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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-28
WHY MAYO DID
NOT TAKE TAMP P|C0
Course of Admiral in Han
ding Refugees 81 That
isnd
NO TROY CAUSED
Results Have Justified the Action
Taken and the critieism
Has Been An
swered.

[United Press Leased Wire Service. J
WASHINGTON, April 2s.--Admiral
Mayo reported to the navy depart
ment early today that the federa.s 1T
Tampico are making further over
lures to the constitutionalists, hoping
to secure a combination of forces
against the United States. This is
being done notwithstanding the fact
that fighting between these two fac
tions Is still going on and there has
been heavy gun firing from both
sides. Admiral Mayo reported that
Major Clark of the royal marines,
aboard the British cruiser Hermione.
has gone 20 Orange Hill, forty miles
from Tampico to bring in American
refugees.
Upon receipt OF these messages
this morning, the secretary OF navy
took occasion to defend the course OF
Admiral Mayo in handling refugees at
Tampico. The admiral has been
severely criticized by refugees now
in Tampico of having left them in the
.urch. Senate Fall received several
kilograms Of compaint. In explana.
ton, Admiral Mayo says on the day
of the fall of Vera Cruz, British Ad-
! miral Cradock offered to 90 into
Tampico where nghting between the
Mexican forces was going on and
bring out refugees. Realizing that
the presence Of Arpeffcan sailors In
Tampico at that time might cause
trouble, Admiral Mayo accepted Al
miral Cradock's OFFER. It was the
wise thing for Mayo to do. for instead
OF starting fresh trouble at Tampico
1T avoided further disturbance.
The secretary Of .he navy received
word from Vera Cruz early today
that no ship at this time would be
sent to the Yucatan district for ref
ugees, for fear such action would stif
Iup anti-American demonstrations.
/ Admira. Mayo further reported that
the Spanish steamer Montevideo had
sailed for Vera Cruz from Tampico
with refugees. Admiral Mayo OK
poets thirty-seven more American
refugees at Tampico tomorrow.
! A formal statement regarding With
drawal of naval forces from Tampico
maze COQdv ny Iuc uoVy uoP"A
gave the following reasons: admir-
al Mayo was Informed by persons In
tima.ely in touch with the situation
at Tamp!co that it was necessary aor
the safety of all foreigners that the
United States naval vessels should
not be near the town. He was In
formed that Mexicans apparently con.
sidered war on and that the fedora:
and constitutionalist forces were ex'
changing overtures to unite tneil
forces against Americans and that
the presence Of United States ships
near Tampico woulo almost surely
cause the two forces to combine. The
British naval captain volunteered to
send out all Americans and Admiral
Mayo decided that 1t was in the best
interest of Americans In Tampico
that his forces should not be at
Tampico.
Admiral Badger agreed entirely
with Admiral Mayo and SO reported TO
the department, which in view OF This
information and further Information
in its possession endorsed the action
of Admiral Mayo.
Results have justified the action
taken"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-28
Mine Guards and Strikers Are
Still at it and the
Bullets Are
Whizzing.
THEY USE MACHINE GUNS
Two Hundred Men Capture
McNally Mine and Use
Torch and Dyna-
mite.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
WASHINGTON, April 2s.--Foilow-
Ing lengthy series Of conferences,
4 general discussion in the cabinet
and conference this afternoon be-
tween the president and secretary Of
war, the president ordered regular
federal troops to proceed to the strike
zone and restore order.
At the same time, President Wilson
prepared proclamation which has
been teieoraphed TO Colorado and
vii, be published there Immediately,
calling all persons to lay down thslr
arms and repair to their homes. The
proclamation which Is In effect q
reading Of the riot act by the federal
government, will be enforced by elk
troops Of cavalry. Secretary Garri'
sin has sent the order to the cavalry
now at Fort o. A. Russell, Wyoming,
and other fort, In that section.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
DENVER, Colo, April 28.-Early to-
day firing between mine guards and
strikers at the Hecla mine Of the
Rocky Mountain Fuel company con
[tinued, according to- rtefepironic al
vices from Boulder.
The HeclA mine is In the northern
Colorado coal fields, several hundred
miles from Trinidad and Walsenburg
1t was there the original Colorado
coal strike started in 1910. Two
hundred armed strikers are reported
attacking guards behind the stockade
of the mine. The guards are reported
to have turned q machine gun on
Hecla heights and the town Of Louis
Vile and to have swept the streets oi
that town. The Vulcan mine Of the
same company at Lafayette was also
attacked during the night and shots
were fired on the mine guards at the
Marshall and Gorham camps.
The sheriff and strike busters are
in command at Hecla.
Telephoning to Boulder early today
the sheriff said all women and chill
dren In the stockade had been hid
den in cellars under houses. The
shooting on the mine, he said, was
apparently coming from Louisville.
The guards during the night used a
searchlight to locate the strikers be.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-28
Tearlnn Up Railroad.

WASHINGTON, April 2s-That the
railroad between Vera Cruz ana
Mexico City was being rapidly de-
stroyed by federals from Tejeria, was
reported in state department dis
patches from Consul Canada today on
authority of Vera Cruz refugee. He
said the ties were being burned and
the tracks loaded on cars.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-28
THE REAL WAR NEWS
COMES FROM COLORADO

fore firing on them, he said. Peace
ful residents Of Louisville are in
panic of fear.
Walter Belk, Baldwin-Felts detsc-
tive, who was one of the leaders OF
the mine guards In West virginia, Is
In charge OF the guards in the north
ern fields. He Is supposed to have
eight machine guns at the various
mines. ,F .-
An interurban car which passed
through Louisville at midnight WAS
met by 200 armed strikers who de-
manded to know whether any "scabs'
the railroad cut near the mine was
filled with armed men. When the in
terurban passed near the mine. the
firing continued and the passengers
got down on the floor for fear Of be-
ing hit.
-, Seven Moro Dead,
wAI,SDNBURG Colo, April Is
That seven mine guards are dead, one
woman and one man wounded, was
the statement made today by the
sherifrs office following a long dis
tance survey OF the country about the
McNally mine Of the Colorado Fuel
and Iron company, which was captur-
ed by 200 coal mine strikers late yes
terday afternoon and last night. FfrA
blazed in the camp the greater part
OF the night and observers early to-
day said apparently the boarding
house. bunk house. tipple and shaft
house had been burned or dynamited.
Immediately after the capture OF
the McNally mine, the guards which
defended 1t. retreated towards the
Walsen mine, one Of the largest IN
southern Colorado and strikers kept
up desultory firing upon that place
all night It was expected by the
guards that the general assaults on
the Walsen and Robinson mines
would take place today. So far -
known here nobody was killed at the
Walsen mine.
EARLY today came q telephon q,
tnesaase frezn- Forbes, sse--esear camp
near Trinidad that mine guards and
strikers there had exchanged fifty
shots at 2: so a. m. A v6lley from tho
strikers ripped into the mine houses
where about sixty women and chill
dren were sheltered, guarded by
eighteen mine guards. The superin-
tendent threatens to call for troops.
Troops from the Ludlow camp OF
the militia are expected here during
the morning under command of Col
onel Verdeckburg.
The McNally mine fight. which be-
gan late yesterday afternoon, in many
ways was the most spectacular bat
tie of the many that have occurred IN
southern Colorado since last fall.
Despite the fading light, observers
with field glasses stationed on house
tops and other points OF vantage.
we're able to sec every move OF both
sides. Every shot fired was plainly
| heard here.
Ten minutes after the first volley
| was fired from the hills into the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-28
suffraoettes Burn Hotel.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Servicel
FTtINSTOwE. England, April Is
The Bath hotel, one of the finest
hostelries on the coast. was burned
today as the result Of fire started
bv militant suffragettes. The hotel
was undergoing repairs and Was not
occupied. The loss is placed at slop.-
900.
suffragette placards we're found
scattered about the burned building.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-28
claim. Wireless. XIII. Birds.

SAN DIEGO, April 2s.-~humane
Officer Mutters today sent formal
appeal to the government to make 1ts
big wireless station at Point Iona
stop killing pelicans. Pelicans used
to be thick in San Diego harbor. Now
there are only few Of them. Mutters
is sure the powerful radio waves
which the station sends out do the
mischief.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-28
FOUR CHILDREN
AND THEIR MOTHER
House Caught on Fire and all Lost
Their Lives In the
Flames.

limited Press Leased Wire Service J
MOUNT UNION, Pa, April 2S,-A
mother and her four children were
burned to death in their home late
ast night when the house was de-
stroyed by a fire of unknown origin.
The dead:
MRS. MILDRED K. WARNER, aged
26
ELMER, 9.
RUTH. 8.
ALBERT, 4.
FRANCES, 2 years old.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-28
|HUERTA INTENDS
TO keep SEAT
Will Not Resign No Matter
What Threats Are
Made Against
Him.
MEDIATION WILL FAIL
There Seems No Chance Of Settling
The Trouble by Nero
Words and Red
Taps.

(Unit.d Press Leased Wire service.]
VERA CRUZ, April 2s.-The editor
OF N Impancial, one OF the leading
newspapers Of Mexico City. arriving
here, declared that Paul Davis OF the
Los Angeles Times; Halliday Wither-
spoon of the Boston Herald and 9TH
er American correspondents who
went to Mexico at the invitation OF
General Huerta, are held as prison
ers OF war at Saltillo. News Of the
Imprisonment OF the correspondents
was brought to the capital by General
velasco, who was defeated by Gener-
al Villa at Torreon, the editor said.
velasco said he was forced to evacu-
ate Torreon because he ran out Of
ammunition.
According to the editor who said
he discussed the situation with Huerta
Saturday night, the dictator will new
er resign no matter what threats the
United States may make.
"If you call this war;" he said
Huerta declared, "just wait until the
Am sricans invade the interior, as they
must eventually"
Refugees who have arrived here
declare that General Mas is retreat.
ing with his force Of federals from
Sol sdad. The railway is being de-
stroyed as the federals retire, It is
declared. -...s...s.--~.
Mas has promised to release eigh'
ty.flve foreigners, q majority Of whom
are Americans who have been held at
Cordoba, It was reported here today.
MANY women and children are includ
ed among the refugees who have been
herdsd in a small jail and forced to
sleep on stone floors under extremely
unsanitary conditions. They have not
been furnished sufficient food and the
women have constantly been exposed
to insults from the jailers.
Mediation 10 Hopeless.
WASHINGTON, April 2s.-The
Spanish ambassador today brought
to Secretary Bryan. the official no
tification that Huerta had agreed to
mediate.
The secretary said he had received
word also Of Huerta's acceptance
through the "A. B. c." group, but de-
clined 20 give out more information
at this time. Huerta's demands are
still unknown to the secretary. he
claimed, and he refused to announce
what steps the United States will
take. Shortly after receiving official
notice. the secretary left for the white
house to confer with the president.
From a high source, 1t was unof-
ficially learned this afternoon, that
one OF the three ENJOYS regards set
tlement of the Mexican situation
through mediation, as practically with
out hope. It was not learned which
OF the ENJOYS entertained this view.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-28
No Good Now.

PRINCETON. N. j.. April 2s.-Stu-
den.e have thrown away 5000 worth
~ nav costumes they had purchased
for commencement exercises. Inc
c,stuues were Mexican uniforms.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-28
Peace at Vera Cruz.

WASHINGTON. April 2s.-Mess-
ages from Admiral Badger to the
navy department early today report
ed that fighting has absolutely
ceased: that better feeling exists In
Vera Cruz, and that business is gen
orally being resumed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-28
No AMERICANS HAVE BEEN
KILLED IN MEXICO So FAR
AND NONE ARE IN DANGER

assurances" that all foreisners Will
be allowed to leave Mexico City and
that arrangements we're under way to
get them out today, II they cared to
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-02
JANIToR WAS EXoNERATED.
Burlington Man Had Been Accused of
Lugging OFF School Coal.

Burlington, May 2.-The regular
monthly meeting of the school board
held last night proved an important one
The feature of the meeting was the ex-
oneration of janitor of one of the
schools. who had been charged with TAX
ing coal. This man and his accuser were
brought before the board. 1t developed
that the most that was alleged against
the janitor was the fact that he had
been seen in the evening carrying some
thing in buckets from the school. When
il was found that this was the limit of
the proof against him, the matter was
easily cleared up by the explanation
that the superintendent had given the
man permission to take home cinders
and burn them. The board decided from
the account of the aceuser that the
amount taken was not in excess of the
cinders which he might reasonably have
taken under the permission. The jani-
tor explained that to prevent talk he
had taken the einders home after tend
ing the furnaces at night.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-02
BATTLED IA INNINGS TO DRAW.
Vermont and Georgetown Had Great
Diamond Encounter.

Burlington, May 2-The University of
Vermont and Georgetown university
played to l4-inning tie, 4 to 4, yester-
day afternoon, Malcolm and Fienely
having a spectacular pitchers battle.
Darkness stopped the game and indi-
cations were that if the game had been
started earlier there would have been
many innings more. Both Malcolm and
Fienely tightened after the second in
ming and pitched gilt-edged ball.
As far as hitting and fielding were
concerned, it would be hard to find two
teams more evenly matched. The fact
that fourteen putouts We're registered
by the Vermont outfield and twelve by
Georgetown will show that things were
kept on edge. Vermont made three
double plays and Georgetown one. May
forth, Berry and ri, patrick starred for
Vermont, while Shug. me of Georgetown
brought the crowd to their feet time and
again. Further evidence of the even
ness of the two teams is the fact that
each pitcher struck out FIVE men, each
team made three errors and the hits
were eight and seven.
Georgetown opened up in the first in
ming by punching three hits for two
runs. Until the eighth inning both teams
had men on bases most of the time.
After the eighth, however, only two men
on each team saw first and the l4th in
ming ended with both pitchers strong.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-02
CARRANZA REFUSES TO
FIX NEUTRAL ZONE
Notified Secretary Bryan Last Night
That He Would Not Enter Into
Any Formal Agreement.

Washington, d. c., May 2.-General
Carranza telegraphed Secretary Bryan
from Chihuahua last night that the con-
stitutionalists would not enter into any
formal agreement for the establishment
of neutral zone around the oil wells
at Tampico.
He said, however, that as far as his
forces were concerned the oil companies
could resume operations without fear of
molestation.
This action of the eonstitutionalist
chief was not unexpected as officials
here understood that the creation of a
neutral zone would materially handicap
the operations of the rebels attacking
Tampico,
1t is understood that General Car
rama notified the British ambassador as
well as the state department that his
troops had been ordered to do every
thing in their power to safeguard the oil
wells and plants.
Administration officials held that Car
ranza's message could not be considered
as having any bearing upon the proposal
of the South American mediators for an
armistice between the contending Mexi-
can factions.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-02
DEATH OF WATERBURY WOMAN.
Miss Anna L. Booker Was Teaching at
Springfield, Mass.

Waterbury, May News was re-
ceived yesterday afternoon of the death
i'm Springfield, Mass. of Miss Anna Laura
Booker, eldest daughter Of August Boek-
er of this place. Miss Booker was born
in Waterbury May Is, 1874, the daugh-
ter of August and Ellen Rae Booker.
She was educated in the Green Noun
tain seminary at Waterbury Center, the
Moody school at Northfeld, Mass. and
graduated from st. Johnsbury academy.
She was young woman of strong Chris
tian character and has made very eff
eient teacher. She has taught in St.
Johnsbury, Amherst, Mass, and Bridge
port, Conn, and for five or six years
past in Springfield Mass,
She is survived by her father, two
sisters, Miss Alice Booker of Burling-
ton and Miss NVelthy Booker of this town,
and one brother, Carl Booker of Provi-
dence, R. I. Judge O. P. Ray of Bur
lington is an uncle of the deceased The
body is to arrive on the express this
afternoon and the funeral services will
be tomorrow
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-02
DIED AT PLAINFIELD.
Miss Jennie Frederickson, Former Stu
dent at Goddard.

News was received here late this fore
noon of the death of Miss Jennie Fred
erickson which occurred at her home on
High street in Plainfield at $3.50 this
morning Miss Frederiekson had been
confined to the house for some little
time as the result of an attack of the
grip. Latterly her illness developed
complications and her condition was Sc
rious, although last night it was thought
that change for the better had come.
Miss Frederickson is survived by her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Frederick
son, and sister, Mrs. Harry Dudley of
East Montpelier. She was born in Plain
filed 27 years ago and had passed much
of her life in that town. For some time
she was a student at Goddard seminary
and afterwards she was employed here
ms bookkeeper for the Singer Sewing
Machine Co. Prior to her last illness
she conducted a dressmaking establish
ment in Plainield. The deceased had a
large circle OF warm friends in Barre
and those who will mourn her passing
are many.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-02
THREE ARE DROWNED
AS WAGON OVERTURNS
Wife of Town Clerk knight of Newbury,
Her Sister-in-law, Mrs. Leon Knight,
and Daughter, of Pike, NJ H.,
the Victims,

Haverhill, May Mrs. Clara knight,
wife of the town clerk of Newbury,
Orange county, Vermont, her sister-in-
law, Mrs. Leon Knight of Pike, and the
latter's four-year daughter, Doro-
thy, were drowned yesterday when the
carriage in which they were riding was
overturned and the occupants thrown
into 10 feet of water accumulated from
a washout in the road
The accident occurred on the Newbury
road between North Haverhill and New
bury.
Swollen by recent rains small
stream which runs alongside the high
way had overfowed on the road and
Mrs. Knight, who was driving. failed to
notice large culyert over which the
horse stumbled and fell, dragging the
vehicle with its occupants behind
The two women and the child were
thrown into 10 feet of water. After
struggling desperately for their lives for
a few moments all three sank The
bodies We're recovered last night.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-02
HOTEL BOOSTING STARTED.
Board of Trade Begins to Back Up Its
Promises.

To-day was the day when subscrip-
tions for the new hotel boosting fund.-
began to find their way into the hopper
of the Barre Board of Trade. With every
inch OF territory mapped out by the
campaign managers, workers started out
this morning to garner the front wind
rows OF the harvest. The campaign has
received a big impetus through the vol
untary subscriptions of two or three
public spirited business men who have
long counted modern hotel as one Of
the best business assets a city may have.
These subscriptions, aggregating more
than 81 600, came entirely unsolicited
and the canvassers have been given as
surance in all quarters that the response
viii he quite as spontaneous, once they
make known their wants.
For the benefit OF those who have
failed to notice the doings of the Board
OF Trade in the way of boosting the hotel
project, it may be well to say at the out.
set that the Board of Trade proposes to
give the movement the stimulus it needs
by donating the site of the old City
hotel to the incorporators and then by
giving the incorporators the residue of
the $4,000 fund, which they hope to
have before many days have passed. 1t
is most imperative that success crown
the efforts of the board if the project is
to go through. For the incorporators,
it is said that the cooperation and as
surance of support which the citizens
will express in subscribing the fund is
the very thing that is needed TO make
the hotel a reality instead of a dream,
as it has been for so long time.
1t may be mentioned in passing that
the sooner the fund is Forthcoming the
sooner the company will set the wheels
in motion for the actual construction of
the building. For this reason the Board
of Trade is pushing its endeavors into
every avenue that no time may be lost
in turning the first spadeful of earth
1t AZ Washington street The solicitors
ire out to-day, and now is the accepted
time to back up your lip and paper
boosting with the substantial boost that
really counts.
Press Committee.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-02
DEATH OF GRANITEvILLE MAN
George w. Thompson Passed Away of
Angina Pectoris.

George w. Thompson, a respected and
longtime resident of Graniteyille, passed
away at his home Friday forenoon at
1l;30 o'clock, death following years
illness of angina pectoris. He leaves his
wife, three daughters and three grand
children. The daughters are Mrs.
Robert Beagrie of Barre, Mrs. Henry
Morrison and Mrs. Michael Mclaughlin
OF Graniteville.
The deceased was born in Milton Jan
uary 2. lS49 Much of his boyhood was
spent in Milton and it was in his native
town that lie was married, April 80,
1871, to Miss Olive j. Dougherty. Many
years ago he moved to Graniteville,
where he made his home and his head
quarters, although he travelled exten-
sively throughout Vermont and neigh
boring states. For some time he was in
terested in the sale of nursery stock
Afterwards he became connected as a
road representative of a monument house
and sold its product in several states.
Prior TO his last illness he had been in
rather feeble health. Mr.. Thompson was
an honorary member of the Odd Fellows
lodge in Graniteville and was an adher-
ent of the Methodist church. He was
a substantial citizen and his death will
be deeply mourned in many quarters.
Funeral services will be held at the
house Sunday afternoon at ] o'clock and
the remains will be brought to Barre Tor
in Hope cemetery.