New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-30
o,euches Sleeping Marines,
hit Comes as Relief
from Burning Sun.
roRMAL CEREMONY
TO INSTALL FUNSTON
c,,sral TO Have 5000 Men on
Shore-Governor Kerr TO Keep
Mexican Officials.
Try Cable to The Tribune

vsra cruz. April ZI.-heaVy ram
s., to-day relieved 10 some extent
=. slazing. scorching sun Of the last
,r DAYS. which seemed to have more
s.s,sitv than ever yesterday, and the
tines on duty among the big sand
-o,nds few miles out Of town suf-
- severely. Five cases of sun
.,roke were reported.
Those sandhills are hot places, and
10. IN large quantities is carried 20 the
.,n stationed there TO aid them to
keep their posts.
The rain caught the troops in the
outskirts Of the town sleeping exposed,
"a they were drenched II was par
.,.n,arlv hard on the marines doing
s,tv in the sandhills.
ov1 Dictamen" and "El Union" two
daily newspap ers which We're closed
,.ra bv Huerta's orders. are appearing
gain and are bitter in their attacks
o,the dictator.
The government Of Vera Cruz is TO
- handed over nv INV tAi''u ''o''1
,.vv IN Rrigadier General Funston, of
the American army. with formal cere-
,onv A. . o'clock tomorrow after
noon. Pear Admiral Fletcher, who
hitherto has been in charge Of all op-
s-a,,ons on shore. and Brigadier Cen
sral Funston. together with their staffs,
will be present.
Tariff Rebate Refused.
While the leading representatives Of
the navy and the army exchange cour-
,esies. the bluejackets and marines at
tached strictly 10 the fleet Will he
drawn up along the shore with their
naval field pieces and machine guns.
which are to be returned later 10 the
war vessels. The army quartermas-
,ers department was occupied to-day
in establishing depots for the soldiers
and their stores.
Robert 7. Kerr. the American civil
governor Of Vera Cruz. intends to keep
the government Of the city in the hands
Of .dexican officials as much as posi-
be and the old system Of taxation will
be kept in operation.
Several American importers were re-
ported to-day to have sought tariff re-
hates on American goods. but without
success IL is said 20 have been pointed
out 70 them that any such favor woIld
,an FOR violent protests from other for
eign importers against the discrimlna-
ton.
No cases Of smallpox have been re-
corded since the landing Of the AmerI-
can marines and bluejackets.
The mail left Vera Cruz for the
United States on board the torpedo
boat destroyer Flusser this evening.
Three hundred bags Of mail for Mexico
City which were temporarily delayed
here owing to the imperfect rail com
munications between the two points,
are going forward 10 their destinations.
. Arrangements have been completed
Whereby they will 5e received by
Mexican Federal officer at the break in
he railroad outside Of Vera Cruz.
Rear Admiral Fletcher's exeriment
asst nightin permitting the population 20
wander al viii in the streets through
ont the night in order 10 convince them
Of the pacific intentions Of the Ameri-
ans proved successful. Outside Of one
Or two shots fred i'm the outlying dis
iricts which did no damage. the city
vas tranquil
Funston 70 Have 5000 Men
With tho troops already here and en-
fou,e and with the marines, other than
me ships guards. General Funston
e!ll have close 10 1000 men ashore
Thfn his force is complete.
Commander Stickney was ordered to-
Cay 10 take over the San Juan de Ulua