Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-04-29

A, sOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, ApRlL 2o. 1o14
MOBs TRANIPLE "OUR FLAG"
Americans i'm Mexican Capital Are
Menaccd-Refugees Leaving.

Mexico City, April 23.-(By Refu-
gee Train to Vera Cruz, April 21D.-
Mobs in the streets of Mexico City
were trampling under foot the Stars
and Stripes and were threatening
American pedestrians when the refu-
gee train, engaged under the auspices
OF the British and German legations.
left for Vera Cruz, carrying some 500
fugitives of various nationalities.
The position of those American
citizens left in the Federal capital
was regarded as critical. Nelson
O,Shaugnessy, the American charge
a airaires; Lieut.. Rowan, of the
navy, and Capt. VIM. A. Burnside. Of
the army, were to leave on Thursday
night for Manzanillo, on the Pacific
coast, under special arrangements
with provisional President Huerta.
Mob Smashes Windows.
BY dusk mob had been assem-
Dled III front Of the American Club,
where they smashed windows and
howled insults and threats at the
American citizens inside, all of whom
they threatened to assassinate.
An appeal to the Governor of the
Federal district brought police pro-
lection, but not before the crowd
had shattered many Of the. windows
in the club house and in adjoining
properties belonging to Americans.
Until o'clock in the morning
bands Of excited Mexicans marched
through the streets singing the Mexi-
can national anthem and shouting
death for the Americans"
An American jewelry store was
looted by the mOh a m N ~
police looked on but took no action.
The British, German and French in
the Federal capital were prepared at
moments notice to gather in the
previously arranged concentration
districts, which had been proyisioned
10 Withstand a siege.
Refugees at Vera Cruz.
Vera Cruz, April 24.-A refugee
train of Ia cars from Mexico CITY,
carrying $50 Americans, 100 Ge.-
mans and 800 Spanjards and Mexi-
cans and so Englishmen arrived here
last evening.
The exodus from the capital was
arranged through the Joint. action. of
the British and German diplomatic
officials with the war office
About three miles from Vera Cruz
section of track nearly a mile long
was found torn up. The refugees
carried their baggage to a train on
the Vera Cruz end Of the break, which
the British, cooperating with Ameri-
cans, had sent out. A detachment Of
British marines (unarmed) acted as
escort to the refugees on this last
stage of their journey to Vera Cruz.
200 Escape by Ruse.
Vnro Cru1 nril T,,,o ,,..,
dred more Americans who escaped
from Mexico City by ruse arrived
here at o'clock this evening. They
said all Americans had been refused
permission to leave by orders of
Huerta. They were enabled to get
away by declaring themselves to be
either English or German. None who
were known to be Americans were
permitted to come. The refugee train
consisted Of 10 cars and brought
about 600 passengers. A majority of
the remaining 400 on the train who
were not Americans were Germans
who had been directed to leave Mex
leo City by the German ambassador.
Consul Canada sent messenger to
Mas to-day on behalf of Americans
who are being held in the interior.
Gen. Mas referred the consul to
Huerta. saying that he himself could
do nothing to aid them.
Carry Arms Back Home.
Washington, April 25.-The can
tain OF the steamer Ypirango at Vera
Cruz has been ordered by his COM
pany to return to Hamburg with the
cargo or war munitions meant for
the Huerta government.
Embassy Saves Rifles.
Vera Cruz. April 25.-The Ameri-
can embassy in Mexico City saved so
out OF the 300 rifles in it's possession
when the order for their seizure came
from Gen. Huerta. The fifty rifles
were hidden and Nelson O'Shaugnes-
sy took receipt for the rifles and
machine guns confscated.
Relief Measure Signed.
Washington, April 25.-The Presi-
dent late to-day signed the bill pass
ed by Congress appropriating $500
600 for the relief and TRANSFORMATION
to the United States Of American citi-
Zens in Mexico
The Volunteer Bill.
Washington. April 25.-President
Wilson late to-day signed the volun-
teer army bill which provides for the
organization OF volunteer forces in
time OF war. Under the measure.
bodies Of State militia would he
taken into the Federal service with
their officers, who would \be commits