Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-12
News From
 Mexico City
REPORTED THAT MEN AND BOYS
 ARE DRILLING IN STREETS.
PLAN TO MEET VILLA
FederaIs Preparing to Make Stand at
 PeubIa Against Advance of consti-
 tutionaIists-U. s. Consulate Looted.


 Vera Cruz. May 11-From Mexico City come late reports of quiet bus mess conditions, but large number of men and boys drilling in the streets. "A few nights ago @ mob gathered before the Brazilian legation and demanded that Luis D'Antin, an attache of the American embassy, who had taken refuge there. be delivered to them. Threats were made to kill him.
 The Brazilian minister notified the State department and added that he was overpowered by the mob. The antipathy to the attache is due to the facts that he is the only American of- fcial left in the capital and that he has been active in relieving the dis tresS of American non-combatantS. So far as is known, no measures have been taken to fortify the capital At Guadalupe, which Is strategic point on the Mexican railway enter ing the city, there arc no signs of are taking steps to provision Puebla. about midway between Vera Cruz and the capital, on the line of the Inter Oceanic. General Navarette Is said to be holding outposts east of Puebla watching the American lines. It is reported that many cattle have been gathered at Puebla and much grain and supplies of various sorts are stored there.
 Planning to Meet Villa. A rumor has been current in the capital that in case Villa drives the federals out, Huerta is planning to make a stand at Puebla which has military advantages for defense. Peu- bla is the city where the Mexieans made a desperate resistance against the French invasion.
 An American named Dester. former H. < paper, but latterly employed in a bank at the capital, is missing and is sup posed to have been imprisoned by the federals.
 Dester resumed his newspaper work when the other correspondents at Mexico City went to Vera, Cruz. His quarters were searched and a secret code was found, to which the authori ties attached much importance. He was arrested at the time but was re- leased under orders to report to the police at certain hour daily. He failed to keep this agreement and tine police began a search for him and, it Is believed, succeeded in finding him.
 cesuIate Reported Looted.
 The secretary of the American con- sulate at Saltillo. Jose Marchiri, called at the Brazilian legation a few days ago and reported that the consulate there had been footed by the federals. Secret codes and the office records were seized and Vice Consul John R. Stillman and his wife were arrested and taken to the governors palace. The secretary did not know what had eventually become of them.
 The number of American women left in the capital is variously estimated up to three hundred. They are waiting for what they characterize as "the last indef1note warning" They appear to believe that the capture of the capi- tai by the rebels would mean noth- ing worse than fighting within the city, probably bombard1nent, but that they would be safe if they kept parently they did not anticipate any footing by the rebels or tho destruc- ton or other reprisals by Huerta.
 Almost all the American doctors in Mexico City refuse to leave their pa Gents. The American hospital is open and in it are American nurses and several American patients. The nurses were all trained in the United States and they .are standing by the doctors The enly likelihood of their leaving lies in the possibility of the taking over of the hospital by the Mexican authorities. a contingency which might arise owing to the crowd ing of the native hospitals by wounded and sick heroes.
 Medical Supplies Growing Scarce. Hospital and medical supplies are growing scarce daily and medicines and bandages have been commander ed from the drug stores.
 The British legation has sent out another notification to all British sub jects in Mexico. urging the advisabili- ty of their leaving the country inn mediately. Many of the British resi- dents are needing the warning, which Is being spread through the interior by couriers.
 In the capital the strictest censor ship over messages to outside points Is being maintained. At the cable office no messages signed by Ameri- cans are being accepted or delivered.
 Two Americans G. E. Williams, ac- countant and c. B. Hoadley, a mill foreman of the Fl Favor Mining com pany at Hostotipaquillo,~ in the state of Jalisco. were killed by bandits when their camp was attacked re- gently. Walter Neal. the manager, and another American were slightly wounded. but federal troops arrived in time to save their lives. The ban dits took nine bars of bullion and sack ed the mine store before they were driven off by the troops.
 It is reported that General Huerta Is determined to prevent the further shipping of bullion from the country. EARTHoUAkE VICTIMS
 NOW NUMBER 200.