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Show TWO THOUSAND MEXICANS STORM I NATIONAL PALACE, MEXICO CITY . , - ATTEMPT IS MADE TO RELEASE I IMPRISONED CATHOLIC PRIESTS g Chief of Police of Mexico City Is Stabbed, Two Mexican Assassins As-sassins Killed and Many Persons Injured Orators on Church Steps Urge Throng of Excited People to Rush on National Palace Shouts of "Viva Huerta" Greets Officers and Knives Flash in Air Battle Lasts Twenty Minutes , Before Mob Is Scattered, AMERICAN IS KILLED BY ZAPATA WOW 1 Deep Concern Is Felt in Washington Over Latest Affair Formal Demand Is Sent by State Department to General Salazar Insisting That Zapatistas, Guilty of Murder of John B. McManus, Be Punished and Adequate Ade-quate Reparation Made to Family of the Victim Generals Barona and Guerra Promise to Investigate. London, March 12, 5:14 a. m. Bulgaria is sending heavy artillery to Janthe, near the Greek frontier, according to Saloniki dispatches to the Daily Mail. Galveston, Texas, March 1 2. The British steamship Indian City which sailed from Galveston for Havre, February 1 8, has been sunk, according to cablegram received here this afternoon by her agents. She carried 14,206 bales of cotton, constituting her first cargo. The cablegram came from Liverpool. Liver-pool. No details were given. Los Angeles, Cab, March 12. Two thousand Mexicans stormed the National Na-tional Palace at Mexico City yester day In an effort to release 2&0 Catho 11c priests imprisoned there, accord ing to advices received here todav A riot followed. Octavfs Bertrand chief of police of the capital, was stabbed, two Mexican assassins wh attacked him were killed, and a larg number of persons injured. A message con eying Information of the riot was received here from Vera Cruz by Antonio Villareal. Car-ranza's Car-ranza's representative. At lVlla headquarters head-quarters It was said a similar re port had come from Galveston The outbreak, it was stated, had its beginning in a demonstration in front o." Corpus Christi church on the Alameda Ala-meda of Mexico City . just across a park from the National Palace Orators on the steps were urging a throng of excited people to rush upon the National Palace, when the police chief, with a platoon of officers, ad- anced Shout Viva Huerta. Shouts of Viva Huerta!" greeted the officers and knives flashed A moment later Bertrand fell with a wound above his hip He drew a revolver re-volver and killed the man who stabbed him. Then another dirk! flashed and the blade sank into the prostrate chief's body from the other side. A shot fired by a policemau killed the second assassin. The mob then rushed toward the National Palace, where the priests who had been confined by Obregon, the Carranza commander, until they consented to pay a ransom of $500,-000 $500,-000 gold, were held prisoners. A battle lasting twenty minutes ensued, and the mob scattered. Whether the mob was beaten back i by police or by Zapata soldier was not disclosed in the messages. Washington. March 12. John B McManus a prominent American In Mexico City, was shot and killed in his home jesterday by Zapata troopers troop-ers as they were occupying the Mexi can capital after the evacuation of General Obregon and the Carranza forces. Official dispatches today from the Brazilian minister in Mexico City say the American flag was floating over McManus' house and that his doors had been sealed by the Brazilian consul. con-sul. The Brazilian minister's dispatch dis-patch Intimated that the killing may have been one of revengo for It was charged that when the Zapata troops rocently occupied the capital McManus Mc-Manus had killed three of their number. num-ber. The fact that tho American flag had been hoisted over the house and the doors had been sealed by the con-buI con-buI of a neutral power was taken hy officials he-re to indicate either that McManus felt ho was in danger or that all foreigners were fearful of their safety with the entry of the Zapatista Za-patista troops and took steps for protection. pro-tection. Great Excitement In Foreign Colony. The killing of the American is described de-scribed In the official dispatch as having hav-ing caused the greatest excitement In the foreign colony. The Brazilian minister reported that t General Salazar, the Zapata commander, comman-der, had promised to find the guilty troopers aud punish them. The official of-ficial dispatches Indicated that there was a dispute over whether McManus or the Zapata soldiers began the shooting. , Deep Concern in Washington. In Washington the news of the Killing was received In official quarters quar-ters with deep concern. The Brazilian minister's dispatches arrived just as the cabinet was assembling and Secretary Sec-retary Bryan took them to be laid before the president. A search of state department records rec-ords seemed to establish that General Gen-eral Salazar, commanding the Zapata troops was not General Ynez Salazar, a notorious bandit chief, charged with the murder of several Americans, among thm Thomas Fountain, taken prisoner while serving as a machine gun operator in the Madero army. Supplementary dispatches from the Brazilian ministry said good order pre- ailed in the capital from the time Obregon and hi6 Carranza troops left until the Zapata forces entered. Carranza and Obregon Responsible. It was pointed out here that President Pres-ident Wilson's note to General Carranza, Car-ranza, calling upon him In strong terms to alter his attitude toward foreigners for-eigners in Mexico City, specifically I.ointed out that the American government govern-ment intended to hold Carranza and Obregon personally responsible for any injurv to life or property of foreigners for-eigners if they failed to provide adequate ade-quate protection In the event of their evacuation of the capital. It also was reported to the state department that after General Obregon Obre-gon left Mexico City there was some looting in Popotla. a suburb, but that there was no general looting or disorder. dis-order. One Hundred Persons Injured. Official dispatches received in diplomatic diplo-matic circles from other legations in Mexico City said one British house was looted and one hundred persons were injured in the disorder which prevailed between the evacuation of Obregon and the entry of the Zapata troops. After u conference between President Pres-ident Wilson and the eahinet a formal for-mal demand was sent to General Salazar. Insisting that the Zapatista guilty of the murder of McManus be punished and that adequate reparation repara-tion be made to the family of the victim. Accounts of Affair Differ. Accounts of the killing of MoMaawe vary Some persons said he flrsd the first shot at the ZapaUta aa thev were trying to force an entrance to his house. Others said the Zapatistas Zapa-tistas began the shooting. The American's hat was full of bullet bul-let holes and that Is said to lndiot that the attack on him had been made from a short distance. After he had been killed tho house was looted. The matter was immediately reported to Generals Barona and Guerra, who promised to make an Investigation. McManus Not Chicago Resident. Chicago. March 12. Robert C McManus. Mc-Manus. attorney for Swift A Co.. when (OODttnaed on Pac 7). ( , TWO THOUSAND MEXICANS STORM 1 NATIONAL PALACE . (Continued from Page 1) told of the killing of John B Mc ' Manus in Mexico City, said: "I bellev John B. McManus never lived In Chicago. His brother. Thomas Thom-as McManus, is a prominent lawyer, and I believe they were associated , in Mexico City. I knew little about them." Robert C. McManus is not related to the McManus family of Mexico ' City. John B. McM8ous wan one of the .best known, most respected and most responsible members of the American colony In Mexico City, according to a prominent Chic-agoan who has large interests there. He was financial agent for Bryan, 1 Mcllhenny and company, a big firm which manages a large group of mines in the Ouanajuata district. Hr- had been in business In Mexico City for about IB years and was a leader In the affairs of the American colony. Minister Receiver Instructions. The demand of the "United States governmsnt was transmitted in a telegram sent by Secretary Bryan to tho Brazilian minister in Mexico City. ,The etate department approved the informal action of the Brazilian minister min-ister in asking for the punishment of ' the troopers and instructed him to Insist In-sist that it be carried into effect. High officials did not expect the affair would develop further complications compli-cations of an international character. They weri inclined to view the killing kill-ing of one American, in what might have been s personal controversy In which motives of rcvence wen1 involved, in-volved, did not necessarily mean that all Americana or other foreigners foreign-ers would he generally endangered General Villa s post nearest Mexico City when the Zapata troops entered yesterday, according to state department depart-ment advices, was Tula, about fifty mile? north, one day's march. It is believed here, although no advices have been received to that effect, that Villa forces are today arriving In the capital Zapata Troops Enter in Order. The last dispatch from the Brazilian Brazil-ian minister under date of 4 p. m. esterday said tho Zapata troops entered en-tered in a body in perfect order and were received with enthusiasm by the population of all classes. Immediately General Salazar, the post commander, expressed his appre elation to the diplomatic corps for their efforts to save the aty from famine and promised, not only protection pro-tection to the lives and property of foreigners, but to provide transportation transporta-tion facilities to bring food into the city. To Solve Food Problem. The international relief committee to which General Obregon refused transportation facilities to obtain supplies, sup-plies, then reassembled and General Salazar arranged to have one of his representatives co-operate with them. That, It WM believed, will solve the food problem. The Brazilian minister telegraphed that at the timo at the filing of his dispatch the city was quiet and good order was being maintained. Only three cases of looting had been re-l ported to him, that of a British, a French and a German subject, details de-tails of which were given to him by the German and FTench ministers and the British charge d'affaires. Killing of McMamiE. Comparison of the time of entry of the Zapata troops as given in the Brazilian minister's latest dispatch and the time had been shot before the main body of Zapata troops entered. It was supposed that the Zapata troops, wbo attacked McManus' house, were an advance party and probably detached from their commander. The Brazilian minister reported that General Gen-eral Obregon, the retiring Carranza commander, evidently Impressed with the tenor of the American note, mad arrangements for preservation of order or-der when he withdrew. 00 |