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THE LINN DIGEST GLAD TO BE BACK FROM VERA CRUZ HAVE AVERTED WA MEDIATORS END THEIR LABORS Da Gama Announces Settlement of Conflict Between U.S. and Mexico. South American Peace Envoys Leave Niagara Tails for Other Points. DINNER TO NEWSPAPER MH MEXICO HEARS OF PEACE PACT Mediators Beli sve They Have ElT.r.!-nated Chances for War, Cut Task Is Not Finished. Statement That Protocol Is Signed Authorized by Minister Ruiz Huerta and Carranza Delegates to Confer Now.

These sailors of the battleship Utah, the first landing party that went ashore for the taking of Vera Cruz, have come back with their ship from Mexican waters and are glad to leave the tropical heat. They were given a month's shore leave at New York ULSTER IS READY TO FIGHT AUSTRIANS BLAME SERVIA SHOWS A SURPLUS Unionist Volunteers in Uniform Parade Streets of Belfast With Rifles and Fixed Bayonets. Government Receipts for 1914 $33,000,000 More Than Expenditures. SECRETARY M'ADOO ELATED Niagara Falls, Ont. With the departure of Ambassador De Gama of Hrazil, Minister Naon of Argentina, and the American delegation, the Pan-American mediation conference, convened to find a solution of the Mexican problem, formally ended its sessions here.

Minister Suarez of Chile and the Huerta delegates will leave at once. When and where the next meeting will be held depends for the present upon General Carranza, the Constitutionalist chief. International Conflict Settled. Formal notification of the invitation to Carranza to send delegates and his reply was conveyed by the mediators to the American and Huerta commissioners in an. identical note.

The note declares the international conflict settled and remarks: "All that is left to be done is to organize and establish a provisional government in Mexico, a patriotic work reserved exclusively to the two Mexican delegations." The Huerta delegates replied to this communication in two separate notes, one expressing appreciation of the efforts of the three mediators in bringing about a settlement of the international conflict and the other, addressed indirectly to the Constitutionalists, declaring in polite terras sincere desire to discuss internal affairs with them. Tins opens the way for direct communication between the Constitutionalists and delegates. Mexico Hears News. City of Mexico. "Peace between Mexico" and the United States has been definitely arranged in a protocol signed by -the Mexican delegates at Niagara Falls, It is impossible to give the details until the Mexican senate has acted on the protocol." This statement was given out by acting ForeignMinister Ksteva Ruiz, who added that the dignity and sovereignty of Mexico had been saved.

Copies of messages sent by the Mex-acting Foreign Minister Ksteva Ruiz, of Argentina. Brazil and. Chile, thanking them for their mediation, also were given out at the foreign office. It is believed the protocol will be submitted to the senate at once. Points Proudly to Total Figures as Proof of Administration Promised for Tariff Law.

Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and Consort May Result in a War. Vienna. Open war between Austria and Servia may come as a result of the archduke's assassination. The government's note to Servia, demanding that conspirators in Belgrade, who are believed to have plotted the killing, he ferreted out and punished, is considered practically to lay the responsibility of Princip's crime at the door of the Servian nation. It has greatly added to the rising tide of anti-Servian feeling here.

Death by bomb or was a certainty for Franz Ferdinand, according to government advices from the city where the heir to the empire met his death. These say the whole city was literally sown with bombs designed to make assassination of the archduke sure. Viennese are especially incensed by the endeavors of the Servia press in Belgrade and other cities to mitigate the condemnation of the assassin by claiming that the killing was due to oppression of Serbs in Bosnia and Herzegovina by their Austrian Washington Treasury figures just completed showed lit the federal Belfast. Ulster Volunteers, with rifles and fixed bayonets, paraded tho streets here in full uniform, under instructions from Lieut. Gen.

Sir George Kichardson, their commander-in-chief, as notice to the authorities, it was said, that "Ulster will fight." Apprehension is great that the Unionists cannot be restrained from carrying out the plan without forcible measures and, as there are 30,000 armed volunteers in the city, this may result in serious trouble. Police and regular soldiers here are weaker numerically than tho volunteers and would be powerless to quell any concerted display of arms unless aided by the Nationalists. In such a case bloody fighting would almost surely be precipitated at once. It is believed the order is part of a Unionist plan to show the movement's strength in Belfast and "that unless means are found to prevent the display the streets will be full of martial figures within the week. government went through its first fiscal year under the Wilson administration with its income exceeding or dinary expenses by $33,784,452.07.

Nearly 113 million dollars, pouring into the treasury the last day, brought the total receipts for the year up to This is million above Secretary McAdoo's- Niagara Falls, Ont. Aintaacadc Da Gama of Brazil formally announced the practical settlement of the conflict between the United States and Mexico, but added that, the task of mediation Is not yet concluded. The ambassador spoke at, a luncheon given by the three mediators to newspaper correspondents. The American and Huerta delegations to the mediation conference were present and the remarks of Mr. Da Gama, after careful revision, were made public later, constituting a formal statement of the work of mediation thus far.

"It is a source of satisfaction for me," said the ambassador, "to be able to say that one cf the essential points of our program, that dealing with the international side of the conflict, is practically settled. This does not imply that we go home, with our task concluded, but we feel that so far we have averted war. "We have established also, through agreements between the parties most directly interested and in complete harmony with the sentiments of the government of the' United States, that it is a principle of American policy to have our rational problems always given a fair examination and settled without foreign interference. We understand that if such a result has been attained, we shall have created a more favorable atmosphere in international politics in The speech served as a definition for the world generally of tXe hitherto unsettled status of mediation. Justice Lamar and the medialo.

had discussed the situation at length and afterward the Huerta delegates conferred with the mediators. Ambassador Da Gama and Minister Naon will depart at oncet. The mediators have formally acknowledged the latest note from General Carranza, transmitted by Rafael Zubaran, his representative in Washington. The answer expressed the appreciation of the mediators for the friendly sentiments toward peace tittered by Carranza and is most courteously phrased. Huerta Ready to Flee.

Washington, D. Private dispatches received here from unofficial sources in Mexico City stated that President Huerta had sent his son and daughter toward Puerto Mexico and was making preparations for his own departure on short nolice. The information was conveyed to the state department. Zapata Issues Decree. Mexico City.

News readied Mexico City that Emiliano Zapata, the southern revolutionary leader, had published a decree rejecting an allegiance to Venustiano Carranza and saying that the Constitutionalist chief had refused "to accept the "plan of Ayala," the original agrarian proclamation of the southern leader. Zapata is said to have declared that ho intends to extend his operations along the western coast of Mexico aa far as Sonora and that he will fight Carranza "forever." The information was brought to Mexico City by persons who arrived from towns under the control of the followers of Zapata in the state of Moreloa. Members of the British colony here are unwilling to follow the advice of Sir Lionel Carden, the British minister, that they temporarily leave Mexico, Only forty-two persons r.o far have signed an agreement to travel on a special train to Hie roast. Morn than half of this mini her are women and children. Carden Warns British.

The City of Mexico. in view- of existing conditions in Mexico, St Lionel Carden, the Uritish minister, has advised all British subjects temporarily to leave the country. He said that the shortage of fuel used in the operation of trains was growing nioro acute daily and that the trains probably goon would stop running, which would make difficult the departure of persons in the interior. NEW CHARTER FOR ST. LOUIS SUFFRAGE A STATE ISSUE? New Organic Law for City Adopted by Nearly 3,000 Majority Makes Radical Changes.

President Wilson Refuses to Help Women Get Constitutional Amendment Through House. KAISER FEARS ANARCHISTS German Emperor Abandons Plan to Attend Archduke Ferdinand's Funeral at Vienna. St. Louis, Mo. The new city charter for St.

Louis was adopted at an election by about 3,000 majority. The election commissioners announce the vote as 46,839 for and 44,158 against. Within sixty days will begin the inauguration of radical reforms in the municipal administration. The adoption of the charter marks the end of 'a fight which has lasted many years and been marked by charges of corruption and graft. The residential wards were strongly in favor of the draft, while the river wards and those others dominated by political influences showed majorities against it.

Washington, D. Wilson told a deputation of more than five hundred woman suffragists at the White House that woman suffrage was a state issue and not a national one, and for that reason he would not use his influence for the passage of a constitutional amendment in congress. When the women first asked the President to recommend the amendment he said he couldn't do so because it was not in the party platform. Only a few weeks later he asked congress to repeal the canal tolls exemption, which was not only not in the platform, but the exact opposite of what the party did indorse. To call the President's attention to this, a delegation of five hundred women went to the White house, headed by Mrs.

Hervey W. Wiley and Mrs. Hheta Childe Dorr. orlginal estimate, and' turned into a surplus what had promised the day before to be a substantial deficit. Corporation arid income tax payments furnished the stream of gold at the finish.

From this source came $26,161,782.82 between the opening and closing of the treasury the last day. Secretary McAdoo and other administration official are pointing to the total figures as proof of their ppromises as to what would te accomplished under the new tariff. Surplus Goes' to the Canal. The treasury Surplus this year, as last will be wiped out by Panama canal expenditures, which have been paid from the general fund. In the twelve months $34,826,941 have been spent on the canal.

When this has been charged off there will be a deficit for the year of on the hooks. Last year the canal expenditure amounted to $41,741,258 and the final deficit was $400,733. Last year's total receipts were only $691,140,000, but on the other hand the ordinary expenditures were only $634,805,000, or $43,754,248 below this year's total. Secretary McAdoo estimates that "approximately V2 million dollars in scheduled income and corporation taxes, 'assessments not paid In June because the penalty does not accrue against these assessments until July 10, would have been a clear surplus for the year of approximately 2y2 million dollars. Congratlates Administration.

The secretary sent telegram a of congratulations to President Wilson, Representative Underwood, chairman of the liouse ways and moans committee, and to Senator Simmons, chairman of the finance committee- of the senate, upon the result, under tho new tariff law. CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS Rerlin. Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany will not attend the funeral of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Vienna, according to official announcement. The discovery of widespread Anarchist plots in the Austrian, city made the emperor fear for his life. The greatest surprise was felt here when the announcement was made.

It was officially stated that cancellation of the kaiser's plans for the trip came as a result of a slight indisposition which has attacked the aged emperor of Austria, and that it was not deemed advisable in his present agitated condition that the further of entertaining the kaiser should be placed upon him. To this, the official explanation went on, the kaiser agreed. It is generally admitted that only the gravest reasons could have prevented the visit of the kaiser, Austria's closest ally, to the funeral" of the -Vustiiau heir. The fear of an Anarchist activity is widely regarded 88 the only adeiunto explanation. SHOOTS INTO PASSING TRAIN Italian Hunter Empties Shotgun at Passengers on Observation Platform Six Persons injured.

WEST VIRGINIA A DRY STATE WILL TAKE ITS MEDICINE President Wilson lias sent the following message of condolence to the emperor of Austria-Hungary: "Deeply shocked at the atrocious-murder of his imperial and royal highness Archduke Francis Ferdinand and consort at an assassin's hands. I extend to your majesty, to the royal family and to the government of Austria-Hungary the sincere condolences of the government and people of the United States, and an expression of my own profound sympathy." The senate is far from resigned to the thought of six weeks or more of discussion of trust legislation in in Id-summer, but it. is not. probable that the spirit of open revolt will show itself on the floor, and unless senate leaders are at fault, in the predictions, the three house bills or legislation designed to cover the same ground will be. put through, by the familiar process, weeks of debate in fruitless effort to amend and then passage.

In a thick fog and rain which rendered Tory Island invisible from the mainland of Ireland, the Anchor Line steamer California, bound from New York for Glasgow, went ashore on the rocks off that island. Wireless calls for help brought speedy assistance from several small gunboats and torpedo boats which were patrolling the Northwest Irish const for gun runners Kansas City. Three men and three women. were among those seated on the observation platform of the "Eli," a fast Burlington train for Chicago, as it passed through North Kansas City. They flashed by four Italians armed with shotguns, who were walking along the tracks, and the woman in the party waved their handker chiefs.

One of the Italians raised his gun and discharged both barrels of each at a distance of less than one hundred yards. The six persons were struck by the scattering shot. The train was held thirty minutes at Liberty, while Dr. J. II.

Rothwell extracted the shot. All of the injured conitnued their journey. Three arrests have been made. New Prohibition Law Goes Into Effect There With Close of June Drys Make Gains. Big Business Notifies President Wilson That It Is Ready to Cooperate With Him.

Charleston, W. Va. State-w ide prohibition of the liquor business in West Virginia became effective with the end of June. It brings the total number of states in the prohibition column up to nine. With West Virginia added the list will be: Georgia, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, West Virginia.

These nine states of total prohibition territory, plus the local no-lt-eense area, make up 2,132,726 square miles Washington, D. C. Dig business is ready to take its medicine. One of its chief representatives, J. P.

Morgan, has so indicated to the President. Mr. Morgan told the executive that the business men of this country are not antagonistic to the administration. They were as eager, he said, as the President is to see the greatest possible business activity throughout the country and are very willing to co-operate. All they is to be fhown jnt how te do ro, The Gade Crossing Again.

Cambridge, Md. Tlarvpy II. thiker was killed, Mrs. Hoy Smith probably fatally injured and Mr. Huker's wife and Miss I.

illlan Jones were juiP't when their motor car waj I'tincn by a pasHCiigpr train urai J'rsiton, Md. Blows Off Head in Jail. Danville, 111. Walter Atchison of Henderson, Ky in jail in Williams-port, on charge of horse stealing, blew off bis head and wrecked his cell v-ilh dynamite..