Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-11-19
JOHN LIND QUITS
MEXICAN CAPITAL
Hands Huerta UItimatum Against
Seating Congress.
TIME UP, GETS NO REPLY
o,Shaughnessey May Be Recalled and
U. S. Pact With Rebels Effected
Railroad to Vera Cruz
May Be Cut.
TIME UP, GETS NO REPLY

Mexico City, Nov. 14-Envoy John
Lind left Wednesday night for Vera
Cruz. He gave Huerta notice that no
further negotiations of any kind be-
tween the United States and Mexico
would be possible unless the newly
elected congress were dissolved. No
answer was forthcoming.
The personal effects of John Lind
were removed from the hotel where
he has resided during his stay in Vera
Cruz to the American consulate.
General Huerta was notified early in
the day that unless he returned an
answer by six o'clock to the eff
feet that he would prevent the newly
elected congress from converting and,
furthermore, make this action known
to the members of the diplomatic corps
by midnight, the United States would
have no further parleying with the
Mexican government.
Mr.. Lind waited until six o'clock,
but received no answer. Then he ar
I ranged for his departure on the train
leaving for Vera Cruz at eight o'clock.
Nelson O'Shaughnessey, American
charge, was the messenger who deltv-
cred the ultimatum. He was unable
personally to reach Huerta, but left
the message at the presidents office.
1t was intimated at the palace that
Huerta had not received the note in
| time to give it full consideration. This,
however, did not appear to Mr.. Lind
4 valid excuse for representation.
The prevention of the converting of
| congress has been one essential point
| in the negotiations conducted by Mr.
Lind; this for two reasons: First, 1t
| was believed the new congress would
lose no time in passing measures hav-
| ing to do with the oil concessions, and
second, it was held the converting of
congress would give an air OF legality
to Huerta's government.
All sorts of rumors were current,
Many persons who contemplated leav-
ing the country soon made hurried
| PREPARATIONS and caught the night
train to Vera Cruz.
Mr.. Lind was said to have received
| from Vera Cruz messages urging him
to return at once, for fear the rail-
road would be cut.
Rebels have begun campaign to
interrupt traffic between the capital
and Vera Cruz. A train was held up
| on the main line of the Inter-Oceanlc
railway at night and all passengers
robbed. From the express car the
| rebels took nearly 100000 pesos in
| government silver
The federal garrison at Tuxpam
asked the war department for rein
forcements, but was told help was I'M
available.
Washington, Nov 14.-Secretary
BRYAN announced that the govern
ment would issue within few days
a statement setting forth the steps
the United States would take TO solve
the Mexican problem. Almost stimuli
/ taneously came news from William
Bayard Hale, reputed personal envoy
of President Wilson, of his conference
| with Gen. Victoriano Carranza, chief
of the Mexican constitutionalists, at
Nogales, Sonora.
Information from an authoritative
source was that Secretary Bryan was
considering the breaking of diplomat
ic negotiations with Mexico and pre-
paring for the withdrawal of Mr.
O'Shaughnessy, the American charge
daffaires, from Mexico City.