The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-03-24
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" Ky lhtu itul- n, 10 escape enforced
marriage with n Federal captain who
was amtne the. soldiers that laid waste
her fathers estate. assiyai j N
Fgpere,. his wife and their FIVE
ehildIen shparded the Newport at Man.
zanillo, aftet hoy had, found tempe
rary fefiigS at tile American consulate
Zip Guadalaiara, Their clothing IA rags,
their faces blauehed with terror and
their appearance generally rejecting the
Distress from which they had lust
emerged, the, members Of the family
excited thc sympathy of the passengers
on the Newport. y, $3.50 -,
Purse Is Given Them. w.,
Tied by Mrs. l.. 3. Child and Mrs.
George W. Reed, the passengers eot
together q purse and presented IL to
PieueEo.y Cluthlng was also eontri.
putedg and the refugees arrived here
greatly transformed in the appearance
they presented when they boarded
the Newport. Mrs. Child was accom-,
panied by her husband, who was for.
merly manager of the Orpheurh
theater here. Mrs. Reed is the wife
Of a coffee planter of Guatemala and
makes her home for part Of the year
in Berkeley. VIA, ..fF;. ~.
- was a supporter of the Madero
administration, said Figuero. in tell,
ing his story, ''ahd was singled out
for persecution by the IIuerta ,eabal
as soon as IL came into power. Al,
though am an American citizen !
was shown no consideration, After
suffering many abuses ] finally
learned that a price had been laid
upop my head and that | was. to be
assAssinated. sh @ ,"-- ..
.My son. Miguel, was captured by
Federal soldiers, and / had to pay
g. ransom to recover him, although he
Is only II years old and never tool,
part In the h6stillties Finally
leafned that d regiment of suldiers was
on the, way to sack my home adiOin,
| ing the silver mine l owned at Jaiisco
and tliat I was to be killed or captured
- fed with my family overnight
and when the soldiers arrived they
burned my home and left my mining
property a waste, destroying maehin
cry and everything they could lay
hands on. TT
Tried to steal Daughter. T..
"a brutal captain in command Of
one company tried to make eaptiv,
of my daughter Guadalnpe and fore,
her into mock marriage. She es
capped falling into the hands of the
soldiers pursuing Us by marrow mar
gin, as we subsequently, learned they
were disguised as civilians and pre-
tended TO be friends trying to aid us
"f'or days we were compelled Il
hide 10 woods and sleep by roadsides
! We were obliged to fee on moment i
notice and had no time to take any
luggage to speak Of. My wife had /
baby in arms, and we all suffered
cruelty. ~
hBy following roundabout course
we finally reached Guadalajarn, where
we were befriended by the Americat
Consul and sent to Manzinillo to boaft
the Newport. ts -.
81 have been stripped of everything
in the way of property and see no hop,
Of regaining il unless the Huerta force,
are overthrow and stable govern
mont is established Like other Amer
leans in Mexico, am strongly in ia
vor of American Intervention. -
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The National Guard cotnpany at HilC
is being inspected by. Colonel A. Coyne
! n. G. H., and by Lieutenant Bump, u