r * ' v-: ? *-{;> 'ai^fr ' V IJK'r-^ ?1 . 4 ? l^VJRw* ' ;jV^-'->' " - .I ^ r - J No Official Report Says Sec cdved From Huerta Dis) I " Accepted Mediation. } , I TOTAL AMERICANS WOW Admiral Badger Reports T> lite Vera CruxiJapanese Ap to*, tion Laws Suspended. r ^ f" ? 3g2 * RECEIVE ORDERS. . ? * Yesterday afternoon Colonel Wiley C. Rodman, commuidrr ? of the Second Infantry. Worth Bcljjjl Carolina National Ouard. roooly * eg a wire from Adjutant Oooeral * t :"A * TomnK. *tth headquarters at-*i* Raleigh, N. C-, to bring the oom_ * pantoe of htl regiment up to the I * regulation order of flftf-elght " - mea and t?en have their under, go a physical eramlneriiui. At tar this Is done the coiinel Is to \ The?* order* com In* from the adjutant general looks as If the North Corolla* boys will toe or derod to the front right soon, |h unless Haert* decides to change W his mind right quick. I * * Washlnpton?It la reported thpl fgt~ tap Mexican, wan killed sad twenty ^ wounded, whlla thoy ware attempting m to eraaa the Rio Ornate today to the f "ifvilfciii thai the transports cooveylnp General Ponstoo'i brigade sear be ordered to alow down. The waUt u that they may not land trocpa nnurthe medlntlon matter Is nttlad. "" v: ir ?*** War Department thla after-1 | noon cloeod Pbe affletanoy schools pad ordered the offlcere stationed there f to report for active doty. '1. ' V MORMONS rUbONOTwo hundred end forty-Mx M6r mane refupeea arrived.at El Paao this afternoon. Admiral Howard re. ports to the Nary Department that three hundred refugees today sailed froja Msasanlllo for 8andlego. PREPARATION B MADE. Aeelxtent Secretary of the Navy Rooeevelt thla attarnoen made the I etatement that preparations had been A "" made by the department sloop the Paclflo coast to receive nil refupeea xrom Mexico v;ity againsc ine neuii I meat of antl-American demonstratlon. AMBIUCAN8 JAII.Fn Secretary Bryan late 104^ alter, noon reltarated his former stater-tent that no ofldal word had bean , - .^ecelred from Bnarta. The Amerl| can oonael at SaeUUo and two Amer. I tcana are low In fall placed there by Kanloane. Waahlagton, D. C.?The Japaneao B embassador haa aakad of the BUte Department a a^apenalon of the lmy mlgraUona laws so aa to permit the Japaneaa now citizens of Men o to cross the border Into the United ), States. SacreUry of State W. J. I! Bryan haa referred the propoaltlon L j to fee Secretary of Labor. x jfff The coaaenana of opinion here U L thla afternoon that HnerU will de|L lay npedtatton anawer for at leant a I weak. Hie purpose WUI be .la the delay, It la bettered, to fire htm Kk. tuna to strengthen hla forces ^ wmwo ooktikois. 1^ Admiral Badger reported to the I Nary Department this afternoon that ] "sntptnc" contlnnea In Vera Crun, I* The number of wounded aacordlng ! to Admiral Badger now numbers 61. There are now Mty Americans In' eluding woman and children and the I Aguaa Oatlentae. WO WORD FROM HUKBTA. K partment had so far facetted no M word from Oenaral Hnerta dlsplu the fict that report* had been recelv . "fif C? JE\ luft^k ' * r.mr^JnGrcS^Jo'flr , Regiment 'oothtg and ke His Report retary Bryan Hob Been Rerite] the Fact That He Had fDED NOW SIXTY-ONE iat "Sniphit" Continues At tbassador Wants Immigra lag Tamplco. The Federals today turned loose tbe oil gushers and In consequence the land Is flooded with oil. If this becomes United It will torn the country around and Tamplco Into a sea of flame and in all probability will destroy it. FUNHTON TO COMMAND. Vera Crss?The territory around this city is carejtully guarded by the outposts which extend several miles. Trenches bare been thrown up by the United States matinee. General Funston, of the United States amy, has been placed in command of the troops here. This city la now under martial law. , \ 5y DANGER 18 WANING. Mexico City?All danger of the Americans In this city being attacked ban. abated. This does :not mean, however, that the Americans are free from Insults and they may not be molested at any time. 91KRTA WILL FIGHT. Washington?A report fro? tho national palace at Mextso Ctty gives out the following: The republic or Mexico has always fulfilled national obligations and at every crisis will defend the rights trampled on by the United States. Signed. Huerta. The above report is not official and is current here since the statement given ont that Huerta would accept mediation. This means it is thought, that General Huerta Intends to fight. V Vera Cru*?Clreuiars 'which enumerated American business houses are . being distributed in the streets of Mexico City. The handbills called on tl^e populace to destroy tfee concerns. listed. Some of tho American stores whose nam^s apepared in the circular already (have been looted. Another list being distributed Is that of^Mexlcahs managing some, of the American stores. It is declare^ these men must be killed-because of I their Identification with foreign In. teresU The capital newspapers are publishing stories to the effect that the American forces at Vera Cms are hilling American women and children and the papers call on Mexicans in rfexico City to retaliate in a similar manner. ; ^"r Other stories printed by the newspapers eay tint France. Germany, Great Britain and Spain .have declared war against the United States and that American battleships have sunk several ships flying the flags of these nations. Mexicans also are told that the Mexican army has invaded the United- States and that the negroes in the Southern 8tates have risen and are assisting tfre Mexicans. It is reported here that R. M. vau Zandt, the president and all the trnatees and officers of the American clnb of Moxlco City are.onder arrest as are all officials of the Mercantile Banking Comparfyr The officers of | the hanging institution were arrested because of their refusal to contribute j to the ^Mexican government. I The American grocery was burned and an attempt made to fire the American club. Three other American stores were looted.1 The government appears to be en. courtaglng the demonstrations against' Americans, although the burning and led ting la held in check by the polie*.' / . ./,> Mora than thirty Americana attempting to l*t. the country In ro"Pon.o to the warnin, tanned by tha American Bute Department, woyn taken from a train at Agnaa Calln?M aCOMdtM to advice ^tContlnttad 0* Pan Foor.) *KATHSR ll ^ WASHING?/-?N Com! If Board Of ] Editor C Mil/New*. ? .'.'V I hVr tilj endorse ersry wool you s&ld In t he New* on April 11 *?o4 22. crlUcUln ? ? Board of Education lor croal jlng a new office. Per baps It la not a "new offlce,7 ao far -aa "do. ties" "Are concerned, tor we already have ?... hired and paid to look tier ado! 1 work, tat H I* a new oBce ao rar aa tor public money la concerned. To alar t with, I will lay that wa do not ax pact the county ctiperlntendant county tmrm dcmonatrator to object (to -baring help to do their work. Th. MB aire taw Inataacee where people outset to treeing an eaaler time. ' / 1 j j. , It It tilhee eegruaete lndlrtduete to look ufta'w the **?ana clube" and the "tomato cluha." than why not employ eomw one lm look after a "potato dub," 'a >ay club," a "bean club," a "cnbb awe dob," etc. If curried far* enough on euell prlnclplee aa tbat-ww would nil eoou have a Job. I But I wwold any bare it they were tall to be conducted like the "corn ' clube". 'bare been conducted la souwi sections, we better oat hare any of thorn). Instead of increasing offices 11 seems that condendfo* them would Jfte a better policy. ^ Now the lady teachers of our country think so differently from odr< man superintendent and he finds it! necessary to get a worn, an supervisor because she would think as the women teachers think, then how* does lie expect to harmonise those different ways of thinking with his <>wu7 It looks like the mm. break would .till mm; or. does die expert, tho woman supervisor to be a kind of a "go-between/' who will be Hn b srmony with the teachers when with them and with the superintendent When with Mm? Johnston Sun 49 Year Took PI.ace Near Greensboro. Copy of Order Has Seen Preserved by Cltisesv Since April 2T- 1865. Today is the forty-ninth anniversary of the surrender of General Jos. E. Jo bnston to General W. T. Sher. man, which event oocurrod near the town of Greensboro, N, C., on April 27, 1866. Below In given the order by General Johnatou made to hin army that day. Mr. Thomas Latham J. Latham, former cashier of the Bank of Washington, and one of the city's most popular and highly esteemed eiV.ren*. was pi\sent at tho burrender and ir*a heads anywhere. If TVf+Afjm*** money. tPT the haltw nP i y) li|| lhL prove our school hone*. tnpfoase the, salaries met school 'torma lodger. Wouldn't thaJt Oenotu progress* __ 1 T AX >VTKR. mar KIUHBI v i n I ??, , . t Tho Lyric theater has changed 1 bands and rrom aow this well well 1 known IMavhaiwtt *?m k? ?? ?v mhBhgcment ei Mr. E. 8. Simmons with Mr. W. A,. Dillon aa operator. Mr. Simmons Is one of the city's popular young men and Mr. Dillon Is an expert operator. Tiey have secured one o( the best film services In the country and propose to present only the very beat- pictures. A very Interesting program has been arranged for this evening andthree reels of entertaining and interesting pictures will be seen. Under the new management It Is the purpose to give two matinees on Saturdays of each week. The first from 9 to 12 and I the second from 2 to 4. Somo of th? best artists appearing In motion pictures will be' seen nightly at the Ly. rlc. Everything will be done by the management to please its patrons as i has been tlhc custom heretoforeBACK FROM GREENSBORO. ' kMr- Ex-Mayor Edward T. Stewart has returned from Greensboro, k N. C., where he went as representative , from the council here to the State , Council of Royal Arcanum. I Mr. Stewart has been honored as the representative of the lo- , eal order for a number of years and t hs. states that in all his experience ( he has never attended a more loyal ( and eathasiaiftle meeting. Re says , further that Greensboro cltisens placed the latch string on the outside all during their stay. A no PARTY HERB. , Mine 'Clara Hampton, Miaa AHte , Photpa and Dr. C. C. Harper nod Hr j H. a. Walker motored to Wnaktnp- , ton paatoAnp from rkelr homo In . K....... 1 Woi Hospital Nui Five Ti Bfiif" BATS HI PARK 1I0I111 * - ' Washington and New- Bern wil crois bats at the Flexnlq g Park tc mortow afternoon in a gfime of ba' j ball. The conteBt promises to i one of interest and ? close gar^* looked for, as both, teams are ^4 be strong: and "there with the>c00(j8 Weston in all probability tjfl be mound artist for the loc ^ wftfc in Itself means a close g cltisen should be preser t #n|, ?jav;OU age the home boys on xI?. A Superintendent H. B. Charles has| ust received another report on tho tity water. The State director of he laboratory of hygiene. Mr. C. A. Jhore,- reports that Washington's rater U *ood. t? w^aurngtoB nrt. ' -i No. 47 IDERS f se Fires i mes At Negro - .** - '. Accosted Her On The Grounds Saturday Night fW?a OubaeguenUy Arrested At a identified As The Man. T lie Ladies Exhibited Great Courage. 11 But for the dmely pleading of^i&s Goldaton, tho superlntehdtf&'t of the ^ Fowl? Memorial Wlfcltal Sunday ^ morning doubtless'Thos Bell, colored, , .S ^ would, today *be In another clime, v ^ however,is today behind the bara toj,to answer for doings on the night 4 named. ho Sunday morning between 1 and 2 h. o'clock, Miss Barnhlll, one of tho fy nurses of the hospital, started to the colored ward, which is located some distance from tho main building for the purpose of giving attention to a colored patient, who had undergono an operation Saturday. When near the colored ward & colored man, who subsequently proved to he Thos. Bell, came out from behind sooo shrubbery and walked dileberately towards the nurse. ^Shc stopped and Inquired what he wanted? He re? plied. "Will you tell me whether L Dr. Jack Nicfcolson is In the hospl. a tal or not." Miss Barr" "1 replied J "she did not know, but that she would return to the hospital and ascertain." This she did, but instead u of learning whether the doctor was r present in the hospital, she procured * ' a pistol and with Miss Ooldston - started back to the colored ward. The negro accosted her again and * t he was told that "r.JgMgtafflWM. . _ not there. He was then told that if 3 he had no further business there he must got off the premises as it was j against t^e rules for people to loiter on the lot especially at that hour of the night. The negro refused to r .move, but Instead, began to make advances towards the women. They began to back and when the negro was seen to bo gaining Miss Barnhill fired tTie pistol Ave times at him and would" have doubtless killed him or seriously wounded him. but for Miss Goldston begging and beseeching Miss Barnhill not to kill him. The negro finally decided to take the ladies' advice, but took hlB own I sweet time in leaving. The nurses In the hospital hearing the report of tho pietbl phonod for the police and Policemen Hays and Sadler promptly responded. They made a I search for the man and found him . still loitering near tho hospital. Afl ter being placed under arrest the offl iuuji iiiin ooiore tne mates and they without hesitation said that ho was the party. , ' Both* the ladies displayed a cour. age that today is tlje admiration of the city. WILULir THIS CITY ON 1Y SIXTH Mr. Thomag C. Daniels, of New Bern, N. C., was here yesterday for the purpose of perfecting arrangements for the appearance, of "The American Gentleman," on Wednesday evening, May 6, at the New Thoator. The play will be produced by the local talent of New Bern and no donbt the attraction will receive a generous patronage from Washington theater goers. SPECIAL COMMUNICATION. There will be a special communication of OrV Lodge, No. 104, A. Ft A A. M.. at their hall, corner of Th!r<| and Bonner streets, tomorrow night at & o'clock and all the members are urged to be preesat. There will be work In the master's degree. By order of the W. If.. O. If. Wlafiel^. sec*