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The citizen., 1914-07-24
ASK S3O6,0O0,OOO
Of n. \. DIRECTORS
Railroads Minority StOckhold-
ers Demand Restitution.
WANT RECEIVER APPOINTED
Court Signs Order That Defendants
Show Cause - Plaintiffs Trustees
OF Late OIea Bull Vaughan's
Estate.
WANT RECEIVER APPOINTED

Boston, Masa.-A restitution suit,
whereby minority stockholders seek to
compel former and present directors
to restore to the treasury of the New
York, New Haven and Hartford Rail-
road Company approximately $1O2,-
100000 alleged to have been Illegally
used in building up the system, was
begun in the Supreme Court here.
The complaint alleges that losses
resulting from the acquisition of the
Boston and Maine trolley and steam
ship properties by the New Haven
amounted to 100000, and that
under the federal antitrust act, the
New Haven Company is entitled to
recover from the defendants three
times that sum, or $306,000,000.
Judge Braley, before whom the ac-
tion was brought, issued an order of
notice, to show cause why receiver,
special master or other official should
not be appointed in accordance with
the bill of complaint
Billiard Not Defendant.
The plaintiffs, who are trustees of
the late Olea Bull Vaughan's estate
and own so shares of the capital stock,
asked for receiver to take possession
of all claims in favor of the defend
ants, but not to interfere with the ad-
ministration of the currsnt affairs of
the New Haven company. They asked
also that shares of capital stock held
by the defendants be not disturbed
except by order of the court and that
they later be applied to the payment
of any court decree that might be
issued.
The citizen., 1914-07-24
President Notifies Senate He
Wishes to Have Them Ratified.
BRYAN EXPLAINS THE REASON
In Most Of Present Agreements There
Are Exceptions That Do Not
Prevent Recourse To
Arms.

Washington, D. C.-President Will
son, through Secretary Bryan, has noti-
fed the Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee he wishes to press for ratifica-
ton before adjournment of this ses-
sion Of Congress the new peace treaties
signed with 20 foreign powers.
The Presidents plan was communi-
Gated in a statement to members Of
the committee by Secretary Bryan.
Copies will be>sent to every Senator
when the treaties are submitted for
ratification this week.
In his statement Secretary Bryan set
forth the following analysis of the gen.
eral purposes of the treaties:
That investigation shall be resorted
to in all cases where the ordinary re-
sources of diplomacy fail.
That the contracting parties reserve
the right to act independently on the
subject matter after the submission of
the report.
That there shall be no appeal to
force until the investigation is COM
pleted.
That the commission lin each case)
be composed of five members, one
chosen from each country from among
its own citizens, one chosen by each
country from another country, and the
fifth to be chosen by agreement of the
two countries from some third country
In few cases provision is made for
the appointment of the fifth member
by the four members or by some
neutral power or tribunal in case the
two countries cannot agree"
Discussing the proposed treaties,
Secretary Bryan said:
"In most of our treaties there are
certain exceptions and in most of these
treaties the exceptions are: The vital
interests. the independence and honor
of the two countries and the interests
of third parties It is evident that
these arbitration treaties do not pre-
vent recourse to hostilities with regard
to the causes included in the eXcep-
ton clause. 1t is the intention that
the treaties now being exchanged shall
close this gap and leave no cause for
a declaration of war and the beginning
of hostilities until there has been an
investigation of the differences. 1t is
believed an investigation will not only
give time for the subsistence of passion
and the restoration of calm and de-
liberate judgment, but that it will also
be useful in separating questions of
fact and questions of honor"
Treaties already have been signed
with Salvador, Guatemala, Panama,
Honduras, Nicaragua, the Netherlands,
Bolivia, Portugal, Persia, Denmark,
Switzerland, Costa Rica, Dominican
Republic, Venezuela, Italy, Norway and
Peru.
The citizen., 1914-07-24
DICTATOR HUERTA
RESIGNS AND FLEES
Tells Congress He is ACtuated
BY Highest Motives.
ATTACKS UNIfED STATES
Only Acceptable To the Constitution
alists Until They Can Enter Mex
leo City and Make Car
rama the President.

Mexico City.-Victoriano Huerta, So
called Provisional President. but self
constituted dictator of Mexico since
February 10. 1913, has finally yielded
to pressure and resigned. His resigna-
tion was presented to the Congress
through the Department of Foreign
Relations and was accepted by the
Senate and Chamber of Deputies by
vote of 121 to II.
In the official announcement it was
grandiloquently stated that in resign
ing Huerta was actuated by the high
est motives Of patriotism and in COM
pliance with his supreme duty to his
country.
When Huerta's resignation was read
In the Chamber of Deputies it was
greeted with cries OF viva Huerta!"
II was then referred to the joint com
mittees of Bobernacion. After brief
consideration the committee reported,
accepting the resignation in the fol-
lowing terms:
Article I've accept the resigna-
lion presented by Gen. Victoriano
Huerta as President of the Mexican
United States.
Article 2-We call Licentiate Fran
disco Carbajal, minister of foreign rela-
tions, to assume the presidency"
A ballot was taken and the joint
.essio1 approved the report.
At 1880 Francisco Carbajal, Huertas
foreign minister took the oath as Pro
yisional President, before the as
sembled Deputies and Senators of the
Congress.
The new executive, escorted by the
presidential guards, went Immediately
TO the national palace. He was cheer
cd by the people.
The members Of Huerta's cabinet
E>~ignId with him.
The citizen., 1914-07-24
HUERTA'S STATEMENT.
~ulI Text Of the Resignation rendered
BY Him.

BY Him.
Mexico City.-The text of General
tuerta's resignation follows:
Deputies and senators: Public
necessity, admitted by the Chamber of
Deputies, by the Senate and the Su-
preme Court, called me to the supreme
magistracy of the Republic. Later,
when in this same hall had the honor
OF addressing you in compliance with
the constitutional precept. promised
at aD costs to bring about peace.
Seventeen months have passed and
In that brief period of time | have
formed an army with which to carry
out that solemn promise. You all
know the immense difficulties which
my government has encountered.
owing to scarcity of funds, as well
as to the manifest and decided protec-
tion which great power of this con-
tinent has afforded to the rebels-so
much so that when the revolution had
been broken up seeing that its chief
leaders were and continued to be di-
vided, the power in question sought a
pretext to intervene directly in the
conflict, and the result of this was the
outrage committed at Vera Cruz by
the American fleet.
Success was had, as you know. in
adjusting honorably through our dele
cation at Niagara Falls the petty
Tampico incident; but the revolution
continued, with the support of whom
we all know.
Yet, after the highly patriotic work
achieved by our delegates at Niagara
Falls, there are still some men who
say that l. come what may, seek nv
personal interest and not that of the
republic. And as | need to rebut this
allegation with facts, tender NV
formal resignation of the presidency
Of the republic
THE national Congress must know
that the Republic. through its govern
ment. has labored in entire good faith
Snd with the fullest energy. having
succeeded In doing away with the
party which, in the United States. calls
Itself Democratic, and having shown
now the right should be defended.
ITO be more explicit, l will say that
The action of the government of the
republic during its short life has dealt
death blows to an unjust power. Later
on stronger workers will come, using
implements that undoubtedly will end
that power, which has done so much
harm and committed so many outrages
On this continent.
In conclusion l will say that
tbandon the presidency of the repub
The citizen., 1914-07-24
GOING BACK INTO MEXICO.
Movement To Resume Work At the
Mines and Ranches On.

Vera Cruz.-With the resignation of
General Huerta from the provisional
Presidency there is every evidence
among American and other foreign
refugees here Of an immediate move.
ment to return to the capital and
points in the interior where abandoned
interests ara awaiting attention. Many
Americans who came to Vera Cruz
during the general exodus and refused
to proceed farther pending some ad-
justment of the affairs of Mexico have
expressed their intention of returning
and many are making actual prepera-
tions to leave at once for their former
homes.
The citizen., 1914-07-24
NEW YORK WILL CELEBRATE.
Series OF Pageants Planned To Con.
a tinue Two Months.

New York-The tercentenary of the
beginning of chartered commerce in
New York and the opening of the Pan
ANA Canal will be celebrated in a
series of pageants in the parks of this
city from August II to October IL, ac-
cording to plans of the celebration
commission. Boys and girls from the
public schools are beginning to work
on costumes and other accessories to
the celebrations. The Legislature has
voted 100000 to help meet expenses.
The citizen., 1914-07-24
McADoo ANSWERS CRITICS.
Declares Other Secretaries Have Used
Revenue Cutters.

Washington, D. C.-Secretary Nc
Adoo in letter to Representative
Fitzgerald read in the House declared
that if he had violated the law by
travelling on the revenue cutter Onon-
daga from Washington to Mattapoi-
sett, previous Secretaries of the Treas
ury, both Democratic and Republican,
had similarly violated the law and
that President Taft and President
Roosevelt had been on the revenue
cutters at various times.
The citizen., 1914-07-24
NORTH POLE DISCOVERY ISSUE.
Daniels Asked To Get Statement From
Peary.

Washington, D. C.-Secretary Dan
iels was asked by a House Naval AT
fairs subcommittee to submit state
ment on the question of whether Rear
Admiral Peary discovered the North
Pole and discovered it first. The sub
committee, headed by Representative
Padgett, of Tennessee, has had re-
ferred to it resolution by Represen-
tative Smith, of New York, proposing
an investigation of the claim of DR..
Cook that he beat the naval explorer
to the Pole.
The citizen., 1914-07-24
SAYS CANAL is NEARLY READY.
Manager Of Navigation Company
Fixes July 81 As Date.

New York.-According to Frederick
Alcock general manager of the Pacific
Steam Navigation Company, the Pan
anna Canal will be ready for CONNER
cial traffic on or before July 81. Mr..
Alcock, who returned from Colon, said
that Governor Goethals would most
likely inform Washington of this pos
sibility within a few days.
The citizen., 1914-07-24
cLARKsBURe, "DRY," DROPS COPS
West Virginia Town Finds Little Use
For Policemen.

Clarksburg, w. Va.-The police
force in this city was cut in half Sun
day, three of its six members being
dismissed The action was taken on
account of prohibition, which became
effective in this State the first of this
month. The police have had nothing
to do since then. Of the five arrests,
but one has been for drunkenness.
The citizen., 1914-07-24
AsToR TO SELL PAPER.
Syndicate Of Business Men Consider.
Ing Purchase OF London Daily.

London-William Waldorf Astor is
negotiating for the sale of his English
newspaper properties, according to the
London Standard. 1t is said a syndi-
cate of Midland business men. with a
prominent Unionist member of Par
lament, is considering the purchase of
the Pail Mall Gazette and the Sunday
Observer, boih edited by ]. L. Garvin
The citizen., 1914-07-24
BRIDE NEAR DEATH FROM FALL
Elopement On Motorcycle Ends In
Probably Fatal Accident.

Washington, Pa. = Mrs. Oliver
Newell was believed to be dying in a
hospital here as the result of injuries
received when she was thrown from a
motorcycle on which she was riding
with her husband Until Friday last
Mrs. Newell was Miss Mary Meek, and
with her husband was riding home
from Cumberland, Nd, where they had
Deen married.
The citizen., 1914-07-24
TORNADO KILLS TEN.
Henderson and sIaughtersviIle, Ky..
Suffer Heavy Property Loss.

Lexington, Ky.-A tornado which
struck Henderson, KY, resulted in at
least 10 deaths. Many persons were
injured. Property loss is more than
half million dollars. The storm pass
ed through the main business section
of the city and missed the residence
section. The wind had a velocity of
at least 80 miles an hour and after the
blow was over hard rain fell.
The citizen., 1914-07-24
sLAYs WIFE; DRINKS POISON.
Man Chooses Suicide When Posse
Seeks His Arrest.

Huntington. w. Va.-When a posse
of citizens closed in to arrest him for
the murder of his wife, Wilbur Guillion,
20 years old, ran on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad trestle across the Guyan
river and drank bottle of poison. He
will die, physicians say. Guillion slew
his wife earlier in the evening by slash
ing her throat with a knife in their
home at Guyandotte, near here.
The citizen., 1914-07-24
MINE GUARDS
ARE EXECUTED
Bodies Thrown in Cabin, Then
Set on Fire.
CHARRED REMNANTS FOUND
Labor War In Arkansas Coal Dis
trict Becomes Savage-Com-
pany Employe Tells OF
Crime

Fort Smith, Ark.-The finding of
charred fragments of the bodies of
two men in the ruins of a log cabin
and reports of an attempt to destroy
the surface workings of another mine
owned by the Bache-Denman Coal
Company were Sunday developments
in the conflict between strikers and
non-union coal miners and other en-
ployes in the Hartford Valley coal
fields.
The discovery of parts of two skulls
and human bones, raked from the
embers of the log cabin. explains, it
is believed, the disappearance of J. w.
Sylesberry and John Baskins, mine
guards, after Fridays battle at Prairie
Creek and tends to confirm a state
ment sworn to by Sam C.. Thomas, a
company employe, that he witnessed
the execution of Sylesberry and
Baskins.
According to Thomas, he and six
other men were taken prisoners after
the six-hour battle at Prairie Creek
and escorted to hut at the head of a
gulch on Sugar Loaf Mountain. About
10 feet from the hut, Thomas declares,
a man opened fire with a rife, kill
ing Sylesberry and Baskins. The
statement declares the man also at
tempted to kill Thomas, but that other
members of the party interfered.
The five other captives were set at
liberty, according to Thomas mar
rative, and it is reported that the
bodies were then placed in the cabin
and the torch applied. Enroute to
Huntington, Thomas declared, the
party was fired on, but no one was
wounded
First Search Unsuccessful.
Conflicting reports of the finding Of
the bodies is explained by the fact
that in their first survey of the ruins
Of the cabin the posse, headed by Paul
Little, prosecuting attorney and Lon
Harris, sheriff of Sebastian county
made no discoveries. Later a more
careful examination of the ruins dis
closed fragments of the bodies.
At the request of Mr.. Little war
rants were issued for the arrest of a
number of men alleged to have partici-
pated in the attack on the Prairie
Greek mines last Friday, when the
tipple and other parts of the mines
were dynamited and burned The.war
rants charge murder, arson and rioting.
The citizen., 1914-07-24
WOULD END PLucKINc BOARD.
Bill Provides For Mental and Physi-
cal Examinations.

Washington, D. C.-To abolish the
plucking board of the navy Represen-
tatiye Britten, of Illinois, introduced a
bill proposing retirement by system
of mental and physical examinations
for promotion to each grade. Officers
failing to pass examinations would fail
of promotion and second failure
would automatically retire them.
The citizen., 1914-07-24
MAY FREE e,4oo MExIcANs.
Economy Plan Does Not Include
Salazar and Castillo.

Washington, d. c. - A suggestion
that the 6,400 Mexicans, principally
soldiers, interned at Forts Rosecrans,
Brown, Mcintosh, Bliss and Wingate,
be released, provided definite assur-
ances are given that they will not take
up arms again, was received by the
War Department from General Bliss.
The citizen., 1914-07-24
TWO SLAIN WHILE ROWING.
Assassin Fires From Ambush and
Escapes In Boat.

Moundsville, w. Va.-Harry Jurdy,
a member of the Moundsville Village
Council, and William Aron, leading
business man, were shot and instantly
killed as they were rowing in the
Ohio river. The assassin fired from
ambush, taking careful aim. He then
stole boat and rowed to the Ohio
side. A posses is in pursuit
The citizen., 1914-07-24
RIFLES REPORTED SEIZED.
British Cruiser Said To Have Cap
tured Shipment.

Donegal, Ireland.-It is reported that
cargo of rifles, numbering several
thousand, which was being conveyed
in an American yacht for the Nation
alist volunteers, was seized by Brit
ish cruiser, which intercepted the
yacht Friday night.
The citizen., 1914-07-24
GIRL OF 1s WEEDS MAN 70.
Bridegroom Runs Away From 19 Chill.
dren For Ceremony.

dren For Ceremony.
Clarksville, Tenn.-Martin E. Hall,
79 years of age, the father of 19 chill
dren, and Miss Cora Faughn, timid
maiden of Is summers, were married
here in the court house by Magistrate
]. M. FARRELL. The couple eloped from
Lyon county. Kentucky, Miss Faughn
from her parents and Hall from his
children.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-31
OCEAN LINERS
HELD AT DOCKS
Hamburg American Line Sus-
pends Sailing of Imperator
and Recalls Grant.

Hamburg, July 31.-The Hamburg
American line has suspended the sail
ing of the Imperator. 1t is reported
that the vateiand has been ord ordered
velopments in the international stu
alton
London, July 31.-Eight hundred
first class lDassengers are waiting here
for the Irhperator. Eighty per cent of
these are Americans, including Thorn
as Nelson Page, ambassador at Rome,
who is returning to America for his
vacation.
New York, July 31.-The Hamburg
American liner President Grant, which
sailed from here yesterday, has been
recalled by wireless.
The Vaterland, scheduled to sail to-
morrow with $500 passengers, has
been ordered to remain here.
New York, July 31.-The North Ger
man Lloyd company announced today
that the sailing of all its vessels be-
tween Europe and America and vice
versa has been suspended.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-31
ZAPATA JOINS CARRANZA;
PEACE NEAR IN MEXICO

Washington, July 3l.-Referlng TO
the Mexican situation President Will
son described the outlook for peace
as entirely encouraging" Advices
from every quarter showed trend to-
ward tranquility.
The Zapata faction is now working
in harmony with the constitutional
lists and an agreement has been con-
summated through which the support
of the southern revolutionary forces
is promised to the new constitutional
ist government.
With the arrival at Saltillo of Presi-
dent CarbajaTs peace delegates it is
expected General Carranza will order
an armistice. Washington officials be-
lieve a peace agreement will be sign
ed in a short time. They also be-
lieve General Villa will fall in line
with the program.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-31
CARRANZA is RUSHING
TROOPS TO MEXICO CITY

Ell Paso, Texas, July 31.-Constitu-
tionalist agents here Thursday received
reports of the rapid movement of Car
ranza's troops toward Mexico City. The
army of General Villa in the meantime
remaining in the north and private ad-
vices said that it could not reach Mex
leo City within month. No attempt is
being made by Villa to repair the rail-
roads to the south, although he has
continued the recruiting and supplying
of his troops.
Federico Monies has been named
governor of Queretara state, the capi-
tai of which has been evacuated by the
federals according to official advices
received here. 1t was reported Thurs
day that Colonel Quintana, a federal
officer formerly stationed at Laredo.
had been executed at San
Potosi.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-31
President to Make Final
Effort to Avert Disaster
at Conference.
MEDIATION Is FAILURE
Roads Assured Enough Men
Will Remain for TranSpor-
tation of the Mails.

Chicago. ILL.,. July S1.-The strike
of fifty-five thousand firemen and en-
gineers on the 80 railroads west OF
Chicago has been set for August Z.
according to an official announcement.
1t is declared the order will be put
into effect unless the railroads ac-
cepted the plan of settlement pro-
posed by the federal board of medi-
alton.
Chicago, Ill, July 31.-Mediation in
the controversy between the west
ern railroads and their engineers and
firemen has failed, and President Will
son has consented to use the authori-
ty of the United States in an endeav-
or to bring about an agreement which
will prevent the threatened disastrous
strike.
President Wilson has arranged n
conference for Saturday morning -
Washington at which a subcommittee
of the enginemen and of the manag-
ers will present their contentious to
the President. William l.. Chambers,
commissioner of mediation, and Mar
tin A Knapp, chairman of the board,
left Chicago yesterday for Washing
ton to give the president the result
of their labors here.
q. W, w. Hanger, assistant COM
missioner of mediation, remained in
Chicago to keep in touch with the sit
uation. He said last night that this
was the first time in the history OF
the board where failure had resulted
in attempted mediation.
May Strike Next Week.
He explained that the board had
given up hopes of mediation within
a few days after arriving here and
had bent every effort to getting the
enginemen to consent to arbitration.
Those efforts have not been success
ful, and unless the president can
bring about some agreement the be-
lief is general that a strike will be
called on 9S western railroads. early
next week.
W. S. Stone. president of the Broth
erhood of Locomotive Engineers, and !
CContinued on Page Nine.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-31
RUSSIA CONFERS
WITH AUSTRIA
Flicker of Hope That Mutual
Explanation May Avert
the General Clash.

London, July Sit is officially an
nounced here that conversations"
have been resumed between the Rus
sian and Austro-Hungarian govern,
ments.
The conversations" are being car
ried between st. Petersburg and vi
emma simultaneously, and this fact has
aroused another flicker of hope in Lon
don that the opportunity for mutual
explanation may form the starting
point toward an improvement of the
situation.
1t was hoped that the "conversa-
tions" between st. Petersburg and vi
emma might lead to a peaceable solu-
ton and was grasped with desperation.
But the news was Offset by the
proclamation of martial law in Ger
many, which is regarded as prelimin-
ary to mobilization of the German
forces of war. Everybody then SEEM
ed to settle down to await the news
that the great European powers had
decided to engage in a struggle for su-
premacy and that there is nothing to
give the public hope that a general
war might be averted.
Vienna, July 31-The tension in vi
emma was greater today than at any
time since the start of the interna-
tional crisis. Vienna is overdowing
with people who have deserted the
summer resorts and are Fastening to
their homes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-31
CENSORSHIP is
CLOSE ABROAD
AL European Governments Are
Suppressing NeWs-Relating
to Military Movements.

New York, July 31.-A close censor
ship has been imposed on all news
from Germany, Austria and Russia,
and will probably be imposed in
France, Italy and Servia today. The
British foreign office has requested
London correspondents and newspa-
pers to refrain from publishing news
relating to military activities. Official
news from the continent may be au-
thorized by some of the continental
governments, but to what extent it is
impossible to determine The exist
ing censorship is greatly delaying such
as are permitted to come
through.