The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-15
ALARM OVER FATE
OF AMERICANS

ALARM OVER FATE
OF AMERICANS
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and Caeea.lero to notify them Of his
hopes that constttutionalist's control
OF city and district would insure per
feet order and immediate resumption
OF business. Admiral Mayo's report
also stated that while hs expected hia
; relations with them would be most
pleasant, they would have TO be con-
sfdered AZ informal under present con-
dittons.
General Consoles informed tbs
American consul that in the beileI
that the United States ships had tax
en- charge OF Mexican gun boats he
had prepared q lettsr Of protest
against such violation OF Mexican ter
ritory and had demanded that the gun
boats be turned over to him.
Being informed that we had not IN
terfered with the gunboats. hs said
that It would be unnecessary 70 send
letter. Previous statements that
tconstitutsonaltst forces would At al
times respect and protect lives and
property OF American citizens and
other foreigners, was renewed
Perfect order IL said to exist in tho
city. Liquor shops ara closed ana
city Il we'll policed. After tho fed
erals had crossed Tamesi bridge, 1t
was parttaly destroyed by the gum
boat Vera Cruz. The latter then went
iup river and IL said to have been
beached and abandoned at Tames.
Barracks in Tampioo ware blown
| up before evacuation and burned last
nisht DAmage to other buildings
slight.
"Constitutionalist field guns are OF
comparatively littl. value. The con-
.tifutionalists evidently had very few
and none we're used against federal
gun boats. The evacuation Of the city
| By the federals resulted principally
from ammunition shortage. The gun
boats still had ammunition left.
sewers, tank steamers have come
up the river and oil men who were
waiting outside. have come in. Mayo
considers that Americans should be
[ slow In returning until the whole
Mexican question Is settled.
General Gonzales expressed resrss
/ that the Vera Cruz incident had 90
CURED and said that he hoped that II
! would be settled with honor to his
country"
| In an earlier message to the de
partment, Admiral Badger reported
| that the federal gunboats Bravo and
Zaragoza towing the tug Tamptco had
left the bar outside Tampico and
were proceeding southwark. He stat
ed that the Tacoma, Warrington ant
Henley were following them ane
would report their destination.
Held for Ransom.
1 WASHINGTON. May 15.--Held fol
$4,000 ransom, an Italian Oil mana
ger named Tea. is in rebel hand!
near Monterey, according to news re
! ce.yed BY the Italian ambassador her
today. He asked Secretary of Stat
BRYAN 70 use his influence with thu
constitutionalists for Tens immedi
ate release.
Fleeing from Tampieo.
VERA CRUZ, May 15.-The Mex
can sunboats Zarsgoza and Bravo
i which defended Tampico for fou
months and steamed down the rive
only when their ammunition was ez
| haustec, are crossing the gulf toda.
toward Puerto, Mexico. From there
officers will wire Huerta the news
great losses At Tampfco. The gun
boats are being trailed by two Amer
can torpedo boats.
It II generally believed that tn
remnants of the army OF Genera
Zaraxoza which evacuated Tampicc
can b. saved from humiliation onl
through q miracle The retreatfn'
federals have been practically SUI
rounded between Tampico and Sal
Luis Potosi The rebels have sworl
to execute all officers they may car
ture and the defeated army, worl
ont from days of fighting, and prae
tfcaiIy without ammunition, is strus
cling on foot through tropical swamp
IN an effort to escape.
Perenptory Demands
rBy john Edwin Nevin, United Pres
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON. May 15.-Ney
and peremptory demands that som
Information be given as to the fate O
Vice Consul Silliman and Orderl
Parks. both missing, went forwar
from this government to Dictator III,
erta today. Daily requests In tn