The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-04-25

request Mr.. ISh was formerly al
attorney at Omaha and was quarter
master in the United States resulal
army. holding a captains commits
sioE and serving in 1893 in the de
partment OF the Platte. With =
number OF other Americans he form
ed the little colony OF Sanburn, IN
. Canton AcayuCan. state OF Vera
/ Cruz. about 400 miles southeast OF
( the City of Mexico. The members
OF the party have filed with Amer.
/ lean Consul Lewis W Haskell at
/ SaIina Cruz, claims against the gov
ernment of Mexico aggregating ap-
I proXimately $4,000.
Murder Of American.
Capt.lsh told in detail OF the mur-
der OF an American neighbor, William
Waite. who was decapitated by the
machetes OF bandits when he was
unable to give them 500 pesos for
tine cause OF Zapata; of the as
sault upon the wife of an American
planter named Drake, whose feet
were beaten to a pulp in order tO
make her husband and son give up
hidden funds, and VINO is now in
the City OF Mexico in hospital, and
OF a fight between two fleeing
Americans and four bandits, in which
all four MeXicans were shot
With the party were a number OF
American conductors and engineers,
who also told of pillagins ana riots.
John Flexon, now bound for Mime
apois. formerly conductor on the
lnteroceanic, running between Mex
leo City and Vera Cruz, told of the
demolition OF sixty miles of track
by bandits near San Marcos. Pueb-
10, and said that in violation OF the
agreement with the striking rail
readers, service letters and transpor-
tation were denied. He told OF the
wrecking of a station on the Mata-
moros branch by bandits, who wound.
ed the American agent and crimi-
nally assaulted his wife
Story is Confirmed.
Capt. lshs story was confirmed
with graphic addition, by other mem
bers of the party, among whom are
John T. McGee, wife and seven
children, who left a 100000 planta.
ton and are practically pennless,
and who after spending the dag in
the Galveston immigration Home
started for friends in north Texas.
near the Arkansas line: Edward |.
lllser wife and five children. who
went to Mexico last year with $4,000
cash, and who left for Houston.
Texas, to search for work: Il. +.
Larsen, wife and two children, who
left 100000 plantation and apary
in Palomares, OaXaca, TO seek work
in St Joseph, Mo, w. T. Chapman
and son, part owner in the the Ne.
Gee plantation, bound for North
Texas, and NJ r. Garrett. owner Of
a $1,000 plantation. who reachd
Galveston penniless
Addresses Are Secured
The statements made by these gef-
ugees was promptly called to the At.
tentjoT Of the United States collector
OF customs here that their desti.
nations might be definitely ascer.
tanned 50 government represcnta-
tiyes can locate them and get their
statements in proper form if deem
ed wise in view of conditions in
Mexico Acting upon this inlorma.
ton, Special Deputy Collector of the
port \. J. Rosenthal, sot in touch
with the heads of the party of RET.
uSees and secured data that might
be desired by the government for
later Investigation,
Passengers from Mexico
On board the Texas were the FOL.
lowing passengers: John FleNou.
wife and two children; Carl Doliu,
Edwin Hampton Madison Ish. Ny
ron Garrett. Charles =. Shields, Pc
ter Murphy, William Chapman. Ed
ward l.. Hewnes. wife and five chill.
dren, Masd Barnshow, John D. Bor-
der, Bertha Gordon, Mr.. and Mrs.
Barnehow and eight children, r
Thombe. Clara WunSch. Rose Wunsch.
Edna Wunsch, William r Lihis. Me-
now Knepp, Glennie Knepp, Bertha
! NJ. Baum, Forma NJ Baum. Edward
Pacoy, John T. McGee, wife and four
| children, and Albert Afford.
The Danger After Grip.
/ lies often IN a rundown system
! Weakness, nervousness. lack OF appe-
tite. energy and ambition with dis.