Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-03-04
|aIN ASKS BODY
'If SLAIN AMERICAN
rs. Starts Inquiry Into Hanging
Of Texas RanChman.
r.LA IGNORES NEW PLEA
y, However, Allow Autopsy in Case
;, ssnton. Whose Remains He
goIds-secretary Tells Senate
Body of Conditions.
MIA IGNORES NEW PLEA

r,.bfngton. Feb. 27.-Fear of an
mean combination formed for the
nose of restoring peace in Mexico
.ssponsible for the Importance at
.,ss5 nv the administration to the
i.,,b of William S. Benton, the Brit
4 ,rbiect. at the hands of General
m, the Mexican constitutionalist
aier.
mis- fact was admitted by Secre-
,r of State Bryan in his conference
m the senate foreign relations COM
-rae Wednesday, Mr.. Bryan recalled
,be committee that the refusal Of
Great Britain alone prevented such a
animation some months ago. Will
INTO enter into this combination were
Ssrnany, France, Spain, Austria and
ahsr nations.
But it is feared that if the investi-
nton now in progress should prove
hat Benton was murdered by Villa,
outraged public opinion would force
he British ministry to make strong
presentations to the United States
to obtain the punishment of the Next
an leader. Refusal or failure of the
United States to comply with these
presentations might lead to a revival
dthe European combination, in which
Great Britain would join. There exists
mlseQuently grave danger of foreign
applications growing out of the Ben
Ton affair.
Secretary Bryan made a new de-
nald for the body of a man executed
BY Mexicans. This time, however, it
vas for the body of Clemente Vergara,
an American citizen, who had been
hanged by Huerta's federal forces.
The secretary of state also made
fresh demand on the rebel general,
villa, for the body of William S. Ben
Ton British subject, but got no reply.
Another aspect that engaged atten-
ton was the sending to Mexico City Of
The armed legation guards of foreign
adOns The possibility of complica-
tons over the presence of these
guards in case of overt acts or disturb
nces in Mexico City was taken into
While the suggestion of sending a
guard for the American embassy was
rejected as unnecessary two weeks
igo it was discussed this time with
llch more seriousness.
Mr. Bryan ordered Consul Garrett,
atoned at Nuevo Laredo, to investi-
ale the hanging of Vergara and to
emand that the Huerta officers in the
lcinity Of Hidalgo surrender the body
0 him.
Dr. Bryan's new request for the
Gay Of Benton was transmitted to
onsul Letcher at Chihuahua, who
as told to insist to Villa that he de-
yer the body to the widow for burial
aeTeyer she might wish.
Nueyo Laredo, Mex, Feb. 27.-As-
frances that the men responsible for
le execution of Clemente Vergara
Ill be punished were given to Consul
aITet by Colonel Alvarez, COM
ander Of the garrison, and a relative
GENERAL Alvarez, federal commander
Pledras Negras, whose order that
sIsara be released arrived after the
angling. With J. Hill, Vergara's
olner-in-law, the consul expects to
St the scene of execution today.
.eFgera is survived by his widow
10 three children.
Vity Of Mexico, Feb. 27.-The Amer
a a charge d'affaires, Nelson
Slaughnessy, is trying to obtain the
lease of Inocencio Benavides, an
Iencan citizen. who is believed to
we been consigned to service in the
SAlcan army. Benavides, a Texan,
= IN Sabinas buying cattle when ar
S'ed on charge of conspiracy.
AeoeIs have attacked Mazatlan. The
-looat Tampico, which surrendered
me rebels, is fastening to join in
e attack.