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WEATHER FORECAST.
Washington, Dec. 26.—Arizona: Fair In
aouthweat. New Mexico: Rain or enow.
Tuesday ftir. West Texes: Fair in
'southwest; snow in Panhandle.
fi JPastf IHmirtnoi @\\m$
METAL MARKET.
COPPER, PER 100 LBS .
»12.50«12.7S
SILVER. PER OZ........
........9-*.
LEAD. PER 100 LBS
. H.45@4.5S
ZINC, PER 100 LBS ....
*5.50® 5.65
THIRTY-FIRST YEAR
EL PASO, TEXAS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1910.
E4GHT PAGES
PRICE FIVE CENTS
APPEM. FALLS
ON DEAF EARS
< Not a Single Response to
Terrazas’ Call
LOS ANGELES
Second Explosion Disturbs
Tranquility of City
CHIIAHUA IS INOIFFERENT
intimated That Many Citizens
are in Sympathy With
the Insurectos
Special to The Timet.
Chihuahua, Mex., Dec. 25.—A most
_ astounding situation developed here
f today when it became known to the
whole city that not one single re-
sponse has been made to Governor
Terrazas’ call for volunteers to defend
the city against a possible attack from
the insurrectos. Citizens now look
Into each othera’ faces and understand
what they never realised before—that
with the exception of the powers that
be the city is in full sympathy with
r the insurrection. What events may
follow the revealment of the senti-
ment in the next few days is hard to
foresee.
No attempt has been made, by the |
insurrectos up to 8 o’clock tonight to j
uttack the city and no forces of the
revoltosos is reported with ten miles
of hero.
The relief column of 1300 men,
most of which went forward Saturday
last .left San Antonio overland for
Pedernales to relieve the command of
General Navarro who is believed to be
getting in a worse condition every-
day. No news has been received up
to tonight to indicate that the relief
column has yet been attacked. In-
cluding this relief column there has
^ been a total of 3500 soldiers dispatch-
ed to the front and nothing accom-
plished.
LIEUT.-COD. VALLEJO
DIES OF WOUNDS
Special to The Timet.
V Chihuahua. Dec. 20—Lieutenant-
Colonel Vallejo, who has been In the
hospital here since he was wounded
at Mai Pas. died of his injuries yester-
day. The officer was shot in the leg
antk amputation was found necessary
in tP attempt to save his life. The
operation resulted fatally.
APPEAL FOR VOLUNTEERS.
Chihuahua, pec. 25—At a late hour
yesterday afternoon Governor Terraxas
issued an appeal to the citizens calling
for volunteer* to form a rural police.
» The proclamation calls all loyal cltl-
xens to help exterminate ‘-bandits."
Very few have thus far responded and
it Is not though^ that a force of any
size cah be formed.
It was learned last night that Chi-
huahua is to have a new chief of po-
lice In the person of Carlos I. Escobar,
who succeeds Rudolph UrdaplUeta.
| The latter will again take charge of
the manual training school. The new
chief, as was the old one. is an army
officer and a military graduate. He
is also a civil engineer. No reason has
been given for the sudden change.
TRAVELLER SAY8 DEAD
FEDEKALS WERE NUMEROUS
A traveling man who travels
through northern Mexico for a well-
known El Paso house arrived In El
Paso yesterday from Chihuahua. He
stated that he left Guerrero about two
weeks ago overland in a light carriage
bound for Chihuahua. He traveled
through the disturbed district where
fighting had been going on for some
time. He stated that between Cerro
r Preto and Perdanales he saw a num-
ber of dead federal soldiers, to put it
more plainly the ground was covered
with their dead bodies, and also a
great number of dead horses. He suid
the stench from the dead was some-
thing fearful. Also at Mai Paso the
same condition prevailed. The car-
nage among the federais must have
been somethin* awful, said %e. The
revolutionists along the road told him
that they had captured Navarro, who
was seriously wounded, being shot
through the Jaws.
PLAN TO RELIEVE
nav.v ro command.
Special Correspondence.
Chihuahua, Mex., Dec. 23.—With
several rapid fire guns and three light
mortors to throw bombs. 500 troop-
ers of the Tenth battalion will leave
cn the Northwestern in the morning
with the object of reaching Guz-
man’s command at San Antonio. The
seme number of cavalry will leave
during the day by the wagon road
and will be used to reinforce the
other commanders In the field.
After a Junction is made it is the
intention for the united force to re-
lieve Navarro’s shattered command at
Pedernales where it has been hemmed
in during the past two weeks by the
revolutionists under Pasqual Oroszo.
As to whether the attempt will be suc-
cessful time alone can tell.
Living on parched corn, his com-
mand literally shot to pieces and with
only about 200 men the regulars at
Pedernales are still holding back the
rebels. The line day by day is grow-
ing tighter and every hour lessens the
chance for the escape of Use soldiers.
At last reports the Insurrecto line was
A said to be within less than a mile
of the town. j
Navarro's cannon are still firing on
the besiegers but it is claimed that
the shells ai^ .defective and that in-
stead of throwing shrapnel for a dis-
tance of 190 meters the shells are
throwing the missiles straight up. Out
of twenty-two of these shells thrown
at Cerro Prieto not a fatality re-
sulted. Of thirty-eight thrown at
Pedernalea only a fence post has been
knocked down.
At Cuslhuiriachic the insurrectos
have added recruits to their band and
numerous horsemen are using the
place as a rendezvous. One rebel
chief with a small band gained sev-
eral recruits here by a burst of ora-
tory in which he recited many quota-
i tions and veraes of poetry.
' Four men on the outskirts of Chi-
huahua early this morning fired re-
volver* and shouted for Madero but
were promptly’ fired on by mrales and
into the boon try. Almost 109
shots were fired in the pursuit but
without result.
It is saltytere that 5000 troops have
been ordered from the south and it is
the general opinion that at least this
many will be needed. The govern-
ment thus far has failed to send
large bodies of soldiers to the field
at one iime. Of the troops which
leave tomorrow many are practically
bare-footed as they wear only sandals
The weather which they are about
to face in the mountains ts bitter
cold at night and the fact has caused
much comment here.
Churchill and Stfmmerfeld have ar-
rived here safely after many experi-
ences with both regulars and insur-
rectos.
Poncho Villa who is know n -in this
district as a bandit has been ordered
arrested by insurrecto General Pas-
qual Oroszo and if he offers resistance
the insurrectos are ordered to shoot
him on the spot.
The insBrreetos haffV styled them-
selves anti-re-electlonists and say that
they are fighting for the constitution
of 1867. They have Issued mani-
festos calling the people to arms and
asking them to fight for their rights
It is believed here that in case of A,taciated Prett Ditpatch.
a battle giving vlctorv again to the
rebels that they will immediately I I‘os Angeles, Dec. 25—The Lewellyn
march on Chihuahua. Trenches are ■ Iron works were partially wrecked by-
being dug about the city and cannon j an explosion, presumably of dyna-
i js.r
been Installed at the penitentiary but ! ,he explosion tore out the front of
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Associated Press Dispatch. A
A, Greenville, Tex., Dec. 23. —
• Three trainmen, Thomas A, A
»' Cox, engineer: It. K. Henderson, •*
A fireman, and R P. Smith, brake-
s'- man. were killed, when a freight ■•>
■A train of the Missouri, Kansas A
s- Texas railway was derailed at A
A Greenville today. The men
were pinioned beneath the over-
•- turned engine and scalded to •>
r death. 9
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IRON WORKS ORE DYNAMITED
Outrage Placed at Door of the
Labor Uniont—Emphatic
Denial
no outside station has been erected.
Many mining camps in the Infected
region will soon close down- unless
trains are soon in operation. Pro-
visions have not been shipped for
many days and several of the camps
are almost out of food. Shipments
of silver have been discontinued and
many mining men here are unable to
reach their mines.
INSURRECTOS MAY
HAVE BATOP1LLAS
Special to The Timet.
Parral, Chihuahua. Mex., Dec. 25—
A rumor has readied here that Ba-
topil’as has gone to the bad and is in
the hands of Insurrectos, who took
charge l«Bt Saturday morning, it is
also reported that the federal detach-
ments at Guasapa and Chinapas arc In
pursuit of Guillermo Baca, who with
:-,00 men has crossed into the state of
Durango In the district of Hidalgo.
Baca fought the federal troops at OJI-
tos on Saturday, but the result is not
known.
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A RECONCILIATION FOR A
A THE CUDAHY FAMILY. A
A Associated Press Dispatch. A
A Pasadena, Cal., Dec. 25. — A
A Mrs. Edna Cudahy, divorced <9
A wife of Jack Cudahy, son of the A
A late Michael Cudahy, the mil- A
A llonaire meat packer, arrived in A
A Pasadena today and is domicil- A
A ed at the Cudahy residence, A
♦ w here her former husband has A
A been staving since his arrival A
♦ last Wednesday. It is said on A
A good, authority-that • .jreconclU- A
A ation had been effected. ♦
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IN MULATO FIGHT
Federal* Repulsed in Attempt
to Relieve San Carlo*
INSURRECTOS CAPTURE GUN
s Taken
die Horsedand 150 Head of
Stock Driven Off
Special to The Timet.
Marfa, Tex., Dec. 26—Another fight
between the insurrectos and the fede-
rais took place at Mulato, southwest
of OJlnaga, today, and as a result Col.
Durantos, commanding the federais,
was killed, and ft number of his men
wounded. The Insurrectos, whose loss
cannot be learned, captured a rapid
fire gun and twelve Mauser rifle*. The
fight occurred because the federais at-
tempted to go to the assistance of San
Carlos, Bixty-five miles southwest of
OJlnaga.
The Insurrectos afterward* captur-
ed San Carlos and looted the store on
the ranch of Enrique Creel, secretary
of foreign affairs at Mexico City, and
also took 250 saddle horses and drove
off 150 stock cattle.
When the insurrecto* arrived near
San Carlos the Jefe politico of the
town fled without stopping to say good
bye to his family. The insurrecto* are
in possession of San Carlos tonight.
The telephone between Presidio del
Norte and Marfa has been repaired
and further details will be had tomor-
row.
Report Confirmed.
Attocutei Prat nHootch.
Marfa: Tex.. Dec. 25—A report re-
garded as authentic was received here
today to the effect that Mexican Insur-
rectos looted the store and ranch near
San Carlos, belonging to Enrique Creel,
known as Los Angeles hacienda, tak-
ing 250 saddle horse* an^/150 cattle.
They also took the town of San
Carlos, it is reported. The Jefe po-
litico fled. Col. Borales of the Mex-
ican army Is said to have, been kilted
at Mulato ghile operating a rapid fire
gun in the recent engagement. The
insurrectos captured the gun and ten
Mauser rifles. __
TWIN BABIES BURNED.
Attoeiaied Prett Ditpatch.
Weston, W. Va„ Dec. 25. — During
breakfast this morning a lamp ex-
ploded in the bedroom at the home
of Eldo Bech at Byron and burned
to death twin boy babies, six months
the building, smashed windows for
more than a block distant and awak-
ened people in residence districts more
than two miles away. The night
watchman was slightly injured. The
police have no clue to the perpetra-
tors.
Who placed the supposed charge of
dynamite Is unknown, but it Is .be-
lieved to be the outcome of general
labor troubles of Los Angeles, In
which the Llewellyn company has
been prominently Involved. A hole
in the ground eighteen inchcB deep
and about six feet In diameter bears
witness to the place of origin and the
probable cause of damage.
The front of the main building, a
three story frame, for a distance of
probably 75 feet was shot to pieces and
Its contents of furniture and parapher-
nalia are piled together In apparent
ruin. The big machinery of the build-
ing is apparently undamaged. J. E.
Asbury. the watchman, was seated In
the office, about thirty feet from the
center of the explosion when It oc-
curred. He was burled under a muss
of debris, but was dragged out of it
by Policeman Cahill, who was in front
of the office at the time the explo-
sion occurred. With the exception of
a cut on the right hand and an abra-
sion of the scalp and fuce, Asbury was
uninjured.
•'1 saw a flash and heard a report
like the crack of a whip," said Police-
man Cahill, “and then the front of the
building seemed t > crumble and the
air seemed full of debris, i called out
'Is there anyone In the building.' and
hearing a croy of help from Asbury,
found and dragged him from under
the ruins and to the street."
The Lewellyn company ha* long
been prominent in the fight against
the recognition of union labor in thl*
city and Is one of the concern* Involv-
ed in tiu- existing metal workers'
Btrike which went Into effect on June
1 of this year. The strike has been
characterized by great bitterness on
birth sides. The strike was called
originally for the purpose of enforcing
a demand for an eight-hour day for all
the metal workers and a uniform wage
scale of 60 cents per hour. The strug-
gle was precipitated by a notice from
the men engaged in the metal trades
In San Francisco that the employer*
there had made a condition of con-
cessions to their employes that they
should not thereby be placed at a dis-
advantage In competition with non-
union Los Angeles firms In the same
line of business.
The ortlcial* of the lewellyn com-
pany are of the opinion that the effort
to destroy their plant ts the outgrowth
of their differences with and attitude
toward labor and the police are work-
ing on this theory. John Lewellyn,
secretary of the company, said:
“There is no doubt in my mind that
this effort to destroy our property is
due to the fact that we are standing
on our right* to run our business in
our own way. 1 do not. however, wish
to be understood as intimating that the
men who are working here In 1-os An-
geles and went out In the metal work-
ers’ strike, are responsible for It. I
do not think they have had anything
to do with It. I believe It Is the work
of men who do not belong here, who
for their own malefic ends are will-
ing to commit any kind of crime.”
Fred C. Wheeler, president of the
Los Angeles Central Labor council,
sa!d:
“The fact that the Llewellyn Iron
works ts In warfaro with organized
labor is all that our enemies need to
endeavor to lay this outrage at our
door. Every true friend of the cause
of labor knows that violence injure*
our cause more than those against
whom it may be directed.
“To those who would seek to fasten
upon us any responsibility for such a
crime we of the Los Angeles I-abor
council are able to make answer by
defying anyone to point out any time
in our twenty-six year* of existence
when we have ever advocated other
than peaceable measures for the ac-
complishment-of our Just ends.
Apparently the police have no defi-
nite clue to the perpetrator*, in view
of the Los Angeles Times dynamiting
outrage tn October last In which 21
men were killed, today’s explosion has
created widespread interest. The
grand Jury is expected at any time to
hand In Its report on the Times case.
RELIGIOUS ZEALOT
ARRESTED FOR MURDER
special to The Timet.
Phoenix, Arlz., Dec. 25,—Sheriff Jack
White of Cochise county, ha* arrested
George W. Marler line, charging him
with the murder of a Coclilse county citi-
zen, named Woodwaed, six i years ago.
The sheriff refused to discuss the case
and no other Information respecting the
crime can be learned here.
Mailer Is 26 years old and say* he haa
made Phoenix hi* home most of the time '
for six years, and that Ills father lives
in Carlsbad, N, M. He say* he has never
been In Cochise county except for a short
lime as a laborer on a bridge gang at
Benson, and knows nothing of the mur-
der, His friends believe him and suy It
la a vase of mistaken Identity.
The Interesting feature of the ease Is
Marler Is deeply religious, and partici-
pates dally In street meetings of the Life
Line mission, conducted by the "Holy
Rollers," so-called.
Intimates That Rasmussen is
a Literary Muckraker
HOT TALK F00 TOE DONE
-*
Says Enmity Wa* Engendered
by Snub Administered
in 1907
l’EEVED YOUTH TRIED
SUICIDE; DEATH FOLLOWED
Attociatrd Prett Ditpatch,
Cleveland, Dec. 25—Ralph Shannon,
ten years of age, died In his home to-
day tn convulsions resulting from an
attempt to hang himself because Ills
mother would not allow him to go to
a moving picture show.
The child wished to go to tho show
yesterday afternoon and when his
mother told him he must stay at home
he went to a woodshed In the rear
of the house and tried to hang him-
self with a skate strap. After he had
fastened the strap so that his feet
hardly toig-hed the ground he became
| frightened and screamed for help. Ills
mother rescued him. hut the hoy went
from one convulsion Into another and
died today.
MANY STATES TO
ELECT SENATORS
Some
Radical Change* Will
Take Place
WEST VIRBIN1A DEMOCRATIC
Warm Contests Promised in Several
New England States—Lodge
May Be Unhorsed
Attoeiaied Pratt Ditpatch.
Wheeling. W. Va.. Dec. 25.—The
West Virginia legislature will assent bin
the second week of January with the
legislature changed from the sixty
Republican majority to forty Demo-
cratic majority on Joint ballot.
The victory was so unexpected lo
the Democrats that there has been no
pronounced candidates for the neat In
the United States senate now occu-
pied by Nathan B. Scott. Republican, |
until the returns of the landslide
were made public.
Ever since the campaign has been
strenuous. The first In the field was
John T. MeQraw, Democratic national
committeeman whose announcement
wa* quickly followed by that of Clar-
ence W. Watson of Fairmont, head of
one of the largest coal mines In the,
world. Then came the entry of Law-
rence Tlernay of Bluefleld, also a coal
operalor, while the last candidate an-
nounced Is Andrew Edmlston of Wes-
ton.
old.
After the fire was discovered it wa*
tax SAILORS LOST
IN STEAMER WRECK.
Associated Press Ditpatch.
Antwerp, Dec. 26.—Tho steamer
Finland and Baltic were in collision
today at the mouth of the River Es-
cauL The Baltic Bank quickly and
all except six men were drowned. The
rescued were taken on board the
Finland.
The Red Star liner Finland, was
bound for New York. The Baltic, a
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR
FOIt OLD CONNECTICUT.
Attoeiaied Prett Ditpatch.
Hartford. Conn., Dec. 25.—When
the general assembly convenes here
on January I, the atate will have for
the first time in eighteen years a
Democratic governor, former Justice
of the Supreme Court Slmerfn E. Bald-
win, while the legislature and the sen-
ate will be Republican both by good
margins.
During the first two weeks. Inter-
est will center in the selection of a
United States senator to succeed Sen-
ator Morgan G. Bulkeley who suc-
ceeded the late Senator Joseph R.
Hawley In 1905. Senator Bulkeley
who Is a candidate to succeed himself,
Is opposed by former Governor George
P. McLean and the contest seem*
close.
Interest centers In the admlnlstra- j
tlon of Gov. Baldwin for many rea- |
sons, one of which is due to the fact j
that former President Roosevelt said
during the last campaign that he wa*
retrogressive. It l* expected that
Senator Joseph Alsop, a nephew of
Col. Roosevelt, will be president pro
tern, of the senate.
i home
burned.
I lmdossIble to reach the children. The Belgian steamer of 1365 ton* was
^ with all Its contents wa* - outward bound with a cargo of sand.
The exact cause of the collision Is
not known but it is said that the Fln-
SANTA CLAUS FATALLY BURNED land In steering struck the Belgian
Attoeiaied Prett Ditpatch. amfdship.
Portland. Ore.. Dec. 25. — While I The Baltic sank immediately. Part
Playing Santa Claus today Mrs. Eva t of the crew were rescued by the
Baker aged 50 years, wss seriously Finland and others by a pilot boat.
! and perhaps fatally burned. Her Six men were unaccounted for.
-clothing caught fire from candles and l The Finland Is now anchored at
; it was with great difficulty that the i Flushing. It Is riot known whether
I names were extinguished. 1 she has sustained any damage
MUCH INTEREST OVER
SENATOR HALE'S SUCCESSOR.
Attoeiaied Prett Ditpatch.
Augusta. Maine, Dec. 25.—The elec-
tion of a United States senator to suc-
ceed Eugene Hale of Ellsworth and
resubmission of tho liquor amendment
to the constitution are a few of the
matters which will claim the atten-
tion of the next legislature when it
convenes January 4.
The governor-elect, Frederick W.
Plaisted of Augusta; 22 of the 31
, members of the house of representa-
tives are Democrats, practically the
; reversal of the standing of the prtn-
> clpai parties in the two branches.
In the last fifty years the nepubll-
, can party has always had a safe
. working majority. The new majority
will have more then the necessary
two thirds to pass a constitutional
amendment in the senate but will lack
fifteen vot»* in the house. In joint
convention th< Democrats will hsve a
majority of 34
The first nomination of the Demo-
crats in caucus, which this year Is
equivalent to election Is sought by
; four candidates: W. J. Haley. Sen-
i era county: obadlah Gardner of
; Rockland: cahrle* F. Johnson of Wa-
| ten lile, snd William M. Pennell of
I Portland.
Attoeiaied Prett Ditpahh.
New York. Doc. 25—By implication
accusing Knud Rasmussen, the Dan-
ish explorer, of "stooping to the depth
of a literary muckraker to get public
attention." Dr. Frederick A. Cook. the
Brooklyn explorer, gavo out a reply
tonight to Rasmussen’s recent attack
on Cook, which was published on Na-
vember 9 last. Incidental to Ills de-
fense of his own nurratlvo of Arctic
exploration, Dr. Cook says Unit by
Rasmussen's methods of Investigating
Robert E. Peary could with equal ease
be discredited, but declares that "ho
will take Mr. Peary's word in prefer-
ence to either that of Rasmussen or
the Esqulmo* in the matter of his own
accomplishments.’’
Rasmussen's attack on Cook was
sent by him to his wife in Copenhagen
and by her made public. It contained
what purported to lie statements from
Cook’s two Esqulmo companions In
his north polar quest, Itukusuk and
Apilak, Rasmussen said he did not
personally talk with the Eskimos, but
their statements were taken by two
missionaries who were working In the
country from which Dr. Cook said he
started for tho pole.
These stories were in brief:
"The Eskimos left Annatok with
Cook with eight sledges In February,
slept once on the lee on tho way to
EUstnareland, and took four days to
cross that land. Eighteen days out.
all blit the two Eskimo boys left. The
nineteenth day they changed their
course Westward. Later Apilak came
upon Cook drawing a map, lie asked
him whose route he mis drawing.
" ‘My own,' said the explorer’; but
that," the statement makes the boy
say, “was a. lie, because lie drew the
map a long way out at sea, where we
had never been."
The Eskimo’s statement continued
that the party eventually reached Cape
Seddon and wintered there: that Cook
spent most of the time writing and at
first sight of the sun they started
home; that the explorer promised
them a good reward, but "we did nut
get the guns ho promised us. He gave
us only a knife, some matches and a
useless boat."
Commenting on this report, Ras-
mussen said:
"i consider the report as absolutely
authentic.”
in his statement given out tonight,
Cook answers categorlly the state-
ments Imputed to the Eskimo boys,
denying each In turn and giving rea-
sons why he thinks they should lie
considered false; declares that Itas-
musseti has reason to dislike him; says
no effort was made lo get at the truth
In the alleged examination of the two
boys, but that on the contrary, they
were piled with leading questions de-
signed to evolve the answers desired
and points out what lie terms the well
known tendency of all Indians to give
answers which they believe will please
their questioners. Cook says Rasmus-
sen's reputation as an Arctic sledge
traveler rests upon a journey from
Taasauasask to Cape York.
"This trip," lie says, "which Is truly
wonderful was but a step In my return
voyage, occupying only three and one
half days and it la covered by one sen-
tence ending my narrative.”
Rasmussen's reason to be hostile to
him Cook finds Ip ft snub which he
was compelled to administer to tho
Dane In 1907, when the yacht Bradloy
arrived in North Btar bay. Itaamus-
aen came aboard, he says, dressed In
old, greasy furs and exuding a strong
stencil oil. He and the Dane became
"chummy" »t once and he said to Mr.
Bradley: "We must Invite Rasmussen
to dinner."
Bradley, he says, replied: No, for
God's sake no. 1 will get seasick from
that odor”
The result was. Cook Nay*, that h«
asked the captain to take the Dane to
hia mess and Rasmussen has good rea-
son to take this treatment as a snub.
"In 1909,” says the statement, "Ras-
mussen »aw relatives and friends of
the Eskimo boys Who had been with
me and from them gathered Informa-
tion which convinced him that I had
been to the pole He has no other In-
formation now, but for reasons best
known to himself, he comes to an op-
posite opinion. ,
“Now let us examine Rasmussens
lat&t charges. He starts out by say-
ing’ 'Already In 1909 there existed
grave doubts as to whether Dr, Cook
had reached the pole.’ If this Is a
true statement then Rasmussen con-
victs himself of ft false opinion at the
very start. For without a word of In-
struction from me he came out In vig-
orous and voluminous reports In my
defense. Why did he Jump Into tho
Cook band wagon and Hhout If he had
^"In the story which It Is alleged
cano- through two missionaries Ras-
mussen puts the following phrase* In-
to the mouths of >rny Eskimo boys:
‘We traveled from AnnHtok with eight
sledges In company with Dr. Cook’
(there were eleven sledges, false state-
ment' No. 1) 'From there to Ells-
mero land we slept only once. We
slept seieral nights before we reached
Flagler Bay.' (False statement No.
miles off, where the land was but blue
hast- on the horizon, tl-'alse statement
No. 5.)
Ail those false statements, says the
doctor, would have been found false
by putting a few question* to the
elder men of the supporting party, but
it wits not done, although there were
half a dozen men who could have af-
firmed or dented the boys’ statements.
Even Deary’s statement, sajs Cook,
contradicted these assertion*.
The Eskimo* believe In a Del eAytti,
continues Cook, ami they cannot un-
derstand a map of the mid-polar
basin, where all meridians moot. They
are good map makers of familiar
hunting grounds of small areas, but
that is all.
He continues:
"The meanest slur which Rasmus-
sen throws is that of cheating the
boys They w ere promised ft knife
anil a gun. They were paid before
we started. Therefore Rasmussens
charge Is as false as the whole fabric
of Imaginary weaving- but Instead of
keeping to my promise, I gave them
many more things apd Instructed Mr.
WhUpgy to turn over all my belong-
ing* to 4liem when he left.
“It i.«\herefore in the power of
Whitney If’ »«y whether I ehented tho
Eskimos |r not. And if Rasmussen
Is wrong In this baseless eharge ean
he be bollYvcd tn anything else?'
Dr. CoolXturnlng his attention to
the mlsslomiVtaJ, through whom. It ts
alleged, KtisniifHcn obtained (he Es-
kimo troys’ staten^mt - M'lalns that
they were half breetE^I-Nkimo .Chris-
tians. who were quite unable to make
themselves understood by tile Eskimos
to whom they preaelied. "and yet
these name missionaries are credited
with sufficient Intelligence to cross
examine the Eskimo boys about some-
thing which they tbemselve* do not
understand, Dr. Cook says in con-
clusion:
"During all of lust winter Rasmus-
sen traveled through Denmark on a
lecture tour, and in Ids discourse ho
has vigorously defended Deary, cor
years Rasmussen has heaped all kinds
of abuse on Deary. most of It not fit
to print. There is something irri-
ttonal about Rasmussen's public Utter-
ances.
“The only rational explanation of
Rasmussen’s course is to credit him
with an ambition to get Into the lime-
light, for he first Jumps without In-
vitation on the Cook band wagon;
when the music stops, he Joins the re-
bound of the shouting press: then out
of a Job he runs to the Deary band
wagon; again, when tin- music stops,
be Joins the noisy anti-Deary Knock-
ers l hope the outcome lins given
him the publicity which he has aimed
for. But need an explorer stoop to
the depths of a literary muckraker to
gut public attention?"
AGED SCHOLAR DEAD,
tttncialed Prett llltpahh.
Boston, Deo. 25 • Adams Sherman
Hill, professor emeritus of rhetoric
and oratory at Harvard university,
and the author of notable books on
rhetoric, died at hl» home hero to-
day. age’ll 77 years.
Ml W. TO
BE REP1ED
Supt. Rutledge Will Start
South Today
WILL TAKE URGE FORCE
Attempt Will Be Made to Meet
lnsurecto Leader and
Arrange Truce
A Inrgc force of workmen will
leave J/trus over the Mexlco~Xort|fc»
western this morning to repair tb#
damaged bridges and telegraph wire*
that were destroyed by the revolu-
tionists lust Friday.
Huperintendent Kutledgo will leave
with the train and will try and re-
pair the telegraph win .* as lie reach-
es thorn, providing that the revolu*
tlonistH will allow tho repairing of tho
wires the line should be in operation
between Casas Grande* and Juareg
laic this afternoon.
Mr. Hut ledge states to a Times re-
porter last night that he would try
and meet tho revolutionist leader at
Guzman ami speak to him In per-
son, and should they state that they
would not Interfere with tho repair-
ing of the destroyed bridges he would
put a large force of men to w'ork at
onec and that It would be only a mat-
ter of a few days before trains would
he running out of Juarez to C.'isM
1 Grandos again.
NOTHING FROM CAS.VN
| GUANDEN VICINITY YESTERDAY
From persons who arrived from
! Gusman overland from OotumbuB, N,
1 M.. yesterday, it wus learned that sev-
I ertil hundred revolutionists were at
! Gusman Saturday morning evidently
j waiting for reinforcement*. So re-
I port had been received at Guzman
previously to their leaving as to what
' had happened at t'asas Grande* and
! nothing was known ns to events In.
{ that locality.
As nil line* of commurtfeatlon have
j been cut between Juarez and 0*8»B
I Grande* it Is not possible to learn
j from any soun e the condition* at
Oft sms Grande* nor points in that
j vicinity.
LONE BANDIT ROBS
100 PASSENGERS
Jl’ARF.% ST1I.1. AI.EHT lit T
NOTHING DOING YET.
In Juarez IhhI night the feeling of
Insecurity still maintained and guards
on the roofs and at the municipal
buildings and barracks n-ere main-
tained as on the night before, also
on the river front and on the out-
skirts of the illy.
No authentic news of any kind haz
been obtainable by the officials of tho
whereabouts of Insurrectos near tho
___ | city.
Mif.ouri Pacific Train Held '"A..rrr
Near Kan*a* City Beattie, Wash., Dee. 25. Prepara-
1 lions for Christmas lit the home of
s -------------- j DardpI O'Connor, n mall carrier,
' j ended in a fire which cost the lives
lUrilT TUQminil Cl/FRV PAP 1 "f lll!* ehtidren, Bert, aged 6 months,
WCIl 1 Hinuuon LILIm Unn land l>nn*ld, 3 years Ilf age, seriously
Injured four persons and destroyed
, • j the O'Connor residence early today.
The Injured are Mr. and Mr*.
One
Passenger Who Resisted Was |
Shot end Slightly
Wounded
O'Connor. O wen Peterson, Mr*.
I O'Connors brother-in-law, anjl Pnt-
[ rolman Scott White, all of whom
\ were badly burned while trying to
rescue the children.
The elder people were lip late pro.
I paring the ehlldren'a Christmas tree.
When they retired they left a lamp
| burning which exploded, setting fir»
to tile house.
MUSICIAN DISABLED
BY EIRE CRACKER.
Attoeiaied Prett Ditpatch.
Rome, Ga. Dee. 26. Aa a result
of his experience with firework*.
Alexander Bklblnsky, a well known
Russian violinist, and professor in;
Attoeiaied Prett Ditpahh.
Kansas City, Mo., Dei-. 25. A lone
bandit celebrated Chrlstimla tonight
by going through Missouri Daeifle
train No. 112, due here at 10:35
O'clock and holding up more than on«
hundred passengers from whom he
took only money and watches. The
man hoarded the train, which was
from Ht- Joseph, bound fur Ht. Louis,
at Leavenworth Junction, in the out-
skirts of Leavenworth, and left It at
Northwestern Junction In Kansas City, Shorter college here, never will he
Kan,, after securing a largo amount able to play a violin again,
of money and valuables and shooting | Hkthlnakl, who has been In this
one man who attempted to resist him
As the train pulled out of the
Leavenworth Junction station the rob-
ber opened the reHr door of the Doll-
man car and confronted the aston-
eountry only since last September,
went to a store last night and called
for roman candies. Instead he wa*
given a giant fire cracker. A oraoker
exploded In his hands, tearing away
Hirx.li LB* BDU vuili i “iii - i. ...... ••• *• >»■ •■•n — ” '
Ished crew with a revolver after w hich thr ee fingers. Mrs. Sklblnshi, also a
he robbed them. Cnutlnnlng the con- | teacher In the college was standing
ductor, and porter to keep still, he
went through the ear, taking up a col-
lection of watches and wallets. Fin-
ishing with the Pullman he went
through the chair ears and the smoker
until he had robbed every passenger.
The train was In eharge of Con-
ductor Mav, who with tils hrakeman
nearby and was made deaf in one eat?
by the explosion.
HOLLY WREATH CAUSER
ASPHYXIATION OF WOMAN,
Attoeiaied Prett Ditpatch.
Chicago, Dec. 25.—A Christmas
holly wreath swinging from a chan-
and porter, was forced to put up his I deller, forced open a gas cock early
hands and 'was then robbed. The train • today and caused the asphyxiation of
left Leavenworth Junction shortly he- 1 Mrs. Edna May Simpson of Toronto,
fore 10 o'clock and by the time the [ Canada.
man had finished his work it had
reached Kansas City, Kan. Here he
dropp' d from the steps of the smoker
and disappeared.
When the train reached Kansas
City Kan. at 10:20 o’clock tonight the
Mrs. Blmpson was dead when
found by her daughter.
Before retiring last night. Mr*.
Simpson hung (he wreath on the
chandelier over her head. While she
was asleep the wind from an open
police were notified and a squad of * window caused the wreath to open
special officers were sent to North- | the gas cork. Mrs. Simpson
Junction to search for the
cam*|
here from Toronto last week to visit ?
her daughter, Mrs. Edward Tlffey.
western
bandit.
The railroad official* said tho man | --------
who was shot was not seriously In- ; DEWEY 711 YEARS OF AGE.
Jured. and could not say how much i,,0cutrd Prett Ditpatch.
money tho bandit secured. The value Washington, Dee. 2
of the watches that were taken from
th“ passeqgers will not he known until
“ ‘Eighteen day* out our compan-
ion* left us' The last companions left
u* thirty-two day* out. ((False state-
ment No. 3 i
‘“The 19th day we changed our
course westward.' To have gone so
would have necessitated crossing the
Impossible mountain* of rock and Ice
of Hiberg Island. (False statement
No. 4).
“ 'We stopped at open water near
land.’ If so, the returning Eskimos
would have reported it. The nearest
water to land wax at the big lead. 100
! a ,da|m Is received from each person
S who lost a timepiece.
Among the first persons encountered
| by (he robber after he entered the Pull
j man was Captain H. L. Newbold, student t
offh er of the army school at Fort Ie-fi-
ve Ti worth. When the passengers were or-
dered to throw up their hands. Captain
Newbold did not comply quick enough «r
rais>. his hand* high enough to suit the
bandit, who fired. Inflicting a scalp
wound.
After cautioning Captain Newbold and
another passenger to keep quiet, the rob-
ber turned as Conductor J. A Hsy en-
tered the compartment. He, too. was or-
dered to throw up hi* hands, which he
Washington, Dec. 26. — Admiral
George Dewey will tat 73 years of
ago tomorrow. He Is in grand
health and I* at hls office regularly.
No formal celebration of the birth- -
day has besn planned.
(k COW BOY SHOOTS -»
APACHE INDIAN,
- Special to the Times.
■*> Globe, Art*.. I>ec. 25 —Walter <*|
Williams, foreman of the Chtra- ♦j
A eahua Cattle Co,, while riding
A the range fifty miles north Of -
A race, Friday, saw- three Apache
A Indians killing a steer. He at-
e tempted their arrest and met 41
A with a fusillade of shots. He re-
did. May ws* then robbed of Ids money ; A turned the salty and one of the 4
and a w-aieh. A Indians Tell on the carcaaa of 1
Among other pasaengera In the Pull- j A steer. William* rode to Fort !
__________ , - A Apache and gave himself up. <
(Continued on Pag* Two.) |AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA<
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