The evening world., 1911-05-05
Taft May Rush Warships to
Protect Hundreds at Mercy
of Rebel Bandits.
TWO REPORTED SLAIN.
Alarming Report Sent by AM
baSSador Wilson Causes Stir
in Official Circles.

WASHINGTON. MAY 5-Increasing
anxiety. approaching alarm ia felt by
Administrator officials for the safety OF
Americans In Mexico. especially In the
vicinity Of Acapulco On The west Goa 1t.
Conditions described ~ lntulorabie were
reported to the State Depnr,men, to-day
by Ambassador Wilson, and II is prob
able that naval forces will be- ordered
to Acapulco at once.
State Department officials plainly were
worried by the dipuieting advices re-
ceived from the American Ambassador
despite the fact that Mr.. Wilson said
tho Mexican Wa Department had sent
earnest Geographic instructions 10 the
commanding oincer at Acapulco TO ar
ford all possible aid 10 Americans.
Two Americans Slain.
The matter was taken up by Mr.. WILL
son as the result oi the report that the
VIC sons Of Judge Melvin Goodman had
been murdered by alleged evolutionary
bandits at their fathers hacienda,
Bncna Suceso. not far from Acapulco.
The neigirt,orhood OF the reported crime
Is said 10 be overrun by bandits nho
owe nc allegiance to any responsible
organization.
Mr.. Wilson wired also that Americans
IN Mexico city are becoming alarmed
and that thoir unrest Is due In some
measure to apprehension OF the failure
of peace negotiations and a consequent
prevalence OF anarchy.
That the Withdrawal OF the Ameri-
can naval vessels sent to visit the Mex
team const cities was "A mistake liz now
privately admitted In official circles.
They were originally sent southwark
on TIE usual practice cruises. and n II
should become necessary to again des-
patch them to Mexican waters there
could be no concealment Of the real
OF their movements.
= The reference Of the state Depart
ment to the ~'intolerable conditions
existing at Acapulco Is taken In some
quarters ms "a sign OF the intention of
the Government to despatch cruisers to
tina port and to Mazatlan AZ we'll.
There are n nunb.: of warships at san
Diego. but the distance from that port.
10 Acapulco and Mazatlan Is about d
thousand miles. and the oyag would
consume four or Ave days at least.
The State Department may await the
Of the peace negotiations at
Juarez before ordering ships south.
Battles Impending.
oHicial reports received here to-day In
dictate threatened battles In various
parts OF Mexico. Consul Voetter, at Sal
tillo. reported hat an attack was ex-
pected on that city to-day. The revo-
.lutionlsts were bringing up their forces
and had cut railway communication with
Mexico City. They STOPPED a train near
Saitillo Wednesday. capturing 500 rifles
and 1000 cartridges.
Consul Garrett at Neuva Laredo, re-
ported that Gen. Travino 10 lead ng a
force against Sadinas. eighty miles
away.
Consul Miller at Tampico declared
trouble was expected there by the end
OF the week. while the consul at Vera
Cruz sent word OF al impending attack
on Orizada.
The reports TO the state Department
Indicate that the revolutionists are In
control OF practically the entire State OF
sinaloa. Al Tonala. on the Gulf coast.
a band 90 twenty rsvolutionists bound
and carried OFF the local Judge. who was
stopping at a hotel. and also intercepted
a small boat in which Mexlcans were
leaving the place, American citizens
were not molested.
DOUGLAS. Ariz., May 5.-OMclal ad-
vices to the Mexican Consul say that
Mazatldn Is It'll in the hands of the
Federal forces. Notwithstanding re-
rJlts TO the contrary. The Consul states
that the rebels attacked Mazatlan des-
perately on May /. The gunboats Tam
pIco and Iaragosa, anchored In Mazat-
Ian harbor. are reported to have thrown
shells into the rebels lines, doing ter
rlble execution.
The Americans in Mazatlan are said
to NUMBER one thousand. The town is
bottled up and none can escape. Mazat-
an Is one Of the ports to which Ameri-
o. "a - non ia ~ ara 49, fal a. -. a..s