Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-27

Railroad, a short line running south
into the garden and poultry district.
Such food as remains cannot be OBJ
tanned by the Mexican poorer classes
on account of the increased prices.
The restaurants have cut down their
list to soup, usually a fish soup, a
piece of meat and coffee, and the
charges have been increased. The no.
tells are crowded to their capacity and
the refugees who have succeeded in
reaching here are finding difficulty in
securing quarters.
Relief was given to the lighthouse
tenders in the harbor today. These
men have stuck by their work and
have been practically forgotten. In
several places their food supplies were
getting short. No material change has
been made in the disposition of the
American forces within the city or on
the outside lines Major Smedley d.
Butler is still in command of the line
between the city and Gen. Mas
forces which are not large, so far as
armed men are concerned. but to
which has been added recently a con-
siderable force ready for service as
soon as it can be equipped. The Mex
munition.
Guarding Water Works
A battalion of marines under Capt.
Gulick of the Arkansas is guarding
the water works at Tejera. These men
have field radio. but have reported
no appearance of the enemy. Lieut..
Bellinger made a scouting trip today
in a hydro-aeroplane over the An
tigua and San Francisco bridges on
the line of the Inter- Oceanic, the mar
row guage road out of Vera Cruz to
the capital.
Up to the present, Consul Canada
ascertains, no American in his con-
sular district has been even injured
since the beginning of the operations
although many are held by the Mex
leans and threats of execution have
been made.
Wireless reports to Rear Admiral
Badger state that no disturbances have
occurred in the coast towns. The
Observation-Disclosures liner Dakotan ar
rived today from Puerto Mexico with
127 American refugees on board. Most
of them came from plantations in the
surrounding districts. They abandon
ed almost everything when they re-
ceived word from the consul advising
them to leave. The captain of the
Dakotan said he saw no indication at
Puerto Mexico of demonstrations af-
ter word of the American landing at
Vera Cruz was received. He walked
the streets unmolested and found the
town orderly.
Refugees to Galveston
The steamer Mexico will probably
sail tonight for Galveston. She will
carry refugees of all nations, including
those from the Dakotan. The liner
Monterey stu awaits Rear Admiral
Badgers instructions to proceed to
ports to the south. The Dakotan prob
ably will be chartered for similar
work
The cruiser Denver at Manzanillo
reports thai she has a number of
American refugees aboard.
Sunday was quiet day aboard the i'm
posing fleet assembled outside the break
water. Only the Minnesota. the Chester.
the San Francisco and the Prairie are
inside The Vermont is still stationed at
the northern limit of the city. support
ing the marine outpost The other bat
tleships are anchored in a formidable
line with the transports. Golfers. supply
ships and tugs. the lights of the fleet
made it seem tonight as though there
were another city out from the shore.