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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-12
CHIHUAHUA
REBELS ARE
WITHDRAWING

CHIHUAHUA, Mexico. July 10
Rebels who have been threatening this
CHy ior several weeks
nave withdrawn. Divided into three
columns they have taken quarters at
NIdaina MaIrla. and FL Charco. Re.
iiaoIe estimates place their total
strength at not more than 800.
Cn-confTmed reports reaching hare
Wednesday night were TO the eSec,
that Geenrdl Pascual Orozco.. with Ion
federal ~irreRularS. reached Jiminez
Monday. on route to relive the chi.
huahua garrison. 1t was also reported
mat the rebels had ceased Operating
the farraI branch Of the National
haliroad. Parral IL said 10 b garri-
soned by - consfituuonlists.
C~hihuahua is quiet but it, inhabi,.
ants are az high tension. Federls
cain they hav" recruited SOC volun.
teers IN THIS city Provisions arc
command extraordinary prices.
Skirmishes between federala ana
rebels near tho city have hoan sro-
quent but there have been no ser,ua
losses on either side.
Town Captured
MFNICo CITY. JIL U~Tns .o--
M"uc.oyil ln CoshuiE vas ~ap,vren pot
t-d"ral commander. Colonel MAJ
c1rliuR 90 FpVornmerf nfvt-cs
INi" fHc dead ia given. but n - -
It'i mat tho rebels met with iarF,
Colonel Mas fo--ee numbered atoo.
Tie r.. 'rnmsrt climates al
~" ARTILLERY j. credited WITH an
...,.n ~ v-tJch tac rebels M 70 ~,
norm in disorder ~
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$1o2.219.3O for Schools

Little Rock.-County Clerk Herbert s. Turner completed and certified to County Examiner R. H. Parham a statement of the amount on hand to the credit of the common school fund of Pulaski county, showing a balance of $102,219.30 to be distributed among the 55 school districts. Of this amount the Little Rock public schools will re- ceive about 65 per cent, having about this per cent of the total school emu meration in the county. The state- ment shows: Balance on hand No yember l, 1913, $1,761.9O; liquor li- cense receipts, $17,650; poll tax and penalty receipts, $14,241.5O; Pulaski county's share from state apportion- ment, $6S,565.90; total, $1O2,219.3O.
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RELIEF COMMITTEE.

beginning 10 rebuild their homes and places of business. Already activity can be seen in the burned district rubish being hauled off and new foun dations laid for new and better build ings.
 At mass meeting of the citizens and business men the official Relief Committee was named with the may or, all 12 members of the city council and the Executive Committee of the Business Mems League. This commit tee was organized with Hamp Will Hams, president of the Business Mems League, as chairman; John Barrett secretary, and Martin A. Eisele, form CT superintendent of the government reservation, as treasurer and custo dian of the relief funds. Word was flashed by wire throughout the civilz ed world that donations would be received, and that all such communi cation be directed to Colonel Eisele'
 Gov. Hays and Mayor Taylor of Lit tie Rock offered the aid of the state and capital city to the stricken city of Hot Springs, which was accepted by the citizens. Gov Hays ordered com panies A and B of the first regiment of the Arkansas National Guard to Hot Springs to police the city until condi tions were again normal. Mayor Fay
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WILL
 NUT BE CANDIDATE
GEO. w. DONAGHEY SAYS BUsI- NESS INTERESTS PREVENT
 HIM MAKING CAMPAIGN.
MAY RETIRE INDEFINITELY
James p. Clarke and Judge William F. Kirby in Race-Others Are Ex-
 pected to Enter.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
 Little Rock.-Ex-Gover Geo. w Donaghey will not be a candidate for United States Senator to succeed Senator James P. Clark, whose term expires in 1914.
 The announcement that MT. Donag- hey would not be a candidate caused some surprise as he had been expected to enter the contest by many.
 MT. Donaghey says his private in terests prevent his entering into poli- tical contest at this time. MT. Dona- ghey says that even though he could secure the office without opposition, he could not afford the sacrifice that would result from further neglect of his business interests.
 MT. Donaghey's announcement of his withdrawal follows:
 T will not be a candidate for the United States Senate. l find that all my time is now required to look after my personal affairs. I wish to thank those friends throughout the state who have given me so much encouragement to make this race. I believe that l could easily win it. But when I seri- ously consider the matter, I am forced to the conclusion that it would require so much of a personal sacrifice that l could not afford to accept the office if it were rendered me without the necessity of my making a canvas of the state for it. This condition of nay personal matters has been brought about from neglect during the four years I was in the governors office.
 q wish again to express my appE citation to the people of Arkansas for the honors they have given me. am indeed proud of them. I am proud of me and I am proud of the great state over which I presided as governor be- cause of their votes.
 "In returning to private life, do so with good will and good wishes to all. I hold malice toward none. I believe every citizen whether for or against me since I have been in poli- tics with the light before him, has acted for what he thought the best in terests of the state.
 With profound love for the state. with the wish for great wisdom in her future guidance and with unshaken confidence in her greatness, I shall, for the present at least and almost cer- tainly for all time retire from public life"
 It is expected, now that MT. Dona- ghey has withdrawn, that several prominent politicians over the state will announce their candidacy.
 The only two men now positively known to be in the race are James P. Clarke and Associate Justice William F. Kirby.
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Hot Springs Loss $2,25O,00O
 With 2,5OO People Homeless

A cash donation of $1,000 for those rendered destitute in the Hot Springs fire together with an offer of any other assistance requested was made by telegraph by the American Red Cross Society. Governor George w. Hays received notice of the donation in message received from Ernest P. Nickell, national director of the or ganization at Washington, D. c.
 Story of the Fire.
 The fire is said to have started in a negro shack and because of a delay in turning n a fire alarm the fire had assumed big proportions when the fire department reached the scene Be cause nf the long dry spell the sur rounding wood structures and shacks were dry as finder and the flames soon spread beyond the control of the fire men. A strong wind was blowing and soon the flames were spreading to the south.
 After 10 hours the fire had burned it's was practically to the foot of West mountain, sweeping district seven to 10 blocks in width, from Hot Springs mountain on the east of West noun tain, a distance of mile and half
 Human ingenuity and modern fire apparatus availed nothing against the resistless force of the flames, famed by shifting gale which carried it first in one direction and then in an ether, threatening the entire city al times.
 Hot Springs views in quiet awe such a scene of Gesolation as it never wit- messed before. Aided by the Little Rock Fire Department, the local fire fighting force battled with the flames for almost 10 hours, fighting a hope less battle at every stage, and sue eeeding only in diverting the course of the fire from the principal business section and the Reservation.
 Mayor McLendon ordered all the saloons in the city closed and called meeting of citizens at the city hall
 A police patrol of 250 men was sworn in to guard the fire-swept dis. trict
 Several firemen were overcome with the heat and smoke, as were also a few citizen volunteers, but aside from these, slight injuries nobody was hurt
 The Park and Moody hotels were the
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-09-12
Bankers to Advertise State.

Little Rock.-A publicity bureau to advertise Arkansas will be conducted at the coming convention of the Ameri. can Bankers Association in Boston, Mass, October 6 to 10, it was an- nounced. The committee on publicity is composed of President Covey and Geo. w. Rogers of Little Rock and Secre- tary R. D. Wait. The bureau will be conducted along the lines success fully maintained by Detroit last year. Five barrels of choice apples from Capt. Geo. T. Lincoln of Bentonville will be distributed during the conven- tion, and 2,500 open cotton bolls will be used for souvenirs.
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FIRE WILL MT
 HINDER TIE FAIR
GOV. HAYS SPEAKING TO FARM DEMONSTRATORS SAYS FAIR
 WILL BE EzEC
CAN STILL CARE @ 8 HD
Secretary BeIding Says Hot Springs Will Rebound and Rebuild Better
 Than Ever.
Western Newspaper Union News servtce.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
 Hot Springs, Ark-Before state convention of government farm demon strators representing the 75 counties in Arkansas, Gov. Geo. W. Hays made an address in which he voiced the au- thority of the Arkansas State Fair As- sociation that conditions following the conflagration had so cleared that the October state fair would be held with out doubt.
 Following brief session of the Re- lief Committee which had in hand the work of caring for the needy of the fire district, the meeting adjourned to a local hotel where the farm denon- strators are in session and there the fire and it's echo was forgotten in the general disussion of the possibilities of making the 1913 state fair the great est in the states history.
 Delegates to the meeting were in- formed by George R. Bedding, secre- tary of the state fair association, that while Hot Springs has suffered terri ble calamity by the great fire that de- destroyed over TOO homes and place of business, covering an area of 200 acres and causing loss of over $2,500 900, this city was still able to care for 10,- 900 or more visitors at the present time and when the gates of the big state exposition open next month Hot Springs will be in position to shelter and feed the thousands who will come to view the exhibits representing the products and resources of Arkansas
 Hot Springs will rebound like a rubber ball from this blow declared Secretary Bedding We intend to rise above this calamity, more beautiful and better than ever. The fire has not caused any interference with our plans for the state fair. 1t will be bigger and better than ever before. We cc>G q throw open the. gates of the ex25sif,Jn tomorrow and care for the grea5 c owd. The exposition palace has been engag- ed to its full capacity. The exhibits of agriculture are greater than ever before. The same thing can be said of the mechanical display, the poultry, 'ii0 iAfS otoeh anu all 0tnef IedCureS. It will be the greatest fair ever held in the South, with the possible excep- tion of the Dallas, Tex, exposition.
 You can be of inestimable service to Hot Springs by sending word back to your respective districts that you have been here, noted the extent of the damage and can realize by per- sonal investigation that Hot Springs, when the fair opens, will be able to care for all visitors to the exposition"
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-09-12
THE MEXICAN SITUATION
Government Officials Think Huerta
 Not a Candidate.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
 ington.-President Wilson and Secretary Bryan have adopted the at titude that the elimination of Victori- ano Huerta from the presidential race in Mexico $ assured and that the first step toward the establishment of peace in Hexico is accomplished.
 This was the authorative declaration of the administration officials, who also let it be known:
 That oral assurances had been given Nelson OShaughnessy, charge deaf fairs of the American embassy, of Huerta's intention not to be a candi- date in the approaching elections.
 That the United States would con- tinue literally the argument in the second note of Federico Gamboa, Mexi- con minister of foreign affairs, who pointed out at great length that a pro- visional president in Mexico is ineli- gible to succeed himself
 That any effort on the part of Huer- ta to circumvent the constitution by resigning in advance of the elections in favor of another provisional presi. dent would he regarded by the United States as breach of faith before the world.
 Much stress was laid by the officials upon the withdrawal by Senor Gamboa in his second note of the original de. mand for recognition by the United States through the exchange of am bassadors.
 That the Huerta government had, in effect, withdrawn it's demand for rec ognition is now held by many Wash. ington officials, notwithstanding Senor Gamboas declaration in the same note
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MT. Clark is the editor and publisher of the Southern Standard, published at Philadelphia. His bride was Miss Emma J. Clark of Washington, Ark. Though bearing the same name the bride formerly bore no relationship to the groom, but she is related to vast majority of the population of Washington, and has long been recog- nized as one of the most popular young ladies of South Arkansas She is a native of Hampstead county, literary graduate of Henderson-Brown college, an accomplished musician and vocal ist. The wedding took place at the home of the brides uncle in Washing ton, and the now united Clarks will make their home in Philadelphia, where the groom will continue publi- cation of the Southern Standard, which paper was established by his father, the late Adam Clark, in 1868
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225 Acres: 225 Bales.

Little Rock.-W D. King, a prosper ous farmer cultivating farm near At kins, has advised Commissioner Page that he has 225 acres of cotton that he has grown under demonstration meth ods that will produce an average of a bale to the acre. His success he as cribes to the fact that he has culti- vated it scientifically and that he pur- chased the best seed available. He paid $1.40 a bushel for the seed of the long staple variety. It will sell at from 19 to 20 cents a pound.
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gree. The wind increased in fury as the flames spread and frame and brick business blocks wer2 razed in a few minutes. The fire fighters would no sooner get located for another des- perate stand than the fire would sweep past them and break out in a dozen different place at the same time. by namite was freely used, but nothing could stop the rush of the flames.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-09-12
Aged Blind Man Is Victim,

Nashville, Tenn.-NightEders at. tackled the home of Danied Peppers, near Dover, Tenn, and, finding him away from home, set fire to his house. destroying It and all it's contents Then they caught all his chickens. dog, cat and COW, drove them into tHe barn and set the barn afire, killing all the animals. They then burned Peppers bee gums. Pepper is S) years old, an ex-Federal soldier and blind for 30 years.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-09-12
GUARD INSPECTION ENDED
Military Companies Make Better Show
 ing Than Formerly.
stern Newspaper union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
 Little Rock.-Capt. A. B. Sloan, in structor-inspector from the United States army to the National Guard of Arkansas, returned from an extended trip of inspection of commands that many of the companies are mak- ing a better showing of property than they did at the last inspection" said Captain Sloan.
 Captain Sloan will report to the War Department the condition of the guard within a few days, and upon this re- port viii largely depend the attitude which the War Department, division of militia affairs, will take of the Arkan- sas Guard.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-09-12
A REPUBLICAN WINS
Maine Election Returns-Progressive
 Runs Third.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
 Portland.-John 4. Peters, Republi. can, of Ellsworth, was chosen to fill the congressional vacancy in the Third Maine district by a plurality of 553 ever Mayor William A. Pattangarl, Democrat, of Waterville, with Edward NJ. Lawrence of Lubec, Progressive, a poor third in the race.
 The returns in this special election from all but small plantation give:
 Peters, 15,016: Pattangall, 14,553; Lawrence, 6,4S7.
 The vote for. president in Novem. Der was
 Wilson, Democrat, 14,692; Roosevelt, Progressive, 13,236; Taft, Republican, 7,159.
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that he would always stand on the unavoidable condition, which declares that We are in reality the ad interim constitutional government of the Mexi, can republic"
 It was pointed out that one of the peculiarities of the situation is the fact that while the Washington govern. ment refuses to recognize Huerta as the constitutionally chosen provisional president of Mexico at the present time, it is unwilling to interpret Gam, boa's argument on the ineligibilty of Huerta as a satisfactory answer to the chief American proposal-that Huert a shall not be a candidate
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Tor called a mass meeting in Little Rock Sunday to consider ways and means to aid the stricken city. Both the Iron Mountain and Rock Island railroads have offered their lines to assist in every way possible.
 At the mass meeting of Little Rock citizens committees were appointed to raise funds for the relief of Hot Springs fire sufferers. Mayor Chas. E. Taylor was made chairman of the relief committee, Geo. R. Brown, secre- tary, and Geo. Thornburgh, treasurer. Subscriptions to the amount of $1,200 were secured. Little Rock expects to raise $5,000.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-09-12
Make lonq Trip in Waoon,

Little Rock.-Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lettman and six children arrived in Little Rock last week from Portland, Ore. They visited the Board of Trade. where they said they expected to buy farm land in Arkansas. They made the trip from Portland to Little Rock in wagon. Mir. Lettman said that crop conditions in Arkansas are far better than any other state he has visited.
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only ones destroyed of the very large hotels. Several hotels of lesser capa- city were burned and number of rooming houses. The hotel capacity of the resort has not suffered heavily and practically all of the burned struc- lures will be rebuilt at once.
 Within 15 minutes from the time the fire started it was wholly beyond the control of the Fire Department and help was asked from Little Rock. A special train bearing additional equip ment arrived, but human ingenuity with water, dynamite and every other known means of fighting fire failed to check the flames in the slightest de-
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Little Rock.-According to

Little Notwithstanding to a statement issued by J. s. Speed, manager of the Arkansas Actuarial Bureau, the total number of build ings burned in the Hot Springs fire were 518, of which S3 were brick, F brick veneer and 423 were frame. a total of 32 1-2 blocks were burned, with a property loss of $2,250,000, according to the actuary's report. The insurance loss is placed at $1,- 500,000. This report also places the blame for the rapid spread of the fire at poor construction, inefficient water system, poor fire-fighting equipment as compared with stand
 ard recommendations, and the fact that the winds were treacherous,
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escaped destruction from the flames.
 From all over the United States aid is being sent the relief committee or ganized by the local business men.
 Two companies of the Arkansas State Guard are on police duty in the city and everything is as orderly as can be under existing conditions.
 The city is in darkness except where gas is used or private electric plants are in use. The city is without elec- trio street car service the only trans portation being small electric cars pulled by teams of horses and mules
 The people of Hot Springs have awakened from their daze and are
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-09-12
Places Head on Track

St. ,Paul-Paul Cook, 25 years od. a farmer from Glengary, Sask., com mitted suicide at the Union Station here by placing his neck on a rail be meath moving train. Letters in Cooks pocket from his parents in Posters- vile, Pa. indicate that he had been in ill health.
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remained at his engines which supply the motive power of the pumping of water into the citys reservoir, until the timbers in the engine room began to fall. Before he left he set the turbines at top speed. In leaving the building he was struck several times by falling debris, but escaped with only minor cuts and burns. The fact that one building was saved was due to a crowd of small boys who under the leadership of an 11-year-old-lad raided a saloon and saturated the roof and side of the structure with all the non
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Western Newspaper Union News Service Hot Springs.-Latest figures and es- ! inmates of the losses suffered by Hot sSprings place the damage at about s. -A50,000, with insurance estimated at about half that amount
 3The burned district of the city GOV ers 200 acres and included the manu- hlctrring district and the best resi- drnces in the city. 2,500 people were made homeless by the fire and these are being taken care of temporarily by the local hotels and residences that
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-09-12
Vacancies Are Filled.

Little Rock.-Governor George H. Hays named the following to vacancies on the equalization boards of their respective counties: J. F. Spears of Atkins, Pope county; J. L. Gibson, Birta, Yell county; and Tom Garrett, Amity, and J. J. Martin, Philadelphia, Clark county.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-09-12
Woman Has Narrow Escape.

Shreveport, La.--Advices from Alex andria tell of the miraculous escape of Mrs. Frances Barrett, S4 years old, who fell through the elevator shaft at local hotel. She sustained severe bruises and cat on the forehead. Mrs. Barnett, in company with her daughter, Mrs. w. L. Rich, was on her way to Kinder, La, from Taylor, Ark, Mrs. Barnett, according to the message had been ill for a year and was unable to travel alone, with the result that her daughter went to Arkansas after her.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-09-12
Tries to Save Sister. Both Drown

Little Rock.-Dorothy Boone, nine years old, and Jack Boone, eight years old, were drowned in the Arkansas river while wading. The children with their playmates had been playing in the stream when Dorthy waded into deep water and called for help. Her brother, Jack, answered her call but he was unable to assist her and also drowned
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-09-12
Engineer Stuck to Post.

Hot Springs. It was learned that it was due to the heroism of s. R. w. Clark, engineer at the city's electrical plant, directly in the path of the flames, Nrt there was a supply of water wizS @ich to fight the fire. Clark, on hen the fire started,
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Washington.-Bic of mercur, was awarded the palm of popularity among suicides by Washington physi clans. It was stated that during the month of August IA persons attempted suicide by this means in the capital Next in line Somes carbolic acid, lauds mum and illuminating gas, according to medical statktics.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-09-12
15,ooo laps Demand War.

Tokyo.-The assassination of Morti. arc Abe, director of the political bu- reau of the Japanese foreign office, has inflammed the masses, and dra- matic chapter in the history of the new Japan was written. Fifteen thous- and persons gathered in mass meet Ing in Hibiya Park, calling for mili- iary action against China A majority of these marched to the foreign office and clamored for admission. They demanded the disaptch of troops to China to take such mea sufes as were
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-09-12
,Judoe Kirby to Be Candidate

Little Rock.-William F. Kirby as- sociate justice of the Arkansas Su- preme Court announced positively that he will be 6 candidate for the position of United States Senator to succeed James P. Clarke, whose term expires March 1. 1915.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-09-12
Psnsion Warrants Issued.

Little Rock.-L. L. Coffman, state auditor, last week distributed over nine thousand pension warrants. The war.ants have been issued earlier than ever before.