The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-07-12
ASK DAMAGES OF GOVERNMENT
One Mans Finger Cut Off to Get
His Diamond Ring
HUERTA WATCHES HIS CABINET

Mexico City. July 12.-With the
gradual spreading of revolutionary
activity to parts of the Republic hith-
orto more or less unaffected, tales of
atrocities and indignities to foreigners
filter into the capital in increasing
number. Early in July these had be-
come so common, by reason of their
frequency, that whereas a year ago
they would have caused great indigna-
tion and possibly prompt representa-
tions by foreign governments. it is
doubtful If they receive now more
than inclusion in a possible general
claim for damages, i'm due time. upon
the Mexican government.
An experience related by passengers
on train proceeding northward from
Torreon appears to place certain
| contingent of the northern rebels in Il
class with the followers of Zapata of
| the south on the score of barbarous
treatment of their victims. The train
was stopped near Bermejilo by a
burned bridge. A band of intoxicated
the passengers, robbed them of every
thing including clothing, not spariug
even the women victims, of whom
there were half dozen, Americans
and English An American man, de-
tected trying to- hide revolver. was
| taken cut and shot. He fell badly
wounded. An Englishman, of whom
| 1,I a f...,, nd ri., ha
wore. and which he had difficulty i'm
removing, was assisted by means of a
knife The finger was chopped away
so that the ring could be secured. The
passengers eventually were allowed
to go, and walked miles into Torreon.
Gunboat Refuses Aid.
Another experience growing out of
an effort to escape IT worse fate, was
that " group of Americans, refugees
| from a mining camp near Topo:opam-
30. Tinaloa. There were three wo-
men i'm the party. which made its wav
| to the coast town. To catch "A coast
! ing steamer due at an uncertain date.
the refugees had to put out to an is
| land. sun scorched and without u
| house or tree. Its only inhabitants
were shark fishers and the stencil of
decaying shark flesh was next to un-
| bearable. For two days the refugees
endured great hardship and discom .
| fort. then an American gunboat ap-
| peared 4 boat was sent off, but the
| officer I'm charge had orders To take
only employees of "A certain mining
| company. Nine Were accordingly
taken aboard and the rest, including
the three women, waited two days
longer. when. almost in despair, they
we're picked up by the coasting steam =
er. described as a filthy affair. al
ready overloaded. which landed them
in Mazatlanp
| Huerta Fears fer Self.
| President Huerta has great conf
dence i'm the ability Of his new cabinet
to aid him i'm his work of pacification.
| but he expects them To devote their
| attention to the work of their respeS-
| tive departments and not let their Gov
! etous ewes dwell upon his seat. TINS
| he made quite clear to them at the
first formal gathering of the new ad-
| ministrators To them Huerta said,
| after the usual Fluctuations, that he
| expected each minister to be supreme
| in his own post. so far as possible. ana
that they would experience little NJ
| terference from him. But on the
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