The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-27

Commander II. O. Stickney of the
Prairie. captain OF the port: Fleet
surgeon L. w Spratling. sanitary in
spector; Commander ID. +. Sellers OF
the Arkansas, provost marshal: Com
mander John VI. Luby OF the South
carolina director OF the postofice.
Mayor to Reopen ofhee.
hooerto DlaZ. the mayor OF Vera
cruz. Is among those who have
agreed to reopen their Offices, and IL
had been arranged that the puhlic
schools. which We're I'm session when
me hghting began, shall be reopened
tomorrow u
The efforts OF Rear Admiral Fletch.
er supplemented by those of the Brit
I,h commander. Rear Admiral Sir
christopher CradOck. and the Fre6cb
ana German consuls and private citi.
Zehs. 70 bring about the departure
from the interior OF all foreigners who
WISH TO eave. are being continued on
ergeucally. but the hope of getting
plt more than n small part Of those
leit Is Diminishing hourly.
The Federal general Mas has o.
taolshed his headquarters at Soledad
ABOUT 10 miles from Vera Cruz and
MS men are tearing up the railroad
racks The gap between Tefera the
water supply station. which Is guard.
80 ny the Americans. and Soledad
ANaAAANs anu 1T is now
simple task for the refugees. vbe,r,e,
foreigners fleeing from Huerta or NeY.
leans proceeding from Vera Cruz ~.
ward the capital. 10 get themselves
space. wv"
Sir Christopher Cradock ,br,,,..
Sir Lionel Garden. who has rasr,ao a
charge or the British embassy M The
capital, Is urging President Huerta
70 permit the departure OF all foreign.
eTS from Mexico City. and II H. con
sidered possible that one or two
more trains n least will be permitted
10 pass through. But thera annears
a fair chance that those who bs,.o
iallen under the displeasure Of I'm.
trta and are in the custody ~ HE
forces will be held for an indetermL
nate period
Lieut.. Fletcher In charo.
81 Lleutenant j. Frank Fletcher. OF
me battleship Florida. Is in charge
Of the train which Is being run from
vera Cruz 20 the break in the road
ana on every outgoing trip the train
carries a small detachment OF armed
men IN addition TO a machine prr
me train has been within sight AZ va.
. ,io .iines OF OUTPOST or scouting par
Ties or General Mas forces INT go
Tar there has been no hostile ACT
NO intimation has been received
thht Huerta proposes 70 release the
Americans. some Of whom are women
snd children. who are held AZ Cor
coma, Orizaba. Pachuca. Aguas. Cali
entes and other places
FORMER railway men. Americans
ana Tow MeTicans. including aoue
or the officers Of the National Rail
ways system who were discharged bv
General Huerta. have offered their
services 70 Rear Admiral Fletcher for
any use ne may sec 1T 10 make OF
then Some OF these men wifi be
utilized FOR train work Should the op-
erations be extended to the interior
communication has been sent 10
General Mas asking him 10 permit
the operation OF trains from tho
south over the Vera Cruz and Iefh-
milan road for a brief time In order
that MeXicans here who desire 10
reach that section OF the country
shall have The opportunity 10 do so
and that Americans Isolated I'm that
district may be able 20 ret out.
The consulate a. receiving upwards
OF 100 kilograms a day through tho