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Senate Filibuster
To Delay Tolls
Recoils of An Orqanized Effort
in Uccer Chamber to Halt
Passaqc of Rcoealinq Bill
Arouses Administration Lcad
# ers
THOUGHT HOSTILITY OF
O’GORMAN IS THE CAUSE
Verba! War Raged Throughout
Satuiday in House. Leaders
of Present Minority on Ques
tion Hold Conferences.
Washington.—Hi'i>ortn that an or
*;inlr.#*#l effort will hi* made 111 ttl«*
arn.it* to delay passage of the bill
rep#*altng Panama toll exemption
arniiH«>i| administration loaders today
while ilelmte o! the tSSUv In the housa
continued to hold public Interest
The Intimation that a prolonged fili
buster in the senate had been deter
mined upon, now that the first deris
ive battle had been won by the presi
dent. wsa reported to aeveral st-na
torial Supporters of the administra
tmn 11811 was suggested that Senator
OGorm.n was ashed when he M
pert#*.l t<i i all hla committee together
to lonstder the matter. which already
Is before tt. Senator Owen having in
trodm e<l a rt’t etl hill similar to the
Stm* measure two weeks ago
During the day Senntor Crawford, a
member .»f th»- committee, had return
ed. the cMfrman having stated prev
tonaly that ho would not take the Is
sue up Ift committee until the South
Dakota spitato reached Washington.
R*en*pt From Houaa.
-There will be no mealing of the
committee.* Senator O'Oorman assart
ed. "until the hill comes over from
the h<UM», which probably will not be
until Wednesday Senators Simmons
and Hhtrflda arc absent now and It
would b»* unfair lo act until ever)
member It i I been given an opportu
nity to be heard "
llow long the Isane would be held
In committee Senator O'Oorman
would ro- predict, declaring that there
were other Important matter* of leg
hint lon to keep the senate busy, Bitch
aa anti trust and appropriation bills.
"I heard sex nil Democratic sena
tors. who probably will vote to re
peal the toll exemption, declare to
day that tliev will not look for a vote
In the senate within alx weeks," the
New York aenalor added
Would Be Foolish.
Senator Owen, Democrat!* member
of the canals committee, who Is lead
ing the preliminary tight for repeal,
ann-r ed tonight that any attempt to
rielav the Mil tn the senate unduly
would le foolish lie Intimated that
deliberate drla* In the eonnnltte *
might i. -ult in toning the isane tie
lore the fotiate on a motion to die
charge the canals committee from
consideration o Ithe subject.
•\\tiv disposition to delay In this
mailer," said Senator Owen, obvious
would he a silly thing to do. As far
as Senator O’Oorman 1* concerned I
think he now Is disposed to delay.
I personally expressed lo him yester
day a xx ssh that the committee might
be ralh-d to t onslder the repeal bill,
which 1 Introduced two weeks ago If
he does not take It up promptly 1
ann sac hl« much, that delay will
eerxe n#> useful purpose
How Party Stands.
"Benntx>r O’CtoGrinsn seem* to take
the view tlist tills controversy Is a
party asset Instead of a party liabil
ity 1 think the result of (lie vote tn
the house yesterday will have some
effect inasmuch a- It shows wh *re
the big majority of the party stands"
Debate on the repeal hill drew
crowds to the house galleries todax*.
although the climax there was reach
ed yeateninx when Mprakrr Clark.
Majority Deader Cnderwo *d and other
Democratic chieftains met defeat In
an effort to prevent limitation of de-
Rheumatism
Rgmarfcabt* Home Cure Given by One
Who Med It—He Want* Every
Sufferer to Bentfl*.
Send No Money— Job 1 . Your Addreee.
Yun of awful Buffering mid mlirrjf
havr taught thl» Merle 11. jM«keoii
of Syreruee. New York haw terrlale nn
enemy to human happineli rhcumatUm
in. and have tc ven Mm *ympttk> with
all unfortunate?* who a»»* within it*
gmep. He wnnte every rheumatic vic
tim to know how he wae cured. Head
what he oaye.
l® ,J •w’irjHrTßr^W r ■ m m’ »>Pb TJE'
•*| Had Sharp Pama Like Lightning
Flash** Shooting Through My Joints."
•’ln the spring of ISJ*3 1 who attacked
by Muscular am] Inflammatory Rheuma
tism. I itiffmd «s only those who have
It know,. for over three year*. 1 tried
after remedy, and doctor after
doctor, but auch relief an 1 received was
only temporary. Finally, I found a rem
. edy that cured me completely, and It haa
1 never returned. 1 have given It to a
number who were terribly afflicted and 1
even bedridden with Rheumatism, ami,
It effected a cure in every ***«
I want * very aufteiar from any form
of rheumatic trouble to try title marvel
ous hen in* power Don't send a car.*;
simply mail your name arid address and
I will send It free to try. After .ou
have used it and it has provan Itself to
be that long* oo|titf*fOr means of curing
your Rheumatism, you may send the
pri<e of it one dollar, but. understand.
1 do not want your money unless you
are perfectly satisfied to send 4t. . Isn't
that fair? Why suffer any longer when
positive relief la thus offered you free?
I>on t delay Write, today. MARK ii
JACKPON Ko. Gurney Hid*., Syra
cuse, N. Y.”
Mr Jackson Is responsible. Above
statement true.—Pub,
bate on th« Issue, Hours oefore the
gallery doors w« re opened tixlay, tho
corridors were crowned with specta
tor* and there were lively scrim
mage* for seen later, men *io wo
men participating.
Two women engaged In a phyalca.
encounter for possegalitn of n aeat
just before the liousa convened In
the tussle the hats and coifTnrea ot
the feminine eontestanta were dis
arranged before doorkepera could part
them.
Debate Spirited.
The debate today wag spirited on
both aides, lUkrty lines being disre
garded. Representative Kflggorald.
i halrman of the upptoprlailona com
mittee, who Joined Hpeaner Clark and
Mr. I'nderfood In the revolt against
the president wax loudly cheered
when he attacked the repeal. Mr.
Kltagerald asserted he haul no sympa
thy fo r those who OObdtHUM
president f>>r Ills views, but declared
hla firm conviction that toll exemp
thin for American ships was essen
tial. "to provide effective competition
with the trans-continental railroads;
to Increase the efficiency of our naval
forces and to prevent the control of
an Isthmian canal by a Kurai etui
power."
Verbal War Raged.
The verbal war fairly raged through
out the day, holding the interest of
the public membership as no debate
has for many a day In committee
room, however, conferences of lead
ers were in progress where yester
rtay’e division in tho Democratic ranks
waa discussed.
lo aders of the present minority on
the repeal Issue, Democrats, Republi
can* and I’rogresalves, already have
begun consldreatlon of what course
should be followed In tho mottou to
re commit the repeal bill. Such a mo
tion will afford the minority their
only chance to get an amendment be
fore tke house Several compromise
proposals arc under consideration,
but not agreed upon as yet
Tin* motion to re consider will be
mad** Just prior to the final vote on
the repeal bill.
Not Cast Down.
Democratic leaders who met defeat
yesterday wer not a( all east down
They determined yesterday to carry
tho fight to ihe #nd, and Hpeaker
Clark is preparing to clo*o« the de
bate, probably next Tuesday in opine
sit lon to the president’s plea for re
peal Representatives Adamson and
Covington will clone the discussion
for tin* administration forces.
Senator Heed of Missouri, Injected
a new phase Into the situation late
today by Introducing a bill to repeal
the toll exemption #>f American ves
sels. but providing further that for
eign vessels might #mt‘‘r into coast
wise trade. He sought, he said, to
hriuik up any existing Amrlcane mon
opoly In coastwise shtppin .'
Foreign Owned Veasls.
The bill provides that forelgn-
Owiled xeasels may outer th#> ports
of th*« Vnlted Staten So the same ex
tent and un#ler the restrictions im
poseil U|K)ti \ (*k*x#“ls of the I tilled
Slates, the president to proscribe and
from time to time change tne tolls
charged for the use of th#> Panama
Canal bv coastwise traffic It Is stip
ulated, howevre, that charges should
as nearly as posalbln equal the ex
pense of transporting such Vosseld
through the canal without seeking
to cover any interest upon the tnv#**t
ment of the United Sißtes In con
structing the canal
Senator 1-ewls also Introduced a
bill to give Ihe president authority to
suspend tolls "whenever consistent
with the Interests of tho Cnlted
States "
Pass Army Bill
of $101,750,000
-
Washington. The amnio today
Ihi tit ed the annual army hill enrrying
nn appropriation of $101,7(0,000, an
Increase of $7,600,000 over the honae
measure
■'l would not yield to theae big 111 -
creases," declared Senator Thomas,
of ('olorttdo, "were It not for the dis
turbed conditions on the Southern
border.”
$1,008,000 for West Point
Washington. Tito senate todnv ,
paused the military academy hill car I
rylng an appropriation of $1,008,000.
I tactically the same ns agreed to by
the house.
Tannenbaum Begins His
Sentence; Says is Martyr
Naw York. Prank Tannenbaum. the
youthful Industrial Worker of the
World leader, sentenced to one year
In the penitentiary and fined SSOO fur
the part he played In leading unem
ployed men Into a New York church,
was taken to police headquarters today
where he was photographed and hla
finger prints were taken. Then he
was taken to Blackwell s Island tobe
gin hla sentence, lie said he was a
martyr.
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Danish Senate Fails to
Ratify Arbitration Act
Copenhagen, Denmark. The Punish
senate today failed to ratify the new I
obligatory arbitration treaty with the
I'nlted States The old treaty mpliVs
tomorrow.
Has Opposition. g
Washington. The treaty proposed
with Denmark Is the only one pending
providing for arbitration of questions
involving national honor. Opposition i
to It has appeared In the senate.
SIR ARTHUR PAGET.
Kir Arthur Paget, commandor-ln
chivf of the British troop* In Ireland.
He has predicted that a continuation
of the wholesale resignations of army
officers, - who refused tc fight the Ul
stermen, would mean the end of the
Rnglish army and the British mon
archy Inside of six months, It was
this statement, it Is s Id, that caused
King George to Intervene In the Home
liule controversy.
English Premier Whose Explanations
Regarding Ulster Are Awaited By the
House of Commons Tomorrow
‘GREATEST CRISIS
IN 3 CENTURIES'
Exccitcmcnt in British Isles
Over Complicated Ulster Af
fair Comes to Climax Monday
When the Commons Meet
ATTACK KING GEORGE FOR
INTERFERING IN POLITICS
If General Elections Come
Soon, Coalition Would Crys
talize Into Party With Battle
Ciy, ‘ The Aristocrats Against
the People.”
London.—What has been pronounc
ed “tin* greatest crisis Tor statesman
ship In (lire hundred years," i sim
mering over Sunday. Doth houses of
parliament Monday will trnin their
heaviest guns on the whole compli
cated affair. Passions are running
high and country houses, where polit
icians customarily spend the week
end, are deserted.
Party lenders are conferring In
I ondon and urgent summonses have
been sent to all members to attend
If the outcome of the crisis Is to be a
general ideatton in the near future the
radical xvtng of the Liberal Party
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will form a close alliance with the
labor party, the coalition crystalliz
ing its platform into the battle cry,
"the arist.H-ratH against the people.”
Army Order.
Premfer Asquith announced an
army order today which genrally la
considered to have been intended as
a sort of charter on which Field Mar
shal French and (leneral Kwart
might ho induced to remain in their
positions. Coloijol Seely’s tenure in
the office of I lie war ministry seems
destined to he oT short continuance.
The Westminster Gazette, and tho
Daily Chronicle foremost among the
Liberal papers, are saying that Colo
nel Seely must relinquish his port
folio. The name of John Burns is
discussed most often as his probable
successor.
That a. Democratic government
could he carried to such lengths ns
to give supervision of the army into
the hands of the sturdy character
who came into the limelifht first ns
a labor agitator, would have been un
thinkable a decide ago. Yet a recog
nition of the soldier as the same
plane with ihe officer. In the charter
rights and duties which the govern
ment proclaimed today is a long step
towards the same levelling of the
classes.
Excitement Over Crisis.
The PannnV debate in Washington,
which ordinarily would have been
read here with equal Interest to thnt
which it excites in the United States,
is passing almost unnoticed in excite
ment* over crisis, and even the suffra
gettes are being Ignored.
The king's actions and attitude dur
ing the crisis gradually are becoming
known Radical and laborite attacks
on the king for his alleged Interfer
ence In politics have subsided.
The king followed his ministers'
advice from the beginning of the
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taining impartially, apparently, he
had a personal leaning toward homo
rule.
Condemn Caraon.
The king un.l the members of his
court were outspoken In condemning
.Sir Edward Carson for organising the
Ulster volunteers army, sud resented
Ills act In reviewing the volunteers as
ttiough they were a regular military
body, and In assuming prerogatives,
by reason of which the liberals nam
ed him "King Caraon."
Such an offense, as General Sir
Robert linden-Powell discovered
when he placed his portrait on post
age stamps during the siege of Ma
fekitig. Is an unpardonable sin In the
eyes of the court.
Audience With King,
While Premier Aiquhb and Colo
nel Scelv recently were closeted with
the king. Major General Sir William
R Robertson, director of military
training at the war office accompa
nied by a colleague, visited the place
according to reliable Information, and
asked to be admitted to the confer
ence on urgent business Thu request
was granted anti the officers announc
ed that they and a majority of the
staff officers would resign Immediate
ly unless the government made its
lienee with the Cnrragh officers.
Premier Asquith’s conciliatory
Statement to the Times, the first In
terview which the premier has grant
ed In office, was the result of the im
pression that this ultimatum had been
delivered.
1 ‘MATTER OF
MINUTES, NOT
hours; is wire
Villa's Teleqrani at 10:30 P.
M. Saturday Niqht States
That Capture of Torreon was
Assured
Received a Supply of 5,000
Grenades for Street Fighting.
Assault Began at Noon. Fore
noon Given Over to Disposal
of Dead.
Juarez, Mexico.—(lo:3o p. m.)
A telegram received from Gener
al Villa says that the capture of
Torreon is a matter of minutes,
not hours. No details xvere giv
en.
Began at Noon,
Juarez. Mexico. —The attack on the
last line of Federal defenses at Tor
reonbrgan at noon today, according to
a telegram from General Villa, who de
clared he expected to capture the
stronghold tonight. Ijist night's as
sault is said to have been unsuccess
ful because of the failure of the sup
ply of hand grenades, the most useful
ammunition in street fighting. Villa
is said to have received 5,000 more
grenades before he renewed the at
tack today.
The positions already taken In the
business district of the city, it Is said,
were made more secure last night and
the smelter, like the bull ring and the
principal hotel, is said to have become
rebel property.
Disposing of Dead.
The forenoon today was devoted to
disposing of the dead and making com
fortable the quarters of the wounded
at Gomez Palacto and In the filed hos
pitals.
('lie telegram received from General
Villa urged that the hospital supplies
be rushed to the front. The cost of
his victories is known to have been
heavy, and the fact that more hospital
supplies must be sent from here, .de
spite the large store which Villa took
with him on the campaign adds con
firmation.
The Zaragoza Brigade which left
Juarez 1.300 strong. Is snid on excel
lent authority to have lost 25 per cent
in killed and wounded. Some of the
loss was at Sacramento, when Gener
al Bennvldo* was hewing his way In
to Gomez l’nlacto and some when the
dash into Torreon was made.
General Maximo Garda was shot in
the kidneys and Is expected to die.
General Macedonia Andana was shot
in the chest and Juan N. Gulterrez,
chief of police of the city of Chihuahua,
was killed.
Committed Suicide.
A private telegram from a subaltern
Continue] on page six.
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FIRST TRAINLOADS
OF WOUNDED COME
NO NEWS FROM
BATTLEFIELDS
AT WASHINGTON
U. S. War and State Dept’s
Draw Conclusions That Fight
Still on at Torreon Without
Decisive Results Either Way
Fail to Hear From Either Vice
Consul Carothers Supposed to
Be With Villa or U. S. Em
bassy in City of Mexico.
Waahlngton,—There was a complete
dearth of news at the atute and war
departmenta today from the Torreon
battleflelda. About the only conclus
ion that could be draxvn from the fail
ure to hear either from Vice Consul
Carotthers, who Is supposed to be with
Villa at Gomes Pulaclo or BermeJllloo,
or from the Federal lines through the
American embassy at the City of
Mexico, waa that the battle was still
in progress without decisive results
either way.
Scraps Leak In.
From the cast to the west coast of
Mexico little straps of news leaked in,
tending to show a considerable re
newal of Coonstitutionalist activities.
From Tampico Rear Admiral Mayo re
ported skirmishing north of Dona Ce
cilia and firing from the Federal gun
boat Vera Cruz, guarding the ap
proaches north of the town. Inhab
itants at Tampico were becoming
alarmed, the message said, though con
ditions were not critical.
Revolt in Lower California.
Rear Admiral Howard at Mazatlan,
confirmed press reports of the revolt
of the Federal governor of Dower Cal
ifornia, who, supported by 200 troops,
had seized the public monies and the
Mexican steamer Da Paz. The rebels
besieging Mazatlan manned a locoo
tnotive today and slipped into Mazat
lan and bore away eleven cars loaded
with building material.
American Consul I-etcher at Chi
huahua reported to the state depart
ment that Charles D. Elder, an Amer
ican of Ayala ranch, near Durango,
recently reported killed passed through
Chihuahua today on his way to the
border.
All Made Prisoner*.
Nonales, Sonora, Mexico. The
steamer Carmen, belonging to lot Coin
pania Navtra Del Padfico, has been
captured and sunk by Constitutional
ilsts, according to a dispatch sent here
today by General Obregon, the rebel
commander on the west coaßt of Mex
ico. The x’essel was scuttled In Yava
ros Pay and all of the crew were made
prisoners.
General Obregon said be had issued
an order that all vessels of the Navira
Del Pacifico be captured and destroy
ed on account of tlier'company’s alleged
assistance to Huerta.
Start Monday.
Douglas, Ariz—The southward ad
vance of Constiutionalist troops under
General Obregon will start Monday
from Navajo, according to advices re
ceived here today by rebel agents.
General Obregon. it was said, plan
ned to traverse Sinaloa, recruiting on
the march, and hoping to have an ar
my of 8,000 men when he reaches Gua
dalajara where he looks for strong re
sistance.
It was also said General Obregon
hail received arms and ammunition
with which to equip recruits.
STRIKING MINER KILLED.
Trinidad, Colo.—One striking miner
was killed and two were wounded to
day by militia at Cedar Hill Mine, ac
cording to a report received at mili
tar yheadquarters.
Strikers attacked the militia near
Ludlow, it was stated. The soldiers
returned the fire.
WALKING FOR GOOD ROADS.
Washington.—On a walking tour
New Orleans to New York to arouse
Interest in good roads, .John F. Short,
a New Orleans youth, reached Wash
ington today. He said he had made
nddressgs in many of the towns
through which he had passed.
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PARCHED, “ALL-IN” Feeling l
When You Roll In From A Run. I
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SUNDAY. MARCH 29.
Vanquard of Rebel Injured in
Assault on Torreon Arrive at
Chihuahua. Wrapped in
Blankets and Blood-Stained
Bandaqes
REPORT TOTAL OF 1.000
WOUNDED: NUMBER OF
DEAD IS YET UNKNOWN
Bodies Left on Field Simply
Covered With Loose Earth.
No Graves Dug. Mutilated
Men Stretched on Floor of
Abandoned Warehouse.
Jimingz, Mtxioo.— Two more train
loads of rebel wounded from near Tor
reon passed through here Saturday en
route to Chihuahua. Tho soldiers re
ported that there were 300 or more
wounded at Pennejillo, unable to find
accommodations In the northbound
trains. Some of the soldiers were In
jured too seriously to be transported.
Sixteen Coaches.
Chihuahua, Mexico.—Evidence of the
severe resistance which the rebels met
from the federals outside of Torreon
was brought here Saturday with the
first two trainloads of reb**l wounded.
Sixteen coaches filled with wounded
soldiers wrapped in blankets and blood
stained bandages reached the city as
the vanguard of a long line of wounded.
Three hundred rebel wounded. In
cluding three lieutenant-colonels anti
about twenty minor officers, had ar
rived by night.
One Thousand Wounded.
They reported a total of about one
thousand wounded on their side, with
an unknown number of dead. Gene
ral Trinidad Rodriguez, probably fa
tally wounded, and General Maxim#)
Garcia, seriously wounded, were left
at the front.
All accounts given by the soldiers
were that General Villa, Instead of
frightening the Huerta forces on hl.<
approach, found the Torreon garrison
stubbornly entrenched and prepared
to resist. Those accounts agreed that
the first firing resulted In a Federal
victory. After five days’ fighting Villa
had failed not only to enter Torreon
proper, but had not taken Gomez Fala
cio, a suburb.
Lead the Way.
Most of the wounded xvere soldier*
of the Zaragoza brigade, commanded
by General Aguirre Benavides, which
undertook to lead the way- through
the heavy federal cannonading out
side Gomez Palacio. These soldiers
were mowed down, killed and wounded
by scores, according to the stories told
by individual soldiers. They were
sent out to almost certain death to
draw the federal fire, so the federal.-)
might be located for an attack from,
other points. Many wounded dl#*l and
the dead simply were covered with
loose eprth without the digging of
graves.
"He'll meet us at Torreon,” said one
youthful soldier, as he crawled out of
the train with head, arms and legs
xvrajwed In rags, but with a grim stnilo
on his face. He was one of the many
small boys xvho had Joined the Zara
gofet- brigade.
Continuous Procession.
As the train with its freight of muti
lated men neared the city every pub •
lie, conveyance in Chihuahua was or
dered to the station. These formed in
line and soon a continuous prooessio i
of wagons and coaches passed from
the station to an abandoned warehouse
where the wounded were stretched on
cots and on the floor. Most of the
hotels xvere filled with wounded offi
cers.
Pitiable as their condition was, it
xvas noticeable that all of the wounded
had Seen first aid treatment before
they xvere started northward. This
xvas regarded as marking an advance
ment in the treatment of wounded In
Mexican revolutions, for in previous
fights fexv of the wounded ever xvere
treated on the battlefield at all.
GETS NEW TRIAL.
Nashville, Tenn.—The Tennessee su
preme court today ordered a new trial
for William Cook, convicted and sent
enced to death several months ago on
the charge of murdering his wife, Mrs.
Cook and her niece, they were beaten
to death in family home near Smyrna
in August last.
CITY TREASURER GUILTY.
East St. Louis. —Fred Gerold, forr
merly city treasurer, today was found
guilty of withholding city funds. The
punishment is one to ten years im
prisonment.
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