Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 27, 1914, Page 1

The Biilletin’s Circulation Issued Proclamation That Until Further Noticel Residents of the City Will be Judged by Mili SWIFT, SEVERE PUNISHMENT FOR OFFENDER'S{ City Quiet and Patrols Had No Occasion to Carry Out Order‘ for Summary Action Issued by Admiral Fletcher—Bush- els of Small Arms and Stacks of Rifles Surrendered by Residents of the Port—United States Consul at Mente- rey Subjected to Indignities by Federals—Released from | Jail When Rebels Captured City. Vera Cruz April 26—Vera Cruz is t under martial law. Rear Ad- Frank F. Fletcher, commanding American naval forces on shore, today issued a proclamation to thi effect, and the last opportunity Mexi cans had_for handling their o fairs in Vera Cruz under their laws disappeared. Admiral Fletcher axd his staff de- termined that there should be no more quibbling with the Mexican officials regarding forms of government, and until further notice the residents of this port will Jive and be judged by military law. The word has gone forth that form own shall Ament. proclamation makes Rear Ad- miral Fletcher absolute ruler ashore, receive swift and severe ard it is generally agreed that he will | se this power with stoical regard for | all, to the end that order shall be maintained. It is expected that the martial iaw prcclamation will have another effect— that of opening the way for more of the city and federal employes to re- turn (o their posts and co-operate in restoring the logal government func- tions. Mexicans point out that these men will now be in a position to ex- plain to their friends and the existing government at the capital that under | martial law they felt obliged to return to their work. An order that all arms be turned-in by the residents by noon today brought to the headquarters of the marshal bushels of small arms and stacks of rifles which had not been discovered by the provost guard on their previous searches, and at the consulate a huge quantity of guns of all makes and sizes was stacked up. The city was quiet last night, and if there was even a single sniper in action the fact was not reported to division headquarters. There was tharefore no occasion for the patrols 1o carry out the order issued by Rear \dmiral Iletcher for summary action against those who had been sharp- <hooting from the housetops. A larse number of local Mexican of- have reported their willingness ime their duties of office under upervision of the Americans. berto Diaz, the mayor of Vera s among those who have agreed open their offices, and it has been arranged that the pubiic schools,which were in session when the fighting be- gan, shall be reopened tomorrow. Hurrying Departure of Foreigners. The efforts of Rear Admiral Fletch- supplemented by those of the Brit- commander, Rear Admiral Sir stopher Cradock, and the French erman consuls and private citi- to bring about departure from the interior of all foreigners who wish leave, are being continued energet- ically, but the hope of getting out more than a small part of those left is | diminishing hourly. The federal general Mass has estab- lished his headquarters at Soledad, about 16 miles from Vera Cruz, and his men are tearing up the railroad tracks. The sap between Lejera, the water suppiy station, which is guarded by Americans, and Soledad has grown greatly, and it is now no simple task for the refugees, whether foreigners fleeing from Huerta or Mexicans pro- ceeding from Vera Cruz towards the capit to get themselves and their baggage across the open space. Sir| Christopher Cradock, through Sir Lio- nel Carden, who has resumed charge of the British embassy at the capital, i8 urging President Huerta to permlit the depariure of all foreigners from Mexico, and it s considered possible | e that ome or two more trains at least will be permitted to pass through. But there appears a fair chance that those who have failen under the displeasura of Husria and are in the custody of Bix forces will he held for an {ndeter- minate partod. Among those thus detained are a fow who have been loud in their praise of the Mexican president and vehement in | their demumciation of -their country's palicy. That he ahould hold thess men is incomprehensibla to Americans here. Florida Officer in Charge of Train. Lieut. Frank J. Fletcher of the bat- | tleship Florida = in charge of‘the train ‘hiuh ia being run from Vera Cruz to break in the road, and on every | going trip the train carries a small | achment of armed men in addition to & machine gun. The train has been within sight at various times of out- posts or scouting parties of General Maas' foroes, but sofar there has been no hostile act. No intimation has been received that Huerta proposes to re- lease the Americans, some of whom are women and children, and who are held at Cordoba, Orizaba, Aguas . Calientes and other places. Former railway men, Americans and | ® few Mexieans, including some of the officers of the Natlonal Rallway sya- tem, who were discharged by General Xiverta, have offered their services to Admiral Fletcher for any ses fit to make of them. Busy Day at Consulate. The conaulate is receiving upwards of 190 telegrams a day through the state department and from individuals * asiking for information of and assist- ande for American residents. Consul Canada has created a special bureau to make such investigations and fto answer all telograms possible. Both the navy and siate departments are eaxer for all official news, and the flect and the consular offices have been bombarded with orders to keep departments advised of even minute afigiel infermation, added to L Y itary Law vn al- disorder and unruliness n any | provost | wme he may | these | the mass of private me: | enormous volume of pre | by 30 or more newspaper correspond- | resulted in so clogging the | nding to the outsido | < transmission, except | , is virtually ges and the matter filed | impossibl Looting American Stores. Circulars enumerating _American business houses are being distributed | n the streets of Mexlco City. The handbills call on the populace to de- | stroy the concerns listed. Some of the American stores whose names ap- the president, and all the trustees and | officers of the American club there are | under arrest, as are all officials of the | Mercantile Banking company and the | | Mexico €ity Banking company. The | officers of the banking institution were | arrested because of their refusal to contribute money to the Mexican gov- | ernment. The American grocery was burned and an sttempt made to fire the Amer- ican club. Three other American | stores were looted. The government | appears to be encouraging the demon- strations against Americans, although | the burning and looting is held in| check by the police. | Newspapers Inciting Populace. beng distributed is exicans managing some of an stores, It is declared must be killed because of newspapers of the capital are| publishing stories to the effect that| the American forces at Vera Cruz are slaughtering women and children, and the papers call on Mexicans in Mexico | City to retaliate in a similar manner. Other stories printed by the new papers say that rance, Germany, Great Britain and Spain have declared war azainst the United States and that Ameriean battleships have suak several ships flying the flags ef those | nations. Mexicans are told that the { Mexican army tates and that the southern - states have assisting the Mexicans. negroes in risen and ae | are UNITED STATES CONSUL HUMILIATED AT MONTEREY | Placed in Jail by Federals—Released When Rebels Captured City. ‘Washington, April Tnited States Consul General Philip Hanna at | Monterey reported to Secretary Bryan tonight ‘that he had been humiliated | and placed in jail by Mexican federal officials on April 22, and left behind ! the bars until released two days later | by the constitutionalists when they | captured the city. Mr, Hanna's message to Secretary | Bryan was dispatched today from | Monterey. The secretary took it to | the White House at once and it was | the swbject of a long conference be- | | tween him and President Wilson. Mr. | Hanna reported that he had hPP!\‘ courteously treated by the constitu- tionalists, Consul Hanna's telegram follows: | Monterey, Mexico, April 26, 1914, | “‘Secretary of State, Washington, D. C, D. o m, st of April a fed- April 24th, 1 “On the rwenty: eral military officer by the name of Captain Alv: z del Castillo, evident- ly instructed by the federal military commander to r down all American flags, arrived this consulate-gen- ‘ t eral ‘with a streei mob which he had hored, mbout four o'clock in the afternoon and pounded in the door and demanded that the American flag over | | thia consniate-general he hnmediately | ! lowared or 10} * it down and he s o other faderalx procceded to toar | down all American flazs, standing on | them, making speeches throughout the of Monterey nrning some of | them and tearing ‘them up and leav- ing them piled in the middle of the streets. H “Tt was the most insulting act that {T or any of the people of Monterey | have ever witnessed. They police guard in front | sulate-general and ail then placed of this con- ihe inmates in the building were considered prison- s. The. next mo the second of April, about ten o'c e lieutenant arrived wi and advise he ha build- com- onsul- | through pleted abor zeneral was taken the streets with the mob and carried | first to the penitentiary and after- | wards to the staie gzovernment palace | { Which building lhas been for some | time milktary headquarters and_ forti- | | fled and was the cbject of special at- | tack Dby the then attacking forces | “While I was placed under heavy ! guard in the grand reception room of the state palace, I fully realized that LT was constantly being considerably nsulted and greatly humiliated not on account of my personality, but on account of my official position as rep- | resentative of the Inited States gov- | ernment in northern Mexico, At aboit eight o'clock tn the evening of April twenty-seconl, T was aken before the military court and notifled that 1 was | of being in sympathy with wonstitutionalist generals, espe- General Pablo Gonzale: nd o Villureal. I was kept prisoner incommunicado until the { | evacuation of the city by the fedaral troops and until the arrival of the prisoner charged the peared in the circular already have | been looted. e According to word received - here, from Mexico City, K. M. Van Zandt, | has invaded the United [, constitutionalist forces early this morning. There were times during the period when it was beiieved by very many that I would be shot or Cabled 'Paragréphs Death of Passionist Father. Rome, April 26—The Very Rev. seph_Amrhein, assistant general the Passionist’ congregation, died day. He was an American, Jo- of to- |Prnmin.r|t Soap Manufacturer Dead. Margate, England_April 26—Thomas J. Barrati, a prominent soap manvfac- turer, died here today, aged 73. Hg was a pioneer in extensive advertis- ing. Victor Herbert Slightly Improved. London, April 26—The condition of Victor Herbert, the Amerincan com- { poser who was operated on yesterday carried to the mountains as their pris- oner in case the federals evacuated. Howeyer, the evacuation of the city by their forces, federal, state and police, took place during the night and I was left entirely alone in the state cap- itol building as its sole guardian for about six hours without being inform- ed by any individual or officer of thelr departure, “The constitutionalist forces under the command of General Pablo Gon- zales and General Antonio Villareal and General Castro carried on a very successful attack for about five days, which resulted in the defeat of the federal army with heavy losses on the part of the federals and complete rout of those who are not killed, wounded or taken prisoners. The officers of the constitutionalist army informed me that they heard that I was$ taken prisoner and that the American flag was ordered down from over this con- sultte-general. Constitutionalist offi- cer by the name of Major Fierros with a company of men hurried to the state palace, where they heard I was being held prisoner and broke into the lock= ed door early this morning, furnish- ing me with a saddle and horse and accompanied me to the suburbs of the city, where I met General Antonio Villareal, who is to be the governor of the state of Neuvo Leon. In company with General Villareal and some of the foreign consular representatives in Monterey, we proceeded to the state palace, where speeches were made to the people who assembled in great | masses in front of the state house, giv- ing assurances of full protection to all foreigners and non-combatants and the fullest degree of freedom and pro- tectior: of all well-disposed, law-abid- ing people. “Shortly after our arrival at the te house General Pablo Gonzales arrived, accompanied by his stafl and a large force of the constitutionalist troops. He was enthusiastically re- ceived, as was also General Antonio Willareal and the other officers by the peopie of Monterey and he also gave strongest assuranees of proper protection for all the law-abiding res- idents of Monterey. “The city is quiet and the feeling of safety and confidence has return- ed to the people. The humane manner in which the battle of Monterey was conducted by the eonstitutionalists is high eredit to ideas of humanity and to the things that are right and just. There has beem no persecution nor looting of property reperted to this censulate-general up to now.” AMERICANS IMPRISONED IN SMELTER TERRITORY Mere Than Thirty Men Women and Children Taken from Train. 2 Vera Cruz, April fore than thirty Americans—men, womgn and children—whe were trying te leave the country, were taken from a train at Aguascalientes and imprisoned in the smelter territory, according to advices received here toda mong them was Gasten Behmutz, nited States con- su] at Aguascalient Sems of tho othe matron al the Agua and AMrs, A B. Culver, and , I. H. Pevton and their twe chil- Al Reilmann and her four Mrs. hm 3 of the n eensul; C. L. B: general manager of the American Smelting and Refining company; Bearn, H. D, Wilde, Mr. and Mr: . Har- {roun and their daughte Mc- | Auley, Mr. Patridge, C., s, J. I. Henderson, Mrs, A. B. Hmery; Wal- ter Eikel, A. W, Koch, H. sen of the La Fe Mining company; Mr. Kenion, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Lee, H. L. | ‘Hollingsworth -and wife, P. W. Jones, Mr, Sorrell, A drunken mob at Encarnacion en- tered the train and ordered all Amer- icans out of the cars, stating they were to be killed. Whi the passengers | were parleying with the drunken men, there appeared a emall party of Mex- foan soldiers whose officer protested against the summary execution of the Americans. He then drove the refu- gees into the rear car, which was un- coupled from the train and left stand- ing on the track. Later this coach was ican Consul Schmutz, Railway Super- intendent Thomas and a number of ratlway employes were added to the number of captaves, all of whom were locked in the smelter. CONSUL GENERAL SHAKLIN WAS IN CRITICAL POSITION. | Was in Danger of Death Before Get- ting Out of Mexican Capital. Washington April 26—Consul Gen- eral Shanklin today reported to the state department that he was in nc- tual danger of death before he final- ly sue led in getting out of the M ican capital to Vera Cruz on the train with Charge O’'Shaughnessy. The con- sul general was one of the first vi tims of the miHtary cansors and wa not permitted to communicate to the { state department. In his report today he said there! were exciting moments in Mexi -y City during the ture. the ar day preceding his depar- Following the overturni of of Washington, mobs be- rarch the = streets ta threugh crying: “Death to the gringoes. ven the school Idren took part in the | demonstration, Mr. Shanklin said to boy outside his office chant- the Americon consul and gl Death general.” Thursay morning an order was is- sued that no telegrams should be de- livered or received from Americans. Mr. Shanklin expressed the fear that harm might yet come to the 700 or $00 Americans in Mexico Clty. CABLE TO MEXICO CITY HAS BEEN REOPENED Messages Convey No Indication of General Outbreak Against Ameri- cans. Galveston, April 26—The cable to Mexico (ily was reopened today af- ter helng silent nearly three days, but such dispatches as came through were subject to censorship and were mostly messages which had been on file som me. There was nothing in these me: sages to indicate a general outb against Americans in Mexico City, ut repo Galveston thal two or three Americans had been killed there through. lawlessness of indivi- duals. for appendicitis, was slightly improv- ed today. Elections in France. Paris, April 26—Ballotting in the elections for members of the cham- ber of deputies was carried on quiet- ly today throughout the republic. No disorder was reported. EDITORIAL COMMENT Paris Temps Happy Solution. Paris, April 26.—The acceptance by good offices of the presidents of Bra: Argentina and Chile in an endeavor bring about an amicable settiement of the Mexican crisis is hailed by the Temps as offering a happy solution for the United States of a false situation which is full of obscurity and compli- cations. The Temps says the European pow- ers cannot but applaud the entry on the scene of the three South American governments, because any proposal of collective mediation by Europe would raise delicate questions and take on the character of intervention in monious - with the Monroe doctrine Rio Janeiro Papers Lean Toward United States Rio Janeiro, April 26— comment in the Rio Janeiro itorial news strongly towards the United States. Opaiz, in the course of an_evidently inspired article, accords praise to the declaration of President Wilson that ! the action taken by the United States | government is against Huerta alone. Furthermore, it declines to believe that the United States is pursuing a political conquest. FEDERATED COUNCIL OF RAILROAD BROTHERHOODS. Formation, With Charles S. Mellen an Head, Discussed by Delegates at Bosten. g Boston, April 26.—The proposal.to, organize the Federated Council of Railroad Brotherhoods, with Charles 8. Mellen, former president of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad, as its head, was discussed at length today when 200 delegates rep- resenting most of the larger railroad labor organizatlons of the country as sembled here_at the call of a special committee. No permanent tion was effected, but it was annour will e held in another menth, when the heads of® all Jabor bodies in tie United States would probably be pres- ent. The same committee was con- tinued in chareg It was explained that much of the time of the-delegates today was ocvi- pied in reaching an unders of the aims of the proposed - council. Muny of the speaker ed the federation, but the ences of opinion over the plans of tae committee, and the debate was liveiy for several hours. The proposal to invite Mr. Mellen to become the head of the federation was advocated by various speakers. POPE PIUS APPOINTS NEW CARDINALS. Archbishop of Quebec Among the Number to Be Elevated. nding Rome, April 26.—Pope Pius tod decided to hold a consistory May for the purpose of creating cardinais. Among those who will be elevated to membership in the sacred college are the Most Rev. Louls Nazaire Begin, archbishop of Quebec; Monsignor Gui asbla. Menendez, archbishop of Toledo (Spaln); Monsignor Serafini, assessor of the congregation of the holy office; of Bologna: Monsignor Csernoch, arch- bishop of Strigonia; 'Monsignor Sevin, | archbishop of Lyons; Monsignor Det- tinger, archbishop of Munich; Monsig nor De Hartmann, archbishop of | Cologne; Monsignor’ Piffi, archbishop | of Vienna; Monsignor Giustin, secre- | tary of the congregation of the sacra- ments; Monsignor Lega, senior judge of the Ro tribunal; Mensignor Tec | chi, assessor of the consistorial con- | gregation, and Abbott Gasquet, presi- | dent of the English Benedictines. n of South American Gov- i = | Favors Actiol | ernments. Home, April 26.—The vatican today | instructed the pa nuncios in Ar- gentina, Brazil and Chile to support | any sciion of the governments to which they are accredited looking to a ceful solution of the Mexican is. It is believed that Monsignor Aversa, the nuncio in Brazil, will be able to render assistance to the Brazilian gov- ernment. He o as and had n the Un postc postoli from his »y_Pope in Genoa State Conference of Chariti dgeport, Conn., April 26.—The fourth annual Conmecticut state con- ference of charities and correction obened here today. Two sessions wera held. The delegates were welcomed cor Clifford B. Wilson. The address -of _the afternoon by Rev. Thomas C 11 who spoke on_the “Soc ! meeting wa | of New York, Vaiue of the Church as a Democracy.” | At the evening session there were ad- dresses by Dr. Thomas Darlington, ex~ of the health superintendent : Jonathan Godfrey of ment, New Yor! ‘Washington, April 28—Naval avia- tors who ade flighis over and around Vers €ruz today reporied that sev- eral of {he bridges and tresiles along the railroad from Mexico City were burning. This was cabled to the nevy department_tonight by Rear Admiral Fletcher, ON MEXICAN SITUATION. | Hails Mediation as a | President Wilson of the tender of the | Strongly | papers on the Mexican situation leans | in Norwich is Double That of Any Other Paper, and lts Total Girculation is the Largest in Connecticut in 'MARTIAL LAW AT VERA CRUZ ADMIRAL FLETCHER IN CHARGE Mediation May Restore Peace ’ WILSON HOPEFUL THAT WAR MAY BE AVERTED. . PREPARATIONS KEEP ON| Arrangements Made for Departure of Americans from Mexican Capital, and' Mexicans from Vera Cruz. Washington, april 26—Hope for peace—yet no slackening in prepara- tions for war—was the spirit of today’s developments in the Mexican crisis. President Wilson, hopeful though not confident that war may be avert- ed through the efforts of Argentina, Brazil and Chile, conferred with Sec- retary Garrison, approving orders for | the joint jurisdiction of the army and |navy over Vera Cruz and vicinity when Brigadier General Funston, who will be in command there_arrives to- morrow afternoon to reinforce Admi- ral Fletcher's forces of marines and bluejackets. Tension over the one phase of the situation which may at any moment upset peace plans—the safety of Americans in Mexico City and other interior points—was partially reliev- ed by the announcement of Secretary Bryan that through the British em- i bassy here, ‘the Huerta officials and Admiral Fletcher had arranged for the | safe departure of Americans from the | Mexican capital and the free exodus of Mexicans from Vera Cruz. Thomas B. Hohler, first secretary of the Brit- ish lezation in Mexico, taking a train load of Mexicans from Vera Cruz to| | Mexico City informed General Huerta that the American forces were ingmo way restrainirg Mexicans from leav- | ing there and was assured that Amer- icans consequently would be allowed to leave as they pleased. | tact and prudénce wRth which tie United States has endeavoged to asoid energetic action in Mexicd, declaring that not only the American umion, but | particularly the South ) coun- would suffer injuries, even hu- miliations, by such a fratricidal war. The paper expresses faith in the taken to Aguascalientes, where Amer- ; Monsignor J. Della Chiesa, archbishop ; depa-t- | Americans .consequently weuld be allowed to leave as they pleased. Ad- miral Fletcher's declaration of martiai | law at Ver Cruz is approved by officials | here who realize his difficulties ~ with house-tops sharpshooters and con- cealed enemies. While extreme meas- ures will be taken to enforce order in Ver Cruz to hold the water works and nec ry points in the vicinity of | the city to ensure protection of the | inhabitants no further stops of ag- on will be taken while the peace are being considered. Foreign Ministers in Conference. the The Brazilian ambassador and ministers from Chile and Argent have undertaken to solve the can problem by diplomacy, conference most of the day. They { had not received any reply from Gen- eral ‘Huerta through the Spanish am- bassador here, who is caring for Mex- co's good interests in the United ates now, as to what he theught of the tender of good offices accepted by the American government, bui the three diplomats expressed confidence that Huerta also would accept, Acceptance of good offices is in me way being on either party to agree to any conditions, but it opens a way for discussion of proposals of media tion. The members of the Latin-American diplomatic corps were called in dur- ing the day by the three envoys of peace, and informed in a general way by the latter of their hop An- nouncement of plans necessarily is de- | pendent on General Huerta's first re- | p1y |~ Well informed members of the dip- lomatic corps thought tonight that Huerta would accept the proposal of good offices, and that the acceptance {in principal at least, would not be long deferred. They pointed out that it would be difficult’ for him not to | consider such a_friendly tender, com- ing from countries largely of his own race and language. Also they felt | that he was fully aware that the re- | jection of the offer, would probably {lead to such a definite breach as would inevitably bring on a conflict in_which there could be but one end. Secretary Bryan was visited at nis | home during the da the envoys. | | After a long " conference, which none |of the parties would discuss, Mr. | Bryan communited its nature to th White House. Reporis from the east and west | coast of Mexico from Admiral Bad ger and Howard respectively, describ ed energetic efforts, not only of the American y but of the German and British vessels to assist refugees in leaving the trouble-torn republic. Preparations For Call of Velunteers. Secretarles Daniels and Garrison conferred early today about the rank officers who will be in charge of the { joint_operations of the army and navy around Vera Cruz. War department officials busied themselves with prepa- rations for a possible call for volan- ’!efls under ‘the new volunteer mil | tia law. | Admiral Badger wired that commu- nication between Vera Cruz and Mexi- co City was irresular, and that an outpost of Mexican federals eighi miics away refuse to permit linemen to re- i pair the cable. Later tonight, rh cable was reported repaired. While a_break in communication between Vera Cruz and Mexico City will em-| somewhat the sending of mes- a the three South Amer can diplomats to their representatives in Mexico City there s anoth line of 2 ion o e west coast of via Salina Croz and Dac able which can be utilized in the ry Pryan requested the embassy, to endravor, the Brazillan legatic ob- Ameri- can refugees reported DLy _American which is in an interests in llex tain the release of some thiriy hary Seeks Release of Amer Refugees. Consul ¢ {from a tr of Mex soldiers, nada as having been. taken tes, north v, and helc informatios were held was brouzht to Ve by Alfred Do managar of U American Smelting sand Refining com- pany’s works at.Aguas ( ¥ succeeded in reaching V.ows sald the Americans wers tha train by fedcral tro ing threafesed by a m. moteness of the point In northemn Mexico makes it probabla that t: | incident was sometime ago. Rear _Adwiral Howard, who Is Mayatldn, reported o the navy partment’ denylng a rumor that Guay- | mas had been taken by American | forces, He seid the. gunpoats Yorl townr and New Orleand wera there, but saw no sigus of traanle. fle ve- ported, too, that the steamer Clacier bad salled with 38 Amen:’n. e at | terday | never | sels of other ‘Gondensed Telegrams An earthquake was recorded at Reno, Tokio reports an epidemic of pulmon- ary plague. Mount Vesuvius and Mount Etna are both active. Fire destroyed the Waestern High School in Washington. Loss $500,000 Mayor Mitchel had a narrow escape when his auto skidded and nearly up- set. Mrs. Whitelaw Reid, of New York, contributed $1,000 to the American Red Cross. Boston Excelsior mill was burned Saturday. estimated at $25,000 Company's The loss is Basil Zanaroff, owner of the French newspaper “Excelsior” donated $100,000 to the French Olympic fund. The Massachusetts House Commit- tee reported adversely on a bill im- posing a $5 tax on bachelors. Three children of John Cloegma were burned to death when their home at Holland, Mich.,, was destroyed. The New York Sun obtained a mort- gage of $565,000 on its property at Rassau and Frankfort streets. The Rev. Poindexter S. Henson, widely known as a lecturer, died in Chicago. He was 83 years oid. charge of the United States secret service bureaw in Boston, was found dead in his office. The Massachusetts House passed a bill for the appointment of women as special police-officers- to safeguard girls. Major-General J. Franklin Bell, re- cently relieved as commander of the Philippine Division, sailed for the United States. Mrs. Camillo Begtrup committed suicide by jumping into a tank of boil- ing water in the Neurological Insti- tute in Jersey Cit; E. Wells Johnson, of Amsterdam, N. Y., was awarded $8,000 damages in his suit for injuries against a Detroit automobile concern. More than 16,000 Polish residents of Pennsylvania, veterans of the Russian army, offered their services to the United States. Charged with obtaining $25 under faise prtences, Capt. James G. Colins, formerly of the British Army was put on trial at Baltimore, The Department of Agriculture places the loss of meat animals in United States during 1913 from expos- ure and disease at §$150,000,000. Helen Ware, the actress, and her company gave a performance.of the crime play, “Within the Law” at the Ohio Penitentiary before 1,800 convicts, Foest fires, which have been blaz- ing fiercely for twe days in southern New Jersey, are’ under control. Seve- ral thousand acres of timber have Bail of $1,000 was declared forfeited when Louis Restrappo, of Newark failed to appear in court on a charge of driving an automobile while intox- icated. James Maher, who entered the apart- ment of Mrs. Mary Deeley in New York beat her with a lead pipe and escaped with 50 cents, wes sentenced to 10 years in Sing Cing. Governor Walsh of Massachusetts ‘was notified by Secrtary of War Garri- son that the government can furnish 9,000 pairs of shoes and overcoats for the state militia W. J. Antone, a jewelry salesman, of Newark, N. J., reported to the police of Chicago, the loss of two bags con- taining jewelry valued at between $50,000 and $75,000. Charles F. Niles, the new upsidedown aviator, looped the loop at Hempstead, L. I, coming so ciose to the aerodome there was no doubt about the fact that it was a clean cut loop. The Vermont Methodist Episcopaj Conference tod: a joint session at Hardwick, er the general theme “The Call to a Great Advance.” 0 9 lantic Fertilizer company and The fire early Saturday in the large | wooden carriage factory of D. E. Me- Cann and Sons on Prebel street was confined to the upper floor, with a loss estimated at ont over $10,000. Richard F. Maher, a game protector, of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., was lured into a freight car and the door locked on the outside. He was carried 20 miles and then arrested for stealing a ride. DEATH OF RAILROAD MAGNATE G. F. BAER Stricken on Street and Never Regain- ed Consciousness. Philadelphfa, April 26.—George F. Baer, president of the Philadelphia and Reading railway, died at his home here at 7.50 o'clock tonight He was stricken on the street while waiking to his office and recovered consciousness. Al- never though approaching Mr. Baer had been. unusually active and his ass clates considered him In the best of health, His wife, who is nearly 70 vears old, left his side durlfig the t four and a half hours he lay i English steamer Citriana Guay ad left s for Manzanillo with refusees that the German governerint had cbartered the Mexican steamer Maz atlan to take off refugecs, Secretary Daniels said later ali seemed quiet on the west coast. He has given orders that the care of ref- ugees shall be considered of first im- portance in the movement of the ships in_the Pacific. Rear Admiral Mayo, Tampico, sent. word (o the mnavy department that it had been difficult for him to get information about conditions in the city as all hix vessels had been withdrawn to the roadstead, only ves- nations being up the river near the town. f martial law, Secretary Daniels said every effffart had _been made to restore order under civil mu- nicipal afthorities. 9 “The president and L" said Mr. Daniels, “have every confidence in Ad. miral Fletcher's judgment. We fee: that in declaring marital law, he has exhausted every others means of keeping order. Proportion m iho Huerta Accepts Ccnfidencs Piaced in Fletcher’s Action. | Discussing Rear Admiral Fletchsr's | | declaratjon Cfiy’s -_Popula‘fion ‘ ‘Mediaticn Plan TO BRING ABOUT AN AMICABLE SETTLEMENT OF DIFFICULTY. BE MADE PUBLIC TODAY Spanish Ambassador Announces Re- osipt of Private Advices from Mex- ico City—Three Peace Envoys to Ack Washington, April 26.—Spanish Am- bassador Riano announced late toe night that he bad received private ad- vices from Mexico City stating that General Huerta had nctcyepted the offer of Argentina, Brazil and Chile to use their good offices to bring about an amicable settlement of the difficulty ibeuween the United States and Mex- co. This information, though unofficial, Wwas accepted as authentic by the am- bassador, who expects to be prepared to place General Huerta’s formal ac- ceptance before the representatives of the thres South American countries tomorrow. The interests of the Huerta - ment in the United States were talen over by the Spanish embassy when Charge Algara asked for his pass- ports and left Washington for Can- ada. Ambassador Riano received the offer of good offices from the three peace envoys last night, after ths of- fer had been accepted on the part of the United States by President Wil- son. It was cabled at once to the Spanish minister at Mexico City and by him presented to President Huer- When the formal acceptance from Mexico City is in hand the South American diplomats will be ready to Proceed with their plan, no intimation of which has as yet been given. It has been generally understood here, however, that the peace envoys are to deal directly with the situation created by the resentment of the United States over the Tampico incident and other offenses against its honor and dignity. hoping to bring about a peace- ful settlement. Administration officials heres appear- ed to be much gratified at the pros- pect of having the proposals of the great South American republics liz- tened to by General Huerta. Until | the nature of the pian is known, no officer of the administration will have any comment to make. BATTLESHIP CONNECTICUT IS NOW AT GALVESTON Brought Last of Refugees from Tam- pico and Vioinity. Galveston, Texas, April 26.—The bat- tleship Connecticut and torpedo boat convoy Dixie came into port to > ‘bringing the last of the American =¥~ ugees from Tampico and nearby dis- tricts, “There may be five or six Americans still in Tampico, but they would not leave,” said Captain John J. Knapp of the Connecticut. There are 490 refugees on the Con- necticut and 57 on the Dixle. On board the steamship Esperanza, which came in from Tampico last night were 377 Americans. who had fled from Max- ico. In all about 2,100 American ref- ugees are held here in quarantine on the ships whose release is expected tomorrow or Tuesday. __The story of tne anti-American riot in Tampico last Tuesday night, when German officers and sailors went to the rescue of the Americans and es- corted 20 women and children aboard the German crulser Dresden, was told by refugees on their arrival today. Officers of the battleship Connecticut said that but for the assistance of the sailors there undoubtedly would have Deen dloodshed. i Norman Lind., son of John Lind, was | among the passengers on the battle- | ship Connecticut. He had gone from | Vera Cruz to Tampico, arriving there | about the time the rioting began, $1,350,000 DAMAGE DONE i BY FIRE IN BALTIMORE. | Big Plants of Atlantic Fertilizer Com- pany Totally Destroyed. Baltimore, Md., April 26—Fire total- | Iy destroved the big plants of the At- the United States Fertilizer company at | Curtis Bay a suburb. | . The total loss is estimated at $i- 350,000 covered hy insurance. Superintendent C. M. Hobson of the Atlantic company said his ‘s loss _would be $500,000. The loss of the United States company was plac- ed at $750,000 by Assistant superine tendent G. W. Wentworth. The fire is thought to have origin- ated from spontaneous combustion in the condensing chamber of the Atlantie plant, OBITUARY. Dr. John B. Lewis. Hartford, Conn. April 26—Dr. John | B. Lewis, medical director of the | Travelers Insurance Company for many years died at his home today. | He was 822 years old. Dr. Lewis was la veteran of the Civil War and had | been connected with the Travelers | since 1868. His widow and two child- ren sur Street Mob in Piedras Negras. Eagle Pass Tex., April 26—Twe ambulances sent from Bagle Pass to- day to ng American refugees from | Masqu' Mexico, were stopped in | Pledras Negras by a street mob, whtte | fags were torn from ears and trampled | on the ground, and the drivers ordered back across the river. Two womcr |and several children are in the emal | Musquia colony, which s cut off from aid. It is feared all have been iil'e¢ | or imprisonea. | Livestock Burned Near New Canaan New Canaan, Conn., April 26—A se of barns o nthe farm of Irving Locle | wood, two mlies north of the cenirr | was burned today, together with three | horses, seven cows and considerable quantities of hay and grain. The loss is $10,000. It has been impossi ble to determine how the fire started One theory is that a vagrant sleeping in a.barn accidently xet the blaze. | $5,000 Fire at Watertown. | Watertown, Conn., April 26—Fire | today destroved the house of Walaes H. Atwood, entailing an estimated loss of $5,000. The origin is unknown. Mrs, Atwood was badly burned about the fact and body and was rescued from the second story by neighburs. A valuable coilection ef iori'gu eusios