The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-21
MADEROS ARE PROTECTED BY U. s. CONSUL Armed American Sailors Guard Consulate Which SheI-
 tered Them. REQUEST FOR THEIR
 DELIVERY IS DENIED Hard Fighting Is Reported By Federal Troops At Gin
 dad Victoria.

Vera Cruz, Mex, Nov. 21.-Fvar1sto and Daniel Madero, relatives of the late president, were taken today on board the American flagship from the consulate where they had taken refuge last night.
 A request for their delivery made by Col Eugenio Gutierro was promptly denied by Consul Canada upon which it was reported that yelled threats had been made to take the refugees by force from the consulate.
 In anticipation of any such attempt, a steam launch from the American battleehtp Rhode Island lay all morn ing off the sea, wall opposite the con- suIate with 8 crew of armed b1uejack- cts on board ready to come ashore at 8 moments notice.
 The refugees were held in the con- sulate without being permitted to com- municate with anybody and not even their wives were allowed to visit them.
 John Lind the personal repr esent ta.- tive Of President Wilson, conferred to- day with Rear Admiral Fletcher, conn mander of the Amerfcaf fleet, and also constantly sent and received despatch es to and from Washington.
 Hard fighting was reported today as still in progress about Ciudad Victoria, the capital of the state of Tamaulfpas
 Although the city was said to have been charged by the rebels last Tues day, it isnow maintained that General Antonio Rabago, the federal command CT. is still holding the place, although continuous fighting has gone on inside the city for the last 24 hours. It Is said troops under General Rubio Nav arete, another federal commander, are due at Victoria to reinforce the garri- son at any moment.
 A demand has been made by the fed a3-1aii5j al1thori ties- on ali the for efgn business concerns in Monterey for of the army Tn that district. From the Monterey Steel Company 10000 pe- sos was asked and the waters-Pfercs Oil Company instructed their repre- sentative in Monterey to refuse pay ment and to place themselves and the property of the company under the protection of the American consul.
 Washington, Nov. 21-Conyening of the Mexican CoagrNsa an1 Huerta' 8 reading of his message are regarded bv officials here as merely carrying the sluation one st'p further dong and not as events which forecast any immediate step by the United States. The view here is that each day adds to what administration officials believe is a steady disintegration of the Huerta government.
 Inasmuch as foreign governments generally have signffied their assent 10 the American policy as thus far out lined, it is being taken for granted here that as far as the nations of the world are concerned, the new Mexican Congress may 1egis1ate as it will but it's acts will not have international sanction as a constitutional 1aw-mak- ing body of the republic.
 Such favorable attitude by other nations generally strengthens the coD- fdence of the Washington government that the power of the Huerta. regime Is crumbling. The fact that many members of the Catholic party did not attend the session of Congress by previous agreement is regarded as an other evidence of the loss by Huerta of one of the chief sources of his previous support.
 While no positive steps are being taken and no action of suTnmary character, so far as known, is plan ned, the disposition of the high of- f1cials is to await the slow but what they deem inevitable process of forc- ing Huerta to retire.