South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-01
VILLA IN RACE
LEVIES 100000
TAX ON GERMANS
Merchant at Monterey Fails to
Recognize the Leader and
Charges Him $3.50 For a
Pair of Shoes.

Ell PASO, Texas, April l. Be
cause a German merchant in Monte
rey did not recognize Gen. Villa when
he entered to buy Il pair of shoes and
charged the military leader $3.50
for them a tax of 100000 has been
levied on all Germans in the city.
Max Weber, German vice consul in
Juarez, is preparing a message to the
German ambassador in Washington
protesting against the levy.
WASHINGTON, April IA in
demnity of $4,000 in gold, it was an
nounced by Sec'y of State Bryan on
Wednesday has been paid by the Ia
pata-Villa government to Ruth w.
McManus, widow of John ID. McManus
the ChicogOan who was murdered by
Zapata soldiers about three weeks ago
in Mexico City.
Senior Enrique G.. Llorente, Villas
agent at Washington, was at the state
department at the time Sec'y Bryan
made the announcement of the pay
ment OF the indemnity.
The department expects a full re-
port on the settlement and il is eX-
pected that in this report there will
be some written regrets as to all the
incidents including the insult TO the
flag. connected with the murder of
McManus.
After the announcement of the pay
ment of the indemnity Sec'y Bryan
gave out the following cablegram
from Mrs. McManus. dated Wednes-
day:
Il wish 10 extend to you for myself
and family our sincere thanks for
your efforts in securing indemnity
from this government and also eX-
press my appreciation or the great
by Mr. CardosO, the Brazilian minis
ter
(Signed) ruth W. McMANUS."
Carried orr Bonds.
The department gave out dispatches
Wednesday showing that Carranza
before evacuating Mexico City carried
off from the vaults of the treasury
all the bonds. shares and other Sc
curities belonging to various cOmpa-
MES and 20 private parties to the
amount Of 100000 pesos which
We're deposited by them in Mexico
City as a guarantee for concessions
and contracts entered into with the
different ministers of state"
A list OF the interests affected is
given in the report. Among these are
the interior consolidated debt per
cent; interior redeemable' debt .
per cent; Mexico foreign" debt of
1899 and 1904, per cent.
The authorities at Mexico City have
issued a warning that none OF the Sc
curities taken away by Carranza can
be made the object OF legal transac-
ton" The authorities also request
all companies or private individuals
who had guarantee deposits in 1he
treasury 10 send duplicate copies of
their receipts as soon as possible TO
Mexico City.
The Nillista agency gave out a
statement Wednesday night describing
conditions in Mexico City as quiet and
in vivid contrast with the inhuman
conduct OF ObregOn" when he was ia
charge. Ii is announced the appoint
ment OF the following cabinet for the
Zapata-Nilla regime:
PalafoX. foreign relations and agri-
culture, Gomez. justice. Padilla. fl
nance; Serratos. war; Castillo, COM
and public works. Ramos
Roa. public instruction
SIayers Not Exonerated.
Referring TO the McManus case the
agency says:
PREPARATION in part was adopted by
the payment OF 10000 pesos TO the
widow and children, without. however.
generating those persons accused OF
the crime
The Villa government. IL is stated.
is about TO proceed on IA career OF
equality OF treatment l0r the settle
ment OF all damages. The convention
government claim that il has control
OF - OF the most important sites OF
Mexico.
II is explained that GeA. villa has