The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-30

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vice under proper restrictions can %
restored.
Meanwhile the Red Cross has taken
active steps to relieve distress there.
/ The newly appointed civil governor
| Of Vera Cruz, Robert J. Kerr mas
been cabled $1,000 with which to care
/ for the refugees and Red cross
agents and nurses are now enroute 70
the Mexican seaport. There may pc
| rsal need for the services of the heo
Cross. Advices from Vera Cruz state
/ the weather is very hot ana tnat
there have been some prostrations.
Rain is falling and the city OF vera
! Cruz is VIGOROUSLY unsanitary. me
danger from an epidemic among the
troops is great and the medical corps
or General Funstons brigade Is al
ready taking the utmost precautions
To isolate all sick until the exact ma
ture of the malady can be ascer-
tanned.
More Reported Safe.
WASHINGTON, April 30.-Burton
Wilson, taken from train at SaviHa
some days ago, and J. Starr Hunt ana
family, taken from the train before
lit left Mexico City, were reported by
Consu, Canada today as safe In Mex
leo City.
Other refugees reported safe in
clude:
Fifteen at Durango, fourteen In Tor
ireon, ninety-one members of the Nor
mon colony of Obispo at Douglas. and
la Pittsburgh, Kans., company nroup
from Macinez. Oaxaca at Alverdo.
All Americans have left Oaxaca
upon advice OF the government.
Partial burning Of bridge in the
Yaoui valley is reported from No
gales. Monterey City conditions are
improving with order restored since
the rebels captured it. no Americans
or other foreigners killed there and
GUY Sawyer, the only one wounded, Is
improving.
From Eagle Pass. word from Cen
era. Merqui came that all Americans
In his district are projected. In the
Pittsburg, Kans., party are the follow
ing: r. w. Weber, wife and four
children OF st. Louis: H. S. Grudsaw.
wife and son; John Island, South Caro-
lima: Eugene Kings. Georgetown,
Texas; Henry Bremwalls, OF oregon,
and Frank Adams and Walter Asch-
wachow.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Monday, OF Ter
relI, Texas; Mr. and Mrs. A. r. Ciae,
of Boston: MIR. and Mrs. Fernandez;
A. o. Cook and S. C. Snyder. OF TERRA
Blanca, with twenty-seven others
were reported enroute from Oaxaca
from Puerto Mexico and $50 we're re-
ported enroute from Salina Cruz TO
San Jose, Guatemala.
WORKING on Armistiee Plan.
rBv Bond P. Geddes, United Press
Staff Correspondent
| WASHINGTON, April 30.-The
/ United States has not received any
request from the A. B. c., mediators
for an armistice. Ambassador Da
Gamma did not discuss any armistice
with Secretary of State Bryan yester-
day. It was not until today when the
ambassador called on Solicitor Lane
! ing of the state department that this
government formally told the ENJOYS
that 1t naturally assumed, and has as
sumed since the mediation plan was
accepted, that all hostilities would be
halted during the mediation.
This was made clear today by Sec
rotary Bryan. The secretary en-
phatically denied the request for an
tarmistice had been made by the en-
voys.
He confirmed United Press dis
patches of the last few days that the
United States Immediately on accept
iapce of the mediation plan, determin
ed to maintain the present status quo
in its military and naval operations
Except in the case Of unforeseen cir
cumstances such as an attack on
American troops or a massacre o!
Americans.
"A suggestion for an armtstice has
been considered by the ENJOYS. sale
Secretary Bryan. This government
opinion was requested today. NJ
binding arrangements for an arms
t1ce was made but the opinion OF SO
IIicitor I.ancing states the assumption
that cessation of hostilities would OBJ
, viously be made.
Da Gamma had not demanded thi
in his conference at the state depart
, ment yesterday. The ambassado
. merely called on Solicitor Lancing tc
day. The mediators were considerin
/ the armistice plan today and en-
! deavoring to get the consent of Huei
:. ia and Carranza to such plan. Br!