Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-03-16
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FSreIar Affairs
4! communication from the Mexican
government re!tcrating the assurance
that the mobilization of troops in Tex
as would not disturb the cordial rela.
tions between Mexico and the United
States was received by the state de.
partment from Frederick VI. bearing,
United States charge d'affairs in Mex.
leo City.
Official announcement was made by
the German government that it had
not asked for American intervention
in Mexico TO protect German subjects
or interests.
The Red Cross cabled $4,000 TO the
American consul general at Shanghai.
This makes $4,000 sent to China in
this way. Eight thousand dollars also
was spent in Seattle for food sup.
plies.
French government troops led by
French and British officers have again
routed the Cheradi tribesmen near
Mount Selva with great slaughter by
the artillery and burning of rebel
villages.
president Diaz of Mexico is ex-
pected to his retirement on
account Of i'll health within the next
fortnight. This statement was made
by a noted diplomat at Washington.
An eXp' nditure of s221, 1862, 500 is
carried in the British naval estimates.
This is an increase Of $4,000, 600 over
last year,
All of Morocco is in revolt against
the sultan; Fez, the capital, and
Iangier are cut off from the outside
world. The revolt is spreading
against the foreigners and the inter.
national patrol army may unite to put
II down.
Advices from Torreon, Mexico, say
that Mr.. Carothers, the American
consular agent, has received official
advices of severe fighting at Tapia,
Durango, in which dynamite was used.
Ninety persons, many of whom
were children, were burned TO death
and 40 others injured in a fire that
g. 'stroyed a moving picture theater in
r%'oiogoie. Russia.
Th2 regular Paraguayan army. rum
hcr!nf 1000 men, was defeated in G
bate with the rebels upon the pam.
lir near Asuncion, the capital There
was heavy loss OF lie on both sides.
England will join hands with Ger.
many in q war against the American
Mormons. Protests made for some
time against Mormon proselyters were
called to the attention Of parliament.
c~ersonal,
President Taft is expected to visit
Texas for the military aneuver and
spend several days at the ranch house
OF Charles p. Taft neal Gregory.
Half a million dollars damages will
be demanded in a suit to be filed In
Washington against Clifford pinchot,
former forester, by Richard 4. Bal.
linger, who retires from the cabinet
position of secretary of the interior.
President Howard Elliot, of the
Northern Pacific who left here for st,
Paul, wired the committee represent.
Ing the controlling interests in the
Missouri Pacific his d~eclinatlon OF the
presidency rendered him last week
in New York.
The mobilization of an American
army at the Mexican frontier has OK,
vited great interest among London
politicians and in commercial circles
but all are still in the dark as to
whether tine movement is for political
or purely military reasons.
Richard A. Ballinger's resignation
as secretary Of the interior, dated
January 10 last, has been accepted by
President Taft, Walter l.. Fisher OF
Chicago was appointed as his sue.
cessor, his commission being signed
Immediately by the president. Mr.
Fisher will take office within a few
days.
Reports recently received at Mex,
lea City show that out Of 80 state,
In the republic 81 are In q state OF
vebellion.
The Navy League Of the United
States has opened its annual CONVEX
I ton in Ial AnRolaa-