The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-07
TWO AMERICANS KILLED,
ACCORDING TO REFUGEES
Consul Canada Sends Representatives
to Seek Release OF Several
Others.
L. s. EMBARGO IS NOW COMPLETE
impio!c I'm National Bank OF Mexico
says There Is No Doubt That Hucrta
ls Preparing to Flee.
BY CHARLES NICHOLSON.

named White and Williams were
Killed and three others wounded at the
La Favora Mine. In the HostotIpa-
quillo district of Jailisco. by anti
American mobs. according to refugees
from Mexico City. who have just reach
cd here. Their stories cannot be con-
hrmcd.
Consul Canada has sent Philip
Walker To seek the release of twelve
Americans held by General Navarette.
Walker Will first go to Mexico City
and get credentials from the Brazilian
minister. Consul Canada has also
sent Antonio Vasconcelos, a Cuban, to
try TO save twelve other Americans
being held az Tlacotalpan. Two Amer
leans named Hill and Gibson are be-
ing held, and there Is no way to rescue
them.
~. a. weimar. former manager Of
Bradstrect's agency In Mexico City, and
now chief of the section of the statists
of the National Bank OF Mexico. who
has arrived here. declares that there
Is no doubt that Huerta Is preparing
TO fee to Central America.
"The United States embargo is now
complete" he says. mot only as re-
cards ammunition. but money as we'll
Huerta is unable to get cash enough
10 pay his military or civilian en-
ploycs. The rebel agents In Mexico
city say that they will accept n Presi-
dent selected by tho United States,
but 1t appears to me that tho United
states would have to maintain a
police force In Mexico for four or i've
years to support the man selected
President.
There are more than 1000 Ameri
cans IN the capital. most of whom are
unable to leave on account of lack Of
money. they having lost everything
Turing the four years of revolution
Refugees Arrive.
Four Americans twenty-five Brit
ishers and 1877 Mexicans. refugees from
Mexico City. arrived this morning
John Young. master mechanic of the
El Orc Mining Railway Company. with
his wife, who is the daughter OF Mrs.
Chicago, has nothing but praise for
Huerta. Although Americans. they
are stanch Huertistas.
we left FL ORC, which is 100 miles
from Mexico City. a fortnight ago"
said Mr.. Young to-day. we have
been In Mexico City ever since, the re-
Cip!cnts Of every courtesy at the hands
of General IIuerta. We have always
asserted our American nationality, but
were never molcstcd AS Il matter of
fact. we received greater courtesy
since the beginning of hostillties than
before. We will not return to FL Oro
however. until peace is settled. but
meantime"
6. II. Hudson. of Los Angeles. Cal,
icc-Drcs!dent Of the National Rail-
ways of Mexico. and one of the big
Scst men In the republic, was another
arrival. lie said: "Huerta will never
resign He goes motoring every day.
tiG shows every courtesy TO Americans
ana foreigners. saying, guarantee
protection as long as you wish TO re-
main
"Hnerta secured a special train for
uS ana furnished a guard of 100 rcCu-
Tar soldiers as soon as we signiiicd
that we wanted to go to Vera Cruz
He also directed that a train be made
up to take 800 Americans and for
cigrcrs to Puerto Mexico. This train
VIII leave NJ o'clock tonight
Although Giucrta has confiscated ouI
railways we feel that ii is war meas
ure, and are confident that we shall be
able to rc-establiah ourselves rs soon
as peace Is assured. Sir Lionel Carbon.
the British minister, is taking care of
the interests of the Americans. and tn,
brazilian consulate is working day
and night to facilitate the trains of
refugees"
Headed far United States
w :. HandiSon. Of Los Angeles. and
}. -. Wcdgcwocd OF Randolph, VI. en-
ployes of the FL orc Company. are the
D
ing 10 their homes In the United States.
Hritishcrs who came to-day are: Nor
man frown, wife and baby-in-arms
{. y. Smith. l. +. Taylor and wife. w.
NJ, Eiumc. wife ana child William ~
NARROW, +. =. Steffcns. three sisters of
charity. NJ. lnnacontia. Mary NJ Llructi
and Nj. Ninccntc, w. X. Baker, British
representative of the Maldonado Com
pany. OF New York and San Francisco
and Walter Dcerine. a British rancher
and his wife from Guadalajara. bound
for Galveston.
The greatest fear In Mexico City Is
mat General villa VIII sack the city.
III Is reported that Villas troops are
wearing United states uniforms
y. IL. Downs. a realty man OF Guadn
iajara' was robbed OF rs. 900 pesos and
other Americans OF smaller sums
horses and automobiles by Federa,s
me fiuerta officer commanding tho
thieves said: we must have al. horses
aNaiIabic American or British"
Hicks Hawkins. the Mexican man.
agcr of the sun Life Insurance CON
panv of Mon;rc '''rada. is OF his wav
! thcrc with his He said he found
the MeXicans rtcous everywhere
-Four hundred refugees will leave Mex
leo CITY on Saturday for Puerto. Mex
leo where they wlli he tanen aboard the
kronprinzessin Ceciiic.
Renew Attack on Tampico.
,.oh hGcor hnns TO- current rumor, the
Tamplco. and the fate of the mort is
sealed. General Iaragosa. with his
garrison OF 500 men, is making a de-
terminod tight, according to adviccs
received here. ana is determined to die
rather than surrender
General villa is reported to have ar