Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-25

WASHINGTON, April 25.-Twenty
refugees( nineteen American and one
British subject) have been taken
prisoners by Huerta's forces and are
believed today to have been executed
by firing squad, according to ad-
vices received here today.
Consul Canada telegraphed Secre-
tary Bryan that Admirals Badger and
Fletcher had been notified the prs
oners might be executed, and later
| today information came they We're
put to death by firing squad.
The report made by Secretary Bryan
by the consul reads:
Am Just reliably Informed at 3
o'clock Tuesday night soldiers
stopped train in vicinity of Tierra
Blanca. on Vera Cruz Isthmus rail-
road, taking following pr soners
"W. Mangum. railroad superintend-
ent; Elliott, engineer; Riley and
Hart, conductors. An are Americans.
These persons are taken to Cordoba
or Orizaba and believed ordered shot.
Some eighteen or more Americans
left for TERRA Blanca, G.. b. Heron,
secretary Isthmus railroad, wife and
four children; j. O. Cook, chief en-
gineer; John l.. Lighter, conductor;
j. +. Langston and wife; Kerwin, en-
gineer, and Mr.. and Mrs. George Ma
comber.
Report All Executed.
Same soldiers stopped at Hiacenda
Motzorongo on same railroad, taking
prisoners Edward Wunsch and son
Sydney, A M. Turner, secetary of
the Hacienda Motzorongo, all Amer
leans: also man named Boyd, Brit
ish subject All taken to Cordoba or
Orizaba.
1T is reliably stated that these
prisoners may be executed. Admirals
Fletcher and Badger have this infor-
nation before them"
Wunsch was the manager of the
plantation, which is owned by t,50O
American and British stockholders.
The Boyd mentioned is Alexander
| Royd of London, cashier of the plan
| tation. Mrs. Boyd also was on the
plantation, and two Californians
named Peckham and Andrews. NO
mention was made of them.
The plantation is isolated between
Cordoba and TERRA Blanca. 1T has
been in operation for eight years, aud
the owners have frequently been
blged to pay tribute to each of the
contentiing forces Sometimes the
Federals and sometimes the rebels
would take possession Tor a daY or
Sh. IhtN H6id ~ NOhiA tp'iii'A1 h'Saia
selves to seizing horses or whate er
money was in the safe, but have never
attempted to harm the workers.
All the English engineers on the
Mexican railway have been arrested
and the locomotives have been pla ed
m charge of MeXicans. The En- lish
engineers are prisoners i'm cigar fac
tory at Orizaba guarded by Huerta'a
troops. News of this was conveyed
tah "a A nanHftTn pnt-
received early today.
Plot to Blow Up Bridges.
The chief dispatcher of the railroad
at Orazaba. an American, was ar
rested also and he d for the time with
the engineers. Later he was released
with u warning not to approach the
railroad station.
The Mexican engineers, 1t is said,
are incompetent to operate the en-
gines used on the mountain sections
of the railroad
General Navarette, with a carload
Of men and a box car fun of machine
guns and explosives, has arrived at
cameron. siXty-four kilometres from
Vera Cruz, the same dispatch states
n Is assumed that he is ready to blow
IN the railroad bridges in the event he
receives word of an American advance
toward Mexico City. The bridges are
numerous and high.
A mob in Mexico City is reported to
have made an effort to burn railroad
| rolling stock, but was dispersed by
| Federal troops. The rolling stock, as
| fas as possible was then assembled
/ at Apizaco, $50 kilometres from Vera
| Cruz.
The Tehuantepec Railroad was cut
on April q and % and is now at
standstill.