The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-29
HUERTA FREES
no AMERICANS
Prisoners Held at Cordoba
Permitted to Reach
Coast.
MORE STILL IN JAIL.
Other Refugees in Mexican
Capital to Go to Puerto
Mexico.
WARSHIP ORDERED THERE
Big Ransom Paid for Thirty
Americans Imprisoned at
Aguascalientes.
WARSHIP ORDERED THERE

VERA Cruz. April 2s.--Practically all
Of the Americans who were Imprisoned
at Cordoba are now safe at Vera Cruz.
A special train bearing 40 very
happy men. women and children ar
rived at o'clock this afternoon.
Sixty-three nj them came from Lomo
Benito, eleven miles from the Hacienda
Protero, and the remainder from Cor
doba. TERRA Blanca and other districts
of the State of Vera Cruz.
The prisoners, some of whom show
the effect Of Imprisonment, only knew
that they We're relea sci early to-day In
accordance with orders. they were told.
from President Huerta. who did not
wish to hold them longer. They were
bundled on trains at once and sent
down TO the Mexican outposts, where
they were escorted afoot across a ten
mile break In the railroad from Sole
dad 10 Tejeria, where they espied a
special train waiting for the 80
Americans who left Mexico city yes
terday afternoon. The train brought
them AT once 10 vera ITUZ.
Admiral Badger has received n des-
patch from Mexico city announcing that
President IIuerta will not send any
more American refugees To Vera Cruz.
The traius that are now being made
up at the capital to take away foreign
ers will 20 instead to Puerto Mexico.
the eastern terminal Of the Tehuan.
tepec railroad. According TO the re-
port. trains have already been sent.
The reason given for the change Of
from the ten mile walk necessary be-.
cause Of the break in the railroad be-
tween Soledad and Tejeria. The
American trains can go to the latter
point now. but there Is rough jour
ney up to the point where the Mexi-
cans operate their line.
All trains going south from tho cap,.
tai. 1t was said will be under the heav-
lest of guards, but as Zapata is just now
friendly toward the 1iuerta admins
tration there ~ no danger. Admiral
Badger has given orders for several OF
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Puerto Mexico tonight and they will
arrive in time to pick up the refugees.
They are all much pleased at the
change and think that 1t has been
brought about by Consul Canada and
the British diplomats In Mexico city.
Americans sim at Cordoba.
So far as the refugees know there
are some Americans still at Cordoba
, who hope ~ be released very soon. hut
with that exception the country is clear
Of them between FL Burro. Cordoba,
! TERRA Blanca and Vera Cruz.
The refugees report that no Ameri-
cans have been injured 50 far as they
have heard and little property damage
inflicted. There We're mobs in all the
towns, but they confined themselves TO
vocal demonstrations.
The Americans were released follow.
ing Consul Canadn's representations.
He got into communication with Mex
; leo city yesterday and used his p-rsun,
> sive powers with the result mentioned.
The Consul tonight Is making NOR"
representations Ia Mexico city. A re-
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u. Eanery Of Aqua scalientes, manager
of La Fe Mining Company G;ualterio
Eikel and &. a. Smith. British subjects,
; have been imprisoned mt Aguascalien-
ties and held for n heavy ransom. En-
cry Is an American.
The report came with one that thirty
Americans who had been employed at n
mine in Aguascallentes has been re
I leased from arrest by the payment Of
, 100000 pesos In bullion as a ransom.
They were said to he on train bound
for Mexico city. In the party We're
, Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Culver. Mr.. and
, Mrs. III. kealman and their four chill
dfren. and Castor SchmutZ. American
Consul at Agiascalientes.
Mexico city Is Quiet.
Reports from Mexico city to-day are
that everything Is quiet, but the In.
formation about refugees. Americans
and foreigners still In the capital is
, very scant. As a matter OF fact there
, has been little or no word from them
, W. H. Mechling Of the Geological
n Survey OF Canada, who has been in
Mexico for some months in behalf II
e the universities Of Harvard, Columbia
:. and Pennsylvania, was among the ref
ugees to arrive to-day. Although Prof
|, Mechling IL a citizen Of the United
n States ne passed for British subjec,
and was not molested when he arrived
at Cordoba. lie WAS even permitted t.
visit the jnil where the Americans wer,
confined. He says that he found eighty
z five men, women and children held ~
prisoners.
Mechllng IL also authority for tn.