Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 28, 1914, Page 1

3 PRICE TWO CENTS The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is Double That of Any Other Paper, and lts Total Circulation is the WAR TALK GIVES WAY TO A SPIRIT OF CONCILIATION Tenseness of Mexican Situation at Washington Al- layed by Concentrated Action of Powers Toward Peaceful Adjustment of Crisis NO PROPOSAL SUBMITTED TO EITHER SIDE Advices from British Embassy at Mexico City Give Assur- ances that Order Now Prevails—DBrigadier Genral Fun- ston and Army Expected to Take Command of Situation at Vera Cruz Today—Assurance Received that Foreign- ers are being Allowed to Leave Mexican Territory. Washington, April 27—The tense- elimination of Huerta was essential to ness of the Mexican situation was dis- |any final settlement of the Mexican tinctly relicved today as the repre- | problem. This view was reiterated gentatives of Argentina, Brazil and|as recently as Saturday at the White Chile, s by Pressure from all | House, when senators and represen- Latin-A and from the fore- |tatives were consulted as to the pro- most powers of Europe, concentrated | posal of good offices. But while main- their efforts toward a pacific adjust- | taining this view as to what would ul- ment of the crisis timately be essgntial to a real settle- The success of the first steps to- | ment there has been no formal sub- ward m i -the prompt accept- | mission of such a condition to the en- ance by nited States and the an- | Voys, now entrusted with the work of nouncemient of the Spanish ambassa- | conciliation. R dor that Huerta had aeccepted the| While the Latin-American envoys tender of sood offices—-produced a|bent their energies today toward n fesling of distnct hops, which was re- | 2otiations for peace, the war and navy fected not oniy i admiaistration | departments directed their activities Quarters, but also in congress, where | toward the bringing of Americans out ar faik” gare was to @ Spirit of | of Mexico and the transfer of the sit- Soeitin | uation at Vera Cruz from the navy to Mhreusnout the day the three South | the army with the arrival of Brigadier American nvove, who have under- | General Funston and his army brigade taken the task of mediation, held fre- | tonight. Refugees Reported Safe. quent < x to arrange the pre- liminaries of procedurs. Pending the Throughout the day, In consular des- receipt of the formal acceptance by | patches to the state department and in Huerta, osal will be submitted, reports from the naval commanders nited States or the Hu- | in Mexican waters, came reassuring ment A beern | messages as to American refugees. Ar- made plai that no ions from | rangements were completed for getting either party as to the terms that will | all Americans out of Mexico City, and be acceptable have vet been formal-| Admiral Badger from Vera Cruz re- Iy _placod before the intermediaries. | ported arrangements for train service The president and Secretary Bryan|on either sida of the broken railroad were assuted through two separate| between Mexico City and Vera Cruz. diplomatic sources that General Hu- | Refugees werg reported safe at Tamn- eriz. was ready to accept the-tender' pice, -Puerto- México and other east of good ices and was now drafting | coast points, with arrangements un- & formal accepta: {der way to get them to Galveston and Pres: ure from Germany, Great | Britain and Fr i nee advising Huerta to cept the first steps toward meria- tion, and the approving attitude of Latin-American diplomacy, emprasiz- ed the world-wide influences which are working to bring about peace. [ Far Emergency. { Admiral Howard on the west coast re- ported the monitor Cheyenne on the way to San Diego with refugees from Ensenada, Partial lists of Americans held at Aguvas Calientes were forwarded by Consul Canada at Vera Cruz, but he was unable to give any information as to those held at Orizaba. The Jap- Preparing Meanwhile the navy and war de-|anese ambassador in conference with artments are contimuing their efforts | Secretary Bryan secured permission o care for refusees and perfecting the | for Japdnese leaving Mexico to take machinery of ihe arms and mavy for refuge in the United States, although any unexpected turn in events, this_will necessitate a suspension of Secretary Daniels announced that |the immigration laws. Refugees from he had telegraphed the full text of | the east coast continued to reach Vera the me: »n offer and its acceptance | Cruz in various vessels. by the 4 States to Rear Admirals| War talk in congress was supplant- B: HMoward with instructions |ed by a spirit of conciliation pending comma 1l ships | the mediation negotiations with Mex- and west coasts spread |ico. There were surface outbreaks in Gghout Mexico, By this, | the house, mostly along political lines, opes the feeling toward | but the under-current of gossip which Americins mar be alleviated und ref- |1ast week had grown into a formidable gees enabied to depart without mo- |Sentiment that the president should lestatior |ladopt extreme measures, almost disap- 404 iees received throush the ritish | Peared during the day’s session of the of the cempletion of ar- | house. In its place were interest and for the safe departure of | curiosity regarding the outcome of the Nexico iy, Svhils efforts of the South American repub- he French ambassador gave {he state | lics to appease the situation. Chaplain Qepariment & mhessage he had | re.!Couden of the house in opening the rsivet hrom French legation, Proceedings referred to the pacific ef- | Stating t1 ile there had been | forts under way. Meantime the more Soine ian imanifestations in | radical element in congress is with- the = n bre. | ing criticism pending the results of the Satls | negotiations. % 2 . No War Measures Drafted. o ioners Sare Il Mexido, il | No war measures as yet have been . Jivan said he was able| grafted in the various committees and fairs and the foreign relations commit- | tee have been called to conmsider any new phases of the situation. The pre- Do had been killed or in Jured since the crisis of the last two weeks beean though many had been | vailing sentiment at the capitol today detaired a Aguascalientes, ordoba | was that the president should have and Orizaba, efforts now were being full opportunity to work out the medi- made to obtain their release. ation programme. Order prevails in Vera Cruz. Briga- | The Mexican discussion in the house @ier Genegal- Funston d the army is took a wide range, Representative expecied to be In command of the Mondell of Wyoming arraigned Con- situation tomorrow. | suls-general Canada and Hanna for pediti forces of marines ; making what he said were exaggerated have been ched from the com-|reports of occurrences in Mexico, cal- mand of Admiral Fletcher, who will |culated to inflame public sentiment, return few days to the fleet with; The White House tonight made pub- the marin uard: ilic the following telegram from James Thines look vers much better now,” LA. Scrymser of New York, addressed #aid Secretary Daniels during the da¥, [to Secretary Bryan: “We are gettin Americans out of | “I am just in receipt of the follow- Mexico. t is the important lhingiing telegram from the Mexican Tele- now. { eraph company’s superintendent of the a | city office, Mexico: anada_reported ~ that formal raising of the American flag| * ‘There have been some noisy dem- occurred at Vera Cruz at four o‘clock | onstrations here and insignificant dam- this afterncon with impressive cere- e to American property, but no in- monies, {jury that I have heard of to Amer- «Secretary Bryam announced that lllekl(‘ans or other foreigners.”™ president’s recent address to congress —_— and ihe full text of the correspond- | RECORDS OF BLUEJACKETS ense between Argentina. B Chlle had “reached all Contrai and WOUNDED AT VERA CRUZ Soutl erican capitals that | = 5 4 earlier, the anti-American demonstra- | Not Previously Identified. tion therc would have averted. 1 S Rl : ashington, April 27.—Names of Mediators Want Moral Support. thirteen bluejackets wounded in the “he nion in Latin- | fighting at Vera Cruz who had not A »m_ihe heen reported and who could not be me night, identified in previous despatches were d to the navy department by Rear miral Badger today. The list: o Ivin M. Johns, coal passer. Enlist- i t Atlanta, Ga, January 9, < laration | Born at Atlanta, Ga. April 15, Monree Doctrine and it is hoped | Home address Atlanta,- Ga.; of the United | kin, Vanity L. Johns, fathe 0 curd ihe rising war |ledge avenue, Atlanta. Wounded in the mediating nations left foot. Condition not serious. ~At- prort in their efforts | tached to Chester. ! “William R, Schultz_ordinary seaman. ry Bryan and wovern- | Emlisted August 5, 1910, re-enlisted xpressed a disincling- | F 1514, ' Born at Muskegon, he mediation plan dur_ | Mich., May 1S, 1893. Home address stage, they said it had | 193 Fificenth av ilwaukee, Wis. ched the point of actual “pro- | Next of kin, Willlam Schultz, father, P the American government sim- | same address. Flesh wound right Pls has formally expressed its willing- | shoulder. Condition not serious, At- mess o listen (o any plan of inter- | tached to the New Hampshire. mediaon Which the representative of | Levator Benson, ordinary séaman. Arger Erazil and Chiie may form- | Enlisted at. Atlanta, Ga. October 2 ulate. fluerta has infomnally shown | 1912. Born at Gatlinburg, Tenn., May his readiness to listen o the peace |6, 1894; home address La Follett, Tenn, plans of the South American envoys. | Wounded in left calf, cendition not When formal acceptance comes from Huerta, formal proposals will be made simultaneously to the American gov- ernment and the Huerta administra- tion, The aktitude of the administration Bas a% smmm esiablished—that the Attached to the New Hamp- rosteln, seaman. at New York August 8, 1912. Born in Brooklyn, N. Y.. May 25, 1894, Home address 30 Thaiford avenue, Brooklyn. Next of kin, Louis Bernstein, father, Enlisted Cabled, Paragraphs Joseph’s Condition Satis- factory. Vienna, April 27—The official- bul- letin_on Emperor Francis Joseph's condition issued tonight says _that there has been no amelioration in the catarrhal condition, but that in other respects progress has been satisfacto- ry. Emperor To Protect British Subjects. London, April 27.—According to in- formation received by the government the danger which threatened British subjects in Mexico, has largely passed, but any recurrence of that danger probably will be met by the despatch of a sufficlent naval forces to pro- same address. Wounded in right fore- arm. condition not serious. Attached Chester. O it D enlisted Burnett, seaman, at New Orleans, April 10, 1913, BOTD | tect British nationals and their prop- at Monroe, La. December 13, 1893.)erty. Home address i831 Barrone street, New Orleans, next of kin, Lizzie D. Burnett, mother, same address. Flesh wound in back, ‘condition critical. At- tached to the South Carolina. Patrick F. Cahill, seaman. First en- listed January 17, 1910, at Chicago; re- enlisted_February 7, 1913, at Boston, Mass. Born at Worcester, Mass, Feb- Tuary 7, 1892. Home address 7 Thomas street, Worcester, Mass. Next of kin, Patrick Cahill, same address. Flesh wound right thigh; condition not se- rious. On the New Hampshire. George H. Conrad, ordinary seaman. Enlisted at Cincinnati, Ohio, May 23, 1911. Born at Yellow Springs, Ohio, December 14, 1893. Home address, Honnesvills, Ohio. Next of kin, John | Conrad. father, same address. Receive, lflesh wound right thigh; condition wHt the Sixth cavalry and several bat- teries of the Tenth Field artillery. The army here is moving all of its available field artillery into Vera Cruz, in order to be prepared for a long campaien of fighting in the mountain . passes toward Mexico City should war be declared. Three hun- dred and forty artillervmen and cav- alrymen were ready\at Texas City to- night to board the San Marcos. With the 16 mountain guns that were sent away on the Saltilla vesterday and the batteries sailing tomorrow, nearly a regiment of artillery will be ready o take the ficld at Vera Cruz within the week. While Brigadier General G. G. Da- vis, in command of the army here, jous. Attached to the New Hamp- | would give mo hint of plans for mov- Shire, ing troops, it was reported that artil- Edward H. Geucke, ordinary sea- |lery was being given preference over man. Enlisted at Philadelphia Novem- ber 7, 1912. Born at Yonkers, N. Y., September 18, 1895, home address, South Vineland, N. J. Next of kin, father, Edward Gevcke, same address. Shot 'through lower jaw. Condition fayorable. Attached to the Minnesota. Robert G. Hart, ordinary seaman. Enlisted at New Orleans June 25, 1813, Born at Berwyck, La, May 28, 1896 Home address 422 Henry Clay avenue, New Orleans, La. Next of kin, father, Robert E. Hart, same address. Flesh wound, right thigh. Condition not se- Attached to the New Hamp- cavalry in the dispatch of men to Vera Cruz. There are 300,000 rations at Vera Cruz, with additional supplies going on the San Marcos. Colonel Kran- thaur of the quartermasters depart- ment sald tonight that the army had an_additional three months' supply tn Galveston ready for shipment. Tents blankets and other camp equipment are also in storage here. Officers of the medical say that the 4,000 sol gone to Vera Cruz are department iers_who have in fine phys- Tious. ical condition to live in the tropics, as shir all of them have spent a year under S ink 7. Phillips, ordinary seaman. | &if o Mexico coast conditions at Enlisted at New York M;r(:h 12, 1912. Galveston. Born in New York city February 2| A" detachment of the army signal 1892, Home address, New York Next|corps is expected to arrive tomorrow of ikin, Joseph Phillips, brother, ad-|fom’ Fort Levenworth, while several dress not known. Shot in left knee. army aviators are enroute from San Condition favorable. Attached to the Arkansas. Carl G. Smith, Diezo. seaman, enlisted at Government Charters Supply Ship. Boston, Mass., January 12, 1811. Born | o at St. George, Maine, Dec. 15, 1891 New York, April 27—The agents of | Home ad@ress, Tenant's Harbor, Maine, | the American-Hawallan _Steamship ext of kin, Caroline C. Smith, moth- | Line announced today that their er, | Condition not serious and has return- steamship, the Washingtonian, been chartered by had 5. lip. same address. Wounded on lip. o S -°" Attached to the Maine, | government for a supply ship in Mex- edT;gym{Eftaro aman. Enlisted af |ican waters. It is expected she will Rochester, N. Y., December 4, 1912 |&o to the Brooklyn navy yard tomor- | Born at Lyons, N. Y., January 12, 1894, | row to be fitted out as a supply ship. |Home address §7 Montezuma street, Lyons, N. Y. Next of kin, Frank Vi- taro, same address. - Flesh wound right heel. Condition not serious. Attached to the New Hampshire, Solomon Clay, ordinary seaman, en- |listea at Richmond, Va. January 1 11913, 'Born in Halifax county, Vi ginlafi, May 4, 1893. Home address, News Ferrv, Va. Next of kin, Lu- cinda_Newcomb, mother, News Ferry Va. Slight wound, location of wound {not given. Attached to the Vermont. HUERTA’S ACCEPTANCE CABLED TO SPANISH AMBASSADOR. Peace Envoys Will Not Make Publ Text of Letter. OsLORAD—O-;Tlegfls CLASH WITH MINE GUARDS. No Orders Have Yet Been Sending Troops to Aid State thorities. Issued Au- Denver, Colo, April 27—Two dead and two known to have been wound- ed are the results of a battle today between strikers and mine guards when _strikers attacked the McNally coal mine of the Colorado Fuel and Iron company, three quarters o fa mile west of Walsenburg. The dead, unknown, are lying on the fleld. The wounded are: Miss Margaret Gregory, shot through the arm, Washington, April 27.—Formal aec-| —— Feot, striker, shot through the ceptance by the Huerta government of | leg. | the offer of Argentina, Brazil and| The McNally mine is still burning. | Chile to use their good offices to bring | about an amicable settlement of the difficulty between the United States { and Mexico was cabled to Spanish Am- | bassador Riano here tonight by Portilio | ¥ Rojas, foreign minister in the Huerta | cabinet. | " Senor Rojas’ note was transmitted at | Fighting continues. Sheriff J. B. Carr has notified Gov- ernor Ammons that he is powerless to cope with the situation and that he feared further attacks by strikers on other mines and on the town of Wa: nburg have been sent to Colonel V A. Dives at Ludlow but it is said the jonce to the three South American |militia will not reach there before diplomats, who began a conference | morning. | which lasted far into the night, dis- | ™ General Chase has established a | cussing the next move in their peace | camp at Willlamsburg, in Fremont plan. Secretary Bryan. on the part | of the United States, having accepted the offer of the good offices when ten- | dered Saturday, the first step is now { completed and the way paved for actu- al negotiations looking to a peaceful clearing up of the situation. | Neither Ambassador Riano nor lhe] peace envoys would make public the text of the Huerta acceptance. It was said, however, that Senor Rojas replied lefly, accepting the offer and thank- | ing the South American plenipoten- taries and the Spanish ambassador | for their good offices, with a reference | to the “real spirit of solidarity be- | | county, near Florence under Instruc- tions to take no action except in case of actual attacks. Mexntime all interest centers on | federal action on the request of state, union and mine officials that United States troops be sent to control the situation. “Frightfully critical’ was the man- ner in which Horace N. Hawkins,. chief counsel for the mine workers, summarized the situation tonight. A | report that further trouble had taken not credited by Mr. Hawkins who de- clared he had not learned the cause of the outbreak at the McNally mine. “The situation has resolved into one of securing federal troops,” he sald. “This offers the only complete solu- tion. The miners will never submit to the Colorado National Guard, recruit- ed as it is, in part at least, from the ranks of the mine guards. There is no possibility of securing enough mili- tiamen to settle it.” No reports of serious outbreaks had been verified, said Mr. Hawkins. tween peoples of a same race.” No conditions are imposed in an offer of good offices, consequently the Teply from Mexico City was not ex- fected to deal with conditions. That stage will be reached when the peace- makers- formulate their plans and make known how they propose to use the good offices which have been ac- cepted. 1 It was sugsested tonight that they | probably would ask the Washington | and Mexico City governments tomor- Tow for statements as to what each | Washington, April 27—After a Would demand in the event formal|long conference at the White mediation were undertaken and that | House between the president, Secre- upon the nature of the responses to | this request would depend the pro- | posals next to be submitted. | TUnofficial advices from Mexico City already had made ¥ virtually certain that General Huerta would accept the offer of the peace envoys, but the for- mal announcement tonight tended fur- ther to relleve tne slackening tension of the crisis. The news was glven to President Wilson, who expressed him- self as greatly pleased, though he would make no further comment. White House officials let it be known that they were earnestly desirous of alding the South American diplomats tary Garrison and Senator Thomas, Secretary Garrison announced that no orders sending federal troops mto Col- orado would be issued tonight. He said the situation would be taken up again tomorrow morning. ‘Walenburg, Colo., April 27—It was reported by Sheriff Jeff Farr of Hu- erfano county tonight that four men had been killed in a battle between 75 guards and an_unknown number of strikers at the Walsenburg mine, two miles south of here. Steamship Arrivals. in every way possible and that no an- | Madeira, An!hi_l 7{6 —Steamer Celtic, nouncements as to points that would | New York for Naples, 2 e Insisted upon by the United States | Dover, April 27—Steamer Finland, New York for Antwerp. Glasgow, April 26—Steamer Cotum- bia, New York. TLiverpool, April 27—Steamer Lusita- nia, New York. Naples, April 24—Steamers Ancona, would be made or anything eise done at this_time which might embarrass their efforts. Throughout official and | diplomatic circles the belief was ox- pressed that success of the peace- | makers so far necessarily would have 2 favarable effect upon the sitvation, | New York; San Giovanni, New that even though their efforts ulti- | York. mately failed, indirect diplomatic com- | Marsellles, April 24—Steamer Ger- munication between the United States | and the Huerta government has been restored temporarily, and the chance of a better understanding infinitely improved. ACTIVITIES OF ARMY mania, New York. New York, April 27—Steamers Hon- ortus, Buenos Ayres via Boston. Steamers Reported by Wireless. Sable Island, April 27_Steamer President Grant, e\"lal’\'lb‘urg for New LV .| York, signalled 762 miles east af CONTINUE AT GALVESTON. | o v Hook at 830 a m. Dock at 6 p. m. Wednesday. Siasoenset, Mass., April 27—Steamer Haverford, Liverpool for Philadelphia, signalled; time and distance not given. Due at Cape Henlopen at 6.30 a. m. Tuesday, Field Artillery Ptepared to Sail For Vera Cruz Equipped For Long Cam- Paign. Galveston, Texas, April 27—The note of peace sounded in the Mexican medi- ation negotiations, brought no eche here, where the task of transforming the freighter San Marcos into an army transport was rushed and the steamer Madeira made ready to sail early to- ‘merrew for Ver Cmuz with a troop ef Ex-Lieut. Gov. Lake Has Appendicitis. Hartford, Conn., April 27.—Fermer Lieut. Gov. Everett J. Lake underwent an operation for acute appendicitis last night, Tt was a very serious case, but he is deing well teday, place at the Chandler mine today was | Have Carranza and Villa Split? NOW THE ONE TOPIC OF CONVER- SATION AT EL PASO VILLA LEAVES SUDDENLY For Carranza's Headquarters for Con- ference—Situation Along the ers is More Reassuring. Bor- Fl Paso, Texas, April 27—The rela- tions between General Carranza and General Villa suddenly became the one toplc of conversation here today on dissemination of information brought in by refugees and the sudden depart- ure of Villa for Carranza's headquart- ers in Chihuahua. The two leaders were to meet to- night, it was expected to compose their differences over the attitude which the constitutionalists shall hold toward the United States and other grave problems of military command. Refugees brought word that affairs between them had reached a stage where one or the other must accept a distinetly second position in the revo- lution. Villa had contemplated a longer stay in Juarez, but last night on receipt of certain telegrams from the south, sud- denly announced that he would leave in the morning. He invited Roberto V. Pesqueira, Carranza’s confidential agent here, to go with him; but Pes- queira, who 1s the real foreign minis- ter of the constitutionalists, although he holds no portfolio, pleaded pres- sure of business here and the train, after waiting flve hours, departed ‘without him. Significance was attached to the de- parture of Rafael Zubaran, Carranza’ minister of the interior, for Washing- ton. He left this morning and every effort was made to conceal the fact. With Pesqueira here and Zubaran in Washington, there will be a complets chain for communication with the latter city through agents thoroughly familiar with sentiment in northern Mexico, with military politics and the exchange of views over the occupa- tion of Vera Cruz. Carranza is still awatting a reply from President Wilson or Secrtary Bryan to his disturbing note of last ‘Wednesday. ‘This note Carranza's aides have re- peatedly explained, was intended as the basis for further diplomatic exchang- s, but among them the impression is srowing that there will be no reply. Carranza asked that the Amerfcan forces be withdrawn from Vera Cruz and the president has since made it clear that he has no such intention at present. _Three special trains carrying sol- diers and officers of the Sixth and Sixteenth Infantry regiments arrived here today and other trains with the remainder are expected in the course of the nigkt and tomorrow. The situation along the Texas, Ari- zona and New Mexico border, was regarded as more reassuring. Refu- gees generally reported that they were not fli-treated, although some of them said that bandit bands were taking advantage of the exodus to loot property left unprotected. Rebel commanders everywhers re- ceived warnings to treat foreigners and their property with every respect and not to heed exaggerated reports of strained relations with the United States. MILITARY TRAINING FOR HARVARD STUDENTS Prsident Lowell Sanctions Summer Military Camp for College Men. Cambridge, Mass., April 27.—“Let us strive to have a little of the spirit that filis the officers and men of the army,” said President Lowell in ad- dressing a meeting of Harvard stu- dents called to consider the Mexican situation tomight. “Regular soldiers,” 4ded President Lowell. “do not hoid orchlight processions or make public demonstrations. % “Young men are all thinking of war and of their duty to serve the coun- try. They would be unworthy if the call of the bugle did not stir a long- ing to be at the front and when war comes Harvard will send forth her full toll of men as she has done before. “We are told that we are not at war with Mexico, and that we shall not be is by no means improbable, There is at present no good ground for such a war. The president has accepted the good offices of the great South American states. They wtll spare no effort to secure terms which the United States can honorably accept. .These negotlations will take time and in the meanwhile let us keep o heads cool. P “If we were in danger of war with a great power with our small regular army, I should urge every young man Who could do so to set about prepar- ing himself for military service. To e thoroughly effective this ought te be done long beforehand; and there- fore, T have been deeply interested in the plan for summer military camps Which will fit college men to serve as junior officers and thereby fill the greatest need we should suffer in war on a large scale. But, however large the fleld of operations in Mexico may become, our country is in no peril, / “When an army is suddenly expand- ed. the most pressing need is for trafn- ed officers. The nation maintains a college for such officers, but I am not aware that the government has vet called to the flag the cadets at West Point. Tt believes that it can render a_ better service to their country by completing their education and I think that until the call for volunteers comes the same Is true of students tn col- lege.” $952,000 for Four Revenue Cutters. Washington, April 27.—A bill pro- viding funds for the construction of four. revenue cutters, at a total cost of not more than $925,000, was passed to day by the senate. The cutters are for use in Southern California waters, the Gulf of Mexico, along the Maine coast and in New York harbor. Studying Prison Administrattion. { | Boston, Apnil 97.—J. Herbert Thew- | Yo, former lord wayor of Manchester, mgland and chairman of the police cammission of that eity, inspected the state prison teday, aceempanied by Robert Peacock, Manchester chief of pelice. The English efficials are in this eountry studving prisen adminis- tration. Appointed a State Treasurer’s Clerk. Hartford, Conn., April 27.—Lewis W. Phelps of Hebron has been appeinted to the vacant clerkship in the state treasurer's office by Treasurer E. S. Reberts, The salary 48 §L660 @ Feaw Largest in- Connecticut in Proportion to the City's Population Condensed Telegrams General Porfirio Diaz has decided to remain in Europe for the present. William A. Kissam, who died at Co- rona, L. L, left an estate of $200,000. Hart L. Weaver, 87 years old, pi- oneer Indiana banker, died in Laporte. Chauncey M. Depew colebrated his 80th birthday at the Montauk Club in Brooklyn. Captain Guy R. Gaunt was appointed naval attache of the British Embassy at Washington. A coffin was sent by from Lufkin, Texas, . to The postage was 21 cents. rosls post hite City. Emil Schwyer, an animal trainer in a eircus in St. Louis, was attacked and severely bitten by a leopard. Count Charles ven Herdevar, form- erly Premier of Hungary, died in Bu- dapest. He was 62 years eld. Otto Hellam, of Fishkill Landing, N. Y., accidently fell from a window in the Maple Hotel and was killed. Gearge W. Brundage, arrested for speeding In New York, was fined $100 and sentenced to 20 days in prison. Corporation Counsel Frank L. Polk, who was shot in attempt on the life of Mayor Mitchel, left the hospital. John H. Wilson, 32 years old, was struck by a New York Central train at Oneida, N. Y, and instantly Kkilled, Workmen engaged in excavating for a filter bed on the estate of John Jacob Astor at Rhinebeck, N. Y., dug up 11 skeletons. R. Waldman, a business man of' Goshen, N. Y. was injured when a package containing a bomb exploded in his office. The Marconi Wireless Telegraph Co., of America has offered the Government free service and preference over all other business, While hanging out _clothes, Mrs. Hattie Dressing, 28 years old, feil from the fourth floor of her home in New York and was killed. The consolidation of the Bank of Commerce with the Mer- chants’s National Bank at Boston was announced yesterday. The Governor of Maryland signed a bill which makes it unlawful to post advertising signs within the limits of a highway in that State. Mayor Mitchel announced the a2 pointment of John E. Weir as Park Commissioner of Queens County at a salary of $5,000 a year. Ella McClendon, convicted. of using the mails to defraud .at Cape Gira- deau, Mo., was sentenced to.five years in Leavenworth prison. Sigmund Schwartz, president, an- nounced that 3,000 members of the United Citizens’ Peddlers’ Association are forming a regiment. The work of arranging for the mob- ilization of the Massachusetss’' militia continued today despite the mediation reports from Washington. One person was killed and hundreds of cattle perished when a tornado swept three towns in Kankakee and Iroquols counties, Illinois. A Bible several hundred yea: was among the $7,000 worth of c destroyed by fire which wrecked the home of Mrs. G. L. Vance in Joliet, 1IL, | John Galbraith, of Brooklyn, seven years old, was killed by a motor truck belonging to the Queens Light & Pow- er Co., while playing near his home. William Ford, 21 years old, was sen- tenced to Elmira Reformatory, because of disorderly conduct in breaking up a public school fire arill in New York. Carrying Baron de Gunsberg as a passenger, Gustay Hamel, the Eng aviator, fiew from Derby to Hen 130 miles, in two hours and minutes. John D. Cooke, who started to climb a 335-foot chimney at Newark, N. last Tuesday, reached the top after placing a succession of short ladders from the base. Peter Harcker, an American . pas. senger on the steamer Mobile was tak- | en from the steamer at Havana on | suspicion that he suffering from the bubonic plague. } A warant has been issued for Harry Brennan, 21 years old accused of bru- tally assaulting Justice of the Peace Edward E. Wise in the courtroom at Red Bank, N. J. Thomas A. Reid, 50 years old, form- erly eashier for Chubb & Son, insur- ance brokers of New York, was arrest- ed in London, charged with the em- bezzlement of $90,000. Special police commissions were giv- en to 300 grocers of Kansas City to serve as neighborhood protectors and to arrest check forgers and short change men and others whe victimize them. Clarence M. Griffith, his wife and their daughter are dead and three other s dving at Wilmington, Del.. as the result of a badly joined pipe which | allowed gas to escape while they were =leeping. As a heavy grenite block was being Jowered by a derrick'in a quarry at Barre, Vt, Leonard Retation, a 1ar- ry worker, tripped and fell under the rapldly descending weight and was erushed to death. Clinics and demonstrations at newly erected hospitals, followed by recep- tions and excursions te historic places, marked the first day's visit at Boston of the members ef the International Society of Surgeons. Mre. Charles Ferreia is dead and her husband is in a critical condition at a hospital at New Bedford, Mass., as a National | result the police believe, of an attempt | by the man to Kkill himself after he | had cut his wife's throat. Ferreia had been in poor health for some time. The Russian tank steamer Kometa blew uptoday off Sidi-Fereuch, en the ceast of Algeria. Passing steamers picked up 15 of the crew of thirty which the Kometa carried. The oth- ers jperished. Of the survivers nine were injured. The Kometa was burn- ed to the waters edge. Victim of Premature Explosion. wealthy r yard of the Maples, on Lake ave- a his home, nue today by the premature explesion | dral of St. John the Divine of a hlast, | of the associated charities of Boston; FUNSTON'S FORCE IS OFF VERA CRUZ |No Indication That Military Division Will be Sent Ashore at This Time FLAG RAISED OVER FLETC‘HER’S QUARTERS Ceremony Accompanied With Firing of Salute and Dress Pa« rade—If the Army Goes Ashore Bluejackets Will Go on Board Their Ships—Handbills Distributed in Mexico City Denouncing Huerta—Trains Continue to Bring Re- fugees from Mexican Capital. { called upon to join in a biz parade in | order to'show disapproval of Huerta’s attitude and to indicate their own friendliness towards Americans. The parade took place Saturday and the fact that it was permitted by Presi- dent Huerta was construed as an fnd cation of the weakening of his power. Rebels Gaining Ground. Vera Cruz, April 27.—With all cere- mony, the firing of a salute and dress | parade, the American flag was raised today over the division headquarters of Rear Admiral Frank F. Fletcher. Over the ‘customs house the flag has Deen fiying since the landing of tho American forces, but until now thero | had been no ceremony indicating the formal occupation of Vera Cruz. The transports with Brigadier Gen- L g ; eral Funstoms command Sechtd wers | g TS Tebels are said to have been off the port this afternoon, but there [ S2IDINE ground in the territory close has been no indication that the mili- | o MeocC Clty, our hundred federal tary forces will be sent ashore at this e felihe e S | on Friday from nearby points. Where ;;Tl?n.\ls I‘M‘v‘kj%fi"sgmf“g‘é;é ";em"‘":o | the ;:allle was fought the refugees did e not know. o8 eard thelr ships, Dut the marines | ~altraiu, which reached 'here. -fhis serv Five Americans who arrived by train | MOTBiDE, brought many British, Ger- from Mexico City today were virtually | ian 8nd Wrench residents, but only expelled by President Huerta. They | gre SMREVms one, of thert came had been arrested at Pachuca for no B ity. S 20 | them had been prisoners of the feder- known cause. They are Dr. Hoskins . . . -Ctattion, J. Punstion, G. . Smitn | 318 &t Conlobe, others ot Solodad, e and Mr. Maddox. Dr. Hoskins was | leadquarters of General Maas latter had been released by him a- & result of the urgent representations of Consul Canada and were permitted to join the foreign refugee train which left the capital Sunday morning. Another train is expected to arrive here tonight, and it is understood that many Americans are aboard. Reperts Huerta Frightened. Several of the refugees mre respon- sible for an unconfirmed report that after a demansiration Huerta became 5o frightened that he hid himself n & foreign legation, fearing asassiration. Refugees say tbat prior to the change in sentiment at the capital four ‘Americans were seized by ome of the mobs, which insisted upon lynching them. Their lives were saved by the. intervention of the police, whose com- mander promised the rioters he would shoot_the prisoners, but prompily re- leased them. subjected to rougher treatment than the others because in his pockets were found papers indicating that he had once served as surgeon in the United States army of volunteers. These men were sent to the capital from Pachu- ca, where Huerta told them he would not hold them, but ordered them to leaye the country. The more friendly attitude displayed in the capital towards foreigners in the last day or two was in a measure explained today when it was learned from refugees that rebel supporters in Mexico City had taken steps to change public opinion. They circulated hand- bills calling upon the people to protect Americans and denouncing Huerta as the cause of the landing'of the Ameri- can naval forces at Vera Cruz and also as the author of false and inflamma- tory statements published in Mexico City. In the handbills the neople were | ADVANCE RATE CASE OF EASTERN RAILROADS. Government Ownership Suggested as Only Alternative to Increase in Net LIVELY CONTROVERSY AT CHARITIES CONFERENCE. Provoked by Charge That Philosophy of Socialism is Responsible for Im- | morality. Revenues., Bridgeport, Conn, April 21— The| Washington, April 27—in arguments 5ccon?lgdzo' sesstons of the state con- |2nd in briefs submitted today to the | interstate commerce commission by counsel for the eastern railways in ference of charities and corrections hrought forth from Dr. Charles N. Has- | Kell of this city a vigirous criticism of the city officials of Bridgeport for thelr absence. The address of Hon. Bird S. Coler of New York last evening was generally discussed today, and his disapproval of the use of sehools as social centers and his attack on socialism, particu- larly his charge that its philosophy was as the only of the net revenues of the carriers. On the other hand, Louis D. Brundeis, special counsel for the commission, offered a brief contending that if the railroads conserved the revenues Drop- erly derivanle from existing rates responsible for immorality, provoked | thers would be no necessity for an ad- lively controve: | vance. Y Tred R. Jonnson, general secretary | Consideration o opposing con~ tentions by the commission Will be- gin immediately with the view of de- termining quic] ihe question of whether additional revenuesare need- ed. If the éecision is thak there must be more income, then the commission will take up the probiem of whers it is to_come fram. The raiiroad lawyers insisted today that private ownership and operation of railway lines cowid continue enly on rates that afiorded an adequate re- tarn upon the money imv m the properties. REGIMENT OF CAVALRY FROM NEW ENGLAND, Ready for Service if Needed—Connes- ticut Troop Included. Boston, April 27.—The New England states are prepared to put a fall regi- ment of cavalry into the field if their services should be needed. Massachu- setis, Connecticut and Rhode Island each has a squadroo, and the single troop of New Hampshire has velun- teered to act as 2 machine gun troop for the regiment Major Francis C. Marshall, U. S. A, Who is inspector- Feneral of the cavalry in this district, -~ sald_that he could have his troops mobilized in nine hours. 3 The Massachusetts militia regiments, it developed today, have not thetr full Robert A. Crosby, executive secretary of the New Haven Civic federation Miss Parkman of New Haven and Al- exander Johnson of Vineland, N. J.| were armong the speakers. Discussion of the training of the feeble minded occupied s large part of the afterncon session, Miss Parkman tellinz of the Tesults of her work in a special class | of defectives in New Haven. PANAMA CANAL TOOLS HEARING IS CLOSED Senate Committee to Begin Werk on Its Report Today. Washington, April 27—Hearings on the bill to repeal the free tolls provi- sion of the Panama canal act were closed tonight and the senate canals committee tomorrow will begin con- sideration in executive session of a report to the senate. The committee was said tonight to be about evenly divided for and against repeal. Chair- man O'Gorman thought the executive | deliberations might last two days, but it seemed virtuaily certain that & ma- jority will favor someé sort of report So that the measure may be brought before the open senato during the pres- ent weel. Senator Simmons. who has been prominent in the fight for repeal, said the committee might report the bill with an amendment which would de- clare in substance that the United States watves no rights over the canal. Others suggested that, owing to the @ivision In she committee, a report Without any recommendation what- ever could be looked for. In any case the big Nght on repeal will be made on the senate floor, where the debate is expected to last several weeks, PEORIA FIREMAN A CONFESSED FIREBUG Causes Loss of $200,000 and Burning of 1,000 Cattla, Peoria. Tiis, April 37—W., E. Fagle- song, @ischarged member of the fre department, today confessed to Chiel of Police Rhoades that he fred the cattle sheds of the Morzls Cattle com- pany last Monday afternecn, caustug 2 loss of $308,000 and resulting in 1.000 | Sreman _also. spplying the |toreh to a feed shed of the Great death tonight of Frank Boesi. He en- | Western distillery bere twe days be- tered a luneh room at 10 o'clock and | fore the Morris fire, according to Chiet ordered & cup of coffee. After drink- | Rhoades. ing It he was immediately seized with | Foglesans was discharged from the a choking spell. The men in the place | fire department two Weeks ago when tried to relieve him by patting him | it was o he had a mania for on the back but without effect. He fell | tarning in alurms. Ho was ar- to the fleor dead. The medical exam- | rested on suspicion four days ago, iner reported death due to cheking. -~ OBITUARY, i Boest was about 45 years old and was | ‘- Miss Josephine M, Grisweld. { | | CUP OF COFFEE CHOKES WALLINGFORD MAN. Swallowed It in Haste and Fell to the Floor Dead. Wallingford, Conn., April 27—A eup of coffee swallowed In haste caused the Mahoney Suffering frem Senile De- mentia. New York, April 27.--After an ex- amination teday by the cammission appointed te inquive inte the sanity of Michael P, Maheney, who wounded Cerporatior Counsel Frank L. Polk in an attempt to kili Mayor Mitchel, two ghvuiciane suid that Maheney was uir- oubtedly suffering from senile demen- employed as a farmer.. sephine M. Grisweld, sistant treasurer of thg Commecticut | Children's Aid society, died in this eity today in her —fourth year, She was a native of t w ‘widely known lhn':?o\n New land for her inte in the weifare of depemdent children. Wiitlam H. Nicholaa, tia and that he was irresponsible at Providen P the Dresent time and 4t the tmo of | WA o > 5 the sheeting. of the Grapd of : — Baitea o Fravelera A fund of $100,000 has aiready been l Amesica, died at his hame from - raised toward the $1,000,000 needed for | apeplexy. . Ho was & years and the building of the nave in the Cathe- | had been a delegate to the in New conventi -)ensolh*"h“n v # - - - 5 3 Aeyears. Amm-“