MEXICAN TURMOIL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1995, 28 February 1914, Page 5

MEXICAN TURMOIL.

THE EXECUTIONS. ' GOVERNOR OP TEXAS WANTS THE MURDERERS, MR. BENTON'S BODY TO BE EXHUMED. By T«leftTaDh-Pros3 Assaoiatlon-CopyrlElit (Rcc. February 27, 10.55 p.m.)

New York, February 27, The Governor of Texas is demanding tho surrender of tho murderers of Yergara (the American resident) contending that as citizens of the Sovereign State, Texans are entitled" to protection whon they have crossed the Mexican border.

STRANGE RUMOUR, Washington, February 26. According to reports received by the State Department, Villa cremaetd Bonton's body; henco his reluctance to declare the place of burial or allow exhumation. SURGEON SENT TO EL PASO. "Times"—Sydnoy 1 ; "Sun" Special Cables. Nbw York, February 26. Tho United States Government is sending a surgeon to El Paso to exhume and examine Benton's remains. RELEASED PRISONER'S STORY. ■ "Times"—Sydney "Sun" Special Cables. (Reo. 27, CJIS p.m.) Moxjoo City, February 26. Mr! Michaelis, who lias been released from Juarez, declares that during his eleven days' imprisonment he witnessed nine executions through a peephole. AMERICA'S MEXICAN POLICY. Washington, February 26. Mr. Kalin, speaking in tho Lower House, said he hoped America's Mexican policy would soon bo ohanged, and the United States be going straight for intervention.- Deadly drifting was a dangerous policy, tho lifting of tho embargo on arms for tho rebels indicating its failure. - Mr, Kaliri-suggested asking the Argentino, Chjlo, and Brazil to co-operate with tho United States to settle tho Mexican question: The trip of tho British Consul (Mr. Porcoval) to Mexico haa been postponed.

, THE/GOVERNMENT SATISFIED. UNITED STATES DOING ITS BEST. (Rcc. February 28, 0.10 a.m.) London, February .27. In .'tho Houae of Commons, Sir Edward Grey, (Secretary of St»to for Foreign Affairs), replying to a question by All - . Bonar Law (Leador of tho Opposition), said that tho. Government fully shared tho deep feeling existent in the House and emmtry over Mr. Benton's death—a feeling not less deep because the expression was restrained. He added that tho Government was satisfied that tljo United States was doing its best to elucidate tno circumstances.