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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-22
Mexicans Know Little
of Strained Relations
Between Huerta and u. S.

Mexico City. April Is, via Havana
April %. (The following dispatch
was set by mail to Havana in order
to avoid the censorship established by
General Huerta, which is more strict
ly observed now than at any time
heretofore):
Every telegraph wire out of Mex
leo City-commercial, railroad, or
cable--is now watched over by GEN.
sor, chosen from among the most re-
liab BILE and intelligent men in the gov
ernment telegraph service. These CEN
sors frankly inform would-be senders
of dispatches that it is not a question
of the veracity of messages nor
whether they disclose military move-
ments, but is merely Il question of sup
pressing all news not favorable to the
government.
Code messages are absolutely pro-
hibited, with the exception only of
bank kilograms. The bankers of Mex
leo succeeded in having the embargo
on these messages raised, but only
after they had proved that the deten-
ton of the dispatches would seriously
embarrass the financial department of
the government.
Warn Newspapermen
Newspaper correspondents were
given to understand that il they were
detected in using subterfuges to evade
the censorship they would find them
selves in jail.
While Nelson O'Shaughnessy was
acting as the messenger of the United
States government to Provisional
President Huerta in the endeavor 10
avert war between the two countries
more than 80 per cent. of the Mexican
residents in the Federal capital went
about their affairs in total ignorance
of the crisis.
General Huerta and his official fam.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-22
Wilson Administration
Attacked in Senate
Speech Made by Root
Special to The Telegraph

Washington, D. c., April %. = In the
course of the debate in the Senate dur
ing last night, interrupted only for the
dinner recess, grave bitterness develop
ed. A disturbing cause was furnished
by the attack upon Vera Cruz. The
news of the killing of American sea-
men and marines in the streets of Vera
Cruz served further to intiame the
members of the Senate.
The amendment offered by Senator
Lodge, of Massachusetts,. gained sup
porters. 1t expressed in new pre-
amble the feeling that 1t was not so
much the course of the de facto Gov
ernment of 4.-exico as the deplorable
general conditions in all parts of the
stricken republic. the killing and de-
spelling of Americans and the state of
aanrchy there existing, which made
necessary such action on the part of
the President
At the same time 1t is evident that
regardless of the protracted discussion
of the resolution 1t will be the resolu-
tion as prepared by the Senate commit
tee on foreign relations and not the
personal attack upon Victoriano HUI
erta framed at the White House and in
troduced yesterday in the House of
representatives by Chairman Flood. of
the committee on foreign affairs, which
eventually would pass
The delay of the Senate was proving
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-22
Natural Features of
Vera Cruz Responsible
For Death of Marines

Washington, d. c., April 22.-Nat-
ural features of the city OF vera Cruz
and the character of the bulidings
along the water front were largely re-
sponsible for the loss of life of Amer1-
can bluejackets and marines who land
ed there yesterday. This opinion was
expressed to-day by government OIL
cials who are familiar with the cap
tured city.
Between the bay and the line of
two-story buildings which face it is a
vacant space of about 800 yards OF
beach, open to fire from housetops.
The custom house, which can only be
reached by crossing the open space,
stands in this solid group of buildings
at the end of one of the two long
piers where the foreign merchant
ships land.
Like most of the structures in the
southern countries, the fiat-roofed
buildings with their high coping form
veritable fortification from whlch
rif1emen may pick off those below in
comparative safety, sheltered by the
high wall which surrounds the edge
of the roof. AS the blocks are prac-
tically solid. quite a formidable troop
| can be mustered on the top OF o
| square of buildings.
1t was from this protected position
that the Mexican troops opened fire
| on the bluejackets and marines.
The scattered and disorganized re.
| sstance on the part of the Mexican:
| is, In the opinion Of these officials
| proof of the utterly helpless condition
J of the Mexican troops.
The Mexican people as whole, one
of these officials declared. We're no
| unfriendly to the United States sol
| diers and the various demonstration
| which have occurred can be tracet
directly to petty functionaries ant
| police.
Many of the inhabitants of Yer;
| Cruz, unlike most Mexican cities, carr.
a strong taint of black blood and tn
| negro type Is common among thu
) citizens, though the negro himself i
| rare.
In honor of the four marines VIII
were killed and the twenty others In
jured by the MeMcans in Vera Cru
, yesterday, the Harrisburg Lodge, Nc
1O-, Loyal Order of Moose. last even
ing decorated its headquarters wit
American flags.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-22
TRAIN FILLED WITH
AMERICANS HELD Up
Belief Expressed That General
Mas Has Delayed Journey
of Refugees

Vera Cruz, April %. - The second
section Of yesterday mornings train
from Mexico City hlled with refugee
Americans. and a special train of ref
ugees have both been held UP some
where along the road to Vera Cruz.
presumably by General Mas.
Telegraphic communication with
Mexico City was cut last night and it
is assumed that the railroads are also
cut.
There are several hundred Ameri-
cans in Mexico City, including the
Charge D'Affaires. Nelson O'Shaugh-
messy, his wife and child.
Mexicans here protest vehemently
against the suggestion that the pas
sengers on the stalled trains may be
badly treated.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-22
HOUSE CONCURS IN
RESOLUTION GIVING
PRESIDENT POWERS
On Viva Voce Vote "Ayes" Were
in Pronounced Majority;
Session Is Short

Washington. d. c., April 22.-With-
out debate and without the formality
of a roll call the House to-day con-
Cured in the ADMINISTRATORS Mexi-
can resolution as adopted by the SEN
ate which justifles the President in
using the armed forces of the United
States in securing amends for indigni-
ties suffered by the nation in Mexico.
On the viva voce vote the ayes
were In pronounced majority. A few
negative votes were heard here and
there on the Republican side when
Speaker Clark put the question. After
thirty-minute session the House ad-
journed until noon, when Speaker
Clark will sign the resolution. 1t will
go then the Vice-President Marshall
and should reach the White House
late to-day.
Representative Flood. chairman of
the House foreign affairs committee,
moved that the House concur in the
Senate justification resolution when
the session opened at 10 o'clock. He
urged that there be no conference.
In addressing the House in support
of the substitute for the House reso-
luton of Justification Mr.. Flood said
that when he introduced the original
resolution Monday he believed it was
in the proper form to carry out the
purposes outlined in the address of the
President.
"The original resolution made it
clear that this country was not hos
tile to the Mexican people," said MIR.
Flood. land did not desire to make
war on Mexico; the Senate amend
ment state this in so many words. The
substance of this resolution is, there
fore, unchanged. In this momentous
hour, and in the circumstances con-
fronting this country. prompt action
justifying and approving the course
| of the President Is of the utmost i'm
portance, and it would be childish to
bubble over the words OF the reso-
luton when the substance is the same,
and this Is the view of the President.
| fear that an attempt has been made
! by gentlemen on the other side to
make partisan capital of the present
unfortunate situation between this
country and Mexico. hope the gen.
| tlemen have exhausted their misguided
efforts in that direction and that this
House will give it's approval to the
| chief executive of this nation without
a single dissent"
'I do not believe that we ought to
! engage in a war with Mexico at this
time for the reason suggested by the
President" said Representative Mann
who followed Mr.. Flood.
"Mr. Speaker. II we pass this reso-
luton we. have entered on war. AL
ready we have fired on and killed
Mexican citizens already involved ir
war in Mexico. I believe we ought to
be patriotic enough to try to secure
peace.
"I have believed 'watchful waiting
policy would involve us in war. l haC
hoped to prevent it."
The House recessed at 1890 unit
noon to allow time for the engross
ment of the Mexican resolution.
will be signed at that time by Speaker
Clark and will then go to the White
House.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-22

of grave embarrassment to the admin
istration.
The most striking speech of the whole
Session Of debsting was was made ,Se by ytseEad sena
the administration's foreign policy in
harsheSt terms.
The speech of Senator Root held the
attention of the Senate for more than
an hour. AS he proceeded railing at
the Democrats for conspicuous inetfci-
ency and deplorable ineptitude, ii their
the United States, the Democratic
members of the Senate squirmed in
their seats.
The speech was wormwood and gall
ministration blindly from triumph to
triumph in the course of moving
through the halls of Congress the
earlier administration measures of the
Following upon the speech of Sena-
tor Lodge, in which the Wilson Bryan
foreign policy was warmly attacked.
the Root speech came as salt in raw
wound
MIR. Roots Prediction
Mr.. Root declared that when the Sem
ed yesterday by the Senate committee
on foreign relations the country would
be plunged into a war with conse-
quences that no man could foretel!.
MED that the Tampico incident men
toned in President Wilson's address
was the provocation for the adminstra-
with emphasis that the real cause back
of the Presidents action was the de-
struction of American lives and prop
erty long months that anarchy and
riots prevailed in Mexico.
The New York Senator intimated in
language that was not lost on Secre-
tary Bryan or other Democratic leaders
present that in employing the armed
| forces of the Government against the
Mexican republic the administration
was attempting to lull the American
people into a state of forgetfulness that
the policy of "watchful waiting" had
proved an utter failure.
Protesting against the war" resolu-
at the instance of the administration,
Mr.. Root declared that 1t was made
quate in its statement of the reasons
given for turning loose the dogs of war
| against Mexico.
supports Lodges Substitute
He insisted that If the resolution was
to be passed it should enumerate
causes for war that would appeal to the
Judgment of the civilized world. Mr.
| Root urged the adoption of the Lodge
substitute, which sets forth that the
President Is justified in using force
American lives have been taken in
Mexico and numerous affronts offered
to the dignity of the United States Gov
| ernment.
again that if the administration resolu-
| tion was reported Congress by giving
assent could never Justify itself before
the people of the United States or OF
! the world.
Secretary Bryan moved uneasily in
| his seat from time to time rs the sena-
| tor from New York lashed the admins.
tration.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-22
Officials in Hiding!
FIetcher's Note Not
Presented by Mexican
By Associated Press

Vera Cruz, April 22.-Rear Admiral
Fletcher's note sent to the local OFF,
elias calling on them to cooperate
with the American officers In the re-
of order by calling off sharp
shooters and by resuming the local
could not be delivered.
Julio Franco, the Mexican chosen
by American Consul Canada to be the
hearer of the warning, was unable to
communicate with any of the federal
officials and only the mayor. Robert
Diaz. could be located.
When Franco tried to communicate
with the mayor he was refused ad-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-22
Piedras Negras Is
Evacuated by Federals
By Atsociated Press

Eagle Pass. Texas, April 22.-Pied-
ras Negras, opposite EARLE Pass, was
evacuated by tina federal garrison
early to-day after a night of wild eX-
element This morning more than
two thousand refugees came to the
American side Of the Rio Grande for
protection.
General Guaardes' forces are now
camped at Fuentes three miles south
of Piedras Negras. waiting for trains
to transport them to Satillo.
All federal forces have bee nordered
by general Mas to concentrate at
Saltillo ito repel the American inva-
ton" Last night when the people
of Piedras Negras learned that Ameri-
can marines had occupied Vera Cruz,
a dozen recruiting Offices were opened
and arms issued to volunteer compan-
les as fast as organized. Nor than
1900 volunteers 1t was said, enlisted
during the evening.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-22
Father of Dead Seaman
Proud of Son Who Gaue
Life For His Countr,
By Associated Press

Philadelphia, April 22.-"It is hard
to lose a son, but it's glorious to know
that he gave up his life for his coun-
try" was the fathers comment to-day
when officially notified of killing of
George Poinsett, a 22-year-old seaman
of the batleship Florida at Vera Cruz
yesterday. A letter written by the
young mans mother is now in the
mails addressed to him, in which she
cautioned him to ''be careful and don't
get hurt"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-22
Plenty of Money on
Hand, Says Underwood
By 4ssoeidted Press

Washington, D. c., April 22.-Ma-
jority Leader Underwood announced
to-day that he did not expect the
House to act on any bill appropriating
money for war purposes in Mexico at
the present time. I'VE have plenty of
money now unless the President ex-
poets to march to Mexico City," said
Mr.. Underwood. LAS far as 1 know,
the President has no such intention"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-22
Eleven Foreign Ships
Scattered Along Coast
By dtSociafed Press

Washington, D. c., April a.
Eleven foreign warships, other than
those of the United States, are scat
tered along the Mexican coast, accord
ing to an official list made public by
the Navy Department to-day. They
have a total of 66,156 tons and a per-
sonnel of 4,49S men. Four Of these
vessels are stationed It Vera Cruz.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-22
Bp dssocintad Press

Washington, April 22.-Speaker
Clark signed the joint resolution justi-
flying the President in using armed
forces in Mexico at s12.03 o'clock.
AS Speaker Clark at 1890 stood
with poised hand about to attach his
signature to the resolution, Represen-
tative Mann made the point that he
was acting without authority as 1t was
necessary for the Senate to be inform
ed that the House concurs in its sub
stitute.
The Speaker replied that he had no
doubt Mr.. Mann was technically COR
rect and thereupon Representative
Underwood said he would move that
the House recess until noon when the
Senate wound convene.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-22
Missionaries Ordered
to Hurry to Vera Cruz
By Associated Press

New York, April 90. - American
in Mexico have been or
dered to proceed with all possible
speed to Vera Cruz by the Board of
Foreign Missions of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. A large number
have already gone to the coast.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-22

mission by Mexican guards stationed
at the door. Franco then crawled over
the roof of an adjoining building into
the court of the Diaz residence but he
did not succeed in seeing the mayor.
Senor Diaz refused to leave his bed
room so Consul Canada's messenger
shouted the contents o. Rear Admiral
Fletcher's note to the mayor and per-
sonally appealed to him to yield in
order to save the city from lombard
ment by the American ships, remind
ing him of the grave risk to the fami-
lies of Mexicans and otherss in the
city.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-22
Communication Severed

Communication between the port of
Vera Cruz and the federal capital has
been entirely severed. All the tele-
graph and the cable wires are down
and e. +. Hundley, superintendent OF
terminals, has been unable to ascertain
what has become of the trains that
were on their way here yesterday from
Mexico when the landing of American
marines and bluejackets took place.
At the terminal here there are eight
locomotives and several hundred cars.
The unwillingness of storekeepers
to keep their places open and the
almost total depletion of supplies at
the restaurants where the proprie-
tors continued doing business made 1t
difficult for any one except the Amer
lean fighting forces to obtain anything
to eat. Tobacco is another commodity
Of which the supply has practically
become exhausted,
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1914-01-14
Births And Deaths in Rich
mOnd in 1913.

There were l4l births reported in the
city of Richmond in the past IL months,
as follows: Eleven in January, 10 in
February. IA in March, Is in April, Il
in May. IL in June, 9 in July. in Aug
ust. IL in September, IL in October, in
November and in December. OF these
births 203 were white and.36 were col
ored.
There were 13l deaths reported, as
follows: 16 in January, s in February,
10 in March, ID in April. 6 in May. IL in
June, IA in July, l3 in August, in Sep.
TENDER, 10 in October, Is in November,
in December. OF these deaths 81 were
white and A colored.
There we're 20 deaths from tuberculo.
sis about Is per cent. of the total num-
Der of deaths), z from pneumonia, from
cancer. There were s stillbirths;
deaths from diphtheria in the last four
months
We wish again to remind parents that
birth certificates are not complete with
out the baby's name. If you fail TO give
the name TO your doctor, report to your
local registrar as soon as possible.
Joe Shafhausen, Registrar of Vital
Statistics-office at Middelton's drug
store, Richmond.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1914-01-14

That was a woeful waste when COun
ty Judge Shackelford, Of Madison, pour
ed ten gallons OF brandy. which he had
confiscated from a bootlegger. into The
streets of Richmond. Some of the cir
cult judges have been worried about
what they should do with contraband
goods of the wet character and the sug-
gestiOn has been made that if they will
set il out in the court house yards Of the
dry towns it will soon evaporate. Had
Judge Shackelford thought of thai
Winchester Sun.
No doubt this idea has evolved in the
mind Of Judge Shackelford, but his hon
or is so tender hearted he does not de
sire TO infiict unnecessary punishment
on those wanting a drink by permitting
the air 10 become permeated with thu
aroma Of brandy.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1914-01-14
JANUARY Il 1914

So that everybody may get a general
idea as to The provisions OF the admins
tration currency bill, Frederic c. Howe
in the December Metropolitan has boil
ed il down TO its absolute essentials as
follows:
}. To cheaper the cost OF credit TO
the business men and farmers of the
country.
, To make credit available on more
equal terms and TO free il from control
by few large banking groups, and es
pecislly by Wall Street.
,. To provide for the easy expansion
and contraction of the currency and
credit to seasonal and other industrial
emergencies.
1. To mobilize the credit Of region
and keep the deposits Of each section
within that section and prevent their
flowing to Wall Street TO be used for
speculative rather than for industrial
purposes.
D. To retire the United States bond
secured currency of the national banks
and to substitute therefor currency bas-
ed upon the currently created wealth OF
the country.
Who can object 10 such a reform
measure but the Wall Street money
gamblers!
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1914-01-14

The relative value of woman and a
hog was illustrated in Wisconsin recent
ly, says the Midway Clipper. A woman
wrote to the governor that she had a
large family 10 support and was suffer
ing with tuberculosis, and desired State
aid. About tn same time letter was
received from a man who desired aid for
a hog which showed symptoms of chol-
era. The cover sent word TO the wo-
man that no appropriation had been
made for tuberculosis victims, and at
the same time an expert was hurriedly
dispatched with supply of cholera Sc
rum to the rescue of The hog TINS in
cident tells its own story without fur
theI comment.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1914-01-14

him 5 1-2 to SIC a pound.-Interio-
Journal.
Henry Knight & Son and Thos. Nee.
have $50 cattle on slop at Mrs. Jno. Dow
ling's two distilleries Thos. Meet has
245 head at W. B. SaTell's distillery; W.
I. Bond has 400 cattle at Bond x Lii
lard's; We'll. Carpenter & Lillard have
l,20 at Cedar Brook; Andrew Hawkins
and Ripy Bros. have 200 at Ripy Bros
A and G. b. Hawkins have 800 at Old
Joe and J. L. S. Browns; a. Hawkias
and John Veatch have large number d.
Bond Bros Anderson News.
Caywood & McClintock. of Paris sold
to Southern buyers g. mules for a tOta
of sl3. 400. The prices paid ranged
from $3.50 to 800 each. They sold to j.
5 Jordon. of HawkinSville, Ca, % head
Of mules at 500 all around; to Thomas
Harmon, of South Carolina. % head at
800 each and to VIM. Roberts, Of South
Carolina, 20 head at 1900 each. The
mules were bought in Bourbon and Har-
rison counties.
Scores of horses have died in the past
few weeks in DavieSS and surrounding
counties as result of eating unfit corn
as many suppose. In Henderson coun-
ty it is estimated that the loss has been
$50 600. One Daviess county farmer
lost four horses valued at $500. Most of
the deaths occurred in the districts that
were visited by the flood last spring and
later suffered also from the severe
drouth.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1914-01-14
Capital Stock $4,000
Phone 100
TO THE TOBACCO GROWERS OF MADISON
AND ADJOINING COUNTIES:

We weeks sales with the
conged for half Of the have remained
pounds
nearay
which feel the
taking everything The
excellent
usual high which feel That
Richmond will
pouuos, hopes
continue do.
The following the best sales of the week these
along many
Ask the who sold with
lack Simpson, Gaad county sold 335 lbs at l7c 2O lbs M W
los 225 lbs 2c and go lbs 20 @
Gibbs Gaad
slS this bringing Guey Reynolds
general SIS Ashby Seban county
S6 James
Hckum county
general county
lbs of sS Million Long Madison
hundred We of this record which
for the house We
those waited patiently unload
friends who elsewhere for
appreciate
prepared unload them earlier.
Finally wish that only deal in facts
believe that the week
high mark that prices
again, gratefully
MADISON TOBACCO WAREHOUSE CO. INC
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1914-01-14
~ In Real Estate,
Deals s s:s:s n. :; s 81;
cial interest 3:

Poultry added s57s. 900, 900 to the
wealth OF the country last year.
g. P. Cecil, Jr., of Danville, bought q
l, 200 pound cattle from II. G. Lutes and
z from Joe McAlister.
Benton & Evans shipped Saturday to
the city market car of hogs, averaging
It's pounds, purchased from various par
ties in the county at 4c.
At Lexington last week the horse, jack
and mule men organized an association
OF which prominent stockmen of Ken
lucky are the leaders.
Morgan Evans shipped to Cincinnati
a car of hogs, purchased from different
parties at an average of &c. He bought
from Price Gum 20 90-pound shoats at
Lie.
Mrs Geo. Tucker, of Poindexter, owns
COW that has found four nice, healthy
calves in one year. Who has COW that
can beat this neutrality-suspicious. DEM
ocrat.
Bean & Hutchings bought AZ ll5-lb.
hogs from Farris & Mcconnell. Al OF the
same weight from Worthington & Nc
Maxim at &c, 80 $50 pound hogs Of Pope
Bros and of 15O-pound weight from
DR.. s. o. Eads, all at 7c.-Danville Mes
senger.
J.. ]. Allen, of the West End, purchas-
ed bunch of lambs Of Henry Baugh-
man, near Moreland. at 4c pound.
Bourne & Robinson, of Garrard, are buy
ing for export, the former buying lot
of hogs weighing 100 to 125, that cost