Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-05

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were received here without comment
While the mediator's next move
was keenly watched today execution
of the program that was partially re-
vealed with the seizure of Vera Cruz
continued. The furry precipitated by
. the demand of Huerta's forces tina,
Americans surrender the waterworks
outside Vera Cruz had subsidized, and
refugees in the interior of the south
ern republic hasten out of the danger
zones.
Consul Canada sent another warn
| ing to Americans remaining in Mexico
City to leave without delay Arrange
ments were made for special train
to convey large party of refugees to
the east coast. The train will leave
Mexico City today, it Is announced
under protection of the Brazilian
flag.
Honors Paid the Dead.
With the sailing of the Montana
| from Vera Cruz, bringing the bodies
of victims Of the American occupation.
home cities of the dead marines and
bluejackets made arrangements for
public funerals and burial with honors
of war.
Solemn honors were paid by the
great assemblage Of United States war
vessels as the Montana passed slowly
out Of the harbor, and these were
joined in by the vessels Of the British,
French and Spanish navies which rep
resent their countries in Mexican
waters.
The crews of the warships in full
uniform lined the sides of the
ships, and as the Montana reached
each one the men stood at attention,
the marine guards presented arms,
and the ships bands played funeral
marches.
One by one the colors Of the fight
ing craft sank to half-mast as the
Montana steamed through lane
formed by two divisions of the At
lantic fleet. AS the vessel reached
the end of the parallel lines the Mon
tana gradually increased its speed,
and when it turned toward the north
the flags Of all the ships fluttered to
the tops once more and the crews
broke ranks. .....
Whole Fleet Gives Honor.
During the Montana's passage out
the flag flying over Brig Gen. Fred
erick ,Funston's headquarters was low
cred to half-mast and was only raised
again when the vessel had dlsap-
peared on the horizon.
The hospital ship Solace, with
about 100 sick and wounded Ameri-
can bluejackets and marines on board,
may sail northward later this week.
but nothing definite has been decided
in this connection. All the men un-
der treatment on board are doing
we'll.
Vera Cruz, May American ref
ugees continue to arrive from the cap
ital and they bring divergent stories
of the situation there. Arrangements
are being made today to send a naval
vessel to Puerto, Mexico, to meet a
large number of refugees due there
Thursday morning. Latest arrivals
from Mexico City, confirm the previous
reports Of growing undercurrent OF
feeling against the Huerta regime, and
tell of a rumor of rupture between
Hureta and General Banquet, minis
lister of war. It was the latter with
the crack Twenty-ninth regiment that
undertook the military coop which re-
suited in the downfall of President
Francisco l. Madero.
Some of the returning Americans
who claim to have information from
those close to Huerta declare he Is
to confdants that he will
never resign but talks Of the posi-
bilities of coup against him.
Several of the American business
men say the foreign diplomatic rep
resentatives counselled them not to
leave the capital; that there was no
necessity to do SO as there was prac'
tically no danger and the whole s1tua-
ton would be clarified soon.
The reguees generally expressed dis
at the lack OF any indica-
ton OF an advance Of the American
forces on the capital They say the
best class of Mexicans share this view:
The administration of COL Edward
H. Plummer, the provost marshal, be-
gan this morning almost at the point
where the civil government under
Robert ]. Kerr had carried 1t when
ended by orders from Washington. Col.
Plummer has been given wide latitude
by General Funston, who wants to de-
vote as much of his own time as posi-
BILE to military duties, although all
cases requiring his personal attention
will be carried to the communicating
chief of the land forces.
Brussels, Belgium, May 4 Under
the auspices of the local Hispano-
American committee, there was
demonstration in this city today IN
favor of Mexico and against the
United States. Several hundred per-
sons, chiefly students from the uni
versities of Brussels, Liegge and LOU
vain, took part.
The demonstrators marched with
flags to the Mexican legation, where
speeches were made on the subject
of American aggressions in Mexico.
Carlos Pereyra, the Mexican
minister, appeared before the crowd
and said in reply that the community
of sentiments of the Latin-American
countries in the face Of foreign ag-
erosion, meant the integrity of these
states. "a collective moral force Is
stronger than armies" he declared.
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