The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-01


American authorities here declare hs
| has been Of great value ~ the state
departm ant In furnishiSG 6rf1atior
as "a the true conditions IN Mexico
but declare It Uncomfortable that ths
physician should be adjudEed Spy
The Mexican federals charge, II if
said, that he has bean working In the
interests OF Felix Diaz. Tho same
, messages bringing reports OF the ar
rest and sentencing Of DR.. Ryan, DE-
clare that August B. Emery OF Bos-
ton and Chas. N. Smith, a British SUD-
ject ars being held for ransom by
the federals IN Zacataces. Dmery Is
the manager and Smith the engineer
of the Ia Fe mine located at Guade-
loupe. The ransom demanded is $685.
600. Emery's wife escaped with sew
eral other employees Of the mine, but
messages said to have been sent 70
Mexico City, declare that Emery and
Smith will be held until the money
demanded, declared to be necessary
to support the workmen while the
mine is shut down, Is Forthcoming.
Raises the Bet
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May LIN
response to dispatch in San Antonio
newspaper which stated that certain
Mexicans near Laredo had offered 900
head of cattle for the head Of Texas
ranger delivered on Mexican soil.
Capt. J. J. Sanders OF Co. B, Texas
rangers, countered with another oner
today
while I'm not in the cattle bust
ness" declared Sanders, II am inter
ested in the offer. In making 1t sweet
er, will say that I will cheerfully
give $500 in cash for the sight OF the
Mexican on Texas soil that made the
offer Of those 500 cattle for Texas
rangers head"
Free Liquor for Mexieans.
[By Bernard Rucker, United Press
STAFF Correspondent
VERA CRUZ, May LIN desper-
ate effort to unite all political factions
and organize his defenses to resist
the United States, Dictator Huerta
has released all political prisoners in
Mexico City. according to advices re-
ceived here today The men set at
liberty include several congressman
who opposed the dictator.
Huerta addressed the prisoners In
person. according to reports here,
declaring: 1--WE are now brothers
facing the common enemy, the Amer
lean invaders" At the conclusion OF
Huerta's speech the freed men were
furnished with funds and sent to all
parts Of Mexico to spread the propa-
ganda OF the dictator. Huerta has
seized the saloons in the capital In
order that he may furnish his soldiers
with a liberal supply Of liquor in
hope Of keeping them loyal to him.
to message received here
by the captain Of the French cruiser.
Earlier reports chat tho people Of the
capital were turning against the die
tator are also borne out in this mes
sage wilic., declares HuertA h be-
lieved to have made tali arrangements
for flight in case OF an outbreak.
Worried Over Ryan.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-The Unit
ed States government made strenuous
efforts today to obtain confirmation or
denial of reports that DR.. Edw. F.
Ryan of Scranton, Pa, was to be
shot today by Mexican federals at
Zacatecas because he was q spy. Of
this government. Tho administration
Is greatly concerned over the reports.
DR.. Ryan has been confidential agent
of this government: for some time but
there has been no more attempt to
conceal this fact than to conceal that
O'Shaughnessy was the state depart
nent's representative In Mexico City.
The state department has communicat-
ed with the Brazilian ambassador
and has told him very frankly that
Dr.. Ryan must be protected at all
hazards. As our representative in
Mexico CITY, the Brazilian ambassador
there has been requested to empha-
size to Huerta directly that DIR. Ryan
3 an American citizen who IL entitled
to fair trial Of any charges brought
against him and who must be treated
with the Utmost respect. pending such
trial.
While the state department is anx-
ously endeavoring to confirm the re-
port that DR.. Ryan Is in jeapordy, the
are also endeavoring to
determine the same fact. It is real
zed that summary execution Of Dr.
Ryan at this particular time would
De followed by prompt reprfsals by
he United States which would put an
md to any prospect OF a peaceful
settlement.
Secretary Bryan said he had not
,nly communicated with The Brazil |
an embassy over Ryan, but had In
tructed Consul Canada at Vera Cruz |
o use every effort to have the ply |
tcian released or granted a fair
rial on the charges against him. I
Bryan was plainly worried over the
eports Of his pending execution.
NMENEZ. Chihuahua, Mexico, |
Nov 1o~- d{.Aa~o~ .