Arizona republican., 1914-04-27
Men, Women and Children, Trying to Leave Mexico, Are Taken from Train by Mob and Thre a tene d With Death
AMERICAN CONSUL
 IS AMONG THEM
Fate of the Party is a Mys- tery and Fear is Express ed That They May Have Been Executed by Their Captors

More than thirty Amer1canS, men, women and children, who were trying to leave the country. were taken from a train at Aguas Cali entes and imprisoned in the smelter there. according to adviceS received here.
 Among them is Gaston Schmutz. the United States consul at Aguas Calientes.
 Some of the others are Miss Kay, matron at the Aguas Calientes hotel; MT and Mrs. A. B. Culver, Mir. and Mrs. F. H. Peyton and their two ehil- dren, Mrs H. Hichelmann and her four children. Mrs Schmutz. wife of the American consul; C. L. Baker general manager Of the American Smelling and Refining company; F.. F.. Hearn, II. T. Wilde. MT. and Mrs. II. H. Haroun and their daughter, F. H. McAuley, Mir. Partridge, c. F. Lu- cas, J. l. Henderson, Mrs. A. B. Elm cry, Walter Fikel 4. w. Koch, A. II. Hendrickson, of the Lafe Mining company: Mir Keyon. Mir. and Mrs. F. H. Lee. H. H. Helingsworth and wife. P. W. Jones and Mir. Sorrell.
 A drunken mob at Encarnacion en- tered the train and ordered all Am ericans out of the cars, stating that they were to be killed. While par leying with the drunken men there appeared small party of Mexican soldiers whose officer protested against the summary execution of the Americans.
 He drove the refugees into the rear car which was uncoupled from the train and left standing on the track. Later this coach was taken to Aguas Calientes. where American Consul Schmutz, Railway Superintendent Thomas and number of railway employees were added to the number of captives, all of whom were locked in the shelter.
 Another party of American re- fugees fleeing from towns in the state of Aguas Calente were driven from the train and marooned at the station of Trinidad
 K NJ. Van Zandt president of the American club, and all the trustees and officers of the club, are under arrest in Mexico City, according to news reaching here. Among those detained are II. c. H. Agramonte. a civil war general; W. L. Vail. J. E. Buchanan. William A. Parker. c. c. Ray, F. Marr and Charles Yaeger, the clubs manager, also Civil war vet eran.
 All the officials of the Mercantile Packing company and the Mexico City Banking company. are also in custody in the capital. Officers of the banks were arrested because they refused to contribute money to the Mexican government
 An American grocery burned and an attempt was made to fire tne Ameri can club. Three other stores were footed. Handbills urging the popu- lace to burn business houses were ulStrlDutcd.
 A number of American women in the capital who otherwise might have come to Vera Cruz on the re- fugee train refused to leave their husbands.
 The water supply of the plant at Tejera is now guarded by 300 ma rines. The marines found the pumps undamaged. Mexicans are operating the plant Proof that General Huerta regards his country at war with the United States is contained in the note sent by Foreign Minister Rojas to Nelson 'Shaughnessy, in order ing American Charge d'Affaires from the country.
 Lieutenant Bellinger made a scout ing trip in q hydro -aeroplane ovel the Antigua and San Francisco bridges on the line of the Inter oceanic narrow gauge road out O Vera Cruz to the capital
 Up to the present. Consul Canad; ascertains, no American in his con sular district has been even injured since the beginning of operations although many are held by the Mex