeSignedToday
JOINT CONFEREES HOLD ALL
DAY SESSION ON THE BILL
YESTERDAY.
Congress Preparing to Take Long
Recess Commencing To-
morrow.

WASHINGTON. ID. c, Dec. 21.-
An all-day conference OF the toint
congressional committee on the cur
rency bill pushed that measure close
TO perfection tonight. Problems in
volying the reserve provisions, the
size and character OF the Federal re-
serve board. the redemption of per
cent. government bonds and the re-
urement OF 'he present national bank
currency proved troublesome. but the
conferees finally smoothed out most
OF the issues between the House and
Senate
When the two branches OF Com
eress convene tomorrow II fs ex-
pected plans will be made for a long
recess. beginning Tuesday. II was
predicted tonight that the currency
Dill would be completed and signed
by the President late tomorrow or
tuesday. and Congress has dropped
all other problems IN the anticipation
or the first actual recess that IN will,
have enjoyed since April z. II ia
planned TO drop all business until
January II. and allow the legislators
70 enjoy as complete a rest as will
president Wilson. who will leave
washington for Pass Christian as
soon as the currency bill is signed.
Inc currency conferees assembled
early In the day. and at the opening
OF the evening session had settled
many OF the controverted points. An
analysis OF the bill by Senator owen
ana Representative Glass. Chairman
or the conferees, showed AZ points of
dlnerence between the two houses
but many of these were of a minor
character and were disposed OF
quickly.
Some Important Decisions
among the more important decis-
ions OF the committee TODAY were the
following: '"7
Inc minimum capital stock OF each
IeElonal reserve bank was fixed nj
oo,OOO compromise between the
So'VVV,oOo minimum of the senate hin
house bill Vi inc
The senate's provision OF from
eIsht 70 Twelve regional banks. was
accepted by the banks. in place OF the
minimum OF IL fixed in the house hill
me senate's provision that each
"einoer oank must subscribe for
tcontinued on Page rwelve)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-22
PRISONERS AID
LEAGUE FORMED

AUBURN. y Y. Dec -t-Thomas
Mott Osborne. chairman Of the state
commission FOR prison reform. am.
uounced today The formation recent.
ly of The Prisoner. Aid League.
known among Tho cOuvicts NJ Auburn
prison. whore 30 has been Informally
tried during the past seven weeks. as
The Ials. name derived from the
initials OF the League
The society g. Comuo -sd of mon
iror- outside. acting as a board of
visitors. who without sentimental fr.
pulses cndeaVor to bring human
touches fo tho Isolated men. advising
thrm in personal matters. Keeping
watch for ouuortuuiyos fo obtain pos b.
lions Tor mon who ffek Parole and
uIiinr Tho lace of relatives amrur
hose c0nvicts whose friend. are un.
ablo io come hero to visit them
John ~ Riley. supprinfsuderf of
state prisons. is iu hearty accord with
thr I'lrHusrs of the league. which win
be extended to all state renal insfI
'uilous according to present plans.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-22
RYAN PRESENTED
With $500 RING

Special Dispatch 90 the inteIIiEcncer.
CLARKSBUBG W. Va. Dec. 2f-
&. ). RYAN of Fairmont. general su.
p'rlntend"nt OF the Hutchinson Coal
Co. was Pleasantly surprised this an.
urrnOon 90 the Gore hotel when fifty
of the officials of the company offices
dt Fairmout and OF its nine mining
plants in this state and Ohio. al Il
banquet given in his honor. presented
him with q $500 diamond ring Tho
Eiii was from al the employees Of the
company. from president down 90
trappcr g. ~ Jenkins of Fairmout
secretary Of the company.
presided ae foasfmastor and the pres.
cntntiun speech was made by T. g.
Currey q Fairmont. assistant treas
urnr
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-22
eddy" Cla shes With
Ex-Chilean Minister
LATTER ATTACKS MONROE
DOCTRINE AND AROUSES
"TEDDY'S" IRE.
strenuous One Denies II Is a Dead
Issue and Insists II Is Much
Alive-Caused Stir.

W AStilNGTON. Dec % tf.p,h.-.
I" ihe diplomatic CORPS. especi,Iiy
representatives from tho Soufb A,,,.,i
countries were greatly Interested
ih report reaching Washington to.
Jay that Former President RooseveI,
ana Dr harcial MARTINEZ. at ON. tir,o
,hiiean minister 20 the United st,,o,
h"u clashod In Santiago do chile -,
account OF divergent Views ,, .ta
monroe doctrine Tho Chi1.a, g.
ported 10 have strongly dissent,
IRON the Roosevelt view fb,t a.
huch discussed doctrine f. stiI n ,i,,t
issue. The reported debate ,ttr,c,.,i
unusual Interest here becaue. 80 ~
W"posed speeches were reyieWod
D'.lOie delivery by tho Chilean for.
eisa once. Dr Martinez. 10 Wa aid a..
nisht az The Chilean legation w,s ~
fc'od as the spokesman OF fb, ,.t.t.
can government a. tho state -,,,.,,
t"n given the American visitor ~
comfy no The University of s,,ti,..,
D''auao of Die warm frlcrdsbf- ~.
me United states Ife b. one 81 ~
plntHi and most eminent Cbu.,, 5f
plpmatist1 oud made MANY t,.,t,,,.
l,,lI- ,l,.l nlp' during his tenure as min.
i'ier mere many years aFo
Got His Dutch Up.
ln ms address at tho Rooaoyoit r,
ception Dr Martinez dealt vib a..
Monroe doctrine. charartcriring it -.
dead issue and arguing thrf ft.
'""ui'i"ns which gave rise To- ra
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-22
Mail BY Aeroplane Is a
Success; Asks $4,000
DETECTIVES nab
A CHECK ARTIST

Special Dispatch to the Inteuigencer
FAIRMONT, W. Va. Dec. III
charged with cashing forged check
al local bank fifteen months ago and
trying again Friday TO cash a second
check similar TO the first one tfsrr,
Narinen of Grafton. is nov i'm the
county l1il here awaiting q hearing
flnherion detectives who worked on
the case believing that Warthcn had
ah accomplice, have decided that he
worried alone and that in him thev
nave az. eeted an accomplished check
artist. i Is claimed Warthen has on
Grated 10 considerable extent The
Cnecks presented here were on /. r
W ard, livery of Grafton. IL is
sald N1rthen would present the
Chechs. claiming he was working for
Wayd and was sent to buy a horse
and wagon. would cash them and
make his getaway
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-22
GOVERNMENT TO REDUCE
EXPENSE FOR RAILWAY
CAR SERVICE.
periodical Mail by Fast Freight
interesting Report of Assistant
Postmaster General

p, WASHING TON, ID. c. Dee ~
ne report OF Second Assistant D.,
Heneral stewart. made pubii,.
To-, ilsclosed the fact that the
that The Postoffce Departrnen,
expects 10 reduce the incressaJ '1Il is,iiI
pthultures for railway car so-,eie-.
establishing railway terr1,rs9
- nCes ana requiring a senars
,o sIoh by routes OF first and secoS.
0idss mails Of publishers. 'Oiu
a I,S Ia,,,S Iast year. says the renor,
Hrse amount OF addifionai UT, o
space was required on rnsn car
Decause of the establishment 90 s 'hs
IHi'ci post 'ystem. That the ox,o.. -"
n sLon or the service necessi,a,aS
IlsIuerable increase in tba 49,,
~ nuiture for car rental is sboS.,,
statement that from Ianf,sr,.
not ircre,li.loer ~, 1913. there was q
exnec,s 80 h OF S45l.072. Mr.. Stewarf
r,,,,,,t.s, however. 10 reduce these q,
ed changes the report
onaro,, o report shows that the cos, n,
. 80, 'iht ran. ocean. river iat
car screen wagon nne,,,"ast.
Jmrir "nd mail messenger seryics,
va She year ended June 20 la,
incros.,o,;,I oo;Iv. .<Sl This sum will no
s',,,''.s.eu '''a5eu tor the current fscaI 80
"Plp1I,'oNInately $4,000. 600 year
iue number OF an cIasses 90 .s-
-, ulalI service routes vas o.
ZfN.5NS miles "nlch was
cou Mali sy Fast Frel7h.
vHelderahle space fu fbo -. o.,
at.,n 10 q discussion OF fbe ,-l,1sls -
ss.lion OF periodical mail by ~
t!tht Mr. Stewart qavs ~, .tsl
lll,tnod oi transportation bas III, Ils
ItIN satisfactory 10 prbtfgL.-l
, r., lh most cases % has boon 49,.
.,.. .,dnIe 10 overcome tho siowor ~,
til,ui in lhe freight trains Inv sd,u,, i,.'.,-
W. tho date OF delivery fo an ..,ll. ,-ll,
Z,...i'i, Z al me point of origin Some
nIlshefs how over. objected 80 KY,
.asl iIeifht service. bocauro ~ ,t,
'lardcicr or the couf.rt. ,r
t'LI P.nIcaiipns. In such insf.r,.'.
.l lls hcon the policy of mo drr,-,'
i.lu.'' after adequate showing b,.
,,.'ln mad'. 20 transport tho man in
I'EuIar mail trains '''
NN'l experiments ra brrc.,.f.-.
ldN. hoen made ZOO tho crrr,ir.. -
lil.li n} agropl1nes have boon 60
quoted without expense fo fra -,v
lhineni alth'ugh The mails hr-
Lhi ported were entrusted orfy %,
worn Carriers The alfIsfrrfort MOI.
l"IWHncn of the service haze irfr,.r
" ittow mf udlfiOn hV Wr efcvnrf f..
..d appropriation of $50 nll f1r "a rov
''''I experimental aorop'auc sor,ice
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-22
ENGLISH LANDMARK GOES
UP IN SMOKE AND But
ONE MAN ESCAPES.
Semaphore Over Century Old Re-
duced to Ashes-Loss
Over $1,000. 900.

PORTSMOUTH. Eng. Dec. 2I.-A
nre involving damage variously esti-
mated at from sl.25O.0OO TO s2.5OO.-
200 devastated the famous dockyard
saturday night. and resulted in the
loss OF two lives and the destruction
OF the century old semaphore tower.
which In the pre-telegraph days was
The great signaling station between
The fleet and the admiralty.
An examination OF ne ruins TO-DAY
disclosed the fact that two signal men
Who had remained in the tower 10
summon help when the fire broke out.
we're burned TO death. The third es-
capped through the smoke and flames
20 an adjoining roof and there fell
unconscious. He was subsequently
Origin Not Known.
N-'htng j. known as TO how the fire
originated. When II was first OBJ
setsed from the deck Of the battle
cruiser Queen MARY, IL had already
obtained a good hold an the infiam-
mable material In the rigging aloft
and sail house. All the FIRE fighting
apparatus In the dockyard was rap
.dly brought into action and the ef.
forts OF the men were devoted to
preventing the FIRE from reaching the
main store a. the end % the burning
building. which was filled with thirty
thousand tons 81 heavy oil Afrrr
i"A. A'AiH W must HiIfuupuH WpFh
The fire was got under control n had
hon reached within eight feet m
hese tanks. The flames were finally
extinguished at o'clock Sunday
morning
Semsphore Causes Spread.
The huge wooden somaphore struc-
ture surmOuntinE the rigging house
sas blazing beacon within half an
hour after the outbreak. and COLLAPSED
onto the roof ~ the main tower and
building. converting the whole into
fery mass. Fire parties were sent
20 the dOckyard All tho war.hfpe In
re harbor ana the battle cruiser
Queen. Mary. on which burning brands
we're falling. we're out Of fhe danger
zone.
Many valuable models of old war
ships. records relating 10 Nelson ana
earlier periods and old naval relies
we're destroyed
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-22

iI' section Of village Hero ofty
Vt HlAy persons porishod
Awe Inspiring Scenes
ne scenes at niFhf worc ay.t.
plrinF FLAMES shot into tho az n,
ufikhi ~ q thousand feet. Uiumin
5..,lN ,n' "hole scene ~ dcstructlon
.Iprr heated masses of stone fat irt,.
ihn sea and streams Of lava po1rcd
INTO the bay Dust from tho sr,tcre
gradually formed black cloud u,blCt
plotted ut The light ~ the stars
,,,l p" boy after The eruption uaa
hHed With dead fsh and large mum
bors Of dead turtles Tho v,trr ir
tHe river was hot
Do" British hospital huIdings uero
wiped out Of existence bur pravio,t.
t0 their dratrucfiOn tho doctor pf,icti
lf removed all the patients 10 "a
launch and escaped win Them
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-22
WRECKAGE BURNS,
NO ONE KILLED

LORETTE. Manitoba. Dec IL
Canadian Northern train from D,ii,,,b
MINI. and Fort William. ont was do.
rail'd near here today and FIVE coach
90 nud baggage car and dining car
overturned into tho ditch Tho wrack
axe caught FIRE. but the two hundred
passenegers escaped through broken
M.ndoNH ana though scratched and
bruised helped ertlngufsb tho d.
q relief train from Winnipeg returned
mere tonight with the pasaenrers
n broken rail caused tho accfdon,
hre" day coaches and am tho hand
gaRRage belonging 10 passengers vyerc
ue slr,yed by FIRE before a bucket bri.
Eade had subdupd the blaze
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-22
MURDER In
COLD BLOOD
AGED MAN Is STRUCK DOWN
GOING I'd AID OF HIS
DAUGHTER.
Girl Is Beaten Insensible and
Father Is Killed-AssaiIants
Make Their Escape.

FORT PLAIN. y. y. Dec. gl.-
Posses OF deputy sherins and citizens
with bl0Odhounds are searching the
countryside tonight for the man or
men who last night murdered John
barrett. aged 60. az his home near
hero after beating his daughter. Kath.
crime. 20 years old. into insengibiIity
The father was slain when he went
70 the aid 81 his daughter The muir.
derer or murdercrs we're after Har.
retts money. but this. a considerable
sum. vas hidden behind n wall pano,
and was untouched
Katherine Barrett was doing be.
SIDE the FIRE when shn was sfruck
from behind and rendered uncon.
sclous. being seriously Injured gha
dld not see her assailanfs
Brother rinds Bodies.
Her brother Bruce was uprtaIra win
t.er father when tho ua.suIf fU..
irnnt wHr hut could not because fre
Stove t1d been tipped over nrnIr.t De-.
npor BE Then went down fhe E.rE v.4v
.II lNufl tHc house lfrf Tho HH from
~" lump hnn been .UIIIDH rf.ua fHn
hn"r. lie rrtinrulrhef tHe nfs. folrd
hls sister where Hnc ItI been lrar.er
.hip t.e pantry. and nIfu dIrrsrrrfI. I'D.
rescue. WITH ris atuu Crushed. ana rrr-
tn"t wounds boo hIa rerF The 4ufTo.i.
we. I1fe tonight III obtained rn .Iua
~ I' VINO committee f|n IrIfur
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-22
ATTEMPTED TO
KILL MINISTER
RETURNING HOME FROM SICK
CALL, Is FIRED UPON BY
TWO MEN.
Bullet Penetrates Bible Under His
Arm, Which Saves His Life
Assailants Escape.

BLAlRSNII.LE. Pa, Dec. 2f.-What
Ii believed To have been n deliberate
attempt 10 assassinate Rev. X. T.. Nc
Clure. pastor OF the Blairsville United
Presbyterian church. and president OF
the Indiana county Anti-Saloon league
failed late last night when a bullet
fired at the minister penetrated a
Bible which he carried under his arm
and made a slight abrasion upon DR..
McClure's left side. The authorities
are searching for two men. one OF
man and who dropped his hat in es-
car ing.
DR.. Mcclure had made a sick call
visited his church TO secure his Bible
left there after Wednesday nights
service. As the minister reached
stuart street. leading 10 his home. he
saw two men standing some distance
away. As. DIR. Mcclure approached
them whistle sounded and one of the
men raised a revolver and fred. The
bullet went wild. The minister pick
ed uD a stone and hurled IL at the
men and ran toward them. AS the as
saiiants retreated the one with the
revolver tripped and fell Before Dr
Mcclure could reach him the man had
regained his feet and fired a second
time. this bullet tearing through the
minister's Bible and clothing. Roth
men then fed and DR.. Mcclure con
tinued 10 his home from which nlace
he notified the police
Dr. Mcclure has been pastor OF the
United PRESBYTERIAN church for 90
years. He IS widely known over this
- ctlon or Pennsylvania through his
ACTIVITY IN anti-saloon cInsades.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-22
5OO Lost In Terrific
Eruption of Volcano

SfpNbf. New South Wales. Dec
" Incoming steamers bring terrific
Details Of the recent volcanic orYp
IONS on inc island of AmbrIm in tho
'e" Hrhrides group. boo which 500
natives lost flelr flves u'i,........
20 the disturbance drrcrlbo DO ss t,,.
nE been Ey sudden ana violent fbaf
tuey expected tO Soc tho whole .,-t.
rn side ~ fbo island disarnesr
H lih terrific roar which va. foi
.pWNd ~ rapid succession al arfIl.
I'fs- -litn drtnnatl0ns. all the orator.
the volcano entered irt, f,n u.
WITTY. spOIfirg 11Ies ana Iaea and
proving or huge boulder. grr.f
'ffan n' lat. soon were ru.EIrs
Icwn the slopes C.tflnr on fI. Lii
fRHft from rrrtpc 1r one instance
20 torrents of fhc molten mess
Nlncd and made an i.larI of ono sn
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-22
Mines DOUBLE
THEIR OUTPUT

Sr PAUL. Mimi. Dec % sht,
mfhts ~ iron ore from state oo.o..t
mines in 1913 total % .ScOrq9 ton. ~
most double those of 1912 arrordirr
20 hgurcs given out by the state audi
,oif.. -"onice. The 1912 output was
hn increase in the state owned
ll mines of three Ninnoapfn rance.
h" Total shipment Tor 1913 was ge
li'ls' ions. and On 1911 c3t.IOs o6O
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-22
BRAKEMAN WAS
BURNEDTODEATH

CHARLESTON. w Va. Doc 9f
When Chesapeake A Ohio froipbf
freight train az Chf<an fo nietf
bluchor Morris brakeman vao
pinionod beneath the wreckage ua
burned 10 ioath in a hro caueeJ bv
lh" upf"tting of stove In tho ca-
ppo'c before resCuors could reach
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-22
TWO ACCIDENTAL
DEATHS IN SAME
FAMILY IN ONE DAY.

TlTuSvillE. Pa. Dee. 2t.-
Accidental death claimed two
members cf the same family
to-day n two different nishaps
Frank C. hoitx. aged 80. was
killed by q charleroi interur-
ban car near Pittsburgh early
this morning. Shortly before.
Holtz's step brother. Fred
Stiener. aged So. died from q
fracture o' the skull received
In falling down a hight OF
stairs a. the home where both
men resided mere. A double
funeral viii ne held Tuesday.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-22
IN THE
"MONALISA"
FRENCH POLICE RRES +
NEIGHBORS OF PERUGIA
IN PARIS.
French Officer in Florence Says
Perugia Has Confessed, ImpIi-
eating These Arrested.

PARIS. Dec 2l.-A. the moment
the Mona Lisa was officially re-
stored 10 France. Magistrate Dfioux
who has had the case under his care
since the painting disappeared from
the Louvre. ordered the arrest OF
N;cinte Lancelotti. Michele I.ancelOt--
ii and Nine. Clamagiran. friends ana
neighbors IN Paris OF Nincenzo Peru
gia, on information telegraphed from
Florence by the French police official.
Nignol.
The Lancellotti brothers were de-
nounced several days ago by an Ital-
ian as having been implicated with
PeruGia. and they are nov charged
with receiving and concealing the
masterpiece
When the two men were inter
rogated by the police on December l6.
they denied all knowledge of the case.
although they admitted they had met
Perugia frequently. Their lodgings
we're searched and bundle OF letters
IN Italian were seized
Peruqia Has Confessed.
According to the report from Wig
mol. Perugia. who is under arrest at
Florence has made q fun confession
IN the presence Of an Italian maCis-
tTate. He declared that Ciente Lance
lotti was aware q the planning and
execution of the theft and that he had
concealed the picture in his hoom for
six weeks snd had helped 10 construct
the wooden box in which il was car
ried off
Perueia said that he did rot escape
from the Louvre by the side door OF
the inner court. as was supposed. but
walked down ne main staircase and
through one Of the principal gates
Ntchelc Lancelo.ti and Nine. Ciama-
grand were ~ first merely de,ainpd.
hut later Magistrate Drioux ordered
them definitely held.
ROME. Dec. 21.-Wth betting
ceremony the Mona Lisa brought here
under guard from Florence was hand
ed over To the French ambassador. NJ
- rrere. a. 3D." Ministry Cf Instruction
today IN the PRESENCE OF Nardui. hi
san 9 IlianO. the minister of foreign
dra'rs. Signor CredarO. Minister OF
pubic instruction. VI. Besnard direct
or OF the French School IN Rome. aud
oth prominent persOnages. who
si-ned t'e documents OF the transfer
of IN" ticture which had previously
been officially Identified by VI. Lepri-
cur director OF the painting section Of
10" Louvre. hy The aid OF documents
and d tailed Photographs The
Mona Lisa Was then placed In a
Ior'Wood boN. and Dr. Corrado Ricci.
director general Of Gne arts in Rome.
tary of jho embassy. VI. OlIe-I .apriine
with the remark.
There she is' Take good care o.
her'"
The painting was conveyed to tho
iarnese palace. whore the French ON.
ha0s\ 's housed. and WIS viewed bv
the queen mother and others. n will
ho placed on exhibition in the
Eorrhoa" gallery from Tuesday until
Saturday
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-22
SIX REBELS HAVE ALREADY
PAID PENALTY FOR DIS
OBEYING ORDER.
Federal Officers Shoot Men for
Desertion-Japs Making Arms
for Mexicans.

CHIHUAHUA. Mexico. Dec. I'll
Anyone who hereafter loots or
molests property OF foreigners or
Mexicans will be executed. The right
TO confiscate property will rest only
with the constitutionalist govern
ment"
General Francisco Villa issued this
order to-day as showing his intention
To maintain strict military discipline.
As an example. he executed on the
plaza a band OF rebels who had been
found guilty by court-martial of sack
ing the home OF a wealthy Mexican.
While the six rebels we're marched be-
fore the firing squad the stolen goods
were returned 10 the owner.
All stores connscated from the ex-
PEELED Spaniards to-day were closed
and sealed. Orders were given that
no more goods are TO be taken from
them. This action was believed TO
have resulted from the protest OF the
United States agains; the seizure OF
Spanish property. Already great
quantities OF the goous. valued at sew
eral million dollars. had been taken
bv the rebels. The remainder OF the
property is 70 be held pending an in
vestigation whether the owners aided
the Huerta government
Strengthened by Deserters-
General Villa said his forces were be-
ing strengthened by deSertions from tho
Federal troops. He proclaimed anne sty
TO Federal soldiers who would surren-
der and give up their arms. Many Fed
eral troops are reported 20 have ioin "a
the rebels. Three hundred Thousand
rounds OF rifle ammunition and 500. 900
rounds OF artillery ammunition were re-
covered from a lake east OF chihuahua
where they were hidden by General Mer-
cado's evacuating federals.
Reports that battle Is immident he
tween large bodies OF opposing forces
south OF here are untrue.
Executed for Desertion-
HERMOSlLID. Sonora. Mexico. Dec.
E.-The commissioned Officers annd
many serEeants and corporals Of the
Tenth battalion OF the Federal Carrtsln
at Guaymss were executed at sunrise
yesterday In that city. according to word
brought here tonight. Officers and
men OF the Tenth were disarmed sew
ersl days ago by General Oieda. Federal
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THE WEATHER.

NASHIHGToN, Dec. 2I.-rorecast;
Ohio and Western Pennsylvanin-pa,r
nonday and probably Tuesday; lizht
NeSt Virsinia-Fhir and somewhat
colder Monday; Tuesday fair