The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-04-27
WAR NEWS
LAST NIGHT AND This
.. MORNINGS NEWS ON
MEXICAN TROUBLE
SUNDAY IN VERA CRUZ
Pot POurri of Events OH the Mexican
Situation From That Vicinity.

a. the Smelter there. according to &C
vices received here. Among them wa
f CASTOR Schmutz, U. S. consul at Aqua
q Calientes
+ drunken mob at Encarncion en-
tered the train and ordered all Am
orleans out of the cars, stating tina
h they were to be killed. While parley
n ing with the druken men, there ap
peared a small party of Mexican sold
iers, whose officer protested agains
the summary execution of the Amer
: leans. He drove the refugees into tn,
n rear car which was uncoupled from
r the train and left standing on tn,
o track. Later this coach was taken t
Aguas Calientes where American Con
I sui Schmutz, Railway Superintendent
q Thomas and number of railway EN-
/ ployes were added to the number Of
captiyes, all of whom were locked in
the smelter.
+ Another party of American refugees
/ fleeing from a town in the state OF
Aguas Calientes, were driven from the
train and marooned at the station of
Trinidad All officials of the Mercan-
tile Banking company and the Mexi-
can City Banking company are also in
custody in the capital The officers
of the banks were arrested because
they refused to contribute money to
the Mexican government. The Ameri-
can grocery was burned and an at
tempt made to fire the American club.
Three other American stores were
looted Handbills urging the populace
to burn American business houses
were distributed.
A number of American women in
the capital, who otherwise might have
come to Vera Cruz on the refugee
train, refused to leave their husbands.
The water supply plant at Tejera is
guarded by 800 marines. The mar
ines found the pumps unchanged.
Mexicans are operating the plant.
The battalion is under Captain L.
NJ Gulick of the Arkanas His men
have field radia but have reported |
no appearance of the enemy.
Lieutenant Bellinger made scout
ing trip in hydro aeroplane over the |
Antigua and San Francisco bridges
on the line of the Inter-Oceanic, the
narrow 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 injured since
the beginning of the operations,
many are held by the Mexi-
cans and threats of executions have
been made.
Wireless reports to Rear Admiral
Badger state that no disturbances have
occurred in the coast towns The
American-H Hawaiian liner Dakotan ar
lived today from Puerto Mexico with
81 American refugees on board. The
aptain of the Dakotan said he saw
% indications at Puerto Mexico of
demonstrations after word of the
.merican leading at Vera Cruz was
eceived.
The steamer Mexico probably will
aid tonight for Galveston. She will
AIRY refugees of all nations, includ-
lg those from the Dakotan.
The cruiser Denver at Manzanillo
n the west coast, reports that she has
number of American refugees on
oard
Sunday was a quiet day aboard the
nposing fleet assembled outside the
reakwater. Il
Admirals Badger and Fletcher are
over the refugee situation
the influx of refcgees who are I'M
illing to proceed to the United States
the accommodations here
i'll soon be overtaxed and this may
amper the military operations. The
sfugees therefore are being urged to
Ike the first opportunity to get to
alveston
Definite instructions from Rear Ad-
iral Badger, commander in chief of
lie Atlantic fleet, to all American non
)mbatants to leave Vera Cruz by the
Gamer Mexico, were posted at the
'nsulate and other conspicuous places
II
The order stated that all must be !
BOARD the ship by O'Clock Sunday |
ternoon. There were many decidedly
,posed to obeying this order and
pecially rebellious were the women
hose husbands are still in the inte-
Dr. and of whose fate they are igno-
mt. II
The explanation was offered that
I'd supplies and housing accommo-
lions were rapidly becoming serious
oblems and there was danger of
'ease through overcrowded condi-
ms. 1t was intimated that this
ght be the last opportunity for
ME refugees to reach the United
ates