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THE WEATHER. Fair Sunday; Monday cloudy; f prob ably rain; light variable winds. Two SectiQijs VOL. XCIII NO. 72. WTIJONrTON, K: d, SUNDAY M!OttNING-, DECEMBER 34 1913. ." WHOIZB.mmBBB 13,507.; ..m Hjgais mrc i wi? nr ' :av ; wr..r i PRESiDEtu S GOLD IS NOT ALARMING Emphatic Denial that His Con dition is Serious. . STILL GOIIFIIIED TO ROOM Chief Executive -Wished to Attend Gridiron Club Dinner, But His Physician Ordered Him , Back to His Bed. V Washington, : Dec. 13: President TVlilson continued todays to nurse an aggravating cold which has kept . him in his room since last Tuesday. Most of the time he has remained in bed on, the advice of his physician, chiefly .as a measure of precaution to insure complete rest. "and jrapid recovery.; It bad been the. President's wish to at tend the gridiron; club dinner tonight and he himself ; thought he waatvwell enough to , go, but Dr. Carey T. tBray son, U. S. N.,'bis physician, would not permit it, feeling that it ' was safer not to risk exposure just yet. Notwithstanding very positive as surances from the White House, re ports gained circulation that the Pres ident's condition was . alarming. In order to dispose of these reports the following, official statement was given out at the White House: "Secretary Tumulty stated at the White House that reports of the Pres ident's? condition being alarming -were absolutely groundless. His condition was described s entirely normal: and satisfactory: except for a cold ; whicb has caused him some discomfort but has at no time threatened complica tions. As a matter of precaution, Dr. ( irayson, the "attending physician, : ad vised that the President suspend his usuat .official activities, v including the receiving of visitors in order to throw off the cold and give him an oppor tunity fo rest abd recuperation: The ( xpectaiion is that the President.: will resume ms-ofaciat duties -early next week. There is nothing . inthe Presij dent's conditioa to cause the slightest j alarms asy.VtVyt "H Scornetl aa-Overcoatri- : i i The President has not been .entirely i well since -be attended the Armyt i Navy -football game. In Nctr Yorfe..-Sitf ting in the open : stands on"a raw. day ; he developed a cold in the head which,: after a few days confinement to his Monday he felt .well; enougb to take a walk in the bracing air. : Although; his physiciaa . suggested warm clotb ing, the President scorned an; overr ( oat. He put on, however, a heavy woolen sweater vest:- In the cold wind that was blowing that day, it s:bev lieved he caught additional cold', and when he attended the meeting of the Red Cross on Tuesday, his voice was i weakened from its effect. His physi cian then ordered him to bed with the determination to keep him there until he had absolutely recovered. ' I It has been the intention- of the President, to take a vacation during the holiday recess of Congress. j In view of the uncertainty of a re cess of Congress, in connection-with the progress : of v the currency bil, friends of the President have been urging him to go to a Southern cli ?nate, regardless of Congress suspend ing its activities during, the holidays. It has not been definitely determined when or where the1 President, will &ot but it is stated that his proposed trip is the result of pre-arranged plans, and in no way resultant from' his pres1 nt indisposition, although - this . has emphasized tho need - of a good rest after eight months of almostunbrok-; en official 'activityi ' !i" " ' ".' v The prevalence of varying- re (Continued on' Page Eigbt.) ; TO SUCCEED JUOBE .Tl' William Bond, of tdenton Appointed by Governor--Express Company Refuses to Pay Claim. (Special Star Telegram.) .s Raleigh, N. C.,, Dec. 13. William Bond, of Edenton, succeeds Judge .Stephen C. Bragaw, of Washington, ks superior court judge for the First judicial district. ' Governor Craig tel egraphed from Hot Springs, Ark.; this afternoon designating Mr. Bond ' ks liis choice as successor to .Judge, Bra Ka w, resigned; C and the i cpiiunission vill be , issued to Judge Bond atob,ce !jy Acting Governor; DaugbtHdget Judge Bragaw resigned to 'resume law practice and because ; ne ..feared continued service on the bencb'.would impair his health. The statement Wss made at the Governor's office that 3Ir. Bond had practically the .unanimous support of the bar of the First dis: trict for the judgeship. Judge JBra k'aw's resignation is effective r Decern' ber 30th. - "J ,. - Express Company Bucks. , State Treasurer Lacy today turned over to Attorney General T. W. Bick ett the State's-claim, of $20,000 back taxes against -the Southern Express Company, due because of the recently discovered practice : of the express 'ompany of giving In net insteacd of Kross receipts for i taxation the past iive years. The express company has refused to pay the $20,000 and it is ex; I'ected that the suit tor collection will !e instituted at - oncer The Corpora tion Commission discovered the prac tice of the express company of deduct ing the amount each year. paid to rail road companies for transportation, of express in this State refore returning receipts for taxation. The commis sion made an order f of payment, of he $20,000 back taxes wbich the. State i reasurer now reports tne express company is refusing to pay. 1 :; STATtM FROM SECRETAhi 'SBYAtl Exonerates Jas. M. Sullivan of j. Undiplomatic Conduct. KIIEW H0THIH6 OF CONTRMTS James K. McGuire Writes to Mr. Bry an Telling of His Visit to South American Republic and His Business There. Washington, Dec. 13. Alleged rela uons of James M. Sullivan, American minister 'to tbe Dominican Republic, with persons seeking contracts .with the -Dominican government was the basis tonight of a second statement on the subject from the iState Depart ment., The statement exonerated Mr. Sullivan from any wrong-doing In con nection with a ' recent s visit to the is land ; republic of James K. McGuire, wno. witn nis brotner-in-law, Frank J. McGuire, is engaged in contract work. The previous - statement - exonerated Mr. . Sullivan from .ny undiplomatic conduct in connection "with activities in Santo Domingo of his kinsman, Timothy J. Sullivan and other con tractors. . The statement tonight says : M "In view of the Criticism contained In some of the New York papers Sec retary Bryan gave to the press the following letter just received from Mr." McGuire, which shows the unfair ness and injustice of criticsm direct ed against . Minister Sullivan -on ac count of Mr. McGuire's visit tb Santo Domingo. " - , .. . - Letter to Bryan. " 'New Rochelle, N. Y Dec. 11, 1913 ; M 'My Dear " Mr. Bryan: -I wish to make .the f ollowing . explanation con cerning my recent visit to Santo Do mingo. ' r, r : ; " 'My ; brother-in-law, , Frank J. Mc Guire,. of Norfolk, Va., and myself, are interested - in contracting work in; the South., '.Frank McGuire has chad a large experience in handling negro labor on; roads. . Early last - fall we noticed, an : announcement in the en gineering , papers i to the effect .that the ; Dominiean ' Republic was prepare Ingi'iplai idestlmates-to erable amount of road worki:;:: There? upon . I wrote . the America&r ininister for information and he courteously re-; plied, merely- stating, to come down in November, as it ;.was agood month for that,, Climate, and to examine into the proposed improvements. . ;" T visited five cities on the island. The. American minister, took no - fur ther." interest in. the j matter- and did not even- introduce me to the minister of. public works. . v : " i , .. ". T "secured - whatever . information that- could be obtained from - the Do minican, officials, without making any request whatever - of Mr. - "Sullivan. Most of the Dominican officials, whom I met from the President down spoke of the American minister In the most favorable terms and I regret ex ceedingly that my presence there is exciting unfavorable, comment. " 'JAMES G. M'GUIREV SHERIFF RESIGNS. Would Not Enter Stronghold of Des . perado. Bingham, Utah, Dec. 13. The search for Ralph liopez, slayer x of six men, was resumed,, by sheriffs -tonight in the' workinb of the Utah Apex mine The officers had suspended: operations alt; 'day today on objection : of the mine .owners , ,f that the . . process--' of searching . & section '- and then bulk heading It ls beginning to halt mining Operations.'. After a conference, how ever,, ;the company.- withdrew, its - ob jections. 'Thereupon Sheriff Boss Sam Rogers resigned, saying he would. Hoi enter. ;the. stronghold of : the Mexican desperado V - P . i ':.'-; . SGH00L: DORMITORY 6URI1ED Students Make .Thrilling Escapes. With -Their Lives When Flames De - vour Building. - (Special Star Telegram.) Klnston N. C, Dec. 13. --A report reaching here this morning tells of the destruction by fire of -the girls' dormitory at the Industrial Christian College at Dawson, eight miies from here, last -night. The blaze was spec tacular and.; a. number : of thrilling escapes are reported An overheated Stove In a teacher's room was respon sible .for. the fire. .pi-x--;i:f,.: : Starting on "the ' first ' floor Of . the tw6rstory..frame - building, the flames spread . rapidly " to - every part of the structure,, and -30 ininutes. - later. - noth-iner-was. .-lelti-bt V smouldering . ashes. Fbrtyfour females, teachers and girls, were.. an xne aormuory wnen .me nre startedv r -: y '- ' . ' 'r v ;. : A- panic" ensued -and "the male stu dents and members of the faculty ef fected, a number of rescues showing real Heroism." Only two of the stu dents bad retired..- The fleeing-. girls had to run between flame-swept walls to make - their ' escape from the .mam corridor to the campus. In the, con tusion a number fainted, some of them in. the burning building. Boys carried several to safety. - Mattie Bone, Spring Hope, fell the distance of a flight of stairs and has a broken collar bone. Several were slightly burned. Miss Bessie Koons, Statesline, Penn., and Earl Rooks, Havelock, a rescuer,, leaped safely from a second story window, r -A.- Not a single piece of personal prop erty nor a cent-in-money, was saved by the roomers, 1 who today are being cared for by neighboring .farmers, while a' committee is raising funds here to send them home. ' Several are froiii idistant'States. sThe students as a VniA hrft vRrr vobne. the college grad- jing little better than a bigh school., CDAflC D ATcnoni IIIL 1 LH 1 1 unit Fflft REPUBLICANS National Committee Faces that Job Next Tuesday. C0II6RESSI0NAL ELECTIONS Get-Together Committee to Gather in Washington Try' to Unite Pro gressives and .Republicans for Future Elections. Washington, ; December 13 .The Republican National committee when it meets here : Tuescay to determine upon ; the" ealling . of-, a convention for party organization,, will find itself con fronted , with a well-defined : demand that the proposed convention take up the "framing of a platform for the Con gressional election fight of 1914. Reformation . of the rules of the party has been limited in the discus sion' of the last 'few 'months to the pro posals that- the representation:' of Southern States in National conven tions be : diminished; that primary election of delegates in different States ..be sanctioned, and that the National committee retire immedlate-r iy when new members are elected, -in stead of holding over through,, the Presidential campaign. . " Party leaders of pronounced .pro gressive type -are now demanding, however, that the Republican forces prepare for the drafting of a platform to be adopted at the proposed Na tional convention, ; and to form the ground work for the Republican lights of 1914 and 1916. : Republican committeemen are arriv ing in Washington in anticipation of the committee meeting,, and advocates; of the special convention idea express confidence that a majority of the com mittee "favors their plan. . Conciliation Committee. Former Governor Hadley. of V Mis-; souri. . -will reach Washington Mon-, day and a meeting will be held then of the ; special "conciliation commit-; tee" of Progressives and Republicans, appointed at Chicago last ; - Spring, whieh has been foremost in pushmg the: campaign for party-, re-organiza-f tion. J-5:s .i-fiV?J.V-' &c6nciliation" forces, , today r said, ; be favored the Drooosed National conven tion's adopting a new party platform providing it agrees on a tnorougmy progressive platform." Interest surrounding the 'Republi can gathering was intensified today when -. Senator Gallinger, Republican leader of the Senate, inaugurated a boom for Senator Root,' of New York, . . . ' ... i . . j j x as a Tesiaenuai canuiuaie. Immediately after Senator Root con cluded his speech in the Senate on the currency bill, Senator Gallinger issued a statement lauding Mr. kooi as the "ablest advocate of sound eco nomic and financial doctrines in this country The statement saia: -"Unless the Republican party nomi nates Senator Root as their candidate for the Presidency of the United States tbey will miss tne greatest op portunity that has. ever presented it self to that party." SUBMARINE DISTURBANCES. Ocean Along Coast of California Cast up ueaa. Barbara, Cal., Dec. 13. For several dava-. a , submarine disturbance - has kept "the ocean along tbe south coast in a fury. The weather has been fine and the water comparatively ' calm several miles from shore. ! - .Today the wreckage of an old snip wast cast up.A. few . miles southward nart of a mastodon "skeleton, which aparently had been ' brought up from a great aeptn, ,was; wasnea asnore. The. shlD's wreckage bore indica tions that it bad lain on the oceean bottom for. perhaps a nundred years. Ml MOORE FOR MESS Newbern Man Will Probably Run Against Faison Simmons on the ' Job Other Notes. (Special Star. Telegram.) Washington, D. C, Dec. 13 Major Stedman today recommended R. S. Montgomery for appointment as. post master of Reidsville. Montgomery's nomination, it is. said, will go to the Senate before Congress adjourns for the holidays and probably will be con-; firmed immediately. Joseph Lindsay made a hard fight for the place, but' Major Stedmin Is convinced;, that Mr. Montgomery is the second choice' of a large; majority -of the Reidsville peo ple. , Oliver's name was v withdrawn because Senator Simmons objected to his appointment. . Col. - A. D. Watts, : of Statesville, wha fired the negro janitor,. Ed Cham bers, is here and was in conference with .the treasury- .officials. Watts preferred charges against the colored man before; firing him but, according to reports, the-, department was . not satisfied with what the colonel, had to say and wanted to hear in person what was wrong with Chambers. H. H. Gregory had been selected by Collec tor .Watts to fill the. place. Gregory is quite an old man : and the depart ment thinks ; a younger: one should have the place. Gregory will be allow ed to remain on the job until an ex amination is held. .. :; The Civil Service Commission an nounces that examinations for . post: masters at Blowing Rock, Ramson ville and Rockwell will be held in the near future. ; v v. Larry Moore, of Newbern, who is in Washington, will probably be a candi date for Congress against Representa tive Faison. Moore is a very active man.: and should be enter; the race it would rbe a lively fight. Moore held . .(Continued on Page Eight.) , r VIGOROUS ! FIGHT ON CUiEtlCY BILL i Elihu Root Declares: Bryanism Predominates. All : INFLATION ' OF CREDIT Would Result if Bill Was Passed, So Said New York Senator .Yester day Hopes for Early Vote Are Given Up. . : Washington," Dec. 13. The adminis tration ' currency bill, was severely ar raigned "in the Senate today by Sena tor Elihu" Ttoot of New York. He de clared that the measure . without sta tutory limitation oi the. issuance of the proposed sew currency could bring about an inflation of credit -that would "result in avdreadful - ' catastrophe.' The note- issue section of the bill, he j declared, , exhibits tne opinions or a very great : leader of the Democratic party whose - financial beresies havk twice been repudiated .by the Ameri can people." .C . . . : . . V The only check to an inflated cur rency, Senator Root contended, vwas in the hands, of a Federal reserve board, appointed under the same in fluence that put into this v bill these false theories; and bound to proceed in accordance with them." r - The bill was defended by .Senator Pomerene, .of -.Ohio, who; opposed the vigorously" urged proposals f or x pub lic ownership and government control: of the proposed regional 4anks, and declared that the bill would, relieve any existing- financial depression. " . Sharp differences; of " opinion 1 ex- pressed in the debate on the floor, and a marked disinclination f to cbmpTO mise, evident- In corridor inferences between - Democratic,, and Republican leaders, ''dissipated hopes for an early vote..- Republican- Senators' who were willing summarily to end - debate if they couldrseeore elimination of. cer tain features of the, bill including -the proposal to guarantee bank" .deposits and the redemptionj. of -tbe proposed new notes--iHK"srkf tr'ittmixAtmoiieyH met j.tittle ellcou?ageIenfc,'" v ; - ; ! Root Presents Amendment. .;." Senator Root presehted"' an amend ment calculated to place at restriction on the issue- of the proposed notes, by taxing the reserves held against the notes when they fell below 50 per cent and by imposing a graduated tax on issues aSove $900,000,000. . - He asserted that the Owen bill pro vided for "easy money for everybody" and that any one who could "draw and sign a bill" could secure curren cy. An inflation of credit, he said, could be prevented only by the action of the Federal reserve board. "European interests are watching us closely," said Senator Root "France will never forget her at tempts to issue government money. Great Britain still remembers her in flation through troubles. Long before the crash comes,, the people of com merce and finance in Europe will have seen its approach. But a very little loss of confidence will not merely stop foreign investors from buying Ameri can securities, Dut will bring tumbling back- to this country thousands of i millions of our securities... They will have to be brought, or the industries they represent, the banks- holding similar securities, and the American investor carrying his business on' sim ilar securities will go down to ruin. Europe sent hack $200,000,000 Amer ican securities in 1907 and.: that was one- of the couses of trouble. Last September $200,000,000 was sent back. It will take but a little loss of confi dence to bring : this whole structure tumbling down on us. , Pawn National Credit. "Heretofore -5wben financial stress came there .hasralways been the Unit ed States government reserve strong to lend its aid. -But this bill proposed to put in pawn the credit of the Unit ed States and when neede comes, it is the government of the United States that is to be discredited by the inflation "of its demand obligations which it 'cannot pay." Concerning the proposal that the government should allow a body of appointive officers the power to bring about this inflation, Senator Root said: " - ' : .. ' v ; x "This provision exhibits . the opin ions of a very great leader of the Democratic party foriwhom I have a strong regard and in whose sincerity of purpose I believe. Yet I am con vinced that he proposes an economic; principle which ; is false, wbich has (Continued -on Page Eight) ;0 lHi l N EB President Wilsons colcL js better but the chief executive is still in bed. A .rumor that bis condition- was ser" ious brought from the White. House a brisk denial. .. : ;- -- - Fighting around Tampico was con tinued. All foreigners are safely aboard: merchant vessels in the har bor and the battleships just outside. In dispatches to Washington: Rear Ad miral Fletcher made no references to the. threat to fire' on both parties un less .fighting ceased. . . Gen. Carranza has been urged , to ga to Chihuahua and take charge, of affairs there. - Fear that international complications Vill arise if Villa is left in charge -with his high handed con- nscation of property Deiongmg to ror eign.residents. Governor Craig has appointed Mr. W. M. Bond, of Edenton, to succeed Judge Stephen C. Bragaw as judje for the First judicial district, a Tbe North Carolina Supreme court adjourned its fall tecmr yesterday. New York marketsjv Spot cotton quiet; middling uplabds' 13.25; mid dling gulf 13.50. Money on call nomi nal. Time loans strong. Wheat firm; No. .2 red 1.00 to 1.01. Corn asy. Flour "quiet. Rosin and Turpentine quiet - - : " t . , , HIGH HANDED DEALINGS OF VILL A CAUSE IMMIGRATION BILL Practically Ready to be Pre sented to the House, s Taft Vetoes Same Bill Because of ; Clause Requiring Aliens to be ; -' Capable of Reading Their Own Language -Exceptions. : Washington, December 13jThe im migration bill in : substantially the same form as that President Taft ve toed because .of its inclusion of a lit eracy, test for immigrants, was practi cally ready tonight for reporting to the House Monday. A number of stormy sessions marked the progress. of the bill through the immigration committee. . - ' ' Representatives Raker and Hayes, of California, and Johnson, of Wash ington tried to 1 inser t amendments that would bar but Japanese: Chinese and Hindu .labor under the term ,'of "Asiatics," but every effort .failed Votes on the amendments ranged from six "to four to seven ; to five. - ",- . ; The bill as it stands puts in tbe class of aliens -wno shall be excluded from 'the United States "persons -who cannot become eligible; under existing lawv to i become citizens of the United States by naturalization unless other wise provided for by existing agree-; mems as xo passports, or uy iiBaLiys, conventions- or "agreements, . that ,may; nereatter te enterea into. . ; i - ? Representatives Goldfogle. of New York and Sabath,- of . Illinois; attack-; ed the literacy test provision but with- out result. The committee will aneet Monday to perfunctorily pass upon the oui and probably win report it; to tne HoiiSe bv -Tuesaav. . - . -:i "The bill is -designed to keep out 'all aliens more than 16 . years old, who cannot read their own language, or dialect, including Hebrew and r Yid Ssh.- It Awouid xe rMatbia-4est? however, those fleejiig;,lrom;. religVJusT persecutions. - , an ' .admissible :, alien s mother, wife or grandmother, or. fath er and grandfather If they are . over 55 years old, and an admissible alien's unmarried or widowed daughter. It would also Increase the head tax from $4 tb $5 and require matrons and. In spectors on trans-oceanic liners. - ; Famous Fighting Fiercely BRITISH SUFFRAGETTES UNABLE TO RESCUE MRS. PANK HURST FROM POLICE. London, Dec. 13. -Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, the suffragette leader, while returning from Paris where she had been visiting her daughter, Miss Christabal - Pankhurst. was re-arrested this aftenoon .' by Scotland Yard ' de tectives shortly ' after the train left Dover. ..The action of the police; was totally unexpected by the militants and they had made no . preparations to safeguard their leader by. a detach ment from the recently organized suf fragette;' army.'- ; V ';-;' It was only last Sunday that "Gen eral'' Mrs; Flora Drummond, at a suf fragette meeting exclaimed: x "Here and now we sweathat never again, will the ; government get Mrs. Pankhurst." Y : V - ;.' r ' Before leaving Paris Mrs. Pankhurst said she did not expect-to be arrested before Monday, as the license under which she had been released did not expire until then. She announced her intention of addressing a meeting on Monday in London. The charge on which she was arrested was "having left the country without giving the i 24 hours' notice . required - by-, her;; li- cense." . ' ' ;. ) : Many police were at Victoria: sta tion to prevent any attempt at; rescue. On- the - arrival f the -.train and ' be fore any of the militants present real ized what had happened,: she was hur ried into a motor car and driven to Holloway jail. ; Soon afterward groups of suffragettes drove up in taxlcabs and started a concert outside the Jail. King George and Queen 'Mary were made the objects of a suffragette ap peal while -attending the opera, at Covenant Garden this evening.- A party of suffragettes - had obtained a place opposite the "royal box. When the curtainswentdown on the first act they unfurled a banner - inscribed, "Women are being tortured in your Majesty's prisons." . The suffragettes started to deliver speeches,, addressing the king;- but their words were drowned by a volume of hisses.- The king and queen mean while were smiling. ; . The women's ineffectual efforts;. to make themselves heaerd occupied lit tle more than a minute. The manage ment quickly ejected them. - -s Charlestdn, S C., Dec. 13. Rescued from . mid-ocean - just before .: their schooner, the Juanita, from -'Cadiz, Spain, 'to Lunenberg, N...S.,-tSank, Capt P. C. Corkahm and a crew of five arrived today aboard the British steamship Port Inglis. The Juanita left Spain November. 9th and ran into a heavy storm.. , ' " , t " . Palmerville,. N. C, Dec. 13.-A con struction . foreman named Miller and a negro lost their lives in the collapse of .an Inr.omnletfid tunnel here earlv today. The bodies were recovered, 1 CHIHUAHUA COMPLICATIONS General Carranza is Urged to Rush There to Prevent Interna tional Trouble American Consulate is Not Allowed to Send Cipher Message .Out . to Waslungton.c ': ;J - v LARGE NUMBERS BEING Spanish Subjects Appeal to Minister at Washington, and to Sovereigns in Spain Train Load of? Refuj fees Contain ing Women and Children Sent Frbni the Cirj : Terrassas Held for Large Ransom ;:JitWKr" ; . El Paso, Texas, Dec. 13. Stories of wholesale looting by General Fran cisco Villa's, rebel army on .its en trance into Chihuahua, of the despoil ing of church treasures, of the robbery of ; Spanish priests and nuns, of. the confiscation of property and demands for , exorbitant sums of money, were brought here today by 478 citizens of Spain.' who had, been . banished from Mexico by the rebels! f i r . , Eighteen Catholic priests and nuns of Spanish origin were among '-. the refugees. They joined with the other exiled Spaniards ; in- sending to The Spanish ambassador - at - Washington and to the minister of : foreign rela tions at Madrid,a protest against what they, asserted was an outrage of their rights. . : : . ' -. , --i Tbe priests said- Villa had demand ed $5,vu0 from each of them and after they had . given all they - Possessed Villas i armyt looted?- -the 'fe Cathedral and' chUtcbes .aud the ? convent of all mugim plrlests rVnoucbefor tuis story were iraxaef superior Jose jvioraies,-. or tne community or tne Holy Family ; Father Manuel De Francisco, ana me motner superior ana six sis ters of the Order of the Virerin Marv . Other Snaniards reoorted that In Ad dition to threatenuig them with death it tney remamed m Chihuahua longer man iu o ciock, General villa demand ed from merchants $500,000 in s-nld m a tribute to the revolution in exchange ior -wnicn ne . wouia pay tnem . in so called Constitutionalist currency; Denied Use of Code. . : United States Consul iarion Letch er was appealed to in vain.' the refu gees said, because he was denied the privilege of forwarding a code mea sage to the American government.' General Villa's attitude: toward Spaniards was regarded as so crave that -other rebel-; leaders telegraphed to General carranza at Hermosillo re questing him to go at once to Chi- nuanua Thomas D. Edwards. United States consul rat Juarez, attempted- to - tele graph to Chihuahua but was told the wires f were nots-worKing.- Mr. 7 Ed wards finally: arranged to send a mes senger by; automobile. ;;;. i T Conditions affecting foreismers' and foreign, - property: in Northern Mexico at the bands of the rebels became such today .that an appeal "was sent to Gen eral; uarranza, recognized as the head of the revolution, to prevent possible international -complications. General Carranza was asked to join General Francisco Villa in Chihuahua City -at once. The representation was. .made that in rabitrarfly f expelling Spaniards from Mexico "and confiscating or shutting flown tneir property values at more than $5,000,000, Villa had acted with out sufficient advice and that he had incurred the displeasure of foreign interests in forcibly entering the Brit ish vice consulate to arrest Luis Ter razas, Jr., who is being held for $250, 000 ransom. Complaint also .was made to. . the United -States government that S. Ma rion Letcher, the American consul at Chihuahua, was denied nis usual right to send a code message to the State Department when he wished to report the plight of the expelled Spaniards.: It was represented that Villa had ignored the friendly inquiries of con suls when they souent Information as to the probable fate of Terrazas ' who is a son of one of the richest men. in the ' republic, -, and that Villa ..violated the .rules ' of ' international -warfare - In refusibg protection, to, Spaniards. : Several refugees sent personal ibes-" sages, to the. Spanish ambassador at Washington Say big . they had been . in-" suited by -Villas troops. .Similar mea sages were sent to King 'Alfonso . of Spam. ; : .. - : ; "Villa Went Too Far. The situation resulted ;in a. confer ence of rebel leaders at Juarez : at which it was explained that Villa, be ins a- miiitary 'commander. rather than the head of a civil government, had acted " witnout sumcient aa vices, it was decided that General Carranza should be asked to start immediately for Chihuahua. The meeting decided that Villa by his acts toward foreign ers had precipitated a serious situa tion. As General Carranza cannot go overland from Hermosillo to Chihua hua in less . than, ten .days, a messen ger was dispatched to Villa with im portant suggestions. . The suggestions in effect were that Villa should not further incur the dis pleasure of foreign governments byi dictatonaiiy aiscnminating as to wnat foreigners shall remain . in. Mexico. General Benavades, rebel comman der at Juarez, explained that while the rebels regarded Spaniards as sup Dorters of Huerta. and therefore.' ene mies of the revolution,- all other for eigners -would -be given protection. General villa's order, ne said, was ex fplicit that Spaniards must Jeave the i r country' within', ten days on pain; o serious consequences.!' V'-V; .'.'."'''' v Nearly -five "hundred 'CcitizenBV,oti-: ; Spain, most of them; wealthy mer-.. . chants of; Chihuahua, arrived on a spe cial train 'at Juarez today and imnaedi , ately sought safety on the ' United States side- of the river.. They were ' accompanied by former ' Civil Gover nor Moye, :off .Chihuahua.: y .. ' Among the refugees .were1 85-women, 72 children and 40 babies... Before the train left Chihuahua , General . Villa went "through the coaches, to see' who were leaving. . Moye was designated, by the foreign, consuls to ensure the refu gees' safe conduct. - ..I ... ... MilUonalres Without Money. . Some of t be refugees reputed , to be ; millionaires", were without money when they stepped from the train - , Technically they .'-left their property in v the hands of Britisb ViceConsul Scb bell, but they said that really .; Villa had taken possession .'of f it' ' ' . . ' , ; Since tbe rebel occupation ; they v safd. ChibuabuaJ outwardly." has J been 1 quiet, -bat the .anxiety i ,among fqt, '. , J eigners Sras increasing and ;withan ;.wuidtea.ei r, v,RepOTtaof t numerous fexeoutioris or Mexicans, strspeed bf i beirigvfrtend- ly to - Hu:eTta,.-wer8.. brught by Vttte refugees. SH They .Confirmed ,a v report that .Matj.;- Rabidn ; - Sanchez , Aldana, . chief of staff ot . General Saiazar, sot, the Federal army, .bad? been executed, and Baid various persons , who ; dared . to remain ; after the 'Federal ' e vacua- . tion, had quietly 'been; put toy death. . t , On "leavipg , Chihuabua dehor Moye relinquished his; dutiee as Governor of 1 the,-State. j: t.f; A , : "Villa is now'GoVertto'r,! Moye; said, "He also is supreme military i com mander. Terrazas is-' held a' prisoner in the State capital.'',-,; x ' : . Forty'seven Federal Usoldlers who- had been left on police' . duty in Chi huahua and - whowere allowed to ' ac company, the Spanish refugees,; were arrested by General Hfigh X. Scott; of the United States,arm as they.' cross- s ed the border. The Federals ' had been stopped fin ... Juarez. , As nighdrefw;n, they began . to fear for their saffttyHahd, this-mes sage came. from-Juarez J-r- v ; s ' ' "The Federals, dsiieV; to ' seek ; asy lum in. the. United States.' ; ... Tbey 'accerdinglnr.-crossed and. were-. arrested on, th.evAmericaa eide-ofvtbe bridge.: Vi?if';fx;'Mp;i- . ... .. f , -;Kepeia- Are .Keirrrorpea, , Vera Cruz. .Mex-.Dec. . 1 3 .--Advices : from Tamnioo say-that; General. Aguil lar ba.fr arrived, trdtai the south r with!' ?' 3,000 reinforcemen'tfl, wbich ; it is be-1 lieved will; brin g the; total rebel force I up to about 1 8V00O men.: 'The Federal garrison defending tampico , does.AOt exceed 2,000 x 1:. . - Fighting around'Taxhpicb continues with; little intermission the vinsurgent tactics apparently I aiming at yrfkrit? . I out uie aeienaers Tjy.uong range5 nrms and . inducing, tbem- to ' exbaust . their ammunition in' ineffective reply. Tbe rebel - commander. . it -is ?tbought. will .. not hazard heavy losses, by making a direct assault. and,' in part, may -be influenced by a desire - to avoid the destruction of ; property which 'would inevitably result from street ngnung or a bombardment. v ..;; . The general belief is that ' the" cltr - is incapable of defense ; much i longer. The 16sses -on hnth Aid ah hav hppn trivial, but some are ruthlessly execut ing the few prisoners captured. . Yes -terday the Federals began by banging: several, prisoners in fuir.view of the msurgent 'lines. The rebels' immedi ately retaliated ' by bafleinff :- all the Federal prisoners in their hands. . ' protests Against Barbarjsnv v" 'Rear Admiral Fletcherr in command . . of t the American; -warshtpBj "'protested ' against such, . barbarities ? declaring , they must cease and; tJiat-the fighting . , -mtist be conducted' according1 to the rules, of civilized waff are. ,.: ; .- 1 The Federals place; great - reliance for thr defense of the ityon' the fire " of the gunboats Bravbl Sarasrosai Vera Cruz and Progressq, which now are in the' river. :- ; . " i-v-' , 1 .- It is renorted here itiiLt ttenr ' A dwf- ral Fletcher has forbidden the 1 use of" ' the gunboats', batteries mless it ta certain no sheila win fall in the town. ino property, nas oeen damaged and no Americans or other .' foreigners baa been injured. - .rv " The steamer Morrd;. Castle v sailed, fron here at 5:30. o'clbtk this after noon for Tampico with - orders- to re-1 port . to Aomirai netcner. v t$ne proD ably will take some of the American refugees aboard. ' ' : . Negotiations are nor pendiiyr for -the dispatch of the' Reina 'Maria Cris tina from here to Tampico to take care . of the Spanish . - refugees,-" - Several . hundred troops nave, arrtved'from the1- ', mterior.. .They; are intended for the reinforcement of thev Tampico garri-, son; but no transport is available. : . Tension . is Overi : ;; I ' Washington, Dec '13.Wlth practl-; callyr all foreigners , but ..of t Tampico ; and given temporary places of safety v aboard warships in- the harbor, ten-' sion over possible international . com ' (Continued, on Page. -Eight.) " r - i-: If I it :
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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