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CIRCULATION
YESTERDAY
21876
FOUNDED 1881—VOL. XXXIV—No. 106.
OLKEY REFUSES
RESERVE DM
APPOINTMENT
Writes to President Wilson
Formally Declining Office
Tendered Him.
OTHER MEMBERS CHOSEN
Bankers Business Man and
Economist Named —Hard-
ing May Be Governor.
BOSTON Mass. May s.—Richard
Olney has addressed a letter to
President Wilson formally declin-
ing the appointment as governor of
the federal reserve board of the new
banking system.
WASHINGTON. D. C. May 5. —
While officials here declined to dis-
cuss the declination by Richard Ol-
ney of Boston of the appointment
as governor of the federal reserve
board it is known that they are in
search of another New England man
to fill the board.
Tt was reported as likely that W.
P. G. Harding president of the First
National Bank of Birmingham Ala.
who has been appointed member of
the board from the South would be
named as governor.
After months of waiting while
President Wilson carefully sifted
hundreds of names the business and
financial world today learned defi-
nitely that the following men had
been chosen for the federal reserve
board which will put into operation
the nation’s new currency system:
Paul M. Warburg of New York
member of Kuhn Ix>eb & Compa-
ny and a lifelong student of foreign
banking systems.
W. P. Harding president of the
First National Bank of Birmingham.
Ala. and one of the leading bank-
ers of the South.
Harn' A. Wheeler vice president
of the Union Trust Company of Chi-
cago and until recently president of
the United States Chamber of Com-
merce.
Dr. Adolph Caspar Miller pro-
fessor of finance at the University
of California and now assistant to
Serretan’ Lane of the Interior De-
partment a political economist and
writer on economics and finance.
Acceptances Are Received.
These men together with the sec-
retary of the treasury William G
McAdoo and the comptroller of the
currency John Skelton Williams
who are ex-officio members have
been selected to compose the federal
reserve board. White House offi-
cials declined to say when the nomi-
nations would be sent to the Senate.
The four men it is said have
accepted. It is said while Mr. Wheel-
er is a banker he has had an inti-
mate connection with the industrial
and financial world. Mr. Warburg
has made a lifelong study of Ger-
man and French banking methods
and knows finance from a first hand
connection with the greatest finan-
cial ceter in the United States. Mr.
Harding is regarded as an unusually
able man of broad views and re-
markable ability. Ho is looked upon
as one of the leading bankers of
the South. Dr. Miller is a trained eco-
nomist and long a writer and student
of finance.
This personnel follows the presi-
dent’s original Idea of securing two
bankers Warburg and Harding; a
business man Mr. Wheeler; an eco-
nomist and student of finance. Dr.
Miller and a lawyer and business
man Richard Olney.
Selection of Alternate.
The declination of Mr. Olney
will mean the selection of another
man who has a combined legal and
business training. Under the new
currency law. by the terms of which
the president “is to have due re-
gard for a higher conception of the
different financial. Industrial and
geographical parts of the country”
no more than one of the five mem-
bers of the federal reserve board
can be selected under the law from
the same reserve district. Since Mr.
Olney.* declines the president will
be free to choose from district No.
1 New England; district No. 3 com-
prising New Jersey Delaware and
Eastern Pennsylvania; district No.
4 Ohio Western Pennsylvania West
Virginia and Kentucky; district No.
5. Maryland Virginia District of
Columbia North and South Carolina;
district No. 9 Montana North and
South Dakota Minnesota. Wiscon-
sin Michigan: district No. 10 Kan-
sas Nebraska Colorado Wyoming;
and district No. 11 Texas New Mexi-
co. Oklahoma Arizona and a part
of Louisiana. Appointive members of
the board arc to devote all their time
to the board’s business. Their sal-
aries are $12000 a year. .The law
creating the board provides that
none of its members “shall be an
officer or director of any bank
banking institution trust company
or federal reserve bank nor hold
stock In any banking institution or
trust company. ’
The board is authorized to exam-
ine the affairs of each federal re-
serve bank and each member bank
and to require necessary reports. The
board must publish weekly state-
ments of the condition of the federal
reserve banks. It may require the
elimination of doubtful or worthless
assets from books of federal reserve
banks and It may suspend for statu-
tory violations operations of any fed-
eral reserve bank.
Federal Advisory Council.
A feature of the new currency
system is the creation of a federal
advisory council members of which
are appointed by dire tore of each
federal reserve bank. The council If
to act In an advisory capacity to the
federal reserve board.
Reserve • banks are empowered to
discount notes drafts and bills of
exchange arising out of actual com-
mercial transactions on the endorse-
ment of any of its member banks
with a waiver of demand notice and
protest.
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
WEATHER
TEMPERA TUKRES.
MAY 4. 2 a. m 64
3 p. m 88 3 a. m 65 I
4 p. m 84 4 a. m 6E |
5 p. m 8 5 6 a. m 65
6 p. m 83 6 a. m 65
7 p. m 82 7 a. m 66 ।
8 p. m 76 8 a. m 77
9 p. m 75 9 a. m 74
10 p. m 73 10 a. m SO
11 p. m 72 11 a. m 83
12 midnight.... 67 12 noon €5
MAY 5. l.p. m 38
1 a. m 67. 2 p. m 9u
LOCAL. FORECAST.
For San Antonio and vicinity: Tuesday
night and Wednesday fair.
HOME WEATHER FOR TOURISTS.
(Observations made at 8 a. m.)
ST. LOUIS: Temperature 62; partly
cloudy; IS-mlle wind from the west;
Wednesday fair; lowest temperature In
last 24 hours 60.
CHICAGO: Temperature. clear: 12-
mlle wind from the north; Wednesday
fair; lowest temperature in the last 24
hours 50.
MILWAUKEE: Temperature 46; clou-
dy; 12-mile wind from the northeast;
Wednesday probably fair; lowest tempera-
ture in last 24 hours. 46.
ST. PaY’L: Temperature 48; partly
cloudy; 8-mlle wind from the ' north;
Wednesday fair; lowest temperature in
the last 24 hours 46.
KANSAS CITY: Temperature 62; clear;
4-mile wind from the southwest; Wednes-
day fair: lowest temperature In the last
24 hours. 60.
NEW YORK: Temperature. 62; clear;
8-mile wind from the southwest; rain;
lowest temperature in last 24 hours 52.
WASHINGTON: Temperature 62; rain-
ing; 14-mile wind from the south; rain on
Wednesday; lowest temperature in the last
24 hours 62.
VETERANS GATHERING
FOR ANNUAL REUNION
Soldiers of Confederacy Tak-
ing Peaceful Possession
of Jacksonville Fla.
JACKSONVILLE Fla. May 5.—
The arrival here early this morning
of General Bennett H. Young com-
mander-in-chief of the United Con-
federate Veterans was the chief
event of interest preliminary to the
actual opening exercises attendant
upon the annual reunion of the Con-
federate Veterans which will be held
here Wednesday Thursday and Fri-
day of this week. General Young was
met at the railway station by Van C.
Swearingen mayor of Jacksonville
and a delegation of citizens and es-
corted to the hotel where he will
make his headquarters during the
reunion.
Another interesting preliminary to
the reunion was the arrival of Troop
A. Forrest’s Cavalry the survivors of
the famous cavalry brigade of the
dashing general Nathan B. Forrest.
The veterans will take part in the
annual parade Friday. They are
quartered in the camp prepared for
them at Springfield Park in the cen-
ter of the city. Trains yesterday and
today were crowded with thousands
of visitors who will remain here dur-
ing the reunion. It is expected that
almost 100.000 persons will visit the
city during the week.
Two preliminary meetings will be
held today. The first is that of the
Confederate Southern Memorial As-
sociation at 4 p. m. and the second
being the initial session of the nine-
teenth annual convention of the Sons
of Confederate Veterans tonight.
Both organizations will hold sessions
throughout the week simultaneously
with the meeting of the United Con-
federate Veterans with whom they
are affiliated.
VETERAN NOW CITIZEN
Serves 34 Years in U. S. Army Before
(Jetting Final Papers.
After having served Uncle Sam as
a soldier for 34 years during which
period he was not even a citizen of
the United States John Faulds Tues-
day morning entered into full citi-
zenship in the United States court by
presenting his army discharge papers
and receiving final papers as a citi-
zen. Qeouty Clerk A. I. Campbell
handled the affair after Federal
Judge T. S. Maxey had passed the old
soldier.
Faulds according to the informa-
tion given by Deputy Campbell had
been connected with the army in
capacity of private and minor offi-
cer since 1880. Until he was re-
tired on account of age he was with
the quartermaster’s department of
the Southern division stationed re-
cently at Galveston. When he was
retired on the usual pay his love
for army life was such that he ap-
plied for civilian work around the
army posts of the country which was
given to him. Before the present
term of court was inaugurated he
made application for full citizenship
which was accorded him on th**
strength of his honorable discharge
from the army.
“You Never Can Tell”
how many are interested in what
you have to sell rent or trade un-
til you use a Eight Want Ad.
Many an article that ha? become
useless to its owner has been
turned Into ready money through
a Light Want Ad. The Light has
a steadily increasing circulation
therefore Light Want Ads grow
more valuable and useful even’
day. The Light has the largest
paid home circulation in South-
west Texas of any newspaper and
100 pep cent more local paid home
circulation than any other news-
paper. Light Want Ads will get
business for you that you can get
in no other way and the cost is
small.
15 words 1 time 15 rents
IS words 4 time* IS centi
13 words 7 times GO conts
15 words 10 times 75 cents
CLEARPLAZA
DR NO HE
IS ULTIMATUM!
Battle of Flowers Association
Dissatisfied With Con-
ditions.
RESOLUTION IS PASSED
Unless Matter Is Remedied No
Pageant Will Be Given
in 1915.
Unless Alamo plaza Is kept free
from shows and concessions so that
the battle of Flowers parade the
historic pageant Inagurated many
years ago to commemorate the Bat-
tle of San Jacinto and the securing
of Texas independence may pass be-
fore the Alamo in an orderly and
dignified manner In future fiestas
the parade will be discontinued en-
tirely. Such was the decision reached
at a meeting of the Battle of Flowers
Association held Tuesday morning
In the Gunter Hotel ballroom.
Owing to the extreme dissatisfac-
tion felt by members of the associa-
tion as to the condition of Alamo
plaza during the last Battle of Flow-
ers parade and the consequent im-
possibility of having the time hon-
ored “battle" before the Alamo
which is the significant event and
the real reason for the week of cele-
bration the following resolution wa s
passed unanimously and enthusias-
tically:
(Revolution Is Passed.
Resolution Is Passed.
"Whereas. the blocking of Alamo
Plaza by shows anti concrMions during
the Fiesta week has practically de-
stroyed the beauty and effectiveness
of the Battle of Flowers; and this
year absolutely prevented the holding
of the Battle of Flowers;
"Therefore. Be it resolved that we
the members of the Bnttle of Flowers
Aswiatton. do hereby petition the
mayor and city council and the di-
rectors of the Fiesta Association to
keep all shows and concessions off of
Alamo Plata during Monday. Tuesday
and Wednesday of next year’s Fiesta;
and unless the petition is granted we
feel that it will be impossible to give
a Battle of Flowers.’*
Those voting on the resolution
were: Mrs. Thomas A. Coleman
president of the association; Mes-
dames J. N. Keeran T. J. Nye
Charles H. Florian H. D. Thomson
A. N. Irancich Adolph Wagner Ma-
rie D. Beckmann Cyrus B. Lucas J.
Townsend Woodhull. H. O. Skinner
William Aubrey William L. Herff
Charles G. Starr J. M. Carr. J. M.
Vance A. B. Spencer Smithie
Graves Thomas H. Franklin W. C.
Silliman T. N. Wilson. G. Bedell
Moore John BtHHs Claude A. Kee-
ran J. Bruce Martindale. John J.
Kuntz. Erhard R. Gunther David
K. Fifrnlsh. Hannie Harper. John
W. Furnish F. L. Hillyer L. J. Hart
Helena V. Guenther and J. K. —er-
etta.
Beauty of Parade Spoiled.
Members of the association com-
plained that the beauty of the pa-
rade wa» entirely destroyed during
the last fiesta by the condition of
Alamo plaza. Aside from the fact
that all the vacant space where the
parade should have passed and re-
passed itself giving the occupants
of the vehicles and floats the op-
portunity to hold the mock battle
was filled with carnival shows and
other available space wag blocked
with automobiles. The result was no
Battle of Flowers and a broken and
disordered parade.
Ar to the blocking of the plaza
by automobiles it was decided that
.a petition be presented to the city
council asking for a city ordinance
that prohibits vehicles of any kind
on Alamo plaza during the parade.
With the ordinance enforced by the
police the plaza could be kept clear
of vehicles.
Other Side Is Presented.
John B. Carrington secretary of
the Chamber of Commerce present-
ed the side of the Fiesta Association
and the commercial interest of the
city and told of the Insistent de-
mands of San Antonio merchants
that the carnival shows be held. He
related repeated efforts on the part
of the Fiesta Association to dispense
with the shows or have them In other
parts of the city and the difficulties
encountered.
Members of the Battle of Flowers
Association contended that the Bat-
tle of Flowers in commemoration of
the battle of San Jacinto as an hla-
toric celebration of April 21. was
known throughout the state and at-
tended years before the remainder
of the carnival celebration was ever
held. Its unique feature being par-
ticipated in by the representative
people of the city and state should
not be discontinued they said. Nu-
merous complaints they asserted
had been heard to the effect '“he
Fiesta Is only a commercial affair
and has lost Its patriotic feature en-
tirely.”
Situation Summed Up.
The situation was summed up ef-
fectively and conclusively by Mrs.
Coleman president of the associa-
tion: “Unless the plaza is kept
cleared so that the paraJe can be
a beautiful and dignified affair we
will disband."
A resolution to be presented to the
mayor and city council protesting
against the cutting of Crockett street
through Alamo plaza and declaring
that “such action would destroy the
beauty of the park and would inter-
fere with the Battle of Flowers the
patriotic celebration of Texas inde-
pendence and which is the event of
the year in the life of San Antonio"
was passed unanimously and signed
by those present.
The San Antonio Light reeelvew ejcln-
•lvely the LEASED WIRE DAY report of
the Awmelate*! Frees the greatest and
moot reliable general news service Id the
world. Thia 1 rej»ort con«ista of approxi-
mately 20.000 words daily. In addition The
l ight carries Its own large special news
SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS. TUESDAY. MAY 5 1914.
O’SHAUGHNESSY IS
PREY OF LBOIERS
Has to Renew Wardrobe at
New Orleans —Maintains
Policy of Silence.
NEW ORLEANS. La. May 5.—
Mexicans did not even except Nelson
O’Shaughnessy’ former American
charge at Mexico City in preying
upon American property after the
fall of Vera Cruz. Practically all of
the baggage of Mr. and Mrs.
O'Shaughnessy was stolen from the
special train Huerta provided for
the charge and his party to trans-
port them to Vera Cruz after he had
been handed his passports.
The former charge arrived today
on the gunboat Yankton and early
In the day he and Mrs. O'Shaugh-
nessy began a shopping tour to re-
plenish their wardrobes as they ar-
rived with little less than they wore.
The party will leave tonight at 9:35
o’clock for Washington.
When shown a dispatch from Vera
Cruz saying that he had submitted
to Washington at the president’s re-
quest a list of names of Mexicans
who might act as a council to take
charge of the government in the
case of the downfall of General
Huerta Mr. O’Shaughnessy said he
knew nothing at all about it. He re-
fused to discuss the Mexican situa-
tion in any of it s phases.
-■ ■ •
PANAMA DYNAMITE
MAGAZINE EXPLODES
Eight Persons Killed and
Nineteen Others Injured.
Property Destroyed.
PANAMA May 5. —An explosion
this morning at the government of
Panama dynamite magazine resulted
in the killing of eight persons. Nine-
teen others were seriously injured.
The property was destroyed.
The explosion was caused by a
brush fire which made its way to the
Interior of the building. Six of the
dead and most of the wounded are
firemen who had been summoned to
combat the flames. A man and a
woman who were watching the blaze
from a distance were torn to pieces.
The concussion shook Panama. In
addition to obliterating the inagssine
the explosion caused considerable
property damage in the neighbor-
hood.
MAY WITHDRAW MILITIA
Governor Wants Assurance That
Border Will Be Protected.
AUSTIN Tex. May s.—Tt ex-
pected that within the next few days
Governor Colquitt will direct that
the state troops sent to Brownsville
be withdrawn. He expects to receive
a report some time today from Ad-
jutant General Hutchings now’ at
Brownsville on the question of the
necessity for further keeping the
state militia on the border. The Fed-
eral regulars sent to Brownsville may
be found sufficient to protect not
only Brownsville but also other
points on the border and if this Is
found to be the case Genoral Hutch.
Ings will advise the governor there
is no further necessity for keeping
the militia on duty.
The governor not only wants
Brownsville to be protected but also
Mission San Benito. and
other points where there may be dan-
ger to the life and property of Tex-
ans.
FLOOD IS SUBSIDING
Ganadlan River High Waters Pass-
ing to Lower Readies.
MUSKOGEE Okla. May s.—The
disastrous flood in the Canadian
river passed to the lower reaches of
that stream today and out Into the
Arkansas. The Missouri Kansas &
Texas main line bridge at Eufaula
withstood the flood save for a slight
cut at one embankment necessitat-
ing the detouring of trains for 24
hours. Th* Midland Valley Railroad
bridge at Briartown and the bridges
of the Missouri Oklahoma & Gulf
and the Rock Island at Calvin are
safe the latter having only a small
cut at one approach. No loss of life
save » that reported Monday Is
known.
Property’ damage will probably
run over a million dollars.
NORDICA IS BETTER
Operatic Singer’s Improvement
However Only Slight.
BATAVIA. Java May s.—Madame
Lillian Nordica the operatic singer
who has been seriously ill for several
weeks showed slight improvement
today.
Madame Nordica was shipwrecked
near Thursday Island last December
and her experiences resulted in ner-
vous prostration which developed
into pneumonia. Earls in April she
went to Batavia and recent dis-
patches have described her condition
as very’ grave.
Venezuelan Rebels Win.
WILLEMSTAD Curacao May 5.—
A force of Venezuelan revolutionists
is reported to have defeated the ।
government troops Saturday at Chur
ugura in the state of Falcnn. As a j
consequence Gen. Leon Juardo with
1000 regulars has been ordered from ।
Guira to attack the rebels.
Roosevelt Reaches Para Brazil.
PARA. Brazil. May 5.--Theodore
Roosevelt accompanied by his son
Kermit arrived here today’ on the
steamer Pustan from Manaos. Two
day’s will be spent ii 1 May
7 the party will leave for New York
by way by Barbadoes.
JACKIES AT CUSTOMS HOUSE
Tills photograph one of the first to arrive from the scene of battle at
Vera Cruz was taken immediately after Fletcher’s men had taken pos-
session of the Vera Cruz customs house.
SHOOTS AND KILLS
SLEEPING FATHER
Hiram Duryea. Brooklyn Mil-
lionaire Victim of Unac-
countable Act.
NEW YORK May 6.—Hiram
Duryea 81. retired millionaire starch
manufacturer and civil war veteran
was shot and killed early today at
his home in the Bayridge section of
Brooklyn by his son Chester Duryea
43. The tragedy occurred on the
porch at the rear of the Duryea
home where both father and son
were in the habit of sleeping. About
1 o'clock Chester Duryea slipped
from his cot into the house where
he kept a number of rifles reVolvers
and shotguns for hunting. He select-
ed an automatic pistol and magazine
rifle and returned to the open air
porch. Standing within a few feet of
his sleeping father he first fired from
the rifle and then emptied the re-
volver.
In a cell in a Brooklyn police sta-
tion Chester Duryea talked incoher-
ently of the incidents leading up to
the shooting and gave evidences of
being insane. He said he shot his
father when he received a “spiritual
message from George Washington."
In a calmer tone he added:
“I was the best friend my father
had and he was my best friend. I
loved him dearly. If he were now
here he could explain the whole mat-
ter. I really don't know why I shot
him.
“I had made up my mind before
shooting father that as soon as he
was dead I would turn the auto-
matic pistol upon myself and end my
own life. I fully Intended doing that
while I was firing at my father. After
it was over though an Impulse
came over me and I decided not to
kill myself. I wish I had carried out
mv original Intention.”
Before his arraignment in court
Durvea became violent and beat on
the doors of his cell with his
knuckles.
When Duryea was arraigned he
apeared to be more rational. The ex-
amination was postponed until
Thursday. L. G. Duryea his cousin
said that the Duryea family had be-
lieved for some time that Chester
was mentally unbalanced and con-
sidered steps to place him in a sani-
tarium or asylum. Chester’s mental
condition said the cousin was due to
overwork. For two years he said the
prisoner had been constantly en-
gaged in the study of a formula by
which he believed the process of
manufacture of starch could be
revolutionized.
Will Come f<»«* Visit Tn Autumn.
NEW YORK. May s.—William
Caspar representative of Queen
Eleanor of Bulgaria announced last
night that a cablegram to him from
Sofia whiie informing him of th-
postponement of the queen’s visit
at this time on account of the po-
Iltlcal situation engaging the atten-
tion of the country Instructed him
to arrange for the deferred visit of
the queen to take place this au-
tumn.
Bond Issues Approved.
AUSTIN Tex. May s.—Judge J. A.
Brooks county’ judge of Brooks
county was here and obtained ap-
proval of the attorney general’s de-
partment to an issue of
courthouse bonds and an issue of I
$34000 road improvement bonds.
The proceeds from the sale of the
first issue will be used to construct
e new courthouse *or Brooks county.
Queen Eleanor Postpones Visit.
SOFIA. May 5. —Queen Eleanor of j
Bulgaria has decided definitely to
postpone her visit to the United
States this month. An official an-
nouncement to this effect was issued
today.
BANKERS IN SESSION
Thirtieth State Convention Opens
Meeting In Fort Worth.
FORT WORTH Tex.. May 5.—
Nathan Adams of Dallas president
lot the Texas Bankers' Association
I delivered hts annual report this
| morning opening the thirtieth state
Iconvention. Bankers’ relations to cot.
ton dealers financing the cotton
movement and loaning to farmers
as well as the new currency law
were stressed in this report.
Two hundred South Texas bankers
arrived early this morning in a spe-
cial train. The attendance Is cxcep-
I tlonally large this year. Among the
i eastern visitors are B. L. Gill for-
mer commissioner of Insurance and
I banking in Texas. He Is now vice
I president of the Seaboard National
Bank of New York.
FIRST BRIDGE BUILT
Three-span Structure Over Salado
Accepted by County.
The first bridge built under the
county’s $200000 bridge bond issue
was completed Monday afternoon. It
is a three-span ten-feet high bridge
over a ferk of the Salado on the
Goliad road. County Bridge Engineer
i Terrell Bartlett went out Monday
afternoon and accepted the structure
which cost in the neighborhood of
$2500.
The new bridge is designed to af-
|ford a crossing when the Salado is
at flood stage and throws parts of
ithe water into the fork or flood-
branch. It will be above water no
matter what the stage of the Salado
becomes. Inasmuch as it will be
about forty feet higher than yie bod
of the Salado proper. The contract
was let some weeks ago and the
work was pushed to completion.
Brazo* Flood (Join# Out
WACO. Tex. May 5. — Unless a
large volume of water Is had from
points above hero the likelihood of
! the Brazos going on a rampage at
this place was lessened this morn-
I ing. notwithstanding a considerable
I rise during the night. The crest was
| reached at 2 o’clock this morning
; when a depth of 27.8 feet was reach-
ed. The highest stage was at 2
o'clock this morning. On Tuesday of
I last week the river W'as 28 feet deep
here.
Sickles' Funeral Arranged.
NEW YORK May 5. —The funeral
service of the late General Daniel
Sickles will take place in St. Pat-
rick's Cathedral here Friday morn-
ing and interment probably will be
In Arlington National Cemetery. A
guard of honor consisting of one
troop of infantry’ two troops of cav.
airy and one battery of field artil-
lery has been offered for the funeral
by Colonel Wadsworth of the
Twelfth State National Guard of
which General Sickles was an offi-
cer prior to the civil war.
Transferrin! to New Meld.
AUSTIN. Tex.. May 5.—J. Theron
Smith former traffic chief of the
‘•out-of-town” district of San An-
tonio for the Southwestern Telegraph
& Telephone Company has been
made traffic chief at Austin suc-
ceedlng H. B. Whatley who
goes to San Antonio to be traffic
chief there. Mr. Whatley made many
friends during his stay here. He left
last night for San Antonio to assume
his new duties. *
Mail Never Held Vn.
AUSTIN Tex.. May s.—Dr. I. L.
McGlasson. quarantine hfflcer at
Galveston was here today and con-
ferred with the governor on the
quarantine situation at Galveston.
Dr. McGlasson said that no attempt
had ever been made by him tn hold
up or detain in quarantine mail com-
ing on war vessels from Mexican wa-
ters. anil that Rear Admiral Badger
evidently did not understand the
situation or he would not have ca-
bled the governor asking to waive
the quarantine regulations so as to
admit the mail.
TWELVE PAGES TODAY —PRICE. FIVE CENTS.
mw IBIS m
SI Mins BBS
Plans Made to Destroy American Forces
$ if Attempt Made to Move on
Mexico City
MEDIATORS ELIMINATE CARRANZA
Refusal of Constitutionalist Leader to
Agree to Truce Causes South
American Envoys to Act
WASHINGTON D. C. May 5.—
The text of the Mexican mediators'
telegram to General Carranza elim-
inating him from the mediation pro-
ceedings which became known to-
day disclosed for the first time that
the mediators held that "all the dif-
ficulties which contributed toward
the present situation in Mexico bears
either directly or indirectly on the
solution of the pending conflict be-
tween Mexico and the United States."
The mediators declare in their an-
swer that all these '‘differences
should be made the subject of con-
sideration in the negotiations" for
whose successful conduct "we have
deemed It indispensable to cease hos-
tilities." Should Carranza not deem
it so the mediators state they would
be compelled to withdraw as inop-
portune the appointment of a Con-
stitutionalist representative.
All Bear on Main Issue.
This message of the mediators
gives the first authoritative expres-
sion for them that they considered
the whole range of Mexican difficul-
ties Including the Huerta-Carranza
issue a s having a bearing on the is-
sue between the United States and
Huerta.’
For the first time since the occu-
pation of Vera Crus the regular ses-
: sion of the cabinet today lasted less
than an hour. After the conference
cabinet members said there prac-
tically was no discussion of the
Mexican situation and that the time
was devoted to departmental routine.
When the South American media-
tors resumed their sessions tcraay.
the field of their work was for
the first time definitely defined as
between the United States and
Huerta and not as between Huerta
and Carranza although it still was
hoped this might be brought in later
so as to include the whole range of
Mexican affairs. Private engage-
ments of some of the mediators kept
these sessions from opening until
toward mid-day.
Note to Carranza.
The text of the note the mediating
envoys sent yesterday to General
Carranza withdrawing the invita-
tion for a Constitutionalist represen-
tative to come to Washington to par-
ticipate in the conference was as
follows:
"We have received your telegram
in which you are kind enough to
tell us you deem it inconvenient for
the Constitutionalist cause to sus-
pend hostilities against General
Huerta and in which you declare
that the conflict between Mexico and
the United States for whose solu-
tion you accepted our good offices
is independent of the internal strife
in that country.
“We consider this statement In-
consistent with the idea which
caused us to offer our good offices.
We think indeed that all the diffi-
culties which have contributed to-
ward the present situation in Mexi-
co bear either directly or indirectly
on the solution of the pending con-
flict between Mexico and the United
States. Consequently we think that
these difficulties should be made
the subject of consideration in nego-
tiations for whose successful conduct
we have deemed it indispensable to
suspend hostilities.
"Should you not deem it so we
will be compelled in that case to
withdraw as inopportune our in-
vitation for the appointment of rep-
resentatives of the Constitutionalists
in such negotiations.
“We beg to assure you of our high-
est consideration.”
Carmnza Asks Terms.
The foregoing was sent in reply
to Carranza s refusal to agree to sus-
pend hostilities against Huerta. A
second message also has been re-
ceived by the mediators from Car-
ranza in which he specifically asks
them to make definite terms and |
scope of the negotiations before he ’
proceeded to appoint representatives. ’
Representatives of General Car- ।
ranza declined to comment on the
last communication from the media
tors to the Constitutionalist chief. It
Is reported however that they de-
sire the United States and Huerta to
solve their differences so that the
campaign southward toward Mexi »
City could continue unembarrassed
by any international conflict. They
take the position that as they are
continually threatening the over-
throw of the Huerta government
they should not stop In the middle
of the stream.
Some observers think that should
Saltillo Be taken by the Constitu-
tionalists. the Huerta government i
might make overtures to the Con-
Ftitutionr.lists which the latter might
receive through the mediators. Per-
sons here in the cpnfidence of Gen-
eral Ctaransa say howewr. that the
only first step toward peace he
would accept would be an announce- ।
ment from Huerta of his intention j
to resign.
CITY
EDITION
4 P. M.
WASHINGTON. D. C. May 5.—
Information came from Vera Crus 4
to the War Department today that •
the Mexican Federal troops have .
mined the railroad tracks from Vera l
Cruz to Mexico City in preparation •
for the destruction of the road in the •
event the American forces attempt a '
march on th»- capital.
No confirmation has been received .
of reports that the San Francisco ‘
bridge over the Interoceanlc Rail- ‘
road has been damaged.
The mines are reported to be 10-F
rated a half mile apart and Mexican
soldiers have been detailed to touch
off the fuses should hostilities even-
tuate.
These preparations and the throw-
ing up of defenses which are daily
making the position of the Mexican
Federal troops stronger are said to*
be a source of worry to General Fun-
ston and it is understood that he
would welcome orders to start for
the Mexican capital at once.
May Take Tampico.
Admiral Mayo at Tampico has
informed the Navy Department that
he would have no trouble in taking
Tampico with his present forces and
it was learned today that he had
more than once hinted in his dis-
patches that it would be advisable to
take such action. He has now under
his command in addition to his flag-
ship the Des Moines two cruisers
and a torpedo boat fleet of nine.
Firing continues daily at Tampico
between Constitutionalist and Fed-
eral forces according to a report
transmitted from Admiral Badger
today. Heavy guns were heard yes-
terday morning. The steamer Ca-
maguey. which has arrived at Vera
Cruz from Tampico reports that
Mexican Federal forces at the latter
ports were reinforced by 1500 men
last week.
Consul Held Prisoner.
Alarmed by unofficial reports that
Acting American Consul John R.
Silliman at San Luis Potosi. Mexi-
co has been a prisoner of General
Maas. Mexican Federal commander
for two weeks the State Department
today sent urgent telegrams of in-
quiry concerning him addressed to
the Brazilian minister in Mexico
City Consul Miller at Tampico and
Consul Hanna at Monterey. Silli-
man’s regular post was Saltillo but
he was transferred to San Luis Po-
tosi in the present emergency.
Admiral Badger reported to the
Navy Department today on the re-
ceipt of word from the torpedo boat
destroyer Drayton at Tuxpam. that
Territorial Minister Hacienda there
had ordered customs officers not to
clear or enter any vessel from or
to American ports. This order it wag
further reported had been given to
ail ports in the state of Vera Crua.
The Drayton also reported that
thirteen Americans had been de-
tained against their will at Methalo-
yuca in the state of Puebla about
60 miles from Tuxpam. This infor-
mation was given to the British con-
sul at Tuxpam by American refugee®
who said the Mexican authorities
gave a s their reason for holding the
Americans a desire to assure their
safety. The British consul has wired
the governor of Puebla requesting
their release.
Forming Special Squadron.
Admiral Badger also reports that
he is forming a special service squad-
ron under Admiral Winslow. He did
not indicate what ships would be
employed for this purpose. The Ta-
coma and the Des Moines it was
stated would remain under Admiral
Mayo at Tampico for the present.
Admiral Badger reported to the
Navy Department that a special mail
service between Galveston and Vera
Cruz would be established for ihe
benefit of the army and the fleet
with torpedo boat destroyers as mail
carriers. The admiral also reported
that the American wounded under
treatment aboard the hospital
Solace now number 4 5 and all art
doing well.
All is quiet at Guadalajara district
and Americans remaining there are
said to be in no danger according
to dispatches to the State Depart-
ment from the Brazilian minister in
Mexico City. Americans leaving
Guadalajara and those remaining
behind are all listed at the State De-
partment. except for employed by
the Cinco Mitas.
Huerta In Bad Shape.
The South American envoys still
hope events of the next fen- days
will serve to remove present ob-
stacles to general mediation of Mex-
ico’s troubles. Huerta’s position wax
today declared to be increasingly pre-
carious. Zapata the southern Consti-
tutionalist. according to reports tn
Vera Cruz threatened to attack the
Federal capita! today. Velasco one
of Huerta’s chiefs in operations
around Torreon was said to have de-
clared he never would direct another
battle against the Constitutional 1*4%
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