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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.
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