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Show H ' KINDLY TREATMENT t PROVES EFFECTIVE U ASHINGTON. Jan. 19. "Hie kindly B .K.n'-it accorded the Mexican federal B - from Ojtnaca by the American ' .cnl has excited deep gratitude j. a trie people of Monterey and vl- i . and has done much to encourage t i'ilef that the United States Is real- o rndly to the Mexican people, accord- H c 'o a report to the state department i f;om Consul Hannn. C e of the invited quests is proving (C-J , and today the officiate of the state at.'J war departments wore cabling about B t?r means to defray the expense of malii- 'aln.ng these thousands of strangers. F.cn before the evacuation of Ojinaga the Pmtcd States government had ex- tended 150.000 for the keep of Mexicans under detention, and with the Ojinaga 1 ,fu?t:ves added the daily bill will amount ta s rne 12SO0. H For a time the Huerta government fl regularly remitted the money to pay for 1 ' feedlr.g the refugcoj Interned at Fort 1 Rose, rami and Brownsville, but the ray- H nents stopped some time ago because of the exhausted condition of the Mexican B tr cii u r PBpB Congress will be asked to give the war PBpM department an Indefinite credit to meet this expenee. although the department cHcal realize this may precipitate an H undesirable congressional discussion of B t r whole Mexican problem. Ultimately Mexico will be expected to reimburse the ti ited States In full for all amounts cx- pcnJed in OIs way. ToJ&y's reports to the stale department fatd that the appearance of many con- yt' moralists In the neighborhood of Tor- reon has led the American consular ofrl- rtr a' that place to apprehend an early s.cse at the hands of Villa's victorious ani. This will be the third time that t ..s ,ty has been attacked In the present r r'us.on. a. tribute to its strategic Ira- r Ttan'e from a military point of view. Guard Day and Night. EL PASO, Tex., Jan. 19. Rebel kafl lca-Jpr? at Juarez today sent word to Brigadier Gcnoral Scott that they H feared the federals, when interned at Fort Blisi, would attempt to steal 1 acrois to the Mexican side and rejoin 1 the Huerta army. The rebels asked j tto the refugees be removed from tbo , ixrdcr General Scott replied that pre-Hj pre-Hj caut'ons had been taken to prevent the H csrape of anj- federals. The refugees on their arrival here are to be guarded sight and dav by four companies of the TwentietS in- fantry. B General FrancUco 111a sent -word from Chihuahua to his chiefs at Juarez that he expected to come to the border B within a few days to transact routine '. business in connection with the rebel government. Indian Uprising. H. MEXICO CITY. Jan. 19. The Srrar.o Indians, in the state of Puebla. who boast j that they never have been conquered by any ruler In Mexico, are again on the warpatb. Their revolt Is taid to be under Hi the direction of adherents of Carranza. many of whom have recenlly proceeded to the south of the federal capital. Tho movement of the Scrranos Is distinct dis-tinct from that of the followers of Emlll-ano Emlll-ano Zapata in the neighboring state of Morelos. The Serranos In Puebla a few days ago captured a mule train of ammunition ammu-nition from Zapata's forces. The Serrano Indians recognize only the chieftainship of Juan Lucas, on whom Porflrio Diaz, when dictator, conferred the rank of general gen-eral in tho regular army. Diaz, after failing fail-ing to subdue Lucas and his followers, Induced them to submit, giving each man a rifle and a supply of ammunition, na well as a small sum of money as tho price of peace. Tho late President Ma-dcro Ma-dcro continued the governmental subsidy to Lucas, hut tho present administration, under Huerta. has failed to prov'ido the Indians with funds. Tho revolt is said to threaten communication communi-cation between tho federal capital and Vera Cruz. Bell to Command. WASHINGTON. Jan. 19. Major General Gen-eral William II. Carter, commanding tho Second army division at Texas City, Tex., was today ordered to return to Chicago to resume command of tho central department depart-ment on February 1. That command will bo temporary, however, as orders issued last month provide for his sailing from San Francisco about March 5 for Honolulu, Hono-lulu, to take command of the Hawaiian department, relieving Brigadier General Frederick Funston. Major General J. Franklin Bell, now commanding tho Philippine Phil-ippine department, will leave tho islands about April 15 to take command at Texa3 City. Released From Prison. TACOMA. Wash., Jan. 19. P.icardo Magon, Librado Rivera, Enrique Florcs Magon and Anselmo Kigureoa were released re-leased today from the McNeil Island penitentiary after serving twenty-three months for having plotted to smugglo arms across the Mexican border. Rlcardo Magon was tho head of a Mexican Mexi-can Socialist organization, affiliated with none of the other contending factions in the republic. Tho Magonlstas. as they were called, operated with Los Angeles, Cal., as their base. The quartette announced they would return to Los Angeles, but had no plans for the future. Lends Moral Support. BERLIN, Jan. 19. German bankers arc taking steps to secure full payment of the April coupons of the Mexican loans, according ac-cording to a statement made here today. The German government Is taking an Interest In-terest in tho matter and Is lending its moral support, but does not contemplate political measures. Faces Coal Famine. NEW YORK, Jan. 13. Mexico faces a coal famine as a result of her Internal struggle, according to the Coal Age. unless un-less the supply from other countries equals the large demands. Tho year 1913 brought cither total destruction or great damage to practically all of the coal mines in the southern republic Had No Significance. VERA CRUZ, Jan. 13. Jeaus Flores Magon. ex-minister of interior, and candidate can-didate for the vice presidency of tho republic re-public at the Inst, elections, who arrived from Mexico City yesterday, reputedly as the representative of President Huerta conferred at length today with John Lind. I'reMdent Wilson's personal representative. represent-ative. r After the conference Mr. Lind said ho had greatly enjoyed the visit of such a dlatlngulshed Mexican, but added that tho conference lacked any political significance. sig-nificance. He said he would meet Senor Mngon again tomorrow. Asked if it wero true that Senor Magon Ma-gon represented President Huerta. Mr Lind said that the ex-minister had given him no Intimation such wag the case. American Loses. MEXICO CITY. Jan. 19. Tho supreme court today rendered a decision against Thomas Coleman, an American, who had entered claim to coal properties, of which be aljesed he had ben dispossessed. In the Island of Potreros, near Tuxpan. The decision is for the Oil FleldH company of Mexico, a concern connecetd with tho interests in-terests of. Lord Cowdray. .Ib.1 Xy.e!?bor Aemrlcan charge d'affaires. Nelson O'Shaughnessy. made representations to the Mexican foreign office, asking for the early adjudication of the claim. Federals Cut Off. SAN BLAS, Mexico. Jan. 13. All the federal forces in northern Mexico now are cut off from communication with Mexico City, according to Information received re-ceived here today by General Carranza. His starr declare that ho is in telegraphic communication with every Insurgont com. mand-r in the north. General Pedro Gonzales Teported that General E. Gutierrez, constitutionalist commander In the state of Nuero Leon said all railroad communication between the capital and Monterey had been cut. Gutierrez said he had captured seven federal fed-eral trains loaded with ammunition and provisions. Carranza '8 special train left here tonight to-night for the bouth. the constitutionalist commander riding in a third-class coach. |