Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-05-19

carried all before them in their ad-
vance on the city. They went aboard
the federal gunboat Morales. which
was abandoned in the harbor, and set
fire to the vessel. The smoke belch-
ing from the hull was rent by an ex-
plosion when the powder in the maya
zines was reached by the flames. Spec
tators on shore saw the gunboat lurch,
then rise part way out of the water
and sink.
Vera Cruz, May Eff om Mexico
City come late reports tn. large num-
bers of men and boys are drilling in
the streets. A few nights ago a mob
gathered before the Briziiian legation
and demanded that Luis d'Antin, an
attache of the American embassy, who
had taken refuge there. be delivered
over. Threats were made to kill him
The Brazilian minister 1otified the
state department that he would sur
render dAntin only in case he was
oyerpowered by the mob
The antipathy to the attache was
due to the fact that he is the only
American official left in the capital,
and because of his activity in reliey-
ing the distress of American noncom-
batants.
So far as known no measures have
been taken to fortify the capital. At
Guadalupe, strategic point on the
Mexican railway entering the city
there are no signs of Notifications
The federals, however, are taking
steps to provision Puebla, about bid
way between Vera Cruz and the cap
ital on the Interoceanic railway
General Navarette is said to be hold
ing outposts east of Puebla watching
the American lines. 1t is reported
that many cattle have been gathered
at Puebla and much grain and sup
plies OF various sorts are stored
there.
A rumor has been current in the
capital that if Villa drives the fed
erals out Huerta plans to make a
stand at Puebla, which has military
advantages for defense.
An American named Doster, for.
merly correspondent for a New
York paper but recently employed in
a bank at the capital, is missing and
is supposed to have been imprisoned
by the federals. He resumed newspa.
per work when the other correspon.
dents at Mexico City went to Vera
Cruz
The number of American women
left In the capital is variously est.
mated up to three hundred. They are
waiting for what they characterize as
the last indefinite warning" They
appear to believe that the capture of
the capital by the rebels would mean
nothing worse than fighting within the
city. They believe, also, they would
be safe.
Nutter, correspondent of the Boston
Herald, who went with photographer
to Saltillo recently on General Huer-
ta's invitation, reached Vera Cruz dur
ing the day. Both men had terrible
experience at San Pedro and else
where after the rout of the federals
thrown into JAIL lost all their posses
sions and were subjected to many in
dignities before they reached Mexico
City on the way to Vera Cruz
Vera Cruz. May 13-The rebels
have taken Tampico, according to a
report received here, and the foreign
ers who had remained at Tamplco are
seeking refuge on the ships in the
harbor as fast as they can be taken
off.
As soon as the report was received
here the British warship Essex flag
ship of Vice-Admiral Craddock, began
to hurry to Tsmpico.
The falling of Tampico into the hands
Of the rebels followed furious fight
ng, it was said, in which the federal
losses were extremely heavy. 1t was
said that the oil tanks near the city
we're burning and that Tampico itself
was on fire.