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VICE-PRESIDENT MARSHALL Will be in Charlotte May 20th. Will you come too ? Three days of Entertainment May 19, 20 and 21. Conventions, Baseball, Band Concerts, Fireworks and other Amusements. Grand Parade May 20th. Cel ebration of the 139th Anniversary Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence. AND GOVERNOR LOCKE CRAIG bpecial Lxcursion lrams and Keduced rares on all Railroads Entering Charlotte. HE CM SUNDAY PAGES TODAY G re after 'Ch ar lotted. Horn e Mew s p a p-e r Established: Daily, 1SSS Sunday 1910.. CHARLOTTE, N. SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 3, 1914. Price: Dailv 2c: Snrv 5c. u . 1 W U '1' n X L1 EDITION The Outlook F07 Permanent Peace In Mexico Is Bnghtei The South American Mediators Have Cleared the Decks For Action Hope to Bring Huer ta, Carranza and the United States Together. Mediators Understand That Huerta Must Go and Appre ciate the Fact That in This Demand the United States Must Stand Firm. BY JOHN NEVIN Washington, May 2. The outlook vr permanent peace in Mexico was . fm.ittedly improved tonight. The outh American mediators have clear- J derks for action. They have de fied ro bring all of the parties to general Mexican controversy ;ii;trta, Carranza and the United Urates together. From such a eon ;erence they hope to work out a gen eral agreement whereby constltution .1! goernment will be restored in Mexico and a president elected who urn te universally recognized. I The preliminary work is out of the -.vay. The envoys themselves have worked out a pan of action. They will now submit tnis to the representa tives of Huerta, Carranza and the I'nited States tor approval or disap proval. It is uniikety that an agree ment can be reached on the initial : roiosition but it is pointed out that 11 will form a real basis for negotia tions whicn can be carried on under rich restrictions as the mediators shail determine. Counter proposals can be made and the entire proDiem thoroughly tnreshed out. The representatives of the three South American nations who are act ing as mediators conferred with Secre tary fcryan at consideraole length this arternoon. Tonight- the iouowing statement was issued: "The mediators havo delivered to this government and are sending out to General Huerta and General Car ranza requests tuat representatives be appointed to corner with the media te - " The mediators refused to add any-' thing to this statement at this time. Secre'ary Bryan likewise vas mute, statins that this represented all that couid oe announced for ne present. He refused to say whether he or some one else wouid represent the United states or to discuss where tne media tion conferences would be continued.; The question of whether this ac tion ca the part of the mediators did not constitute a formal recognition of Huerta was also evaded by the sec retary who insisted that this was something he couid not discuss with pronriety. Prior to the arrival of the media tors the secretary had conferred at length with Ambassador Da Gama personally. From him he had gone straight to President Wilson with whom he was closeted for more than a a hcur. When he left he fairly rad iated optimism. He would make no further statement than that the sit uation seemed to be improving that it was decidedly hopeful. j On the heels of tonight s announce ment of conferences came widespread circulation of a rumor that Huerta, like Diaz under somewhat similar cir- camstances, had agreed to eliminate j r.mstit from immediate Mexican af airs. This rumor had it that Huerta ' as willing to retire now as pro-.:-ional president but that ho would -'.serve the right to become a candi Jate for present at any election that :::i2ht be arranged. It is accepted here tonight that the mediators have agreed Huerta must 0. They appreciate that in this de mand the United States must stand irm. In fact, it is declared by diplo mats who have closely followed tne nation, that Huerta would have al ready announced his own elimination :: Carranza had not assailed him in r!o now famous Vera Cruz pronuncia :'.ento. Carranza confident that he .as the backing of this government, insists that he can accomplish by tj.-ce of arms what the mediators de sire accomplished by persuasion. The result has been that the gen eral plan to eliminate all of the war rng factions, conduct Mexican af- u:rs through a new provisional gov--rnment having the support of all fac tious, and to set the machinery in. mo ion for a general constitutional elec tion have had to be temporarily laid i-Ule ! Whether willingly or not, the one 'iicrete result of the mediation to : te- has been to benefit Carranza and constitutionalists in the view of Plcmats. With Villa and his ' war :'ijrs holding the north and pressing --.lily toward Tampico and with the , t-rt of Vera Cruz in the hands of the Americans, Huerta is in a bad "ay. "0-1 of his revenues came from Vera I'r.u import duties, forty. per cent of vhieh went to him and sixty to the 'reign bond interest fund. None of tiiia now reaches him. In addition iarga shipments of arms and am muni-. tion, contracted for in Germany and paid for by Huerta, cannot be deliver ed with Vera Cruz held by American troops. The .United States warships maintain their position off the Mexi can coast and the troops are in Vera CrilZ. but armpd intprvpntinn with its cost in American lives, is held up by the demand of the mediators. And this last card of Huerta's the one on which he depended to unite all class es foreign invasion has failed him. That Villa, under existing condi tions, will take Saltillo and Tampico without serious opposition was gen erally accepted here tonight. Then, with a seaport in his possession Car ranza can import arms and ammuni tion from Europe and rush his forces south to crush Huerta if he has not been forced out before then. The very fact that American marines and blue jackets did not occupy Tampico while they did take Vera Cruz is cited by diplomats as indicating that this gov ernment wanted Carranza to succeed and was willing to go well beyond the boundaries of neutrality to aid him. And it is because it is realized that the mediators know this that dip lomats here believe Huerta will be persuaded to announce his willingness to eliminate himself. The mediators flatly state that they are proceeding on the broad ground of a settlement of the entire Mexican situation. They have so far paid no attention to the flag incident or to Huerta's refusal to salute. These are such negligible questions, that unless utter failure follows all other methods, they will likely be referred to again. The big weapon in the hands of the mediators in the backing of nearly every nation represented in Mexico City. Should Carranza defy the med iators and then sweep all before him and come into power in Mexico the mediators would be able to keep the powers from recognizing him. It will be . their say so that will assure the permanency of any future government in Mexico provided they continue, as at present, to work in complete ac cord with the United States. It is this fact that has caused the feeling of optimism in official quarters here, vast ly different from the original feeling of pessimism that marked the ar nouncement that the United States had accepted mediation. As a concrete evidence of results obtained Secretary Bryan said tonight that while the warring factions would not agree to sign a declaration es tablishing a neutral zone at Tampico, both sides had assured him that there would be no further fighting in the vicinity of the oil wells. General Zaragosa, the federal com mander, has promised that, while be cannot guarantee the storage tanks in the city itself from destruction, he will keep all of his forces away from the wells themselves. And Carran?a has sent word that he will do the same and that his men will protect the wells and the operators. Representatives of the constitution alist junta here have appealed to Secretary Bryan to return all consuls to their posts in northern Mexico. They have assured him that their forces in the field are prepared to assure com plete protection to all Americans but that many Americans are remaining on this side of the border because the consulates are closed. It is ex pected that, unless there is a material change in the situation, the requested order will issue from the state de partment early next week. 1 Reports were In circulation tonight hat (h mpdiators might ko to Hav ana to continue their negotiations in order to be in neutral territory. Secre tary Bryan said he did not believe this was true and he also discredited a report that the mediators were about to decide to ignore Carranza in their future operations. Meanwhile affairs in the army and navy remain in a condition of wait ingbut ready for anything. The army is massed where it can do the most good if needed. And the entire naval force on both coasts is in the same condition. Incidentally as an ev idence of its state of preparedness, Secretary Bryan said tonight that by tomorrow, there will be 85 warships, transports and auxiliary craft opera ting in Mexican waters, including 16 battleships at Vera Cruz alone. Suffragettes Protected By Police. Philadelphia, May 2. iVxee thous and women paraded this afternoon in the first public suffrage demonstra tion ever held in this city. There was no disturbance of any kind. Mi. Beatrice Forbes Robertson-Hale, ot New York, one of the chief speakers at the meeting in Washington Square which followed the parade, publicly thanked the police tor the efficient manner in which they handled the crowds. In fact the po- Tooimu in the nerform- ance of their duty that they arrested George Wrentworth Carr, a prominent lawyer and late reform candidate for district attorney, because he tried to cro&s the street to catch a train while the parade was passing. A man who shouted, "Oh, you kid!" at one of the pretty young suffragettes was also taken up by the police. WHOLE W'l ILL HONOR DEAD WHS P....I.... x xi Ki .... rt i oeuieicti y Ul UltJ Wavy uaniKIS PayS Tender Tribute tO the mciiiui y ui u i o mcu uica uu Died in the Vera Cruz Rght - mg When the Bodies are Bruoght Back Every Honor Will Be Shown Ninety Million Amer icans Join in Mourning -the Loss. OUR DEAD AT VERA CRUZ. Written especially for the United Press by JOSEPHUS DANIELS, j Secretary of the Navy. (Copyright 1914 by the United Press.) Washington, May 2. "The repub lic is rich in memories of the men who have given their lives undr the folds of the flag. The courage of the young men in the navy, v.bcse sacri fice at Vera Cruz, gave new proof cf American valor, adds to our national glory. In the face of fire from un seen foes, not a man quailed or hesi tated. "The men who fell there are our latest heroes. Their sacrifice eifect ually answers those who have oeiiaved that twentieth century Americans were not of the same quality as the he roes of other days. While the whole country stands uncovered in honcr of the dead gallant sailor iarls and gal lant members of the marine corps the country has gained in thte new proof that American patriotism is equal to any emergency. "When the bodies of these heroes are brought home to lie in honored graves America will be .ike 'Niobe' all tears. Every honor will b- given when the sad rites" are said, They are new additions to the oil of honor among the immortals who have given lustre to the navy in every decade." (By BOND" dEDDES, Unit-id Press Corespondent.) . The Nation Mourns. Washington, May 2. Hearts and thoughts of a nation turned tonight to the seventeen American boys lyi ig dead at Vera Cruz. A nation's pride, a nation's grief, a nation's gratitude is theirs. Expression of these senti ments was the effort which all heads of the government made tonight. That ninety million Americans, in spirit, may mourn their death tnd carve their names in enduring letters on the pages of American heroism, plans for fitting tribute for their re turn 'home" were made. With all martial pomp and cere mony, the bodies of the dead bluejack ets and marines, killed in Vera Cruz, April 21, 22 and 23 will be brought to New York next week. A national requiem there is planned, a memorial service typically American. The seventeen leaden caskets, each enveloped in the Stars and Stripes will be the shrine. Secretary of the Navy Daniels to night announced tentative plans for the ceremony. The cruiser Montana was chosen as the funeral ship t; bring the bodies from Vera Cruz to New York. She will sail Monday, it is believed, and arrive at New York about next Saturday, when public, of ficial ceremonies, will be held at the Brooklyn navy yard. . Arrangements for the arrival of the Montana surpass, in naval and military pomp, anything since the return of the Maine dead. President Wilson, if possible, Secretary of the Navy Dan iels, Secretary of War Garrison, As sistant Secretary of the Navy Roose velt and Assistant Secretary of War Breckinridge, will represent the gov ernment in the services. At sea, off the Delaware breakwater, three giant dreadnaughts, the Iowa, In diana ana Massachusetts will meet the Montana and act as an escort of hon or to New York. The three convoys will sail from the Philadelphia navy yard. Not the least impressive of the ceremonies will be the scene at sea when the Montana, with her burden of death, is joined by her escorts. With flags fluttering at half mast, the four warships will steam into New York harbor. Tolling of bells and hoarse, muffled salutes from har bor craft will be the first national dirge to "our boys" who fell at Vera Cruz. Bluejackets ar,d marines, with wisps of crepe tied to their arms, will be the pallbearers to transfer the seven teen, flag-palled, - leaden caskets to navy launches from the deck of the Montana. Caissons, draped in crepo and drawn by bluejackets will draw the dead to the navy yard parade ground. Hundreds of soldiers, marines ami sailors, with bands playing dirge?, will participate n the pubic serves. Fed eral, city and state officials wiii join in tributes to those who fell tor the honor of their country and their flag. Capt. Albert Gleaves, commandant of the navy yard, will make the arrange ments for the public ceremonial. A parade in New York city is among the features under consideration. Other memorial services are plan ned 1 at cities where the dead bhie iackets and marines resided. At Chi- cago. the naval Dana ana i.uuu ap Drentico5 of the Great Lake nava training station- will participate by direction of Secretary Daniels today. While the country mourns its dead, fathers, mother and others bereaved by the flying bullets at Vera Cruz are not to be forgotten. Theirs is the more personal, the more poignant loss and grief. To them, after the na tion has given its homage, will be given their dead for private intevmeni. At each open grave, however the country will pay its final tribute in "taps" from soldiers. Unless their families request oth- erwise a uxsv acv;uuu m -Axungiun . National cemetery will be the final resting place of the honored dead. ft n I O n H Fl fi I ft B ft ft B If . COLORADO S AGONY With United States Troops On Scene of Action Situation Rapdily Improves; State Mili tia Will be With dawnGov ernor May be Impeached. Washington Officials Consider Rockefeller Pivot on Which Whole Trouble Turns-Sharp Exchange of Telegrams Be tween Rep. Foster and J. F. Welborn. BY J. H. FURAY United Press Staff Correspondent. Denver. Colo., May 2. That Colo rado's red days were over, was the opinion universally expressed here to night. By noon Sunday, cavalry men of the United States army will be in complete control of every portion of the state's coal fields and the last of the national guardsmen whose rule culminated in unprecedented blood shed, will have been withdrown. Thig announcement was made to night by military., authorities 'oh re ceiving advices that a special train was speeding southward from Orin Junction, Wyoming, with two troops of the twelfth cavalry, dispatched from Fort Robinson, Neb., by order of the secretary of war. With the entire eleventh cavalry coming here from Fort Oglethorpe Ga., between 1,700 and 1,800 regulars of Uncle Sam will be in tne field. ' In compliance with President Wil son's recent proclamation Governor Ammons this afternoon ordered the withdrawal of all remaining militia from the coal fields as soon as they are relieved by the regulars. The governor vehemently denied that Sec retary Garrison's proclamation today calling upon all citizens to lay down their arms had any application" to the state militia. Ammons announced he would not send militia to Oak Creek the coal camp in Routt county where two strike breakers were burned to death early - today. Instead, he .telegraphed Maj. W. A. Holbrook, commanding the regulars at Trinidad, that an outbreak was threatened . there, relying on the government soldiers to act there if necessary. Caucuses are being held tonight by party leaders in preparation for the (Continued on Page Two.) A WEEK'S TR AN FORM ATI ON FROM WAR TO PEACE April 25 Fighting still in pro gress in Vera Cruz; Funton's "Fighting Fifth" b'gacte en route. April 25. (evening) Argen tine, Brazil and Chile tender good offices as mediators; United States accepts through President W'lson. , April 26. Vera Cruz under mar tial law, sniping continues, grcat anxiety for safety of American in Mexico C'ty and inter'or Mexico. April 27. Huerta guarantees protection of Americans and for mally accepts the spirit of the mediation proposal. April 28. Br'tish officials com plete plan for getting all Ameri cans who want to leave out of Mexico City. April 29. Mediators told by Secretary Bryan that this country had never contemplated further aggressive action unless out rages are committed by Mex'rans. April 30. Huerta and Carranza asked to agree to general armis tice; Huerta accepts in principle, Carranza refuses to order his forces to cease attacks on Huerta. May 1. Huerta releases- Dr. Edward M. Ryan, condemned as a 6py; mediators report orogress. May 2. 'Federals and constitu tional's agree to refrain from hostilities in vicinity of Tampico oil wells; Ambassador De Gama tells Bryan outlook is brighter than ever for final peace. THE WEATHER. I-: Washington, May 2. Virginia, i X North Carolina, South Carolina,1 : and Georgia: Fair Sunday and ' probably Monday. ;"- U:; . : i - p ' v' r " " i" r'i r r r 't r ' r u v? r ' ' r u r i NOW BE BELIEVED TO IT HI "END S HUERTA OF MEXICAN AT VERA C I III? This Question Is Causing Wash ington to Scrutinize Reports Closely General Opinion Is That Provisional President Did Not Order Subordinates' Move. Rumor That Huerta Will Elimi nate Himself is Gaining Ground Reasons For Belief Outlined By Diplomat In Close Touch With Situa tion. (BY JOHN EDWIN NEVIN.) Washington, May 2. Whether Gen. Huerta countenanced today's near fight at the Vera Cruz water station was troubling officialdom tonight. The president and his advisers were in clined to believe that he had not. But the fact that another fight was avert ed only by the American show of force has served to indicate the thin ice the administration i.3 skating on while waiting for the South American mediators to solve the Mexican prob lem. President Wilson was at his desk until a late hour tonight. He was in communication with Secretary Bryan and Secretary Garrison but re fused all comment on the situation. It was understood that after he had talked with Secretary Bryan on the 'phone the latter got into communi cation with Ambassador Da ' Gama and' emphasized that the killing or wounding of another American sol dier or marine will call for sum mary action by the United States. And this word was immediately transmitted to Mexico City. The mediators denied themselves to inteiiewers althugb.tligywere-jn conference until late tonight. They are working out their plans and con sidering whether it .will not be neces sary, to conduct. . their conferences, when . each , .side to the controversy names . their representatives on neu tral . ground. . If .this, is finally deemed necessary, . it. is. .believed Canada will be .chosen , as Havana is out of the question. at .this season of the year. Meanwhile -the . rumor, that Huerta will . eliminate . himself gained strength. . It . was admitted at the white. house that this report had reached the - president through diplo matic channels But at the same time it was stated - that the information on this line, was up to the present at least, intangible. A diplomat- in - complete touch with the situation- who holds steadfastly to this belief explained the reason for the rnmor as follows i "The proposed mediation covers the United States,- Carranza and Huerta. Two of the three Carranza and the United States maintain an irreduci ble position. They agree that Huerta must go. In any negotiation he must necessarily be in the minority es pecially if Carranza participates. That all three have agreed to participate is made certain by the public an nouncement that, they have been asked to do so. In matters of so grave a concern as the present nothing is made public that cannot be consid ered certain of success. And because of this I believe that Huerta. wiJl eventually get out of his own accord or force a situation that will compel the United States to " substitute force for mediation." T. R. HEADED THIS WAY; BOILS NOT SERIOUS. . New York, May 2. It was reported here tonight that the Booth line Aidian is being held at Para for Col onel Roosevelt and his party who are on their way down the Amazon return ing to civilization. If the Aidian waits for the party, Roosevelt should reach this country about May 20. Should he come north on the freighter Dunstan on which he is now travelling he will ; arrive here several days later. The ' boils with which T. R. is afflicted are now reported to be of little impor-; tance, being only a source of discom fort. The Anti-Trus Bill. Washington, May 2. The house ju diciary committee today ordered fa vorably reported the omnibus anti trust bill on which the committee had been engaged for weeks. Representa tive Clayton, chairman of the, com mittee, who plans to defer taking up his new duties as federal judge in Alabama until after the bill is dis posed of by the house, expects to bring up the measure as quickly as possible. The bill includes provisions aimed against interlocking directorates, hold ing companies, restriction of the pow- -er of injunctions and restraining or ders, with a ban on price discrimina tions and price fixing, with certain ex ceptions, and would provide for ac ceptance of decisions in federal anti trust cases as conclusive in actions by other . parties where the same is sues are involved. i 1 TUNT Skirmish At Vera V W ruz Causes App? ehension CARRANZA WILL DEFIFNE . . HIS EXACT ATTITUDE. El Paso, Texas, May2. General Venustiano Carranza will define his exact attitude toward the "A. B. C." mediation proceedings early next week but not until after he has had a per sonal conference with representatives of the American state department. This information was given to the United Press, tonight by a man high in the councils of Carranza. George C. Carothers, special agent of the state department and Robert J. Pesquiera, Carranza's confidential representative here, will go to Chihua hua tomorrow or Monday to meet the first chief "of the Mexican constitu tionalists. Despite Pesquiera's state ment that the rebels will not consent to an armistice with General Huerta in northern Mexico it is understood Carothers will urge this step on Car ranza and give him a&surances that the constitutionalists' cause will not suffer if he acquiesces. This is inter preted by the constitutionalists to night as meaning the American state department will promise to raise again the embargo on the importation of arms by the constitutionalists and pos sibly to recognize their belligerency in case Carranza accepts a truce. M'CUMBER PROPOSES TO "EDUCATE" HIS COLLEAGUES. Washington, May 2. Because of the defeat of his grain inspection bill yes terday Senator McCumber of North Dakota today notified the senate he intended to "educate the senators as a kindergarten" on the need for the legislation and that he would offer his bill as an amendment to the pending agricultural appropriation bill. "I intend to raise the point of a quorum every three minutes, if neces sary, to get a hearing on my bill, a. va ooripiiitural bill was taken up senators started to lunch only to be called back wnen senatui -Mtvum ber demanded a roll call. . " HUERTA WON'T GET THOSE ARMS AFTER ALL. - Havana, May 2 The Hamburg-American steamship Cecelie received or ders here today not to deliver a large cargo of arms and ammunition she has on board consigned to General Huerta. The captain of the vessel will not declare the shipment on his arrival in Vera Cruz and will return the en tire cargo to Germany. Fighting at Mazatlan. Washington, May 2. Admiral How ard reported from the west coast of Mexico today that fighting among the federals and the constitutionalists still continues at Mazatlan, but that conditions af Manzanillo were im- PrSn!pping along the west coast prac tically is suspended, the admiral said. TESTWTOLLS EAL III E MOW Washington, May 2. A line up..on, the tolls repeal bill in the senate , on Monday if Sena- W1U UB uuioiucu v" ! tor Borah presses a roll call on J resolution mtroauceu noon 'delaying the vote on the bill it self until after the. election. But fighting against the reference of the resolution to a committee where it would probably be buried until after the tolls fight was over, a count ot noses can be obtained and it is j.i l, i.3 what Borah is alter. UlULlgUl wiu . , I His resolution provides that no vote shall be tanen xo ieycax exemption provision until after a re ferendum has been made to the peo ple, which, he -says, will be done au tomatically at the election of the en tire house of representatives and one third of the senator.3 in November. In the meantime the tolls bills ob tained this afternoon- by an almost unanimous vote the favored posi tion of unfinished business on the senate calendar. This was done on motion by Senator O'Gorman, chair man of the committee today. Thus means that the bill will come up automatically at 2, o'clock each day until it is disposed of or displaced. The making of this motion, coupled with the fact that he is chairman of the canals committee makes O'Gor man the senator in charge of the bill, which gives one of ite bitterest opponents a place of vantage. Sen ator Simmonis was the real leader in the committee for the president but has no official recognition in regard to the bill. Debate upon the measure will open formally Monday with a speech from Senator Townsend. - Gi aierworks Funston Reports That Body ol Mexican Troops Demanded Surrender of Waterworks and Were Curtly Refused by American Officer Shots Ex changed. No Casualties Mentioned Mexicans Retired Imme diately But There is Sus picion That Attack Will Be RenewedText of Funston's Messages. Washington, May 2. Full details of a skirmish at Tejar, a suburb ot Vera Cruz, between Mexican federal troops and a detachment of Ameri can marines, served to make officials apprehensive tonight. The Mexicans demanded surrender of the water works, supplying Vera Cruz. When, refused they fired a few scattering shots. General Funston, reporting to night in two dispatches to Secretary Garrison, mentioned no casualties. Tonight reinforced body of Ameri can troops is vigilantly guarding the waterworks and the railroad. Another attack is feared although the Mexican forces withdrew after firing upon the American forces. Te jar, where the incident occurred is eleven miles distant from Vera Cruz. The waterworks, which supply the entire city of Vera Cruz, are locat ed there and has been carefully guarded since the American occupa tion. Its eafety is vital to the health of all in the city and its destruction would seriously undermine the suc cess of the seizure of Vera Cruz by the Americans. A dispatch received by Secretary Garrison from - General- Funstou this afternoon 'Stated that under , a flag of truce, thj commander of the Mex ican forces, a detachment of General Maas' army, sent a courier to the commander of two companies of ma rines - who have been guarding the waterworks. The Mexican commander demanded that the Americans surren der the waterworks and retreat from their position within ten minutes. Thel message stated that 500 Mexican fcol diers were then in sight, massed tor a demonstration against the two companies of American marines. With the forces facing each other and despite fears of an overwhelming attack, the American officer curtly refused to surrender. A hurried call for reinforcement was sent to. Vera Cruz, a detachment of troops was immediately rushed to Tejar by Gen eral Funston. Five hours later, at 8:15 tonight, a second telegram received from Fun ston stated that the Mexican troops had withdrawn after firing a few scattering shots at the Americans, before the arrival of the reinforce ments. "I fear an attempt will be made to cut the pipe line tonight," said Fun- ?ton in his dispatch. The commander at Vera Cruz re ported that the danger of an at tack having apparently passed tem porarily by the retreat of the federals he had withdrawn all of the -detachments of reinforcements, with ine exception of three companies of in fantry, which remained on duty to as sist the two companies of marines in holding tli3 position. The forces were divided equally, half iing assigned to guard the railroad, and the other half to guard the waterworks. No casualties were reported Funston as a result of the skirmish The cordon of troops tonight sur rounds the waterworks proper. Sol diers are also strung out along the pipe lines .to Vera Cruz to avoia their cutting. Funston's messages in details were as follows, the first being dated at 2:30 p. m.: "Hour and a half -ago the Mexican troops appeared at Tejar, where two companies of marines are guarding the pumping station and the Mexi can commander under flag of truce demanded surrender within 10 min utes but has not attacked. Two forces now facing each other. Have given stringent 6rders not to firo first shot. About fiOO Mexicans iu sight. Reinforcements are going out. Fear an attempt may be made to cut pipe line tonight. "FUNSTON." The second message was dated , at 7:10 p. m., tonight, reading as fol lows: "Mexican troops at pumping station no longer in sight. Before leaving they fired a few shots. Reinforce ments sent out are returning except two companies left at pumping sta tion and one company to guard rail road bridge. ' "FUNSTON." HOW IT HAPPENED. (By William G. Shepperd.) Vera Cruz, May 2. Approaching nearer to the city than at any time since the American forces occupied K C . f.