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US, WILL PRECIPITATE A GREAT MASSACRE Madero Issues Warning That if U. S. Crosses Border, Every American Will Be Slaughtered. EVERY INTERLOPER WILL BE REPELLED According to Plan, Federals Intend to Starve RebelsFive Towns Captured by Rebels Today. (National Nawa Amociattoa) MEXICO CITY. Feb. 28. A warning against United States intervention In Mexico, because It would precipitate a massacre of every American in the republic baa been Issued by Juan Sanchev Ancvona, confidential secretary to President Madero. By many the warning Is taken as a direct threat from Madero himself. It is printed in a lnl newspaper, a portion of which follows: t 4 .. United States intervenes the followers of Madero, La Plata and Vasques will form in a common union of forces to repel the interloper. Kvery American In Mexico will be slaughtered at the first news that the American flag has crossed the border." Five more Mexican towns fell into the hands of the rebels today. They were Villa Nueva. North Christian, San Martin, Sombrette and OJovallente. Federal troops recaptured the towns of Acajetez and Peptallco after hard fight in which fourteen fell. Reports from the north say that the rebels have surrounded llermoslllo, the capital of Sonora, and have demanded its surrender. General Villa is marching northward to Juarez, but the war will be bloodless, according to present plans, m the federals Intend to starve out the Insurrectos, and thus prevent any bullets falling on United States soil. Great excitement was caused here today by the report that Americans are threatened with slaughter. Business men of all nations held a meeting and decided to volunteer guard of 1,000. MARCH ON CHIHUAHUA. EL PASO, Feb. 28. A force of about 1,300 rebels. Gen Campa's victorious invading army, that captured Juarcs with one volley, broke camp early today and was ready to march on Chihuahua, capital of the state of Chihuahua. General Campa detailed about 300 men under Major Thomas Loza to hold Juarez while he himself led his army against the capital city. Gen. Campa declares there are 900 rebels already In Juarez and that the arrival of Rojas' group from Bauche will give him 1600 men. Following the seizure of Juarez, the Vasquistaa set about the task of establishing a new municipal govern ment. PEACE THE SUBJECT For an Industrial Conference at Washington. (National News Association) WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 28. Adtires received by the committee in charge of the local arrangements Indicate that nearly all of the forty-eight States will be represented by delegates at the annual convention of the National Civic Federation to be held here next week. The live Importance of the subjets scheduled for discussion and the prominence of many of the participants combine to give promise of the raost notable meeting in the history of the. organization. The initial session will be devoted to the consideration af ways and means to Insure industrial peace and progress. Cardinal" Gibbons will preside. President Tart will occupy the chair at the succeeding sessions, which will be given over to the ronsideralon of auch problems as are Involved in the relations of the public to industrial pensions, compensation for accidents, and the regulation of industrial corporations aud public utilities. Join the Roosevelt Club! Fill out the coupon and mail It to ROOSEVELT CLUB, care Palladium office, and become a member. I hereby agree to become a member of the Roosevelt club to attend meetings and do everything In my power to secure the election of delegates to the convention to be held in ConnersvlUe, March 28. who will elect delegates to the National Convention In Chicago. June S3, which Chicago delegates shall vote for the nomination or Theodora Roosevelt, as the Republican candidate for president of the United States. Signed: Name Address

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Juarez Barracks

Tlie soldiers' barracks in Juarez, Mexico, just across the Rio Grande from El Paso, Texas, captured by a large rebel force. A large force of American troops have been sent to the Mexican border to safeguard the residents of the border cities.

JONES BLAMED FOR RAILWAY FATALITY Brakeman, Coroner Finds, Gave Order that Caused Death of Two Men. Blame for the accident on the C. & O. railroad, February 8, in the Boston yards, which resulted in the death of Charles Keever and William Sommers, two employes of the road is fixed upon Walter A. Jones, a brakeman, in the verdict of the coroner. Dr. R. J. Pierce, which was filed yesterday afternoon in the office of the county clerk. The coroner's verdict states that Jones gave the order to the engineer to "come on," without authority and ignorant of the exact position of the men who were working with the disabled cars in the yards. In summing up the testimony of workmen and witnesses, the coroner says: "The testimony shows that there was no confusion of orders, that the purpose of the going to the Boston yards of .the 'tool car crew' was to get a disabled car, and that on account of the damaged condition of the car it was thought best to bring the car out of the yards upon the main track. Charles Sehi, brakeman, gave the signal to the engine to remain standing and this signal was repeated by Walter A. Jones. Kecver and Sommers entered the gap, which was about eighteen inches in width between the two cars in orner to 'chain up' the cars. Jones then, although he had repeated Sehl's signal to remain standing only a few minute before, and although ignorant of the exact position of those working at the disabled car, on seeing that the engine and contiguous car had failed to couple, gave, without authority or warning, a signal to the engineer to move forward and the cars jammed together, crushing Keever and Sommers." Among those who were examined by the foroner were Edward Scherschel, tool car foreman, Peru; liomer Williamson, car repairer, Peru; Ned G. Waite. freight conductor, Peru; Harry Spohn, car repairer. Peru; Frank Sleeper, engineer, Richmond, Charles Sehi, brakeman, Richmond, Charles Bain, car repairer, Peru; Walter Jones, brakeman, Ceredo, W. Va., and G. J. Derbyshire, trainmaster, Richmond. Co rone, Pierce says that he was not notified of the accident or the death of the two men until the morning following the accident. He says that the men died between 6 and 7:30 o'clock in the evening and that it was 8 o'clock on the following morning when he was notified. FOR CHILDJ7ELFARE Educators of the Country Plan Some Action. (National News Association) St. Louis. Mo., Feb. 28. Child welfare was the general topic of discussion this morning at one of the most Interesting and profitable sessions of the annual convention of the department of superintendence of the National Educational Association, which has been in session here since the first of the week. Prominent among the speakers a were Carroll G. Pierce of Milwaukee, president of the National Kducational Association, and James H. Van Sickle, superintendent of publio schools of Springfield. Mass. F. COONEY PROMOTED Fenton Cooney, a Western Union operator In this city, who in nine years has risen to the position of head operator and assistant superintendent of the local station, starting as a messenger boy, was promoted again yesterday and left this morning for Cincinnati where he will take a position in the offices of the Western Union telegraph company in that city.

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A RECEIVER NAMED FOR MORNIIIG NEWS Philip Robbins Will Assume the Management of the Company. Setting forth that the Quaker City Printing and Publishing company, liublishers of the Morning News, owed him over $800, that the many pressing demands and claims on the company could not be met, and that the business affairs and financial condition of the company were in a tangled and chaotic state, Frank R. McFail, who after the resignation of his son-in-law, Raymond Wehrly, aa manager, of the company assumed charge, petitioned tbif morning before Judge Fox for the appointment of a receiver. Philip H. Robbins, a former local newspaper man, who recently managed the receivership of the defunct People's Store, was appointed and assumed charge of the affairs of the company .today. Mr. AIcFall states the property and assets ;f the company, valued at 83,000 are in danger of being lost and dissipated. Deals for the purchase of the Morning News, the official Democratic organ of this county, have been under consideration for some lime and rerently Ed Warfel and William Klopp of the Evening Item nearly closed a deal for the paper, but dropped it on learning of the condition of the comlitny's affairs. The issue of the News today gives as the reason for its discontinuance as lack of funds. When McFail assumed management he met many of the obligations of the company, and the sum of $805.21 which he says the company owes him is supposed to have been paid out in this manner. ASSESSORS ARE TO BEGIN WORK FRIDAY Seventy-five Days Allowed Them to Complete Their Work in County. Township assessors and their deputies will meet at the office of County Assessor Matthews at the court house Friday for the purpose of determining the tax rates on personal property and chattels, and receiving instructions from Assessor Matthews and County Auditor Bowman. Supplies will also be given out and immediately after the meeting the assessors will start upon their work, which must be concluded within seventy-five days, as the reports must be turned in by May 15. As real estate was appraised last year, which appraisement will stand for four years, 'this work will not be done this year. Additional improvements to real estate, however, will be assessed. At the meeting Friday the rates on typewriters, adding machines, cash registers, pianos, organs and automobiles will be adopted. Stocks of merchandise will be listed and assessed at their cash value, which is considered the usual selling price at a fair voluntary sale, and not at a forced or auction sale. . The list of voters will be taken in order to determine the amount of the poll tax. The rate of assessment differs in each township in the county, this rate being fixed by the trnstes of the divers townships, they taking into consideration the amount of tax needed, and adjusting the rate accordingly. Wayne township, of course, will hare more deputy assessors than any other township in the county. Some township assessors will have but one or two deputies, while Charles Potter. Wayne township assessor, has appointed fifteen deputies to assist in the work.

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RESIDENTS FORCED TO FLEE AT NIGHT Overflow of Wabash River Causes Considerable Damage. (National News Association LOGANSPORT, Ind., Feb. 28. Residents along West Wabash avenue here were forced to move from their homes during the night because of the overflow from the Wabash river. Residents of Little Island, who have been living in their second stories, were also forced to flee. The big bridge across the Wabash at Georgetown, eight miles west of here, was swept from its foundations by the ice and is held fast in a gorge of ice 35 feet high. When the jam gives way the bridge will be carried with it. Miles of land in this vicinity are under water, and in many places only the tops of tall trees are above the surface of ice and water. The Panhandle tracks at Kenneth are under water for several miles, and just below that point the Wabash riv4r has changed its course to the north, sweeping through a deep ravine, and forming an artificial island upon which many farmers are flood-bound. Most of the people at Georgetown were rescued in boats. STEAMER SUNK. PARKERSBURG, W. Va., Feb. 28. The steamer H. A. Bedford was rammed by floating ice and sunk in the Ohio river near Waverley this morning. The loss will be $50,000. The crew escaped. DAMAGE FROM ICE. PITTSBURG, Pa., Feb. 28. Loosened by recent rains and warmth, prodigious masses of ice swept down from the headwaters of Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia streams yesterday and passed into the Ohio river. Behind the great flood of high water and ice flies are left the customarydamage and suffering, although not a life was lost so far as authorities can learn up to this morning. While the damage in this city was comparatively light, nearly every town and hamlet along the Monongahela river suffered considerably. The highest stage reached here was 22 feet, two feet below the big flood marks. TO HAME DELEGATES Roosevelt-Taft Test in a Missouri District. (National News Aaaoclatloa) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Feb. 28. Interest of Missouri Republicans is just now centered upon the Third Congressional District, the first in the state to meet for the selection of delegates to the Republican national convention at Chicago. The convention will meet tomorrow at Plattsburg. The outcome wiU be watched with interest because of theactive rivalry for control between the friends of President Taft and those of Colonel Roosevelt. It is known that the Roosevelt forces intend to make a rigorous fight to prevent the instruction of the delegates for Taft. E. L. Morse of Excelsior Springs is directing the campaign for Taft delegates and says that the two delegates selected tomorrow undoubtedly will be instructed for the President's re-nomination. Jesse E. Tolerton, president of the' Missouri Roosevelt club, who has made a careful canvass of the nine counties comprised in the district, says Roosevelt delegates will not be named. CONVERSE ESTATE Partial settlement of the estate of the late William C. Converse has been filed in the Wayne circuit court, by Perry J. Freeman, administrator. The court ordered the administrator to pay twenty-five per cent upon all claims against the estate.

NO COMPETITION IS COUNTENANCED BY THE STEEL TROST

McRae in Testifying Before the Stanley Steel Trust Probe Committee Gives Actual Facts. STEEL CORPORATION MADE OVER BILLION Owned Railroads and Ore Mines, Fixed the Prices Openly and Then Secretly, States McRae. (National News Association) WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 Restraint of free competition is charged against the United States Steel corporation in conclusions submitted to the Stanley committee by F. B. MacRae, the committee's expert accountant. No charges that a policy of restraint was announced early in the formation of the steel corporation, and that a power to raise the price of pig-iron has been deliberately exercised by that concern. His figures show that since the amalgamation of 180 concerns into the security holding company known as the U. S. Steel Corporation, a fair estimate of the adjuated earnings ofthis gigantic commercial force would be $1,306,937,716.82, which would be the equivalent of 36.6 per cent on the sales to outsiders of $3,869,629,965.97, which is equal to 67.7 of cost. Then Competition Died. When Mr. McRae took the stand the committee was told that competition between previously competing concerns was absolutely terminated by the birth of the U. S. Steel Corporation. He described the bringing under control of a corporation of the 180 concerns, through gaining control of the subsidary companies, which include ore mining and mining companies now restricted from competing in the sales of ore; transportation companies, among which are the Duluth and Iron Range railroad and the Duluth, Mesaba and Northern railroad, formerly controlled by the Lake Superior Consolidated Iron mines. The control of these two roads, he said, places the control of every possibility of competition in the hands of the corporation. The report submitted "by MacRae divides the consideration of the U. S. Steel Corporation into three sections: The first deals with the earnings of the corporation since its formation, the second with extracts from the minutes of the meetings of the big concerns, while the last section is a summary of all the evidences extracted from the minute books and from testimony take', by the Stanley committee. Those Gary Dinners. The Gary dinners came in for detailed discussion in the report; and in this connection the expert accountant concludes that a number of agreements in restraint of trade existed between the subsidary companies and independent companies at the time of the organization of the steel corporation which was continued until 1904 and that other agreements were entered into in July, 1908, and continued until 1909. Gary dinners, the first of which took place in November, 1907, took the place of these agreements which were discontinued. "It is admitted," says the report, "that the price of at least one commodity, standard rails, has remained fixed, notwithstanding the termination of the pool arrangement; and the prices of other commodities, to an extent to be determined hereafter, have been influenced by the interchange of information at the Gary dinners. "The legal effect of the transition of the system of written contracts with penalties, or secret meetings for the interchange of data as to output and prices, to the system of Gary dinners should be considered." Kills Competition. After reviewing the testimony of many ironmasters the report says: "The Gary dinners arrangement whereat the so-called independents were influenced to reduce their production comformably to the estimate of the reduction in the demand existing and to maintain prices, is objectionable so far as it operates to exclude competition. The arrangement is designed and intended to operate; and has operated, admittedly as to standard steel rails; although it is claimed that the so-called independents can cut prices without fear of penalty, except the dishonor of declaring in favor of a named price and then selling at some, other price." THE WEATHER STATE-Gnerally fair tonight and Thursday; colder tonight. LOCAL Fair and colder tonight and Thursday. HIGH SCHOOL OBSERVATORY Forecast for Richmond and vicinity: Fair and colder tonight and Thursday. Maximum temperature in last 21 hours, 30r at noon today. Minimum temperature in last 24 hours, 21 at 7 a. m. today. Temperature at 42: SO p. m. today. 30. Barometer, 30.1, rising. Direction and velocity of wind, west, li miles per hour.

MiD DOG ATTACKS

ANO BITES A John Turner May Have to Take Pasteur Treatment Little Girl Bitten. John Turner was bitten in the leg by a dog. believed rabid, while he was crossing North C street at the corner of Ninth, on his way home last evening. After informing the police, who commenced a futile search for the animal, Turner had his wound cauterized, and is now awaiting the capture of the dog to determine whether he will undergo the Pasteur treatment. While Turner was walking to his home, 26 Fort Wayne avenue, his attention was attracted by the suspicious actions of a large, yellow hound running down the center of the street toward him. As Turner crossed the corner, the dog swerved from his course, attacked him and bit him on the left leg. Aroused by the attack. Turner kicked the dog several times, and the animal ran off down the street before Turner could stop it. Turner went at once to police headquarters, and informed the officers of the attack. He then had his wound cauterized, and was assured by the city health department that if the animal was found and it developed rabies, he would be sent to Indianapolis for Pasteur treatment. Little Jane Hawekotte, the three-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John j L. Hawekotte, was bitten by a dog belonging to- Qua Fryar, which animal died of rabies at Dr. Hoover's stable last night. This was not made known until after the animal died. The child 'was attacked by the dog on January 7. The head of the dog has been sent to Indianapolis for examination, but no fear is felt for the child, as the city health authorities believe the attack was made before the animal contracted the disease. common plahs ARE NOWAPPRQVED And Arrangements for State Sunday School Meeting .:,.WiltBe Pushed. Plans proposed by E. M. Haas, chairman of the cabinet, for the holding of the state Sunday school convention bere next June, were unanimously approved at a meeting of the city Sunday schools' executive committee last evening, at the First English Lutheran church, and the sub-committee chairmen were instructed to push their preparations at once to make the convention successful. A report from the finance committee which is headed by John S. Harris, showed that a sum of $500 must be secured from the Richmond Sunday schools to cover the local expenses. Tli is sum has been pro rated among the schools of the city, according to the number of their scholars and their estimated wealth. The amount each school is expected to give will be made known soon. The bouse committee announced tiist it has already completed arrangements to hold the event in East Main Street Friends' church. A statement concerning the work of the entertainment committee anticipated little trouble in securing, through the aid. of the churches, lodgings for the 1,000 delegates at the rate of one dollar a day. Having now received authority from the city association to proceed according to the adopted plan, the cabinet will divide its work among the seven committees. Following is the personnel of the committees, as announced at the meeting last night; (the chairmen, together with President E. M. Haas, compose the executive cabinet); finance committee John S. Harris, chairman, Dr. A. L. Bramkamp, John. H. Klute; entertainment Ed. Hasemeier , chairman, E. B. Knollenberg, Raymond Myrick; house John H. Johnson, chairman, Dr. George Baily, S. H. Jones, S. E. Jones; reception Judge Boggs, chairman, H. A. Pettijohn; decorations James M. Judson, chairman, Harry Reeves; ushers C. E. Newman, chairman. Way land Kelsey. George Bartel; display room D. D. Ramsey, chairman, Jesse Bailey. : , Teddy

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The temporary Roosevelt committee got well under way with things yesterday. Men were sent out this morning with petitions. These papers bear .on their masthead the information that the: liiiisrslgsi il will attend the Roosevelt Mass Meeting Friday at tbe Fytlla Tsssslti and that they will assist in the work of selecting Kooeevelt deMi to the district snd state conventions. , The petitions were out early this morning, were placed In drug stores and other places, where men meet. The committee does not expect that the attendance will be limited to those who sign their names to the petitions nor do they expect fuR results from ' the petitions tin after the Roosevelt mass meetitng. Jf en win hardly have a chance to

sign up the petitions before tonight, Ing of men will be on hand for the ganixation. Two Civil War veterans came into rWheres the recruiting omeery "Over at the post olBce, some "Not for me," grinned one of the Colonel."

CROWD CHEERS AUD HISSES ROOSEVELT III BOSTOII STREET But the Colonel's Adherents Redouble Cheering and Drown Out the Hisses of the Others.

COMMITTEEMEN ARE TO JOIN ROOSEVELT. Wight and Lyon, of Louisiana Pledge Support Be- . lieve Roosevelt Can Break Taft's Delegation. (National News Association) x BOSTON. Feb. 28. Col. Theodore; Roosevelt was today both cheered and c hissed in State street, the center of Boston's commercial activity. This is the first time In Boston at least that hisses ever greeted the strenuous col- -onel. He had just come out of the building at No. 50 State street, where he attended the meeting of the Harvard overseers. In the street was a -c rowd of more than 500 people. The colonel was escorted by two police- ' men. The crowd surged around him, tome of them cheering, while others' blew shrill Whistles. Then from another part of the crowd a distinct hissias was heard. The colonel's adherents redoubled their cheering and soon drowned out the hisses. JOIN T. R. FORCES. CHICAGO. Feb. 28.- Republican Na-' tional Committeemen Cecil L. Lyons, ot Texas, and Pearl Wight, of Louisiana, have Joined the Roosevelt forces. That is the statement made today at the headquarters of the National Roosevelt committee here today and on it is based the assumption that Krcsevelt can break Taft's . "solid south" delegation at the Chicago con-' ver.tion. Telegrams from the two com-" ifiitteemen pledging their support to the colonel's cause were received by the Roosevelt supporters here. The telegrams were 'accepted by the committeemen as meaning -that both - states -v would send, Roosevelt delegations to the convention. , .-. It Is an open secret here that the matter that has gtyen the Roosevelt leaders most worry was the question of the southern delegations. If Taft had received the undivided support of th'r. delegation he would have gone In-, to the convention with nearly a third of the delegates, an enormous amount of the total required to nominate. The ' telegrams made- public today are the ; first indication of the fact that Roose velt. leaders are after these delegates. "I am heartily In favor of Roosevelt' for president and I shall do all In my ' power to obtain a delegation for him," was the frank statement In Wight's te legram. . "You are authorised to state that I am for Roosevelt to the finish," tele-, graphed Lyon. "Over 90 per cent of the Republicans of Texas are for him. , There is practically no Taft sentiment except among federal officeholders. Expect that every delegate from Texas,, whl be for Roosevelt under absolute Instructions." HONOR A DIPLOMAT Argentine Minister Has Degree Conferred on Him. (National News Association) PITTSBURGH, Pa., Feb. 2818 cos nection with the 125th anniversary celebration of the University of Pittsburgh, the authorities of the university today conferred the honorary degree of LL. D. upon . Dr. Romulo 3. Naon, the Argentine minister at Washington. The degree was conferred by Chancellor McCormlck In the presence of the university trustees and faculty and a large number of guests. The honor was conferred upon Dr. Naon in recognition of his important services as professor of constitutional law and member of the governing board of the University ef Buenos Ayres, the foremost edecstional institution of South America. Today Tut by tomorrow a creditable committee to use as a to " - ; . ; , ' y i the Palladium oOee this - ' - ' - j ' one volunteered; i , ! f veterans," I want tomgA "P vi--'W- .;-'5

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