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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-22
(By Associafed PrcSsl.

Washington, 10. C., Nay -. The
constitutionalists are preparing > send
a representative Ia confer with thu South
American mcdiators in, cndcavor.ng 10
settle the Mexican problem. THIS will
be- done VITA the distinct understanding
that the representative Is To give infor
nation concerning the purposes "f Car
rama. without committing the ccnstilu-
tionalists To amy plan Tor the psciiica
tion of Mexico that the mediatoIs may
decide upon.
Jose Nas,'oncclos. now M Montreal on
q financial mission for Carranza j. re-
ported 10 be the man tho>en 10 90 10
Niagara Falls.
The question of sending conSiitu
tionalist representative to the media
tiom conference has been considered in
several recent conferences bctwcrl con
stiimtionalist and administration repre-
senlativcs II is understood thl. Car
lanza has consented to the plan.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-22
CHARGES PASSED
BACK AND FORTH
AT R. R. HEARING

ST. Louis. Mo. May 22.-Caa, yes
that J. 4. Spenwall-IIodge, the attor
ney who yesterday before the public
service commission opposed the reor-
ganIzation plan az the Wabash rail
road, represented interest trying 10 get
the Wabash's money and counter
charges that George j. aiould forced
the Wabash into the rec,ivership were
made at today's hearing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-22
KEEPS 2 STENOS BUSY
ROOSEVELT RACES
MADLY THROUGH A MASS OF
. CORRESPONDENCE

Oyster Bay. y. u. day 22-Two
Stenographcrs we're required 10 keep pace
With Theodore Roosevelt this morning n
ne made his way through a mass oi let
ters and tcleerams. die ating replies.
Private secretaries had sorted out thou
sands leaving only the moi- important
Tor Mr. Roosevelt.
Political conferences are planned for
this afternoon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-22
D|SSENSIONS
CAUSE HOUSTON
BANK TO CLOSE
fBy Associated Prrssl

Houston. Texas. May ee.-Jonathan
Lane president of the Continental Trust
company of this city. two million dol
lar concern which the court Yesterday
placed in the hands Of receiver. said
today that h. would appeal. lie de-
'clared the proceedings were the result
of internal dissensions.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-22
SAN DOMINGO
FACTIONS NOW
WANT PEACE
By AsSOcidicd Prcss.l

Washington ID. G.. May 22.-Another
mediation conference is forecast in n
dispatch from Captain Eberle Of he
Tinted States cruiser Washington IN
Dominican waters. who SAYS the varl-
pus factions ~ TIE San Domingo rrNo-
buttons desire a peaceful setll menG.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-22
SECOND INVITATION TO
CARRANZA IN 24 HOURS
Definitely Expected That Constitution
alists VIII Receive Within Another
Day An Irritation To Join In
Conference

Washington. ID. g.. May 1T = def
nitely expected here that within tNenty-
four hours another invitation will be cx-
tended 10 the consiitut onaliss e. take
part in the Niagara Falls conference.
Whether or not General O. cranza
would accept the secoisd invita- ion to
take part in the mediTtion w;s not
known, but it is generally believed
that should he do so il would b. with
out declaring an armisTice of a.y sort
or agreeing Ia check the ca.apalgn
against Hucrta forces
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-22
8 KILLED IN A FIGHT
BANDITS TRY To KILL PROPIE-
TOR OF a ROADllOUSE AND
MEET IiElR OWN DEATHS.

Sault Ste. Marie. MAY 22- Three
are dead and one is badly injured a.
the result Of fight IN nearby road
house last night when bandits vainly
tried IL kill the proprietor. Both ban
dits were killed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-22
FLEE
FROM GUAOALAJARA
CONSTTTUTIONALlST Attack ON
CITY H. EXPECTED MOMENTAR-
II.Y. AND CITIZENS OF FOREIGN
COUNTRIES ARE GETTING OUT.
(By .iSSocidicd Press J

Mazatlan. May 22-Foreigners. ex-
pccting momentarily constitutional
isl attack on Guadalaiara. are rapidly
leaving the city. All nationalities are
in flight before the battle begins.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-22
URGENT BILL IS PASSED

Washington. ID. e.. May 22'-"le
Senate today passed an urgent drt'-
cheney bill carrying an appropriation
OF Sd. 800 900 including items covering
the expenses of the troops m Mexico
The house passed it yesterday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-22
PAIL OF SMOKE on LisE
MOOSE FLEE PROM Ffr'sts;1
FIRES AND CLsSG go 81
STREETS o. IIFs "a

TBW ~ N N - v TF Ia
Sault Ste. Mare. s,i-h.. -
Superior and Il So siarr. i on
account Of PSI o. $rake ssq sor
est fire.
Moose fleeing iroSn tie f'-s ess~red
the city today Fhl lash ~ ~ -sslgb
the streets pnrNies III ne,HssN-sl and
broke plate glari N slows .aA yer.
turned carts THY Il eas-d il'-<sA- rr-
er and escaped
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-22

There was full atte ID az of the
school board at the NEE ~ Nsterday
including. DR. j. l.. WortI-a. Tresident;
John Gregg. wee presideni n tt Garza
secretary; w. II. Clint " AIcDavitt
and George Murphy. Mis- sie Bar
hour. superintendent Of sst..ls was
present at the meeting of h sreard and
gave her assistance in ths rssster Of re-
election Of teachers.
Another meeting Of ia r1ard n
scheduled ~ b. held this at +FHool. AZ
which TIM. ID j. expectei tit a repcr:
on part of the scholastic se.t that u
being taken will he M : ss'rcsiier;
Workman of the board sslc lay tha'
indications are that the sci site cen
snS this year will 20 moTc a. a thou
sand over that of last yrTT 'lich viii
give the schools approxin rtr 1900 a.
ditional cnt of the State tb% .uni fr-
pro rata being figured . q 81 70:
each child II the scholai sc e.
Another matter that IL 20 : HaleH ~
today probably will be- IT, - tser OF TO
pairing the old grammaf " hnOl buiin
ing, and placing II ia rl,a sanitary
condition than IL A. M IE--Hr. The
board has had in mind iafF1vem~a-s
for the building for sons tFr but has
been unable 10 do anythii,s = .sccoGn; G.
the lack Of funds. Hof sIss, financial
conditions are improYin, s4- II is O.
pected that before the ttti -fag of lie
new school year the boar4 FH'hc III Pr
sition 10 take definite att A Oh tee
matter.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-22
IMMIGRATION Las TEST
WEALTHY CALCUTT A. BRINGS
EAST INDIANS To EI.'rDRTA. n.
e., To TEST IMMIGHAElnN LAW

Victoria. Il. g.. May :f.- 4ae Japanf
ese steamer MOmogato +M43s arrived
of quarantine last nigEr s~%HglnE 3Tt
East Indians, brought E-r 80 test the
immigration laws, by N -'-althy Cai-
cuttan. "A.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-22
PUBLICSCH00L
TEACHERS FOR
1914-15 NAMED
SCIICAh# BOARD
NAMES TWENTY FCi F PUBLIC
SCHOOL TEACHERS a ANfNG
SEVERAL NACANCIE 2.
PROF. BOYER RESIGNED
OF HlCH NTHOOL
TENDERS RESIGNAT.O, AND 1T
IS ACCEPTEp-NEW PRINCIPAL
NOT YET NAMED.

Al session ~ the sch,. ! NJ .-d held
Yesterday afternoon twcntf .Cs .eaChsrs
who served during the SciF,t rm jIst
ended were reelected. L. ia- several
vacancies that are yet TO l. fssss b. ap.
pointment The meeting - si sew
eral hours at the boards tt'hs which
was given exclusively "a 90 - Ging o:
teachers for the l9lll5 - 20 Of the
public schools.
Prof &. l.. Boyer. Tor 20 ~ year
principal of the Brownsyil.s a. school.
rendered his resignation 70 '',ss board
Yesterday, and il was acotr Nc one
has vet been selected "a -ArrH, TO he
vacancy left BY the resig m 4a u Nr.
Bower
Miss Lizze Barbour VS. rrelrCted
superintendent Of the sch 81 ' u pre-
vious meeting Of the boarJ s;As board
at the same time took Occa So compli.
ment Miss Barbour on the "a Of her
first Years efforts Ia the -,rtf. I of the
schools. and assured her " a. 'oopera-
tion ~ the school board "a it ~t0le and
the members individuality
The resignation of Mrs u y DOdsOn
as teacher of Spanish was as. 'ccepted
at yesterdays meeting of hes srd. No
one has been named 10 su,ce% ier.
The teachers r. rlprtrl ure ea follows.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-22

MCCORMICK HAS RAISED HE
WHITE FLAG ON WAR DOPE
MediIl Mccormick, who got pinch
ed in Mexico City with Richard Hard
ing Davis by HueFta's army, blew
back to town today, anxious to get rid
of his job as war correspondent.
Macs going to see Vic Lawson, for
whose Daily News he's been, CORE
spending, this afternoon. He wants
Vic to release him.
Mac is putting up the argument
that his contract was over when hos
tilities in Mexico ceased. He ought to
tell about the hostilities ceasing to
Brother Bert, who, as boss of The
Trib, has been shooting as much war
bunk as Hearst.
If Vic released him, Mac is going
east to talk to Roosevelt. He says
that the colonel will surely make a
western trip. Mac wants him to get
particularly in the home districts of
Joe Cannon and Bill Mckinley, two of
the old Republican gI1ardsmen who
have been fought pretty hard by the
Bull Moose party.
AS he left the Progressive head
quarters some one asked him how he,
one of the owners of The Trib, hap
pened to be under contract to Vic
Lawson.
I'm a newspaper man, .. he replied.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-22
ern Trust Comrany, S2,715, 900; Ma
tional Bank of the Republic, 1920
900, and National City Bank, $2,60O,-
900; Peoples Trust and Savings,
$69O,OOO.
LINDSEY TO GO THROUGH TO
ROCKEFELLER WITH CASE

New York, May 22.-Fresh from a
conference with President Wilson in
Washington, Juvenile Judge Ben B.
Lindsey of Denver arrived here today
on his way to TarTytOwn, where he
said he proposed to lay before John
D. Rockefeller the true condition of
affairs in the Colorado mine strike.
Lindsey, accompanied by his wife
and wives and children of several
miners, said he would undertake his
mission to Pocatinco Hills, in spite
of Rockefeler's announced determin-
alton not to see him and regardless of
the resolution forwarded to President
Wilson by the Denver Chamber of
Commerce that Lindsey does not rep
resent the state Of Colorado, but in
terested himself in the strike to
further his political ambitions.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-22

BIG CORPORATIONS CONE
THROUGH IN TAX DEAL
Big corporations got under the tax
wire yesterday ere States Atty
Hoyne's big war club fell.
Marshall Field & Co. scheduled
S7,875,6 500. OF this $6,825, 500 repre-
SCENTS the personal property in the
wholesale and retail houses and
$500, 900 is for the West Side ware
house, while $250,0OO is the capital
stock.
John R. Thompson's restaurants
were scheduled at $41, 700. Weegh-
mans are valued at $15,00O
Seven banks listed a total of S24,-
OO0,00 They are: State Bank of
Chicago, $4,17O,O0O; Merchants Loan
and Trust, $1O,140,OOO; Old Colony
Trust and Savings, $3.50, 900; North
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-22
CLAIM CHARGES AGAINST
. AMMONS UNJUST

Denver, COL, May 22.-That Vio-
lent, unjust and irrational charges are
being made against Gov. Ammons,
the state troops and other factors Of
law and order in Colorado will be told
President Wilson at Washington by
Mrs. Helen Grenfel, representing the
Law and Order League, who is en-
route to the national capital, today.
To coUnteract the effect of the
statements made by Judge Lindsey
and the wives of striking miners in
Washington yesterday, Mrs. Grenfe1
will tell the leagues version of the
Colorado strike situation. She will
read a letter issued recently by the
league declaring the militia were not
to blame for ''the battle of Ludlow"
-O-O
A new trouser skirt has been Gre
ofod fo nn7.noif frandOn1 of TnOvnnoaV,f
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-22

A new trouser skirt has been Gre
ated to permit freedom of movement
on the golf coGrsQ
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-06
ECZEMA ON BACK AND CHEST

Pierson, N. Dakot "a. The eczema
started on my scalp. II finally went
on. to the back Of my neck. then on to
my back, arms and chest. It broke
out IN pimples; first and then seemed
to run together in some places, max
Ing sore about the size Of q dime
AT times the itching and burning were
so intense that It seemed unbearable.
The more / scratched IL the worse IL
became, and there would be q slight
discharge from It. especially on my
scalp; 10 as to make my hair matted
and sticky close to the scalp. The
hair was dry. lifeless and thin. Ny
hair was falling 20 terribly that 4 had
begun to despair Of ever finding re-
lief. NY clothing irritated the erup-
ton on my back. The Affected parts
were almost = solid scab.s x
81 had been bothered with eczema
for about 4 year and i half. Then =
began. using the Cuticura Soap and
Ointment used them daily for two
months and i was cured. (signedl
Miss Mildred Dennis. Apr. 80, 1919. 3
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
Throughout the world. Sample OF each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura. Dept. Z. Boston. I" Adv.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-06
WITH i THE APPR0 PIRATE UNE.
sthlstiIno w altress Has Aceonpanl-
ment for the Dishes She Serves
3&s TO Her Customers.

The whistling girl In Warren's one
cabaret has become real celebrity
since Elmer Bates discovered her
down In the capital Of old Trumbull
county. In the course OF the rams
sblings that Elmer refers to as Ran
dom Remarks; he sinsists that the mus
steal waitress whistles the following
tunes with the following selections
from the menu: "a
win You Love Me When I'm Old 4"
with the cheese. I'll
Know I Am ~ eak and Sinful: ~
With the coffee. s5s
Old Dog Tray Z: With the sausage.
s3s Ties That Bind Me to zNaples'------E
with the spaghetti. III
| s.she May Have Seen Better Days"
with the chicken. 5i8 Il 81 II
Silver Threads Among the Gold d.
with the butter. s.Ss Y &
Il Arise From Dreams Of Thee
with the Welsh rabbit. Cleveland
Plain Dealer s5 B \,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-06
VINCENT AsToR IS MARRIED AZ
Millionaire WEEDS Miss Helen D. Hunt.
ington Ceremony Z axes Place at u.
Hopeland House. +

sPoughkeepsie, N. Y, May 2---Will-.
lam Vincent Astor, son Of the late
Col. John Jacob Aston, and heir to
the bulk OF the IS 1000 900 Astor es.
tate, and Helen Dins more Huntington,
daughter Of Ne and Mrs. Robert Pal
jmer Hunting or, u were married by
Rev. G.. II. Duncan In a simple cere.
mony at Hopeland house, Staatsburg,5
the home of5the brides parents.
The original wed ding plans called.
for wedding in the church OF st,
Margaret, (which Rev. Mr.. Duncan
is rector, with $50 spectators. But the
recent grave illness Of Mr.. Astor.
caused the change in the arrange
ments n b ID ST 5s55s
The wedding service was short
After it there was a reception, which
was less formal than most such SO.
ciety functions, an ,da wedding break.
fast. 81, M Il; &5l
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-06
2O3 men EN||T|0|MB'|E:.D|
FIERCE FIRE RAGING in \ PITS AT.
EccLES, w. v 80. a LEAsT b:
FOUR HAVE PERI SHED.
RES uERs BUSY At WORK I 1
Fifty.Nine Taken Out as Women and:
VI Children Look On any Are seri.4IS%
d ously Burned Shafts Destroyed
( * Va and Men Trapped.

4 Eccles, w. Va, April 30.G General
Manager H. &c. Bayles OF the New 'e,,
River Galleries ) company announced
that the 100 miners entombed IN mine
No. s, wrecked by an explosion Tues laea 4
day are dead Mr. Bayles said the
disaster was due to q. dust explosion.
Eccles, W. Va, April S0.-All hope
for the rescue alive OF the 20S miners ~ l,ae'
entombed by an explosion in mines tee
Nos. 81 and 6 of the New River, Col
lieries company here Tuesday w, was
abandoned. Il ii i35 sigt7f 81 y II ~
Rescuers were unable to force their.
wayslntoS the burning shafts. Fifty
nine men, all burned severely. were ,
rescued alive from No. - mine a sl1tel
are receiving medical treatment u
improvisedt hospitals. -Four bodies DIG
were recovered from the same shaft
It is said all but 3 of the miners
who entered this shaft have been a.. ac'
counted for. q
One ilundr ed and ninety Of the en-,
tombed men are In shaft No. s. not not. e 2
man having escaped from this part
since the L explosion at 2: 80 o'clock
p. m. 4, Nc n 81 Ri
The mine Is burning hercely. Gov
eminent, state and volunteer rescuerts
are working desperately TO subdue
the flames "a 5.if;
No. S mine apparently is completely
shut on from the surface: and rescue e. 2 \
hold out little hope of reaching the
large number Of men entombed there e
in time. ,55 # 4. s.is
The explosion occurred in mine NO.
Is. The two shafts Of this mine were
d emolished. It is believed the explo-s
sion travelled through this mine into
No. 6. One shaft OF the latter mine
was wrecked, but the other remains
intact and was the salvation OF at
least fifty-nine OF the workmen.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-06
sI il x. IN NEWS.
ITEMS

London. April %. Philippe Marty,
q well-known aviator, fell during q
flight today lat the Hendon aerodrome,
and died later as a result Of the In.
juries sustained. AZ jiyfs rs
Montreal, April 20. Canadian
Pacific steamer Fredericks, bound
from Antwerp to Montreal. went
ashore in the St. Lawrence. n
Il Pittsburgh. Pa, April 3O.-One man
was killed and six others were seri-
ously injured in an explosion OF gas
furnace in the Carnegie steel plant at
Duquesne. a *: "a
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-06

.S U. S.. Submarines Navigate Canal.
Ancon, Canal Zone, April 29. -Four
American submarines we're sent
through the Panama canal from Gatun
lake, Monday morning, where they
were maneuvering. to Cristobal, on the
Atlantic side. !F4;5 ", 81
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-06

10. A. Russell. The cavalry will reach
the strike zone tomorrow morning.
In connection with the ordering of.
troops to Colorado the president is
sued proclamation reciting the ex t-5
istence OF 5insurrection and admonish-
ing ''all good citizens Of the United
States, and all persons within the ter
ritory and jurisdiction Of the United
States, against aiding, count
5abetting, or taking part in such un- p.
lawful proceedings and l do hereby,
warn all persons engaged in or con-
.nected with said domestic violence and
obstruction OF the laws to dispense,
and retire peacebly to their respective
sabodes on or before the 30th5 day Of
April, instant &, :5s n
Secretary Tumulty announced that
the president had ordered troops to
the state, upon the urgent request OF
Governor Ammons and Of Colorado
senators and representatives.
IN a letter to I Governor ,Ammons,
Mr.. Wilson said 3: III
n shall not, by the use Of the troops,
or by any attempt at Jurisdiction in
ject the power of the federal govern
sment into the controversy, which has
5produced the present situation. The
settlement; Of that controversy falls
strictly within the field of state power.
My duty, as I now see It; Is to confine5
myself to maintaining a status Of
good order until the state can reassert
$its authority and resume the enforce.
tment thereof. \. 4 fs5s$ 3 I!
II am informed that your egislature
cannot be convened in time to deal
with this emergency. but has been
summoned to convene on May fourth,
nineteen fourteen. shall expect you
to draw the attention Of that body to
the imperative necessity of immediate
consideration of the whole situation
and as prompt action as is possible in
! the premises, In order that the use Of
the federal power may be limited
within its contemplated confines and
Id order that the state may take up
its duty as soon as 1t Is possible for
it to do SO. 3 IT 81 sl
n yNk1Q uldullSbI - QvdAld SS& Va udS~
/ ing two military forces under sepa-
rate sources OF control, operating
within the same localities, leads me
o&request you to with draw your mill
Tia IS soon as the troops Of the United
States have reached the scene and are
ready to take over the necessary com
troll. '5S s8 y sy:i
The issuance of the proclamation
followed a conference in which Rep
resentatiye Foster OF Illinois reported
/. to the president his failure to obtain
any concession from John q. Rookie;
Teller Jr., toward ay ttlements OF the.
strike. JS$ AZ g, Is
The attitude OF the Rock efellers3 has
aroused much resentment in congress-
Representative Bryan OF Washington,
Progressive, introduced in the house
this afternoon a bill pro posing that the
government take over the property Of
the Rockefellers in the Colorado min
ing district as a means of ending the
strike. The mines would be operated
fonSa comprehensive government own
sership plan. which is outlined in the
bill. %3sl
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-06
Opal Bed il Nevada.

Nevada Is now y among the states
that produce gems. The development
Of the opal beds Of Humboldt county
has been attended with considerable
success and q quantity OF superior
gem material has been obtained. The
opal is an unusual type, consisting
of dark, translucent mineral with g 70 !
riety OF rich colors. The deposits
promise to supply a gem equal II not
superior to the opal from Australia i
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-06

The Indians began in about 1856 to
take an interest in public affairs, and
soon began to make their influence
felt. zs ssF4t@ 4Fr
1t is the general conclusion that the
Indians have been decreasing in num-
Der while the mixed bloods have been
increasing. %
The death rate among the Indian
children is estimated at not less than
80 per cent. @
The unhealthfulness of the coastal
plains prevents their being thickly
populated, although Vera Cruz and
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-06

Japan o5Take Part In Exposition. z
z Tokyo, April ss29.-The Japanese gov
eminent has decided officially TO par
ticipate in the San Francisco Panama
Pacific exposition, it was announced
here late in the afternoon Of Monday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-06

Burn Ship; 1s1 Are Missing.
Hongkong, China, April 30.-Pirates
attacked the British steamer Jason,
bound up the West river, north Of Ma
Gao, and set fire to the vessel, which
was burned to the waters edge. It
Is reported that 1S1 are missing. &
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-06

Theeu ofte eagM eayb summarized
Il The N Ei l engage
1s7by Commodore avdC hen able N in spa n
O The ecodw bomhrdm t Monte ~
it's occupancy ~ he a. t
yonowe aomh Cero
Cheub Ry n N
Hh u 8 E
an
victorious The % American loss IN
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-06
! POPULATION OF MEXICO.

The population, according to the
most recent estimate, is 15,003,207,
giving an average Of 1876 inhabitants
per square mile. .
Less than one-fifth q9 per cent? of
the population is classed as whites, 3S
per cent is Indian. and 43 per cent Is
mixed bloOds, or mestizos. rs ELL
Under the constitution of 1884 all
race distinctions were, abolished, SO
that nomfnally all parts of the popu-
lation are free and equal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-06
Ssuicide Enda MANI I ono ~ !,

Suicide Ends Mans Long Fast. III
Joliet, Ill, May Matthew Olson,
5flfty-ive years old, ended an uninter..
rupted fast which lasted almost six.
months by hanging himself in his
room. Since last November Olson has
spent only ten cents a day for food.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-06

some other states return large popu.
lation.
The Indian element in the popula-
ton is made up of several distinct
races-the Aztec or Mexican, Misteca-
Zapoteca, Maya or Yucateco, Otomi or
Othomi. and in smaller number the
Totonac, Tarasco, Apache, NATHAN
lingo, Chontal, Nike, Zoque, Guaicuro,
opata-Pima. Tapijulapa. seri ard
Huavo. "a. 4
i No fewer than 81 distinct languages
and SO dialects have been found among
the Indian Inhabitants Of Mexico.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-05-06
Three Women Are safe.

Three Women Are Safe. s
New Orleans, April 29.-The oil
barge Tuxpan, which left Tampico on
April TO-, arrived here, having aboard
three American woman refugees. They
are Mrs. Leora sharkey OF Sycamore,
Ind, and two others.