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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-08
REBELS ELIMINATED
/ FROM MEDIATION
ATTITUDE OF - CARRANZA HIN.
DERs SOLUTION OF WHOLE
MEXICAN PROBLEM.
MEDlAToRS TRYING HARD
Send Long Telegram to Rebel CHIEF,
but He Refuses to Consider Any
81. thing Except the Tampico
Incident

Washington.-Gen CarranZa' ard the
Constituencies were practically
eliminated from the proceedings of the
three South American ENJOYS who
have undertaken to solve the Mexican
problem by diplomacy. In telegram
to Gen. Carranza the mediators an
nouneed that in view of his refusal to
agree to an armisSice with Gen. Huerta
they withdrew their invitation to him
to send a personal representative to
participate in the mediation negotia-
tons.
The mediators told the Constitu-
tionalist leader that as long as he
maintained his attitude they must de-
cline to treat with him. Gen. Car
rama had inquired in note to the
ENJOYS what subjects special repre-
sentative might be required to dis
cuss, pointing out that If the general
problem of pacifying Mexico were to
be approached he could not authorize
any one to participate in the nego'
tiations.
He reiterated that he would consent
to mediation only on the incidents
which had brought about a controversy
"between the United States and Mex
ico," holding that he was the consti-
tutionally chosen leader to whom COM
plant about the insult at Tampico and
other offenses originally should have
been made.
In their telegram the mediators
quoted Carranza's note to them, adding
that as long as he maintained that at
titude they must decline to receive a
representative from him, as they could
not separate the incidents at Tampico
and elsewhere which had brought
about friction between Mexico and the
United States from the general subject
OF pacifying Mexico.
1t became known that, in view of
the unyielding attitude of the Consti-
tutionalists, mediation virtually would
be limited to the arrest of American
marines at Tampico and other Of
lenses which had brought the Huerta
government and the United States to
the verge of war.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-08
HUERTA MAKES STATEMENT
III Have Not Agreed to Any Mediation
Involving Ny Resignation"
He SAYS.

Vera Cruz.-"You may hear that |
have been executed by the Americans ;
you may hear that have been ar
ested; you may hear that | have been
killed-and it may be true. But il you
hear that have resigned, tell all the
world 1t is lie.
Il have not agreed to any mediation
plan involving my resignation"
These words are from a statement
issued by Dictator Huerta to his army.
The wording of the statement was OBJ
tanned from Maj. Escadete, the Mex
lean commander at Tembladera out
post, half mile beyond the American
trenches and four miles from this city.
This statement" said Maj. Esca-
dete, was read to 1000 Federals be-
tween Tembladera and Atoyo. about
eighteen miles up the railroad, and
they received it with cheers"
More than $500 Federals are known
to be entrenching themselves at Jalapa
and are preparing to make stand
there in case the Americans move on
Mexico City.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-08
HAPPY NOW
Family Of Twelve Drink Postum.

ut certainly has been blessing In
our home" writes young lady in re-
gard to Postum.
II am one of a family Of twelve,
who, before using Postum, would make
healthy person uncomfortable by
their complaining of headache, dizzi-
ness. sour stomach. etc, from drinking
coffee
For years mother suffered from
palpitation Of the heart, sick head
ache and bad stomach and at times
would be taken violently Ill. About a
year ago she quit coffee and began
Postum,
my brother was troubled with
headache and dizziness all the time
he drank coffee. All those troubles of
my mother and brother have disap-
peared since Postum has taken the
place OF coffee.
"A sister was Ill nearly all her life
with headache and heart trouble, and
about all she cared for was coffee and
tea. The doctors told her she must
leave them alone, as medicine did her
no permanent good.
she thought nothing would take
the place Of coffee until we induced
her to try Postum. Now her troubles
are all gone and she is happy little
woman enjoying life as people
should"
Name given by the Postum Co., Bat
tie Creek Mich.
Postum now comes In two forms:
Regular Postum must be we'll
boiled. 15c and 25c packages.
Instant Postum-is soluble pow
der. A teaspoonful d!ssolves quickly
in a cup of hot water and, with cream
and sugar, makes delicious beverage
instantly. 30c and soc tins.
The cost per cup of both kinds is
about the same.
There's a Reason" for Postum.
sold by GrocerA
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-08
U. S. CONSUL IS A PRISONER
John r. SilIiman, Acting American
Consul at San Luis Potosi, Is
Threatened With Death.

Vera Cruz.--News reached here that
John R. Silliman, acting American
consul at San Luis Potosi, has been
a prisoner in the hands Of Gen. Joaquin
Mas, the Federal commander, for
eleven days and has been threatened
every night with execution.
The information about Mr.. Silliman's
predicament was brought here by two
American newspaper correspondents,
who had come to Mexico recently on
the invitation of Provisional President
Huerta. They went to the north to
watch the field operations of the Fed
eral army, and after they had wit
messed the defeat of the Federal troops
at San Pedro, were taken back to San
Luis Potosi and imprisoned, but est
erward were released.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-08
ATTEMPT TO CUT
OFF WATER SUPPLY.
AMERICANS RESIST WITH MA
RlNES, AVlAToRS AND SHIPS.
NO AMERICANS INJURED,
FIRING WAS SCATTERING
Airships Protected Marines and
Launches the Aviators-When Re-
endorsements Reach Scene
They Were Not Needed.

Vera CruZ.-Reports were received
here that the Mexican Federal sol
diers had attacked the American out.
posts and that fighting was continuing
Internationally. Re-enforcements were
rushed to the front both from the fleet
and the land forces.
Five hundred Mexicans, cavalry and
infantry, commanded by lieutenant,
sent a message to the American out
posts under a flag of truce and de-
nanded the surrender of Maj. Russell
and his force of Third regiment ma
rines.
An IS, o. s." call was sent to Ad-
miral Badger, who replied:
"Re-enforcements sent Immediately
from the fleet. Also land forces"
Capt. Muslin, from the battleship
Mississippi, flew to the front in a
Curtiss biplane.
The attack at the front was made
while another detachment of the Mex
leans started for the TEAR waterwarks,
which gives this city its supply. The
reservoir and pumping station is sit
uated ten miles south of this city and
five miles inland. Mexicans expected
to either destroy the pipes or make
the water unfit for use as part of their
plan to establish food blockade from
the interior. This is being done in
the hone Of starving ont tho Amar.
leans.
The march of the Mexicans toward
the reservoir was reported here by
army scouts. They said the Mexican
detachment consisted of 800 men.
Only Scattering Fire.
Aviators Ballinger and Lamont have
started in aeroplanes for the scene.
Steam launches from the battleship
Arkansas ran along the coast to pro-
tect the aviators from sharpshooters
The aviators were ordered to hug the
coast line until they were directly OPP
posite the waterworks.
When Col. Vanvilet and Col. Lee
JENNIE, with their supports, arrived at
the waterworks station, Maj. Russell
and his men were not hard pressed.
The Mexicans had contented them
selves with a scattering fire, consist
ing of no more than four or five shots
at range of about 1900 yards.
From Maj. Rpssell's lines only one
shot was fired.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-08
REBELS SHOOT AT STEAMER
HeImsman of Steamship Antilla Is
Badly Wounded-Rebels Would
Prevent Boats Landing.

Vera Cruz, Mexico, Via Galveston
Texas.-The steamship Antilla of the
Ward line was fired upon by rebels
off Arbol Grande, in the Panuco river
and the helmsman badly wounded.
Reports of the occurrence were re.
ceiyed here by wireless. The rebels
fired upon the Antilla without warn
ing soon after she entered the river
The vessel was flying the Cuban flag
Following the volley and the wound
ing of the man at the wheel, the An.
tilla anchored in midstream and sent
out S. o. S. signals for assistance and
medical aid.
The appeal was immediately an.
swered by Rear Admiral Mayo and
Capt Doughty of the British cruiser
Hermione
Capt. Doughty at once sent flag
ashore with message to the rebels
that such conduct will cause the com.
manders of all vessels in the harbor
to take radical steps to prevent such
violations of international law
The rebels gave a defiant reply, and
declared that they intended to hold
the Antilla and any other American
merchant vessels attempting to enter
the Panuco river.
The Mexican federal gunboat Vera
Cruz then steamed up close to Arbol
Grande and trained her guns on the
position of the rebels, Smelling them.
Reports are to the effect that the fire
from the gunboat ignited two large
oil tanks on the property of the Wa
ters-Pierce Oil company, which were
consumed
Under cover of the smoke from the
burning oil tanks, the Antilla succeed
ed in escaping down the river under
protection of American and British
warships.
The rebels in front of Tamplco are
reported to be expecting heavy re-
endorsements of men and artillery
from Monterey. AS soon as these re-
endorsements arrive they will renew
their attack on the city
The army has reached Vera Cruz,
and the Fifth brigade, Brig. Gen. Fred
erick Funston commanding, is In pos
session of the city.
The naval forces of the United
States evacuated the port and re-
turned to their warships and trans
ports in the harbor. In the places &C.
cupied by the bluejackets and marines
khaki-clad army men are now.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-08
Aroused Over Oil.

Fentress county Is coming to the
front in oil developments. News has
just reached here of the completion
of fine we'll on the farm of Jesse
Crouch of Forbus, some twelve miles
north of jamestown. This well Is re-
ported to have been a flowing we'll
and rated at 200 barrels per day. 1t is
now capped over and the oil is being
saved for market. This well, while it
is in wild cat" territory, is on line
between the famous "Bob's Bar" we'll
on Obey river and the Wayne county,
Kentucky, oil fields, that have been
producing oil Of excellent quality for
some fifteen years past. This new
well will lend encouragement to the
other companies now operating and
will also cause many new wells to be
drilled this year in this county, which
has long been counted as a good oil
field, but the development has been
held back on account of the pipe line
being taken up several years ago on
account of heavy taxation by Pickett
county through which it passed on the
way to Somerset, Ky.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-08
REBELS WORRY MEDIATORS

Washington. Assurances of peace
with a steady abatement of war
talk was the dominant feature in
Mexican developments here. Attention
still was conferred on the work of the
South American mediators, who re-
ported steady progress and no dead.
lock between the parties.
In other quarters. however, the fail
ure of Gen. Carranza thus far to &C.
cept the mediators' proposal for a
suspension of hostilities caused con.
tinued doubt over the outlook for
broadening the scope of the media
tors work to a settlement of the
whole Mexican situation.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-08
Hlah churehmen in Session.

The College of Bishops of the M. E.
church, south, met in the last session
before the converting of the general
conference, which meets in Oklahoma
City. Bishop A. w. Wilson, the senior
bishop, was the presiding officer. The
sessions were executive, no reports
being handed out until the close.
Bishop w. A. Gambler, SO it is re.
ported. has prepared the Episcopal ad.
dress, which will be presented to the
bishops before it is read at the gen.
eral conference meeting. This is a
very important session Of the College
of Bishops, as there are number of
matters on which the heads of the
church are to consider before they
prepare hteir recommendations for
the larger body.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-08

New Orleans.-The Ward liner Mon
terey. with 6SS refugees aboard,
reached quarantine. The refugees
called a meeting at which resolutions
criticising the present policy of the
United States with regard to the
Huerta regime were presented.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-08
Court Raps False Witnesses.

Delivering perhaps the strongest
charge ever given out to a grand Jury
in the federal court at Jackson, Judge
John E. Mccall touched upon the lead.
ing phases of law violation of the pres
ent day.
Judge Mccall stressed the fact that
perjury in the courts had reached the
appalling stage that men would ruth.
lessly swear falsely in order to save a
friend or cover up crime that they
themselves might be connected with.
He stated that this was grave state
of affairs and must be checked.
He admonished the Jurors to inves-
tigate fully the violations of law with
reference to liquor sales without fed
eral license, putting in the Unites
States mail such matter as Uncle Sam
has positively prohibited, pure food
and drugs violations, counterfeit
money, perjury, etc.
He classified as non-mailable threat
ening letters and circulars presenting
fraudulent schemes.
we are money mad in this age,'
stated Judge Mccall "all of us save a
very kindly feeling for the dollar, but
we must look very closely into the
method by which dollars are gotten.
There are thousands of get-rich
schemes and the government has
made very heavy penalty for the
man who thus dishonesty niles his
trade through the mails.
"If you have a counterfeit dollar"
said Judge Mccall, you had better
turn it over to a federal officer and
not try to work 1t off on somebody
else. The government does not like
that sort of dealing and won't stand
for it."
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-08

With visit to points of interest in
Nashville, an inspection of the Manu-
facturers' building, election of officers
and selection of meeting place for
next year. the annual state conven.
ton of the Travellers Protective asso.
citation came to a close. A banquet
was held at the Tulane hotel, bringing
the list of social features to an end,
DR.. Lucius p. Brown was unanimous.
ly Endorsed as pure food and drug in.
spector of Tennessee.
Mr.. ]. r. Bass was reelected presi.
dent of the association in Tennessee,
it being the first time the president
has ever been reelected. Mr.. E. w.
Neal of Knoxville was accorded an
equal honor, being reelected secre.
tary. DR.. Bachman was reelected
state chaplain. Chattanooga was
chosen as the convention city for
1915. The president announced the
following chairmen for associate com
mittees: Good roads, Sam HARRISON;
state membership, D. w. Lackey; no
tells, E. B. Cartwright; press, Harry
Camp. Jr.; railroads, Charles A. Wei
Ter; legislative, Sam D. Clark.
The banquet was very enjoyable
affair, the talks being short and en-
PERTAINING and an abundance of mu
sic being furnished by an orchestra
and the Village choir Among the
speakers were DR.. Carey Il. Morgan,
DR.. Mercer P. Logan, President Bass
R. S. Fletcher, Henry Fritz, DR.. Lu
cius B. Brown and H. r. Preston.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-08
Eederals a. SaltiIlo.

Chihuahua, Mexico.-Instead of evac-
eating Saltillo, as rebels had under
stood they would do, the Federal army
of Gen. Velasco at the Coahuila cap
ital received 1900 re-enforcements and
barricades are being thrown up in the
streets with a view of making de-
termined resistance by Villas attack.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-08

At meeting OF county officials and
representatives of local business or.
carnations it was decided to draft
resolution to present the county court
authorizing a bond issue in aid of the
Nashville & Corinth railroad.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-08
Would Protect OH Wells.

Houston.-Oil companies operating
in the Tampico. Mexico, fields, partic-
ularly Panuco, have called meeting
in New York to discuss steps to CO.
tain protection for their holdings which
have been threatened with destruc
ton by war between the Mexican fac
tons.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-08
Americans in Mexico City.

Washington.-One hundred and sixty
Americans are in Mexico City, accord.
ing to a message made public by the
state department. This number in
cludes those who have arrived from
interior points.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-08
Make Map of Cumberland.

The government survey party that
is to make a detailed map of the up
Der Cumberland country for the i'm.
provements that are to be carried out
under the new rivers and harbors
appropriation will leave Nashville
soon.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-08
Regulars Replace Militia.

Brownsville.-Six hundred United
States troops replaced a regiment of
the Texas National Guard on patrol
duty here, under an agreement be-
tween Secretary of War Garrison and
Gov. Colquitt.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-08
VANDERBILT AND
PEABODY TRADE
LATTER DEEDS FOURTEEN ACRES
TO FORMER IN EXCHANGE
FOR SIMILAR TRACT.
BOTH SCHOOLS BENEFITED
Peabody Campus Will Be All In One
Tract NoW-Vanderbilt Is Re.
ported to Have Spent $780,
900 for Land Involved.

-NdSnVllle.'
George Peabody College for Teach
ers and Vanderbilt University have
Just completed an arrangement where
by the fourteen acres of ground to the
south OF the present Vanderbilt cam
pus Is to be decided back to Wander
bilt by the trustees of Peabody. In ex-
change for this the trustees of Van
derbllt have acquired a seven-acre
strip OF ground lying to the east of
the present Peabody campus and also
seven acres of ground just north of
the Peabody campus and these two
tracts will be given to Peabody in
exchange for the fourteen acres decided
by Peabody to Vanderbilt.
This new deal is believed to he TO
the advantage of both institutions and
Will be a source Of qualification and
pleasure to the alumni of both insti-
tutions. Vanderbilt University keeps
her entire west campus intact and
Peabody College will have her entire
campus practically in one tract.
In the spring of 1914 the trustees Of
Peabody College and Vanderbilt Uni
versity entered into an agreement
whereby Vanderbilt University came
into possession of the old South Nash
vile campus. Besides a cash consid-
Grafton Vanderbilt University gave in
exchange about fourteen acres of
ground in the south end of its campus.
This is the tract which figures in the
present deal.
1t is understood that the trustees
of Vanderbilt, in acquiring the four
teen acres decided to feabody in this
deal expended approximately S150. 600
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-08
Tuxpam Quiet.

Galveston, Tex.-Tuxpam is quiet
again and anti-American demonstra-
lions there have ceased, according to
refugees returning here on board the
torpedo boat destroyers Henley and
Warrington, which came up from
quarantine.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-08
| Arouses Interest.

The announcement of the candidacy
of George N. Welch of Nashville, for.
merly OF Monterey, for the Democratic
nomination for railroad commissioner
for Middle Tennessee aroused consid'
cradle interest in political circles.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-08
NAV Represent huerta.

Washington.-No official notice Of
the coming of Joaquin D. Casasus
had reached Washington up to late
hour, but in official circles it was sup
posed that his mission was to repre-
sent Gen. Huerta before the South
American mediators.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-08

Galveston, Texas.-Galveston well
coined the 47O refugees released from
quarantine on board the battleship
Connecticut, which brought them here
from Vera Cruz and Tampico.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-08
Greeks Volunteer.

Macon, Ga.-Twenty-five Greeks,
most of whom have just returned from
their native country, where they
fought in the Balkan war, have vol
unteered as the nucleus of company
to be formed in the Greek colony here
in case of war between the United
States and Mexico.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-08
Casasus to WASHINGTON,

Mexico City.-Joaquin D. Casasus
former Mexican ambassador to the
United States, was hurriedly ordered
to proceed to Washington from Carls-
bad, where he has been taking the
cure.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-08
Sue Druggists.

A sequel to the tragic death Of La
ME Elise rail, who succumbed to q
dose of carbolic acid taken on account
of a disappointment in love. has come
to light in a damage suit filed against
the druggist who is alleged to have
sc;d the poison to the girl.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-08
Refugees Leave.

New orleans.-The first of the ref
ugees from Mexico to be released from
the quarantine station, ninety miles
down the river, left here for their
homes in various parts of the United
States.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-08
Demonstration at Brussels.

Brussels, Belgium.-Under the local
Hispano-American committee, there
was a demonstration in this city in
favor of Mexico and against the United
States.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-08
Favor Roberts.

All of the counties near Cookeville
will send delegations to the approach
ing state Democratic convention in
structed to vote for Chancellor Albert
H. Roberts for the Democratic guber-
Material nomination.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-08
Americans Safe

Philadelphia Americans, R.
D. Paxton, his nephew, R. H. Paxton,
of Kansas City, and E. E. Morgan of
Houston, Texas, arrived here on board
the steamship Kentuckian from Puerto
Mexico.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-08
Transfer, REFUGEES.

Vera Cruz.-Refugees from Puerto
Mexico, who arrived on the Leland
steamer Dictator and on the transport
Hancock, have been transferred to the
steamship Monterey, which will take
them to New Orleans.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-08

Paris.-Porfirio Diaz, former presi.
tent of Mexico, has sent an answer to
Gen. Rafael Reyes concerning the lat.
ter's recent effort to end the Mexican
difficulty.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-08
Send Body Home.

Jackson, Miss.-The body of E. c.
Fisher, one of the first American
bluejackets to fall in the fight at Vera
Cruz, is expected to reach his old
home in Scott county soon.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-05-08

After dickering around for some
weeks the representatives of the COM
mittees from Cheatham, Williamson
and Robertson counties have at last
named A. j. Harris of Robertson coun-
ty as floater.