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Generally fair Thursday Yesterday's Temperature;
and Friday slightly cool- Highest, 80 degrees, low
er north portion. est, 70 degrees.
VOL. XVII. NO. 134. PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 14, 1914. PRICE, FIVE CENTS.
Rebels Under General Gonzales Have Captured City of Tampico
ADM'L.L MAYO REPORTS
THE EVACUATION OF
TAMPICO BY FEDERALS
Final Assault Begun on the
iTown Early in the
Morning
FEDERAL GUNBOATS
LEAVE PANUCO RIVER
They Were the Chief Sup
port of the Garrison and
AVhen They Retired the
Rebels Carried the Fight
Into the Heart of the
Town Federals Are All
f Leaving the Besieged City
by the Railroad.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Washington, May l'i -I'rie evacua
tion of Tampico by the Mexican Fed
erals began at noon today, according
to a wireless dispatch to the navy de
partment tonight, frohi r-.ear Admiral
-Mayo. The Federals are leaving by
the railroad.
The final assault by the Constitu
tionalists was begun this morning and
the Rebels carried the tight into the
heart of the town. Heavy rifle firing
was heard In the plaza.
Admiral Mayo reported earlier that
the Federal unboats the chief sup
port of the garrison, had steamed out
of Panuco river and ancnored near the
foreign warships.
REBELS NOW OCCUPYING
THE SEAPORT OF. TAMPICO
Juarez. May 13. Word was re
ceived tonight by the Constitutionalist
officials here that the Constitutional
ists, under General Pablo Gonzalez,
were occupying Tampico.
GSN. HUERTA PREPARING TO
LEAVE MEXICO CITY
Washington. May' 13. That General
.Huerta. preparing for a crisis In his
dictatorship, haa longr"neen planning
to leave Mexico City with his troops
and make a last stand ; Puebla, mid
way between Mexico City and Vera
Cruz, was understood today to have
"been told President Wilson by Nel
son O'Shaughnesy. former charge of
the American embassy in the Mex
ican capital.
The president, it Is said, was in
formed that Huerta had picked Pueb
la for his last refuge in case Rebel
assailants got too close to Mexico
City and that late developments in
the revolution had caused him already
to begin fortifying aner provisioning
' Fuebla.
Mr. O'Shaughnessy Is said to have
told the president that Huerta had no
Intention of resigning but that the
Mexican dictator realized that his re
gime could not stand long. At Puebla
according to plans said to have been
determined upon mi.ns ago, he
would fight rather than consent to
elimination.
Realizing that he eventually must
be deposed, Huerta, it la said, desires
to acquire as much glory as possible
before the Inevitable nanens.
Mr. O'Shaughnessy Is said further
to have told the president that the
number of troops whic JTuerta has at
his command is greatly exaggerated
and that as a matter of fact, they
number only 4,000 to 6,000 men. Neith
er Zapata nor Villa would have any
great difficulty In takrn the city, is
understood to Ibe the view of Mr.
O'Shaughnessy expressed.
His information is along the lines
of other reports reaching the govern -i
rnent within the last few weeks.
Further Information from these
sources Is that Huerta has bee ship
ping gold abroad. In (contemplation
of his ultimate exile.
-''MEXICAN GENERAL WILL
NOT ATTACK VERA CRUZ
Vera Cruz, Mex., May 13. General
Kunston need fear no trouble along his
outer lines if a letter s,-ti into the city
last night by General Robio Navar
rete. In command of me advanced
positions of the Mexicans, is a true
indication of the Mexicans attitude.
General Navarrete addressed the edi
tor of a local newspaper, I-os Suceso
regarding the reported movement by
his forces against Vera Crtta.
"I beg that you deny this news."
said General Navarrete. since, in ac-
(Continued on Page Two.)
Baptists Gather in Nashville
for the Opening of Convention
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Nashville, Tenn., May 13. All was
sin readiness for the opening of the
Southern Baptist convention here this
afternoon. The opening session was
calledto order at 3 o'clock by Dr. E.
C. Dafgan, of Macon, Ga.
The afternoon program was de
voted to organization, welcoming ex
ercises and reports. The welcome ad
dress was delivered by tn George A.
I,ofton, a Baptist veteran of Nash
ville. Interest centers today in the
report of the efficiency committee,
which, it Is rumored, may recommend
rhnriL'es in convention and board
methods of a sweeping nature. The
convention sermon will be delivered
bv Dr. George W. McDaniel. of Rich
mond, Va., his subject being "South
THIS MOVE LOOKS AS THOUGH
GEN. HUERTA INTENDS TAKING
OFFENSIVE SIDE AT VERA CRUZ
BY" ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Washington, May 13. General Garcia Pena, one of
the highest ranking' officers in the Mexican army, has
replaced General Maas in command of the Mexican
forces outside of Vera Cruz, it was officially learned
tonight.
Some officials here think this portends the inten
tion of Huerta to strengthen his position there and
possibly assume the offensive.
STATE UNIVERSITY SHOWS WISCONSIN
WOMEN HOW BABY SHOULD BE CLOTHED
ft' ' ti if - y V$ A
The Model Do!I.
Madison, Wis., ilay 13. Mothers of
Wisconsin may learn from the state
university how to dress their babies.
The home economics department of
the extension division already has
shown several thousand mothers by
demonstrations with a model doll
given at the community institutes. In
this way the latest results of science
in dressing of infants are given di
rectly to mothers. The oll used for
demonstration was first thought of by
Mies Annabel Turner, instructor in
home economics. The doll and its
Cop Can't Keep
From Stealing
and Admits It
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Cincinnati, May 13. Alienists are
puzzled over the case of Dwight Steb
bins, a former policeman, who admits
that he cannot control his impulses to
steal and an X-ray examination of his
skull will be made at the city hos
pital, pending which a lunacy charge
against him will be held in abeyance.
Several years ago, while still a pa
trolman, Stebbins made raids on flower
beds in the suburban district to which
he was assigned.
For this he was discharged from
the force. Since then at various times
he has committed many purposeless
thefts, lie took an anvil from a black
smith shop and managed also to
bring home a ponderous sand soreener,
Stebbins believes his uncontrollable
impulses to steal are due to a blow
on the head which ho received when
arresting a negro seven years ago.
ern Baptists at Radesh Barnea."
Among the five days program are
Thursday morning, report on the negro
theological seminary and report on
the Judson centennial; Thursday eve
ning, mass meeting on foreign mis
sions; Friday evening mass meeting
on home mission; Saturday morning
presentations of the new Sunday
school board building, costing, with
its site $220,000; Sunday evening,
Judson centennial services. This is
the one hundredth anniversary of the
great missionary's work under the
auspices of the Baptist missionary
union. The church has raised over a
third of the $1,2;.0,000 endowment lor
building churches, hospitals and
schools !n foreign fields which wns
inaugurate.! two years ago at Okla
homa iijf
MEDIATORS REPRSENTING THE
UNITED STATES MVS 7 REFER
ALL MA11ER3 TO PRESIDENT
clothing were made by the home eco
nomics people. Thf clothes were se
lected of materia! that can be recom
mended for , health art for inexpen
siveness. "Relation of clot lung to rare of in
fants is not known by mothers as
well as it should be.'" declared Mi.sa
Turner. "Why, mothers could al
most entirely prevent colic if they
kept their babies feet warm. Xinety
per cent of baby colic is caused by
cold feet. Warm woolen stockings
should be worn instead of the old
fashioned pinning blanket."
No Change Made
In the Creed of
the Methodists
BV ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Oklahoma City, May in. Southern
Methodism will continue to recite the
Apostle Creed containing the phrase
"The Holy Catholic Church." This
was decided at today's session of the
general conference of the Methodist
Episcopal ;hurch south when the com
mittee on revivals reported recom
mending the elimination of the phrase
and substituting "The Church of God."
was defeated. A vote by orders re
quiring a majority of each class of
delegates was taken, resulting in ayes,
clergy. 74: lay, S"; nays, clergy, S4;
lay.
A vote on the substitution of the
cmlnority report of the committee op
j posing the change, for th ? majority
I report, also was defeated on vote by
j orders.
j The committee o:i episcopacy today
i submitted a report returning to tfie
conference several minor memorials
! afi'ecting the disciplinary laws and ap-
polntsments .-.nd non-concurrence. The
j report was adopted with little opposi
tion. One memorial proposed that
tenure of office of blshoys be limited
! to four years, unless re-elected. An-
other provided tha: one lay member
I of each distritc of an annual confer
ence be a member of the bishops cabi-
net.
i A summary of the quadrennial re
! port of the church extension board
j was read and adopted. It developed
! that the report called for an assistant
! secretary of the board which Bishop
Denny ruled was in effect as propose!?
change in the discipline and therefore
out c.f ordi-r. An appeal from the
chair's ruling failed and this section -f
the report ws re-committed.
The conference adjourned until to -night
when Rev. William BradSeld. fra
ternal (ie'.eirate front the British Wes
leyan church, will deliver his message.
Thev y, Xot Have IWerl
i" '."- ri,.u
Jn Dispute.
MEDIATORS WANT
REBELS BROUGHT IN
Strong Pressure Will Be Put
on Carranza to Have Con
stitutionalists Participate
in the Conference United
States Demands Explana
tion of Whereabouts f
Private Parks.
HY ASSOCIATED Pit ESS.
Washington. D. C. May 13. Justice
iamar and Frederick W. I
smarm,
una their secretary .11. Pen iv.t! iodg,
who will represent the United Stales
at the Xiagara lulls meuiatiou tou
ierence, today paid their respects to
the South American t::-y M.'de-.vor-ing
to solve tbo Mexican on est.1 op.
Chey were presented by Counsellor
Robert Lansing to the seen-t.-try of
state.
The United States rforc.-eot.tti ves
art- beiu-r acjuainted vab the s'tuu
tion by I Rising. lansiu.' ann-(.inc-d
tiic America p representatives will not
have power to settle the question ar.d
all steps must be referred to tii - pres
ident and secretary of state for
final decision. They will make no
suggestions direct.
The mediators were advised from
Mexico City, that the Mexican media
tors will arrive in" Havana tonight or
tomorrow and leave im-.'ediate! y fur
Canada via Key West. It is report
ed stronjr pressure will be brought to
get the Constitutionalists to partici
pate in the mediation after the ex
pected victory in Tampico.
Secretary Bryan announced the
United States will leave L.obos Island
if the Mexicans agree to maintain the
light. Secretary Oarri., cabled Gen
em j Funeton t- "VaftTnffclo demand
that. General '.Maas explain the death
of Private Parks. Also asked for an
other report on the arrest of five
South Americans accused oL niping.
NO AMMUNITION LAN&fcD.
Assurances reached this govern
ment that no ammunition bad been
landed at Mexican ports rrom German
ships, a matter that had been some
what in doubt since the departure of
the Kronprinzessin Ceeelie from Purto
Mexico several days ago.
From the French legation in Mexi
co City came positive information that
ie American vice consul John U. Sil
llman, who had been held prisoner bv
Mexican Federals at Saltillo, was on
his way to Mexico City under guard
to be turned over to the Brazilian min
ister" There, who would guarantee bis
safety until he reaches Vera Cruz. The
state department had vigorously in
sisted that Huerta release Silllman.
Concern was arouseff, however,
over the reported execution by Mexi
can Federals of Samuvt Parks, an
American orderly who disappeared
from Vera Cruz several days ago while
believed to have been changed on ac
count of the excessive heat. In some
quarters, it was said, serious compli
cations might arise if Parks has been
executed.
Secretary Bryan made it clear today
that this government woul welcome a
return of Mexican light house tenders
to the light on Jobos island, which
had -been abandoned and which America;-',
naval forces seized for the ben
efit of navigation.
Another development which aroused
interest in official circles was the re
port, that Nelson O'Shaughnessy had
informed President Wilson last night
that General Huerta. realizing his fall
must corns eventually, was preparing
to make a last stand figlnst internal
enemies at Puebla. which now was Ijo
ing fortified against aiwk.
It was announce..! at the state de
par tmetit that II. Fereival T'odjo for
mer minister to Panama nncl bc--n se
lected as secret.) rv to the American
delegations at the mediation confer
ence. REBELS NOT SATISFIED.
Carranr.a's agents are emphatic in
their declarations from El Paso that
the Constitutionalist;' would agree to
rothing short of the elimination of
Huerta and of his entire party. Rob
erto Pesoaira. Carranza's confidential
representative, asserted:
"We have beaten Rirerta at every
turn and why should we yield our ad
vantage when we liave the reforms for
which we strive almost within our
grasp? This has been a fight of 10"
years for reform and v will not be
content to have those years of fight
ing wasted."
Other Constitutionalists asserted
there was no basis on which Huertis
tas and Rebels could co-operate in a
provisional government.
While reports of the mediators' ten
tative program attracted primary at
tention, yet the resuU of the. Lobos
Island ""occupation" Incident was
awaited with considerate, '.merest.
Whether the mediators had made
anv suggestions concerning the imme
diate future of the island was not re
vealed. FORMER MINISTER TO
PANAMA BRYAN'S CHOICE
Washington, May Z. Secretary
Bryan announced today that H. Per
rival Dodge, former minister to Pan
ama, had been appointed secretary- of
the delegation which will represent
the United States before the Argen
tina. Brazilian and Chilean mediators
in the Mexican crisis who take up
their duties at Niagara Foils next
Monday.
H M JKKAL JhrAK
CLASH OVER
RAILROAD
Shriners Name
Seattle as Next
Meeting Place
BV ASSOCIATED FRESH.
Atlanta, May 1". The selection '
Seattle for the meeting- and th"
election of Or. Frederick It. Smith,
of Rochester, New York. a imperial
potentate, marked today's meeting of
the Imperial Council of the Nobles
of the My st in Shrine. Seattle was
unanimously chosen over Ban Fran
cisco. The annual divisional review of the
patrols v.u.s siaged tod iy and thre?
thousand men participated with one
thou sa tvi m usici a n s .
Thourands witnessed the spectacle,
nnd heard a concert by the combined
Sbriner bands. Tomorrow the Shrin
ers will visit historical places, having
bite for Sac.-uinah Ga., where they
wl'! spend Friday. The business m s
sjon shall end arid many .-tarred !'-
homo ted IV.
1 he President
to Abide by the
Caucus Action
RY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Washington. May 13. President
Wilson will abide by the democratic
caucus action in abandoning rural
credits legislation at this session of
eongress. Representative filass of
Virginia, chairman of the banking and
currency committee, conferred with
the president today and explained
tiiAi., in his opinion the federal ' re
serve bank act will extend credit ag
gregating $500. Out', 000 on farm lands.
This will, in a measure, cover the
ground for which the rural credits act
was designed. Moreover, it was point
ed out, the rural credits bill framed
hy Representative Uulkley and th"
sub-committee was not broad enough
to satisfy the fid! committee. The
president, it is understood, especially
desires the act should extend credit
to the ten a !t farmer. L'nder the meas
ure prepared bv the sub-committee.
i or.ly the land owners would have been
'able to get credit. In the opinion of
the president 1; would lake many
weeks to frame a measure which
would be broad enough to satisfy the
full membership of the enmmittee.
Consequently President Wilson is
willing to accept the caucus action
pending fi.rtl.er consideration of a
! rural credits bill.
War Secretary
Wants to Know
FateYoungMan
HV ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Washington. May 1 ..-Secret a ry
Oarrison has directed Oeneral Funs
tun at Vera Cruz to ask Oeneral Maas.
the Mfvion; Federal commander, what,
has become of Samuel Parks, the. I'.
S. Private who, while supposedly In
sane, rode through the Mexican lines
and has ivt t e, n heard of since. .
like inquiry Pas beet) transmitted by
Secretary l'.r;.ia (o (.'n. Huerta
throuch the 1 'v zilia tninis-tcr in .Me.v
1 o Citv. It h.-is been reported that
Parks met death in the Mexican lines.
Mr. Garnsop said today that General
Funston had reported unverified .sto
ries repeated to him concerning the
execution of the American private Put
!:ns made no report based upon official
advices.
Secretary Garrison said his future
course wili defend upon the nature of
the replies to inouiries now being
made jointly by the s'ate and war
depa rtments.
"There is i:otb:r.i to' bo gained bv
gottlns excited l ef .re w e know what
the facts ar-x" th-"' secretary adde.J
MAGAZINE WRITER
ON "ADVERTISING"
P.V ASSOCIATED PTiKSP.
I. awrer.ee, Kas., May 13. "Sound
advertising dos not lead to th de
struction of the saving instinct of the
American people nor to the reckless
spending of their money. It leads to
intelligent and national spending."
This statement was made in a paper
by Irvin S. Cobb, magazine writer,
read at today's session of the National
Xewspauer conference in progress this
week a; the University of Kansas.
Mr. OoWs paper was prepared in
answer to the ouestion "Is Advertis
ing Destrovlng the Thrift of the Na
tion?" Mr. Cobb said in his opinion no
article, however widely advertised,
could be forced on the readers of
newspapers and magazine unless it
had merit. He said he did not be
lieve newspapers made "subtle ap
peals" to their readers to spend
money.
Addresses were made by Richard If.
Waldo, advertising itwnaiw of a New
York magazine and others.
AVRAE SPRINGS FIRST
CAMPAIGN
1 lVlfc,N 1 I N
SUMMONING OF
MEN TO TESTIFY
Interstate Commerce Com
mission Arill Hear Testi
mony oL Mellen and
Others Despite Protest of
Department of Justice.
BV ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Washington, May 12. Despite th
Protest of tha department of ju.-ii.
Charles Mellen. former president .!!
other officials of the New li 'cti U.ul
road, will
ie called to testiic it, Jlc
In: erst a ' e C
Vi-s tiga 1 H li
; a i ! ad am
a n;:o;mee;i;e
Coinmissle.j'.i
i hcM' ;.u
sion. tod.-. y
cute saynn
Oeoi'go Mi!,
Mavea. were
: ; is .i I
mmeive Commission's h,
or
1 :
1 1
lie rel.iti.itlri :' th'
1 1 ! rd ( Virnpd ny. Tin
as made l.ile today l
-- M.-Cord.
i s .-; 1 ! Vik. of i lie commis
! -ceived a dc-M or';-: 'erti':
Wm. Rookefelii r
:', director. of the
ic,t; ill to appear. il
and
N c w
cl;c-
.Jeki 1 I:-l.ili.i. ;ci;-ia.
Tiic attorney g"?ierul fears the o:b
cia''-, iiy t esl ifv'.'-r'g, 2ti;i; b' becom. iat
muri" Iron; possible, prosecution
"I! :s ir.y juescti' ii:tcntio;i in
"ha rb.-s S. Mellen j.,n ihe u;:n-'ss sta; .i
ff.nd ea:n. rie Piio." sa.id Josc.ai W.
Folk, chi.-f cosnsel ,f the li;: . ita w
oti!mfce c;iniiil.-.skn. w hich Is con
iin'tinS' tlu- inquiry into the li-iata-jal
operations oi the New ll;i'"ti and
the ti'Pard Company.
"tt is no! a question of im nhaiity
but or" h'- her the truth shail sap
pressed. .'v'eilcn. as a. witness, t -1 1 i rv
ii'i truth uo;:!d bo a thousand linn
more valuable m the public than M''
len could possibly lie as a defendant.
"The situation is now as it lias been
from the beginning. It is insis'ed
tha! all witnesses ha.ving know !edg-
of tire matters nmb-r investigation be
placed on the stand and they will lie
questioned without llmiiation as to
the questions to be asked. The w hole
truth will be brofight out if it - is
nos.--ible to do so. rio mvtter whoifr it
hits.
"The great question before the
American peopl today is to secure
horesty in the management of the
railway systems ol the country.
"The revelations already brounht to
'ivht in this Investigation and the fur
ther disclosures that Mr. Mellen and
other v.itne-ses an make should be of
immense value and result in egia -lion
that will cause i; to be Just as
grave a cniii- to plumb r ibe public
throucrh a corporation as it. i now
personally to rob an individual.
STRIKING ADDRESS
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
P. V ASSOFIATED PRESS,
ri.cne. ,biy Pi. - The j;,.v. Dr. - una
Howard Sil.ivv of New Vork. tmiiiV
dei'. e.'. .! a striking address n wo
man s1 ;u" race at a public meeting un
der the auspices of the Infi rn ational
eoiino'l of women.
Dr. Sluivv said the first duly of pa -trior;."
women is to bring 'tie praeti
r.. i fr- of crovernmenis into harmony
with '!!- fundamental f rinrinb? of jus- !
ti'-e w'nir-h demands that the laws gov
erbii".; tie people give equal privileges!
and oe sat opportunities to all, regard
less r s ..
Duiii-iK the i.tsl five ear.'-. she said,
woman sit'TraKo h.as grown from .an
academic to ft practical question an -I
all political parties have realized that
It is Hi!.; with which govt-rnmeots must
speedily (hal.
CULTURE FAMILY
LIFE DISCUSSED
P.V ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Memphis, Term., IMay ?. ' ti it i. re of
family ilf" from the tnr" po r, t of so
cial fiiif eh,(Tity worker, th.- minister,
the. physician and tin. rdaa ator, v.a
discussed t(d;iv befor iie natio.-ja!
confereni e of o'iavPks and 'i-rri-.-tiotis.
Those who prepared ji.ij.it s included
Miss Harriet :. X'itt.um. rx ..rt h w est -ern
Ftiiversjty settient' tit, Chicago;
Rev J C,-ail: N'orrU. -tphi.s
A. Delhi mv. of Hiram House.
,e.
le-.'e-
land, ( li;o; Pol (ej
York S'-hooi of
McVev. i n-!i!"i
P. f.ee of the New
itla r. i. hropy ; I'. 1 ,.
;' riie 1 ' nl vers) t
of
North Dakota a.'ni i,
of Ch-lc-wo.
S'ind.ird I-' f ef '.' in'
-.ei uhberhood dee,.;,,T,T.
r.ient of the Soi i.'ll e i!
as subject to be take
a 1 meet it, gs.
P.; t ton
hi
a '
" t t and t r'-n t
y re annr.it n' ed
i -fl in section-
Chicago Pays Tribute to Young
Man, Victim of Mexican Snipers
EY ASSOCIATED PP.KS.
Chicago. May 13. The distinction
which never attended trie juuti; Jew
ish marines. Sarnmie Meissen berg. In
life, was his today when his body.
I wrapped in the flag for which he died
I at Vera Cruz was borne back to his
home.
He was the only Chicagoan lunong
those who save their lives tm the Mex
ican port, ar.d not only the city hut
the state ur.iied to honor his mem
ory. When the funeral car reached the
Ea Salle street station, police were
present to maintain order, o.tt the
great ciowd was silent and orderly.
A guard of honor received tic coifia
WEST FLORIDA
The Coming Garden Spot of the
jMation.
SENSATION
S ( 'uhlislies a Letter Written
i
)ver the Xante of
T. J. Appleyaial. Jr.
ASSERTS HE IS FOR
THE BULL MOOSERS
Photographic. Copies of Let
ter Addressed to C.
Hodges, 1 Will Moose Can
didate for Coventor, Iein'
l)istrihnted Over the State
hy Commissioner of AltH
culture. lion. V. A
' agrt. u it ore
itio;, in tlu
aMishiag a
M.'Rae
. sprit:.',
presf'ii
commissio! -r
ie I 1 1 it f-ci I -
campain ny
letter written
over tl.
before ti-o
intijile if Ids oi'ponejit,
eUction of P1L', In w hich the wr;
jasserts thai, he is for the RuU Mo
)tc.e(. The letter as follow.
A STARTLING LETTER.
A ) a. I ia . I'ia., .N'ov, 1, I'M:
lion. V. Hod -es,
T:i t'a iniss e. ! 'la .
; M ! o.ii' 1 lodges: .
Put me down ia the I;
I i' m c . J shall as!, m y
li'I Moose col
voto oi, tii'vt
Tuesday tor the whole
i.'Net and ib
an l can to secure otes
for it here.
W ill try and arranpe to go to Wash
ington with you in March next to foi
Teddy inaugurated.
With kindest regards and bet
wishes, believe mo to be
Sincereiv vours,
T. .1. ' A IMT-KVARP. JR
PHOTOGRAPHIC COPIES.
Photographic copier of this !Hii p
a. re also being distributed over th
state.
If Mr. Appieyard wrote this letter
and voted as he sai.i be wan going to
vide, he could not m.ike the oath
which a, candidate Is required to m vli
in order to qualify a.s a candidate In
tjte democratic, primary.
The letter will create n pns'J lion
in everj' seciio-i of Florida and th
public will How look forward with
unusual interest to .Mr. A ppleyard'n
expla nation.
NoArmsLanded
in Mexico From
German Vessel
P.V ASS'iClATHD PRESS.
W'amngton, May 13 Admiral Flt.id
Ker a i Vera Cruz today assured lh
navy department In tin official report,
that the Oermiin vessel Kronprinzessin
Fecehe hnrl landed no arms consigned
to Oeneral Huerta at any Mexican
port. He repoi ted thnt 6S0 pieces of
a general cargo on the vessel wctk
landed at Vera Crnr, before departing
for Havana but that the htmi nd
ammunition were retained on boarl
Tins wan reported in a denpatcli
frfm Admiral itadger transmitting ad
vices received by him from Admiral
Mavo lying off Tampico as late a.i thre..
o'cbK-k this mornlr.g. The admir.il any-
that the henvy firing rouni Tampico
stopped about three o'clock Tuesdn v
afternoon. He reports further that
the Constitutionalists, so far n i can
be ascertained, have u"d onlv one
flell t;tin v.hlch was fired at long I r
tervalft. Apparently reliable Informa
tion from tho sc n of tlbtlmr is h
t!io et'ff-ct tha.r the Const it of hnnlis
at one lime ad vh need their lines mvl
temporarily occupied some of the fed
ernl trenches. Ailm'rnl Mnyo priys ;t
v.'.is reported tha!', the r i:'iialti.i rci
both sides have been very heavy.
ORGANIZATION OF
BANKS EXPEDITED
DV ASSO II AT ED PTtESS.
Washington, May 13. In every pos
sible way the organisation of the fed -era
I reserve banks In t be erpedlted.
Judge Elliott, of the organization com -mirtee
is today sending to the five
brinks in each district decimated t
effect the organization of the twelvo
bank the necessary certificates for th
incorpnratioji of the re-vrve banl'.v.
Prompt action Is expected l.y the rep -resenta
tivep of the member t'antin !
that the system may re in operation
by August I.
and an escort of SG0 men appoint. 1
by Governor Dunne and Mavor Harri
son escorted It to the city hall.
Here the body remained on vo.v
for Lours while mn and women fi'-d
past. Thousands will be In the fan
eral procession tomorrow, Inepidit ;
the governor, the mayor, United Sta;. -
Senator lwlo end Congressman s. e
ath. All will make addresses ai ti e
services which will be held in A:.-!.-Kana-ihed
Israel eynaro-ie. In o
will be policemen mounted and afoot:
detachments of United States Infan
try, cavalry, marines and sailors, na
tional guard, -veterans of the Civil aril
Spanish ''America n war. Jewish an4
other organiza 'ions.