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VOL. XL1II NO. 234.
IAHA, MONDAY MORNING, APRIL 27, 1914.
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Mobs
Threaten
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EXTRA
MANY AMERICANS
ARE IMPRISONED
BY THE MEXICANS
Are Taken from the Trains by Mexi
can Soldiers and Held as
Prisoners.
U. S. CONSUL IS AMONG THEM
Protest Made by Head of Smelting
Company is of No Avail.
MOB DEMANDS THEIR LIVES
But They Are Protected by Police
and Locked in Smelter.
CIRCULARS CALL FOR LOOTERS
Give List of American, Stores that
They Maye Be Destroyed.
ALSO ASK MEXICANS KILLED
Nerrspnpers nt Mexico City Publish
Stories that Mexican Women and
Children Are Being Slaugh
tered at Vera Cru.
VERA CIXUZ. April 26. More than
thirty Americans attempting to leavo
the country in response to the warning
Issued by the American State department
were taken from a train at Aguas
Caltentes, according to advices received
here today and Imprisoned In the smelter
of that city.
Among those Imprisoned Is Gaston
Schmuti, United States consul at AguaB
Caltentes, Nothing Is known here nB to
the fats of the refugees.
WASHINGTON, April 26. American
Consul Canada has notified the State de
partment that many American refugees
have been taken from trains and Im
prisoned at Aguas Callentes by Mexican
soldiers. Besides Americans, the, consul
reports other foreigners have been de
tained, most of them having been em
ployes of the smelters at Aguls Callentes.
Protest against the action was raadeto
Consul Canada by Alfred Doerr,,-president
of the American Smelting and Re
fining company, who succeeded In reach
ing" Vera Cruz from Aguls Callentes.
The State "department here, Hro'ugh the
Brazilian ambassador has asked .that the
American cltlxena Imprisoned be released.
Pulled from Trains,
letter, It was learned that Consul
Canada reported to the State department
that the Americans and other refugees
held at Aguls Callentes had been pulled j
from a train about to leave for Verai
Cruz by a. mob a'hdthat local police Inter-!
Jerred and rescued t them.. They were
then held In the smelters, none being per
mitted to reboard the train. Consul
Canada , also reported that about 300
American refugees from Mexico City had;
arrived' at Vera Cruz up to last night.
Demand American tAreu,
Mr. Doerr, according to Consul Canada
reported the Aguasallentes Incident,
gave the names of more than fifty Ameri
cans, mostly women and children, who
were on the train and are now In the
smelter where they are held foV protec
tion. He says that when the party was
first dragged off the train at Incarnaclon,
the mob demanded the lives of the Ameri
cans, and even went bo far as to produce
two priests who might have heard their
confession before they were put to death.
Troops who were on hand dlsuaded the
mob from violence at that stage,' segre
gated the Americans In one car, and
managed to get them to the smelter where
they are now confined.
Another party of about fifty Americans
boarded the Bame train which left Aguas
Callentes, but were thrown off by the
train crew at Trinidad, where at last re
ports they were stranded with no hotel
and no accommodations of any kind.
American Stores to Be Looted.
VERA CltUZ, April 26. Circulars
enumerating American business houses
are being distributed In the streets of
Mexico City. The hand bills call on the
populace to destroy the concerns listed.
Some of the American stores whose names
appeared In the circular already have
been looted.
Another list being distributed Is that
of Mexicans managing some of the
American stores. It Is declared these
men must be killed because of their
identification with foreign Inteiests.
The newspapers of the capital are pub-
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The Weather
Temperature at omaua Yesterday.
Hours. Dmt.
5 H. in 62
8 a. m
7 a. in
8 a. m.i
9 a. m
10 a. m
11 a. in. ........
12 m
1 P. m..
2 p. ms
3 d. m
4 p, m S3
5 p. m R0
6 P. m 72
7 p. m..., w
Comparative Local Record.
1911. 1913. 1912. 1911.
Highest yesterday 62 62 63
Lowest yesterday (SI S8 GO 49
Mean temperature "2 50 68 K
Precipitation , 00 .00 .00 .38
Temperature and precipitation de
partures from the normal)
Normal temperature a
Bxcess for the day n
Total excess since March 1...., 107
Normal precipitation 12 Inoh
Deficiency for the day 12 Inoh
Total rainfall since March 1 S.48 Inches
Deficiency since March t II Inch
Excess for oor. period, 1913.... 2.11 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1312. .tsinch
L. A. WELSH, Loc) Forecaster.
Conta
DOOM WORSEJHAN DEATH
Idle, and Vicious Doing Most Snip
ing to Be Put to Work.
TO EXTERMINATE THE PRACTICE
Foreign Consuls Call at War llend
uarters and Urjte Action ne
Taken to Stniun it Out
ThorouRlily.
VERA CRUZ, Mex.. April 2S.-By the
effective method of exterminating snip
ing by Mexicans, which has been respon
sible for; the killing or wounding of many
Americans, Is to be stopped. The foreign
consuls called In a body at military hcad
quurtera and urged the adoption of some
measures that would quickly restore tran
quility, and promising their co-operation
at least their moral support.
The consuls wore assured that there
was no intention to subject the residents
much longer to tho danger of bullet
from this source. It was decided that
hereafter all American marines and blue
jackets shall be withdrawn from all
roofs except at a. few decimated points,
such as church towers, and that the
patrols shall be Instructed to shoot to
kill any other Individual seen on any
other roof after 7.30 o'clock In the even
ing. The patrols also will be Instructed to
surround and search any house from
which sniping occurs and to', shoot any
person guilty of Indulging In, this practice.
It Is realized that much of the trouble
has bejjt (.caused bjvrtfce . IdleyBnrletous
elements and prisoners; of this class will
be held In some building or Inclosure
In the outskirts and will be compelled
to do much of the work, which Is now
being done by the marines and blue
jackets. Information regarding the new and
drastic measures to be employed Is be
ing disseminated by official order. It Is
likely that steps also -will be taken at
an early date to regulate, or even sup
press certain of the local newspapers,
wnlch have been printing articles cal
culated to Inflame the people against the,
Americans.
Conference Held
to Discuss the Case
of the Refugees
WASHINGTON, April 2fi.-Secretary of
War Garrison and Secretary of the Navy
Daniels reached their offices about 11
o'clock today and went Into conference
soon after In Secretary Garrison's office.
General Wotherspoon, chief of staff, also
was at the War department early, He
said that there were no new orders and
announced that the San Marcos had not
yet sailed from Galveston for Vera Cruz
with the Fourth Held artillery, but would
sail late today.
Secretaries Garrison' and Daniels later
were Joined by Major General Wother
spoon, chief of staff; Rear Admiral Vic
tor Blue, chief of tho bureau of naviga
tion, and Rear Admiral Bradley A. Fluke,
aide for operations. The matter of car
ing for and transporting refugees from
Mexico was said to be one of the sub
jects under discussion,
Armed Mexicans Raid
Ysleta Powder Stores
EL PASO, Tex.. April 26,-Armed Mexi
cans are reported to have raided a pri
vate powder magazine at Yaleta., twelve
miles east of here, this afternoon. Dep
uty sheriffs are said to have fired on
them. Troop A, Thirteenth cavalry, Is
reported to have rushed to the scene. '
George F, Baer Dies
of Paralytic Stroke
PHILADELPHIA, April 26.-eorge F.
Baer, president of tho Philadelphia &
Reading railroad, died at his home here
tonight.
He was stricken with paralysis Satur
day. FAST PASSENGER TRAIN
STRIKES TWO AUT0ISTS
TECUMSEH, Neb.. April 26.-(Speclal
Telegram.) Fred Ayers and Ohler Baty,
two young men, engaged In a fast ride
here this afternoon that came near cost
ing their lives. The men attempted to
cross the Burlington track ahead of pas
sengcr train No. 41 In the lower freight
yards. The automobile was struck by
the engine and men and machine wcro
hurled Into the air. Ayers' shoulder was
broken, but otnerwise It is not thought
the men are seriously hurt. They were
taken to tho offices of Drs. Davies and
Judklna and these jhyslc'ans, assisted by
Dr. Kalrall, gave the required surgical
attention. The automobile was ruined.
fween
-"Qy American Qoldicrs Drilltno in T5xa.s. ,Ar'"'aCPL
JBKM
RED CROSS PERSONS SHOT
Two Attendants Bearing; Mex Child
Fired on at Tampico.
U. S. SHIPS FLY . ALIEN FLAGS I
Get. Out ofjtarhor' Under Oerman'
TJud Britilivl'Iaitv'Afpr Belu '
Told They Woatd Be
Snnk it Moved.
GALVESTON, Tcx April 26.-Patsen-
gers of the Esperanza, arriving last night,
handed over a typewritten statement from
Vera Cruz giving their versions of the
escape from Tampico, asserting that the
action of tho American warshlpB, Dol
phin,' Chester and Dps Moines In depart
ing, left them "unprotected" and "de
sorted." Two small American ships, the state
ment said, the Wild Duck and the AVakiva,'
got out of the harbor by flying the Gor
man and British flags, respectively, after
the Mexican gunboats at Tampico had
threatened to sink them If they moved.
The statement said two Red Cross at
tendants were shot down by Mexicans
at Vera Cruz while carrying a Mexican
child.
On board the Esperanza was an Amer
ican wounded by a bullet which came
through a port hole as the Esperanza left
Vera Cruz.
Nutshell News of the
Mexican EmBroglio
Ktu-pilrn Slilna Carry nefmrcen.
WASHINGTON, April W.-Secretary of
State Bryan was today advised that
British and German war vessels had left
Tampico bound for Vera Crux loaded wltfi
refugees, mostly Americans. Tho secre
tary said that all nations represented In
Mexican waters were co-operating with
the United States In handling the refu
gees. The refugees from Tampico will
be transhipped at Vera Cruz for trans
portation to Galveston.
Ranches Are Ijooted.
WASHINGTON, April 26,-An Ameri-'
can, vouched for as reliable, who has Just
arrived at Eagle Pass, Tex., from Mus
quiz, a town In Coahuila, about 00 miles
distant from Kagle Pass, reports that tho
federals have taken from Rosedla ranch
50 horses, ISO mules and 11,000 cattle.
Notice, according to a message to the
State department, ha been given that
all American property In that section
would be seized by the Huerta forces.
Train for Refugees.
WASHINGTON, April 26. The superin
tendent of the Southern Pacific railroad
at Nogales has managed to have a spe
cial train dispatched from Los Movents
to convey another train of Americans to
Nogales, Ariz. Another train will start
from Esperanza to gather up Americans
in the Yaqul valley late today and bring
them to Nogales.
Vera Crnm Officials Itetnrn.
WASHINGTON. April 26. Admiral
Fletcher reports that he succeeded in in
ducing most of the public officials of the
city Immediately to resume their offices.
He also confirms press dispatches as to
drastic measures taken to put an end
to "sniping" In Vera Ctuz.
CROWDS OF MONTEVIDEO
SHOW HOSTILITY TO U. S.
MONTEViniO. Uruguay, April 36.-A
demonstration occurred here last night
In protest against American Intervention
Id Moxico. The police prevented tho
demonstration from approaching r the
American legation and finally dispersed
them.
During a Hcuffle between the police and
a group of rioters several persons were
Injured.
the Soldiers of
"fiixer&3& SoldLex's msurchinj through
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American Bankers Arrested When
They Refuse to Loan Huerta Mbney
BULLETIN.
VERA CRUZ, April SO. -According to word received here from Mexico
City K. M. Van Znndt, the president, nnd nil the trustees and officers of
tho American club there are under arrest nro nil officials of tho Mercan
tile Banking company nnd the Mexico City Banking company. Tho officers
of the banking institution were arrested -because of their refusal to con
tribute money to tho Me.xicnn government.
The American grocery was burned and an attempt made to fire Uio
American club. Three other American stores were looted.
Tho government appears to be encouraging tho demonstrations against
Americans, although the burning and looting is held In check by the police.
VEHA CRUZ UNDER MARTIAL LAW.
VERA CRUZ, Moxico, April 20. Rear Admiral Frank V. Fletcher,
commanding tho American naval forces on shore, today issued n proclama
tion placing the city of Vera Cruz under martial law.
REFUSES .ARMS TO GOVERNOR
WASHINGTON, April 20. Secretary of War Garrison today tele
graphed Governor Hunt of AVlzona, telling him the War department could
not let him have government guns which he hud asked for to arm citizens
on the Arizona border. The Secretary took the position that the department
could not take chances of the guns going into the hands of unreliable per
sons. Governor Hunt originally asked for 1,100 rifles for citizens about
Bisbee,- Ariz., to defend themselves
REBELS CAPTURE MONTEREY,
WASHINGTON, Anril 20. Tho federal stronghold of Monterey lias at
last been captured by tho constitutionalists, according to a report today
from the American consul at Nuevo Laredo. He says Information has
reached him that Monterey was captured yesterday
All was quiet, he reported, In Neuvo Laredo, the fires having died out,
leaving the business section of the town In ruins.
CABLE LINES TO MEXICO CITY REOPENED.
GALVESTON, Tex., April 20.
reopened today after being silent
as came through were subject to
which had been on file some time.
to indicate n general outbreak agninst Americans In Mexico City, but re
ports reached Galveston that two or
Mexico City through lawlessness of Individuals.
SPANIARDS REMAIN NEUTRAL.
WASHINGTON, April 20. Spanish diplomatic officials In Washington
stated emphatically today thnt Spanish residents in Mexico were main
taining the most bcrupulous neutrality In the present situation and that
published reports purporting to quote General Carranza In n dispatch to
Madrid as saying that many of the 17,000 Spaniards in Mexico are ready
to fight by tlio sldo of Mexicans against the Invaders, were groundless in
J vlow of the strictly neutral attitude
the Two Countries
Jlexico Ci-by
MEXICO
against a possible Mexican attack.
Tho cable line to Mexico City wa
nearly three days, but such dispatches
censorship and were mostly messages
There was nothing In these messages
three Americans had been killed In
of Spaniards in Mexico.
WAR SPIRITJN CONGRESS
Some of Foreign Affairs Members
for More Militanoy.
VOCAL OUTBREAK UNLIKELY
K ery Committee Active In Case of
Chnimr f roller Is Prcpnred
to Respond.
WASHINGTON, April 2fi.-Tlie strongly
belligerent uplrlt manifest among a con
siderable group In congress headed by
son)o of tho more prominent democrats
has been toned for the time being by
the negotiations for the solution of tho
Mexican problem undertaken by the
throe South American governments.
Lradem ot tills element had not hesi
tated to say among themselves thnt at
least ICO members had expressed them
selves In favor of more aggressive ac
tlon .toward' Mexico by tho administra
tion.
Even porno of tho members of tho for
eign affairs committed privately sub
scribed to the idea that tho government
could not long withhold either an onward
march to Mexico City for the protection
of tho American citizens reported to bo
Imperiled or to take a straight out decla
ration of war. Moreover, among somo of
the houco members, there was a disposi
tion to criticise the president for not con
suiting .wlth'the real leaders of congress
to (certain the -sentiment at the capital.
Kxpeet Outbreak,
Although tho filing' In the .snal, to
ward a more aggressive policy has not
beeorif. to opparcnt , In tivj liou'se
mahy' leaders would be tuprlsed to seo
thti coming' week end without tin' oratori
cal 'outbreak If thn mediation efforts of
Argentine, Hrazll nnd Chile fall or Ihrfb
are authentlo reports of out i ages on
Americans In Mexico.
Discussion of tho situation will begin
again at tho houso tomorrow when
Representative Kahn propose sto talk on
the mediation plan and It Is probable
that this new phase also will receive
the attention of senators. So far as Is
known, however, no speeches hav been
prepared on tlio subject.
Every Committee of congress, which
would be active In case of a change In
the Mexican policy, is prepared to re
spond at onco to any call of the admin
istration.
Holies l,p Deflelenii)',
In the house, the appropriation com
mittee Is holding up a deficiency bill
carrying 13.S00.0C0. fearing that ItSmut
later report a bill carrying a much
greater amount with a Mexican service
appropriation In It, the ways and means
commlttea Is ready to take up a war
revenue bill If necessary and tho military
and naval committees are primed for
action.
The house has sot the naval bill for
the week's work and it may he passed
on Saturday, It carries a total of lie,.
000,000 and provides for the construction
or two battleships. Before finally agreed
upon by both houses tho measuro may be
so worded as to become law at once to
make the funds immediately available.
Algara Hints Huerta
Won't Accept Offer
NEW TOltK". ADrll K.-Mmkp, re
ceived here from Toronto represented A.
Aigara jt, ue Terreos, recently Mexican
charge at Washington, as disinclined to
think that the offer of mediation by
Brazil, Argentina and Chile would be ac
cepted by Cleneral Huerta.
This belief was based. In somn nart nt
least, on an Incident of soveral months
ago when Mexico, according to his quoted
statement, rejected a tentative tniwifatlnn
offer- by the same three nations, because
none oi mem nau recognized tho Huerta
government.
Mev'tco feels that these three countries
did not act In a very friendly way by
not recognizing the Huerta government,"
tne diplomat Is quoted as saying.
AUSTRIAN RULER'S HEART
ACTION REPORTED GOOD
VIENNA, April aWThe official bulletin
on the condition of Emperor Francis Jo
seph Issued tonight says:
"Tho catarrhal symptoms are un
changed, appetite and heart action
good."
The emperor's daughter, Archduchess
Marie Valerie, returned this afternoon to
Wallsee, which is taken as an Indication
that tho condition of the emperor la bet
ter. MEXICANS TRY TO BREAK
INTO CARTRIDGE STORES
PBEBCOTT. Artz., April S.-The guard
around the armory of the machine gun
platoon stationed here was doubled to
night as a result of an attempt by Mexi
cans to break Into the building where
3,3X cartridges are stored.
PEACE MEETING
HELD UP PENDING
HUERTA'S REPLY
Authorities Are Sure the Offer of
"Good Offices" Has Been
Received.
CARRANZA MAY SEND REPLY
Word of the Offer of the Republics
is Expeoted.
MISUNDERSTANDING CLEARED
Mexico City Now Knows Mexicans
May Leave Vera Cruz.
BETTER REPORTS FROM BORDER
Bryan Declares the Anti-American.
Feeling: is Not Evident.
AMERICANS TO LEAVE MEXICO
Ilrltlnh limhmxy Taken Mexicans
from Tern Crnm nnd ra Conse
quence American May
Leave Mexico City.
WASHINGTON, April M.-Up to 1
o'clock today no word had come from
General Huerta or General Corrnnta In
response to the offer of good offices on
the part of Argentine, Brazil and Chllo
to compose thn difficulty between the
United States nnd Mexico and further
mediation conferences here are held up
pending tho receipts of replies to tho
proposal.
While the Latin-American diplomats
wcro waiting until they could take up
I the mediation proposal further, activity
In the War und Navy departments pro
ceeded, and department heads were ex
erting their energies to completion ot the
(.perattona alreudy under way nt Vera
Cruz and along the Mexican border.
It was fon rod here thnt thero might
be considerable delay In getting t
General Huerta the offer of tho Inter
mediators on account of the reported
cutting bf the wires from Vera Cruz to
Mexico Cfty qnd f(oulty In. reaching
tho Mexloaa caplUlirom shy other
source. -, ----
Hxpfot Wordi from Cnrrnnnn.
Mr. Bihho.-thft -Spanish ambassador
hero, whp has taken over trie affairs of
the Mexican cmiiassy 'was not-certain to
day that his message to Geenral Huerta
outlining the mediation offer had been
received In Moxico City. General Car
tanza, It was believed, had received noti
fication of the mediation plan and a reply
from him was expected soon.
At the War department Secretaries Gar
rison and Daniels and department chiefs
conferred for several hours ovor the
military itnd naval operations, ths care
of lefugccs In -Mexico being chiefly dis
cussed. Getting Americans back to tho
United States Is Just now the most Im
portant work being performed by the
navy.
Secretary Bryan remained at home dur
ing tho morning with Mrs. Bryan, who
returned to Washington early In the day.
At the State department, messages wero
received from Consul Canada at Vera
Crux reporting the peril of Americans
and other refugees wfio had been taken
from a train by a mob" at Aguas Callentes.
A guns Callentes, It , was pointed out at
the State deportmcnfj far north of
Mexico City, and It ASftstffolYeved the tak
ing of Americans andjothtrs must have
cccurred some time ago.
President Wilson attended church In
tlio morning, returning to the Wilts
House for lunch. No cpnferonccs with
the president were scheduled for the day.
Farther Conference,
WASHINGTON, April 2G.-A further
conference on the proposal ot mediation
was held late today, by the represents
lives of Argentine, Brazil and Chile. All
&f the diplomats representing South and
Central American countries were Informed
ot tho proposal and were requested to
exert their influence to secure an accept,
ance of the offer of "gdod offlcrs" by
General Huerta.
No Word from Hnrrtn.
WASHINGTON, April M.-Spanlsh Am
bassador Itlano. acting representative of
Mexico, since the departure of Charge
Algnra. hud received no word from Gen
eral Huerta up to 1 o'clock today as to
his attitude on tho Intermediation pro-
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