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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1913
Page
2
Miss Clift demonstrates making English tea cakes and short cake for supper dishes using bananas and whipped cream. The session displays stoves, utensils, and groceries, with 500 women attending a rainy day program at Beethoven Hall.
A subcommittee chaired by Graham Dowdell with W F McCaleb T L Conroy and August Briam was named to devise a tax levy and collection method for San Antonio. Dowdell may travel to Fort Worth to study its tax system while others consider visits to Houston Dallas or Galveston. The general committee awaits the report to finalize the charter draft.
Reports from the capital depict tense uncertainty as martial law and curbs on inquiry deepen. Diaz reportedly brings large cash reserves while authorities deny sighting key generals. Banks stay closed and streets empty as both sides prepare for possible clashes.
Mexican President Madero told Consul Lozano that neither he nor his family sought refuge in flight. He denied surrender by Monterey and dismissed rumors of Diaz control while confirming Rodolfo Reyes’s death by his own hand and denying cabinet resignations. General Trevino remains loyal in the capital.
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a great kidney liver and bladder remedy claiming widespread kidney trouble and urging readers to request a free sample bottle and book of information by mail from Kilmer Co in Binghamton New York in the San Antonio Daily Light.
The president, after felicitation, said he would go to Chapultepec and hoped to grant another wire interview to the consul later today. Consul Lozano was instructed to inform the Mexican charge d'affaires in Washington and all consulates of the status of affairs.
Rebel and federal forces report an armistice in Northern Mexico as tensions ease while awaiting Mexico City’s political outcome. General Rabago assures protection for foreigners, with federals and rebels ordered to hold positions and avoid disorder.
Mexican Consul E C Llorente who faces a federal warrant for violating neutrality laws escaped El Paso by riding an armored train to Chihuahua City. He wired Colonel Vasquez that he will remain in Juarez authorities in charge report no new guidance from Mexico City.
Pedro Lascurain, Mexican foreign minister, telegraphed from Washington that reports of President Madero’s resignation are false. He stated the governors remain faithful and the capital is under government control, with rebels holding only the arsenal. Unconfirmed reports circulated.
Zacatecas and Oaxaca declare for Diaz. He says delay hurts his cause but seeks a bloodless outcome through negotiations with General Huerta. Huerta assigns uniformed police to the American residency in response to Ambassador Wilson.
Eleven hundred men of the Juarez garrison have joined the Felix Diaz revolt, with Col Francisco Vasquez appearing loyal to Madero while in contact with Chihuahua Governor Abraham Gonzales. Juarez garrison total about 1300, with 200 remaining loyal. no disorders reported.
American troops and sheriffs posses hunted rebels along the border at Candelaria and Pilares after two Customs Inspectors Joseph Sitter and Jack Howard were shot dead. A Pilares posse then fought the smugglers as Valentine dispatches report reinforcements and heavy arms in use. Casualty numbers among the attackers remain unclear.
Rioting broke out in El Paso Texas during the night in the Mexican quarter along the river with hundreds of shots fired and panic spreading. Police restored order after disturbances as drunken mobs shouted Viva Diaz. Madera sawmills at Madera Chihuahua closed indefinitely with logging camps discontinued leaving over 400 Americans unemployed unable to reach the border due to rebel activity and material shortages.
Angeles, trusted by President Madero for support, reported to have entered the arsenal where General Felix Diaz fortified his position and joined the Diaz faction. Earlier rumors placed him leading federals toward the capital or in hiding until the revolt began.
Laredo reports chaotic conditions in Mexico City aboard today’s through train from Mexico City. About 75 to 100 passengers arrived, including five Americans among them.
A critic denounces conditions in the Mexican capital and the American embassy. He says he paid $35 for a carriage ride from the city center to the railway station. He also faults the embassy for not arranging a special train to evacuate American refugees, noting about 2000 people wished to depart but could not.
La Prensa reports rebels massing near Villa Garcia to attack Monterey with loyal police and troops preparing to defend the city. Five city hacks were pressed into service to transport armed men toward the cemetery where arms were distributed before moving toward Villa Garcia. News notes widespread alarm and barricading while wires on the Monterey Saltillo line were burned to disrupt telegraph communication.
The American Smelting & Refining Company reports its No. 3 smelter in Monterey Mexico back in operation after a monthlong shutdown caused by fuel ore shortages and a national railway strike. It is the largest lead smelter in Mexico with new furnaces and upgrades boosting capacity to about 2000 tons per day.
Charleston West Virginia February 11 Adjutant General Elliott assumed command of the disturbed Kanawha coal field area where nearly twenty miners and guards fell in yesterday's fighting. Five militia companies were ordered to clear the mountains of armed men and many arrests were expected before nightfall. A bill proposing a constabulary to handle such emergencies was likely to be introduced in the legislature.
Official report from Sofia says the Turkish army in Gallipoli lost 6000 men and 50 officers at Bulair and endured further heavy casualties near the Tchataldja lines on February 9 and at Charkeui.
Brownsville Texas February 11 the lower Rio Grande valley will ship to California peas beans bell peppers and other vegetables in response to a rush order from San Diego received this morning. The odor results from the January freeze in the Western states. The valley has not had a destructive freeze this winter.
An eighteen year old San Francisco man, John McKeown, collapsed on East Houston Street in front of Louis' Book Store after 36 hours without food. Passers by aided him, a doctor treated him, and locals provided money for a meal while he spoke of his mother’s recent death and his urgent need for work.
Mr and Mrs G I Mascotte arrived in St Augustine from El Paso on a 10000 mile US cycle tour. They have completed 5184 miles so far and report only one breakdown and no serious days.
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