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vision Of the commission. II tho COM
mission does its work properly Il j. need
less 10 say that very little will he left
after We have accomplished our object.
Then II there is further danger the ,m-
barge may be resumed and the danger
OF having American ammunition used
against Americans will he averted."
While Saltlllo IL under fire OF rebel
guns. Texas woman is standing guard
at the Madero Institute in that city to
prevent the building from being looted
and commandeered as barracks. Miss Ida
Hayes, Baptist missionary n Mexico
and director Of the Madefo Institute. has
refused to leave Saltil,o in spite Of the
dangers attending the bombardmcut OF
the city by the rebel guns. Her home
Is in Waco. Tex
The state Department has made a num-
Der OF inquiries for Miss Hayes and sent
appeals TO her through the American
Consul. To each OF these appeals the
Texas woman has answered that II she
abandons the institute. i Will b" occu-
pied by the Fcderals a. barracks and
probably DESTROYED during tn" nchtju-.
The Madero Institute ~ a boarding schoo.
for Mexican girls, but when the rovolu-
tion frightened away her regular students
she opened II a. a day school to prevent
the Federals from taking possession. She
has answered the appeals made to her TO
leave by saying that she was i'm no danger
and desired to remain whcle her duty was
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VILLA OFF FOR SALTILLO.
Rebel Oficials say Leader Has Army
of $4,000,

ToHREoN, Mex, May ll.--,;en. Fran
cisco villa, his staff and his rebel army.
estimated by him at 5000 men, are leav.
ing tonight on long trains to attack Sal
tillo. defended by Gen. joaquin Mass
and Federal army said To number 10.
900. Los Bocas, north OF Saltllo, has
been chosen by villa as his base of opera
tons.
Villas army, according to figures fur
nshed by rebel officers. consists of To-
600 cavalry 1900 infantry and $500
artillery. The artillery equipment is given
AT forty-seven field guns and sixty-fiye
machine guns.
The ammunition supply for the artil-
lery IL unknown, but the rebels claim
to have $50 to 400 rounds per man OF
rifle ammunition.
An hour before his departure Gen
Villa discussed the advance on Mexico
city as II his troops had already can
tured the capital of coahuila. lie asked
that the press OF the United States sub
nit proposal to Washington for him
y VIII need ammunition after we have
captured Saltilo," he said. "if I am 10
take Mexico city. realize that some
one may provoke war between tho United
States and this country, therefore. | have
this proposition to make
IF tho United States really wants IN
see Gen. liucrta eliminated let il an.
point an expert commission immediately
after the capture OF Saltillo This com
mission ~ To ascertain exactly what am
nlrlltiun my forces viii need to capture
the capital Let the United Statcs AL
10" Us TO obtain this under tho super
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Jackct' guarded them all day until they
were se.Nt away
There we're four amputatlon cases taken
to the hospital When these men have
recovered they will be honorably dis
missed from the service and will be pen
stoned by the Government They are:
Edward A. G!sburne. seaman on the
Florida. from Washington. u. c. lef; leg
amputated.
william O Keas. left arm amputated.
George kinsman of the Vermont. from
souih Boston. Mass. RICH; leg ampu-
taied.
Henry ~ Nlckerson Of the Utah. from
Wheeling. W. Va. left leg ampu,ated.
AGED ~. Lost n Leg.
As an example OF the youth OF the
sailors who did the Vera Cruz fighting
kinsman. with his right leg gone. is
only is years old. The thing he regrets
most is that he cannot continue in the
navy.
The stories told by the wounded men
about each other and about those who
were killed were of how the young men
went ashore and through the infested
streets OF Vera Cruz without even a
tremor OF fear. eager only to carry out
their orders and do a workmanlike job.
For instance Edward Schwartz of Man
haitian. who belonged to tho gun crew
Brooklyn lad who was killed. wouldn't
say word about the wound in his Shout
der. All he would talk OF was OF how
Schumacher died. AN example to his
comrades.
John Schumacher was one OF the
finest men on the Florida" said schwartz
before he went 10 the hospital. 1T was
hard for the rest Of us to restrain our
selves when he was killed. but orders are
orders and We had to treat the Mexlcans
In way We didn't like very much
He was hit three times and each time
he smiled. even when "a bullet thudded
into him and dropped him in his tracks
He looked up at his friends as they stood
around him. grinned and said:
These greasers make their bullets
slippery with their own grease. guess.
they hit so hard
An hour later he was dead But he IL
only one. They all died that way, not
a coward in the lot
George kInsman was one OF the first
or the wounded on the Solace to be taken
ashore in brooklyn. While he was lying
on strctcher waiting to be put in an
ambulance he raised himself and shouted
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FUNSTON MESSENGER ARRESTED.
"""n Thrown In Jail by IIuerta's
New Comma nder,

NLEN OR q. May if,--Gen. Angel Garcia
F'N' mas 'lsnaliled his advent as COM
Wdudor ~ the Mexican forces around
Vera cruz hv making prisoner OF
'uhhn ,'"ssciISer named Muro sent over
INTO the MeN'can lines by Gen. Funston.
treF"rio .N't'a4, q Filipino servant Of
Ndmir'i fletch .. went ashore on Nav g
ana wandered about the city. Hc disan-
n'arod and investigation indicated that he
had vonturcd outside the city toward the
"utpoSts. II Was not known that he had
been captured and no Information was
obtained about him until a hint was re-
c'iNsd several days ago that he was a
prisoner IN the Mexican camp
Nuro Was sent out beyond the outposts
with a polite note requesting tho Mexican
military authorities To report what they
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HUERTA SHOWS NO FEAR.
Fail OF Tampico Does Not Appear 10
Have Affected Him.
sp,e'a' coJ'e DcspatcA 10 THE ST,

SptH'a' 'db'e UcSpafch 10 THE stN.
MEXICO CITY, May lift Gen. Hucrta
= affected by tho fall OF Tampico. by the
advance of villa on Saltlllo which will
clear tho way to the capital. or by the
operations of Iapata at his back door he
doe not show il. Confronted on the
outs'de by this continuous procession OF
rcvcrsJs surrounded in his own official
home by friends who Will turn as quickly
IS nc himself once turned. lie goes about
his work with never show OF feeling
II is generally believed that h. IL not
even interested in tho peace conference
at Niagara Falls and that he has sent his
delegates away absolutely without in
structions oacept that they must not come
back II they even permit a discussios
OF the question whether he will resign.
1t is known now that Archbishop Mora
VINO has started for Rome. argued long
and earnestly with the dictator that it was
70 the best interest of the country for
HIM to 'ffacc himself. He was as deter
mined with the prelate as he has been
With everybody else.
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Some young men OF the navy came back
to New York yesterday on the United
states hospital ship Solace not because
they wanted to leave what they called
the fun down In Vera Cruz but be-
cause they were ordered here for the bet
ter accommodations afforded by the naval
hospital in the New York Navy Yard
There were three bodies In nag draped
collins on the Solace. Two OF the men
died Of wounds they got In the occupation
OF Vera Cruz and the third was a victim
OF appendicitis. which developed after he
had gone unscathed through the snipers'
storm.
The dead are Harry Pulliam. a fireman
on the battleship Vermont: Clarence o.
Hershberger and Hunter Dobson OF the
Louisiana. Pulliam and Hershberger were
shot by snipers and Dobson died on the
voyage Of appendicitis. Their bodies were
shipped by express to their nearest Of
kin last night
The wounded on the ship numbered
thirty-one. OF whom twenty-eight were
what is known as stretcher cases in that
they couldn't walk. thirty-one men were
Drought back for hospital treatment and
there were forty men who are conyal-
escing and who will return to the fee,
when the Solace goes back after she has
been repaired and has taken on a cargo
OF medical supplies for the fleet
Ambulances Await soIace.
The Solacc reached Quarantine. was
passed BY the health authorities and got
10 the navy yard at O'Clock yesterday
morning. A dozen ambulances from the
naval hospital were waiting, besides a
corps OF stretcher bearers
Under direction OF Medical Inspector
Luther l.. Won Wedeklnd. who comma nds
the ship. and Passed Assistant Surgeon A.
l.. CLIFTON OF the hospital the work Of
taking on the wounded was begun II
took two hours and by o'clock the sixty
two were comfortably placed in wards OF
the hospital by DR.. {. q. smith, the execu-
tive officer.
None OF the wounded was harmed by
the experience and DR.. Smith said that all
were in good condition and that no fur
Their deaths were expected. The three cof-
fins we're placed on the dock, where blue
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Robert Emmett Lee OF 792 Eighth ave-
nue.. Manhattan, who was shot In the leg.
was the only man to come ashore by him
self on crutches. He rode to the hospital
in the same ambulance with Kinsman.
who was his "buniie" on the Vermont.
They were marching up the street in
Vera Cruz. Lee In the rank behind Kins-
man. when a bullet came Tipping from
above. II hit K!nsman first. going
through his thigh. and then wounded Lee
! In the leg. The comrades fell together
and lay there comforting each other I'M
I'll the hospital men came and carried
them away.
Mos, OF the snipers' bullets. the wounded
said came from behind \ Mexican would
hide In a doorway until squad OF sailors
had gone by and then he would step out
and shoot AZ them.
so most of the wounds were In the
back. but they aren't the kind TO be
ashamed of. hut proud said the re-
turned men. They were got while the
navy was going forward. and never in re-
treat. they insisted.
The Red Cross flag. too. was used rs a
shield by the Mexcans In many cases.
From one building where the flag hoated a
dozen men were wounded before a detail
went In and killed three Mexicans. who
had nearly a thousand rounds OF ammuni-
ton and dozen rifles with which they
Were shooting from windows
Most OF those who were killed were
shot in more than one place. Harry Pull
liam. whose body came in on the So,ace
was wounded three times. All were seri-
Gus. but he kept running forward and call
Ing to his comrades to follow him until
he fell from loss OF blood. He was car
ried back to the Solace and died in half
an hour.
Basil Burnett. a youthful bluejacket
from the south Carolina. told about the
capture of one legged veteran OF the
Diaz army who carried cartridges IN the
inside OF the wooden part Of his leg and
shot several sailors before he was sus-
pectod
The seven surgeons on the So.ace came
In for lot of praise from the sick and
wounded. The uavy's doctors were in the
from, OF the fighting aud exposed them
selves continually To all sorts OF dangers.
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Senior Suarez. the Chilean Minis
ter. cannot leave his post here until sat
Urday. Ambassador Ia CANA Of Brazil
Will he IN Niagara Fails by Sunday. The
American representatives. Justice Lamar
and Frederick W. Lehman. will leave
Washington on Saturday.
Secretary Bryan has sent another COM
municatlon TO Huerta through the medi-
ators. making II plain that the United
states will welcome a return OF the MeXi-
can lighthouse keeper to the Island OF
I.obos provided Huerta will agree to keep
the light burning. The United States has
decided to sustain IN every way the action
OF L.eutculut-Comman Joffers IN send
Ing force to the island 20 keep the light
burning.
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states will not take the responsible OF
sending any Americans anywhere where
there is likelihood OF danger The
Admiral has told them II they get their
own ship and can pass Admiral MAYO
he will not prevent their landing. but the
United States Will not be party to any
risk
Ammunition QucstlOn n PussIr.
II is known that Gen. Carranza him
self is not friendly to all the oil COM
panies; some OF them have been regarded
administration. Their agents might dis
appear and the United States would b.
embarrassed in tho hunt for them.
Naval officers privately are in fear
that since Tampico has fallen most
embarrassing situation may arise for the
United states The. ask what will
Washington do II the Constitutionallsts
attempt to land cargo of arms and
ammunition? viii il apply the neutral
ity law OF the States to the high seas
"r viii It seize tho custom house, II
cannot seize any foreign vessel without
running the risk of serious international
complications and at the same time it
cannot tacitly aid Villa and Carranza
by failing 10 do IN their case what IL did
to Hucrta. That would end the possi-
bili'y of mediation and might mean re-
prisals on individual Americans
villa has said that he Will take Mex
leo city II he Is allowed to receive arms
and ammunition. Tampico is the only
open port where he can get them now.
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PAY $1,000 OR ROT IN JAIL
That Is ConstitutiOnnItst Ultima ~
to Lord Cowdray's Agent.

FL PAso, May 1+.--"Pay $4,000 or
70, in jan That is the alternative that
confronts Lord Cowdrays Agullar OH
Company representative at Monterey, who
il held prisoner there by the Constitutions
alist authorities in default OF payment OF
the forced loan demanded several DAYS
ago The agent, + t. Tea and an
Italian cousin, his cashier, had already
been imprisoned by the Constitutlonalists
Tor two days
K. V, P,squera, Carranza's agent in
tuareZ, was appealed to Wednesday TO OBJ
tain TEXAS rclease. He tclegraphed at
once 20 Gen Carranza, but no reply or
achnoNlt 1gmcnt has been received
Representatives of the oil company in
VI rdso have taken up with the matter di-
rcctly with the Italian Ambassador at
Washington,
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MORE BOMBS AT MAZATLAN.
Aeropianc Warfare IL Again Re-
s0rted To by Rebels.

WASH MOTION, May l1-AerOnlan nc
warfare has again been resortod TO py
tho constitutiunaiists at Malatlan, Adj
mlril Howard reported to-day. Two
bombs were dropped into the Federal
trenches. II is presumed that there were
many casualties
SAlrln'sh'ng continues day and night n,
NAzdi'an. but with no decisive advantage
20 either army.
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MGR. BONZANO TO REFUSE.
Apostolic Delegate VIII Not Take
Part in Mediation.

>0rr-1l tIHTf N'NI1frI "a TnE SrN
LoNpoN. May IA despatch from
Rome - tho Morning Post saws Cardinal
Merry del Val. tho Papal Secretary Of
state, has instructed Archbishop Bonzano.
The Apostolic Delegate at Washington, TO
refuse tho invitation OF the \ is Z nego-
tttors - join in tho mediation between
NcN!co and the United States.
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MAYO BRINGS WARSHIPS
INTO THE PANUCO RIVER
Cruiser Des Moines and Despatch Boat Dolphin,
Anchor Off Tampico.. Admiral Reports
All Quiet in City,

soldiers as greatly discouraged, as they
Remember that the Hucrtistas have not
won single campaign 80 far. and all the
while Villa ana the Constitutional st forces
are drawing the circle around Mexico city
tighter every day.
The fate Of the Federal soldiers who
did not find refuge on their gunboats
Is stu unknown. There are no definite
reports from tine shore about them. one
rumor had il that about 800 had made
"A dash through the Constituencies lines
toward san Luis Potosi to tho westward.
zoo miles over the mountains. Another
rumor is that they have started south
over the swamps and deserts toward Pa
chuca or Tuxpan.
In either case their situation is regarded
as hopeless. The Constitutionalists arc
operating between San Luis Po,osi and
Tampico under Gen Torres, ready to in
tercept them, and San Luis itself is
thought to he under siege. The fleeing
Federals cannot carry water End food
for themselves and animals to take them
over the arid wastes they will have to
travel to reach safety.
VV"''s " ~ Suo" w Nercy.
II they are captured it il believed they
will all be executed, for villa IN said
to have sent orders from over near Sal
tillo that no mercy can be shown. As he
approaches the supreme conflict Of the
campaign his forces cannot be encountered
with prisoners and the parole is II q, known
to Mexico.
Under present orders the United States
will not land any armed force at Tamplco.
nor VIII 1t allow its officers and men to
go ashore on personal visits. II Is hoped
however, that one of the Americans in the
Gulf port will come down the river to-
day or tomorrow and give detailed &C
count OF the fighting II IL plain that
beginning on Sunday. the Constitutional
lists did fearful execution with their ar
tlllcry. They we're being answered gun
for gun up to that time, although they
were doing the greater damage because
they had Notifications as "A target Two
days later they had swept through the
outer fort ifcatlons, running in crescent
from the Panuco River south six miles
out of the city.
There are many refugee oil men Of
Tampico at Vera Cruz, all OF whom ar,
hesieging Admiral Badger for a shin 70
carry them back 10 their wells, which
are running wild, entsiling an enormous
daily loss. They are told that the United
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back TO the bluejackets who lined the rail
OF the Solace:
say fellows rs hne TO be on land
again. Come on in
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ny DUDLEY HARMON.

Special correspondent Of THE SvN Nth
Rear admiral Badgers fleet.
VERA CRUZ, May l+.--Wireless reports
from Rear Admiral Mayo to Admlra,
Badger say that in obedience to orders
from Washington the cruiser Des Moines
and the gunboat Dolphin have entered
the Panuco River and are occupying an
anchorage which gives their guns com.
mand OF the city. No reason has been
made public for this order. and it Is sur
missed that IT is only for the purpose
Of afford!ng immediate assistance to the
twenty Americans who refused to leave
the city and perhaps 10 protect American
property.
Admiral Mayo has not yet received any
details OF the fighting which ended in the
evacuation Of the city by Federals. The
British cruisers. which have been well
into the mouth OF the river all along. re
port that the city is quiet and the Con-
stitutionslst commanders, Gems Con
zales and Caballero, are endeavoring 10
restore order. Tho British commanders
assert that as neutrals II is improper FOR
the United States.
Three Federal gunboats are now lying
under the shadow OF the guns of the
flagship Connecticut, and one OF the pas
sengers aboard the Zaragoza is Gen. cara
goza, the Federal commander himself,
after whose father the ship In named
But the Federals will only say that they
withdrew in obedience to orders from
Mexico city. They will not divulge any
thing further, Gen. Zaragoza is the COM
mander whose soldiers arrested the
United States marines and soldiers and
precipitated all the trouble between the
United states and Mexico He would
not salute then, but he is glad OF the
prott elton now.
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Federal Troops Discouraged.

Admiral Mayo does not say how many
Federal soldiers are aboard the gun
boats. lie reports a conference this morn
ing with the Mexican naval commander,
but II IL believed that this dealt more
with the future plans Of the gunboats than
the soldiers. The United States cannot
stop the ships under present arrange
mcnts, but II can watch them. II they
go south to TuXpan, which IL still in
Federal hands part ~ Admiral Mlyo's
fleet viii probably go along TO keep them
under surveillance.
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TO RETIRE AS BANKERS
y. n. Greenhut e Co. scnatpe =.
tees 10 $1,000 Drpo.,,or

The private barking copartne-r,t- .,
j. II. Greenhut 4 Co. who havo ha,,F 10
ductlng n banking business on thu 49,.
ices OF tho j. l.. GrccHhut tonna,,,
partmcnt store Sixth avcnus and w.
toon'h street. have decided 10 rst,-. ssn'
the banking business on March / tott'
capt. Grecnhnt. when asked FOR -.
part cularS, said WY
There was 4 timo when priyae. h,..
was very popular IN dcpar'iuent go.
as IL offered facilities which veso
preci1tcd bv a largo nu'.h-. % .5. "t
toners " our storr. IN the iuIr,,... ." ,
myself and associate the oore,I..,,,..y
which formerly justified tho mair,o,.o"''
Of a banking business iu dcpl---1A4,, e.
have ~ a large degroo ceased 4, -,
and feel that | want - dovo,e ,,i y,
time and attention 20 our der,,.,,...
store business.
II was very glad to hc'p s4cur. l..
latiOn to have all private barksra "a.
tho control OF tine State Depar,,,.,, =,
Banks: and l approve the r. su,9.ion y,
all banking business by The puhyc A.
thorities. II such Legislation Asd 49,.
enacted several years ago a great -no1y p,
cont unpleasant occurrence IN tie ha,t
ing business would lrave been ayo,do1
We are sending notices to our q. 900 A.
pceitors that We shall retire ron, ~.
banking business on March /, 1913. v1i,s
vii give our deposrors ample i'm. ~
make Other banking arrangements a.
In the meantime they can present ~.
pass books at their convenience ana ;.
ccive their deposits n full on demand"
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GOSSIP OF WALL STREET.


Financial reviewers spoke OF the stock
market yesterday az stronger. 1t is true
thn. quotations were higher for most of
tho iosues IN which trades wero made,
but the amount OF business done was
altogether too small to give these changes
tho least Significance strictly speaking
tlrre was no market Mt all. The 23,0OO
odd sharee cone Represented The smallest
saturdays business on record, the pre-
v.ous low dav being $4,000 odd shares on
June 80, tS't.
pu'uoas ir q market in which prices
are arbitrarily nNcd IL not a favorable
symptom, for business dcrcrds on the
eN'5uf OF tpe buyne power. u Is no.
correct - assume because stocks are no
forced on the market that they are no.
for SAL. There ia y large number ~
inactive stocks in which no Transactions
N1vc been reported since the exchange
t,oponel and for which there are no h,'s
q; aia Tho minimum price OF Iou''vi.ie
and Nashville and several other stocks IN
five Southern group have been reduced
.N.oc and still there is ~ market in
them Ualf "a dozen ~ the active stocks,
Including such Important issues ms United
Statce Stco,. Southern Pacific. Baltimore
and Canadian. are practically at the mini
mum prices md can only he sold when
BUYING orders come dribhling In
The marNc is now practically the same
as when business was don" through the
Clearur House IN the sense that there is
very ''tle speculative play IN II.
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THE COPPER MARKET
sasr.ns or IN price. a. rnoa ,,,,,,

Ssggirs OF IN prices a. wnnon Svsin~.
was done TO slightly Below Ia cent?
pound was the most important feature a,
tho week IN the copper market produc.,
N we'll sold NJ condition quoted III
cents. but admitted Il to re nominal cn,,
as there was no business don, az ma,
figure.
The export situation d.d not clear "a,
terlaliy. Producers we're much ,rts--U,x
IN the Rome cable message Yesterday h,
dicatinS n willingness on tho part 81 ~.
DI:lsh Government 20 release copper h.y
NJ Gibraltar for Italian account. M. Vein,
tardy recognition OF he embargo place
~ italy on copper reeN port alton no..
than two months ago. VIII. 4 WYNN
seou that such a condition would h--,
about "A solving OF .he problem for ,,nor
can shippers. inquiry among them ye,.,-
dnv revealed only tic fact thai -a,e. %
Mediterranean ports had advance. ma
terilllv and that most OF ne cor7.an-.,
SIN refused to handle copper. sven WIS,
accompanied by British and italian Am.
bassadors' v.ses
There IN. been SONS tain OF .nc--.s,,
rroduct'on OF copper. bu. an inquiry 4,
he trade lead. 20 .ho belief that rons O.
The larger companies have such -h'rt "a
mind