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V <u VOL. 9, NO. 4, SEMI-WEEKLY JUDGE PRINCE'S ABLE REFUC CHARGE TO GRAND JURY ~7 Wood, If Members Perform Their Duty Key \ Will Have Th??ir HanHo Knll V CJ.11 reiUKt Vera Cruz them had RAPS SCHOOL TRUSTEES. stated thti been oner consul at Time to Call a Halt on llllnd class pass Tigers?"(?? After Them fused." T1 Without Gloves." engage pa . Vera Cruz The October term of the circuit route via court convened Monday with Judge gees from George E. Prince presiding. Solicitor Tampico. J. K. Henry and Stenographer Henry ??it i8 a McCaw were in their places. Sixteen the men o grand jurors were present. The fore- to The Ri man, Mr. T. K. Cunningham, being the nation unable to attend court, the Judge ap- as schedu pointed Mr. G. F. Cook, a member of Oarranza, the panel, foreman for the time be- the Pres ing. Thirty-four out of the panel of states of ] 36 petit jurors were present. Judge states of i Prince then proceeded to deliver one Sinaloa ar of the best and most comprehensive | sent to an charges to the grand jury ever heard try means in this county. public wil The Judge began his charge by second p calling the attention of the grand ' place no Jury to the carpet on the court house , Huerta fo floor. He said if there is anything I Tho f in the germ theory there must be a been witn million or more in it. "Little better rible that than a hog pen," Is the way his honor upon ther characterized it. "The court house," sports of said he, "should present as neat an wounded appearance as any church in the sticks of county. This carpet is an offense to and set fir the good Lord, to say nothing to _ man." He explained that they need _ . not be costly, but the furnishings LAST 1 should be neat and clean. He expressed the hope that the grand Jury would think about this matter and make mention of it in their present- ?*we Musi ??n^" l'lliteK 1 His Honor then proceeded with his general charge by quoting the oath turn which the Jury had taken, as follows: T _nH__ "We do solemnly swear that we will diligently inquire and true present- thp pnrnmi ment make of all such matters and . . v_i.. things as shall be given us in charge; ,. J h,irr,i.. the state's counsel, our fellow's and [ "Cannot our own we will well and truly keep ' ? secret. We will present no one for' . 't envy, hatred or malice; nor shall we j .v leave anyone unpresented for fear, j papt F favor or affection, reward or hope of th reward, but we will present all things >ust ^pfor truly as they come to our knowledge j.oom l)V , according to the best of our under- war,i standing, so help us God." nace from "I am satisfied/ said His Honor, rp^p rps " that many jurors do not under' taken ou stand the full meaning of the oath THntei they have taken, thinking that their bv a ? oath relates only to the finding of , 'anift.? bills and the examination of pdblic way Wh offices. These constitute but a small j of' /hose part of your duties the law devolves th m ' , linnn vnil u'hlrh oknnl/1 nnen V\tr VAII r "V " A~~ v. I ^ J"'" ladiors ha attention between courts. You have were ^aele solemnly sworn that you will keep G'f ^ secret all things that take place in a |jne the grand Jury room. There cannot be free expression of opinion by mem, bers of your body if what they say Sl'RYll is to be repeated on the outside." As to how the grand Jury stands in steamers their finding of a true bill in case of .' a division of opinion should not be 1 * oitu known on the outside because if it London is the twelve of more who voted for steamers ' the finding will be spotted. You the ill-fab swore that you would not present any burned in from envy, hatred or malice, nor at its des leave any unpresented from fear, fa- a wireless vor or affection. It is a small man who liner stea will allow his prejudice to outweigh the first t his Judgment. The average Caro- disaster. I linlan is not afraid to do his duty, so Rrowhead I will not say anything about being ed to rea afraid, nor will I say anything about one this r reward or hope of reward, for from All the many years of experience both at the \ which pla; bar and on the bench, I know of no the Voltu single instance where Justice has pected to been bought or sold in the courts. t of the wr "I wish I could say the same thing The Minn* as to affection. This is one of our in the 7 weaknesses. We are all averse to ' o'clock t getting our friends into trouble. We Devonian had rather shield them. But you at Rotte swore that you would present all while Li things that came to your knowledge. Havre thli I presume that you are Then, well The Ur balenced, too, men of mora) courage rangemenl mm mm. jruii win iiu yciur iiuiy. wno desln "Your responsibility to the people nations tc of Lancaster county and South Caro- vessels as lina is measured by your powers; 1 _ therefore, you cannot afTord to fall jn Qnr*,t down on your duties. You have general supervision of j the official conduct of all county > San Fra officers, from the highest to lowest, lion dollai as well as school teachers and trus- to the bol tees. If you are fully aware of what with the i your duties are and perform them. 1901, is ft you will have your hands full. The inventor ' county supervisor's office Is one of apparatus the most important !:i the county, able him t You should examine his books, ac- Yesterday counts and vouchers. He pays out going to large sums of money and is In a posl- more than tlon to easily bankrupt your county, maining d< You should see that he properly greatest d' works the roads of the county and a divor n this can only be done by having in- diidual members of your body go and Hally Day inspect them. I don't know who VrtllP fllinorvianr let and 1/nAur n/vtLtncr ' ?If? IIUIUIHR | about him one way or the other, but Rally D he should he a road builder, with served at knowledge of civil engineering, a soil Saturday, expert and one of the best business 10:30 a. I men in the county,-and he should be lions by paid a salary wikfcy of such a mjpr i Murchison , If you have one^Pf this kind, 1 em present a? sure you are not paying him enough. J Sabbsth hi \ 'Such ?nen are not common; they will be se: ""' don't grow on treev^ A county su- everybody ' yon and a (Continued on Pago Eight.) Sabbath s< LANCASTER, S * T1TIO rntlT T I * ? ! ?^1?? ...... .... OF ATROCITIES lAIHLtmWI i>n,<i v,. i.ike mi,*. o, BASEBALL CHAMPI Soaked With Oil an<l Set Afire in Mexico. Pest Special to Columbia Mack's Players Take F ct. 11.?Thirty-five Ameri- r<*r*u r> to ;es arrived here today from Mlin l.ames oi via Havana, Cuba. All of paid their own passage and _ _ it although passage had SC ORES 6 TO > ant ed them by the American Vera Cruz, it included first age for the women of the Plank anil Mathewson ] e. And for that reason re- Work in 1-ast Oame, Hi hey found it Impossible to Hail Poor Sup,h?i issage to New Orleans via and had to take the longer p>liilalolpTi!a. Oct. 1 O.Havana. They are refu- , ? WOI/ b a run to f an American colony near thck anni.a c r lmost a certainty," one of V f the party said In speaking , ' . t,um* but 'be (j eeord representative, "that ii/iTf*. al elections will not be held "J" /Y? ,e e,^hth 1 led. In the first place. l,hrl who has declared himself . Philadelphia fan! Ident of the Confederate ^*re?8- J' a, I?,a7?W Mexico, comprising the five f .lackmen and if the Sonera, Durango, Coahuila, be* ^e game with Man id Chihuahua, will not con- a*f* been a differe election, as a settled coun- r' a a close of the that his newly formed re- INDIAN TWIRLER IN II be crushed, and in the FORM, lace, the people at large It was not alone by b faith in the promises of the Athletics won, for 1 r a general election." fielding and Render's clev ugees stated that they had w?re factors that helped ti esses of atrocities so lior- tory. The Indian twirler it made them sick to look top of his form except in < 11. One of the favorite and eighth innings. He gi the federals is to take hase on balls and hit one rebels, pile them up like I Giants garnered but two wood, soak them with oil delivery until the seventt e to them. total was eight. The redi five. , __ __ For the Giants Burns llESSAG-E OF hits, one a double, while CAPTAIN INCH tat*" J 'Che nucf. v'ji played t Abandon the Ship. Her mos' table > .ather _ , .. ? _ ? , of the p* r o? t . date, thi ire Ruckling The Vol- quently shinning throug o a Raging Furnace. clouds and upon a field ~ , . tively dry and fast. , Oct. 13.?The last mes ved by the Carmanla from FIFTH AND FAST C inder of the doomed steamar y,eu"> *? ^ a? aH. roll?w?- Eddie Plank. 7 ? 1 ,!?nM? ?,P New York. Oct. 11?Th nust abandon the ship. Her buckling. Stand close as pbia Athletics won the basi e to jump for it!" pionship of the world for '. rancis Inch handed this to , I>01? Grounds this afterm ss operator of the Volturno | 'eating the New York Gia e he was driven out of his j 'n 'be fifth and deciding g the flames. Shortly after-1 series. Volturno was a raging fur-1 With the score of gam< funnel to forecastle. | 3 to 1 in their favor, the cue of the only passenger League representatives v board the Carmanla, Wal- flinch the series and befoi Dohl. a German was affpot- , terly playing of the Mac allant seaman of the Car- National leaguers had abs rew. His name Is Heigh-! chance. Connie Mack, ans en ho saw that the efforts lsh the struggle, sent Ed who were trying to reach ,h,? veteran southpaw, to .niggling In the water from and John McGraw, his b nging down the ship s side ! wall called on Christy Ma ss, he dived from the upper , cheek the victorious ru lie Carmania and attached Athletics, to the exhausted swfhimer. Both old masters of c _ breaks responded nobl) Giants, unable to help Mai BEARING PORT. | even mediocre batting, f to the vicious hitting, fn Which Brought Succor to combination which hac ai mo Will Land Today. the standard of the Amerl ] over that of the Nations Oct. 13.?None of the tion. The victory was a which brought succor to triumph for Plank, but th ed Volturno when she was of the Giants carried no mid-Atlantic had arrived Mathewson, who, besides | filiation this morning, but excellent game with but t i report from the Cunard rest since his victory of 1 mer Carmania, which was made one of. the two h o reach the scene of the aKainst his rival In the b Lold that she had passed After the game Alanagi at 2:46 a. m. and expect- hurried o^rer to the Athle ch Fishguard at half-past an(j congratulated Com ifternoon. The Philadelphia rooters other eastbound vessels down upon the diamond yed a part In the rescue of Eddie Plank across the fie rno's passengers are ex- shoulders. reach port with survivors " ' eck today or tomorrow. cptttAT'W'PQ A1 >apolls Is due at Gravesend OA" ^A L? JJxjXx Ao AJ at ' WINTHRQP CO omorrow afternoon; the' ______ at Liverpool and the Czar'_ . , ? , ? rdam tomorrow evening. ,Tot*' Enroll,nen of the iTouralne may arrive at E*|?ect?l to Reach ? evening. / I This Year. nnlnm lino V\on *v-? e /!? / I - "????' *-) winthrop Special to a to send those survlvera , Recopd> Gct. 13?The vio 9 to proceed to their deatl" canipus are an being rest America on hoard oth r eraj n0W wajjjB being bor soon an possible. I them. The vloletR affo ???????? I pleasure to Winthrop stud of Two Million at the I the many friends elsewhe Bottom of Hay. c*?ve boxeB of them thro _ year, inolseo. Oct. 18.-?Two rail- Qn Monday night, the rs of the gold which went second entertainment on torn of S;in Francisco bay courae will be given. It steamer Rio de Janeiro In musical veeniijg by the > be the quest of a German gjria> vho has devised a diving : Mj?s Spencer of the exp which he claims will en- partment, who was taken I o reach a depth of 600 feet. to winthrop at the openin he tested his device here, an(j has Hjnce been in a the bottom of the bay In Roanoke, Va. has return 100 feet of water and re- aum*rt her duties. The at awn an hour. It Is said the titled to their devotion to apth previously reached by ing a "Spencer" yell ii is 92 feet. | after the chapel exercises ? day morning. It being he Exercises at Tirzah Satur- pearance In chapel this fa <lay> j Prof. James L. Oarber agricultural department ol ay exercises will be ob- college conducted a fair i Tirzah church on next toria cotton mill village or October 18. beginning at The Winthrop College n n. There will be recita- ture machine will be in the children. Rev. H. R. the York county fair and of Lancaster will be Home Institute to be hel id deliver an address on throp College, on the 16|h !hool work. Picnic dinner There are 810 young wc rvod on the grounds. Let tendance at Winthrop Co come, bring dinner with The total enrollment in i little money to give for ments of the college will r ihool missions. this year. 4 I. C., TUESDAY, OCTOBER mi iSTflPY flF RIIDMIMf] /Ill-U \J IUIUI1I Ul UUI1MIMU ION* THE STEAMER VOll I I ourLi and As Told bv Survivor of eries. Tragedy on the Set I 3 TO 1. 136 LIVES SAID TO BE Did Ncililc I Thrilling Description of tlu it I>atter Struggle for Lifp Boats and ^t. of Those Who Went Over ?The Ath- London, Oct. 12.?The 1 lay's game, counts of the disaster to th They made ' e* Volturno, burned and al I like a run In mid-ocean Friday morni Hants pick- firm that the loss of life the seventh limited to about one hund lich turned thirty-aix. The Carmania, lling fright the rescuing ships to reach t s and ad- ing steamer, arrived off Qui escape for this morning, but owing to Giants had proceeded direct to Fishguai luord there she is due to arrive at 11 a. nt story to The Carmania has one 1 play. vivor of the Volturno aboan SUPERB that survivor, however, come ling story of the burning atting that steamer, of the terror, the both their t?r Hfe boats, the death of tl er pitching went over the sides and his a bring vie- perate fight for.life, was at the Arthur Spurgeon, a passi the seventh the .Carmania, in a wireless ive but one supplemented his own descr batter. The the race of the Carmania hits off his burning vessel ami the resci t and their passengers off the Volturm nan fanned story told him by the survit ter Trintepohl, a German, w _ , tn t~ /" ? ! 1 - uirtuc IWU | w v.aiuiaiiitt iLlld Wdn r( Larry Mc- an exhausted condition. 0 times at GERMAN TELLS HIS ST un'Hr the Since being taken aboard co.tdUi.iMh mania Trintepohl has bee: b 8n ?. fre ship's hospital threatened wl h rifts of monia. He told his story compora- Spurgeon before he became ill, but owing to his exhaus and his broken Edglish, his iAME. of the disaster was somewl herent. amph For Trintepohl had been emp Barcelona and took third c e Philadel- sage on the Voltumo to scei ppn 11 oh am - si t ion offered him in New 1 ft 13 at the "AH went we?." sal<l Tr oon by de- until fi o clock Thursday nts 3 to 1 w'hen the fire alarm sound ame of the were ar?ufied and told to go ,as fire had broken out in 1 ;s standing f>n aR?ombllng life-belts we Ampricnn i ed around and much time v rent In to p,ed ,n faRtening them. 1 e the mas- that the fire soon m kmen the Quenched, but the captain tl solutely no wlse for a11 to have belts a :ious to fln- _ Idle Plank The fire frightened the the mpund who oried bitterly. Thei ack tf> the many habies in arms. The thewson to worse- We saw things blazi sh of the bp,ow- Tbo"t 10 o'clock the cry to lower the boats. urves and CAPTAIN BEHAVED W but the (hewson by ? Xbe ,Cap i? behaved sp (>i] viottm? So the officers, who w< ist fielding 1,sh 1 am sorr>' to 8f>y 1 ?ain "aised c w' ,wbo wpre G^mans i C filiQ hnhaVfiH vorv ican league rushed about wildly and organiza- 8eemed think they ought l personal flrst place and instead of qu< 'odium" for ?? pitching an "The first officer took char wo dfty? of | first boat. but. although hf Wednesday. . the WOJnen an(1 children sav* its scored ; majorJty of those who ent ox* ,I boat were members of the ar McGraw "This boat was smashed i ^ "hip's side. Just as it ale Mack. water it broke In two a swarmed ,t were dr0wned. I and bore] "Meanwhile attempts we ild on their ^ jow#>r the second boat. say who was in charge, b ~ kno^v that after the chief ste< P thrown in provisions he Ju T x himself. Therfc were more r women and children in tl (which did not go down, foi Institution broken against the ship and 1,700 drowned. ALL WAS CONFUSIC # Columbia "These two boato were ai lets on the Three other boats were put it and sev- The fourth officer was in one dered with but I cannot say which one. rd untold ( confusion. The ropes broke ents and to occupants were thrown into re who re- ter and drowned or killed, ughout the i "When the captain saw v happened he cut the tackb 20th, the other boats so that they coul the star launched. will be a "We were so glad when w# Killarney : C.armania coming, for we (shall all now be saved.' ression de- I "The firemen rushed up ill en route low and refused to go bacl g of school captain drew his revolver ai hospital In theniielow, but soon aftei ed and re- i fire was spreading they wen udeiUa tes-I to abandon the enirineo her fcy glv-| "As soon as the Carmai nmediately sighted the captain made all on Satur- men and children go to one >r tlrst ap- the men to the other side. 11. | been compelled to leave th ry of the and go aft because It w?r f Winthrop Women wept, shrieked, laup %t the Vic- became hysterical. novVngpl^l PREPARED FOOD, use during .. "We had not thought of 1 Winthrop/in the afternoon we consld d at Win- better to get something and and 17th. the kitchens, which we foun< ?nr:i in at> ed. made, coffee and helped < liege now. to biscuits, and beef. But all depart- the passengers refused to en each 1,700 "We skw rafts sent from mania, but nobody told us "? i / ' ' 14, 1913. I nr 1 in. In fact, we knew not what they III ! were there for. About 6 o'clock the Ul decks aft began to get very warm, ri I ruin *hen hotter and hotter. Hut we did IIUNII 1101 seem to 'ee' 'he heat." MmiM When shown his boot with the sole half burned through. Trintepobl said: "I don't remember tht? >??? it was awful when the flames burst Awful out. Some of the men and women tore their hair, but other were juite a. still. "After the explosion I thought it better to jump, for I am a good : LOST. swimmer, and an English passenger and one of the crew said the./ would accompany me. I jumped first: they ? Terror, followed but I never saw them again. I Death SWAM FOR CARMAN1A. Sides. "I made for the German ship, but they didn't hear me. Then I came toatest ac- wards the Carmania and shouted, e steam- 'Help! help!' and was saved by aid of jandoned | the searchlight. I was about an hour mg. con- | in the sea and about half unconwill be ] scious. I know not how I was got red and out. first of "During the day five sailors and he burn- one steward fell into the fire and penstowrl . were burned to death, the gale "I know nothing more. I came d, where away because it was too hot to stay m. any longer and I feared the whole one sur- ship would blow up." 1. From When Trintepohl was told that, ncis a thril- cording to the captain's wireless of the message, six boats had been launehed struggle and got away, he said: "It is not so, hose who i was there all the time and saw own des- yverything. . No boat got away." Mr. Spurgeon, in his own account, anger <m tells of the. attempts to get lifeboats dispatch, alongside the Volturnrv. iption ot\ "Nothing," he said, "was seen of i to the ' the two boats launched with about je of the bpi^wty passengers each after they ) by the ieft the Volturno's side. Four others o^ Wal- were smashed against the ship's side ho swam and the occupants either killed or ?8cued in drowned. A DESPAIRING MESSAGE. 'ORY. "At 9 o'clock Thursday night the the Car- raptaln of the Volturno sent a desn in the pairing message, which read: 'For Ith pneu- God's sake help us or we perish.' to Mr. "By a miracle the flames did not seriouslv spread to the afterdeck. Rventunllv ted state the seas moderated and boats saved account Av? hundred and seventy-one peraat inco- sons. The death roll numbers one hundred and thirty-six." loyed at The wireless operator aboard the lass pas- Carmania sent the first message, ire a po- "Two boats were lowered from the Fork. Volturno before the Carmania arrivintepohl, ed and one hundred and ten passenmorning, gers were lost. Disembarkation comet!. We raeuced before daylight. The total on deck, number lost is one hundred and thir,he hold, ty-six as far as known. 1 re hand- A wireless message from the cap,'as occu- tain of the Deconian, one of the resVe were cuing steamers, says he has fifty-nine ight be survivors on board, comprising eighlought it teen men, twenty women and twentyis a pre- one children. All well. This is the same number previously reported, children, A wireless from the steamer Seydtre were , htz, forwarded from Bremen, says fire grew I she has aboard forty-six survivors inng down i tead of thirty-six, as previously re- j re was a ported. This would account for the ten supposed to have been aboard the p,. . Carmania, the latter steamer having been credited with eleven survivors, lendidly. whereas she is nringing only one. pre Eng- Among the first-class passengers hat the on the Volturno there were only two and Bel- Americans John Krug and Frieda The peo- Krug. the crew j eUnX RUSSIAN NAVY e panic DISCOVERS NEW LAND go of the * wanted Also Found the Diaries and Docu>d first, a ments of Ill-Fated Expedition ered the , inder naron Toll. Ix>st in ItHWl. crew. against ! St. Petersburg, Oct. 13.-r-Conflrmreachod ation of the discovery of new land in nd all In the Arctic ocean was received by the ' Russian admiralty today In a brief re made official wireless report from ComI cannot ; mander Wilkitsky of the Russian ut T do navy. ward had , The new land extends In a narrow mped in ! strin from about fifi north o/ nen than I Cape Tchelyuskin. also known as lis boat, Northeast Cape, the northern termir it was' nation of the Asiatic continent, to 81 all were degrees north. The admiralty expedition, on board the transports Taimyr and Walgatch, I left Vladivostok in July last nad surnldships. veved the coast from Kolyma to Cape out aft. { Tchelyuskin. of them. Commander Wilkitzky is a son of All was ; the famous hydrogfapher, who died and the last year. He went to the river Yenethe wa- sei to winter, but met with solid ice i and on tlits account proceeded in a "hat had northerly direction, where he discove of the ered land extending for 200 nautical Id not he miles. I The expedition was then compelled > saw the by thq ice to return toward the east, said "we When passing Bennett Island in latitude 76.40 north, longitude 148.30 from be- east, they found the diaries and docu c. The ments of the ill-fated expedition nnud drove der Baron Toll, which, was lost in r as the 1900. They also discovered a new 1 obliged island. The expeditions under Baron Nordenskjold Fridtjof Nansen and lia was Baron Toll passed between Cape the wo- Tchelyuskin and the newly discoverside and ed land without noticing its presence. We had j The discovery of the new land is e bridge regarded as having the most importoo hot. tant bearing on ice conditions in the [hed and Kara sea. Duty to Live Stork. ood. but The Progressive Farmer, lered it If you do not sow a winter grain went to crop aiM at least a small patch of 1 desert- some winter-growing legume this mrselves fall, you will not be doing your duty most of by your live stock or your land. No t. I need to argue the question; you know the Car- you should do it. Knowing this, you to jump will surely not neglect it this year. 9 X 1 \ 1 i. / B23U $1.50 PER YEAR. IN EMPEROR'S PALACE YUAN ASSUMES OATH Induced Into Office as First President of Chinese Republic. CONSERVATIVE IN TREND. Brilliance and Dignity Mark Scene of Inauguration of Erstwhile Savior of MnnchuH. Pekihg, Oct. 11.? Yuan Shi Kal was yesterday inducted into offlo? as first President of the Chfciese republic. The cereinitusB.roI tion was surrounding with Eastern ! brilliance, attended'by throngs of dflsI tinguis.hed Chine^ aad foreign officials./ diplomatsiahd wmitaYy. omfers and book placeftn the interioF^f the Tal-llo palace* in whrch-many of the M ing? and Ching emperors had been crowned. ; The chota^of the palace of inauguration was a^ilTiTierTtrcToachment on the sacred precincts of the emperor within the Forbidden City. The southern half of its extensive in closure was open to the guests who tg?-. versed hall after hall and court after court towards the present residence ' of the little dethroned emperor. The / ceremony was enacted in the x ist \, building called the Tai-Ho Tien or s Kail of Supreme 'Peace, which sits high up on triple terraces of marble and Is decorated everywhere with dragons and imperial gold. It was ^ here that the emperor formally received New Year's greetings from the Manchu and suzerin princes. SILKfc AND BROADCLOTH. The Chinese officials present, as well as priests of the various religions, wore garments of colored silks of many hues, but the members of the Chinese parliament were dressed in Western frock coats and tot""1' hats, which they had adopted as-^ official costume. Many of the' + of Turkestan, Tibet r' t and also some of th' Manchus appeared ill sombre garb. The cm eign legations were cw ceremony in chairs. Yuan Shi Kal wore a bin uniform. He read his decl, which were tantamount to tak, oath of office, from the dragon of the emperor over which republu ! flags had been draped. After the delivery of the inaugural address the President, surrounded by the members of the foreign legations, reviewed 10,000 troops, equipped in modern uniforms, from the front of a pagoda o' the Forbidden City. FEARED A PLOT. I Extensive precautions, both police and military, had b? m taken for several days, as it was feared that some Chinese rebels who had cut off their queues might obtain access to the ceremony, disguised as Japanese. It was not possible for the authorities to limit the number of invitations sent to the Japanese legation withoul doing the same in other cases and for this reason it was decided to reduce the number all around. In spite of these precautions it was found that the rebels had succeeded in tainting the loyalty of the chief of the Peking mounted police. This was discovered in time and lie was I arrested. He confessed that he had been bribed to assassinate the President. ( President Yuan Shi Kai, in his inaugural address, avowed his intention of maintaining a firm and steady policy. "The first principle of a stable government." he said, "is a clear definition and promulgation of its legal systems and the establishment and maintenance of public order. After this, in compliance with the requirements of time and circumstances, efforts should be made to uniln thA nonnln in thoir n Inn (r the path of progress." ^ CONSERVATIVE IN TREND. The President admitted his preference for conservative rather than extreme radical methods. He referred to certain restrictions which hitherto had not allowed a free hand for the advance of the nation's interests and asserted his intention of introducing reforms one by one in present conditions in China. Yuan Shi Kal then emphasized the n?-fu mm capital iiiui me necessity o\ education, especially of technical education, in order to promote China's industrial resources and for the development of the natural assets of the nation. After his inauguration Yuan Sht Kai received Prince Pu Lun, former president of the national assembly. The prince on behalf of the emperor, the imperial family and the M&nchn people, offered his congratulations and assured Yuan Shi Kai of Manchu good will and co-operation. ????? i Heavy Fighting Near Border. Laredo, Tex., Oct. 13.?Fighting between Mexican federals and Constitutionalists. which began Friday, 65 miles south of Laredo, continued ; today, according to reports received at Nuevo Laredo. Sixty-five wounded were brought to hospitals there yesterday. The international bridge here is closed to gener.il traffic. Nothing has been heard since Saturday from 500 refugees, mostly Americans en route here from Torreon. Then fliey were at Rodriguez. v,