Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-12-16
200 REFUGEES
ARRIVE At
EL PASO
CHIHUAHUA Is NOW PRACTICALLY
DESERTED BY ITS FOREIGN
POPULATION. CONSUL lETCHER
SENDS HIS FAMILY 10 BORDER
FOR SAFETY.
C0NFISCA1E ALL
Foreigners PROPERTY

FL Paso. Texas. Dec. 1.-two hun
dred more foreigners, including 60
Americans arrived here today on a spe-
cial train from Chihuahua City, Mex
leo Among them were French. Ger
man. Italian and Spanish people, who
had been engaged in business in Mex
leo. They reiterated the stories told
earlier by refugees that General Fran
cisco Villas attitude toward them and
his action in eXpelling Spaniards, had
created a desire among all foreigners
to leave the country. They said since
from their stores had been auctioned
and the proceeds placed in the rebel
treasury.
The fate of Luis Terrazas, who is
held prisoner was reported to be un-
known. The refugees corroborated
the statement that Terrazas had been
compelled to sign checks in small de-
nominations and that these checks
were being used as currency.
The family OF Marion Letcher, Unit
ed States consul at Chihuahua, was
among the arrivals on today's refugee
train.
Banks in Trouble.
Mexico City. Dec. 16.-Thousands of
persons formed lines today at the
doors of the Office Banco Central. 1t
was the only bank in the city that had
not refused to redeem state bank
notes. Practically every bin in the
city issued by an outside bank was
brought to the central bank for re-
demption. Many of the people in the
Hines expressed the intention of clos
in circulation as to the soundness OF
the Central Bank itself, although the
bankers issued vehement denial OF
ithe rumors.
] The Central Bank is the private or
ganization of a chain composed OF
most of the state banks, but already
| the paper of six outside banks has
been refused on account of lack OF
funds in the Central,
! It is assumed that the paper OF
others will be refused when their de
posits have been exhausted.
U. S. Intercedes.
! Washington, D. c., Dec. 1G,--
Through representatives to General
Villa by American Consul Letcher and
through messages conveyed by the
American consul at Iermosillo to Gen
eral Carranza, the United States has
successfully interceded in behalf o.
Spaniards who complained of mis-
treatment when Chihuahua City was
occupied by the constitutionalists.
| All advices to the state department
today say foreigners generally witt
the exception of the Spaniards, have
been respected and this government
on the request of the Spanish ambas
sador has undertaken to see thai
Spanish subjects are included in the
protection given to other foreigners.
differences that by appealing tt
General Carranza the United States
had recognized the constitutionalists
were pronounced false by Secretary
Bryan today, who pointed out that the
! United States had from time to time
dealt with the military authorities in
control of various sections. Reports
to the navy today said the battleship
| Ohio would be detained ten days at
sea on account of the two cases OF
smallpox aboard and that the battle
ship Michigan would remain in Mex
! ican waters until the Ohio relieved
her.
| Chaotic Conditions.
Juarez, Mex Dec. 16.--Rebel lead.
ers in Juarez today were hopeful that
information would come from General
/ Francisco Villa of his future attitude
toward foreigners in a less serious
aspect than that which resulted from
the expulsion of Spaniards and the
taking over Of their property by the
rebel forces.
/ General Benavides. left by Villa in
command at ,Juarez, considered that
Villas acts We're based on conviction
that the Spanish merchants of Chihua
hua had aided the federal troops. had
taken strong stand in favor of HUI