The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-26
BRYAN Is AFTER THEM.
Demands Adequate Punishment for
Slayers of Americans.


Washington, Aug. 26.-The bul1e-
tins from the City of Mexico and from
| the consuls of the United States
| throughout Mexico bristle with stories
| Of danger to American citizens and
Geath, attacks on personal property
owned by Americans and the killing
of some of the besieged and the be-
| siegers. 80
A tull statement is given out by Sec
TetaCy Bryan on the death of Edmund
Hayes, jr., at MADEIRA on August Is.
| Hayes was an American citizen and
| the son of Mrs. Ella Hayes of Farm
| iLSton, Maine. She was notified by
| the secretary of state of the confirma-
| son.
Secretary Bryan; according to the
official statement sent emphatic and
urgent instructions to the American
consul at Chihuahua for a prompt
anG adequate punishment of those
who committed this outrage on Amer
lean citizens"
Mr.. Bryan says that the foreign coll
ony at MADEIRA of 100 Americans, rs
Chinese and a few Germans, have left
MADEIRA and arrived at Chihuahua on
August IS. From there they were to
proceed to Juarez early this week.
Transportation will be furnished such
of the Americans as may be unable to
pay their own way. Six Americans
remain at MADEIRA to guard the va
riOuS properties. .'t"-
L.
proceeds as follows: l 20.
/ after the battle at MADEIRA, a part
Of CastillosS men attacked the Rabbi
cora. properties a little to the south
of MADEIRA which are owned by Mrs.
Phoebe Hearst. The employees of the
property defended it successfully but
during the battle several men were
killed on each side. The department
has also issued urgent instructions
looking toward the immediate and
adequate protection of the Rabicora
properties
1t is ascertained from the Latin
American division of the state depart
ment that no Americans were killed
in this attack on Rabicoras.
Secretary Bryan found it necessary
to again send urgent Instructions to
the American embassy at Mexico City
and to the American consul at Chi
huanua for the apprehension and
adequate punishment of % indepen-
dent guerillas who killed the American
citizen, Ben Griffin and brutally as
saulted the American citizen Archer
F. Parks near MADEIRA
The conditions al Durango are best
given in the following official state
lnent from the state department:
The American embassy at Mexico
has sent a special mission in charge
of DIR. Edward w. Rion to Torreon
with supplies of serums, medicines and
so forth for the relief of Americans
and other foreigners where there is
{ report of an epidemic of scarlet few
Cr smallpox, typhoid and diphtheria.
The Mexican minister of war has is
sued instructions to permit the depar-
ture from Torreon- of anybody who
wants to leave
Ion August % there was a fight at
Nuevo Laredo and some of the bull
lets struck on American territory at
Laredo The state department says
that emphatic instru ctions have been
sent to the American consul at Neuvo
Laredo which it is believed will pro-
hitit shots fired on the Mexican side
falling on American territory in the
future.
Other reports show that David L.
{. Hoover is safe at Torreon, Seymour
Taylor and family are reported safe
at Tampico and that d. Haskell left
La Bouquilla August % for the Unite
States by way of Ojinaga.