Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-02
ARRIVALS From
MEXICO FEWER
LESS THAN TWENTY-FIVE AMER
ICANS REMAIN IN MONTERREY.
NEWER ARRIVALS MAINLY ARE
GERMANS
EXODUS Is DWINDLING
REMAINING AMERICANS 1T Is EX.
PECTED WILL COME OUT OF
MENICO MORE SLOWLY - ONE
AMERICAN WOMAN REMAINING.

Less than twenty-five Americans re-
main in Monterrey, according To rcfu-
gees who reached Brownsville from the
Nueyo Leon capital today. and il is ex-
pected that they will remain there in
definitely, coming out probably as they
arrange their affairs. Only one Ameri-
can woman remains in the capital. Mrs
Davis. the neicc of Consul General
Philip &. Hanna.
About twenty refugees comprised the
list Of those arriving today, being main
ly Germans The Americans included
three women and five children. and one
man, Col. -. A. Robertson. formerly the
publisher of the Monterrey News.
Colonel Robertson stated that condi-
tions in Monterrey are quiet The con-
stitutionalists did not permit their
troops 10 linger long I'm the capital.
sending them out To the south. where il
is thought they will join the forces of
General Francisco villa in the forth
coming attack on the fedcrals supposed
TO have concentrated there There was
a rumor in Monterrey Thursday even
ing that the fcderals had evacuated Sal
tillo. but this could not be- confirmed
and later was denied from chihuahua.
Two men who reached Monterrey this
week from Mexico City, told of the oc.
currences i'm Mexico City recently dur.
ing the anti-American demonsi ration.
The witnessed the act of vandalism when
the statue of George Washington was
torn down and dragged through the
streets. They also told that two Ameri-
cans were killed during the uprising.
Ramon Treyino. the mayor of Monter-
rey, who left the city when the fed
erals evacuated. ii was reported in Mon
terrey, had been surrounded with-a few
men in canyon south of Monterrey. by
the constitutionalists. and was shot dur
ing short engagement.
The constitutionalists have levied
large sum against various Monterrey in.
terests for war purposes. amounting il
il thought To about five million pesos.
OF this amount a half million has been
levied against the Monterrey brewery,
two hundred and fifty thousand against
the steel interests. the same amount
against the Mercantile bank one hun
dred thousand against the Milmo private
bank, two hundred thousand against the
Farrarar banking house and one hun
dred and fifty thousand against the
Bank of Nuevo Leon.
Colonel Robertson il well known I'm
the United States. lie is a personal
friend of Secretary of State Bryan, and
is now OH his way 10 Washington To see
Mr.. Bryan. Colonel Robertson was the
first district deputy grand exalted ruler
the Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks had. having been appointed to that
place i'm 1915. lie organized several i'm
portant lodges. among them being the
indianapolis. Toledo. Salt Lake City
lodges and others.
! lie has been resident in Mexico for
about thirty years. and is as well posted
ON conditions in that country as any
American living there.
Colonel Robertson would not say
whether his trip To Washington will
have anything To do with the Mexican
sipiaton, but il IN probable he will dis
lcuss il with Secretary Bryan.