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i ^ VOL'N?72 ?^?^ ANDERSON,^ I^CE nVE CENTS. U^PE^^. ZEALOUS FEDERALS MARCH /ED PAYMASTER AND MEN THRU STREETS' DEMANDS APOLOGY Admiral Mayo Gave Half-Breeds Twenty-Four Hours To Salute Colors (By Associated Prese.) Washington, April 10.-u*?exican Officlals here tonight awaited anx iously the outcome of fighting at Tampico, where valuuble oil property already has been destroyed and Ameri can and other foreign owned plants are in danger {rom th* shelia ot Federal gunboats. At last reports thc battel was in progress and shells were falling around the* oil properties, in spite of the urgent proicBia of Rear Admiral Mayo, commanding American warships anchored oft the port. Admiral Mayo h.is sent one note to the Constitutionalist chief directing the attack on Tampico, and two to General Gnrgocla, tbs F?deral com mander insisting that foreign prop erty bo protected. j; Slate ano navy ?opiruueoi oruvini? today said that Constitutionalists and ! Federals had been warned that the ' . United States would regard with great '? disfavor the destruction of any foreign property. , ' No specific orders have bcvjn given Admiral Mayo as to what he shall ' do in thc event bia representations are 1 ignored. i ' Reports to" the state department to- : day said several oil tanks had been .> struck by shells; that one was on fire ' and that oil was running into the riv- j or f ; 11 Four Satlous EeprctfentedL "i&^JJ , lp addition to the half dozen Auierl- ,? can sMpg off Tamplec, Frkhca. 8i>a??j. ! Germany nod Great Brit: craft there. Little concern is-fait for foralgners in Tampico, except .Spaniards, but lt ls reported that the" Ctinsiltujtjoiiallfits threaten to exllo all ot t??ftt etatlonellty if they occupy tho .city, J?BI as they ; did at Tort?on. There are said to be-!1 700 or SOO spaniards in th? besieged port. The latest word from-Gene-ral Car ranza waa that he was not disposed to overrule General Villa's action in ordering the expulsion from Torrcun. . Consular agent Carother?, at Bl Paso, however, has been Instructed to, con tinue to protest, and to. say that the United States asks that all cases of du..-.viona foreigners bo settled in dividually, and tbat deportations Mei oidered individually and noi cn j Hiatuses, urCaunc ilia uuiituiinwin ???n - nf TX to b^ Spaniards. Iteeilne A?*???ence. The Red Cross at Bl Paso reported today that the Spanish exiles had de clined assistance. Many refugees are persons of wealth, and for the present the well-to-do ?re sharing t?elr fur tunes with their less favored com patriots. Meanwhile officials are without lu-, formation concerning the reported re-j turn ot fighting in,Torre?n district The state d?parlt?.-:fit was Informed' ._. ,_i ? - X- - - i .-* .,?>.:-. 1 . . . . tinja/ vuni* w.?r Hhuvt.vi ?J o pciv i rave? mr teared at ChHpaucihgo had taken at guala, on the railway southwest. Th<>y plan an attack on Acapulco to gain on the Pacific coast. Thu v?<<r??u ?: ?-? ?-U, Potosi and Tampico i* cut end no freight ia moving, according to reports. Railroad communication from . Eagle Pase, Texas, to Saltillo, was opened I rtm te ru?y. Mexico City, April 10.-A launch i from the Gunboat Dolphin, TJ. S. S.,\ } carrying th." paymaster and a small detachment of marine*, put in yeatar-, day at Iturbide Bridge at Tampico. The Americans were erter a.supply oj gas oline. They were in uniform, but un prmsd. The launch flew the American ; - Colonel Hinojoaa, commanding a de li, MOUment of Mexican riderais, pi aced the paymaster and his evan uno rest. They were'phrnddd through the streets and held for ft time under de tention. , Admiral Maye sentatlons to tb*'authorities and the men were released. Xyeneral Ignacio Zaragoza expressed to Artmlray Mayo , his rogret. f Although Presldent.tluerta, In an of flclal statement to, American Charge uuusual xeniousn?Jas*or she Marleen commander at Tampico, tis bere tonight gre*t uneasiness because Admiral Mayo lr. given the government authorities at Tampico until alx. o'oteck this evening to salute the American colors, P??sidoct Huerta's sUt?me.M SM reealvsd bv Mr. O'ShaughBotAj until siter alt o'clock, sud ft was ?oh Iderably later be?uv* communication General. Zaragoza was poealble. kr Admiral Fletcher, ranting ad (Continued on Paga Beyenl SAYS DECISION 15 cFINAL AND THAT GUNMEN MUST DIE WARDEN COUU> ACT Keeper at Sir.n;,Snsg Haa Ppyer to Postpore ?E*ecuiton Until After Feast (Bjr Associated Press) Albany, N. Y., April Iv.-A weiuu -andum of tbs cases of tbe four men convicted of killing Herman Rosenthal setting forth, in tho main, a reputed alibi for "Dago F.rank" Ciroflco, for warded to Govornor Glynn today by C. G. F. Wahle, their attorney, failed to change the executive's, .position In lils refusal to ayant th?nt a reprieve. ' I hare received and read your sup plemental application in tho case of your clients," the governor tslegraph ed \S!ahle tonight. "I find nothing therein ivhich ? had not previously considered, and ! nothing to Justify a change of my decision." This communication came to tbe governor by mail. Another, said to hu ve been dispatched by messenger, ttmyt a???M w twilight.. XV WBS understood that the latter message sot forth ftllcged new evidence tending to Implicate Harry Yallon. Bridgey Web b^r, Sara Schepps and Jack, Rose, and to exonerate the convicted" men. Besides receiving the memorandum, the governor today heard a personal appeal rrom^prv.' wmiam" Vanamec, of - Newburgh, wife of an attorney for the convicted men. Mrs. Vanamec was accompanied to Albany by tba-mother of "Lefty Louie" Ro&en berg, but tho executive saw Mrs. Vanamee alone. Ker plea wag based mainly on appeal to MB conscieace. The governor's an swer waa . that his deofc>lc^'^'a? final. . )r.e of the arguments' made to tb? a?o\PfJnor Vvps that ho should not al low the gunweat to die during, foo reaaj of thc passover, inasmuch us 11 three of them are J e. w n. .'j^J^3a".: wB^B the liga! right of Ward m ''ian 3i?g Slug; to delay the- executions at . Sundown tonight, and Orthodox Jews \\ celebrate it for eight days. ThiSSlmF' of appeals sentenced the gunmen to die 'during "the week beginning April 13." Thus the holiday will end next Saturday night. Saturday, however, being the .1 ?wish Sunday, there bas beca severo objection uiaae io thc executing of the men on that day O un' Signed Mandatory Order. ' Supreme Court Justice Goff tonight signed an order making it mandatory fur District Attorney- YvaUs?an io s?.ow" cause why the four men now ia Sing "...?.iiins- Mr^th tor *hf? 1S.Vt ihSY played in tho murder of Herman Ros outhal, tho gambler, should not be. granted a new triai. The order is returnable before Jus tice Goff, who presided at the trial of the quartette, at. noon tomorrow and was obtained on the ground of newly discovered evidence. Thia new evidence in the form of af fidavits, was presented to Justice' Goff by Charles G. F. Wahle, of Counsel for the condemned men.1 The 3ig*3?H of one swore , that a maa .?c . could ?u?n?ify, B?ij ?ht? was nui ?no of thc gunmen, was in the firing party whose shots killed - Rosenthal. Tbe other declared ne saw.Sam Chtpps. "Bridgie VYtbber;'! and Ji?ny Vallen, the ln frora..;tfee scene of tbe. shooting Tn front of tbe Monopole Hotel, fc&he order was served oh District At torney Wt?tman tonight and prepara-' Uoa of argument to show -why the guarnen should be granted a new trial was-begun immediately. ? sharp le gal battle is expected before Justice Goff when the order ts returned- j 1 The result of tba hearing toojorjro* will determine the. fate of the con demned uien. If Justice ?oKflBwttRfc testimony of tho new witnes?cs-.^ of suifficteaty??Wt???rb ??ay gran* & now trial. If statements of thc ,-witneeaea ?jailed hy Mr. Wahle fall to Impress tho JusUoc. UK will rule against a ?ew trial and tbe order of execution will net. ba; stayed. The new turn in the case, however, delay the execution. Back io Scene of Crime, Danville. Va.. April l?.-i-Ve? Henry Galiebyy the young Georgia fugitive wanted-at Douglass, on the charge or murdering TYim Tlodg ^ ia a dispute over a game of card? four years ago. Infi; hp? (hi- uCiAY^AAn ter lb? ir?be of kt* ?rime io custody of Deputy Sheriff W. Ri. Tanner, who arrived heirn this morning from '-;?<: rd armed Mt h requisition pap>! Ii --.-11- ~ h ?Viasldet By ?amit? Cases. j? oa?o^A>rtl io.-TWhoe th? Baited {1 States Circuit Court of Appeals ooo- \ veaee T???IMRSt?e April term li j? is probable teat, action WIR ba taken V IKE COMMITTEE IN SELECTION OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANKING CITIES REASONS ASSERTED Disappointed Competitors Can Seek Remedy Through Fed eral Reserve Board (By Associated Press) V.'us'.iir.gtor., April 10.--Thj Fc?crul .eserve bank organization committee onight issued a statement defending ts choice ot reserve bank cities and lennitton of reserve districts. It was he first official answer made to critl :lsms . voiced in congress and heard brm cities which failed to get re serve banks. For the first time some )f tho data used by the committee, iii 'caching its conclusions was made molle. Particular attention war given to .he committee's reason for choosing Atlanta, Ga., and ' Dallas, Texas, In jreferehce to New Orleans;-for select ng Richmond, Va., instead of Haiti nore; and for haming Kansas City neead of Denver, Colo.. Omaha or Lin :oin, neo. rae committee canea at cntion to tho fact that since 37 cities vere applicants.and only twelve nam. :d, 25 had to he disappointed. "With so many conflicting claims," tald the statement, " somebody had to judge. Congress constituted the cooi ninee a court, and ?ave the Federal .eserve board the power of review, disappointed competitors should seek i remedy through the orderly process he law proscribes. The statement showed that the eom nlttee's poll of national banks ap >lylng' for membership favored Dal as and Atlanta over New Orleans In hat part of the south and southwest ?hieb -was Included ir, thc districts' leclded on. lt showed that the capital md surplus of national banks in At ante-was greater than In New Qr' eanj? . w);jle In Dallas lt was'lets, but hat in both Dallas and Allan fat" loans' ind discbunts and individual deposits vers'-greater than' In the Louisiana :lty. ';' Discussing the choies of Richmond, he committee.pointed out that backs' n South Carolina. North Carolina and virginia preferred that etty to Baltl nore or waahtaaton. .an:) declared I* was thought unwise to Ipcate another reserve bank doss to Philadelphia. It was pointed out siso that sworn statements to the comptroller of the mrrency showed on January 13. 1914, hat Rt"b"??vrirt v?tfon?l ??enks vsra lending twice as much money In the ilstrlct eventually created aa BalU ?V? o c%nd >v??w"i??{?vQo coiubnieu. In support of %. choice of Kansas 2lty the committee aald that Montana, Idaho, Arizona, Texas and Nebraska inposed Denver, ead that most ot lankB of a tentative district suggested toy Omaha, preferred other cities. The luaus a&d uiscouuts of UH re porting banka and trust company's kansas City! bp June 4,1913. emoun to $91,6S6,l00, exceeding bj*, :aboi ,7,000,000 the total loans end . 4 counts of all banka and trust com pany's in the cities of Omaha, Denver, ?nd Lincoln combined. '.Movement of trado in district No. | 10 is to the East To place the Fed ?ral reserve- bank for the region in Denver lt would have been necasayrjfc i? u??r???rw.' Ii?*? ?nei? BU? ibo op position and earliest protest* of banks. ?th nationsl. and state-throughout ?he district." i "The banks of Alabama general,. Issi red to be connected either wi" Birmingham or Atlanta, only tb -xpreeoing a first choice for New Or l?ans. The banks of Georgia desired JO be connected with Atlanta, acne ?pressing a first cr second choice 'or New. Orleans. Of 44 banks m Florida, 19 gaye Atlanta as their first :ho5ce. Only ave expressed a first choice for Now Orleans, aa ? thees nore In the Western corner. No bank c Tennessee expressed s first or sec jnd choice for Nsw Orleans, while S?V ?p expressed a first choice for Atlanta, 14 a second choice, and 13 a third ?hotec. "Generally speaking, the only banks j leetriflg to be connected with New Drinans an J expressed a first pr?f?r ?es, tor : 2& cf Abe 2* banks re ppr Jay In louisiana, and 19 of the 12 in Wjss?isippl. On a pdll made 'rom tbs comptroller's office of sit ?Auks expressing their preference a? n thu ui?A?Uva. for a ?Federal reserve ?ressed a first preference 'or Atignta, 382 ipr Dallas, and only 25 rdr NV*- Orleans. The views of he backers.were supported by Chsm !wr of'tlon?aerco, artd other bnstnegs Ussltdps end by many business ill thus ive seen that If the es Was to give weight, to the t businees men abd bankers Major Butt^ Titanic Victim, Honor? by $50,000 Memorial *-rtrr?iwvtn. i? iiTttr uled for April l-l. Di rfjj rious part? of tho Unl? rited. Fund? for tho through subscriptions in?*cu, of which th: rJob made by the * scriptum* by a com ti ve of Georgia. Al UM ia?t.ph?tos of hi ?.O00 concr?te memorial bridge for automobile 'i und Somerville. (,,'a.. which bpi been erected Major Archibald Butt, military aid of former ??i? vir uv ??"ir. ? Tl?riii'v V?v??ia, nrn? nc?H?? guests from civil and military Ufe from va s among them former. President Taft, were tn or tho memorial' structure were raised partly s lodge. No. y-2, F. A. A. M.. of Waith nor.Butt was u memlK-rr through an appropria' ^Hlta n;al through public solicitations or snb Wgeorgla society women. Major Butt was a na ?pr I*rer>ident Taft (left) und Major Butt, one of ggptiWitsm tho memorial bridge frdni model. THE FEBER NOT MEXICAN LOYALISTS-*- ! THE OUTLAW BASEBALL LEAGUE CONTRACT IS VOID Old Reserve Clause in Organized Baseball Contracts Are Uninforce&ble I,--.'"'' (By Associated Press) Grand Rapide, Mich., April ie.-The old reserve clause in contracts of cr ganized basenalt players waa held to be ifs?id sad unlnforcihlc ir, JM elaina hand sd down today hy the ind era!-.lodge Clarence \V. SeSPiouM. ny mg ?be application Or the Chicago Federal league club for au loj;mo:"on to restrain Catcher William'. K?it?er froth -playing with thc Philadelphia National league club. ^IJHHK Contracts''qt* such nature were, held by Judge sessions tosh? 'lackln? <n the necessary Qualities of ileiinitcnn-os, certainty and mutuality." The reserve .Claus? bLl vark of or? ganized professional ?>?iu>oall? sume into being in 1SS0 *!7rT-n the pla Na tional league ndoprod a hy (aw which Irmdned' a jilav?fs &._>rvi.>.V indellnite ?ly-jW) a clhb w't^whirli ho-a&hrd a contract. This rns"-?rv-> clause ??? suggested- by A. ?J. MUN, who after wards was drat chairman of the Nn?- j ional Board, tn 1<?S3. when an alliance i waa formed hy tn o National I.<M; American 1 ?lon -nat Nort'oweut-J ern League, the reserve cia use wan >.?- ' fained as one -,t iii-? rules. I It was deci.l.id ltit< r i tint ike COR tract was lli-vat because it save tl.c j player no right? nuder a c< ntruci. it j was then about 18?0 that thfr -'ten day ?!? . as' inserted on legal nd-j vier.. This made if. necessary .for a] magnate to give a player ten days no-1 Mue or releaue. This releas*tben *r.<?. ! ed the contract ktween the manager and player. ,$3MBHB| Judge Session** statement rt the reserve yale makes Iftfttm^BKHal of the Federal league on prallt every one of. the 2?o ball popart Ita roster, according to officiais of laagus here. Except Karl Hamilton, j tba pitcher who "?umped' Um!* i Americnu contract to iota t au, end one or two oth.-rs. all the J piayera now in J ne redera! orjconixn- | Uun were be?d to their forme: ftBttailonv ra iv* Mr the iws?aBHHS ANOTHER FEDERAL STRONG HOLD ABANDONED TO REBELS BIG FEDERAL FORC1 Reported That Velasco and Full Force are Forrruhg to Come Against City (By Associated Press) .lauros, Mexico, Apr? 10-San P dro, forty mllcB northeast of Torre?n, waa evacuated by the Federals in the ' f?ce- u? ?uu&??or numbers today, ac cording KI a report from General villa to General Carranza. , Hight days ago General Ortcr.a, with c::iy ft brlgsdc, attached iii- tc*va which lies on a plain and offers no Cover. The command found the Fed erais unexpectedly Btrong and last Tuesday retreated to await reinforce menta. These had come np today and an enveloping movement was begun Details thea say the rebel force too) the city. No advices were available as to the whereabout* of General Velasco, who evacuated "t orre?n eight days ago, but rebels believed be had not Joined an other force of Federals, aJid to be un der General Hidalgo in Saltillo. Re fugees from Torereoi hroughr word yesterday that the junction had boen formed, giving Velasco a combined force of about \2/bOO men. Cneontlrmed rumors we?"* afloa.*. to day th.it Tanploo had" tallon. General Carranza, who announced his lnumthtn of departing for Chihua hua tomorrow, said he expected to stay there only a few.days before going lo Torrean to establish- new heat .mart prs there Another report said a rebe] detach ment of Federals at Maameaas. a short t ?it? Ttnttyai HM j Fng 46, the" remainder falling beckon, tba. main force in the city. Sixty carloads of cotton conRs?^b?d at Torreon arrlvo dbcre tonight. As a result of representations by British Consul H. C. Myles of Bl fjkep lo Ger?ial Carranza regarding the security of Britl?h ?i*?!=5 pre pert*. In .\OT the astern Merkm. .General Car ma:', a late ?oday addressed ? notes, to llenera) Jesus Carranza BLO?. other re *n inim? i ii mit vi* I itviy, JDWVi lng that British personal and prop ariy rights must be respected. TOLL HEURIG INTERRUPTED LACK OF WITNESSES CAUSE j THE DISCUSSION TO BE POSTPONED RESUMED MONDAY Repr?sentatives From Pacific Coast Will Soon Arrive To Argue Issue (Br Associated Press. Washington. April 10.--Free us? of the Panama Canal hy Colombian war ships, troop ships and army and navy supply veeaela ia proposed In the ? new treaty between the United States and Columbia, signed at Bogota Tues day, to seal the breach between the , two countries over the separation of Panama. Secretary Bryan announced this tonight with tho. explanation that tim clause 1? identical with the Co lombia treat* negotiated by Secretary; Boot in 1909, with the approval if; Great Brit.an end ratified br1, tue United Stat ?s senate, though never ac cepted by Colombia. Mr. Bryan's statement, followed a conforenc? at the state d?partaient with Senator O'Gormap, chairman of , tue senate canals committee, who has under consideration the bill repealing the'clause of tho Panama Canal Act exempting American coastwise ship ping from Canal tolls. 8enator O'Gor man. who ia leading democratic op position to President Wilson's repeal policy, wont back io the capital, car rying new ammunition for his fight. Bf? would not discuss the matter, but other opponents of exemption repoal ! pointed to the fact that Great Brimin in 1909 had agreed to these objections. Mr. Bryan aaid tho treaty sighed at Bogota employs the language of the | Root-Cortes ship caaal treaty. ; Mr. Bryan would not -say whether ih? acceptance by all concerned of the treaties would upi ve all tho. prif? lemB pending between Panama. 'Co lombia and the United States. senate committee on inter oceanic c?nala of the proposed repeal of Panama Canal toll exemption fer American ships wa* interrupted today by lack of witnesses ar.S further for mal discussion of the Issue waa post poned until Monday, in the meantime opponents of the repeal plan to hasten 1 arrival of representatives Of Pacific Commercial bodies that will appear be fore the committee to volc<> tho seutl tneot of their constituencies arabist the administration policy. Senator O'Gorman. chairman it tba committee, and leader of "deniocriitlc ? opposition to exemption repeal. ' rpnnt part of tbe day going over tho ree pras or tue state department relating to tho negotiations of au unratiflea treaty with Colombia in which was a clause, reported to have been tolla for boast ships. These records, It -waa auld, tonight disclosed only that Co lumbia was to have ha 1 use of tho canal free of tolls for war vessels, of which ?he Sooth American republic nae few. Chairman O'Qorman was asked by the .committee *o noak* this" inoubry after Senator Borah had attributed *o ?eei, then aecrsUr? of S?ite. a statement ibo Great Blrtaln bad agreed that Colombia should have lise of the canal without tolls for coastwise traf fic ? merely, reviewed the correspon dence relating io tbe negotiation of the propose treaty whb Colombia," said Senator ^'Gorman after his in vestigation. "And I preter not to say anything until I have reported to the committee.: When the canal debate resumes Monday. Senator Lewis of Illinois will * be given an opportunity to discuss the bill which he offered as a compromise Tor fiat repeal pf tolls exemption for American ships. The measure would repeal exemption, but also would givo the president authority to suspend tolls whenever he might deem it for the best interest of the nation. It was apparent tonight that the tolls controversy probably, would. not get formally before tho senate meets tomorrow. The report has been cir culated for several days that oppon ents of trust legislation are .doing all In their power to nrge dissentlon and delay on the tolls Issue, In order to postpone action on the trust bill* and prevent their passage at this eos* sion, If possible. Professor Killed Self. Newport News, Va., April lO.-^Pro-' Ti-????r H'tSr'1' J4 O-y**??. Jr%T-mar1\j nt Liberty. Mb." bead of the Hampton Fe male College near here. Committed su icide early this morning by shooting himself through the ^lead. Worry m^jiajaacial troubles is given us tbe ?guee fo the act. Professor Savage his lire valle teachers and pu Were going to breakfast. A friend '. Mr. Savage dead. >r Henry ii. Savage was for ir- president of the : jina voiiege, a BBpnsi seminary here. ?fe left Liberty when the school burn Mi in ?13. INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION'S HEARING A FAILURE NEW HAVEN PROBE Effort* to Trox? Transactions of Line and Its Subsidiary Prov? Futile (By Associated PI*SB) Washington, April ??.-Vain ert?ne were made by the interstate commerce commission at a public bearing today to obtain details of financial transac tions between the New York, New Hav en and Hartford Railroad and tts ebb. sldiary. the Non England Navigation Company .and tho localed Billiard Company?!i4b.roiigHo?^y^l million of dollar? w^'llfflli^iil'lin vi'li?tiit lm properly diverted f rdhl t*$MHa Witness n?er .wittthfca ??etuse??] point blank, tc testify to! any of Ute affaira of the Billiard (tompany or to produce any of thc books, records or agree ments, said to be in existence, con cerning its financial transactions. Joseph W. Polk, chlof counsel - for the commission, announced that he 7,'?Uiu iiii?iLu.u iiimccwiiiga iii tuan - damus to compel the recalcitrant wit? neates to reply to questions put them to tbem and to produce *.he books, rec ords and contracts called for by the subpoenas ot the commission. Further proceedings were post poned until April 29. * ti iit..i luicn ^.vt^eeted that Chirles 2. Mellen, former president-Of the ??ew Haven, and John I* Billard, ot the Billard Company, would testify st to days hearing, which was conducted ?HMbe commission by direction of the senate ? with a view to disclosing whether the financial transactions of the New Haveu, under Mr. Velten** management, with the Billard . oanv, kiid .beep legal, and whether any anms Improperly diverted from tit? New Haven could be recovered.-;'.Ba* records tuoy w<?r? not e*tu*<s up* testify. l^Jhtot what the Hillard C?ompSf wtfs not dfaclosed at today's hearings No w Unese*, except Samuel More house, of New Haven, would admit that he had any connection with th? company although thc presumed l iJont. trsjuurer lin!, ?nm. ers were on the wltuesH declined "by advice of counsel" t answer any question , concerning tba affairs ot the Billard Compsuy. lt wau maintained by their counsel that bsd tbs per.-sr tn require them to give the information sought. jut. ^ .-??nl-i.-iii?Uxs, - I:.; r,?ir. ~? the sttorn?y for the Billard Company, was the only exception to tho rule. Uf? admitted that bc 'was the com pany's attorney; that in "looking after the company's business' ne had taken from the vaults of the Now -Haven Railroad 310,400,000 of the securities Which had been kept there by tba the Billard Company ; lo fact, that be bad cleaned the vault out, but said he knew of no contracts between the New Haven and the Billard Company; and (Inclinait ttoaltivulv to tell. Any thing else concerning the company. intimations from counsel for the witnesses are that the matter may not be settled without a protracted logs! battle. Killed Wife In Order To Marry Stepdaughter Galeaburg, Ills., April 10.-Roheit Higgins today nleaded guilty to the Murder of his wife.i whom it was charged he shot ta' death brause of bia love of Julie Flake, his stepdaught er. Miss Flake was not arraigned for collusion in th* ertste dibs*;**, she bad written letters to an uncle and bis son requesting them to kill her mother. Owing to her youth and the influence exerted by Higgins lt was de cided thst she waa not criminally st fault. Governor? Will Meet Eariler Thau Usual Madison, Wis.. April 10.--The sev enth annual conference ot governors will be held her* beginning* June 9. Miles G. Riley, Secretary ot the con* terence announced today. Twenty Ave governors have already promised to attend and a number or former gov ernor? are expect?d. Tbe centerene? win meet In Milwaukee one cay. A date earlier than usual wes ?ev elded on for th? conference owing to the primaries and general elections hi many States nest lal!. Coldest la Ssa? Tears. Bristol, Vft.-Tcnn.. April lO.-rBsvly today the temperature stood at 2* de grees, and is said to'be the coldest april ever exponent ; ?.ears, doing much danger to early Trull. .. .