the Tampico but Malpica order his ship to steam straight at the opposing vessel, hoping to ram and sink her. Unfortunately, the gunboat's steering gear malfunctioned and Tampico was forced to turn and head to Topolobampo, where Azueta was transferred to a merchant vessel. Arctic explorer Robert Peary was awarded honorary membership to the Geographical Society of St. Gall in Switzerland for his accomplishments in polar exploration. World Figure Skating Championships – Swedish figure skater Gösta Sandahl won gold in the men's competition. Born: Renato Dulbecco, Italian virologist, recipient of the 1975 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, in Catanzaro, Italy (d. 2012); Karl Otto Götz, German painter, part of the Tachisme abstract painters of the 1940s and 1950s, in Aachen, Germany (d. 2017) Died: Mariano Trías, Filipino politician, first Vice President of the Philippines (b. 1868) February 23, 1914 (Monday) Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria, with the Liberal Concentration, an alliance of the Liberal Party, the People's Liberal Party and the Young Liberals Party, winning 126 of the 245 parliament seats. Mexican revolutionary leader Pancho Villa told news media that his alleged altercation with British rancher William S. Benton was not fatal. Villa said Benton had quarreled with him in his private quarters in Juarez then reached for what Villa alleged was a pistol in his hip pocket. Villa said he had thrust his own pistol into Benton's belly but did not fire his weapon, instead turning the man over to his guards. The official report maintained Benton was tried by court-martial and executed for making an attempt on Villa's life. Royal Navy cruiser HMS Cordelia was launched at Pembroke Dockyard and would serve in World War I and the Irish Civil War. The Bristol Scout airplane completed its first test flight at Larkhill, England. The opera Cléopâtre by Jules Massenet premiered at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo in Monaco, two years after the French composer's death. Died: Henry M. Teller, American politician, 15th United States Secretary of the Interior, U.S. Senator from Colorado from 1876 till 1882 and from 1885 till 1909 (b. 1830) February 24, 1914 (Tuesday) Mexican revolutionary leader Pancho Villa refused to deliver the body of British rancher William S. Benton, who had been killed in Juarez Mexico while in Villa's custody, to U.S. and British authorities, but would allow relatives to visit the burial site under escort. Speculation ran that Villa shot Benton during