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One Dollar and a Half a Year. BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1914. Established 1891. Jl
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
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SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
^ News Items Gathered All Around the
r County and Elsewhere.
Fairfax Fancies.
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Ebrhardt, April 20.?April is trying
to make up for March in the way
of wind and cool weather. Sunday
was a regular March day. The young
folks tried to walk the streets and
taffy a little with their best fellow,
hut I think the wind blew all the
V gist out of their conversation, not
saying what it did for the young
ladies' carefully prepared curls.
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rne Aieiaoaisis win uuia a cuujlcience
here this week, commencing
Wednesday.
Alex F. Henderson has sent out
invitations for his marriage on the
21st of April. The assistant cashier,
. " J? Ben Ehrhardt, will tend to the
work in hank for him until he returns
with his better half.
Rev. E. F. K. Roof will preach for
i / us next Sunday; he has accepted the
* charges, as pastor, of Mt. Pleasant
and Ehrhardt churches, but he is not
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through with his seminary work, but
^ will soon be, about May. In the
latter part he will take charge reg
, ularly and push the work.
V\ What's holding up the Bamberg
afcd Ehrhardt railroad? It seems as
if its completion i? getting on at a
snail's rate.
Rev, D. B. Groseclose and wife
spent Saturday night with their
daughters, Chloe and Ruth, and left
early Sunday morning for his charge
at St. Nicholas church in the Jenny's
section. Rev. and Mrs. /Groseclose
* have warm, friends in this section and
they are welcome when they have a
chance to come over.
I heard that the fish commission*
er or game warden was in this section
recently booking after the fishermen
using dynamite in our streams
to get fish. To be on the safe side
such methods to get fish had better
be discontinued, as,the commissioner
has appointed men around our
streams to look out and catch such
men at their work and report them
to him and he will see that they are
prosecuted to the full extent of the
> law. So much of this dynamiting
has been done in our streams that
the fish have all been killed or run
oif and will take some time for the
fish to return.
i Mr. Geo. McKenzie has treated
x himself to a car.
TKo marohants nf nnr tO'Brn. that is.
^nearly all of them, have agreed to
close their stores at 6 o'clock in the
afternoon, beginning April 27th. This
will give their clerks a much needed
rest. .\.?
At the last meeting of the Knights
? of Pythias lodge, ham sandwiches
and beer was served. It was enjoy^
ed by all who attended. The meett
ing set for April 27, we hope will
have better attention. JEE.
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Fairfax Fancies.
Fairfax, April 20.?Mrs. M. O.
Toumans, of Columbia, and daughter,
Mrs. J. Wistar Lewis, of Savannah,,
visited here this week on their
way to the Folk-Garrick wedding.
* C. G. Reamer visited among rela1
tivee here recently.
Misses Mabel and Helen Gue, Mrs.
< Janie Jeff coat and Mrs. Mary Garrett,
of North, visited Mrs. Wn*
, Simpson this week.
There were quite a number of
* * ? J-"-* V,n.n lnn?
TIBllOrS irom a Ul&iautc u?c laai.
week to attend the Easter hop.
" Mesdames Emma Boynton, of Turner,
Silas Gladden, of Columbia, and
v Miss Kate Kennedy, of Augusta, were
guests of Mrs. G. W. Barber recently.
Mesdames James Gray and Lewis
Dowling, of Brunson, visited Mrs.
Mary Wilson last. Week.
J. R_ Blount, of Augusta, and H.
W. Wingard were guests of W. Wingard
recently.
; i Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Sawyer, who
have lived here for some time, have
removed to Collins, Ga., where the
j latter's work called him.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Leslie, of Jacksonville,
Fla., were with Miss Sue
Best this week.
Miss Mattie Davis has returned
to her home at Garnett. after spend
ing several weeks here with her
brother.
Mrs. Laura Gooding, is spending
# some time with Mrs. W. W. Anderson.
Measles, mumps, whooping cough
and the dread membranous croup
have raged here during the last few
months, but with the exception of the
latter, the cases have been very mild,
the patients up and about in a few
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ARRAIGNMENT OF CLEMENT.
Pleads Not Guilty to Charge of Murdering
Baby.
Spartanburg, April 20.?Clyde C.
Clement, the college boy. jointly
charged with Miss Fleta Pendleton, a
stenographer, with the murder of
their baby daughter,, pleaded not
guilty when arraigned in general sessions
court here to-day. He said he
was not ready for trial. Miss Pendleton
waived arraignment. Thursday
was tentatively fixed as the day
for the beginning of the trial. Cle
ment, paie ana nervous, was eviueni- i
ly under a tense strain as he stood for
five minutes in the prisoner's dock
with two thousand eyes focused upon
him, and listened to the reading of
the indictment. He smiled painfully
when the ordeal was over, and he was
returned-to jail. True bills were returned
against the couple by the
grand jury at noon. Clement is alleged
to have thrown the baby from
a bridge into a creek. Miss Pendleton,
in a confession, said she was
forced into acquiescence.
MAX KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
Young Parmer Dies Between Plough
Handles.
Timmonsville, S. C., April 1(>.?A
j single flash of lightning unaccompanied
by a thunder storm killed
Will Laney, 21 years of age, as he
was ploughing on his father's farm,
two miles from Timmonsville, this
afternoon. The young man's horse
was also killed and a negro planting
cotton fifty yards away was rendered
unconscious by the force of the
stroke. ,
v Denmark Personals.
Deiimark, April 18.?Miss Mayme
Colvin spent the week-end in Savannah
with her brother.
Mrs. H. G. Hardin is visiting relatives
in Rome, S. C.
Mr. G. V. Kraker, of Richmond,
Va., spent Thursday in town.
Mrs. Julia S. Payne,'of Washington,
D. C., is the guest of her brothers,
Messrs. L. C. and H. C. Rice.
" Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Carter, of Fairfjit
cnpnt the week-end with Mr. and
Mrs. G. W. Goolsby.
Mr. Joseph Lindsay, of Chester,
spent Sunday with his daughter, Miss
Susie Lindsay.
Misses Rosabel and Pauline Turner
were hostesses to the United Daughters
of the Confederacy Monday afternoon.
Superintendent Eugene M. McCown
spent the week-end in Darlington.
Miss Emma Owens is on an extended
visit to her sister, Mrs. H. W.
Goolsby, at Hartsville.
Miss Maude Spann, of Leesville, i6
the guest of her brother, Mr. L. E.
Spann.
Mr. George H. Huggins, of Columbia,
visited his brother-in-law, Mr.
CrS. Rice.
Mr. Milton Crum, of Clemson College,
spent several days here last
week.
The Rev.,H. G. Hardin is spending
some time in Bamberg, assisting in
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tne revival services uemg uciu
in the Methodist church.
Mr. J. K. Breeden has returned to
Manning after a visit to relatives
here.
Mrs. J. S. Colvin, of Chester, has
returned after a pleasant visit to her
daughter, Miss Mavme Colvin.
Mr. Winchester M. Graham, of
Bamberg, was in town Thui^day.
Miss Martha Ray, of Columbia College,
has returned after a visit to her
parents here.
days. ?
Mrs. G. S. O'Neal has returned,
from a visit to her daughter in
Orangeburg -county.
Fairfax gardens are now looking
lively and gorgeous in their many
hued blossoms, especially roses.
Mr. and Mrs. John Weekley, of
Ulmer, visited Mrs. N. Weekley recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Gray visited
j friends here last week.
Dr. John Weekley and daughter
visited Mrs. Otis Deer this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Compton. of
Georgia, are here with relatives.
Mrs. Chivilett Jamison and infant,
of Norway, are visiting Mrs. G. S.
O'Neal.
Messrs. Clarence and Hugh Kearse
are visiting their mother.
Miss Salley spent the week-end at
Appleton. Mr. Ralph Walker autoed
her back Sunday.
The concert given by Prof. Lovett's
music class was well attended and
much enjoyed. There were quartettes,
duets, solos, etc., and our
srlrls and boys did well.
The last number of the lyceum
came off Friday evening. It was unusually
good.
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IN THE PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick
Reading?Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.
Princess Eulalie, aunt of King Al*
-r m l* V in
lonsu, ox opaux, Lias a ueaui* snup m
Paris.
The annual horse show was held
in Darlington last week, attended
by large crowds.
The trial of Clyde C. Clement at
Spartanburg for murder has been
set for this morning.
County school field day exercises
in Chester Friday were attended by
1,500 school children.
" The cadets of the Bailey Military
Institute will camp this year for
one week at Paris mountain.
The farmers of the tobacco belt report
that the recent cold weather
has not seriously damaged the tobacco
plants.
N. W. Hardin, of Blacksburg,
Cherokee county, has announced
that he will be a candidate for lieutenant
governor this summer.
A Lancaster county woman has
been fined ten dollars for alleged
false statements concerning the age
of a child whom she was putting
to work in a cotton mill.
The Spartanburg Herald has raised
a considerable fund for the de/
; fense-of Fleda Pendleton* the young
woman jointly charged with Clyde
| C. Clement of t^ie murder of their
infant.
| The encampment of the Southern
militia, which was to have been held
at Charleston, but was lost through
the failure of the governor to. cooperate
with the war department,
I will be held at'Atlanta.
W. F. Vincent, a farmer of Lancaster
cohnty, was found dead Thursday
with a gunshot wound through
his heart. A discharged gun was
by his side, the presumption being
that he accidentally shot himself.
At the request of Mayor Barrings
er, of FTorence, Surgeon General
Blue has issued an order detailing
one of the experts of the public
health service to conduct a medical
inspection in that city for treachoma,
tuberculosis, tonsilitis and
adenoids.
The West Coast Leader, of Lima,
Peru, quoting a government document,
says that the v Peruvian law
regulating strikes, which has been in
force since the beginning of this
year, has proved highly satisfactory
in eliminating the heretofore frequent
conflicts between capital and
lnhnr in that COUntTY. /
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Thirteen Killed in Fight With Militia
Trinidad, Colo., April 20.?A 14hour
battle between striking coal
miners and members of the Colorado
national gilard in the Ludlow district
to-day culminated late to-night in the
killing of Louis Tikas, leader of the
Greek strikers, and the destruction of
the Ludlow tent colony by fire. Reports
received here late to-night
place the dead at 13, including 11
strikers, one soldier and one noncombatant.
After an all-day battle between
airmed strikers and small detachi
ments of State troops, the Ludlow
district to-night practically was isolated.
All telephone wires were down and
telegraphic service was limited to
one railroad wire.
The military force totals about 100
and fully 400 armed strikers were
said to be in the hills at the.foot of
Hastings and Berwind canyons and
along the Colorado & Southeastern
tracks. The district was in a high
state of excitement.
Citizens are arming themselves in
Trinidad.
t Newspaper Profits.
People who understand that the
newspaper business consists simply in
collecting bills and dividing profits
will be interested to know that the
Chicago Inter-Ocean is to be sold
this week under an accumulated indebtedness
of about $700,000, and
that the Scranton, Pa., Tribune-Republican
has been recently bought in
for $225,000., under a sale forced by
an indebtedness of $432,000. Incij?
11+ Via nlH act;} hlicVlPfl
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>'ew Orleans papers, the Picayune
and the Times-Democrat, are to be
consolidated.?Hartford Courant.
Shipment of initial cards and envelopes
just received. Beautifully designed
gold initials. Only 25c a box.
Any initial can be supplied. ^
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SECOND WOULD GO TO MEXICO. p|
Service of Command Offered by Col.
Legare in Case of War.
Columbia, April 19.?Col. A. E.
Legare, of Columbia, commanding
the 2d regiment of infantry, National
Guard, of this State, has offered the
services of his regiment in case a call
comes for troops for service in Mexico.
Col. Legare says his regiment t0.
wnuld pstpem it a hieh Drivileae to ft.,
represent South Carolina in the first
assignment. ac,
Col. Legare's letter containing this ca
request was made to the governor,
as commander-in-chief of the militia m.
of the State, and was as follows:
"Commanding Officer, Second Infantry,
N. G., S. C. it
"The Commander-in-chief. Tl
"Availability for active duty. an
"1. If the conditions in the Mexican
affairs should necessitate a call w]
for troops from the different States, ca
the regiment that I have the honor to te:
command would esteem it a high pri- su
vilege to represent South Carolina in ta
the first assignment. cij
"2. The reputation of our State
has always been more than sustained q,
by the 2d South Carolina, and I feel sj,
that the men composing my com- aE
mand will continue to retain a reputation
thafls prized so jealously. it
"A. E. LEGARE, th
"Colonel, Second Infantry, N. G., S.
C."
The 2d regiment is complete, con- in
si6ting of twelve companies, with an fa
average of about forty-five to the a
company. The 2d could easily re- co
cruit to the war strength, which is re
108 men to the company. The 2d ed
regiment is made up of four com- gj,
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pames in uoiumDia, ana one m eaui gg
of the following towns: Camden, Pj
Bennettsville, Darlington, Hartsville,
Sfumter, Timmonsville, Orangeburg,
Edgefield and the band at Anderson.
E. A. Early, of Darlington, is lieu- th
tenant colonel, and the three majors
are: Joseph R. Alien, of Columbia; ut
James W. Bradford, of Sumter.; ba
Robert T. McKorell, of Hartsville; ^
Joel J. Marshall, of Columbia, is regimental
adjutant. ;
One high military official here to- ta
day pointed out that in the apportion- b
ment of troops from the different
States, as made by the war depart- ar
ment in their plans for an issuance ^
of a call for volunteers, should an ta
invasion of Mexico be decided on,
South Carolina's share of troops for '?
a vdlunteer army of 250,000 men ex
would be 1,500 men, practicallly one er
regiment. South Carolina has three 'M
regiments, and the governor of the th
State would designate the organiza- wj
tion to go out, and this command ya
would then immediately be recruited Ai
to full strength, each separate com- er
pany doing this at their own home Pr
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St&tlOIl, 311Q at LUC &d.iiio bimc iq^uiui ?
recruiting stations would be established,
similar to the ones the war
department has at various points. wj
It is estimated that a full regiment q(
could be mobilized within a week of wj
a call for volunteers. , fr)
Telegrams have been reaching the m,
governor from all parts of the State m,
offering the services of companies in blj
case a call comes for troops for ser- rpj
vice by the United States in Mexico.
- INCIDENT CLOSED. ^
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Encampment of Southern Militia e<*
Will go to Another State.
Washington, April 21.?Secretary an
r<o*.?;r,,n.n r>nnpindp(i his corre- tri
uax i icuu tvz-uwj
spondence with the governor of South
Carolina over the revocation of or- bli
ders establishing a summer manue- th
ver camp for State militia and regu- an
l'ar troops at the Isle of Palms. Fail- of
ing to receive a response to his pre- sh
vious demands upon the governor, ag
Secretary Garrison yesterday an- to
nounced that the manuever camp, to ho
be attended by the militia of North ca
and South Carolina, Georgia and m<r
Florida, would be held outside of de
South Carolina. Later he received a sh
long letter from the governor, to
which he replied to-day. in
After declaring he could not un- th(
derstand why th^ governor complain- an
ed, and explaining that the matter eS]
had been taken up with the adjutants au
general of the various States, as is tr,
customary, the secretary in his letter g0
said:
"It seems to me to be unfortunate en
that you felt impelled to object to rel
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this matter being treaieu m uie cua- i
tomarv way, but since you did I had I
no other alternative than to adopt .
the course I did." 'n
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The tonnage of the merchant ves- Ms
sels launched throughout the world Cr
in 1913 showed a large increase over th<
the preceding year, in fact, over any Sts
previous year, being estimated at 3,- an
332,000 tons, as against 2,901,000 hii
tons for the vessels launched in 1912. hu
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RSI BLOOD IS SPILLED
1ERICAX SOLDIERS ARE LANDED
AT VERA CRUZ. .
tited States Flag Hoisted at Most
Prominent Mexican Port After
Sharp Fighting.
Vera Cruz, April 21.?Vera Cruz
-night is in the hands of forces
)m the United States warships, but
e occupation of the port was not
complished without loss of Amerin
lives.
Four American bluejackets and
irines were killed by the fire of
e Mexicans and 20 fell wounded,
le Mexican loss is not known, but
is believed to have been heavy,
le water front, the customs house
d all impbrtant piers, including
ose under the terminal works, from
lich extend the railroads to the
pital, have been occupied. All the
rritory around tne American conlate
is strongly patrolled and dechments
hold other sections of the
ty.
The Mexican commander, . Gen.
istavo Maas, offered a stubborn restance
to the American advance
td for many hours there was fightg
in the streets. Toward nightfall
was reported that the main body of
e federal garrison was in retreat
the westward.
Rear Admiral Fletcher, commandg
the United States warships, preced
his occupation of the' port by
demand, through the" American
riQiil w W Canada, for its sur
nder. Gen. Maas promptly declin1
to accede to this demand and
tortly afterward whaleboats were
nt off from the side from the
airie loaded with marines.
Brings Flag Ashore. *' i I
These boats effected a landing in
e neighborhood of the customs
mse before noon and a few mines
later Capt. Wm. R. Rush of the
ittleship Florida, who was m comand
of the operations ashore,
ought his flag 'in.
Capt. Rush's men already had
ken up their positions. They numsred
150 bluejackets, from the Flora,
390 marines from the Prairie
id 65 marines from' the Florida,
iter these were augmented by a dechment
from the Utah.
The coming of the American
rces was not heralded by any great
citement, but 6mall crowds gathed
to watch the landing. Soon the
uejackets and marines marched
rough the streets, leading from the
iterfront and along the railroad
rds. Others proceeded to] the
cnerican consulate,/ while still'oth
s were deployed along the apoaches
to central plaza, in which
?n. Maas had concentrated his men.
Manoeuvres Unopposed.
These manoeuvres were effected
thout opposition, but suddenly
?n. Maas challenged the advance
;th the first shots?a volley fired
om a point three blocks from the
arines and two blocks south of the
ain plaza. The mhrines replied,
it the action ceased in a moment,
lere was a lull for ten minutes and
en another brief exchange from
e west end of Montesenor street,
lere a federal outpost was station
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Prairie in Action.
At 12.30 the firing became general
d at 1 o'clock the guns of the
ansport Prairie went into action.
Prior to this, a detachment of
nejackets from the Utah, holding
q oTminri hetween the consulate
d the waterfront, opened with two
their three-inch guns. The first
ots from these pieces were directed
ainst the ancient Benito Juarez
wer which once served as a lightuse.
This was occupied by Mexin
sharpshooters. - Lieut. Cominder
Buchanan of the Florida, orred
that it be destroyed. Five
ots brought the old tower down.
The women of the American colony
Vera Cruz had been placed aboard
0 chartered steamers Esperanza
d Mexico, but the foreign colony,
pecially the American, was greatly
gmented this morning when three
linloads arrived from the capital,
me of these remained ashore, but
my were taken aboard the steam3.
So far as can be learned, no
'ugees were injured.
The demand for the surrender of
ra Cruz was maae at 3 u ciu^xv
the morning. Consul Canacalled
General Gustave
las, commandant of Vera
uz, by telephone and presented
3 demands, saying that the United
ites" forces were about to occupy
d hold the town. He called upon
n to surrender in the name of
manity and. assist the Americans
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STUDENTS FALL.
Balcony Collapses at Woman's College.?Panic
is Averted.
rfue West, April 17.?The collapse
of the balcony in the new auditorium .>
,of the hall of the Woman's college tohight
prevented the presentation of
the cantata "Queen Esther." Just as > 4
the performance started and with the
house full the balcony supports gave
wav and several Dersons sittine under
the balcony were injured. Only W.
F. Vermillion, of Donalds, was seriously
hurt, aj^d it is not thought
that he is fataiiy injured. The Woman's
college girls occupying the balcony
escaped injury. This auditorium
is probably one of the best < " ' J
college auditoriums in the State, and .yj
has just been completed at a cost of m
$25,000, and the accident, which was ' f i
so nearly serious, causes much daipage.
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President R. L. Robinson of the
Woman'8 college issued the following
statement:
"After a thorough investigation I
find that no college girls were injured
in the unfortunate accident in the '
alumnae hall to-night. Forty or more .
girls were taking part in the cantata jj
and were in the music^studies in the
rear of the stage. Only about SO girls V;
were in the balcony when the accident
occurred. The calmness of the /3
girls was remarkable."
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No Serious Injury/ . \ ;4&??
Anderson, April 17.?Teteplione V~ilfi
.message^received late to-night from .
Due West says that part of the gallery
of Memorial hall of Due West's :J|j
Woman's college fell to-night, carrying
down 80 young women students,
none of whom was injured. Miss
Rosa Keys and Furman Vertnillion,
of Donalds, in the audience >
down stairs, were injured by falling ^
timbers. ' Falfing timbers also struck . ' ;
F. W. Dickson of Chester, a student
at Erskine. A telephone message - t ^
says Miss Keys was take# to the infirmary
of the Woman's college, while ^
?srs. Dickson and Vermillion were taken
to the hospital of Erskfpe col- 5$
lege. They are being given medical . *
uention. Asye't the extent of Mr.
Dickson's injuries are not known, but
thought not to be serious. Prof.
John L. Pressley of Erskine college
received a scalp wound. ^ The igKjJ|
I dience behaved splendidly and after
the injured were taken out the large
audience departed from the building.
The gallery was being used for the
| first time.
j in restoring order. <
> Asks for Time.
I; Gen. \Maas replied that compliance
was impossible and asked the
consul for a* personal parley. /
I The consul informed Gen. Maas
that he had no instructions to grant
a parley and ended the conversation.
He then icalled the jefe politico and
the custonls collector by telephone * $
and informed them of the prospective
landing and asked for their co-opera- ^
tion in the maintenance of peace.
Neither could promise assistance.
Rear Admiral Fletcher, aboardv
the flagship Florida, by this tilne was
in communication with Rear Ad- ^
miral Badger, who was speeding to?
ward- this port with five warships.
Admiral Fletcher decided to act and * ;
marines began leaving the side o&
the transport Prairie shortly before .
II o'clock. They entered ten whale^
boats and effected a landing within / : |
hair an nour ai t.ne cuswius .uuuse
and No/ 4 pier.
Information that President Huerta ^ "X
was counting on receiving from the Ji
steamerv Ypsiranga of the Hamburg- /
American line, due to arriv.e to-day,
a big consignment of ammunition, f
rifles and machine guns was responsible
for the occupation of the customs
house somewhat earlier than . '
might otherwise have been the* case. /
The Ypirango is outside the harbor.
She has on board among other supplies
10,000 rifles and 15,000.000
cartridges.
President Huerta has been making
every effort to safeguard this consignment
and had given orders that
it be unloaded immediately, placed
on a special train drawn by two locomotives
and rushed to the capital. 1
Urges Americans to Leave Mexico.
Chihuahua, Mexico, April 20, Via ,
El. Paso, Texas, April 21.?Consul
Letcher, on instructions from Wash
ington, is notifying Americans here
and in other towns of the State to
leave the country as a precaution
against possible unfortunate eventualities
growing out of the decision
of the Washington government to
seize Tampico and Vera. Cruz.
They will be sent out in sman
groups if time permits, as a generaP
exodus, it is feared, might precipi- ,
tate trouble.
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