, 1913-02-15

laCa. captain OCOtt aQ0eQ "OateS acted
like Il brave man, and an English gentleman"
The Archbishop of Canterbury is arrang-
ing a memorial service III ST. Paul's Cathe-
dral.
Ia the House of Commons, Mr.. Asquith
paid a tribute to the memory Of Captain
Scott and his party, amid a great hush, which
lasted un il he said that Captain SCOTS APP
peal would not fall upon deaf ears, md, al
though it was then impossible to speak more
definitely, it might be understood that the
Government would pension their families,
This statement was received with cheers
which lasted for several minutes.
The King has sent "a message of sympathy
to the Royal Geographical Society, and Pre-
sident Taft has cabled a message Of smypa-
thy to His Majesty, while the newspapers
are filed with tributes from such distln-
guished men as MI. Churchill, Lord Charles
Beresford, Rear Admiral Peary and Colo
nel Roosevelt.
New York, Feb. 12th-Advices from Mex
leo City state that President Madero has re-
turned to the Palace and that General Diaz
has proclaimed himself provisional President,
denounced President Madero as an enemy of
the Republic, and demanded his resignation,
to which the latter answered that he would
die first. 1t is expected that General Diaz
will attack the Palace. Thus far foreign re-
sidents are safe and the United States has
sent four warships to protect American in
terests. The son of the late General Reeves
has committed suicide.
Barbados, 12th-H. M. S. Aeolus arrived
eight ten q. N.
London, Feby. 12th-The death is an
nounced of Sir John Worrell Darlington,
G.. NJ. G.
London, Feby. 12th-Sugar in stock on
the 8th inst. was $4,000 tons. Last year
1872, 600 tons.
SPECIAL.
Washington, Feby. 12th-The Cabinet
held on all night session, upon receiving adj
wees that hundreds had been killed in an
artillery duel in Mexico City yesterday, and
that sc veral Americans were killed. Hostili-
ties we're suspended in the evening by ON
mon consent, General Felix Diaz repulsed
four attacks on the Arsenal, the fighting be-
ing fercest along Balderas Street and at the
Y NJ. c. A, building, which he had seized
for military purposes. Cannon were fired
pointb!ank, only four blocks apart, and scores
were killed in a single discharge. The Uni
ted States Cabinet has ordered three more
warships to proceed to the east coast OF
Mexico and transports are being prepared
for the conveyance of troops, if intervention
becomes necessary. No anti foreign senti-
ment has been reported, but on-cOmbatantS
are imperilled, some s~treetcar passengers
having been killed by stray missiles,
London, Feb. 12th-Sir Edward Grey, an
swering a question in the House of Commons
by Mr.. w. Mitchell Thomson, NJ. P. for
North Down, said it was contrary to mterna-
tjonal practice to request the United States
to restore order. HIS Majesty's Government
had, he said, asked Mexico to protect British
interests known to be endangered.
London, Feb. 13th-Priucess Marie Louise,
of Schleswig Holstein, and Mr.. J.J. Nunan,
Acknowledgement of British Guiana, sailed
yesterday per RMS. Oruba.
England is still thrilled by the news re
glrding the Antarctic expedition, for exam
PIE, the "Morning Post" says that greater
Aeroisin than Captain Oates's has never been
heard of even among the ancients, who
made an art of dying nobly, and his memory
is dear to the army, as Captain SCOTS is to
the navy.
Captain SCOTS last appeal for those de-
pendent on them has met with q chorus of
responses. Che Admiralty issues a memo
randum that the deaths will be regarded the
same as If they had occurred in action, that
is, pensions will be granted.
Lord Emmott male a statement i'll the