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if t^^ Ib BSa News Sllf^^ij Xlwaya l?r- .~:?* -.' :H **v3P VOLUME FORTY PEACE MEDIATORS SURPRISED BY SUDDEN CHANGE IN MEX ICAN CABINET. ROJAS SUCCEEDED BY LICENTIATE ESTEVA RUIZ Minister War 8uceeeds PtmI 4«nt of Mexico in Case of Retirement "-•r Death, Changs May Be Significant •—Ruiz Believed to Be More Pliant to Huerta Than Rojas. Washington, May 2.—Licentiate Es teua Ruiz baa been appointed minister of foreign.affairs in the Huerta cabinet to succeed Portillo Rojas, retired. The Spanish ambassador here was officially Informed of the appointment by cable this morning1. He is communicating: the new appointment to the mediators. Ruiz, the new foreign minister, was under secretary of Portillo Rojas. He has assisted in the mediation negotia tions and it is authoritatively stated that the change will not affect the con tinued progress of the mediation plans. Ruts has been referred to as the prob able Huerta commissioner in case the mediators proposed a commission rep resenting all parties to the controversy. The Spanish ambassador, Mr. Riano, c&rried the cable announcement of Ruiz's appointment to the Argentina legation. The mediators were at once called together and a conference began with the Spanish ambassador taking part. Changs Comes as Surprise. The appointment' of Ruiz and retire ment of Portillo Rojas, the latter hav ing been made known last night, came as a complete surprise to officials here, particularly to the mediators and the Spanish ambassador, who had received bo hint of an impending change. The mediators had carried on all their nego tiations up to this time with Portillo Rojas, and his retirement was regard ed as unfavorable when the cable an nouncement reached Mr. Riano that Ruiz had taken the direction of foreign *:5nRojss Chief Figure in Negotiations. The mfAatm had planned three ses ikni tolajr. ihe fltrt blinking at 11 dtalock. Up t» thettlme they had not heard of Ruiz's appointment, hut thji ~%ve*ritfht developments on the retife ment of Rojas Was receiving close at tention. as the mediators had carried on all their negotiations with him up to this time. The proposition of good of fices was made to Portillo Rojas and accepted by him. so that his removal put away one who had been a chief figure in the progress thus far made. The mediators stated, however, that the retirement of Portillo Rojas would in no way affect the negotiations. It was pointed out that .the acceptance of the Huerta government both of good offices and of the armistice was in complete force, so that the retirement of the minister was construed by the medi ators as being merely the change of one man and not of great signficance on th» main Issues of mediation. Opinion Is Divided. Outside the mediation conference the bearing of the Ruiz appointment caused widespread speculation. The fact that he had been mentioned as a probable Huerta commissioner in case the medi ators proposed a commission to settle the entire trouble, led to the belief that Ruiz would pursue the same friendly policy shown in the negotiations up to this time. But in some quarters it was felt that Huerta himself was directing affairs with a strong hand and that Ruiz was more amenable to Huerta's direction than Portillo Rajas had been In Lino for Presidency. Senor Rule has been in the Mexican government service in various capaci ties for many years and has never af filiated himself with any particular fac tion. His position has been analagous to that of an assistant secretary in our state department. HU&RTA LIBERATES RYAN. m&m ^tmL mm -m & k*3W* as American Red Cross Official Held Spy Givsn Freedom. Vera Cruz. May 2.—President HueYta ordered the Immediate release of Dr. Edward Ryan, an American Red Cross official who was threatened with ex ecution as a' spy In Zacatecas. The release was ordered after urgent per sonal representations to President Huerta-by William W. Canada, the American consul here. Huerta telegraphed to Mr. Canada this afternoon that he did not know that Dr. Ryan was to be put to° death, but that- he' had ordered the federal commander at Zacatecas to release Mm at once and give htm transporta tion to Mexico City. Prom the capital here Huerta promised to send him to Vera Cruz. Representations in behalf of Dr. Ryan alsd were made by Sir Christopher Cra'dock. commander of the British na val squadron in Mexican waters, thru Sir Lionel Cardon, British minister and by the Brasilia^ minister acting for the United States. LIVES OF AMERICANS MENACED. Ban DiegeRefugees Tell of Insults to PI*! at Manzanillo. San Diego, Cal., May 2.—Driven from, their homes by an anti-Amer ican outbreak, the result of the landing of Xmerlcan ttiarlnes at Vera Cruz, 259. refugee* from Mexico reached here yesterday on board the German •teamar Marie, which left Manzanillo ApfB If. 1ty of the refugees are •dark, the second cliy of !exfc^ 'a«*^ tributary territory, the a a a a zanillo. There are, 12? men, sixty women, and seventy-two children. The feeling against Americans was so Intense that the majority of the refugees from Guadalajara tiiid Coltma were forced to seek the' protection of the British consulate officers in those cities and were given shelter in the British consulates. While refugees from Guadalajara were at the wharf, waiting to get their baggage off. a vessel thought to be an American warship, was sighted. Great excitement resulted, and a Mexican wearing a Red Cross badge rushed in to the American consulate, tore from the walls two large American flags, and carried them outside, where Mexi cans tore them into strips, spat upon them, stamped on them, and then set lire to them. As they were burning a Mexican flag was waved over them. The refugees who arrived yesterday assert a massacre of the Americans was regarded as a certainty if the ves sel had been a warship. They de clare the consulate had previously been mined. When it was determined that the ship was not a United States war vessel the Americans were released. Fighting Continues at Manzanillo. Washington, May '2.—Admiral How ard reported from the west coast of Mexico today that fighting among the federals and the constitutionalists still continues at Masatlan but that condi tions at Manzanillo were improved. Shipping along the west coast practi cally is suspended, the admiral said. MUST FIGHT MEXICAN INSECTS. General Gorgas Recommends Big Fund to a a S I Washington, May 2.—Detention of .. of special precautions against disease, The beginning of the rainy season May 1, bringing with It myriads of mosquitos regarded as germ carriers has induced General Gorgas, surgeon general of the army, with his own Pan ama experience in mind, to recommend the immediate allotment of a large sum of money to be expended in sanitary measures, such as the protection of the troops in their sleeping quarters with mosquito netting, wholesale vaccination against smallpox, the administration of typhoid prophylaxis and other neces sary precautions. Warning that the quarantine against the plague in Havana, Cuba, had not been lifted was Issued by the public health service here today. Restrictions placed upon passenger travel between Cuba and the United States have been lessened, the health service says, be cause of the sanitary measures being carried out in Havana, and perfect co operation between the Cuban health authorities and the United States of ficials. Dr. R. H. Creel reports the plague, however, still is serious. DETECTIVE BO«NB MOBBED^ Effort* ,Ln .Jfchatf efLeo M. Frank* A reuMAtlan ta Victilfl'^ Frionds. Marietta, G. A.. May 2.—William J. Burns, the detective, was the center One man in a large crowd that sur rounded Burns, when his identity was discovered, struck the detective in the) face. Others threatened the detective with violence if he made any move to resist the man. The detective escaped to a hotel, while C. W. Burke, a detec tive. who accompanied him here, sum moned deputy sW^rifFs. No arrests were made. This was the home of the slain fac tory girl, and many of her relatives still live here. The detective's declara tion that Frank was not guilty and that James Conley, a negro factors* sweeper, convicted as an accessory after the murder, alone was r^bonoible for the crime, has aroused Intense feeling here. An unusually large crowd was here today to vote in a primary election. Burns and Burke arrived in an auto mobile and were at a garage when the demonstration started.' w. CAILLAUX CALLS OUT OPPONENT. Challenges d'Aillieres For "Insulting" Electors of Mamers. Paris, May 2.—Joseph Caillaux, re elected to the chamber of deputies in the general election held !ast week, has challenged Fernand d'AllllerleS, the lib eral candidate against him, to fight a duel. M. Caillaux resigned the ministry of finance after the killing of Calmette, editor of Figaro, by bis wife, last March. The challenge was sent, it Is explained here, because M. d'Aillieres Insulted the Mamers voters by posting bills saying clean electors would re fuse to become "accomplices In crime." IOWA ORATOR AGAIN WINS. Willard Patty First in Interstate Ora torical Contest. Special to Times-Republican. Cedar Falls, May 2—Illinois, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri Orators met in the nineteenth annual Interstate ora torical contest in this city last night at the Iowa State Teachers' College. First place was awarded to Willard PAtty. of Iowa, who spoke upon "Our Crime Against the Criminal." Second place was won by M. R.' Staker, of Illinois. His subject was "Our Nation's Greatest Task." Third place was giv en Wisconsin, represented by John F. Kuehnl. This Is the fourth consecutive year that Iowa has taken first honors. The Judges were Professor Rarlg, Uni versity of Minnesota Professor Reld, Keokuk Professor Dickman, Fayette Professor Dennis. Evan son. 111., and Professor Kelster. of Mt. Vernon. WALKING RECORD BROKEN.- For British Amateur Sets New Mark Twelve Hotir Event. London, .May 21.—The twelve hour amateur walking match, Which began at Stamford. Bridge at 6 oclock tills morning was won by E. C. Horton, who covered seventy-three miles and 145 yards in the speClfl«jd:time. The ama teur recordfor twelve hours has been seventy-two SECRETARY OF WAR GARRISON ORDERS EVERY ONE TO SUR RENDER WEAPONS. ORDsR APPLIES TO GUARDS Cavalry Ordered to Trouble District For Duty. Washington, May 2.—Under author ity of the president, Secretary of War Garrison today issued a proclamation calling on the people in the strike dis trict of Colorado to surrender all arms and ammunition to the United States army officers now in charge at the va rious troubled localities. I Secretary Garrison's ^-proclamation* addreB8ed t0 Major Garrison Explain* Proclamation. In explanation of the proclamation Secretary Garrison made the follow ing statement:' "1 learned from the commander in Colorado that the use of firearms had been widespread. .In the district Ctom Walsenberg south, an area of about 400 sjuare-mlles, thene are about sixty mines. They are -located mainly in canyons and are very difficult to reach. The strikers and those sympathizing •with them have recently organized and themselves and the operators of an angry demonstration when he frmecf ...... came here late yesterday, presumably! h**"© had hundreds of mine guards who in connection with an Investigation of the case of Leo M. Prank, the Atlanta factory superintendent under sen tence of death for the murder of 14 year-old Mary Phagan. are_also State Troops Aggravate Trouble. "The state troops in certain localities have served to aggravate the troubles. Stores were broken into by some troops of the state organization and some articles taken. Conditions in Canon City are similar to those in Walsen burg. There was a serious conflict In Ludlow, where women and children as well as men were killed, and since that time the feeling has been excessively bitter. "The commandens in the field have so far exercised wise judgment, have allayed alarm, and with the limited numbers now at their disposal are de manding the best that is possible. "It is hoped the proclamation calling for all parties to give up arms will be cheerfully and promptly complied with and a great source of danger thus re moved." ORDER SUITS OPERATORS. Pleased to Have Guards Disarmed and Troops to Control. Denver. Colo., May 2.—The procla mation of Secretary of'War Garrison calling upon persons in the strike dis trict not in military service of the United States to surrender their arms and ammunition elicited the following statement from J. F. Welborn, presi dent of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company. "The order of Secretary Garrison to disarm both sides suits the operators perfectly. We told Major Holbrook the day he arrived we were willing to turn over our arms the minute he said he could control the situation.1 "When shown Secretary Garrison's proclamation, E. L. Doyle, district sec retary-treasurer of the United Mine Workers of America, said: "We understand this order to mean that mine guards, detectives, militia and strikers are to be disarmed and peace maintained by federal troops. This being the case trouble In the strike zone is at an end, but If the militia are to be allowed arms there fa sure to be trouble, since a large per centage of the latter are »n the em ploy of the c^l companies." White Scores Rockefeller/ Scamir-tn, Kan.. May 2.--"Our boys In blue have gone to Mexico to com pel the Mexicans to salute the stars' and stripes, while out in Colorado they are tearing the flag out of our hands and shooting men for daring to pro claim what It stands for," John P. White, president of the United Mine Wot Vers of America, declared in an address here today. "More men have been killed in Col orado in the last two weeks than In Mexico," President White continued. "As to John D. Rockefeller, Jr., he has lost Interest in the human value. His life in spite of his riches Is empty. He has devoted his great brain And Intel ligence to money making." Editor Sugsosts Medistor*. Chicago. May 2.—J. C. Schaffer, edi tor of the Chicago Evening Post and publisher of the Rocky Mountain N^ws and Denver EVsnlng Times, both Den ver papers, today telegraphed to Prsp- nriie* Mi thirty-three"' Ident Wilson a request tyr the appoint ment of a commission-to settle wti AS WELL AS STRIKERS Proclamation of Federal Military De partment Most Sweeping Addi tional Regiment and Two Troops of Holbrook at Trin- A a idad, is in the most sweeping terms and American troops at Vera Cruz for an «nands the disarming of not onl indefinite period during progress of strikers but the mine guards. The text mediation has suggested the necessity of the proclamation is: MARSHALLTOWN, IOWA, SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1914. A«i.. hereas, under existing cir cumstances the possession oi arms and ammunition by persons not in the military service of tne United States tends to provoke disorder and to excite dometic violence and hinders the restoration of normal conditions of peace and good outer, I do, by the authority ot the presi dent ot the United States, call on and direct all persons not In the military service of the United States wno have arms or ammuni tion in their possessoin or under their controi to deliver them forth with to the officer at the place herein designated. Receipts will be issued for all arms and ammunition so delivered. The above applies to individuals, firms, associations, and corporations." Colorado coal miners' strike. Mr. Schntfer told the president the resources of the Colorado mediators were apparently exhausted, and sug gested as members of the commission, which would be similar to the one ap pointed by President Sfoosevelt to set tle the Pennsylvania anthracite strike, Judge Henry Wade Ifogers. Benjamin Ide Wheeler, Oscar Strauss. Marvlin Hughitt, Louis Brandets, James J. Lynch, former president of the Inter national Typographical Union, or men of that character. Federal Force to lie Increased. Washington, May 2.—Orders to quadruple the force of federal cavalry men in the Colorado coal strike regions went from the war department late last night. The entire Eleventh regiment from Fort Oglethorpe, Uu.. and two troops of the Twelfth from Fort Rob inson, Xeb., were ordered to proceed to the scene at once, Colonel James Lock ett of the Eleventh to take supreme command of the situation. An appeal for more federal forces came from Governor Ammons and was the subject of discussion at the cabi net meeting. Secretary Garrison later went to the White Hoxise with maps of the coal regions to demonstrate that the troops already sent were not suf ficient to guarantee peace and order. The president agreed and told the sec retary to send whatever troops he thought best. Representative Keating of Colorado: had told Mr. Garrison that three sep arate sets of troops were needed In Colorado, and under-- the present ar rangement only two general localities were covered. He said that a greater force was needed ip. the northern dis trict. STRIKERS BURN AND KILL. Set Fire to Non-Union Resort and In mates Are 'Burned^ Denver, May 2.—Three men were! burned to death early today in a tire' that destroyed the Watts' saloon and boarding house at the Oak Creek mine in Routt county, according to reports' received at the governor's office. The dead are: Robert Doggett, Jack Snow and one unidegifled man.' The governor had been unuble to' confirm a report that a Truman and, child supposed to have been in the back of the boarding house had lo'st, their lives. The governor's Informant stated that Watts previously had received' warning by telephone to close up or lie would be burned out. His place was! the "hang-out" for non-union men. It was reported to the governor that oil had been poured over the front and back doors of the place before ignited. I The Oak Creek miners did not go to work today, but those at the Morrison mine, an eight boring property, contin ued operations. Miners are guardtas the propertis®. An appeat ^ras ma/He to tBS^bvernor for troops., but owjtig to "the .remote ness rtt the Oak Creek 'district it was aot known he*^*oon pro'te.cUim couj,d »Tje furnished. Oak Creek"' i* ftl north western Colorado. Ar few -months ago during outbreaks In that section citi zens formed a protective organzaton. REGULARS SUCCEED MILITIA. Ludlow, Scene .of Much Rioting, Under Federal Military Rule. Trinidad, Colo., ilav 2.—Troop H. Fifth United States cavalry, under Captain Foerster, took possession of Ludlow. The troop eon^istod of a^out seventy men. The militia force, which has been in occupation of the Ludlow district, moved out. Major W. A. Holbrool .said that Captain erster wviuld have full authority in the Lur.Vnv district. He Intimated that the troops after estab lishing its camp might bp divided, small details being sent to any point where they were needed. The major was shown an Associated Press dispatch telling of Secretary Garrison's proclamation calling upon all parties to surrender their arms. He declined to nrake comment or to discuss the question of disarmament in any way. Strikers to Obey If— John B. Lawson said: "The United Mine Workers of Amer ica are willing and anxious to co operate in every passible way in re storing order. If the proclamation of Secretary Garrison really means that the guards will be disarmed and the militia kept out of the district, our men will turn over their guns without hesitation. If it should turn out that the order does not apply to the mine guards and the militia. I can not say at this time what will be the attitude of the strikers. I am waiting to learn the exact terme of the order and the methods to be adopted by the federal troops in the strike district in carrying it out." George T. Peart, general superin tendent of the Rocky Mountain Fuel Company, today invited the committee of-women representing the women's peace association, to go with him to visit Forbes, the scene cf the battle of Wednesday between mine guards and strikers In which nine defenders were killed and property damage esti mated at $30,000 done. The women de clined the Invitation. Miner Dies of Wounds. Boulder, Colo., May 2.—Peter Steln hoff, a miner, shot In the head In Tuesday's battle at the Hecla mine near 'Louisvtlle, died at the hospital here today. The coroner will hold an inquest Monday. /District Attorney C. A. Carlson Is expected to begin a grand jury Investi gation. "MOURNERS' STILL ACTIVE. Altho Rockefeller Has Left New York Demonstrations Continue. New York, May 2.-—Altho John D. Rockefeller, Jr., was miles away at his father's estate at Pocantico Hills, "mourners" continued their marching today if. front of the Standard Oil building' in lower Broadway as a pro test against the strike In the Colorado coal fields, In which the Rackefellers are Interested. A warrant was Issued todsy for the arrest or Marie Ganz, an orator of the industrial Workers of the World. It wrap haafed on affidavits Setting forth her repeated threats against Mr. Rock efeller. A squad of detoitiVes went out. lUid the woman- lag '.vW CHICAGO WOMEN OUT IN FORCE TO PARTICIPATE IN NATION WIDE DEMONSTRATION. DIVISION OF WOMEN CAVALRY BRINGS UP REAR Women Assembled by Ward* Instead of Clubs in Order to Submerge So cial Diatinctions—Squad of Mounted Policemen Lead Procession—Men In vited to Participate. Chicago, May 2.—Thousands of wom en in many of the larger cities thruout the country toilay gave active expres sion of their desire for the extension of the right to vote by joining in parades, attending mass meetings, by word of mouth, seeking to advance the cause of votes for women. Chicago suffragists with a marching column two miles long, claim credit for the monster parade of the day. New York women contented themselves with a series of open air meetings In various public squares and a huge mass meet ing In the evening. The staid streets of Philadelphia were enlivened by a parade ot suffra gists, most of whom carried bunches of daffodils, while anti-suffragists sported red roses in distinction from their marching sisters. Pittsburgh suffragists paraded and later attended a mass meeting. Kan sas City women staged a motor car parade and distributed hundreds of leaflets telling the need of women's votes. The feature of Detroit's participation was a mass meeting to be held in the evening. Several hundred women were in the down town streets today selling banners, badges and other "votes for women" insignia. A street demonstration by Indian apolis suffragists was held in that city. At St Louis a parade of sixty automo biles was the feature of the day. Sev eral mass meeting's were held in the evening. Hundreds of smaller cities thruout the country participated in the day's celebration. Big Parade In Chicago.* Chicago, Mhy 2.—Two "Solid miles of women marchers with bands to lead the way and a division of women cav alry bringing up the rear was planned for the Chicago suffrage parade today, rain or shine. The organizers were determined that the part of this city in the nation-wide demonstration for woman suffrage should be worthy of the cause and adequate Expression of enthusiasm of women in the largest city In which they have the franchise. Plans of the suffragists beyond pos biHty of being upsc any other cause were: First, the parade will be started at 5 p. m. to give workers a chance to assemble at the starting place. Second, the line of march is only two miles along a smooth, lake-breezu swept, boulevard. Third, the only regalia required or desired is a suffrage cap. white with gold stars and "Illinois" in gold let ters. and a flag. yVrrangements were made to supply the caps for 10 cents and the flag for cents each. Assembled by Wards. The marchers will assemble by wards and not by clubs, social, political, church or other organizations. It was made plain that this was to avoid questions of precedence and all vari etios of rivalry. The parade is to be absolutely democratic. One woman is to be as good aa another in the parade and will march with the other women of her ward whether they belong to the same club or not. The parade Is to be headed by a squad of mounted police and a detail of cavalry followed by Grand Marshal, Mrs. Grace Wilbur Trout, presl dfsnt of the Illinois Equal Suffrage Association. Then come the aids. Such of them hb represent political or other organizations will carry ban ners of their clulis. This array of tri umphal banners Is to be the only dem onstration of the kind in the long line Women riders will bring up the rear. Every woman who can ride and who can get a horse haa been urged to come mounted, and a cavalry brigade of more than 100 is expected to be reining in Its steeds and Impatiently waiting for the signal to wheel into line before 5 o'clock. Men Invited. As in the other suffrage parades men were urged to Join the marchers, and many responded. No headgears were provided for men marchers but they will carry flags. Much difficulty was found in making arrangements for the use of the boule vard and park. The commissioners finally, after declining to allow Grant Park on the lake front In the downtown district to be used for a grand rally, permitted stands to be erected In the park and ordered the boulevard cleared for the parade. Governor Dunne prom ised to review the marchers with other distinguished persons. Receiver For 8ully Bank. Des Moines. May 2—William C. Lane, attorney, was appointed receiver for the bank of Sully, at Sully, near Newton, by W. H. Whltaker. receiver in bankruptcy. The banks liabilities aggregate tllMOO, while the assets amount to $130,000. Among the list of assets, however, is 2,000 acres of land, which .Is heavily mortgaged and a large amount of Stock In the National Mausoleum company, the value of which Is problematical. It is estimated that 200 persons.residing In the vicin ity of Sully arc affected by the closing of'tlie T.-R. BULLETIN NEWS OF THE DAY The Weather. Sun rises May 3 at 4:56, sets at :S8. Iowa—Unsettled weather tonight and Sunday probably showers warmer tonight and in east portion Sunday. PAGE ONE. Telegraphio News: lluerta Discards Minister of War. .. Change in Cabinet Causes Specula tion. Vera Crus Battle Victims to Be Giv en National Funerals. Saltillo Not Evacuated. Steamship Siberia Safe In Port. Two Miles of Woman Suffragists. All In Strike Zone to Be Disarmed. PAGES TWO AND THREE. Iowa Newsi Citizens Sue "Q." as a Monopoly. Rail Board Not to Blame. Carrying Kducation by Auto. Hon. J. K. Kowen Dead. Inviting Field of Endeavor. Gathered In the Byways. PAGE FOUR. Editorial. Substitute Something. Bashor's Bull Moose Kxposure. The Difference In the Roads. Topics of the Times. Iowa Opinion ami Notes. For Sunday Reading. PAGES SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE. City News: Democrats Flic County Ticket. Fourth of July Committee Named. ".Sophs" Tako Home Meet. "Dick" Wright Dead. Tile Company Is Sued. Mrs. Catherine Painter Dies at Os kaloosa. Twenty-live Tears Ago In Marshall town. Locnl Comment. General and Brief City News. PAGE TEN. Markets find General. Favorable Weather Eases Wheat. •Scarcity in Corn Offerings. Hogs Turn Upward. Cattle Trade Nominal. Working Day and Night to Complete Canal. STEAMER REPORTED L08T AR RIVES UNHARMED IN MA NILA HARBOR. BELIEVED WIRELESS CALL WAS MISREAD BY RECEIVERS Captain Zeeder Explains Reports *r Disaster by Supposed Confusion ef Call Letter "M. B. 8." For "S. O. S." Signal—Japanese Government Starts Investigation. Toklo, •M.iy 2—Great relief is felt here the ne citlc Mall steumer Siberia, reportod yesterday by wireless to have «been In great peril off the coast of Formosa, Is sate at Manila. No satisfactory explanation Is avail able In Toklo as to how the alarming reports of yesterday came to bo dis seminated. The Japanese authorities have decided to Investigate. Japan has recalled the warships she dis patched yesterday to the aid of the liner supposed to be In distress. Siberia Safe at Manila. Manila. May 2—The Pacific mnil steamer Siberia arrived here at 11 o'clock last night. Her captain reports that the vessel had an uneventful voy age from Nagasaki to Manila. Captain Zeeder of the Siberia (ex pressed the belief that the reports in circulation yesterday and last nifcht that his vessel was In distress ofT the coast of Formosa and had sent out calls for assistance arose over confus ion In the call letters of the stoamer Persia, "M. B. 8.," being mistaken for "S. O. S.'* the marine wireless request for aid. The wireless operator on bonrd the Siberia said the atmospheric conditions yesterday had been bad. making the sending of wireless messages difficult. The first report that the Siberia was in distress was a wireless message received at the Ogezakal station In Japan. Tt wan said to come rtlrent from the Siberia early Friday morning and said that the steamer had met with an accident and was In distress. The men sage was mutilated and no further in formation could be gleaned from It. The message was communicated to Ithe Great Northern steamer Minneso ta and the British cruiser Mlnatour and the Japanese government ordered the steamer Kanto Maru from a For mosa port and several warships to the scene of the reported wreck. ALASKA ENGINEERS NAMED. •fa7B MEN WHO VERA to Secretary Lane Appoints Men Choose New Railway Location. Wiishington, May 2—The first step toward the construction of the Alaska railway was taken today by Secretary of the Interior Lane in appointing William C. Edes of California, and Lieutenant Frederick Mears, engineer corps-IT. S. A., as members of the Alas kan engineering commission which will have charge of the location of railroads in Alaska. Mr. £des at present Is chief engineer of the Northern Paciflc Rail road and for the last twenty-flve years has been the chief locating engineer of the Santa Fe and the Southern pacific lines. Lieutenant Mears at present is chief engineer of the Panama Railway. He was recommended for the post by Colonel George W* Goethels, governor of the Canal ^one. The tiyo 'englnaers will proceed at once to Alaska.. •1 ••f' S. .v Vi ^'i':^vV Art Fomm hTh»T~K h,* 'M W' NUMBER MS ''V11 IN nOHTINO A* TO BB GIVtM AL HONORS. V. C:if BODIES EN ROUTK HOME ON CRUWKR MONTANA Halt in Battle at Tamploo Federal*. Still Hold SaltlMo and 9hmrp FifM* I ng Over Possession of City Ig Kg*' peoted General Csrransa QlvM Open Expreesion of FriendlinoM. •i Washington. May 3.—Sailors andean** rlne« who were killed at the oocupa* tion of Vera Crus will be honored with funeral service* of a national character on the arrival of their bodies aboa** the United States crulaer Montana at New York, the navy department nou need today. Prom New York the bodies will he' sent at government expense to tlM' homes of relatives, and Secretary Daniels said that naval honors would be accorded at burial services whssa' I desired. Halt in Fighting at Tamp lea. Admiral Badger reported to the navy 'l department today that the federal gar rlson at Tampico had been somewhat reinforced, but that fighting ceasai* yesterday and had not been rmaM A up to midnight last night. Amerloai Red Cross headquartem here today placed 12,500 to the creditpf I Consul General Hanna at Monterey, Mr. Ha-nna having notified the department- 1 that funds were needed (or relief o£ many Mexican wounded following llM1 capture of Montrey by the oonstltuMr^l tionallsta. SALTILLO NOT EVACUATED. Csrransa Compliments Aaner A review of the troops hea^. Carronsa and Villa was held today ai*gt tonight. The two leaders, memtwg the cabinet and the military at*C a number of lesserofflclals parttolpqtwK in a love feast at the gubernatorial palace. ~As the troop* were "i w? Report That Federals Had Abandons#' City Incorrect. Chihuahua. Mexico, May 1, fey JBt Paso, Tex,, May 2.—Reports at the evacuation of Saltillo are Incorrect. tt in officially stated here. The reheja. expect an Important battle before the* city Is taken and for this purpog*!1 forces are now in motion from MoqtiiMy. and Torreon. hMw the foreign cluh General espied an American newspaper among: the spectators. He halted tlMf procession while he turned aSltf* "tb Hhake the foreigner's hand. The ieC was plainly evident to make plain to Mexicans that the official attitude to-^ ward Americans is friendly. In ftuit every Mexican understands that anti foreign agitation or demonstfatl^j*, means death to the offender. 1,\ To Move Rebel Capital. When Carranza leaves here it Is un*'^ derstood that the constltutlonallsU^y capltal moves with him, first to Ttyg reon and then with little delay Monterey. From the latter city will direct the campaigns against Tampico. Saltillo. and after that against San Luis Potosl, Zacatecas And Apuas Callentes. The rebel-American phase of the oc cupation of Vera Cruz, which for time after the Issuance of Carransa'a' note to Secretary Bryan looked grmvn? is considered closed. General Carransa assumed, and he Is believed to have official reasons for so doing, that .the Americans will leave Mexican soil im mediately upon the complete triumph of the revolution. A MOB KILLS WOMAN. 5 Bt German, Mistaken For Amsrieant Killed in Mexico City. Vera Cruz. Mexico. May 2.—That Mrs. (Mara Beckmeyer, a German woman, who. according to rumor, wu mistaken for an American, was killed by a mob In the streets of Mexico City on April 27. Is the news brought hera today by refugees from the federal capital. No confirmation of the Inci dent has been received here. '.5 Utiler the impression that the train* still were running on the Inter Oceanic railroad, the refugees went to the station of that line Instead of to the depot of the Mexican railway, over which road all other refugees have left the capital, so that tho news of th'» woman's death was not widely known among Americans and was late in reaching Vera Crux. Mrs. Beckmeyer was a widow three months. She wore at her collgf^ .^ a small silk German flag, but the mob^^i regarding this merely as a flimsy die** guise of nationality. Is said to have dragged her thru the streets until she died. MEAT PRODUCTION INCREASES, Number of Live Stock In the Unite* 8tates Grows. Washington, May 2.—Constant In crease In the meat production of the country Is predicted by experts of the federal forest service In announcing an Increase In the number of UV* etock for which graalng permits haV* been authorized on the 160 national. forests for 1914. as compared with last year. This year nearly 1),000,000 anl«i mats can be grazed. Including neaiijl^J 2,000,000 head of cattle and horse* nearly 0,000,000 sheep and goats and 1 about 65,000 hogs. This Is an IncreftM for the current year of about 88.00# more cattle and horses and more sheep and goats. 1—:— It. Is said that a minimum of jnrof 5,000,000 to 7,000.000 horsepower cotridti be developed in the Appalachaa tain* in the south. w&WttSj ..v'