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ot . London to be guided by whatever an Pat eres at the White House ! & TW investigation of the before expressing an opinion also stated that Great Hritain Wes holding in abeyance any repre- pending the campiction of on the affair by the Amori- Government. 9 OMocial despatches tv ihe State t containing Villa's version effair ‘were brought to the White Houses, hut a complete account of thé Killing as personally explained to Consul Fdwarda ts on its way by mall, Not since President Wilson an. ee ed Neaday to ald in the séarch for Ben- ton, a schoolmate of Lawrence's, and Were seen no more by himself or other friend: Lawrence and Curtis, Stewart sald, registered here Tuesday under an- sumed names, and they came on bua. | Ines of a nature Which, for financiai Feasons, required aeorecy, He did not know what namen they used. Stewart told a circumstantial story of his search for the two friends yesterday, UNITED STATES TROOPS TOOK TWO PRIGONERS. ‘The two prisofers taken by Troop M. Thirteenth Cavalry, tant night némed office there has been such ovi- ence of apparent concern over Mexi- ean affaires as was displayed about the State Department to-day. The killing of Benton and the fact that two other British subjects are minr- ing, alwo that aw American citinen who has vanished is believed to have Ween shot by Villa's men, has com- an already acute situation. SWART "TO. 00 wiTH vitLar | NOW THE QUESTION. Following as it does the killing of many Americana and the summary execution of Spaniards at Chihuahua and vicinity, it is admitted in official cioles that President Wilson is now eenfronted squarely with the problem of “What to do about Villa.” The farmer’ bandit, now ‘ supreme com- maander of the Mexican revolutioatsts, te BAmitted even by the revolutionary dante here to be carrying things with a high hand. Bu they defend his acts om the ground of military necessity. Great Britain's usual attitude toward the treatment of her subjects tm foreign lands surrounded the Ben- ton case with more than ordinary in- terest. While every disposition has been shown by the British embassy here ‘and by the Foreign Office in | @Melal investigation develops, diplo- matic circles were prepared for a thorough ‘nquiry into Bonton’s kill- One outcome of the situation which wae thought more than probable was expected to be a warning by Great ‘Hpitain to her subjects in Mexico to Jeave isolated places and retreat to tecalitien where. they could place the Britiah flag. GAYAN SENDS REPORT TO. QRITION AMBAGBADOR. E | a. 3f when fifteon or twenty stots were ex- changed between the Americans and a crowd of Mexicans, probably will be released, Capt. Harry M. Cooten said to-day, after questioning the prisoners that they appeared to be employees of the smelter, who tnnd- vertently became mixed up with the flying Mezicann. Cootes received Tuesday information last that a plot was afoot to | “rush” his little outpost on the river near the outskirts of the city, with the iden of obtaining arma and horker for a filibuatering expedition, and the clone watch he tnatituted resulted ih the detection by Corporal Janson of the Mexicanc in an alley. Jénson Wak fired upon-when he ordered the Mext- cans to halt, and he and his comraden returned a volley. A Mexican, who went to 1 local hospital with an unexplained bullet wound jn hie leg, Is believed to have been hit by the troopers. Bight Mexicans, suspected of being Federal officers, were urrested at the Union Station by the Captain and in- terned at Fort Bliss, They had tickets for Eagle Pass, which is across the Rio Grande from Piedras Negras, Mexico. The intense feeling here over the killing by Villa personally, or at hin orders, of Benton was voiced in resv- lutions adopted at the mass meeting, Copies of the resolutions are being prepared to-day to be mailed to Pres- ident Wilson, the British Ambassador at Washington and the Senators from ‘Texas. ‘Last night's meeting was held in a theatre, Mayor Kelly having said he would have the police break up any meeting held on the streets, as war Oret —-— ' BRITISH EAGER FOR | DETAILS ON BENTON; GOVERNMENT WAITS. LONDON, 21.—The British Government up to a late hour to-day ranchman, beyond instructing Sir Cecil Spring- Rice, British Ambassador at Wash- fmgton, to obtain from Seordtary“ of Btate Bryan all possible information OG the affait, Although the tragedy & sonsat| throughout respon- ih Gov- “WG REALTY FRM NTO BANKRUPTCY Petition Filed in United States Court Against the McVickar- | Gaillard Company. ‘DUE TQ ANOTHER CRASH { ° | Managers Interested in Real Es- | tate Securities €o., Which Had$16,000,000 Liabilities. i \ ‘The McVickar-Gaillard Realty Com- pany, with a math office at No, 42 Hroadway and three “big branch ‘ét- ficen, was forced into involuntary bankruptoy in the United States Dis- trict Court to-day. The petition: was Wajter M. Goldamith, attorney, at No, 55 Liberty atrect, who repre- senta Hanner & Fredericks, a steam heating concern doing business at No. #24 Amsterdam avenue, and’ thiée other creditors with small’ claime. The proceeding against the Mo- Vickar-Gaillard Realty Company has been anticipated in real estate cir+ cles because of the close relations existing between the firm and the New York Real Hastate Aecurities Company, which failed jast Novem- ber with Ilabilities of $16,000,000 againat assets of “hook value” of 000,000, W. FE." (i, Gatlard, Presi- dent of the McVickar-Gaillard Realty Company, was also Vice-Preaident and the guidmg spirit of the New York Real Betate Securities Com- The New York Real Estate Bécuri- ties’ Company owned cighty-eight parcelé of real estaté, sixty-five of them improved, in Manhattan, the Bronz aha Weefthester. ‘The im- Proved proporty consisted of office bulldings and high class apartment houses. The properties were miort- gaged for dbout $13,260,000 and the company had sold bonds againgt them for about $3,180,000. Falliire was caused’ by the inability of the com. Coodings were institisted to Keep Rold- the Liviue AWE eerie toe t MABILITICS Al ABOUT $100,000. ' ; | Amomey Goldamith, ‘who “brought: the proceedings in the United mates District Court, Nas béen rel by rélained @ number ofthe créditors. He made the ‘following stétement this after} ton: one t\the ingividual it the McVickar-Gaillard con- cern ib Jarge, but the claims are p ;| meroul, From what I have been ab! Of Beaux: Arts One of Most Gorgeous | ryt beet eon ® z } 3 Fi 3 $ 4 4 ¢ $ COOGEE Gee ermegenetensnede $1,000,000 Expended on Costumes and Stage Settings for Pageant; in Which Millionaires, Debutantes and Aetors Join, in Song, Dance and Promenade. ’ Tn all the history of wealth anil Javishness of New York society, prot- ably nothing bas surpassed the ball of | ‘ Fine Arte at the Hotel Astor, whict lasted until the early hours this morn- id stage settings for the vaffair—it really waa a pa, al- though officially designated aga ball | | $1,000, More than 2,70) tickets were sold and 8,000 persons, almost all of them in fancy dress cos. tumes, filled the Grand Rallroom of the hotel, Months ago preparations for the eldborate social event were begun. New York society women gave Pari«| dresamakers cart blanche in fitfing | Up gowns for the occasion. ‘The men | were equally prodigal. The result was @ bewildering display of jewelry, rare laces and almost priceless cloths. While the pageant was given by the Boolety of Beaux Arte Architects for the benefit of the society's educational |* work in architecture and in painting and:sculpture-as applied to architec: ture, 4 was primarily a social event. | i, at tmat Particplarly Keen was the interont. taken in it because society persons of world-wide prominence trans- "les Ever Seen in New York pe boe, ORG 1404 POOOSTERD OD OEY MEDD DHEG 1-0-4 00484042 0900600% ¥ + ODE SPOTSS HSL EOETED OHH LERDD) Three Scenes Represent Venetian Life in By- "FROM WREENED SHE + S2FF-39DO69SS: BSSSER. ae ran | Atteen-year-6f sont of , Mr, “Miranda, | Was present, and after the qudtome ‘officers had passed the baggage of the party he escorted them to his father's jhome, ‘The party included | Bonafes, Mandovel, Gén, Diaa’s lasyzen; | Dr. Pedro det Viilas, nis secretary and interpreger: Dr. Richard. del Kip and | \capt. Heator Aportegut. — yh ‘The presened of Sendoval in the —_—— , party disposed of a ramdr that he | ‘ had gone to North Mexivo to confer Men Taken in Breeches Buoy) with the revolutionary tenders and : sac, | Mr. det Villan addod the Information: and Lifeboats From British “Gen. Dias not seeking an al- Steamer Riverdale. ‘TWENTY-TWO SAVED Hance with Carranaa or Villa, He fioosn't approve of their methods and ea «| would not care, to identity “himsett | with them.” NORFOLK, Va, Feb, 21.—The Brit-| This ie the Genetal’s cecond vinlt feh steamer Riversdale, Capt. Lori- | to this country within a year. Ful- mer, from Port Arthur, Tex., to Rot+ | towing the overthrow of Mader: and terdam with lumber, in ashore noar the rise of Huerta, Diaz sed Little Island, where she struck Inst | through the Pacific States on his way bight. Twenty-two members of hor | to Vancouver fo, mall for see ty crew have been saved. Japan Mexico's thanks for her par- ‘The..Riverndale went hard ashore ti on bn the Mexican centennial. about ‘twelve miles south of Cape When Japan hesitated te ea im for fear of causing com| a ere Henry in a severe northeast sale. tax wong to Rutope. He was practl- breeches buoy and. lifeboats. Ny ae ear nee Beewen belleved the ship can be floated. with Huerta followed his return to Capt. Lorimer remained aboard the| Vera Crus last October, Then he went Riversdale, The crew are boing cared to Cuba, santine, Middle Ages and Renaissance Peri- ods—3,000 Persons Throng Grand Ball- room of Hotel Astor. ) | frowned as captive Got q frought before —_ Aa dance ‘ct | eemice ea the Byzantine ECOND PART SHOWS SCENE Pra My MIDDLE Aags. ; | , Next came t Aces, This division ot tte petaete was managed by Lioyd Warren. On the stage there angeared groups of monks under the direction of E R Mathews; soldiers under John Cross, rose Ly oar ies under Law- Hi Breed and’ Scott O'Condars tao [inteed of courtiers under William merson and Goodhue iacienen and ci wds of youths and maidens. ‘he sce hows py BARONESS YON ROTTENTHAL $ * gm the, AGES. 3 Farrananes One® N08’, 088864 ©: production. Occupying bos them were Mrs. Vanderbi! Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish, Mrs. Whitney War-|to the young Prii ren, Mra, Herman Oelrichs, Mrs, Cass| Conan, . Miss Angelica Schuyler Gilbert, Mrs. John W, Alexander, Mrs, | Brown took the part of St. Ursula, Augast Belmont, Mrs. Dante! C,/ and there was many @ masculine| French, Mrs, Robert Goelet and Mrs, | Sigh of envy as she took the band of Cornelius Vanderbilt. he Prince (Maurice Before the pageant began the scene Presented in the ballroom was aj T..0 lower. floor wi given over entirely to society per. aons.in costume, who formed a ge eral group, piotuce of Arabs, wom of the harem, troubadours, mon jan botentates and what-n It, was an engrossing study in color- ing pet the many costumes pre- ent . 2 jore sang in jul surrounded by ups of angels, E, 'Rr Mathews ii ry. abdicated with his Renaissance es. Kin; ub Veer pies ‘formed themeeives for one evening into actor® And actresses of the spec. 9 SPOTL HTS ON STAGE WHERE OOCIETY LEADERS DANCE. | ' Niné apdtlights were turned on @tage where ‘they sang, danced ahd * When the production was at an ond early {this morning Cass Gilbert, Ernest. Flags and Robert Aitken united in saying it was the sreatest of its kind ever seen in this country. ‘The most remarkable part of it was that persons prominent in society dia the greater part of the acting. riod, or thitd of the Shot at pet tne, peaeant was nificent Production was Cass. Gilhert was rem@rking .to Daniel C. French that the pageant would outshine the Egyptian ball ven by Louis Tiffany season, | With @ true sense of stage art . When/there wen e fantare.ot ie ho oa peer mpets |W! the affair started out event, for which months | simply in ¢! and the bi first um ptuoust: ‘of prepatation had ‘bee: ade, wane a gecond hye im tbe ea ‘ M. Murchison, acting an | told the audience that the | by, Adbert Herter, | in the Byzantine MENDELSSOHN CLUB AS PI- ’ RATES IN VENETIAN SCENE. foreign The scene represented an open | noblemen under t! square. Merchants entered and be- | Reginald De Hoven and SH eore wt the gan crying their wares. To the right] Republic filed onto the stage. Then the us uld ba seen a gaileon yeaded, wit] ir e rt, a Javi mast DOGE OF VENICE RETURNING taleon From NAVALTviCneaT M The scene showed the of Ven- Roeng MAN! would show fenice victory. I the came thi who was enthroned @ Doge, and told that the arts and arti all Italy desired to pay homage to the a pirates. The pirates, by way, were members of the Men- for by the Hfo savers. FOULKE E. BRANDT, SCHIFF ASSAILANT, LEAVES AMERICA fed fe to find out, I should say that the lia- | bilities of the concern total up more than $100,000, s “The affaaira of the McVickar-Gall- rsham delasohn Glee Club, and they were in ‘Willa Favershe was there. io| Charge of Howard 8, Borden. Kiver- Opp.” Also there| ett Meeks led the group of mer- were Frances Starr, Robert Warwick, | chants. Laurette Taylor, Constance Collier, While sales were being made in| Island Republic, Followed then » pageant within the Pageant. Groups representing sculp- ture were shown. They were ar- ranged by Robert Aitken. Next came it. bt that | SF fashing- British ‘were no British Gonauls in Mexico the Consuls Df the United States would look after British interests, Great Britain has fo communication with the Mexican Constitutionalists through diplomatic or consular channels, fot the members 0¢ the Britiah Government have con- Bidered any. recognition of the Cén-| and Soqwatar rep. stati to investigate the strcuraanose of Willan oben: London néwspaper comment on the ber of Benton Is attracting special ton. ‘ “President Wileon has gone too to shrink now from going further, ways the Giol “It to that Brit subjects fs wiped continue hout redrass. th to be done to death The United States not only has re-| under the bility in Mexico jonroe Doctrine, but haa the addi- tonal ibility of supplying Villa with arms, thereby promoting lawlessness with such 8 sults to British lives an foctanery’ tp mind Menied frome RUine te this sty of sorruatiqa, aad ‘Three Lite Savere Drowned. . QUERNETOWD, ireland, Feb. 91.—~ ifebpatmen were drowned when they went out from ‘nea Teesse, the “orem. ot ibe’ Nertdeian Trova to rocks Three Mexico, driven oato a iwree Henry BE. Dixey and, many other the. atrical people, but they had @ pageant tore | of thelr own within the. grand pa. e MoVickar-Gaillard Com; ed pital of $100,000, the only masets the office furaiture and fixtures. i roles ; - ticipate tha ay procs in tT anticipat tw vigorous receiver a are ts—enough to satisty at least a Percentage of the claims of the cred tore, GUCCESOOR OF THE OLD CRUGER REAL GETATE AGENCY. The , McVickar-Gaillard Realty Company is the successor of the old Van Renpeciaer Cruger Real Ketate Agency, in existence nearly’ a hundred ears. On Mi Reslty Company. y ; the McVickar: Real on the compan: Itoolt. de- there ere BPnoUnce ag sorta. furniture -and pce cated DRILLS FOR POLICE PARADE. laepector My Changes Places Se Me Can Be & Drtil Master. vt will be able to dig. up. other | int geant. It really was New York society people who did the acting, after hav. ing carefully arranged for the affair. ‘What they répresented were scenes in Venice during three ‘of the moat Ara t periods civiisation-the Byuantine, se aanccot Age and the Renaissance. 1s those k to of early dayerait et Ciao Secures aig as modern knowledge .could MAYOR MITCHEL AND HIS WIFE QUESTS OF HONOR. Mayor John Purroy Mitc! d ht wite Were’ the, quasts of preety the ean] NEWSPAPER SAYS BENTON WAS MURDERED IN COLD BLOOD. MEXICO CITY, Feb. 21.—The story 0f the execution of Willam 8. Ben- “It declares that nton in. cold blood rd ordering a fictitious Martial in order to cover hi Pais predicts that the affalr will provoke a conflict between the chan- elleries of London and Wi n. aa hae beens a % comm! fhe Wenhement ot erusity.”- ‘The: leaders of she Hritiah it are contem| a 8 of Britli dents ‘ta'make aon the and te demand from thelr. Gov- tung real- fretted more adéquaté protectién for couhitrymen residing in rebel tér- GREAT: BRITAIN ANGRY; «, WILL KBEP MINISTER: the square and New York aoclety | Music, represented by monke and vere dancing under the’ destion | and'in that allagonsal rap teannies —were ie! under Vand in of Mise Civilise Alexandre and Mrs, jcal representation Jand began whackin; monks, nuns! all of whom Langdon’ , the pitates began jainging. Then they swarmed off their ship and wan “rough-housing” things gent ‘Of coures jomebody had to save wouldn't have been a food pageant, and the guy who did it wae Belisarius, the Roman general, represente@ by Joseph H. Hupt. Mr. Hunt was very much in earnest when ran on the a! with his soldiers the pirates—so ich so that several mei of th Mendelssohn lee Club are nural inful: bruises ' to- Tho pirates were routed and the audience shouted. Came then uj the scene Emperor Justinian (Sey- mour Cromwell) and Empress Theo. dora (Mrs, Cooper Hewitt) Promenading about enoug! they scorned much ao think as stage fright, they sat. on their throne and as British Minister. He is coming to England immediately to report to the Foreign Office as originally arranged, but the previous decision that he is not to return to Mexico ts lkely to be reversed. ° . . ‘ The British Government: considers that the attacks of the American Press ate unjustifiable and wil not withtraw him while We’ is under fire, ‘This action will cause. some incon- jwenience, a8 Charles Murra: ling, who was to be Sir Lione cessor,’ has now’ been repia Counsellor of Embassy at Constantl. nople by Henry Hamond , Dawsaan Beaumont, Counsellor of Embassy at Tokio, In the mean time Mr. Marling to show remains in England awaiting orders to Mexico. He and his wite have announced to all their to proceed friends that thoy ate ging there. ——— ' GEE! BUT WE'RE MODERN. Car Horses Seon to V: earned rest; more weary, quadrupeds “to alnk into oblivion, by consent of the Public Bervice Commis- elon and Frederick W. Whitridge. Permission was Dock, East ay 0 CARDEN EN MEXICO, | tr: LONDON, Feb’: 21.—The renewed | underer or for ‘hy street east of the hes attaow by the American press on Bir | Commissio done) Carden, British Minister to ‘Mesico, over the disclosure that, he odin Jane 1 .Mexiga, 40 pianist ‘After ited to"the Dry le Opp and other fa- folk were seen, ot Aftys pleces, was playing aleseat ty was most continual The whole affair was’ stro sugmestive of. the Field of ‘the Cl of Gold, or a tale from the Arabian Nights. There on the stage were millionaires, or debutantes or matrons representing millions, They were gorgeously costumed. More- over they were acting in pantomime, and geting. teuly ‘and convincingly, ‘When the inst scene of the pageant isin) finished ae. before 3 bye 4 this morning there was many a of regret from the enthralled crowds who’ watched {t, and the hope eh cxerennee that it might be re- peated. Most of the credit for the success LSE Site tel eal and members of the general commit- tee chosen to arrange the details. JAPANESE SUBMARINE MISSING AT SEA, Naval Officials Believe Craft Has .Met Disaster and All Aboard Drowned. HIROSHIMA, Japan, Feb. 21.—A authorities believe isaater and that been drowned. she has met with all on board have "The ou had been despatched search for torpedoes lost during anne off ‘Kakumajina, i RALLIED AFTER WEDDING. Patient tn Hospital, Wea W! Death Seemed Near, Recover! That Mra. Vernon Whitehead, for- | merly Miss Georgianna Pattie, will re “| cover from the attack of pneumguia which it was feared would o her death was reported at Mt, Peter's Hos- pital in New Brunswick, N. J., to-day, Mins Pette and Whitehead, a wealthy resident ef South: River, were mdrried the hospital when Miss Pette feared the’ wat Ging ,"Ohe could searsaly Far aul Sloan, who officiated. | Misa Pete. lad e See NAS Berets was granted. ——_— STEAMSHIPS DUE TO-DAY. (Continued from Hirt Pare) heard of it came fiom acquaintances of Brandt who called upon the laywer to tell him Brandt had sailed. CAME HERE TO MARRY THE CHORUS GIRL. There acquaintances of the ex-con- vict told Mr. Towns that Brandt had led when he said he came to New York to get his pardon modified. He had come to meet and marry the chorus girl, whore 1 the mind of Mr, Town) veraation. This gil did not know of Brandt's chapter in criminal, legal, finaficial and political history. Her friends, who khew Brandt, told her the truth about him and she let him know that inasmuch as he had deceived her and was a notorious person anyway she did not want any- thing more to do with him. She be- tongs to a Southern family.— . On top of this jilting came a letter from Senator Nelson telling Brandt that the’ statesman wanted nothing More to do with him and Was disap- pointed and aggrieved over his we- duct and would not even, eduntenenae the effort. af anyhody eige ‘to .en- courage Brandt's professions of a desire to lead an honest hardworking Nfe, Brandt sailed and put himgelf out- side the immigration pale.’ He took passage alone and was entered bn the ship's papers under his own name. The pardon did not carry with it an..exoneration fiom the crime of which Brandt had been convicted. It was preceded by « sworn confession of guilt made by Brandt and Gov. Sulzer characterized the proceeding as “an act of substantial . justice” warranted by an unduly severe sen- tence, = “And thus,” as his oht-time wyer ‘said without perceptible accents of grief, “he has tken his troubled: heart back to his native shares.” OZ WONTJON. “MUL OR MAKE WAR ON HUERTA On the same ship came Bre. D. Cook, wife of ag Libut. peti | Admiral Maya's steff, who wasi recently as he was escorting, his wife, and her friend, Miss Ethel Macken- alo; through the sireets of Vera Crams '- |The women were met by, Mra. | father, Dr. H, A. Hare of Phil, jand left with him for his horite. WOMAN SENTENCED TO." PHILADELPHIA FOR LIFE: vs | Forgetting Rule Against Crueb: ai | Unusual Punishments, Camden, ... Judge Utters the Decree. . hin for Nfe, Annie Diller. was led in sadness to the a ferry and placed upon a boat under’ ed? cort of two policemen ast evening: woman, wrinkled and gray, had beaw+ found wandering in the streets tm. & dazed condition, in peril of freezing: on The arresting pollopman charged that, aho was drurk. ‘Yer, T had a few drinks with ato’ ‘Staok-* ut i'd like to got) another. cna ive the chance,” said Recorder. “I sentence To peer a merey for th Se eho tats ‘The peor. woman for a. mo- ment under the blow. a, herself ‘together, ahe looked ‘sit, 1 will go: to PI and It ‘wilt do"the beat t cam , im remari yeare CELEBRATED HATS SPRING STYLES. NOW ON SALE NEW YORK.” } . Chicago Philadelphia what its style or. anake, into ‘the’ ‘most artistic of player piawosi.. A few hours' time in your owttreme fs all that Is necessary to ye tlils " maryellous "player eho cit change in the’ plano’s —no obstruction to the 1m: OT (Continued from Firat through an interpreter end ‘proved himeelf ah adept at evading embar- ‘reasing Questions. @288 NO SOLUTION TO TROU- IN wis CO ray, iwestion o r or not pe of peace Without fhter- vention by this country he ‘repliéd: “I think there will: be ehdless wir- fare in my country.” “Do, you think Intervérition would be followed by a serious war?” amiled ds ‘te répied with the auestio i “What do you think would happen here if Great Britain.landed troops on your shores?” He said he believed a rebel victory could reaylt is only temporary peace, and to the question as to what he considered a solution of the sttuation he responded earnestly: “LT with T knew. I would work to- ward that end. it is, T am out of poltics entirely.” , t He refused to discuss the killing of William #. Benton, British sub- Ject, by, Villa, saying that, he did not know tho circumstances nor the pro- vocation Villa might have had. | Gen. Diax admitted that he had been warned of threats ‘to kill him, though it was other members of his party who this explained Ms depar- ture from Cuba. However, be was not afrsi? though he was BLeELECERIC 390 go ag Core taking precaviions against an ajteck, | spay: DOWON'T, APPROVE. OF , VILLA ‘OR CARRANZA.,