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VOLUME XLV.—NO. 213.
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, SUNDAY MORNING.JULY 31, 1910.—SIXTY-EIGHT PAGES.
ESTABLISHED 1865.
POPE WILL FIGHT
VATICAN DECLARES CANALEJAS
WANTS TROUBLE ANI) HE
SHALL HAVE IT.
IME
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first Pretender Is a Revolutionist and
Should He Raise the Carlist Flag
and Vindicate Catholicism
Pius Would Be Much
Pleased.
ROME, July 80.—Notwithstanding the
extremely strained relations between the
Vatican and the Spanish government, tho
recall of M. do Ojeda, the Spanish am-
bassador to the Vatican, has produced a
sensation in Home.
The Vatican, in a semiofficial commu-
nication, says the recall of the ambassa-
dor proved that the program of Cana-
lejas was not arranged with the hope
of accord, but with a desire for fight
and, the communication adds, he will
have It.
In Spain, It Is pointed out, there Is, In
addition to the French Masonic Influ-
ence, the English Protestant Influence,
which override the King through the
Battenbnrgs, who have been at the Span-
ish court consequent on .the royal mar-
riage.
The hope of the Vatican is that Don
Jaime, the first pretender, who la a revo-
lutionist, will raise a Carliet flag and
vindicate Roman Catholicism.
The Vatican attacks Premier Canalejas,
declaring that he premeditated a rupture,
as from the beginning of the difference
he ban on every occasion taken two steps
backward for one that he has taken for-
ward.
DEMONSTRATIONS HAVE BEGUN
Committee Declares Its Members Will
Die for Church, If Necessary.
MAX)RID, July 30.--Demonst rations In
Madrid commenced today with one In fo-
vor of the government, when children
from the public schools marched before
the statue of Mendlzbet, a Spanish leader
of tho first half of tho past century and
author of tho anticlerical laws of 1835.
On the other hand, a commltte of
Roman Catholics from the Biscayan
provinces telegraphed today to Cardinal
Merry del VaJ, papal secretary, that they
are prepared to sacrifice their property
and their lives for their religion.
Premier Canalejas said today that
diplomatic relations had not yet been
severed, though the Marquis had been re-
called, ho said, simply because tho gov-
ernment could not accept dictation from
tho Vatican.
The organ of tho government, the
Manana, declared today that the Vatican
will be deceived If It counts upon Cath-
olic uprising In the Liberal press in favor
of the Vatican. It believes, on tho con-
trary, that the police will rally public
opinion on the side of the government.
Ambassador Prepares to I^eave.
SAN SEBASTIAN, July 80.Marquis de
Ojeda, the Spanish ambassador to the
Vatican, will leave Rome as soon as he
hands over to the Vatican the govern-
ment's response to Its note, which was
forwarded to tho embassy today. Tho
ambassador will then proceed to this city
to confer with Premier Canalejas.
COTTON CARNIVAL IS OPENED
Governor Campbell Makes Opening
Speech at Galveiston.
Special Telegram to The ICxpresn.
GALVKHTON, Tex., July 30.—Governor
Thomas M. Campbell tonight formally
opened the Second Annual Cotton
Carnival ot' Galveston.
The Governor delivered a brief ad-
dress to a crowd of about four thousand
persons in which he compliment, the
city and county on their enterunso. At
tho conclusion of his speech a button
was pressed which started tho mechani-
cal exhibition and flooded the grounds
end buildings with electric lights.
Tho carnival opens with a magnificent
display of cotton and by-products many
times greater than last year.
TODAY'S EXPRESS—68 PAGES.
News Section, 40 pages.
Woman's Section, 8 pages.
Comic Section, 4 pages.
Real Estate and Classified Sec-
tion. 16 pages.
His Duty Is to
Restore Order
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS
WASHINGTON. I). 0., July 80.—WVathor
forecast i
Kast Texas: Partly cloudy, somewhat
lowpr temperature |q north portion Hun-
day, Monday unsettled.
West Ifxftis Partly cloudy with local
«»fiowrr» In west portion Sunday and Mon-
day.
LOCAL WRATHRR FORECAST.
For Son Antonio and vicinity: Partly
cloudy weather Sunday.
SAN ANTONIO.
County Democratic convention pat^PN off
quietly, unruffled except when C. M.
Chambers introduces resolution condemn-
ing commission tfowrnment, which In
adopted after lively debate.
Br*»r County Republican* In convention
endorse .1. O. Terrell for Governor, adopt
resolution advocating separation of Stute
chairman and National Executive commit-
teeman and refuse to elect Charles W.
Ogden delegate to State convention.
Repnbllcans In convention adopt resolu-
tion advocating commission government
and Instructing State Senator Real to u«e
his best efforts to 6ecure a new charter
for San Antonio.
County Commissioners create new school
district No. 18 out of portions of sehool
districts Nos. 2.i, 24 and 25.
Report of fires during July show that
out of tweuty-fonr fire alarms turned In
only one fire, where the loss wan about
912,000, was of any magnitude.
D. II Chapln of Chapln. ITIdalgo County,
a visitor In tho city Saturday, says he was
ro ml noted to tho legislature without blw
knowledge and after he had protested that
he would not accept It.
Mrs. Barbara Fmschetd, » resident of
Sun Antonio over three score years, mother
of Justice of the Peace Cm*. lie-Id, dies
after lingering illness.
Socialists hold no county oonventlon, hut
will meet this afternoon to discuss com-
mission government and poll taxes.
STATE.
Eighteen negroes are killed In race Hots
In Anderson County.
Statistics on railroad engineers are given.
Births in June were 4114, as a«ratnst 2391
deaths.
Kailroads ask construction of new cotton
tariff.
Commission charter for San Antonio will
he valid if subject to ratification by the
people. Attorney General's Office holds.
Secretary Hamby of the Stat* Fire Rat-
ing Board shows how an Injustice is done
the fire insurance policyholders.
STATE POLITICS.
Colquitt's statement shows he spent
$ll,7<8 in his campaign.
Efforts to pledge members of Legisla-
ture to submission proves slow work.
Democrats and Republicans alike bold
county conventions.
Submission Is opposed and lialley en-
dorsed by Fayette County Democratic con-
vention.
Colquitt forces completely control the
Victoria County convention.
EI Paso Republicans put on a partial
county ticket.
McLennan County Democrats howl down
resolution endorsing Governor Campbell
Anderson County convention endorses
Campbell.
T1IE LEGISLATURE.
New election law Is prepared for Intro-
duction in Legislature by a prominent
Senator.
Short Kcsslon is held in the House, that
body finding a difficulty Is maintaining a
quorum.
Proposed law giving Railroad Commls-
sion power to demand building of spur
tracks Is blocked by opinion from Attorney
General's office that such a law would he
unconstitutional.
Representative Holler explains his bill of
lading law.
DOMESTIC.
Joseph Wendllng, long a hunted man. Is
arrested in San Francisco charged with
the murder of little Alma Kcllner in
Louisville.
Expected squeeze in July wheat falls to
materialize, and large crowd of visitors
at the Chicago Board of Trade witnesses
un ordinary Saturday session.
Plan leaks out at Guthrie to effect that
Governor Haskell Intends to defy the
Supreme Court In the capital removal case.
FOREIGN.
Noon today will tell the story whether
Dr. Crip pen is on board the ship Montrose.
Merinwhile officers prepare careful plaiiN to
arrest him the moment port Is reached.
SPORTS,
Dallas closes series here by winning two
poorly-played games from the llronchon,
5 to I iwil 0 to 4.
Waco will open here this afternoon,
starting the series off with a double-
header.
San Antonio is well represented at the
beach races to take place this week ut
Galveston.
Local Elks prepare for Invasion of Hous-
ton Bills August 13.
With but two more weeks of the rsc«
left, Southwest Texas League Is still hav-
ing interesting series.
ARE DEAD BECAUSE
OF A RACE RIOT
RACE RIOT STARTS IN ANDERSON
COUNTY OVER A
ROW.
wm ROAD BOSS IS GIY
Plot to Burn Houses of "Undesirable
Whites'* Is Disclosed and Whole-
sale Massacre Is the Result.
Peace Now Prevails on
the Scene.
Special Telegram to The Express.
PALESTINE, Tex., July 30.—Eighteen
negroes are dead and wounded as a re-
sult of a race war In the southern part
of the county near Slocum and Denson
Springs. The trouble started voatarday
afternoon and continued last night ana)
today.
There are many negroes In this sec-
tion and It is reported that a negro road
overseer wanted a white man named
Spurgeon to work the roads under him,
which started the trouble.
There was no pitched battle, as was at
first reported, and no white men were
killed.
The bodies of the dead negroes are
scattered over a large area, indicating
that wherever classed against the whites
they were slain.
Parties who went from here saw one
dead and one wounded negro by the
roadside, while a citizen of the Slocum
community counted eighteen dead and
wounded.
MANY ARMED MEN.
Early this morning information reached
here of the trouble. Sheriff Black and a
posse of fifty men left for tho scene,
followed by Capt. Godfrey Reese Fowler
and another party. Altogether 150 armed
men went from here. By order of Dis-
trict Judge R. H. Gardner the saloons
here were closed and the hardware stores
ordered not to sell guns or ammunition.
An early report said that 200 armed
negroes were near Slocurn ready for
trouble, but when the Palestine delega^-
tion arrived at the scene the negroes had
scat tered.
Capt. Godfrey Powler, who served In
the Nlcaraguan war, was appointed by
Judge Gardner a special deputy to go to
the scene and try to avoid further blood-
shed.
The grand Jury, which was !n session
this week, was to adjourn today, but
Judge Gardner held them over and Capt.
Powler will summon witnesses to appear
before that body Monday.
RANGERS AND MILITIA.
Three State Rangers arrived here from
Austin tonight, as did also a company of
State militia from Marshall, and every-
thing is quiet.
Several men were disarmed on the
streets here today and several minor
fights between white* and blacks took
place.
The posse which went from here will
probably not return until tomorrow. Un-
til that time nothing definite can bo had,
as the wires In tho southern part of the
county aro In bad shape, many of them
being cut.
Luther Hardman, who returned from
the scene this afternoon, verifies the re-
port that eighteen negroes are dead and
three wounded. He says the names of
only three can be secured.
Rusk Holland, shot with buckshot,
eighteen shots taking effect
Wilson, shot through shoulder and both
logs broken. ♦
Late information Is to the effect that
negroes had been holding secret meetings
for several weeks and had decided on to-
night to burn out "undesirable" white
citizens.
An old-time negro leaxned of the plot
and told the whites, who proceeded to get
busy.
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SUBJECT! A
LOT OF LABOR
EFFORTS TO PLEDGE MEMBERS
TO SUPPORT IT NEXT SES-
SION ARE SLOW.
It Seems Probable That Whatever the
Outcome of the Governor's De-
sire to Amend Constitution,
Drastic Regulation Will
He Attempted.
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Kf.liSI 1 OYTI.KU.
This veterau <>r The Spanish American
Wnr and of the Nlcaraguan Wor lms been
ordered to the scene ^ the race riots in
Anderson County t.o both restore order and
to gather evidence for the grand Jury.
RANGERS HURRIED TO SCENE
Four Are Sent to liattleground in An-
derson County.
»>atly Express Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN, Tex., July 80,—Adjutant Gen-
eral Newton today hurried four Hangers
to Anderson Connty upon tho request of
local officials, who declared that there was
a race war In progress ten miles sbutb
of Palestine In which ten negroes and two
white men had been killed.
According to reports received, over one
hundred negroes are urmed and the situa-
tion Is a very ugly one.
In the afternoon Adjutaot General New-
ton ordered the company of National
Guardsmen at Marshall to repair at once
to Anderson County by special train In
order to relieve tho situation. This step
was taken as a precautionary measure.
The Amarlllo troop of cavalry, which
was at Fort Worth, and the local troop
were both notified, that If necessary, they
would be dispatched to Anderson Coin ty
to assist in restoring order
TWO (RE KILLED AT DMiSS
One Man Is Stabbed to Death in a Sa-
loon—Another Is Shot in a
Boarding House.
Special Telegram to The Express.
DALLAS, Tex., July 30.—There were
two tragedies, with two men killed and
one badly wounded, tonight in Dallas.
Robert E. Ellis was stabbed to death
In the Big Wolf saloon on Commerce
Street, near Exposition Avenue. During
the affray C. H. Touchstone was shot
in tho left shoulder and had his right
ankle broken. Tho tragedy was a sequel
to an attempt to commit rape on a white
girl near New Hope, several weeks ago.
Ellis has been In Jail, but was today
released on bond. Touchstone Is a pris-
oner In the County Jail as a result of
the killing of Ellla.
At 192 Payne Street, John A- Harris
was killed by Jesse Flatt, who claims
ho shot in self-defenso, as Harris was
attempting to attack him with a knife.
Harris boarded at Flatt's homo. Tho
name of a woman Is Involved In the
tragedy. Flatt is In the Dallas County
JuJl because of the death of Harris.
Neip-o Feud Causes Death of Two.
Special Telegram to The Express.
HOUSTON, Tox., July 30.—A feud be-
tween two brothers resulted in tho killing
of one of them and a friend tonight and
the injury of the other brother, when
George Allen and William Brown, ne-
groes, wero shot and killed and Frank
Allen was shot through I he Jaw. George
Allen and Brown were dead when tho po-
lice arrived and tho brother was missing.
Although neighbors said he was shot, he
had not been captured up to a lato hour
tonight.
Three Soldiero Drown in River.
LAWRENCE, Kan., July 80.—Harry
Cox of Little Rock. Ark.; James Iligglns
of Texarkana and Lindsay Sldell of Steel
Itun, Ark., privates of Company L, Third
Battalion of Engineers, wero drowned
while swimming in tho Kansas River near
here today. No trace of the bodies has
been found.
(By George Waverley Rrlggs.)
AT'STIV Tex., July .".0, Further than a
conference between Lieutenant Governor
Davidson and Speaker Marshall, nothing
developed today with respect to the pend-
ing proposition to pledge legislators to the
support of a submission resolution in the
next regular session.
These officials conferred at length dur-
ing the afternoon, and went carefully over
the ground before them. While they gave
out nothing of importance for publication,
thqy un Id that conditions would probably
crystallize with the return of antlproblbl-
tlon members Monday, who have gone to
their several homes to ascertain the senti-
ment of their local constituencies concern-
ing the proposed compromise.
Opposition has manifested Itself among
certain prohibitionists to the plan sug-
gested. Some of the Senators remarked
today that they do not purpose to with-
draw their support of expedient and im-
mediate means of procuring submission
simply because of the agreement which
may be entered Into among prohibitionists
and antlprohlbltionlsts to allow the sub
mission resolution to be adopted at tho
ensuing general session. They say that If
it he-true that submission has carried by
two-thirds of the districts and therefore
becomes a popular demand upon the Leg-
islature and the successful uomlnee for the
governorship, who advocated that process
ns the only constitutional means of ob-
taining submission, they owe antlsubmls-
alonlsts nothing. If It has not carried,
they have no way of ascertaining whether
or not the agreement will be lived up to
fully. With some of the more ardent pro-
hibitionists in the Legislature tho demand
for submission is urgent They are will-
ing to acquiesce In any means to obtain
It, and to them the route of a constitu-
tional convention, restricted to the en-
grafting of a prohibitory amendment to
the organic law, appears in a favorable
light
GOVERNOR GETS LETTERS.
In the meantime, letters and telegrams
clamoring for the submission of the sub-
ject of a constitutional convention continue
to pour into the executive office. The pile
of requests grows dally larger. The final
outcome of the present proposal cannot be
forecast .ntil the return of Governor
Campbell from Galveston. As between tho
rotjnest of the people on tho one hand and
the solicitude of the Legislature on the
other, the Governor will bo confronted by
a delicate situation.
The prohibitionists aro measurably
gratified, at the announcement of J. K.
Welters, loader of the antiprohibltlonlst
organization, that submission has carried
by enough districts to insure the adop-
tion of the resolution at the ensuing ses-
sion of the legislature. In view
of the primary vote, however, they
believe that the antlprohlbltionlsts are de-
pending upon the Republican vote to carry
tho prospective election against prohibi-
tion.
Even though the antlprohlbltionlsts agree
to have submission, there may be Impor-
tant liquor legislation proposed during
the special session. It is probable thut
the Governor contemplates recommending
measures concerning saloons, at least such
Is the impression gained today from tho
fact that Senator J. M. Terrell of Bowie
has prepared three important bills and Is
at work on others. It is hardly probablo
that he would work on such measures un-
less he had some kind of an assurance
from the Governor that the general sub-
jects embraced therein would be sent to
the special session.
Senator Terrell was seen in regffrd to
-IOM I II WhMH IMi
MILES, WENDUNG
ALLEGED SLAYER OF ALMA KELL-
NER IS FOUND HIDING IN
SAN FRANCISCO.
SUN SN10NI0 HIS SHELTER
Ixwisville Sleuth Tracks Him to Hous»
ton. Then to the Alamo City and
Finally to California—Un-
suspecting Woman His
Nemesis.
After a search filnce last December,
Joseph Wondllng. Janitor of a Louisville
Catholic Church, Is under nrrest in San
Francisco charged with the murder of
Alma Ivellner, the 8-year-old nleoe of
Frank Fehr, a wealthy Louisville brewer.
The child went to St John's Catholic
Church December S last to attend muss.
She was not seen again until her mutilated
body was found In the basement of tho
parochial School building, which adjoins
the church, on May 30. When taken into
custody In San Francisco lie denied he
was the man, but the murk of the bullet
wound In the hand received while he was
in the French army was discovered ami
investigation disclosed a ship tattoed on
his body. When the officers spoke of
those Wendllng broke down and admitted
his identity.
the matter, and acknowledged that he
hud prepared the bills, but declined to say
whether or not the Governor had asked him
to do so or had promised to submit the
subject to the special session.
The first bill written by Senator Ter-
rell, It was learned, makes it a peniten-
tiary offense for any saloon koei>er to sell
less than a quart of liquor. The package
shull be in an unbroken package. j
His second bill makes it a penitentiary
offense to permit the contents of tho un-
broken package to be druuk on the prem-
ises where it Is sold. This would prevent
one man buying the quart and then di-
viding it into drinks among several of
his friends or others congregated in the
saloon.
The third bill provides that saloons
shall close at H o'clock in the afternoon
and remain closed until 7 o'clock the next
morning. Seuator Terrell said It is true
he had prepared the bills described, and
that he was at work on others, but would
not say what their purposes would be.
He would confirm only that which had
leaked out und would not voluuteer any-
thing additional.
LISTENING TO COLQUITT.
Considerable Interest attaches to Mr. Col-
quitt's speech at Dallas Monday night. It
Is learned that his remarks will be "brief
but important." He will, perhaps, stress
the signal points of his campaign, con-
cerning legislative rest and political peace,
Intending, probably, to Indicate his opin-
ion of the work of this session of tho
Legislature. It Is likely that Mr. Col-
quitt will re enunciate his position with
resj>eet to sulmilsslon, namely, that If
two thirds of the legislative districts en-
dorse submission, the question should be
referred to the people for settlement. In
view of the pending situation, the nomi-
nee's utterances may he of particular sig-
nificance.
Legislative hulls were quiet today. The
House of Representatives maintained a
quorum long enough to pass to engross-
ment a measure Introduced in response to
the executive message, providing for im-
provements at the negro insane asylum. In
the afternoon the Committee on Insurance
met and devoted an hour or so to matters
before It The Senate Committee on In-
surance had no quorum when It met to re-
sume Us hearing which was begun yes-
terday. und adjourned until Monday. The
House adjourned until Monday. The Sen-
ate adjourned yesterday.
SLEUTH LOSES TRAIL
IN SAN ANTONIO
LOUISVILLE, Ky., July 80.—Tb*
Kcllner case In a nutshell:
December R, 1010 Alma Kellner dis-
appeared from her home.
December 1*- An all-night search!
failed to find any trace of the missing
girl.
December 10—Sewers, catch basins
and buildings of the neighborhood
searched, but no trace found.
December 11—Gipsies thought to
have Alma Kellner at Madison, Ind.
Proved to be another child.
January 14, 1010—Joseph Wendllng
leaves his place as Janitor of St
John's Church.
May 80—Richard Rweet, a plnmber,
digging beneath the school of St.
John's Church, finds the horribly mu-
tilated remains of Alma Kellner.
Wendllng suspected His wife arrested.
Police begin to notify tho country of
their suspicions of Wendllng.
Muy 80-31 and June 1 and 2—Details
of how Alma Kellner wns killed found
by Coroner Duncan and detectives In
the basement of St.. John's Church be-
neath the sacristy:
June C> -Coroner's Jury returns a ver-
dict of wllfull murder against Joseph
Wendllng.
June lrt—Captain Carney leaves for
Texas on tip that Wendllng had been
located there.
June 20—Grand Jury Indicts Wen-
dllng for murder in the first degree.
June 24 Wendllng eludes his follow-
ers at San Antonio.
July 30- Wendllng captured in Han
Francisco.
The rewards offered, all conditional
on the arrest and conviction of Wen-
dllng total $0000. Tbey are ns follows:
City of Louisville, $2500; Frank Fehr
(for the Kellner family), $1000; Central
Consumers' Company, $1000; Whallen >
Bros., $1000; Stats* $300; total, $6000.
SAN FRANCI8CO, July Dragged*
from beneath a sink In the washroom of m
Third Street lodging bouse In this city,
whero he had been hiding for twerftjM
four hours, Joseph Wendllng, accused at
the murder of little Alma Kellner, \j&
Louisville, Ky., the man whose twtetlns
and turnings have baffled the police fon
four months, wus arrested today by De-
tectives Burke and Ryan of the local po-i
lice department. Wendllng admitted hi*
identity, but p rotes tod his Innocence ofl
the crime. A few hours after the arrest*?
Captain of Detective® J. P. Carney ofj
Louisville arrived to learn that his 11,000-
milo search for Wendllng had been
crowned with success.
WOMAN PROVES HIS DOOM. 1
It was tlio final telegraphic tip tton,
tho Kentucky detective which led to thej
capture. In his rolentloss pursuit of th®
supposed^ murderer, Carney many tlmearj
lost tho trail, but the eocret erf the where- •
abouts of his quarry always lay with Mrs.
Cora Muena, a milliner of Hume, Mo. It
was from her home that Carney flashed
the Information that led to the arrest. It
seemed tho irony of fate that the only re-
spectablo woman found by Carney to
have boon connected with Wendllng dur-
ing his wanderings should havo been the
unconscious means of betraying him.
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