The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-05-22
eoErHEls GIVES ASSISTANCE
Barsss Used For Harbor Purposes
Put Into Commission to Relieve
Congestion
From thursdays DAILY.

From Thursdays Daily.
Washington. May 14.-For the first
time In the worlds history. water
borne traffic Is now passing through
the Panama canal, according TO re-
ports that have been received at
headquarters OF the Panama railroad
in New York forwarded by cable.
Washington, May IA tremen-
dous congestion was caused In inter
oceanic commerce today by the sus-
pension OF service on the Tehauntepec
railroad In Southern Mexico, as an
incident to the rebellion and brought
about rather premature opening OF
the Panama canal to the trade. Sew
eral great freight liners, which in
conjunction with similar service on
the Pacific ocean maintained trade
lines between Europe and the far
east via the Tehauntepec railroad
recently appeared at Colon and also
Panama, offering cargoes for trans
shipment overland far beyond the
capacity of the Panama railroad.
Finding that Colonel Goethels was
willing to assist them by clearing an
adequate channel for barges. at least.
through the Cucharacha slide, the
company secured a lot OF barges
that had been used for harbor pur-
poses at Colon. Panama and estab-
listed his service as an overflow to
assist the railroad In meeting the
great trade demands.
Washington, May 1i.-Further con.
firmstion OF the fall OF Tampico into
the hands of the constitutionalists
was received at the navy department
today In a message from Admiral
Mayo which was transmitted by ca
bic through Admiral Badger. Ma
yo's report says that the Mexican
federal gunboat. Vera Cruz is still
up the river at the railway bridge. |
He further reported that the federal
troops blew up their barracks before |
retiring from the city and by four |
o'clock yesterday afternoon Admiral
Mayo said, the firing had practically |
ceased.
Captains OF the federal gunboats
Bravo, Zaragoza, which came down |
the Panuco river from Vera Cruz
yesterday afternoon, have asked Ad-
miral Mayo for an interview. Mayo |
informed the Mexican captains that |
he would receive them aboard the
Connecticut.
Secretary Daniels cabled Admiral |
Mayo full power to send the Ameri- |
can warships back up the Panuco
river to Tampico, II. in his judgment |
the conditions warrant such action.
New York, May 1.-THE naval
hospital ship Solace locked today |
at the Brooklyn navy yard with a
hundred and one patients from Vera |
Cruz. The ship also brought the
bodies OF Henry Pulliam and Clar-
ence r. Harshabarger, navy men.
who died OF wounds inflicted in |
the skirmish at Vera Cruz. There
are on board thirty-one wounded, the
remainder suffering from diseases
contracted In Mexico. one man. Hunt |
ter Dobbson, a seaman of the Bat |
tleship Louisiana, died on the voyage
up. He was wounded at Vera Cruz
but died only Sunday night. Twen-
ty-eight OF the wounded were In such |
condition that stretchers were used
in removing them from the Solace.
Surgeons said, however. that they ex-
pected no more deaths.
Vera Cruz, May 14.-It is believed
here that Huerta's days are number
ed and some believe It's only a mat
ter OF a few hours before his reign
will end In bloodshed at Mexico City,
where the revolt against Huerta's
rule Is seething. II Is common gossip
there among members OF Huerta's
official family are jealousy watching
him for the FIRST sign of weakness
which means their ruin as well as
Huerta's. Huerta is In danger of
assassination.