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WEATHER FORECAST.
Washington. March 4.—West Texas,
snow in north, rain and colder In
south and west portion Tuesday. New
Mexico, snow or rain Tuesday.
ft ? asto Porninn ffitawji
METAL MARKET.
Copcpr, per^IDO lbs----
.....14%014M.
Zinc, per 100 lbs-..
Silver, per oz...........
Lead, per 100 lbs —..
... 14.00 ® 4.10
THIRTY-SECOND YEAR.
EL PASO, TEXAS, TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 1912.
SIXTEEN PAGES
PRICE, FIVE CENTS.
SPIRIT OF REVOLUTION PERVADES MEXICO
OVER MUCH OF THE REPUBLIC
The Situation in Chihuahua State Most
Serious—Pascual Orozco Deserts to
Rebels and Fears Are Felt for
the Safety of all Foreigners
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, March 4.—Advises to
the Washington government from
points along the Mexican border as
well as in the interior continue to
paint a picture of brldandage and an-
archy hitherto unparalleled in the re-
public below the Rio Grande.
Though unorganized, the spirit of
revolution seems to pervade the en-
tire republic. In the state of Chihua-
hua, however, bordering Texas and
New Mexico, the situation is most
serious. The report of General Pas-
cua! Orozco’s desertion of the Madero
standard was confirmed today to the
satisfaction of government officials
here. Apprehension now is felt for
the safety of the numerous foreign-
ers in the city of Chihuahua—the ob-
jective point of the rebel movement
in the north. Reports of a mobiliza-
tion of insurrectos at that city and in-
termitten fighting reached here in be-
lated telegrams.
Juarez is reported quiet. Colonel
E. Z. Steever, in command of the
troops on the American side, wired
the war department that the rebel
force in the garrison across the river
numbered nearly 4000 men.
Lieutenant Colonel Galbraith at
Fort Huachuca, Ariz., advised the de-
partment that Americans in Sonora,
the Mexican state bordering Arizona,
were in no peril. In tho event of in-
tervention, however, he declares that
Americans in Cananea could hold
their own for twenty-four hours un-
til reinforced from Bisbee or Fort
Huachuca. He added that there was
no present need for more troops at
Nogales or Douglas, Ariz. ,
Horse stealing is the principal an-
noyance of American residents along
the Arizona line and the war depart-
ment was informed that other towns
along the border perhaps would feel
more secure with additional troops.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
RAILWAY IN MEXICO
Ready to Protect All Its Employes
and Officials, Says Message.
Assopiated Press Dispatch.
Tucson, Ariz., March 4.—That the
Southern Pacific railroad in Mexico is
ready with all its resources to aid in
the protection of its officials, em-
ployes and their families and depend-
ents is the burden of an official mes-
sage'sent'to the'west coast today by
Charles Hine, vice president and gen-
eral manager of the company. Mr.
Hines in an interview said:
"Americans in Mexico have now an
excellent opportunity to demonstrate
their stability of character by pre-
serving the proper sense of propor-
tion. Their good judgment should
not be clouded by wild rumors and
imaginary dangers. We have no au-
thentic information warranting the
belief that a serious crisis Is impend-
ing.”
SAN ANTONIO MEXICANS
EN ROUTE TO OJINAGA
Left Marfa Yesterday in Automobiles
Ostensibly For That Point.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Marfa, Texas, March 4.—Twelve
Mexicans left here today in automo-
biles bound, they said, for Ojinaga,
Mexico. They said they were rebels
and that they came here from San
Antonio. This band was preceded
Saturday by a Mexican known as
General Guzman, a rebel, who also
started for Ojinaga.
Mrs. Harry Hubbard, of Rosario.
Sinaloa, Mexico, who arrived here
yesterday, said Americans are sending
their families out of that section of
Mexico.
GOMEZ CAN’T BELIEVE
IN OROZCO’S AMBITION
Doubts The Statement That Pascual
Wants to Be President.
Associated Press Dispatch.
San Antonio. Texas, March 4.—"It
is not true. I don’t believe It," in-
sisted Emilio Vasquez Gomez, when
informed that a dispatch from Wash-
ington said the revolutionists at Chi-
huahua meant to proclaim Pascual
Orozco president of the republic of
Mexico. Heretofore the revolution-
ists of northern Mexico were sup-
posed to favor Gomez for the presi-
dency.
"Orozco is not. seeking offica for
himself." continued Gomez. "He is
a patriot in the true sense of the word
and is working for what he considers
the best Interests of the country. I
don’t belWve there is any intention on
the part of the revolutionists to pro-
claim him president."
MATAMOROK ATTACK
HAS NOT MATERIALIZED
BrownsVille, Texas, March 4.—As
the day advanced there was no indi-
cation that Mexican insurrectos were
coming from the south to attack Mat-
amoros, the town across the Rio
Grande from Brownsville.
It has been reported that rebels
were to attempt investment of tho
town today.
Numerous small bands of rebels
were reported active south of Mata-
moros today.
At Colombres, 300 government
troops have reinforced the govern-
ment weather tower with sand bags
to resist attack.
NEW MINISTER OF WAR
NAMED BY MADERO
General Pena Is Appointed to Succeed
Gonzales Salas.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Mexico City, March 4.—General
Angel Garcia Pena will succeed Gon-
zales Salas as minister of war in
President Madero’s cabinet tomorrow.
Salas, with Colonel Blanquet, the hero
of many battles in Morelos and Guer-
rero, will head a column of 800 regu-
lars, including a battery of six heavy
cannon, who immediately will leave
for the Torreon district. The troops
consist in large part of those cam-
paigning against Zapata in Morelos.
It is considered by the war depart-
ment that the rebels in the southern
states have been so far subdued that
a part of the 5.000 men until recently
operating in Morelos can safely be
withdrawn. These men, with the
forces already sent to Jalisco from
8altlllo and Monterey, officials say,
will be safe to open the way to Tor-
reon and subdue the rebels in that
vicinity.
Garcia Pena, tho new appointee for
the war portfolio served more than
twelve years in the exploration and
geographic commission of the army.
Recently he has been in command of
troops in the state of Vera Cruz. He
is regarded aB a man of high technical,
ability.
AMERICAN8 HUSTLING
OUT FROM MEXICO
Those Wlio Remain are Registering
Rapidly at the Consulates.
Associated Press Vtsparcn.
Mexico City, March 4.—Americans
are getting out of this eeUon of Mex-
ico as rapidly as possible. All sleep-
ing car accommodations have been
engaged until Saturday and the list
for steamers sailing from Vega Cruz
Thursday is full. Most of the room
in the boat sailing next week also
has been engaged. Railroad officials
say more trains will be operated
should the exodus continue to in-
crease.
Another effect of the proclamation
of President Taft has been to send
Americans to the consulates in grow-
ing numbers to register themselVi*
and their personal effects. The in-
crease in registration here today was
marked and in addition to this the
consulate was flooded with inquiries
as to the extent of protection that
may be expected. Business and pro-
fessional men who have suffered
through many months of revolution
in the hope of better^tiines, have giv-
en up and left for th United States.
The already tense feeling of for-
eigners was given a further shock i )*
day by the announcement in a morn-
ing paper that Mrs. Wilson, wife of
the ambassador, had left Mexico City.
Ambassador Wilson at once sent s
note of correction for publication,
stating that Mrs. Wilson had not le‘1
and that she had no intention of do-
ip so.
SOME NEEDED REFORMS
DEMANDED IN SONORA
State Congress Will Put the Measures
Up to Governor of State.
Hpcclal to Th* Times.
Herinosillo, Son.. Mex., March 4.—
An interesting initiative has been pre-
sented tq, the local state congress by
Deputy Miguel F. Romo, asking that
a manifesto be launched so as to
calm the discontented public and to
avoid a counter-revolution to . be fo-
mented In the State of Sonora.
It is known that the initiative has
been unanimously approved by the
state congress and that it is being
dlscused so as to ask the state's ex-
ecutive to Immediately pass the fol-
lowing resolutions:
That 3. M. Maytorena take charge
of the state government immediately-
That the resignation of several of-
fice holders be demanded whose re-
proachable conduct ia an insult to
the' people and the law.
That llaytoreno do more trimming
to the present politics, by surrounding
(Continued on Page Nine.)
REBELS ROE
AT GALLEGO
Delayed in Entering City of
Chihuahua.
OROZCO HOLDS THE CAPITAL
Villa aad Gov. Gonzalez Es-
cape and Juarez Forces Not
Needed in Conflict
Associated Press Dispatch.
Gallego, Chih., Mex., March 4 —
General Emilio P. Campa, at the head
of 800 Vasquistas, who left Ciudad
Juarez yesterday afternoon, brought
the three sections of his train to a
halt here this morning, and later ex-
changed telegrams with Pascual
Orozco at the City of Chihuahua, who
announced that he was at the head
of 600 insurrectos.
Orozco urged Campa to move at
once into the city, but the latter
seemed to wish to proceed with such
caution that ho would avoid posible
traps. There were rumors in camp
that Orozco might be wavering back
to his old Madero allegiance, and,
while General Campa was Inclined to
attach little value to the gossip he
determined to proceed with all pos-
sible circumspection.
He said that tonight he might leave
this point, which is thirty-three miles
from Chihuahua, and approach the
environs of the state capital tonight.
He has determined not to move into
the city until General Salazar ar-
rived from Juarez with 200 men.
The general is expected tomorrow.
Orozco's contact with Colonel Fran-
cisco Villa yesterday was reported to
have been brief and uneventful.
Pascual Orozco, once the hero of
the Republic of Mexico, has for-
saken his government and is now at
the head of the rebels who are seek-
ing to. overthrow President Francisco
I. Madero and his regime. This fact
was established yesterday when dis-
patches were received from the City
of Chihuahua declaring that Orozco
had placed himself at the head of
all troops in the city and had suc-
ceeded in defeating Colonel Fran-
cisco Villa, at the head of 1,260 loyal
troops.
Governor Abraham Gonzales, real-
izing that Orozco had turned traitor
to the government, fled frorh the
city and joined Colonel Villa with
whom he retreated a short distance
west along the line of the Mexico
North-Western railway.
Salazar Departs.
Shortly after dark last night the
rebel commander in chief, General
Inez Salazar, departed from Ciudad
Juarez with several staff officers and
about 100 men. The departure was
delayed during the afternoon when
the engine left the tracks In the lower
yard.
The engine was known to be in a
bad condition for the trip but was
pressed into the service by Salazar,
who declared that he would get an-
other engine at Villa Ahumada. Sal-
azar expected to reach the City of
Chihuahua early this morning and
immediately hold a conference with
Orozco and Caravero.
General Salazar said before his de-
parture that he would start running
passenger trains on the National Rail-
ways between Juarez and Chihuahua
within a few- days to remove from
the disaffected districts such foreign-
ers as wished to leave. The track
is complete between the two cities.
He added that he expected to join
Campa tomorrow-.
A report was received over the rail-
road telegraph line last night that a
portion of Villa’s force deserted to
Orozco Sunday night.
According to Alberto Terrazas,' for-
mer governor of the state of Chihua-
hua under President Diaz, and who
is now in this city, the force under
Villa are improperly styled federal*.
He says that this force is composed
of personal followers of Villa, and
that they are loyal to any one to
whom their chief subscribes alle-
giance. The remnant of the federal
garrison of Chihuahua is said to be
enrolled under Orozco.
west of Chihuahua on the Mexico
North-Western railway. He detrain-
ed at Fresno, a station eight miles
west of the city and was met early
Sunday morning at Eseovas, about
three miles west of the capital.
Pascual Orozco had marched out
of the capital at the head of 600
rebels. Desultory firing commenced
shortly after daylight and lasted un-
til almost 10 o’clock, when Villa re-
treated to Fresno where he is still
encamped. Only one man was killed
and one wounded on the rebel side.
At 7 o'clock Sunday night the reb-
els became confused at the sight of
what they tpok to be a body of loyal
troops approaching from the west.
They immediately opened fire, but it
was soon found out tliat theru were
no loyal soldiers in the vicinity.
Yesterday afternoon Captain Fer-
nando Samanlego arrived at Ciudad
Juarez on a hand car manned by
eight of Orozco's soldiers. The of-
ficer had been shot In the heel while
at the Carmen ranch near Villa Ahu-
mada and was suffering a great deal
from the wound. The shooting la
said to have been done by one of
Samaniego’s men who was twirling
a pistol on his finger
The guard which came with the
wounded man returned to Ahumada
with General Salazar. The men while
in Juarez remained at the Mexico
North-Western station at the corner
of the railway tracks and Comercto
avenue. Tho men did not wear the
red insignia and when questioned as
to the cause of its absence they de-
clared that they were Orozco’s men
and that they were not “Liberals.”
At Ciudad Juarez there are still
about 1,000 men under the command
of General Antonio Rojas and Colo-
nel Demetrio Ponce. Rojas will leave
for Chihuahua w-ith his men as soon
as equipment can be sent from that
city to transport him. Colonel Ponca
w-ill remain at Juarez as chief of the
city garrison.
The rebels at Ciudad Juarez declare
that Governor Abraham Gonzales,
after learning that General Pascual
Orozco had deserted the Muderista
government, sought to have him as-
sassinated. The rebels say that sev-
eral men were sent to kill Orozco but
were unable to find him. A short
time afterwards Orozco placed him-
self at the head of the rebels and
Gonzales fled from the city where he
Joined Colonel Francisco Villa at
Fresno.
North-Western Open.
The regular Mexico North-Western
passenger train was sent to Peurson
yesterday afternoon at 1 o’clock. The
train was met last night at its desti-
nation by a stub train which took
several passengers to Madera.
The railway officials announced
yesterday that tha regular schedule
had been resumed on the northern
division of the railway and that the
train would be met at Pearson each
time by a stub train which would
transport passngers and express over
the mountain division to Madera.
The southern division of the railway
is not operating owing to the activi-
ties of the Villa troops near the City
of Chihuahua. Several bridges are
reported to have been destroyed be-
TEDDY GIVES
OUT STATEMENT
As to the Reasons Why He
Became a Candidate
DRAWS A FINE DISTINCTION
Alleges There is Difference Be-
tween Being Candidate and
Accepting Nomination
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 ♦ 9 9 9 9 9 ®
9
DETAILS CIENTIF1CO PLOT 9
ARE RAPIDLY’ UNFOLDING. 9
Events tliat have occurred In •'
llie state of Chihuahua purlieu- 9
larly and In other parts of Mex- '*
k'o in general. Indicate tliat the >®>
Clenttneo plot inaugurated six 9
weeks ago to turn the tables on '9
Madero and oust him from the 9
preetdcncy because he is deter- 9
9 mined to carry out tin* principles ‘9
9 proclaimed in the plan of San 4
9 Luis Potosl, on which the revo-
4’ lotion against Dia/., the dictator,
was fought and won, arc com-
ing to a head. Orosco, it ap|K'ar>
now, has gone over from the
government to the Clentlficos
and taken with him all the petty
revolutionary chiefs, except Vil-
la, In the stale. A reiKirt Is now
iurrent that it Is the intention
of the r.ew revolution, headed
by Orozco, and with the aid of
• lie soldiers who fought for con-
stitutional government under
(Continued on Page Nine.)
beamer™
TAXATION BT REBELS
Juan Ochoa Throws One Over
On Rebels Who “Ask”
for a “Contribution.”
Juan Ochoa, one of the large land
owners of the State of Chihuahua,
and at present a refugee in El Paso,
escaped paying a “contribution” to
the Army ct Liberty by the sknple
expedient of declaring himself dead.
The treasury of the Army of Lib-
erty, which includes ail Mexicans
who are "agin’ the government,” had
become very low. 1-ooting in Ciudad
Juarez, across the line from El Paso,
had fallen into disrepute owing to the j
fact that the source had been tapped ;
earlier In the game by two other a“r- |
mies. On Sa’urday night, fearing j
that the army stationed in Juarez I
would adopt the menial persult of real
labor and no longer fight for liberty, j
a meeting of the dozen odd general*
was held. It was decided to levy a :
"contribution” on nl1 land and cattle |
owners. Captain Francisco Beltran,
of the Army of Liberty, was chosen
to collect the "contribution." He |
came to El Paso and found Juan Oc-
hoa, who had left Chihuahua for the j
protection of the United States.
"We desire a contribution to the !
cause of liberty," said Captain Bel- |
tran.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Oyster Bay, N. Y., March 4.—Colonel
Roosevelt said today it was perfectly
true that he had said he would not
be a candidate in 1912.
He had made that statement to
many persons, he said, but had not
declared that he would not accept
the nomination if it were tendered to
him. He drew a distinction between
becoming a candidate and being will-
ing to accept the nomination.
The colonel made it plain that he
saw nothing in the Van Valkcnberg
letter, In which he said he would not
be a candidate in 1912, to conflict
with his recent statement that he
w’ould become the nominee of the
party If his party asked it.
Colenel Roosevelt’s position in the j
matter is set forth in a statement !
which lie gave out today, explaining j
the circumstances that Induced him j
to write to Mr. Van Valkcnberg. This
is the statement:
"At that time persistent efforts
had been made from Washington to
convince the progressives that i was
really supporting Tuft. On this par-
ticular occasion the statement was
made with the greatest explicitness.
1 promptly denied the statement and
was assured on the one hand that it
had been inspired from the white
house and assured on the other hand
that It had not been, but on the con-
trary, was made purely on the initia-
tive of the Associated Press.
"The Associated Press people as-
sured me that they wero not respon-
sible for tho false Statements, and as
it will be seen by reference to the
letter Itself, Mr. Noyes was quoted
as having got the Information from
Independent sources. I do not know
who gave out this letter, but I am cer-
tain that It was not Mr. Van Valken-
berg, for J know him lo be an honor-
able man.
‘To all who were at that time writ-
ing to me to be a candidate I an-
swered that l would not he. To all
who asked whether 1 would accept if
nominated, I answered ‘yes,’ if I
knew them sufficiently well io be
sure that they would understand me;
otherwise I said simply that I would
cross that bridge when l came to it.
•and in most cases If the man was at
all a close personal friend, 1 told him
that I counted on his doing everything
possible to prevent any movement
looking to my nomination.
"It was not until the last three or
four months that 1 was finally obliged
to come to the conclusion that there
was a real demand among the people
as a whole for rny nomination, which
did not come in any way from any
personal friends of mine, and was
neither inspired nor engineered by
them.
"When 1 became convinced that
this popular demand was real and
was considerable and when the gov-
ernors of seven states Increased by
this time to ten, I may mention In-
cidentally. asked mo whether 1 would
accept if nominated. 1 answered ‘yes.’
“I added an expression of rny wish
that wherever possible open preferen-
tial presidential primaries might be
held, so as to find out who the Re-
publican voters wished to have nom-
inated.
"if the people do not wish me to
serve, most certainly I do not wish to
servo. If they do desire me to under-
take In their interest a great task, I
shall do so and shall perform it wilh
whatever courage and ability I pos-
sess. Whether there will be such an
More Coining, Stampede On
Every Old Train.
CONVENTION NEGINS TODAY
Amarillo Bunch Boosting For
Next Convention; Oklahoma
Boys Are There Teo
9 Madero’* standard, to march
9 south along the line of the Xs-
9 lional Railways lo Mexico City
9 and drive Madero from the cap- 9
9 Ilal. The new revolution Is Is-- 4
• llcved to have the full hacking 9
9 of the Ulcntiricos and tliat ll Is *
9 designed to forsake Emilio 1 ns- 4
9 quo* Gomez for the provisional
9 presidency and Instead Install
9 Orozco for a few months, if the
9 movement Is successful, with the
9 ultimate object of paving the
9 way for (lie election of Enrique
9 Creel, succl’sHtvcIy former gov-
9 ernor of Chihuahua, nmbassn-
9 dor to the United Slates and
9 minister of foreign affairs. Mr.
9 Creel is now nl the head of one
9 of the greatest hanking concerns
9 in the Republic and resides in
9 Mexico City.
9
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 s’
JUAREZ REBELS TO
EXEGUTEjMAN TODAY
Alleged Maderista Spy to be
Shot for Causing Enemy
Coming Scare
The first '‘legal" execution of tho
Red Flag revolution will take place
this morning In Ciudad Juarez when
j Antonio Samora, a tailor Who ha*
been living in El Paso, will be shot
for the alleged crime of attempting
to spread i . .ic among the troojis by
saying that 1,000 Maderista soldiers
were on their way to attack them
and were only fifty miles away.
According to General Luis Fernan-
dez, who questioned Samora and se-
cured his confession that the report
was untrue, the tailor approached
him yesterday afternoon and said
that he was In possession of some
very valual lo information. Fernan-
dez and Samora then went to a pri-
vate room where Samora told hla
story, lie said that he had Just re-
turned, by automobile, from the vi-
cinity of Villa Ahumada, where he
saw nl least six hundred men en-
camped. He made inquiries and was
told that they were Maderista sol-
diers and were lying In wait for the
Juarez troops bound for the City of
| Chihuahua. He also said that he
j thought the railroad had been mined
by these “Maderistas" in order to
destroy at one blow an antin', train-
load of Salazar rebels that was then
said to be approaching. This body
of men was encamped at a little sta-
tion near Villa Ahumada called Kan-
cherla. etc.
ft is said that Samora had already
told this tale to many of the soldiers
about town before be informed Fer-
nandez, and they had, in turn, car-
expression o'f the popular will I can-
not say, as where there are no pref-
erential primaries It unfortunately
seems too often to be the Case that
the effort of the political leaders is
not to give expression to the popular
will, but to thwart It in every way
possible."
You can kill me first,”, offered
Orozco telegraphed General Rojas J Ochoa
at Juarez that he had liberated his
former comrades who have been lan-
guishing in the penitentiary at Chi-
huahua.
Agents of Madero who are here
assert that a detachment of 1.160 fed-
erals under General Blanquet, will
leave the City of Mexico for Chihua-
hua today, and that he will be fol-
lowed by reinforcements. The report
was received here with reservations.
Blanquet was one of the Diaz gen-
erals. Recently he has been cam-
paigning against Zapata in the south.
Those who claim to know him say
that hla campaigns are not tempered
by mercy. He la a past master of
those methods by which Porflrio
Diaz held the country in check for
so many years.
Story of the Fight.
Colonel Francisco Villa Saturday
afternoon at 4 o'clock entrained his
troops at Bustilios, a town fifty miles j erty '* still low.
Being of pure Castlllian blood J'ap-
tain Beltran was shocked at the cold
blooded way of putting it.
“I will, fight you a duel, a due.’ to
the death In the graveyard In Ciu-
dad Juarez,” he said.
”1 accept,” replied Ochoa.
The duel was set for 8 o'clock Sun-
day morning and Captain Beltran
withdrew.
Eight o’clock Sunday morning ar-
rived. Two hours dragged along and
at 10:30 o’clock the captain of the
Army of Liberty sent one of his sec-
onds to f’nd Ochoa. The second
found the ranch owner at a late
breakfast in a hotel in El Paso.
"My chief desires me to inform you
that he awaits you and (hat he has
a grave already prepared," said the
second. ' |
"And I declare myself dead; your
chief wins the fight," said Ochoa.
The treasury of the- Army of Llb-
TA IT H FA DC) 1 A KTH IIS
PUBLISHES LETTER
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, March 4.—The na-
tional Taft headquarters today made
public the complete letter written by
Mr. Roosevelt, Aug. 18, 1911, to A. P.
Moore, publisher of the Pittsburg
I-eader, asking him to cease advooat- j . 7~
trig the nomination of Mr. Roosevelt. AMERICANS LEAVING
ried it to others, so "that by yester-
day evening nearly every soldier in
thd city had heard It.
Samora. at the finish of his story,
was further questioned, which finally
resulted in a confession that he had
drawn upon his imagination for the
whole tale. Ills object In this has
not yet been explained, but It is
thought by the Juarez commanders
that he Is a Madero serret service
man and was merely attempting to
create a panic among Salazar’s rientl-
fleo rebels.
For this he will pay the penalty of
death. Sometime this morning he
will he led from his cell at the old
barracks west of town and placed
against the adobe wail. He will be
| blindfolded and his hands will be tied
I behind him. Six men with loaded
! rifles will face him and at their cor*
I coral's command, six shots will Jar
j the morning air, and the first exe-
cution of the latest rebellion will be
’ over.
The letter follows:
Dear Mr. Moore: I very greatly
appreciate your kind and friendly
feelings, but I am sure you wilt un-
derstand me when I say that I must
ask not only you, but every friend
I have to see to it that no movement
whatever is made to bring me for-
ward for the nomination in 1912.
“I feel that 1 have a right to ask
all my friends if necessary, actively
to work to prevent any such move-
ment. I should esteem it a genuine
calamity if such a movement were
undertaken.
"Again thanking you for what you
have said and, moreover, thanking
you in advance for following my
wishes In this matter, as I know you
will do. I am,
"Very sincerely,
iSigned) Theodore Roosevelt.”
MARKKA IN AN ARMY
Warned By Taft’s Message In
Time*, and Moved at Once.
i lie
An army of more than 150 Amer-
icans. many of them armed, arrived
yesterday at Pearson from Madera,
Chih., the milling center on the Mexi-
co North-Western railway, south-
west of Ciudad Juarez and west jf the
City of Chihuahua. They hastily
left Madera on receipt of the copy
of the El Paso Times containing in
full the warning of President Taft
that all Americans leave Mexic >. It
Is planned to send a train south out
of Juarez today to hasten the Ameri-
cans' arrival here. Few women and
children are in the "group which is
being augmented by Americans from
the Dolores district and those of the
Mormon colonies near Pearson.
TODAY'S PROGRAM.
| Meet at El Paso Theatre at 9.00 a. m.
| Meeting called to order by L\ T. Her-
j ring, president.
,’,H-vpr..........Rev. L. rt. Mllliean
j Address of Welcome............ .
...............Mayor O. K. Kelly
j u eleome from El Paso Stockmen
j .................... Dan Jackson
"*llsl(’.........Fourth Cavarly Band
I Response ............H. e. Crowley
i Address—El Paso ss a Cattle Cen-
*,J|..........Hon. C, B. Hudspeth
j President’s Annual Address,
j Report of Executive Committee.
Appointment of Committees.
Entertainment,
9 a. m. to 12 nl.—Hand Concert at
Little Plaza.
- )’• m Races at Juarez Jockey
Club.
Take Jiaee Track car.
2 p. in.—-Steer roping arid riding and
bronco lusting at Cowboy Park,
Juarez, Mex. Take any Mexico ear.
3 lo ;> p. m.—El Paso ladies will re-
ceive and welcome the visiting
ladies for registration in the Ladies’
Parlor at the Sheldo. Hotel,
5 to 8 p. m.—Street Serenades.
The Elks, Beavers. Moose and
Knights uf Columbus, will keep
open house during the conven-
tion.
Courtesies of the Toiler Club will
be extended to visitors during
the convention.
Cattle Exhibit at Santa Fe Stock
) ards. Take Depot car.
Every train that arrived In El Paso
yesterday added to th,. great crowd
of cattlemen that have come to at-
tend the Panhandle Cattlemen's con*
ventlon. When the convention open*
tills morning It is estimated that there
will lie fully 3.000 visitors 1n the city
| and many more expected today By
| 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon 1,600
j of the cattlemen had registered at
I tin1 Chamber of Commerce. Special
{ cars from all over the southwestern
, cattle district were arriving yester-
I day and many more will get In to-
j day.
j K1 Paso has become a cow town.
! The whole city is decorated for the
j convention and every citizen has con-
! stituteil himself a committee of one
| lo do the honors of the host. The
J last oftho decorations were added
j yesterday. Besides tho flags and
| hunting and the strings of electric
| lights across the streets many of the
! merchants have put up elaborate de-
corations. The lobbies of the hotel*
j are all decorated and are crowded
with cattlemen.
One of the most effective decora-
tions In the city is the display at the
city hall. The building Is literally
covered svith flags and bunting. On
each side of the building flags and
hunting have been draped and ara
mingled with the Mexican colors. A
large American flag flies from tha
flagstaff.
Decorations in other parts of tha
city are on an equally elaborate scale.
Large "Welcome Cattlemen” signs are
displayed In all the windows and hun-
dreds of flags have been hung from
the fronts of the stores. Kan An-
tonio street, from El Paso street to
the city hall, is a m . ss of flags and
lights.
The headquarters of the Panhan-
dle Cattlemen's association have been
cstab'ished In the Hotel Sheldon. The
headquarters are In charge of D. N.
Harrell, son of secretary William Har-
rell of the association. He will prob-
ably be on the job until the close of
the convention as his father is kept
busy all tiie time shaking hands and
attending the executive meeting*. Be-
sides the association headquarters the
Amarillo delegation has established
Its headquarters lti tin- lobby of the
Sheldon. The Amarillo crowd Is
making a strong fight to obtain the
convention for 1913. Every one of
the delegation from the Panhandle
eity, and there are more than 200 of
them, are boosting every minute nf
the day to secure the convention. All
tiie delegates wear the yellow badge
and are getting plenty of exercise
shaking hands. The badges bear the
slogan. "Amarillo, 1913." *•
Oklahomans Right Here.
Among the other delegations who
have established headquarters in the
Sheldon lobby is the Oklahoma City
crowd. As soon as they arrived,
which was early enough in the morn-
ing to give the sparrows a run for
their money, they made a run for the
Sheldon and had a large table, with
hundreds o' Oklahoma City booklets,
planted in a prominent place In the
lobby. To make sure that they were
not being overlooked at regular In-
tervals the delegation would get to-
gether in the lobby and give the yell.
“O-k-l-a-h-n-m-a." There was no
mistaking Just where they were from.
The delegation includes: E. F. Bis-
bee, manager of the Oklahoma Stock
Yard* company. W. F. Price, mana-
ger of the Morris & Co. plant in Ok-
lahoma City, H. F. DeLozler, live
stock agent of the St. Louis & San
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