Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-29
Board Trains and Demand
Money and Trinksts of
Passengers.
HUERTA DENIES GUARD
Permits All Foreigners to Leave
CAPITAL. But Will Not Guar
antee Safety.

Vera Cruz. Mexico. April 2e.-Com-
rnander Tweedie of the British cruiser
Essex who went TO Mexico City sew
sral days ago 10 iutercede for foreign
srs held in the capital. returned here
vssterdav and reported his mission
successful Huerta assured IWeedie
he would release all American prison
ers and that all Americans desiring
might leave via Puerto. Mexico, but
the trains on which they would go
would not be provided with escorts,
Huerta rot wishing to assume respon-
sibility for their safety
Tweedie's train picked up 100 Amer
leans from various interior points as
sembled at Soledad. These refugees,
among them women and babies, came
from TERRA Blanca. Cordoba, OriZaba,
and presented a pitiable spectacle
worn. dirty and tired from their fright
ful experience According to Tweedie
he planned TO start three trains from
Mexico City last night operated by
EuElishmen. He expected these trains
would be able 10 take all Americans
and other foreigners who wished to
20. about 500 in all. The total Ameri-
cans imprisoned at Cordoba and
brought here yesterday was 1i3-
Among them were those who yester-
day were reported dead
Unknown American KILLED.
Il is reported from Mexico City that
an unknown American was killed in
front OF Hotel Isabel by a mob a few
days ago. 4 number Of refugees from
interior points brought stories OF
threats by Mexican mobs, rescue by
authorities and subsequent imprison-
ment until danger had passed. In sew
erai instances Mexican soldiers COM
pelled Americans 10 pay large sums
for protection from the angry crowds.
J. W. Elliott. locomotive engineer, |
vas in TERRA Blanca when news of
the occupation OF Vera Cruz reached 1
him. With his wife and children he 1
started for Cordoba under guard of 4
Mexican soldiers. At Cordoba the 1
soldiers said they were hungry and 4
asked 80 pesos on pain Of surrender
ing the Elliotts 10 a bowling mob
which surrounded the station. The
money was paid and the Elliotts were
marched a mile through the streets TO
six days. during the first two of which
crowds surrounded the place demand
ing their lives. Manager Boyd OF Mot
zeronge Hacienda, when he arrived at
Cordoba was forced by federal guards
TO pay 1.5OO pesos for protection
through the streets TO the jail.
Mexican Colonel Saves Party.
Circulars exhorting kill the Grin
goes thrown about Cordoba, said
Americans were massacring women
and children F. ". Lehmer. a ranch
manager. whose home is in Omaha,
vas on his way TO Vera Cruz for
Eisit. not knowing of developments
here. when he was picked up at TERRA
0i2nca and placed on a train At ev-
~ station crowds went through the
rain. taking food and snatching trink-
u At Cordoba the party was sur :
ounded By a mob in the street when
escued BY the fine conduct OF Mex
can colonel. who rushed soldiers
nrough the crowd and took the Amer
-@ns into the palace. For six days
ney slept on stone tagging. There
ere two women in the party, one
ith little baby. They obtained
iankets and sufficient food by send
g out and buying them
Refugees Expected Friday.
The American colony settled down
await news from Puerto Mexico for
ie arrival of 500 refugees In three
'ainloads from Mexico City. which a
uerta officials promised Tweedie y
ould be dispatched from the capi- II
! last night The route 10 Puerto \
eIico IS roundabout and IL Is not Il
Ipected the trains Will reach the coast c
fore Friday. Admiral Badger Vlli u
I've merchant vessel at Puerto Mex r
20 meet the refugees. He VIII not u
nd Warship. as this might arouse rC
lti-American feeling. e'
officials Await Orders ~
o'shaUghnessy and Arnold shankiin: -
nenean consul general. are sun
re awaiting orders. This Is con- VI