Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-12-25
RICH MEXICANS
LOSE WEALTH
General Villa Orders Property
confiSCated.
AUERTA FACES RUN ON BANK
Central institution Closes, But May
Reopen-consuI Lctcher's Wife
FIees to United States
From Mexico.

Mexico City. Dec. 19.-It was report
ed Wednesday that the United States
had sent Mexico a strong note an
-nouncfng a new policy on the part of
Washington.
Washington, Dec. 19.-Through his
confidential agency General Carranza
served notice Wednesday on officials
IN New York and elsewhere who are
responsible for the operations Of the
Mexican railways that they and their
agents and employees will be held to a
strict accountability for their acts in
Mexico.
The letter received by the Washing
ton agency of Carranza said that if Ale
railways Of Mexico transported NUM-
1Ions OF war for the HueTta govern
=1nent the operating forces would be
considered as his accompIices and
would be proceeded against accord
Ingly.
Juarez, Mex, Dec 18.-All the prop
erty Of Luis Terrazas, Sr., Enrique
CreeI and Juan Creel, including banks,
mines, vast areas OF land, thousands Of
head Of cattle, horses and personal eff
fects, were ordered confscated to the
rebels in an official decree issued by
Gen. Francisco Villa Tuesday.
Il was intended as a notice that if
the revolution succeeded neither the
Telranzas nor the Creel family would
be allowed any indemnity for losses.
Luis Terrazas. head of the family Of
that name, is now refugee in the
United States. He owned twO-thirds
of the land in the state Of Chihuahua,
besides banks, mines and great herds
of cattle His son, Luis TeTTanzas, Jr.,
Is now held by Villa in Chihuahua for
$500, 900 ransom.
The heads of the Creel family are
Enrique, formerly Mexican ambassa-
dor 10 Washington, and Juan Creel.
The brothers are nephews of TerraZas.
The properties of the two families are
valued at many millions.
City of Mexico, Dec. 18.-Thousands
of people formed lines at the doors of
the Banco Central Many expressed
the intention of closing their accounts
because of stories as TO the sound
ness of the bank.
Fearing to continue payment of
notes the management of the bank
closed its doors pending a possible ar
Tangement The drain on the deposited
reserves of the remaining state banks
has been heavy and the bank will soon
run out of funds if it reopens.
IA Paso, Tex, Dec. 1S.-Two hun
s1red more refugees, including Ameri-
cans and Spaniards, reached FL Paso
from chihuahua. Among the arrivals
was Mrs. Marion Letcher, wife of the
United States consul at Chihuahua.
She said that if the consul had been
prevented by villa from sending cipher
messages to Washington she had not
heard of it,
City of Mexico, Dec. 1.-THE rebel
aoss in the battle between federals and
constitutionalists at Tampico is esti-
mated at 1000 men.
The Impartial quotes an anonymous
banker as saying the Mexican govern
ment has obtained loan of $4,000
De0 from English capitalists.
Huerta became a dictator without
restraint for a second time Monday.
Congress, which had given him a
clean bill of health for his assumption
of power and regranted him the au-
thority he assumed, adjourned until
april 2,