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6 THE WEATHER 777 v r V 1 --- SllLj ' .A.Vr. v'' v y yy:;fvy ' ' ' '" " ' ' ' ' V"'- ' recast for North CaUnarVpalr V- - V " ' " 7 ' ? - L i 1 V ; V V ' ' ! ' Monday; Tueay tmsetaed. probaWy VWV". l-rlT5 ''r-fn?!"' shoffPrs in interior,--,. ; - W gTO- fWTiITi UWbZ; lf PARTIAL LI BY FLETCHER hkta wm accept ofFER HELD PRISONER TWO DAYS Mexican People of fort Given Last Chance to Handle Their Own AffairsTown and Federal Officials May Return to Their Positions General Maas Has Taken Up His Headquarters at Soledad, iSixteeii , Miles From Vera . Cruz. era Cruz, Aprit 26.- Vera Cruz to night is under martial law. Rear Ad miral Frank F Fletcher,' command ing the American naval forces on shore, today issued a . proclamation to this effect and the. last opportunity Mexicans had for handling their own affairs in Vera, Cruz under their"own lavs disappeared. ' :.: v ; v Admiral Fletcher and bis staff de termined there ehould ,ibe ixo'-more iiniSbling with the Mexican, officials re garding form of government,- and un til further notice residents ot this port will live ands fee. judged fcR mili tary law. She word, has gone forth thai disorder and ainruliness in any form shall receive wlft andfsevere punishment- This proclamation makes fftear Admiral Fletcher absolute ruler ashore. ' v v . : ' ' It is heKeved that thej martial law proclamation will- open, the way - for more of the city and Federal employes 'to return to co-operate in restoring the local government functions. Mexicans point out that these men now will be in a position to explain to their friends and the existing government ' at the capital that under martial lawc they felt obiigea to return to their Work. fin order - that vail arms . be turned In by residents by noon today brought --to the ftauaTftrsQfth,ft -PJQlcSeltegredr oeshQrt gf arshal bushels o smalL; arms an&tmunition. . v i gtacK of rifles- 'SniDlna' Has- Ceased. - The city was quiet-last night, and if therb was evea a single "sniper" in action the fact was not reported to di risicn headquarters-i ; ; r s v ' Many Mexican officials have report ed their willingness o ..resume their duties of office under the supervision of th Americans. The American of ficials named to date to assist in the i supenisiun cl the municipal govern ment are: " ' " - .". ''' Commaiuier il. O; Stickney; of the Prairie, captam of the port; Fleet Sur geon T. w. Spratling, sanitary in spector; Commander 'D. F-r "Sellers, of the Arkansas, provost marshal; Commander John Iiuiby, of the Souh Carolina, director of the potofftce. Kcberto Diaz, mayor of-Vera Cruz, has agreed to re-open his office and it has been arranged that public schools snail be re-opened tomorrow ' . Efforts of Rear Admiral' Fletcher, supplemented by those of 'the 'British commander, Rear Admiral Sir Christo pher Craddock, and the -French-and German consuls and private citizens to bring about the departure from the interior of all foreigners who .wish-to leart are being continued energetic ally, but the hope of getting out more than a small part of those left is dim inishing hourly. - ' ' ' '' '- Federal General Maas has estab lished his headquarters at Soledadlo miles from Vera Cruzr: and hiS7,men are tearing up the railroad tracks. The gap between Tejera,- the water : sup ply station, which is guarded by the Americans, and Soledad, has grown and it is now a hard task for refu gees to get themselves'and, their bag gage across the open space.-, Tries Influence - on Huerta.V - ' Sir Christopher Craddock, through Sir Lionel Carden, who has resumed charge of the British embassy at the capital, is urging -President Hu6rta to permit the departure of all foreign ers from Mexico City and it is considr ered possible that one or two more trains at least will be permitted to pass through. But there appears a, fair chance that those who have fall en under the displeasure of , Huerta md are in the custody of his forces Mil be held. ; . Lieutenant Frank J, Fletcher, of the battleship Florida, is in charge of the Jain-which is being run 4 from:, Vera 3ruz tn the hTPav in the road, and on Jvery outgoing trip the train carries small detaenment or armeu meu i iddition to a machine gun- The train ia3 been within sight at various times if outposts or scouting parties of Gen-, 3i-al Maas' forces, but so . far there ias been no hostile act- . - Xo intimation has been received bat Huerta proposes to release, the Americans, some of them women and children, held at Cordoba, Orizaba, Pa ibuca. Aguas Calientes and other Places. ; . - Former railway men. Americans and i few Mexicans, including some of the Jfficers of the National Railway sys em who were discharged by General huerta, have offered their services o Rear Admiral Fletcher for any. use ie may see fit to make of .them. 1 A communication has been sent- to general Maas asking him to permit be operation of trains from the south ver the Vera Cruz and Isthmian road or a brief time that Mexicans here 'ho desire to reach that part of the ?ntry shall have the opportunity to so and that Americans isolated in bat district may be gotten out- : Many Messages Reeelved.';; i he consulate is receiving . upwards ' 100 teleerams a: rtav 'through-; the !' ate Department and from individ- -ais, askmg for information ot Amer residents. Consul Canada-' has Consul Canada ; has created a special bureau to make such investigations and to answer tele grams. ,r" -:x .. yV:i;--r-t. Both the Navy and ' State depart ments are eager for official newsTand the fleet and the consular officer have been overwhelmed with orders to keep these, departments advised of even minute !, details. - This official informa tion, . added i to the mass of ; private messages and the enormous volume of press matter filed by thirty or more newspaper correspondents, has. result ed in so . clogging the three cableB sending to ' the outside world that its transmissions, except with many hours delay, - is virtually impossible, twent more: correspondents are said to be oh their way here with : the soldier transports and a few more are coming from New York. , -r v The food supply problem must be relieved soon and for this reason, plans are being made to open the Alvarado Railroad, a short line running into the garden and poultry districts. The res taurants have cut down, their menus to soup, a piece of meat and coffee, and cnarges have been increased. The hotels are crowded . to their ' capacity and the refugees are finding difficulty in securing quarters. . ? ' ; No material change has been made in the' disposition of American -forces within the city or on the outside lines. Major Smedley? D. -Butler i still is in command of the line -between the jbity and xJeneraL Maas'-forces. Tfie Mexi ca are believed, to' he short. I aaul Guarding Waterworks. . - A battalion of-marines under Capt." Ii. M. Qulick, of the -Arkansas, is guarding - the .waterworks at TeJera. These men, have reported no appear ance ; of the enemy. " Lieutenant ' Bel linger made a scouting trip today in a hydro-aeroplane over the Antigua and -San Francisco bridges on the line of the Inter-Oceanic, the narrow- guage road out of Vera ; Cruz to ; the capitaL - ; . ; . -.. . -; . : r- Up to the present" Consul Canada ascertains that no" American in his consular district has been even injur ed, since , the beginning of the opera tions although many are held by the Mexicans : and threats of execution have been made. : ' ; : N Wireless reports to Rear Admiral Badger state that no .disturbances have occurred in the coast towns. The American-Hawaiian liner -Dakotan ar rived today from Puerto Mexico, with 127 American refugees. -Most of them came from plantations in the : sugar districts and ..abandoned almost ev erything when ; they received word from the , consul advising them to leave-- The steamer Mexico will probably sail tonight for Galveston., She will carry refugees of all -nations, includ ing those from the Dakotan. The liner Monterey still awaits Rear Admiral Badger's instructions to proceed to ports tojthe south. The Dakotan prob ably . will be chartered for similar work. .; : ' .: . ' ; . .- ;: ' ' - The cruiser Denver at Manzanillo, on the west coast, reports that she has American refugees aboard. .. . Sunday was a quiet day aboard the fleet. Only the Minnesota, the Ches ter, the San Francisco and the Priairie are lying inside. The Vermont is at the northern limit- of the city, supports ing the marine outposts. The other battleships are . anchored with the transports, coiners, suppiy snips juju -- Many of: the engineering force and seamen have been kept aboard ship Every visitor from shore is hailed, with "what's the news?" as he climbs the gangway. The flagship prepares and distributes copies of the correspon dents reports to the rest of the "fleet; , Secretary of .the Navy Daniels ca bled to Rear Admiral -Badger today part ef the text of the-correspondence between -the diplomatic representa tive of Brazil, Argentina and Chile and Secretary Bryan regarding the offer of the eood offices of these countries for n?edtIonbetween the Yrfl and Mexico. A copy was distributed to the other ships for toformatkvl Admirals Badger and Fletcher are concerned over the refugee situation, irthfl influx of refugees,- who are Un imVSrproed tothe mited States soon will be overtaxed and this may hamper the militia operations, to some 3t All refugees- therefore, are Sin? advised to the .first chance to proceed to Galveston-- - -MEXICO ENDORSES VANDALISM. Goverln ei P- , Stores Belonglwff to Amcans- , Vera- Cruz,; April Z6:-"0? enumerating American business hoSSI'bemgistree streets of Mexico City- The hand bills call-on the populace .to, destroy the concerns listedf.fs:i?-fsr- i Some of the American stores bPW. names appeared, in the ..circular al ready have been looted-. l?Another Ust being distributed is that of Mexicans -managing j some of the American stores-" It is declared these men must bemiled for, their-identifl- (Continued on i Page Two.) :: in ews xeacnes caDitai citv L.astj xs mm Wano Ambassador Hopes Wi Datys to Present s plomots of Thr Sou Washington, April 26. Spanish Am bassador Riano announced late to-, night that he had received private ad vices from Mexico City stating that Gen; Huerta had accepted the offer of Argentina,- Brazil and; Chile to use their good offices' to bring about an amicable settlement of the difficulty between the United States and Mexi- 1 This information,' though unofficial, yas accepted as authentic by' the am bassador, who expectsto be prepared to place Gen. Huerta's formal accept ance before representatives of the three South American countries to morrow. . ' The interests of - the Huerta gov ernment in the United States were taken over by the Spanish embassy when Charge Algara left Washington. Ambassador Riano received the. offer of good offices from the three peace envoys last night. It was cabled im mediately to; Mexico City. . When the formal acceptance from Mexico City is in hand, the " South American diplomats will be ready to proceed with their plan, no intimation of the jiature of which as yet has been given. It generally has been under stood here, however, that the ; peace J envoys exoecii 10 aeai flirfip.tiv with the i situation created , by the Tambieo incident, and other- offenses ' . against the i honor-and dignity of the UnitedJ Staiessrwr Adminfstratioh officials arina.red : to be much gratified at -the prospects of having the proposals- of the great South American Republics listened to by Gen. Huerta. ' ' .-- " . - wasnmgton, -April -26- Hope for peacerryeU nQ .slackening in prepara tions for war was the spirit of to day's developments -in the Mexican crisis. ..;,v President Wilson, hopeful though not confident that war may be avert- I ed through the efforts of Argentina, arm.il ana vuie, conierrea wiin sec retary Garrison, approving orders for the joint jurisdiction of the Army and Navy over Vera Cruz and vicin ity, when Brigadier General Funston, who will be in command there, ar rives tomorrow to reinforce Admiral Fletcher's forces. - ; . s Tension over the one phase of the situation' which may at any1 moment upseat peace plans the safety of the Americans in Mexico City and other interior points was partially relieved (Continued on Page Two.) ESS TONED Outbreak of Oratory on Mex ican Situation EXPECTED THIS WEEK House and Senate Both Will Likely .Discuss the Mexican 'Question ' ' ' and Heated Words Are - ' ' i " . . -" Expected. : ; . ' Washington," April 26. The strong ly belligerent spirit manifest among a considerable group in Congress har bored by prominent Democrats, has been toped ' for the time being by the mediation negotiations for the ; solu tion of the Mexican problem, under-, taken by the three great South Amer ican ; governments. : Leaders ; of this element had claimed among:' them selves that at- leasit 100 members had expressed themselves m favor or more aggressive action toward Mexico, .- . Even - some - members of a the' for eign .affairs committee 'privately sub scribed ?to -the' idea that the govern ment could, hot long withhold . either a. march on: Mexico City for the pro tection; of Americans -reported to be in danger, there; or a straight-out dec- lation ' of ; wan r Although . the , feeling in the Senate toward a more aggres sive policy-had not become so appar ent " as in the House, . marly leaders would be surprised to "see - the week end without an oratorical outbreak if the mediation efforts of Argentina, Brazil and Chile fail or there are au thentic reports, of outrages on Amer icans in Mexico. ' . ' - Discussion of the J situation will- be gin 5 again in the House : tomorrow when .Representative-.; Kahn - proposes to talk oh the mediation plan and it Is probable' that this new phase also will receive the attention or Senators. ; - Committees "Would e Active.-.: -i -Many of the committee of Congress (Continued on , Page; Two.) M . ; -1 HIGH FEELING COG in j by the announcement of " Secretary uryan tnat tnrougn ;tne Britisn em bassy here, the Huerta officials and Admiral Fletcher had . arranged for the safe departure Of Americans from the Mexican capitai.?and- the free, exo dus of Mexicans from Vera Cruz- . " Thomas B . , Hohier,- first secretary of the British legation in-Mexico-City, taking a train load of Mexicans from Vera Cruz to Mexico. City, informed General f Huerta " that .' the American forces were not v restraining Mexicans from leaving there? and was assured that Americans consequently would be allo'wed to leave' the capital as they pleased. . . 1 fr, .. - " : : ' Martial Lawat .Vera Cruz. . V Admiral Fletchs - declaration of martial law at Vera Cruz was approv ed by officials here who realize his' difficulties with 'housetop sharfcshoot ers and concealed enemies. While ex treme measures s will be , taken " to' en force order ifu Vera Cruz, no further steps' of aggression will be taken while peace 'plans -are being considered. "' - The .Brazilian ambassador and the ministers . from - Chile and ; Argentina who - have undertaken to solve the Mexican problems by diplomacy, were in conference most of the ay, 5 They had not received a reply from General Huerta; through . the- Spanish ambassador here,.' who , is caring for Mexico's interests-in the United States as to what hethonght of the tender of good offices acceded by 'the,' American; were confident,- they said; that- Gen- eral. Huerta. would ' accept- - Acceptance of good offices is in no way-binding on either party -to agree to ahy conditions but- it opens, a way ror discussion or proposals or meaia- tion. . X'v V- " :V"V' Members of the Latin-American dip lomatic corps were : called, in during the day . by "J he three - envoys of peace and informed of the envoys' hopes-Think- Huerta Willi -Ylerd. Well-posted members of - the diplo matic -corps were, of the opinion to night .that Huerta would accept the proposals of good -offices and .that the acceptance, in principle at-least, would not - be long deferred. ' They : pointed out that it would be difficult and al most ungracious for hinr not , to con sider such a friendly Render, coming from countries largely of his own race and language. - ' -'- " Secretary Bryan was visited at .his home during the day by the peaie en voys. Mr- Bryan afterwards commun icated its nature to'the White House ; Reports from the east and west, coast of Mexico from Admirals Bad ger and Howard, respectively, describ ed energetic efforts, not only of the American navy, but German and Brit ish vessels to assist refugees in leav ing. r - ;. - -. ... -; ' . - - f Secretaries Garrison land Daniels conferred early about the rank of of ficers who will be in -charge ot the joint operations of the army and navy around Vera Cruz. War Department officials busied themselves with prepa rations for a possible call for volun teers under the new volunteer militia law. : . Admiral Badger wired that commun ication between Vera Cruz and Mex ico City was irregular; that an out post of Mexican Federals eight miles away refuse to permit linemen to re-r pair the cable- Later tonight the ca ble was reported repaired. - . While" a break in communication De tween Vera Cruz and Mexico City will embarrass the sending-of -messages by the three South American diplo mats to their representatives in Mex ico City there is another line of com munication via Salina Cruz and Pacific coast cable, which can be utilized in the emergency. r . " ' - v, Wants - Refugees Released. " Secretary Bryan requested the Bra zilian embassy to endeavor through the Brazilian - legation in Mexico City, which is in charge of American inter ests in j Mexico, to ; obtain the release of some thirty American refugees . re ported i by American ; Consul Canada as having .been taken from a. train at Ahuias Calientes, north of Mexico City and held by Mexican, soldiers. The information thatthey were held was brought to Vera Cruz by Alfred Doerr, manager of 'the American : Smelting & Refining Company's works at Aguas Calientes swhoy said the A9mericans ; were taken, from the train by Federal troops after- being . threatened; by a ,rQob.,4-:.:t-VrV;'--iV'" vHT,'ifvv--ft.5'' . Rear Admiral Howard at Mazatlan. reportea to tne w avy-:ieipartment ae nying a rumor that Guaymas had been taken :hv Americans forces-v He said the - gunboats Yorktown .and New- Or-1 leans were tnere- . tie ..reportea, too. that the steamer; Glacier had .sailed with 38 Americans.; the English steam er Citriana had left Guaymas fOr Man zanillo with refugees and ' that, the German government' had ; chartered the Mexican steamer Mazatlan. to take off refugees.-p?;:;:rt;v- i'iv yi'H :, Secretary f vDarueis latere sam -au seemed - quiet 1 on ; the west- coast, v He" hks eivep ' orders : that- the-h care of refueees shall be considered . of first importance xihrthemovementrofthe shins ' in - the Pacific i 'I W . " ' i ? :Rear I Admiral Mayo! at TamplcoVi rrixate uispatzaes to Next Few sent , word to the Navy Department that it had been difficult for him to get i information about conditions in the city,. all his vessels haying: been withdrawn to the roadstead. Discuss ing Rear Admiral -Fletcher' declara tion' of martial law, - Secretary Dan iels said v every effort had been made to -restore order under civil municipal authorities. - - ..." : , , Fletcher's Cable. ' ' Rear Admiral Fletcher cabled under date of 10 Mi last night as fol lows r - j -v-i-i' : v-,'v-.-.''i-:... Again; conferred h with mayor a4d locat officials r.relative to the renawal of shooting at our men and Informed them "that, it' had 1 to be - stopped and that, orders had been 'given for ex treme measures to be : taken tonight if a single shot is fired, also r of the proclamation 'requiring every one in Vera Cruz to hand irr all weapons be--fore 12 o'clock tomorrow (Sunday) un der severe penalty.! :i- V- V v,vr Secretary Garrison announced that he would not reveal the orders to the troops en route to Vera Cruz until their arrival, that the first battalion Of the Fourth Field Artillery which could not be accommodated on the transports which sailed last Friday, had gotten; away today on; the trans port Satilla and that the rest "would go soon on the San Marcos.-?: : .While the beginning of peace parleys did: not affect war . and Navy Depart mentactivities ; in planning : for . any. i e ventvealitles which- might; result 'yet m ammtfdiiucaoperuieelm the situation. Administration ' officials themselves feared -Huerta would not listen to peace proposals now but there was a unanimity of feeling; that the period ?of negotiations would-be a life saver- for Americans trying to , reach Argentina aid Chile of their good;of flces, and its prompi acceptance DT the United States are regarded in of ficial and diplomatic circles as notice to the world that nations of this hemi sphere stand fpr ; the .settlement of Americans questions by Americans. Of Far-reachina 'Importance. ' Latin-American' diplomatists look on.1 the meaiation proceeamgB ot " reaching i importance- ' They i believe the, South American - Republics acted in sincere good will to -the United States and in : sympathy- for; Mexico, and that they were prompted to JnaTte their - proffer wholly disinterestedly in an, effort. $o maintain "the : eordiality (Continued on Page Two.) Seven Persons Killed in Col orado Strike War. GOV. PEABODY ON SCENE Strikers' Use Dynamite on Mines and Later Set Fire to Them Bat- v tie Raged for Two Hur8' : . Strikers -Victor ; Denver, Colo., April 26 It was' re ported here . tonight by ; former Gov-, ernor J. P.' Peabody, who Is; in the Fremont ' county strike ., zone, that strikers dynamited and fired the prop ery ' of the ; Chandler mine, Colorado Fuel - & Iron ... Company,- - near Canon City, tonight, occupying " the ;.! mine camp, 1 , 1 ' , ' ; . According to the government's ad vices, seven - men were killed in ' the Chandler .fight. The! fighting opened at 1 o'clock,- said repcrts; and shortly before 3 o'clock the strikers Fere in possession of the : town. . r An - appeal to the Governor for help from the sheriff; of Fremont county result n orders being issued to Gen. Chase to proceed to Canon City : with 300 militia to take protective measures and endeavor-to bring .about a-truce. Strikers arid - their sympathizers swarmed to a mass meeting pf the Workers' Defense League here today. - ?Mother!:Mary - Jones, direct i from Washington, creator a sensation when she .appeared, unannounced r She .de clared that had she stayed in Wash ington she would have put the; strike situation up -to the .President, but the call of. the mass meeting had been to strong to resist. . ' v;-"- .'- ; "v r Siln her exhortation sTMother? Jones reiterated- advice ;that ' the audience Vkeep cool" and in - the ;f all : elect: Rep resentatives: and ian executi ve ... who would be "glad to -serve the honor, of fha fifofa'inil wr Vi' StanttarA Oil ' the State and v not the Standard OiL'' MINING PROPERTY IS BEING BLOWN UP - r , - ; ' , ; - ' Thrown Into Prison By Federals at Monterey Two Days Bq fore the f Capture of the Town By ;tKej Constitution . aiists , and Later: Released By v the. Rebel'. Forces . American Flags ,; ; sulate and Trampled ' Upon by Mexicans . i Washmgorv ABril 26 . ; United States Consul ddneral. Philip C. Han na, M;!Moniereyr!r Secire taryjSryaji Jbnight.'hat. he had been humiliated arid -placed -In jail by, Mex ican Federal officials on April 22nd and letf behind- the bars' until "released two I days later ; by .the " Constitutional ists when' they- captured the- city. . Consul' Hanna's.-telegram follows: "M&itreyMe April 26th, 1914-''Seeretajry-jof. S.ta(e, Washington, D- C. ApriI 24th, M., on, the twenty first of i Aprii3 Federal; military offi cer, ;Ctaih, AlyalezVl Castillo, evi dently instructed ,by the Federal mili tay ' commander;' to :. tare down all American, ..flags,;; arrived at this . con: jSulate general wiUT a street mob which he . hid gathered, -about 4 o'clock in the afternoon and;pbund;ed in the door and demanded that ?the American flag over this-consulate general be immediately- lowered or -he would shoots it down! The otherilFederals 4 proceeded to tear down, all American flags, stand ing on Ihent making Bpeeches through out i the dtyi jof Monterey, burning some ot them andearing them up and leaving. themv piled in!'. the middle; of the street. . : . ' ' - "It.'was the most, insulting, act Vor any. of the people of ' Monterey; ever have? witnessed;? They; thert placed a general ana au :tne inmates . m txws buildjng were .considered prisoners. '-f-- . 'Thrown' Into. Prf son'.'o ;s ' s-vv -"Thewnext morning about 10 o'clock a pbttce-ifeuterEBt'amved-with a force of men - and jaartsedme : that he ; had been instructed to search the .building. The Insulting search was; completed about noon,"wben 'ybiir consul gen eral was'- taien rfsojier through the streets wtththe ob; andc first t the penitentiary and afterwards to the State u government ; place, which building5 has ' been for some time mil itary quarters,: and. fortified and was the-object of special attack by the then attacking! force, -v ; " 'C'j . "While t -'was'v placed under . heavy .guard in ?th'e grand reception room of the State Palaces I fully realized that ?!I was constantly being considerably nsulted . and greatly Jhumiliated, not on account of ;my : -personality, but on account of my official .position as . rep resentative v of the United States gov ernment in North Mexico. . "At about1 8' -o'clock in: the evening of April 22nd,-X was -taken before the military court and, notified that I was charged: with-beirig in sympathy with the ConstltttUonUst-chiefs and of be ing friendly ; to; trettlnCOnstitutional ist generals anid especially General Pablo Gonzales and; General Antonio VillareaL r : ''..: ' "I was kept pTiSOnfer in communi cado until the evacuation of the city by the Federal troops rand until the arrival of the; Constitutionalist forces early this morning. ; v -- . "There were, times during the pe riod when it was helleved by many that, t would be shot or carried to the mountains i as '"a .prisoner in case the Federals evacuated-. ' ; However, tne evacuation of the city took place' last night and I was left entirely alone in the State capital building as its sole guardian for about . six hours without being informed by'auy individual or officer1 of their departure." j- , 15 .Federal; uosses neavy. 5 "The Constitutibrialist forces, under nnmmand " of General Pablo Gonzales, General. Antonio Villareal and Gen eral Castro, .carried on a successful attack for aboutVfive ; days, which . re cuitod in the. defeat of the Federal army with 1 heavy losses on the part of the Federals "and- their complete router -Constitutionalist omcerB in formed me that they -heard that I was taken prisoner and that the .. Amen can'flag oraerea-p:owne irom ovtsr tma consulate:, general.; m r ; w . "a -fMnsHtutionalist officer. Major Fierros, with a: company of men, broke into the' locked door early this morn intr tnimiaMnte .ni - with a saddled horse an3 accompanied me to the sub urbs; of- the city where I met General Antonio Vllareal; who will be Gover nor of the . State of Nuevo Laredo-. - "In company with General Villareal and soineof the Torelgn consular, rep resentatives; la Monterey we proceed ed to-the State Palace where speeches were made to the people who assem MmI fn- frreat" masses in front of : the State House giving assurances of full protection : to ; all torelgners and non-nnm-ha taarta and the fullest deeree of freedom: and protection to all well oj9posear law-aoiaing peopre. N. , sShortl7i after; our arrival at the State House, 'General Pablo Gonzales arrived; accompanied by his, staff and a 'large Hforce -of "the Constitutionalist troops- ?;Heas;-enthusiastically; re ceived"as 5 was also. .General - Villareal and other; officers. Hi- ;.&ti:-i : Monterey ! Culet. ; ; tj ! Th ftltv in unlet- and -the f eeline Of safety rad . confidence has; returned to the peoples The; humane manner in which . the battle: of Monterey was conducted' by - the,Constitutionalists is his rreriit to ideasiof humanity- There has beeA noperseijutlbd or lootln of has been no:persecutlbn or looting of J property f reported, to. this- coiisaiIat4 general up to'now.v ; "; ;,-; ' ' " . "The onirrion-eenerallV nrvatta thaif it is the Constitutio&alistB' purpose to bring about a high type of free goWi ernment. nersoital iiberty and rotec-i tions of ; roperty'.4' So far the actional of the, Constitutionalist army at Moni terey are creditable- to the civillze( age in which we live. v- - : HUNT-A8KS FOR TROOPS. i . A - r-'-. " ' -:;..v ':";;"jl : Washingtony - April 26.- Governotf Hunt; of Arizona,, telegraphed aft ap- ! peal for more Unitedv States soldiers'' to Representative -Haydea" today. ; He particularly specified the neef of pro tection for ther big Colorado riveni , Federanreclamation project at Ytuna? whose : authorities ? had urgently call ' ed on -the Governor for - assistance. - x Mr. Hayden telegraphed :that the War Department .could- oaly promise, the . brigade due k today fro San , Fran, cisco.of which the 12th infantry could; be scattered .on the border from No gales.-' '-.v'' -. ,-". - Governor Hunt, in his message said: that the sheriff ;Ot ; Santa Cruz -coun ty at Nogales ;was sending out three armed posses m automobiles to- pro- test the , border- and. that there ' werei two militia companies in the field -at Yurna a .company 4 at v Douglas - undec waiting . orders and ; more militia un der waiting orders 'at Flagstaff, Snow flake and ;Prescott. "v-"(; ;- -i ; Secretary of . War i Garrison today , telegraphed Governor : Hunt telling Wmj,the Warr Department .could j not lefclStoliv ;yiert he hs aske fori to arm citizens on v the Arizona bordar, - The Secretary ' . tookrthe position . that the government . ' takes chance of. the gun goiug .lnta .-v the hands of tmreliable' persons. J .r ji-t Goyernor ;Hunt originally asked fott 1,400 rifles for citizens' about Bisbee; Ariz., to - defend themselves against a possible Mexican ! attack. Reported v Quiet on Border. f -WshiagtoaApril 26. Secretary of Y State Bryan announced today --v thafr through - the - British ambassador, . thei! misunderstanding . in; Mexico , City as to Mekicans being, held agahist their will in' Vera Cruz had been cleared upJ The Secretary said: that, he was in-J formed that Secretary ' Hohier. of the ; British embassy 4rr Mexico City, hadj taken a train load of Mexicans from! Vera Cruz to Mexico -City and' thaw as a result' ft traia load of Americana; was ready to start from the Mexican,' capital for Vera -Cruz.-, v . - i secretary, uryan ,aiso declared that the State .Department was; receiving very encouraging"" - reports xrom the Mexican border. A-He asserted thai no evidences : ot anti-American -n feelini or demonstrations had been renortar from Mexican territory now held m wie jvoui(.uuonautBA. ; ' , r y ': AMERICAN ; PROPERTY. SEIZED. ! V A- Ranches In. Northern. Part of MexfcdA ' Suffer From Raiding vMxIcans; " Washington, April 26'; An Amerl can vouched for as reliable, who has! just arrived at Eagle Pass, Texas, froniv Musquiz, a town- in Coahuila, aboutl 200 miles distant" from -Eagle Pass, re- ports that the 'Federals - nave - taken from Roaedia raaoh 250 horses, 150: mules and ; 11,000 : cattle. Notice, 'ac-i" cording to a message to the State De Sartment, vhas been given - that alii merican ' property- In that sectjoa, would be seized by the Huerta forces 4 A:- MONTEREY5 HA8 FALLEN. i; Federal Stronghold I In North at Liaat .; Captured by Rebels. . -J';, .;;;; Washington, April 26. The Federal' stronghold of Monterey has at last' been captured by the, Constitutional-? ists, according to, a report' today from the American consul at Neuvo, La-; Tedo. ? He says Information- has . reacn- ed him that .Monterey - was captured yesterday-' - , - . '?y:J- ' All was quiet, he reported, in Nuevo Laredo, the fires having died out, leav ing the business section of the town, in ruins. - - .- '.":- ;. ; ' ; ; SPANlSH REMAlr4 NEUTRAL, v f Citizens of Spain lr Mexico Will Keep -;; Hands Off JnTrouble ; Washington,- April 26. -Spanish dip-! lomatlc officials la Washington stated : emphatically today that Spanish resi dents in Mexico were maintaining the most scrupulous neutrality in the pres- , ent situation, . and haf published re-; ports purporting td quote General Car' ranza in a despatch to Madrid as say- lag that many of the 17,000 Spaniards ; in Mexico' are Teady to fight by the side of the Mexicans against the invad ers,; were groundless in view of the strictly' neutral attitude of Spaniards: ' in Iexicp;j;-.,vt s!4ft&-i r-.-r ; ;'' K --i New York,- April 2B Ruth U. Tru fant, a musical comedy actress known-: on the stage aa "Maida Athens', died here today from the effects of poison;; taken a week ago i ; ; --.j . V' 4 !-v '' vr t if BalUmore, Aprll6. Fire today de-f stroyed th plahts of the Atlantic Fer tilizer Company -nd the United States ' Fertilizer Company at Curtis ; Bay, Riihurb -r The . total 'loss'- is : estimated .v at . r,3$0400O covered x by insurance. , iTj.-: 'V0 A'
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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