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GENERAL NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY. . A force of TOO men lias been sent by Ren. Villa towards Tampico, where there Is a fjarrlsoii of oiil taking possessh u of the 300 men. The rebels are railroad leading to Tampico from San Luis Iotosi Almost the entire defensive force of Tampico luvs moved toward the interior to meet the expected at- tack Foreigners, if they are endangered by an , tack will be Riven refuse on merchant shins the American battleship Rhode nder direction of Ysland, which is in Tampico HF:. W 0 er- in Tampico 200 Americans, .100 British. ans a id perhaps 1,000 Spaniards. Mi jister of War Pesqiilera announced at Mexico City 1 1 at Oea. Gonzales has been ordered to resist the southward advance of Gen. Villa with his forces Law bodies of troops have leen called in from the suburbs of Mexlw Cltv and sent northward to Queretaro, ac- iumpanied "by batteries of artillery. The population of the United States is now more than 100 000.000 and the money, in circulation to- tals ,419,000,000, while 11.000,000 of the thrifty habitants hive ,375,000,000 in ie Mvlnw Innks National wealth has increased from $ .- ioO.OW.000 in 1870 to "-"J!,1 4? money lu circulation from .9,000,000 to JM.J;,; 00 000. For the entire country bank clearing from 2,000,000,000 In 1S87 to 74.- have Brown 000 000 000 "in 1913. Since 1S50 the population, then "-. nod 000 has more than quadrupled, Commerce has grown from ,000.00o to ,p,0,OW.OOO and the per capita value of exports from 0.00 to 3.27. Mondav. Nov. 23, has been fixed as the date for the evacuatio 1 of Vera Cnu by the American forces Secretary Bryan issued this announcement: "Both Gen Carranza and the convention at Aguas r-illeiites having given the assurances and uaraii-Vees we re uested. It Is the purpose of the ,almini-stration to withdraw the troops of the United States froiii Vera Urhz on Monday,. Nandv. 2.1. All the Sons there for whose personal safety tbisovern-ment has made itself responsible have left the city, The priests and nuns who Had taken refuse there. and for whose safety fears were entertained, are now 011 their way to this country. Brigader General Hush Scott lias Leon PcteU l.v Iresldeht Wilson to be chief of start of the United States army upon the retirement tomorrow nf Valor General Wotherspoon. The vacancy of mnJo ntTal. created by General Wtherspoons retirement will be filled by the nomination of BrSr General Frederick F. Funston, now iu. command at Vera Cruz.. Brigader General Tasker II Bliss will become chief of the mobile, army division, and upon the retirement of Major General General Scott will be Murray on April 20, 1013, appointed a major general. Trallie which Panama canal officials believe will develop high Importance was inaugurated when the iteamer Penrith Castle, Galveston to Yokohama laden with 3.270 bales of cotton, passed out into the Pacific. The Canal Record estimates the time saved at twenty-two days, or ,010 on the outward -voyage alone. Tolls amounting to more than S4 000 were paid by the steamer, but similar charges would have been levied had it gone via the Suez canal, and the money saved is net gain to the owners. New rules to balk attempts by foreign secret agents to obtain American passports for use abroad are in effect through an order signed by President Wilsou. An announcement by the state department outlining the new regulations, said the department recently had been informed of several cases which aliens holding themselves out as native American citizens have obtained or attempted obtain American passports for purposes of espionage in foreign countries. President WHfon has become so alarmed over the tendency to increase government expenditures may urge congress to provide" a budget system for appropriations iii his anuual message next moi.U. The treasurv Inioks show that for the present fiscal vear the government has suffered a decline 111 revenue of approximately 0,000,000 as compared with the same period last year, while there has been increase of 4,000,000 iu expenditures, making net loss of 0,000,000. lames D. Phelan, elected United States senator from California on the Democratic ticket, lias come out for a bigger navy. "I do not agree with those peace at any price nien," he said.. "So long human nature is what it is we must be ready return a blow. We should not. expose the California coast to the danger of an insolent foe putting San Francisco under tribute. We must have adequate defenses here." In the judicial search being made for securities owned by the late Curtis A. Guun of Chicago, Mrs. Pluma Guun Rodgers, his grandniece, testified be fore Probate Judge Gregg that Gunn gave during his life fifty ftiilroad and municipal, bonds the par value f of 0,000. She said she put them in a joint safety deposit box rented by her and Gunn. Mr. Gunn left her 0,000 by his will. General Lucio Blanco, one of the commissioners named hv the Aguas Calieutes peace convention confer with General Carranza, stated at Mexico, Citv that Generals Carranza and Villa had agrectl noon a suspension of hostilities until Nov. 20, whnn the Aguas Calientes convention will reconvene and either ratify or nullify the election of General Eulalio Guiterrez as provisional president. The federal reserve board has decided that rates to be charged by the twelve federal reserve banks for the rediscountiug of commercial paper should be not greater than 0 and not less than 5 per cent. These rates will obtain when the banks open for business tomorrow. They can be changed by the board later if they prove unsatisfactory. Apparatus described as a device for locating; mineral deposits thousands of feet underground, established by supposedly German engineers, Alamo. Lower California, materialized recently a full-fledged radio station equipped to operate over a radius .C 2.000 miles, and was seized by .Mexican authorities. A general increase in passenger rates by Pennsylvania railroad will become effective December 15. The Philadelphia and Reading railroad also announced it would riiake similar increases. Through fares have been revised on a basis of 2, cents a mile as the maximum rate. Archbishop Blenk of New Orleans, is a patient in St Josephs Hospital, Chicago, for treatment diabetes. His condition is described as serious. was stricken while visiting Dr. F. C. Kelly, president of the Catholic Church Extension society the University club. The executive committee of the California Federation has taken steps for a new campaign to have California bar liquor, the question to he the ballots in 1910, and the proposed law to take effect in WIS. Navigation is again stopped in the Panama canoL There was another upheaval or the IkUoiu in Culebra cut on the east bank north of Gold Hill. Traffic -cannot be resumed until the cut is cleared. Yesterday was the 39th anniversary of the birth of King Albert of Belgium. ti tfi t si of s. e J. ,. v H . r y C a I : i 1 1 1 . 1 , 1 i 1 : ! i , - - 1 2 1 - . , a . j e t f s f 1 r t e j e e . a r 3 u t I t t j- in to c he d .r ! J" an " a r lP as IS to f" bs s. her it of a d s to CO- ;d m al the le re in is ;d . ,i" at r.1 ns Ijjj. er in the iiA I Q " t of He ip at Dry on iL the jV- ,
