Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-25
Consular Agent and Admiral
CowIes Join in Message to
Mexican Officials.
SITUATION AT TAMPICO
REPORTED TOBE SERIOUS
Protection of American Residents
There Insisted Upon-Orders Is
sued to Battleships.

/ NOGALES. Ariz May PA demand
was made today that Gov. Carey and
Gen. Ojeda, at Guaymas. Immediately
release w. Fl. Morrison, an American.
or show proper cause for his detention
since the latter part of April. The de-
mand was made by United States Con-
| sular Agent Taylor of Guaymas and
was backed up by a similar request
| from Admiral Cowles on board of the
cruiser California, lying in Guaymas
| harbor.
Morrison was captured by federal
| soldiers while driving an automobile
for the Southern Pacific Railway Com
pany. He was imprisoned at a nearby
| town, and since then his friends have
| been unable to learn of his safety.
Grave Conditions at Tampico.
TAMPICO. Mex. May 24-Conditions
around Tampico account of the
threatened attack of the rebels are re-
garded as serious that the American
consul has asked the administration at
Washington to instruct the commander
| of the battleship Connecticut formally
to demand from the Tampico authori-
ties protection for American residents.
At the same time the consul is of the
opinion that the authorities are power
| less to give this protection
Women from the district roundabo
have been concentrated at Tampico for
| safety. The property and lives of those
| outside the city are at the mercy oil
rebels The consul suggests that the
Tamaulipas and San Luis Potosi also
| be asked for protection.
Participants in Mexican Loan.
MEX1CO CITY. May 24-The partici-
pants in the one-hundred million dollar
| loan. recently sanctioned by the Mexi-
can cabinet. are the Banque de Paris
| ct des Pays Bias and the Credit Lyon
| nais. with whom are associated New
York and London banks in the capacity
of creditors. The New York bankers
are said to be Speyer e. Co. Kuhn. Loeb
& Co. and J.. Pierpont Morgan, while
Coutts Bank is alleged to be the Eng
lish participant
Provisional Congress Formed.
EAGLE PASS, Tex. Nav o4.-Sev-
eral members of the Mexican chamber
of deputies who supported the late Presi-
dent Madero arrived in Piedras Negres
| today to form the nucleus of a con-
| stitutional congress. Pending the out
| come of the present revolution, they
Will first organize as council to Gov.
| CarranZa-
| Gov. Felipe Riveras of Sinaloa and
Gov. Alberto Fuentos of Aguas Calientas
arrived last night and conferred with
| Carranza.
Resumption of Hostilities.
i DOUGLAS, Ariz.. May 24.-Rene Du-
pree. automobile racer and aviator.
| crossed into Mexico here today, os-
| tensibly to join Didier Mason in his
aeroplane expedition against Guaymas
Hostilities were resumed today above
| Guaymas. say unconfirmed reports reach
| ing here.
The garrison at Aqua Prieta hur-
ried to the front on the arrival today
of zoo Yaqui Indians, who will garri-
son the border town.
Orders to American Battleships.
Indications that the American naval
force In Mexican waters is to be MAIN
| tanned for. an indefinite time are shown by
| orders yesterday to the battleships I.oui-
siana, New Hampshire and South Caro-
lima, directing them to relieve the Con-
necticut. Minnesota and Idaho, which
have been at Vera Cruz and Tampico for
some time.