Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 24, 1914, Page 1

NOT Head of Rebel ,Mififiry Forces Says He Will Not be Drawn Into Tangle by that “Little " Drunkard, Huerta” HOPES AMERICANS WILL BOTTLE UP VERA CRUZ Rush Orders for Troops to Reinforce American Navy at Vera Cruz—Four Transports to Convey Brigade of Infantry, Artillery. and Ammunition from Galveston Today— | Special Service Squadron t6 Strengthen Fleet in Gulf of | Mexico—President Wilson Sendsa “Stand Pat” Reply to | Carranza—DBrazil to Represent United States in Mexic:o‘i 2 City—O’Shaugnessy’s Safety is Assured. El Paso, Texas, April 23.—General Francisco Villa, head of the rebel mili- tary forces, informed George C. Caro- thers, special agent of the state de- partment, that he will decline to be dragged into a’ war with the United States by anybody. * Why,” he sald, smilingly, as he threw an arm about the broad shoul- ders of the government representa- tive, “ail Kurope would laugh at us if we went to war with you. They would ay ‘that little drunkard Huerta has wn ihem into a tangle at last’” Villa saia he was not consuited in ! the drafting of the Carranza note transmitted to Secretary Bryan last| night, and which was regarded as | somewhat hostile in tone. - The rebel loader told Carothers, who reported the interview to the state d partment tonight, that one of the chiei reasons he came to Juarez was to show the American people that his attitude ‘was friendly and that he did not fear | to trust himself on the border without a military escort behind him. Carothers took supper with Villa and canvassed the situation thorough- ly while doing justice ot an American meal, salaqg, 5 L -and p “Honest,” said the rebel tween mouthfl za, the constitutionalist chief, that he | regarded the seizure of Vera Cruz as | a violation of Mexican soverelgnty had been considered by the adminis- | tration. While Mexican constitution- | alists here protested that Carranza’s | real attitude was friendly, the Ameri- | can government decided to take no ! | chances and abruptly stopped the ship- | ment of all arms into Mexico. i Witson lssues Warning to Carranza. | President Wilson earlier in the day | had issued a statement warning Gen- eral Carranza, the constitutionalist chief, that the United States was deal- | ing now, and would continue to deal, | with thcse wnom Huerta commands, | and “those who come to his support.”| Both Nelson O'Shaughnessy, the American charge d'affaires, and Senor | Algara, the charge d'affaires of the | Mexican embassy, have been given | thelr passports. This is not regarded | by the Washington government as presaging war, but a declaration of | war by Huerta would not be unex- | pected. | The United ‘States has chosen Brazil to look after its interests in Mexico. Where there are no Brazilian consuls, “French consuls will act fer the United States! TLTER S ~“Reserve Fleet Orde: During - the day a special reserve i flest, ranging from dreadnoughts to general be- “L hope-the Ameri: cans bottle up Vera Cruz so tight they can’'t even get . water into it. Your admiral s ing something it tould have taken us a long time to agcom- pilshfi if ‘we could have accomplished it at_all” i The general brought with him a hun- dred woven rugs of soft lambs’ wool as a present for General Scott, who recently left Fort Biiss to become as- Gistant chief of staff at Washington. Carothers promised to forward the gift wlong with Villa's congratulations to | the recipient of the promotion. Villa said he had arranged with al foreigners, except Spaniards, to ship out their cctton from Torreon on pa. fng a war tax, to which the foreigners | ad agreed. He said Spanish cotton i tiny’ gunbohts, was ordered to the At- lantic coast of Mexico. -No fighting of any corsequence was reported from Vera Cruz The American land forces pushed their way three miles iniand to some important Lreastworks to ! make their position secure. Rear Ad- miral Fletcher and American Consul | Canada were occupied most of tne day in Vera Cruz jn handling hundreds of American refugees, British and Ger- man vessels took off more than 1,200 Tefugees at Tampico, and a _general Xodus of Americans from Mexican cities was reported. | The senate in the meantime passed {the house bill appropriating $500,000 jto take care of American refugecs. 5,000 bales there, valued at $50,000. | Senator Borah declared in the deba | prss s | that a condition of actual war existed | WASHINGTON DIGEST OF j between the United States and Mex- b co. enators ige and Veeks urge: MEXICAN ENTANGLEMENT. tl;lat the emb‘z;rgo be replaced along 3 e e entire border. Wilson Sends “Stand ‘Pat” Reply to! Rear Admiral Eadger requested per- Carranza—Embargo on Arms Has mission to capture all Mexican gun- Beon Restored. boats and vessels carrying troops or el ammunition for the aid of the Mexi Washington, Aprii 25.—United States | ¢2ns around Vera Cruz. These were troops moved tomight to reintorce the | the outstanding developments which Amorican navy at Vera Cruz; the em. | Cae in dramatic sequence througho.t bargo on arms Anto Mexico was for- | & day of extreme tension. The nation- maily restored, and troops were order- |2l capital was nervous while the @ip ed to the Mexican Border, primarily to | lomatic relations of the Huerta govern- relieve iuneasiness among border resi- | ment and the United States were being dents, but also as a precattion against | finally severed and the army and navy hostile military operations along the | continued to put themselves on a war international line. | basis. Secretary Garrison announced that a | Revelatiéns of the purposes of Ca brigade of infantry and some artillery | ranza and FHuerta are being awaite under Brigadier General YFrederick | before a complete military campaisn Funston has' been ordered to.embark |18 developed. The United States in- on the four army transports at Gal- | tends to take no offensive steps, for veston for Vera Cruz to support the the present preferring to hold Vera expeditionary forces of marines and | Cruz until the situation in Mexico City ‘bluejackets there. Th chance that!and elsewhere in the southern repub- General Maas, the federal general, | lic crystallizes. might maks a return attack on Vera | There were frequent conferences be- Cruz with velnforcements and the pos- | tween President Wilson and Secre- sible necessity of a forward movement | tarles Bryan, Garrisom, Daniels, Mc- toward Mexico City to protect fleeing | Adoo and Lane during the day. To- Americans and ths Vera Cruz railroad | night Secretary McAdoo and the other were the underlying reasons for the |Secretarles were at the White House, military movement. discussing formal orders to customs "The restoration of the embargo on | officlals to hold up shipments of ar; arms was officially announced: after | Which eventuated later in a formaul the pronouncement of General Carran- | announcement of the embargo. Also it was believed the subject of financing the military operations was carefully considered. Frequent Conferences at White House. It was another day of activity at the White House, state, war and navy CHARLES ). BADGER, AT HEAD OF FLEET. bulldings with many tense moments such as have not been experienced since the Spanish-American war. The attitude of General Carranza, as explained in his note, showing tnat he regarded the invasion of Vera Cruz as a violation of Mexican sovereignt: was the first development which thr officlal Washington into a feverish e; pection of sensational developme: The possibility that the great body constitutionalist forces along the in ternational boundary might take an of- fensive stand in the situation was everywhere discussed : Wilson's Reply to Carranza. President Wilson and his cabinet of- | ficers studied Carranz note, and j within a few hours a statement v { 1ssued by the pre: x | purposes of the American govern: { as friendly to the Mexican people, emphasizing that Huerta controlled the | region where the offenses were com- | the Washington government enforce its rightful demands | upon those whom the existing-author- ties at the place where we act do. for the time heing, represent.”” The news that Charge O'Shaugn- essy had been handed his | ad come the early hours of the | | morning, but was not fully discussed | until an informal cabinet ¢ounc at the White House late. Se: v | | Bryan asked.the Brazilian gover if it would act for the United Stales in Mexico City and after a conferer.ce | with Ambassador De Gama announced | that complete arrangements had hesn | made,. The choice of Brazil instea:d of a Buropean power was regarded as very significant.. Not only has Bra- =i, like Argentine and Chile, refused | to ognize the Huerta 'government, the faot that the United States W { e | ‘WAR ST UNITED STATES=: considered ‘as its friend in a crisis a South American nation emphasized Pan-American solidarity. It was the first time that a South American country has ever been asked to act in such capacity for the United States. When war with Spain was declared France represented America in Spain. In the present case France stood rez.dy to give similar services and the United States took advantage of that rcad ness with a request that the Amer- ican consulates be taken over at all points where Brazil did not have con- suls, to which France complied. Charge Algara asked for his pass- ports only a few hours after uews reached Washington that _Charge O’Shaughnessy had received his safs conduct. Algara has for several Aays expected to leave here and made his preparations to leave tonight for Can- ada. It was recalled that the Spanish minister to the United States went to Montreal when war was declared. It was announced that the afairs of the embassy had been entrusted to the French ambassador. Confident of O’Shaughnessy’s Safety. President Wilson told callers he was confident Charge O’Shaughniessy would get to Vera Cruz safely. The latest word from him said he would leave tonight or tomorrow morning. The sit- uation in Mexico City is extremely del- icate, according to private advices re- ceived here. Fears of mob violence and demonstrations against Americans are feit by..the Washington gover ment and if possible no further steps likely to incite the Mexican populace or precipitate American outbreaks will be taken. The president in the course of the day talked of the Mexican situation frankly with his callers. He referred to the crises as very serious and thought it was his duty, he said, to confine his announcements to facts, re- serving information about contem- plated_steps until plans matured. Mr, Wilson does not regard the pres- ent situation as a state of war and holds that so far as his authority is concerned, only acts of reprisals have been undertaken. TROOPS RUSHED FORM GALVESTON TO VERA CRUZ. Infantry and Artillery to Embark on Transports Today. Galveston, Tex., April 28.—Rush or- ders to embark for Vera Cruz imme- tely the Fifth brigade of infantry as much artillery and cavalry as 4n-the -division of the v here were received from Wash- ington tonight. The artillery, military jmen say, created a deep impression, for it is upon this arm of the service that success‘in a campaign against im- portant inland strongholds generally depends. The orders were to take necessary ammunition and supplies for at least thirty days.. The four transports, Meade, McClellan, Sumner and Kil- patrick, loaded and waiting to go, al- ready carry supplies for 4,500 men for at least sixty days. The orders emphasized the fact that infantry and artillery must arrive at Vera Cruz at the earliest possible mo~ ment. Thursday’s Casualties. Washington, April 23.—Those killed in_today’s fighting were: D. J. Lane, seaman. E. H. Frohlichstein, ordinary sea- man. . 1. C. Fisher, ordinary seaman. Today’s wounded list included: Frank Phillips, drummer. George J. Soden, gunner's mate, sec- ond class. E. G. Wright, ordinary seaman. H. Firdth, ordinary seaman. H. Taylor, seaman. W. O. Keas, chief turret captain. R. F. Lee, ordinary seaman. Eaward C. Walter, seaman. H. P. Nagorowski, private. R. O. Jans, seaman. W. L. Hawk, boatswain's mate, first class. T. V. Biscup, boatswain’s mate, sec- class. L. Harrls, seaman. A. Stevens, ensign. . C. Wilcox, erdinary seaman. . J. Everett, ordinary seaman. F. Bates. seaman. ond List of Killed and Wounded. ‘Washington, April 23—The ing revised list of casualties in the fighting at Vera Cruz Wednesday was reported to the navy department to- day by Rear Admiral Badger: Dead in the operations at Cruz, April 22: Francis Patrick de Lowry, seaman born April 1, 1893, home address 321 Drarsie street_Pittsburgh, Pa.; next of kin, Richard C. de Lowry, father, same address. First enlisted Oceober, 1910, re-enlisted January 3, 1914, at Nor- folk. Attached to the New Hamp- shire. Frank Detorick, ordinary seaman, ‘born September 14, 1895; home address Albion, Iowa, next of kin, Mollie De- vorick, mother, address unknewn; has step mother, Mathilda Bailey, Albia, Iowa. Enlisted September 4, 1913, at Des Moines. Attached to the South Carolina. * Gabriel A. Defabbio, funner’s mate, third class; born November 6, 1890, home address 38 Cedar street Bata- via, N. Y.; next of kin, Thomas Defab- bio, father, 38 Center street, Batavia, N.'Y. First enlisted November, 1908; re-enlisted January 21, 1913, at’ Buf- falo, attached to the New Jersey. Louis Oscar Fried. ordinary seaman born April 11, 18 home address, Gretna, La.; next of k Matthew Fried, father. Gretna, La. nlisted May 21, 1912, at New Orlear tached to the Arkans: Charles Allen Smith, Vera ordinary sea- man,_ born Januarv 11, 1894; home ad- | dress 2168 East Sergeant street. Phil adelphia, Pa.; next of kin, Jennie Smith, mother, same address. Enlist- ed August 31 1911, at Philadelphia. Attached to the New Hampshire. Albine Rice Stream, ordinary sea- man. Born August 4, 1 home ad- dress 227 Sixty Seventh street, Brool iy, N. Y.; next of kin, Ioric P. Stream, father, same address. Enlisted Marc 31, 1913, at New York. Attached to the New Jersey. Private Rufus Edward Percy, marine corus, born June 9, 1890, at Highgat: Vt.; enlisted January 11, 1912, at Bos- ton Mass. Next of kin, Minnie Percy, mother, 19 Deakin street, Concord, N. H. Attached to Eighth company. The name W. L Watson, ordinary seaman, is given in the list of “dead’ | The department has been unable to identify this man. Wounded Tuesday. follow- | At- - Gabled Britain 2 don, Aj Britain o hor 8 ance with the ood services in ague convention Paragraphs Fighting Stops ‘with to the war.between the United States and Mexico” was suggested by Dayvid Marshall Mas Dber in the House Dln% a Liberal mem- ‘'ommons today. . Montana Embarks Eighty Marines. Havana, April 23.—The battieship Montana after salling from Guantan- amo for Vera Cruz, was ordered to turn to the naval station to a detachment of eighty Capt, Frederick L. Bradmuan. She’ re- embark marines under will sail again at nine o'clock tonight. Danbury Woman Seriously Burned. Danbury, Conn., April 23—Mrs. rus W. Chadwick of Sherman Cy- was brought to a local hospital late today, suffering from serious burns received at her home yesterday. - She went in- into a smoke house and her clothing caught fire. Running to her yard, ‘where she had just hung out the wash- ing, she grabbed a damp sheet and wound it around er body, finally con- quering the blaze. Neighbors ater came and secured medical assistance. It is believed she will recover. Mexican Charge Handed Passports. ‘Washington, April 23—A. Algara R. De Terreros, the charge of the Mcxican embassy, who was handed his pass- ports by Secretary Bryan today, ‘ashington at 12.10 tonight for Toron- to, Canada, vice. accompanied by Chief Flynn of t.he United States secret ser- left port: Charles Donaldson Cameron, nary seaman, born Jan. 7, 189 father, same address. John Adam Gilbert, On’ Florida. seaman, Fhiladelphia; ington street, kin, Frank Gilbert, father, same 2, dress. Enlisted Jan. 6, 1911, at Phila- delphia. On Utah. Charles Josebh Leah: address. On Florida. John Frederick Place, seaman, born Jan. 27, 1894; home address, 134 Wake- ; mnext if kin. Anna Place, mother, same address. man avenue, Newark, N. J. On_Florida. Elmer Guy Rickerd, electrician, class; born July 13, 1895; home dress, 72 East South street, Frederick, next of kin, William H. Rickerd, father, same address On Utah. William Malloy Smith, ordinary man; born June 8, 1894; home address, 133 Saunders street, Cincinnati, next of kin, Sarah J. Morsch, same dress. On’ Florida. Seriously Wounded April 22, Mitchall William Bass, & June 7, 1892; Ga.; néxt of kin, Marcellos M. , ‘same address. -On Utah. father, same address. born Aug. 5, 1892; giers, La.; mother, lina. home address, ki, Vi father, same address. On Utah. U.S. 8T 540 “West 1 street, New York city. Frivate Jeremiah marine corps, attached to marine 7, at Oreton, O.; ton Peoples, father, Mermill, O. Slightly Wounded April 22. 167 next of address 17, 18883; home address, street. Brooklyn, N. Y.; Alfred Bennett, father, known. On New Jersey. MEXICAN TROOPS TO to Vera Cruz. was sent to the navy department tonight by Admiral Fletcher: “I am leaving for Vera Cruz i will accompany me until they are to stop by their commander. My t; ‘the Meican troops will leave me, s time Juring the morning. these be impossible, to make such rangements as may be dictated by cumstances 1n pe: rona, chief of president's staff, other distinguished officers of courtesy. (Signed) REFUGEE TRAIN FROM MEXICO C 23. nformed Washington, April Fletcher late tonight 21, in addition to those in original re- ordi- home | to resume their official duties, but that address, 108 Doscher street, Brooklyn, N. Y.:~next of kin, Donald Cameron, born Dec. 26, 1893; home address, 4489 Liv- next of ordinary sea- man, born Aug. 19, 1895; home address, 332 East 90th street, New York city; | next of kin, Nellie Leahy, mother same an, born home address, Tifton, Bass, brotirer, Clifford Martin Guillmen, seaman, | born July 30, 1893; home address, Van- dalla, O.; next if kin, Albert Guillman, On Arkansas. Henry J. Kappler, ordinary seaman, Henry Pulliam, fireman. first class, born Feb. 6, 1882; home address, Pulas- next of kin, G. W. Pulllam, Sergeant Michael Fitzgerald, marine corps, attached to marine detachment, J born Sept. 27, 1874, at next of kin, Patrick Gilleuth Peoples, tachment U. S. S. Utah; born May 27, next of kin, Mil- John L. Bennett, coxswain, born Aug. Sands | ESCORT O'SHAUGHNESSY. Special Train to Convey Embassy Staff | Washington, April 23—The following | telegram from Cnarge O’Shaughnessy | order that I may be itted to reach Vera Cruz after my Mexican detachment has lert me. shall be accompanied by General Cor- federal army, the reception of whom in 2 worthy manner I beg leave to your “NELSON O'SHAUGHNESSY." Arrives at Vera Cruz With 150 Ameri- cans and Large Number Foreigners. Admirai | navy department of the arrival of the | ad- first ad- sea- 0. ad- Al next of kin, Julia Kappler, | n Igiers, La. On South Caro- 25th de- kin, un- late n a | special train tonight, accompanied by the staff of this embassy and an escort | of Mexican troops. The Mexican troops told | rain | should arrive in the neighborhood of | Vera Cruz, that is, at the place where | ome | “I have the honor to Trequest that| you will make the necessary arrange- | ments in order that the traln may be | | permitted to enter Vera Cruz, and, If | ar- | wi elr- ¢ and | the | ITY the train from Mexico City at Vora. | h 50 English, 150 Americans, | Germans. | at Mexico Ci Mexico Cily tomorrow. with it ¢ the sitnation refugees reported regards the safety of foreigners. It is expected the brigade will sail moerrow. The troops will start boarding by sunset tomorrew. Middletown, Conn., April leyan seniors enlist in either the or navy, they will be given their plomas according to a faculty Siightly -founded in battle of April| nouncement today. 2 e Mexico City as not unduly alarming as | Troops Leave Galveston Today. Galveston, Texas, April 23—The fifth | brigade of hite First division, U.'S. A., tonight recelved orders to embark onj | waiting transports for Vera Cruz The'| {brigade has been ready here Sor three | days and the transports have taken on | two months’ provisions and $00 coffins, | transports at daybreak. The first of the transports is expected to get away | To Encourage Wesleyan Enlistments. 23—In 1case of war with Mexico, and Wes- The | accompanied the train and will return | The to-'} the .".i:'l | gument, and a free for all fight start- - at Vera Gruz AMERICANS MAKE HOUSE TO' House SEARCH DISARM ALL RESIDENTS Despatch from Admiral Fletcher Says Many People Are in the Streets— Business Houses Resume Operations. Wshington, April 23—Fighting in the city of Vera Cruz finally has stop- ped. Rear Admiral Fletcher by wire- less under date of 9 o'clock tonight, reported that desultory firing that had continued since the American forces landed Tuesday had been silenced by a house to house search and disarm- ing of all inhabitants. At midnight the navy department issued "the following statement: “Wiring from Vera Cruz, at 9 p. m., Thursday, Admiral Fletcher reports that the desultory firing which was still going on at the time he reported at 4 p. m, had been finally stopped by a house to house search and the disarmament of the inhabit: fter issuin~ his proclamation g below Admira! Fletcher had a long confer- ence with the principal city ofiicials at which he carefully explained attitude of the United States. He Te- ports that the officials appeared willing they feared consequences for their acts from the Mexicans. Pending their reassuming their official duties Admiral Fletcher says he is appointing officers to supervise the administration of the city government, “Simultaneously with the effectual suppression of the guerilla warfare which had been carried on, a great change for the better is reported, Ad- miral Fletcher saying that at the time of his despatch many people were ap- earing in the streets.and that a num- er of stores, banks and business houses had resumed business during the afternoon. “Fear is still expressed for the wa- terworks, as the supply is running low and an expeditionary force will leave tomorrow morning for the waterworks to insure water supply. The food ques- ion is serious . The defense line of trenches extends around the city and out to the sand hills. “The admiral adds that the natives believe that the Mexicans will return to attack Vera Cruz. PROCLAMATION BY ADMIRAL FLETCHER Will' Not Inter in Civil Affairs if Good Order Prevails. Vera Cruz, April 23.—The proclama- tion issued today by Rear Admiral Fletcher was addressed to the “people of Vera Cruz,” and read: “To the people of Vera Cruz: The aval forces of the United States that are under my command have occupied temporarily the city of Vera Cruz to supervise the public administration on account of the disturbed conditions which at present prevail in Mexico. “All employes of the municipality of this port are invited to continue in the discharge of their offices as they. have done up to the present, “The militia authorities will not in- tervene in the civil and administrative affairs so long as good order and peace in the town are not impaired. “All peaceful citizens may confident- Iy continue in their usual occupations certain that they will be protected in their persons and property and lil wise in their proper social relation “The commander signing gives as- surance that there will be no interfer- ence with the civil authorities except in cases of absolute necessity and guided always by the observance of the law and order. “The taxes due and the use of them will continue beinz made in the same form as up to the present time and in conformity with law. (Signed) “Rear Admiral Frank F. Fletcher.” The proclamation was printed in Spanish and scattered throughout the town. OBITUARY Thomas McManus. Providence, R. L, April 23—Thomas | McManus, a former state and city of- ficial of Hartford, Conn., died suddenly today at the home of his son-in-law, Michael Dooley, a banker of this city, aged 80 years. He was formerly judge of the Connecticut Court of Common Pleas. Gen. Thomas McManus was one of the \best known lawyers of this city and member of the 25th regiment, Connecticut Volunters, in the C ar. He was born in Hartford, Jan. 20 1834, He was adjutant of the Twenty-fifth Connecticut Volunteers, in 1862 and was promoted to major i Jan. 1863. He was admitted to the bar in January, 1864, He was judge of the Hartford city court 1833-97, was chief of division inthe treasury department in Washington, 1887-89 and a member of the board of directors of the Connecticut state prison 1879. He was quartermaster-general on the staff of Gov. Thomas M. Waller, judge of the court of common pleas 18775- 77 and a representative to the general assembly from Hartford in 1878. Stabbing Affray at Hartford. Hartford, Conn., April 23.—As the result of a quarrel in a South Windsor boarding house tonight, Gecrge Wil- | liams, the proprietor, was stabbed in the face and arms, but it is not be- lieved the injuries are serious. Five men ané three women got into an a ed, in which foulr of the men were laid out. The police were notified, but the men who started the trouble escaped. 18 Injured in Troiley Collision Near -~ Lakeville. Waterbury, Conn., April 23.—Nine- teen were injured, several seriously, when two shop extras carrying shop help from the Waterville factories to this city figured in a rear end collision | on North Main' street near Lakeville | early this evening. Women were tram- | pled under foot by 'men anxious to| leave the car. Of the 100 passengers in the two cars. many figured in an- other rear end collision on the same line last January. German Vessel Unloads War Cargo. ‘Washington, April _23. — Admiral Fletcher tonight reported that the German steamer Ypiranga, loaded with | machine guns, rifles and ammunition, consigned to Huerta, had docked at! Vera Cruz to unload her cargo at the | i ing brought to this country. | home in Norwalk, and said he had re- Condensed Telegrams The torpedo boat destroyer McDou- gal was launchéd at Bath, Me. In the elections at Danville, IIl, anti- g.lonn forces failed by a narrow mar- in. B King George reviewed a military parade of more than 60,600 troopers at Paris. Six persons were seriously injured by an explosion in a celluloid factory in Newark, N, J. The body of Arthur McKee Rankin, the actor, who died in California, was brought to New York. The Hamburg-American Steamship Co. has distributed a_bonus of ten per cent, among its employes. John Jon a painter, 40 years old, ‘was killed by failling from a scaffold on Madison avenue, New York. Erlegh, a five-years-old fnare, won the Suburban handicap carrying $10,- 000 at the races in Epsom, England. Japanese government officials stated that country would remain neutral in the United States-Mexican situation, More - than two score of sailors on the dreadnought Texas in the Brooklyn navy yard are suffering from mumps. Contracts for the construction of the two new subway tubes from New York to Brooklyn will be awarded May 22. The unveiling of a memorial to the engineers of the Titanic was witness- ed Ly 10,000 persons at Southampton, England. _The steamer Denver of the Mallory line has been ordered to be held in readiness for emergency use by the government, When Albert Hensfield, a sailor, was found to be ill with smallpox in a Brooklyn lodging house, doctors vac- cinated $94 lodgers, A. W. Fawcett was elected mayor of Tacoma, Wash., for the third time, defeating the Rev. C, W. Stoever by a majority of 800. Passengers and crew of the schooner irene, which went ashore at the en- trance of Alsea Bay, Oregon, were res- cued by life-saver: The yacht Resolute, the New York Yacht club’s candidate to defend Amer- ica’s cup, will be launched at Bristol, R. L, on Saturday. William H. Hosmer, chairman of the Western Trunk Line committee, and a traffic expert, died in Chicago. He was 55 years old. While playing in front of her home in East 21st street, New York, Mollie Porse, three years old, was run down by a wagon and killed. The Massachu: s House passed a ‘fl‘flintévbfi cxpresung: lovalty to Pres- len son in uphdlding the digmit: 'of the Amefican people. zas White Marquia, England’s champion bulldog. who valued at $10,000, died on the Mauretania as he was be- _Frederick Benz, a prominent politi- cian of Evergreen, L. I, died from the effects of a solution of nitric acid taken by mistake seven months ago. Mr. and Mrs, Gabriel Pytneza, Jersey City, were injured when their automobile crashed into a fire hydrant on St. Nicholas avenue, New York. of _The Grand Union hotel in New York, famous for 50 years as a gath- ering place for politicians, has been ned to make w for the new More than 400 giris will take part Ip the athletic events given by the Young Women’s Christian "association in the Seventy-first regiment in New York on April 28, The wireless apparatus at the Lack- awanna railroad terminal in Hoboken, N. J., has been silenced indefinitely because of the interference with the Brooklyn navy yard ‘mpparatus. State inquiry will be made into the treatment of patients at the Bingham- ton, N. Y. State hospital, because of the death of Darren M. Eldridge, said to have been caused by attendants. Three persons were burned to death when fire destroyed the home of Ju- lius Schulze in Philadelphia. Mrs, Paul Schulze, who weighs 300 pounds, jump- ed from a window and fell on 2 man. Neither was badly hurt NAVAL MILITIA SCHOOLSHIP TO LEAVE NEW HAVEN Commander Hill Ordered to Get U. S. 8. Machias in Readiness for Sailing. , April —Com- the Connecticut naval militia hurried here tonight from h: ceived orders from Washington to get S, Machias, now in the har- bor here, ready for sailing as soon as possible.” The hias arrived here Sunday after ergoing a thorough n\'el;hauling at the Brooklyn navy yard. Commander Hill said the Machios could sail within a few hours’ notice. No orders have been received vet for the state naval militia, which uses the Machias as a schoolship. $1,000,000 BEQUEST FOR CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY Gets Bulk of Estate of the Late The- odore B. Basselin of Broghan, Watertown, N. Y. April Catholic University of America at Washington, D. C., will receive the greater part of the estate of $1,000,,00 left by Theodore B. Basselin of Crogh- He makes the request that a hml : university and that suitably He gi hia! school at Croghan and $100,- it in trust for many years for its maintenance. | Warring Factions Confer Under Flag | of Truce. Brownsville, Tex., April 23.—Hos ties between Mexican federals and constitutionalists, fizhting for the pos- session of Monterey, largest city of northern Mexico, have ceased, accord ing to reports here today, and leaders ; of the two armies conferred under a flag of truce on the situation ting! between the United States and Mex- ico. Infantry Reinforcements for Border. - Washington, ‘April 22.—Thrée regi- ments of infantry at San Francisco and the artillery at Fort Riley, Kan., were customs house, which with the'rest of the city is occupied by the United | States forcea. ‘ ordered tonight to report to Brigadier General Biiss for service along the! Mexiean border. Mexican Gunboat ~ is Headed Off SAILED INTO VERA CRUZ HARBOR WITH 500 TROOPS BOARDED BY AMERICAN Had Choice of Remaining Under Searchlight of United States Ships or Putting to Sea—Chose the Latter . Vera Cruz, April 23 —The Mexican gunboat Progreso, with more than five hundred soldiers in heavy marching order aboard, steamed to the harbor mouth this evening, but no further. The commander of the Progreso had not heard that the Americans were ih possession of the city. he Progreso was hailed by the flag- ship and boarded by Lieutenant Byrom ‘McCandless of Admiral Badger's staff, who informed the commander that he had the choice of remaining under the mguns and searchlights of the flagship or putting out to sea. It was ex- plalned to him that the United States was not at war with Mexico, but that for the present the presence of Mexi- can gunboats and soldiers at Vers Cruz was not desirable. When Lieutenant McCandless reach? ed the Progreso he asked that a gang- way be lowered, but this was refused and.he jumped for the side of the ves- sel and clambered aboard. The in- terview between the lieutenant and the ' Progreso’s. commander was brief and ended by the Mexican .gunboat putting to sea. The Progreso came from the south, probably from Frontera. The cap- tians of the Mexican steamer Tehaun- tepec and a government fireboat moved their craft siowly into the harbor this afternoon and then discovered that they were “detalned.” The Tehauntepec carried a detach- ment of thirty regulars in charge of 250 prisoners, who were destined for service in the Mexican army. The two vessels anchored near the desert- ed Mexican training ship 0za, ‘which was in the harbor when the port wa_staken. The Tehauntepec and the fireboat came from Frontera, from which port they sailed early Monday. The former carried twelve American passeng! who were taken off in launches an put aboard the battleships. ENTOMBED WOMEN AND CHILDREN ARE SAFE. 29 Lives Were Lost in Monday's Fight at Ludlow, Col. Trinidad, Col, April 23.—After the announcement in Trinidad this after- noon that all the women and children entombed in the wrecked slope of the Empire mine had been out in safety, came news that the Southwest- ernp mine buildings had been razed and twenty more miners, their wives and children and a number of guards had fled into the mine entrance to escape a hail of lead. The known death list tonight as a result of the fighting that started Monday and hes been almost continu- ous since is 29, Twenty-one lives were lost Monday in the Ludlow battle, four employes of the Victor American’ Fuel company are known to have been kill- ed yesterday at Delagua, and the bodies of four strikers, killea yester- day and todey during the fighting in and about Aguilar, are lying in the morgue at that place. Strikers today cleared away wreckage at the mouth of Lmpire mine, which was closed last evening by explosions of dynamite, and after & parley with the entombed prisoners, conducted three women, two children and Supt. William Waddell to a place of safety. J. W. Siple, president of the company whose properties have beem almost completely destroyed during the outbreak, and who with 20 of his mem had been in the mines since yesterday, refused to surrender. “We told them we'd protect them if they’d come out and give thelr guns,” declared Snyder, the strike leader, who led the party that bore the offer of release to the DPrisoners. “He said he’d talk it over with his men and let us know tonight. “We couldn’t promise full protec- tion,” stated Snyder. “We told them we'd do the best we could to get them safely out of the district, but there's no telling what might happen.” Trinidad is crowded tonight hundreds of refugees. A general funeral will take place to- morrow morning over the bodies of 16 of those who lost their lives at Lud- low. with Steamship Arrivals. Glasgow, April 22.—Steamers Mon- golian, _Philadelphia; Scandinavian, | Portlana. Havre, April 23.—Steamer Ta Lor- raine, New York. Plymouth, April 23.—Steamer George ‘Washington, New York for Bremem. , Palermo, April 23 —Steamer Ansons, New York for Naples. REAR ADMIRAL FLETCHER OF ATLANTIC FLEET. sim the following first line battleshipas