Na ARRAS A THT AND OU FAGE 10 FACE An Exchange of Visits and Then a Great Banquet. ——————— BOTH ARE HEAVILY GUARDED. A Day Of Ceremony In Which The Beene Shifted Several Times From American To Mexican Ter- ritory~How The Two Chief Mag- istrates Were Presented To Each Other—Enthustasm In El Paso and Juarez—Toasts Exchanged-— A Tragedy During The Day. El Paso, Texas (Special).—Presi- dents of the two great republics of the North American Continent met, each entering the territory of the other, and exchanged the stilted lan- guage which stands for peace and @ves promise of joint prosperity. President Diaz extended the hand of friendship to Mr, Taft, the head of the Government which has con- sributed millions to the development of the border country. This visit was then returned by President Taft But once before in the political Mstory of the United States has its President crossed its borders. Mr Taft had for a precedent the visit of Theodore Roosevelt to Panama early in the history of the Panama Canal. But this was a visit of friendship, not of precedent, and had it been necessary to (initiate such ‘an act President Taft would not have hesi- tated. Both executives spent the day un- der heavy military and Secret Serv- foe guard. There tension, which covered the fear in the heart of every thinking citizen that some harm might come to one ruler or the other, This was not directed against President Taft, ex- eept as he became its mark because of his association and friendly change with the President of the other republic, where revolution smolders. There tween the two rulers and the ner in which they approached t meeting. President Taft reluctantly laid aside the sack coat, in whic! he has been getting close to man- ¥ fie for the day the frock Department speeches, and donned ehining silk hat with prescribed by the State Mexico's Chief Glitters. President Diaz was resplendent with all the pomp and glitter of general in the Mexican Army Be- tween the glittering of his col- lar and the brilliant of his gash clustered row after row of med. als and insinia President Taft rode in which any other respectable of Texas may have $1 an Liveried footmen and a gold ated coach, with deep. luxuriant cushions, brought the capital, carried the of Mexico. All the deep-rooted the Spanish nature in the banquet giv Juarez for his disti Carloads of flowers, Emperor Maximillian, trained chefs and money freely offered could provide was © laid before the fellow-ruler whom General Diaz desired to honor Cordial Sentiments Exchanged. Each ruler toasted the other with sentiments which were applauded until the crowd without caught the infection and yelled the “bravos” to 8 mighty roar. President Diaz spoke, with the warmth and elo- gold color a carriage citizen for hour deco- from spitality of nd an outlet en by Diaz at nguished guest crests of the the art of 0 can ruler and his people. return the honor paid him, Presi- dent Taft gave highest compliment to the patriotic devotion, will energy of the Mexicans: as identical, and pledged the never- ending bonds of mutual sympathy between Mexico and the United Btates. Before the two Presidents sat down together at the banquet table. they met in El Paso, with an formality which led partment to bar the doors of of all but a few the guests, BURNED HIMSELF TO DEATH. WN. 8. Wise Kills Father-In-Law And Then Sets Fire To House. Raleigh, N. C. (8pecial).—A spec- in lives ticulars of County, In which two ended, N. 8 Wise, planter, suddenly lost his mind and a tragedy were Hallman, at their home. Wise, a few moments later appear- ed to temporarily recover his rea- son and showed remorse in an hour, and before to his home self in, barred burned to death. Wise is said to have lost his mind as the result of recent lawsuits, Indian Desperado A Suicide. San Francisco (Special) —Willje Boy, the Piute Indian desperado, for whom three armed been searching the San Bernardio desert, was found dead on the sum- mit of Bullion Mountain, where he had killed himself with the last shot in his rifle seversl days ago. Roberts Gets Six Years, Louisville, Kv (Special). — John Roberts, who was arrested noar this city with a million dollars in eoun- terfeit Mexican pesos in his posses. sion, pleaded guilty in the Federal Court here and was sentenced to six years in prison. On his way to the county jail from the Federal Bufld- ing Roberts smashed the $200 eam- era of a newspaper photographer who had “snapped” him. His broth. er, Marion C. Roberts, was tried on the same charge and acquitted. CRANE OUSTED FOR INDISCREET TALKS Knox Requested Resignation Which is Tendered by Chicago Man. Japan-China Pact Subject Of Ine quiry—New Minister Magnifies And Divulges Fact Which Reaches Nippon—He Offered To Step Aside—Secretary Thereupon Concluded To Accept. Washington, D, C. (Bpecial).—At the request of Secretary Knox, Charles R. Crane, United States minister to China, has resigned and his resignation has been accepted. Mr. Knox announced Mr. Crane's withdrawal, and in a statement ex- plains his reasons for separating the Chicago man from the service, President Taft has been informed of Mr. Knox's action. In his statement Mr, Knox says: “I have reluctantly reached the conclusion that the good of the serv- ice demands that I should inform Mr. Crane that his resignation will be accepted and I have done 80." The reasons for the action of the department are the newspaper stories recently printed concerning affairs of the Orient. The Secretary says of this in his announcement: “The Department of State has been engaged for sometime in mak- ing a study of the recent agreement between China and Japan in rela- tion te Manchuria from such data able to with view of de- secure a in the agreement adversely affect- ing American interests or in with the principle of equal tunity to which the powers pledged; a study not yet and in respect to which no has been reached “While this proceed Mr to China, came and while thers was one of the clerks that an amination was being made. investigation Crane, the to the ino 1113 £ informed by such g With. out corsultation with the acting sec. retary or any other responsible offi- without of any- the knowledge or authority Mr. Crane gave out a newspaper story to the effect that this govern ment was preparing to protest against some features of the agree- ment, and that the promulgation of awaited the return was to formulate 1a oni official who an “The story appeared in a Western and at the same time or in the Japanese press y was generally pub- 3 were the representa- me October 1 the th De- their Melent a ater it lished s tions made responsible offi partment, accompanied that they belleve them sent Mr, Crane at San Francisco the following telegram dated October 3. 1909: ‘You have been charged with the responsibility for the canards re. cently appearing in the Japanese and American press to the effect that the United preparing to pro- test against the Chinese-Japanese agreement. The that you are responsible for this is of such a character as warrants me in direct- ing you to come to Washingt meet it If you are not responsible, hope you are not, matters re- lating to Oriental affairs have de. veloped since you left Washington that make it advisable for me to communicate with you day 811 beseque to ers of e¢ State : tO true reasons to States is evidence on tion thereto an indiscreet which resulted in the referred to and assuming responsi- bility. cretion was grave enough my confidence in his usefulness he would willingly resign I have re- luctantly reached the conclusion that the good of the service demands that I should inform Mr. Crane that his resignation will be accepted, and 1 have done so.” Accepts ( ‘rane’s : Resignat ion. Washington, D. C. signation of Charles R. Crane, min- ly indorsed the action taken by See- retary Knox. The following telo- gram from the President was made public at the White House: “Fred to the C.: Ww. President, Carpenter, Secretary Washington, ‘I concur in the letter under the ing: date of October 12 which iand [ greatly regret that the cir- | cumstances found to exist by him { make is necessary for me to ac- cept your resignation.’ : (Signed) “Taft.” { Indian Claims Millions, New York (Special) .—Claiming {land on Long Island to the value of | $5,000,000,Chief Wyandank Pharoah, |of the Montauk Indians, has begun | suit to recover it at Riverhead. He lis a descendant of Sachem Wyan- { danch, whose heirs sold their prop- erty at Montauk Point to English jsettlers in 1663. His claim rests {upon the law that white men may {not acquire land by deed from In. dians, unless by governmental con- sent. The claim covers all the east. ern end of Long Island, w—" ec A A Rolled Two Miles, Rapid City, 8. D. {Bpecial) Forced to roll over and over for a distance of two miles with a leg and an arm broken, after he had been burled twice at the bottom of a shaft, both times digging himself out with his hands, was the experience of Bert Miller, a mining expert who went to inspect a shaft at Silver City, The flesh on the fingers of his left hand was worn to the bone and amputation was required. A STORMS HAVOC IN FIVE STATES Fifty Persons Reported Killed and Many Injured, THE PROPERTY LOSS ENORMOUS. The Worst Storm That Has Visited The South In Many Yeurs—Great Destruction In Middle And West Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia And Portions Of Arkansas And South Carolina~—Fire Follows Storm At Denmark, Tenn., And Renders Hundreds Homeless, THE LOSS OF LIFE, At Denmark, Tenn. 1. At Mulberry, Tenn. 1, At Stantonville, Tenn., 13 people reported killed (unconfirmed). At Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., 6. Near Stanlersville, 8. Near Cartersville, Ga., 2. At Scottsboro, Ala., 4. At Wyeth Cove, Ala., 8. At Stanton, Tenn., 1. At Nixon, Tenn, &. Near Marmaduke, Ark. 1. Memphis, Tenn. (Special).—With the known death list already reach- ing a total of 37 lives and with 13 fully bruised and scarred and with property damage running or more, the havoe and destuction of the storm which swept Georgia and portions of Arkansas and South Carolina grows hourly as reports are received from remote gradually restored to a normal con- dition. Apparently the storm broke over nnessee and pro- southeasterly direction Alabama and assuming the proportions Indian hurricane leaving desola it ceeded in the Georgia, of a W yy oft HW a state into 3 as is tion and came Of ept along, ruin behind without war it is reported a velocity Vhile Denmark, storm there actically ni and in some places wind attained miles an hour ocurred of that the of 80 at tho Lil on one death the horrors were greatly heighten by the fire which started amid ruins and debris what was a yurishing little Tennessee Th by the heavy hall, rapid} dwellings and standing Two rendered homel ed to for immediate als Reports of damage come f where {is a field or 8} oh, Iy In the path of the storm of fie dow npo ¥ vv ¥ y Cons neighl deaths and heavy McNairy County Tom un the od amous battle and which was direct Homen id historic Na- uprooted imposing Park were nd the pre d at $106. firm the been lost and great trees tional Cemetery Many handsome and statues in the National torn from the pedestals a erty damage is estimate 000 It is impossible to con report that 13 lives have at Stantonville At Russellville, Ala, it is reported that 40 inhabitants were seriously injured A property damage of at least $50,000 is estimated at Cartersville, sa., while that at between $80.000 and $100,000 Memphis escaped unscathed The storm played havoe with plantation property, the wind tearing the frail farm buildings to bits Numberless trees were uprooted and wore Pp leveled vegetation Telephone and panies suffered etrotches of wire their fasterings telegraph materially, long Frand Orders Issued Against Brauns And Their Companies, Washington, D. C. (Special). — and telepathy from credulous people, according to a statement made by ths Postoflice Department. The department has issued what is known as a fraud order against ‘Braun the alleged to be conducting the Institute of Mentiopathy,” “Braun Health Institute.” at Il., and the I. Ind. Indianapolis IN THE WORLD OF FINANCE Foreign Governmen bonds de. clined, Bank of England increased its rate of discount from 3 to 4 per cent, Norfolk & Western will buy 1,500 freight cars and the Southern wants 1,000, In one day the market vale of U. 8. Bteel common stock advanced $25,400,000. The West Jersey & Seashore has refunded its old 6 per cent. bonds with an fesue of $750,000 4 per cents, There is a report that Patten, despite his talk of cheaper wheat, is quietly acquiring a big line of May options, Earnings of the J. G. Brill Com- pany are 40 por cent. larger than they were last year. This helps to account for the advance in the price of the company’s stock, Chauncey Depew, who Ia a director of the road, declares emphatically that the Vanderbilt Jamity has sure control of the New York Central and that it will retain the mastery, Since Cambria paid $18.50 a ton for 560,000 tons of Bessemer pig iron, the Republic Steel Company has paid $19 a ton for 20,000. The price of iron and steel is steadily upward. A DARING HOLDUP BY LONE ROBBER Drives Bank Clerks Into Cashier's Cage and Helps kimself, Woeli-Dressed Bandit Terrorizes Em- ployes Of Savings Bank In Fash- fonable Suburbs Of Chicago— Holds Three Employes At Bay While He Fills His Pockets With Money — Met By Marshal As He Leaves Institution And Running Duel In Street Follows, Chicago (Special).—A fashiona- bly dressed bandit, who robbed the savings bank of D. M. Erskine & Co., In Highland Park, Ill., an aris- 25 miles north of Chicago, commit- ted suicide by shooting himself in the land Park marshal and a posse of citizens. A companion of the rob- ber, who had driven him to the bank in an automobile, was captured im- mediately following the robbery, forcing the principal perpetrator of foot. He was engaged ning duel with Town Marshal John Sheehan, who was the target for many bullets from the fugitive ban- dit's revolver, one of which went through the sleeve of his coat. Aft. er running several blocks and fail ing to drive back bis pursuers, the robber ran into a shed, closely fol- lowed by Sheehan When he saw the fugl- OWwWh leveled at his head put the muzzle of his volver in his mouth and fired a shot which resulted his death almost immediately Neither he known The man arrested, who ap- the gulse of a refused after his ing volver re- a in ill nor his companion is i chauffeur, arrest to concerning his or identits The rob in deliberate the positively any Wi his compani f ducted A manner, gE about $500 in bills after he had for cashier of the bank Fitzgerald, Joseph F i teller, Inte after the closing day In the bearing the to the bery was the t tichards mrons rob drove un is now fu ii dead er quired of Cashier illlams"” was in th aid he kn Aberts of Hizhland Pa $+ * 1 ew ed him and left and returned in th “ae a little afternoor bank, whil outside “Did Duffy when his “No, he wasn't replied {rs i YOu vistor re-enter there the stran ger then be CAMO gus itor went with the rain to the to the street ; ir an of chauff bank ner the left Fearing riedly took a large amount and locked it in the vault eral hundred dollars still his cage As he entered was confronted by ber, who covered him with a revolver “Call everyone in here into that cage,” sald the bandit, “or Ull blow Hurry up!” unarmed, complied with the demand Miss Fitzgerald and Richards came into the cage, while the intruder helped himself to all the money In sight He carefully tucked the gold and bills into his pockets and then exclaimed: “If any of you attempt to follow me 1 will kill you.” He started for the door and Duffy telephoned the Marshal's office across By the time the robber the automobile Marshal running toward the At sight of him the robber and citizens held The chase after the d andi in a remote cor 4 | the om while Duffy closed front doors The side door he for the hing wrong Duffy hur. of mon- Sev open stranger to depart ey were ir the the CRage robe Duffy, reached ed in his suicide within a few min utes. All the money taken from the bank was found in his clothing. Edwin Ginn, Boston Publisher, Will Also Give 850,000 A Year. Boston (8pecial).—Edwin Ginn, a well-known Boston publisher, has made provision in his will that upon death $1,000,000 shall become avaliable for the cause of universal peace, Moreover, Mr. Ginn will con. tribute $50,000 annually to the peace cause for the remaining years of his life. For several years Mr. Ginn has been at work interesting business men, and among others has found Andrew Camegie a firm believer in the project. Mr. Carnegie is likely to give a! hardsome sum that may be added | to the fund, according to Mr. Gian. | i ————— i Pathos Of Poverty. | Richmond, Ind. (Special). — Cap- | tain Christopher P. Rathbun, of | Scranton, Pa., has arrived in Rich- mond, en route to St. Louis, having | walked every step of the way. The old captain Is walking because he | has not the money to ride. He is! trying to reach St. Louis before his! little granddaughter dies. She ig! his only relative and les critically {il in a hospital in that city. Saicide Over Loss Of Cow, Oberlin, Ohio (Special). — Grief over the recent death of a favorite cow, it is believed. caused Dr. J. ¥. Siddall, 80 years old, to drown him- solf in a cistern. Mrs. Siddall said her husband had been mourning the loss of the cow and the family be came so alarmed over his condition that a watch was maintained over him. Dr. 8iddall was the father of Attorney Benjamin Siddall, of this por and John Siddall, a magazine or. i SPAIN STIRS UP | CHARLES W, MORSE BACK 14 TOMBS PRISON Revolution, PARIS AND ROME IN FERMEN'. Killed In 4 And Persons Policeman Wounded Internal Trouble — Police Fire Upon The Mobs In Vienna. Paris (Special). — The ly guarded by the police because of the execuy- bitter for others who are Bpanish government tion of Professor Ferrer, tionist, Marquis Del Muni, the Spanish ambassador, sent his con- dolences to the family of the police. the riot. ing In front of the Spanish embassy, The Paris Temps prints under re- serve a report from its corres ent at Carbere, on the Franco-Span- ish frontier, to the effect that two Frenchmen were shot at the Mont- Julch fortress in Barcelona The same paper's correspondent Ma- drid says that the news of execution created treme pression the Spanish capital that the govern: i traordinary have been 1 round the against the the revolu- pond- at Ferrer's mdous im put “x- a fy t taken fong and $ 1 Ops RIOTING IN AUSTRIA. Black Flag Paraders Cry “Death To Alfonso And the Pope.” Trieste, page of rs h flags, 2 Alfonso; death the Pope.” The demonstrations, which were marked by great disorder, con- tinued throughout the night WASHINGTON Brigadier General E. A. Carling. ton, inspector general of the Army recommends that the present phy- gical tests in horsemanship. initiated by former President Roosevelt, be modified. A silver medal in recognition of gallant services has been awarded by the Treasury Department to ¥ M. Rumbold, adjutant gene of Missouri. Neville H. Castle, for nine years a member of the bar of Nome, Alas- ka, has been appointed assistant Uni. ted States district atttorney Nome ¢ The paraded the street wit shouting “Death to to ral advisability of the purifying water by the so-called ozone process Is to be considered. Frank Pierce, acting secretary of interior, designated 450.480 larged homestead act Discoveries of precious stones and Ellis. The government of San Domingo is not paying any serious attention to the border uprising on the Hay- tien frontier, An appeal was made to President Taft by the mayor of Key West for ald for the hurricane sufferers According to the revised law in Japan physicians are not allowed to advertise in any way whatever. Counterfeiters working almost in the treasury have invaded Washing. ton with spurious money. Mineral oil showed an increase in its export during the year ending June 30. Of $50,000 paid out by the Pris. oners’ Ald Department, $46,000 was returned. Lieut. Carl Albert Richter, U. 8. N., attached to the gunboat Mariet- ta, committed suicide aboard ship while the vessel was lying in Hamp- ton Roads. The battleship Washington, oruis- er Charleston, gunboat Wilmington and torpedoboat Tingley won the target trophies in their respective classes, BE Bey tury, pr niationes Jo. seph C, kburn resign and return to his Kentucky home. Commander Frederick Blog. oF the Navy, died at the Naval Me Hospital. ; Term in Jai, Banker Granted 40 Days In Which To Make Appeal to United States Supreme Court In Effort To 15-Year Sentence For Misapplica- tion Of Bank His Bail, Stay Funds—Surrenders New York (8p | United wirt of States Su if certiorari | Morse, the convicted | within 40 days, gro there to begin the gerive imprisonment {| The Cireult Court of Appi the conviction by i United States trial] of Morse of the funds { Bank of North making of false « i books of the bank and {10 the Comptrotler of th After the decision of the | had handed | Littleton, counsel for Mr th urt for 40 dave he of the that in the fed Lh« Circult Cr for Of been down ed co issue mandate have ample { gument in the | preme Court writ of ¥ ¢. fi readily gr * » time 10 pre applicatis at Washingt certiorard The anted \ M ¢ MOTrse the fed went to irrendered Steamahd land ecorsoratior ratine Compan iine of hoats i with havin Fro +4 $54 nd hie dehis rtation lines clocted Mores dent, there was no official forthebmin wos bein e g after the understood that least, the el stand CAT SUFPFOCATES BARE. Finds It In Nino-Weeks Old New York (Special) Mrs Mary Sanders, of Williamsburg awoke and reached out hand fondle her firstborn, a boy nine weeks old, who had tucked snugly in the bed beside her, wae startled to find a large gray cat I» ing alongside the baby Turning to her baby, Mrs. Sanders found him dead. Bhe was unable tc explain how the cat got into the house unless it came through the open window She sald she had never seen it before. Physicians say the cat undoubtedly had suffocated the child Bed Child. Whe Mother Beside - her to been FOR HIGH COTTON PRICES. Farmers’ Union President Calls Cur tailment Talk Bluff, Atlanta (Special) —Declaring that the proposed curtailment of output by cotton mills on account of the high prices of cotton is a “humorous bluff,” Charles 8. Barrett, president of the Farmers’ Union, issued = statement urging planters to hold their cotton for a high price “Farmers having sold enough pressing obligations are in better position to hold for higher prices that at any time history.” said Mr. Barrett Commenting on the probable sige of the crop this year, Mr. Barrett said “It is probable we will have the crop in proportion to the demand since we have been raising cotton. Five Killed In oh #3 Wreck On “Katy” In Texas, Fort Worth, Tex. (8pecial) Five people were killed in a collision be. tween two trains on the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Raliway & few miles south of Greenville. Details of the accident are not yet known. MRS. GRIDLEY DEAD. Mother Of The Olympia‘s Command. or Was An Army Nurse, Washington (Special) Mrs. An- nie Kliza Gridley, mother of the late Capt. Charles Vernon Gridley, U, 8 N., commander of Dewey's ip Olypmia, at the Battie of Manila Bay, died here after a two month's illness, Mrs, Sridies was born in Cooperstown, N. Y, In 1825. Dur her early life she resided at Hillsdale, Mich., and at the outbreak of the Civil War went to the front
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