Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-31
WILL ASK HUERTA
TO QUIT OFFICE
MExJCANS ARRANGING PLAN
WHEREBY PEACE CAN BE RE-
STORED TO REPUBLIC.

Washington, D. c.. July 29.-Ambas-
sador Henry Lane Wilson resumed his
conferences today with Secretary
Bryan on the Mexican situation. Mr..
Wilson had expected to quit Washing
ton today but remained at the request
of the secretary to continue his ex-
tended report Of conditions IN the
southern republic. The senate foreign
relations committee held special
meeting at which Secretarky Bryan
appeared to continue conferences on
the proposed Nicaraguan protectorate.
Early today it had not been decided
liz Ambassador Wilson would confer
with the committee on Mexico.
President Wilson had no announce
ment to make today about the policy
the United States was pursuing
toward Mexico, but there Is every rea-
son to believe no steps. will be taken
by this country pending the outcome
of the plans being laid by leading
Mexicans to bring about peace.
Hope For Success.
The fact that some Of the mediators
interested in adjusting the differences
between the followers of Huerta and
Carranza were instrumental In pur-
suading Porfrio Diaz to abdicate, Is
encouraging officials in touch with
Mexican affairs to believe that their
efforts may bring about the resigna-
ton of President Huerta.
While the Mexicans who are taking
an active part In the plans decline to
permit the use Of their names at this
time, they have proceeded to the
point of informing Secretary Bryan
what they have in mind. No develop
ments are expected for at least fort
night during which the administration
here will keep in close touch with the
negotiations.
The arguments the Mexicans are
said to be planning to place before
Huerta Is that the United States I'M
der no circumstances would recognize
his regime and that to extricate Mexi-
co from it's financial straits 1t is nee
essary to establish new admlnistra'
ton and obtain the recognition OF the
American government. II President
Huerta were willing to abdicate men
acceptable to him as well as the con-
stitutionalists have been tentatively
selected from whom a successor would
be named.
Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson had
nothing to say today about the de-
velopments on the situation generally.
He had not decided when he would
leave for his vacation.
Gun Boat Destroyed.
Nogales, Ariz., July 29.-The federal
gunboat Tampico was destroyed by
bomb dropped from an aerOplane over
Guaymas harbor, according to an OFF,
cial Mexican insurgent message. This
is the first occurrence Of the kind In
history.
It was said Aviator Didier Mason
made three flights over the harbor be-
fore he succeeded in hitting the boat.
Gov. Ignacio Pesqueira received
word of the reported insurgent victory,
while he was on the way north from
Hermesillo. He was met at Nogales,
Sonora by Jose Maytorena, the Sonora
governor, who has been at Tucson,
Ariz., leaving the affairs of state with
Pesqueira- l..
1t was said that the two would con-
fer regarding either elections or turn
ing over the government to Maytorena.
The insurgent investment of Quay
mas was resumed today and second
column was to be pushed forward to-
night, under cover Of darkness, rein
forcing the extreme front, which Is
composed of 1000 men, half OF them
YaQuis.