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PROTOCOLS
ORE SIGNED
INTERNATIONAL DIFFICULTIES
SETTLED IN MEDIATORS*
AGREEMENT.
MW IF II WARRIRR FACTIONS
Conference at Nl*|ara Em pec ted;
United Statee Waivee All In-
demnity for Mexican
Leeeea.
Niagara Falla. OntTrrina for enm-
poslng all laternailonal differences be-
tween the United HUIh and Mexico
hare been concluded. The condlttona
wader which diplomatic relationa will
he reeumed were embodied In a pro-
tocol signed by the ambaasador from
Brasil, the ministers of Chile and Ar-
gentina and the American and Huerta
delegatea.
The character of the settlement Is
not expected to arouse opposition
from the constitutionalists who would
participate la It, and to a large de
tree. It would mold the adjustment of
all Internal disputes.
When a new prorlslonal government
la eatabltshed to succeed that headed
hf Oeneral Huerta the result of medi-
ation—recognised as a triumph for
Pan-American diplomacy—will become
eome effective.
Coincidentally with the action taken
It was announced that the actual se-
leettoa of a provisional president and
tha organisation of the new govern-
ment will be left to an Informal con-
ference of representatives of the con-
stitutionalists—Louis Cabrera. Kafael
Zubaran and Jose Vasconcelos—and
the Huerta delegates to the media-
tion conference,
lems.
That the United States and Argen
tlaa, Brasil and Chile—the mediating
countrlee—shall recognise the new
provisional government and that
thenceforth diplomatic relations be-
tween the United States and Mexico
shall be resumed.
The single outstanding provision In
the protocol Is that the International
problem shall be declared adjusted on
the establishment of a new provision-
al government. The protocol seta
forth:
No lAfemnlty Claimed by U. S.
That the United Stales demands no
Indemnity and does not further exact
satisfaction for any of the Incidents
connected with the patrol of Mexican
waters and Invasion of the country.
That a commission will be appoint-
ed to try aorne claims Is not Improb-
able.
The results of the mediator's work
places the Issue now squarely before
the representatives of the two warring
factions. On them will rest the re
sposlblllty for failure or success of
the peace plans ss % whole. Luis
Cabrera, Rafael Zubaran and Jose
Vasoonceloe. the constitutionalist del-
egates are In Washington and should
arrive here In another day or two.
Villa Considered Favorable.
There was little said here about
Oeneral Villa's attitude toward the
sending of delegatee but It was be-
lelved he was In thorough accord with
the proposition. Reliable Information
has come that he Is ready to accept
the result of the conferences and It is
not unlikely he will be kept Informed
of Its progress.
These protocols signed are as fol-
lows:
Article 1—The provisional govern-
ment referred to In the protocol No.
S shall be constituted by agreement
of the delegates representing the par-
ties between which he Internal strug-
gle In Mexico la taking place.
Te Restore Diplomatic Relations.
Article 2—(a) Upon the signing of
the constitution of the provisional gov
ernment In the City of Mexico, tha
government of tbe United States of
America will recognize It Immediately
and thereupon diplomatic relations
between the two countries will be re-
stored. (b) The government of the
United States of America will not in
•ny form whatsoever clnlm a war In-
demnity or other International satis-
faction. (cT The provisional govern-
ment will proclaim an absolute am-
nesty to all foreigners for any and
all political offenses committed dur-
ing the period of civil was as a con-
•sequence of military acts or the acts
of the national authorities.
Article 3—The three mediating gov-
ernments ngree on their part to recog-
nize the provisional government or-
ganized as provided by section 1 of
this protocol.
Protocal No. 3 referred to wns slg;v
<ed two weeks ago and sets forth mere-
ly that a provisional government to be
constituted later as provided shall he
■recognized on a certain date, to be
agreed on subsequently and from that
time forward shall exercise govern-
tnsntal powers until tlie Inauguration
of a constitutional president.
Greeks Are Jubilant.
Athens.—Political circles were Ju-
bilant over the news that the United
PtateB congress had authorized the
rale of the American battleships Idaho
and Mississippi to Greece. Their ac-
quisition, it is declared, assures the
balance of naval power between
Greece and Turkey and thus will
tprove a factor In maintaining peace
'which had been theatened. The
Greek government has ordered five
•classes of reserves to return to
Greece by Saturday.
RIM fETER ARDWATES
ZACATECAS TAKEN If SEA Vk.Uk
ONE MORE IMPORTANT CITY
FALLS TO THE REBELS.
One General Killed. Two Wounded;
Many Prloonere Captured by
the Rebels.
El Peso.—Zacatecas, an Important
city In central Mexico has fallen Into
tbe hands of the constitutionalists,
according to announcement by Oen-
eral Villa’s officials here. Two of Vil-
la’s generals were wounded.
The constitutionalists were heavy
losera, according to an official dis-
patch. No mention Is made of the
federal killed but la was said many
prisoners were captured with much
arms and ammunition.
It was believed Villa's lack of ef-
fective artillery ammunition had made
It necessary to rush the federal posi-
tions with Infantry, taking The city
by a sudden attack which, according
to official reports, resulted In the cap-
ture of a large portion of the garrison
and Its munitions.
The border city of Juareg Immedt-
atly plunged itself into a celebration.
The telegram describing the victory
was received by Col. Ornelas, the
Juarez commander, and by Laaaro de
la Garza, Villa's agent here. It was
signed by General Orestes Pereyra,
commander at Torreon and read:
“I have tbe honor to communicate
to you that yesterday at 6 p. m. the
Important city of Zacatecas was cap-
tured by the forces of the division
of the nqrth. We took many prison
era and captured a large quantity
ammunition and arms. There were
large losses on our aide.
"General Trinidad Rodriguez was
seriously wounded and General Ms-
clocio Herrera was slightly wounded."
Federate Abandon 8an Lula Potoel.
Saltillo.—Federal troops which have
been stationed at San Luts Potosl
already have evacuated that town
with the exception of a garrison, ac-
cording to a report received at Car-
ranxa'a headquarters. According to
the report the larger portion of the
federal troops under General Jaquln
Maas have been sent to reinforce
Aguas Callentes and to garrison Quer-
etaro. The report seemed to Indicate
that the federals In the vicinity of
San Luis Potosl would make strenu-
ous effort to check the advance of the
constitutlonaltata who have reached
a point on the railroad fifty kilometers
from that place. The constitutional-
ists are repairing the railroad as rap-
idly as possible.
General Gonxalea arrived with 2,000
men from Monterey. He was Joined
here by General Luis Caballero, gov-
ernor of the state of TamaulipaH and
General Camacho who is operating In
the state of Puebla. These generals
with the Caberro brothers who are
leaders in the state of Hidalgo con-
ferred here regarding the present sit-
uation in the affairs of the constitu-
tionalists. Gonzales' 2,000 troops left
for the south. The brigade of General
Cesarlo Castro also is preparing to
entrain for the south. General Car-
ranza has left for Monterey for a long
promised visit.
Acapulco Hemmed In.
On Board U. S. ft. California, Mnznt-
lan—Conditions at Acapulco are be-
coming intolerable. In order to sub-
sist the federal garrison under Gen
oral Salido is making forced daily
loans ranging from fifty cents gold to
twenty five dollars on all civilians who
have that much discoverable wealth.
|The constitutionalists operating under
I the leadership of Zapata keep the
town hemmed In. The federal troops
are restless and the ritizens depres-
sed This was the news brought here
by the Pacific Mail liner Peru.
Villa's Money Cheaper.
El Paso.—The Huerta, Carranza and
Villa controversy is reflected in the lo-
cal money market. For the first time
since the VillaCarranza estrangement
was reported. Villa money dropped
lower khan Carranza money, while
federal money remained at 33 cents
on the gold dollar. The constitution-
alist national fiat paper was quoted at
24 cents, while Villa’s Chihuahua state
Issue dropped to 23 cents. Results of
the pending battles at Guadalajara
^nd Zacatecas are awaited eagerly at
ith# local Mexlcaa money exchangee.
ASSASSINATED
ARCHDUKE FRANCIG FEROINAND
AND WIFE VICTIMS OF At-
•A8BIN'S SULLETS
ANOTHER TRA8E0Y IF AUSTRIA
Killed In Streets of Bosnian Capital—
Student Firea Fatal Shots
After Failure of Some
to Explode
Sarajevo. Servla — Archduke Fran-
cis Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hun-
garian throne and hla morganatic wife,
the Ducheea of Hohenberg, were as-
sassinated while driving through the
streets of Sarajevo, the Bosnian cap-
ital. A youthful student fired the
shots which added another to the long
list of tragedies that have darkened
the reign of Emperor Francis Joseph.
The archduke nod hla wife were vic-
tims of the second attempt la the
same day against their lives. First a
bomb was thrown at the automobile
In which they were driving to the
town hall. Forewarned, however, of a
possible attempt against his life, the
archduke was watchful and struck tke
missile aside with his arm. It fell un-
der an automobile following whch cur-
ried members of the archduke's suite,
wounding Count Von lioos-Waldeck
and Col. Merrizzo.
Student Fires Fatal Shota
On their return to the town hall,
the archduke and the duchess were
driving to the hospital when Gavrio
Prinzlp, a student, darted at the car
and fired a volley at the occupants.
Hie aim was true and the archduke
and his wife were mortally wounded.
With them at the time was the gover-
nor of the city; who escaped Injury.
The bodies of hla murdered compan-
ions collapsed across him and protect-
ed him from stray bullets.
Prinzlp Is t8 years old. Nedejo
Gabrlnovlvea. who threw the bomb, is
21. He told the police he had ob-
tained the bomb from anarchists at
Belgrade whose names he did not
know. i
Archduke Francis, who was heir
presumptive to the throne of Austria,
was born December 18, 1883. Ills
father, the Archduke Carl Ludwig, was
a brother of Emperor Francis Joseph
and his mother was Maria Annunziatta,
daughter of Ferdinand II of Naples.
Francis Ferdinand was a boy when
hla mother died.
In 1863 his father, then past 60,
married Princess Maria Theresa Von
Hraganza. 18 year old daughter of
King Miguel of Portugal.
The new stepmother established an
exemplary home. Ferdinand always
held her In high esteem. She and her
daughter, the Archduchess Maria An-
nunzlata, were the only women pres-
ent as- witnesses of Francis Ferdi-
nand's morganatic marriage to the
Bohemian countess, Zophle Chotek,
who later was elevated to the rank of
duchess of Hohenberg by the emper-
or.
Francis Ferdinand became the heir
presumptive when the Crown Prince
Rudolph, the only son of Emperor'
Francis Joseph, met a tragic death in
what Is known as the Meyerllng trag-
edy, the result of an uncountenanced
love for a young baroness.
Tragedy Follows Tragedy
This final tragedy which has come
to the h^use of Hapeburg la the cul-
mination of the personal sorrows
that have overshadowed the life of the
emperor. His reign began with sinis-
ter omens, for he faced Internal dis-
sensions and external aggressions
from the moment he catne to the
throne. In 1853 the IIbI of tragic in-
cidents began with an attempt on 1.Is
own life when a Hungarian named Le-
beny. wounded him with a knife.
Fourteen years later, his brother.
Archduke Maximllllan, emperor ol
Mexico, was executed. Then followed
the burning to death of a niece In
Vienna, a sister in Paris, and the
death by suicide in Stuhrenberg lake
of a cousin.
In 1898 the emperor's wife, who was
a daughter of Maximillian Joseph,
duke of Bavaria, was stabbed to death
at Geneva by a mad Italian anarch
1st. They had been estranged for
many* years, hut the emperor had
%never censed to show a deep affec-
tion for her.
I^-ss than ten years before, the em-
peror's only son, Crown Prince Ru-
dolph. a man of ability nnd promise,
met death in a mystery which to this
day has not ,heen \leared. On Janu-
ary 30. 1889. his body was found In.
a hunting lodge nt Meyerllng. not far
from Vienna. Beside his body lay
that of the ltaroness Marie Vetzera.
Archduke Charles Francis, known
popularly as Karl, who becomes heir
to the Austrian throne, owing to the
morganatic birth of Archduke Fran-
cis Ferdinands children, debarring
their succession, differs from all oth-
er members of the imperial family,
In as much as he Is the first member
of the Imperial house to have been
educated In the public schools of Vi-
enna. where he mixed with pupils
representing every class of society,
le associated with working men and
’ades people and Joined them In Qteir
james,
M. C. WOLLMAN
RATTLESNIF SALE WAR PASSED
HOUSE ADOPTS BILL At AMEND-
ED; GREECE GETS VESSELS.
•Iff Dreadnought Ordsrwd, Making
Paur Additions to Navy.—Nona
of Thom Namod Yst.
Washington. — The administration's
proposal to sell the battleships Idaho
and Mississippi to Qreece for $12,000,-
«00. already approved by the senate
w*x paaaed by the house by a vote of
174 to 87. One dreadnought will be
built with the proceeds.
The action of the house allows the
house managers In conference to
agree to the senate amendment with
alterations providing specific appropri-
ations for the new dreadnaught, which
will coat $7,800,000 exclusive of arm-
or and armament. Tbe proposal pro-
vides for immediate funds of $2,625.-
000 to begin work on the vessel as
soon as the sale la consummated.
The proposal was agreed to in spite
of the charge by republicans on the
floor that tbe sale meant "entangling
European alliances,'* and would in-
volve the United States In the Balkan
troubles. 1
Representative Padgett declared
that the administration believed the
sale of the two vessels would have a
tendency “to preserve the peace" be-
tween tbe nations involvd and assert-
ed that he knew of no protest agains*
the sale being made by either country.
Battleship No. 30 has not yet been
named and this year's naval appropri-
ation bill authorleza the construction
of two new battleships, which, to-
gether with this new ship will total
four unchristened young leviathans.
Therefore, on this coming Fourth of
July Uncle Sam will have the pleasing
paternal duty of choosing names for
his first set of quadruplets.
FEBEIAL All AIAII FOR A. AM.
Board of Agriculturs and Secretary
Houston Roach Agraamant
Washington.—The Oklahoma A. and
M. college at Stillwater will receive
$75,000 annually from the Morrill-
Hatch fund, which is distributed un-
der the supervision of the federal de-
partment of agriculture, as a result
of an agreement between Secretary
Houston and a committee of the Okla
Roma board of agriculture.
Federal financial aid of the Okla-
homa Institution was withdrawn some
time ago as a result of tbe indefinite
status of the department of agricul-
ture in Oklahoma, and a difference of
opinion between heads of the feedral
department and J. H. Connell relative
to the management of the institution.
It was shown by the committee that
a new president of the college would
be selected to succeed Connell, and
that the present board of agriculture
in Oklahoma has been declared to be
the legal body with full power to act.
Upon this showing the department
agreed to re-establish its financial aid.
Dr. Allen of the federal department
will leave here in a few days for Okla-
homa to check up the affairs of the
Stillwater college as they affect the
federal department preparatory to
making the fund available.
The committee from the Oklahoma
, beard of agriculture fs composed of
Secretary Benjamin Hennessy, J. F.
Darby of Muskogee and I. C. Renfro
of Sulphur.
Revolutionary Plot Bared.
Guayquil. Ecuador.—A revolutionary
plot and a plan to assassinate Presi-
dent Leonidas Plaxa and proclaim the
rebel leader, Colonel Carlos Concha,
provisional president of Ecuador, weer
discovered by the government at
Quito. The leaders In the plot wer9
arrested. No disorder occurred In
Quito, but Colonel Concha and a force
of rebels has Invaded the northern
part of the province of Manabay.
Troops have been mobilized to attack
the rebels.
THE PIPE LINES
ARE CURRIERS
STANDARD OIL MUST BOW TO
WILL OP INTERSTATE COM-
MERCE COMMISSION.
RAILROADS Nil PETROLEUM UNO
Commerce Commloeien Suetsined by
•He Supreme Court in Intwr-Meun-
toin esd Leap end-SHert-Houl
Rate Decieien.
Washington.—Standard Oil lost Its
vigorously waged fight against govern-
ment regulation of Its pipe Itnee when
the eupreme court upheld the validity
of the amendment to tbe Hepburn
rata law. which declared oil pipe llnea i
•cross state lines common carriers
subject to the authority of the Inter-
state commerce commission.
The court exemption from the oper-
ation of the net, the Uncle Sam OH
Company, an Independent. Chief Jua- i
tiee White and Justices McKenna dla-
■entlng from this action. Justice Mc-
Kenna also vigorously attacked the
constitutionality of the act.
Justice Holmes, announcing the ma-
jority's ctmclusion, pointed out that
the act was passed to relieve the coun-
try from the monopoly of the Standard
Oil Company and the mere tact that
thr Standard's pipe lines owned all
the oil it transports did not take It
out of the class of common carriers.
He explained that In effect the Stand-
ard was carrying the oil of other pro-
ducers, even If It did force them ee
e condition of tbe transportation to
sell the oil to It, Congress, the court
declared, hadithe power to make cor-
porations that were common carriers
in fact become so la form.
Railroads Win Petroleum Lands.
Title of transcontinental railroads
to some $700,000,000 worth of petrol-
eum land* as against other private
claimants was upheld by the supreme |
court in a test suit brought by Ed-
mund Burke of California against the I
Southern Pacific railroad. At the same i
time Juatlve Vandeventer for the !
court, stated that seemingly the gov-
ernment's right to attack the rail'
road’s title for error had expired In
1900 or 1901. It was made plain, how-
ever, that the government's rights
were not Involved In the case before
the court and tnere was no mention
of the recent suit brought by the gov-
ernment against the Southern Pacific
to regain the lands In question.
Government officials after the de-
cision said they would press the suit.
Since the government began to grant i
lands to transcontinental railroads in !
1866, every patent issue to railroads
contained a reservation of exception
to the effect that lands In the patent
later found to be mineral lands should
not pass to the railroads. Such a res-
ervation was coatained In patents is-
sued to the Southern Pacific for Cali-
fornia lands in later yeara found to
bo rich with oil wells. Burke claimed
the land did not pass to the railroad
and sought to enter it as mineral
lands.
The court held that the land office
officials could not perform their duty
Imposed on them by congress of not
patenting mineral lands by merely In-
serting the reservation of exception.
It held the officials were bound to de-
termine whether the lands were min-
eial before Issuing the patent and that
the patents were binding unless pro-
cured by fraud or error. Justice Van-
deventer stated that the patents were
issued In 1904 and apparently the gov-
ernment had not proceeded to set up
any claims of fraud in obtaining them
before that time although the railroad
had produced an affidavit that the
lands ewre non-mineral. Therefore he
added seemingly the right to make the
attack had expired in 1900 or 1901.
Commerce Commieeion Sustains*.
The Interstate commerce cotnmia-
sion’a so-called intermountain rate or-
ders were sustained as valid by the
supreme court, which held at the same i
time that the long and short haul
clause of the interstate commerce law
was constitutional. Both had been
attacked by transcontinental railroads.
The defunct commerce court, pass-
ing over the constitutional question,
had annulled the orders on the ground
that the commission had no authority ;
to issue “blanket” or "zone" orders
and might act only on the reasonable-
ness of the specific rates. In overturn-
ing that contention and holding that
the commission did have that author-
ity the supreme court decided a point
lawyers and close observers of the In-
terstate commerce commission's pro-
cedure say Is of equal Importance to
the intermountain rate itself—If not
greater.
As to the Intermountain rate orders
themselves, they are in effect west of
the mountains and shippers will not
be forced to pay the freight from the
east at the regular rate through to the
Pacific coast then also another rate
from the Pacific back to their sta-
tlons.
Sugar Injunction Oenisd.
The supreme court refused the re-
quest of the atnte of Louisiana to en-1
Join the secretary of the treasury from 1
continuing to grant Imported Cuban
sugar at twenty per cent preferential
below the reduced sugar duties of lbs
Underwood tariff la*,
WILLIAM HEIMKE
"CRAM” WERT OUfLIR STORES
RECEIVERS APPOINTED FOR VAST
DRY GOODS ENTERPRISE *
Liabilities Total Thirty Million; /4a*
Assets of $44,000,000—M iasg
With Other Corporations
New York—The biggest mercantile
failure in the history of the United
States was precipitated when receiv-
ers were appointed for H. B. (Tallin
Co. of this city. The company, it is
estimated, owes more than $30,000,000.
which at the present time it is unable
to pay. Its assets are said to be
$44,000,000.
John Claflin, head of the concern
and its chief individual stockholder,
la the owuer of a chain of nearly
thirty other dry goods enterprises
throughout the country which are in-
volved in the failure. Receivers for
several of these were named and sim-
ilar action will be taken in the case
of the rest. Their business will be
continued under receiver's manage-
ment until their financial affairs have
been adjusted.
From 3,000 to 5,000 banks tn all
parts of the United States compose
the bulk of the Claflin Creditors.
They hold notea aggregating the ma-
jor part of the liabilities. These
notes were issued by the various Cla-
flin stores, endorsed by H. B. Claflin
Co., and the proceeds used when dis-
counted, in financing their needs.
Companies Not Involved
The United Dry Goods Co., a $51,-
040,000 corporation financed several
years ago by J. P. Morgan and Com-
pany to take over other Claflin in-
terests is not Involved in the failure.
Neither is the Associated Merchants
Co., owned by tbe United Dry Good a
Co., and wblch In turn owns one-half
of the H. B. Claflin Co., and other
large stores, principally in New York
Mr. Claflin, who was president of
both the dry goods and Associated
Merchants companies, resigned those
positions and it is understand that
when tbe H. B. Claflin Co. 1b re-organ-
ized its connection* with both the for-
mer companies will be severed. Cor-
nelius B. Bliss, son of tbe l^te New
York dry goods merchant, was sleet-
ed to succeed Mr. Claflin.
HAZE AT SALEM
Historic Massaehusstts Town Almost
Wiped Out.
Salem, Maas.—Nearly half the "old
witch city” of Salem was devastated
by a fire which caused an estimated
loss of $20,000,000, destroying 1,000
buildings, including a score of man-
ufacturing establishments and made
10,000 of the 45,000 citizens homeless.
The fire originated in tha Korn
leather factory at 2 o’clock in the
afternoon and swept through the shoe
and leather district, gutting every
building for miles in its path.
Burning embers, carried by a strong
northwest wind, Btarted fires in other
sections, the fashionable residential
district and factories going alike.
When the flames were und4r con-
trol all the historic and liter-
ary landmarks had escaped destruc-
tion. These included the Peabody
museum, old custom house where
Nathanial Hawthorre did much of
his literary work and the "House of
Seven Gables,” made famous by the
novelist.
Lorimer Loaned Him $40,000
Chicago—An Investigation by the
United States district attorney's of-
fice Into sn Item on the books of the
LaSalle Street National bank, later
the LaSalle 8treet Trust and Savings
bank, a state institution, which re-
cently failed, shows a loan of $40,000
to Thomas H. Paynter. former Unit-
ed States senator. Payn\er was a
member of the first senatorial Inves-
tigation committee which sat on tbe
validity of William Lorlmer’s election
to tbs senate. Paynter voted that
Lorlasr was entitled ts hla geaL
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