The Rice belt journal., 1914-05-01
Vera Cruz Under Martial Law,

Vera Cruz Under Martial Law.
Vera Cruz.-Vera Cruz is now under
martial law More than thirty Ameri,
cans-men, women and children
were taken from a train at Aguasca,
lientes and imprisoned in the smelter
there, according to advices received
Sunday. Among them was CASTOR
Schultz, United States consul at
Aguascalientes.
Some of the others are: Miss Kay,
matron at Aguascalientes hotel; Mr..
and Mrs. A. B. Culver, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. H. Peyton and their two children;
Mrs. H. Riehlmann and four children !;
Mrs. Schultz, wife of the American
consul; c. L. Baker, general manager
of the American Smelling and Refin-
/ ing Company; E. H. Hearn, H. D.
Wilde, Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Harroun
and their daughter, F. H. McAuley,
Mr. Partridge, C. F. Lucas, J. l. Hen
derson, Mrs. A. B. Emery, Walter
Eikel, A. w. Ochs, W. H. Hendrick-
son Of the Lafe Mining Company, Mr..
Kenyon, Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Lee, H. H.
Hollingsworth and wife, P. w. Jones
and Mr.. Sorrell
Drunken Mob Enters Train.
A drunken mob at Encarnacion en-
tered the train and ordered all Amerf-
cans out of the cars, declaring they
were to be killed. While parleying
with the drunken mob, a small party
of Mexican soldiers appeared. Their
officers protested against the sum-
mary execution of the Americans and
had them taken to Aguascalientes,
where American Consul Schultz, Rail-
way Superintendent Thomas and a
number of railway employees were add
ed to the number of captives, all of
whom were locked in the smelter.
Prominent Americans Under Arrest.
J. K, M. Van Zant, president of the
American Club, with other officers
and the trustees of the club, are I'M
der arrest in the City of Mexico, ac-
cording to news reaching Vera Cruz.
Among those detained are NJ C. H.
Agramonte, civil war general: w.
L. Vail, j. B. Buchanan, William A.
Parker, C. G. Ray, E. Mari and Chas.
Yaeger the club manager, who also is
a veteran of the American civil war.
All officials of the American Mer-
camille Banking Company and the
Mexico City Banking Company also
are in custody in the capital. The
officers of the banks were arrested
because they refused to contribute
money to the Mexican government.
The American grocery was burned and
an attempt made to fire the American
Club. Three other American stores
were looted. Handbills urging the pop
ulace to burn American business
houses are being circulated in the
capital.
A number of American women in
the City of Mexico who otherwise
might have come to Vera Cruz on the
refugee train refused to leave their
husbands. The order to leave Mexico
appears not to have applied to them.
Proof that General Huerta regards
his country at war with the United
States is contained in the note sent
by Foreign Minister Rojas to Nelson
OShaughnessy ordering the American
charge d'affaires from the country.
The note says:
According to international law, acts
of armed forces of the United States,
which | do not care to qualify in this
note out of Difference to the fact that
your honor personally has observed
.oward the Mexican people and gov.
ernment a most strictly correct con-
duct so far as has been possible to you
in your character as the representa-
tive Of government with which such
serious difficulties as those existing
have arisen, must be considered as an
initiation of war against Mexico"