Evening star., 1915-11-26
Killing of Edgar Bean to Be In
vestigated by Order of Sec
retary Lansing.
S0-CALLED "EXECUTIOW'
BY VILLA AUTHORITIES
Insurgent Mexicans Threaten U. s.
Officials at Nogales-Admiral
Winslow to Protect Foreigners.

lie Clllled StdteS government
intends to make an investigation
OF the so-called execution of
Edgar Bean, an American railway
engineer, by the Villa authorities
in Mexico. Mr.. Bean is reported
to have been shot near Cananea,
Mexico, on the orders of Gen.
Rodriguez, because a train he was
forced to run for the Villa troops
became derailed when the
Villa forces were escaping from
Cananea recently.
Secretary Lansing today direct
ed the investigation, which will
be made through American con-
sular officials. Mr.. Beams rela-
tives live in Three Town Corners,
N. Y.
Advices to the Navy Department to-
day are to the effect that Admiral
Winslow has sailed for Topolobampo
on his flagship. the cruiser San Diego,
where Americans and others are re-
ported to be in danger from lawless
Mexican bands. Asylum has been offer
ed to these persons on the gunuboat
Annapolis. now at Topolobarnpo.
Instructions to Admiral Winslow.
Admiral winslow's instructions mere
~ direct him to take his force to To-
polobampo and say nothing as to put
ting it ashore. Advices today from the
gunboat Annapolis report the situation
unchanged.
The marines will be kept at Topolo-
bampo until all danger of an anti-for-
eign demonstration has passed. They
may be landed without specific instruc-
tions In an emergency to save foreign
lives.
1t was Representative Mann of Illi-
nois who several days ago asked Tor
the dispatch of assistance to Topolo-
bampo. Representative Mann asked
Secretary Lansing again today about
the situation at Los Mochis. near
Topolobampo, where colony OF ESQ
people, mostly Americans. has been
threatened by the Mayo Indians.
Consul Forced to Give Up Funds.
The State Department has received
official word of the forced surrender to
villa troops of funds of Cananea
concern intrusted to American Consul
Montague at Cananea. The funds are
supposed to have aggregated about
1000 and to have been in the con-
surs custody for a considerable period
The matter will be the subject of an
American claim against the Mexican
government later on.
Gov Randall. the Villa head OF the
state of Sonora, has expressed regret
to Col. Sage. commanding the American
forces at Nogales, AriZ., for the behavior
of Villa soldiers across the line last
Wednesday when Consul Simplich and
other American officials were cursed
and insulted by a party led by Coils
Terrazas and Sila of Villas forces.
Americans about thirty mounted villa
soldiers made fents at charging
across the line. A few of them did
ride their horses twenty or thirty feet
into American territory.
Why they were not shot / do not
know" Gen. Funston telegraphed. but
presume 1t was because no responsible
officer was on the spot, the incident oc-
CURED so suddenly.
Gov. Randall attributed the riot, the
message said, to the fact that food
supplies for the Villa forces had been
held up at the line.
Grossly Insult q. S. Officials.
In his report to Gen. Funston Col Sage
said that Terraces and Sila rode down
the railroad track to the fence at the
boundary line. where they grossly in
suited Consul Simplich. Vice Consul
Cochran and Collector of Customs Hardy,
calling them vile names. They were fol-
lowed by about thirty mounted soldiers.
who began yelling and cursing at the
Americans and the United States govern
ment. threatening with guns and pistols
and feinting at charging in body
Another message conveyed a report
from Capt. Valentine of two engage
ments with the Mexicans. which oc-
CURED near Nogales yesterday. A
patrol of the 10th Cavalry was at
tackled by sixty Mexicans, who charged
to the fence at the boundary, but were
driven back with three casualties. The
patrol was fred upon again after dark
the same day, and the following day
about forty Mexicans opened fire from
position 500 yards south of the boun-
dary line, a few charging to the fence
and being driven back with two cas-
ualties.
A company Of the 18th Infantry has
been sent to the scene
Gen. Funston said he had ordered a
provisional brigade under Brig. Gen.
Bell to Nogales by rail. 1t is COM
posed of the 7th and Goth Infantry,