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^p \OLUME!V. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1914. NUMBER 2K.
V Huerta Refuses
Jr To Retire
^ Mediators, While Asking Un,
*. cle Sam To Modify De
# mands Urge Dictator
To Abdicate.
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^ NO DEVELOPMENTS SOON.
President Spends Afternoon At
Golf Links And No Definite
Policy Announced.
It United Press Dispatch.
* Washington, D. C., May 2.—
Mediation proposals 'have pro
/ gressed so far as to assume def
inite shape. The statement was
given out from official quarters
today. It is understood that me
j diators are hopeful at least of
being able to reconcile differen
ces between Huerta and the U
nited States. Officials refuse to
L comment upon Carranza’s refus
al of an armistice. A statement
outlining what the mediators
we accomplished so far, is ex
JlCted soon.
jfrne powers here continue to
jiUggest that United States be
Jnagnanimous, and suggesting
■9fai the demand that Huerta re
’re be given up, as he must soon
dic' d but by Ptebels. It is
that it will be possible to
i^tle the dispute if this govern
ment merely insists upon repara
tion for “insult to flag.”
As though admitting that they
do^not expect this move to suc
ceed, the mediators are trying
tcv force Huerta to name success
orand retire. The British am
bassador, Carden, also advised
Dictator to ouit. Huerta has
UGJstantly refused to consider
this as a solution.
Evidently no immediate devel
opments to the Mexican situa
tion were expected as the Pres
ident spent this afternoon at the
golf links. t •*.,,* i,, **.•-.
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j United Press Dispatch.
El Paso, Texas, May 2.—Bryan
will be asked by Constitutional
! ists to rescind the recent order
recalling Americans from all ter
ritory controlled by Carranza.
, Announcement was made by
Robert Pesquiera, Constitution
t. aiisfc diplomatic agent that no in
dention of hostile demonstration
1 against Americans had been en
tertained by the people in that
Moving Pictures
atthe Opera House
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^HIS FATHER'S HOUSE.
A well acted drama. Tom Jef
ferson and L. Langdon.
k (BIOGRAPH.)
ALKALI IKE AND THE WILD
MAN
A Western comedy sensation
wi$0 Augustus Carney.
(S. and A.)
SHADOWS.
(A strong drama—LI BIN)
Lmrft fail to see the “Cow Boy
dyjfce shooting and the roping
act.
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ADMISSION 5 and 10 CENTS
O&k s
I territory. Several hundred ref
ugees from Northern Mexico are
' still here. ^... fi
United Press Dispatch.
Vera Cruz, May 2—The resig
nation of Secretary of Foreign
Affairs Rojas as a result of'his
disapproval of Huerta’s refusal I
to salute the American flag is j
regarded as further indication
of smouldering resentment a
gainst the Dictator.
United Press Dispatch.
El Paso, Texas, May 2.—Con
< stitutionalsts said dispatches
from General Pablo Gozales in
dicate no truth in the report that
Saltillo had been evacuated and
burned by Federals. It is re
ported that Federals are fortify
ing Saltillo with train loads of
cotton.
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United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C., May 2. —
The Spanish embassy was today i
informed that Estavo Ruiz has
been made to succeed Rojas as
Mexican Foreign Affairs Minis-1
ter. Ruiz has been an under sec
retary- Rojas’ removal is not
expected to affect mediation and I
the appointment is regarded
here as satisfactory.
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THRILLING STORY j
Of THE CAPTURE;
Of Vera Cruz By The Americans [
And How The Mobs In Cap
ital Treated Americans.
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(By William G. Shepherd)
Vera Cruz, April 24. (By Mail
to New York.)—The news of
the landing of marines came to
Americans in Mexico City like
a crash of thunder from a clear
sky. For three days Americans
had been fleeing from the city on
nightly trains to Vera Cruz, de-;
|parting amid the jeers of Mexi
[ can crowds on the platform of j
j Buena Vista station. Huerta !
' had been maintaining the strict
, est order in the city, prohibiting
the formation of crowds and de- j
dining permission to the news-j
papers to print the fact that i
Mexico had refused to salute the •
American flag.
I Americans had felt perfectly j
j safe and had gone about the
' streets as usual, meeting only j
ugly looks and grim remarks.
Tuesday morning (April 21) j
at 10 o’clock a man at, the Amer
ican club received a code mes- j
sage from Vera Cruz saying that
Admiral Fletcher intended to
jland marines at Vera Cruz at
j noon- The word went like wild
fire in the American colony.
Men telephoned to their homes
telling their wives and children
to stay indoors until the men
; could reach them. The code
message was soon verified bv
1 news which came over railroad
i wires. By noon there was a
large crowd of men at the cable
i
i
j office and railroad telegraph of
fices, waiting for what newrs
| they could get of the landing. I
was at the cable office.
As soon as the news was con
firmed I filed a simple code mes-.
'sage reading: “Films forward-;
led in Vera Cruz,” which in our |
private code meant: “Ameri- j
can troops have entered Mexico
at Vera Cruz.” This was follow
ed by a second code message. I
didmot know that these mes
sages reached New York until I
arrived in Vera Cruz today.
They were filed while excite
ment in the cable office was at
its height.
“They’ve landed,” the opera
tor at Vera Cruz told us. “They
are firing the city.” Ten min- j
utes later he wired, “The Ameri- j
can , marines have rushed j
through the office here and are ,
going on the roof. There is {
fighting all around here. Every- i
body’s gone out but me and if
it gets any hotter I’m going out
too.” A few minutes later the
cable was dead.
At the railroad office much the
same thing happened. Joe Dan
iels at the Vera Cruz end of the
wire stayed at his post as long
as possible, telling the Ameri
cans marooned in Mexico City
what was happening. He wound
up by saying, “I can’t stay in
the offic—,” he didn’t even have
time to add the letter “e”
to the last word.
“What will 1 do with my fam
ily?” Every man asked the
other.. They were aghast. The '
embassy w a s bombarded. '
O’Shaugnessy was astonished.
He had received no word of the
landing of the marines. The
curb of the embassy was lined
with automobiles and coaches ’
and the offices were filled with j
drawn-faced men. <
“I can’t tell you a thing,” said 1
O’Sh'augnessy. <
The men, therefore, freed
O’Shaugnessy from blame. Ad-,1
miral Fletcher and the officials
at Washington were roundly ‘
cursed for not having given the '
Americans warning, but alarm
was widespread.
“What will the Mexicans do '
when they hear of it?” was the 1
general question. The answer '
soon came. By 2 o’clock extra
editions were on the streets
One paper tried to make it easy
for Americans by saying that ]
Americans in the capital deplor
ed the Vera Cruz incident. An- 1
other said: “Yankees take Mex- ;
lean blood. Even the little chil
dren of the capital will rise
against them.” By 3 o’clock j'
there were marching, singing j
crowds in the streets yelling i
“Death to the Yankees.”
It rained all day—an extraor
dinary thing in Mexico City—
and Americans took shelter in ,
“coches”—the typical Mexican !
carriage—and under the rubber
tarpaulins. A day of sunshine
might have meant bloodshed.
The train which left Vera
Cruz at 8:10 Tuesday evening
was jammed to the guards with |
Americans, Even sick persons
had been placed aboard. This
train never reached Vera Cruz.
It got within 14 miles of that
city and wasturned back, return- j
ing to Mexico City with its
load of Americans 36 hours lat
er.
The mobs on Tuesday after
inoon attacked the Hotel Porter,
| an American place, the Ameri
jcan consulate, smashing win
! dows with stones and yelling for
j
| (Continued on editorial page.)
BOTH SIDES
MUST DISARM
Situation In Colorado Is Quiet—
Marie Gantz Arrested In New
York.
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C., May 2.—
Commander Garrison today is
sued a proclamation calling for
the surrender of all arms and
ammunition in the Colorado
strike districts not borne by
federal troops. This order ap
plies to firms, corporations and
individuals alike. A receipt is
being given for arms and ammu
nition taken by the government.
Two strike breakers, Jud Snow
and Robert Duggett, were burn
ed to death by a fire alleged to
be of incendiary origin, and
which destroyed a frame build
ing at Oak Creek, northern Col
orado, occupied by a saloon and
strikebreakers’ lodging house,
according to dispatches to the
governor and United Mine Work
ers’ headquarters.
Operators freely charge in
lendiarianism, as the feeling
against the men acting as strike
breakers is intense. These are
:he first fatalities at Oak Creek,
although there was considerable
:rouble there some months ago,
allowing the deportation of six
een Union leaders.
Garrfcon’s disarmament proc
amation is meeting the general
approval of both mine operators
and strikers.
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C., May 2.—
Fhe disarmament of the oppos
ng forces in the Colorado mine
lispute was ordered at the direc
ion of the President and is not
onstrued to apply to the militia
is the order was worded “All
aersons not belonging to military
'orces.” A time limit is to be
set for the surrender of arms
and places designated for their
■eceipt.
The Colorado district is divid
?d into four military zones for
aperation, Canon City, Trini
lad, Louisville, and Ludlow
When the cavalry arrives from
Fort Robinson, Nebraska, and
Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, fur
her subdivision will be made.
Fhe situation in Colorado is re
aorted Quiet today. Garrison
dated that disarmament applies
mpartially to both sides- Two
troops of the Twelfth cavalry
ire due at Denver late this af
:ernoon.
‘SWEET MARIE” GANTZ
ARRESTED.
United Press Dispatch.
New York, May 2.—“Sweet
Marie Gantz, labor leader who
nade repeated demonstrations
iga nst Rockefeller, Junior, de
clared today, “Shoot him down
like a dog”, because of his re
fusal to arbitrate the Colorado
strike. She was arrested today
charged with making threats a
gainst the life of Rockefeller.
Negroes May Be Lynched.
United Press Dispatch.
Houston, Texas, May 2 —A
double lynching it is feared, will
take place here -within the next
few hours, following the arrest
of two negroes accused of
wounding a farmer, C. H. Haz
lett, and wounding "his brother
at Crockett, Texas last night.
Negro Shooting Friday Night.
Jonas Carr was badly shot in
the left side and shoulder about
midnight Friday night at his
home on Remmel avenue.
Reed is charged by Hardin,
who did the shooting, with pay
ing attentions to the latter’s
wife. Friday night, Hardin
called Reed out of his house,
claiming that he was the night
marshal and as soon as Reed
came out upon the porch, opened
fire with a double barrel shot
gun.
Hardin was arrested and plac
ed in jail Saturday morning, j
Reed’s wounds are said to be of
a serious nature
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Fire Destroys Dean Garage, j
Fire originating from un- j
known cause destroyed the gar
age, servant’s house and wood
shed at the home of Con Dean,
Fifth and Hazel streets about 1
o’clock Saturday morning.
Mr. Dean’s loss was partially
covered by insurance, the most
valuable item in his loss was his
“Studebaker 30” touring car,
wrich he had insured for $500,
and which he considered as good
as new, having only the after
noon before completed an over
hauling of the machine.
The flames before being put
under control spread to the shed
on the Wallace property on the
next lot, and there was also'a
small loss here.
Miss Elizabeth Pugh has a j
supply of tomato plants which
she will be glad to dispose of
the proceeds of th'e sale to be j
used to help beautify the Chris
tian church lawn.
River Now Falling.
White River reached a stand
Friday and began falling during;
the day- The highest register
of this rise was 23.7 feet and the*
river had fallen to 22.1 feet Sat
urday, which would indicate,
that the fall is to be rapid, unless
more rainfall was to be taken
care of.
An overflow at this time o€
the year is always serious in the
bottoms, for it ruins not only
the crops already planted, but
preventing the planting of the
bottom land to anything except
late corn.
Additional Local.
Knox mends shoes cheap. 11S
Walnut street. dtf .
Very handsomely engraved in
vitations have been sent out by
the senior class of the Newport
High School, the exercises to be
held at the auditorium on the
evening of Thursday, May 14th
The class this year is the larg
est in the history of the school
and the exercises will be excep
tionally fine.
If the people of Newport ever
ever intend getting interested hr
a city park and public play
ground now is the time to show
your interest. Meet at the*
court house Monday afternoons
at 3 o’clock.
Mrs. C. P. Dunaway and Miss
Bessie Watson arrived home
this afternoon from Helena,,
where they attended the Feder
ation of Woman’s Clubs. Mrs
Bevens, who also attended the
convention, will be home fc
day.
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