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VOL. XXXIV.
WOMEN STORM
IMMIGRATION
TURNS DOWN
GONAIVES IS
THE WEATHER
WHITE HOUSE
RESTRICTIONS
A BIG JOB
IN FLAMES
Wilson Gives Them No
President Wilson’s Posi-
Pindell Declines Post in
Haitian Bebel Factions in
Encouragement.
tion Not Known.
Clash.
Russia.
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BELIEVED TO FAVOR
LATE CONTROVERSY
FORCES ADVANCING
A MODIFIED TEST
ON HAITIAN CAPITAL
GIVEN AS CAUSE
Demand Is Made for Removal
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ANTIS WILL LAUNCH
ELIMINATION PLAN
How It Will Be Accomplished
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COMMITTEE MAKES DEMAND.
REBELS BAN DIAZ MONEY.
AMUSEMENTS
Grand Opera House
$6,000,000 FOR THE ORIENT.
The Rose Maid
DANE WITHHOLDS SIZZLER.
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H. C. STUART INAUGURATED.
PRICES—50c to $2. Seats Ready Friday.
J. H. BRIGANCE DEAD.
ROAD MATTERS AND
SAMUEL CANTU IS REDEASED.
NEW COUNTY JAIL
ATTACKS CONSTITUTIONADITY.
Si®
Commissioners Passed on Num-
CASSIDY GIVES TESTIMONY.
TERRIBLE BRAZILIAN FDOODS.
THE DAY IN CONGRESS.
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HAGGERTY SUCCEEDS CHAPMAN.
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DR. FRANK RAINEY DEAD.
OUTBREAK IN PORTUGAD.
J. M. DOCKETT DEAD.
GIRD IS FOUND DEAD.
Father-in-Law
WILSO NSTANDING ADOOF.
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SAFETY DAW VIOLATIONS.
SUPREME COURT RECESSES.
CRUDE OIL GOES UP.
the party,", replied the president.
is a question of speaking for it.”
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shall insist that they send their
structions and their proxies.
SPECIAD ORCHESTRA.
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Mrs. Evans Then Urges Him to
Speak to the Democratic
Party.
Declares He Will Urge His
Friends to Attend or
Send Proxie.s
of Foreign Marines at
Port Au Prince.
And Who the Final Choice.
Uncertain.
ber of Pertinent Subjects
This Morning.
Former Supersntendent of Blind Insti-
tute Dies at the Age of 80 Today.
By Associated Press.
Austin, Feb. 2.—Frank Rainey, who
for twenty-one years had been super-
intendent of the state blind institute,
died this morning at the home of rela-
tives at the age of eighty years.
At one time he was superintendent
of the Masonic Home at Fort Worth.
Bill Prescribing Literacy Test
Is Again Brought Forward
In the House.
100th
To-
fair;
Correspondence Between Pres-
ident Wilson and Pindell
is Given Out.
MAYES WILL INSIST
UPON THE PROXIES
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MONDAY NIGHT, FEB. 9.
Happy Return of the Most Beautiful of
All Musical Organizations,
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colde:
Waters Sweep Over Large Sections and
Town Disappears.
By Associated Press,
Rio de Janeiro, Feb. 2.—Floods in the
state, of Bahia, which have been sweep-
ing over a large section of the country
districts, are increasing.
Several villages have been inundated
and one small town has disappeared.
The FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF GALVESTON
Southeast Cor. Strand and 22d Sts.
UNITED STATES DEPOSITARY
Depositary of the State of Texas
TODAY:
RUTH ROLAND
IN
THE MEDICINE SHOW AT
STONE GULCH
Kalem Comedy.
«FHE SIDENT DEATH.”
Two-part Special Edison Feature.
RICHARD C. TRAVERS,
IN
“THE TESTING FIRE,”
A Strong S. & A. Drama.
TODAY AND TOMORROW:
“Les Miserable
Many lives have been lost and
damage to property is enormous.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Feb. 2.—President Wil-
son regards it as universally agreed
that there should be some restrictions
to prevent what is known as “assisted
immigration.”
He has not yet announced his posi-
tion on the iteracy test feature of pend-
ing immigration bills and indicated to-
day that he would not do so until con-
sulted by leaders in congress. The sen-
ate committee on immigration has an-
nounced that it will seek the president’s
advice in the matter.
The president has been giving au-
dience of late to many interested in
that phase of immigration legislation
and there’ is said to be some ground for
the belief that he may suggest certain
modifications in the literacy test as
now proposed.
The immigration bill of Representa-
tive Burnett prescribing a literacy test
was brought forward again today in the
house.
A motion by Representative Sabath of
Illinois to examine the proposed test
pending when the house adjorned Sat-
urday night was the immediate busi-
ness under consideration.
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west portion.
Tuesday, unsettled; colder.
For Texas, west of 100th me-
ridian: Tonight, fair; colder. Tues-
day, fair; colder in south portion.
For Oklahoma: Tonight and l'ues-
day, fair; colder.
Winds on Texas coast: Light
to moderate southerly to westerly.
Shippers’ forecast: Thirty-six
hour shipments northward will meet
with temperatures of 25 to 30 de-
grees.
east of
meridian:
Inspector Flood Reports Infringements
of the Law,
By Associated Press
Austin, Feb. 2.—Violations of the
safety appliance law are reported by
Inspector Ben. J. Flood of the labor
department at Texarkana and Mar-
shall. The matter was laid before the
commissioner for probable complaints
against the offending lines.
Will Be ' Next President of Houston
Light and Power Company.
By Associated Press.
Houston, Feb. 2.—It was announced
today that Colonel W. H. Chapman, who
for sixteen years has been president
of the Houston Light and Power com-
pany, would on April 1 be succeeded
by D. A. Haggerty of New Orleans.
Comptroller Has “Red Hot” Statement
on Question of Elimination.
Special to The Tribune.
Austin, Feb. 2.— W. P. Lane, candi-
date for governor, had today prepared
a 2,000 word statement on the question
of elimination, which he characterized
as “red hot,” but after announcing he
would give out the statement, he later
decided to withhold it. It may be giv-
en out tomorrow. The nature of the
statement has not been made public.
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Taking No Part in Primary Contests
of Other States.
Ev Associated Press.
Washington, Feb. 2.—Reports from
Illinois that the White House was
backing the senatorial candidacy of
Roger Sullivan met today with a dec-
laration from President Wilson that he
had not interfered in any primary con-
tests and did not intend to do so.
The president feels that in his home
state of New Jersey, when he was con-
sulted by the leaders, it was his duty
to give them his views, but aside from
that he will take no part in any of the
many primary contests for the senate.
Quotations at Independence, Kan., Have
Gone Up 2 Cents.
By Associated Press.
Independence, Kan., Feb. 2.—Increase
of 2 cents in the price of crude oil,
making the present quotation $1.05 a
barrel, was announced by the Prairie
Oil and Gas company today.
Wells Fargo Messenger Succumbs at
at the Age of 42.
By Associated Press.
Waco, Feb. 2.—J. H. Brigance, aged
42. was found dead at his home here
early this morning. Heart failure is
ascribed as the cause. For many years
he was employed as a messenger by
the Wells Fargo Company. His widow,
three children, two brothers and three
sisters survive. One of his brothers,
Frank Brigance of Navasota, is state
senator from Grimes county.
Literary Masterpiece of Victor Hugo
in nine complete reels.
$100,000 production.
Hear Professor Lubalin and his fa-
mous orchestra.
Succeeds W. H. Mann as Governor of
Virginia.
By Associated Press.
Richmond, Va., Feb. 2.—Henry Carter
Stuart, Democrat, was inaugurated
governor of Virginia here today with
brilliant ceremonies. He succeeds Wm.
Hodge Mann.
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FOR
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Miss Eudora Bell, a Waco Actress, is
Asphyxiated.
By Associated Press.
Waco, Feb. 2.—Gas fumes, emanat-
ing from an upstairs room in an apart-
ment this morning, led to the discov-
ery of the dead body of Miss Eudora
Bell, aged 22, connected with a com-
pany playing at a local theater. She
had been dead quite a while when the
corpse was found. A note on her dress-
ing table addressed to Mrs. Anna Bell,
2812 Floyd street, Dallas, read:
“To My Mother: I love you and I
hate to do this, but I have suffered
enough. Good-bye and God bless you.
I love you.”
The note was signed “Your baby."
Will Be Treated As Counterfeit After
February 10 Is the Ruling.
By Associated Press.
Chihuahua City, Feb. 2.—Currency
issued by the Bank of Sonora, the Bank
of Minero and other banks established
under the Diaz regime will be treated
as counterfeit money after February 10
under a decree issued by the rebel gov-
ernment. The free and unlimited coin-
age of silver will be offered as a means
of providing ample money.
The embargo against the old bank
currency, which is frowned on as a sur-
vival of the Cientifico days when the
Creels and Terrazas were in power,
would render worthless in the rebel
territory millions of dollars in paper
money. The circulation of all paper of
individuals and corporations is pro-
hibited after today.
A mint has been established for the
coinage of silver bearing the constitu-
tionalist stamp.
Crystal Majestic Theatre
NOW OFFERS
HIGH CLASS MUSICAL COMEDY
BILL CHANGED SUNDAY AND
WEDNESDAY.
Matinees Tuesday, Thursday, Sat-
urday and Sunday. Night shews 7:30
and 9. Sunday matinees, 2:30 and
4 p. m.
Commencing Sunday:
“THE SOCIETY TRAMP.”
Extra Attraction:
LEWIS ST. PIERE,
Magic Act.
Commencing Wednesday:
“THE CITY EDITOR.”
—Tuesday and Thursday—-
LADIES’ SOUVENIR MATINEE.
Any Amount Above Would Be Exces-
sive Is the Contention.
By Associated Press.
Kansas City, Feb. 2.—Any amount
above $6,000,000 would be an excessive
bid for the assets of the Kansas City,
Mexico and Orient railroad, according
to a telegram from a representative
of financiers interested in the pros-
'pective sale of the road, read at a hear-
ing before Judge John C. Pollock in
the federal court here today.
Judge Pollock began a hearing Sat-
urday to adjust claims against the
railroad preparatory to making a de-
cree for the sale of the road’s assets,
which has been in receiver’s hands
since March, 1912. It is expected the
road will go to a reorganized company
backed by representatives of its credi-
tors and bondholders.
A suggestion of $6,000,000 was made
by Samuel Untermeyer, representative
of the Orient financiers, in reply to an
inquiry by counsel for the bondholders.
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Wants Foreign Marines to Be Removed
From the City.
By Associated Press.
Port Au Prince, Feb. 2.—Demand for
the withdrawal from the Haitian capi-
tal of the German and American blue-
jackets and marines was presented to-
day to the members of the foreign dip-
lomatic corps by the citizens commit-
tee of public safety.
The committee, which was formed im-
mediately after the flight of the presi-
dent of the republic, points out that
perfect tranquility has prevailed for
'some time in the capital and that there-
fore is on necessity for the further
presence of foreign troops.
The port authorities forbade the land-
ing of a party of 16 prominent exiles
who arrived here yesterday on board
the erman steamer Sardinia. Among,
them were General Horekle Monplaisir,
former minister of war, and H. Paul-
cus Sannon former Haitan minister at
Washington. The Sardinia later left
for Jamacia with the exiles still on
board.
Reports from the south indicate seri-
ous disturbances there. Firing squads
of government troops have executed a
number of leading revolutionaries at
the ports of Aux Gayes and Aquin.
Among those killed was M. Lavieux,
former deputy, and prominent politic-
ian.
Gen. Bartigue, the military governor
of the southern province, is suppress-
ing with a strong hand all attempts at
a revolutionary outbreak.
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“Galveston’s Feature Photo-Play-
house.”
By Associated Press.
Austin, Feb. 2.—Lieutenant Governor
Will H. Mayes announced today that
he will insist upon proxies being rec-
ognized at the coming prohibition elim-
ination convention to be held at Fort
Worth on Feb. 21. This announcement
was in a communication addressed to
A. W. Walker, chairman of the Unifi-
cation committee, who had been re-
ported as declaring that he hoped no
proxies would be allowed. “Despite
your expressed hope, your advice, and
your prejudiced belief, that proxies
will not be allowed,” says Mr. Mayes
to Judge Walker, “I shall urge my
friends in every county of the state -to
meet in their county on Saturday, Feb.
14, instruct their delegates and urge
them to attend the Fort Worth confer-
ence, but where they cannot attend,
New York Democratic Leader Displays
Usual Calm Good Nature.
By A ssociated Press.
New York, Feb. 2.—In the same court
where Wm. Willett Jr., former con-
gressman, was convicted a few days
ago of buying a nomination to a seat
on the supreme court bench, a jury to-
day heard th'e concluding evidence to
show whether’s Willett’s bribe went to
Jwseph Cassidy, once Democratic lead-
er of Queens county. Cassidy returned
to the state today and faced the dis-
trict attorney’s fire with the same
calm good nature he had exhibited
since the trial began a week ago.
Louis T. Waller Jr., charged with)
being the go-between in the alleged,
brib’ery transaction, is on trial with
Cassidy. During his cross-examina-
tion today Cassidy insisted that Wil-
lett always had been his enemy. He
admitted, however, when the nomi-
nation was made he (Cassidy) was
such a power in the Que’ens county
Dsmocracy that the delegates would,
accept almost any candidate he fa-
vored.
joined Mrs. Evans, as the women
laughed. “That’s what we want. You
have such tremendous power and can .
work miracles with it.”
The president did not continue the
discussion, but expressed a wish to
meet the women who were waiting
outside.
“But they told us we couldn’t all
come in,” remarked Mrs. Evans.
“It must beta misunderstanding,”
said the president, and h’e sent word
put that he would like to have the
.delegation come in.
The women came in, single file, pass-
ing in one door and out another. Some
women declined to shake hands with
the president, marching indifferently;
by, refusing to take the proffered hand.
At the exit, Dr. Mary Walker, in
male attire, argued with the wom’en
that suffrage was a state issue. She
was not permitted to enter with the
delegation.
Pleas of the working women were
phrased eloquently and with a touch
of pathos and emotion as they de-
scribed the hardships of women work-
ers.
The women began assembling for
the mass meeting long before noon.
Young girls from the mills of New
England and older women from th‘e
sweatshops of New York were among
the number. One woman, from New
York said she was the mother of two
children, and had been walking the
streets looking for work she was un-
able to obtain.
Mrs. Glendower Evans of Boston
called the meeting to order when the
crowd of women overflowed from the
public library steps and down upon
the green into the sere’ets, blocking
traffic. There were no set speeches,
but the working women told in their
own way why they want women tot
vote.
Promptly at 12.15 o’clock, accompan-
ied by a band, the women began their
march on the White House. Outside
the executive offices the column halted
while th’e women selected a committee
to interview the president. It was im-
possible to get all the marchers into
the offices and several hundred waited
while their sisters went in.
Vaughan Succumbs At Texarkana.
By Associated Press.
Texarkana, Feb. 2.—J. M. Lockett,
an aged resident here, and father-in-
law of Congressman Horace W. Vaugh-
an, died here at midnight. The fu-
neral will be held Tuesday morning.
Special to The Tribune.
Austin, Feb. 2.—That some sort of a
plan is soon to be launched by the antis
in the state looking to the general
elimination of the superfluous number
of candidates and the subsequent cen-
tering upon one candidate for the gov-
ernorship, now appears to be almost
certain. Just how this process of elim-
ination is to be accomplished, and who
will be selected as the logical man to
head the Democratic ticket from the
point of view of the antis, has not as
yet been disclosed. In political cir-
cles here, it is pointed out that to
permit such a multiplicity of anti-can-
didates in the race, would certainly
spell defeat, especially when the pros
have decided to determine on the can-
didate which is to be selected at the
prohibition convention to be held at
Fort Worth on Feb. 21.
This plan of centering upon one can-
didate on the part of the pros, and like-
ly also by the antis, may not stop at
the contest for the governorship, but
is likely to extend to practically all
of the state offices. Already Charles
B. White, one of the pro candidates,
has put the matter up to the
prohibition committee chairman, Judge
A. W. Walker, of Fort Worth. Mr.
White .has suggested this proposition
to Tom McClure, another pro candidate
for comptroller, but thus far the latter
has not indicated a willingness to place
his name before the Fort Worth con-
vention. Thus far none of the can-
didates for lieutenant governor have
indicated a desire to place their names
before any primary or convention, but
this may be done in time for the com-
ing convention.
Intense Anxiety Said to Prevail Among
the Exiles at Vigo.
By Associated Press.
Paris, Feb. 2.—A royalist outbreak
is expected in Portugal today, accord-
ing to a Madrid dispatch to the Temps.
Intense anxiety prevails among the
Portugese exiles in Vigo.
GALVESTON TEXAS: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1914. TEN PAGES.
owner of the property from which the
sand was being taken and endeavor to
persuade him to desist from removing
the dunes thrown up by the action of
wind and tide.
A communication was received from
P. E. Parmenter of High Island in
which he withdrew his objections to
the location of the peninsula road.
Dr. E. S. Cox, county physician, pre-
sented a written report to the board
giving the result of his visit to San
Antonio, to which city he had been sent
by th’e county board to investigate the
fumigating and disinfecting plant in
use in the Bexar county jail. He rec-
ommended the installation of a similar
plant in the new Galveston county jail.
The doctor took occasion to vehement-
ly protest against the treatment of
th’e insane persons in Texas who are
confined in the county jails of the
state because of no room for them in
the state asylums. He stated that the
treatment accorded these unfortunates
in this state was probably worse than
shown the insane in darkest Africa
and was a blot on our civilization. He
stated in his communication that it
was no trouble to obtain room in the
state institution for any person of any
prominence, but there was now a case
in th’e Galveston jail which had been
there since March 10th last year and;
with no probability of an early remov-
al to Austin. There are seven insane
patients in the Galveston county jail
now, there are 16 in the Bexar county
jail, and nearly every jail in the state
has one or more. The communication
was read and on motion of Commis-
sioner Boddeker the recommendations
contained therein were approved.
JAIL ANNEX REPAIRS.
Another communication was read,
signed by Dr. Cox and Commissioners
Boddeker and Egert, recommending ex-
tensive repairs to the jail annex and
the immediate placing in order of
twelve rooms therein for the occupancy
by insane patients; also the fitting up
of twelve rooms for the treatment of
sick cases and dressing wounds. Com-
missioner Pabst said he favored the
adoption of the recommendations but
there was no funds in the treasury for
any extensive repairs. On motion the
building committee was instructed to
prepare an estimate of the expense of
doing the most necessary work and
submit to the board.
Farm Demonstration Agent E. W.
Gruss was re-elected to serve the coun-
ty in that capacity for another year at
the same rate of compensation as now
paid. Expressions of approval over
the work of Mr. Gruss came from every
member of the board.
The request of jail contractor M. C.
Bowden that he be paid the money due
the plumbing contractor, the request
being accompainied by a transfer of
claim to Mr. Bowden was voted in the
negative, the county having contract
with Mr. Bowden only, the warrant was
ordered drawn in favor of the plumber
leaving him to settle with Mr. Bow-
den.
Claims were ordered paid as follows:
Hansons Sons final estimate on the 5-
mile road, Galveston island, $7181.35;
Max Levy, ornamental pedestal on
granite monument on seawall at foot
of Tremont street, $363, Henry Cars-
tens as day watchman and Thos. Mon-
gan as night watchman over prisoner
in Sealy hospital, $42.50 each.
Petitions for remission of county
interest and penalties were read and
referred to finance committee from Sam
Collier, D. R. Guthrie, F. Porchet, C.
L. Shackleford, E. D. A. Clay, Mrs. F. A.
Lewis, W. L. Hanscom and A. Lehm-
berg.
'The annual report of the city treas ■
urer, showing receipts from tax col-
lector Gloor of $128,415.52 was received
and filed.
Annual report of drainage district No.
1, showing receipts of $1210.25 and ex-
penditures of $930.67 and on hand $915,-
96 and of drainage district No. 3,
showing receipts $23,655.36, expendi-
tures $21,278.46 were received and
filed.
Invitations to have the county rep-
resented at the New York commercial
, tercentenary and the annual meeting of
the county judges and commissioners
Feb. 5 and 6 were received and filed.
Adjourned subject to . call.
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Bv Associated Press.
Washington, Feb. 2.—President Wil-
son gave no encouragement today to a
delegation of 300 working women who,
marched on the White House with a
brass band and flying colors to ask
his support for a constitutional amend-
ment enfranchising women.
Twenty-five of the wom’en were pre-
sented to the president and five in
short speeches presented their argu-
ment. The president reiterated that as
leader of the Democratic party he was
limited only to recommending those
things of which the party had made
up its mind.
"We don’t want you to break with
your party, but we would like you to
influence them,” said Mrs. Glendower
Evans of Boston, after the president
had finished speaking.
“It isn’t a question of breaking with
more delicate for me decline the ap-
pointment than to accept it. No con-
troversy of this kind should surround
the appointment of an ambassador to
a country which cannot be expected to
be familiar with the circumstances as
they are known at home. There should
be nothing personal to talk about or
explain there as far as the ambassador
himself is concerned.
“I beg, therefore, that, trusting me
to be guided by my own instinct in
this matter, you will accept my assur-
ance of deep gratitude for the honor
you have sought to do me, and permit
me with genuine regreat, but with no
hesitation of judgment, to decline the
appointment.
“With sentim’ents of distinguished
consideration, believe me to be, Mr.
President, Your obedient servant,
“HENRY M. PINDELL.”
The president’s letter to Mr. Pindell
follows:
“Your letter do’es credit to your deli-
cate sense of propriety and serves to
increase, if that were possible, my ad-
miration for you and my confidence in
your eminent fitness for the mission
which you now declin'e.
“I can but yield to your judgment in
the matter; because it is clear to me
that, feeling as you do, whether you
are fully justified in that feeling or
not, you would not be comfortable or
happy in the post. I, therefore, can-
not insist. You will allow me, how-
ever. I hope, to express my deep re-
gret. I know your quality so well, and
was so anxious to see you at St. Pet-
ersburg, that I fe’el a keen disappoint-
ment. It is only a very imperfect con-
solation that I may now again ex-
press my unqualified confidence in
your ability, your character, your dis-
cretion, and your entire suitability for
such a post.
“Cordially and sincerely yours,
“WOODROW WILSON.”
The controversy over Mr. Pindell’s
nomination grew out of a publication
of what purported to be a letter from
Senator Lewis of Illinois to Mr. Pindell
urging the latter to accept the post
of ambassador to Russia for a year,
and saying he would be reliev’ed of
diplomatic responsibility for important
negotiations and could travel freely
in Europe.
Senator Lewis charged that the let-
ter was a forgery and Secretary Bry-
an. in a public statem’ent, revealed
that the circumstances were that Mr.
Pindell had said he could only accept
the post for a year because he did not
feel that he could be absent from hi
business for any longer period. No
mention, it was said, was made of any
diplomatic task or duties.
A senate committee investikateq
the correspondence and recommend-
ed the confirmation of Mr. Pindell.
With the Russian ambassadorship
again open, there was gossip in offi-
cial circles about the likelihood of
Charles R. Crane of Chicago being
named. Mr. Crane was uppermost in
the president’s mind early last year
for the post, but is understood to have
declined because of his business at
that time in this country.
Mr. Crane took luncheon with the
president a few days ago.
Tribunal Will Meet Again on Tuesday,
Feb. 24.
By Associated Press..
Washington, Feb. 2.—The supreme
court today recessed until Tuesday,
Feb. 24, without announcing decisions
in any of the more important cases
pending.
George Henry Fights Removal From
• New York to Washington.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Feb. 2.—The law under
which George Henry, a New York
banker, was indicted for refusing to
disclose in the house money trust in-
quiry names of certain national bank
officers participating in syndicate
operations of California petroleum
was attacked as unconsttutional to-
day in the supreme court. Henry’s at-
torneys are seeking to prevent his re-
moval from New York to Washington
for trial for contempt of congress.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Jan. 2.—Henry Pindell
of Peoria, Ill., who was nominated re-
cently and confirmed as ambassador
to Russia, has declined the appoint-
ment. according to a letter to Presi-
dent Wilson, made public at the White
House today.
Mr. Pindell write President Wilson
that although the senate had inves-
tigated accusations in connection with
his appointment, he felt, nevertheless,
that no controversy of any kind should
surround the appointment of any am-
bassador, as it was liable to be misun-
derstood abroad.
Th’e president in a letter of regret
accepted Mr. Pindell’s declination. The
correspondence, made public at the
White House, follows:
“Peoria, Ill., Jan. 28.—Dear Mr. Pres-
ident: I deeply appreciate th'e honor
you have done me in nominating me
as ambassador to Russia, and as a
very great compliment paid me by
the senate in confirming the nomina-
tion by unanimous vote. I had hoped
and confidently 'expected when you
asked me to accept th'e post, that I
could do so at once and take up the
work at a very early date. I am there-
fore the more embarrassed to find that
circumstances hav'e arisen which will
render it impossible for me to under-
take the mission.
“I have, as you know, been put in a
very false light by certain gross mis-
representations in the public press, and
while it is tru'e that these have been
cleared away and the nomination ac-
cepted in its true, light by the senate
after a thorough and dispassionate in-
vestigation, I feel that it would be
By Associated Press.
Port Au Prince, Feb. 2.—Sharp fight-
ing has occurred at Gonaives between
the followers of the two rival revolu-
tionary leaders, Senator Davilmar
Theodore and General Oreste Zamor,
formerly government delegate at Cape
Hatien.
Only the most m'eagre details were
obtainable today, about the battle
These came from the crews of the
Haitian navel vessels which were lying
at anchor in the roadstead of Gonaives,
but which left hurriedly as soon as the
firing started.
The war craft arrived here today
and the officers assert they saw flames
rising over a vast area, giving reason
for the belief that the city of Gonaives
had b’een set on fire. The German
cruiser Vineta left for Gonaives to in-
vestigate.
Senator Theodore, who announced
several days ago that he would take
supreme command of the rebels, was
understood to be marching with his
followers on the capital. His rival,
General Zamor, was reported to have
left Gonaives for the same destination
at the head of a body of revolutionists.
Mexican Kidnaped on American Soil
Given Up by Federals.
By Associated Press.
Laredo, Texas, Feb. 2.—Samuel Cantu,
the Mexican whose release by Mexican
federals in Nuevo Laredo was demanded
by the United States government on
representations that he had been
forcibly seized on American soil and
kidnaped into Mexico, was released
and turned over to American Consul
Garrett.
General Quintana, the federal com-
mander, told the consul that Cantu was
released voluntarily and not because
of any demand made by the United
States. Cantu said that the federals
endeavored to exact a promise that he
would return to his home in Lampazos
and reopen his business there, but
when he learned that he was released
upon orders from Mexico City to be
turned over to the United States consul
he decided to take refuge on the Amer-
ican side.
The released prisoner said that he
was standing more than ten feet from
the international line when two men
from the Mexican side attacked him
from behind. He showed two new
scars on his head, where he said he
had been struck by his abductors.
Immediately after his release, Cantu
telegraphed thanks to President Wil-
son, Secretary Bryan and Governor Col-
quitt. No charges against Cantu were
ever made public. He went to the in-
ternational line in answer to a letter
which was afterward pronounced a de-
coy.
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FORECAST.
For Galves-
ton and vicin-
ity: Tonight
and Tuesday,
weather un-
settled; colder
Tuesday. Winds
shifting to
moderate
northwesterly
Tuesday.
For Texas,
Road and jail matters occupied a
large portion of the time of the board
of county commissioners this morning.
The board was half an hour late in
getting to work and the first business
considered was the representation of
Messrs. E. T. Roberts and J. E. Weeks
of Kemah, who asked that the roads
now under contemplation by the coun-
ty be made sixty feet in width. This
was urged with special reference to
the road betwe'en Kemah and League
City, which it was stated was but 40
feet in some places and fifty in others.
Chairman Deals of the road and bridge
committee stated that it was the de-
sire of the county to have a uniform
width for all county roads, but that
the road complained of was an old
road and it would be very difficult
now to secure the right of way for its
widening, but that all new roads would
be sixty fe'et wide or the county would
not build them.
Commissioner Egert asked that the
county 'engineer be instructed to pre-
pare specifications and estimate for1
repairing, shelling and bridging an
bulkheading of the Sixty-first street
road extending from the Causeway
road on the north side of the island
to the beach. Engineer Sias stated
that it would be money thrown away
to put this road in condition while
heavy trucks were using the road to
transport sand from the beach to cer-
tain industries in the city; he stated
that the road was being torii to pieces
by these heavy vehicles.
Commissioner Egert was of the opin-
ion that the county should do some-
thing to prevent the carting off of the
sand hills along the gulf shore, as
thieir r’embval was a menace to the
safety of the western part of the isl-
and in case of storms. The matter
was finally referred to a committee
consisting of Messrs. Egert and Pabst,
who were instructed to interview the
JJudiclary Committee Against Changing
the Presidential Term.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Feb. 2.—Senate: Met at
noon. Judiciary committee voted
against changing the date of inaugura-
tion, convening of congress, and length
of the .presidential term. Glass sena-
torial case was awaiting consideration.
House: Met at noon. Judiciary com-
mittee resumed hearings on adminis-
tration trust bills.
Democrats arranged for a caucus on
the Raker immigration bill for exclu-
sion of Asiatics.
NO. 58.
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