The Augusta herald. (Augusta, Ga.) 1914-current, June 07, 1914, Home Edition, Page TWO, Image 10

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TWO ON CONDITION OF NO ARMISTICE, CARRANZA IS WILLING TO ENTER Unofficial Reports Declare that Rebel Chief Would Also Re strict Mediation Proceedings, in Mexican Internal Affairs, to American Occupation of Vera Cruz BRYAN AND SILLIMAN CONFER WITH PRESIDENT No Official Comment on Re port That Great Britain Has Warned U. S. That She In tends to Obtain Reparation From Constitutionalists For Killing of Benton. Washington. - Unofficial reports were current in Washington today that General Carranza wag willing to enter in the mediation conference at Niagara Fnllh on conditions that there should te no armistice between his iorees and the Huerta govern ment and that Mexican Internal (jues tloas to lie considered should concern only alfalrs developed by the Ameri can occupation of Vera' Cruz. Car ran/.a's answer to the communication oT the mediators was expected to be forwarded from Saltillo by Monday. Should Carranza's position coincide with that outlined here, the general O.dnlon was that mediation negotia tions would proceed and that a way he found for constitutionalist delegates to take part in the negotia tions. The Antilla'a Arms. Department heads tonight seemed confident General Huerta would not attempt to blockade the port, of Tam pico against the delivery by the Cu ban steamer Antilla of arm's for the constitutionalists. The American state department, it wag pointed out, was fully satisfied of its right, to pre vent a blockade. It also was made known that a conclusion had hern reached that this government had no authority to intervene In the delivery of ammunition at Tampico. It. was expected here that there would be no interference either on the part of the United States or Gen eral Huerta with the luuding of am munition. Admiral Rsdger reported from Vera Cruz that, Huerta's gunboats •till were at Puerto Mexico, and Al varado This was taken as evidence that they would not he sent to Turn pico to Intercept the Antilla. With President. Secretary Bryan today conferred with tlie president and was accotn ratiied by John R. Hilllmati, the Amer ican consitl general, who so narrowly escaped tlqallt at the hands oT Mexi can federate at Saltillo. The presi dent directed Mr Siliiman to make a written report of hts experiences and enjoined him to keep silence in the meantime as to his treatment at the bands of the Mexicans No official comment could be had today on London publications that Kir Edward Grey had warned Secretary Bryan of the Intention of the British government to obtain reparation for the killing of the British subject, Benton, by the constitutionalists. » • * In Saltillo Saturday. Washington.—-Carranza's answer is ■till unformulated and little expecta tion is entertained In constitutional ist circles here that It. will he put on the wires from Saltillo before Mon day. Carranaa. according to a mon tage dispatched from Torreon last night was then about to start for Sal tillo, which would bring him to that city some time today. According to Information at constitutionalist head quarters he intends there to lssuo a number of Important decrees, one of them establishing Saltillo as the pro visional capital and others relating to the reorgapixation of his cabinet, end that business it Is thought, will take precedence of .the drafting of the answer to the medUitors Satisfaction Manifested. Quiet but decided satisfaction is manifested among the constitutional lets here with the arrival at Tam pico of the Hhipntettt of ammunition aboard the schooner Sunshine, ammu nition of which then* was urgent need, It may now be said Constltu tionalsts. waling with anxiety [or the arrival of the schooner, rather wel comed the discussion over the em bargo question which diverted alien , tion from the shipment. They have no Information about the purposes of; the administration in regard to the i Antilla. it is expected that any action will take the form, rather of i pressure upon the owners and agents of the steamer to divert her from, Tampico, than any formal interior 1 ence with the freedom of navigation at Tampico. Rimouski Inquest Won’t Begin For 10 Days Yet J Quebec.—'The inqueet at Rimouski, ! into the Empress, of Ireland disaster, which was aet for (Saturday, was post- i polled, tn view of the Investigation which Lord Mersey and the Canadian commlestoners will begin In ten days. Official figures regarding first class passengers on the Empress now show 36 saved. 17 bodies identified. 23 miss ing and one identification doubtful, a . total of 87. Of the 717 passenger* from the third | cabin, 140 tvere rescued. The crew , numbered 418. Of these 241 were ! saved and 174 lost. Modsrn Life. "Your wife seems rather nervous " ■'Yes; she in keeping up with six j continued stories in the magazine* and four in the movie*.'"—Seattle j Fost-luteliigencer. . i WIRED 'YOU HOE THE BEST SIRE EVEIMILLf Sensational Disclosures at the Divorce Suit of Mme. Schu mann-Heink Against Wm. Rang, Jr. —Close Association Shown Between Defendant and Mrs. Dean Chicago.— A letter purporting to have been written by Mrs. Catherine E. Dean, of New York, to Madame Schumann-Helnk. threatening her with a damage suit it the singer linked Mrs. Dean's name with that of William Rapp, ,tr„ Saturday was ordered as evidence at the trial of Madame Schu mann- Heihk's suit for divorce from Rapp. Itapp was eiild to have Inspired the epistle. Virtually the entire session was consumed In rending letters bear ing on the ease With the exception of Mrs Dean’s letter, all were writ ten by Itapp. Time were filled with endearing terms and pet phrases, ex pressive of his affection for Mrs. Dean. Tide of Epistles. The defense in vain sought to stem the tide of epistles. "I look up to you and worship you," said one of Rapp's notes. "Please sign yourself Nonnle again, not Katie or any other mime. Nonnle Is to bo a secret and stiered.” “All my thoughts nre of you: you are the goal, the sine qua non. Do you believe that, you best little ras ca I ?" "Faithfully, your Billie.” Another letter revealed that in a telephono conversation w ith Rapp. I Madame Schumann-Helnk had mads I him aware that she was acquainted with his attentions to Mrs. Dean. Dur ing this conversation, according to this letter, Madame Sehinriann-Heink said that she had saved $83,000 froju the last season and "dirt not care to sing much more." Warned to Be Careful. Other letters indicated that the writer suspected that his mall was being intercepted and warned Mis. Dean to he careful. Throughout the session, Rnpp stared Intently at Madame Schumann-Heiuk. She seemed absorbed, and listened in tentlj to the reading. Madame Schumatiu-Helnk has sev eral other witnesses who will he heard when court reconvenes Monday. The Hlnger, it was announced, h.-is abandoned her projected Journey to Beyrouth, German, to sing at the Wag nerian festival. It wns necessary for tier to be there by June 15. Wor» Vory Intimate. Chicago. —Getters filled with words j of affection and testimony concerning dose association between Wm. Rapp, Jr., and Mrs. Catherine E. Dean, in her New York home, were presented Saturday In the hearing of the divorce •ult of Madame Schumann-Helnk against her husband, Wm. Rnpp, Jr. Mtss Frances J. Ashton, a nurse, who for five months lived in Mrs Dean's apartments, was on the stand. She Identified several letters Intro duced as evidence as having been sent by Mr. Rgpp to Mrs. Dean. Some of their sentences were: "You are Just simply 'nonle.' God watch over you and keep you, I do not pray but that wish la aa near a prayer aa I can come." All Over Again. ”t am falling In love with you all ever again and long to have you at the head of my modest little home where your little heart and hands would control everything.” ”1 look up to you and worship you and am entirely your Billy." river the objection of counsel for the defendant, a letter was introduced in which Rapp asked Mrs. Dean to write a forcible letter to Madame Schumann- Helnk and to threaten her with a suit for damages If the diva coupled Mrs. Dean's name with that of Mr. Rapp. A letter of this nature was received by the signer from Mrs. Dean At Mrs. Dean's Rooms. Chicago. — Saturday's hearing of the suit of Madame Schumann-Helnk, who la suing her husband, Wm. Rapp, Jr., for divorce wns largely devoted to reading of depositions by New Y’ork witnesses that Rapp whs often at the apartments of Mrs Catherine K. De*n. Mrs. Elizabeth Hank, who said ah e had often seen Rapp at the D>an apartment, replied to a question: "la Mr. Itapp fat or thin?" by saying "Not *o thin -just nice." She also said that »he had frequent ly seen him "out walking with Pluto, Mrs. Dean's dog." Called Him “Honey.” Lillian Schmidt deposed that ahe mw Rapp at the Dean apartment wearing an apron and fixing the stove. She declared that Mrs. Dean asked ' him to buy some meat and called him [ “Honey." Mrs Annie Schmidt told of seeing Rapp leave the Dean apartment early j each morning In February. Hl3. Miss Frances J. Ashton, a trained nurse, who lived in the apartment tn Manhattan avenue. New York City, when Mrs. Dean moved there, told on the stand of Mra. Dean receiving a [ diamond ring from Rapp which she said Mrs. Dean toid her was her en gagement ring. She said Rapp wrote the receipt* for the board she paid. "What did you see Mrs. Dean and Rapp do?” she was asked. "t saw them hold hands: they kissed each other and sat tn each other's lap." Put on Night Gown. The witness told of a quarrel be tween Mrs Dean and Rapp when they were playing curds. Mrs. Dean un cene of Media non Conference and America s Representatives HP* ’ ‘ V al I - I ■;P 111 rnßr~3i *)n * ,v ROOM OF THE ENVOYS, MR. LEHMANN AND JUSTICE LAMAR. In the center is shown a view "f the room in the Hotel Clifton al Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, which is the seen'- of the conferences of the representatives of Mexico and the United States and the A. B. C. medi ators. In the upper left-hand corner is Frederick W. Lehmann, former solicitor general, and at the lower right, Judge Joseph R. Lamar, of tbe United States Supreme Court, America’s representatives to the confer ence. dressed and put on her night gown. Presently Mr. Rapp came in, said the witness, attired for bed. Miss Ashton said he put his arm around Mrs. Dean and then they walked Into the parlor Miss Ashton said that Rapp washed the disheH and ran erraqds and as sisted Mrs. Dean in the apartment. A telegram dated une 20, 1313, de clared to have been received by Mrs. Dean from Mr. Rapp wus introduced. It read: "I hereby certify you are the best girl ever. Love, greetings. Billy.” IE MORGAN'S BOOKS CORRECT, RECORD FALSE Investigation of New Haven Affairs C«mes to End—Re oort to Be Submitted to Senate. Witnesses Already Heard Have Furnished Enouqh Testimony Washington.—lnvestigation into the financial affairs of the New York, New Haven nnd Hartford Railroad, which the interstate commerce com mission has been conducting several weeks, virtually was concluded late Saturday, Commissioner McChord an nouncing the Inquiry Would be dis continued for the present. It Is believed no Important testi mony in relation to the New Haven's financial affairs remains to he taken and that the witnesses already heard have furnished the commission with enough material on which to framo Its report to the senate, called for by tho Norris resolution directing the Inquiry. Must Be False. David E. Brown, an examiner for the commission, testified that hts in spection of the New England Naviga tion Company's records failed to dis close tho purchase of the Worchesttr, Nashua and Rochester road by the Kew Haven, although J. P. Morgan and Company's books showed the sale was made through the Morgan t'ifm. Mr. Brovin said that If the books of the Morgan company were correct, the records of the navigation company must be false After testifying that a dividend on the 103,948 shares of Boston and Maine stock held by John L. Blllard was turned over to the New England Nav igation Company by Mr. Blllard, but entered on its hooka as interest on notes of the New Euglund Investment and Security Company, Mr. Brown said: By Deduction. "I made the accusation to the gene ral auditor of the company that it was a falsification of records. It was by deduction that 1 came to the con clusion, but I subsequently found the file of the treasurer which verified my conclusion and 1 showed him that file." I L. F Miller, president of the New Y’ork, West Chester and Boston Rail way, testified as to transactions lead ing to the acquisition of the West Chester road. He said the road was nil asset in that it helped relieve the New Haven's passenger traffic enter ing New York. Questionable Aaaeta. Mr. Brown said he had found several Items of assets on the books of the New Haven that he considered ques tionable. fine of these he said, was the Investment in the navigation com pany. which he sold was written up $2,250,000. "That ought to come out," said Mr I Brown. "1 also find that a further asset on the bok* represents the dis count on the bonds of the Westchester road. That ought to come out and "Ith these deductions the profit and li *s surplus of the New Haven on June 30, 1912. would be $5,775,000. instead of approximately $12,000,000, us Mr. Tomlinson's figures showed." An Error. "Walter,” said the Indignant diner, "this soup tastes as if it had tobacco in It." "T* pographtcal error, sir," respond ed the waiter; "it should have beeai tabaeco."—Life. THE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA, GA. SOVEREIGNTY OF RIGHTS ON CANAL Compromise Amendment to the Panama Tolls Exemption Re peal to Be Presented When Vote Comes in Senate Per haps Monday—Much Strength Displayed By Adherents As Against Administration Measure " Washington. Democratic senate leaders today found themselves con fronted with a parliamentary situation which may force them to accept an amendment to the Panama tolls ex emption repeal reaffirming the sover ignity and rights of the United States over the canal zone. It was discovered that Senator Nor ris, republican, by parliamentary man euvering, has forced to a point of van tage his resolution providing that nothing in the repeal shall be con strued as a surrender of this govern ment’s right to exempt coast-wise ves sels from tolls. Democratic leaders are said to have found that the Norris resolution, now in a strategic position where it commands a vote before the repeal bill itself has enough support to make it a dangerous quantity to their program. Offered Monday. The compromise amendment to the tolls repeal bill, drawn by Senator Simmons for the administration forces and Senator Norris for Republican senators, will be offered when the bill comes to vote in the Senate. The new amendment embodies all of original Simmons amendment, recom mended by the Senate Interoceanic Canal Committee, as well as the more emphatic resolution proposed by Sen ator Norris several days ago as a sub stitute for the committee amendment. The strength developed for the Nor ris amendment, particularly on the democratic side, influenced tho ad ministration forces to modify their amendment. The compromise reads: "That the passage of this act shall not be construed or held as a waiver or relinquishment of any right the YOUNG CHAS. McCLINTIC DROWNED ACCIDENTALLY AT GRANITEVILLE With Troop Boy Scouts From Augusta on Over-Night “Hike” at Rheney Park Yesterday. Couldn’t Swim Extremely sad la the death of Charles MeCHntic, the 14-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. McClinttc. of 2210 Central avenue, Monte Kano, who was was dvowned yesterday at 11 o'clock while In swimming at Rheney Park, near GranltevtUe K. C, where a troop of Boy Scouts from Augusta, of which he was a member, were taking an over night "hike." First In Shallow Part. The Troop, In charge of Scoutmaster, Jos. R. Sevier and Ass slant Scoutmast er, Herbert Perkins, were taken over to the resort Friday expecting to return to the city at noon yesterday. Swimming numbered among the chief sports of rhe occasion. While making preparation for coming back to Augusta, and after some of the boys had been In the water, a few of the smaller members of the party were allowed to go In a shallow part of the lake, which Is Inclosed, except In one place, a sort of gateway, there for the purpose of allowing batteaux and swimmers to pass through Into the deep er water. While Mr. Sevier was not right among the boys in the inclosure, he was nearby at the time of the acci dent. He sa\s that he forewarned the boys to be careful and not go out of the enclosed portion of the lake The en closure Is about 2(1 feet square. Couldn’t Swim, There were only two members of the party of twenty-two boye, wrho were be tween 13 and IT years of age, who could not swim, and one of these was Charles McClinttc. According to Arthur balk, ona of ths smaller lads among the swimmers, who was the first to lose sigh! of Charles, a few bubbles were noticed for an Instant on the surface of the water over ths deeper part, out aide of the onclosur. He gave the alarm and. Immediately John end Richard Dillard, Rae Laekmanr and some of the other older boys and better divers plunged Into the lake to recover their drowning companion. They mved many times as did MV Kevler, and none were able to reach the bottom. The water wae fifteen feet deep at this place. United States may have under the treaty with Great Britain, ratified thq 18th of November, 1901, or otherwise, to exempt the vessels of the United States or its citizens from the pay ment of tolls for passage through said canal, or as in any way waiving, im pairing or affecting any right of the United States under said treaty, or otherwise, with respect to the sover eignty over or the ownership, control and management of said canal and the regulation of the conditions or charges of traffic through the same.” A vote on the amendment and thg hill may be reached late Monday. An effort may be made after the bill is disposed of to press a resolution to arbitrate the Panama tolls exemption question with Great Britain. Will Vote for It. Senator Hitchcock, democratic col league of Senator Norris,. announced early in the day that he would vote for the Norris substitute. He said he would favor any amendment which would put the bill where it could not be construed as a surrender of the American right to discriminate in fa vor of American vessels in the use of the Panama Canal. Senator Thompson, of Kansas, fa vered the repeal with some provision preserving American rights in the maintenance and control of the canal. Against Repeal. Senator Works, of California, spoke against repeal, and like Senators Ritchcock and Thompson, insisted the bill should be amended by providing that neither the passage of the act nor the collection of tolls from American ships should deprive the United States of the right to exempt American ves sels from tolls at any future time. Finally help arrived from Graniteviile, and two men. formerly of the navy, suc ceeded, after expert diving, to reach the bottom and bring up the body, which now had been under the water a solid hour. Every Boy Scout present then pitched in to do all possible to resusci tate him, and though ttiev worked for hours with methods they are taught as a part of Scouteraft. their efforts to re store life were without avail. The only brother of the deceased. Dr. Jas. K. Mc- Clintic, with Dr. Chas. H. Weaver, came over as soon as possible, bringing the pulmoter from the City hospital. In cases that have been regarded as abso lutely hopeless this wonderful inatju ment has been known to bring back life. The lungs by this time were probably too full of water, however, and a’though it was used for Some t me, all life was extinct. Nothing was left undone from the time the body was token from the water: tho fellow Scouts worked faith fully. A Severe Shock. The death has been a severe shock to the parents, whose affection for the lit tle fellow was very strong. Nebt to the grief-stricken father end mother however, no one deplores the accident any more than Mr. Sevier He is deep ly grieved over the fact ancL. condoles with the family who mourn hi* loes. Funeral Monday. \ Rev. O. Sherwood Whitney, rector ot the St. Paul Episcopal church, of which Sunday school Charles was a member will officiate over the funeral services which will be conducted from the resi dence tomorrow (Monday) morning at 14 o’clock The Interment will be in the City cemetery. The pallbearer*, will be commercial travelers, who liave not yet been chosen. Mr. MeCltntle is a well-known traveling salesman ot Augusta. ’Army of the Unemployed’ is Marched From Town Fort Wayne, Ind.—KSfty-one strong, the "California Army of the Unem ployed" was marched tinder police es cort across the city limits today after a night In Jail and warned to keep going. The ’•army” fell Into the hands of the police when It disembarked last night from a Lake Shore freight train. IN HUERTA’S PROMISE OF RESIGNATION, NO CONDI W ATTACHED Mexican Delegates to Mediation Conference Publicly An nounce Meaning of Mexico Being “Politically Pacified.” Pledge to Quit Will Be Fulfilled With No Hiding Behind Technicalities, They Say SENATE WOULD END ON TRUSTS AND ADJOURN Sentiment Strong That With the Trade Commission Bill, Enough Legislation Will Have Been Accomplished This Ses sion. No Mid-Summer Agita tion Desired Washington. Preparations today were made in the senate to take up anti-trust legislation as soon as the Panama tolls exemption repeal bill is disposed of next week. The Interstate Commerce Commit tee voted to report out for the present a bill creating a Federal trade com mission, and the three anti-trust bills passed yesterday by the House were received by the Senate and sent to committees for consideration. There they probably will rest for several weeks. Unfinished Business. Chairman Newlands, of the Inter state Commerce Committee, said to day he would report the trade commis sion bill to the Senate early next week and attempt to have it made the un finished business. There is a strong sentiment in the Senate to pass mere ly the trade commission bill and ad journ, the belief being that such leg islation is sufficient for the present. Whether this spirit will prevail is a ■matter for speculation. Several senators in the commerce committee today are known to have opposed any motion to put any sort of trust legislation before the Senate at this time. Grave Mistake. Senator Brandegee, a Republican member of the committee, tonight is sued a statement saying he regarded the taking up of questions affecting the further regulation of business at this time a grave mistake. “1 do not think,” the statement saHd, “that a worn and exasperated Con gress should be forced to enter upon the discussion of all these intricate intricate and controverted questions in mid-summer on the eve of a nation wide political campaign. I do not think the agitation will tend to re store confidence to the distracted and drooping business of the country.” 522 to 124 Votes. The commerce committee concluded its hearings today with the testimony of representatives of the United States Chamber of Commerce, who showed that a poll of its membership on a trade commission bill gave 522 votes for a bill similar to that passed by the House with 124 against it. A. P. Thom, general counsel for the Southern Railway, argued against the broad power granted to the Interstate Commerce Commission to supervise railroad security issues in the so called railway capitalization bill pass ed by the House. VILLA DIDN'T SEE jIRRINZA Former Remained- in Chihuahua As Latter Departe'd From Torreon For Saltillo. El Pa*o, Tex.—The proposition from the mediators to General Carranaa mere ly requests the participation of the Constitutionalists in the Niagara' Fails’ conferences to settle the Mexican diffi culty, it was said, here today on au thority. It embodies no specific re quest that General Carranza discuss either internal cr International question*, nor does it even specify that an armis tice between the revolutionists and the Huerta trops must he established, ac cording to the version • given here. In the belief of those here who are in a position to know Carranza’s Idea*, Catranzu. will make a negative and a positive reply. He will agree, it was predicted, to enter the negotiations to attempt a settlement of the interna tional difficulties growing out of he ■Vera Cruz ncident. but will decline to sit in conference with' Huerta delegates for diseusslon of Internal affaire. An armistice would also be refused, according to Carranza's local agents. General Cairansa was reported as having departed today from Torreon for Saltillo, where hia new provisional gov ernment will be established. It was believed General Villa remained In Chi huahua City and did not confer with General Carranza at Torreon. Mrs. West Not Entitled to Damages From Gov. Topeka, Kae.—Mm. Taiella West of Wichita. Kansas. Is not entitled to damages from Gov. Geo. H. Hodges, of Kansas, for alleged assault and bat tery, decided a Jury tn the case Sat udday after deliberating two mlnutee. Mrs. Weet alleged while on a visit to the governor's office, on April 8, the governor struck her during a scuf fle for possession of papers In the case of F*rank Sullivan, a convict, to plead for whose release Mrs. West had called at the executive offices. SUNDAY, JUNE T. Niagara Falls, Ontario.—No condi tions are attached to General Huerta's promise to resign the Mexican prerf dency as soon as his country is “politl# cally pacified.” His delegates to thq mediation conference Saturday t»>ok occasion to say publicly that he does not intend to hide behind technicali ties. The Mexican delegation had con cluded that its recent statement set ting forth the attitude of General Huerta toward demands for his retire rhent was misinterpreted in soma quarters. Language of Pledge. It had been said that under the language of his pledge to retire when the country was politically pacified. General Huerta might insist on hold ing office until all guerilla bands were dispersed. On that account* another statement was issued Saturday by tho Huerta delegation. It reads: "Mr. Rabasa, of the Mexican dele gation, has been asked what is the interpretation given by the . Mexican delegates to the word ‘politically’ In their statement declaring that Gene fiJ Huerta is prepared to withdraw provided that, at the time of his with drawal, ‘Mexico shall be politically pacified,’ and if he thinks that an agreement between the two contend ing parties would not be considered as fulfilling . General Huerta's condi tion. » Dispersal of Bandits. "To the abeve questions Mr. Ra basa answers that the expression used by the delegation does not mean that General Huerta demands the material pacification of the country nor the dispersal of the last of the groups of bandits which over-run many parts of it, making the revolution a pre text for their lawlessness; but that peace shall be assured by political means which will guarantee for the nation that maintenance of law and order which is indispensable to the exercise of constitutional functions. The object in view is peace. The con dition is that that object shall have been achieved. If an agreement en sures that end the condition is as well fulfilled by it as by any other means.” Americans Confer. Niagara Falla, Ont.—The American delegates Saturday met with the medi ators but consideration was given only to questions that arose before the, matter of constitutionalist participa tion became the important issue. For sometime now it has been evi dent that there are no serious ob stacles to a settlement which would win for the Washington government all that was asked of Huerta. The plan virtually agreed upon is Huerta's elimination and the setting up of a new government with both the Cien tificos and constitutionalists equally represented, and with a neutral hold ing the rank of president. If Rebals Decline. Should the constitutionalists decline to participate it is thought the United States still would have to carry out its part of the bargain. In that event it is not impossible that this country njay find herself the ally of the pres ent Mexico City government. This ituation is believed to be the This situation is believed to be the ment to the Washington administra tion. Some comfort is being derived here from the fact that General Car ranza has placed General Natera at the head of the army nearest Mexico City. Is a Possibility. Should it be necessary for an Amer ican force to proceed from Vera Cruz to the Mexican capital to aid in es tablishing a provisional government— and such a course is a possibility— the Americans would rather have Gen eral Natera at the head of the ap proaching constitutionalist army than General Villa. Mediators and American delegates say an answer to the latest note to General Carranza probably will be re ceived by Tuesday. To Bombard Tampico? Tampico.—(By way of Brownsville, Texas.—Official certification was sent today to Consul Clarence A. Miller by Gov. Luis Caballero that he had re ceived information of the intention of the federal war vessels Zaragoza and Bravo to come to Tampico for the pur pose of bombarding or blockading the port. The constitutionalists have made all arrangements for the defense of the city. It is not yet known what steps are to be taken to drive off the gunboats should they make an effort to blockade the port; No vessels adapted to such a purpose are at present available for the constitutionalists. Tho American gunboat Dolphin left today for Vera Cruz In pursuance of orders from Washington on account of the serious outbreak of malaria among the crew. Rear Admiral Mayo trans* ferred his flag to the monitor Ozark. COUSIN GETS TITLE. London.—The fifth Earl of Castle Stuart, male representative of the Royal Stuarts of Scotland, died Sat urday, aged 77. He left no eons and is succeeded in the title by Andrew John Stuart, a cousin. WANTED: SEVERAL BOYS TO CAR. ry The Herald. Apply Bub Station No. 1, Kollock street. ts Men’s Best English Blue Serge Suits £ls Value AT $9.75 SCHNEIDER’S