The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-03-19
SHIPPING At VERA CRUZ

(AsS0claJed freSS by fedcTal "iTeiessl
WASHINGTON, March l7.-Press re.
ports from Galveston quote passengers
op an arriving steamer from the sc"-h
to the effect that Shippers at Vera Cruz
opened Gre March 10 on the tender Of
the u. s. s. Delaware, failing, fortu.
natelys to make any hits,
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Roosevelt stated last night that there
have been no reports made officially Of
any such incident and the navy depart
ment has no knowledge that there has
been sniping on the part Of the Car
ranzistas against Americans. 81
Anarchy SIN Reigns o.
Reports, Official and unofficial, of
anarchieal conditions in Mexico con
tinue to be receive, and the state de-
partment has forwarded new protests
and further notes to Carranza and to
the American representatives In Mexico.
The HdeploEable" conditions that pre-.
vail in the Mexican capital have been
officially brought to the attention Of
the stat6 department by Minister Eken,
gren, the Swedish representative, based
on reports received by him from the
Swedish charge d'airairesS in the City
OF Mexico. These reports tell Of Swed
ish subjects being assaulted and robbed
ard their houses plundered. l."
The Spanish ambassador has also re
ported further instances of the inabil
ity Of General Salazar, commanding thu
Zapatstas in the City of Mexico, Il
enforce order there. ...s,
Safe Conduct Requested III
Secretary Bryan. has forwarded re
quest to Carranza that he provide SAT-
conduct fot Foreigners desiring to leave
! the, Mexican capital by way of Ver'
Cruz The American consul Mt Man
zanillo has been instructed to eOnfe
with the commander of the. U. 8. S
CLEVELAND, Captain George w. Williams
whose vessel has been sent to Mama
Milo for the protection Of foreigners
while CarranHa has also been appeale'
to for instructions to his troops ther
not to modest the foreign residents.
The VllIaiSta agency here reports tina
General Almanac, a Carranza follower
and his entire staff have been executes
al TOrreon, following conviction a
court martial rl
Situation Is Favorable.
President Wilson was reported yes
teFday as regarding the Mexican situs
ton as having taken a favorable turn
with prospects for peaceful solution
The battleship Connecticut broke
shaft while steaming toward Guanta
namo Bay and is now returning
Philadelphia on her own power, col
voyed by the fuel ship Orion.
A rePor: yesterday from Vera Cru
supposed to have originated at Ca
ranza's headquarters, declares that tn
United States has no right to inst
tutea inquiries concerning the shootip
i Of J, B. MeManus, in the City of Ne,
leo, during the evacuation Of that cit
by the troops of General Obregon, ina
much as MeManus was naturalize
Mexican citizen and not an American
Villa Yields to Protest 20
Border reports y, from the pre-
bureaus Of the rival factions at FL Pa
and San Antonio, Texas, assert th'
General Villa, yielding to, the protes
Of the British consular agents, has a
nullsd the war tax Of sS,OOO,OOo whic
he threatened to impose on foreigne
resident in the city bf Guadalajara, al
thPt GsgeEa! garraRza has restored
the Catholic congregation of Nue'
Laredo the church which he seized.
is his intention to restore other co