Evening star., 1914-03-22

nent of a duel between President vii
son and President Huerta as a solution
He said that history furnished precedent!
for this.
Huerta Seeking More Money.
Those having personal knowledge O
the Vera Cruz conference appear highl!
optimistic in the belief that it is the frs
step toward an agreement satisfactory Il
the Huerta government. Meanwhile
President Huerta's finance minister
working hard to devise feasible plar
to raise more money and the minister OF
, war is as active as ever in the conduct o1
: the federal campaigns.
{. President Huerta seems to be full o1
energy and deterInined to carry out ms
n plans of administration indefinitely. Al
most every organization in the capital ma:
4. been militarized, even the telegraph mes
Senger boys being ordered to report fol
drill at fixed periods.
The cabinet officers have been giver
the rank of brigadier generals and the
- subsecretaries have been appointed
colonies, Even the women employed II
the government departments have beer
instructed to wear on their sleeves the
red or white cross. The pupils of the
public schools have been ordered to re-
port in uniform, well as their instruc'
tors, who hold the rank OF captain.
The United States government today
came to the aid of the humble American
negro, James Logan, who is under arrest
IN Juarez charged with being a spy.
The aid came in the fo:m of instruc'
tions to Thomas Edwards. United States
consul at JuareZ, telling him to retair
the best lawyers available to defend the
negro.
When Logan was arrested a week ago
4 typewriter note, addressed to him and
signed IF. c. t. was found on his per
son. 1t asked that he obtain information
ff,f sstr h ,NFf
According to Logan, the note was slipped
into his pocket probably by a person in
te.ested in suit on the adverse side OF
which he may be a witness.
Nothing of 1npor tance has taken place
thus far in the case, and it viii not be
resumed until Gen. CarranZa arrives,
probably next Monday.
Gov. colquitt's Demand Refused.
EAGLE PASS. March 21-Gen. Alberto
tiuadjardo, commander of -dexican fed
eral troops at Piedras Negras, today re-
fused a demand made by Gov. Colquitt
of Texas that he surrender to Texas au-
thorities Capt. Apolonio Rodriguez and
four other Mexican federal soldiers. ac-
i. cused by the Texas officials of being i'm
plicated in the killing of Clemeate Yer
cara, the American ranchman.
The refusal was made to Aijt. Cen
Henry Hutchinss of Texas, who present.
ed the demand Gen. Guadjardo told the
adjutant general he could not deliver the
i've men to the Texas authorities with
. out orders from Mexico City. The five
. Mextcans are specifically charged with
horse theft in Texas.
Capt RodrigueS, who commanded the
Hidalgo, Mexico, federal garrison when
! the Texas authorities charge Vereara
! was lured across the river into Mexico
and killed. now is stationed at P edras
Negras. Gov, Colquitt has offered a re-
ward Of 500 each for the arrest and de-
livery to Texas official of the five Mex
J leans.
Fighting Begins at Torreon.
An engagement between the federal and
, rebel armies at Torreon began today, ac-
cording to a terse message received at the
Mexican war office at noon.
The dispatch contained no details of
; the fighting.
= Another message, received by the wa,
office a short time previously, announced
that the rebels had been sighted coming
toward Torreon.
Telegraphic communication with Tor
reon was Interrupted about noon AL
though it is generally understood that
fighting has begun in the neighborhood
of Torreon, little interest in the out
come is manifested here.
Villa Vetoes Election Plan.
CHIHUAHUA, Mexico. March 21.-A
proposition to hold an election for off
GERS of the state of Chihuahua recently
was put to Gen. Villa by a delegation of
citizens, but the general declared, II was
announced today, that until the revolu-
tion was over the government must be
military.
ANY election which might be held now
would necessarily be a military election
which is one of the very things We are
. fighting against" Gen. Villa told the dele.
cation.
different as to the form of governmen,
which will come after the revolution, the
success of which is expected by residents
OF Chihuahua
. Gen. Villas word is law now He is tn.
legislative, executive and judicial depart
ments OF government He lives In man
sion contiscated from an exiled aristo
; crat He wears wide-brimmed soft hal
, and hianker, like that of any peon. ex
. cept that II is of rich texture.
:. From granting permission for beggar,
= to solicit IN the streets to importan
questions Of state Villa is absolute.
: o'Shaughnessy at Vera Cruz.
VERA CRUZ. March 21-It is under
j stood that Nelson O'shaughnessy, Amer
: tcan charge d'aFa,res. and Thomas B
!, Hnhler. British charge d'affaires, WHIT
came with him from Mexico City, wtl
: confer this afternoon with John Lind
|. personal representative of President WI
son.
Mr.. O'Shaughnessy arrived here toda!
!. IN o private car escorted by a compan.
i. Of presidential guards. He expects to re
: main for several days to undergo treat
: nent for sciatic rheumatism.
: Rear Armiral Frank F. Fletcher, tn
American naval commander, expects t
return here from the federal capital Mon
cay.
: A wireless dispatch from Clarence A
: Miller. American consul at Tampico. re
, ports :hat all railroad and wire commu
:. nicauons has been interrupted for tn
= past four days. He says the rebels ar
: reported to be running trains regularl,
between Victoria and Altamira-
ouevedo and Orozco Wounded.
= JUAREZ. Mexico. March 21.-Sylvestri
/. Qusvedo and Jose Orozco, leaders of
: small fiibustering band which has bee
: operating in northern Chihuahua unde
: the federal colors. were wounded In
: recent encounter with constitutionalis
. troops south of Palomas, according t
hcLicans, who arrived here today an
e lain to have seen the hiibusters in thei
c6mp
Quevedo is said to be wounded IN tn